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选择性必修第三册 Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
First constructed in the 10th century as a part of a villa，the garden of Keyuan in Suzhou，
Jiangsu Province，was rebuilt and redecorated on numerous occasions throughout history until it
became a Confucian academy in 1805.The waterscape，rockeries and flourishing willows may
have greeted students to step into a “painting” where earthly beauty and dynamics of a real
world can be felt.
However，in recent history，the shine of the past seems to have been forgotten by the
passing of time.The pond was muddy.Rocks were unstable.Plants were withering.Termites also
damaged the buildings，the structure of which had been damaged through decades of neglect.The
contrast became even more regrettable when the Great Wave Pavilion，a garden on the UNESCO
World Heritage List that is just a few meters away across a narrow lane，was crowded with tourists
every day.
When Keyuan was handed to He Fengchun，an experienced garden renovation designer，in
2016，her work to make “ th e_ pearl ” shine again was challenging.“Every step in the restoring
and decorating process has to follow historical recordings，” says the designer.“It took just
more than one year for us to actually renovate this garden，but much longer time was spent in
evaluating every detail in the plan and making sure of its historical accuracy，” she says.
Renovation of Keyuan was recognized with an Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage
Conservation by UNESCO in 2021.A bright and elegant garden is now accessible to visitors and
jointly describes a culturally rich neighborhood with the Great Wave Pavilion.
And now，to keep healthy，it also needs regular maintenance，in which modern science
plays a key role.For example，with support of big data analysis and scientific evaluation of impact
brought by tourism，the largest numbers of visitors—within a day or even an hour—are set for
every key site to create a comfortable experience for both tourists and the gardens.
1．What do the underlined words “the pearl” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Keyuan. B．The UNESCO World Heritage.
C．Renovation of Keyuan. D．The Great Wave Pavilion.
2．What does the designer say about renovating Keyuan?
A．It’s practical. B．It’s significant.
C．It’s time-consuming. D．It’s urgently needed.
3．What does the author want to tell us by the example in the last paragraph?
A．The need to limit the number of visitors.B．The negative impact tourism has on gardens.
C．The comfortable experience gardens give visitors.
D．The role modern science plays in protecting gardens.
4．What is the most suitable title for the text?
A．The Process of Repairing Keyuan
B．Beauty of Classical Suzhou Gardens
C．The Shining of the Garden of Keyuan Again
D．Classical Gardens of World Cultural Heritage
B
Scientists have learned more about the inner workings of the Earth by studying the way waves
from earthquakes travel through the planet’s center.The results suggest that the Earth’s inner
core may be starting to spin more slowly than the Earth.
The Earth’s core has two parts：the outer core and the inner core.Both of these are made
mainly of the metals iron and nickel.The outer core is liquid.But the inner core is a solid ball held
in this liquid almost like the yolk(蛋黄) in an egg.
Scientists suspected for a long time that the inner core might be spinning slightly differently
from the way the Earth spins.
In the 1990s，two scientists，Paul Richards and Xiaodong Song，studied the inner core by
looking at the waves from earthquakes that travel through the center of the Earth.They focused on
groups and pairs of waves from earthquakes that naturally repeat.If the inner core was spinning
exactly with the Earth，each wave of the pair should have taken the same time to pass through the
Earth.Instead，some moved faster than others.This was because they were hitting different parts of
the inner core as it spun.Their studies revealed that the inner core was spinning in the same
direction as the Earth，but slightly faster.
Now Dr.Song and Yi Yang—another scientist who studies the Earth—say they’ve used the
same method to learn that the Earth’s inner core may be starting to spin slower than the Earth.The
researchers studied earthquake wave pairs from Alaska，going all the way back to 1964.They
noticed that the inner core’s spin also seemed to change speed in the early 1970s.The scientists
say that the inner core may have a pattern of speeding up and slowing down every 70 years or so.
Not everyone agrees.Many scientists who study the Earth say more information needed to
figure out what is really going on.
5．Why is an egg mentioned in the second paragraph?
