课时作业(三十) 选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature
.单项填空
1．—Could I ask you some questions，about the earthquake in Yunnan?
—________
A．Yes，don’t worry.B．Sure，go ahead.
C．Yes，it depends. D．Sure，why?
2．Our English teacher is said to have________interests and hobbies，like music，sports，collecting stamps and so on.
A．diverse B．typical
C．specific D．appropriate
3．________up late，as is often the case，Bill missed the early bus and was half an hour late for work that morning.
A．Get B．Got
C．To get D．Having got
4．It was only after the teacher explained it to me a second time________I fully understood.
A．before B．that
C．until D．when
5．—Didn’t you enjoy yourself in Taiwan?
—Well，we________a better time，but the heavy rain spoiled our holiday.
A．had B．had had
C．could have D．could have had
6．________step by step towards your goals and you’re sure to get a lot of satisfaction from the business.
A．Work B．Working
C．To work D．Having worked
7．(2016·甘肃兰州模拟)Nowadays food safety is a big problem and
nobody can guarantee all foods are secure to us，but food produced in the normal companies is________better.
A．strictly B．absolutely
C．relatively D．exactly
8．(2016·湖北孝感第一次统考)I sent a big bunch of flowers to the nurse as an________of thanks for her taking good care of my grandpa in the nursing home.
A．attitude B．impression
C．appreciation D．expression
9．This is the first time that a woman________to the post of sales director in this company.
A．has appointed B．had been appointed
C．has been appointed D．had appointed
10．(2016·北京东城期末)Last Monday，I was asked to give the new students a test________their English level.
A．evaluating B．to have evaluated
C．to evaluate D．having evaluated
11．Leonardo da Vinci ________birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A．is said to be buying B．is said to have bought
C．had said to buy D．has said to have bought
12．(2016·杭州第二次质量检测)According to our principal，all children should be encouraged to realize their full________.
A．consequence B．entertainment
C．presentation D．potential
13．Disappointed，I was about to leave________something occurred，which________my attention.
A．while；paid B．and；got
C．before；drew D．when；attracted
14．(2012·合肥市第三次质量检测)Frank’s ability to learn from observation and experience________greatly to his success in public life.
A．owed B．contributed
C．attached D．related
15．________in the queue for half an hour，the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.
A．Waiting B．To wait
C．Having waited D．To have waited.完形填空[建议用时15′]
(2016·哈尔滨高考复习检测)
I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel，a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto.It’s just past noon，late July，and I’m__1__the desperate sounds of a life-or-death__2__going on a few feet away.
There’s a small__3__burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a(an)__4__to fly through the glass of the window.__5__，it’s not working.The great effort offers no hope for survival.Ironically (讽刺地)，the struggle is part of the trap.It is__6__for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in__7__through the glass.This fly is doomed (注定失败)．It will__8__there on the windowsill.
Across the room，ten steps__9__，the door is open.Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it__10__.With only a small effort now being__11__，it could be free of this self-set__12__.The breakthrough possibility is there.It would be so__13__.
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach，__14__dramatically different？How did it get so locked in on the idea__15__this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes__16__to the fly.Regrettably，it’s an idea that will kill it.
Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution__17__achieving more.It may not offer any real__18__for getting what you want out of life.Sometimes，in fact，it’s a big part of the problem.
If you__19__your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may__20__your chances for success.,1.A.seeing B．crying out
C．watching D．listening to
2．A.struggle B．cry
C．yell D．test
3．A.bird B．fly
C．insect D．worm
4．A.experience B．direction
C．force D．attempt
5．A.Thus B．So
C．Although D．However
6．A.unusual B．likely
C．impossible D．common
7．A.digging B．breaking
C．pushing D．jumping
8．A.kill B．die
C．lie D．stick
9．A.away B．far
C．near D．distant
10．A.dreams B．thinks of
C．misses D．longs for
11．A.done B．owned
C．wasted D．planned
12．A.aim B．trap
C．net D．goal
13．A.easy B．necessary
C．hard D．obvious
14．A.attempt B．anything
C．struggle D．something
15．A.that B．what
C．which D．where
16．A.sense B．difference
C．effect D．effort
17．A.of B．from
C．off D．to
18．A.advice B．support
C．hope D．power
19．A.risk B．get
C．make D．take
20．A.fail B．kill
C．achieve D．fulfill
.阅读理解
(2016·河北省普通高中质量检测)
Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian (埃塞俄比亚的) teenager about her wedding day.The 16-year-old had already been married for a year.“She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said，‘I had to drop out of school，’ ” Robinson said in a telephone interview.“That conveyed to me the reality，” said Robinson，the first woman to serve as Ireland’s president and former U．N.High Commissioner for Human Rights.“Her life，as far as she is concerned，had more or less ended.”
Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever-increasing population，predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon.“European countries are concerned about aging populations，but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion，”she said.“Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries，so that we have a very big challenge.”
Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in Sub-Saharan Africa.In May，the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100.Much of that growth will come from Africa，where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia’s 1 percent growth rate.If that rate stays consistent，which is not certain，Africa’s population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion.
