1、选修六 Unit 5课下语篇提能练.阅读理解In many parts of Africa, communities have electricity service that sometimes does not operate.And many rural (农村的) settlements are cut off from electricity producing centers.Therefore, offgrid (离网) solar power is becoming available to many communities.Offgrid solar energy is en
2、ergy that is captured from the sun without being connected to a main electricity center.The International Energy Agency says more than 600 million people in Africa have no way to get electricity.New technology, however, could help solve this problem.Lumos Global is among the companies offering solar
3、 energy services in Nigeria.The companys Chief Operating Officer, Nir Marom, says, “You need to put the system on the roof, and put the indoor unit in the home.There is a cable (电缆) to connect them.You dont need to be an electrician or anything like this.The sun charges the electricity, but you need
4、 to provide the credit to power the system up, and you do this using your mobile phone.” The price of offgrid solar energy systems has decreased sharply.Today, people can rent solar equipment for less than 50 cents a day.And they can pay for the electricity as they need it.Senegal opened one of Afri
5、cas largest solar factories last year.The company paid for the construction of the solar factory in Senegal.A manager says a solar farm in Senegal can produce twice the amount of electricity that a farm of the same size in Britain or in northern France could produce.The International Energy Agency p
6、redicts that almost a billion people in subSaharan Africa will have ongrid electricity by 2040.But the agency says 50 million people will still be offgrid.Investors believe solar power could serve those people while also helping to reduce gases linked to climate change.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。在非洲的许多地方，社区配有电力服
7、务，不过有时候无法运行。并且，发电中心切断了许多村落的电力。幸运的是，新技术离网太阳能可以解决这一问题。1Why is the offgrid solar power popular in Africa?AMany people have difficulty in getting electricity.BThere is no electricity producing centers.CIts a fashion among the communities.DIts convenient to put the energy into use.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，在非洲很
8、多地方人们都无法用上电，这使得offgrid solar power在非洲得以流行起来。2What does Nir Marom say about the offgrid solar energy system?AIts complex to change sunlight into energy.BIts simple to put the equipment in place.CIts beyond the reach of ordinary people.DIts free for people to use the system.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文中第二段Nir Marom
9、所说“You dont need to be an electrician or anything like this.”可知，安装太阳能设备非常简单。3What can we learn from the last paragraph?AThe solar energy system in Africa develops faster than that in Europe.BHalf of the people in Africa have no access to electricity.CThe usage of solar power is good for the environm
10、ent.DAll the people in Africa can use electricity by 2040.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，太阳能的使用不仅可以满足人们需要，还可以减少与气候变化有关的温室气体的排放。即太阳能的使用对环境有益。4What may be the best title for the text?AThis is the best way to get electricityBAfrica is facing severe energy shortagesCSolar electricity production grows in Africa
11、DOffgrid solar energy is better than ongrid solar energy解析：选C标题归纳题。纵观全文，文章主要介绍了太阳能发电在非洲非常流行。.完形填空I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning.The view was charming, and a pleasant breeze (微风) was kissing my face _1_.Then I saw a mother and her little baby.The mother wore _2_ clothes that seemed
12、to be found in a dustbin How easy it is for fortunate people to _3_ away things they dont need, and they do this _4_ thinking of the unfortunate！She was holding her baby, protecting her from the morning _5_ and expecting some money from strangers so that she could _6_ food for both of them.It isnt a
13、n uncommon _7_ as we see these things every day.But they sometimes can _8_ us strongly.It was then that I realized how _9_ I had been in my whole life for living a rich life.Then a man _10_ some money and food to the mother, and as she took them, her face was _11_ as if she had been the happiest per
14、son in the world.And why not, she could now _12_ her baby at least for the day.Actually happiness doesnt _13_ luck, your financial or your physical conditions, but only on yourself.It is just a _14_ in your hands.If you choose to be happy, _15_ can stop you from it.The mother was happy just _16_ she