A．To explain how the Earth’s core moves.
B．To show the importance of the inner core.
C．To illustrate the composition of the outer core.
D．To help picture the structure of the Earth’s core.
6．What did the scientists discover about the inner core in the 1990s?A．It sent out earthquake waves. B．It changed speed repeatedly.
C．It moved exactly with the Earth. D．It moved a little faster than the Earth.
7．What does the author say about the study result?
A．It is accurate and reliable. B．It excites the scientists.
C．It needs further confirmation. D．It has caused a heated discussion.
8．What is the text?
A．A science report. B．A sci-fi story. C．A diary entry. D．A brochure.
Ⅱ.七选五
What is heritage? The word can be difficult to define.Heritage is always something that is
passed down by families or other groups for many years.__1__ It can also be the customs，
traditions，and values shared by groups of people.One way to think about heritage is to break it
down into three groups.These are the tangible(有形的)，the natural，and the intangible.
__2__ It can include many human-made objects that hold cultural value.Some examples are
national monuments and works of art.Many ancient sites are also part of this group.On a smaller
scale，a family home can be part of an individual’s heritage.
Many parts of the natural world are also important to cultural heritage.This can include bodies
of water，plant life，landforms and more.One example is the Nile River.__3__ Efforts to protect
natural heritage are key in many cultures.
The intangible group includes any part of cultural heritage that you can’t feel through
touch.Maybe you’ve read about forms of dance，like Flamenco dancing.You might know about
the music of Mariachi Bands or holidays like Eid.These are all examples of intangible
heritage.__4__
Exploring your own heritage can be fun.It can help you learn about yourself，your family，
and your ancestors.But it’s also important to learn about the heritage of others.__5__ It can also
lead you to find things you may have in common with others!
A．They are treasures that can be touched.
B．What tangible items can be part of heritage?
C．However，heritage isn’t limited to concrete objects.
D．Languages，holidays and customs also make the list.
E．Therefore，it’s difficult to protect them from fading away.
F．Doing so can help you build a stronger understanding of other cultures.
G．It has been part of cultural heritage in many African nations for centuries.
Ⅲ.完形填空
At the age of nineteen，Amy Purdy，who was an eager snowboarder，experienced flu-like
symptoms that were later diagnosed(诊断) as a __1__ blood infection.
Amy was given less than a 2% chance of living.Losing both of her legs below the knee，
hearing in her left ear，and her kidneys，Amy was forced to __2__ how she would embark on(开始) new adventures and achieve her dreams.Essentially，Amy had to decide how she wanted her
life to go and how she would write the next __3__ of her life.
While leaning into change is never __4__，Amy embraced it as an opportunity.She __5__
herself two things ：one，she would get back on her snowboard.“I was so __6__ about
snowboarding，which really is what got me through my __7__ days.I’m grateful that I was
alive.” And two：something positive would be born out of this __8__.
Amy’s __9__ back into daily life was hard，and she learned first-hand the countless __10__
that people with disabilities face every day.What struck a real chord was the complete lack of
__11__ for engaging in active sports—which brought her the most happiness.
__12__ closing that chapter of enjoying and competing in snowboarding，Amy co-founded
Adaptive Action Sports，a non-profit organization __13__ children and adults with disabilities
who want to __14__ active sports.“She __15__ not only these athletes that are in a similar
situation，but she helps everyone believe in themselves and believe anything they put their minds
to，” says Morgan Whitehouse from the organization.
