Unit 6
短语:
1. at the market 在市场上
2. your favourite bird 你最喜欢的鸟
3. look like 看起来像
4. 15 types of cranes 15种鹤
5. rare birds 罕见的鸟
6.make beautiful sounds 发出优美的声音
7.at bird shows 在鸟展上
8.birds in the pictures 画里的鸟
9. include birds in their poems 把鸟写进他们的诗里
10. part of our lives 我们生活的一部分
11. introduce myself 介绍我自己
12. be interested in 对……感兴趣
13. learn about 学习
14. different kinds of plants 各种各样的植物
15. become a member of 成为……的一员
16. natural world 自然界
17. take part in 参加
18. know more about 更了解……
19. call sb. on + (phone number) 拨打(电话号码)找某人
20. email sb. at +(email address) 按照(邮件地址)发邮件给某人
21. I think it is important for me to do something to protect them.
It is + adj. + for sb. to do sth. 表示对某人来说做某事怎么样
e.g. 对我来说,解决这道数学题很容易。
It's easy for me to work out the math problem.
孩子们在那条河里游泳是危险的。
It is dangerous for children to swim in that river.
课文知识点:
1. The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife.
1) area n. 地区;区域,范围;面积
表示面积是不可数名词,常用短语有in area。
e.g. The flat is about 120 square meters in area.
这座公寓的面积大约120平方米。
表示地区、区域是可数名词,复数+s。
e.g. Lots of students can’t go to school in poor areas.
贫困地区有很多孩子不能上学。
2) provide vt. “提供,供给”, 其后常接名词或代词。provide sth. for sb./ provide sb. with sth., “为某人提供某物”。
e.g. The peasants provide vegetables for us. 农民供给我们蔬菜。
3) cover n. 封面(C); 庇护所 (U) vt. 覆盖; 包括
e.g. The wetlands provide cover for wildlife. 湿地为野生生物提供庇护所。
Our school covers an area of 3000 square meters.
我们学校占地面积为3000平方米。
Write your name on the cover of your book. 把你的名字写在书的封面上。
2. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.
1) all year round是个固定词组,“一年 到头, 全年”。
e.g. He makes a lot of money all year round. 一年到头他赚了许多钱。
类似的短语: all day long 整天
2) while在此处用作连词,意为“然而,但是”,表示对比,它连接的前后两个句子是并列关系。
e.g. Some people waste food while others haven’t enough.
一些人浪费食物,然而有些人还没有足够的食物。
3) stay n. 停留
e.g. We only intend to make a short stay here.
我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。
stay v. 停留
e.g. She stayed to take care of her mother. 她留下来照料她母亲。
3. There are not many cranes left in the world, and 40 percent of them live in Zhanlong.
per cent “百分之……”, 用来表示百分比。
e.g. Forty per cent of the students in my class are girls.
我的班里40%的学生是女孩。
4. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.
1) lead vi.&vt. 领导, 带领
e.g. You lead, and I’ll follow. 你领导,我服从。
lead to 导致
e.g. Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。
2) less and less 与 fewer and fewer, 表示“越来越少”。前者修饰不可数名词, 后者修饰可数名词。
e.g. There is less and less space for wildlife. 野生动物的空间是越来越少了。
There are fewer and fewer wild animals. 野生动物是越来越少了。
5. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.
prevent v. 预防;防止
e.g. Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent disease.
科学家们正试图找到预防疾病的方法。
prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
同义短语: stop sb. (from) doing sth. 和 keep sb. from doing sth.
e.g. We should prevent/ stop/keep people (from) hunting wildlife.
我们应该阻止人们猎杀野生生物。
6. We need more people to count and describe the birds.
describe vt.描述;说成;形容;
e.g. He described the accident in detail. 他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。
Please describe what you saw. 请描述你所见到的情形。
7. We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.
understand v. 懂得;明白;理解
e.g. I don’t understand what you’re talking about. 我不明白你在说什么。
He is trying his best to understand his meaning.
他正在尽力弄明白他的意思。
The reserve covers an area of over 4530 square kilometers.
保护区覆盖了超过4530平方公里。
cover n. 封面(C),庇护所 (U) v. 覆盖,包括
e.g. 湿地为野生生物提供庇护所。
The wetlands provide cover for wildlife.
我们学校占地面积为3000平方米。
Our school covers an area of 3000 square metres.
把你的名字写在书的封面上。
Write your name on the cover of your book.
