高中英语人教版 (新课标)选修9&10选修9Unit 2 Sailing the oceans课时练习

BOOK 9 UNIT 2 Reading

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1. 在经纬度未能绘出航船在地图上的位置之前，我们很想知道航海员是怎样在海上探险的。

We _____ _____ wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to _____ a ship’s ________ on a map.

 may/might well   很可能，极有可能

   These are excellent photographs and we ___ ____ use them in our magazine.这些是很不错的照片，我们很有可能把它们用在我们的杂志上。

   You might well find that you’ll need more by the weekend.

   译:____________________________________________________

2. The voyages of travelers before the 17th century show that they were not ___ ____ ______ ____ the sea _____ ______ they did not have modern ____________ aids.17世纪前的海上航行表明，即使没有现代航海术的帮助，旅行者也没有受大海的支配。

①　voyage n./ vi. 航海, 航行

去航海旅行__________________

trip  指休闲或因商的短途旅行journey  指从一地出发直达目的地的长途陆路旅行或旅程，不含回到原出发点之意。travel  常指到国外或某个遥远的地方去，不强调具体目的地。指具体的旅行时常用复数，用单数一般表示旅行的抽象概念。

They have got everything ready to make a _____ across the Atlantic.

     A. trip    B. travel     C. voyage    D. tour

② I don’t like to be ___ ____ _______ ____such a man.

    我不愿受这样一个人的摆布。

The terrorists showed no mercy to the hostages.译：_______________

The mother left the dying baby in the hospital without mercy.

译：____________________________________________________

③ Even if we achieve great success in our work, we should not be proud. (引导把握不大或假设的事情)

Even though he was late, he was not criticized by the teacher.(引出事实)

There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely,           she was an only child．A. ever since B. now that C. even though  D. even as

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1. This seems to have been the first and most useful form of _____, which ________ the ________ amount of risk.这似乎已是最早的，最有用的探险方式，所冒的风险也最小。

①This report carried a serious warning of future trouble.这个报告_______对未来困境的严重警告。

②The _________ ____________ for the job are a degree and two years’ experience. 该工作的最低要求是要有学位和两年的工作经验。

 The company manages to keep/reduce the cost to a minimum.

   译：___________________________________________________

We must make maximum use of the resources available.

   我们必须______________利用可得到的资源。

Temperature will reach a ___________ of 40℃ here.

这儿的最高气温将达40摄氏度.

2. Seabird could be used to show the way to the land when __ was _____ to be seen.在看不见陆地的时候可以用海鸟来指明通往陆地的去路。

①     it 指的是______

②     I have no job and ________ to live.我没工作，也没地方住。

Maybe you have been to many countries, but nowhere else _____ such a beautiful palace.       (2004辽宁)

A. can you find  B. you could find C.you can find  D. could you find

3. 根据课文翻译以下短语。

alongside the coastline __________ accomplished navigators________

skilled sailors __________    plot their positions ___________

identify the position __________  work out _______ tell by ________

indicates there is a land close by _____________ close to land _______

direct their sailing _____________ accelerate the speed __________

outward or return journeys ___________

4.用文中出现的单词或短语填空。

I asked him where my sister was and he _________ the shop opposite.

我问他姐姐在哪儿, 他朝对面的商店指了一下。

They chose a spot _______ ____ the river for their picnic.

他们选择了一个离河不远的地方进行野餐。

The two countries are ______ ___ signing a peace agreement.

两国即将签署和平协议。

She ____________ her car and passed the bus in front.

她加快车速超过了前面的公共汽车。

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1. As the ship _______ _______ the water the knots were _________ as they ________ _______ a seaman’s hand.当船只在水中前进时，这些绳结从海员的手中通过，这时海员就记下绳结的数目。

①     as的意思是_______

②The army advanced on the city.译：________________________

What he has done will advance the cause of world peace.

译：________________________________________________

2. Then he could _____  if he was sailing on his correct _____ ____ a _______ ______.这样就可以知道自己是在正确的航道上还是在随意行驶。

①The travelers at the airport were searched at random.

译：__________________________________________

   Soiled dishes were piled ______ ________. 脏碟子乱七八糟地堆着。

②Tom made much noise in the course of discussion.

   译：_____________________________________

The ship was blown off course.  那船被吹离了_______。

  We made three courses: soup, meat and vegetables, and fruit.

   我们有________: 汤, 肉和蔬菜, 还有水果。

3. However it was ________  to use ___ one of the points of ______ was the moving ship itself. 但是，它不容易使用，因为其参照点之一就是行驶中的船只本身。

It was awkward to use 可理解为It was awkward to use the astrolabe. 句子结构是it +be +adj. +to do.

There was an ________ silence, when no one knew what to say.

    当谁都不知道说什么时，出现了令人尴尬的沉默。

He___ _______ ; he keeps dropping things. 他很笨，总是丢东西。

An ______ __________ arose during the peace talks.在和平谈判中出现了棘手的情况。

4. 根据课文翻译以下短语。

航海工具_____________          可靠的方法 _______________

理论问题__________________     打了结的绳子 _______________

在一定的时间内 _________________             磁针 _______________

确定/进行直线航行 _______________________   一种集多种功能于一体的工具 __________________            和---有关 ____________________

一种更准确且简单的样式 _______________________

在海浪中起伏不定______________________________

改进版 _______________     减少了出错的可能性________________

答案:

 1. may well; plat; position; may well；到周末时你可能会发现你会需要更多

2. at the mercy of; even though; navigational；（1）make a voyage; C （2）at the mercy of ；恐怖分子对人质毫不仁慈手软；母亲狠心地把奄奄一息的孩子抛在医院里；should not; was not ; C

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1. exploration; carried; minimum;（1）carried; 包含有；（2）minimum requirements; keep/reduce; to a minimum. 公司设法把成本降到最低。 Make maximum use of ; 最大程度；maximum。2. land; it ;nowhere; （1）land；（2）nowhere；A

3．沿着海线；熟练的航海家；技术熟练的海员；确定他们的位置；确定位置；计算出；根据……辨断；表明附近有陆地；靠近陆地；导航；提速；出海或返航

4．Directed；close to；close to；accelerated

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1．advanced through; counted; passed through。（1）当……；（2）军队向这座城市逼近；他所做的一切将会促进世界和平事业的发展；

2. tell; rather than ; random course。（1）机场的旅客被随机检查；at random。（2）Tom在讨论时制造了许多噪音；航线；三道菜。

3．awkward；as；reference；is awkward；awkward situation

4．navigational instruments; secure method ; theoretical problem; knotted rope; during a fixed period of time; magnetic pointer/ needle ; set a straight course; an all-in-one tool in relation to; a more precise and simplified version; rise and plunge in the waves; updated version; reduce the tendency to make mistakes