2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語閱讀素養(yǎng)提升三Unit3Underthesea含解析新人教版選修7

PAGE閱讀素養(yǎng)提升(三)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2024·北京高二檢測)Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探險)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenathisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidnotevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.

Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanLarryhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.【文章大意】Larry帶著他10歲大的女兒到海底探險,并回顧了Larry自己在女兒這個年齡時他的父親帶他去海底探險的經(jīng)驗。他希望女兒能繼承他的家族傳統(tǒng),因為女兒有“英勇”這一海底探險勝利的關(guān)鍵要素。1.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.【解析】選D。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第一、二句可知應(yīng)選D。2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.【解析】選A。推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段的“Hehadmadeanexception...Childrenathisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.”他這個年齡段的孩子是不準(zhǔn)潛水的,可知他得到了特權(quán)。3.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotosmoreconveniently.【解析】選A。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段“Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.”可知他待在籠子里是為了愛護自己,避開危急。4.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.【解析】選D。句意揣測題。依據(jù)第四段“TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.”可知他到了很多地方,特別寵愛冒險。BManypeoplebelievesharks(鯊魚)aredangerousandwillalwaystrytohurtorevenkillhumans.Infact,94percentoftheworld’s400speciesareharmlesstohumans.AsharkexhibitionattheNationalAquariumBaltimore,theUS,provesthis.Visitorscantouchyoungsharks,seetheireggsdevelopandwatchadozendifferentspeciesswimsmoothlyaroundahugetank.Mostpeoplefailtorealizethatsharkattacksdon’thappenveryoften.Humansaremostlikelytobekilledbylightningthanbyashark.Andtomakethispointclear,themuseumhassetupaspecialtouchingpoolforchildren.There,kidscanlearn,fromanearlyage,nottofearsharks.Theycanwatchthemdevelopinsidetheireggsandfeeltheskinoftheolderswimmers.“Peoplefearwhattheydon’tknow,”saidNancyHotchkiss,anorganizeroftheexhibition,whichrunsuntilDecember.“Sharkshavebeenaroundfor400millionyearsandplayanimportantroleintheocean’sfoodchain.Wewantpeopletodiscoverthatsharksareamazinganimalsthatneedourrespectandprotection.”Ashocking100millionsharksarespecialfoodskilledaroundtheworldbyhumans.AstudypublishedinJanuaryintheUSmagazineSciencefoundthatalmostallrecordedsharkspecieshavefallenbyhalfinthepast8to15years.ThousandsofsharksarehuntedinAsiaforspecialfoods,suchassharkfin(魚翅)soup.Andmanyothersgetcaughtinnets,whilefishermenarehuntingotherfish.Morethanhalfofallsharksaresmallerthanonemetrelong.“Somefishingmethodsareactuallycleaningouttheocean,”saidDaveSchofield,themanageroftheaquarium’smuseum.“Thefishermenthrowthemawaylikerubbish.”Itisaworryingsituationandsomeareashavetakenmeasuresinplacetoprotectthesespecialfish.【文章大意】美國舉辦了一場鯊魚展讓人們進一步了解鯊魚并愛護它們。5.Themainpurposeofthesharkexhibitionisto______.

A.showhowsharksarebornanddevelopintheoceanB.letpeopleknowmoreaboutsharksandprotectthemC.letchildrenlearnnottofearsharksfromanearlyageD.showhowsharkspecieshavefalleninthepastfewyears【解析】選B。主旨大意題?？v觀全文可知,文章就是讓人們進一步了解鯊魚并愛護它們。6.Inthelastbutoneparagraph,theunderlinedword“them”refersto______.

A.smallsharks B.fishingboatsC.fishingnets D.fishingmethods【解析】選A。詞義揣測題。依據(jù)上下文信息可知“them”指的是小鯊魚。7.WhatdoesDaveSchofieldmeanbysaying“Somefishingmethodsareactuallycleaningouttheocean”?A.Largesharkscannotbecaughtbysomefishingmethods.B.Onlysmallsharkscanbecaughtbysomefishingmethods.C.Theoceanisbeingmadecleanerbysomefishingmethods.D.Toomanysharksarebeingkilledbysomefishingmethods.【解析】選D。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)其次段內(nèi)容,可知D項正確。8.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat______.

