2020-2021高中英语 Unit 5 Canada —“The True North”课时作业2（含解析）新人教版必修3.doc

1、Unit 5 Canada “The True North”.单句语法填空1Every year thousands of tourists from the five continents (continent) visit this beautiful city.2Some young people spend their free time using smartphones for chatting (chat)3The school covers an area of 24,000 square metres, with bushes and flowers surrounding

2、(surround) every building.4There are five trees in his garden, two of them measuring (measure) five metres.5His mother raised her head slightly (slight) upward and said，“Tom is the cleverest child in our family.”6When I study English, I like to put my dictionary within my reach so that I can consult

3、 it when necessary.7All the work finished (finish), the workers left the factory.8Although it was a hard problem，he managed to_settle (settle) it all by himself at last.9Walking (walk) straight ahead, the students went out of the classroom one by one.10The fact worries the public that about a third

4、of English school children are overweight.阅读理解Hidden in the mountains of Jordan is the beautiful ancient city of Petra. It lay in ruins for more than a thousand years.Petra was built in 312 BC by the Nabataeans who were an ancient southern Arab people. They were very skilled at carving (刻). It is no

5、 wonder that this ancient city has so much to offer!In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damaged. The buildings and the citys water system were affected. A Swiss explorer, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, discovered this city of wonders in 1812. Until he discove

6、red Petra, it had been unheard of in the Western world for about 5 centuries!Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rock. The ancient city of Petra is also known as the “Rose City”. This is becaus

7、e the rock in which the city is built is a rosered colour. Many of the buildings of Petra have beautiful facades (正面). Some of the facades have columns (柱) carved into the rock, but they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything up.Petra was built in the middle of the desert, where it

8、hardly ever rained. Luckily, the Nabataeans were very skilled engineers and knew how to live in a hot and dry place. First, they carved channels (渠) to bring water from a nearby spring into the city. Rainwater was also collected in underground channels. The water was then stored. So, even in the lon

9、g dry months there was enough water for people to use.Today, Petra is one of the worlds most famous ancient sites and people come from all over the world to visit it.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。作者在文中介绍了古城佩特拉。1What do we know about Petra?AIt was built on high mountains.BIt has a history of five centuries.CIt was de

10、stroyed by earthquakes.DIt was first visited by westerners in 363.答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第三段中的“In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damaged”可知，这座古城被地震毁了。2Why was the city named “Petra”？ASome of it looked rosered.BSome of it was filled with roses.CSome of it was ho

11、me to animals.DSome of it was built into the rock.答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第四段中的“Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rock”可知答案。3What is the purpose of the columns?ATo beautify the buildings. BTo support t

12、he buildings.CTo function as gates. DTo serve as tools.答案与解析：A细节理解题。由第四段中的“they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything up”可知，这些柱子没有实际作用，装饰而已。4Which word can best describe the Nabataeans?AHonest. BCreative.CHardworking. DWelleducated.答案与解析：B推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，纳巴泰人在沙漠上建起了佩特拉城，并用很智慧的方式解决了沙

13、漠的缺水问题。.完形填空Kelvin Doe is a child from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leones capital city. The area is in such _1_ shape that the lights only come up once a week. At the age of 10, he started _2_ rubbish dumps (垃圾场) for small electronics parts after school. Then he would spend his time _3_

14、 how they work. _4_ he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering education, this didnt _5_ Does dream of helping solve the local problems in his community.At the age of 13, after he tried many times, he finally _6_ a generator (发电机) using materials he had _7_ around the house or from

15、rubbish dumps. From then on, Kelvin Doe became a completely _8_ engineer. He then built a radio station by using recycled materials. He reported news and played music under the _9_ of DJ Focus and _10_ his friends as workers in the station. “They call me DJ Focus. I am confident. I always _11_ if I

16、focus, I can complete anything seeming to be _12_，” Doe said in a YouTube video.He had _13_ been more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competition. There, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) _14_ such a smart boy, David Sengeh, a PhD student at M

17、IT, recognized his amazing _15_ right away. “Does story is very _16_. He made a generator because he _17_ it，” Sengeh said. “Does _18_ in the YouTube video have had a big _19_ on me and on millions of people all over the world. In Sierra Leone, other young people suddenly feel they can be _20_ Doe.”

