Unit 5 Learning from nature Section A Starting out& Understanding ideas
一、单词拼写
1.T_________(瓦片) are usually made of baked clay and are often used for covering roofs.
2.A large amount of solar energy has been c_________(使转换) into electrical energy since amounts of advanced equipment were introduced.
3.All the workers were working day and night to make sure the p_________(管道系统) system ran smoothly.
4.The park on the w_________(滨水地区) is a good place for rest and recreation.
5.All the audience were deeply attracted by the s_________(出色的) performance of the acrobat.
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空
be used to, take... for granted, be based on, respond to, convert... into... , regard... as... , in harmony with, stick with
1.Though their plan ran into difficulties, they decided to _____________ it.
2.He _____________ taking a walk for an hour or so every day in the evening.
3.What some people _____________ a drawback is usually seen as a plus by many others.
4. Don't _____________ anything _____________. You had better know that the harder you work, the luckier you'll be.
5.It is well-known that sound judgment _____________ always _____________ rich practical experience.
6.Don't _____________ any emails requesting personal information, no matter how official they look.
7.Capturing energy from the sun and _____________ it _____________ electricity to run your toaster sounds like magic.
8.To meet the needs of today's development without harming the interests of future generations, it's necessary that we should be _____________ our environment.
三、阅读理解
Four wild pandas were spotted at different times walking around with their mothers in a nature reserve in northwestern China. Infrared (使用红外线的) cameras in Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve in Gansu province caught four young pandas following their mothers and learning survival skills such as searching for food, in the first quarter of 2018.
It was the latest identification of new panda cubs (崽) in the area, which has the largest population of wild pandas among China's nature reserves. The fourth national survey on pandas, released in 2015, said there were 110 wild pandas living in the Baishuijiang area. A total of 1,864 lived in China.
The Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve has used infrared cameras since 2012 to monitor pandas, but this is the first time that four pairs of pandas have been spotted. "In the past, we found one pair every quarter at most," said He Liwen, director of the Baishuijiang reserve. The young pandas,body sizes suggested that two of them were a year and a half old, while the other two were almost 2 years old.
"The four pairs were caught in different places far away from each other. It's very easy to see the differences," he said. "So we can be sure of the number." Baishuijiang staff members also spotted rare wildlife, including golden monkeys, Asian golden cats and gazelles.
The reserve director attributed (把……归因于……) the good news to the government's hard work on protecting the ecosystem and local people's efforts to protect the natural habitat over many years. "It's a process of continuous, growing progress," he said.
1.What can we know about Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve
A.It is home to one third of rare animals in China.
B.It published the fourth national survey on pandas.
C.It is the largest protection area located in China.
D.It is the nature reserve with the most wild pandas in China.
2.What does the underlined word "monitor" mean in Paragraph 3
A.Watch. B.Select. C.Control. D.Change.
3.What led to the discovery of other rare wildlife according to the reserve director
A.The decrease in hunting. B.The efforts of reserve workers.
C.The development of technology. D.The protection of the natural habitat.
4.Where can we most probably read this text
A.In a research paper. B.In a newspaper.
C.In a travel guide. D.In an advertisement.
四、语法填空
Combining Charles Eames' famous motto "Take your pleasure ①_________(serious)" with "Take your concerns playfully" , Alexander von Vegesack set up a summer school in ②_________, for more than 30 years, he has been teaching how ③_________(learn) design from nature.
In the midst of the French countryside, Domaine de Boisbuchet ④_________(welcome) students and professionals from all over the world since 1986. It is set in 150 hectares of land, which today contains 20 ⑤_________(building) — a mixture of original constructions and new pavilions ⑥_________(design) by creative minds from all over the world. Every summer students, designers, architects and creative figures of all kinds work alongside international artists and designers in workshops for one or more weeks. It is ⑦_________ summer break which brings benefits to the profession. It teaches a ⑧_________(difference) way of looking at design. Alexander von Vegesack, who ⑨_________(found) this unusual "school" in 1986 — one which he defines as "whole" , explains how abandoning urban life (at least for a while), living with complete strangers, sharing a single creative objective and working together can greatly change one's approach ⑩_________ design.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:Tiles
解析:句意: 瓦片通常是由烧制的黏土制成,常常用于覆盖屋项。tile n.瓦片。根据空后的are可知,本空应用复数形式。
2.答案:converted
解析:句意:自从大量的先进设备被引进以来,大量的太阳能被转换成电能。convert v.使转变;使转换。根据空前的has been可知,本句用的是现在完成时的被动语态,故本空应用过去分词形式。
3.答案:plumbing
解析:句意:所有的工人都日夜奋战,以确保管道系统的畅通。plumbing n.管道系统。
4.答案:waterfront
解析:句意:在滨水地区的这个公园是一个休息和娱乐的好地方。waterfront n.滨水地区。
5.答案:superb
解析:句意:所有的观众都被这位杂技演员的出色表演深深地吸引住了。superb adj.极好的,出色的。
二、答案:1. stick with
2. is used to
3. regard as
4. take; for granted
5. is; based on
6. respond to
7. converting; into
8. in harmony with
三、答案:1-4.DADB
解析:1.考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"It was the latest identification of new panda cubs(崽) in the area, which has the largest population of wild pandas among China's nature reserves"可知,甘肃白水江国家级自然保护区是中国自然保护区中野生大熊猫数量最多的,故选D。
2.考查词义猜测。结合画线词所在的句子中的"The Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve has used infrared cameras since 2012"可知,此处表示自2012年以来,甘肃白水江国家级自然保护区已经使用红外相机来监视大熊猫,由infrared cameras可推断, monitor在本句中意为“监视”,故选A。
3.考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"The reserve director attributed(把……归因于……) the good news to the government's hard work on protecting the ecosystem and local people's efforts to protect the natural habitat over many years"可推知,根据保护区主管的说法,正是对自然栖息地的保护才有了其他珍稀野生动物的发现。故选D。
4.考查推理判断。根据全文内容及语言风格可知,本文是一篇新闻报道,最有可能出现在报纸上。故选B。
四、答案:seriously; which ; to learn; has welcomed; buildings; designed; a; different; founded; to
解析:①考查副词。take... seriously表示“认真对待……”,为固定用法。
②考查“介词+关系代词”引导定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处指代先行词summer school,并作in的宾语,故空处填 which, in which 相当于where。
③考查“how +不定式”。分析句子结构可知, 此处考查“how +不定式”作宾语。how to do sth.意为“如何做某事”,故填to learn。
④考查时态和主谓一致。根据时间状语since 1986可知,此处应用现在完成时,主语为第三人称单数,故填has welcomed。
⑤考查名词复数。根据空前的20可知,此处应用名词的复数形式。
⑥考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,pavilions与design之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,故用过去分词。
⑦考查冠词。因为break在此意为“短暂的假期,休假”,是可数名词,且此处表示泛指,所以用不定冠词。且summer的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。
⑧考查形容词。空处作定语修饰名词,故应用形容词,因此填different。
⑨考查时态。由时间状语in 1986可知,此处应用一般过去时。
⑩考查介词。approach to... 是固定搭配,意为“……的方式”。故填to。
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