《Under the sea Grammar & Writing》
Ⅰ.用括号中所给动词(短语)的适当形式填空
1.He did it without ________(ask).
2.She didn't mind ________(ask) the questions about her private life.
3.He asked who was the girl ________(operate) on in the operating room.
4.As we approached the village we saw new houses ________(put up).
5.The film is worth ________(see).
6.The house wants ________(clean).
7.You'll find the topic ________(discuss) everywhere.
8.In the traffic accident, his father came close to ________(kill).
9.________(use), the machine can't be lent to others.
10.________(criticize) helped him see things more clearly.
11.I still remember ________(take) to Shanghai when I was a child.
12.________(show around) the lab, we were taken to the library.
13.My clock runs faster so it needs ________(repair).
14.________(take) on the way to hospital, the child cried to see his mother.
15.Mr Smith likes ________(ask) by his students.
答案:1.being asked 2.being asked 3.being operated
4.being put up 5.seeing 6.cleaning 7.being discussed 8.being killed 9.Being used 10.Being criticized 11.being taken 12.Having been shown around
13.repairing 14.Being taken 15.being asked
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.________________(尽管被告知多次), he still repeated the same mistakes.
2.He did it ________________(没有人让他做).
3.She didn't mind ________________(被问到这个问题).
4.As we approached the village we saw ________________(正在盖新房).
5.________________(给了一个这样好的机会), how could she let it slip away
6.He was unhappy ________________(没有表扬) what he had done.
7.He asked who was the man ________________(被做手术).
8.________________(保护) a thick wall, they felt they were quite safe.
答案:1.Having been told many times 2.without being asked 3.being asked this question 4.new houses being put up 5.Having been given such a good chance 6.for not having been praised for 7.being operated on
8.Being protected by
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
The growing amount of human noise pollution in the ocean could make fish unable to find a good habitat and cause their death,according to a new research from a UK-led team working on the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef(珊瑚礁) in the world, off the northeast coast of Australia.
After developing for weeks at sea, baby reef fish rely on natural noises as a clue to find the coral reefs where they can survive and grow stronger. However, with human noise pollution from ships,wind farms and oil mining on the increase,researchers are now concerned that this important behavior is coming under threat.
Dr Simpson, a senior researcher in a British university,said,“When only a few weeks old, baby reef fish face a very difficult task in locating and choosing a suitable habitat. Reef noise gives them quite important information. But if they learn, remember and become attracted towards the wrong sounds, we might be leading them in all the wrong directions.”
Dr Simpson and his team began their environment. Using underwater light traps, Dr Simpson and his team collected baby reef fish and put them into tanks with underwater speakers playing natural reef noise or a mix of man-made sounds. The next night the fish were put into specially-designed choice tanks. Again they played natural or man-made sounds. All the fish liked the reef noise,but only the fish that had experienced the mix of man-made sounds swam towards it, the others swam away when hearing the man-made sounds.
The test result shows that fish can learn a new sound and remember it hours later. And they can tell the difference between sounds and, based on their experience, become attracted to other sounds, which might really affect their behavior on the most important night of their life. The breakdown of natural behavior could have damaging effects on the population of future fish groups.
1.Baby reef fish find coral reefs mainly by their sense of ________.
A. sight B.hearing
C.smell D.touch
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the research by Dr Simpson and his team
A.Scientists got their research results by making a comparison.
B.They collected baby reef fish using underwater speakers.
C.All reef fish in the test swam to the man-made sounds.
D.The test was conducted during the day.
3.What did the British research team feel most concerned about after the noise experiment
A.The reason why baby reef fish can find the location of coral reefs.
B.The process of how baby reef fish learn a new sound.
C.The population of fish groups in the future.
D.The eating habits of baby reef fish.
4.We can infer from the passage that baby reef fish ________.
A.can find their suitable habitat whatever happens
B.can survive in difficult living conditions
C.can get used to noise from humans
D.are easily attracted by sounds
5.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.A new research about noise pollution.
B.A great task faced by a British research team.
C.The way baby reef fish survive and grow stronger.
