Unit 2 Natural Disasters Grammar and usage & Integrated skills
一、填空题
1.The workers were not better organized; otherwise they would _________(accomplish) the task in half the time.
2.Earthquakes are among the most _________(power) natural disasters on earth, and their results can be terrifying.
3.Her _________(donate) was for students who clearly needed financial help.
4.Tom works hard and he is always the last one _________(leave) the classroom every day.
5.One of the _________(document) lost by accident was a report written by the engineer.
二、汉译英
6.Sweeten the mixture with a little _________(蜂蜜).
7.The young man rushed _________(往楼下) and burst into the kitchen.
8.All the students should change the _________(床单) every two weeks.
9.They played a football game to raise money for _________(慈善).
10.The party came to _________(政权) at the last election held two years ago.
三、阅读理解
The following are a few special and well-known water parks around the world. Take a good look and know what the real water parks look like.
Noah's Ark
Location: Wisconsin Dells, US
Noah's Ark offers many water slides. The most noticeable ride is the Black Anaconda. More than 400 metres in length, it is the US's most exciting water coaster (水上过山车)and sends riders going down at speeds of up to 48 km per hour. Plus, with 18 indoor water parks, Wisconsin Dells offers plenty of fun for water lovers.
Tropical Islands Resort
Location: Brandenburg, Germany
This resort offers the largest indoor water park in the world. And its indoor pool can hold 6,000 visitors at a time. As Europe’s largest tropical (热带的)holiday world, it is more than a water park. It is a fully practical resort, featuring a theme park, an artificial rainforest, a beach, steam baths and many shops and restaurants. There are also several water slides people of all ages can enjoy.
Las Cascades Water Park
Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Las Cascadas is famous for its unbelievable beauty. It's surrounded by tropical mountain forests and located close to the ocean. The water ride carries riders through the whole water park. They can see the mountains and waterfalls around it.
Chimelong Water Park
Location: Guangzhou, China
It is one of the largest water parks in Asia. With its advanced technology, it has much new water equipment. One of the park's rides transports riders up to a 19-metre-tall tower. The park has a special water treatment system that ensures safe PH levels and removes harmful things that can cause diseases.
1.Which park may offer healthier water to the tourists
A.Noah's Ark. B.Tropical Islands Resort.
C.Las Cascadas Water Park. D.Chimelong Water Park.
2.What can we learn from the passage
A.The Black Anaconda is a 19-metre-tall tower.
B.Tropical Islands Resort is the largest water park in Asia.
C.Tourists can enjoy natural beauty in Las Cascadas.
D.Chimelong Water Park lies close to the ocean.
3.This passage is probably taken from______.
A.a research paper B.a travel guide C.a science magazine D.an adventure novel
四、完形填空
In our backyard there was a big pond with lots of trees and bushes. Both my grandparents were fond of our so-called garden.
One morning our new neighbor, an aggressively ambitious businessman, saw my grandfather 1 two rare deodar (雪松) tree saplings on both sides of our gate. 2 , he said he had planted the same tree saplings in his garden. My grandfather 3 gave his plants adequate amount of water and didn’t give them full 4 , while our neighbor interested in better 5 looked after them too well. His plants were much 6 and greener.
Normally in summer, we have fierce thunderstorms. 7 the extreme damage, these storms also bring 8 from the terribly hot climate. After a thunderstorm, we came out to 9 the damage to our garden and saw the neighbor in his garden, too, but he looked 10 as his plants had been uprooted. Ours were standing 11 on the ground. Surprised to see this, he came up to us and said with embarrassment, "My trees 12 from the roots while yours didn't. Why "
My grandfather said, "You gave your plants more attention, water and manure (肥料), 13 they didn't need to work for anything. I gave mine just some, letting their roots do the 14 ; thus their roots went deeper and became stronger." Our neighbor nodded in 15 . Hearing the words, I realized that anything easily given could be taken away much more easily and we would not understand the hard work it took to earn those things.
1.A.moving B.purchasing C.delivering D.planting
2.A.By the way B.By coincidence C.On the contrary D.In contrast
3.A.extremely B.instantly C.barely D.negatively
4.A.force B.amount C.review D.attention
5.A.requirements B.returns C.education D.access
6.A.drier B.rarer C.fuller D.wilder
7.A.Instead of B.Regardless of C.But for D.Apart from
8.A.addition B.relief C.protection D.awareness
9.A.infer B.control C.prevent D.inspect
10.A.tired B.upset C.bored D.ashamed
11.A.firmly B.widely C.fairly D.flexibly
12.A.came off B.put off C.took off D.showed off
13.A.so B.if C.though D.unless
14.A.majority B.opposite C.sort D.rest
15.A.total B.detail C.approval D.turn
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:have accomplished
解析:句意为:工人们没有被更好地组织起来。否则,他们本可以在一半的时间内完工。根据otherwise(否则)可知该句用虚拟语气,表示“本可以做某事而未做”用 would have done 结构,故填 have accomplished。该句可以转换为: If the workers had been better organised, they would have accomplished the task in half the time.
