高中英语人教版必修五Unit 3 life in the future reading课时作业 (3)

Unit 3 life in the future reading课时作业
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
(2017·河南商丘一中高二检测)
The Isle of Wight，off the south coast of England，is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then，the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.
What we offer
Visitors can enjoy our displays，or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.
The museum has a variety of different fossils，many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time，you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.
We have a free Fossil Identification Service，so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition，we have a reasonably- priced Museum Shop，where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.
Activities
Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured，and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.
Due to the popularity of these hunts，all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.
Did you know...?
The BBC programme Li v e from Dinosaur Island was filmed along the coast here，and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.
Find out more
Check out our website at www.isleof w ight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area，
which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.
语篇解读本文介绍了欧洲的一个恐龙博物馆能为游客提供的旅游和服务。

1．One can book a fossil hunt___________.
A．through a BBC program
B．through the museum’s website
C．by making a call to the museum
D．by visiting the museum personally
答案 D
解析细节理解题。

根据Activities中的“Due to the popularity of these hunts，all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.”可知答案。

2．Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?
A．Food for a picnic.
B．Attending fossil hunts.
C．A souvenir of the museum.
D．Having fossils identified.
答案 D
解析细节理解题。

根据What we offer中的“We have a free Fossil Identification Service，so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are.”可知答案。

3．The passage is most probably taken from__________.
A．a conference interview
B．a travel magazine
C．a history book
D．a science fiction
答案 B
解析文章出处题。

根据第一段的介绍以及下文的小标题可知，本文是向游客介绍一个恐龙博物馆的情况，应该是出自旅游杂志。

B
(2017·黑龙江牡丹江一中高二检测)
Just a couple of hours ago，I was on the plane，ready to fly home from London. The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to take off. I had my iPod in place and a new book to read. Then，over the loudspeaker came the pilot’s voice：“The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire. We regret that we must cancel this flight.”
The passengers’reactions that announcement led to were interesting. One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant. A couple in another row complained loudly. A businessman in a black suit actually kicked these at in front of him. Yet some passengers responded differently. An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments(行李厢)．A teenager，rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers，stopped to help a woman with a disability. The lady sitting next to me laughed and said，“Hey，it’s not the end of the world，”before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them. The wisest among us have a remarkable ability to maintain rounded when times get tough.
No life is perfect；mine certainly isn’t. We all must face challenges，both large and small. You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances. We always shave the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.
That’s grace under pressure. My seat mate was right—things could have been so much worse. Anyway，I am safe. I have my health. I have two wonderful children. I have work I love and so much to be grateful for. Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.
4．What caused the passengers’different reactions?
A．The loudspeaker.
B．The delay of the flight.
C．The ground crew’s fault.
D．The pilot’s announcement.
答案 D
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句“The passengers’reactions that announcement led to were interesting.”可知，是乘务员的通知导致人们的不同反应。

故选D。

5．Who turned his anger on the seat?
A．The teenager helping the disabled.
B．The old man taking bags down.
C．The man in a dark suit.
D．The man close to me.
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段第四句“A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him.”可知，一个穿黑西服的商人把怒气发泄到座位上。

故选C。

6．What did the woman sitting next to the author do?
A．She assisted a disabled woman.
B．She made a phone call to her family.
C．She helped others carry their luggage.
D．She told moving stories to her children.
答案 B
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“The lady sitting next to me laughed and said，‘Hey，it’s not the end of the world，’before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them.”可知答案。

7．What can we learn from the story?
A．Our life is full of ups and downs.
B．It is natural to be scared under pressure.
C．We should help each other in times of difficulty.
D．We should be positive and calm when life is hard.
答案 D
解析推理判断题。

根据最后两段可知，作者认为，在面对生活中的挫折和困难时，应该保
持乐观和冷静的心态。

故选D。

C
(2017·山东淄博六中高二检测)
Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father，“But，Dad，you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad，in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run，had forgotten to wear his safety belt—a mistake 75% of the US population makes every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One：It’s best to be “thrown clear”of a serious accident.
Truth：Sorry，but any accident serious enough to“throw you clear”is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you’ll have traveled through a windshield(挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty- five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear”．
Myth Number Two：Safety belts“trap”people in cars that are burning or sinking in the water.
Truth：Sorry again，but studies show that people knocked unconscious due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation，not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three：Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph)．
Truth：When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other，an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving head first into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
语篇解读本文介绍了三个关于使用安全带的认识误区，说明了事实是怎样的。

