1、课时精练：Unit5 Using language课后作业.单词拼写1Clean water is a kind of _(珍贵的)resource.2Police _(射中)the murderer and he died.3I couldnt express my _(感激)with my words.4He fell down and became _(失去知觉)for hours.5A bomb exploded in the village，causing _(恐慌)among people.6Basic human rights are now _(保障)in our countr
2、y.7He was a bit _(担心)about the safety of his daughter.8The thief _(颤抖)with terror when questioned about the case.9There is a _(多种多样)of flowers in the garden.10She wiped the _(汗水)from her face.单项填空1How much will I pay for a night?Prices _from room to room.AvaryBincreaseCdivideDrange2I wish to express
3、 my _ for your kindness.Youre welcome. Its my pleasure to be at your service.AemotionBappreciationCcooperationDconsideration3Health education is the most important way to resist illness and _ peoples health.AattemptBguaranteeCimpressDpredict4The bank is reported in the local newspaper _in broad dayl
4、ight yesterday.Abeing robbedBhaving been robbedCto have been robbedDrobbed5She just_ the headlines because she was too busy to read the whole newspaper.Astared atBglanced throughCglared atDlooked around6He is said _in the United States for three years.No wonder he speaks English so well.Ato have sta
5、yedBto stayChaving stayedDstaying7Id appreciate _if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.AthatBitCthisDyou8Hearing the news that he won the first in the competition，his voice trembled_ excitement.AforBinCwithDat9More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great
6、_ of goods.AexpressionBmixtureCvarietyDcombination10ONeal works hard .He is often seen _heavily before his teammates have even arrived at practice.AsweatedBto be sweatedCsweatingDbeing sweated.阅读理解AHalf the worlds population is affected by Asian monsoons(季风)，but monsoons are difficult to predict. Am
7、erican researchers have put together a 700year record of the rainy seasons，which is expected to provide guidance for experts making weather predictions.Every year，moist(潮湿的)air masses，known as monsoons，produce large amounts of rainfall in India，East Asia，Northern Australia and East Africa. All this
8、wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.According to Edward Cook，a weather expert at Columbia University in New York，the complex nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition，climate records for t
9、he area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore，he and other researchers spent more than 15 years traveling across Asia，looking for trees old enough to provide longterm records. They measured the rings inside thousands of ancient trees in more than 300 places.Rainfall has
10、 a direct link to the growth and Width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers put together a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas(地图集)documenting monsoons over seven centuries，beginning in the 1，300s.“If the monsoon fails or is a very weak one，the trees affected by monsoons at that location might ha
11、ve a very narrow ring，”said Professor Cook.“But if the monsoon is very strong，the trees affected by that monsoon might have a wide ring for that year.”With all the information，researchers say they can begin to improve computer climate models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.“There has been wi
12、despread starvation and loss of human life in the past during large droughts while a particularly heavy monsoon can cause serious flooding，”said Eugene Wahl，a scientist with Americas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.“So，the regional moisture models，dryness and wetness over such along
13、period of time in great detail mean a kind of victory for climate science.”1Whats the passage mainly about? AThe effects of Asian monsoons. BThe necessity of weather forecast. CThe achievements of Edward Cook. DA breakthrough in monsoon predictions.2It is difficult for experts to predict Asian monso
14、ons because _Ait is hard to keep longterm climate recordsBthey are formed under complex climate systemsCthey influence many nationsDthere is heavy rainfall in Asia3What can be inferred from the passage?ALong and detailed climate records can offer useful information for monsoon research.BThe Monsoon
15、Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1，300 years.CThe trees affected by monsoons grow fast if the monsoon is weak.DThe rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoonaffected areas.4According to Professor Cook，the rings of the trees _Adetermine the regional climateBhave
16、a great influence on the regional climateCoffer people information about the regional rainfallDreflect all kinds of regional climate information5What do we know about the research according to Eugene Wahl?AIt is a great achievement in climate science.BIt should include information about human life i
17、n the past.CIt has analyzed moisture models worldwide.DIt will help people prevent droughts and floods.BIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnsons famous comment that “When two English meet, their first
18、talk is of weather.” Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsessi
19、on with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with
20、 Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England i
21、s very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.
