1、Unit5ThepowerofnatureSectionGrammar课后篇巩固提升一、变式训练1.Because I was tired,I stopped to have a rest.=,I stopped to have a rest.答案Being tired2.Because I had experienced a few earthquakes before,I wasnt frightened.=a few earthquakes before,I wasnt frightened.答案Having experienced3.If you turn to the right,y
2、ou will find a path leading to his cottage.=,you will find a path leading to his cottage.答案Turning to the right4.Because I had spent all night watching the game,I was very tired the next day.=all night watching the game,I was very tired the next day.答案Having spent5.As I came out of my house,I saw my
3、 father planting trees in the garden.=my house,I saw my father planting trees in the garden.答案Coming out of二、根据汉语意思,用动词-ing形式(短语)完成下列句子1.由于生病,我不得不待在家里。,I had to stay at home.答案Being ill2.他把咖啡杯掉在了地上,摔得粉碎。He dropped the coffee cup to the ground,.答案breaking it into pieces3.过马路的时候要小心些。When ,please be ca
4、reful.答案crossing the road4.听到这个消息我们都高兴地跳了起来。,we all jumped with joy.答案Hearing the news5.完成作业后,杰克外出散步了。,Jack went out for a walk.答案Having finished his homework6.由于不知道她的地址,我没法给她写信。,I cant write to her.答案Not knowing her address7.他们坐在花园里谈论一起度过的日子。They sat in the garden,they spent together.答案talking abou
5、t the days8.从山上看,我们发现这湖泊更加漂亮了。,we find that the lake looks more beautiful.答案Seeing from the hill三、阅读理解Wanda Butts dropped the phone and screamed when she heard the news that her son was dead.Josh had drowned(溺亡) while sailing on a lake with friends.The 16-year-old didnt know how to swim,and he wasnt
6、 wearing a life jacket.Josh was not alone in the black community.According to USA Swimming,70% of African-American children cannot swim.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,African-American children between the ages of 5 and 14 are three times more likely to drown than white c
7、hildren in the same age range(范围).In 2007,Butts started the Josh Project,a non-profit(非营利组织) that provides low-cost swimming lessons for children in Toledo,Ohio.The swimming lessons take place at a local high school over four Saturdays for a total cost of $10.To date,the Josh Project has helped more
8、 than 1,000 children learn how to swim.“The public pools near our home were closed,and other places were not affordable,”said Lisa Haynes,whose 14-year-old son,Joshua,is one of 60-plus students in the Josh Project this summer.“I am less worried if Joshua is near water because he has the basics of ho
9、w to swim,”Haynes said.“And were thankful for that.”Butts is doing much more,however,than just providing swimming lessons.“She ups the awareness (意识),”said Shaun Anderson,a swimming coach who was so inspired by her story that he created a Josh Project swimming program at Norfolk State University.“On
10、ce these communities learn how to swim,they will pass it down,which results in future generations(代) that know how to swim.”Butts said she has two wishes for the future:One is to change the drowning numbers of African-American children,and the other is to have a swimming center where the children ca
11、n swim daily instead of just once a week.1.What led to Joshs drowning?A.He was poor in boating skills.B.He gave his life jacket to a friend.C.He was never taught swimming skills.D.He was careless when swimming in the lake.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段可知,因为不会游泳且未穿救生衣,Josh在湖中与朋友们乘船航行时溺亡。2.Whydidtheauthorlistthenumb
12、ersinParagraph3?A.Toshowchildrenunder14aremorelikelytodrown.B.Toarguechildrenshouldlearnswimmingataveryyoungage.C.ToshowmanyAfrican-Americanchildrenlackswimmingskills.D.TointroducethedifferencebetweenAfrican-Americanandwhitechildren.答案C解析推理判断题。第三段第一句为主旨句,即Josh的情况在美国非裔群体中并不罕见。接下来作者引用两个组织提供的数据来支持这个说法,
13、70%的非裔美国儿童不会游泳,且在5到14岁年龄段的儿童之中,非裔美国儿童溺亡的人数要比白人儿童高出几倍。因此,这些数据是为了说明非裔美国儿童当中有许多人都不会游泳。3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheJoshProject?A.Ithasitsownswimmingpools.B.Itprovideslessonsonlyinsummer.C.Itserveschildrenagedfrom5to14.D.Itsswimminglessonstakeplaceonceaweek.答案D解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“Theswimminglessons.fourSaturdays”
