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2025外研版高中英语必修第二册
Unit 6 Earth first
五年高考练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2023新课标Ⅰ,B)
When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.
After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria(细菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.
The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge(污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.
He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.
Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse-like facility that treated sewage(污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.
“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”
1.What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs
A.He was fond of traveling. B.He enjoyed being alone.
C.He had an inquiring mind. D.He longed to be a doctor.
2.Why did John put the sludge into the tanks
A.To feed the animals. B.To build an ecosystem.
C.To protect the plants. D.To test the eco-machine.
3.What is the author s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou
A.To review John s research plans. B.To show an application of John s idea.
C.To compare John s different jobs. D.To erase doubts about John s invention.
4.What is the basis for John s work
A.Nature can repair itself. B.Organisms need water to survive.
C.Life on Earth is diverse. D.Most tiny creatures live in groups.
高考词汇站
派生/合成词汇
1.relation n.关系;联系;亲戚→ n.关系;联系;亲属关系
2.inquire v.询问→ adj.爱探索的;好奇的;好问的 3.eraser n.橡皮→ v.消除
4.fiberglass n.
熟词生义
5.trap v. 6.figure v.
Ⅱ.语法填空
(2022新高考Ⅰ)
The Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park (GPNP). 1 (cover) an area about three times 2 size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country. The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that 3 (be) previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority 4 (increase) effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
After a three-year pilot period, the GPNP will be officially set up next year. The GPNP 5 (design) to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity(原真性) and integrity of natural ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, protecting ecological buffer zones, 6 leaving behind precious natural assets (资产) for future generations”. The GPNP s main goal is to improve connectivity between separate 7 (population) and homes of giant pandas, and 8 (eventual) achieve a desired level of population in the wild.
Giant pandas also serve 9 an umbrella species, bringing protection to a host of plants and animals in the southwestern and northwestern parts of China. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species 10 live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
高考词汇站
派生/合成词汇
1.effect n.效应;结果;影响;效果→ n.有效性;效力
2.consist v.符合;由……组成/构成;在于→ n.不一致;不协调
3.biology n.生物;生物学→ adj.生物的;生物学的
4.generate v.产生;发生→ n.产生;生物繁殖;代
5.connect v.联系;连接→ n.连接性 6.southwestern adj.
熟词生义
7.pilot adj. 8.host n.
答案与分层梯度式解析
Unit 6 Earth first
五年高考练五年高考练
Ⅰ.◎语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了约翰·托德从小就很爱思考且好学,他建造了一个生态机器,利用自然可以自我修复的原理来净化污水。
1.C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“explore”“started to wonder”和第二段中的“studying”“went back to observing”“asking questions”可以推断出,约翰自孩童时代就喜欢探究和质疑。故选C。inquiring意为“爱探索的,好奇的”。
2.D 推理判断题。本题问的是约翰把污泥放进水箱的目的。根据第二段最后一句可知,约翰决定建造一个生态箱(eco-machine)。第三段主要讲述了约翰的实验过程(把污泥放进水箱里并观察)。第四段描述实验结果(这个生态箱里的动植物把污泥当成食物吃了)。由此可推断出,约翰把污泥放进水箱的目的是测试他研制的生态箱。故选D。
3.B 推理判断题。根据题干关键词Fuzhou可定位到第五段。根据“John has taken on many big jobs”可知,约翰已经承担了很多大型工作。紧接着通过他的发明应用于南伯灵顿和福州的例子来说明他的想法在实践中的应用(application)。故选B。
4.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair”可知约翰的研究依据是自然可以进行自我修复。故选A。
【高考词汇站】 1.relationship 2.inquiring 3.erase 4.玻璃纤维 5.吸收;收集 6.认为
长难句1
原句 When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.
分析 本句是主从复合句。“When he got older”是When引导的时间状语从句。“if this process...were making”是if引导的宾语从句,作wonder的宾语;其中“people were making”是省略that/which的定语从句,修饰messes。
译文 随着年龄的增长,约翰开始思考这个过程是否可以用来清理人们带来的污染。
长难句2
原句 With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did.
