1、 Unit 5The power of nature一、完形填空The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference.Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, _1_ that it would be faster than the subway.It wasnt.After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy.I looked at my _2_ fr
2、om time to time.Just as the traffic started moving, the driver _3_ a man up ahead in a wheelchair.“Wouldnt he be cold sitting right there！” the driver cried and began to _4_ .I could see there would be another 20 minutes _5_6_ him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxis smal
3、l _7_， then dropping him off who knows where.“What are you doing？” I shouted to the driver.As the _8_ came out, I wanted to take them back.The wrongness of my _9_ to the driver shocked me.Why did I let out the shout?The driver _10_ me and we continued the journey.Eventually I got out of the taxi and
4、 _11_ to the office.As I ran, I understood that, though it wasnt my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldnt have _12_ the drivers stopping.I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的)Whenever I think of this incident, this is my _13_： I am not
5、a _14_ selfcentered person, but I still feel _15_ of being selfcentered.Living a busy life in a fastpaced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?1A.reminding BexpectingCrealizing Dattempting2A.computer Bdocument Cmessage Dwatch3A.witnessed Bpicked Cspotted Dobserved
6、4A.pull over Btake off Cpass by Drun away5A.complaining Bsuffering Cwaiting Dstruggling6A.indicating BrecommendingClifting Durging7A.trunk Bbox Cwindow Dcarriage8A.anxieties Bwords Cresults Dcomments9A.reaction Brequest Ccomment Dsuggestion10A.comforted Bprevented Cencouraged D.ignored11A.escaped Bf
7、led Csettled Dflooded12A.excited at Bthought aboutCmade fun of Dcomplained about13A.feeling Bmotto Cdream Ddetermination14A.skillfully Bstrangely Cparticularly D.hopefully15A.proud Baware Cashamed Dconfident二、语法填空 A volcano is a place on the Earths surface or any other planets or moons surface where
8、 molten rock, gases and pyroclastic debris erupt through the earths crust.Volcanoes vary quite a (1)_ in their structuresome are cracks in the earths crust (2)_ lava erupts, and some are domes, shields, or mountainlike structures with a crater at the summit. Magma is molten rock within the Earths cr
9、ust.When magma erupts through the earths surface (3)_ is called lava.Lava can be thick and slowmoving or thin (4)_ fastmoving.Rock also comes (5)_ volcanoes in other forms, (6)_ (include) ash and pumice. The word volcano (7)_ (come) from the Roman god of fire, Vulcan.Vulcan was said to have had a fo
10、rge on Vulcano, (8)_ active volcano on the Lipari Islands in Italy. The largest volcano on Earth is Hawaiis Mauna Loa.Mauna Loa is about 6 miles tall from the sea floor to its summit.It (9)_ has the greatest volume of any volcano, 10,200 cubic miles.The (10)_ (active) volcano in the continental USA
11、is Mt.St.Helens. The largest volcano in our Solar System is perhaps Olympus Mons on the planet Mars.This enormous volcano is 17 miles tall and over 320 miles across.三、阅读理解 When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet.However, you can also
12、 find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses.Drops in air pressure produce an effect on small animals in many ways.Mice and deer are good weather indicators.People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their h
