2020-2021学年外研版高中英语必修3课时作业：MODULE4 SANDSTORMS IN ASIA LANGUAGE POINTS WORD版含解析.doc

1、Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia .完形填空I like a good book.I mean a(n) 1 book.Last year, I was given a Kindle.I have 2 actually read a book on it.Theres something annoying about having to charge it up before I can 3 ; with a real book you can just 4 it and begin.I had good intentions of 5 it in my year abr

2、oad; after all, that was why my parents 6 it for me.In the end, I didnt use it.I read the French books that my uncle had lent me instead.Over the last week, I have been proofreading(校对) several ebooks, 7 them for errors.Reading a 8 for a long time makes my eyes feel rather 9 .I dont get this problem

3、 with a real book! In addition，scientists say that looking at screens before going to sleep is 10 for your healthso surely a real book is much better!Ebooks are still a relatively 11 invention.They are popular too, for a variety of 12 .An ereader (such as a Kindle) 13 much less room in a suitcase.Lo

4、ts of people dont reread 14 ； an ereader means they dont 15 a house cluttered(杂乱) with books theyll never look at again.People say theyre more environmentally 16 ： no trees are cut down for 17 ； no ink is needed.However successful these devices are, nothing can beat the 18 of a real book for me.Afte

5、r all, if Im 19 of cash, or dont necessarily want to reread a book, I can always go to the library and 20 a book.For free!本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己的经历阐述了自己喜欢真正的书，而不是电子书的原因。1A.good Bspecial Creal Dinteresting答案：C解析：根据下文的“.with a real book.”可知，此处指的是“我”喜欢一本好书，意思是一本真正的书。故选C项。2A.also Bever Cnever Deven答案：C解析：根

6、据上文可知，有人给了“我”一个电子阅读器。而根据下文的“In the end，I didnt use it.”可知，“我”实际上从来没有用过它。故选C项。3A.touch Bobserve Cwatch Dread答案：D解析：根据上文的“.read a book on it.”可知，此处表示“在我能阅读前，有令人厌烦的事儿，就是得给它充电”。read阅读，看；touch触摸；observe观察；watch观看。故选D项。4A.open Bsee Cchange Dbuy答案：A解析：根据上文的“.with a real book.”可知，一本真正的书仅仅需要打开并开始阅读就可以了。故选A项。

7、5A.purchasing Busing Ccarrying Dtaking答案：B解析：根据下文的“In the end，I didnt use it.”可知，此处表示“我打算在国外的那年用它”。故选B项。6A.played Bbought Cthanked Dleft答案：B解析：根据上文的“Last year，I was given a Kindle.”可知，此处指的是“毕竟，那就是我的父母给我买它的原因”。短语buy sth.for sb.给某人买某物。故选B项。7A.exploring Btesting Cexamining Dchecking答案：D解析：根据上文的“.I have

8、 been proofreading(校对) several ebooks.”可知，校对电子书是指检查其中的错误。check“检查，核对”，符合语境。examine也有“检查”的意思，但常指检查身体。故选D项。8A.screen Bmonitor Cbutton Dkey答案：A解析：根据上文可知作者校对电子书，并根据下文的“looking at screens”可知阅读的是电子屏幕。故选A项。9A.amazed Bbored Ctired Dexcited答案：C解析：根据下文的“In addition，scientists say that looking at screens.”可知，看

9、电子屏幕时间长了，会让眼睛感到很疲劳(tired)，故选C项。10A.fit Bfamous Cbad Dnew答案：C解析：根据下文的“so surely a real book is much better！”可知，此处表示的是“在睡觉前看电子屏幕对健康有害”。故选C项。11A.easy Brecent Cfair Duseful答案：B解析：电子书是相对较新的发明，这一点根据日常生活可知，故选B项。12A.reasons Bforms Cvoices Dsizes答案：A解析：根据上文的“They are popular too，for.”可知，此处指的是电子书受欢迎有各种各样的原因(r

10、easons)，故选A项。13A.puts up Btakes up Ctakes on Dputs on答案：B解析：根据下文的“.much less room in a suitcase.”可知，电子阅读器占据衣箱中较少的空间。take up占据；put up建立；take on呈现；put on穿上。故选B项。14A.books Bstories Cnewspapers Dpapers答案：A解析：根据下文的“.with books theyll never look at again.”可知，此处指的是“许多人不会重读书”。故选A项。15A.look up to Bcome up wi

11、th Clook forward to Dend up with答案：D解析：句意：一个电子阅读器意味着他们不会因为不再读的书而弄得(房间)乱七八糟。look up to尊重；come up with想出；look forward to期待；end up with结果是，以告终。只有D项符合语境。故选D项。16A.daily Blovely Clively Dfriendly答案：D解析：根据下文的“no trees are cut down for.，no ink is needed.”可知，此处指的是“人们说它们是更加环保的”。故选D项。17A.sand Bglass Cpaper Dwo

12、od答案：C解析：因为本文谈论的是书籍，所以可知此处表示树木不被砍伐来做纸。故选C项。18A.appeal Bhobby Cview Dsight答案：A解析：根据第一段中的“I like a good book.I mean a(n).book.”和“.with a real book.”可知，此处表示“无论这些设备多么成功，没有任何东西能战胜一本真书对我的吸引力”。故选A项。19A.fond Bshort Ccareful Dfull答案：B解析：根据下文的“For free！”可知，此处指的是“如果我缺钱”。短语be short of，缺乏。故选B项。20A.find Bspread C

13、take Dborrow答案：D解析：根据上文的“I can always go to the library.”可知，去图书馆应该是去借书。故选D项。.阅读理解Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification control said on Monday.And the invasions (入侵) could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in

14、 the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.Since the start of last spring, the northern and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms，of which, a dozen came from foreign land.Situated in the centralAsia sandstorm region, one of the worlds four l

15、argest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia.The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 square kilometres

16、annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.The shrinkage (收缩) forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometres and 3,436 square kilometres late last centu

17、ry, respectively.Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nations land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometres，accounting for 18.1 percent of the countrys total.近年来中国遭受严重的风沙袭击，而中国也被认为是风沙的来源之一，经过努力中国在治沙

18、方面取得显著的效果。1What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?AGoing down. BGoing up.CComing from. DTaking up.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段最后的“has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.”可知，该词的意思是“减少”，与go down的意思接近。2Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from?AThe northwestern C

19、hinese regions. BThe northern Chinese regions.CThe western part of China. DForeign countries.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“Most of the sandstorms that.control said on Monday.”可知去年袭击中国的沙尘暴主要来自外国。3Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia?AMongolia. BAfrica. CChina. DAustralia.答案

20、：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“China also suffers from sandstorms.sand source to northeast Asia.”可知中国被认为是东北亚风沙的来源地。4What can we infer from this passage?AThe land in China suffering from desertification has been increasing greatly.BChina has made achievements in its own desertification control.CThe desertification land makes up nearly half of Chinas territory.DLittle progress has been made in controlling desertification in China.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段提到“The land suffering from.falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.”遭受风沙袭击的土地每年减少7,585平方公里，沙地的区域每年减少了1,284平方公里，故可知控制沙漠化取得了成效。