1、Unit 5 Humans and naturePart 2Lesson 1A Sea Story必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1I used to take the _ (地铁) when I was working in London.2That day, the terrible accident almost broke my body and _ (灵魂)3I got a _ (可怕的) feeling when I knew that she had lied to us.4Every _ (文件) on the same disk must have a differen
2、t name.5The professor put the cup on the _ (边缘) of the desk and asked the students to observe carefully.6The _ (波浪) caught the canoe broadside and capsized it.7A prisoner has _ (逃跑) from a jail in Northern England.8Only five people _ (幸存) the flood.9This great man wrote a great deal of _ (诗歌)10To so
3、me _ (程度), this was the truth.单句语法填空1The police _ (observe) the man enter a shop and followed him into the shop.2He stood a few feet away from me, looking at me _ (curious)3Going to hospital can be very _ (frighten) for a child.4Diet and exercise are _ (equal) important to ones health.5The thief esc
4、aped _ the prison last night.短语填空on the edge of， less than， all at once， cry out， in the direction of， at great speed， in circles， be tied to， pick up， be curious about 1Their marriage lasted for _ two years.2He drove off _ the nearest hotel.3He _ in pain on the ground when the ambulance arrived.4_
5、he raised his voice, which surprised me.5He sat _ an armchair, with a cup of tea in his hand.6Your sister passed me in her new car, driving _.7When I was in France, I _ some French.8If you have small children, you will _ your home.9It is good to _ the world around you.10The man grew worried and bega
6、n to pace _.语法专练用适当的关系词填空1They also had a small pond _ they raised fish.2Selfdriving is an area _ China and the rest of the world are on the same starting line.3Many of us love July because its the month _ natures berries and stone fruits are in abundance.4As you can see, the reason _ Im here to tel
7、l the story is that I made the right decision.5I was still tied to the barrel, and the waves soon carried me to an area _ the other fishermen were.6The reason _ this was difficult was that the team had limited resources.7In the area _ she and her family lived, the extremists had banned television an
8、d music.8We often think of the days _ we spent together on the island.9The factory _ I work in is a large one.10This is the reason _ he was late for school.课文语法填空One day three years ago, a terrible thing 1._ (happen) to me and my two brothers. 2._ our way back from fishing on the sea, the sky was 3.
9、_ (sudden) covered with dark clouds. And we 4._ (catch) in a terrible storm. 5._ huge wave covered our boat. Unluckily, my younger brother fell into the sea. “Whirlpool！” My elder brother cried out. We were soon in a 6._ (hope) situation. The strong wind and waves pushed us to the whirlpool and noth
10、ing could save us. We went round and round, nearer and nearer to the edge of the whirlpool. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. I thought my life was over. 7._ moment after moment passed, and I was still safe. The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool, and we were
11、 going round in 8._ (circle) at great speed. My brother was too 9._ (frighten) and stayed in the boat. I tied 10._ (my) to a barrel to help me float and jumped into the sea to escape.关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读AMary Anning was an English fossil (化石) collector, dealer and paleontologist (古生物学家). Her fossilhunt
12、ing helped change the way people thought about the world.Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21, 1799. She lived in the seaside town of Lyme Regis, in Dorset. The family had nine children. Only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up. Marys father took his children along the beach. They p
13、icked up shells and stones to sell to visitors. Mary did not go to school much. Her family was too poor. And schools did not teach children about fossils. Mary could read and write. She taught herself. She learned about rocks and how bodies are made.In 1811 when Mary and Joseph were hunting fossils,
14、 Joseph saw a bone sticking out of the rock. Mary had a hammer to chip away at the rock. Very carefully she uncovered it. She found the first complete fossil of the ichthyosaur (鱼龙)Since then, Mary became crazy about fossilhunting. She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm. The wind, rain and wav
