1、阅读P5657教材课文，选择最佳选项。1The recent scientific studies have shown that plants can _Acommunicate with other living things in a chemical way when being eaten by an insectBhardly react to the chemicals the neighbour releasedCcan release some chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten to drive the insect
2、s awayDcall the wasps to kill the insects that are eating their leaves2What can we infer from Paragraph 4?APeople cant hear the noise created by the plants because we cant use sound to communicate with them.BAll the plants can make noises with their roots.COnly chilli plants can tell if a neighbour
3、plant is helpful or unfriendly.DWhen some plants make clicking noises，perhaps it suggests drought is coming.3How do you think the plants link with each other in a forest?AThey can keep linked by cables and satellites like the Internet we use.BThey have an amazing system of communication called “wood
4、 wide web”CThey are linked underground by their roots.DThey use the fungal network to share information and food but they cant attack others like our own Internet.4What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo tell us the importance of talking plants.BTo convince people that talking plan
5、ts are only a thing of myths and legends.CTo introduce some ways in which plants communicate.DTo tell the readers how to communicate with plants.5The text is likely to appear in _Aa newspaper advertisementBa diaryCa science magazineDa guidebook答案15ADBCCWords and Phrases知识要点1blame v责怪，指责；把归咎于n.(坏事或错事
6、的)责任；责备(教材P53)The extinction of the Pinta Island tortoise is blamed on humans.平塔岛龟的灭绝要归咎于人类。例How can I blame him？It wasnt intentional.我怎么能怪他呢？那又不是有意的。知识拓展blame sb. for sth./doing sth.为某事责备某人/责备某人做了某事blame sth. on sb.把某事归咎于某人be to blame (for.)某人应该被谴责；应负责任(表示被动)put/lay the blame for sth. on sb.把某事归咎于某
7、人accept/bear/take the blame for sth.对某事负责任即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Some people blame the smartphone for the tragedy，yet in fact peoples weakening selfcontrol and selfdiscipline are to blame (blame)Dont always blame your own failure on others.You should take the blame for it.The woman passenger and the bus dri
8、ver are to blame for the serious accident.女乘客和公共汽车司机都应对这次严重事故负责。小片段填空He was blamed for the serious mistake，but he blamed it on others.In fact，it is he，not others，that is to blame for it.他因这个严重错误受到了责备，但他把它归咎于别人。事实上，是他，而不是别人，应对此负责任。知识要点2decline vi.下降；减少；衰退；拒绝；谢绝n.下降；衰退；衰退期(教材P53)After goats in particu
9、lar had been brought to the island，the Pinta Island tortoise population declined.特别是山羊被带到岛上后，平塔岛龟的数量下降了。例The company reported a small decline in its profits.公司报告其利润略有减少。知识拓展(1)decline(from.)to.(从)下降/减少到decline by下降/减少了decline doing/to do sth.婉言拒绝做某事(2)fall into (a) decline开始衰落，衰弱下去；走下坡路a decline in的
10、下降in decline/on the decline在下降，在衰退即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子With all doctors efforts，the total number of patients has been on the decline，now many mobile cabin hospitals(方舱医院)have been shut down.Government spending this year is estimated to decline by approximately 2%.The town fell into a decline after the min
11、e closed.When asked for comment，the spokesperson declined to say/saying anything about the matter.当被问及评论时，发言人拒绝对此事发表任何评论。知识要点3be native to源于的，原产于(教材P55)Look at the pictures of the species native to different regions of China.看这些图片，这些物种原产于中国的不同地区。例The tiger is native to India.这种虎产于印度。 知识拓展(1)a native
12、 of.本地人，产于的动物(植物)(2)native language/tongue本国语，本族语，母语ones native land/country某人的故乡/祖国即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子By studying the bones，scientists further concluded that Waitaha penguin was once a native of New Zealand.Many rare animals and plants are native to this small island.China is our native country，and Chi
13、nese is our native language中国是我们的祖国，汉语是我们的母语。知识要点4detect v发现，察觉(尤指不易察觉到的事物)(教材P56)When another bean plant detects the chemicals from its injured neighbour，it starts to release its own，different chemicals.当另一棵豆秧察觉到从它受伤的邻居身上释放出的这些化学物质时，它开始释放自己的不同化学物质。例The dentist detected no decay in her teeth.牙科医生检查了
