Unit5 Into the unknown——Developing ideas
一、单词拼写
1.Their company has undergone steady ____(扩大)recently.
2.He found a suitable place, dug a hole and ____ (掩埋)the bag in it.
3.Snow forced many drivers to _____(丢弃) their vehicles.
4.Careful examination of the _____(废墟)revealed an even earlier temple.
5.My niece has always loved looking at the stars,so now he studies _____(天文学).
二、完形填空
Nine 1700-year-old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can 1 valuable clues for the research of exchanges(交换; 交流) between the central Chinese government at that time and 2 Western Regions.
It is the 3 time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China’s main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region.
4 from Beijing, Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were 5 between the middle and late third century and fourth century.
The tombs were unearthed during the 6 of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county, 740 km from Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi and part of the 7 Qiuci State. Qiuci State, which 8 between the second century BC and 860 AD, was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.
The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political, economic and cultural 9 between the Central Plains government and states in the west, and on the cultural 10 of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.
Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22, 11 bodies of more than 30 people, some ancient 12 and more than 60 pottery(陶器) jars. It is thought there are another three tombs to be 13 .
The people buried in the tombs were 14 either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the 15 .
1. A. tell B. provide
C. show D. represent
2. A. nearby B. middle C. faraway D. few
3. A. second B. last C. first D. near
4. A. Scientists B. People
C. Officials D. Archaeologists
5. A. built B. found
C. buried D. studied
6. A. construction B. destruction
C. digging D. repair
7. A. ancient B. big C. far D. near
8. A. appeared B. disappeared
C. lies D. existed
9. A. exchanges B. businesses
C. development D. studies
10. A. model B. atmosphere
C. influence D. change
11. A. finding B. destroying
C. studying D. protecting
12. A. paper B. silk C. fruit D. coins
13. A. moved B. dug
C. studied D. picked
14. A. surely B. probably
C. certainly D. nearly
15. A. west B. country
C. region D. tomb
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。
Many of us feel anger throughout the course of our daily lives. 1 If you find yourself getting angry often,yoga can help you to manage the feeling while you are at work or at home.It can help both calm you down when you feel angry and manage anger in the long term.
Develop a regular practice.Practicing yoga regularly will go a long way toward helping you manage your anger.Try to go to class or practice a routine at least three times a week.Practice for an hour to an hour and a half when possible. 2
Join a class if you are a beginner.Sometimes it can be helpful for beginners to practice yoga with others to know the types of routines they can try. 3 However,if you have a competitive personality,practicing in a group might be bad for your efforts.
4 Focus on the breath is the central part of yoga practice.It is necessary to focus on your breath to get the most out of the yoga poses you are trying.Take your time,and continue the exercise until you feel calmer.
Keep yoga journals.Keeping a yoga journal allows you to see over time how yoga is affecting your anger.It can also be a place to show the pleasure and frustrations(挫折) of yoga after your regular practice. 5
A.Practice focusing on your breath.
B.You need to go to a class to practice basic yoga.
C.In the long term,it will be good for your heart.
D.In addition,writing can reduce the levels of your anger.
E.Exercise can be a great daily treatment for the bad feeling.
F.If you can't,even 10 to 20 minutes of yoga at a time can bring down stress levels.
G.It is also helpful to reduce anger if you are feeling the support of the group when practicing.
一、单词拼写
1.expansion
2.buried
3.abandon
4.ruins
5.astronomy
二、完形填空
1.B。古墓的挖掘能为研究“提供”线索, 而不是“告知、展示、代表”线索。
2.C。当时的中央政府the central Chinese government 相对西部地区Western Regions从距离上看是faraway, 因为当时的交通等原因。
3.C。前文没有交代任何有类似的发现, 所以是the first。
4.D。能对该发现做出总结的应该是“考古学家archaeologists”。
5.A。从后面的时间推断这里说的是古墓“建造”的时间。
6.A。能发现古墓, 这地方应该是第一次被挖掘, 因此应该是“建路”时被挖掘。故选A。
7.A。根据后句句意: Qiuci State, 存在于公元前2世纪到公元860年期间, 是西部36州之一。来看, Quici State应该是古代才存在的地名。
8.D。根据后面的时间状语, 以及one of the 36 states来看, 这里是介绍Qiuci State的存在的时间。exist存在。
9.A。本文一开始已经说明该古墓的挖掘对研究中原和西方地区的交流(exchanges)有帮助。
10.C。根据后面on the Western Regions可知这里意思是“中原文化对西部地区的影响”。 固定搭配influence on sth. 。
11.A。古墓被挖出来后, 自然是找到(find)一些尸体。
12.D。一般古墓发现的都是钱币、陶器等不容易腐烂的东西, A、B和C三项都是不容易在墓里保存的。
13.B。语境暗示法。前面说到“挖了”9座古墓了, 那么此处指人们认为是还要再挖3座。
14.B。后文用了either. . . or, 说明存在不确定性, 用probably最合适。
15.C。要理清这里的意思: 墓里的人或者是受汉文化影响的西部人, 或者是本地区的人。用country范围太大。
三、七选五
1.E 根据本空前的“Many of us feel anger throughout the course of our daily lives.”及本空后所说的练习瑜伽可知,此处承上启下,E项“运动是应对坏情绪的好方法”符合语境。
2.F 根据本空前的“Practice for an hour to an hour and a half when possible.”可知,此处承接上文,说的还是练习时间,F项符合语境。
3.G 根据本空前的“Sometimes it can be helpful for beginners to practice yoga with others to know the types of routines they can try.”可知,此处还是说和别人一起练习瑜伽的好处,G项“在团队的支持下,你更有毅力坚持下去,从而更好地处理好生气的情绪”符合语境。
4.A 根据本段内容可知,本段讲的是练习瑜伽时要注意呼吸,故A项“Practice focusing on your breath.”符合语境。
5.D 根据本空前的“It can also be a place to show the pleasure and frustrations of yoga after your regular practice.”可知,本段讲的是记瑜伽日记的好处,此处是对前面的补充说明,D项“写作也能减少生气情绪”符合语境。
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