Unit 13We’re trying to save the earth!

2024-09-05

时代英语·初中 2024年6期

关键词：第三课报社记者观光客

第一课时 Section A （1a—2d）

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.You mustn’t throw p bags away after you use them.

2.Students from the middle school used 300 trees to build a w house.

3.Answers can be found at the b of Page 8.

4.The girl was afraid to speak in public because she thought she was u .

5.We should keep our classroom clean， so don’t l everywhere.

Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成译句。

1. 警察在湖底发现了一具尸体。

The police found a body the lake.

2. 在大城市生活的花费非常高。

The of in

is very high.

3. 老师告诉我们不要到处乱扔垃圾。

Teachers tell us to

everywhere.

4. 他在一个木制的大箱子里养了一只兔子。

He in a big box.

5. 顾客们已充分了解了这些好处吗？

Have been of the ？

Ⅲ. 补全对话（有一项多余）。

A：Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest museum is？

B：Well， it’s a bit far. You can go along the street， and then take the first turning on the right. Walk on and you’ll find one there.

A： Oh， thanks. 2

B：It should be open now. It opens at 8：00 am.

A： Good. 3

B：Which bus？ I don’t know. You may ask the policeman over there. 4

A：OK， by the way， where’s the nearest McDonald’s， do you know？

B： 5 See that sign？

A： Oh， thanks a lot.

B： You’re welcome.

A. You can’t miss it.

B. He must know that.

C. Right behind you， sir.

D. You don’t need to rush.

E. Do you know what time it opens？

F. And can you tell me which bus I should take？

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ⅳ. 阅读理解。

“Save the whales！” That’s what the picture on Jake Smith’s bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important that he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale， one right in his own neighborhood.

It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales’ coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake’s hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show， better than a movie， but nothing they’d have to do anything about.

Then one whale swam in the direction， directly towards land. It came in with the waves， and when the waves receded， it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly， Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers （观光客）. They had to become rescuers （救援者）. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water， but it was no use.

An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery， to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldn’t do much on the beach， so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least， Jake thought， they could help in some way.

Back at the beach， they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then， in what looked like a jump for joy， it rose high above the water—a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save its life.

1.What can we infer from the picture on Jake’s bedroom wall？

A. He lived near the ocean.

B. He cared about wildlife.

C. He worked as an animal rescuer.

D. He thought whales the most beautiful.

2.Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？

A. To swim with the whales.

B. To help rescue the whales.

C. To see the whales swimming.

D. To watch a movie about whales.

3.The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. washed over B. didn’t move

C. got up D. went back

4.How did Jake and his family help save the whale？

A. By calling the rescue service.

B. By asking their neighbors for help.

C. By giving the rescuers food and drink.

D. By controlling the people on the beach.

5.In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？

a. The whale disappeared under the sea.

b. People turned on the lights of their cars.

c. Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.

d. Animal rescue service brought its truck.

e. People pushed the whale towards the sea.

A. e-d-b-c-a B. e-b-c-d-a

C. d-b-e-a-c D. a-e-b-d-c

第二课时 Section A （3a—4c）

Ⅰ. 用方框中所给词组的适当形式填空。

at the top of" " be harmful to" "take action

take part in" " turn off

1.Their water weeks ago without explanation.

2.Eating too much junk food your health.

3.Make sure that you make all the preparations before .

4. the stairs stood the white-coated doctors.

5.John a television quiz and won a prize.

Ⅱ. 按要求完成句子。

1.This art piece is made out of glass. （改为一般疑问句）

2.The new shirt costs Mr Wang 200 yuan.

（对画线部分提问）

3.Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up. （改为否定句）

4.Would his words make any difference to the final decision？（作肯定回答）

5.Please don’t turn the cup upside down. （改为肯定句）

Ⅲ. 完形填空。

For most Chinese people， rice is just an important part of almost every meal. 1 for Yuan Longping， rice was more than that. It was his lifelong career.

Yuan， known as China’s “Father of Hybrid （杂交） Rice”， created hybrid rice that helps

2 the world. On May 22， 2021， Yuan died at 91. People around the world were sad to hear of his 3 .

In the 1960s， people in China didn’t have 4 food to eat. Many people even died because of this. Yuan was 5 to see this. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice. He thought this rice could feed more people.

At the time， other scientists didn’t think hybrid rice was 6 . But Yuan wanted to try anyway. He spent four years 7 wild rice that could be crossed （杂交） with other plants. In 1964， he found it！

In 1973， he grew the world’s first hybrid rice strain （品种）. It could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu， 8 than the 300 kg yields of other kinds of rice. Farmers can grow it on many different kinds of land. It can fight bad

9 and disease， too.

This kind of hybrid rice has been grown all over the 10 since then. It has helped China feed nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with only about 7 percent of the world’s farmland.

1. A. And B. So

C. But D. Or

2. A. save B. feed

C. control D. create

3. A. failure B. absence

C. death D. life

4. A. delicious B. enough

C. healthy D. good

5. A. excited B. happy

C. angry D. sad

6. A. important B. useful

C. popular D. possible

7. A. looking for B. growing up

C. cutting down D. finding out

8. A. lower B. higher

C. bigger D. smaller

9. A. animals B. plants

C. weather D. air

10. A. world B. area

C. country D. farm

第三课时 Section B （1a—1e）

Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1.We can’t （承担得起） to go abroad this summer.

2.I think it’s （残酷的） to make such a young boy work all day.

3.A variety of heavy （工业） grew up alongside the port.

4.I think the government must develop

（法律） to protect the environment.

5.People use （科学的） terms with no clear idea of their meaning.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解。

A big sandstorm hit northern China several months ago. It covered many cities with thick clouds of yellow dust （尘土）. The storm， which came from Mongolia， was the largest sandstorm in China in the past 10 years. Many flights and classes were canceled because the visibility

（能见度） was lower than 500 meters.

