1、Unit 5Developing ideas. 单句语法填空1. The Norman invasion (invade) stopped its development. 2. Let us take you deep into the ocean, and discover mysterious (mystery)wildlife. 3. In my opinion, I agree to clone the endangered (endanger)animal but disagree with cloning human. 4. The experiment shows that p
2、roper amounts of exercise, if carried(carry) out regularly, can improve our health. 5. Additionally(addition), his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly. 6. What interested us most was his humorous teaching style. 7. It was then that Claire realised that Tony had opened the curtains of th
3、e front window. 8. Im sure that the information is reliable (rely). 9. Cycling is regarded as one of the best all-round forms of exercise. 10. The tallest building in London are small in comparison (compare) with New Yorkers skyscrapers. . 根据汉语提示完成句子 1. On behalf of (代表)everyone here, I wish you a p
4、leasant journey back to your country. 2. Snowshoes have been a common form of transport in this country for hundreds of years thanks to (多亏了)the creativity of the native people. 3. He was so absorbed in (专心于)his work that he forgot to pick up his son. 4. Driving gives many older people the freedom t
5、o get out and about without having to rely on (依赖)others. 5. Policemen are regarded as(被认为) people who you can rely on when you are in trouble. 6. People gave him a meal and a glass of beer. In return(作为回报), he stood on his hand and sang songs. 7. They arrived late due to(由于) a motorway holdup. 8. I
6、t is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has resulted in (导致)this increase in carbon dioxide. 9. Our products are of higher quality and lower prices when compared with (跟比起来)those of our competitors. 10. Newspaper Web sites can co-exist with (和并存) the newspapers and can bring in healthy p
7、rofit margins. . 阅读理解(2021北京高二检测)The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to the African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest and s
8、avanna(稀树草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence of millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a changer of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 3
9、00 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and undergrowth, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces both in deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various sta
10、ges of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing
11、 new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed(有蹄的)plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant d
12、isappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of the forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了非洲象对非洲生态系统的重要影响, 并解释了具体原因。1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. Forests and s
13、avannas as habitats for African elephants. C. The effect of African elephants on the ecosystem. D. The eating habit of African elephants. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容, 尤其第一段的The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to the African ecosystem. 可知, 文章主要讲述了非洲象对非洲
14、生态系统的影响。故选C项。2. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state. C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions. 【解析】选D。短语猜测题。根据画线短语所在句子As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest and savanna surroundings
15、in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence of millions of other animals that live in its habitat. 可知, 作为大型食草动物, 它在很大程度上塑造了它赖以生存的森林和稀树草原的环境, 因此决定其他许多生活在它栖息地中的动物的生存环境。根据前后的因果关系可推测画线部分的意思是“决定”。故选D项。3. What can we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destru
16、ction of rain forests. B. They are covered by few species of plants. C. They are home to many endangered animals. D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other