18、 Kelvin was later invited to give a talk at the TEDxTeen in 2012 to Harvard Students. “Creativity can be found in places where one does not expect to find it，” said Kelvin during the talk.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。一位来自非洲塞拉利昂的名叫Kelvin Doe的小男生通过自学搭建了一个无线电台设备，并且自己当起这个电台的DJ，通过它向当地社区播放新闻和音乐。1A.attractive Bsimple Ci

19、nteresting Dbad答案与解析：D根据上文的“from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leones capital city.”以及下文的“. the lights only come up once a week.”可知，这个地区的情况非常“糟糕”。2A.mistaking Bdesigning Csearching Dexchanging答案与解析：C根据上下文内容可知，十岁时，Kelvin Doe开始放学后在垃圾场中“寻找”电子产品的零部件。3A.studying Bexplaining Cdiscussing Dconsid

20、ering答案与解析：A根据下文的“. how they work.”可知，然后他花时间“研究”这些零件的构造。4A.If BAlthough COnce DSince答案与解析：B根据下文的“. he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering education, this didnt.”可知，前后两句是让步关系，故用Although。5A.show Bwake Cstop Dmention答案与解析：C根据上文的“. he was very young and didnt receive traditional eng

21、ineering education.”可知，尽管他很小且没受过传统的工科教育，但是这没有“阻止”他帮助社区解决当地问题的梦想。6A.reused Bcreated Crepaired Dmixed答案与解析：B根据上下文可知，十三岁时，Kelvin Doe终于“自制”了一台发电机。7A.recycled Bdivided Cstolen Dborrowed答案与解析：A根据上文的“. rubbish dumps for small electronics parts.”可知，电池和发电机是用他在家周围或垃圾场“回收”来的材料制成的。8A.warmhearted Beasygoing Char

22、dworking Dselftaught答案与解析：D根据上文的“didnt receive traditional engineering education”可知，Kelvin Doe完全是一个“自学”成才的工程师。9A.action Bguidance Ccontrol Dname答案与解析：D根据下文的“They call me DJ Focus.”可知，他用回收的材料搭建了一个无线电台设备，并且以DJ Focus的“名字”向当地社区播放新闻和音乐。10A.employed Bserved Cregarded Dtreated答案与解析：A根据下文的“as workers in the

23、 station.”可知，他“雇用”他的朋友当电台的工作人员。11A.wish Bbelieve Cpredict Dworry答案与解析：B根据上文的“I am confident.”可知，Kelvin Doe很自信，并一直“相信”如果自己专注，肯定会完成看似不可能的事情。12A.impossible Bimperfect Cunreasonable Dunfinished答案与解析：A根据语境可知，Kelvin Doe一直相信如果自己专注，肯定会完成似乎“不可能的”事情。13A.already Bjust Cnever Dalways答案与解析：C根据下文的“been more than

24、10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competition.”可知，他“从未”离家超过十英里，直到参加了全国性的发明比赛。14A.discovered Beducated Csaved Dintroduced答案与解析：A根据语境可知，这场比赛中，麻省理工学院“发现”了这个聪明的男孩。15A.suggestions Bskills Cgoals Dexperiences答案与解析：B根据语境可知，David Sengeh立即看出Kelvin Doe不可多得的“技能”。16A.true

25、 Bencouraging Ctragic Damusing答案与解析：B根据上下文的内容可知，Kelvin Doe的故事非常“鼓舞人心”。17A.sold Bresearched Crecognized Dneeded答案与解析：D根据上文的“the lights only come up once a week.”可知，Kelvin Doe自制发电机是因为他“需要”它。18A.performances Badvertisements Cwords Dexpressions答案与解析：C根据上文的“Doe said in a YouTube video.”以及下文的“in the YouTu

26、be video”可知，这里指Kelvin Doe在YouTube视频中所说的“话”。19A.expectation Bimpression Cinfluence Dpressure答案与解析：C根据语境可知，Kelvin Doe在YouTube视频中所说的话对Davide Sengeh以及全世界千百万的人都有着很大的“影响”。20A.beside Bagainst Cfor Dlike答案与解析：D根据语境可知，在塞拉利昂，其他年轻人突然觉得他们也可以“像”Kelvin Doe一样。.短文改错When I was four year old, my older sister and I ha

27、d very few money. But we used to getting a few coins from relatives, like ours grandparents. My sister always asks me to swap my old and dirty coins for her new shiny ones. I was very happily to do that. What I didnt realize of was that the coins she was giving me was worth less than the ones I was

28、giving her. I learned two things in that experience: one was how to count and other was never to trust my sister with money.答案：When I was four old, my older sister and I had very money. But we used to a few coins from relatives, like grandparents. My sister always me to swap my old and dirty coins for her new shiny ones. I was very to do that. What I didnt realize was that the coins she was giving me worth less than the ones I was giving her. I learned two things that experience: one was how to count and other was never to trust my sister with money.