UNIT 5　課時(shí)檢測(cè)(四)　“Developing ideas”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)

1/4UNIT5課時(shí)檢測(cè)(四)“Developingideas”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AScientistslookingtouncoverthemysteriesoftheunderwaterworldhavemorevaluableinformationthankstoaninternationalteamthathasproducedalistofspeciesconfirmedorexpectedtoproducesoundunderwater.LedbyAudreyLoobyfromtheUniversityofFlorida,theGlobalLibraryofUnderwaterBiologicalSoundsworkinggroupcollaboratedwiththeWorldRegisterofMarineSpeciestodocument729mammals(哺乳動(dòng)物),fishes,andinvertebrates(無(wú)脊椎動(dòng)物)thatproduceactiveorpassivesounds.Inaddition,thelistincludesanother21,911speciesthatareconsideredtolikelyproducesounds.“Withmorethan70%oftheEarth'ssurfacecoveredbywater,mostoftheplanet'shabitatsareaquatic,_andthereisamisconceptionthatmostaquaticorganismsaresilent.Thenewlypublishedcomprehensivedigitaldatabaseonwhatanimalsareknowntomakesoundsisthefirstofitskindandcanrevolutionizemarineandaquaticscience，”theresearcherssaid.“Listeningtounderwatersoundscanrevealalotofinformationaboutthespeciesthatproducethemandisusefulforavarietyofapplications,rangingfromfisheriesmanagement,invasivespeciesdetectiontoassessinghumanenvironmentalimpacts，”saidLooby,whoalsoco-createdFishSounds,whichoffersacollectionoffishsoundproductionresearchrecords.Theteam'sresearchwaspublishedinScientificDataandinvolved19authorsfromsixcountries.“Understandinghowmarinespeciesinteractwiththeirenvironmentsisofglobalimportance,andthisdatabeingfreelyavailableisamajorsteptowardthatgoal，”saidKieranCox,amemberoftheresearchteam.“Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithwhaleordolphinsoundsbutareoftensurprisedtolearnthatmanyfishesandinvertebratesusesoundstocommunicate,too，”Loobysaid.“Ourdatabasehelpsdemonstratehowwidespreadunderwatersoundproductionreallyisacrossavarietyofanimals,butwestillhavealottolearn.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aquatic”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Outdoor. B.Over-crowded.C．Well-protected. D.Underwater.2．Whatispeople'smisunderstandingaccordingtothetext?A．Mostfishescan'tmakesounds.B．Differentspeciescancommunicatewitheachother.C．Mammalscanliveinwater.D．Oceananimalscan'tgetontotheland.3．WhatisthegoalmentionedbyKieranCox?A．Todocumentoceananimals'sounds.B．Tosetupafreedatabaseforscientists.C．Tolearnhowoceananimalscommunicatewiththeirenvironments.D．TopublishtheresearchinScientificData.4．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tocallonpeopletoprotectoceananimals.B．Tointroducethefindingsofaresearchteam.C．Tolisttheanimalsthatcanproducesounds.D．Touncoverthemysteriousunderwaterworld.BDiscoveriesatthefamousSanxingduiruinsinSouthwestChinashowthattheregion'sancientShuKingdomcivilizationsharedsimilaritieswiththeMayancivilization.TheSanxingduiruinsbelongedtotheShuKingdomthatexistedatleast4,800yearsagoandlastedmorethan2,000years,whiletheMayancivilizationbuiltitscity-statesaround200AD.Thebronze-maderemainsoftreesunearthedattheruinsoftheShuKingdomresemblethesacredceibatree,whichsymbolizedtheunionoftheworldintheMayancivilization.“Itisaveryimportantsimilarity，”saysSantos，aMexicanarchaeologist(考古學(xué)家),stressingthat“Therepresentationsoftreesinbothculturesprovideasymbolicsignificancethatisverysimilar”．ThefindingsattheSanxingduiruins,consideredoneofthegreatestarchaeologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury,alsoshowanewaspectofBronzeAgeculture,indicatingtheancientcivilizationalreadyhadtechnologiesthatwerethoughttohavebeendevelopedmuchlater.WhilethetimespanbetweentheShuKingdomandtheMayancultureisgreat,thefindingshighlighttheclosenessbetweenthetwocivilizations.Theydevelopedinareaswithcomparableclimatesandreflectedtheirworldviewthroughrelatedsymbols.