2018-2019学年人教版高中英语选修7:Unit 3 Period Three课时跟踪练(含答案)
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1、Period Three GrammarRevise the Passive Voice ()(including the ing form).阅读理解A(2017湖北武汉二中高二期中)The TV sciencefiction series Star Trek no longer looked farfetched(牵强的) as four men and four women in black spacesuits locked themselves into a giant hitech greenhouse,known as a “biosphere”,in the Arizona d
2、esert yesterday for a twoyear study of the environment.As dawn broke over the Santa Catalina mountains,the eight waved goodbye to television cameras.Edward Ross,their multibillionaire sponsor from a Texas oil family,closed the door of the 150 million structure,with its miniocean,marsh,desert ,savann
3、a,rainforest and 3,800 plant and animal species designed to allow the team to recreate the Earth and its ecosystems.The socalled Biosphere 2 is the latest one of a dozen environmental projects started by the selftitled “ecopreneur”The projects main aim is to set up a selfsustaining community for pos
4、sible use in a spaceship or on another planet.The crew members must plant,harvest and process their food on a halfacre farm in the sevenstorey glass and metal structure,while conducting a series of experiments.“We will be custodians(监护人) of our new little world,” said Abigail Mayer,aged 31,a US mari
5、ne biologist on the team,her voice choking with emotion.“It is a brave new step.” Many scientists,however,are more than skeptical.They point out that the largest closed ecosystem which survived more than a few days was smaller than a football.It was developed at the University of Miami and contained
6、 only shrimp,algae and other microorganisms.Critics have also accused Mr Ross of being more interested in producing a profitable theme park than in carrying out serious scientific research.Hundreds of tourists visited the site daily in summer before it was occupied by the team.They paid 9.95 to ente
7、r and all stopped at the souvenir shop.语篇解读 本文介绍了一个八人团队在一个模拟的封闭的生物圈,进行与环境有关的一些实验。以及对此不同的科学家发表的不同的观点。1Whats the location of the project?ATexas. BUniversity of Miami.CArizona desert. DThe space.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.in the Arizona desert yesterday for a twoyear study of the environment.”可知选 C 项。2What
8、can we infer from the passage?AThere is a scene in Star Trek where four men and four women locked themselves into a giant greenhouse.BAll the species of plants and animals on the Earth were brought into the greenhouse.CMr Ross made tourists stop at the souvenir shop to gain profits.DMany scientists
9、are doubtful whether this system can last long enough.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Many scientists,however,are more than skeptical.They point out that the largest closed ecosystem which survived more than a few days was smaller than a football.”,尤其是 skeptical 一词可知,D 项正确。3Whats the authors attitude towards
10、 the project?ACritical. BNeutral.CSkeptical. DSupportive.答案 B解析 观点态度题。本文作者只是简单陈述这件事以及各方的态度,并没有表明自己的态度。故选 B 项(中立的)。B(2018安徽江淮名校高二期中)Peggy Whitsons job demands a daily twohour workout in a gym where weight has no meaning and the view changes at 17,000 miles an hour.Whitson makes it look easy.At 57,she
11、 is the oldest woman to fly in space,breaking the record last November when she began her third longterm stay at the International Space Station.After returning home in September,2017,the NASA astronaut felt matteroffact about the age milestone(里程碑)“It wasnt a record I was seeking out,” Whitson said
12、.“I was 42 and 48 for my first two space flights.I feel lucky that I was able to get to do another one in my 50s.I dont think people should let age discourage them,even on those jobs that require some amount of physical fitness.The oldest man is John Glenn (at 77),and weve had male astronauts in the
13、ir 60s before,so its not that unusual to be in your late 50s and be able to fly in space.It was just a matter of time before women started flying in space at this age.”On Earth,she stays fit by weightlifting,biking,playing basketball and water skiing.She shared what its like to live in microgravity:
14、 “Its like youre in a swimming pool,but you dont have to worry about breathing.If I push off from one side,Im going to float to the other side.Every direction feels exactly the same,which is really hard for your brain to grasp,but its amazing how fast you adapt.Its a big shock for the body to come b
15、ack to Eartheverything is so heavy.We spend a lot of time getting used being back in gravity again.Back pain is really the most dramatic for me this time.For me,coming home is harder than going up into space.”语篇解读 美国国家航空航天局的女宇航员 Peggy Whitson 三次登上太空,特别是 2017 年这一次,当时她已经 57 岁。她的经历向人们证明:不要因为年龄大而气馁,即使你变
16、老了,仍然可以成功。4What does the underlined word “matteroffact” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AAmazing. BNatural.CEnthusiastic. DUnbelievable.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据第三段 Whitson 所说的话可知,她认为这个划时代的里程碑是很自然的。故选 B。5How many days did Peggy Whitson spend in space for her third stay in the International Space Station?AAbout 3
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