1、Unit 5Section .阅读理解Warm weather brought by El Nio has had mixed effects on animals in usually snowy places in North America, including New England, according to an Associated Press article. Some animals seem to benefit from having a chance to gather more food before winter, and from expending less e
2、nergy in daily survival mode. Others, like snowshoe hares, are put at center stage in predators(捕食者) view when they lack snow for disguising their white furnot a good thing for them, of course. Black bears, on the other hand, have been keeping busy gathering nuts and apples, when they would normally
3、 have settled into their winter homes by now.Vermont and Massachusetts officials have asked residents to wait till snow falls to take out their bird feeders for the sake of safety, the article said. “We suggest waiting for 6 or more inches of snow that lasts before taking out your bird feeders, espe
4、cially if you have been visited in the past by bears or if there are sightings of bears in your neighborhood，” Forrest Hammond, Vermont Fish and Wildlifes bear biologist, said in the article.“Due to lack of snow and frozen ground, birds are able to seek food in fields and forests for their natural f
5、oods.” Snow amounts can also determine how comfortable bears are and how quickly they consume their accumulated fat during hibernation (冬眠), noted Hammond in the article.This is because snow covers and traps them in their winter homes, and also hides them from predators.文章大意：随着冬季降雪，很多动物进入冬眠期。但是，由于受厄
6、尔尼诺现象的影响，北美一些地区降雪量减少，使得一些动物无法正常冬眠。1What may upset snowshoe hares because of El Nio？_A_ATheir being caught more easily.BTheir failing to gather more food.CTheir consuming more energy.DTheir losing sight of their enemies.解析：考查细节理解。依据第二段的“Others, like snowshoe hares, are put at center stage in predator
7、s(捕食者) view when they lack snow for disguising their white fur”可知，没有足够的雪来伪装白靴兔白色的皮毛，这使得它们很容易被捕食者发现。由此可知，因为厄尔尼诺现象，它们更容易被捕捉到了。2Why did the officials ask people to keep bird feeders until snow falls？_C_AThey may disturb bears.BTheres no need to do so.CTo avoid attracting bears.DFor the safety of bears.
8、解析：考查推理判断。第三段开头提到往年这个时候，黑熊通常都已经待在冬眠的窝里了，但现在它们却忙着收集坚果和苹果，再根据“Vermont and Massachusetts officials have asked residents to wait till snow falls to take out their bird feeders for the sake of safety”可知，暂时不把喂鸟器拿出来是为了不招来熊。故选C项。3What do the bear biologists words imply？_D_AA heavy snow is on the way.BBears
9、are common nowadays.CBears live mainly on birds in winter.DWarm weather benefits birds in winter.解析：考查推理判断。依据第四段的尾句可知，由于缺乏雪和冻土，鸟类可以在田野和森林中觅食，因此暖冬对鸟的生存有利，故选D项。4Which of the following is the proper title for the passage？_D_AWarm Weather Helps Animals SurviveBSnow Amounts Determine Animals Winter LifeC
10、Measures Should Be Taken to Protect WildlifeDLack of Snow Affects North American Animals解析：考查主旨要义。作者在首段中先提出气候变暖对北美动物有影响，下文以白靴兔和黑熊为例进行具体说明，因此D项做文章标题最佳。.完形填空Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as “terminally ill”He was given six months to live.His _1.D_ for recovery was 1 in 500.He could see
11、the worry, depression and _2.A_ in his life led to, and perhaps helped cause, his _3.C_.He wondered, “If illness can be caused by being _4.A_， can health be created by being positive ？”He was _5.C_ to make an experiment of himself.Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew.He _6.D_ all
12、 the funny movies he could findKeaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers.He read _7.C_ stories.He asked his friends to call him _8.C_ they said, heard or did something funny.His pain was so great that he could not fall _9.C_.Laughing for 10 minutes, he found, _10.D_ the pain for several hours so he
13、 could sleep.He _11.B_ recovered from his illness and lived _12.C_ 20 happy, healthy and productive years.He owes his recovery to _13.D_， the love of his family and friends, and laughter.Some people think laughter is a _14.D_ of time.Nothing could be further from the truth.Laughter is very important
14、 to our _15.B_ life, to our health and happiness, to our aliveness.If were not well, _16.B_ helps us get well; if we are well, laughter helps us _17.A_ that way.Since Cousins groundbreaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a healing _18.B_ on the body, the mind and th