“Intheend,manisstillman,independentoftimeandspace.Whatwehaveisthat,atthislatitude(緯度),boththeShupeopleandtheMayanslookedatthesameskyandhadthesamestarsonthehorizon，”theexpertsays.OnenotablefeatureofthediscoveriesatSanxingduiwasthecross-subjectworkandtechnologyappliedbyteamsofChinesearchaeologists,whichallowedtheunearthingofartifactsasfragileassilkremains,whichothertypesoflesscarefuldiggingmethodswouldnothavebeenabletoregister.CooperationbetweenChineseandMexicanarchaeologistscouldbenefitprojectsintheMayanworld，wheretherainyclimateandhumidityareproblematicfortheconservationofruins.“Everytimeourculturalknowledgeincreases,regardlessofwhetherwespeakonelanguageoranother,whatitshowsusisthatwecontinuetobesisterculturesand,therefore,theexchangeofsuchknowledgeisfundamental，”saysSantos.5．WhatisasimilaritybetweentheShuKingdomandtheMayancivilization?A．Theirstartingtime.B．Theirhistoricalorigins.C．Theirculturalsymbols.D．Theirceremonytraditions.6．ThefindingsattheSanxingduiruinshaveprovedthat________.A．silkwasacommonclothingmaterialthenB．sometechnologiesweredevelopedmuchearlierC．theBronzeAgestartedearlierthanpreviouslyassumedD．theShuKingdomandtheMayanworldhadclosecontact7．Whatisacommonchallengefortheconservationofbothruins?A．Dampweather. B．Positioningofruins.C．Highlatitude. D.Languagebarriers.8．WhatisthefocusofSantos'quoteinthelastparagraph?A．ThefutureoftheChina-Mexicocooperation.B．Thebenefitsofspeakingadifferentlanguage.C．Theimportanceoftheexchangeofculturalknowledge.D．TheincreasingsisterhoodinculturebetweenChinaandMexico.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Theseahasalwaysinterestedman.Fromithecangetfood,minerals,andtreasure.__9__Buthecouldnotgofarbeneathitssurface.__10__However,heisnotafish.Hemustbreatheair,sohecan'tstayunderthewater'ssurfaceforanylengthoftime.Toexploredeepwater,manfacesevenmoredangersandproblems.Adiverwhowantstostayunderwaterformorethanafewminutesmustbreatheairoraspecialmixtureofgases.__11__Hecancarryatankofaironhisbackandbreathethroughanoseandamouthpiece.Waterweighs800timesasmuchasair.Tonsofwaterpushesagainstadiverdeepinthesea.__12__Whenadiverisundergreatpressure,hisbloodtakesinsomeofthegaseshebreathes.Asherisestosurface,thewaterpressurebecomesless.Ifthediverrisestooquickly,thegasesinhisbloodformbubbles(氣泡).Thediveristhensufferingfromthebends(減壓病).Thebendscancauseadivertodoubleupinpain.__13__A．Hisbodyisundergreatpressure.B．Scientistsaretryingtofindmoreaboutthesea.C．Forthousandsofyears,hecouldsailonit.D．Theycanevenkillhim.E．Hecanwearadivingsuitandhaveairpumpedtohimfromabove.F．Thewaterpressurecancauseadivertobreathewithdifficulty.G．Manwantstoexploredeepintothesea.UNIT5課時(shí)檢測(cè)(四)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文?？茖W(xué)家創(chuàng)建了水下生物聲音數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)，以推動(dòng)海洋科學(xué)研究，揭開水下世界的奧秘。1．選D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段首句可知，由于地球表面被水覆蓋的范圍超過70%，所以大多數(shù)棲息地都在水下，故畫線單詞表示“水下的”，與underwater意義相近。2．選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Withmorethan70%oftheEarth'ssurfacecoveredbywater,mostoftheplanet'shabitatsareaquatic,_andthereisamisconceptionthatmostaquaticorganismsaresilent.”可知，人們的誤解是大多數(shù)水生生物都是沉默的，即大多數(shù)魚類不會(huì)發(fā)出聲音。3．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“Understandinghowmarinespeciesinteractwiththeirenvironmentsisofglobalimportance,andthisdatabeingfreelyavailableisamajorsteptowardthatgoal”可知，KieranCox提到的他們的目標(biāo)是了解海洋物種如何與環(huán)境交流。4．選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段及第三段“Thenewlypublished...marineandaquaticscience”等內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了科學(xué)家團(tuán)隊(duì)