1、课时强化练(十四)必修5Unit 2The environment.单项填空1The doctor said that the patient had at once，which made us all worried.Ato operateBto be operatedCoperatedDto be operated on【解析】sb.be operated on“某人被动手术”，on不能省去。【答案】D2I would appreciate if you can give me some advice on how to solve these problems.AthatBitCyouD
2、this【解析】appreciate后接从句时，常用it作形式宾语，而把真正的宾语放到后边。【答案】B3(2017南洋中学高三调研)Some children are too about their food，which is bad for their growth.AcarefulBspecialCparticularDcurious【解析】句意：一些孩子特别挑食，这对他们的成才没有好处。be particular about对挑剔。【答案】C4Im still working on my project.Oh，youll miss the deadline.Time is Arunnin
3、g outBgoing outCgiving outDlosing out【解析】从“miss the deadline”可知：时间就要用完了。run out用完，耗尽，可用于进行时；give out作“用完”解，一般不用于进行时。【答案】A5 in her new novel, the young writer kept thinking and writing for a dozen hours in her study.AHaving deeply absorbedBDeeply absorbingCDeeply having been absorbedDDeeply absorbed【
4、解析】由语境可知，此处动作与kept是同时进行，所以不能用完成时态。be absorbed in意为“全神贯注于”，且B项表示主动，不符合此用法，故选D项，并在此处作状语。【答案】D6(2013山东高考)This is a really lively party.Theres a great atmosphere，isnt there? The hosts know how to host a party.ADont worryBYes，indeedCNo，there isntDIt all depends【解析】句意：“这确实是一个热闹的聚会。这里的气氛真好，是吧？”“是的，确实是。主人知道
5、如何举办一个聚会。”由题干中的关键信息“主人知道如何举办一个聚会”可知下句说话人赞同上句说话人所说的话，故选“Yes，indeed”。Dont worry意为“别担心”；No，there isnt意为“不，不是”；It all depends意为“看情况而定”，均不符合句意。【答案】B7 a certain doubt among the people as to the practical value of the project.AIt hasBThey haveCIt remainsDThere remains【解析】考查固定句型。此句实际上是考查句型There is a certain
6、 doubt.，这里用系动词remains代替了is。【答案】D8Nobody has the right to spit in the street their social position or age.Ain spite ofBthoughCalthoughDregardless of【解析】句意：不管社会地位或年龄如何，没有人有权当街吐痰。regardless of不管，符合句意。【答案】D9Large quantities of information, as well as some timely help since the organization was built.Aha
7、s offeredBhad been offeredChave been offeredDis offered【解析】句中出现了since从句，句子用现在完成时，且quantities of作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式，故答案为C。【答案】C10The most important thing about cotton in history is part that it played in Industrial Revolution.A/；/Bthe；/Cthe; theDa; the【解析】part后面有that引导的定语从句限定，所以第一空应用定冠词the；第二空，Industrial
8、Revolution(工业革命)是由普通名词构成的专有名词，前面应该加定冠词。故选C项。【答案】C.阅读理解(2016北京高考)California Condors Shocking RecoveryCalifornia condorCalifornia condors are North Americas largest birds, with winglength of up to 3 meters.In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning(铅中毒) nearly drove them to dying out.Now, elect
9、ric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild to be bred(繁殖)Since 1992, there have been multiple reintroductions to the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona，Ut
10、ah and Baja in Mexico.Electrical lines have been killing them off.“As they go in to rest for the night, they just dont see the power lines，” says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo.Their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution (电死) if they touch two lines at once.So scientists
11、 have come up with a shocking idea.Tall poles，placed in large training areas，teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock.Before the training was introduced，66% of setfree birds died of electrocution.This has now dropped to 18%.Lead poisoning
12、 has proved more difficult to deal with.When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead，they absorb large quantities of lead.This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney(肾) failure and death.So condors with high levels of lead are sent to
13、 Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calcium EDTA, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days.This work is starting to pay off.The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.Rideouts team thinks that the California condors average sur
14、vival time in the wild is now just under eight years.“Although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now，” he says.“They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。美国加利福尼亚秃鹰由于触电和铅中毒而濒临灭绝，研究人员采取了一些办法来挽救秃鹰，从而使这一种群渐渐恢复了生机。1Califor
15、nia condors attract researchers interest because they Aare active at nightBhad to be bred in the wildCare found only in CaliforniaDalmost died out in the 1980s【解析】推理判断题。根据第一、二段内容可知，20世纪80年代，由于触电和铅中毒，加利福尼亚州的秃鹰濒临灭绝，20世纪80年代末，仅剩的几只秃鹰从野外被带回繁殖，由此可推断正是秃鹰濒临灭绝才引起了研究人员的注意和兴趣，故选D项。【答案】D2Researchers have found
