2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 5 The power of nature Section Ⅲ— Grammar习题（含解析）新人教版选修6.docx

1、Unit 5The power of nature主题语境:人与自然灾害防范Section Grammar课后篇巩固提升一、变式训练1.Because I was tired,I stopped to have a rest.= ,I stopped to have a rest.答案Being tired2.Because I had experienced a few earthquakes before,I wasnt frightened.= a few earthquakes before,I wasnt frightened.答案Having experienced3.If you

2、 turn to the right,you will find a path leading to his cottage.= ,you will find a path leading to his cottage.答案Turning to the right4.Because I had spent all night watching the game,I was very tired the next day.= all night watching the game,I was very tired the next day.答案Having spent5.As I came ou

3、t of my house,I saw my father planting trees in the garden.= my house,I saw my father planting trees in the garden.答案Coming out of二、根据汉语意思,用动词-ing形式(短语)完成下列句子1.由于生病,我不得不待在家里。 ,I had to stay at home.答案Being ill2.他把咖啡杯掉在了地上,摔得粉碎。He dropped the coffee cup to the ground, .答案breaking it into pieces3.过马路的

4、时候要小心些。When ,please be careful.答案crossing the road4.听到这个消息我们都高兴地跳了起来。 ,we all jumped with joy.答案Hearing the news5.完成作业后,杰克外出散步了。 ,Jack went out for a walk.答案Having finished his homework6.由于不知道她的地址,我没法给她写信。 ,I cant write to her.答案Not knowing her address7.他们坐在花园里谈论一起度过的日子。They sat in the garden, they

5、spent together.答案talking about the days8.从山上看,我们发现这湖泊更加漂亮了。 ,we find that the lake looks more beautiful.答案Seeing from the hill三、阅读理解Wanda Butts dropped the phone and screamed when she heard the news that her son was dead.Josh had drowned(溺亡) while sailing on a lake with friends.The 16-year-old didnt

6、 know how to swim,and he wasnt wearing a life jacket.Josh was not alone in the black community.According to USA Swimming,70% of African-American children cannot swim.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,African-American children between the ages of 5 and 14 are three times mor

7、e likely to drown than white children in the same age range(范围).In 2007,Butts started the Josh Project,a non-profit(非营利组织) that provides low-cost swimming lessons for children in Toledo,Ohio.The swimming lessons take place at a local high school over four Saturdays for a total cost of $10.To date,th

8、e Josh Project has helped more than 1,000 children learn how to swim.“The public pools near our home were closed,and other places were not affordable,”said Lisa Haynes,whose 14-year-old son,Joshua,is one of 60-plus students in the Josh Project this summer.“I am less worried if Joshua is near water b

9、ecause he has the basics of how to swim,”Haynes said.“And were thankful for that.”Butts is doing much more,however,than just providing swimming lessons.“She ups the awareness (意识),”said Shaun Anderson,a swimming coach who was so inspired by her story that he created a Josh Project swimming program a

10、t Norfolk State University.“Once these communities learn how to swim,they will pass it down,which results in future generations(代) that know how to swim.”Butts said she has two wishes for the future:One is to change the drowning numbers of African-American children,and the other is to have a swimmin

11、g center where the children can swim daily instead of just once a week.1.What led to Joshs drowning?A.He was poor in boating skills.B.He gave his life jacket to a friend.C.He was never taught swimming skills.D.He was careless when swimming in the lake.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段可知,因为不会游泳且未穿救生衣,Josh在湖中与朋友们乘船航行时溺

12、亡。2.Why did the author list the numbers in Paragraph 3?A.To show children under 14 are more likely to drown.B.To argue children should learn swimming at a very young age.C.To show many African-American children lack swimming skills.D.To introduce the difference between African-American and white chi

13、ldren.答案C解析推理判断题。第三段第一句为主旨句,即Josh的情况在美国非裔群体中并不罕见。接下来作者引用两个组织提供的数据来支持这个说法,70%的非裔美国儿童不会游泳,且在5到14岁年龄段的儿童之中,非裔美国儿童溺亡的人数要比白人儿童高出几倍。因此,这些数据是为了说明非裔美国儿童当中有许多人都不会游泳。3.What can we learn about the Josh Project?A.It has its own swimming pools.B.It provides lessons only in summer.C.It serves children aged from 5

14、 to 14.D.Its swimming lessons take place once a week.答案D解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“The swimming lessons.four Saturdays”以及最后一段中的“where the children.just once a week”可知,该组织每周六开设游泳课程,一周一次。4.What did Lisa Haynes think of the swimming lessons the Josh Project provides?A.Expensive.B.Helpful.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.