Joel Cohen，a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York，said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth rate regions.In addition to providing information about birth control，a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility，improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mindset of having many children in the hope that some will survive to improve the quality of each child’s life，Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.
1．In the first paragraph，the author introduces his topic by________.
A．giving an example
B．explaining the author’s opinions
C．describing the poor education system
D．coming straight to the topic
2．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.
B．Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.
C．Robinson is worried about the population growth.
D．Robinson encourages female education.
3．What is Joel Cohen’s view about secondary education?
A．It provides basic knowledge of heahh.
B．It reduces aging population.
C．It makes people pay more attention to education.
D．It can change people’s parenting ideas.
4．According to the passage，the most important way to control high population growth is________.
A．let girls go away from Africa
B．keep girls in school
C．let young girls remain single
D．keep girls in families
.短文改错
(2016·长春第二次调研测试)
My father is a good husband who usually goes to work at 7 am and come back at 7 pm on time.Besides，yesterday evening，he didn’t come back as usual.So we waited him to have supper in the sitting room.But he still didn’t show after two hours.Worrying about him，Mom tried to get in a touch with him.But there was not answer on the phone.Three hours late，there was finally a knock on the door.Mom ran to it in angry.When she opened
the door，Dad appeared，completely drunk.Mom was about to
shout at him while Dad shouted loudly, “I love
my wife.”He repeated this sentence again and again.Heard this，Mom took Dad to the bedroom and put him in bed gently with a smile on his face.
课时作业(三十)
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．解析： 考查交际用语。句意为：——我能问你一些关于云南地震的问题吗？——当然，你问吧。根据句意可知，应选B。
答案： B
2．解析： 句意为：据说我们的英语老师有各种各样的兴趣爱好，比方说音乐、体育、集邮等。diverse各种各样的，typical典型的；specific特定的；appropriate合适的。
答案： A
3．解析： 考查非谓语动词。get up与Bill之间是主动关系，且发生在谓语动词动作之前，故用现在分词完成时作状语。
答案： D
4．解析： 该句是强调句型，被强调的是after引导的时间状语从句。
答案： B
5．解析： 考查虚拟语气。答语中，前一分句使用了含蓄条件虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的假设，相当于if it hadn’t been for the heavy rain，we could have had a better time。
答案： D
6．解析： 该句使用了“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”句型，表示条件和结果的关系。
答案： A
7．解析： 句意为：现在食品安全是一个大的问题，没有人能够保证所有的食物对我们来说都是安全的，但是正规公司生产的食物相对来说要好一些。strictly严格地；absolutely完全地；relatively相对地；exactly正好地。
答案： C
8．解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：我给护士送去一大束鲜花以表谢意，感谢她在我爷爷住疗养院期间给予的悉心照顾。an expression of thanks是express one’s thanks的变形。C项若能与题干构成an appreciation of her taking good care of...结构，也可当选。
答案： D
9．解析： 在This is the first time that...句型中，从句常用现在完成时，且appoint与woman之间为动宾关系，故选C。
答案： C
10．解析： 句意为：上周一我给新生举行了一次测试来评估一下他们的英语水平。此处用动词不定式作后置定语，表示目的。
答案： C
11．解析： 考查动词不定式及时态的应用。因为say与主语(人)是动宾关系，所以应用被动语态；再由句意可知应用不
答案： B
12．解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：按照我们校长的观点，应该鼓励所有的儿童充分发挥他们的潜能。potential表示“潜力；潜质”。前三项分别表示“结果”“娱乐”“提交，出示”，都与句意不符。
答案： D
13．解析： when为并列连词，常用于“...be about to do sth.when...”句型中，表示“正要……这时……”。attract/draw one’s attention吸引某人的注意力；pay attention to注意……。
答案： D