17、 plant-eaters. 可知, 在这些开阔的空间中有许多处于不同生长阶段的植物, 它们吸引着各种其他的食草动物。故选D项。4. The passage is developed mainly by _. A. showing the effect and then explaining the causesB. pointing out similarities and differencesC. describing the changes in space orderD. giving examples to explain the reasons【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段
18、的The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to the African ecosystem. 第二段的It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a changer of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. 和第三段的By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephant
19、s make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. 可知, 本文采用的写作方法是先说明影响, 然后解释了具体的原因。故选A项。. 阅读填句(2021宁波高二检测)Culture shock isnt a clinical term or medical condition. Its simply a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar cultu
20、re to live in a new and different culture. 1 That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming (不可抗拒的). Everyone feels the pressure to fit in at one time or anotherwhether theyve lived in the area for days or years. 2 All of your experiences before you came to your new home are part of you, and
21、what makes you special. Here are a few tips for making sure your new culture doesnt overpower the old. Educate people about your culture. Just because youre the one entering the new culture doesnt mean you should be the one doing all the learning. Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new fri
22、ends about your culture; they may know little about it. 3Invite them over for traditional dishes from your culture. Find a support group. Find kids in your class or neighborhood who recently moved, too. You can share experiences. Keep in touch with home. You probably left behind good friends and fam
23、ily when you moved. If its going to be a long time until your next visit, keep in touch. Youve not only left behind people, but also other thingslike your favorite spot to hang out. 4Remember, the key to getting over your culture shock is understanding the new culture and finding a way to live comfo
24、rtably within it while keeping true to the parts of your culture that you value. 5 Try not to force yourself to change too fast or to change too many things all at once. You will have your own pace of adjusting. Everyone goes through changes in their life, and it may seem that you are going through
25、more changes than the average personbut as long as you hold on to whats important to you and find a good combination between old and new, youll be fine. A. Its important to be yourself. B. Keep pictures around to remind you of home. C. But the good news is that culture shock is temporary. D. It will
26、 also help them to learn more about you in the process. E. When you move to a new place, youre bound to face a lot of changes. F. Making friends who arent new to the culture may help you understand the culture better. G. But dont feel like you need to change everything about yourself so you can stan
27、d out less. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。给出了一些应对文化冲击的建议, 来确保你接受的新文化不会压倒你的旧文化。1. 【解析】选E。上句提到“当一个人离开一个熟悉的文化环境去一个新的、不同的文化环境中生活时, 可能会产生一种困惑和紧张的感觉”。E项: 当你搬到一个新地方, 你一定会面临很多变化。承接上句, 继续介绍去新地方后的情况。E项中的When you move to a new place和上句中的to live in a new and different culture. 意思一致, 下句的That指代选项中的face a lot of changes, 故选E。2.
28、【解析】选G。上句提到“每个人都会在某个时候感受到融入新社区的压力”。下句提到所有在你来到新家之前的经历都是你的一部分, 是这些让你变得特别。针对上句人们为了减少压力适应新环境往往会做出改变, 而下句说明了保持原样不需要改变, 前后意思转折, 空处应该是过渡句。G项: 但不要觉得你需要改变自己的一切, 这样你就不会那么突出。承上启下, 故选G。3. 【解析】选D。本段建议让人们了解你的文化。下文介绍了让人们了解你的文化的必要性和具体做法, 上句Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new friends about your culture.
29、 建议利用这个机会向同学和新朋友介绍你的文化。D项: 这也会帮助他们在这个过程中更多地了解你。承接上句, 说明了向同学和新朋友介绍你的文化的作用, 其中的them指代上句的classmates and new friends, 故选D。4. 【解析】选B。本段建议找一个支持小组。段中建议和家人朋友保持联系。B项: 在身边放一些照片, 让你想起自己的家。其中pictures对应上句的other thingslike your favorite spot to hang out, 故选B。5 【解析】选A。本段要求概括小标题, 段中建议不要强迫自己改变得太快, 或者一次改变太多。坚持对你重要的东西
