1、Unit 5 Theme parksLearning about Language. 用所给词的适当形式填空1. (2019全国卷)Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability(ability). 2. I cannot control my body well. My legs become painful(pain). 3. They failed to reach a settlement(settle), because they disagreed (a
2、gree) too much with each other. 4. I couldnt agree more. It is meaningful(mean). Not only can it broaden(broad) our multicultural (cultural)knowledge and enrich (rich) our lives, it can also enable(able) us to develop unlimited(limited) love and friendship (friend) with others from various social ba
3、ckgrounds. 5. (2018全国卷)All riders(ride) are equipped with reflective(reflect) vests and safety(safe)lights. 6. Nothing could weaken (weak) his resolution to continue further study. 7. She was taken to a hospital suffering from an irregular (regular) heartbeat. 8. This book explores the musical(music
4、) interest and needs of children in their daily lives. 9. Surprisingly(surprise), these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. 10. Silences may be thoughtful(thought), or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. . 完成句子1. The boy dreams of becoming a pilot. 这个男
5、孩梦想成为一名飞行员。2. Investors are growing impatient with promises of improved earnings. 投资者们对提高收益的承诺越来越不耐烦了。3. The accident resulted in the death of two passengers. 这次事故导致两名乘客死亡。4. The clearing of rubbish and drains is still incomplete. 垃圾和下水道的清理工作仍然没有完成。5. We have to look at everything from an internatio
6、nal perspective. 我们必须要从一个国际视角来看待事物。6. (2020浙江高考)Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright hopes to get across through dialogue and action. 每部戏剧都有一个主题或中心思想, 剧作家希望通过对话和行动来表达。7. (2020全国卷)His son, age 15, who had taken an art appreciation class, thought that there was something unusual
7、about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair. 他的上过艺术鉴赏课的15岁的儿子认为有一位年轻女子坐在花园椅子上的那幅画有些不寻常。8. (2020江苏高考)It was easy for us to go to sleep at the end of the day feeling a little misunderstood. 在一天结束的时候, 我们很容易在被误解的感觉下入睡。9. (2020全国卷)“Nicolo, ” whose real name cannot be exposed to the public b
8、ecause of Italys privacy laws, finished working the whole night at a factory in Turin. “Nicolo”, 因为意大利的隐私法他的真实名字不能被透露给公众, 在Turin的一家工厂结束了一整夜的工作。10. (2020全国卷) In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. 她说,
9、 事实上, 任何想尝试竞走的人都应该首先咨询教练或有经验的竞走者, 学习适当的技术。. 阅读理解Four national parks worth the tripCarlsbad Caverns National ParkNew MexicoIn Carlsbad Caverns, there are more than 119 caves, including the main cave with the mile-long Big Room walk inside. The park is set along New Mexicos quiet southern border. Make
10、 time to also explore the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert, home to the most diverse collection of cactus (仙人掌) species(物种) in the worlds deserts. In summer, visitors can watch half a million Brazilian free-tailed bats fill the evening skies. Tel: 575-785-2232Price: $10 per person; kids 15 and under, f
11、reeChannel Islands National ParkCaliforniaJust off the coast of Ventura, the five Pacific Channel Islands offer 160 miles of pristine(原始的) coastline. You can reach the islands by boat or plane. Once there, you can see gray whales, Rissos dolphins and elephant seals while on a whale-watching tour, or
12、 search for the rare native species such as island foxes. Tel: 805-658-5730Price: freeIsle Royale National ParkMichiganIsle Royale is a 570, 000-acre island in the northwest of Michigans Lake Superior. Each summer, visitors go there by ferry or seaplane to explore the islands 19th-century shipwrecks
13、(沉船), learn about trout and whitefish or paddle the plentiful waterways by boat. Tel: 906-482-0984Price: $4 per person; kids 10 and under, freeDry Tortugas National ParkFloridaDry Tortugasa remote island about 70 miles west of Key West and due north of Havanais an ideal place for swimmers. In fact,
14、the majority of the parks 100 square miles are actually underwater. Visitors can take a boat, ferry or seaplane to Dry Tortugas, where theyll discover shipwrecks, sea turtles and nearly 300 types of birds. Tel: 305-242-7700Price: $10 per person for seven days; kids 16 and under, free【文章大意】本文是应用文。文章介
15、绍了四个值得一去的美国国家公园。1. How much should a couple with two little babies pay for Carlsbad Caverns National Park?A. $40. B. $30. C. $20. D. $10. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据 Carlsbad Caverns National Park部分的Price: $10 per person; kids 15 and under, free可知, 两个大人和两个婴儿共需门票钱20美元。2. Which place is the best choice for someon
16、e fond of boating?A. Florida. B. Michigan. C. California. D. New Mexico. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据 Isle Royale National Park部分的 paddle the plentiful waterways by boat可知, 该公园是划船的好去处。故划船爱好者应该去该公园所在地 Michigan。3. Which park should a swimming lover visit?A. Isle Royale National Park. B. Dry Tortugas National Park.
