1、同步练习二十九)选修6Unit 4Global warming (限时：30分钟).语法填空I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fell onto a glass rabbit, which cut my eye badly, 1._ (leave)a big ugly scar in my eye. Sometimes people, even 2._(strange), made hurtful remarks.Yet mama 3._ say to me，“Hold your head up hig
2、h and face the world. Then people will see your beautiful soul.”Those words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the 4._(intelligent)and beauty behind both eyes.In high school I was successful. I even was elected class president, 5._，all I really wa
3、nted was to look like everyone else. When things got 6._ _ (real)bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say，“7._(hold)your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty 8._ _ is inside.”When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each ot
4、her straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out. He meant 9._. It was my mamas love and encouragement 10._gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt.阅读理解Recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and its sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off re
5、aches of the globe. Kovar, a treeclimbing instructor, recently returned to the US from Brazil, where he spent time developing a treeclimbing operation thanks to the “slow travel” movement.Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cookingthe k
6、ind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a places natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games.“Tree climbing is a slow activity，” says Kovar. “Its not something you do quickly and then youre on to the ne
7、xt thing or event.” There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasnt a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse competition. There has already been so much compet
8、ition in the world.“When you stand below the tree, it can be amazing，” Rusel DeMaria says, looking affectionately up at Michaels Triumph, a 150foottall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michae
9、ls Triumph for permission to climb. “It goes a lot smoother that way，” she says.And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided climbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where “we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our
10、students，” says New Tribe president Sophis Sparks. “We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground.”Perhaps that is why he struggles wi
11、th the term “recreational tree climbing，” saying, “I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing.”11What do slow travel and slow food movement have in common?AThey take people a long time.BThey are related to the ecotourism industry.CThey advocate protecting nature.DThey cost people little money.1
12、2What do we know about tree climbing from the passage?APeople compete to see who can climb to the top first.BIt favors the experience of enjoying nature.CIt is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.DPeople view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest.13Brumbaugh kneels on
13、 the ground before climbing trees to _Abeg for the safety of climbingBexpect to climb faster than her husbandCshow respect for the treeDask for permission of her husband14Sophis Sparks prefers the term “inspirational tree climbing” because it _Aprovides people with more chances to play outsideBbring
14、s a lot of pleasure to lifeCdeepens personal love between each otherDmakes people realize they should protect trees15Whats the best title for the passage?ATreeclimbing TravellingBSlow Travel MovementsCDangers of ClimbingDRespect for Nature.信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列六本书籍的图片及相应简介：AEverybody L
15、oves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge(摇滚)By Mark YarmCrown Archetype592 pp; $25. 00BThe Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness IndustryBy Jon RonsonRiverhead; 288 pp; $25.95CThe Red Market: On the Trail of the Worlds Organ Brokers，Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child TraffickersBy Scott
16、 CarneyMorrow; 272 pp; $25.99DCar Guys vs Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American BusinessBy Bob LutzPortfolio; 256 pp; $26.95EHenry Kissinger On ChinaBy Henry KissingerPenguin Press; 608 pp; $36FBiopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of LifeBy Marcus WohlsenCurrent; 256 pp; $25. 95以下是
17、对这些书的描述。请将这些描述与书籍的图片及相应简介匹配起来。16According to Jon Ronson, the writer of the book, psychopaths are very charming, smart, easily bored and cruel. In the book, Ronson takes readers into the fascinating world of psychopaths by speaking to the experts and having amusing conversations with the psychopaths
18、themselves.17This book is about a deeply funny story, as well as a deeply sad storythe great Nineties moment when a bunch of punk rock bands from Seattle accidentally blew up into the worlds biggest noise. The author gives the unique chronicle of how it all happened, and how it ended too soon. The b
19、ook also makes readers appreciate how strange it was. 18This is just one of the terrifying everyday tales of the body trade documented. It started out extremely well, with some fascinating stories about the trade in human body parts. It covers many different aspects of the “red market”， ranging from
20、 skeletons to blood, and even the giant business of collecting and selling human hair. 19Its been reported that the author has often attracted as much attention as his cars. The book is partly a biography covering a very short portion of the authors own lifehis second stint at General Motor(GM)which
21、 recently ended after about a decade. However, its more than a biography. It is also a view on what went wrong with the US car industry and US industry in general.20This is a great book for anyone who has an interest in science, or wants to see advances in medicine at greater rates that weve seen th
22、em so far. If a reader has teenagers with interests in science, he should have them read this book. It will inspire them to broaden their horizons beyond the typical research lab.课时作业(二十九).1.leaving结果状语，此处表主动。2strangers指的是“陌生人”。3would表示“过去常常”，所以用would。4intelligence由and以及后面的beauty可以确定用名词形式。5however表转
23、折。6really修饰形容词作状语，所以用副词形式。7Hold8that/which定语从句中代替指物的先行词，作主语，所以用which或that。9itmean it认真的，真心实意的。10thatIt wasthat为强调句型。.本文主要介绍了“爬树”这一新的生态旅游形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣，而且还增强了人们保护树木的意识。11A细节理解题。根据第二段the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy.可知答案为A。12B推理判断题。根据第二段Likewise, slow travel urges visitors tonot afforded
24、 by extreme games.可推断答案为B。13C细节理解题。根据第四段Michaels Triumph, a 150foottall tree和Viola Brumbaugh kneels on the ground and asks Michaels Triumph for permission to climb.可知答案为C。14D推理判断题。根据第五段After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation.可推断答案为D。15A主旨大意题。本文的主要内容为：爬树已经成为生
25、态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣，而且还增强了人们保护树木的意识。故答案为A。.16.B本题题干中的关键词是psychopaths，与之对应的唯有B项(书名)；另通过对应作者名也可选出答案。17A初次阅读下来，暂时不可确定答案，因此可留待最后来确定。从题干可知，此处描述的书是关于西雅图摇滚音乐，因此可根据这一主题对选项进行排除；从倒数第二句中的the unique chronicle of how it all happened, and how it ended too soon可知是讲历史；与这一主题最接近的是A项。18C根据本题题干中的tales of the body trade及red market已基本可以确定选C。然后可继续阅读，对应信息点，以作进一步确定。19D根据本题题干中的cars和US car industry可确定选D。20F根据本题题干中的science可确定选F。
