2020-2021学年Lesson 1 A Sea Story课时训练

Unit 5 Humans and Nature

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．What a good time the children are having!

2．The more expensive the salt is，the faster(fast) it can be sold.

3．They informed us the news directly(direct) they got it.

4．The official turned down the interview on the sensitive issue.

5．No one commented on the day but they must have noticed.

6．I must have been in a shocking(shock) state last night.

7．Officials said there were no survivors(survive) of the plane crash.

8．His parents frightened him into going(go) to school.

9．I admired my father，and his work filled me with curiosity(curious)．

10．His government did not receive full recognition(recognise) by Britain until July.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

Tommy got up very early on the Christmas morning.He looked in every room and wished a Merry Christmas to his family.Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet.When he returned to his home，his mother gave him two bright，new silver dollars.

His face lighted up as he got them.He had wished for 3 weeks to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore.He left his home with a light heart，and expected to buy the books.He was running down the street when he saw a poor family.

“I wish you a Merry Christmas.” said Tommy，as he was passing on.The man shook his head.“You are not from this country，” said Tommy.The man again shook his head，for he could not understand or speak his language.He pointed to his mouth and to the children shaking with cold，as if to say，“These little ones have had nothing to eat for a few days.” Tommy understood at once that these poor people were very hungry.He took out his dollars and gave one to the man，and the other to his wife.

They were excited and said something in their language，which doubtless meant，“thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.”

When Tommy came home，his mother asked what books he bought.He hung his head a moment，but he quickly looked up.“I have bought no books，” said he，“instead I gave my money to some poor people，who seemed to be very hungry then.” He went on，“I think I can wait for my books till next Christmas Day.”

“Oh，my dear boy，” said his mother，“here are some books for you，more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a Christmas gift.”

“I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family.It was nice of you，a little boy，to do so.Be always ready to help others and every Christmas of your life will become to you a Merry Christmas.”

【语篇解读】　文章讲述了一个温暖的故事：圣诞节时汤米从妈妈那里得到两枚崭新的银元，他非常高兴，希望能买到几本三周前就看中的书。在路上时他遇到了一个贫穷的家庭就把钱都送出去了。结果汤米得到了妈妈的表扬和奖励。

1．Tommy expected to ________ when he got the money from his mother.

A．help the poor family

B．buy something to eat

C．buy some pretty books

D．learn another language

C　[细节理解题。根据第二段中“He left his home with a light heart，and expected to buy the books.”可知，汤米希望从他母亲那里得到钱后能买一些漂亮的书。故选C项。]

2．Why did the poor man shake his head when Tommy spoke to him?

A．He couldn't understand the boy.

B．He wouldn't accept the money.

C．He didn't like the boy's language.

D．He was too cold to say anything.

A　[细节理解题。根据第三段中“The man again shook his head，for he could not understand or speak his language.”可知，汤米跟这个可怜的人说话时他摇头是因为他不明白这个男孩的意思。故选A项。]

3．What does the writer try to encourage us to do in this passage?

A．Respect old people.

B．Be ready to help people.

C．Learn a second language.

D．Read more books.

B　[推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Be always ready to help others and every Christmas of your life will become to you a Merry Christmas.”可知，作者试图鼓励我们随时准备帮助别人。故选B项。]

4．We know that Tommy________ from the passage.

A．got a prize for his kind heart

B．had to buy his books next year

C．bought the books at the bookstore

D．got more money from his mother

A　[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“‘Oh，my dear boy，’ said his mother，‘here are some books for you，more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a Christmas gift.’”可知，汤米因为他的善良得到了奖励。故选A项。]

B

Dust storms don't just happen in the middle of the desert.They happen in any dry area where loose dirt can easily be picked up.The sand blown into the air by the wind usually falls back down to the ground after a few hours.Smaller bits of particles (微粒) stay in the air for a week or longer and can be blown thousands of miles away.Dust from the Sahara is always blown across the Atlantic and keeps travelling as far as Caribbean.

The scary thing about sandstorm is that they can spread over hundreds of miles and rise over 10，000 feet (3050 meters)．They also have wind speeds of at least 25 miles per hour (40km)．Not strong enough to blow the feathers off a chicken but still something worth avoiding.

Don't be surprised if you suddenly see a dust storm heading your way.Dust storms usually arrive without warning and move in the form of a big wall of dust.The dust makes driving impossible.Often they only last for a few minutes but storms usually leave serious car accidents behind.If you are in a car during a dust storm，remind the driver to pull over and turn off the headlights.

In mild (轻微的) dust storms，it's still impossible to walk around although you wouldn't want to.You can't see anything because of the dust particles flying around.It's not just the dust you want to avoid.The wind carrying the dust will leave things as if they were just hit by a tornado.The best thing to do is find a safe place in a building.