13、oles and run around.Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways.For example, some birds become irritable (急躁的) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread.Other birds c
14、hirp (叽叽喳喳) and sing just before a storm.It seems they know they wont get another chance for an hour or two.Birds also seek safe places before a storm.You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building.Prestorm low pressure makes the air so thin that b
15、irds have difficulty flying.It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summer time, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn.Watch for other weather signs if you see this.If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.By paying closer attention to s
16、ome important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.1The word “indicators” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A.maps BservicesCsigns Dstations2There will be a storm if birds _.A.make more noise than usualBfly in different directionsCcome down from tall treesDshare a pie
17、ce of bread3How can birds sense the coming of a storm?A.By feeling a drop in air temperature.BBy noticing the change of wind directions.CBy feeling a drop in air pressure.DBy noticing the movements of other animals.4What can be concluded from the passage?A.Usually mice and deer indicate the weather
18、better than birds.BIf there is going to be a storm, deer will run down from the high mountains.CIt is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the spring or autumn.DBirds chirp before a storm because they cannot find safe places to stay in.5The best title for the text would be _.A.Signs of a Sto
19、rm BDrops in Air PressureCAnimals Sharp Senses DNatures Weather SignsUnit 5The power of nature能力检测一、本文叙述了作者因为要赶着去开会，害怕迟到，所以想不去坐地铁而改成坐出租车，认为这样可能快点，可没有想到交通拥挤，司机看见了一个坐着轮椅的人又帮助把他送回了家，耽误了作者的时间。开始时作者感觉对司机不满，后来司机的做法感动了他，使作者也认识到了自己的错误。1B由“I was going to be late for an important conference.”可知作者因为担心开会迟到。叫了一辆
20、出租车，希望(expecting)它比坐地铁快点，故选B。2D根据上文可知作者着急去开会，时间紧，所以他应该不停地看“手表”。故选D。3C正当车辆开始前进时，司机发现了一个在前面坐着轮椅的人。spot发现，符合语境。其他三项分别为：witness目击；pick捡起；observe观察。4A由下文可知，司机把这个坐轮椅的人安排坐进了他的车，故此处应该是他把车“停靠”在路边。故选A。pull over靠边停车。5C司机要帮助这位坐着轮椅的人，当然需要耽误时间。所以此处应表示“我能看出还需20分钟的等候”，故选C。6C这是一个坐着轮椅的人他的腿脚肯定不灵活，所以司机要把这个坐着轮椅的人“抱起来”放进
21、车里。故选C。7A根据常识可知一般情况下乘客的东西是放在车的“后备箱”里的。故选A。trunk汽车车尾的行李箱。8B根据上文作者对司机所说的话：“What are you doing？”及下文“I wanted to take them back.”可知作者后悔说了那些“话”，并想把他们收回。9A作者对司机一开始是感觉不满的，紧接着作者又对自己当时对待司机的那种不公正的“反应”感到震惊。故选A。10D由“we continued the journey”可知作者对司机大吼大叫，司机并“没有理睬”而是继续按照他的想法去做。11B根据上文作者向司机大吼大叫后已经认识到自己的错误可知，到了下车的时候
22、作者感觉自己像个罪犯一样，下了车向办公室逃去(fled)，故选B。escape不能与to连词。12D根据上文可知开始时作者抱怨司机去帮助那位坐轮椅的人而耽误了他的时间。所以此处应该表示“我不应该抱怨司机的停车”，故选D。其他三项不合语意。13Athis指代的是冒号后面的内容，即：I am not a.这是作者内心的一种感受。故选A。14C作者觉得他并不是一个特别(particularly)自私的人，但在这件事情上做得却有失公正。15C联系上一空，再由“but”及后面的“of being self centered”可知，作者认为他不是一个特别自私的人，但在这件事情上仍然觉得自己是自私的，并对这
23、种自私感到羞愧。故选C。二、本文主要描述了火山的形成和相关知识。1bitquite a bit 相当于a lot。2where先行词为the earths crust，在从句中作地点状语，故填where。3it主句中缺少主语，根据句意可知主语是magma，为避免重复，用代词it代替。4and前文thick and slowmoving与thin and fastmoving为并列结构，故填并列连词and。5fromcome from来自于。6including包括 ash and pumice在内，与主语存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用其ing形式。7comes句中缺少谓语动词，且主语The wor
24、d volcano是单数名词，故填comes。8an表示首次出现的某种事物，且后跟元音音素开头的词，故填an。9also根据前文中的The largest volcano和后文的has the greatest volume可知填also，表示“也”。10most active根据文意此处应用形容词最高级。 三、本文主要讲述了人类可通过仔细观察动物，从它们的行为来预测天气的好坏。1C词义猜测题。 从文章第一段第二句的“many weather signs”可推断出下文的indicators与signs同为“迹象”的意思。2A细节理解题。从第二段的第二、三句可知答案。3C细节理解题。从第二段第一句可知。4B细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知B项正确。5D主旨大意题。纵览全文可知，本文主要讲从大自然动物身上发现天气变化的迹象。
