1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。核心素养测评 三十选修6 Unit 5The power of nature(限时35分钟). 阅读理解The ozone hole that opens every year over the Antarctic is on course to be the smallest in three decades, scientists have said. Researchers say the hole is also a particularly unusual sh
2、ape this year, being heavily skewed(扭曲) towards South America instead of centring on the South Pole. According to the British Antarctic Survey, the hole had reached an area of 11 million square kilometres in early September, when the annual “spring warming” event kicked in much earlier than usual. I
3、n 2018, the hole reached a maximum area of 22. 9 million square kilometres. In 2002, the polar vortex split in two, creating two separate ozone holes over the continent. Anna Jones, a scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, told The Independent the shape of the hole this year was “very unusual”.
4、She said, “This is a pretty new phenomenon. It could be a multiple collection of factors. ”Satellite records for the polar vortex in Antarctica go back to the late 1970s, but the 2002 split vortex is the only other major change. “Scientists havent quite figured it out yet. . . there are various thin
5、gs they can look at, but its certainly very unusual, ” Dr Jones said. Dr Jones said the key to reducing the size of the ozone hole in the long term was continuing to clampdown on the illegal man-made chemicals causing the destruction. She also warned people living in South America could now be at ri
6、sk from dangerous UV radiation as the ozone has thinned. “The key thing is that the gases that destroy ozone are still around, still in the atmosphere, ”she said. “I doubt we will see this again next year. We cant be relieved, it absolutely doesnt mean the ozone hole is never going to be seen again.
7、 ”【文章大意】本文为说明文, 讲的是科学家研究发现今年南极上空臭氧空洞的形状“异乎寻常”, 严重向南美倾斜。1. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The Strangely Shaped Antarctic Ozone HoleB. The Terrible Environmental Pollution in the World C. The Great Damage Done to the Environment in the AntarcticD. The Risk of Dangerous UV Radiation in th
8、e Atmosphere【解析】选A。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知本文讲的是今年南极上空臭氧空洞的形状“异乎寻常”, 严重向南美倾斜, 与A项一致, 故选A。2. What does the underlined part “clampdown on” in the last paragraph mean?A. increaseB. limitC. pourD. release【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据最后一段第一句话中的“the key to reducing the size of the ozone hole”和“. . . the illegal man-made chemicals
9、causing the destruction”可知, 此处表示减小臭氧层空洞的关键仍是限制破坏臭氧层的非法人造化学品, 故选B。3. What can we learn according to the passage?A. The ozone hole over the Antarctic will not be seen again. B. The polar vortex in Antarctica first happened to the late 1970s. C. In 2002, the hole reached a maximum area of 22. 9 million
10、 square kilometres. D. The annual “spring warming” event usually kicked in later than early September. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句话可知A项错误;根据第四段第一句话可知南极极地涡旋的卫星纪录可以追溯到而不是极地涡旋第一次发生于20世纪70年代末, 故B项错误;根据第二段第三句话可知C项错误;根据第二段第二句话中的“. . . in early September, when the annual spring warming event kicked in much ear
11、lier than usual. ”可知D项正确, 故选D。4. The passage can be read from _. A. an environment newspaperB. a fashion magazineC. an entertainment magazineD. a school textbook【解析】选A。文章出处题。本文讲的是环境方面的新发现, 故选A。. 完形填空Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future and wanted to make a 1 in the
12、world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. Thats 2 I learned about the Lighthouse Project. I started my 3 as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous 4. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and frie