30、, 找到新旧事物的良好结合。A项: 做你自己很重要。概括了本段内容, 其中的to be yourself与本段中的you hold on to whats important to you意思一致, 故选A。. 语法填空(2021合肥高二检测)President Xi Jinping 1. _(sign)a presidential order on Tuesday to award four people national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions 2. _ fighting the COVI
31、D-19 pandemic(流行病). Zhong Nanshan, 3. _ excellent disease expert, was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19 in China. Three others were also awarded the “Peoples Hero” national honorary title for helping fight against 2019-nCoV(新
32、冠病毒). They are Zhang Boli, a 4. _ (tradition) Chinese medicine expert; Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhans Jinyintan Hospital; and Chen Wei, a medical scientist 5. _ made major achievements in COVID-19-related basic research. Zhong also has long been devoted to the research, prevention and 6. _ (treat) of
33、major infectious and chronic respiratory diseases(慢性呼吸道疾病), and has a long record of 7. _ (achievement). He was a major figure in the fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome(急性呼吸系统综合症) outbreak in 2003 in China. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government encouraged the count
34、ry 8. _(contain) the disease in Wuhan, Hubei province, after the city was locked down in late January. More than 42, 000 medical workers from across the country 9. _ (send) to Hubei to fight the disease. The pandemic has been 10. _(effective) placed under control on the Chinese mainland since early
35、March. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述获得共和国勋章的钟南山院士在抗击新冠肺炎中的贡献和中国的抗疫工作。1. 【解析】signed。考查动词时态。句意: 周二, 国家主席习近平签署了主席令, 为四名在抗击新冠肺炎中做出突出贡献的人授予国家勋章和荣誉称号。根据时间状语on Tuesday 和后文was awarded可知, 空处谓语动词需用一般过去时, 表示过去发生的事情; sign的过去式为signed。故填signed。2. 【解析】to。考查介词。句意: 周二, 国家主席习近平签署了主席令, 为四名在抗击新冠肺炎中做出突出贡献的人授予国家勋章和荣誉称号。contribu
36、tions to“对的贡献”, 是固定搭配, 故填to。3. 【解析】an。考查冠词。句意: 钟南山, 一位优秀的疾病专家, 以其在中国抗击新冠肺炎中的杰出工作而被授予共和国勋章, 国家的最高荣誉。expert是可数名词, 此处泛指“一位优秀的疾病专家”, 应使用不定冠词, 且excellent发音是以元音音素开头, 故填an。4. 【解析】traditional。考查形容词。句意: 他们是张伯礼, 一位传统中医专家; 张定宇, 湖北金银潭医院院长; 还有陈薇, 一位医疗科学家, 她在新冠肺炎相关的基础研究中取得重大成就。此处应填一个形容词作定语, 修饰名词expert; tradition的
37、形容词traditional“传统的”, 符合题意。故填traditional。5. 【解析】who/that。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知, 空处引导一个定语从句, 先行词是scientist, 指人, 关系词在从句中作主语, 可使用关系代词who或that引导定语从句, 故填who/that。6. 【解析】treatment。考查名词。句意: 钟南山也长期致力于主要传染病和慢性呼吸道疾病的研究、防治和治疗中, 并且取得了很多成就。此处和“research, prevention”并列作介词to的宾语, 应使用名词形式, treatment意为“治疗”, 是不可数名词, 故填treatme
38、nt。7. 【解析】achievements。考查名词复数。此处使用名词作介词of的宾语, achievement意为“成就”, 用作可数名词, 根据a long record of可知此处应使用复数形式, 故填achievements。8. 【解析】to contain。考查非谓语动词。句意: 新冠肺炎爆发之后, 中国政府鼓励全国控制武汉的疫情。encourage sb. /sth. to do sth. 意为“鼓励某人/某物做某事”, 是固定搭配, 此处动词不定式作宾语补足语。故填to contain。9. 【解析】were sent。考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。句意: 超过42000位
39、来自全国的医疗工作者被派往湖北与疾病作斗争。此处是讲述过去的事情, 且动词send和主语More than 42, 000 medical workers之间是被动关系, 所以使用一般过去时的被动语态, 主语是名词复数, 故填were sent。10. 【解析】effectively。考查副词。句意: 3月初以来, 中国大陆的疫情得到有效控制。此处修饰动词placed, 应使用副词形式, effective的副词为effectively意为“有效地”。故填effectively。【补偿训练】 阅读理解(2021北京高二检测)Nature has provided us with many ki
40、nds of resources. It is like a great magician(魔术师), creating wonders on earth. One of them is the Amazon rainforest, the worlds largest and home to millions of plants and animals. Nicknamed “the lungs of our planet”, it produces about one-fifth of earths oxygen. However, this wonderful natural wonde
41、r is now in danger. Thousands of fires have broken out in Brazil, endangering much of the rainforest. These flames have lasted several weeks and are believed to be the “most intense” in almost ten years, according to BBC News. The Amazon has seen a large number of fires in 2019. Between January and
