1、限时规范练28(必修5Module 4)核心素养关键词:培养学生人与自然、保护动物的思维意识一、阅读理解What do you usually do when a flying insect lands on your arm? Most likely you blow it away.But what if that bug were a ladybug (瓢虫)? Then chances are you would let it stay.What is it about ladybugs that we like?Farmers once thought ladybugs were a
2、 good luck sign.A ladybug in the field meant that the crops would be successful and the weather would be good.The farmers may have been exaggerating (夸大) about what a very small bug can do,but in fact ladybugs do help out with the crops.They eat harmful insects.Actually,it is not the adult ladybug t
3、hat eats the other insects.Its the ladybug larvae (幼虫).Ladybugs lay their eggs on leaves that are covered with aphids or other insects.When the larvae come out of the eggs,they are very hungry and will eat mites,aphids,mealybugs,green flies,and other crop-destroyers.A single ladybug larva can eat ov
4、er 1,000 aphids in one day.In the 1800s,ladybugs were brought all the way from Australia to California and set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects.The little red and black “eating machines” completely saved all the trees.Ladybugs go about their daily business without
5、worrying much about anything.Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off something that is dangerous to eat.Ladybugs also protect themselves by playing dead.They fall off leaves and remain very still until their enemy goes away.So next time you see a ladybug,think about what it
6、 may be up to.Maybe it is off to save an orange tree.Maybe its next move will be to fall off a leaf and play dead or stand up to a bird about 100 times its size.Maybe its letting you know that the weather will be good tomorrow.Who knows? Ladybugs are special that way.1.What do we know about mites an
7、d aphids?A.They do harm to the crops.B.They eat more than they should.C.They are food for adult ladybugs.D.They are the enemy of ladybug larvae.2.Why were ladybugs brought from Australia to California in the 1800s?A.To save orange trees.B.To do research on them.C.To increase their number.D.To report
8、 the weather for farmers.3.What does the underlined part “stand up to” in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Play with.B.Worry about.C.Get along with.D.Fight back against.4.What does the author think of the ladybug?A.It is a crop-destroyer.B.It is a good luck sign.C.It is a little flying helper.D.It
9、 is a big eating machine.二、完形填空I loved to read when I was younger.But later the lack of choice 1 led me to read less and less.When I was in secondary school,the 2 books I read were ones we were assigned in English class,and I was never very 3 about my teachers choices.I thought too much discussion o
10、f symbolism (象征意义) and themes 4 the book.Maybe the sky being blue didnt 5 anything;maybe it was just a description! Rather than make me more 6 in literature,it made me 7 want to pick up a book again.I reluctantly (不情愿地) chose a French literature course in my first year at university.I started out un
11、happy,determined not to 8 any of the works we were studying over the course of the year.However,I soon 9 that at a university level,the discussion was more 10 and the books more interesting! Being able to discuss my thoughts 11 other people meant that I could better understand the subtle aspects of
12、the books even the symbolism and themes.I began reading again for12.Now,during my year abroad,I spend a lot of my spare time in bookshops and 13 in cafs,and even attend a monthly book club with some other language assistants.Reading is a great way to widen your horizons,14 your vocabulary and use yo
13、ur imagination.Im so happy that I 15 my love of books.1.A.hardlyB.usuallyC.finallyD.strangely2.A.nextB.onlyC.sameD.last3.A.certainB.concernedC.doubtfulD.enthusiastic4.A.reviewedB.explainedC.ruinedD.renewed5.A.representB.answerC.advertiseD.affect6.A.successfulB.interestedC.confidentD.disappointed7.A.
