Unit 5 The Power of nature Period 1 Warming Up，Prereading & Reading 课时精练（人教版选修6，课标通用）
时间：45分钟
Ⅰ.介、副词填空
1．We warmly waved ________ the welcoming masses.
2．I have an appointment ________ them in the evening.
3．The spaceship burned ________ as it entered the earth's atmosphere.
4．He made his way ________ the museum.
5．I was ________ the point ________ going to your home to help you with your English when my uncle came.
6．We'll surely win victory one after another, ________ the Party to lead us.
7．She selected a skirt suitable ________ the occasion.
8．The temple was burnt ________ the ground in the war.
9．You can see the mountains ________ the distance.
10．They appointed ten o'clock ________ the time for the conference.
答案 1.to 2.with 3.up 4.to 5.on；of 6.with 7.for 8.to 9.in 10.as
Ⅱ.单词拼写
1．It is difficult to ________ (评估)the damage to Japan because of the tsunami now.
2．The wind made little ________(涟漪) on the pond.
3．I'd love to be introduced to the man wearing a business ________(西装).
4．She has acting ________(潜能), but she needs training.
5．The president ________ (任命)a new trade minister.
6．After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of ________(设备)was damaged.
7．________(实际上), the aim of developing economy is to raise people' s living standards.
8．That interview was an ________(完全) libel on the honest man.
9．The ________(飓风)has a speed of 73 miles per hour.
10．These ________ (火山) haven't erupted for centuries.
答案 1.evaluate 2.waves 3.suit 4.potential 5.appointed 6.equipment 7.Actually 8.absolute 9.hurricane 10.volcanoes
Ⅲ.翻译与仿写
1. Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don't mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.
翻译 ________________________________________________________________________
仿写 她虽疲劳但仍继续工作。
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2．Having collected and evaluated the information，I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.
翻译 ________________________________________________________________________
仿写 他失败了两次，不想再试了。
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3．I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.
翻译 ________________________________________________________________________
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仿写 我正要出门，这时我的一位老朋友来了。
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4．The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study，but this being my first experience，I stayed at the top and watched them.
翻译 ________________________________________________________________________
仿写 向导领着路，我们毫不费劲地走出了森林。
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5．I ran out of the house into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance.
翻译 ________________________________________________________________________
仿写 这就是我们去年夏天住的旅馆。
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答案 1.虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险，但是我并不在乎，因为危险让我兴奋，使我感到有活力。
She kept on working although she was tired.
2．收集和评估这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预 测熔岩接着将往何处流，流速是多少。
Having failed twice, he didn't want to try again.
3．我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。
I was about to go out when an old friend of mine came.
4．另外两人攀下火山口去收集供日后研究用的岩浆，我是 第一次经历这样的事，所以留在山顶上观察他们。
The guide leading the way，we had no trouble getting out of the forest.
5．我赶紧跑出房间，来到后花园，在那儿我能远远地看见基拉韦厄火山。
That's the hotel where we were staying last summer.
Ⅳ.语篇填词
I was__1__as a volcanologist twenty years ago. Sometimes I have to use scientific__2__to do my job. I collect the information and__3__the information to help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. And the lava that flows slowly like a__4__down the mountains causes much damage. However，the__5__itself is really exciting to watch. I had ever seen one and it was an__6__fantastic sight. After the eruption, we had white protective__7__，__8__and special gloves to have a much closer look at it. It was very difficult，but we slowly__9__to the edge of the crater and looked down into the centre. Today, having studied volcanoes for many years，I'm still amazed at their beauty and their__10__to cause great damage.
答案 1. appointed 2.equipment 3.evaluate 4.wave 5.eruption 6.absolutely 7.suits 8.helmets 9.made our way 10.potential
Ⅴ.单项填空
1．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business newspapers?
—If you made________most of the equipment，there would be________rise in production.
