2020版高考英语大一轮复习 课时达标33 Unit 3 Under the sea（含解析）新人教

1课时达标(三十三)Unit3Underthesea建议时间/35分钟(见学用课时P77)Ⅰ阅读理解A课标话题人与自然·人与环境体裁说明文词数321难度It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromthecleanocean.Itisreportedthatmorethan8milliontonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle­useonly.Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupourwatersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefoot'snewestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreadsawarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedintoasustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenoteveryonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesalongway.Vivobarefoot'snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh­performancestylessuchascasualsneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative(新方案)willhelplessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.Inthefuture,Vivobarefoothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainablematerials,andthankfully,itisnowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismandeducatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.Thisyear,they'lladdmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheirproductionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.2Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesignedshoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceandsensoryinput.语篇导读本文主要介绍了一家利用海洋中的废弃塑料瓶制作鞋子的公司。1．Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bytellingastory.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingcomparisons.解析A推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段所列举的数字可推知，作者是通过列数字来增强说服力的，故选A项。2．WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?A．Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.B．Keepingtheoceanfreefromplasticbottles.C．Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.D．Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.解析B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，这家公司是通过清除海洋中的塑料瓶来帮助海洋生物的，故选B项。3．WhatisprobablyVivobarefoot'soperationphilosophy?A．Customer­focused.B．Service­oriented.C．Money­saving.D．Environmentally­friendly.解析D推理判断题。根据第四段第一句和第六段中的itisnowoneof…affectseveryone可推知，这家公司的经营理念是环保，故选D项。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.B．Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.C．Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.D．Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.解析C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可推知，Vivobarefoot公司不仅仅关注生意，而且还关注公益服务，故选C项。B课标话题人与自然·人与动植物体裁议论文3词数366难度Inthewild,belugas,alsoknownaswhitewhales,aresocialanimals.TheyswiminArcticOceanwatersingroups.Highlyintelligent,thewhalesusedifferentsoundstocommunicateandfindtheirway.Belugasarealsoamongthesmallestkindsofwhales.Morethan210belugas,includingabout31intheUnitedStates,liveinaquariumsandzoosaroundtheworld.TheGeorgiaAquariumhasaskedforpermissiontobring18morebelugasintotheUnitedStates.SincesomewhaleshadbeencapturedoffthecoastofRussia,theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)wasconsideringtheaquarium'srequest.AlawcalledtheMarineMammalProtectionActsaystheanimalscanonlybebroughtintothecountryandputondisplayiftheyarecapturedwithoutbeinghurtandthereisaneducationalreasonfordoingso.GeorgiaAquariumofficialssaidanother18belugaswouldhelppeoplelearnmoreaboutthespeciesandallowscientiststobetterunderstandhowtoprotectit.TheaquariumwouldalsobreedthewhalessoU．S.aquariumscouldcontinuetodisplaythem.“Whenwestudyandobservebelugas,wecangainabetterunderstandingoftheirbiologyanddiseasesthataffectthem,andlearnhowtoaidpopulationsintheirnaturalhabitats，”saidWilliamHurley,GeorgiaAquarium'schiefzoologicalofficer.“Muchofthisresearchwouldbeimpossibletodointheremotelocationsandextremeclimateswheretheanimalslive.”TheGeorgiaAquariumwouldown18morebelugasandwouldloansometoaquariumsacrossthecountry.SomescientistsincludingLoriMarino,abelugawhaleexpertatEmoryUniversity,inAtlanta,Georgia,feltstronglythatthewhalesbelongedtotheoceaninsteadoftanks.Thesescientistssaidthewhalesarebeingusedforentertainmentratherthanforeducation,andhavingtheminaquariumswasnotnecessaryforthespeciestosurvive.“Captivebelugas,likedolphinsandotherwhales,donotdowellintanks;theybelongtotheoceans，”Marinosuggested.“Notonlyisitunfairtothebelugasbutthereisnoeducationalvalueinputtingcaptivedolphinsandwhales4ondisplay.Studentslearnaboutdolphinsandwhalesbestwhentheyseeandreadaboutthemintheirnaturalhabitats.”语篇导读本文讨论了白鲸养在水族馆供展览的利弊。5．Howdobelugassendinformationtoeachother?A．Byswimmingtogether.B．Bymakingbodycontact.C．Byusingdifferentsounds.D．Byusingtheirsenseofsmell.解析C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，白鲸通过不同的声音来交流和辨别方向，故选C项。6．WhydidGeorgiaAquariumwantanother18belugas?A．Tobreedthewhales.B．Toprotectthewhales.C．Toputthemonshow.D．Tolendsometoothers.解析C细节理解题。根据第四段中的putondisplay和第五段第二句中的todisplaythem可推知，Georgia水族馆需要另外18条白鲸的真正目的是用来展览，故选C项。7．WilliamHurleymayagreewiththeideathat________.A．peopleintheworldknowlittleaboutbelugasB．a