【2012优化方案 精品练习】人教版 英语 选修六_UNIT5SECTIONⅡ速效提能演练.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家.词汇知识1. _ n. 图解；示意图2. _ vi.(指火山)爆发；突然发生 _ n火山爆发；(战争等)爆发3. _ n问卷；调查表4. _ n设备；装备5. _ vt.任命；委派 _ n.6. _ vt.评估；评价；估计 _ n估价；评价7. _ adj.绝对的；完全的 _ adv.绝对地；完全地8_ n一套外衣，套装vt.适合；使适宜9_ n潜在性；可能性；潜能adj.可能的；潜在的10. _ adj.实在的；实际的adv. _ 答案：1.diagram2.erupt；eruption3.questionnaire4equipment5.appoint；a

2、ppointment6.evaluate；evaluation7.absolute；absolutely8.suit9.potential10.actual；actually.重点短语1_被任命为2_测量温度3_感到厌烦4_不碍事5_评估某人的能力6_熟睡7_全部焚毁8_前往答案：1.be appointed as2.take the temperature of3.be bored with4.out of the way5.evaluate ones ability6.fast asleep7.burn to the ground8.make ones way.必背句型1_(收集和评估这些

3、信息之后)，I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.答案：Having collected and evaluated the information2_(我刚要再睡正在这时) suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.答案：I was about to go back to sleep when3It was not easy to walk in these suits，but we _ (缓缓往火山口的

4、边缘走去) and looked down into the red，boiling centre.答案：slowly made our way to the edge of the crater4The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study，but _(我第一次经历这样的事)，I stayed at the top and watched them.答案：this being my first experience.品句填词1He had been s_ in the back

5、while trying to escape.答案：shot2Her parents stood in the doorway and w_ goodbye.答案：waved3The company has a_ a new sales director.答案：appointed4Mount Pinatubo began _(爆发) in June.答案：erupting5We can only provide simple raw materials or _(设备)答案：equipment6The piece of cloth will cut up into three _(套装)答案：

6、suits.完成句子1Although _(具有潜力) become a world-class musician，he doesnt work hard at all.(potential to do sth.)答案：he has the potential to2I cant _(评论他的能力) without seeing his work.(evaluate)答案：evaluate his ability3Whatever the salesman says，I _(认为这件外套不适合我)(suit)答案：dont think this coat suits me4Dont misun

7、derstand him.His actual words were that you need warm clothes _(以免着凉)(protect)答案：to protect you against the cold5A car pulling up alongside us，we _(惊讶于它的外形)(amaze)答案：were amazed at its appearance.多项选择1The new chairman was quite familiar with the _ for conducting a meeting.AprocedureBproblemCquestion

8、 Dpeople解析：选A。句意为“新任主席对主持会议的步骤非常了解”。procedure指“做事情的步骤”。又如：Whats the procedure for opening a bank account？在银行开个账户要办什么手续？2Each bridesmaid was carrying a small _ of flowers.Abunch BbundleCbranch Dhandful解析：选A。句意为“每个伴娘都拿着一束花”。“一束，一串”应用bunch。bundle一捆；一包，如：a bundle of old clothes一包旧衣服，a bundle of letters一

9、扎信；handful一把，一撮；如：a handful of clay一把泥土。3The company，more _ known as OGS，is facing problems after an article in a recent issue of the Lancet.Afundamentally BbasicallyCobviously Dcommonly解析：选D。commonly通常，一般地。句意为：大家都叫OGS这家公司，因最近发表在Lancet的一篇文章而面临麻烦。fundamentally基础地；basically根本地；基本地；obviously明显地。4The ho

10、tel，situated only 300 meters from the beach and within easy reach of plenty of bars，restaurants and shops，is _ enough for your business interviews.Ashabby BnoisyCelegant Dhuge解析：选C。elegant优雅的。句意为：这家宾馆离海滩只有300米，附近有很多酒吧，饭馆和商店，很优雅，适合商务洽谈。shabby破旧的；noisy嘈杂的；huge巨大的。5You mustnt drink before you drive.The

11、re is _ danger in drunk driving. Aprecious BdiverseCpotential Danxious解析：选C。precious先前的；diverse各种各样的；potential潜在的；anxious担心的。6They were among the first companies to make use of the _ of the Internet and was thought highly of by some experts.Apossibility BpurposeCpotential Dpressure解析：选D。句意：他们是最先开发互联

12、网潜能的公司之一，得到了一些专家的高度赞扬。potential“潜力”，符合题意。possibility“可能性”；purpose“目的，意图”；pressure“压力”。7Our school has changed all the office _ for us at the beginning of the term.Aequipments BinstrumentCinstruments Dequipment解析：选D。句意：在开学初学校为我们换了所有的办公设备。equipment意为“配备；设备”，是不可数名词。而instrument是可数名词，意为“仪器；器具；器械”，不合题意。8V

