1、课时素养检测二十四Unit 6Period 4. 阅读理解A group of 75 female volunteers from Indias Odisha state has spent every day of the last 20 years patrolling(巡逻) a 75-hectare forest to protect it from illegal woodcutters. In 1999, the eastern state of Odisha was hit by a super cyclone (超级飓风). “Our homes and standing cr
2、ops were destroyed. There was no food or clothing for days, ” 52-year-old Charulata Biswal, a volunteer forest protector, told Mongabay-India. “But we realized it was because of the surviving forest that many people in Gundalba, a small village, were still alive. We promised we would protect the for
3、est in return and restore the biodiversity. ”Groups of women patrol the forest at least twice a day. As they walk among the trees, they blow their whistles and bang wooden sticks against tree trunks. “We beat our sticks and patrol in groups of 10, ” Biswal said. “We spread out inside the forest and
4、blow whistles. Anyone with the intention to harm the local biodiversity will flee on hearing our whistle and the banging of our sticks on tree trunks. ”In 2001, over 70 women from Gundalba came together to form the Womens Forest Protection Committee. Apart from their daily patrols, they also approac
5、hed neighboring villages that also depend on the forest for firewood about setting up a system for sustainability (可持续性). For example, every village is allowed to gather firewood from the forest on a set day of the month, usually a few days after another settlement has finished the gathering process
6、. Over the years, they have caught several people cutting trees illegally in the forest. Asked if they have ever been afraid of patrolling the large forest they said no. “The forest is an extension of our home, ” Biswal said. “Wont it hurt to see your children suffer? This is how a mother feels and
7、we are doing something that comes to us naturally. ”Thanks to the womens efforts, the forest gradually came back to life. Birds started nesting in trees again and the animals returned. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。在过去的20年里, 来自印度奥里萨邦的75名女性志愿者每天都要在75公顷的森林里巡逻, 保护森林免受非法伐木工人的侵害。他们每天至少在森林里巡逻两次, 通过哨声和树枝砸树干的声音来吓跑破坏者。由于妇女们
8、的努力, 森林逐渐恢复了生机。鸟儿又开始在树上筑巢, 动物们又回来了。1. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2? A. To introduce the natural disaster in India. B. To show what people in Gundalba did to survive. C. To explain why the women decided to patrol the forest. D. To describe the poor situation in eastern state of Od
9、isha. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段But we realized it was because of the surviving forest that many people in Gundalba, a small village, were still alive. We promised we would protect the forest in return and restore the biodiversity. (但我们意识到, 正是因为有了幸存下来的森林, 冈达尔巴, 一个小村庄里的许多人还活着。我们承诺, 作为回报, 我们将保护森林, 恢复生物多样性。)可知
10、作者文章的第二段是为了解释为什么妇女们决定在森林里巡逻。故选C。2. Why do the women whistle and bang the sticks? A. To attract more birds and animals. B. To relax themselves during their work. C. To make themselves brave to go among the forest. D. To warn people meaning to damage the forest to leave. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段Anyone with
11、the intention to harm the local biodiversity will flee on hearing our whistle and the banging of our sticks on tree trunks. (任何想要破坏当地生物多样性的人, 一听到我们的哨声和树枝敲击树干的声音, 就会逃跑。)可知妇女们吹口哨和敲棍子是为了警告有意破坏森林的人离开。故选D。3. What did the Committee do after its foundation? A. They gathered firewood from other forests. B.
