Unit 3 Sea Exploration Learning about Language
一、填空
1.A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and __________ (wear) a baseball glove on the other—something that Jim couldn't do.
2.Tina has decided _________(go) to Rome for her holidays.
3.Don't forget __________(post) the letter for me when you pass by the post office. 4.Agriculture gave people their first experience of the power of technology ________ (change) lives.
5."Not that way," my mom tried _________(stop) me but failed. She was right. It didn't turn out as I had wished.
6.During the COVID-19 outbreak, she got the best opportunity________(understand) China.
7.I had a strong urge ________ (look) at the random things that were being flashed before my eyes.
8.I passed by John quickly without greeting him, pretending not ________ (see) him.
9.They are talking about what they will bring to the party ___________(hold) this weekend.
10.There is always somethings exciting ______(do).
11.We'll have to think of a way ______(solve) the problem.
12.This company was the first _____(produce) portable radios as well as cassette recorders in the world.
13.The news reporters hurried to the press conference, only _____(tell) the film stars had left.
14.If I had a chance _____(say) one thing to disabled children, it would be this: having a physical disability does not mean your life is not happy.
15.That football is such a simple game _____(play) is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
二、阅读理解
For years, the giant squid(大王乌贼) had remained a modern mystery. Living in the dark depths of the ocean, the creature is difficult for scientists to observe directly. It had also managed to avoid all attempts to film it. That changed last July: For the first time ever, scientists were able to catch the giant squid on video in its natural habitat. They were amazed by what they saw. The scientists filmed the squid in the North Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, Japan. They followed it down to a depth of 2,952 feet. They shot more than 23 minutes of video before the squid swam off into even darker depths. The video footage will be released to the public later this month on the Discovery Channel.
Tsunemi Kubodera, a zoologist at Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science, led the team that filmed the squid. The team went into the ocean in a small submarine with lights invisible to both humans and squid. Since giant squid eat smaller squid, the scientists released a small squid as bait(诱饵). Then the scientists waited in the pitch-black for the giant squid to approach.
The colour video shows the creature floating vertically, eating the bait squid. The giant squid is 9 to 10 feet long and is missing its two longest tentacles(触须). With those tentacles, it could have measured up to 26 feet long. It has huge black eyes, the size of dinner plates, "It was shining and so beautiful," Kubodera said.
Because the deep ocean is so unfriendly to humans, little is known about the giant squid. Scientists say catching the mysterious creature on video is an important step toward understanding it. For centuries, sailors had reported seeing a huge, ocean-dwelling beast, thought to be the giant squid. The creature is also believed to be the subject of the Nordic myth of the kraken, a sea creature that supposedly attacked ships in Scandinavian waters over the past thousands of years.
1. Why is it difficult to film the giant squid
A. Because it is illegal to film the giant squid.
B. Because it is too expensive to make such a film.
C. Because the giant squid lives in the dark deep ocean.
D. Because the giant squid is dangerous to humans.
2. We can learn from the first paragraph that scientists _____.
A. first saw the giant squid in the ocean
B. discovered a new sea creature in the ocean
C. have the ocean bottom secretly recorded on video
D. have first caught the legendary giant squid on video
3. According to the passage, the giant squid's longest tentacles can be _____.
A. 16 to 17 feet long B. 9 to 10 feet long
C. more than 26 feet long D. about 36 feet long
4. The scientists released a small squid in the ocean to _____.
A. increase the number of the giant squid
B. trick the giant squid into coming out
C. make an educational film about it
D. show concern for the giant squid
Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by travelling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan sailed from Seville in September, 1519 with five ships and about 265 men. Thirteen months later, after spending a severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan's Strait. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, during which two ships were lost, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.
They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, his men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.
5. The purpose of Magellan's expedition was _____.
A. to sail round the world B. to find a sea route to India
C. to make a voyage to Asia D. to carry men to the Philippines
6. The time Magellan's Strait was discovered was _____.
A. in September, 1519 B. in October, 1520
C. in November, 1520 D. not mentioned
7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition
A. Lack of navigation equipment. B. Severe winter in Patagonia.
C. The death of Magellan. D. Dangers from rocks and storms.
答案以及解析
一、填空
1.答案：wear
解析：考查动词不定式省略。句意：投手需要一只手投球，另一只手戴棒球手套，这是吉姆做不到的。此空和and前动词不定式to throw并列，应该用动词不定式，且并列的两个动词不定式，第二个动词不定式中的to可省略，故填wear。
2.答案：to go
解析：本题考查固定搭配，decide to do sth 决定做某事。go动词，去，故答案为to go。
3.答案：to post
解析：句意为：你经过邮局时别忘了替我寄这封信。forget to do sth意为“不要忘记去做某事”，表示事情未做；forget doing sth意为“忘记做过某事”，表示事情已发生。根据语境可知，此处强调不要忘记，故填不定式。
4.答案：to change
解析：句意：农业让人们第一次体验到了改变生活的科技的力量。考查非谓语动词作定语。根据the power to do sth.可知，设空处使用动词不定式形式修饰 power,故填 to change。
5.答案：to stop
6.答案：to understand
7.答案：to look
解析：考查不定式，句意：我有一种强烈的冲动，想看看那些在我眼前闪现的随机事物。urge意为“冲动”，其后跟不定式作后置定语，因此空格处是不定式，故填to look。
8.答案：to see
解析：考查非谓语动词。pretend (not) to do sth.意为“假装（没有）做某事”。故填to see。
9.答案：to be held
10.答案：to do
11.答案：to solve
12.答案：to produce
解析：考查动词不定式。句意:这是世界上第一个生产便携式收音机和盒式磁带录音机的公司。序数词或者名词前有序数词修饰的时候，用不定式作定语，故填to produce。
13.答案：to be told
解析：考查动词不定式。句意:新闻记者们匆忙去新闻发布会，竟被告知电影明星们已经离开了。此处是不定式表示意想不到的结果，且The news reporters和tell之间是被动关系，故填to be told。
14.答案：to say
解析：考查动词不定式。句意:如果我有机会对残疾的孩子们说件事情的话，那就是:身体残疾并不意味着你的生活不幸福。chance后用不定式作定语。
15.答案：to play
解析：考查动词不定式。句意:足球是一项很容易进行的比赛，这可能是它受欢迎的基础。此处用不定式作定语，修饰game。
二、阅读理解
答案：1-4 CDAB
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Living in the dark depths of the ocean, the creature is difficult for scientists to observe directly.”可知，因为大王乌贼生活在大洋深处，所以人们很难拍摄到它。
2.细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，科学家在北太平洋下到深度为2952英尺的地方第一次拍摄了一段23分钟长的有关大王乌贼的视频。因此D项正确。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，大王乌贼有9到10英尺长,算上它的触须可达到26英尺长，由此可得出大王乌贼最长的触须有16到17英尺长。
4.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Since giant squid eat smaller squid, the scientists released a small squid as bait(诱饵).”可知，科学家在大洋里放一条小乌贼的目的是将大王乌贼引诱出来。
答案：5-7 CBA
解析：5.细节理解题。根据第一段的内容，我们可以知道，欧洲人试图向西航行，经大西洋到太平洋,然后到达亚洲，从而找到一条从海上去亚洲的路线。
6.细节理解题。根据第二段前两句内容可知，麦哲伦是在1520年10月发现Magellan's Strait的。
7.细节理解题。通读全文我们可以发现，全文没有提及navigation equipment方面的问题。故选A项。
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