Unit 5 Section Ⅰ
Ⅰ.完形填空
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her.She got__1.B__ and took good care of them.__2.C__，a few days later, both chickens died.She burst into tears because of__3.B__ .I helped her__4.A__ the two birds under a tree behind our house.I thought it would be the__5.A__ of her idea. __6.C__，I was wrong.Children are children __7.C__ .The failure hasn’t __8.B__ my daughter in any way.She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows (麻雀)．My daughter and I could__9.D__ the sparrows as our “pets” ，but we didn’t.
I told her to __10.D__ the grains on the windowsill (窗台)．A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill__11.A__ and pecked(啄) at the rice.Suddenly my daughter asked me，“Mum，can we catch and__12.C__ the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How__13.C__ it is for them to live outside！”
“Oh, my dear.I do not think it’s a good idea.You know，”I explained to her，“the sparrow is a bird who loves__14.A__ .No one can keep them in a cage.If they are caught, they will__15.D__ quickly.They are__16.B__ to living outside.Moreover, they have warm nests under the eaves.”
From then on, we have set up a kind of __17.C__ with the sparrow family.We feed them frequently and__18.B__ them as pet birds.However，we do not need to__19.B__ them.We __20.A__ seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring mornings.
文章大意：女儿养的小鸡死了后，看到窗台上的麻雀就想抓住它们并喂养它们，我告诉女儿麻雀是爱自由的动物，劝说女儿不要抓它们。
1．A．exciting C．disappointed
B．excited D．encouraged
解析：考查形容词辨析。根据文章第一句“My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.”我的女儿一直对养小宠物很着迷，可知当她得到两只刚孵化的小鸡时应感到兴奋。故选B。
2．A．Naturally C．Unfortunately
B．Suddenly D．Finally
解析：考查副词辨析。根据后文“a few days later，both chickens died.”小鸡都死了，可知应是“不幸地”。故选C。
3．A．leaving C．the chickens
B．their death D．them
解析：考查细节理解。女儿大哭，是因为小鸡的死。故选B。 4．A．bury C．dig
B．put D．set
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据“I helped her __4__ the two birds under a tree behind our house.”可知，我应该是帮助女儿将小鸡埋在房后的树下。故选A。
5．A．end C．wish
B．beginning D．reality
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据句意可知，小鸡死了，故我认为女儿不会再养小动物了，故应是女儿想法的结束。故选A。
6．A．Thus C．However
B．Then D．Therefore
解析：考查副词词义辨析。根据句子“I was wrong.”可知，前面应该表示转折。故选C。 7．A．at all C．after all
B．in all D．for all
解析：考查词组辨析。根据前面的句子“Children are children...”可知，然而，我错了，孩子毕竟是孩子。故选C。
8．A．encouraged C．helped
B．upset D．impressed
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据前文说我错了，可知失败并没有使我的女儿沮丧。故选B。
9．A．look C．feed
B．act D．catch
解析：考查动词词义辨析。我的女儿和我看到麻雀后，本可以抓住它们作为宠物，但是我们没有。故选D。
10．A．throw
B．pour
C．pile D．scatter
解析：考查动词词义辨析。我告诉女儿把谷物散开放在窗台，这样麻雀就会来吃。故选D。
11．A．one after another C．every other
B．one another D．each other
解析：考查固定短语。几分钟后，麻雀就一个接一个地飞到窗台啄米吃。故选A。 12．A．stay C．cage
B．love D．watch
解析：考查动词词义辨析。女儿突然问我，“妈妈，我们能把鸟抓起来，然后关进笼子吗？”故选C。
13．A．free C．cold
B．happy D．warm
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。女儿想把鸟关进笼子和我们住在一起，是因为她觉得鸟在外面会冷。故选C。
14．A．freedom C．flying
B．spring D．trees
解析：考查名词词义辨析。我向女儿解释说，没有人能在笼子里养麻雀，因为麻雀热爱自由。故选A。
15．A．please C．suffer
B．starve D．die
解析：考查动词词义辨析。麻雀是热爱自由的动物，如果它们被抓了，它们不久就会死。故选D。
16．A．safe C．proud
B．used D．happy
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据句子“They are __16__ to living outside.”可知，麻雀喜欢自由，它们习惯住在外面，be used to“习惯于……”。故选B。
17．A．neighbour C．friendship
B．understanding D．relationship
解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据句意可知，从那时开始，我们和麻雀家庭建立一种友谊。
故选C。
18．A．think C．dream
B．treat D．appreciate
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据句子“We feed them frequently and __18__ them as pet birds.”可知，我们频繁喂养它们，将它们视为宠物鸟，treat as“视为……”。故选B。
19．A．hurt C．belong to
B．possess D．hatch
解析：考查动词词义辨析。我们没必要占据、拥有鸟。故选B。 20．A．enjoy C．want
B．would like D．consider
解析：考查动词词义辨析。后面接的是动词-ing形式，只有A、D两项符合，再根据句意可知，我们应该是喜欢看着这些鸟飞。故选A。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for, such as its stadium, theatres, shops and restaurants.The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people.They do not see them because Pompeii has no people.No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years.
Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano.Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe.But they were not.
In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted.The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air.Soon stones and hot volcanic ash began to fall on Pompeii.When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead.
For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes.Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii.Slowly and carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug.The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There were streets and fountains, houses and shops.There was a stadium with 20,000 seats.Perhaps the most important of all is that there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii.Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine.They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery, and in one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread—a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today.
Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women like to wear eye-makeup. Ginseppe has died, but his work continues.One-fourth has not been uncovered yet.Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw tourists to Pompeii.
文章大意：本文记叙了位于意大利维苏威火山山脚的古镇庞培在公元79年被火山灰掩埋以及1861年被发掘后，古镇人文景观重现于世的故事。
1．Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year？__B__ A．To visit the volcano. C．To watch sports and plays.
B．To see how Pompeians lived. D．To shop and eat there.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章的第一段中的“They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for，such as its stadium，theatres，shops and restaurants”内容可知，游客来到庞培古城是为了看过去的庞培人是如何生活的，因为庞培城被火山灰掩埋而保持了原有的一切风貌。故选B。
2．Why had so many Pompeians remained by Mount Vesuvius？__C__ A．The city nearby offered all kinds of fun. B．The area produced the finest wine in Italy. C．Few people expected the volcano to erupt again. D．The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后三句“It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius，a grass-covered volcano.Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe.But they were not”可知，这座火山很长时间处于休眠状态，人们没料到它还会喷发。故选C。
3．Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79？__C__ A．Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully
B．Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects. C．Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched. D．Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.
解析：推理判断题。由第二段的内容以及第三段的最后两句“When the eruption ended two days later，Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead”可知，由于火山突然喷发，人们在毫无准备的情况下就被埋葬了，几个世纪以来都没有被破坏，所以保留了当时全部的情景。故选C。
新素养导学同步人教英语选修六练习：nit ection Ⅰ 含解析
