1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature课时作业.完形填空(2020河南省南阳一中高三第三次月考)“Whats all this treeplanting for？” I was asked when I began writing about _1_ a piece of land I had bought in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not _2_ “As I get older, all I really _3_ is to plant trees，” Prince Charles s
2、ays in a BBC documentary in which he is _4_ in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.There are _5_ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or selfsown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, _6_ the creatures living among them, remain in ignor
3、ance of the _7_ trees are doing us (cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new _8_. Yet we keep a feeling of _9_ for them. This may account for the _10_ the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support that the Woodland Trust (a tr
4、eeprotecting charity) _11_.Trees need _12_， which is why I, a cityresident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, _13_ my hopes of planting longlived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their _14_. Tree diseases new to the UK, wi
5、nd, drought and flood were all _15_ against them.But I did not _16_ things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are _17_. The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are _18_ there but in smaller numbers.
6、How can this happen on land _19_ pesticides (杀虫剂)? Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own _20_. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And treeplanting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country.篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了树木给人带来的好处以及自然界的
7、平衡需要维系。1A.replacing BrestoringCrecycling Dreturning答案：Breplace “替代”；restore “恢复”；recycle “回收利用”；return “归还”。根据文章倒数第三句中的“restore”并结合选项和句意可知，此处指作者恢复(restore)在萨默塞特购买的那片土地。故选B。2A.rich BweakCalone Dsocial答案：C根据下文引用了Prince Charles的话“随着年龄的增长，我所渴望的就是种树”，可见他与作者有相同的观点，因而作者说自己not alone。故选C。3A.apply for Bwait f
8、orCmake for Dlong for答案：Dapply for “申请”；wait for “等待”；make for “有助于”；long for “渴望”。结合语境及选项意思可知，此处表示唯一渴望的就是种树。故选D。4A.filmed BtrackedCreflected Ddiscovered答案：Afilm “拍摄”；track “追踪”；reflect “反射”；discover “发现”。根据 documentary(纪录片)可知，此处指BBC纪录片的拍摄。故选A。5A.holy ByoungCmature Dmysterious答案：Choly “神圣的”；young “年
9、轻的”；mature “成熟的”；mysterious “神秘的”。根据下文提到这些树生长在几年以前甚至几个世纪前，因而推测出这些树是成熟的(mature)。故选C。6A.raise BwatchCignore Dabuse答案：Craise “上升”；watch “看”；ignore “忽略”；abuse “滥用”。分析句子结构，此处动词并列使用，意思相近，再结合句意“我们认为这些树是理所当然的生活在其中的其他生物，忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等好处”可知，这里选择ignore。故选C。7A.honor BgoodCcredit Djustice答案：Bhonor “荣誉”；good “好处
10、”；credit “信用”；justice “正义”。根据“clean the air” (净化空气)的举例可知，这里是表述树木的好处。故选B。8A.use BspiritClife Dhope答案：A结合语境可知，人们忽视树木的好处，为了新的用途(use)而砍树。故选A。9A.trust BsadnessCbetrayal Daffection答案：Dtrust “信任”；sadness “悲伤”；betrayal “背叛”；affection “喜爱”。根据yet表示转折，上文写我们忽视了树木给我们带来的好处，砍伐它们，然而我们内心对树木还是有喜爱之情的。故选D。10A.approval
11、BoppositionCoption Ddilemma答案：Bapproval “支持”；opposition “反对”；option “选择”；dilemma “困境”。上文提到对树木的喜爱，这里应该是反对政府卖树。故选B。11A.wins BrejectsCrequires Dwithdraws答案：Awin “赢”；reject “拒绝”；require “要求”；withdraw “撤退”。因为获得了wide support所以Woodland Trust (树木保护组织)赢了。故选A。12A.space BtimeCcompany Dnutrition答案：Aspace “空间”；t
12、ime “时间”；company “公司”；nutrition “营养”。作者在1999年买下萨默塞特林地是因为树木生长需要空间(space)。故选A。13A.since BforCyet Dso答案：Dsince “自从”；for “因为”；yet “但是”；so “因此”。句意：气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我种植长寿的橡树和松树的希望逐渐变成了焦虑。前后表示因果关系。故选D。14A.benefits BchancesClocation Dappearance答案：Bbenefit “益处”；chance “机会”；location “位置”；appearance “外表”。由于气候的
13、变化以及下一句提到的各种灾害，作者想种一些寿命长的橡树、松树的愿望逐渐变成了对它们是否有生长机会的忧虑。故选B。15A.piling up Bspeeding upCkeeping up Dmixing up答案：Apile up “堆积”；speed up “加速”；keep up “保持”；mix up “混合”。狂风、干旱、洪水共同聚集来阻碍树木生长。故选A。16A.wish BintendCallow Dexpect答案：Dexpect “期待；预料”。根据下文内容可知，林地发展之快是作者意料之外的事。故选D。17A.in place Bin orderCin decline Din
14、question答案：Cin place “适当的”；in order “整齐”；in decline “下降”；in question “考虑中的”。上文提到树木在疯长，由but转折可知生物的数量应该在减少(in decline)。故选C。18A.even BstillCever Donce答案：B根据but转折可知，蜜蜂和蝴蝶只有很少的数量，但仍然有。故选B。19A.short of Bsick ofCfree of Dfull of答案：Cshort of “缺乏”；sick of “厌恶”；free of “无的”；full of “充满”。句意：这怎么可能发生在没有杀虫剂的土地上呢？
15、故选C。20A.glory BfunctionCimpact Dbalance答案：Dglory “荣誉”；function “功能”；impact “影响”；balance “平衡”。根据最后一句提到restoring my balance可知，我们要给自然机会去维持自身的平衡。故选D。.阅读理解AOctober 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texass history. The wor
16、st thing is that Hannas destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16hour shifts to restore power to residents.Most
17、 of Houston seems to be returning to normal. Schools, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harderhit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have dri
18、fted south to other beaches in Texas. Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed.Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at