A.thewriterissurprisedtoknowsharksalwayshurtpeopleB.thewriterishappytoknowsharksareharmlesstopeopleC.thewriterisworriedaboutthepresentsituationofsharkspeciesD.thewriterispleasedtoknowtheoceanisbecomingmuchcleaner【解析】選C。推理推斷題。由全文可知,作者的寫作目的是愛護鯊魚,寫作看法是對亂殺鯊魚現(xiàn)狀的擔(dān)憂。故C項正確。Ⅱ.閱讀填句(2024·北京高二檢測)Didyouoncemakeyourfriendsangryorunhappybecauseofyourwords?Areyouhavingtroublegettingpeopletoreplytoyourrequests?1Learnhowtosaythingstherightwaywiththisgreatguide!

Couldyougivemefiveminutes?vsGoaway.2Whenyou’rebusyandcan’tdoanythingelse,justsaying“Goaway”iscertainlynotright.Youcankeepeveryonehappybysaying“Couldyougivemefiveminutes?”

Excuseme.vsMoveoutoftheway.Tellingsomeoneto“Moveoutoftheway”isveryimpolite.Thenexttimesomeoneisinyourway,saying“Excuseme”isagoodidea.3

I’mafraidIcan’t.vsNo.4Peoplewillthinkitimpolitetosimplysay“No”.Thenexttimeyouhavetorefuseaninvitation,you’dbettersay,“I’mafraidIcan’t.”

Wouldyoumind...?vsStopit!Someonedoingsomethingyoudon’tlike,andperhapsbeingimpolite.5Togettheresultyouwant,it’snotagoodideatoshout“Stoptalkingonyourphoneinthecinema!”andit’sagoodchoicetoaskthempolitelywiththesentence,“Wouldyoumindnotusingyourphoneinthecinema,please?”

A.Wouldyoulikethemtostop?B.Wouldyoumindexplainingthatagain?C.Itisdifficulttodealwithpeoplewhoareangryatyou.D.Ifso,maybepeoplethinkthatyourEnglishisn’tpolite.E.Itcanoftenbedifficulttorefuseaninvitationfromafriend.F.Itwillgettheresultyouwantandtherewon’tbeanytrouble!G.You’rereallybusyatwork,butyourworkmateneedsyourhelp.【文章大意】本文介紹了一些英語禮貌用語的表達。1.【解析】選D。依據(jù)第一段可知,你在向他人提出懇求時遇到過困難嗎?假如是這樣,或許他們只是覺得你的英語表達不夠禮貌,下文將介紹一些禮貌用語的表達。2.【解析】選G。G項“You’rereallybusyatwork,butyourworkmateneedsyourhelp你正忙于工作,而這時你的同事須要你的幫助”與下文中的“Whenyou’rebusyandcan’tdoanythingelse”相呼應(yīng)。3.【解析】選F。聯(lián)系語境及上文中的“Thenexttimesomeoneisinyourway,saying‘Excuseme’isagoodidea”可知,下次遇到有人擋你道時你可以說“Excuseme(對不起,借過)”,這樣既可以達到你想要的結(jié)果,又不會引來任何麻煩。4.【解析】選E。E項“Itcanoftenbedifficulttorefuseaninvitationfromafriend拒絕摯友的邀請不是一件簡單的事”與下文中的“Thenexttimeyouhavetorefuseaninvitation”相呼應(yīng)。5.【解析】選A。依據(jù)語境及文中的“Someonedoingsomethingyoudon’tlike,andperhapsbeingimpolite.”及“Togettheresultyouwant,it’snotagoodideatoshout‘Stoptalkingonyourphoneinthecinema!’”可知,假如有人做了粗魯無禮的事,你會希望他們停止這么做嗎?閱讀理解The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopularrecently.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(溝通)withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisstudyhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽)presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.Itisnoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.【文章大意】本文為說明文?！芭c海豚共游”這一旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)漸漸流行起來,探討者們就海豚的行為以及應(yīng)如何限制這一旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)對海豚造成的影響綻開了調(diào)研。1.Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?A.Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B.Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.C.Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D.Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.【解析】選D。推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience”可知,這樣的旅游花費不菲,言外之意就是其中的利益也不小。所以這個旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)更加流行的緣由是其高利潤。2.Whyareyoungdolphinsmorelikelytoswimwithhumans?A.Theydothisoutof