【语篇解读】　文章讲述了沙尘暴的一些性质，以及遇到沙尘暴时的应对措施。

5．What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A．Sand blown into the air can float for months.

B．Dust storms don't happen in the heart of the desert.

C．Dust blown into the air can travel a very long distance.

D．Smaller bits of particles stay in the air for only a few hours

C　[推理判断题。根据第一段的“Smaller bits of particles (微粒) stay in the air for a week or longer and can be blown thousands of miles away.”可知，较小的粒子能在空中待一个星期或更长时间，然后可以被吹到数千英里之外。故可推知C项正确。]

6．What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The speed of the wind.

B．The harm of dust storms.

C．The movement of dust.

D．The power of dust storms.

D　[主旨大意题。根据第二段的主要内容可知，沙尘暴的可怕之处在于，它可以蔓延数百英里，上升到1万英尺(3050米)以上。故可知本段主要讲述的是沙尘暴的威力，此题易误选A项，但A项说的是“风的速度”，而不是“沙尘暴的速度”，故选择D。]

7．What should a driver do when he is caught in a dust storm?

A．Stop by the roadside.

B．Slow down a little bit.

C．Turn on the headlights.

D．Drive along the side of the road.

A　[细节理解题。根据第三段的“If you are in a car during a dust storm，remind the driver to pull over and turn off the headlights.”可知如果你在车上时遇到沙尘暴，提醒司机靠边停车并关掉前灯。故A项正确。]

8．Which of the following statement is TRUE when the dust storm is not strong?

A．You should find a safe shelter.

B．You can walk around as usual.

C．There is no need to avoid dust.

D．People can see everything clearly.

A　[细节理解题。根据最后一段“In mild (轻微的) dust storms，...The best thing to do is find a safe place in a building.”可知沙尘暴没那么强时，最好的办法是在建筑物里找一个安全的地方。故选择A项。]

Ⅲ.阅读七选五

In 2017，the documentary Spy in the Wild (《荒野间谍》) gave us a chance to look much more closely into the world of animals through the eyes of “animal spies”．  1   They “live” together with animals in order to record their lives.

Returning for its second season，Spy in the Wild follows the tradition of the first season while introducing new cameras and robots.  2   For example，a spy turtle can lay robot eggs，a spy squirrel can gather robot nuts，and monkeys can play with a spy snowball.

In the new season，more than 50 spy robots are sent to study animals in all kinds of environments，from under the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic.  3   They study the emotional connections that are shared between animals firsthand.For example，a spy penguin was accepted as part of a group in South Georgia Island.  4  “Quite accidentally，our spy creature is at the center of something special，capturing (捕捉到) emotions that have seldom been watched，” series narrator (旁白) David Tennant told CNET.

  5  “The whole point is ...trying to get closer than we ever have before to capture those elusive (难以得到的) moments when they start to show the kind of emotions we have，”director John Downer told PBS.

A．It won lots of praise from the audience.

B．But these spies don't just record everyday goings­on.

C．These spies are actually robots with cameras that look like real animals.

D．With the help of these robots，these “animal spies” can do many things.

E．It uncovers how different we are compared to our animal cousins.

F．The documentary aims to record animal behavior that we would rarely see.

G．It watched on as penguin parents tried hard to make it home to feed their chicks.

【语篇解读】　文章讲述了英国广播公司纪录片《荒野间谍》，让我们有机会通过“动物间谍”的眼睛近距离地观察动物世界。这部纪录片旨在记录我们很少看到的动物行为。

1．C　[根据文章“In 2017，the documentary Spy in the Wild gave us a chance to look much more closely into the world of animals through the eyes of ‘animal spies’．和下句“They ‘live’ together with animals in order to record their lives.”可知段中应该有一个过渡句，C项符合题意，故选C。]

2．D　[段中过渡句，根据文章“Returning for its second season，Spy in the Wild follows the tradition of the first season while introducing new cameras and robots.”以及“For example，a spy turtle can lay robot eggs，a spy squirrel can gather robot nuts，and monkeys can play with a spy snowball.”可知，中间需要一个过渡句来顺承，所以D项符合，故选D。]

3．B　[根据文章“In the new season，more than 50 spy robots are sent to study animals in all kinds of environments，from under the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic.”以及下文的They的回指，只有B和C选项涉及名词复数，C选项已经用过，所以B项符合题意，故选B。]

4．G　[根据文章“For example，a spy penguin was accepted as part of a group in South Georgia Island.”以及后文“Quite accidentally，our spy creature is at the center of something special，capturing emotions that have seldom been watched”可知应该有一个过渡句，所以选G。]

5．F　[根据文章“‘The whole point is ...trying to get closer than we ever have before to capture those elusive moments when they start to show the kind of emotions we have’ director John Downer told PBS.”可知，设空处应该是考段落主旨大意，故F项符合题意，故选F。]