1、Unit 6 Nature in wordsSection BUsing language课后篇巩固提升基础夯实.单句语法填空1.(draw)realistic portraits of people is very difficult.答案Drawing2.(be) able to appreciate art is very satisfying.答案Being3.(visit)art galleries helps you understand different cultures.答案Visiting4.I find (paint)with watercolour a lot easi
2、er than with oil.答案painting5.I cant stand (go)to art galleries.I get very bored!答案going.短语填空be irrelevant to,for instance,make noise,add to1.,gas stations and cafes are allowed to keep operating on Sundays.答案For instance2.Dont speak in a loud voice!Dont.答案make noise3.Sincere performances the films r
3、ealism.答案add to4.The government decided that their testimony would the case.答案be irrelevant to.翻译句子1.今天我想要分享给你们的是我的力量源泉。(my source of strength)答案What Id like to share with you today is my source of strength.2.去年,我的祖母因为一场不可治愈的疾病去世了。(die of)答案My grandmother died of an incurable illness last year.3.我还是
4、非常想念她。(terribly)答案And I still miss her terribly.4.祖母给了我很多甜蜜的回忆。(sweet memory)答案Grandmother gave me numerous sweet memories.5.对于我来说,这就是一种伟大的力量。(a source of)答案To me,this was a source of great strength.素养提升.七选五The history of writing instruments,with which humans have recorded and conveyed thoughts and
5、feelings,is the history of civilization itself.This is how we know about our ancestors and their life.The handy sharpened-stone was adapted into the first writing instrument.Around 24,000 BC,the cave man started drawing pictures with the stone onto the walls of his cave.1 Walls at the Apollo site in
6、 Namibia are believed to be the oldest rock paintings to date.Before paper came along,people used clay or wax tablets on which they wrote with sharp objects such as metal sticks or bones.Around 6,000 years ago,the Egyptians invented the first paper-like material called papyrus.The word “paper” actua
7、lly comes from the word “papyrus”.2 Bones or metal sticks were no longer useful as the papyrus could not be scratched.So the Egyptians created a reed-pen perfect for the papyrus.3 And thus,ancient Egyptians transformed bamboo stems (茎) into an early form of a fountain pen.Another writing instrument
8、that remained active in history for a long period was the quill (鹅毛) pen.Introduced around 700 AD,the quill was a pen made from a bird feather.Goose feathers were most common.4 For making fine line drawings,crow feathers were the best.When writers had better inks and paper and handwriting had develo
9、ped into both an art form and an everyday occurrence,mans inventive nature once again turned to improving the writing instrument.5A.Now something was needed to write upon the papyrus.B.The papyrus became the most popular material at that time.C.Swan feathers were of high quality,being rare and most
10、expensive.D.Bamboo stems were better and much more expensive than goose feathers.E.This led to the development of the modern fountain pen in the 19th century.F.These were mostly the stems of grass,especially from the bamboo plant.G.These drawings showed events in daily life like the planting of crop
11、s or hunting victories.答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。人类用来记录和表达思想感情的书写工具的历史,就是文明本身的历史。文章介绍了书写工具的发展过程。1.G上文提示“大约公元前24000年,穴居人开始用石头在洞穴的墙上画画。”再根据下文提示“纳米比亚阿波罗遗址的墙壁被认为是迄今为止最古老的岩画。”承接上下文,G项切题。故选G项。2.A下文提示“由于纸莎草纸不能刮,所以骨头或金属棒不能使用。”承接下文,A项(现在需要在纸莎草纸上写点什么。)切题。故选A项。3.F上文提示“因此,埃及人创造了一种芦苇笔,完美地用于纸莎草纸。”承接上文,F项(这些主要是草的茎,尤其是竹子
12、的茎。)切题。故选F项。4.C上文提示“最常见的是鹅毛。”承接上文,C项(天鹅羽毛质量很好,既稀有又昂贵。)切题。故选C项。5.E上文提示“当作家们有了更好的墨水和纸张,书法已经发展成为一种艺术形式和日常生活的一部分时,人类的创造性再一次转向改进书写工具。”承接上文,E项(这导致了现代钢笔在19世纪的发展。)切题。故选E项。.完形填空When I was 12 years old,I already knew my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life.I was a total outsider(局外人),bullied
13、 (欺凌) at school.I felt 1 alone in my small town.When I was 14,I turned my problem into a passion for helping others.The opportunity to 2 kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose.The more positive energy I 3,the more kindness and 4 I received.I realised my purpose in life would be to
