1、双基限时练(十三)Unit 5Part .单词拼写1The town lies on the _ (边界) between the US and Canada.答案border2The rural _ (风景) was so beautiful that he decided to stay one more week.答案scenery3The British Secretary is the _ (大臣) who looks after foreign affairs.答案minister4The Antarctic is a _ (大洲) centered roughly on the
2、South Pole.答案continent5They have _ (包围) the town with troops.答案surrounded6We reached the _ (海港) at sunset.答案harbour7He left his _ (行李) at the railway station.答案baggage8You are only _ (轻微地) underweight for your height.答案slightly9We saw them sailing _ (向东)答案eastward10The government has taken proper _
3、(措施) to control the swine flu in order to keep the nation fit.答案measures.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1 Were you busy last weekend? Very. Rather than _ (waste) time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to designing an advertisement.答案与解析wasting答句句意：非常忙。我没有像往常一样打牌，而是全力倾注于设计广告。“devote . to .”中的to是介词，后跟动名词
4、。rather than连接两个并列成分。2After the explosion the army got the building _ (surround) and the _ (surround) area was also cut off from the outside.答案与解析surrounded; surrounding句意：爆炸以后，军队包围了那栋楼房，周边地区也与外界隔绝了。第一个空构成“get . done”结构；第二个空用surrounding(附近的；四周的)，在名词前作定语。3Although it was a hard problem, he managed _
5、(settle) it all by himself at last.答案与解析to settlemanage to do sth.“设法完成某事”，表示成功做某事。4When he was a child, he seemed to have a gift _ drawing.答案与解析forhave a gift for“对有天赋”。5Hands _ (cross) behind his head, John lay on the sand with his eyes looking straight upward into space.答案与解析crossedhands与cross之间是
6、被动关系，故用过去分词。6There are so many tall trees in the forest, some of them _ (measure) 50 metres.答案与解析measuring现在分词短语作状语。7She likes to chat _ Grandma _ every detail of her life over the phone.答案与解析with; about句意：她喜欢在电话里和祖母聊天，谈论有关生活的任何一个细节。chat with sb. about sth. “与某人闲谈某事”，为固定搭配。8During holidays, he alway
7、s goes to countryside to enjoy natural _ (scene)答案与解析scenery句意：假期，他总是去农村欣赏大自然的美景。scenery指某地区的整个“风景”，符合句意。9At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _ of sight.答案与解析out句意：在火车站，那位母亲挥手和女儿告别，直到火车离开视线。out of sight“看不见”，符合句意。10The _ (late) news came that our team
8、 beat theirs and would return to the school tonight late.答案与解析latestlatest“最新的；最近的”。.完成句子1I think Tom, _ _ _ (而不是玛丽), is to blame.答案rather than Mary2After a threehour ride, we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (终于看到了这个美丽的城市)答案caught sight of the beautiful city at last3_ _ _ _ (她为女儿量身) for a new dress.答案She measured h
9、er daughter4_ _ _ _ (我们设法得到) what we wanted. (manage)答案We managed to get5_ _ _ _ _ _ (等学生都静下心来) before you start the lesson. (settle)答案Wait until the students settle down6She _ _ _ _ _ _ (有善于交友的才能) easily.答案has a gift for making friends.根据课文内容，完成语法填空Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were _1_ a trip t
10、o Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. _2_ than take the aeroplane all the way, they took the train west to east _3_ Canada. The thought that they could cross _4_ whole continent was exciting.Canada is the second _5_(big) country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canadas most bea
11、utiful city _6_(surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, _7_ is so wet there that the trees are _8_(extreme) tall.That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. They know cowboys from all over the world compete in the Stampede. Many co
12、wboys have a gift for riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live _9_ 320 kilometres of the USA border and the population is only _10_(slight) over thirty million.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._答案1.on2.Rather3.across4.the5.biggest6surrounded7.it8.extremely9.within10.slightly.阅读理解AAn
13、Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to France has disappeared over the Atlantic after flying into turbulence (海洋、风等的狂暴), airline officials say. The Airbus sent an automatic message at 0214 GMT, four hours after leaving Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), reporting a short circuit. It may have been
14、damaged by lightning.It was well over the ocean when it was lost, making Brazilian and French search planes task more difficult.Frances president said the chances of finding survivors were “very small”“It_is_a_catastrophe_the_likes_of_which_Air_France_has_never_seen，” Nicolas Sarkozy said after meet