A．/；/ B．the；/ C．the；the D．the；a
答案 B [第一空用the，构成最高级，第二空rise为不可数名词，故前不用冠词。]
2．—What happened to the houses that used to be here?
—They________two years ago.
A．had been caught fire
B．were on fire
C．were burned to the ground
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D．had been burnt up
答案 C [句意：——原来在这儿的房子怎么了？——两年前它们被烧毁了。be burned to the ground“被烧毁”，符合句意。catch fire着火，无被动式；be on fire失火，强调状态；be burnt up被烧毁。在答句中时间状语为two years ago，限制了时态为一般过去时，故排除D项。]
3．The volcano________once again in 1946 after about one hundred and twenty years of silence.
A．exploded B．burst C．erupted D．broke
答案 C [表示火山“爆发”，岩浆“喷出”要用erupt。explode和burst都有“爆炸”的意思；break表示“弄破，破碎”。]
4．Before he started work，I asked the builder to give me an________of the cost of repairing the roof.
A．estimate B．value
C．announcement D．evaluation
答案 D [句意：在他开工前，我请设计者为修理房顶估计一下成本。estimate vt.估计；value价值；announcement通知；evaluation n．估计。故选D项。]
5．—How about eight o'clock outside the cinema?
—That________me fine.
A．fits B．meets C．satisfies D．suits
答案 D [考查动词词义辨析。fit多指“(大小、形状等)适合，吻合”；suit多指“合乎需要、口味、条件等”；meet，satisfy常表示“满足(需要)，符合(要求)”。故选D项。]
6．Mr.Wang has fallen ill，so we must________a new teacher to the mountain school to take his place.
A．appreciate B．appoint C．assist D．approach
答案 B [句意：王先生生病了，因此我们必须重派一位新老师到山区学校代替他的位置。appoint“任命，委派”，符合句意。appreciate感激；assist辅助；approach临近。]
7．We should report any incident，________.
A．however serious or minor it is
B．how serious or minor is it
C．it is how serious or minor
D．it is however serious or minor
答案 A [however 引导让步状语从句时的语序为“however＋形容词或副词＋主语＋谓语”。]
8．Tom was about to close the window________his attention was caught by a bird.
A．when B．if C．and D．till
答案 A [考查连词。句意：汤姆正要关上窗户，就在这时一只鸟引起了他的注意。在句式“be about to do when...”中，when作并列连词，相当于and at that time。故选 A项。]
9．People who don't smoke have less________of suffering from lung disease than those who smoke.(2013·武汉高二检测)
A．potential B．cause C．hope D．problem
答案 A [考查名词辨析。句意：不吸烟的人比吸烟的人患肺病的可能性更小。 potential“可能性；潜力”；cause“理由”；hope“希望”；problem“问题”。由句意可知选A项。 ]
10．We often see people________their hands to say goodbye.
A．shake B．quake C．tremble D．wave
答案 D [wave one's hand挥手。 ]
11．The lab is equipped________a lot of modern equipment for medical experiments.
A．by B．from C．with D．to
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答案 C [句意：实验室配备了许多现代化的医疗实验设备。equip...with...用……装备 ……，故选C项。 ]
12．—Did you see the manager yesterday?
—No.Maybe I should have made an________with him in advance.
A．announcement B．arrangement
C．agreement D．appointment
答案 D [make an appointment with sb“与某人预约”，为固定词组。]
13．They________their way towards the company as soon as they finished their breakfast.
A．lost B．put C．made D．took
答案 C [make one's way(to...)(向某地)走(去)。句意：他们一吃完早餐就朝公司走去。]
14．The 18 college students in Fudan University should________show their greatest respect to their hero－Zhang Ninghai instead of being cold and unfeeling.(2013·荆州高二检测)
A．absolutely B．slightly
C．fluently D．painfully
答案 A [考查副词辨析。句意：复旦大学的那18个大学生完全应该表达对他们的英雄——张宁海的最大的尊重，而不是冷淡无情。absolutely“完全地”；slightly“轻微地”； fluently“流利地”；painfully“痛苦地”。 故根据句意选A项。 ]
15．—I am so glad I caught you at home.I need your help!
