2019高中英语unit9wheelssectionⅲlesson2 11页

SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3—Pre-readingSolarCarRacingSolar①racers②havebeencoming③toAustraliaforyearsfortheWorldSolarCarChallenge.WeinterviewedMarieLoganfromBrisbane.Q：Well,thefirstquestionIhaveforyouissimple.Whatisasolarcar?A：Solarcarsarecarsthatusethesun'senergyforpower.Thatmeanstheydon'tusepetrol④，gas⑤oranyotherfuel,justthesunlight⑥.Q：Andwhyarepeopleinterestedin⑦solarcars?A：Peoplehavebeenworriedabout⑧pollutioncausedbyfuelslikepetrolandgasforalongtimenow⑨.Solarcarsarecleanandsafe,sothereisalotofinterestinthem.Q：You'vebeendesigningsolarracingcarsforalongtime.Whendidyoustart?A：Well,I'vebeeninterestedincarssincekindergarten⑩.WhenIwasatuniversity⑪，Istarteddesigningmycar.I'vedesignedfiveorsixdifferentcarssofar⑫.AndI'vebeentakingpartin⑬racesforaboutfouryears.Q：Howmanyraceshaveyoutakenpartin?A：Letmethink.Six.We'vewontwoofthem!Q：Wheredotheseracestakeplace⑭？A：Well,theoneIlikebestcrossesthewholeofAustraliafromnorthwest⑮tosoutheast⑯.It'sabout4,500kmlong！①solar/'səʊlə/adj.太阳的，太阳光的solarbattery太阳能电池solarsystem太阳系②racer/'reIsə/n．赛车手③havebeencoming是现在完成进行时结构。④petrol/'petrəl/n．(英)汽油⑤gas/gæs/n．气体；煤气；汽油⑥sunlight/'sʌnlaIt/n．阳光，日光⑦beinterestedin...对……感兴趣n⑧beworriedabout...为……担心beworriedthat...担心……worryv．担忧，使担心worrysb.使某人担心⑨causedby...是过去分词短语作定语，修饰pollution。⑩kindergarten/'kIndəgɑːtn/n．幼儿园⑪atuniversity上大学(英式)，university前无冠词。⑫sofar迄今为止，常与现在完成时连用。⑬takepartin参加participatein参加⑭takeplace举行；发生(多指事先安排的事情)taketheplaceof取代，代替⑮northwest/ˌnɔːθ'west/n．西北，西北方⑯southeast/ˌsaʊθ'iːst/n．东南，东南方太阳能汽车赛[以上部分译文]太阳能赛车手来澳大利亚参加世界太阳能汽车挑战赛已经很多年了。我们采访了来自布里斯班的玛丽·洛根。问：噢，我要问您的第一个问题很简单。什么是太阳能汽车？答：太阳能汽车就是使用太阳能做动力的汽车。也就是说，这种汽车不用汽油、煤气或任何其他燃料，就用太阳光。问：人们为什么对太阳能汽车感兴趣呢？答：人们一直为汽油、煤气等燃料带来的污染担忧。太阳能汽车既干净又安全，因此，人们才会对它们这么感兴趣。问：您从事太阳能赛车设计工作已经很长时间了。您是什么时候开始的呢？答：嗯，从上幼儿园的时候我就对汽车感兴趣了。上大学的时候，我开始设计我的汽车。到目前为止，我已经设计了五六款不同的汽车。我参加汽车赛大约有4年了。问：您参加过多少次比赛呢？答：让我想想。6次。我们赢过其中的两场比赛！问：这些比赛都是在哪里举行的？答：噢，我最喜欢的那次是从西北向东南穿过整个澳大利亚，行程约4500千米！Q：Wow!Howlong⑰doesthattake?A：Thesedaysthefastestcarscandoitinsixdays.Q：Andwhathaveyoubeendoingrecently?nA：I'vebeenbuildinganewcarwithateamfromQueensland⑱University.We'vedonealotofworkonit,butwehaven'tfinishedyet.Q：Andyou'vebeenwritingabookaboutsolarcars.A：Well,sofarI'veonlywrittenthefirstfewchapters⑲！Iwantpeopletohaveagoodimpression⑳ofsolarcars.Q：Butalotofpeoplethinkthatsolarcarsaretooslowornotveryreliable.Howcanyoupersuadethemoftheadvantagesofsolarcars?A：Solarcarsaregettingbetterallthetime.Theyhavereachedspeedsofnearly80k．p.h.Intests,onecarwebuilthasaveragedover40k．p.h.,evenincloudyweather.Q：You'vebeenworkinghard—goodluckintherace!A：Thanksalot.⑰howlong“多长时间”，回答常用for...或since...howoften多久一次howsoon多久以后⑱Queensland/'kwiːnzlænd/昆士兰州⑲chapter/'tʃæptə/n．章节⑳impression/Im'preʃn/n．印象，感觉makeagood/badimpressiononsb.给某人留下好/坏印象impressvt.使留下印象，使感动impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的reliable/rI'laIəbl/adj.可靠的relyon依靠，依赖persuadesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事allthetime一直以来averagev．平均(值)为；n.平均数onaverage平均[以上部分译文]问：哇！用了多长时间？答：现在最快的车用6天就可以驶完全程。问：那您最近在做什么呢？n答：我正和来自昆士兰大学的团队一起制造一种新型汽车。我们已经做了很多工作，但还没有完成。问：并且您正在写一本关于太阳能汽车的书。答：哦，目前我刚写完前几章！我想让人们对太阳能汽车有个好印象。问：但很多人认为太阳能汽车太慢，又不是很稳定。您怎样才能说服他们相信太阳能汽车的长处呢？答：太阳能汽车一直在改进，性能越来越好。现在速度已经接近每小时80千米。在测试中，我们制造的一种太阳能汽车的平均速度已达每小时40多千米，甚至在阴天也能达到这样的速度。