14、以及最后一段中的“wherethechildren.justonceaweek”可知,该组织每周六开设游泳课程,一周一次。4.WhatdidLisaHaynesthinkoftheswimminglessonstheJoshProjectprovides?A.Expensive.B.Helpful.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.答案B解析推理判断题。由倒数第四段中Haynes所说的话可知,她的儿子通过游泳课程学会了基本的游泳技能,她对此很感激。因此可推断,Haynes认为该公益组织开设的游泳课程很有用。四、完形填空Recently Hurricane Harvey hit
15、 our city.Whenever I turned on my computer or mobile phone,news about its great 1 on thousands of people caught my eyes.People 2 many unfortunate events.However,there were also 3 news that confirmed the goodness of mankind.As a 4,I wrote many human interest stories during my career.Thats 5 the story
16、 about the guys in the bakery 6 my attention.When staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were 7 inside the building for two days,they didnt sit there feeling 8 for themselves.They used their time 9 after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.While they were 10 for the eventual rescue that came on
17、Monday morning,four workers at El Bolillo Bakerys South Wayside Drive branch 11 to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.The floodwaters 12 in the streets outside.They took advantage of their 13 power supply to bake bread.They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to 14 hundred
18、s of loaves and sheets of pan dulce (甜面包).They continued 15 to help more people.By the time the owner managed to 16 them,they had made so much bread that they took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the 17.The store manager,Brian Alvarado,told TheIndepend
19、ent,“Whenever 18 occur,nobody should just feel depressed or desperate.19,we should take action to save ourselves and help others.Our act of kindness did make a big 20.”1.A.sufferB.effect C.powerD.strength答案B解析由语境可知,无论作者何时打开电脑和手机,都会看到飓风影响了成千上万人的新闻。effect“影响”。2.A.coveredB.broadcastC.forgotD.witnessed答
20、案D解析上文提到作者每天都能看到有关飓风的新闻,由此可知人们目睹了许多不幸的事件。witness“目击”。3.A.sorrowB.variousC.brightD.recent答案C解析由However和空后的定语从句“thatconfirmedthegoodnessofmankind”可知,此处表示的含义与unfortunateevents相反。brightnews“正面新闻”,可以让人感到振奋的新闻。4.A.teacherB.managerC.professorD.journalist答案D解析由空后的“Iwrotemanyhumanintereststoriesduringmycaree
21、r”可以判断,作者的职业与写作有关。journalist“新闻记者”符合题意,故选D项。5.A.whyB.howC.whenD.whether答案A解析作者是一名新闻记者,写过很多有人情味的故事,所以这就是为什么面包房的故事能吸引作者的注意。6.A.pulledB.drewC.fixedD.focused答案B解析drawonesattention“吸引某人的注意”。7.A.warnedB.keptC.convincedD.trapped答案D解析由下文中的“afterfloodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey”可知,飓风导致了洪水,所以面包房的员工被困在了楼房里。trap
22、“使陷入困境”。8.A.regretfulB.reliableC.sorryD.lucky答案C解析feelsorryforoneself“感到不幸,自我怜悯”。9.A.wiselyB.immediatelyC.eagerlyD.quickly答案A解析由下文可知,在飓风引起了洪水之后,面包房的员工利用被洪水围困的时间烤了面包,这很明智。wisely“明智地”。10.A.dyingB.waitingC.seekingD.hunting答案B解析救援周一上午才到,所以他们是在等待(waiting)最后的救援。11.A.refusedB.hesitatedC.hopedD.decided答案D解析
23、由下文内容可知,面包房的员工在等待救援时,决定(decided)为他们社区尽可能多做面包。12.A.liftedB.droppedC.roseD.fell答案C解析由下文中的“Theytookadvantageoftheir13powersupplytobakebread.”可知,电力不足,洪水没有退去,说明还在上涨。rise“上升”。13.A.continuingB.assistingC.pausingD.exploring答案A解析街上洪水上涨,随时有可能断电。他们利用仍在持续的供电烤面包。continue“持续”。14.A.collectB.saveC.makeD.waste答案C解析他
24、们用了4200多磅面粉,做了数百条面包和甜面包片。make“制造,做”。15.A.strikingB.bakingC.spreadingD.struggling答案B解析由上文中的tobakebread可知,此处表示继续烤面包。bake“烘烤”。16.A.takeoverB.getoverC.gettoD.turnto答案C解析店主设法到来(getto)的时候,他们已经烘烤出许多面包。17.A.floodsB.situationsC.ruinsD.victims答案A解析由上文中的Thefloodwaters可知,此处表示受洪水(floods)影响的人们。18.A.stormsB.disast
25、ersC.emergenciesD.accidents答案B解析由语境可知,无论何时出现灾难,不应该只感到沮丧和绝望。disaster“灾难”。19.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides答案A解析由语境可知,此处表示转折。instead“相反的是”。20.A.dayB.dealC.contributionD.difference答案D解析makeadifference“有作用,有影响”。五、选词创境运用下列词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。shoot,glance,absolutely,anxious,actually,guarantee,pa
26、nic,vary参考范文Yesterday,IwatchedthenewsonTVaboutaschoolshootingintheUSA.Intheshooting,morethantenpeoplewerekilledandtwentywereinjured,whichcausedagreatpanicinthesocietyandmadeparentsabsolutelyworriedandanxious.IfyouglancethroughtheAmericanhistory,youmayfindsuchshootingsactuallyhappenfrequently,andthatthecasesvaryalot.Wehopethatthegovernmentcanguaranteethatthestudentsaresafeandsound.
