Unit5 Starting out and Understanding ideas
基础过关练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1. Some__________(种子)fell along the footpath,and the birds came and ate them up.
2. In the course of__________(进化),some birds have lost the power of flight.
3. The__________(嫌疑犯)was arrested unawares,without the chance to dispose of the evidence.
4. Stone tools that were unearthed there indicate the early cultural capabilities of our human__________(祖先).
5. Mans understanding of__________(自然)is developing all the time;it never remains at the same level.
6. The time we spent together is now a d memory.
7. “No,no. Please,you take the next a seat.” smiled Alice to the old gentleman on the bus. “Age before beauty,you know.”
8. Rosy morning clouds i rain,and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
9. Only by presenting facts and reasoning things out can we c people.
10. That to me was a significant achievement because that tells me I can a to different environments.
Ⅱ.用方框内短语的适当形式填空
date back to; answer the call; lead to; in question; be crowded with; be similar to; adapt to; a variety of
1. The island offers such ___________scenery and wildlife that it attracts many tourists.
2. Add up all the income you’ve received over the period___________.
3. The world will be different. and we will have to___________ be prepared to the change.
4. The college ___________medieval times.
5. As we all know, eating too much sugar can ___________health problems.
6. My teaching style ___________that of most other teachers.
7. The pool where I swim ___________usually ___________seniors working out.
8. We didn’t ask for all the challenges that we face, but we’re determined to ___________to meet them.
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1. ___________(date) back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk shows have made people all over the country roar with laughter for centuries.
2. The children watched ___________ (fascinate) as the picture began to appear.
3. Research findings seem___________(indicate) that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as a discovery by a great scientist.
4. It was in a small village in the south ___________he spent his childhood and met his lifelong friend-the local schoolmaster.
5. The researchers said the ancestor of the Komodo dragon most likely evolved in Australia and spread westward. which ___________ (reach) the Indonesian Flores 900,000 years ago.
6. Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next___________(generate).
7.I think it’s ___________disgrace. Things are going so slowly. The flood happened on Monday and now on Wednesday were still waiting for orders.
8. He had always looked so young, ___________ he seemed to have aged in the last few months.
9. Not ___________they heard that she was safe and sound were their minds set at rest.
10. We don’t know who specifically was ___________(blame) for what happened, but we know which group of boys was involved.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.“一带一路倡议”契合中国、沿线国家和本地区发展需要,符合有关各方的共同利益,顺应了地区和全球合作潮流。(answer)
The Belt and Road Initiative,meeting the development needs of China, countries along the route and the region will serve the common interests of relevant parties and__________ __________ __________ of regional and global cooperation.
2.我家有个花瓶,据说是从明代传下来的。(date)
My family has a vase,which is said __________ __________ __________ the Ming Dynasty.
3.直到1911年人们才发现了第一种维生素。
It was __________ __________ 1911__________ the first vitamin was identified.
4.警方说他们怀疑这次袭击是由激进分子们实施的。
The police say __________ __________ __________ the attack was carried out by activists.
5.毫无疑问,我在学校学的急救知识救了他的命。
There is __________ __________ __________ the first aid skill I learnt in school saved his life.
6.我觉得是你的丈夫应该对那个被宠坏的孩子负责。
I feel it is __________ __________ __________ is to blame for the spoiled child.
7.许多孩子害怕因在讲英语时犯错误而受责备。(blame)
Many children are afraid of __________ __________ __________ making mistakes in speaking English.
8.这本书非常有趣,我们都喜欢读它。
This is __________ __________ __________ __________ that we all enjoy reading.
Ⅴ.课文语法填空
Charles Darwin was a geologist and naturalist fascinated by rocks, plants and animals. He left England on the ship, the Beagle, in 1831. The journey gave him the chance 1 (study) various living things in their natural environments. He noticed that some species of animals were very similar 2 each other.
At that time, people believed that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and 3 (change) since. But Darwin began to think differently.
When the ship reached the Galapagos Islands in 1835, it 4 (be) the birds that interested him the most. He suspected that the different 5 (finch) had evolved from a common ancestor 6 had arrived on the islands a long time before.