2.答案:powerful
解析:句意为:地震是地球上影响最为巨大的自然灾害之一,它们(造成)的结果是极其可怕的。设空处应填形容词,作定语,修饰disasters,根据语境可知应填powerful。
3.答案:donation
解析:句意为:她的捐赠是给明显需要经济资助的学生们的。设空处作主语,应填名词形式,由后面的was可知应填donation。
4.答案:to leave
解析: 考查动词不定式。句意:汤姆学习很努力,每天总是最后一个离开教室。代词one前有the last修饰,设空处应用动词不定式作定语,故填to leave。
5.答案:documents
解析:考在名词的数。句意:意外丢失的文件中有一份是工程师写的报告。分析句子结构可知,此处为“one of+可数名词复数”结构,故填documents。
二、
6.答案:honey
7.答案:downstairs
8.答案:sheets
9.答案:charity
10.答案:power
三、
答案:1-3.DCB
解析:1.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 The park has a special water treatment system that ensures safe PH levels and removes harmful things that can cause diseases. 可知D项正确。
2.推理判断题。根据 Las Cascadas Water Park 部分中的 Las Cascadas is famous for its unbelievable beauty. 及后文中的 mountain forests, the ocean, waterfalls 可知,Las Cascadas 的风景很美,游客可以在此享受美丽的自然风景。由此可知C项正确。
3.推理判断题。本文介绍了世界上四个著名的水上乐园,由此可推知本文是写给游客看的,故B项正确。
四、
答案:1-5.DBCDB; 6-10.CDBDB; 11-15.AAADC
解析:1.考查动词词义辨析。move移动; purchase购买; deliver投递; plant种植。根据下文he said he had planted the same tree saplings in his garden可知,此处“种植”符合语境,故选D项。
2.考查短语辨析。by the way顺便说; by coincidence碰巧;on the contrary相反; in contrast相比之下。结合上下文可知,两人都种了这种罕见的树苗,这是巧合,故选B项。
3.考查副词词义辨析。extremely极其; instantly立即; barely几乎不;negatively消极地,否定地。根据语境可知,上下文之间是对比关系,根据下文looked after them too well可推测作者的祖父几乎不会给树苗浇充足的水,故选C项。
4.考查名词词义辨析。force武力,力量;amount数量;review审查,评论; attention关注。结合上下文可知,此处是指作者的祖父既不给树苗充足的水,也不太关注树苗,故选D项。
5.考查名词词义辨析。requirement要求; return回报;education教育; access通路。根据语境可知,作为商人的邻居想要更好的回报,所以把树苗照顾得很好,故选B项。
6.考查形容词词义辨析。dry干旱的;rare稀少的;full 茂盛的; wild荒芜的。根据空后的and greener可知此处应选择正向的表达,故选C项。
7.考查介词短语辨析。instead of代替,而非; regardless of不管; but for要不是; apart from除了。根据语境可知,此处是指暴风雨除了带来破坏,也会带来好处,故选D项。
8.考查名词词义辨析。addition附加物; relief缓和;protection保护; awareness意识。结合上下文可知,此处是指暴风雨也给植物带来了水分,这缓和了炎热的气候造成的干早,故选B项。
9.考查动词词义辨析。infer推断; control控制; prevent阻止;inspect检查。根据语境和常识可知,暴风雨过后要检查花园中的受损情况,故选D项。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。tired劳累的;upset沮丧的; bored无聊的; ashamed羞愧的。根据下文his plants had been uprooted可知,此处“沮丧的”符合语境,故选B项。
11.考查副词词义辨析。firmly牢固地; widely广泛地; fairly公平地;flexibly灵活地。根据下文My trees 12 from the roots while yours didn't. Why 可知,两家的树苗的状况截然相反,故此处“牢固地”符合语境,故选A项。
12.考查动词短语辨析。come off脱落,脱离;put off推迟;take off起飞,脱下; show off炫耀。根据上文his plants had been uprooted可知,此处“脱落”符合语境,故选A项。
13.考查连词词义辨析。so因此;if如果; though尽管;unless除非。根据语境可知,上下文之间是因果关系,故选A项。
14.考查名词词义辨析。majority大多数;opposite相反的人(或事物);sort种类;rest剩余部分。根据语境可知,此处是指给了树苗一些水和肥料之后,剩余部分就由它们的根来解决,故选D项。
15.考查名词词义辨析。total总计; detail细节; approval同意;turn机会。根据空前的nodded可知作者的邻居同意祖父的话,故选C项。
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