问：您工作一向非常努力——祝您比赛成功！答：非常感谢。PrereadingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．baggage　　　　　　　A．站台，月台2．platformB．善解人意的；敏感的3．ambassadorC．和善的，温和的4．sensitiveD．行李5．gentleE．大使6．fierceF．译员，口译者7．vocabularyG．凶狠的，凶恶的8．interpreterH．责任，负责，职责9．scheduleI．词汇；词汇量10．responsibilityJ．女主人11．hostessK．时间表；进度表12．suitcaseL．(英)汽油13．contentM．印象，感觉14．petrolN．容纳的东西；目录15．kindergartenO．散文16．chapterP．感谢；欣赏17．impressionQ．幼儿园18．reliableR．章节19．appreciateS．手提箱，皮箱n20．essayT．可靠的1～5　_______________　6～10　_______________11～15　_______________　16～20　_______________答案：1～5　DAEBC　6～10　GIFKH　11～15　JSNLQ16～20　RMTPOLeadinAsweknow,ourenvironmenthasbeenpollutedseriously,andinviewofthis,whichkindofthefollowingcarsdoyouthinkshouldbeadvocated？Saysomethingaboutsavingenergyandreducingthedischarge(排放)．参考答案：I_like_solar_cars.Saving_energy_and_reducing_the_discharge_are_very_important_to_us_because_it_will_affect_our_environment._So_we_should_try_to_do_as_the_followings._First，we_should_save_water_and_electricity_every_day._Whenever_we_leave,_we_should_turn_off_the_lights_and_turn_off_the_tap_when_we_don't_use_it._Second,_we_should_take_buses_or_ride_bikes_instead_of_driving_private_cars_to_reduce_the_discharge_of_the_carbon_dioxide._Finally,_we_should_try_to_make_everybody_aware_of_the_importance_of_the_environment.WhilereadingTrue(T)orFalse(F)．1．Peoplehavebeenworriedaboutpollutioncausedbyvehicles.__T__2．MarieLoganbegandesigningcarswhenshewasastudent.__T__3．Shehaswonmostoftherace.__F__4．Theteamhasnearlyfinishedbuildingasolarcar.__F__5．Mariehasbeenwritingabookaboutsolarcars.__T__6．Solarcarscanworkincloudyweather.__T__Ⅰ.阅读理解nAAfteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthemarket.It'saninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookforbetterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopowerthecar'sengine.TheEPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency)hassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelofharmfulpollutantsgivenoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartiallyelectric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144voltbatterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar'sbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas“regenerativebraking”，becauseitgenerateselectricity.Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsofftosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,theenginestartsbackup.Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?Thatprobablywouldn'thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputerscreenthatsays,“Iamlowongas.”Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads：“YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS！”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.语篇解读：你是否在开车或坐车的时候，为汽车产生的尾气担忧？你是否有过在半路上汽油用完了的经历？现在已经有一种发明可以为你解忧了。1．Accordingtothepassage,theword“hybrid”isbestdefinedas________.A．ahightechdiscoveryB．energysavingC．anewinventionD．acombinationoftwothingsn解析：选D　词义猜测题。由文章第三段第一句可知，这种汽车是普通燃油汽车与电动汽车的结合体，故推测hybrid应是“(不同事物的)混合物，合成物”之意，只有D项符合。2．“Regenerativebraking”isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause________.A．itallowsthecartocometoaquickstopB．itmakesthecarridesmootherC．itgeneratesenergytochargetheelectricmotorD．itcancontrolthespeedofthecar解析：选C　推理判断题。由文章第三段倒数第二句可知，汽车刹车时产生的能量能够为144伏的电池组充电。