12、They reduced the time for patrolling the forest. C. They adopted environment-friendly woodcutting methods. D. They stopped neighboring villages from cutting their trees. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二句Apart from their daily patrols, they also approached neighboring villages that also depend on the forest fo
13、r firewood about setting up a system for sustainability. (除了每天的巡逻, 他们还接近邻近的村庄, 这些村庄也依靠森林作为柴火, 建立一个可持续发展的系统。)可知这个委员会成立后采用了环保的伐木方法。故选C。4. How does Charulata Biswal feel about the forest? A. It is like her family. B. It will take long to recover. C. It has lost some natural functions. D. It suffers a l
14、ot from illegal cutting. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The forest is an extension of our home, ” Biswal said. (“森林是我们家的延伸, ”比斯瓦尔说。)可知Charulata Biswal感觉森林就像是自己的家。故选A。. 书面表达台风是沿海地区常见的自然灾害, 你一定在电视上目睹过台风袭来的场景。请你写一篇80词左右的短文, 介绍一下沿海地区台风袭击的场面。要点提示: 1. 台风主要袭击中国东南部省份; 2. 台风一般会带来强风和暴雨; 3. 台风袭来时, 大树被刮倒, 许多街道、房屋会被淹没, 交
15、通受到严重影响; 4. 许多居民将被迫离开家园, 损失惨重。参考词汇: typhoon 台风strike 袭击flood 淹没affect 影响_【参考范文】Typhoon is a terrible nature disaster that often strikes southeastern parts of China. As a common disaster, it has been threatening human beings of all time. When the typhoon lands, there will be strong wind along with he
16、avy rain. At the same time, many tall trees are blown down and a lot of houses and streets will be flooded by water, making the traffic affected seriously. Because of the heavy loss caused by the typhoon, many residents have to leave their homes and move to safe places. . 阅读理解The state of Texas has
17、not fully recovered from last years hurricane, Harvey, as it prepares for a new season of storms. After a teleconference with President Trump and Federal Emergency Officials, Texas governor Greg Abbott said that they were taking steps on a daily basis to make sure they would be able to address any c
18、oming challenges. Hurricane Harvey brought record rainfall to a wide range of Texas and more rain fell over a five-day period than at any time, since records have been kept in the United States beginning in the 1850s. Last years deadly hurricanes including Harvey, Irma and Maria caused mass destruct
19、ion in large parts of Texas, Louisiana, the South Atlantic states, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. Trump praised what he called best recovery and response efforts to the disasters. They were gathering every accessible resource to ensure maximum preparation for rapid response. Thats what they had last
20、 year. Disaster reaction and recovery is best achieved when its nationally supported, state managed and locally performed. Abbott also mentioned that two new satellites and modern technology will help decide the path and strength of the storms. State and local governments are also planning routes, s
21、helters, communication lines and supply chains to ensure efficient reaction to the storms. Scientists warn that, as the earth warms, storms are taking more moisture and are able to produce more rainfall. This year storms are also expected to be driven by extremely powerful winds. Emergency Officials
22、 say the nation has to be prepared for ever more active storms in the future. Theyve got to keep building the culture of preparedness in this state and in this nation. Meteorologists(气象学家)predict up to 16 storms this summer including 5 to 9 hurricanes, the most active storms will occur in the approa
23、ching Mid-August. 【语篇概述】这是一篇新闻报道。得克萨斯州还没有完全从去年的飓风“哈维”中恢复过来, 今年美国全国上下联动, 严阵以待, 以确保能够应对即将到来的新一季的风暴挑战。1. What does the underlined word “address” in the first paragraph mean? A. face. B. present. C. request. D. complain. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段可知, 得克萨斯州还没有完全从去年的飓风“哈维”中恢复过来, 他们每天都在采取措施以确保他们能够应对即将到来的新一季的风暴挑战。故
24、address 在此意为“应对”。选A。2. What made the last years rescue more achievable? A. The new satellites and modern technology. B. The joint efforts of the whole nation. C. The best recovery and reaction efforts. D. The communication lines and supply chains. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话Disaster reaction and recover
25、y is best achieved when its nationally supported, state managed and locally performed. 可知, 去年对灾难的最佳恢复和应对工作是在全国上下的共同努力下所取得的。选B。3. Which of the following is NOT included in the government response? A. Providing shelters. B. Arranging routes. C. Producing more rainfall. D. Supplying communication lines
26、. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段State and local governments are also planning routes, shelters, communication lines and supply chains to ensure efficient reaction to the storms. 可知, 为确保对风暴的有效反应, 政府采取了许多措施, 包括规划路线、庇护所、提供通信线路等, 选项C不是政府采取的措施, 故选C。4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. T