同步练习
一、单项选择
1. —What ________ bad weather it was! The farmers faced huge losses.
—Yes. Many people took ________ pity on them and started to raise money.
A. a; a B. /; a C. a; / D. /; /
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:——多么糟糕的天气啊!农民面临着巨大的损失。——是的。许多人同情他们,开始筹集资金。
考查冠词。a不定冠词,表泛指;/零冠词。“weather”是不可数名词,不能用a修饰,排除A和C;take pity on“同情”,固定短语。故选D。
2. About 30 percent of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) ________ covered by ice all year round and for half a year the sun does not rise above the horizon (地平线).
A. are B. is C. were D. was
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:北冰洋有大约百分之三十的洋面终年被冰覆盖,有半年的时间太阳都不会在地平线上升起。
考查主谓一致。由and后的“for half a year the sun does not rise above the horizon (地平线).”可知本句用一般现在时,排除C/D选项;分数/百分数+of+名词作主语时,谓语动词和of后 的名词保持一致。本句主语是“30 percent of the Arctic Ocean”,of 后面是可数名词单数,因此be动词用is。故选B。
3. Every year more and more birds come to Xuanwu Lake to live ________ the winter.
A. through B. across C. around D. in
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:每年越来越多的鸟来到玄武湖过冬。
考查介词辨析。through自始至终,在整个期间;across(从物体表面)穿过;around围绕;in在某年某月某季节。根据“Every year more and more birds come to Xuanwu Lake to live...the winter.”可知,此处强调鸟到玄武湖过整个冬天,应用介词through。故选A。
4. Which of the following sentences has an intransitive verb (vi.)
A. Ice cream tastes nice. B. Farmers harvest crops.
C. The temperature drops. D. Autumn leaves turn brown.
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:下列哪个句子中有不及物动词?
考查动词词性。“Ice cream tastes nice.”中的动词是taste“尝起来”,是感官动词,属于系动词;“Farmers harvest crops.”中的动词是harvest“收割”,后接宾语,是及物动词;“The temperature drops.”中的动词是drop“下降”,后不接宾语,是不及物动词;“Autumn leaves turn brown.”中的动词是turn“变成”,是系动词。故选C。
5. —How is the weather in Nanjing these days
—It’s fine and sunny, but the wind sometimes blows ________.
A. hardly B. quickly C. strongly D. brightly
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:——这几天南京的天气怎么样?——天气晴朗,但有时风很大。
考查副词辨析。hardly几乎不;quickly快速地;strongly强烈地;brightly明亮地。根据“wind sometimes blows...”和选项可知,此处应用strongly,表示“风刮得大”。故选C。
6. Susan made some more dumplings ________ her friend a treat during the Spring Festival.
A. gives B. giving C. to give D. give
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:苏珊在春节期间又包了一些饺子给她的朋友。
考查非谓语动词。此处在句中表示目的,用动词不定式形式,故选C。
7. Thanks for helping me a lot. ________, I couldn’t have passed the exam so smoothly.
A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Also
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:谢谢你对我的帮助。否则,我不可能这么顺利地通过考试。
考查副词辨析。Moreover此外;Otherwise否则;However然而;Also也。根据“Thanks for helping me a lot. ...I couldn’t have passed the exam so smoothly.”可知,多亏对方的帮助,否则不可能顺利地通过考试。故选B。
8. Which of the following words doesn’t have a prefix
A. untidy B. unhealthy C. impossible D. important
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:下列哪个单词没有前缀?
考查构词法。untidy不整洁的,un-否定前缀;unhealthy不健康的,un-否定前缀;impossible不可能的,im-否定前缀;important重要的,无前缀。故选D。
9. —Will your father be back home at 6 o’clock this evening
—He should, but he ________ not. Sometimes he goes to the gym after work.
A. can B. must C. need D. may
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:——爸爸今晚6点会回家吗?——他应该,但可能不会。有时他下班后去体育馆。
考查情态动词。can可以;must必须;need需要;may可能。根据“but”表转折及“Sometimes he goes to the gym after work.”可知,他可能不会在6点回家,空处表示可能性推测,用may表示。故选D。
10. —Haven’t seen you for weeks, Tom. ________
—Not bad. Thank you.
A What’s wrong with you B. What are you doing
C. How are you doing D. Is that all right
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:——好几个星期没见到你了,汤姆。你好吗?——还不错。谢谢你!
