1、Unit 5 Revealing nature课时素养检测 十八Unit 5Period 2. 阅读理解AWelcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning. Electronic Village Program Nearpod9: 00 am to 10: 00 amRoom 501Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context(语境) for students to learn vocabulary.
2、 The presenter will show how to use it. TEO2: 00 pm to 3: 00 pmRoom 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO. Kahoot10: 30 am
3、to 11: 30 amRoom 601Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback(反馈),including reports about their strengths and weaknesses. Prezi3: 30 pm to 4: 20 pmRoom 602Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw st
4、udents attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics,including introducing family,friends,and hobbies. 【语篇概述】本篇为应用文,介绍了一项电子村的活动安排,包括要探究的教学与学习软件的功能、展示室地点和时间等。1. Nearpod can be used to_. A. offer grammar testsB. te
5、ach listening on-lineC. help vocabulary learningD. gain fluency in speaking【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据Nearpod的方框内容尤其是“for students to learn vocabulary. ”一句可知,这个软件能创设丰富的语境,帮助学生学习词汇。2. If you want to improve your speaking skills,you can go to _. A. Room 501B. Room 502C. Room 601D. Room 602【解析】选D。细节理解题。浏览全文可知,只有60
6、2展室的软件与学生听和说的能力有关。其他均与词汇语法相关。因此选D项。3. Which of the following can assess(评价,评估) your grammar learning?A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot. C. TEO. D. Prezi. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Kahoot方框中“Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. ”可知选B项。 4. Where can you find the passage? A. I
7、n a book. B. In a magazine. C. On the newspaper. D. On an English website. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据方框内容可知,文章介绍的都是语言学习的软件,故选D项。BScientists have recently discovered a major habitat where live more than 1. 5 million Adelie penguins(企鹅)near the Antarctic Peninsula. Based on direct ground counts and computer coun
8、ts,the researchers found a total of 751,527 pairs of Adelie penguins on the Danger Islands in the Weddell Sea on the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Adelie penguins discovered here is more than the rest in the other places of Antarctic Peninsula,which was published in the journal Scientifi
9、c Reports. Moreover,the number represents the first complete census of Adelie penguins in the Danger Islands, the researchers added. “Until recently, the Danger Islands wasnt known to be an important penguin habitat. ” Heather Lynch, an ecologist from Stony Brook University who led the study, said,
10、“These super habitats have gone undiscovered for decades partly because the islands themselves are distant and the dangerous waters that surround them. ” The Danger Islands appears to have avoided recent loss in penguin population documented on other parts of the Antarctic Peninsula. Another study p
11、ublished earlier suggested that more than 70 percent of king penguins may disappear by the end of the century as a result of global warming and overfishing. As the Danger Islands is likely to remain important islands for many penguins under climate change, scientists believe it deserves special cons
12、ideration in the design of Marine Protected Areas in this area. “Now that we know how important this area is for penguin, we can better move forward designing Marine Protected Areas and managing the fishery,” said Lynch. The idea of building the Marine Protected Areas, which covers 1. 8 million squa
13、re km of the Weddell Sea and around the Antarctic Peninsula, was first put forward by the European Union and supported by nongovernmental organization Greenpeace. In January, a global campaign has been started in the vast fishing-free zone to better protect wildlife. 【语篇概述】本文属于新闻,介绍科学家发现了栖息企鹅最多的地方,因
14、为岛屿偏僻,周围水域危险,受人类活动的影响更小,因此几十年没被人发现,同时科学家正考虑采取措施保护这个栖息地。5. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Researchers knew the number of penguins only by computers. B. There are 751,527 pairs of penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula. C. Researchers may have never been to the Antarctic Peninsula. D. The Danger I
15、slands may be fit for penguins to live on. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句The Adelie penguins discovered here is more than the rest in the other places of Antarctic Peninsula, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports. 可知,在Danger Islands发现的企鹅数量比南极洲其他地方发现的数量都多,可知,这个地方适合企鹅生长,故选D。6. What does the un
16、derlined word “census” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Population count. B. Living condition. C. Birth. D. Desert. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句中的the number可知,751,527 pairs这个数据是Adelie penguins的数量,可以推出census与数量有关,故选A。7. Why are there many penguins on the Danger Islands?A. The Danger Islands is unknown for humans. B.
