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Unit6AtonewithnaturePeriod1StartingoutUnderstandingideas
一、完形填空IwasvisitingCostaRicawhenIfoundmyselfinabadsituation.Allmybankcardswerent1abroadandIonlyhad$5andareturnticketintwoweeks.BackthentherewerenocellphonesorInternet.Itwas2whocametomyrescue(救援)togetmehome.Ithoughtthecitydangerousanddecidedtofindkindpeopleinthe3WithmyremainingcoinsT4tothebusstationandfoundabustothecountrysidethatIcould5•FivehourslaterIarrivedatSantaRosa.Iknockeddoortodoor6mysituationwithmyverypoorSpanish7everyonepointedmetoanotherhouse.FinallyI8aChineserestaurant.Theownerwasextremely9Sheheardmystoryandfelt10forme.Shesaidhersonhadasimilar11Atthattimesomeotherpeoplewereverykindtohimandsherememberedhow12thatmadeherfeel.SheinvitedmeingavemefoodandcalledtheRedCrossto13me.IspentmyremainingdaysinCostaRicawiththehelpoftheRedCross.Irealizedthatbeingabletoreceivekindnessisa14forotherpeopleaswell.Andkindness15morekindnessinsmallripples(波纹).A.giftB.troubleC.trapD.requestA.improvesB.challengesC.encouragesD.designs
二、阅读理解Aseveredrought(干旱)hascausedwaterlevelsinSoutheastAsia9sMekongRivertodroptotheirlowestinmorethan100years.Itmayhaveharmfuleffectsonfishaswellasthetensofmillionsofpeoplelivingandworkingalongtheriverexpertswarn.ThisyearthedryconditionsintheMekongregionhappenedduetowarmPacificOceancurrents羊流)knownastheElNino-Butclimatechangeisalsoadrivingfactorexpertssaycausingthemonsoon(季风)seasontoshortensharply.Thesituationwasmadeworsebywaterdamoperatorsupstreamwithholdingwaterfortheirownpurposes.Manyricefarmersintheareahavebeenunabletoplanttheirmaincropraisingfearsofaheavilydecreasedharvestthisfall.LesswaterflowcouldalsohaveabadinfluenceonfishreproductionintheMekongRiverbasin.Thisisnormallythetimewhenfishuserisingwaterlevelstoreproducetheiryoungbutthereislittlesignofthishappeningsofarthisyear.PerhapsevenmorealarmingexpertsexpectthatdroughtsanddamagetothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverwillbecomemorecommonandtheywarnthatitcouldeventuallydestroytheentireecosystem.StartingfromtheTibetanhighlandstheMekongRiverflowsthroughsixAsiancountriesincludingChinaMyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaandVietnambeforeemptyingintotheSouthChinaSea.Theriverbasinishometothelargestinlandfisheryintheworldandmorethan60millionpeopledependonittomakealiving.FewriversintheworldriseandfallwiththeseasonsasmuchastheMekongRiverwhichcandropupto40feetinsomeplacesattheendofthedryseason.Whenthemonsoonrainsarrivetheynormallyproduceafloodthatbringswithitssediment(沉积物)toagricultureaswellasenormousamountsoflarvae(幼虫)andtinyfishincludingmanyendangeredspeciessuchastheMekonggiantcatfishthataresweptintotheTonleSapwheretheycangrow.HowmanyreasonsarethereforthedroughtoftheMekongRiverthisyearOne.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.WhatcanweknowfromthepassageA.Droughtsarelikelytohappenmorefrequentlyinthefuture.ThewaterlevelsoftheMekongRiverarebecominglowerandlower.TheMekongRiverstartsfromtheTibetanhighlandsandendsintheTonleSap.TheharvestoffishintheMekongRiverhasntbeengreatlyaffectedbecauseofthedroughts.WhatstheattitudeofexpertstothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverinthefutureA.Positive.B.Unconcerned.C.Worried.D.Negative.InwhichmagazinecanwemostprobablyfindthispassageA.NationalGeography.B.ScientificAmerican.C.OverseasEnglish.D.Tourism.
