Unit 6 Disaster and hope Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas
一、单词拼写
1.De-extinction may present a new t_____ to the ecological system.
2.Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn't have found it _____ (不然).
3.The food is probably not s_____ for all the students.
4.Bookstores provide convenient s_____ in bad weather for travelers.
5.Someone called me up at m_____, only to find he dialed the wrong number.
6.Take some protective clothing to protect yourself from the insects and _____ (蚊子).
7.The museums are successful in teaching the students _____ (生存,幸存) skills at sea.
8.Dog owners should be responsible if their pets cause damage to other people's _____ (所有物).
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
after all, agree to, consist of, feel like, have one's way, have yet to, leave out, look through, make it to, suffer from
1. He suggested me _________ the important document again to make sure that there was nothing wrong.
2. Perhaps I had misjudged him. _________ , he was not so predictable.
3. Take it easy. I am sure that you will _________ the flight. You won't miss it.
4. With the medical team _________ so many experts, the patients are sure to get proper treatment and get better.
5. We should check up the list again. If anyone _________ ,we can add him to it.
6. My partner is a girl who _________. She is never willing to listen to me.
7. The people in the zone haven _________ this strange disease in the past twenty years. It is hard to cure.
8. If my working plan _________ finally, I can take a rest for a while.
9. I _________ interview the famous film star, for she hasn't turned up.
10. Do you _________ you can exchange your watch with mine
三、阅读理解
Seeing a volcano erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving travellers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.
Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colourful houses along its old streets that are turned into artworks during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won't miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
But climbing Pacaya is no easy job. It is 2, 560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone(火山堆). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit.
Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down.
1.What is the main purpose of this passage
A.To attract tourists to Pacaya. B.To describe the beauty of Pacaya.
C.To introduce guided tours to Pacaya. D.To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.
2.Antigua is a city _________.
A.where people can enjoy cultural festivals B.where the daring Pacaya tour starts
C.that gives a close-up view of Pacaya D.that is famous for its tour companies
3.Many tours are timed for people to ________.
A.get down the mountain in time when night falls
B.avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone
C.enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky
D.appreciate the scenery of the mountain
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE
A.On the top of Pacaya people can see nothing but remains of the eruption.
B.On the way to Pacaya, people can hear the sound of eruption, steaming, hot remains and rare wildlife.
C.During its Holy Week festival Antigua becomes very beautiful.
D.Hot streams together with rocks can be erupted into the air.
四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
More than 10,000 people were made ①__________(home) in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday six days after it kept on raining ②__________ (heavy).
The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two metres deep. It is ③__________ (close) to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People ④__________ (try) to get to higher ground were just in time to escape ⑤__________ (destroy) by the flood. Most of the flood victims had to leave all their property ⑥__________.
The National Flood Relief(救济) Centre was reported to give ⑦__________ help and by early evening all the people in town ⑧__________ (move) out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers.
The flood victims are now sheltered in different simple relief centres in the nearby town of Ternang. "Everything ⑨__________ (possibly) is being done to help the unlucky people," a government spokesman said. "In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organisations and helpful people."
According to the ⑩__________ (late) report, it is still raining at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by water. So far no deaths have been reported.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案: threat
2.答案:otherwise
3.答案:sufficient
4.答案:shelters
5.答案:midnight
6.答案:mosquitoes
7.答案:survival
8.答案:property
二、答案:1. looking through
2. After all
3. make it to
4. consisting of
5. is left out
6. has her way
7. been suffering from
8. is agreed to
9. have yet to
10. feel like
三、答案:1-4.ABCC
解析:语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章对火山Pacaya进行了细致的介绍,讲述了火山喷发时的情景,并对其周围地区的风光进行了介绍,旨在吸引人们到此处游览观光。
1.解析:主旨大意题。本文比较详细地介绍了Pacaya的风景,并在文中反复提到了tour, traveller,可见其写作目的在于吸引游客前往。
2.解析:推理判断题。由第二段第一句"Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua."及最后一句"No matter when you come to Antigua, you won't miss the Pacaya-tour companies."可知,游客若要到Pacaya,可以到邻近的Antigua参加那里的旅行社,也就是说这里是去Pacaya旅行的起点。其他选项与原文不符。
3.解析:细节理解题。由最后一段第一句"...so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky."可知答案。
4.解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的"...Antigua, a beautiful city... are turned into artworks during its Holy Week festival."可知C项正确。A项说法有误,人们在山顶可以欣赏到红色岩浆和黑色天空的强烈对比。B项中提到的能听到野生动物的声音这一说法文章未提及;D项中together with rocks说法有误。
四、答案:homeless ; heavily ; closed ; trying ; being destroyed; behind ; its ; had moved; possible ; latest
解析:①解析:理解文意可知,连续下雨导致洪灾,许多人流离失所,故本空填形容词homeless“无家可归的”作主语补足语。
②解析:修饰动词rain,本空应该用副词。
③解析:本句意为“桥梁对所有车辆关闭”,这里close为动词,故本空用被动语态。
④解析:分析句子结构可知,本句的谓语动词是were,故本空用现在分词短语作后置定语。
⑤解析:动词escape后跟动名词作宾语,另外句子主语people是destroy动作的承受者,故本空用动名词的被动形式作宾语。
⑥解析:固定短语leave...behind“遗留;留下”。
⑦解析:本空用形容词性物主代词作定语,修饰help,句子的主语是第三人称单数,故用its。
⑧解析:时间状语by early morning和完成时态连用,上一句的谓语动词为was reported,故本空用过去完成时。
⑨解析:形容词修饰不定代词everything, somebody等时后置。
⑩解析:理解句意可知,本空指最新报道,故用latest。
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