17、There is little climate change there. C. Many people are protecting penguins. D. The Danger Islands is free from being disturbed by humans. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段These super habitats have gone undiscovered for decades partly because the islands themselves are distant and the dangerous waters that surrou
18、nd them. 可知,几十年都没发现这个巨大的企鹅栖息地是因为岛屿偏僻,周围水域危险,受人类活动的影响更小,故选D。 8. What can we know from what Lynch said? A. Half of king penguins will die out in the future. B. The Antarctic Peninsula neednt become Protected Areas. C. Because the Danger Islands is dangerous, it becomes a super habitat. D. The number o
19、f penguins discovered here is the largest in the Antarctic Peninsula. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段“Until recently, the Danger Islands wasnt known to be an important penguin habitat. ” Heather Lynch, an ecologist from Stony Brook University who led the study, said, “These super habitats have gone undiscovered
20、for decades partly because the islands themselves are distant and the dangerous waters that surround them. ”可知,直到最近,Danger Islands才被人们了解为重要企鹅栖息地,主要原因是岛屿偏僻,周围水域危险,因此企鹅数量超过其他地方,故选D。【技法导练】词义猜测题解题技巧词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型,主要有对生词的词义猜测,熟词新义以及对代词的猜测。其关键是根据上下文的逻辑关系,利用已掌握的信息,有必要的时候,借助生活或者文化常识,确定单词的词义。比如小题6,根据第二段第
21、一句中的the number可知,751,527 pairs这个数据是Adelie penguins的数量,可以推出census与数量有关,确定答案。. 完形填空When I was growing up,I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id1known. When Dr. Gibbs wasnt2lives,he was planting trees. The good doctor had some 3theories on planting trees. He believed in
22、 “No pains,no gains”. He never4his new trees,which was 5 many people. Once I asked why,he 6that watering plants spoiled(宠坏)them,and that if you water them,each following tree generation will7weaker and weaker. So you have to make things8for them. He talked about 9 watering trees made for shallow roo
23、ts,and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in10of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be11. I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care 12 them. Two years of13has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a c
24、old wind blows,they14and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs: the lack of water seemed to15 them in ways comfort and ease never could. So pray for the hardships,it will make you stronger. 【语篇概述】作者介绍了一位特别的邻居,他种树从不浇水。从邻居的身上,作者明白了一个道理,安逸不会使人成长,根深才能叶茂。1. A. evenB. everC.
25、never D. hardly【解析】选B。句意: 他不像我曾经认识的任何一位医生。ever,曾经。故选B。2. A. valuingB. makingC. enjoyingD. saving【解析】选D。此处,Dr. Gibbs意为Gibbs博士,他并不是救命的医生,而是种树的专家。故选D。3. A. excitingB. dullC. interestingD. terrible【解析】选C。根据上下文可知,Gibbs博士在种树上有些有趣的理论,和别人不一样,故选C。4. A. wateredB. raisedC. lovedD. sheltered【解析】选A。根据后文可知,他从不给树浇
26、水,此处water是动词,故选A。5. A. againstB. beyondC. withinD. from【解析】选B。考查介词。此处意为,他不给树浇水这个事情,超出了很多人的理解。故选B。6. A. wonderedB. answeredC. doubted D. guessed【解析】选B。和前面的asked相对照,指“他回答”,故选B。7. A. growB. changeC. appearD. show【解析】选A。句意: 后面的每一代树都会生长地越来越弱。故选A。8. A. harmfulB. favorableC. toughD. wonderful【解析】选C。根据句意可知,
27、需要给树提供艰苦的环境,故选C。9. A. howB. whatC. thatD. when【解析】选A。根据后面的“how trees. . . ”可知,此处应为how,故选A。10. A. chargeB. favorC. honorD. search【解析】选D。此处指树缺水就会深深地扎根去寻找水,in search of寻找,故选D。11. A. treasuredB. challengedC. respectedD. liked【解析】选A。此处指作者理解了,深深扎根为什么值得重视。treasure重视,珍惜。故选A。12. A. ofB. offC. withD. in【解析】选A。考察固定搭配,take care of照看,照料。故选A。13. A. educationB. informationC. preparationD. devotion【解析】选D。此处指作者精心照看自己种的树,两年的付出,devotion付出。故选D。14. A. danceB. shakeC. spreadD. lift【解析】选B。此处shake摇晃和后面的tremble发抖并列,故选B。15. A. harmB. raiseC. benefitD. hurt【解析】选C。句意: 对于Gibbs博士种的树来说有趣的是,缺水看起来对他们更有益,故选C。