19、Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas. This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmom, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores
20、and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she was reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了飓
21、风“汉娜”对得克萨斯州产生的影响。1Whats the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?AHundreds of people are still missing.BA large number of people are homeless.CPower facilities are severely destroyed.DFactories are closed and many people jobless.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“The worst thing is that Hannas destructive
22、force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.”可知，飓风“汉娜”造成的最大破坏是电力设施被严重摧毁，故选C。2It can be inferred that the residents in Houston _.Ahave fully recovered from the disasterBwere the most unlucky people in the disasterCneed a long time to bring their life back to normalDsuffered less from Hann
23、a than people in Galveston答案：D推理判断题。通读第二段可知，休斯敦大部分看起来恢复了正常生活，而加尔维斯顿受灾较重，好多方面还没有恢复正常。由此对比可知，休斯敦的居民比加尔维斯顿的受灾情况轻，故选D。3Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for _. Aat least one month Bat least three weeksCtwo weeks at most Dnearly half a month答案：B推理判断题。由第一段飓风发生的时间“O
24、ctober 21”和第二段中的“Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.”，计算31211323天，休斯敦其他地区的孩子将在家中至少待3个星期，故选B。4Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because _. Athey had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaBthey lived a happier life
25、 in San Antonio shelterCPaula was taken good care of in the shelterDPaula was reunited with her stepmother after three decades答案：D细节理解题。由最后一段中的“There, she was reunited with Flores after 30 long years！”可知，Paula和她的家人把这场飓风看作赐福的原因是Paula和她失散三十年之久的继母重新团聚。故选D。B(2019浙江高考)California has lost half its big tre
26、es since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor (因素)The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46,000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected,
27、 from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.Many factors contributed to the decline, said
28、 Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources (资源)But in comparing a study of
29、California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffe
30、red the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt (融雪)Si
31、nce the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.篇章导读：本文是一篇调查报告。调查表明，加利福尼亚州的大树变少了，而气候变化是
32、其中的一个主要因素。5What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe seriousness of bigtree loss in California.BThe increasing variety of California big trees.CThe distribution of big trees in California forests.DThe influence of farming on big trees in California.答案：A段落大意题。第二段中通过列举一系列数字表明，加利福尼亚州的大树减少的严重性，故A项正
33、确。6Which of the following is wellintentioned but may be bad for big trees?AEcological studies of forests.BBanning woodcutting.CLimiting housing development.DFire control measures.答案：D推理判断题。文章第三段提到了造成加利福尼亚州的大树减少的三个因素：woodcutters，housing development与aggressive wildfire control。前两个因素直接与大树的减少有关，如果能控制住，大
34、树就不会减少；而第三个因素控制野火的措施使得加利福尼亚州的森林里满是跟大树争夺资源的小树，初衷是为了控制野火，这是好的，实则对大树不利，故D项正确。7What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre?AInadequate snowmelt. BA longer dry season.CA warmer climate. DDampness of the air.答案：C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“. the biggest factors driving up water stress in the st
35、ate have been rising temperatures .”可知，水资源不足的主要原因就是气温升高，即更加温暖的气候，故C项正确。8What can be a suitable title for the text?ACalifornias Forests：Where Have All the Big Trees Gone?BCutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California SoonCWhy Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests?DPatrick McIntyre：G
36、row More Big Trees in California答案：A标题判断题。本文是一篇调查报告，第一段就点出主题：California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s。后面具体分析了加利福尼亚州大树的现状、造成大树减少的原因等，故A项作为标题最合适。.短文改错Im writing to tell you that a great time we had at the Sour Grapes concert last weekend. Its great pity that you didnt come. The concert,
37、which took place in the football stadium for the three time, was so exciting and lasted for two and a half hours. There were about 80,000 peoples there. While we were waiting to get in, and the band arrived by car. Taking a close look for them made us feel so happily. Ill send you some photos taking
38、 by my classmate Alex. By the way, the Sour Grapes would give a big concert in the same place next month. Perhaps you can see him then.答案：1第一句：thatwhat考查宾语从句的连接词。本句是一个含有感叹句的复合句。此处是“whata/anadj.n.”的感叹句型，在句中作tell的宾语，故将that改为what。2第二句：great前加a考查冠词。Its a (great) pity that . 表示“很遗憾”，为固定句型。3第三句：threethird
39、考查数词。此处指的是第三次，要用序数词。4第四句：peoplespeople考查名词。people作可数名词时表示“民族”；作“人们”讲时，属于集合名词，不能加s。5第五句：删除and考查连词。本句是含有while引导的时间状语从句的复合句，此处，主句和从句之间不能再出现连词。6第六句：forat考查介词。take/have a look at “看”，为固定短语。7第六句：happilyhappy考查形容词。feel在本句中是系动词，表示“感觉”，其后应接形容词。8第七句：takingtaken考查非谓语动词。photos与动词take之间为被动关系，所以要用过去分词修饰photos。9第八句：wouldwill考查动词的时态。Sour Grapes将在下个月在同一地点举办演唱会，故要用一般将来时。10第九句：himthem考查代词。根据上文中提到的them和乐队里不止一个成员的常识可知，这里应该用them。