27、he Culture of Preparedness in the U. S. B. The Violence of Hurricane HarveyC. The Prediction of the Future WeatherD. The Recovery after the Disasters【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章对去年得克萨斯州应对飓风“哈维”所取得的成效总结经验, 国家、州和地方三级联动, 随时做好准备才是应对灾难的最佳措施, 因此选项A符合题意。. 完形填空It was a long drive to the nursing home where my Grandmother
28、 was living. 1, at least twice a month I drove to see her. Id already 2 my Mom to cancer and I wanted to always remember my Grandmother, especially because she was beginning to 3 me. Nanna had Alzheimer(老年痴呆症) disease, which was slowly starting to eat away at her 4. Sometimes she recognized me when
29、I visited her and sometimes she didnt. On one visit, I 5 my Grandmother good-bye and started to walk towards my car. Suddenly a tiny hand seized mine. “James! ”a6 voice said. I turned and saw a smiling, wrinkled face. Like my Nanna, she had Alzheimer disease but was still able to walk and get around
30、. She 7 me for her son(A nurse told me hed died years ago). I held her hands and let her joyfully 8. Though her eyes didnt know who I was, I saw the excitement in them when she spoke to her son through me. On the following visits, I always took9 to visit my Nanna as well as her. I always got a smile
31、 and sometimes even a10from her. The nurses told me she was always 11 and gladder after seeing her “son”. Then one day I noticed she was 12. I spoke to the nurses and they sadly told me that shed been dead for some days. I put my head 13 and went quietly into my Nannas room. Her loss didnt really hi
32、t me 14 I went for a walk at night. I looked at the sky, realizing something, for a while I really had been her son. Actually, in this world were all 15by invisible strings of love. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去养老院看望自己患有老年痴呆症的祖母时, 被一位陌生的同样患有老年痴呆症的老奶奶误认成自己的儿子。自此以后, 作者每次去看望祖母都会一起看望她, 直到后来老奶奶去世。作者意识到自己有一段时间真成
33、了她的儿子, 在这个世界上, 我们都被无形的爱之弦连接着。1. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MeanwhileD. Instead【解析】选B。考查副词词义辨析。句意: 开车到我祖母住的养老院要走很长一段路。然而, 我一个月至少开车去看她两次。Therefore因此; However然而; Meanwhile同时; Instead反而。根据语境可知上下文为转折关系, 故选B。2. A. lostB. committedC. relatedD. associated【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我的妈妈已经死于癌症。 lose失去; commit承诺; relat
34、e有关; associate联系。根据下文to cancer可知作者已经失去了妈妈。故选A。3. A. hateB. missC. require D. forget【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我想永远记住我的祖母, 尤其是因为她开始忘记我了。 hate憎恨; miss错过; require要求; forget忘记。根据下文Nanna had Alzheimer disease可知祖母患了老年痴呆症, 会逐渐忘记作者。故选D。4. A. brains B. abilities C. memoriesD. lives【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 祖母得了老年痴呆症, 这开始
35、慢慢地侵蚀她的记忆。 brain大脑; ability能力; memory记忆; live生命。老年痴呆症使人失去记忆, 故选C。5. A. kissed B. prayed C. urgedD. consulted【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 有一次, 我和祖母吻别, 然后向我的车走去。 kiss亲吻; pray请求; urge催促; consult咨询。根据下文started to walk towards my car可知作者是在和祖母吻别。故选A。6. A. nervousB. cheerfulC. naturalD. beautiful【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意
36、: “詹姆斯! ”一个欢快的声音说。 nervous紧张的; cheerful快乐的; natural自然的; beautiful美丽的。根据下文saw a smiling, wrinkled face可知是一个欢快的声音。故选B。7. A. asked B. tradedC. calledD. took【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 她把我当成了她的儿子(一位护士告诉我他几年前就死了)。ask询问; trade交易; call打电话; take带走。短语take sb. for sb. “将某人误认为某人”, 故选D。8. A. move onB. go onC. hold onD.
37、 work on【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我拉着她的手, 让她高兴地继续下去。move on前进; go on继续; hold on继续; 等一下; work on致力于。根据上下文可知作者不忍心打破老太太的这种快乐, 因此让她继续将自己认作她的儿子。故选B。9. A. turnB. chanceC. timeD. risk【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 在接下来的拜访中, 我总是抽出时间去看望我的奶奶和她。turn转弯; chance机会; time时间; risk风险。短语take time to do“花费时间做”。故选C。10. A. hugB. powerC.
38、giftD. question【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 我总是得到她的一个微笑, 有时甚至一个拥抱。 hug拥抱; power力量; gift礼物; question问题。根据上文I always got a smile可知作者总是得到老太太的微笑, 甚至一个拥抱。故选A。11. A. kinderB. nicerC. smarterD. calmer【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 护士们告诉我, 看到她的“儿子”后, 她总是更平静、更高兴。kinder更亲切的; nicer更好的; smarter更聪明的; calmer更平静的。根据句意故选D。12. A. sile
39、nt B. absentC. weakD. sick【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 后来有一天, 我注意到她不在。silent沉默的; absent缺席的; weak虚弱的; sick生病的。根据下文shed been dead for some days可知老太太已经去世了, 因此作者去的时候她不在。故选B。13. A. down B. away C. outD. up【解析】选A。考查介词搭配。句意: 我低下头, 悄悄地走进奶奶的房间。down向下; away远离; out离开; up向上。老太太去世作者很悲伤, 因此低下了头。短语put head down“低下头”。故选A。1
40、4. A. after B. whenC. untilD. unless【解析】选C。考查连词辨析。句意: 直到我晚上出去散步, 我才真正意识到她的离去。 after在之后; when当时候; until直到; unless除非。短语not. . . until. . . “直到才”。故选C。15. A. accompaniedB. influencedC. touchedD. connected【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 事实上, 在这个世界上, 我们都被无形的爱之弦连接着。accompany陪伴; influence影响; touch接触; connect连接。根据句意可知选D。- 8 -