15、es made the rocks crumble. It was easy to spot fossils. Most days Mary went fossil hunting with her dog, Tray.Rich friends helped Mary by selling fossils for her. They sent her money. Scientists wrote letters and came to see her. One good friend was William Buckland, a professor at Oxford University
16、. Mary also opened a shop to sell fossils, stones and shells. She chatted with visitors.Mary Anning died in 1847. How evolution (进化) works was explained by Charles Darwin not long after Marys death. Her fossils had helped scientists understand how things began.1Why did Marys father take his children
17、 along the beach?ATo enjoy life.BTo make a living.CTo look for fossils.DTo teach them about fossils.2What can we learn about Mary?AHer father was a paleontologist.BHer father educated her at home.CShe had nine brothers and sisters in all.DShe might be popular at that time.3Who was the first one to c
18、atch sight of the rock containing the first complete ichthyosaur fossil?ACharles Darwin. BMarys dog.CJoseph. DMary.4What does the underlined word “crumble” in the fourth paragraph mean?ABreak. BShake.CFloat. DDive.BPetra may be the treasure of the world, hidden among mountains. Its most beautiful sc
19、enery makes it the greatest ancient site stillstanding nowadays. Common sense says, “Perhaps theres nothing on the planet that resembles it”. Without doubt, theres nothing on the world that resembles it. The rockcarved (雕刻的) rosered town of Petra is filled with mysterious_charm;_it had been “designe
20、d to strike wonder into all who entered it”Petra is the most wellknown and beautiful site in Jordan that is about 262 km south of Amman, and 133 km north of Aqaba. The Dead Sea is 80 kilometers north of it. It was the legacy from the Nabataeans, who settled in the southwest of Jordan a lot more than
21、 2,000 years back. Because of its excellent culture, buildings and many water channels, Petra has become a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and attracts visitors all over the world.To get there, you must pass through a kilometer long, cool, dark and narrow gor
22、ge (峡谷) whose two high sides keep the sunlight out. Suddenly the gorge opens right into a natural square covered with Petras most wellknown monuments (遗址), which glow in the bright sun. The old town shows the visitors its beautiful look. It leads people to think about the creativity of the Nabataean
23、s who made Petra as their capital.Petra flourished for more than 400 years at about the time of Rome until it had been occupied through the Roman legions in 106 CE. Petra has 800 monuments, including buildings, tombs, baths, halls, temples, and streets, which were mostly carved in the pretty sandsto
24、ne.Petra sights are in their finest at the beginning of morning and late afternoon. Once the sun warms the colorful stones, you will see the greatness of Petra since it was seen first when discovered in 1812 after being lost through the 16th century for nearly 300 years!5From the text we can learn t
25、hat _.APetra is on the top of a high mountainBPetra is a palace of the king in the old daysCno place in the world can be similar to PetraDthe Nabataeans built Petra in 106 CE6What does the underlined part “mysterious charm” in Paragraph 1 mean?AThe unbelievable power to attract people.BAll kinds of
26、visitors from the world.CA number of usual places of interest.DThe shops, restaurants and hotels.7Visitors reaching Petra _.Amust be disappointingBmust be very convenientCmust be very comfortableDmay not be very easy8What can we learn from the text?AYoud better enjoy the beautiful scenery at the beg
27、inning of morning and late afternoon.BBecause it had been occupied, Petra was lost through the 16th century.CPetra was developing quickly and strongly for more than 800 years.DPetras monuments were all carved in the light red stones.CWhen I was in college, I remember hearing about a book titled Look
28、ing Out for Number One. I never read the book, but the title has always stuck with me. I think it was because the title turned_me_off. I hadnt been taught to be so selfish that I should focus on only myself. I thought I needed to be helping others and, along the way, I would also be helping myself.
