minke whale

号顿市安谧阳光实验学校课时分层作业(九)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

IwastellingaLondonerrecentlyabouttheNorthYorkshirecoast.“I

reallymustgooneday，”shesaid，soundinguncertain.“Butwe'vealready

bookedforMexiconextyear—we'regoingwhale­watching.”

SeanBaxter，afisherman，hasbeenencouragingmetoarchwhales

sanotherreasonwhyIfailedtomentionthe

Yorkshirewhale：ldYorkshireever

competewithfamousplacessuchas：Kaikoura，AnacortesandIsleStMarie?

asonlyonewaytotestitout.

WewentinSeptember，

ter，though，thebirdshadaddedvalue.

“Theywillleadustothewhales.”

okingateveryshadow

inthewater，antlater，agreatblackminke

whale(小须鲸)le

quencelastedonlyacond.

“That'sayoungwhale，”shoutedBaxter.“Hewilldothatthree

times—watchoutoverthere.”

Wewaitedandwaited，tement

，halfanhour

later，，itwasracingtowardstheboat.

“He'sgoingunderus，”eitclearly.I'msure

itwastakingagoodlookatourboatanditscrew(船员)．Thenitwent

down.

Ashourswentby，Ibecamefamiliarwiththewaysofdifferent

ampurpofully，ignoring(不理会)theboat;othersro

ngwouldrushover，likepuppies，keentoplay.I

feltasifIhaddiscoveredanintelligentalienfromspacelivingat

'mhooked(着迷的);Ican'twaittogetout

willgetluckyandemorewhales.

【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章介绍了作者去北约克郡海岸观赏鲸鱼

的经历。

1．WhydidtheauthorgototheNorthYorkshirecoast?

A．Headmireditsfame.

B．Heplannedtocompeteinalocalgame.

C．HewaspersuadedbyawomanLondoner.

D．HewantedtoetheYorkshirewhaleforhimlf.

D[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Ihadneverenthemmylf.”可

知，作者去北约克郡是为了目睹鲸鱼的风采。]

2．WhatdoweknowaboutRichardBaines?

A．Heisalocalfisherman.

B．Helivesbybirdhunting.

C．Heisfamiliarwithwildanimals.

D．HeworksasawildlifeguideinMexico.

C[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“wildlifeguideRichardBaines”和

“Nobirdscapedhiyes”可知，RichardBaines很熟悉野生动物。]

3．Whatwasthefirstappearanceoftheminkewhalelike?

A．Itwasbrief.

B．Itwasbelowtheboat.

C．Itcouldbeenclearly.

D．Itattractedsomeotherwhales.

A[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Thewholequencelastedonlya

cond.”可知，小须鲸的初次亮相很短暂。]

4．Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A．Heplannedtodorearchonwhales.

B．HewillgotoYorkshirenextyear.

C．Hehaskeeninterestinaliens.

D．Hefellinlovewithwhales.

D[推理判断题。根据末段中的“IfeltasifIhaddiscoveredan

'mhooked;

Ican'twaittogetoutthereagain.”可知，作者爱上了鲸鱼。]

B

r，

whetheryouareonthemountains，inthewaves，oronthegrassland，

youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluence

ontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource­，asyoumayknow，eatsupnot

onlylargeareasofcountryside，s，allsorts

ofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareudtokeepitscours(球

场)

example，inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain，golfisoftenheld

responsibleforriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.

Therearemanyenvironment­alkingisoneof

'tneedanyspecialequipment

exceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon'thavetoworryaboutresources

andfree，

youwalkregularly，ssay

that20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious，

sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.

Whateversportyoutakeup，youcanmakeitgreenerbyusing

environment­friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycled

finalgoalshouldbe“greengyms”．Theyarebetter

replacements(代替物)fortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsports

sofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors，inthecountryside

snospecialrequirementforyoutostart

tofall，it'sfree.

【语篇解读】运动可以让人保持健康，也可以让人们亲近大自然。但是

人们对运动的选择会影响到地球的环境。在文章中作者鼓励人们要多进行环保

的、不消耗自然资源的运动，比如疾走锻炼或者自行车运动等。

5．Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?

