（山东专用）2019_2020学年高中英语Module5ALessoninaLab核心素养拓展练练习（含解析）外研版.docx

核心素养拓展练素养解读2017版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养”。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，让学生们了解自然灾害如地震是不可避免的，但可以预测，据此人们可以做些准备。Scientistsknowwhereearthquakesarelikelytotakeplace.Butitisdifficultforthemtopredicthowstronganearthquakewillbe.Now，Americanresearchershavefounditpossibletopredictthestrengthoffuturequakes.Theearthscrusttheoutermostsurfaceismadeupoflargeplates.Asmanyas20platescovertheearth.Theymoveslowly，sometimesslidingunderoneanotherandcausingtheearthquakes.TimothyHDixonisageologist(地质学家) intheUniversityofSouthFlorida，whostudiesrocksandsoiltounderstandtheearth.Heandotherscientistsareusingglobalpositioningsystem，orGPS，tomeasurewhathecalls“slowslip”events.TimothyDixonsaysthatwhilepeoplecantfeelabuildingbreakingoff，sometimesdeadlyearthquakeswillhappen.ThebigJapanearthquakein2011andtheSumatraearthquakeandtsunamiin2004arethekind，andtheyaretherealkillers.Sowhatwethinktheseslowslipeventsaretellingusisthattheyrelettingoffsteaminareaswherethereisabreak.Andiftheyletoffenoughsteam，theareaswontcrack.“Themoreoftheareasthatbreak，”hesays，“themorepowerfultheearthquakeis.”ThescientistssetupanumberofGPSreceivers15yearsagoinCostaRicatomeasurethe“slowslip”events，whichtakeplaceonlyeveryyearortwo.Thelastonewasthreemonthsbeforeanearthquakein2012.Youknowanearthquakeismoreorlessinevitable.Peoplealwayswanttoknowwhenanearthquakeisgoingtohappen.Thistechnologycannotpredictthat.ButTimothyDixonsaysevenifyoudontknowexactlywhenitsgoingtohappen，sinceyouknowitsgoingtohappen，andyouknowhowbigitsgoingtobe，youcanprepareaccordingly.语篇解读科学家知道地震在哪里发生，但他们很难预测地震的强度。现在研究人员发现有可能预测未来地震的强度。1Accordingtothepassage，whatcanscientistspredictaboutearthquakesatpresent?AWhenanearthquakewillhappen.BWhereanearthquakemayhappen.CHowstronganearthquakewillbe.DWhatkindoftheearthquakewillbe.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章首段第一、二句“Scientistsknowwhereearthquakesarelikelytotakeplace.Butitisdifficultforthemtopredicthowstronganearthquakewillbe.”可知，科学家知道地震可能在什么地方发生，但是很难预测地震的强度。故正确答案是B。2Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inevitable”inthelastparagraphmean?AUnavoidable.BUnpredictable.CPowerful.DTerrible.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据最后一段的语境，可以猜测画线词意为“难以避免的”，故正确答案为A。3FromTimothyDixonswords，whatcanweknow?AWecantpredictwhenanearthquakehappensforever.BHisnewfindingswillpreventearthquakeshappening.CHisnewfindingswillhelppeoplereducedamagecausedbyearthquake.DHisnewfindingshavebeenusedinresearchingearthquakes.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ButTimothyDixonsaysevenifyoudontknowexactlywhenitsgoingtohappen，sinceyouknowitsgoingtohappen，andyouknowhowbigitsgoingtobe，youcanprepareaccordingly.”可知，蒂莫西迪克森说：“人们无法确切地知道地震什么时候发生，但是只要知道它会发生就可以相应地做准备从而减轻损失。”故正确答案为C。4Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?ATotellusthereasonwhyanearthquakecanhappen.BTotellusthatthestrengthofanearthquakecanbepredictedinthefuture.CTotelluswhatTimothyHDixonisdoinginhissparetime.DTotellustheadvantageofknowingthestrengthoffutureearthquakes.答案B解析写作意图题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要是想告诉读者一个科学新发现，即地震的强度在未来有可能被预测。Notes：.障碍词汇1be made up of由组成2measure vt.测量3deadly adj.致命的；非常的4accordingly adv.相应地；照着.长难句分析But Timothy Dixon says even if you dont know exactly when its going to happen，since you know its going to happen，and you know how big its going to be，you can prepare accordingly.分析：本句话的主干是主谓宾结构，宾语是省略连接词that的宾语从句，宾语从句中又含有让步状语从句even if you dont know exactly when its going to happen和原因状语从句since you know its going to happen，and you know how big its go