17、 C. Channel Islands National Park. D. Carlsbad Caverns National Park. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据 Dry Tortugas National Park部分的 Dry Tortugas. . . is an ideal place for swimmers可知, 该公园是游泳爱好者的理想之地。. 完形填空Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters. Even as a(n) 1, though, she knew that there had to be more to
18、it than just hopping on board. “I started2how I would prepare, ”she said. She looked to science and math and 3advanced classes in algebra and geometry in middle school and high school. Then she took even more4 math and a high level physics course. She also 5 theme parks as often as she could and res
19、earched the6 of those coasters online. When it came time for 7, she went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, where she 8 a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and 9new coasters. These new coasters they design are 10made of wood, except
20、for a metal 11 on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes, each new one is different. “A lot of the same 12and concepts are used when I design new coasters. But they 13 with the terrain (地势)and design. That tells us what the limits will beho
21、w tight the bends and how 14the hills are. ”Some parks 15their coasters to be as scary as possible. That means big 16 and quick turns and lots of inversions. Lehrner is 17at making twisted wood coasters. The coasters she18 make you feel as if youre going19 than you really are because the tracks are
22、lower to the ground. “We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole 20children as well as their parents. ” she said. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。Lehrner从小就想设计过山车, 于是她努力学习数学、物理等学科, 现在她为多家游乐场设计、建造木质过山车。1. A. geniusB. kidC. teacherD. inventor【解析】选B。根据下文可知, 此处指Lehrner从小就想设计过山车。as a kid意为“小时候”。故选B。2. A. think
23、ing aboutB. going overC. writing downD. dreaming of【解析】选A。根据下文中的“She looked to science and math. . . ”可知, 为了将来能够设计过山车, 她很关注科学和数学。说明她从小就开始考虑(think about)如何为设计过山车做准备。故选A。3. A. brought B. researchedC. took D. gave【解析】选C。此处take classes“上课”, 为固定搭配。故选C。4. A. classicalB. ancientC. practicalD. advanced【解析】选
24、D。承接上句, 再根据even more表达的语气, 此处指更高级的(advanced)数学。故选D。5. A. visitedB. createdC. fundedD. managed【解析】选A。根据常识可判断, 为了研究过山车, 她经常光顾(visit)主题公园。不是经常创造(create)、资助(fund)或管理(manage)主题公园。故选A。6. A. parksB. makersC. themesD. players【解析】选B。根据上下文, Lehrner关注的是过山车的设计, 再根据空格后面的定语“of those coasters”可知, 此处应指过山车的制造者(maker
25、), 而不是玩家(player)或主题(theme)。故选B。7. A. vacationB. graduationC. collegeD. decision【解析】选C。根据后文“she _a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering”可知, “the Colorado School of Mines”是一所高等院校, 所以此处指上大学(college)的时候。故选C。8. A. madeB. boughtC. researchedD. got【解析】选D。get a degree“获得学位”, 为固定搭配。故选D。9. A. discoverB.
