1、Unit5MeetingyourancestorsSectionGrammar课后篇巩固探究一、单句填空1.They (quarrel) all the morning.答案have been quarrelling2.I (prepare) for my birthday party.答案have been preparing3.He (listen to) the English program since he came to the U.S.,so he has made great progress.答案has been listening to4.The waiter (run)
2、from this table to that table all the time.答案has been running5.Since his assistant asked for a salary rise,he (complain) that the business is not good.答案has been complaining6.He (stare) at the ceiling since the class began.答案has been staring7.The telephone (ring) for a long time,but no one answers i
3、t.答案has been ringing8.We arranged to meet at 9 oclock,but he was late.When he showed up,he was out of breath.It turned out that he (run).答案had been running二、完成句子1.她等长途电话等了一夜。She a long-distance call all night.答案has been expecting2.从1980年起我们一直住在这座城市。We in this city since 1980.答案have been living3.这些年来
4、我们一直在设法和他联系。All these years we to get in touch with him.答案have been trying4.这本书我已经读了两个小时了,但我还没读完。I this book for two hours,but I havent finished it.答案have been reading5.最近我已回过老家。I my hometown recently.答案have visited6.你最近见过他吗?him recently?答案Have you met7.他们结婚将近15年了。They for almost 15 years.答案have bee
5、n married8.他一直盼望着加薪。He for a raise in salary all the time.答案has been hoping9.到目前为止,我们已见过几次面。So far,we each other several times.答案have met10.在过去10年的时间里,由于全球变暖,海平面一直在上升。Over the past ten years,the sea level as a result of global warming.答案has been rising三、单句改错1.She has been watched the talent show for
6、 ten minutes.答案watchedwatching2.Ive collected the cells since I was ten years old.答案collectedbeen collecting3.Thats exactly what I have thinking.答案have后面加been4.What were you been doing this morning?答案werehave5.I have written a thesis recently,and it is expected to be finished next month.答案writtenbee
7、n writing6.Tom has dug in the garden.Ive been helping him.答案dugbeen digging7.Your fingers are brown.You were smoking too much.答案werehave been8.Ive looked for my dog and still havent found it.答案lookedbeen looking9.What have you been done all these years?答案donedoing10.How long have you wearing glasses
8、?答案you后面加been四、阅读理解AHave you ever heard of the lost continent of Atlantis?Where was the lost continent of Atlantis?In 1956 a Greek seismologist(地震学家)suggested that the great continent lay in the eastern Mediterranean Sea,or more specifically,on the island of Santorini called Thera in 1650 B.C.in sou
9、thern Greece.Plato,a great Greek poet and historian,was interested in an ancient Egyptian story of a civilization,which Plato called Atlantis.He described Atlantis as the greatest civilization of its time.The people were famous for their beauty and their culture.Plato wrote about this beautiful plac
10、e one thousand years after it was destroyed.His translation of the language of those ancient Egyptian writings was questionable.He also put the time of the disaster to be about 9,000 years,about 10 times earlier than it could have really occurred according to most historians.What happened to wipe th
11、is great civilization off the face of the Earth?A great volcanic eruption was the cause.A volcano named Santorini exploded and it blew most of the island into the heavens.When the caldera(火山口)formed,the tsunamis(海啸)produced by the crashing of the top of the volcano wiped out many cities and towns in
12、 the eastern Mediterranean.This tsunami was reported to have reached the height of over 300 feet.The earthquakes produced knocked down walls 100 miles away!Historians believe these sea waves were what caused the end of the great civilization in the Mediterranean.Archaeologists have recovered artifac
13、ts(史前古器)from the island lately that show a great ancient civilization was present on Thera about 3,800 years ago.It helps us to believe that Santorini may be the “Lost Continent of Atlantis”!1.On what did Plato base his descriptions of the lost Atlantis?A.His imagination.B.Ancient Egyptian writings.
