Unit6 Nature in words ——Presenting ideas
一、完成句子
1.雪对于我和他们来说一样都是陌生和惊讶的。
The snow was to me as it was to them.
2.很多时候他不得不彻底改变他的比赛。
He’s had to drastically change his game .
3.大片大片柔软的雪花纷飞飘落,你几乎看不见浅溪谷的对面。
The snow is falling heavily, so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley.
4.但是如果这种反应超出了一定的限度,反而会对身体造成伤害。
But if this kind of reaction exceeded certain limit,it can the body instead.
5.我昨天与那位著名的作家谈话了。
I that famous writer yesterday.
二、阅读理解
Is “plogging” the most fitness trend yet?They brought us hygge,lagom and fika,but now a new Scandinavian trend is coming,and it couldn't be more fitness.
Hailing from Sweden,“plogging ” is a fitness craze that sees participants pick up plastic litter while jogging—adding a virtuous,environmentally driven element to the sport.
Plogging appears to have started around 2016,but is now going global,due to increasing awareness and fear over plastic levels in the ocean.
The appeal of plogging is its simplicity,and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause.By adding regular squats and carrying weight to jogging,we can assume the health benefits are increased.
Running and good causes have always gone hand in hand—just think of all the fundraising marathon runners do.But there couldn't be a more on trend way of keeping fit than plogging.
“Anything that's getting people out in nature and connecting positively with their environment is a good thing,” says Lizzie Carr,an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol,a nationwide campaign to rid our inland waterways of plastic pollution.“There's been a real shift in the public mindset around plastics,helped by things like Blue Planet high lighting how catastrophic the crisis is,” she says.“We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up,and empower people through initiatives like plogging and Plastic Patrol.”
The Plastic Patrol app allows users to map plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items,photographing them and uploading to the app,giving us a better knowledge of what sorts of plastic and which brands are being thrown out.“I'd urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr.As we can see,plogging has become a new fashion in 2018.However,plogging isn't the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause.
1.What does the underlined word “discarded” mean
A.Useless. B.Abandoned.
C.Exposed. D.Distinct.
2.Carr helped set up Plastic Patrol,a nation wide campaign,in order to .
A.raise public awareness of pollution
B.shift the public mindset around plastics
C.connect positively with their environment
D.make our inland waterways free of plastic pollution
3.What is the passage mainly about
A.Plogging is the best way to keep fit.
B.Plogging is an environmentally friendly way of fitness.
C.Running with good causes can make a great difference.
D.The Plastic Patrol app is an effective way to help you run.
4.What will the author continue to write
A.Other new fashions in 2018.
B.The first healthy trends in sports.
C.Other fitness ways of running with a good cause.
D.The first healthy running trend with a good cause.
三、七选五
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is said that farmers or peasants, especially those in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests.But a new study suggests that many farmers recognize the value of keeping trees.
Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent trees cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland. 1 Earlier estimates were much lower but incomplete.The authors of the new study say it may still underestimate the true extent worldwide.
The study found the most trees cover in South America. 2 North Africa and West Asia have the least.
The study found that climate conditions alone could not explain the amount of trees cover in different areas. 3 There are areas with few trees but also few people, and areas with many trees and many people.The findings suggest that things like land rights, markets or government policies can influence tree planting and protection.
Dennis Garrity heads the World Agroforestry Center. 4 The problem, he says, is that policy makers and planners have been slow to recognize this and to support such efforts.
The satellite images may not show what the farmers are using the trees for, but trees provide nuts, fruit, wood and other products. 5 Even under drought conditions, trees can often provide food and a way to earn money until the next growing season.
Some trees act as natural fertilizers.They take nitrogen (氮气) out of the air and put it in the soil.Scientists at the Center say the use of fertilizer trees can reduce the need for chemical nitrogen by up to three fourths.Trees also capture carbon dioxide, a gas linked to climate change.
A.Nor could the size of nearby populations, meaning people and trees can live together.
B.He says farmers are acting on their own to protect and plant trees.
C.Almost all of it is covered by trees.
D.They also help prevent soil loss and protect water supplies.
E.He devotes most of his time to making people realize its importance.
F.That is nearly half of the farmland in the world.
G.Next comes Africa south of the Sahara, followed by Southeast Asia.
四、语法填空
Since 1949 when the People’s Republic of China 1 (establish), and especially since 1978, China’s transformation from a traditional 2 (agriculture)society to a modern industrial society has been greatly accelerated by a rapid industrial restructuring. China’s industrial structure developed according to the objective of industrialization, 3 aimed at the proportion(比例)of agriculture declining ceaselessly, and the proportion of the industrial and service sector increasing continually. 4 (current), the industrial goods produced in China all range from capital goods to consumption goods.
China’s factory outputs extend from textiles (纺织业) to railway, planes and computers. China is the largest producer of inexpensive cotton textiles in the world and exports large 5 (quantity) of textiles and clothes. Food processing is very important, and much produce is exported. Other industrial products 6 (include)television sets, bicycles, cars, trucks and washing machines are expanding in the world.
China has become 7 industrialized country to some extent. The auto and the housing industry, in the process of industrialization, have developed by leaps and bounds. The most important export products are machinery and electric equipment, 8 the most important import products are raw materials. In recent years, China’s industry 9 (compete) internationally, and as a result, the 10 (develop) of the country’s industry is increasingly influenced by international economic environments.
一、完成句子
1.strange and fascinating
2.on a number of occasions
3.in great soft flakes
4.cause harm to
5.talked to
二、阅读理解
1.B 词义猜测题。根据本句“The Plastic Patrol app allows...photographing them and uploading to the app”可知用户可以把人们扔掉的物品收集起来、拍照片并上传到这个APP上。句中的“discard”意为“抛弃,扔掉”,故B项正确。
2.D 细节理解题。根据第六段第一句后半句“Lizzie Carr,an environmentalist...waterways of plastic pollution.”可知Lizzie Carr发起这项活动主要是为了清理内陆河流里的塑料垃圾。故D项正确。
3.B 主旨大意题。本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种从斯堪的纳维亚半岛的瑞典兴起的一项新型的环保活动“plogging”的具体内容,这项活动呼吁人们跑步捡垃圾,这是一种健身方式也是一种环保的好做法。故B项正确。
4.D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“However,plogging isn't the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause.”可知“plogging”并不是第一个把健康和环保结合在一起的活动。文章接下来最可能继续介绍第一个把健康和环保相结合的好做法。故D项正确。
三、七选五
1.F 根据空前的“Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent trees cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland.” 可知,此处在说树木在农场的覆盖量的问题,所以F项内容符合上下文。故选F。
2.G 根据空处前后的两句话“The study found the most trees cover in South America.”“North Africa and West Asia have the least.”可知,此处是讲世界各地的森林覆盖率的排名。故选G。
3.A 根据空处前后的内容可知,此处在讲述造成不同地区森林覆盖率不同的因素,所以A项内容符合上下文。故选A。
4.B 根据空后的“The problem, he says, is that policy makers and planners have been slow to recognize this and to support such efforts.”可知,问题在于政策制定者和规划者迟迟不承认这一点,并不支持这种努力。所以,此处要讲现在的农民具体是怎么做的。故选B。
5.D 根据前后的内容可知,此处在讲述树木对环境的作用,所以D项符合上下文。故选D。
四、语法填空
1.was established
2.agricultural
3.which
4.Currently
5.quantities
6.including
7.an
8.while/and
9.has been competing
10.development
第1页(共3页)