15、e emotions.So, if you like laughter, consider it sound medical _19.A_ as often as you can.If you dont like laughter, then take your _20.A_laugh anyway.文章大意：Norman Cousins被诊断患有不治之症，康复的几率为千分之二。忧虑、抑郁及愤怒等不良情绪可以致病，良好的情绪也可治病，他放手一搏。笑声果然疗效不菲。1Apower BrightCabilityDchance解析：句意：他恢复的机会是五百分之一。机会、几率chance。2Aange
16、rBexcitementChappinessDpleasure解析：上文提到的worry，depression都属于负面情绪，用排除法，应选anger。3AaccidentBcancerCdiseaseDoverweight解析：由首句中terminally ill由ill可知，选disease。4AnegativeBconfidentCpositiveDcareless解析：由下文的positive可知，此处应选其反义词negative。5AsurprisedBhonoredCdeterminedDencouraged解析：句意：他下定决心要在自己身上做一个实验。surprised感到惊讶的
17、，出人意料的；honored荣耀的；determined坚决的，决定了的；encouraged受到鼓励的，受到鼓舞的。6AproducedBdirectedCboughtDrented解析：句意：他租了他能找到的所有有趣的电影。movies不与buy搭配，只能“租用”。7Aboring BmovingCfunnyDhorrible解析：Norman Cousins读故事的目的是使自己开怀大笑，因此故事必须有趣。8AhoweverBwhereverCwheneverDwhatever解析：whenever引导时间状语从句，意为“无论什么时候”。9Asilent BillCasleepDbehin
18、d解析：句意：他的疼痛如此剧烈，以至于无法入睡。fall asleep入睡。10AdevelopedBproducedCincreasedDreduced解析：句意：他发现大笑10分钟可以减轻疼痛数小时，所以他可以入睡了。develop发展，发育，成长，发达；produce生产，出产，创作；increase增加，繁殖；reduce减少，降低，缩小，减轻。11AequallyBfullyCexactlyDpeacefully解析：句意：他完全康复了。fully相当于completely完全地。12Athe otherBotherCanotherDothers解析：another 20 years
19、相当于20 other years，另外二十年。13Adescription BeducationCimpression Dimagination解析：description描写，形容，叙述；education教育；impression印象；imagination想象，想象力。根据句意：他把自己的恢复归功于想象，他的家人和朋友的爱，和笑声。可知选D。14AquestionBmatterCdemandDwaste解析：句意：有人认为笑是浪费时间。a waste of time浪费时间。15AbusyBbalancedCdailyDcrazy解析：句意：笑声对我们平衡的生活、健康、快乐和活力非常重
20、要。balanced life平衡的生活。16Asongs BlaughterCthoughts Dunderstanding解析：根据下文中的laughter helps us可知此处选B项。17AremainBstopCfollow Dend解析：句意：如果我们身体健康，笑可以帮助我们维持这种状态。remain保持(现状)。18AeffortBeffectCresult Dexpression解析：have an effect on对有效果。19AadviceBadventureCfoodDdestination解析：此处指有用的建议。20AmedicineBknowledgeCservi
21、ceDsubject解析：笑声有医药的作用，用其比喻义”把它当药服用”。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限1词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Climbing is my favorite sports.I am very fond it，especially in later au
22、tumn.One day early in the morning, my friends and I took on our sports shoes and start off.After climbing for half a hour, we got to the top of the mountain.There we had a good view mile around.To the northern, a big river crossed the city.There were many ships sail busily.A lot of beautiful trees w
23、ere there, too.The sun started to go down, for it was time for us to go back. On the way back，we were laughing and talking all the time. We had a good time on that day.答案：Climbing is my favorite .I am very fond it，especially in autumn.One day early in the morning, my friends and I on our sports shoe
24、s and off.After climbing for half hour, we got to the top of the mountain.There we had a good view around.To the ， a big river crossed the city.There were many ships busily.A lot of beautiful trees were there, too.The sun started to go down, for it was time for us to go back. On the way back，we were
25、 laughing and talking all the time. We had a good time on that day.书面表达请根据以下表格内容，介绍香港的有关情况。要求：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。词数100左右。概况靠近广东省南端，西邻澳门，以购物、旅游、美食、影视等闻名地方特色1.汇聚来自世界各地的名牌，是购物的理想胜地2有众多著名旅游景点，如迪士尼乐园、海洋公园和南丫岛等，是人们休闲、度假的好去处3在香港人开的餐厅里，游客可以以实惠的价格品尝地方美食4香港人富有创造力和热情，他们用智慧和勤劳的双手创造美好的未来参考词汇：澳门Macao；迪士尼乐园Disne
26、yland；海洋公园the Ocean Park；南丫岛Lamma Island_参考范文Hong Kong, a city located close to the south of Guangdong and to the east of Macao, is famous for shopping, travelling, food, and film industry as well.In this modern city, there are various kinds of famous brands from all over the world for people to cho
27、ose from, which makes Hong Kong an ideal place for shopping.It is also an exciting place where people can enjoy their leisure time and holidays by visiting the famous scenic spots, such as Disneyland, the Ocean Park, Lamma Island and so on.In the restaurants run by the local people, visitors can enjoy the delicious food at a reasonable price.Whats more, Hong Kong people are creative and enthusiastic, creating their promising future with wisdom and diligence.