16、 electrical lines are Ablocking condors journey homeBbig killers of California condorsCrest places for condors at nightDused to keep condors away【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，电线一直在使秃鹰丧命，并且解释原因说，秃鹰晚上休息的时候看不见电线，而它们宽大的翅膀正好同时搭在两根电线上，于是它们立刻就被电死了，故选B项。【答案】B3According to Paragraph 5, lead poisoning Amakes condors to
17、o nervous to flyBhas little effect on condors kidneysCcan hardly be gotten rid of from condors bloodDmakes it difficult for condors to produce baby birds【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，铅中毒影响了秃鹰的神经系统和繁殖能力(affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds)，并且可以导致它们肾衰竭和死亡，由此可知，A、B两项错误，D项正确。通过给秃鹰使用一种化
18、学药物，在几天内就可以清除它们血液中的铅，由此可知，C项错误。【答案】D4This passage shows that Athe average survival time of condors is satisfactoryBRideouts research interest lies in electric engineeringCthe efforts to protect condors have brought good resultsDresearchers have found the final answers to the problem【解析】推理判断题。本文主要介绍了
19、美国加利福尼亚秃鹰濒临灭绝以及科研人员为挽救它们而展开的救援和研究工作，且实施措施有了回报(pay off)，由此可知，C项正确，排除B项。根据最后一段中的just under eight years可排除A项；根据these measures are not effective forever可排除D项。【答案】C.任务型阅读Green is natures color, the color of grass and leaves and of most growing plants.It not only can mean “young, fresh and growing”， but a
20、lso can describe something that is not yet ripe and finished.A “greenhorn” is someone who has no experience，or who is new to a situation.In the 15th century，a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns havent yet developed.A century or so later，a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any expe
21、rience of battle.By the 18th century the word had the meaning it has todaynamely，a person who is new to a job.About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular term in the American West.Oldtimers used it to describe men who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east.Greenhorns lacked
22、 the skills they would need to live in the hard，rough country in the west.Someone with the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.The expression comes from the early 1900s.A person with a green thumb seems to have the magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.You might s
23、ay that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.The Green Revolution was the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains.The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists w
24、ho could be said to have green thumbs.Green is also the color used to describe a powerful emotion, jealousy(嫉妒)The “greeneyed monster” is not a frightening creature from outer space.It is an expression first used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello，
25、and describes the unpleasant feeling one has when the person one loves loves somebody else.Title：GreenMore than Just a ColorWord/Phrase1.MeaningEvolutionGreenhornSomeone who has no 2.experienceA young cow or ox whose horns havent yet developed.A soldier without experience of 3.battleA person new to
26、a job.A man who has just arrived and lacks the skills needed to live in the 4.country in the west.Green thumbSomeone who isgood at5gardeningA person who makes plants grow quickly and well 6.magicallySomeone who manages his or her garden well.The Green Revolution“Green”here is related to7agricultureT
27、he 8greeneyed monsterA powerful 9.emotion，jealousy.Shakespeare used it to describe the 10.unpleasant feeling one has when the person one loves loves somebody else.【导学号：36742202】.写作素材(关于环境)1现在雾霾天气(the hazy weather)正变得越来越严重。2在过去的十年里，管理部门在环境保护方面没有尽到职责。3现在不仅很多商业界人士乐意减少车辆的产量。4公众也减少汽车的使用。5这样做是为了减少二氧化碳的排放，
28、解决环境问题。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达，并且请使用not only.but also.引起的倒装句。【连句成篇】(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文) 【参考范文】Nowadays the hazy weather is becoming more and more serious.In the past decade，the administration hasnt done its part in environmental conservation.Now not only are many businessmen willing to cut back on the production of vehicles，but the public also reduce the use of cars.People do this to decrease letting off carbon dioxide and solve the environmental problems.