8．Why did Elizabeth say to her father，“But，Dad，you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”？A．He was driving at great speed.
B．He was running across the street.
C．He didn’t have his safety belt on.
D．He didn’t take his medicine on time.
答案 C
解析句意理解题。

根据第二段可知，他女儿说这句话的意思是他没有系安全带。

故选C 项。

9．The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he____________.
A．wasn’t feeling very well
B．hated to drive in the dark
C．wanted to take some exercise
D．didn’t want to be caught by the police
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“Dad，in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run”可知，父亲忙着回家的原因是他想回家跑步，即进行体育锻炼。

故选C。

10．According to the text，to be“thrown clear”of a serious accident is very dangerous because you_______.
A．may be knocked down by other cars
B．may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
C．may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D．may get caught in the car door
答案 B
解析细节理解题。

根据第五段的内容可知，“thrown clear”可能造成伤害和死亡。

其原因是当发生交通事故时，一个人如果从车中被甩出来，着陆时就会十分危险。

同时从车中被甩出必然要穿过挡风玻璃或车门，就可能造成伤亡。

故选B。

11．Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe________. A．the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B．they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C．they will be caught when help comes
D．cars catch fire easily
答案 A
解析细节理解题。

根据Myth Number Two中“Safety belts ‘trap’people in cars that are burning or sinking in the water.”可知，人们误认为，如果系上安全带，当汽车着火或沉入水中时，驾驶员就无法逃到车外。

故选A。

D
(2017·山西怀仁一中高二检测)
There was a time when a trip to the super market in the United States often ended with a seemingly simple question from the cashier：“Paper or plastic？”Well，which type of bag would you choose?
While all types of bags have some influence on the environment，it has long been supposed that paper bags are kinder. They are made from a renewable source，break down easily，burn without giving off thick smoke and can be recycled. However，the producing process behind paper bags uses more energy than that of plastic ones. How can this be true?
Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times higher. Besides，the influence on forests is very serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags，which happens to be the number of bags used in the United States yearly. In terms of recycling，the idea that paper bags are more environment- friendly than plastic ones can be quickly discarded. Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does paper.
Even though paper bags might be more harmful than plastic ones，plastic still seems to be considered by governments as the more harmful of the two. In Ireland，for example，a tax has been introduced to discourage the use of plastic bags. People have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag，and as a result，their use has dropped quickly.
There’s no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags. However，we don’t seem to be doing that at present. That may be because they fall apart quickly. If so，cloth bags are a better choice，but still，their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what to do？How should we answer the question of“Paper or plastic？”It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question：“What can I do to help the environment？”
12．The questions in Paragraph 1 are used to_________.
A．express the author’s doubts
B．tell reader show to save money
C．introduce points for discussion
D．show the kindness of the cashier
答案 C
解析推理判断题。

文章第一段说到“去超市购物，售货员最后问我们用纸袋还是塑料袋”的问题，引出下文关于环保的讨论，可知第一段的问题被用来引出下文要介绍的话题。

故选C。

13．Compared with plastic bags，paper bags.
A．need more water to produce
B．require less energy to recycle
C．take more time to break down
D．have less influence on forests
答案 A
解析细节理解题。

根据第三段前两句“Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times higher.”可知，与塑料袋相比，纸袋的生产需要更多的水。

故选A。

14．The underlined word“discarded”in Paragraph 3 probably means“_______”．A．shared B．given up
C．discussed D．put forward
答案 B
解析词义猜测题。

根据第三段最后两句可知，就回收而言，纸袋比塑料袋更环保的想法可以被很快放弃了。

研究显示，回收塑料比回收纸节省98%的能源。

故选B。

15．Which question does the author probably hope the cashier will ask?
A．Paper or cloth?
B．Paper or plastic?
C．A small bag or big one?
D．A new bag or your own one?
答案 D
解析推理判断题。

根据文章最后的内容“How should we answer the question of ‘Paper or plastic？’It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question：‘What can I do to help the environment？’”我们应该怎样回答“纸袋还是塑料袋”的问题呢？似乎我们首先需要问自己一个更常规的问题“我应该做什么来改善环境呢？”可知，作者希望收银员问的问题是“新袋子还是自己的袋子？”故选D。