1、课时素养检测 十七Unit 5Period 1. 阅读理解AA small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut wastea step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe. Shopkeepers in Modbury, population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to cust
2、omers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead. Last month, San Francisco became the first U. S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where govern
3、ments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages. Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag amnesty(宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled
4、up at home. They will be sent for recycling. The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response(反应) in the town so far had been “really positive”. “Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town
5、 and a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television. The Worldwatch Institute, an environment research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 are used yearly around the world.
6、【语篇概述】英国西南部的小镇Modbury成为欧洲首个为保护环境禁止使用塑料袋的地方。1. What was Rebecca Hosking?A. A lawyer. B. An environmentalist. C. A sailor. D. A photographer. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段“as a wildlife camerawoman”可知,她是一名摄影师。2. The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means_. A. acceptable B. valuableC. throw-aw
7、ayD. long-lasting【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据句子内容可知, 小镇禁止给顾客分发一次性的塑料袋,即可扔掉的。3. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. most of the people in Modbury continue to use plastic bagsB. fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the worldC. San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the worldD. mo
8、st countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,随着人们环保意识的提高,塑料袋的使用会变少。4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. Environmental ProtectionB. Big Cities Banning Plastic BagsC. Effect of Plastic Bags on Sea AnimalsD. British Town Banning Plas
9、tic Bags【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章首段内容可知,英国小镇禁止使用塑料袋是文章的主旨。BOff the coast of Tanzania lies the exotic island of Zanzibar. This amazing place is home to beautiful old houses, leafy forests and white sandy beaches. Some friends and I had the adventure of a lifetime there last year. We took a two-hour ferry rid
10、e from Dares Salaam, Tanzania, to Stone Town. After scouting around for a hotel, we chose a simple one with clean rooms and a rooftop restaurant. Then we hired a guide and headed to Zanzibars famous spice farms. Tourism and spices are the islands biggest industries. Many spices are tropical and grow
11、 on trees and vines. It was like walking through a forest. The next day we went to a beach on a small island nearby. We snorkeled, played Frisbee and ate fresh seafood on the beach! The third day we decided to go and stay at a beach called Paje. Our hotel was right on the beach, and the floors in ou
12、r rooms were the sand! We swam, read and danced to African music. The warm, shallow water makes kite surfing very popular there. Very early on the morning of the fifth day, we journeyed to the islands southern tip. There we met a fisherman, who, when he saw us, said, “Are you ready to swim with dolp
13、hins?” Dolphins! He told us the dolphins came every morning to eat and play. So we rode out and waited in the boat until we saw a dolphin fin. The fisherman drove the boat near the dolphins and urged us to jump in. So we did! The dolphins were shy, but we could hear them talking to each other. Event
14、ually they swam closer. One came so close I could have to touch it!We returned to Stone Town, and my friends left, I stayed longer to explore Stone Towns big old houses. Hundreds of years ago, the city had been a huge trading port for slaves and ivory. All shipments going east to the Indian Ocean st
15、opped in Stone Town. At that time, the city was rich, and wealthy people built big houses with beautiful doors. But then it became illegal to trade slaves and ivory. I also visited a museum in Stone Town that used to be the royal palace. I learned how Zanzibar had been influenced by the Kingdom of O