15、 got food for her baby.Back home, I decided to first be happy and then do the rest of my work.It was _17_ than I thought it would be.How _18_ it is that one observation can change your life! Life has a lot to offer if you observe very _19_.One who observes can _20_ real happiness.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。幸福是
16、一种选择，与经济状况、物质条件等没有必然的联系。1A.stronglyBgraduallyCgently Dnormally解析：选C根据前面的“a pleasant breeze (微风)”可知微风应是轻柔地(gently)吹过作者的脸颊。2A.expensive BwonderfulCperfectDdirty解析：选D根据后面的“clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin”可知这位母亲的衣服似乎是从垃圾桶里捡的，因此衣服是脏的(dirty)。3A.move Bpush Cthrow Dsend解析：选C根据后面的“things they do
17、nt need”可推断这里是说把不需要的东西扔掉。4A.for Bin Cwithin Dwithout解析：选D根据上下文可推断出本句指幸运的人很轻易地把他们不需要的东西扔掉，丝毫没有(without)考虑到像这位母亲一样不幸的人。5A.cold BlightCsound Dfact解析：选A开头提到是一个凉爽的秋天的清晨，因此可推断出母亲抱紧孩子是为了不让其受凉(cold)。6A.save BbuyCpick Dshare解析：选B根据上文语境可知，母亲想要钱是为了买吃的。7A.result BsceneCopinionDcomment解析：选B根据上下文可知，在生活中这是很常见的场景。s
18、cene“情景，场面”，符合语境。8A.annoy Bconcern Caffect Dchallenge解析：选C根据前面的“But”可推断出这里指虽然类似的场景在生活中很常见，但他们有时会极大地影响(affect)着我们。9A.wealthyBspecial Csuccessful Dlucky解析：选D对比这位母亲的状况，作者感到自己很幸运(lucky)。10A.donatedBlent Cpromised Dsold解析：选A由上文可知，这位母亲在乞讨，所以这个男的应该是捐赠(donated)给那位母亲了一些钱和食物。11A.sinking Bshining Cshaking Dfal
19、ling解析：选B根据下文可知，母亲受到帮助后因为高兴而脸上绽放光彩(shining)。12A.improveBprotect Cdeliver Dfeed解析：选D母亲高兴的是因为至少这一天可以有东西喂(feed)孩子了。13A.go on Bcome outCdepend on Dturn out解析：选C根据上下文可知作者受到启发，认为幸福不是取决于(depend on)运气、经济状况或物质条件，而是取决于自己。14A.symbol BstrengthCvoice Dchoice解析：选D根据下文中的“If you choose to be happy”可知作者想表明：幸福是一种选择(c
20、hoice)。15A.nothing BsomethingCanythingDeverything解析：选A如果你选择快乐，那就没有任何东西(nothing)能够阻止你感到快乐。16A.if BbecauseCunless Dbefore解析：选B母亲高兴是因为她为孩子找到了食物，前后为因果关系。17A.easierBharderCbusierDfurther解析：选A作者决定先快乐后工作，发现工作比原想的要容易得多。18A.comfortingBamazingCdisappointingDsatisfying解析：选B留意生活中的点点滴滴会改变人的生活，这是很奇妙的(amazing)事情。1
21、9A.closelyBstrictlyCquicklyDextremely解析：选A如果你密切地(closely)观察，你会发现生活会给你很多。20A.inventBloseCdiscoverDignore解析：选C认真观察生活的人会发现(discover)真正的幸福和快乐。.语法填空Researchers find that _1_ large amount of African dust can blow all the way across the Atlantic Ocean and fall on North and South America.African dust storms
22、 can harm air quality _2_ the ocean. But new research by scientists from some countries _3_ (show) the storms also can do some good. _4_ is found that an average of 28 million metric tons of Saharan dust falls in South Americas Amazon River basin each year. Scientists say the dust is an important _5
23、_ (provide) of fertilizer. “Yes, its _6_ (surprise) because of the huge amount of dust and phosphorous (磷), _7_ is a nutrient that plants need _8_ (grow)，” one of them says.In fact, the phosphorous _9_ (fall) from the sky is about the same as the amount that rivers carry out each year. The thick rai
24、nforest and the desert dust _10_ (join) together on one small planet.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。非洲的沙尘暴往往会影响大西洋的空气质量，但是新的研究发现，沙尘暴也有一些好处。本文主要介绍了沙尘暴的一些好处1a考查冠词。a large amount of为固定短语，意为“许多，大量”，故填a。2across考查介词。根据第一段中的“all the way across the Atlantic Ocean”可知，此处与其照应，表示非洲的沙尘暴能够横穿海洋破坏空气质量，故填across。3shows考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据
25、全文时态并结合该句的主语“new research”可知，此处应用一般现在时，且用谓语动词show的第三人称单数形式，故填shows。4It考查代词。分析句子结构可知，本句应用It，在句中作形式主语，真正的主语为that引导的从句，故填It。5provider考查名词。形容词“important”之后应接名词，此处表示“供给者”，故填provider。6surprising考查形容词。分析句子成分可知，is之后需接形容词作表语，且主语为it，指物，故填surprising。7which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“phosphorous(磷)”，且关系
26、词在从句中作主语，指物，故填which。8to grow考查非谓语动词。need to do意为“需要做”，此处表示植物需要营养来确保其生长，表目的，故填to grow。9falling考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应用非谓语动词；phosphorous与动词fall之间为主动关系，故用fall的现在分词形式作后置定语，故填falling。10are joined考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，句子主语与动词join之间为被动关系，故用被动语态；主语为“The thick rainforest and the desert dust”，是复数，故填are joine
27、d。.短文改错Every time my mother and I started to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something so simple as dinner plans. Sudden, my mother will push the conversation into the topic of her best friends son, that graduated from Tsinghua University last year. He is now earning 10
28、0,000 yuan a year as the engineer. In fact, I dont want to do any job related science like him. I dont know what to explain my plan to my mother. Im the type of person who love to help out in the community. I even want to make a career of it because of I love it so much. Id rather following my dreams and create my own future.答案：第一句：startedstart第二句：soas第三句：SuddenSuddenly; thatwho第四句：thean第五句：related后加to第六句：whathow第七句：loveloves第八句：去掉第二个of第九句：followingfollow