考查情景交际。What’s wrong with you你怎么了;What are you doing你在干什么;How are you doing你好吗;Is that all right那样可以吗。根据“Not bad. Thank you.”可知,询问对方还好吗,故选C。
二、完形填空
Rick was a young boy who was angry at everything around him. To calm Rick down, his mom came home with a canvas (画布) and ____11____. “Whenever you feel bad about something, paint it instead of getting ____12____.”
Though not that happy, Rick gave it a ____13____. After creating many paintings, he took his artwork to his mom.
“Tell me, Rick. What are these paintings about ”
“The first is about how some kids show off their new clothes. The next is about my teacher who always tells me about ____14____ I’m doing things wrong. And the last painting is about how one of my schoolmates said I should change my attitude (态度). They all make me so angry.”
Rick’s mom took Rick ____15____ her side and told him, “Don’t you see, Rick You’re getting so angry but you never try to understand why.” Then she explained carefully, “All the people you were angry at did ____16____ wrong. The kids were showing off their good clothes but never laughed at you for being ____17____. Your teacher scolded (责备) you but that was because you ____18____ trouble in class. And your schoolmate was only trying to help you ____19____ your mistakes.”
“Next time you get angry, take a deep breath and walk away for a couple of seconds. And when you come back, talk to the person you’re angry at. You might calm down in this way.”
Rick took his mom’s advice and became ____20____ angry. He even started to feel happy around other children.
11. A. glue B. cream C. tape D. paint
12. A. afraid B. angry C. happy D. patient
13. A. try B. plan C. decision D. beginning
14. A. what B. while C. how D. who
15. A. in B. of C. to D. by
16. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
17. A. careful B. careless C. rich D. poor
18. A. happened B. caused C. solved D. led
19. A. correct B. collect C. make D. mix
20. A. more B. the most C. less D. the least
【答案】11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。里克是一个爱生气的男孩,妈妈让里克通过画画表达内心的想法,最后妈妈打开了里克的心结,他和周围的孩子成了朋友。
【11题详解】
句意:为了让里克平静下来,他妈妈带着画布和颜料回家。
glue胶水;cream奶油;tape磁带;paint颜料。根据“his mom came home with a canvas (画布) and...”可知,带着画布和颜料,故选D。
【12题详解】
句意:当你对某件事感到不愉快时,把它画出来,而不是生气。
afraid害怕的;angry生气的;happy开心的;patient耐心的。根据“Rick was a young boy who was angry at everything around him.”可知,里克很爱生气,故选B。
【13题详解】
句意:虽然不太高兴,里克还是试了试。
try尝试;plan计划;decision决定;beginning开始。根据“Though not that happy, Rick gave it a...”可知,里克决定试一下,故选A。
【14题详解】
句意:下一个是关于我老师,他总是告诉我我做错了什么。
what什么;while当……时;how如何;who谁。根据“The next is about my teacher who always tells me about...I’m doing things wrong.”可知,此处是宾语从句,从句不缺成分,故选C。
【15题详解】
句意:里克的妈妈把里克拉到身边,对他说:“里克,你还不明白吗?”
in在里面;of……的;to到;by通过。根据“Rick’s mom took Rick...her side and told him”可知,妈妈把里克拉到身边,故选D。
【16题详解】
句意:所有让你生气的人都没做错什么。
anything任何事;nothing无事;everything每件事;something某事。根据“All the people you were angry at did...wrong.”可知,人家都没做错什么,故选B。
【17题详解】
句意:孩子们在炫耀他们的好衣服,但从不嘲笑你穷。
careful仔细的;careless粗心的;rich富有的;poor贫穷的。根据“The kids were showing off their good clothes but never laughed at you for being...”可知,没有嘲笑你穷,故选D。
【18题详解】
句意:你的老师责备你,但那是因为你在课堂上制造麻烦。
happened发生;caused造成;solved解决;led领导。根据“Your teacher scolded (责备) you but that was because you...trouble in class.”可知,里克在课堂上制造麻烦,故选B。
【19题详解】
句意:而你的同学只是想帮你改正错误。
correct纠正;collect收集;make制作;mix混合。根据“And your schoolmate was only trying to help you...your mistakes.”可知,同学只是想帮你改正错误。故选A。
【20题详解】
句意:里克接受了妈妈的建议,变得不那么生气了。
more更多;the most最多;less更少;the least最少。根据“Rick took his mom’s advice and became...angry. He even started to feel happy around other children.”可知,里克没那么爱生气了,此处暗含与过去的比较,故选C。