最后一段又指出，汽油用完后，汽车靠电来运行，由此可推断出“刹车充电”装置可以通过刹车产生的电来发动汽车。3．TheEPAisimportanttoourenvironmentbecause________.　A．ithasdesignedhybridcarsB．ithasoutlawedtheburningoffossilfuelsC．ithassetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollutionD．itsmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals解析：选C　推理判断题。EPA制定了控制有害气体在空气中的排放量标准，这显然对保护环境很重要。故选C项。4．Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?A．Theyuselessgasthanregularcars.B．They'resafertodrivethanmostcars.C．They'remoremodernthantheothercars.D．Theycostlessthanregularcars.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第四段第一句可知，混合动力汽车虽然还燃烧汽油，但它的耗油量比普通汽车小。故选A项。BTherearelittlecarsthatmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'sautomobiles(汽车).Ifeveryonedrivessuchalittlecarinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair,therewillbemoreparkingspaceincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Thespacenowforonecaroftheusualsizecanholdatleastthreesuchlittlecars.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too,astheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometresanhour.nThecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundthecity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforgoingfaraway.Ifpoweredbyelectricity,itwillhavetwobatteries—onebatteryforthemotorandtheotherforthehorn(喇叭),signals(信号灯),etc.Littlecarswhicharepoweredbygaswillgo450kilometresbeforeneedingtostopformoregas.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededtosetupinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,slowones.5．What'stheadvantage(优势)ofthesmallcars?A．Therewon'tbesomuchpollutionandthesmallcarswon'tbeexpensiveasthebigones.B．Itwillbesafertodrivethesesmallcars.C．Therewillbemorespaceforcarstopark.D．Alloftheabove.解析：选D　细节理解题。第一段和第二段给出了小汽车的优势：占地少，污染小，驾驶安全，价格低廉。A、B、C三项都有，故选D。6．Drivingthelittlecarswillbesaferbecause________.A．theycostmuchlessB．theyaremuchstrongerC．theyareonlyusedinthecityD．theycangoonlyatalowerspeed解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段最后一句话可以推出答案。7．Twosetsofroadsarenecessaryinthefutureinorderto________.A．preventcaraccidentsB．makethecitymorebeautifulC．letsmallcarsrunfastD．limitthespeedofthecars解析：选A　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，(littlecars)有优势，但也有弱点(比如车速)，所以将来要有两种汽车车道并存，其目的在于快车和慢车分道而行，避免车祸。8．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?nA．Acaroftheusualsizenowisthreetimesasbigasthesmallcar.B．Thesmallcarwithaspeedof65kilometresanhourismuchmoreuselessthanacaroftheusualsize.C．Thelittlecarwillbesaferbutcostmore.D．Thelittlecarwillneedmoregas.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，普通轿车所占的空间可能至少是这种小汽车的三倍，所以A项正确。CMyshoelessonnumberone.Backinmydaysasasalesman,IwasonmywaytodeliveraspeechinNewfoundland.Sittingcomfortablyintheairplaneseat,IsuddenlybrokeoutinacoldsweatasIrealizedIhadleftmydressshoesathome.Iwaswearingrunningshoesforanimportantspeech.IknewIcouldbuyanewpairwhenIland.Toolate;thestoreswerealreadyclosed.Whataboutinthemorning?No,thenextdaywasSundayandmyspeechwasscheduledfor9：00a．