1、Unit 5Using Language. 用所给词的适当形式填空1. The earth is bathed in sunshine and all the children are having a bath in the sea. (bathe)2. In the supermarket you can get various electric devices and a variety of vegetables. (vary)3. The chair looks uncomfortable but in fact it is comfortable to sit in. (comfo
2、rt)4. The parents are anxious about the safety of their son and nothing can clear their anxiety. (anxiously)5. The quality of all the products in the shop is guaranteed and they are under guarantee for one year. ( guarantee)6. The guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded. Then someone pho
3、ned 120 in a panic. (panic)7. I appreciated your timely help and expressed my appreciation with the gift. (appreciate)8. The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of issues and the diversity appeals to most people. (diverse)9. He fired two shots, but both missed. Then he shot at the lion again. (s
4、hoot)10. She trembled with cold and walked along the street with her red face and trembling body. (tremble). 完成句子1. People usually get into a panic when an earthquake breaks out. 地震爆发时, 人们通常陷入恐慌。2. I would appreciate it if you can write back to me at your earliest convenience. 如果你能在你方便的时候尽早给我回信, 我将不
5、胜感激。3. The conceptions and practice of child education vary from culture to culture. 儿童教育的观念和实践因文化的差异而有所不同。4. It is believed that computers cant take the place of human beings in the future. 人们相信电脑在将来不会代替人类。5. The boy who has a gift for management was fired the other day. 有管理天赋的男孩前几天被解雇了。6. China is
6、 home to many rare animals. 中国是很多稀有动物的生长地。7. My father usually glances through the headlines of the newspaper every day. 我的爸爸通常每天都会浏览报纸的标题。8. I think it is necessary to pick him up at the airport. 我认为有必要去机场接他。9. Having lived there for many years, I am familiar with the place. 住在那里很多年了, 我熟悉那个地方。10. T
7、he girl hurried to the shop only to be told that the toys had been sold out. 女孩匆忙赶往商店, 却被告知玩具已经被卖完了。. 阅读理解AWELCOME Welcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Windsor is one of the official residences (住所)of the Queen, who sometimes stays here. Audio tours Free au
8、dio tours are available on leaving the Admission Center at the start of your visit. There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors. Guided tours Visitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide. Tours depart at regular interva
9、ls throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments. Visitors with children For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends. Please note that, for safety reasons pushchairs are n
10、ot permitted in the State Apartments. However, baby carriers are available to borrow. St Georges Chapel Visitors arriving at the Castle after 15: 00 from March to October are advised to visit Georges Chapel first before it closes. Shopping Shops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal
11、 Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and childrens toys. Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service. Refreshments Bottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops. From April to September ice cream is also available. Visitors wishi
12、ng to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St Georges Chapel. Photography and mobile phones Non-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle. Photography, vid
13、eo recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St Georges Chapel in consideration of other visitors. Security As Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongings should get through airport-style security checks. For safety and security reasons a one-
14、way system operates along the visitor route. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了著名的温莎城堡以及相关的细节情况。1. A visitor can apply for a free audio tour . A. in the CourtyardB. in the State ApartmentsC. at the Admission CenterD. at St Georges Chapel【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据Audio tours中内容可知, 在the Admission Center游客可以免费申请录像旅游。故选C。2. Who can ge
15、t re-entry permits? A. Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle. B. Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops. C. Visitors buying water from the Courtyard. D. Visitors eating outside St Georges Chapel. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Refreshments中Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town ma
16、y obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops可知, 希望在城堡外面吃东西的人可以再次进入城堡。故选A。3. In the last part, a “working royal palace” refers to one . A. still being constructedB. still used by the royal familyC. where the Queen usually worksD. where works of art are on show【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句话和最后一段第一句话可以推出“
17、working royal palace”指的是还被皇室使用的城堡。故选B。B(2021镇江高二检测)A new paper published in Environmental Research Letters has some warning news for people living in the lower 48 states: You may be at risk from river flooding and not even know it until the water starts to rise. In fact, the study, estimates of pres
18、ent and future flood risk in the United States, found that 41 million U. S. residents are at risk from flooding along rivers. Thats three times more than current estimates based on the flood maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which primarily maps the areas at risk for 1