42、August, there were over 74, 000 firesthe highest number since 2013, the BBC reported. Forest fires are common during the dry season, which runs from July to October. They are usually caused by natural events like lightning. However, most of the fires this year are believed to be caused by farmers, w
43、ho use fire as a traditional part of tropical agriculture(农业) to clean land, reported CNN. “Its the best time to burn because the plants are dry. Farmers wait for the dry season and they start burning and clearing the areas so that their cattle can have grass, ”wrote CNN meteorologist Haley Brink. T
44、he disaster has raised concern(关注) around the world. The Amazon rainforest is important for preventing climate change, said the BBC, absorbing millions of tons of carbon annually. When trees are cut down or burned, the rainforests ability to absorb carbon is reduced. Brazilian climate expert Carlos
45、Nobre told Reuters hes worried. If more than 20 percent of the ecosystem is destroyed, the Amazon rainforest could reach a “tipping point (临界点)”, where the thick jungle will turn into a tropical savannah. Nobre warned that it is not far off, with between 15 and 17 percent of the rainforest having al
46、ready been destroyed. The Brazilian government has sent soldiers to fight the fires. Many people have offered their support and called for recovery efforts. For example, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said he wanted to donate money and US Actor Leonardo DiCaprios environmental charity, Earth Alliance, crea
47、ted a donation fund to help deal with the disaster. The public are also encouraged to donate to charities concerned with rainforest protection. “Every little bit helps in a bad situation like this, ”commented Gizmodo. 【文章大意】亚马逊雨林是大自然这个魔术师在地球上创造的奇迹, 但由于雷电引发的大火, 农户为了开拓种植土地而放的火, 使雨林遭受破坏, 濒临毁灭。巴西政府和许多人已
48、经开始为修复雨林做一些工作。1. The underlined word “intense” probably means _. A. naturalB. terribleC. commonD. unexpected【解析】选B。词义猜测题。画线词前的并列句是These flames have lasted several weeks. . . , 这些大火已经持续几周了, 说明火势的凶险, 画线词的主语也是These flames, 画线词是来形容这些大火的, 故选项B“可怕的”切题, 故选B。2. What is the main cause of forest fires in the
49、Amazon rainforest this year? A. Lightning. B. Hot weather. C. Agricultural activities. D. Garbage left by tourists. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的However, most of the fires this year are believed to be caused by farmers, who use fire as a traditional part of tropical agriculture to clean land, reported CNN. (
50、然而, 据美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)报道, 今年大部分的火灾都是由农民引起的, 他们利用火作为传统的热带农业方式来清理土地。)可知选项C(农业活动)切题, 故选C。3. What was Nobre worried about in the article? A. Global temperatures will rise. B. The Amazon rainforest is close to disappearing. C. Animals in the Amazon rainforest are under threat. D. It will take tens of years
51、for the Amazon rainforest to recover. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。在第七段中, Nobre指出, 如果多于20%的生态系统遭到破坏, 亚马逊雨林可能会达到一个临界点。此后, 森林会向热带草原转变。由第八段中的Nobre warned that it is not far off, with between 15 and 17 percent of the rainforest having already been destroyed. 可知, 目前已经有15%到17%的雨林被摧毁。所以离Nobre所说的后果已经不远了, 故选项B(亚马逊雨林接近消失)切题,
52、 故选B。4. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about? A. Efforts made to save the Amazon rainforest. B. The possible future of the Amazon rainforest. C. What the Brazilian government has done to fight fires. D. Celebrities(名人) who care about rainforest protection. 【解析】选A。段落大意题。根据最后两段中的The Brazilian government has sent soldiers to fight the fires. Many people have offered their support and called for recovery efforts. 巴西政府已派遣士兵灭火。许多人已经提供支持, 并呼吁努力修复雨林。以及The public are also encouraged to donate to charities concerned with rainforest protection. 鼓励公众向有关雨林保护慈善机构捐款。可知选项A(为拯救亚马逊雨林所做的努力)切题, 故选A。