Unit 5 Learning from nature Using Language
一、单词拼写
1.A number of people have been _______ (雇用) to deal with the backlog of work.
2.The working group will be looking for practical _______ (方法) to the problems faced by doctors.
3.Many medical methods were employed by ______ (医生) for his sickness, but all were of no effect.
4.The 24 solar terms is a deeply rooted concept that covers the ______ (智慧) of the Chinese people.
5.She put some soil in the box, then _____ (种) the seed carefully, and then covered it with more soil. Finally she kept the box in the shade.
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空
be known as; be used as; take inspiration from; vary from... to... ; learn from; add to; seek solutions to; employ oneself in; crash into; come about
1. Professor Wang has _______ researching the wildlife protection in the recent five years.
2. Languages _______ country _______ country. They differ not only in written and spoken languages but also in gestures.
3. I have been used to _______ everything I read and everyone I come into contact with.
4. My concentration was distracted and suddenly I realised I was about to _______ the car in front.
5. The young policeman _______ a hero as he saved a drowning girl in freezing water.
6. He insisted that his name should _______ the list of the medical team sent to the disaster-stricken area.
7. How did the differences between British English and American English _______
8. The umbrella was not invented as a protection against rain. It _______ a shade against the sun at first.
9. Experts suggested having a public hearing to _______ water problems.
10. One should _______ the past mistakes so as to avoid falling into the same trap again.
三、阅读理解
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has spent much of his time seeking artistic solutions to our environmental problems. His past projects include a "Smog Free Tower" to clean polluted air and "Gates of Light", which uses the headlamps of passing cars to light up the 60 floodgates of the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands. Now, he is hoping to use his skills to solve a pressing global problem — space junk!
Scientists estimate that there are over 500,000 pieces of space junk. To deal with the problem, Roosegaarde intends to achieve his goal by educating the public about the urgency of the situation and coming up with possible solutions. The project called the Space Waste Lab started in October 2018 with a laser(激光) show in the Netherlands. The unique outdoor artwork of LEDs used real-time tracking information to point at pieces of space junk floating at altitudes of 200 to 20,000 kilometers. The experience was designed to make the public know more about how much space junk there is.
To find a solution, the designer has been thinking with experts. One of the projects being considered is "Shooting Stars", which attempts to reintroduce the trash to the atmosphere in a controlled way. Upon reentry, the waste would burn in the atmosphere like a shooting star. Roosegaarde envisages that if successful, burning space trash could someday replace fireworks at large public events!
In September 2018, the RemoveDEBRIS satellite successfully sent a net to catch a target while orbiting at an altitude of about 300 kilometers. Sometime this year, the spacecraft will send a harpoon that has been designed to remove space trash. At the end of its task, RemoveDEBRIS will release a sail to bring the satellite itself and hopefully some trash back into the atmosphere where it will burn up.
1.What can we infer about Daan Roosegaarde
A.He is too aggressive to put forward good plans.
B.He is creative in solving environmental problems.
C.He is fond of spending all of his time learning art skills.
D.He is sensitive to art reflected in environmental projects.
2.Why was a laser show held in October 2018
A.To confirm real-time information about space trash.
B.To show the great beauty of LEDs to common people.
C.To raise public awareness of the amount of space trash.
D.To inspire people to consider the solution to space trash.
3.What does the underlined word "envisages" in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A.Suspect. B.Demand. C.Advise. D.Imagine.
四、语法填空
The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It ① _____ (fall) on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, ②_____ is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.
Qu was minister of the state of Chu ③_____ (locate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei Provinces during the Warring States Period. He was upright, loyal and ④_____ (high) respected. ⑤_____, he was fired from office due to his suggestion about fighting against Qin in cooperation with the state of Qi. During his stay in other areas, he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country. When Chu ⑥_____ (defeat) by Qin, he realized ⑦_____ he could do about it was nothing. Qu jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.
After the ⑧_____ (dead) of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to the Miluo River to mourn (悼念) for the great poet they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves ⑨_____ the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a ⑩_____ (tradition) festival for the Chinese people.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:employed
2.答案:solutions
3.答案:physicians
4.答案:wisdom
5.答案:sowed
二、答案:1.employed himself in 2. vary from; to 3. taking inspiration from 4.crash into 5. was known as 6.be added to 7.come about 8.was used as 9.seek solutions to 10.learn from
三、答案:1-3.BCD
解析:1.考查推理判断。根据第一段内容可知,他过去的项目包括净化空气的雾霾净化塔和光之门等,由此可知,Daan Roosegaarde在解决环境问题上很有创造力,故B项正确。
2.考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"The experience was designed to make the public know more about how much space junk there is"可知,举办这个激光秀的目的是增加公众对太空垃圾数量的了解, 故C项正确。
3.考查词义猜测。根据圆线词后的"if successful, burning space trash could someday replace fireworks at large public events"可知,Daan Roosegaarde设想如果成功的话,焚烧太空垃圾有一天会取代大型公共活动中的烟火,由此可知,画线词意为“设想,想象”,故D 项正确。
四、答案:①falls ②who ③located ④highly ⑤However ⑥was defeated ⑦what ⑧death ⑨into ⑩traditional
解析:①考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意:它(端午节)在中国农历五月初五,这个节日是为了纪念屈原,据说他自溺而亡。此处介绍一个客观事实,因此应用一般现在时,且主语为单数代词It,故填falls。
②考查定语从句。分析句子可知,此处为非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Qu Yuan,且从句中缺主语,应使用关系代词who引导。故填who。
③考查非谓语动词。句意:屈原是战国时期位于现在的湖南和湖北省的楚国的一名大臣。分析句子可知此处为定语,be located in坐落于……,此处the state of Chu与locate构成被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。
④考查副词。句意:他正直,忠诚,并备受尊重。分析句子可知,此处为副词,修饰respected,表示"受到高度尊重",应使用副词highly。
⑤考查副词。句意:然而,由于他的联合齐国抗秦的建议,他被革除官职。根据上下文可知此处表转折,且有逗号隔开,应使用副词However。
⑥考查动词的时态和语态。句意:当楚国被秦国击败的时候,屈原意识到他什么都做不了。根据句意可知此处应用被动语态,且此处为过去发生的事情,因此应用一般过去时的被动语态,故填was defeated。
⑦考查宾语从句。分析句子可知,此处为宾语从句,从句中缺谓语动词do的宾语,因此应用what引导宾语从句,表示能做的事情。
⑧考查名词。句意:屈原死后,楚国的人们来到汨罗江悼念他们深爱的伟大诗人。根据前面的定冠词the可知,此处应用名词death。
⑨考查介词。句意:人们把用叶子包裹的鸡蛋和大米扔进江里来喂鱼,让鱼远离屈原的尸体。根据句意可知,此处为短语throw...into... "把……扔进……"。故填into。
⑩考查形容词。句意:现在端午节已经成为中国人民的传统节日。分析句子可知,此处应用形容词traditional修饰名词festival。故填traditional。
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