16、man until the 1960s. That is why the people look like they are from North Africa. 【语篇概述】这是一篇游记,记录了作者在Zanzibar几天的经历,体验了当地的民情,了解了Stone Town 的一些历史。5. The underlined words “scouting around” may mean _. A. looking forB. staying inC. picking upD. taking down【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段we chose a simple one with cle
17、an rooms and a rooftop restaurant. 可知,作者到了那里后,先到处找旅社然后才选择了一个比较简单的旅社。6. What did the writer do at Paje?A. Snorkeling. B. Doing kite surfing. C. Visiting a museum. D. Playing Frisbee. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句The warm, shallow water makes kite surfing very popular there. 可知答案。7. It is implied that Stone
18、Town was a place where _. A. goods from the east were loaded on ships B. ivory couldnt be traded in public placesC. the rich people did business with IndiansD. slaves used to be sold and bought【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第五段 Hundreds of years ago, the city had been a huge trading port for slaves and ivory. 以及But
19、 then it became illegal to trade slaves and ivory. 可知,当时在Stone Town 有买卖奴隶的现象。8. The passage is mainly about _. A. a travel in Zanzibar in AfricaB. a magical place in TanzaniaC. a historical island off TanzaniaD. a town on a special island 【解析】选A。推理判断题。纵观全文不难看出答案是A项,这是作者的旅游经历。. 阅读填句Winter is often qu
20、ite cold, which often makes us stay indoors more instead of heading out to exercise. Worse still, there are many viruses(病毒) doing their best to make you sick. And sneezing, coughing and nose blowing make the rooms a habitat for viruses. 1. Touching a doorknob or shaking a hand may make you get sick
21、. Although it may sound terrible, there are still some things you can do to avoid viruses. Here are several simple tips(建议) to stay healthy in winters. Wash your handsYou pick up viruses everywhere and they live on your hands, so wash your hands and do it often. 2. But if thats not available, use an
22、 alcohol-based hand sanitizer (消毒杀菌剂). 3Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands. Thats a way viruses can get into your body. Get the flu shot (疫苗)4, but getting the flu shot lowers your chances of getting the flu. For example, getting the flu shot last year resulted in a 34% lower r
23、isk of coming down with the flu. Avoid sick people5. Viruses spread very easily through the air, so keep at least six feet between you and the sneezing, sniffling and coughing person. A. Its no guarantee(保证)B. Take care of your faceC. Keep your hands away from your faceD. The best way is to use regu
24、lar soap and waterE. It is easy for viruses to spread from person to personF. If someone around you is sick, then keep your distanceG. Because there are always some unexpected things in life【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。冬天常常非常冷,这使得我们更多地待在室内而不是出去锻炼。而打喷嚏、咳嗽和擤鼻涕使这些房间成为病毒的栖息地。文章就此提出了一些在冬天保持健康的简单建议。1. 【解析】选E。根据下文“Touchi
25、ng a doorknob or shaking a hand may make you get sick. ”触碰门把手或握手都有可能使你生病,可知病毒在人与人之间很容易传播。2. 【解析】选D。根据上文“so wash your hands and do it often. ”可知强调要多洗手,故下文应为说明如何洗手,可对应到D选项“最好的方法是经常用肥皂水(洗手)”。3. 【解析】选C。根据下文“Avoid touching your eyes,nose and mouth with your hands. ”避免用手触摸眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴。可知眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴都是脸上的器官,因此本句应为
26、“将手远离你的脸”。4. 【解析】选A。根据下文“but getting the flu shot lowers your chances of getting the flu. ”可知注射流感疫苗会降低患流感的几率,故可推知注射疫苗并不能保证不被传染。5. 【解析】选F。根据下文“Viruses spread very easily through the air,so keep at least six feet between you and the sneezing,sniffling and coughing person. ”病毒很容易在空气中传播,所以你和打喷嚏,抽鼻子,咳嗽的人
27、之间至少要保持6英尺的距离,可知本段强调要和周围生病的人保持距离。【素养培优】话题小写作前面的阅读填句中提到了冬季防流感的一些方法。现如今,新冠病毒(2019-nCoV)全球肆虐,作为学生,我们该怎么做才能为病毒防控做出贡献呢?请说说你的看法,60个词左右。【参考范文】The 2019-nCoV is affecting the world recently. As students, firstly,we should learn some scientific knowledge about the virus. Secondly,do individual protection as carefully as possible, like wearing masks and washing hands. Besides,avoid going to some crowded places like hospitals and malls. At last,follow the arrangements of our school and check the temperature on time every day.