29、Now, I realise I should have at least considered learning more about looking out for number one.Over 30 years after seeing the book about looking out for number one, Im realising number one, me, is the person I should be concerned about first. Jeffrey Gitomer asks the question, “Who is the most impo
30、rtant person in the world？” Most people answer, the customer. He then asks, if there were only two people left in the world, the customer and you, who would you want to survive? Now the answer is me.It makes sense that if we cant help ourselves first, we will never be prepared to help others. We all
31、 need to learn to control our lives and make the best decisions for ourselves. That will put us in a position to help others in the future. But many of us are slow to understand this.It has been said that happiness will bring success, but success doesnt always bring happiness. We all want to be happ
32、y and successful. For some of us we can be very happy when our basic needs are met and our family are safe. Others will seek for high levels of success thinking that that will bring happiness. Im sure we can think of a person who is very successful, according to the worlds standards (标准), but they d
33、ont appear to be happy at all. This is because they have been so busy working for somebody elses goals that they havent considered their own needs.9The underlined words “turned me off” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “_”Amade me excited Bmade me boredCmade me surprised Dmade me pleased10Who does the wr
34、iter think is the most important person in the world now?AOthers. BHimself.CThe customer. DJeffrey Gitomer.11From the third paragraph we can learn _.Awe should help others instead of ourselvesBwe need help others make the best decisionsChelping others can help control our livesDactually few of us un
35、derstand this idea earlier12Why do some successful people not feel happy at all?ABecause they dont believe success always brings happiness.BBecause their basic needs are not completely met.CBecause they seek for too high levels of success.DBecause they havent been working for their own goals.七选五Floo
36、ds are one of the most common disasters in the US. Some floods develop slowly. But flash floods (暴洪) can develop quickly, sometimes in just a few minutes and without any signs of rain._1_ It carries rocks and can sweep away most things in its path.1If a flood is likely in your area, you should：Liste
37、n to the radio or watch television for information. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move at once to higher ground. _2_2If you have time to prepare, you should：Make your home safe by bringing in outdoor furniture. _3_ Do not touch any electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in w
38、ater.3If you have to leave your home right away, remember these tips：Do not walk through moving water. _4_ If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the ground in front of you._5_ If floodwaters rise around your car, give up the car and move to higher gro
39、und if you can do so safely. Otherwise you and the car can be quickly swept away.ADo not drive into flooded areas.BDo not wait for instructions to move.CTurn off all pieces of electrical equipment.D20 cm of moving water can make you fall.EFloods can cause death and loss of treasures.FFlash floods of
