1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时提升作业 三十选修6Unit 5The power of nature(限时35分钟). 阅读理解AWhen I was a boy, we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it. When winter arrived, thick, heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab
2、 their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun. I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding. Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it. The first few tri
3、ps I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life. It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled. Near the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself. I climbed
4、 on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach. Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside. I was doing pretty well until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees. My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myse
5、lf screaming. At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree. I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling, “You have to steer(操控)! You have to steer! ”Sadly, that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life. Many t
6、imes problems, troubles, and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair. I am still learning that life isnt always safe sledding. I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God. Li
7、fe is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride. Steer well then. Steer straight. Steer your soul towards the light and the love we are all meant for. 【文章大意】本文主要讲作者小时候滑雪, 玩得开心的时候不小心撞到大树。在最后一刻, 作者翻滚到雪地里化险为夷。1. What do we know about the author when he was very young? A. He lived on a big hill
8、with huge oak trees on it. B. He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers. C. He longed to go sledding with his brothers. D. He carried his brothers sleds as they went sledding. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding. 可知作者因为年龄太小不能去滑雪,
9、 只好嫉妒地看着哥哥们玩。由此可知作者小时候很渴望和哥哥们一起滑雪。故选C。2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 2? A. delightfulB. terrifyingC. ordinaryD. violent【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据语境It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled. 可
10、知这句话描述的是作者第一次滑雪, 在木雪橇上从山上冲下去, 风从脸上刮过时的感受。根据第一段作者渴望滑雪, 再结合后文的overjoyed可知作者玩得很开心。故选A。3. Why did the author fall off his sled? A. Because his sled crashed in an oak tree. B. Because he lost control of his sled. C. Because his brother pushed it so hard. D. Because the hillside was snowy. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据
11、前文I was doing pretty well until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees. 可知作者撞到了雪地里的一个树桩, 然后径直撞向一棵大栎树。再结合后文At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree. 可知作者在快要撞到栎树的那一刻从雪橇上翻滚下来, 这才避开了危险。分析语境可知作者翻滚是因为撞到树桩, 失
12、去了对雪橇的控制。故选B。4. What does the author mean to tell us? A. Losing control of a sled can be dangerous. B. Courage and determination can change ones life. C. Life can be controlled by one himself. D. Life is a mystery full of coincidences. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文的行文结构是通过一个发生在作者童年的故事, 讲述一个人生道理。根据文章最后一段Life
13、 is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride. Steer well then. 可知作者认为人生的旅程不是一帆风顺的, 应该学会掌控。故选C。【知识拓展】难句解读I was doing pretty well until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees. 译文: 我划得很好直到我碰到了埋在雪里的树桩, 滑雪板偏离了方向径直滑向了其中一棵高大的栎树。分析: 本句
14、是until引导的时间状语从句, 在从句中hidden by the snow作后置定语修饰an old stump。BLisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship(学徒期) as a union painter and dry waller (筑墙工). On Friday morning, she was thanking God she had it. On Thursday night, while Pina was babys
15、itting her granddaughter, nephew and two nieces in her sisters apartment, she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire. When her 4-year-old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying, “Were going to die, ”she knew she had to act. Pina, 39, first sealed the door, and then told all f
16、our children to get on the floor. After calling 911, she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety. “I said, OK, were going to lie down and were all going to play a game, ” Pina said. “We all started singing our ABCs and 123s. I was just trying to
17、 make it fun. ” Pina patiently waited, and a few minutes later, Riverside County sheriffs deputies (治安官的助手) arrived. Pina learned that 8-year-old Gabriel Parga, 5-year-old Aubreyana Parga and 4-year-old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story. Pina did the
18、 only thing she could. She opened the window and dropped the children, one-by-one, into the arms of the sheriffs deputies about 15 to 20 feet below. “I just needed to keep the kids calm, so they wouldnt be afraid, ”Pina said. “I was deathly afraid inside, but I couldnt let them know that. ”Not long
19、after dropping the children out of the window, firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her. Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke, but nobody was seriously injured. 【文章大意】本文叙述了主人公Lisa Pina利用自己在火灾培训中学到的知识, 在大火中成功营救了多个孩子。5. What is the passage mainly about? A. A big fire with
20、out serious injury. B. An urgent call 911. C. A brave babysitter. D. A babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知是主人公Lisa Pina利用自己在火灾培训中学到的知识, 在一次突发的大火中营救了多个孩子。故选D。6. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. A union painter. B. A dry waller. C. The apprenticeship