The storm was the result of warm and dry weather in the area， together with the strong winds from Mongolia. “There has been little rainfall so far this spring and the temperature is rising. So now it is a worrying time for sandstorms，” said an expert from Beijing.

In recent years， sandstorms haven’t been as common in northern China as before. The area of sandy land has been decreasing by 1，284 km2 a year. This is thanks to China’s Three-North Shelter Forest Program （TNSFP） which started in the 1970s. Millions of trees have been planted in northern China to prevent sandstorms and protect the environment.

Besides， China has a color-graded weather warning system for sandstorms， with red meaning the most serious， followed by orange and yellow. Therefore， people would have time to get prepared for the sandstorm.

1.What caused the sandstorm？

A. The strong winds from Beijing.

B. Warm， dry weather and winds.

C. Wet weather and winds.

D. Warm and wet weather.

2.When did TNSFP start？

A. In the 1960s. B. In the 1970s.

C. In the 1990. D. In the 2000.

3.What color is the highest level of warning？

A. Orange. B. Blue.

C. Yellow. D. Red.

4.What can we infer about sandstorms from the passage？

A. People have no idea of preparing for them.

B. They happen more and more often.

C. We have taken action to prevent them.

D. They have never changed.

第四课时 Section B （2a—2e）

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.This photo b back lots of my good memories.

2.Ben puts his experience to good u in his new work.

3.Jaden held the bag by the corners and turned it u down.

4.It is easier to pull d a house than to build up one.

5.Lucy t away yesterday’s newspaper this morning.

Ⅱ. 完形填空。

“Low carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other 1 concentrate on （专注于） the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life 2 a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to 3 the environment.

Because of the fast increase of population and human desire （欲望）， the human living environment， health and safety are 4 worse and worse. So we can say， the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. So low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good 5 in our daily life. For example， when we go shopping， we’d better use 6 plastic bags. We should eat more 7 and less meat. As for clothing， we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal leather （皮革）. As for housing， when building a 8 ， we must use green materials; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to 9 the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things， like bottles and paper. As for transportation， we can 10 if we go to the places near our house. For short trips， we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportation. As for working， companies should 11 clerks to use e-mails， QQ and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using 12 ： If you don’t use your computer in a short time， you can change the computer into its “sleep”.

Besides， we should try our best to tell the people around us the 13 of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to 14 us to live a low carbon life. In this way， not only can we make our city better， but also it’s 15 for ourselves.

In all， it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

1. A. countries B. cities

C. towns D. villages

2. A. helps B. means

C. lives D. thinks

3. A. know B. enjoy

C. protect D. study

4. A. doing B. trying

C. showing D. becoming

5. A. lists B. shops

C. decisions D. habits

6. A. cheaper B. cleaner

C. fewer D. lighter

7. A. tea B. vegetables

C. sugar D. flowers

8. A. house B. bridge

C. store D. market

9. A. turn off B. put off

C. turn on D. put on

10. A. walk B. rush

C. run D. drive

11. A. invite B. encourage

C. expect D. remind

12. A. machines B. lights

C. beds D. computers

13. A. result B. purpose

C. importance D. lesson

14. A. stop B. tell

C. join D. advise

15. A. perfect B. good

C. dirty D. dangerous

第五课时 Section B （3a—Self Check）

Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Can the book be （bring） back to my room？

2.You had better take your own bags when

（shop）.

3.Have you ever （throw） away things you don’t like to use？

4.I have also （set） up a website to sell clothes online.

5.What was the air pollution （cause） by？

Ⅱ. 语法填空。

Mother love is true love. It gives everybody everything all his life. When you are still a baby， Mother takes good care 1 you as much as possible. In your waking hours she always holds you in her 2 （arm）. When you are ill， she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and forgets about 3 （she）. When you are growing up day by day， she feels very happy. When you are old enough

4 （go） to school， Mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days， she always tells you to put on 5 （many） clothes. She always stands in the wind 6 （wait） for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast， she always feels 7 （worry） about you at home. She usually knows about your study

8 spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school， the brightest smile

9 （see） on her face.

Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children， not to receive. 10 true love that is in the world！ We will remember Mother love forever.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

Ⅲ. 阅读并回答问题。

A recent survey found that only 9 percent of the teens in the United States smoke cigarettes. That’s down from 23 percent last year. While this is good news for the US’s overall health， tobacco （烟草） use is still a problem.

Cigarettes can cause many diseases. Although they know about the health problems， teenagers still smoke. According to the American Lung Association， every day almost 3，900 children under 18 years of age try their first cigarette， and more than 950 of them will become daily smokers. If it goes on like this， 5.8 million children alive today will die as a result of smoking.

The Truth Campaign is working to stop teenagers smoking. Their latest activities use social media （社交媒体） to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking. “If we all join forces—smokers and non-smokers—we can end smoking once and for all，” the campaign website explained. The campaign encourages teens to learn the facts. “We are not here to criticize your choices， or tell you not to smoke. We are here to arm everyone， smokers and non-smokers， with the tools to make change，” they say.

1.What percentage of American teenagers smoked last year according to the survey？

2.What can cigarettes cause？

3.How many children who are under 18 begin to smoke every day according to the association？

4.What’s the aim of the Truth Campaign？

5.What does the campaign encourage teens to do？

Ⅳ. 书面表达。

假如你是李华，你打算在本周日上午和同学一起去红星社区参加绿色环保活动。你准备邀请某英文报社记者 Mr Green 参加。请你根据提示用英语给他写一封电子邮件。

提示问题：

1. What time are you going to start your activity？

2. What are you going to do in the community？

3. What kind of help do you need from Mr Green？

注意：