14、C.Stories told by the older people.D.The research of other historians.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知柏拉图是根据古埃及的一些文字资料对亚特兰蒂斯加以描述的。2.When was Atlantis destroyed by most historians?A.2,000 years ago.B.9,000 years ago.C.900 years ago.D.3,800 years ago.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段的末句可知答案。3.What caused the production of a huge
15、 tsunami over 300 feet tall?A.The form of caldera.B.The crashing of the top of the volcano.C.The great earthquake.D.The great sea waves.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段的“.thetsunamisproducedbythecrashingofthetopofthevolcano.”可知海啸的发生是因为火山顶部的塌陷。4.The passage is most likely to be found in .A.a history reportB.a storyb
16、ookC.a travel guideD.a technological report答案A解析推理判断题。文章主要的内容是关于传说中沉没于大西洋的岛屿,这是历史方面的话题。B(2020全国)We are the products of evolution,and not just evolution that occurred billions of years ago.As scientists look deeper into our genes(基因),they are finding examples of human evolution in just the past few t
17、housand years.People in Ethiopian highlands have adapted to living at high altitudes.Cattle-raising people in East Africa and northern Europe have gained a mutation(突变) that helps them digest milk as adults.On Thursday in an article published in Cell,a team of researchers reported a new kind of adap
18、tationnot to air or to food,but to the ocean.A group of sea-dwelling people in Southeast Asia have evolved into better divers.The Bajau,as these people are known,number in the hundreds of thousands in Indonesia,Malaysia and the Philippines.They have traditionally lived on houseboats;in recent times,
19、theyve also built houses on stilts(支柱) in coastal waters.“They are simply a stranger to the land,”said Rodney C.Jubilado,a University of Hawaii researcher who studies the Bajau.Dr. Jubilado first met the Bajau while growing up on Samal Island in the Philippines.They made a living as divers,spearfish
20、ing or harvesting shellfish.“We were so amazed that they could stay underwater much longer than us local islanders,”Dr. Jubilado said.“I could see them actually walking under the sea.”In 2015,Melissa Ilardo,then a graduate student in genetics at the University of Copenhagen,heard about the Bajau.She
21、 wondered if centuries of diving could have led to the evolution of physical characteristics that made the task easier for them.“It seemed like the perfect chance for natural selection to act on a population,”said Dr. Ilardo.She also said there were likely a number of other genes that help the Bajau
22、 dive.5.What does the author want to tell us by the examples in paragraph 1?A.Environmental adaptation of cattle raisers.B.New knowledge of human evolution.C.Recent findings of human origin.D.Significance of food selection.答案B解析推理判断题。第一段讲到人类是进化的产物。不过随着科学家对基因的深入研究,他们发现了人类在过去几千年里进化的例子。据此可知,这里是要介绍关于人类进
23、化的新知识。故选B项。6.Where do the Bajau build their houses?A.In valleys.B.Near rivers.C.On the beach.D.Off the coast.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Theyhavetraditionallylivedonhouseboats;inrecenttimes,theyvealsobuilthousesonstiltsincoastalwaters.”可知,传统上,巴夭人住在船屋上;不过最近他们还在沿海水域的支柱上建造了房屋。故选D项。7.Why was the young Jubilado a
24、stonished at the Bajau?A.They could walk on stilts all day.B.They had a superb way of fishing.C.They could stay long underwater.D.They lived on both land and water.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Weweresoamazedthattheycouldstayunderwatermuchlongerthanuslocalislanders.”可知,令Jubilado感到惊讶的是,巴夭人居然在水下停留的时间比当地岛民还要长。故选C
25、项。8.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Bodies Remodeled for a Life at SeaB.Highlanders Survival SkillsC.Basic Methods of Genetic ResearchD.The Worlds Best Divers答案A解析标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了居住在海上的巴夭人由于生活环境特殊而进化,故A项“为(适应)海上生活而重新塑造的躯体”适合做标题。五、七选五阅读理解FindingthePerfectBagforYourChildA child carries his ba
26、ckpack around all year long,so finding the right schoolbag or backpack can be the difference between daily ease and constant discomfort.1Consider your childs life.How your child uses his backpack will determine the type of bag needed.Older kids who carry heavy books back and forth to school may need