13、nds for a very long time. 5, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to 6 among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally r
14、eceived a call asking me to report for the 7. I would be going to a small 8 near Abuja, Nigeria. After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and 9 in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food 10 I were th
15、eir own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I 11 in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my 12 than they did from me. Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed
16、 so strange or 13 to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local 14, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my 15 forever. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者当志愿者的经历。当志愿者的经历改变了作者的人生。1. A. contributionB. differenceC. changeD. attempt【解析】选B。句意: 和许多
17、新毕业的大学生一样, 我怀着对未来的希望离开了大学, 想以某种方式影响世界, 但我不知道该怎么做。contribution贡献; difference不同; change改变; attempt试图, 故选B。2. A. why B. how C. when D. where【解析】选C。句意: 那时我才了解到灯塔计划。“_ I learned about the Lighthouse Project”是一个表语从句, 引导词在从句中作时间状语, 用when, 故选C。3. A. journeyB. careerC. occupationD. business【解析】选A。句意: 作为灯塔计划的
18、志愿者, 通过尽可能多地阅读以前志愿者的经历, 我开始了我的旅程。 journey旅程; career职业; occupation职业; business生意, 故选A。4. A. volunteersB. fellowsC. graduatesD. applicants【解析】选A。 volunteers志愿者; fellows家伙; graduates毕业生; applicants申请人, 根据上下文语境故选A。5. A. In turnB. In rewardC. In honorD. In short【解析】选D。句意: 总之, 我并没有轻率地决定申请灯塔计划。 in turn依次;
19、in reward作为报酬; in honor为了纪念; in short总之, 故选D。6. A. stick outB. turn outC. stand outD. pick out【解析】选C。根据and survive the test alone. 可知这里意思是我成功地在候选人中脱颖而出。 stick out醒目, 伸出; turn out结果是; stand out突出的, 杰出的; pick out挑选出, 故选C。7. A. dutyB. callC. applicationD. responsibility【解析】选A。句意: 几个月后, 我终于接到一个电话, 让我去报到
20、。report for the duty报到, 该短语是固定短语, 故选A。8. A. cityB. companyC. villageD. school【解析】选C。根据I was sent to the village that was small and _in need of proper accommodation. 可知这里意思是我将要去一个小村庄。 city城市; company公司; village村庄; school学校, 故选C。9. A. instantlyB. desperatelyC. severelyD. timely【解析】选B。instantly立即地; des
21、perately极度地; severely严重地; timely及时地, 由上题句意可知选B。10. A. as ifB. even ifC. just asD. what if【解析】选A。句意: 虽然当地的村民很穷, 但他们把自己的家、心和食物都给了我, 就好像我是他们自己的家人一样。 as if好像; even if虽然; just as正像; what if假使将会怎么样, 故选A。11. A. studiedB. survivedC. supportedD. taught【解析】选D。 句意: 在接下来的一年左右的时间里, 我在同一所校舍教书。 study学习; survive幸存;
22、 support支持; teach教书, 故选D。12. A. villagersB. colleaguesC. studentsD. competitors【解析】选C。句意: 我有时觉得我从学生那里学到的比我教给学生的更多。 villagers村民; colleagues同事; students学生; competitors竞争者, 故选C。13. A. familiarB. similarC. cruelD. unusual【解析】选D。句意: 那些原本对我来说看上去很陌生或很不寻常的东西, 已经不再陌生或奇特。 familiar熟悉的; similar相似的; cruel残酷的; un
23、usual不寻常的, 故选D。14. A. languageB. peopleC. attractionsD. accommodation【解析】选A。句意: 虽然我在当地语言方面没有任何成效。did not get anywhere意为没取得任何效果。 language语言; people人们; attractions吸引力; accommodation住处, 故选A。15. A. characterB. experienceC. interestD. life【解析】选D。句意: 灯塔计划永远地改变了我的人生。 character性格; experience经验; interest兴趣;
24、life人生, 故选D。 【知识拓展】佳词积累1. previousadj. 先前的2. applicationn. 申请3. presentationn. 介绍会4. candidaten. 候选人. 语法填空Children should avoid screen time for at least an hour before bedtime and parents should lead by example, according 1. _ newly published guidelines. In the UK, a top college has published guidan
25、ce 2. _ (design) to help parents manage their childrens screen time. 3. _ (follow) a major review, they acknowledge that high levels of screen time are linked to a 4. _ (little) healthy diet, poorer mental health and an inactive lifestyle. Dr. Max Davie, 5. _ health officer, said that children learn
26、 from examples rather than instructions. He said, “Its very difficult 6. _ (give) strict limits on your childrens screen use if you are constantly on screens 7. _ (you). Parents need to get control of their own screen time if they are going to get control of the familys screen time. Its much more pr
