高中英语Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”SectionⅠWarmingUp&ampamp;Reading-Pre-reading练习试题新人教版必修3

Unit 5Canada“The True North”Section Warming Up & ReadingPrereading.阅读理解AThis is Tornado and Severe Weather (龙卷风与恶劣天气) Awareness Week.Its important to know what to do and where to go during severe weather.A Wisconsin couple says an early warning could have been the difference between life and death when a tornado hit last summer.Larry and Rita Krznarich were camping in northern Wisconsin last year.The day started off nice，but took a turn for the worse in the evening.So they turned on their weather radio.“I turned the radio on and there was a specific warning：A storm is about to hit the TurtleFlambeau.Take cover immediately，” says Larry Krznarich.“I said to Rita，Head for the table.Im going to warn the neighbors.” Larry joined Rita under the picnic table and within minutes a tornado hit.A falling tree hit Larry and broke his leg bone，but without the warning the couple says things could have been worse.“The tent，where we may have been if not for the weather radio，was completely covered by trees；all of our things were completely covered，”says Rita Krznarich.With spring here，people are being reminded to plan for severe weather.That includes buying a weather radio.“The great thing about the weather radio is that its instantaneous.Its directly from the weather service，so youre getting information at exactly the same time theyre getting it，” says Tod Pritchard，Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.Larry has recovered from his injuries and now the couple makes sure everyone they know has a weather radio.“Ever since the storm，weve given weather radios as gifts to people.You can get them for $20 so theres no excuse not to have one or a couple，”says Larry.语篇解读本文是记叙文。美国威斯康星州的一对夫妇由于及时收听到了电台的天气预报而躲过了一劫。1What happened to the Wisconsin couple?AThey survived a violent storm.BThey were attacked while camping.CThey got seriously injured in a tornado.DThey were saved from danger by their neighbors.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的A Wisconsin couple says an early warning could have been the difference between life and death when a tornado hit last summer以及下文讲述的故事可知，这对威斯康星州的夫妇在一场龙卷风中死里逃生。答案：A2The radio warned people to_.Astay at home in the eveningBavoid camping in the TurtleFlambeauCwatch out for falling treesDprotect themselves from bad weather解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的I turned the radio on and there was a specific warning：A storm is about to hit the TurtleFlambeau.Take cover immediately可知，电台提醒人们躲避风暴。答案：D3What does the underlined word “instantaneous” in the text mean?ACorrect.BUseful.CImmediate. DTraditional.解析：词义猜测题。根据该词后面的Its directly from the weather service，so youre getting information at exactly the same time theyre getting it可知，天气预报收音机发出的信息是即时的。 答案：C4Whats the main idea of the text?AWe should protect the environment to avoid natural disasters.BA weather radio should be part of severe weather preparations.CThe Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week is necessary.DWe should make safety plans for severe weather before we travel.解析：主旨大意题。根据文中描述一对夫妇在龙卷风来临前由于及时收听到天气预报而避免了较大的伤害以及风暴过后，这对夫妇开始确保身边的人都有一台这样的收音机可以收听天气预报可知，B项概括了文章主旨。答案：BBFood is not just goods to be bought and sold.We cant live without it，and it plays an important role in our culture and daily lives.Food in the provinces of Eastern Canada shows signs of English traditions，except in Quebec where the influence (影响) is French.In the provinces of Western Canada，the style of cooking has something to do with the explorers and settlers，who，like their southern neighbors in the United States，made simple meals from local ingredients.In Northern CanadaNorthwest，Yukon and Nunavut territoriesthe diet is limited by the short growing season and influenced by the native Inuit diet.And along the west coast in British Columbia，people from Asian nations influence food and cultural practices.Canadians favorite foods vary slightly from area to area，and are strongly influenced by their family traditions，especially having something to do with holiday celebrations.Along the Atlantic coast，seafood and dishes from English traditions (except in Quebec) are common.In Quebec，peoples favorite foods come from French families.Throughout Canada，maple products are popular，reflecting the importance of the maple tree，whose leaf appears in the flag of Canada.Many families enjoy a visit in early spring to a maple sugar “shack”，a special simple building where sap (汁) from maple trees is boiled in a large open pan to make maple syrup.Later in the spring，many people in Eastern Canada visit a wooded (长满树木的) area to harvest fiddleheads，which are named because they look like the end of a violin (“fiddle”)They have to be picked before they develop into large leaves.They are usually picked for just a few weeks in the spring.Grocery stores in Canada may keep frozen fiddleheads with other frozen vegetables.语篇解读由于地理和历史移民等原因造就了加拿大丰富多样的饮食。5The writers purpose in writing the first