It was a 7 (complete) new idea-a theory of evolution. Darwin explained this theory in book. On the Origin of Species. Many people refused to believe that living things, 8 (include) humans had evolved from lower forms of life. But Darwin’s scientific studies were so convincing 9 more and more people started to believe his theory.
Today, the book is regarded as one of the most important works ever 10 (write).
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10._______
参考答案:
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1. seeds 2. evolution 3. suspect 4. ancestors 5. nature
6. distant 7. available 8. indicate 9. convince 10. adapt
Ⅱ.用方框内短语的适当形式填空
1. a variety of 2. in question
3. adapt to 4. dates back to
5. lead to 6. is similar to
7. is; crowded with 8. answer the call
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1. Dating 考查非谓语动词。句意:传统的相声表演可以追溯到秦朝,已使全国人民放声大笑了千百年了。此处Dating back to…作状语。date back to意为“追溯到……”,没有被动形式。
2. fascinated 考查形容词。句意:电影开始以后孩子们入迷地观看着。根据句意及句式结构可知,此处应用形容词作状语。故填 fascinated。
3. to indicate 考查非谓语动词。句意:研究结果似乎表明,伟大艺术家的创作和伟大科学家的发现一样是永恒的成就。seem后面跟动词不定式作宾语。
4. that 考查强调句型。句意:就是在南方的一个小村庄里,他度过了童年,并且遇到了他终生的好友—那个当地的教师。此处强调地点状语 in a small village in the south,故填that。
5. reached 考查时态。句意:研究人员说,科莫多巨蜥的祖先最有可能在澳大利亚进化并向西传播,90万年前到达印度尼西亚的弗洛勒斯岛。此处为非限制性定语从句,根据900,000 years ago可知为一般过去时态。
6. generation 考查名词。句意:自然选择确保只有最适应环境的物种得以存活下来,把基因传给下一代。generation一代。
7. a 考查冠词。句意:我认为这是耻辱。事件进展如此之慢。周一就发生了洪灾,现在周三了,我们还在等待命令。此处为泛指,故填a。
8. but 考查连词。句意:他原来一直看起来很年轻,但过去几个月他似乎显得老了。根据句意判断此处表示转折关系。
9. until 考查连词。句意:直到听到她平安无事,他们才放心根据 were their minds set at rest可知此处为倒装。当 Not until位于句首时,主句要倒装。其结构为:Not until+从句/表时间的词+助动词+主语+谓语。
10. to blame 考查非谓语动词。句意:我们不知道具体是谁应该为所发生的事负责,但我们知道哪一伙男孩与此有关。be to blame意为“负有责任”,为主动形式表示被动意义。
Ⅳ.完成句子
1. answer the call 2. to date from
3. not until; that 4. they suspect that
5. no doubt that 6. your husband who
7. being blamed for 8. such an interesting book/so interesting a book
Ⅴ.课文语法填空
1. to study 考查非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式短语作后置定语,修饰 chance。很多特定的名词后可用不定式作定语,这样的名词有:way、time reason、chance、opportunity、need、wish,effort,right、ambition等。
2. to 考查介词。此处为 be similar to结构,意为“和……类似”。
3. hadn’t changed 考查时态。句意:那时,人们认为所有的物种同时出现在地球上并且此后没有变过。根据句意和 since判断用过去完成时的否定形式。
4. was 考查时态和强调句型。此处为强调句型。陈述句的强调句型:Itis/was+被强调部分(通常是主语、宾语或状语)+that/who(当强调主语且主语指人)+其他部分。无论强调部分为单数还是复数,be动词的选择只有is或者是was。根据前后文可知为一般过去时态。
5. finches 考查名词复数。由空前 the different可知用名词复数。
6. which 考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句,指代先行词 a common ancestor。由于指物,故填 which。
7. completely 考查副词。此处用副词修饰形容词new。
8. including 考查介词。此处 including意为“包括…在内”。
9. that 考查连词。此处为so…that…结构。
10. written考查非谓语动词。此处为过去分词作后置定语,works与write之间为被动关系。
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