14．解析： 考查动词辨析。语意表示“对他在公共生活中的成功起到了极大的促进作用”，故用contribute to表示“有助于，是……的原因之一”。owe to表示“归功于，欠(债、情等)”，attach to表示“附上”，relate to表示“涉及，了解”。
答案： B
15．解析： 本题考查非谓语动词。根据the old man与wait之间的关系，应该选择v.-ing形式，再根据句意得知他是先“wait”后才“realize”。所以先发生的动作应该用完成式having waited。
答案： C
Ⅱ.完形填空
语篇解读： 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在旅馆里看到一只苍蝇不停地试图穿过玻璃飞出去，这无疑是在自杀。它完全可以从旁边开着的门飞走。“我”从这件事得到启发：人们在遇到困难的时候，不应冒昧地尝试，应该有所突破，才有机会获得成功。
1．解析： 句意为：我听到了绝望的声音。listen to“听到”。A、B、C三项均没有“听到”的意思。
答案： D
2．解析： struggle意为“挣扎，斗争”；cry意为“哭，喊叫”；yell意为“叫喊”；test意为“测试”。由第二段第四句中“the struggle is part of trap”的提示可知，此处应选用struggle。
答案： A
3．解析： bird意为“鸟”；fly意为“苍蝇”；insect意为“昆虫”；worm意为“爬虫”。由第二段第五句中的“the fly to try hard enough to succeed in...”可知，B项正确。
答案： B
4．解析： experience意为“经验，经历”；direction意为“方向”；force意为“武力”；attempt意为“尝试”。根据上下文语境可知，苍蝇正在尝试穿过玻璃飞出去。
答案： D
5．解析： thus意为“因而”；so意为“所以”；although意为“虽然”；however意为“然而”。句意为：虽然苍蝇不断地尝试穿过玻璃窗，然而并不奏效。前后两句是转折关系。
答案： D
6．解析： unusual“不同寻常的”；likely“可能的”；impossible“不可能的”；common“寻常的”。由常识可知，苍蝇是不可能成功穿过玻璃飞出去的。
答案： C
7．解析： dig“挖掘”；break“打破”；push“推”；jump“跳”。短语break through意为“突破，冲破”，符合语境。
答案： B
8．解析： kill“杀死”；die“死”；lie“撒谎，躺”；stick“粘贴”。由常识判断，如果苍蝇不断地撞击玻璃，就会死在那里。
答案： B
9．解析： away“距离……远”；far“远的”；near“近的”；distant“远的”。away用在名词后，表示距离某地有多远，符合语境。
答案： A
10．解析： dream“梦想”；think of“考虑”；miss“怀念，错过”；long for“渴望”。句意为：只需十秒钟的飞行，这只苍蝇就能飞到外面它所渴望的世界。
答案： D
11．解析： do“做，完成”；own“拥有”；waste“浪费”；plan“计划”。根据语境可知，它之前的努力都白费了，故C项符合语境。
答案： C
12．解析： aim“目的，目标”；trap“陷阱”；net“网”；goal“目的”。由第二段第四句中的“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，trap符合语境，即自我设置的陷阱。
答案： B
13．解析： easy“轻松的，容易的”；necessary“必要的”；hard“艰难的”；obvious“明显的”。句意为：突破的可能性就在那里，是那么简单。
答案： A
14．解析： something“某事，某物”，常用于肯定句；anything“任何事物”，常用于否定句和疑问句。在表示请求、建议或征求意见的疑问句中常用something。
答案： D
15．解析： that可引导定语从句，也可引导名词性从句；what引导名词性从句；which引导形容词性从句；where可引导定语从句和状语从句。从句中不缺任何成分，且句中先行词是idea，所以其后要用that来引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明。
答案： A
16．解析： sense“感觉，意识”，常和make构成短语，make sense意为“有意义”；difference“区别，不同”；effect“影响”；effort“努力”。句意为：毫无疑问，这种方法对这只苍蝇来说是有意义的。
答案： A
17．解析： 在solution的后面常跟to表示的不定式，是固定搭配。意为“解析法”。
答案： D
18．解析： advice“建议”；support“支持，支撑”；hope“希望”；power“力量”。此处与最后一段中的“If you________your hopes for a．..”相照应，故用hope符合语境。
答案： C
19．解析： risk“冒险，冒……的风险”；get“获得”；make“制作”；take“带走”。句意为：如果你冒险把你的希望放在比以往更艰难的突破上，你就可能有扼杀成功的机会。
答案： A
20．解析： fail“失败”；kill“杀死”；achieve“获得，达到”；fulfill“执行，履行”由语境可知，此处应用kill。
答案： B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
语篇解读： 人口的快速增长困扰着世界。有关人士指出，控制人口快速增长的一种方式就是提高女性的受教育水平，进而改变人们头脑中固有的传统生育观念。
1．解析： 篇章结构题。在本段中，作者以爱尔兰前总统Mary Robinson与埃塞俄比亚的一位已婚少女的交谈为例引入话题，所以A项正确。
答案： A
2．解析： 推理判断题。第二段引号中的内容提到“欧洲国家担心出现人口老龄化问题，但与人口快速增长相比，这算不了什么。几乎所有的人口增长都发生在发展中国家，这将是一个巨大的挑战。”由此可推断她担心的是人口增长问题。
答案： C
3．解析： 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句可知，Joel Cohen在《自然》杂志中写到中学教育可以改变人们的育儿理念。
答案： D
4．解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句前半部分中的内容可知，控制人口快速增长的最重要的方式之一是让女孩儿上学。
答案： B
Ⅳ.短文改错
My father is a good husband who usually goes to work at 7 am and
back at 7 pm on time. ，yesterday evening，he didn’t come back as usual.So we waited
him to have supper in the sitting room.But he still didn’t show after two hours.Worrying about him，Mom tried to get in
a—— touch with him.But there was
answer on the phone.Three hours ，there was finally a knock on the door.Mom ran to it in .When she opened
the door，Dad appeared，completely drunk.Mom was about to
shout at him
Dad shouted loudly，“I love my
wife.”He repeated this sentence again and again.
this，Mom took Dad to the bedroom and put him in bed gently with a smile on
face.