D.A research about how noise pollution changes fish behavior.
答案与解析:
经英国科学家的研究发现,海洋中的人因为噪音污染使生活在澳洲的小礁鱼很难找到它们的栖息地。
1.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段中...baby reef fish rely on natural noises as a clue...可知小礁鱼主要靠听觉找到珊瑚礁。
答案:B
2.解析:推理判断题。根据文章第四段对实验的详细介绍可知,Dr Simpson通过两种不同方式的对比得出研究结果,故A项正确。
答案:A
3.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第五段中末句The breakdown of natural behavior could have damaging effects on the population of future fish groups.可知通过噪音实验,科学家最为关心的是未来鱼群的数量问题。
答案:C
4.解析:推理判断题。通过第五段中And they can ...become attracted to other sounds ...可知,小礁鱼的行为方式很容易受到其他声音的影响,故选D。
答案:D
5.解析:主旨大意题。本文主要讲述科学家发现噪音污染会改变小礁鱼的行为方式,故选D。
答案:D
B
Whales are endangered and protected animals, but still nowadays there are countries where whale meat is considered a very tasty dish.
For centuries large whales have been hunted for oil, meat, baleen(鲸须) and unfortunately now these big mammals are endangered animals; the reason is that men have killed too many of them.
Unluckily this still happens nowadays, because whales represent a lot of money and behind them there is a big business, but unfortunately they have a low rate of growth. So if men fish many specimens, in a very short time, as they usually do, whales don't have enough time to reproduce themselves.
Men began fishing whales at the end of the 19th century and since the moment on a broad exploitation of this big mammal started. In 1946 fourteen countries signed the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING (ICRW). By this regulation it was observed that exploitation of whales had been excessive(过分) and they therefore understood that whales needed to be protected.
In Japan the number of whales killed with scientific aims has increased a lot from 1987. In that year 273 whales were killed, in 1990 327, in 1995 540 and in 2002 the number of big mammals killed rose to 684. In Japan whale meat is considered a very tasty dish, a kilo of this meat costs about 2,600 yen, that is $22.
I think that to eat meat of endangered animals isn't good, because by eating it we contribute to their extinction. But, I also think that it depends on national traditions: here in Italy we are not used to eating whale meat, but in Japan or in Norway it is a traditional dish, and so we can't change other's traditions! But the most important thing is not to extinguish animals!
6.What's the main reason which leads the number of whales to decrease
A.They are not fit to the surroundings any longer.
B.Too many of them have been caught by human beings.
C.Change of sea water caused by pollution.
D.Natural disaster.
7.Some people fish whales for ________.
A.whales are rather dangerous to fishermen
B.their meat, oil and scientific causes
C.their skin, oil and bones
D.food and money
8.What have people done since whales are in danger
A.They have made regulation to protect them.
B.They have given up their tradition of eating them.
C.They care nothing about their extinction.
D.They are sure more and more whales will appear.
9.What's the best title of the passage
A.Whales, Endangered and Protected Animals
B.Whales, Tasty Food on Tables
C.The Largest Animals in the Sea
D.No More Whales Can Be Fished
答案与解析:
6.解析:根据第二段可知,鲸鱼数目的减少主要来自人类的大肆捕捉,而不是其他原因。
答案:B
7.解析:根据第二段和第五段可知,文章没有涉及A;C和D不完整。
答案:B
8.解析:根据第四段可知,为了保护鲸鱼人们制定了《国防捕鲸管制公约》。
答案:A
9.解析:选项A最能概括全文的中心。
答案:A
Ⅳ.短文改错
My dentist had just pulled out one of my tooth and had told me to rest for while. My mouth was full with cotton wool. He knew I collected bird eggs and asks me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me a lot of other question. To answer these questions, I could neither nod or make strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy search out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, so couldn't say everything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool, I was able to tell him of that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
答案:
My dentist had just pulled out one of my and had told me to rest for while. My mouth was cotton wool. He knew I collected bird eggs and me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me a lot of other . To answer these questions, I could nod or make strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, couldn't say . When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool, I was able to tell him
f that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.