14、nearlyB.neverC.evenD.already8.A.shareB.learnC.touchD.enjoy9.A.realizedB.expectedC.thoughtD.supposed10.A.similarB.formalC.fruitfulD.familiar11.A.withB.forC.againstD.to12.A.comfortB.pleasureC.hopeD.prize13.A.chattingB.playingC.sittingD.reading14.A.knowB.measureC.expandD.show15.A.expressedB.rediscovere
15、dC.returnedD.experienced三、读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。It was somewhere between spring and summer,my mom and I were driving through the countryside.Back then,I was 13 years old,and always felt unhappy with Mom.But little did I know that this trip was going to be a special on
16、e.A pot of flowers sat in the back seat,whose heavenly scent filled the car.Suddenly,in the middle of nowhere,my mom pulled over.“What are you doing?”I cried,fearing that the car had broken down and wed be stuck there,so far from home.But that wasnt the case.My mom hopped out of the car,grabbing the
17、 flowers from the back seat.“Itll just be a minute,”she called back through the open windows.My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home.I looked back to the building,somewhat annoyed,as my mom reappearedempty-handed.Before she
18、 started the car,curiosity drove me to ask,“Do you know someone there?”She shook her head.“Then what did you do with the flowers?”She smiled slightly,“I gave them to the receptionist.”“What?”She laughed at my confusion.“I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them,especially wh
19、o hasnt gotten any in a while.”I kept silent for a moment.Not long after we continued our driving,I spoke again,“Did you leave your name?”To this she answered instantly,“No.Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good,which is enough of a thank-you for me.”Suddenly,s
20、till thinking about Moms deeds,I heard something burst loudly.It was our car that broke down!Nothing could be worse,because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it,and we didnt know where the garage was.It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by,since we had seen so few along the w
21、ay.Paragraph 1:We were worrying about what could be done.Paragraph 2:As we drove along,a flower shop came into sight on the road.限时规范练28(必修5Module 4)一、【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章是对瓢虫的介绍。瓢虫是一种能够吃害虫的昆虫,它们对于庄稼来说是得力的助手。1.A推理判断题。由第三段中的“they are very hungry and will eat mites,aphids,mealybugs,green flies,and other cr
22、op-destroyers”可知,这些都是对庄稼有害的虫子。2.A细节理解题。由第四段中的“ladybugs were brought.set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects”可知,19世纪瓢虫被从澳大利亚引进到美国加利福尼亚州是为了挽救被害虫侵害的橘子树。3.D词义猜测题。由倒数第二段中的“Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off something that is dangerous to eat.
23、”可知,很少有鸟或昆虫吃瓢虫。再由画线部分后的“a bird about 100 times its size”可知,当遇见比它大的鸟时,瓢虫会释放某种物质从而对鸟造成威胁。故此处的stand up to有“回击,抵御”之意。4.C推理判断题。本文旨在介绍瓢虫这种能够吃害虫的昆虫,它们对于庄稼来说是得力的助手,故C项中的helper最符合瓢虫的这一特性。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己从热爱读书到找不到有趣的书可读再到重新爱上读书的过程。1.C选择的限制“最终(finally)”导致作者读的书越来越少。2.B高中的时候,作者“唯一(only)”阅读的书籍是英语课上老师指定的书籍,而
24、且作者对于老师的选择也缺乏“热情(enthusiastic)”。3.D见上题解析。4.C根据本段中的“too much discussion”及“maybe it was just a description”可知,对象征意义和主题的过度讨论“毁掉(ruined)”了书籍本身。湛蓝的天空也许并不“代表(represent)”任何事物,它或许仅仅只是描写。5.A见上题解析。6.B根据本段中对作者读书越来越少的描述可知,作者对文学的“兴趣(interested)”并未加深,也“不再(never)”爱读书。7.B见上题解析。8.D根据本段中的“I reluctantly chose a French
25、 literature course”及“I started out unhappy”可知,作者认为自己不会再“享受(enjoy)”那一学年课上学到的任何作品。9.A根据本段中的However及“the books more interesting”可知,作者很快就“意识到(realized)”在大学里学生和老师对一本书的讨论变得更“有成效(fruitful)”,书本也更有趣。10.C见上题解析。11.A“与”(with)他人交流想法能让作者更好地理解书中隐晦的意思。12.B根据本段中的again及第一段中对作者爱读书的描述可知,作者又开始享受读书的“快乐(pleasure)”了。13.D根据
26、空前的“I spend a lot of my spare time in bookshops”可知,作者在书店里度过了很多闲暇的时光,也在咖啡店里“读书(reading)”。14.C根据空前的“widen your horizons”可知,读书是一种“扩大(expand)”词汇量的好方法。15.B根据第一段中对作者爱读书的描述可知,作者很高兴自己又“重新找回(rediscovered)”了对书籍的热爱。三、Paragraph 1:We were worrying about what could be done.But after waiting in vain for a consider
27、able time,Mom and I decided to walk back the road to the nursing home and seek for help.God knows how far we had driven!When we arrived,the receptionist was surprised,but warmly helped us contact the garage.There,the old men who had received the flowers were excited to meet us,talking about how grea
28、t that day was.It amazed me what random actions of kindness could mean to the people who received it.While we were laughing and talking merrily,the garage got our car repaired.Paragraph 2:As we drove along,a flower shop came into sight on the road.I asked Mom to stop and paced quickly into the flowe
29、r shop,where a bunch of flowers glowing red in full bloom caught my eye.Having witnessed the effect of kindness,I decided to send Mom the sweet flowers.Soon,the heavenly scent filled the car again.Mom tried to conceal her excitement,but the glittering tears failed her.Through this trip,I discovered that,despite my occasional anger towards her,I actually felt proud of her.This was the trip of my life.