15、答案B解析推理判断题。由倒数第四段中Haynes所说的话可知,她的儿子通过游泳课程学会了基本的游泳技能,她对此很感激。因此可推断,Haynes认为该公益组织开设的游泳课程很有用。四、完形填空Recently Hurricane Harvey hit our city.Whenever I turned on my computer or mobile phone,news about its great 1 on thousands of people caught my eyes.People 2 many unfortunate events.However,there were also

16、 3 news that confirmed the goodness of mankind.As a 4,I wrote many human interest stories during my career.Thats 5 the story about the guys in the bakery 6 my attention.When staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were 7 inside the building for two days,they didnt sit there feeling 8 for themselv

17、es.They used their time 9 after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.While they were 10 for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning,four workers at El Bolillo Bakerys South Wayside Drive branch 11 to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.The floodwaters 12 in the street

18、s outside.They took advantage of their 13 power supply to bake bread.They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to 14 hundreds of loaves and sheets of pan dulce (甜面包).They continued 15 to help more people.By the time the owner managed to 16 them,they had made so much bread that they took the loaves t

19、o loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the 17.The store manager,Brian Alvarado,told The Independent,“Whenever 18 occur,nobody should just feel depressed or desperate.19,we should take action to save ourselves and help others.Our act of kindness did make a big 20.”1.A.suf

20、ferB.effect C.powerD.strength答案B解析由语境可知,无论作者何时打开电脑和手机,都会看到飓风影响了成千上万人的新闻。effect“影响”。2.A.coveredB.broadcast C.forgotD.witnessed答案D解析上文提到作者每天都能看到有关飓风的新闻,由此可知人们目睹了许多不幸的事件。witness“目击”。3.A.sorrowB.various C.brightD.recent答案C解析由 However 和空后的定语从句“that confirmed the goodness of mankind”可知,此处表示的含义与unfortunate

21、 events相反。bright news“正面新闻”,可以让人感到振奋的新闻。4.A.teacherB.manager C.professorD.journalist答案D解析由空后的“I wrote many human interest stories during my career”可以判断,作者的职业与写作有关。journalist“新闻记者”。5.A.whyB.how C.whenD.whether答案A解析作者是一名新闻记者,写过很多有人情味的故事,所以面包房的故事吸引了作者的注意。6.A.pulledB.drew C.fixedD.focused答案B解析draw ones

22、attention “吸引某人的注意”。7.A.warnedB.kept C.convincedD.trapped答案D解析由下文中的“after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey”可知,飓风导致了洪水,所以面包房的员工被困在了楼房里。trap“使陷入困境”。8.A.regretfulB.reliable C.sorryD.lucky答案C解析feel sorry for oneself“感到不幸,自我怜悯”。9.A.wiselyB.immediately C.eagerlyD.quickly答案A解析由下文可知,在飓风引起了洪水之后,面包房的员工利用被洪

23、水围困的时间烤了面包,这很明智。wisely“明智地”。10.A.dyingB.waiting C.seekingD.hunting答案B解析救援周一上午才到,所以他们是在等待(waiting)最后的救援。11.A.refusedB.hesitated C.hopedD.decided答案D解析由下文内容可知,面包房的员工在等待救援时,决定(decided)为他们社区尽可能多做面包。12.A.liftedB.dropped C.roseD.fell答案C解析由下文中的“They took advantage of their 13 power supply to bake bread.”可知,

24、电力不足,洪水没有退去,说明还在上涨。rise“上升”。13.A.continuingB.assisting C.pausingD.exploring答案A解析街上洪水上涨,随时有可能断电。他们利用仍在持续的供电烤面包。continue“持续”。14.A.collectB.save C.makeD.waste答案C解析他们用了4 200多磅面粉,做了数百条面包和甜面包片。make“制造,做”。15.A.strikingB.baking C.spreadingD.struggling答案B解析由上文中的to bake bread可知,此处表示继续烤面包。bake“烘烤”。16.A.take ov

25、erB.get over C.get toD.turn to答案C解析店主设法到来(get to)的时候,他们已经烘烤出许多面包。17.A.floodsB.situations C.ruinsD.victims答案A解析由上文中的The floodwaters可知,此处表示受洪水(floods)影响的人们。18.A.stormsB.disasters C.emergenciesD.accidents答案B解析由语境可知,无论何时出现灾难,不应该只感到沮丧和绝望。disaster “灾难”。19.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides答案A解析由语境可知

26、,此处表示转折。instead“相反的是”。20.A.dayB.deal C.contributionD.difference答案D解析make a difference “有作用,有影响”。五、选词创境运用下列词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。shoot,glance,absolute,anxious,actual,guarantee,panic,vary参考范文Yesterday,I watched the news on TV about a school shooting in the USA.In the shooting,more than ten people were k

27、illed and twenty were injured,which caused a great panic in the society and made parents absolutely worried and anxious.If you glance through the American history,you may find such shootings actually happen frequently,and that the cases vary a lot.We hope that the government can guarantee that the students are safe and sound.