m.Ninetysecondslater,however,mycoldsweathadbeenreplacedwithasingleidea.Thenextmorning,Ibeganmyspeech,“YoumightbewonderingwhyIamwearingrunningshoestoday.Well,it'saboutthisrequesthere.WhenI'mdonespeaking,I'llberunningdoortodoorandIwanteveryoneofyoutocomerunningwithme,too.”Mylittle“goofup”becameacleverdemonstration(示范)ofactionspeakinglouderthanwords.Myshoelessonnumbertwo.Mybrotherwasgettingmarried.Wehadjustwitnessedthesigningofthepapersattheirhouse,andtheywererushingovertoanotherplacefortheceremony.Aswelockeduptheirhouse,mywife'sshoesbroke.Soofftothenearestshoestoreweflew.Weknewtheywouldwaitforusbeforestartingtheceremony.Whatwedidnotknowwashowlongtheywouldwait.Thatday,mywifeperformedamiracle(奇迹)thatnootherwomanhasdonebeforeorsince.Shewentintothestoreandcameoutjustfiveminuteslaterwiththeperfectpairofshoes.Perhapsthemostimportantlessonhereisthat,contrarytopopularbelief,theshoedoesnotmaketheman/woman.Butthelackofshoescansurelybuildcharacter.n语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文。突发的意外情况往往可以改变我们的旧习惯，从而帮助我们形成更加积极的性格和能力。9．Uponthinkingofhisshoesontheplane,theauthorfelt________.A．proud　　　　　　　　B．delightedC．panickyD．encouraged解析：选C　推理判断题。由第二段“...IsuddenlybrokeoutinacoldsweatasIrealizedIhadleftmydressshoesathome”可知，作者一想到自己将穿着跑鞋参加这个重要的会议，感到非常惊慌。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goofup”probablymean?A．Image.B．Mistake.C．Success.D．Present.解析：选B　词义猜测题。作者忘记了穿正式的鞋子，然而他却非常机智，把这样一个小失误演变为一个向客户们展示自己“用事实说话”的有力例证。由该词语境可知，goofup意为“错误，失误”。11．Beforeenteringtheshoestore,theauthorthoughtit________.　A．strangetobeinadilemmaforasecondtimeB．agreatpitytohavetomisshisbrother'sweddingC．importanttotestthequalityofanewpairofshoesD．unlikelyforhiswifetofinishshoppinginashorttime解析：选D　细节理解题。由第六段“Whatwedidnotknowwashowlongtheywouldwait.”及第七段“Shewentintothestoreandcameoutjustfiveminuteslater...”可知，作者认为，按照惯例妻子将会花费很长的时间在商店里挑选一双自己满意的鞋子。12．What'sthemessagetheauthorconveysinthetext?A．Emergenciescanhelpshapeourcharacter.B．Youcanneverjudgeapersonbyhislooks.C．It'shardtochangeourcharacterovernight.D．Neverbuyshoeswithouttryingthemonfirst.解析：选A　主旨大意题。由最后一段“Butthelackofshoescansurelybuildcharacter.”可知，通过两个有关鞋子的故事，作者表明的观点是：意外的突发情况往往可以改变我们的固有习惯，从而有助于塑造我们的积极个性。Ⅱ.阅读七选五__1__Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It'simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirnfriends.•Location(位置)__2__Thekitchenandthediningroomarenotsowellsuitedforregularstudy,sincebooksandpensgetinthewayofthedaytodayusesofthoseareas.Setupaplacewhereachildcansettleinandleavepapersandpensathandwithouthavingtocleareverythingawayeachnight.Forachildthatlikesbeingalone,setasideacornerofhisbedroom,butkeepitseparatefromthingslikegames,musicandotherhobbiesnotrelatedtostudying.•KeepingThingsinOrderParentsshouldencouragetheirchildtospreadout,buttoleaveitneatandorderlywhenheisn'tusinghisworkspace.Ownershipisveryimportantforselfrespect.__3__Theworkplaceshouldbepersonal,butnotanotherpartoftheplayroom.•__4__Encouragethewholefamilytohelpbuildasupportiveenvironmentthatchildrenneedforsuccessinschool.Givethemagoodexampleofhowtodealwithproblems,howtomanagetimeandgetthingsdoneintherightway.__5__Studywillbemoreenjoyableandeffectivewhensupportedbythewholefamily.A．AttitudeIsEverythingB．BringOrganisationintoYourHomeC．Hereareseveralwaystochoosealocation.D．BuildingaGoodHomeLearningEnvironmentE．Holdacandoattitudeandyourchildwillfollowyourexample.F．Settingupaspaceinacommonareaofyourhomecanbeagoodideaforchildren.G．Achildwholearnstoorganisehisspacewillcarryorganisationintoeverycornerofhislife.答案：1～5　DFGAE