22、English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the
23、 blank “fillers”. In other words, English weatherspeak is a means of social bonding.6The author mentions Dr. Johnsons comment to show that_Amost commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonBDr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationCthe comment was accurate two hundred years agoDEnglish conversations
24、usually start with the weather7What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?AA social trend.BAn emotional state.CA historical concept.DAn unknown phenomenon.8According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes that_ABill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherBthere is nothing spe
25、cial about the English weatherCthe English weather attracts people to the British IslesDEnglish people talk about the weather for its uncertainty9What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?ATo explain what English weatherspeak is about.BTo analyse misconceptions about the English weathe
26、r.CTo find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.DTo convince people that the English weather is changeable.翻译句子1据说，这个小女孩在英语考试中得了第一。(It is said that)2你能向我保证工作会按时完成吗？(guarantee)3如果你让我参加这个晚会，我会非常感激。(appreciate)4老师之间的教学方法很不一样。(vary)5读文章前，他把问题匆匆地看了一遍。(glance)参考答案.1.precious2.shot3.appreciation4.
27、unconscious5.panic6.guaranteed7.anxious8trembled9.variety/diversity10.sweat.1.A考查词义辨析。vary不等，变化；increase增长；divide划分；range(在范围内)变化。句意：住一晚我需要付多少钱？价格因房间不同而不同。2B句意：我非常想向你表达我的感激之情。不客气。能为你服务我非常高兴。emotion“感情；情绪”；appreciation“感激；欣赏”；cooperation“合作”；consideration“考虑”。根据句意选B项。3B句意：健康教育是抵御疾病，保证人们健康的最重要的途径。guar
28、antee“保证”，符合题意。attempt“试图”；impress“给以深刻印象”；predict“预测”。4C句意：据当地报纸报道昨天在光天化日之下这家银行被抢劫了。be reported/said/believed to have done强调动作已完成，相当于It is reported that the bank was robbed in broad daylight yesterday。5B考查短语辨析。stare at凝视；glance through匆匆看一遍；glare at怒目而视；look around环视。句意：她由于工作太忙无法看整份的报纸，所以只是浏览一下大标题。
29、6Ait is said that sb.意为“据说”，它可以转换为sb.be said to do sth.“据说他在美国已呆了三年”，可以用“It is said that he has stayed in the United States for three years.”来表示；也可以用“He is said to have stayed.”来表示。因此正确答案为A项。7B句意：如果您愿意教我如何使用电脑，我将不胜感激。appreciate后面不能跟人作宾语，这里用it来指if从句中提到的情况。能用在此结构中的常见动词有like，love，appreciate，hate等。8Ctre
30、mble with excitement“因激动而颤抖”，with表示原因。9C此处指各种各样，种类繁多的货物，variety指种类多。10C考查非谓语动词。see sb.doing sth.“表示看见某人一直正在干某事”，题干中只是将主动变成了被动。.【语篇解读】亚洲季风的预报一直是个难题，最近美国科学家通过测量和记录树木的年轮在这方面取得了突破性进展。1D语篇结构题。根据第一段American researchers have put together.making weather predictions和全文内容可知，答案为D。2B细节理解题。根据第三段.the complex natu
31、re of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict可知，答案为B。3A推理判断题。根据第三段In addition，climate records for the area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use可推断，答案为A。4C细节理解题。根据第五段If the monsoon fails.might have a very narrow ring可知，答案为C。5A推理判断题。根据末段So，the regional moistu
32、re models.mean a kind of victory for climate science可推断，答案为A。【语篇解读】本文为一篇议论文。由于英格兰的天气是多变的，所以英国人谈论天气被认为是见面或者搭讪的合理开场白是再熟悉不过的了，本文就此从不同的角度进行了解释。6D推理判断题。本文第一句话就给出了答案，作者提到Dr.Johnson的评论旨在说明英国人见面总是以谈论天气开始，故答案为D项。7B词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句话“那些不常见、难以预料的天气在不列颠群岛几乎是不被人知道的”可知，英国的天气根本不令人兴奋，随之而来的一种情绪也是几乎不能被理解的。obsession可以理解
33、成是一种谈论天气的“强迫症”，故它是一种情绪的状态，所以答案为B项。8D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Jeremy所说的话可知，他反驳Bryson的观点，他认为英格兰的天气是多变而又不确定的，这吸引着英国人和外来者，所以答案为D项。9A作者意图判断题。根据第一段的介绍和最后一段的总结可知，本文主要是解析英国人的weatherspeak到底是关于什么的。所以答案为A项。B、C两项陈述有误，D项“使人们信服英国的天气是多变的”不是文章的主要谈论内容。.1.It is said that the little girl has won the first in the English exam.2.Can you guarantee that the work will be finished on time?3I would appreciate it if you let me take part in the party.4.Teaching methods vary greatly from teacher to teacher.5.He glanced through the questions before reading the passage.版权所有：高考资源网()