27、actical if you practise 8. _ you require. ”They suggested that parents should control screen time 9. _ (base) on the childs developmental age, the individual need and value the family place on positive 10. _ (active) such as socializing, bodybuilding and sleep. 【文章大意】本文属于说明文。介绍儿童身心健康与屏幕使用时间的关系。1. 【解
28、析】to。考查介词。according to“根据”, 是固定搭配。故用to。2. 【解析】designed。考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知, designed to help parents作后置定语修饰guidance, design与guidance属于动宾关系, 故用过去分词形式designed。3. 【解析】Following。考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知, follow作状语, 与其逻辑主语they属于主谓关系, 故用现在分词形式following。4. 【解析】less。考查形容词比较级。空后有poorer提示, 故用little的比较级形式less。5. 【解析】a。考查冠词。分
29、析句子可知, health officer作Dr. Max Davie的同位语, officer为可数名词, 单数表示泛指, 故用a。6. 【解析】to give。考查非谓语动词。在it的形式主语句中, 动词不定式短语to give strict limits on your childrens screen use 是句子的真正主语, 故用to give。7. 【解析】yourself。考查反身代词。用反身代词yourself表示强调, 故用yourself。8. 【解析】what。考查宾语从句。you require 作practise的宾语, 从句中缺乏宾语, 故用what。9. 【解析
30、】based。考查非谓语动词。based on以为基础。10. 【解析】activities。考查名词复数。空后有三项活动: 社交、健身和睡眠, 故使用activities。. 读后续写阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Arthur, a young painter, went to France to surround himself with beauty and inspiration. He lived on the cheap, painted every day, visited museums, travele
31、d to picturesque places, bravely spoke to everyone he met, and showed his work to anyone who would look at it. One afternoon, he struck up a conversation at a cafe with a group of charming young people, who turned out to be some fancy nobles. They took a liking to Arthur and invited him to a party t
32、hat weekend in a castle in the Loire Valley. They said this was going to be the party of the year. It would be attended by the rich and famous and by several crowned heads of Europe. Best of all, it was a masquerade ball(化妆舞会). “Dress up, ” they said, “and join us!”Excited, Arthur worked all week on
33、 a costume(服装)that he was certain would be highly impressive. He held back on neither the details nor the imagination of this creation. Then he rented a car and drove three hours to the castle. He changed into his costume in the car and went up the castle steps. Arthur entered the ballroom, proud. U
34、pon arrival, he immediately realized his mistake. This was indeed a costume party but this was a themed costume party. The theme was “a medieval court”. All around him, the wealthy and beautiful were dressed in fancy clothes, wearing sparkling jewels. Arthur, on the other hand, was dressed as a lobs
35、ter (龙虾), wearing a red coat, red tights, red ballet slippers, and giant red claws. Also, his face was painted red. And he was the only American in the room, too. 注意: 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。He stood at the top of the steps for one long, frightful moment. _As he moved into the crowd, a silence fell. _
36、【参考答案】He stood at the top of the steps for one long, frightful moment. Running away in shame seemed like the easiest response. But he didnt run. Somehow, he found his determination. Hed come this far, after all. Hed worked really hard to make this costume, and he was proud of it. He took a deep brea
37、th and walked onto the dance floor. As he moved into the crowd, a silence fell. The dancing stopped. The other guests gathered around Arthur. Finally someone asked him what on earth he was. He bowed deeply and announced, “I am the court lobster. ” Everybody laughed out of joy. They loved him. They loved his sweetness, his weirdness(怪诞), his giant red claws, and his skinny legs in his bright tights. He made the party. He danced with many fancy nobles in fancy clothes and had great fun. 关闭Word文档返回原板块