高中英语人教版必修三练习：Unit 4　课下能力提升十三 Word版含解析

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1、 精品资料Unit 4课下能力提升(十三)阅读理解AOf all the planets, none has captured (吸引) the worlds imagination like Mars.Its reddish (淡红的) color and changes in brightness over time make the planet an unforgettable sight.In Cosmos, the television science series from the 1980s, scientist Carl Sagan talked about some tra

2、ditional ideas about Mars.Some of these ideas are from the English science fiction writer HG.Wells The War of the Worlds.Others are from the mistaken science of Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who believed intelligent beings lived on Mars.Wells described Martians as threatening.Lowell imagi

3、ned them as the hopeful engineers of great works.Carl Sagan said that both ideas influenced the public deeply.Today, Mars continues to excite humans not as the object of science fiction but of scientific study.Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecrafts that have orbited

4、 (沿轨道运行), landed on and dug into the Martian surface.The Smithsonians “Mars Day” offered a chance for people of all ages to touch Mars, or at least a piece of it.Allison and Alycia from Silver Spring, Maryland, brought their children, Grace, Sam, Ryan and Emma.They heard about Mars and its geology f

5、rom experts.They could see a test version of the Viking landers that reached Mars in July of 1976.They also saw meteorites (陨星) known to have come from the red, or reddish planet.Eightyearold Sam learned that the ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right.He said，“Its actually orangish

6、more than red and its also kind of brown.”Emma is six.She learned about the volcanic activity that has shaped the surface of Mars.She said，“The closest thing to Mars the stuff is from volcanoes mostly.”“Mars Day”offered Allison and Alycias children a chance to learn more about a world that they are

7、very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes.1What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?AWhy Martians were considered threatening.BWhy Mars has captured the worlds imagination.CWhat people generally thought of Mars in the past.DHow HG.Wells got the idea for his science fiction.2It is implied in Paragrap

8、h 3 that _Atodays space scientists still know nothing about MarsBtodays space scientists are very interested in MarsCscience fiction films are no longer set in MarsDspace scientists havent made any progress in knowing Mars3What is the writers attitude toward the idea that humans will set foot on Mar

9、s?AHe thinks it may happen in this year.BHe thinks it will always remain a dream.CHe thinks it will come true within hundreds of years.DHe thinks it may happen in the following decades.4The Smithsonians “Mars Day” might NOT offer people a chance to _Alearn about the surface of MarsBsee a test versio

10、n of some Viking landersCsee meteorites known to have come from MarsDsit in a spacecraft to experience the life of an astronautBWhen I arrived at 6 am in the hospital kitchen, Rose was already checking name tags (标签) on the trays (托盘)“Hi, Im Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew

11、 Roses reputation for being impossible to work with. “Im scheduled to work with you this week.”Rose, a middleaged woman, stopped what she was doing and looked closely over her reading glasses. I could tell from her expression she wasnt pleased to see a student worker.“What do you want me to do? Star

12、t the coffee？” I asked.Rose nodded and went back to checking name tags.I filled the 40cup pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose yelled, “Thats not the way to make coffee！” She stepped in and took over. Nothing I did pleased her.Back at home, I stayed alone in my room, fighting back t

13、ears. I thought, “Maybe she didnt feel well. Maybe she had some trouble.” I decided to forgive her and try to get along with her.The next morning, I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Roses way as much as possible.Over the next few days an amazing thing began to happen

14、. My focus shifted from what she was doing to me, and I started seeing Rose as the person she was hurting. The icy tension began to melt away.Throughout the rest of the summer, we had numerous opportunities to work together. Each time she seemed happy to see me. As I worked with this lonely woman, I

15、 listened to her something no one else had done. I learned that she was burdened by elderly parents who needed her care and her own health problems.That summer I learned a lesson Ive never forgotten. The world is full of people like Rose annoying, demanding, unlovable yet hurting inside. Ive found t

16、hat love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.5What was Roses attitude towards the author the first day they met?APolite. BCurious.CDissatisfied. DUnashamed.6After getting home from work the first day, the author _Awas very tired Bfelt quite upsetCwas pretty lonely Dfelt generally unwell7W

17、hat did the author do after her first day of working with Rose?AShe hurt Rose. BShe helped Rose.CShe ignored Rose. DShe tolerated Rose.8What can we infer from the text?ANever judge by appearances.BFriendship is love with understanding.CMisfortunes test the sincerity of friends.DMan has not a greater