分析 the way nature did是方式状语从句,意为“以……方式”,相当于in the way that nature did。
译文 他认为,如果让动植物和谐共生,或许他就能以大自然的方式清理废物。
Ⅱ.◎语篇解读 本文为说明文。文章介绍了中国将在2023年建立大熊猫国家公园,同时介绍了该公园的规模以及建造目的、意义和指导原则。
1.Covering 考查现在分词。分析句子结构可知,句中谓语动词是will be,且句中无连词,设空处应用非谓语动词。句子主语the GPNP与动词cover之间是逻辑上的主动关系,设空处应用现在分词在句中作状语,故填Covering。句意:大熊猫国家公园占地面积约为黄石国家公园的三倍,将是我国首批国家公园之一。
2.the 考查冠词。句意同上。由句意可知,此处是比较占地面积,因此用表倍数的固定结构“倍数+the+度量名词(size/length/height等)+of...”,此处就构成了“three times the size of...”,故填the。
3.were 考查时态和主谓一致。句意:该计划将把保护范围扩大到许多以前未受保护的地区,将许多现有的大熊猫保护区归为一个部门管辖,以提高效率并减少管理上的不协调。“that 3 (be) previously unprotected”为that引导的定语从句,修饰先行词areas,that代替先行词在定语从句中作主语,设空处在从句中作谓语,该谓语动词的数应与先行词的数保持一致,应用复数形式。根据从句中的previously可知,从句要用一般过去时,故填were。
4.to increase 考查动词不定式。句意同上。根据句意并分析句子结构可知,设空处作目的状语,应用不定式。故填to increase。
5.is designed 考查时态、语态及主谓一致。句意:大熊猫国家公园的设立体现了“保持自然生态系统的真实性和完整性,保护生物多样性,保护生态缓冲区,给子孙后代留下珍贵的自然资产”的指导原则。根据句意可知,此处是介绍客观事实,要用一般现在时。主语The GPNP是单数形式,与design是被动关系,因此用is designed。be designed to do sth.表示“为……而设计,目的是做某事”。
6.and 考查连词。句意同上。根据句意并通过句子中的“protecting..., preserving...,protecting...”和“leaving...”可知,设空处需要用并列连词连接多个并列成分,故填and。
7.populations 考查名词复数。句意:大熊猫国家公园的主要目标是改善大熊猫不同种群和栖息地之间的联系,并最终达到理想的野生种群数量水平。此处population 表示“种群,族群”,是可数名词,而且前面有separate(不同的)修饰,因此要用复数形式populations。
8.eventually 考查副词。设空处修饰动词achieve,应用副词形式作状语,故填eventually。
9.as 考查介词。句意:大熊猫也是一种保护伞物种,为中国西南和西北地区的许多动植物提供保护。结合句意可知,此处使用的是固定搭配serve as,意为“充当”,故填 as。
10.that 考查定语从句的关系词。句意:大熊猫国家公园旨在为生活在大熊猫分布区的所有物种提供更有力的保护,并极大地改善该地区生态系统的健康状况。设空处无提示词,空前为名词,“ 10 live within the Giant Panda Range”部分缺少主语,由此推断设空处引导定语从句,在从句中作主语,先行词是the species,指物,且先行词前面有all修饰,因此要用关系代词that。
【高考词汇站】 1.effectiveness 2.inconsistency
3.biological 4.generation 5.connectivity 6.西南的 7.试验性的;试点的 8.大量
长难句
原句 The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that were previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority to increase effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
分析 这是一个主从复合句。that 引导的定语从句修饰先行词areas;“bring...”是现在分词短语作结果状语;“to increase...”是不定式短语作目的状语。
译文 该计划将把保护范围扩大到许多以前未受保护的地区,将许多现有的大熊猫保护区归为一个部门管辖,以提高效率并减少管理上的不协调。
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