2017-2018学年度高中英语 Unit 5 Canada-“The True North” Section Ⅳ Grammar-同位语从句课时作业 新人教版必修3.docVIP

Unit 5　Canada—“The True North” Section 　Grammar—同位语从句Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1．He got the news from Mary that the meeting had been called off. 2．I have no idea why Tom got so much money overnight. 3．My best friend asked me the question whether that novel was worth reading. 4．I have no idea where the journalist could have got his information from. 5．A warm thought suddenly came to me that I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mothers birthday. 6．The fact that our city can become better in every field is clear. 7．Do you still remember your promise that you will buy me a bike on my birthday? 8．The professor showed evidence that his paper was based on original research. 9．The manager didnt answer the question who would take his place. 10．The fact has worried many scientists that the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years. Ⅱ.阅读理解 It might be easy to imagine that the more crowded a bird flock (群) becomes, the slower the birds fly. But it has been proven that the bigger a bird flock becomes, the faster the birds will fly. The discovery was made by scientists from Swedens Lund University. They took a look at the flying speed of birds in an effort to find what influenced how fast they would fly. Most of the findings didnt surprise the researchers. A birds weight and its wing shape, wind speed and direction, and the purpose of the flight all indeed influenced its flying speed. But the scientists found that the size of the flock had a strong effect on the flying speed, which had not been expected. The scientist Anders Hedenstr?m expressed surprise at the discovery as it has usually been ignored in studies on birds. Anders Hedenstr?m and his partner Susanne Akesson collected their data on Swedens ?land Island. There they studied birds physical characteristics (特征), counted flock populations, and recorded their speeds during flying. To know the birds speed while flying, they used a tool that can also gauge important characteristics of wind, including speed and direct