高中英語 Unit 3 Australia Warming Up Reading-Language Points課時(shí)跟蹤訓(xùn)練 新人教版選修9

1、Unit 3 Australia Warming Up Reading-Language Points.單詞拼寫1They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.2They soon overcame the language barrier.3He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.4The United States has a federal government.5When the war ended all defences stopped, too.6One of the new gover

2、nments policies (政策) is to cut taxes.7We have established diplomatic relations with the newly independent nations (國家)8China gives its citizens (公民) certain rights.9I flew to New York via (取道) Hong Kong.10It was announced that there would be a celebration (慶典) on Sunday.選詞填空1She is very weak, so I c

3、ant associate her with energetic sports.2The two brothers have nothing in_common.They look quite different.3The team is_made_up_of seven persons.4The beauty is more_than words can describe.5The crowd stood in silence out_of_respect for the dead.完成句子1The room is small_but_adequate (雖小但夠用)2A lot of mo

4、ney is spent on_defence (在國防方面)3There is a limit to what one person can_tolerate (可以容忍)4In_this_respect (在這方面), we are very fortunate.5Ill call the restaurant and make_a_reservation (預(yù)訂餐桌).句型轉(zhuǎn)換1She has something to do with the case.She is_associated_with the case.2They are similar and become good fr

5、iends.They have a lot in_common and become good friends.3As winter comes near, its colder and colder.With winter coming near, its colder and colder.4We would have much difficulty in working out such a scientific problem without the help of a computer.It would be much difficult to work out such a sci

6、entific problem without the help of a computer.5If you dont respect others; you wont command the respect of others.Respect others, and you will command the respect of others.閱讀理解AAustralia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century.Thes

7、e nations were less interested in changing it into a colony than in exploring it.As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who set up the settlements in Australia.This history and geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well.Australia and th

8、e United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich in soil.It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west.However, this westward movement took place more because the English

9、 were searching for better land than because the population was increasing.Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are

10、some unusual differences as well.The United States got its freedom from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war.Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in the wheat grow

11、ing and sheep raising.By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States.Yet, in spite of these and other differences, Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than eit

12、her one has with most of the rest of the world.1Who turned Australia into a colony?ABritain.BSeveral European countries.CThe United States of America.DNone of the above.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句可知答案為A項(xiàng)。2In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the

13、 reason that_.Athe population was increasing rapidly in the eastBthe English thought there might be richer land thereCgold was discovered thereDfewer people lived there解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段最后一句的前面部分可知答案為B項(xiàng)。3In the early 1920s, _.AAustralia had one fifteenth as many people as sheepBthere were more sheep in

14、 Australia than in the United StatesCthe population in Australia was greater than that of the United StatesDthe United States had twice as many sheep as people解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段的倒數(shù)第二句可知答案為A項(xiàng)。4The last sentence “Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has wit

15、h most of the rest of the world” means_.Athe United States and Australia do not have any main differencesBthe United States and Australia have much in common with each other, but neither of them has as much as they have with other countriesCthe United States and Australia have nothing in common with

16、 the rest of the worldDin common with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences解析：選B句意理解題。作者講述了美國和澳大利亞的異同之后，得出結(jié)論：它們兩國之間的共同之處要比它們?nèi)魏我环脚c世界其他國家多。故B項(xiàng)意思最相符。BCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a

17、friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two p

18、ets will get along swimmingly. Twothirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the

19、 homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They

20、are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “Dog”， and dogs can learn how to talk “Cat”Whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that th

21、e two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each

22、 other.The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.語篇解讀：人們一般認(rèn)為在同一家庭中，狗與貓之間因?yàn)榉N種原因難以和諧相處，即使可以的話也只占極少部分。

23、然而最近一項(xiàng)科學(xué)研究卻對(duì)這種看法提出了挑戰(zhàn)，研究結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)貓與狗之間存在著交流與學(xué)習(xí)。它們彼此互相學(xué)習(xí)各自的語言、深化認(rèn)識(shí)，有助于促進(jìn)相互間和平共處。既然動(dòng)物之間都可以這樣主動(dòng)改善關(guān)系，更何況我們?nèi)祟惸兀?The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_” AearlyBsweetlyCquickly Dsmoothly解析：選D詞義猜測(cè)題。首段第一、二句就暗示人們普遍認(rèn)為狗和貓是不能和諧相處的，而后面的研究與前面內(nèi)容形成對(duì)比：如果采取適當(dāng)?shù)拇胧?，貓與狗之間是可以和平相處的，因而“swimmingly”應(yīng)該是“順利地；輕易地”之意。A、C兩項(xiàng)有悖常識(shí)；B項(xiàng)意為“甜蜜地；親切地”，程度過深，不合常理；D項(xiàng)smoothly意為“平穩(wěn)地；順利地”，切合題意。6What is found surprising about cats and dogs?AThey eat and sleep toge