必修1&2Unit 3 Travel journal课后作业题

Unit 3 Travel journal Learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

A

Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens(御花园), the main buildings are connected by an imaginary(虚构的)line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features(特征)of imperial gardens are colored paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape“Jing”, which means“scene”in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake Scenes in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

【语篇概述】本文介绍了中国园林建筑的文化。

1. The passage tells mainly about_________.

A. an important part of Chinese culture

B. the characteristics(特征)of different styles of Chinese garden buildings

C. where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D. how to appreciate Chinese gardens

【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文第一段第一句是主题句。本文主要讲中国的三类园林建筑:御花园、私家园林和风景园。故答案为B。

2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial gardens?

A. There is a north-south axis in the centre of the garden.

B. There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C. They were built because of some fairy tales.

D. They have colored paintings.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第四段可知风景园包含童话故事, 而御花园没有, 故C项表述不正确。

3. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refers to_________.

A. private gardens            B. beautiful scenes

C. the houses                D. rivers and lakes

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。第三段主要讲的是私家园林, 故答案为A。

4. “Jing”which the ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape actually means“_________”in English.

A. well　　  　B. tight　　　 C. garden　　 　D. scene

【解析】选D。细节理解题。由最后一段的第二句The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape“Jing”, which means“scene”in English. 可知, 答案为D。

B

There are many types of tombs(坟墓)in Egypt. However, throughout Egypt’s past, the tombs of kings and high officials, upper class artists and craftsmen, and poor people were very different. For poor people, the types of tombs they used stayed about the same, but the tombs of kings and high officials changed a lot over time.

　　At first, the kings of Egypt were buried in what are known as mastabas in southern Egypt, mainly at a place called Abydos. They had a pit(坑)where the dead were buried in the ground covered by stones above around. Later mastabas sometimes had many rooms below and above ground to store the items that the dead person wished to take with him or her into the afterlife.

　　Later, during a period known as the Old Kingdom, the kings decided to be buried in a more northern location around the capital of Egypt. It was a city called the White Walls, but the Greeks called it Memphis. There were several cemeteries(墓地)around Memphis. The first was a place called Saqqara, where the earliest pyramids(金字塔)were located. These were not true pyramids, as they had stepped sides rather than being smooth.

　　Later kings experimented with true pyramids at a place called Dashure, where they finally built the first true pyramid tomb. However, the largest and grandest pyramids were later built at a place called the Giza Plateau, which is now just outside of the modern city of Cairo, Egypt. However, there were a number of other locations where the kings of Egypt built pyramids, but almost all of them were built near Memphis in the north or only as far south as a place called the Fayoum.

【语篇概述】本文向我们介绍了古埃及坟墓尤其是国王的坟墓的变化。

5. With time passing by, the tombs of poor people in Egypt_________.

A. became deeper and deeper

B. changed a lot in shape

C. moved from place to place

D. didn’t change much

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段末句For poor people, the types of tombs they used stayed about the same可知答案。

6. According to Para. 2, why were many rooms built in a mastaba?

A. To keep stones in them.

B. To bury the dead people’s families.

C. To make the tomb look bigger.

D. To store things for the dead people.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段末句Later mastabas sometimes had many rooms below and above ground to store the items that the dead person wished to take with him or her into the afterlife. 可知答案。

7. What was the difference between the earliest pyramids and the true ones?

A. The former were lower and smaller than the latter.

B. The former had stepped sides while the latter had smooth sides.

C. The former were used to bury poor people while the latter were used to bury kings.

D. The former were built in the south of Memphis while the latter in the north of Memphis.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段末句These were not true pyramids, as they had stepped sides rather than being smooth. 可知答案。

8. Where were most of the true pyramids in Egypt located?

A. At Abydos. 　　　　　 B. At the Giza Plateau.

C. Near Memphis.    D. At the Fayoum.

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章末段末句but almost all of them were built near Memphis in the north or only as far south as a place called the Fayoum. 可推断埃及大部分的金字塔都在孟菲斯附近。

C

Driverless vehicles could threaten the jobs of millions of Americans who drive trucks and taxis. Some experts believe driverless trucks will be deployed throughout the United States soon. Others believe it will not happen for years.

In Australia and other countries, driverless trucks move large loads of dirt and ore(矿石)in mines. The trucks can operate in the mines because there are few other vehicles there. But it will be more difficult for vehicles to operate on roads where there are many other vehicles.

Ted Scott is the head of engineering at the American Trucking Association. He says it will be years before rules are written, testing is completed and other drivers accept driverless vehicles.

The carmaker Volvo and the ride-sharing company Uber have announced a plan to test self-driving cars in the eastern city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Ford Motor Company recently announced it would work with a Chinese company to research self-driving vehicles technology. Carmaker Audi and other companies are testing robot drivers in more complex(复杂的)environments.

It is believed that these tests may help speed up the deployment of driverless vehicles. Self-driving vehicles may help save lives. 94 percent of vehicle crashes(碰撞)are caused by human mistakes. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if self-driving vehicles are used.

Rogelio Rada has been driving a truck for 16 years. He believes it will be a long time before robots take his job. Robots will not be driving trucks for 29 or 30 years.

Many people are concerned about the effect of driverless cars on employment. American carmakers sold a record number of vehicles in 2015, but had far fewer workers than ever.

【语篇概述】目前, 各大汽车制造商都在积极开发无人驾驶汽车。对此, 人们的看法可谓:有人欢喜有人愁。有人说这会拯救大量生命;但也有人担心这会减少工作机会, 造成就业困难, 你怎么看呢?

9. What does the underlined word “deployed” mean?

A. Used.   B. Collected.   C. Selected.   D. Replaced.

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段末句Others believe it will not happen for years. 可知, 一些专家相信无人驾驶卡车很快会在美国使用, 故选A。

10. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. It is certain that cars will run without drivers.

B. There are strong competitions among carmakers.

C. Carmakers are active in developing self-driving cars.

D. Different carmakers develop different driverless cars.

【解析】选C。段落大意题。根据本段的内容可知, 沃尔沃联合另一家公司宣布进行无人驾驶汽车测试;福特公司宣布与中国公司合作研制无人驾驶汽车;奥迪和其他公司也在测试机器人驾驶技术。这说明汽车制造商都在积极开发无人汽车驾驶技术, 故选C。

11. What do Ted Scott and Rogelio Rada think of self-driving cars?

A. They can save lives.

B. They can never replace drivers.

C. They can’t be accepted by drivers.

D. They may have a long way to go.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段和第六段内容可知, 两人都认为, 无人驾驶汽车的广泛使用要付诸实施还需要一些时日, 故选D。

12. What do people worry about?

A. Vehicle crashes.

B. Vehicles’ selling in 2015.

C. The number of workers.

D. A decrease in job chance.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段和最后一段的Many people are concerned about the effect of driverless cars on employment. 可知, 人们担心无人驾驶汽车的广泛使用会影响就业, 故选D。