M5U3Scienceandnature

M5U3 Science and nature （高二年级）考试目标：1检测与词缀以及和人体有关的词汇的识记、理解和运用。2检测过去分词的运用。3检测与自然和科技话题有关的读写能力。一、翻译下列短语1. toy with 2. push ahead with 3.o consideration 4. work out 5. so far 6.指出 7. for sale 8.效仿某人 9.毕竟 10.赞同，支持 11.耗尽体力，累垮 12.在某人看来 考点导读：1. adopt vt. 收养，领养；采用，采纳（议案、意见等）【基本构词】adopter n. 养父母 adoptee n. 被收养者【短语搭配】adopt measures 采取措施 adopt new methods 采用新办法 an adopted son 养子 adopted words 外来词【典型例句】Mr. King adopted the orphan as his own son. 金先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。We adopted different approaches to the problem. 针对这个问题，我们采取了不同的解决办法。2. ordinary adj. 普通的，一般的【词语辨析】common, usual和ordinary1）common意为“普通的，平常的, 指常见的、常常发生的、不足为奇的。 The birds are very common here. 这些鸟在这儿很常见。 Snow is common in cold countries. 在寒冷的国家，雪是常见的。2）usual意为“通常的，习惯性的”，可用于一切频繁发生的事情。 Tea is considered to be the usual drink in Britain. 在英国，茶被视为一种习惯性的饮料。3）ordinary意为“普通的，平凡的，随时都可以碰到的”等含意，与common意思相近。 Ordinary people work eight hours a day. 普通人一天工作八个小时。 It was a very ordinary day today. 今天是很平常的一天。3majority n. 多数, 大半【短语搭配】in (the) majority 拥有多数的；占多数的 a majority of 许多的，大量的 the majority of 大多数的【典型例句】At the meeting, young people were in the majority. 在会上年轻人占大多数。The majority were / was against the plan. 多数人不赞成这个计划。（注：majority与of连用，主要指人，谓语动词用复数。单独使用时，后面的谓语动词用单数或复数均可。）4. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankensteins monster. 另一方面，包括许多科学家在内的很多人则持不同意见，他们担心如果人类用这种方式玩弄自然，那就可能离制造一个现实生活中弗兰肯斯坦怪物不远了。 在句中on the other hand 是句型on the one hand.on the other (hand).的一种表达形式，意为“一方面另一方面”。例如：On the one hand, I love my job as a teacher, but on the other hand, I feel I have too little time with my child. 一方面我喜欢教师这份工作，另一方面我又感到和我的孩子在一起的时间太少了。二、单项选择1. Its not easy _ a best friend in a new place.A. find B. finds C. finding D. to find2. How about the two of us_ a walk down the garden?A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking3. He was often seen _basketball on the playground.A. play B. playing C. to play D. played4. It rained heavily, _severe floods in some cities.A. to cause B. has caused C. caused D. causing5. She got up very early _the first bus. A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. caught 6. _the house on fire，he dialed 119.A. To see B. Seeing C. Seen D. Being seen7. _a reply，he decided to write again.A. Not receiving B. Receiving notC. Not having received D. Having not received8. The scientists were waiting to see the problem _.A. settle B. settled C. to settle D. settling9. In some parts of London，missing a bus means _for another hour.A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting10. Sugar, when _ with water, dissolves(溶解) quickly. A. mixed B. mixing C. mix D. is mixed11. Dont forget _ the light when you leave the room.A. to turn off B. turning off C. turn on D. turning on12. Cleaning women in big cities usually get _ by the hour. A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay13. His first book _ next month is based on a true story. A. published B. to be published C. to publish D. being published14. _ by the beautiful scenery of Zhang Jiajie, the foreigners decided to stay there for another two days.A. Attracted B. To be attracted C. Having attracted D. Attracting15. _ and happy, Tonny stood up and accepted the prize.A. Surprising B. Surprised C. Being surprised D. To be surprising三、完形填空For a long time, our environment has been damaged because humans have been careless. People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting 1 tourism. We further damage the Earth by building new channels in the sea and factories 2 the land, and by creating pollution with chemical waste. We will some day destroy the planet we live on 3 we continue in this way.However, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. Not everything 4 is best for nature is good for people. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature? From the point of view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always done, 5 nature to meet our own needs. Other people argue that such thinking 6 cause a catastrophe(灾难), unless we start to look around and understand 7 a clean environment benefits us all.After decades of destroying nature and using up natural resources, many developed nations are now concerned about saving nature rather than developing or destroying it. 8 , many poorer nations must focus 9 meeting the everyday needs of their people. In doing so, they are using up natural resources at a fast pace. The developed and developing countries of the world need to work together to make sure that people enjoy healthy and happy lives, 10 the environment around them suffering.1. A. andB. or C. butD. then2. A. onB. inC. underD. above3. A. beforeB. if C. whileD. though4. A. whoB. whereC. whatD. that5. A. usedB. usingC. to useD. having used6. A. mustB. mayC. shouldD. ought to7. A. how B. when C. whichD. that8. A. ButB. HoweverC. thoughD. Although9. A. at B. on C. toD. of10. A. withB. notC. withoutD. no四、双向翻译Recently, I have experienced some problems in the school computer room. 1. The computers are old and slow, and sometimes they even do not work. On Sunday, 2 March, for example, 2. I had to spend four hours doing my homework, all because of the problems with the computer I was using. 3. 我试了一下其他的电脑, but they were in worse condition. After I push