14、5 to people,especially teenagers,and help them feel less alone.Books were my 6 friends back then.I was so 7 that the authors wrote those books.After 8 terrible experiences at school,I made a choice to take the 9,positive road in the next steps of my journey.My dream 10,one I thought was only possibl
15、e for the authors I loved,is 11 I am doing now.I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this 12 opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.Kindness 13 me when I needed help the most.Even small acts of kindness can change someones life.You never know what
16、 someone else is 14.But by practising daily kindness,you can become a(n) 15 of positive change.【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章记叙了作者在学校受欺负,于是从14岁开始把自己的问题变成了帮助别人的热情。作者意识到自己生活的目的是帮助人们。于是他开始渴望成为一个作家,这样就可以写一些书来帮助其他青少年,就像那些书帮助作者一样。最后作者真的成为一名作家,并感悟到通过每天的善行你也可以成为积极变化的缔造者。1.A.merelyB.slightlyC.generallyD.completely答案D解析考
17、查副词词义辨析。句意:在我的小镇上,我感到非常孤独。根据上文可知作者在学校被欺负,因此感觉非常孤单。故选D项。2.A.acceptB.rememberC.returnD.practise答案D解析考查动词词义辨析。句意:做善事的机会让我感到我的人生有了更大的目标。根据下文“help them feel less alone”可知此处是做善事(practise kindness)故选D项。3.A.wastedB.sharedC.lostD.left答案B解析考查动词词义辨析。句意:我分享的正能量越多,我得到的善意和感激就越多。根据上文“The more positive energy”可知是分享
18、正能量。故选B项。4.A.appreciationB.explanationC.discussionD.description答案A解析考查名词词义辨析。句意:我分享的正能量越多,我得到的善意和感激就越多。与上文the more kindness对应的应该是欣赏。故选A项。5.A.go outB.speak outC.reach outD.come out答案C解析考查动词短语辨析。句意:我意识到我生活的目的是帮助人们,尤其是青少年,让他们少一些孤单感。reach out提供援助。故选C项。6.A.trueB.generousC.privateD.common答案A解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意
19、:那时,书籍是我真正的朋友。结合上文可知作者在学校被欺负,只有书籍是作者真正的朋友。故选A项。7.A.pitifulB.convincedC.thankfulD.excited答案C解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我非常感谢(thankful)作者写了这些书。故选C项。8.A.survivingB.recallingC.gainingD.increasing答案A解析考查动词词义辨析。句意:在经历了可怕的学校生活后,我选择了乐观、积极的人生道路。根据下文terrible experiences at school可知是经历了可怕的学校生活后。故选A项。9.A.rockyB.roughC.adve
20、nturousD.optimistic答案D解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在经历了可怕的学校生活后,我选择了乐观、积极的人生道路。根据下文positive road可知是积极乐观的人生道路。故选D项。10.A.businessB.placeC.careerD.college答案C解析考查名词词义辨析。句意:我曾经认为只有我所热爱的作家才能从事的理想职业,就是现在我正在从事的。career职业。故选C项。11.A.whichB.whyC.howD.what答案D解析考查连接词辨析。句意:我曾经认为只有我所热爱的作家才能从事的理想职业,就是现在我正在从事的。本句为表语从句,从句中缺少宾语,指事情,
21、故用what。故选D项。12.A.equalB.amazingC.limitedD.rare答案B解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意:自2007年以来,我一直是青少年小说的全职作者,我很感谢这个每天接触读者的绝佳机会。amazing惊人的。故选B项。13.A.understoodB.praisedC.savedD.ignored答案C解析考查动词词义辨析。句意:在我最需要帮助的时候,善良救了(saved)我。故选C项。14.A.cutting throughB.going throughC.breaking throughD.seeing through答案B解析考查动词短语辨析。句意:你永远不知道
22、别人在经历什么。going through经历。故选B项。15.A.architectB.photographerC.actorD.painter答案A解析考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是通过每天做善事,你可以成为积极变化的缔造者。architect缔造者。故选A项。.语法填空How do you usually buy what you need,shopping online or going out to shop in person?With the help of the Internet,shopping is 1. (easy) than before.We can just cli
23、ck our mouse to choose the items we like,pay for them online,and the shopping 2. (finish).It is easy and quick.It helps save money,too.We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items 3. deciding which to buy.However,there are always traps in shopping online.If we are not 4. (c
24、are),we may get into trouble.For example,we may find the colour of the item different 5. that in the picture online.Sometimes,the size of the item we receive can be too big 6. too small.7. (avoid) such troubles,we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what
25、 other customers say.From their 8. (comment),we can know better about an items colour,size as well as 9. (it) shortcomings.In this way we increase our chance of buying 10. more satisfactory item.答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了网购的利弊,不仅训练了学生的知识运用能力,还提升了学生的思辨思维。1.easier考查形容词的比较级。由后文的“than”可知填easier。2.is fini
26、shed考查时态和语态。分析句子结构可知,此空为谓语动词,描述经常性的事情,且shopping与finish之间为被动关系,因此填is finished。3.before考查上下文逻辑。句意:在我们决定买哪个之前要货比三家。4.careful考查形容词。句意:如果我们不小心,我们就会有麻烦。5.from考查介词。different与介词from搭配。6.or考查连词。句意:物品的号码太大或太小。7.To avoid考查非谓语动词。不定式作目的状语。ments考查名词复数。由their可知后面应接名词,并用复数。9.its考查代词。此空its相当于上文的items。10.a考查冠词。不定冠词表示泛指。