18、 enemy than himself.CIt seems we cant get off the planet fast enough. Two thirds of NASAs money is spent on manned space exploration, and that number will grow with the USAs decision to send a man to Mars in 2037. Weve seen all there is to see on Earth, right? Wrong. The final place is here, under t

19、he surface of the sea.Heading down into the ocean, human limits are quickly reached. At 200 metres, the water is as black as a moonless night. Most nuclear submarines (核潜艇) would implode (内爆) before they reach 1 km down. At 3 km still less than the average depth of the ocean theres a good chance tha

20、t youll discover a new species. The deepestdiving whales go no further. At the very bottom, about 11 km down, lies the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Eighteen humans have walked on the Moon, but only three have seen the Deep with their own eyes.Yet thin

21、gs live down there. Big things. A very loud sound was once heard and scientists suggested that it was produced by an animal bigger than a blue whale, the largest creature known on the planet.In the late 1990s, deepwater submarine was dropped in the Southern Ocean, and passing 4，000 metres, it discov

22、ered something huge passing under it. Surprised? Dont be. The ocean covers 70% of the planets surface and weve studied less than 5% of it. We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.One reason that we explore space is to find evidence of other life forms. The searc

23、h for life outside of Earth is important, but robots can look under the dry rocks of Mars better than humans. Theyre absolutely important for doing ocean research too, but they cant look under the sea. The cost of exploration is rising, but the results would benefit all our lives. Understanding the

24、oceans will help us find new sources of food, drugs and energy.Perhaps now its time to begin a new period of sea exploration. Manned exploration of space is science fiction (科幻小说). The adventure of the deep sea is science fact.9What do we know about the Challenger Deep?ABlue whales live there.BNo on

25、e has ever been there.CPeople are terrified by the sight of it.DIt is the deepest known location on Earth.10What does the author think of the discovery in the Southern Ocean?AIts surprising. BIts no wonder.CIts worrying. DIts no success.11Why do we need to explore the sea?ASea exploration is cheaper

26、 than ever before.BWe have explored less than 5% of the sea.CIt will help improve our future life.DIt will benefit space exploration.12What does the author want to tell us?ASpace exploration is of little value.BWe spend too much money on space travel.CHumans success lies in how much they explore the

27、 sea.DThe ocean is the place where we should make our efforts.答案：语篇解读：在“火星日”，人们可以对火星有更好的了解和认识。1解析：选C段落大意题。通读第二段，可知主要是讲人们关于火星的一些传统认识，故选C。2解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段的“Today, Mars continues to excite humans not as the object of science fiction but of scientific study.”以及后一句“Space scientists have collected a weal

28、th of information .”可推断现在的航天科学家们对火星很感兴趣。3解析：选D观点态度题。根据末段的“a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes”可知作者认为人类在接下来的几十年内就有可能登上火星。4解析：选D细节理解题。通读全文，可知作者并没有提到在火星日，前往参观的人可以坐在宇宙飞船里体验宇航员的生活，故选D。语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者通过暑期兼职经历领悟到要善待不好相处的人。5解析：选C推理判断题。由第六段末的“Rose yelled Thats not the way t

29、o make coffee！ She stepped in and took over. Nothing I did pleased her.”可推断，Rose与作者认识的当天对作者很不满意。6解析：选B细节理解题。由第七段中的“fighting back tears”可知，作者在第一天工作完回家后感到很不开心。7解析：选D细节理解题。由第八段中的“I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Roses way as much as possible”可知，与Rose第一天合作后，作者开始包容Rose。

30、8解析：选B推理判断题。由最后两段尤其是文章末句“Ive found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.”可知，作者对Rose采取了包容的态度后两人关系变得和谐，作者逐渐理解了Rose，且两人最终成为了朋友。据此可推断，友谊就是爱和理解。语篇解读：本文是议论文。作者在文中讨论了进行海洋探索的重大意义。9解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean”可知，挑战号深渊

31、是地球上目前已知的最深的海底。10解析：选B观点态度题。根据第四段中的“Surprised? Dont be. The ocean covers 70% of the planets surface and weve studied less than 5% of it. We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.”可知，作者认为南冰洋中可能存在比蓝鲸更大生物的发现不足为奇。11解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“the results would benefit all our lives. Understanding the oceans will help us find new sources of food, drugs and energy”可知，海洋探索将造福人类。12解析：选D主旨大意题。作者在文章第一段就点出自己的观点：“The final place is here, under the surface of the sea.”，并在接下来的段落中具体论述海洋探索的重大意义。由此可知，D项概括了文章主旨。