13、ideos，recordings and other learning aids are usually used _ textbooks in language learning.Aalongside Bexcept forCin spite of Din addition to解析：选A。句意：在语言学习中，视频、录音以及其他一些教学辅助学习手段经常和教科书一块使用。alongside“与一起，在旁边”，符合题意。except for“除之外，若不是”；in spite of“尽管”；in addition to“除之外”。.阅读理解APITTSBURGHFor most people，s

14、nakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.The 37yearold Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snakelike robots he hopes will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after n

15、atural disasters or other emergencies.Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends，a Northboro ，Massbased company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snakelike robots being developed，mainly at universities，but didnt know of one that could cli

16、mb pipes.The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick(操纵杆)They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors，or servos，commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.Built from lightweight materials，the robots are about

17、 the size of a human arm or smaller. They can sense which way is up，but are only as good as their human operators，Choset added.Sam Stover，a search term manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana，said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently a

18、vailable，such as cameras attached to extendable poles.“It just allows us to do something weve not been able to do before，” Stover said，“We_ needed _them_ yesterday.”He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers，but that they can only be used effectively when workers have acc

19、ess to damaged buildings.Stover，among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath(后果) of Hurricane Katrina，said snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years，depending on funding.1Which in

20、stitution is responsible for the development of Chosets robots?ARobotics Trends.BPittsburgh City Council.CCarnegie Mellon University.DFederal Emergency Management Agency.解析：选C。细节推断题。从文中可看出，Choset是Carnegie Mellon University的教授，而且第四段出现了把Chosets robots称作“The Carnegie Mellon machines”，由此可知，C正确。2Choset b

21、elieves that his invention _.Acan be attached to an electronic armBcan be used by hobbyists in model airplanesCcan find victims more quickly than a sniffer dogDcan sense its way no better than its operators解析：选D。细节推断题。从第五段“They can sense which way is up，but are only as good as their human operators，

22、Choset added.”可知，robots跟他的操作员辨别道路一样的水平，因此选D。3By saying “We needed them yesterday”(Paragraph 7)，Stover means that snakelike robots _.Acould help handle the aftermath of Hurricane KatrinaBwould have been put to use in past rescue workChelped rescuers search flooded houses yesterdayDwere in greater nee

23、d yesterday than today解析：选B。推理题。这句话后面的段落讲到Stover对sniffer dogs只能在工人到达被毁坏的建筑物时才能有效使用感到遗憾，并且认为“snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.”(倒数第二段)。因此，他讲这句话的意思是“蛇形机器人应该用在过去的拯救工作中”，选B。4What is the text mainly about?ASnake-like robots used in industries.BSnake-like robo

24、ts made to aid in rescues.CThe development of snake-like robots.DThe working principles of snake-like robots.解析：选B。主旨题。文中讲到Choset研究snakelike robots是因为“he hopes will eventually slide through fallen building in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.”可知，Choset研究的蛇形机器人的目

25、的是为了在自然灾害或其他紧急事故的营救中起作用。因此选B。BThe ocean bottom，a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth，is even today largely unexplored. Until about a century ago，the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible and hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally with

26、out light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earths surface，the deep-ocean bottom is a strange environment to humans，in some ways as forbidding and remote as the outer space.Although researchers have taken samples(样品) of deepocean rocks for over a century，the fi

27、rst detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968，with the beginning of the National Science Foundations Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry，the DSDPs drill ship，the Glomar Challenger，was able to maintai

28、n a steady position on the oceans surface and drill in very deep waters，taking samples of rock from the ocean floor.The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15year research program that ended in November 1983.During this time，it sailed 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 samples of rock

29、s around the world. Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today，largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challengers voy

30、ages，nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics(构造学) and continental drift that explains many of the geological processes.The samples of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years. The informatio

31、n of past climatic change can be used to predict future climates.5What does the underlined word “inaccessible” in line 4 means?Aunrecognizable BunreachableCunusable Dunreasonable解析：选B。词义理解题。从下文的隐藏在水下，可以知道这里的意思是海底还没有人去过，所以选unreachable。6Why does the author mention “outer space” in the first paragraph?

32、AThe Earths climate millions of years ago was similar to that in outer space.BIt is similar to the ocean floor in being strange to the humans.CRock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor.DTechniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used

33、 in ocean exploration.解析：选B。词义理解题。从第1段前面看，海底世界对于我们来说是未知的，就像外太空一样。所以选B。7Which of the following is TRUE of the Glomar Challenger?AIt is a type of submarine.BIt is an ongoing projectCIt has gone on over 100 voyages.DIt made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.解析：选D。细节理解题。从第2段的第一句可以得出答案。8Which is NOT mentione

34、d in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?AGeologists were able to determine the Earths appearance millions of years ago.BTwo geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.CGeologists observed forms of life never before seen.DInformation was revealed about the Earths past climatic changes.解析：选C。细节理解题。文章中提到了史前的地貌，地质构成理论，古代的气候。所以选C。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！