1、Unit 5The power of nature主题语境:人与自然灾害防范Section Learning about Language,Using Language,Summing Up & Learning Tip 课后篇巩固提升一、单句改错1.He arrived home hurriedly,only find that all the guests had left.答案only后加to2.To his disappointment,he didnt shoot at the bear after several tries.答案去掉at3.People were waiting
2、anxious for the final result.答案anxiousanxiously4.Dont be anxious for his health;anyway,there is nothing serious.答案forabout5.People paniced at the sound of a gun shot.答案panicedpanicked二、完成句子1.He (浏览) the list and chose one immediately.答案glanced through2. (据报道) that a storm is on the way.答案It is repor
3、ted3.She phoned the doctor (恐慌地).答案in panic4.The prices of the bicycles (从500元到1 000元不等).答案vary from 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan5. (最好确保) the quality of the products.答案Youd better guarantee三、阅读理解APeter and his wife Marion loved adventures and headed out in their beloved van (货车)Schoen to discover the sig
4、hts of South Australia,making wonderful family memories along the way.After Marion died in 2009,the well-travelled Schoen ended up taking up a permanent position in the driveway.Peter,now retired,could no longer bear to keep it and put Schoen up for sale.On the other side of the city,26-year-old Eli
5、se loved the idea of owning her “happiness bus” and seeing the country with her husband Domenic.While browsing online ads,Elise spotted Schoen.“I had to calm my racing heart.” Of course Schoen was everything Elise had been dreaming of.But at the price of $ 39,000,it was “completely impossible”.Teary
6、-eyed and with a sunken heart,the couple left.“We shared with him our story,and told him our dream to own a van like that,” wrote Elise.A few days later,Peter invited them back for a second look.Peter told the couple he had so far received two offers for Schoen,both of which met his asking price.The
7、n Peter went on to say that those offers were from collectors,who would no doubt care well for Schoen,but that would likely mean her in a shed or workshop for her remaining years,or simply gathering dust in a display.What,Peter was interested to know,would Elise and Domenic be able to afford?Domenic
8、 said that the most they could spend was around half of what he was asking.Peter,holding back tears himself,told the couple that he would accept their offer,on one condition:“You must promise me youll have adventures.And when you have your own children,you have to take them on many adventures.”Now S
9、choen is out there somewhere,on glorious adventures around Australia,helping Elise and Domenic create memories for themselves and for their children yet to come.1.What happened to Schoen after Marion died?A.It broke down for lack of care and use.B.It was put away in a workshop for repair.C.It was le
10、ft without touch at home.D.It was decorated with family photos.答案C解析 推理判断题。由第一段可知,在彼得妻子去世后,他们心爱的货车在家里的车道上占据了永久的位置。由此推断,这辆车再也没有人开出去旅游了,因此选C项。2.How did Elise feel the moment she saw Schoen?A.Puzzled.B.Sympathetic.C.Disappointed.D.Excited.答案D解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“I had to calm my racing heart.”可知,伊莉斯看到这辆货车的时候
11、感到非常兴奋。3.Why did Peter refuse the other two offers?A.The car would stop its exploration.B.The car would be left without repair.C.The offers were below what he charged.D.The car didnt worth the offered price.答案A解析 细节理解题。由第四段中的“but that would likely mean her in a shed or workshop for her remaining yea
12、rs,or simply gathering dust in a display”可知,另外两位买家会将这辆车束之高阁,这是彼得不愿意看到的。4.Which of the following is true about Schoen now?A.Its become a glory on Australian roads.B.Its taking adventures with its new owners.C.It creates good memories for Elise and Peter.D.Its in good repair for a worldwide exhibition
13、.答案B解析细节理解题。由最后一段可知,这辆车现在总是在澳大利亚进行着各种探险活动,为伊莉斯和她的丈夫创造很多回忆,因此B项正确。B(2019江苏高考)In the 1960s,while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park,Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that,oddly,had not troubled anyone before:he couldnt find the parks volcano.It had been known for
14、a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in naturethats what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features.But Christiansen couldnt find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.Most of us,when we talk about volcanoes,think of the classic cone(圆锥体) shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro,which are cr
15、eated when erupting magma(岩浆) piles up.These can form remarkably quickly.In 1943,a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land.In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high.Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet
16、and was more than half a mile across.Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth,all but a few hundred of them extinct.There is,however,a second less known type of volcano that doesnt involve mountain building.These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single b
17、ig crack,leaving behind a vast hole,the caldera.Yellowstone obviously was of this second type,but Christiansen couldnt find the caldera anywhere.Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone.A thoughtful official passed on some of the copi
18、es to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors centers.As soon as Christiansen saw the photos,he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera:almost the whole park2.2 million acreswas caldera.The explosion had left a hole more than forty mi
19、les acrossmuch too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level.At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.5.What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone?A.Its complicated geographical features.B.Its ever-la
20、sting influence on tourism.C.The mysterious history of the park.D.The exact location of the volcano.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“he couldnt find the parks volcano”可知,让Christiansen困惑的是火山的确切位置。6.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?A.The shapes of volcanoes.B.The impacts of volcanoes.C.The activi
21、ties of volcanoes.D.The heights of volcanoes.答案A解析段落大意题。根据第二段的主要内容,特别是倒数第三句“There is,however,a second less known type of volcano.”可知,该段主要介绍了火山因为类型不同,所以形状不同。7.What does the underlined word“blow-up”in the last paragraph most probably mean?A.Hot-air balloon.B.Digital camera.C.Big photograph.D.Birds vie
22、w.答案C解析词义猜测题。根据该段第一句中的“taking photographs”以及第三句中的“the photos”可推断,划线单词指的就是“照片”。四、语篇填空In science fiction,space 1. (describe) as a silent,empty place but things are different.In fact,all of the equipment 2. (use) to keep a space station functioning can be so noisy 3. the astronauts working there cannot
23、 talk with one another 4. (easy)they have to shout.The high levels of sound may affect their work,and can sometimes even mean that they are 5. (able) to sleep.In addition,they must face other problems in space.Scientists have found over 70,000 items of rubbish 6. still remain in orbit around the ear
24、th.Most of them are 7. (small) than a tennis ball,but they still threaten the 8. (safe) of exploring in space.Even a small piece of metal could cause a terrible disaster if it hit a manned spacecraft.Although generally astronauts do make an effort 9. (bring) most of their rubbish home,they dont alwa
25、ys manage it.And they dont just leave their rubbish in space either.There is even a broken camera behind on 10. moon.答案1.is described2.used3.that4.easily5.unable6.that/which7.smaller8.safety9.to bring10.the五、短文改错Last Saturday I went camping with several friends.In the later afternoon,we put up our t
26、ent in the middle of a field.Then we cooked a meal over an open fire.The food smelt good.After a meal,we told story and played games by the camp fire.At the eleven oclock we felt tired but we put out the fire and got into our tent.Lie in our warm sleeping-bags we slept soundly.At midnight one boy wo
27、ke up and began shouting.The tent was full water! We got out of our sleeping-bags and hurried outside.It was raining heavy.A stream had formed in the field,that wound its way across the field and flow under our tent.答案第二句:laterlate第五句:athe;storystories第六句:删除第一个the;butso第七句:LieLying第九句:water前加of第十一句:heavyheavily第十二句:thatwhich;flowflowed