19、-in-100-year floods in populous (人口众多的) river basins. Why does the big difference come into being? As always, its all about the data. Generally, FEMA prioritizes risk-assessment areas based on their population; reserving expensive field-work methodologies (研究方法) for the more populous river basins, b
20、ut many other rivers have not yet been mapped at all. The size of the USA means that flood maps made in this way are incomplete. It would be too expensive and time-consuming to survey every river basin in America. The national-scale flood maps produced by FEMA leave the flood risk of many parts of t
21、he country unaccounted for. For this research, scientists from the Nature Conservancy adopted a pioneering methodology that avoids the defects of the FEMA approach, where individual catchments (流域) are studied by making use of big data. The study used a new high-resolution model, produced by the flo
22、od-mapping organization Fathom, which copies floods on all rivers across the entire continental United States. “We were all surprised by how many people are actually exposed to freshwater flooding in the USA, ” said Oliver Wing, lead researcher on the study and a PhD student at the University of Bri
23、stol. “Its particularly worrisome considering that most of these people arent even aware of the risk they face. This study helps fill that critical information gap. ”【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家们通过一项开创性的方法, 对美国目前和未来洪水风险做出新的评估, 让人们减少遭受洪水的威胁。4. What did the new paper intend to tell readers? A. The mista
24、kes made by FEMA. B. The serious situation of the flood. C. The populous river basins of the USA. D. The unseen risk of the flood in the USA. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章第一段“A new paper published in Environmental Research Letters has some warning news for people living in the lower 48 states: You may be at ris
25、k from river flooding and not even know it until the water starts to rise. ”可推断, 这份新报纸打算告诉读者在美国有许多看不见的洪水风险。故选D。5. Why is the map produced by FEMA incomplete? A. Its dangerous to research all the rivers. B. The size of the USA is too big. C. It ignores less populous rivers. D. The efficiency of makin
26、g it is low. 【解析】选C。 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Generally, FEMA prioritizes risk-assessment areas based on their population; reserving expensive field-work methodologies for the more populous river basins, but many other rivers have not yet been mapped at all. ”可推断, 联邦紧急事务管理局制作的地图不完整是因为它忽略了人口较少的河流。故选C。6. What do
27、es the underlined word “defects” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Shortcomings. B. Potential. C. Consumption. D. Contributions. 【解析】选A。 词义猜测题。根据文章第五段“For this research, scientists from the Nature Conservancy adopted a pioneering methodology”并结合上文可知, 原来洪水地图的绘制是不科学的, 所以此方法避免联邦紧急事务管理局研究方法的缺陷。可以猜测defects为“缺陷”之意。
28、故选A。7. What attitude does Oliver Wing have to the study? A. Critical. B. Supportive. C. Cautious. D. Uncaring. 【解析】选B。 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“This study helps fill that critical information gap. ”可推断, Oliver Wing对此研究的态度是支持的。故选B。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In the most basic sense, self-r
29、egulation (自我调节) involves controlling ones behavior and thoughts in pursuit (追求) of long-term goals. Generally, people who are good at self-regulating tend to see the good in others and view challenges as opportunities. They exactly know what they want to achieve, act in accordance with their views,
30、 and devote their best effort. 1 2A bad-tempered child who hits others wont be popular at school. An adult with poor self-regulation skills may lack self-confidence. He may have difficulty handling stress, and often, this might be expressed in terms of anger and anxiety. How do problems with self-re
31、gulation develop? It could start early when a baby isnt treated with enough care. 3 Later, an adult may struggle with self-regulation, either because this ability wasnt developed during childhood, or because of a lack of skills in managing difficult feelings. When left unchecked, over time this coul
32、d lead to risky behavior such as taking drugs. 4 One of the most frequently used methods is to change your thought patterns, which means that you think about a situation in a positive way, rather than one thats likely to increase negative emotions. 5 Rather than thinking that this reflects something
33、 about yourself such as “My friend hates me”, you might instead think, “My friend must be really busy. ”A. Try to cheer yourself up after disappointment. B. Do the usual series of things at a particular time. C. A child who doesnt feel safe may have trouble self-regulating. D. A lack of self-regulat
34、ion will cause problems in life. E. Anyhow, self-regulation is so important that we should learn to use this skill. F. For example, imagine a friend who doesnt return your calls or texts for several days. G. Also they can calm themselves when feeling upset and cheer themselves when feeling down. 【文章
35、大意】本文为一篇议论文。论述了自我调节在一个人一生中所起的作用和自我调节失去平衡的问题起源, 并且提出了解决方案。 1. 【解析】选G。根据前句可知他们清楚地知道自己想要获得什么并尽最大努力按照自己的想法行事。而G项说明了他们感到沮丧和低迷时会自我镇静, 让自己高兴起来, 是对前句的例证, 符合文意。2. 【解析】选D。根据后文可知, 一个坏脾气的孩子和一个缺乏自我调节力的成年人都可能在生活中出现问题, D项提到缺乏自我调节会带来问题, 是本段的主题句, 符合文意。3. 【解析】选C。前文谈论的是婴儿时期会出现自我调节问题, 后文指的是成年后会出现自我调节问题, 根据时间顺序, 可推知此处谈论儿童时期也会出现自我调节问题。4. 【解析】选E。此处承上启下。下文具体介绍自我调节的方法, 故此处强调自我调节如此重要, 因此要学会自我调节。E项符合文意。5. 【解析】选F。根据后文的My friend hates me和My friend must be really busy并结合生活常识可推测这应该是由于朋友没有及时回电话或短信而引起的思考, 故F项符合文意。
