Unit 4 Global warming
单元小测
Ⅰ.单句填空
1.Misunderstandings (result)from lack of social communication, if not handled properly, may lead to serious problems.
2.Chemical pollution will harm the food chain, and (consequent) to human health. 3. They spent a whole morning (range) his books on the shelf. 4.We shouldn’t judge such an important thing (random).
5.As civilized persons, we can’t put up with the (exist) of such a phenomenon. 6.She subscribes The Times every year, because her family all like reading it. 7.Every country should develop recycling economy to cut down (consume) energy. 8.To our relief, our economy is developing (steady).
9.That famous educator (advocate) rewarding the children for good behaviour.
10.In no (circumstance) can you leave your position.That is, you must stick to your position.
11.He felt quite (refresh) after a glass of tea, and then he went on writing his book. 12.Many old men are opposed to (cut) down the 100-year-old tree for rebuilding the shopping centre.
13.The students’ ages in this class range 8 to 15.But the average age is 10. 14.Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his (contribute) to the quantum theory. 15.There are some (disagree) among doctors about the best way to treat the disease. Ⅱ.阅读理解
There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan. Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information about the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology. “We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,”Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.”
“How do you know this?”the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked. “For one thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there.
For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.” “Are there any other sources of danger that you have discovered in your studies?”
“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering(盘旋) over the surface of Earth? We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink.”
“Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?”
“We’re not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They give out gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other.”
“Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there ?”
“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in the Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”
1. What does the underlined word “feasibility” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Possibility. B. Flexibility. C. Simplicity. D. Responsibility.
2. What tone did the author use when writing the text? A. Serious. B. Aggressive. C. Humorous. D. Frustrating.
3. What problem on Earth did Prof.Zog mention apart from air pollution? A. Over population. B. Global warming. C. Damaged forests. D. Heavy traffic. 4. Why did the author write the passage? A. To tell us a dream of Venusian scientists. B. To disclose the secret of life on other planets. C. To persuade people to try living on Earth. D. To remind people on Earth of some crises. Ⅲ.完形填空
There was once a little grey planet.It was very 1 .The people living there hadn’t looked after
it, though they had all the 2 you could ever need because of the rapid development of technology.They had polluted the whole planet so seriously with 3 that there were no plants or wild animals 4 .
One day, a little boy was walking on the planet when he passed a cave and 5 a small red flower inside.The flower was very 6 —almost dying, so the boy 7 dug up the flower with roots, soil and everything.Then he started 8 a place where he could look after it.He searched all over the planet,but everywhere was so 9 that there was no place for the flower to live.Then he looked up at the 10 and saw the moon.“Maybe the flower can 11 there,” thought the boy. 12 the little boy put on his astronaut suit, and climbed into a 13 .He put the little red flower in the back, and then went to the moon.
Far from all that pollution, the flower started to 14 .The flower was so 15 cared for that it started producing seeds soon, 16 others, and these other flowers spread onto other flowers.Before long, flowers completely 17 the moon, which looked very 18 .
The earth on which we live has also been 19 in a very bad way.If we don’t look after it, maybe someday we will also only be able to plant flowers on the moon.Do you want that day to 20 ?
1.A.moved B.sad C.surprised D.pretty 2.A.instructions B.explanations C.inventions 3.A.air B.water C.smoke D.rubbish 4.A.needed B.stored C.protected
D.left
D.exhibitions
5.A.picked B.threw C.noticed D.tasted 6.A.sick B.large C.fresh D.common 7.A.excitedly
B.carefully C.easily D.hopefully
D.looking for
8.A.taking over B.looking through C.making up 9.A.dirty 10.A.land
B.wet C.deep D.quiet B.mountain C.forest D.sky
B.survive C.fight
D.love
11.A.continue
12.A.So B.But C.Because D.Once 13.A.boat
B.car C.spaceship D.train
14.A.refuse B.argue C.grow D.quit 15.A.calmly B.well C.gradually D.normally
16.A.giving birth to B.taking care of C.looking down upon 17.A.cleaned
B.admired C.covered D.destroyed
D.beautiful
D.taking the place of
18.A.wide B.round C.strange
19.A.supported B.polluted C.reminded D.decorated 20.A.return B.disappear C.come D.develop Ⅳ.语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式
The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too-distant future, their country 1. (disappear) from the face of the earth—literally. Several times this year, 2. Pacific island nation has been flooded by sudden high tides.
