Unit3Task&ProjectⅠ.阅读理解A(2013·常州高一检测)Throughoutseafaringhistory，shipsandsailorshavebeenlosttostorms，accidentsandwar.Untilrecently，mostoftheseshipswereweakwoodensailingvessels(船只)，theirskeletons(骨架)quicklyeatenawaybyseacreatures.Now，largevesselsmadeofsteelfloatontheseas.Thousandsofthesehugeshipshavebeenlostintimesofwarandintimesofpeace.Thebonesofgreatmetalships，unlikethewoodenvesselsofold，survivethedestructionofthesealongenoughtobecomehomeandharborforunderwaterlifeofallkinds.Theshiphasbeenunderwaterforonlyfivedays.Itssurfaceisstillclean.Sixweekslater，thewreckiscoveredwithaslimylayerofalgae(海藻).Soon，animalsthatneedtoattachthemselvestoahardsurface，likethefeatherdusterworms，makethewrecktheirhome.Inwarmwaters，coralpolyps(珊瑚虫)settleonthewreckandbegintheprocessofbuildingarock-likecrustontheship.Smallfishareattractedonallofthesecreatures.Largerfishcometofeedonthesesmallfishthathideinthewreckage.Eventually，thelargestanimalsareattractedtotherichlifeontheshipwreck.Shipwrecksgiveusvaluableinformationabouthowseaplantsandanimalsdevelop.Weknowexactlyhowlongthiswreckhasbeenunderwaterandhowlongsealifehasbeengrowingonit.Yeteventhestrongeststeelshipwreckwillfinallybedestroyedbytheflowsofwater.Butlongafterthiswreckhasbeenbrokenapart，itwillstillactasareef(礁石)andremainanislandoflifeunderthesea.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutshipwrecks？A.Mostshipsinancienttimessankeasilyandbecameshipwrecks.B.Shipwrecks，forscientists，areworthresearchingtogetvaluableinformation.C.Theskeletonsofoldwoodenshipwreckswillexistforquitealongtime.D.Someseaanimalstendtoseekfoodontheshipwrecks.2.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellus.A.thedifferencesbetweentheancientvesselsandthemodernonesB.howtheshipsbecomeshipwrecksatseaC.howcoralpolypsliveonthewreckinwarmwatersD.theresultsandvalueofshipwrecksatthebottomofthesea3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“crust”inParagraph4？A.Ahardoutercovering.B.Theskinofarock.C.Aholeinaship.D.Asmallhouse.4.Whatwillhappentoshipwrecksintheend？A.Theywillbepulledoutoftheseaforresearch.B.Theyarelikelytodisappearandformreefs.C.Theywillbecomeanislandunderthesea.D.Theywillbelikeworksofart.B(2013·邯郸高一检测)MuseumsinGermanyGermanyisoneofthemostimportantcountriesinEurope.YoucanvisitmanymuseumsinGermanyandlearnaboutthecountry，itscultureandpeople.Ifyouareinterestedinlearningaboutthehistoryofthecountry，thenyoucanhavealookatthedisplaysinthewonderfulmuseumintheRomanOpenAirMuseuminHechingen-Stein.Thismuseum，withitslargenumbersofartifacts(手工艺品)likepaintings，piecesofpottery，tools，jewelryandotheritems，providesacompletepictureofRomanhistoryinGermany.ThemuseumisbuiltinsideanancientRomanhousecalled“VillaRustica”.Apartfromthis，anotherGermanmuseumthatisworthvisitingistheDBMuseum，ortheGermanRailwayMuseum.Itistheoldestrailwaymuseuminthecountry，anditoffersacomprehensiveinsightintothehistoryoftherailwaysinGermany.Here，youcanseemodelsoftrainsandenginesfromanancientera.Ifthisinterestsyou，youcanalsovisittheMuseumofCommunication，whereyoucanlearnalotaboutthetransportinGermany.Itisagreatplacetovisitwithyourfamily.AnotherfamousmuseuminGermany，whereyoucanlearnalotabouttheculture，istheGutenbergMuseum.Thismuseumisfilledwithancientmemorabiliaandartifactsthatdealwiththehistoryofprinting，notonlyofGermany，butofthewholeworld.This...
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