Unit 6 Starting out&Understanding ideas
一、单词拼写
1.It's not easy to carry around, especially when boxed inside a m______ (巨大的) skull.
2.China's image is improving s_______ (平稳地), with more countries recognizing its role in international affairs.
3.Despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Alice wants to spend her l______ (空闲) time writing short stories.
4.However, whether you are on the mountains, or on the g______ (草原), you should know that your choice of sport might have great influence on the environment.
5.Besides a large number of recreational activities, Disney World offers a lot of beautiful sights and s______ (风景).
6.The explosion made a _____(巨大的) hole on the ground.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
be used to; be impressed with; in order to; be located in; be proud that; at one's leisure
1._____ make a study of kangaroos, he went to Australia by himself.
2.You can take part in various activities _____.
3._____ the east of China, Qingdao is an attractive city.
4.I _____ the amazing scenery of West Lake.
5.Our parents _____ we can make progress day by day.
6.Bamboo can _____ make paper.
三、七选五
It's important to learn how we can protect the environment. Here are 5R rules for us.
Reduce. If you want to reduce waste, you should use things more wisely. ①_____. If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
Reuse. You should always think of reusing things before throwing them out. For example, ②_____ . In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
Recycle. Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we can save lots of time and money. For example, ③_____. The metal can be used to make new coke cans.
Recover. ④_____. You have two choices: one is to throw the apples away, the second is to throw the rotten ones and keep the good ones. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
Repair. If one of the legs of your table is broken, you should repair it. If you want to buy something newer and better ,it is better for you to sell the old table, or ⑤_____.
Learn the rules to protect our environment. Let's try our best to make the earth cleaner and more beautiful.
A. give the clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor
B. coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat and melted
C. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper
D. Trees are planted every year
E. give it to people who can use it after repairing it
F. don't throw it away if you can use it
G. When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten ones
四、语法填空
It's not often sunny in Paris, but people still love to walk along the banks of the Seine. They love the view of the city's old ①_____(building), especially Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris(巴黎圣母院), with its fantastic spire(尖顶).
②_____, that view has been changed forever. On April 16, a fire ③_____(destroy) the spire of the 850-year-old church and two-thirds of the roof. Parisians were so shocked that they couldn't help openly ④_____(weep). Many citizens gathered around the giant church, praying for the hundreds of firefighters ⑤_____ fought the flames. For many in France, it's not only a house of worship, but also a symbol of French culture, architecture and history.
It is no wonder that people felt sad. The cathedral, ⑥_____(construct) in 1163, is home to many ⑦_____(religion) paintings and sculptures. It is probably best known for being related ⑧_____ the story of the Hunchback(驼背人) of Notre Dame. But its French Gothic Architecture remains the ⑨_____(big) attraction for visitors from around the world. ⑩_____(fortunate), its world-famous glass windows survived the fire. And the French President has promised to rebuild the invaluable heritage.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:massive
解析:句意:它不容易随身携带,尤其是装在一个巨大的颅骨里。形容词massive作定语修饰名词skull。
2.答案:steadily
解析:句意:中国的形象正在稳步提升,更多的国家认识到中国在国际事务中的作用。修饰动词improving应用副词形式。
3.答案:leisure
解析:句意:尽管有竞争,我八岁的女儿艾丽斯仍然想花费空闲时间写短篇小说。leisure time空闲时间。
4.答案:grassland
解析:句意:然而,无论你是在山上,或是在草原上,你应该知道你所选择的运动可能会对环境有很大的影响。grassland n.草原。
5.答案:scenery
解析:句意:除了大量的娱乐活动,迪斯尼世界还提供许多美丽的景观。scenery n.风景,景色。
6.答案:massive
二、答案:1.In order to 2.at your leisure 3.Located in 4.was impressed with 5.are proud that 6.be used to
三、答案:①-⑤ CABGE
解析:①根据下文"If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we would not have any trees left."中的关键词paper和trees可知答案为C项。
②根据Reuse.可知文章建议我们重复使用,根据下文"In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters."中的关键词clothes可知答案为A项。
③根据下文"The metal can be used to make new coke cans."中的关键词coke cans可知答案为B项。
④根据下文"You have two choices: one is to throw the apples away, the second is to throw the rotten ones and keep the good ones."中的关键词rotten可知G项正确。
⑤根据上文"Repair. If one of the legs of your table is broken, you should repair it."中的关键词repair可知E项正确。
四、答案:①buildings ②However ③destroyed ④weeping ⑤who/ that ⑥constructed ⑦religious ⑧to ⑨biggest ⑩Fortunately
解析:①考查名词单复数。句意: 他们喜欢这座城市古老建筑的风景, 尤其喜欢巴黎圣母院, 以及它奇异的尖顶。"城市古老建筑"是复数意义, 故用名词复数buildings。
②考查副词。句意: 然而, 那种风景已经永远被改变了。此处表示转折关系, 且位于句首, 用逗号与主句隔开, 所以填However。
③考查时态。句意: 4月16日, 一场火烧毁了这座有着850年历史的教堂的尖顶和三分之二的屋顶。描述发生在过去的事情, 用一般过去时, 所以填destroyed。
④考查固定用法。句意: 巴黎人非常震惊, 忍不住当众哭泣。couldn't help doing sth. 忍不住做某事, 所以填weeping。
⑤考查定语从句。句意: 许多市民聚集在这座巨大的教堂周围, 为数百名与火焰斗争的消防员祈祷。⑤_____ fought the flames是一个定语从句, 修饰先行词firefighters, 关系词在从句中作主语, 指人, 所以填who或that。
⑥考查非谓语动词。句意: 这座教堂建于1163 年, 是许多宗教绘画和雕塑的所在地。"教堂"和"建造"之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词作定语, 所以填constructed。
⑦考查形容词。修饰名词paintings, 用形容词, 所以填religious。
⑧考查固定短语。be related to与......有关, 是固定短语。
⑨考查形容词最高级。句意: 但是, 它的法国哥特式建筑仍然是最吸引来自世界各地游客的地方。由句意可知用最高级形式, 所以填biggest。
⑩考查副词。句意: 幸运的是, 它举世闻名的玻璃窗幸免于火灾。设空处位于句首, 修饰整个句子, 用副词, 所以填Fortunately。
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