27、 more supportive backpacks.2 Remember to think about activities your child uses his bag for outside of school.If he takes his backpack camping or to swim practice,for example,you may want to select a bag with weatherproof fabric(布).3Kids go through a lot in a year,and their backpacks are easy to wea
28、r out.Because of the rough-and-tumble student lifestyle,kids backpacks should be strong so that they last through the school year and beyond.Look for bags with water resistant fabric and reinforced shoulder straps(肩带).It has to be cool.4 A child will wear his backpack almost every day of the school
29、year,so finding a design that makes him smile is necessary.5 Always make a backpack a little more special with a monogram of your childs initials or a few pins and patches(补丁).Focusing on these three backpack factors will help you find the perfect bag for your child.Enjoy searching for the perfect b
30、ackpack with your child,and have a great back-to-school season!A.Make sure itll last.B.Find the most expensive one for your children.C.Find a bag according to your own economic condition.D.Look for interesting patterns or colors that your child will like.E.Find the best backpack for your child by ke
31、eping three simple factors in mind.F.Its important for your child to have a say in the style and color of his backpack.G.Young children who only need to carry a few papers and a sack lunch can choose for lighter backpacks.答案15 EGAFD六、语篇填空(2020浙江)Some time after 10,000 BC,people made the first real a
32、ttempt to control the world they lived 1.,through agriculture.Over thousands of years,they began to depend less on 2.could be hunted or gathered from the wild,and more on animals they had raised and crops they had sown.Farming produced more food per person 3. hunting and gathering,so people were abl
33、e to raise more children.And,as more children were born,more food 4.(need).Agriculture gave people their first experience of the power of technology 5.(change) lives.By about 6,000 BC,people 6.(discover)the best crops to grow and animals to raise.Later,they learned to work with the 7.(season),planti
34、ng at the right time and,in dry areas,8.(make)use of annual floods to irrigate(灌溉) their fields.This style of farming lasted for quite a long time.Then,with 9. rise of science,changes began.New methods 10.(mean) that fewer people worked in farming.In the last century or so,these changes have acceler
35、ated.New power machinery and artificial fertilizers(化肥) have now totally transformed a way of life that started in the Stone Age.答案1.in2.what3.than4.was needed5.to change6.had discovered7.seasons8.making9.the10.meant七、短文改错Dear Sir,The moment I see your poster asking for volunteers,I knew I should tr
36、y my lucky.I am always a strong supporter of environmental protection.Besides,my hometown is popular tourist attraction.In terms of your character,Im happy to tell you that Im an outgoing and devoting person with good teamwork spirit.I have learned a lot from participating in some volunteer program
37、in the past few months,such as cutting hair for empty nesters or collecting rubbish on the river at weekends.I am confident in that my involvement in this project will make it very differently.Look forward to hear from you soon.Yours sincerely,Li Hua答案第一句:seesaw;luckyluck第三句:is后加a第四句:yourmy;devoting
38、devoted第五句:programprograms;orand第六句:去掉confident后的in;differentlydifferent第七句:hearhearing八、选词创境运用下列词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。alternative,interrupt,tentative,assume,regardless(of),at most,sharpener,cut up,beast,quilt,mat,centimetre参考范文Yesterday,we went to the wild forest for an exploration.Before we set off,
39、we assumed we would meet a lot of problems during the activity and agreed we would finish the exploration regardlessof the difficulties.We took with us some quilts,mats and food.We set out in high spirits.On the way,we met a lion which interrupted our travel.We had no alternative but to turn around
40、and take another road.In the deep forest,we found a cave and went in.There we saw some ashes,some bones of animals and a sharpener that was 15 centimetres long atmost,which amazed us all.We made a tentative guess that some people may have cutupbeasts they caught and roasted their meat on the fire.Two days later,we got back to the university.