三、语法填空TheLongjiRiceTerraces1buildbythelocalZhuangandYaopeopletowhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynastyworkontheterracestookhundredsofyearsuntilits2completeintheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecanseetheseterracescovertallmountainsoftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.Therearefewlargeflatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheseterracescanincreasetheareas3whichpeoplegrowrice.Besidesalthoughtheregionhasplentyofrainthemountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescancatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrom4washaway.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeople5workinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironment6birdsandfishsomeofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.7moderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecropsnewgenerationscontinuetouseancient8methodofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.TodaytheLongjiRiceTerracesattractthousandsofvisitorswhocome9admirethisgreatwonder10createbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.参考答案
一、完形填空【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文作者在CostaRica旅行时的求助经历让他意识到,能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物,且善意会激发更多的善意【重点词语链接】affordvt.买得起,有时间做,能做;承担得起后果Wecarftaffordtogoabroadthissummer.今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外A解析根据下文中的“andIonlyhad$5andareturnticketintwoweeks可知,作者所有的银行卡在国外都使用不了work“起作用七D解析根据下文可知,是一家中国餐馆的老板和当地红十字会的人帮助了作者,所以此处是指陌生人strangersoC解析根据上文中的Tthoughtthecitydangerous”可知,作者认为城市危险,决定到乡下countryside寻找友好的人下文中的foundabustothecountryside是信息提示C解析根据上文中的“Withmyremainingcoins”和语境可知,带着剩下的硬币,作者去了汽车站,发现了一个自己能付得起车票的去往乡村的公交°head*朝......前进,向......去”B解析参见上题解析A解析作者挨家挨户敲门,用自己那蹩脚的西班牙语解释explaining自己的处境,但每个人都让作者到另外一家去B解析参见上题解析此处表示转折,故选B项C解析根据语境并结合选项可知,最后,作者到了aiTivedat一家中国餐馆B解析根据下文内容可知,店主非常善良(kind)帮助了作者D解析店主听了作者的故事,对作者感到同情feelsorryforsb.44同情某人”B解析根据下文中的Atthattimesomeotherpeoplewereverykindtohim”可推知,店主的儿子也有过类似的经历A解析根据语境和常识可知,别人善待她的儿子,店主的心里感到非常温暖D解析根据常识并结合选项可知,店主给红十字会打电话的目的是救助作者A解析通过这次经历,作者意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物C解析根据语境可知,这里指善意会激发更多的善意encourage44激发,促进,助长”,符合语境
二、阅读理解语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,起源于青藏高原,流经亚洲六个国家的湄公河由于多种原因水位降至100多年以来的最低点,这不仅对鱼有害,而且会对沿河成百上千万的人的工作和生活带来危害,专家警告说将来干旱可能会发生得更加频繁C解析细节理解题根据文章第二段可知湄公河干旱有三个原因被称为厄尔尼诺的温暖的太平洋暖流、气候变化以及水坝运营商为了自己的目的拦截水A解析细节理解题根据文章第四段中的PerhapsevenmorealarmingexpertsexpectthatdroughtsanddamagetothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverwillbecomemorecommon可知将来干旱可能会发生得更加频繁C解析推理判断题根据文章第四段中的andtheywarnthatitcouldeventuallydestroytheentireecosystem可知专家对未来湄公河的水流充满了忧虑A解析推理判断题综合全文可知,湄公河由于多种原因水位降至100多年以来的最低点,这不仅对鱼有害,而且会对沿河成百上千万的人的工作和生活带来危害,专家警告说将来干旱可能会发生得更加频繁由此可推断本文很可能出现在《国家地理》上【高频词汇】severeadj.严重的
2.decreasev.减少
3.eventuallyadv.最后,终于
4.dueto由于
三、语法填空【解题导语】龙脊梯田始建于元朝,历经数百年,到清初才完工这些梯田不仅扩大了人们种植水稻的面积,而且可以收集雨水,防止土壤被冲走,更有意义的是,梯田的建造体现了人类和大自然的和谐相处werebuilt解析考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致根据文章内容可知建龙脊梯田发生在过去TheLongjiRiceTerraces与build之间为被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态且主语为复数,故谓语动词要与其保持一致,也用复数形式completion解析考查词形转换分析句子成分可知,空前是形容词性物主代词its故空处应填名词形式in解析考查定语从句分析句子结构可知,此处为“介词+关系代词”引导定语从句which指代先行词areasarea常与in搭配,故用介词inbeingwashed解析考查非谓语动词介词from后应用动词.ing形式,soil与washaway之间为被动关系,故用动词-ing形式的被动结构beingdonehaveworked解析考查动词的时态“work”动作发生在过去,并对现在造成了影响,因此应用现在完成时for解析考查介词provideAforB表示“把A提供给B”,为固定搭配Although/Though解析考查连词联系语境及分析句子结构可知,此处应用连词表示让步,故用although或though引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管,虽然”methods解析考查名词复数method为可数名词,空前没有限定词,“农业方法”不止一种,因此应用其复数形式toadmire解析考查非谓语动词此处表示目的,因此用动词不定式作目的状语created解析考查非谓语动词wonder与create之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用过去分词短语作后置定语
1.A.workingB.changingC.travellingD.increasing
2.A.villagersB.touristsC.friendsD.strangers
3.A.streetB.townC.countrysideD.community
4.A.droveB.flewC.headedD.rode
5.A.buyB.affordC.rentD.earn
6.A.explainingB.sharingC.exchangingD.exploring
7.A.orB.butC.andD.so
8.A.thoughtofB.heardofC.arrivedatD.aimedat
9.A.richB.kindC.busyD.serious
10.A.proudB.happyC.excitedD.soiTy
11.A.adventureB.experienceC.failureD.method
12.A.warmB.curiousC.coolD.nervous13-A.chooseB.calmC.comfortD.rescue。