Unit 8 Writing Workshop-Reading Club 2
一、填空
1.政府倡议每一个体都采取行动以减少污染。(take action)
The government advocates that __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.
2.你可以参加许多活动,从划独木舟到野营。(part)
You will be able to __________ __________ __________ a number of activities from canoeing to wild camping.
3.她的努力使她获得成功,而她哥哥的失败是由他的懒惰引起的。(result)
Her efforts __________ __________ her success while her brother's failure __________ __________ his laziness.
4.Many items in daily use are made out of p_____.
5.S_____ up your views in a few words.
6.This treatment is not a_____ in the vast majority of hospitals.
7.There were arguments between local r_____ and the police.
8.The temperature __________(在15度到35度之间).
9.__________(年龄范围) is from six to twelve years old.
10.Interest rates are expected to rise by one _____(百分比) point.
11.Your starting salary is 13,000 per month and will be reviewed _____(每年).
12.Research _____(表明) that eating habits are changing fast.
13.关于我们的计划,他好像什么都知道了。
It seems _______________.
14.我好像没有时间锻炼。
It seems ____________________.
15.调查显示,越来越多的人选择出国旅游。
__________, more and more people choose to travel abroad.
二、阅读理解
As the school year barely starts in Denver, French teacher Melanie is filled with worry that her students are always absent-minded. Yet, the problem isn't messaging, enjoying video games or delivering notes. Surprisingly, the problem is about the ongoing heat wave in Denver.
"Today was a little bit hot, so I noticed that kids were very sleepy and they had to get up to drink water quite often," said Melanie, who works at Denver's East High School. "If you lose too much water, you have to keep going to the water fountain, which can take away from their classroom experience. While nodding off in class on a warm day may seem acceptable for average teens, Melanie's observation carries a bigger consequence than dry lips.
"There have been quite a few media reports about teachers noticing that students weren't able to focus on hotter days," said R Jisung Park, a researcher. "Does a hotter climate during the school year actually affect the rate of learning " The drop in academic achievements couldn't be explained by hotter weekends or hotter summers, but the trend was connected to higher temperatures on school days alone.
The connection between lost learning and a greater number of hot days is one more example of how climate change is already affecting our lives—and it's an alarm bell for what we stand to lose in the future. Humans still have time to lessen the negative consequences of continued global warming. Without any important changes in the next 10 years, the globe will be trapped in an unavoidable era of heat waves that were unprecedented for human beings.
1.What may cause students to be absent-minded according to the text
A.Video games. B.Text messages. C.Heat waves. D.Classroom notes.
2.What can be inferred from the second paragraph
A.Kids often go to the water fountain for lack of water.
B.Extreme heat may lower a kid's ability to learn.
C.Nodding off in class is a sign of respecting teachers.
D.Kids are more interested in drinking water than sleeping.
3.How does the author feel about dealing with the future global warming
A.Optimistic. B.Uncertain. C.Worried. D.Indifferent.
4.What does the text mainly talk about
A.The way that global warming continues.
B.The reasons why kids are absent-minded in class.
C.The hotter it grows,the more focused kids become.
D.The hotter it grows, the harder it will be for kids to learn.
三、语法填空
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。
It is a global problem ①_____(deal) with waste but Sweden recycles most of its household waste, ②_____ (leave) less than 1% of its waste to go into landfills. It has 32 clean-burning waste-to-energy plants, ③_____ turns around half of its waste into energy and it gets scrap metal, plastic, glass and food scraps ④_____ (recycle) because they can't be burned. Because there isn't enough waste for its plants, Sweden begins to import waste from other European ⑤_____ (country), which leads to a win-win result.
In Africa, a large quantity of waste ⑥_____ (produce) each year. There is no doubt that it will result in disease, pollution and other environmental issues if it isn't disposed of ⑦_____ (effective). So some wise people see ⑧_____ business chance in it. Many businesses are making profits from dealing with the waste. Some products such as schoolbags and footwear are being produced ⑨_____ plastic or old car tyres and clothing.
No matter where these businesses are, they are reducing the waste and making the world a ⑩_____ (good) place to live in.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:every individual should take action to reduce pollution
2.答案:take part in
3.答案:resulted in; resulted from
4.答案:plastic
5.答案:Sum
6.答案:available
7.答案:residents
8.答案:ranges from 15 to 35 degrees
9.答案:The age range
10.答案:percentage
11.答案:annually
12.答案:indicates
13.答案:that he has learned everything about our plan
14.答案:that I have no time to exercise
15.答案:As is indicated in the survey
二、
答案:1-4.CBCD
解析:1.细节理解题。依据第一段最后一句Surprisingly, the problem is about the ongoing heat wave in Denver.可知,导致学生心不在焉的是炎热的天气。故选C项。
2.推理判断题。根据第二段可知,天气热的时候学生们在上课期间会昏昏欲睡并增加起身去喝水的次数,由which can take away from their classroom experience可知,这会影响他们对于课堂的投入程度。由此可推断高温会降低学生的学习能力。故选B项。
3.推理判断题。由最后一段最后两句可知,作者认为人们依然有时间去降低持续的全球变暖带来的恶果,但如果未来十年内没有重大的改变,整个地球将会无可避免地陷入“热浪时代”。由此可知,作者对未来人们如何应对全球变暖这一问题是持担忧态度的。故选C项。
4.主旨大意题。文章以丹佛为例,阐述了高温天气使得学生的学习精力被分散,学习能力下降的事实。故选D项。
三、
答案:① to deal ② leaving ③ which ④ recycled ⑤ countries
⑥ is produced ⑦ effectively ⑧ a ⑨ from ⑩ better
解析:①考查不定式。动词不定式在句中是真正的主语,it是形式主语。
②考查现在分词。此处是现在分词作结果状语,故填leaving。
③考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此定语从句中缺少主语,同时关系词指代前面的plants,故填which。
④考查过去分词。根据前面的get可知,此处为get sth done结构,故填 recycled。
⑤考查名词复数。根据前面的 other可知指“其他国家”,故此处填 countries。
⑥考查语态。根据句子结构,此处缺少谓语,同时本篇文章基本上以一般现在时为主,故填is produced。
⑦考查副词。修饰谓语应使用副词,作状语。
⑧考查冠词。此处a表示泛指“一个”,故填a。
⑨考查介词。根据句意可知,此处表示用塑料等制造,因此填from。
⑩考查形容词。此处表示一个比现在更好的世界,故填better。