—________，Robin?
A．What's up B．What else
C．How come D．Why not
答案 A [考查交际用语。根据题意可知是一方向另一方寻求帮助，所以用what's up表示怎么啦？what else表示还有其他什么；why not表示惊讶或赞同某人的意见；how come表示怎么会这样呢？]
Ⅵ.完形填空
After lunch, without permission from parents, the two boys set off to explore the part of the beach which lay beyond the headland(陆岬，伸出海面的尖形高地)．They had persuaded their young sister to__1__， saying that the long walk would be too __2__for her. Once they had got in the head land, the beach reached away endlessly before them. It was like __3__a new world. There were damp, dark caves to__4__，there were many__5__ among the rocks, full of sea creatures(生物)；and, here and there along the beach were those __6__ objects, washed up and__7__by the tide.
The afternoon passed __8__.The sun was already__9__when the boys reluctantly(恋恋不舍地) __10__ to make their __11__ homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could see that the tide had come in so sudden that they were now__12__from either end of the beach. Their only chance of__13__ was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.
They soon find a narrow path__14__ the cliff top. But half way up their path was__15__by a large rock which they could not climb__16__.The two boys had to__17__at the top of their voices，__18__that someone might__19__over the top of the rock, and finally came their father with two policemen. __20__of them climbed down a rope which was lowered over the rock. The boys were then pulled to safety, and thus saved from spending a miserable night on the cliff.
【语篇解读】 两个男孩未经家长允许，去海边探索，后来，发生了什么呢？
1．A.keep quiet B．stay behind
C．take a rest D．join them
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答案 B [从上下文看，A、C、D三项不符合，故不选。]
2．A.tiring B．exciting
C．uninteresting D．impossible
答案 A [上文说劝阻young sister不去，只能说long walk would be too tiring。]
3．A.discovering B．facing C．enjoying D．imagining
答案 B [通过上下文看，facing是作like的宾语，表示“面对”的意思。]
4．A.look up B．explore
C．hide in D．search
答案 B [explore指探索。]
5．A.lakes B．rivers C．waterfalls D．pools
答案 D [岩石间应是pools。]
6．A.dirty B．light C．strange D．clean
答案 C [two boys没有见过海里的东西，故选strange。]
7．A.moved B．covered C．beaten D．left
答案 D [被潮水冲上来，并留下的东西用leave。]
8．A.quickly B．unexpectedly
C．finally D．suddenly
答案 A [quickly 可指时间过的飞快。]
9．A.leaving B．dropping C．going D．setting
答案 D [太阳落山用set。]
10．A.forgot B．decided C．succeeded D．turned
答案 B [没有turn to do这个搭配，succeed in doing，forget to do语境不对。]
11．A.road B．way C．track D．path
答案 A [make one's road homewards指找道回家。]
12．A.cut off B．left behind
C．held back D．put away
答案 A [cut off切断，割掉。]
13．A.running off B．keeping clear
C．getting away D．turning back
答案 C [get away指逃走，离开；run off吓跑，撵走；turn back返回，打退堂鼓。]
14．A.reaching B．passing
C．going up D．leading to
答案 D [reach指到达；lead to指通向。]
15．A.blocked B．covered C．stopped D．filled
答案 A [be blocked指阻塞。]
16．A.on B．over C．round D．through
答案 B [climb over the rock指爬上岩石。]
17．A.shout B．shoot C．repeat D．renew
答案 A [shout at the top of one's voice指高声地喊。]
18．A.wanting B．guessing C．believing D．hoping
答案 D [hoping表伴随，希望。]
19．A.turn B．appear C．hide D．climb
答案 .B [appear指希望某人出现在岩石上。]
20．A.Any B．None C．One D．First
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答案 C [one of them, them指their father and two policemen。]
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