15、ing relatives and friends of passengers at a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle airport.Earlier, Air France chief executive PierreHenri Gourgeon told reporters, “We are without a doubt faced with an air disaster.”He added, “The entire company is thinking of the families and shares their pain.”Flight
16、 AF 447 left Rio at 19：00 local time (22：00 GMT) on Sunday. It had 216 passengers and 12 crew on board, including three pilots. The passengers included one infant (婴儿), seven children, 82 women and 126 men.Air France confirmed that there had been 61 French and 58 Brazilians on board.Among the other
17、passengers were 26 Germans, nine Chinese, nine Italians, six Swiss, five Britons, five Lebanese, four Hungarians, three Irish, three Norwegians and three Slovaks.1The plane _.A. is a Brazil planeB. sent an automatic message just after its flying into the turbulenceC. was on its way from Brazil to Fr
18、anceD. was lost when it was to fly over the ocean答案与解析C依据文章第一句话。2The following statements are wrong EXCEPT that _.A. the plane was damaged by lightningB. survivors were likely to be foundC. 228 people on board were all passengersD. Air France are faced with an air disaster答案与解析D文章第一段最后一句说“可能被闪电击中”，但
19、不一定，A项错误；第三段内容与B项相悖；第七段提到有216名乘客，与C项不符。D项可在第五段找到依据。3What does the underlined sentence “It is a catastrophe the likes of which Air France has never seen.” mean?A. Air France wasnt surprised at such air crash.B. Air France had ever met with such a serious air disaster.C. The air crash was a serious ai
20、r disaster that Air France had never met with.D. Although Air France had ever met with several air crashes, it didnt see such serious one.答案与解析C由于生词“catastrophe”的出现使得本题难度较大。根据后半句“the likes of which Air France has never seen”法国航空公司还没有见到过这样的情形可推知C项正确。4According to the passage, we can learn that _.A. A
21、ir France are concerned about the relatives of the passengersB. all the passengers were from France and BrazilC. the passengers were all adultsD. Flight AF 447 took off from Rio at 22：00 GMT on Monday答案与解析A根据文章四、五、六段内容可知。5The best title of the passage is _.A. Flight AF 447 Left RioB. The Passengers
22、on Board Mainly Brazilians and FrenchC. French Plane Lost in Ocean StormD. Flight AF 447 Damaged by Lightning答案与解析C文章体裁为新闻报道，要求标题醒目、概括、准确、简洁，C项为最佳选项。BYou either have it or you dont a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, whi
23、le others can lose themselves in the next street?Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool Univer
24、sity supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around，” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skil
25、ls.”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions：If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a b
26、ig stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how f
27、ar you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower, blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you never get lost again!6Scientists believe that _.A. some babies are born with a sense of directionB. people learn a sense of direction as they grow olderC. people never lose their s
28、ense of directionD. everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth答案与解析D由第二段第一句话“Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction .”可知答案。7What is TRUE of sevenyearold children according to the passage?A. They never have a sense of direction without maps.B. They should never be allowed out
29、 alone if they lack a sense of direction.C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.答案与解析C由第三段中的“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around .”可得知7岁的孩子有能力找到路，已经有了方向感。8If you
30、 leave your bike in a strange place, you should _.A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolenB. draw a map of the route to help remember where it isC. avoid taking the same route when you come back to itD. remember something easily recognizable on the route答案与解析D由第二条建议可知。9According to the passage the best way around is to _.A. ask policemen for directionsB. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourselfC. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairsD. count the number of landmarks that you see答案与解析B最后一条建议告诉我们使用streets, streams, walls作为指引方向的标记。