26、 learnC. buildD. bought【解析】选C。根据句意可知, Lehrner和游乐园的工人一起建造(build)新的过山车。故选C。10. A. largelyB. completelyC. carefullyD. possibly【解析】选A。根据后文的“except for a metal. . . ”可知, 此处指过山车大部分(largely)是用木头建造的。故选A。11. A. coverB. frameC. fenceD. track【解析】选D。根据后面的定语从句可知, 此处指金属制造的铁轨(track)。故选D。12. A. metalsB. materialsC.
27、 colorsD. plans【解析】选B。根据后文“But they _with the terrain and design. ”可知此处不是指颜色(color)和计划(plan); 根据前文可知, Lehrner设计的过山车大部分为木质, 所以排除A。故选B。13. A. agreeB. compareC. changeD. deal【解析】选C。此处意为“我使用了很多相同的组件和概念。但随着地形和设计的变化而变化(change)。”故选C。14. A. beautifulB. dangerousC. muchD. high【解析】选D。地势的不同让我们知道过山车的弯应有多急, 山应有多
28、高。此处指山的高度。故选D。15. A. wantB. considerC. hateD. imagine【解析】选A。Lehrner 为公园设计过山车, 有的公园想要(want)他们的过山车尽量吓人, 此处指公园一方的要求。故选A。16. A. dropsB. coastersC. seatsD. carriages【解析】选A。根据常识可知, 过山车要想刺激, 降幅要大, 转弯要快, 倒悬要多。big drops“大的降幅”。故选A。17. A. amazedB. expertC. pleasedD. excited【解析】选B。此处指Lehrner很擅长制造木质过山车, be exper
29、t at“擅长于”, 为固定搭配。故选B。18. A. ridesB. enjoysC. designsD. studies【解析】选C。根据文章内容, 此处应指Lehrner所设计(design)的过山车。故选C。19. A. slowerB. crazierC. furtherD. faster【解析】选D。根据本段第一句“Some parks _their coasters to be as scary as possible. ”可知, 既然一些公园希望他们的过山车尽量刺激, 那么所设计的过山车应该让乘坐人员感觉上比实际要快(faster)。故选D。20. A. familyB. co
30、mmunityC. placeD. society【解析】选A。根据半破折号后的“children as well as their parents”可知, 此处应指全家(family)。故选A。. 语法填空It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want 1. _ (ask) anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by 2. _(I). I was taken to a small room. Lina 3. _(lie) sleeping qui
31、etly on a table. This wasnt 4. _ first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve 5. _ (hour) until the poison had stopped doing its harm. I sat down by Linas side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. “Have I be
32、en here before?” I wondered. I looked around again. “Im sure Ive been in this room, ” I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room 6. _ I gave birth to Lina seventeen years ago. 7. _ happy I was then!Lina used to be such a bright, 8. _ (health) and nice child. “What has turned her into
33、 a dope-taker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of young people like her taking dope 9. _ (destroy) themselves? There must be something 10. _(serious) wrong with our society. What is it?”1. 【解析】to ask。考查非谓语动词。want to do sth. “想做某事”, 不定式作want 的宾语。2. 【解析】myself。考查代词。by oneself意为“单独”, 为固定搭配
34、。3. 【解析】lay。考查时态。 设空处表示“躺着”, 根据上下句时态可知用一般过去时。4. 【解析】the。考查冠词。 设空后为序数词first。故此处用定冠词the。5. 【解析】hours。考查名词复数。由空格前的twelve可知, 此处应当用名词的复数形式。6. 【解析】that。考查强调句。本句对介词短语in this very room进行强调, 为强调句句式, 故用that。7. 【解析】How。考查感叹句。 根据感叹句型“How+adj. +主语+谓语”可知。故用how引起感叹。8. 【解析】healthy。考查形容词。设空处与其后的nice均修饰child, 作定语。故用形容词形式。9. 【解析】to destroy。考查非谓语动词。句意: 为什么数百万像她一样的年轻人吸毒来损害自己的身体呢?不定式表示目的。10. 【解析】seriously。考查副词。设空处修饰其后的形容词wrong。故用副词形式。