14、她的牙，没有发现龋齿。知识拓展(1)detect sb. doing sth.发现某人正在做某事(坏事)(2)detective n.侦探detection n.侦查，发现，发觉escape/avoid detection躲过探测即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Last year the detection(detect) rate for car theft was just 13%.The detective(detect) was trying to winkle information out of her.The boy was detected stealing(steal) app
15、les from the orchard.By flying low，the plane avoided/escaped detection by enemy radar.那架飞机低空飞行，以免被敌人的雷达发现。知识要点5link vt.&n.把联系起来；连接(教材P57) This fungal network links the roots of different plants to each other.这种真菌网络把不同植物的根相互连接起来。例Scientists wonder whether there is a link between the two species.科学家想知
16、道这两个物种之间是否有关联。知识拓展link.to/with把连接/联系起来link up (with sb./sth.)(与某人/某物)连接(尤指使某事物同步运作)；连接(计算机、广播系统等)be linked to与有关联，与有联系即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子We should link theory with practice.The two spacecraft will link up in space.He believed that these creatures are linked to a common ancestor，an animal that lived in A
17、sia some 300，000 years ago.他认为，这些动物与一个共同的祖先相关联，该动物生活在约30万年前的亚洲。Sentence Pattern重点句式be said to据说(教材P56)Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said to have visited such a tree in India.据说亚历山大大帝和马可波罗曾在印度参观过这样一棵树。句式分析：sb./sth. is said.是一个被动语态的谓语形式，常译为“据说”，此结构中被动语态的谓语动词后总是跟一个不定式。例1He was said to have lo
18、st his will to live.据说他已经失去了生存的意志。例2They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。知识拓展(1)本句型中的不定式可用一般式、进行式或完成式，分别表示与谓语动词动作同时发生或在其后发生的动作或状态、与谓语动词动作同时发生的进行动作或在谓语动词动作之前发生的完成动作。(2)类似句型：sb./sth. is believed/thought/hoped/reported to do sth.It is believed/th
19、ought/hoped/reported that.人们相信/认为/希望/据报道即学即练单句语法填空/同义句转换He is said to be writing (write) another novel about the same theme.She is said to have gone (go) abroad.America is reported (report) to declare war on Iran likely.It is reported that over 50 people lost their lives in the big fire.Over 50 peop
20、le are reported to have lost their lives in the big fire.排序题排序题要求考生根据事件发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生、发展的正确顺序，解题方法可采用“首尾定位法”。即先找出第一个事件和最后一个事件，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。例文Marc was an unusual child even as a baby.At just six months of age，he would sit through a twohour classical music concert.By the time he was t
21、wo，he started to read and sing Beethoven symphonies (交响曲)While his mother thought this was unusual，she did not realize his musical gifts until he was at a friends party and started to play a nursery rhyme on the piano.With lessons from his mom and then a professional teacher，Marcs skills improved a
22、lot.By the time he was five，he had learned another musical instrumentthe cello(大提琴)When he was just six and a half，he picked up a famous prizethe Davidson Fellowship in Music，which is usually given to musicians 18 or older.After making his orchestra debut (初次演出)at the age of six，there has been no lo
23、oking back for this musical genius.He is always travelling，either to perform at concerts or for piano lessons.Which of the following is the CORRECT order to describe Marcs music career according to the text?aHe began to learn the cello.bHe made his orchestra debut.cHe won the Davidson Fellowship in
24、Music.dHe started to read and sing Beethoven symphonies.eHe could sit through a twohour classical music concert.AeabdcBedabcCbceda Dedacb解析根据第一、二、三段中的时间点“six months of age，he was two，he was five，he was just six and a half，at the age of six”可知。答案B即学即练请快速排出下列事件的正确顺序A schoolgirl saved her fathers life
25、by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的)reaction which stopped his heart.Izzy，nine，restarted father Colms heart by stamping(踩)on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.Izzys mother，Debbie，immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father，so decided to use CPR.However，she quickly discovered her arms werent strong enough，so she stamped on her fathers chest instead.Whats the right order of the events?Izzy kicked Colm.Debbie called 999.Izzy learned CPR.Colms heart stopped.ABCD答案C
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