40、ten have a dangerous wall of water.GMud left from floodwaters can contain chemicals.语法填空The cheetah (猎豹), an expert hunter, sits 1._ (silent) atop a hill and scans the herds of feeding animals looking for the perfect prey (猎物). Finding a target, it moves quietly through the grass until it is close e
41、nough 2._ (know) it can get its reward.The cheetah is perfectly built for the kill. Its coloring helps it to disappear into the landscape to avoid 3._ (see). And its speed over a short distance, the fastest in the animal world, 4._ (allow) it to chase (追逐) its target. Once the prey is killed, the ch
42、eetah pulls the carcass (尸体) to a safe place, even 5._ (pull) it up into a tree to stop other predators (捕食性动物) from stealing 6._.However, the cheetah is also a highly 7._ (endanger) animal. Once found throughout Asia and Africa, cheetahs today are racing toward 8._ (extinct). Loss of habitat and de
43、clining numbers of their prey threaten the future of cheetahs. To change the fall in cheetah numbers, animal lovers are taking measures to protect them. 9._ addition, conservation groups are encouraging local farmers to protect cheetahs 10._ come on their land. It will be a sad day if this beautiful
44、 animal disappears from our planet.Part 2Lesson 1A Sea Story必备知识基础练.单词拼写1tube2.soul3.horrible4.file5.edge6.wave7.escaped8survived9.poetry10.extent.单句语法填空1observed2.curiously3.frightening4.equally5.from.短语填空1less than2.in the direction of3.was crying out4All at once5.on the edge of6.at great speed7.p
45、icked up8be tied to9.be curious about10.in circles.语法专练1where2.where3.when4.why5.where6.why7.where8that/which9.that/which10.why.课文语法填空1答案与解析：happened考查时态。根据句子的时间状语One day three years ago可知，这里应用一般过去时。2答案与解析：On考查介词。on ones way back表示“在某人回来的路上”。3答案与解析：suddenly考查副词。用副词suddenly在句中做状语。4答案与解析：were caught考查
46、时态和语态。被动结构be caught in表示“陷入”，再根据全文的时态可知，此空用were caught。5答案与解析：A考查冠词。根据句意“一个巨浪打在了我们的船上”可知，这里应用不定冠词a。6答案与解析：hopeless考查形容词。此处用形容词做定语修饰名词situation。句意为“我们很快就陷入绝望的境地”，所以此处用hopeless。7答案与解析：But考查连词。前后句之间为转折关系，所以用but。8答案与解析：circles考查名词。短语in circles表示“兜圈子”。9答案与解析：frightened考查形容词。此句表示“我哥哥感到害怕”。10答案与解析：myself考查
47、代词。此处表示“我把自己绑在桶上”，所以用反身代词myself。关键能力综合练.阅读A【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，讲述了Mary Anning的生平事迹。Mary是英国化石收藏家、经销商和古生物学家，她的化石搜寻帮助改变了人们思考世界的方式。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段首句Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21, 1799.和第五、六句Marys father took his children along the beach. They picked up shells and stones to sell to v
48、isitors.可知，Mary家境贫寒，父亲带着孩子们沿海滩捡贝壳和石头卖给游客，以维持生计。2答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第四段首句Since then，Mary became crazy about fossilhunting.和第五段前三句Rich friends helped Mary by selling fossils for her. They sent her money. Scientists wrote letters and came to see her.以及第五句Mary also opened a shop to sell fossils, stones and
49、shells.等可知，自从发现了鱼龙化石，Mary就迷上了化石，有钱的朋友帮她卖化石，科学家们写信并来看她，她还开了一家商店卖化石、石头和贝壳，因此推断那时候她很受欢迎。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段首句In 1811 when Mary and Joseph were hunting fossils, Joseph saw a bone sticking out of the rock.可知，Joseph首先看到了鱼龙化石。4答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第四段第二、三、四句She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm. The wind,