A．Playingbasketballinagym.

B．Motorracinginthedert.

C．Cyclingaroundalake.

D．Swimminginasportscenter.

C[推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句“Whateversportyoutakeup，

youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment­friendlyequipmentand

finalgoalshould

be‘greengyms’．”和倒数第二句“Membersofgreengymsplaysports

outdoors，inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.”可知，环保运动是

在室外、在乡村或其他开阔地区使用环保设备进行的体育运动。因此推断C项

“绕着湖泊骑自行车”是作者支持的运动。故选C项。]

6．Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?

A．ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.

B．Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursgreen.

C．Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.

D．Itcauswatershortagesaroundtheworld.

B[细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二、三句“Golf，asyoumayknow，

eatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountryside，butalsotonsof

s，allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareud

tokeepitscoursingoodcondition.”可知，高尔夫球占地多、用水多、

维护起来耗费能源多，因此推断高尔夫球场需要水电维持球场是绿色的。故选

B项正确。]

7．Theauthoruspowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecau．

A．itusfewerresources

B．itimprovesourhealth

C．itisanoutdoorsport

D．itisrecommendedbyexperts

A[细节理解题。文章第三段首先提到“Therearemany

environment­friendlysports.”，然后介绍powerwalking，结合下文“You

don'tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyou

don'thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpur.”可推断，作者用

powerwalking为例的原因是疾走锻炼不需要特殊的设备，你不必担心资源和

钱包。也就是这项运动只使用很少的资源。故A项正确。]

8．Theauthorwritesthepassageto．

A．showusthefunctionofmajorsports

B．encourageustogoinforgreensports

C．discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsports

D．introducedifferenttypesofenvironment­friendlysports

B[推理判断题。纵观全文可知，文章简述了资源耗费较多的运动如高尔

夫，也讲述了一些不怎么耗费资源的运动如疾走，最后一段作者提到“Whatever

sportyoutakeup，youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment­friendly

equipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.”，因此推

断作者写本文的目的是为了让我们选择绿色环保运动。故B项正确。]

Ⅱ.概要写作

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

retheshortconversationswehaveat

parties，whilewewaitinlineatthestore，atfamilyeventsor

meswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnot

ople

oplesaythey

yevencallit

idlechitchatoridlechatter，meaningitdoesn'

r，smalltalkisimportant.

Smalltalkcanopendoorsthatmayleadtolarger，moremeaningful

ufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon't

knowwell，itwouldbeawkwardtobeginaconversationaboutareally

deeptopicsuchaswar，politicsorthemeaningoflife.

Smalltalkalsogivesyouthechancetodecideifyouwanttoget

knowthatpersonbetter—'ssayyoumakesmalltalkwith

notwant

tobuildafriendshipwiththemunlessyoureally，reallylovecats.

Chitchatcanalsoincreayourfeelingofunderstanding，orempathy，

ngwithacolleagueabouttheir

childmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreoftheirlifeoutsidethe

uldhelpbuildhealthyworkrelationships.

Smalltalkcouldevenhelpyourlargercommunities—your

gingarecipewithaneighborinyour

apartmentbuildingmaymakehernoisupstairasiertolivewith.

In2011，mostcommuters(乘车往返于两地之间的人)inthecityof

Chicagosaidtheywouldenjoy“quietcars”wheretheysataloneanddid

chersattheUniversityofChicagothenasked

someparticipantsinastudytotalktopeoplewhilecommutingtowork

undthatthowhomadesmalltalkwithstrangerswere

happierthanthowhosatalone.

【参考范文】

Althoughsmalltalkisdislikedbymanypeople，itisactuallyof

vitalimportanceinourdailylife.(要点1)Firstly，smalltalkcannot

onlyleadtomeaningfulconversations，(要点2)butalsohelpyoudecide

whethertofurtheryourrelationship.(要点3)Besides，throughsmall

talk，youcanbuildbetterrelationshipswithyourcolleaguesand

neighbors.(要点4)What'smore，rearchersalsofindthatsmalltalkcan

makepeoplehappier！(要点5)