What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When fuels like oil and coal 3. (be) being burned, pollutants are released; these pollutants trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause water 4. (expand).
5. the trend continues, scientists say, many countries will suffer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of 6. (it) land. The island nations of the Pacific, however, would face an even 7. (bad) fate.
The people of these nations feel frustrated(沮丧的). The sea, 8. which their economies have always been based, is 9. (sudden) threatening their existence. They don’t have the money for expensive technological 10. (solution) like sea walls. What they can do is hope that they will take steps to reduce pollution.
参考答案 单元小测
Ⅰ.1.resulting 2.consequently 3.ranging 4.randomly 5.existence 6.to 7.consuming 8.steadily 9.advocates 10.circumstances 11.refreshed 12.cutting 13.from 14.contribution
15.disagreements
Ⅱ.【文章大意】 文章作者假想金星上的科学家探索地球,发现地球上的污染极其严重,没有生命迹象,从而呼吁人们关注环境污染这一问题。
1.A 词义猜测题。答案定位在第一段 “For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs.”以及“Because of excellent…”可知金星上的科学家第一次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球,由此可推知,画线词所在句的句意为“由于良好的天气条件和极强的信号,金星上的科学家们能够获得有关载人飞碟着陆地球的可行性的宝贵信息。”由此可知feasibility的意思是“可行性”。possibility 可能性;flexibility灵活性;simplicity简单,朴素;responsibility责任。故选A。
2.C 推理判断题。根据文章主要内容及最后一段 “‘Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in the Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.’”( 因为如果我们金星人能学会在地球大气中呼吸,那么我们就能生活在任何地方。)可知作者是用幽默讽刺的语调写的这篇文章,故选C。 3.D 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“‘They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They give out gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other.’”可知,本文除了提到地球上存在的空气污染问题,还提到了交通拥挤问题,故选D。
4.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文是一篇科幻故事。文章从外星人的角度分析了地球上没有生命的原因,而这些原因也揭示了我们目前所面临的问题。作者写这篇文章实际上是使地球上的人们清楚自己所面临的危机,故选D。
Ⅲ.【文章大意】 本文通过一个故事,告诉我们要保护环境,爱护地球。
1.B 根据后文的描述可知那个星球的污染非常严重,故可推断那个星球很“伤心”。
2.C 根据“…because of the rapid development of technology.”可知,这里是指那个星球上的“发明”。 3.D 通过polluted的语境可知他们把那个星球污染了,污染环境的应该是“垃圾”。 4.D 星球已被污染,所以植物和野生动物都无法存活了,故选D项。 5.C 这里是指小男孩经过一个山洞的时候,“看到”了洞里的一朵花。 6.A 通过后面的almost dying可知小花“病得厉害”。 7.B 小花就快死了,小男孩应该是非常“小心地”把它挖出来。
8.D 根据“…where he could look after it.”可知,小男孩想“找”个地方把小花重新栽种,以便照顾它。 9.A 根据“…there was no place for the flower to live.”可知,那个星球上到处都很“脏”。 10.D 根据小男孩看到了月亮的语境,可知他抬头看“天空”。 11.B 小男孩心想或许小花可以在月球上“存活”。
12.A 小男孩想到小花或许可以在月球上存活,“所以”他决定去月球。
人教版新课标高中英语 2019-2020年 选修六 Unit 4 Global warming