50、 rain and waves made the rocks crumble. It was easy to spot fossils.可知，她喜欢在暴风雨后到海滩上搜寻化石，因为风、雨和海浪会使岩石崩裂，从而使发现化石更容易。B【语篇解读】约旦的Petra古城是联合国教科文组织命名的世界遗产，它是新的世界七大奇迹之一。它隐藏在深山之中。只有参观了它的人才能领略到它那令人惊叹的美。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段的Perhaps theres nothing on the planet that resembles it确定C项为正确答案。其余选项与原文意思不符。6答案与解析：A词义猜测
51、题。根据其后文it had been “designed to strike wonder into all who entered it”(它被设计出来就是为了让参观它的人感受到奇迹)可猜出该处意为“Petra充满神秘的魅力”。mysterious charm “神秘的魅力”。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段的To get there，you must pass through a kilometer long, cool, dark and narrow gorge whose two high sides keep the sunlight out.可知到Petra的路不好走。因此
52、选D。8答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段的Petra sights are in their finest at the beginning of morning and late afternoon确定A项为正确答案。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。上大学的时候，作者听说过一本名为先为自己着想的书，作者从来没有读过，主要是因为书名让作者不喜欢它，但30年之后，作者意识到自己是应该首先担心的人，也是世界上最重要的人。9答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据后面句子的内容“从来没有人教过我要这么自私，只想着自己。我认为我需要帮助别人”可判断出此处的意思应该是“我认为是书名让我不喜欢它，讨厌它”。故
53、答案为B。excited“兴奋的”，surprised“惊讶的”和pleased“高兴的”都不符合此语境。10答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段可知，见到这本有关先为自己着想的书已过去30多年了，“我”意识到，“我”自己是“我”应该首先担心的人，也是世界上最重要的人。故答案为B。注意此题问的是“现在作者认为谁是世界上最重要的人”，不要误解而选择其他选项。11答案与解析：D推理判断题。A项与第一句内容不相符；B项与第二句内容不相符；C项从文中找不到依据；D项与最后一句“但是我们很多人却迟迟不能理解这一点”意思相符。故答案为D。12答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句话可知，根据社会上
54、的标准，他们很成功，但他们看起来一点都不快乐。这是因为他们一直为实现别人的目标而忙碌，以至于他们从没有考虑过自己的需求。故答案为D。其他选项都不是他们不快乐的真正原因。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了洪水到来时我们应该采取的措施。1答案与解析：F由空后句It carries rocks and can sweep away most things in its path.(它携带着岩石，可以摧毁路上的大部分东西。)可知，暴洪很危险。故F项(暴洪往往有一堵危险的水墙。)正确。2答案与解析：B根据空前句中的move at once to higher ground可知，要立即移到高处。
55、故B项(不要等着移动的指令。)正确。文中at once和B项中Do not wait相呼应。3答案与解析：C根据空后句Do not touch any electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.可知，如果你是湿的或站在水里，不要触摸任何电器。故C项(关掉所有的电力设备。)正确。4答案与解析：D根据空前句Do not walk through moving water.可知，不要在流动的水中行走。由此可知在水里行走是很危险的，20厘米深的流动的水就能让你跌倒。故选D项。5答案与解析：A根据空后句中的If floodwater
56、s rise around your car, give up the car and move to higher ground可知，如果洪水在你的车周围上涨，放弃你的车，移动到更高的地方。由此可知，不要开车去洪水区。故选A项。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文介绍了世界上短距离跑得最快的动物猎豹，包括它的捕食方式等，同时告诉我们猎豹面临灭绝的危险。1答案与解析：silently考查副词。句意：猎豹，一个专业的猎手，静静地坐在山顶上，扫视着数群正在进食的动物，寻找完美的猎物。本空修饰动词sits，故应用副词silently“静静地”。2答案与解析：to know考查不定式。句意：一找到目标，它会静静
57、地在草丛中移动，直到它离目标足够近，近到可以知道自己能得到回报。enough to do sth.意为“足够做某事”，故本空应用不定式。3答案与解析：being seen考查固定结构及动词的语态。句意：它的颜色有助于它在周围环境中消失，以避免被看到。avoid doing sth.避免做某事。it(the cheetah)与see为被动关系，故填being seen。4答案与解析：allows考查时态及主谓一致。句意：它在短距离内的速度是动物世界中最快的，这使得它可以追逐自己的目标。根据前后文可知，本句应用一般现在时；本句主语为its speed，故本空动词应用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式。5
58、答案与解析：pulling考查非谓语动词。句意：一旦猎物被杀死，猎豹就会把尸体拖到安全的地方，甚至会把尸体拖到树上，以防止其他捕食性动物偷走它。本句主语the cheetah和动词pull之间为逻辑上的主动关系，故应用现在分词作状语。6答案与解析：it考查代词。根据句意可知，本空应用代词it指代前面提到的the carcass。7答案与解析：endangered考查形容词。句意：然而，猎豹也是一种非常濒危的动物。本空修饰名词animal，故应用形容词endangered“濒临灭绝的”。8答案与解析：extinction考查名词。句意：曾经发现猎豹遍布亚洲和非洲，如今正濒临灭绝。本空在介词toward后，故应用名词extinction“灭绝”。9答案与解析：In考查固定短语。句意：此外，保护团体鼓励当地农民保护进入他们土地的猎豹。in addition意为“另外，此外”，故本空应填介词In。10答案与解析：that/which考查定语从句。本空引导定语从句，修饰cheetahs，在从句中作主语，故填that或which。