21、. D. The fire safety training. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。结合全文内容可知, 幸亏她学了一些火灾安全知识, 才能够营救那么多孩子。所以it代指the fire safety training。故选D。7. What did Lisa Pina do before she called 911 in order to prevent the fire? A. She let children get on the floor. B. She opened the windows of the second floor. C. She had children sta
22、rt singing. D. She closed the door hard. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段Pina, 39, first sealed the door, and then told all four children to get on the floor. After calling 911, . . . , 可知在拨打911前, Lisa Pina先把门封住。故选D。8. What do we know according to the passage? A. The fire didnt cause any injury. B. Lisa Pina was
23、the last one to be rescued. C. The children were sent to hospital after the fire. D. During the fire Lisa Pina wasnt afraid at all. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段Not long after dropping the children out of the window, firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her. 一句可知, Lisa Pina是最后一个被从火灾中救出来的。故选B。【知识拓展】知识
24、积累1. apartment公寓; 套房2. on fire着火3. patiently耐心地4. be trapped受困5. flame火苗; 火舌6. firefighter消防员7. ladder梯子8. be seriously injured受伤严重 . 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My Journey to LhasaAt the age of fifty-five, Alexandra David-Neel walked for four months across the high mountains of the Himala
25、yas 1. _ little food and money. She 2. _ (willing) suffered the tough travel 3. _ (condition) to reach her goal and finally, in 1924, became the first European woman ever to enter Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Lhasa is very difficult to get to, and some people call it “The Roof of The World”. “My Jou
26、rney to Lhasa” is the true account of David-Neels extraordinary journey, 4. _ is even more remarkable because at that time, foreigners, especially foreign women 5. _ (forbid) to enter Lhasa. To hide 6. _, she wore the clothes of a beggar. Her book is a good 7. _ (introduce) to Tibet. Readers will lo
27、ve her descriptions of the people she met along the way. David-Neel was 8. _ (fluency) in Tibetan dialects and knew the culture there, so it was easy for her to get to know the people. “My Journey to Lhasa” 9. _ (give) a real feeling for Tibet and the people there. It is a great book if you want to
28、visit Tibet, or if you just like a good story. This book, first 10. _ (publish) in 1927, is well worth reading. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了大卫在她55岁时穿越喜马拉雅山的故事。1. 【解析】with。考查介词用法。 用with表示携带。2. 【解析】willingly。考查副词用法。 副词修饰动词。3. 【解析】conditions。考查名词复数形式。文中没有冠词, 而condition也不止一个, 故用复数形式。 4. 【解析】which。考查非限制性定语从句。 用wh
29、ich指代上句内容。5. 【解析】were forbidden。考查动词用法。 be forbidden to do sth. 意为“某人被禁止做某事”。句意: 那时外国人特别是一些外国女性被禁止进入拉萨。6. 【解析】herself。考查人称代词用法。 本句主语是she, 所以应填herself。 句意: 为了把自己藏起来, 她穿了乞丐的衣服。7. 【解析】introduction。考查词性变化。good后面应为名词。8. 【解析】fluent。考查词性变化。 “be fluent in+语言”意为“说语很流利”。 句意: 大卫尼尔说西藏方言很流利。9. 【解析】gives。考查动词形式变化
30、。 “My Journey to Lhasa” 这个短语作主语, 动词应用第三人称单数形式。10. 【解析】published。考查动词形式变化。 书只能被出版, 而此句是插入语, 不是完整的句子, 所以不用be动词。. 短文改错My neighbor Jackie is always consideration to others. One day, I was going to deliver a speech at an institute while I found my car wouldnt get starting. I rushed to the street to hire
31、a taxi. Just at that time, I come across Jackie. He was hurried going to attend his sick mother in hospital. Furthermore, when he learned about my problems, he didnt hesitate to give me a lift. I arrived at the lecture hall in time, when the audience had been present. I owe my great thanks to my nei
32、ghbor Jackie, who is a person ready to help the others at any time. 【答案】1. 【解析】第一句considerationconsiderate考查形容词。系动词be后应接形容词作表语, be considerate to sb. 意为“对某人体贴”。2. 【解析】第二句whilewhen考查连词。was doing. . . when. . . 是固定句式, when作连词, 意为“就在这时; 突然”。3. 【解析】第二句startingstarted考查非谓语动词。get 在句中是系动词, 主语与动词start之间是被动关
33、系, 要用被动形式, 故将starting改为started。4. 【解析】第四句comecame考查时态。根据上下文可知, 本文描述的是发生在过去的事情, 应用一般过去时。5. 【解析】第五句hurriedhurriedly考查副词。修饰going to应用副词, 而hurried为形容词, 意为“匆忙的”。6. 【解析】第五句attend后加to考查固定搭配。句意: 他正急匆匆地去医院照顾他生病的母亲。attend to是固定搭配, 意为“照料”。7. 【解析】第六句FurthermoreHowever考查副词。杰基着急去医院, 却毫不犹豫地开车送作者去演讲的地方。上下文是转折关系, 故将
34、Furthermore改为However。8. 【解析】第六句problemsproblem考查名词。“我”的困难就是要着急去作演讲, 应用单数。9. 【解析】第七句whenwhere考查定语从句。此处是一个非限制性定语从句, 修饰先行词hall, 引导词在从句中作地点状语, 应用where引导该从句。10. 【解析】第八句删除the考查冠词。此处是说杰基是一个乐于助人的人, 泛指其他人, 不用冠词。. 书面表达假定你是某中学英文报编辑李华, 学校将举行一次50周年校庆作品展示(exhibition), 请你用英文写一则作品征集启事。要点如下: 1. 作品主题: 反映校园生活, 表达祝福; 2
35、. 作品形式: 诗词、照片、画作等; 3. 截止日期: 9月1日。注意: 1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯; 3. 开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数。With the 50th anniversary of our school approaching, _【参考范文】With the 50th anniversary of our school approaching, we are going to hold an exhibition in its honor. We sincerely hope that all students will provide
36、original artworks to celebrate its birthday. We will be happy to see photos of different school activities which have left a deep impression on you. Besides, you can write Chinese poems, sharing your sweet experiences of school life. Paintings are also preferred. Whatever your works are, they will show your talents on such a special occasion. More importantly, it is a good opportunity to extend your best wishes to the school as well as display your colorful school life. Please send in your works before September 1st. We really appreciate everyones active participation. 关闭Word文档返回原板块