1．A.widespread B．moderate C．deadly D．viral
2．A.reassess B．reemphasize C．redescribe D．rediscover
3．A.journal B．chapter C．symphony D．poem
4．A.complex B．necessary C．easy D．extraordinary
5．A.awarded B．taught C．offered D．promised
6．A.nervous B．secure C．pessimistic D．passionate
7．A.finest B．darkest C．longest D．busiest
8．A.experience B．legend C．hobby D．contest
9．A.campaign B．determination C．courage D．struggle
10．A.jokes B．whispers C．challenges D．threats
11．A.preparation B．arrangements C．resources D．motivation
12．A.Apart from B．Instead of C．In spite of D．On account of
13．A.supporting B．representing C．connecting D．rewarding
14．A.get away from B．put up with C．make up for D．take part in
15．A.entertains B．inspires C．instructs D．convinces
Ⅳ.语法填空
The Chief Executive Officer of Beijing Aiqi Technology Yang Zhang has revived the Chinese
cultural practice of using the mortise and tenon(榫卯) technique for construction which is on the
edge of extinction.
He used the ancient mortise and tenon technique 1.____________(construct) the Turret of
Palace Museum at a 1：81 miniscale.The choice of “Turret of Palace Museum” as the theme for
the mini building block project 2.____________(base) on several factors.
3．____________(locate) in the Palace Museum of Beijing，this architectural treasure boaststhe most delicate design and elegant shape among Chinese royal buildings.It was historically
responsible 4.____________ protecting the palace.The complex layout of the turret posed
5.__________ unprecedented(史无前例的) technical challenge for Zhang and his team of
designers and developers.Unlike conventional building block 6.____________(toy)，Zhang aimed
to create a model made 7.____________(entire) of authentic mortise and tenon components.The
entire process of design took nearly five years，with hundreds of design iterations and continuous
adjustments.
The mortise and tenon technique,8.____________ is the primary construction method used in
ancient Chinese architecture and represents the core of 9.____________(tradition) Chinese
woodworking，is gaining increasing 10.____________(recognize) among the public.
Ⅴ.读后续写微写作
The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting for all the children in the
class.It took place during the first week of the term.On that day，every boy and girl was given a
job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
As everything else，some jobs were more interesting，and the children were eager to be
given one of the interesting ones.When giving them out，the teacher took into account which
children had been most responsible during the previous year，and those children were usually the
ones who most looked forward to this day.Among them Rita stood out.She was a kind and quiet
girl；and during the previous year she had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly.All the
children knew Rita was the favourite to be given the best job of all—to look after the class dog.
But this year there was a big surprise.Each child received one of the normal jobs ，like
preparing the books or the radio for the lessons，telling the time，cleaning the blackboard，and
looking after one of the pets.But Rita’s job was very different.She was given a little box
containing some sand and some ants.And even though the teacher insisted that they were very
special ants，Rita couldn’t help feeling disappointed.Anyway，she accepted the task.Most of her
classmates felt sorry for her.They sympathised with her and remarked on how unfair it was that she
had been given that job.Even Rita’s father felt sorry for her，and as an act of protest，he told
Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet.However，Rita，who liked her teacher very
much，preferred to show the teacher her ability by doing something special with such an
insignificant task.“I will turn this ‘little task’ into something great，” Rita said to herself.
范文补全
To learn more about her little ants ， Rita turned to Dr.Martinez ， a famous
entomologist(昆虫学家)．With his help，she learned about the incredible abilities of these tiny
creatures ， such as their strength and
organization.1.______________________________________________________(丽塔被这些蚂
蚁迷住了，并开始怀着极大的兴趣研究它们 )．She observed their behavior，their
interactions，and their construction of tunnels and mounds.She even started a small ant farm athome,2.______________________________________________(仔细监测蚁群的生长和发展)．
Rita realized that her seemingly insignificant task was actually a great opportunity
3.__________________________________(去学习和探索大自然的奇迹)．
Several months later，one day，Dr.Martinez came to Rita’s class to choose a young
assistant.He was looking for a bright and curious student 4._____________________________(对
昆虫的世界表现出真正的兴趣的学生)．To everyone’s surprise，he chose Rita.She was
overjoyed and felt that 5.________________________________(她的努力工作和奉献精神得到
了回报)．As Dr.Martinez’s assistant，Rita had the opportunity to work alongside him，learning
about different types of insects，their habitats，and their roles in the ecosystem.She traveled with
him to different places to collect samples，and even got to participate in a research project on ant
behavior.
