2020年高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 基础知识聚焦 Unit 5 The power of nature习题 新人教版选修6

Unit 5 The power of nature.阅读理解Old Faithful is a geyser(喷泉) located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. The geyser, as well as the nearby Old Faithful Inn, is part of the Old Faithful Historic District.On the afternoon of September 18, 1870, members of the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition traveled down the Firehole River from the Kepler Cascades(瀑布) and entered the Upper Geyser Basin. The first geyser they saw was Old Faithful. In his book of the expedition, Nathaniel P. Langford wrote：Judge, then, what must have been our astonishment, as we entered the basin at midafternoon of our second days travel, to see in the clear sunlight, at no great distance, a volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to the height of one hundred and twentyfive feet. “Geysers! Geysers！” cried one of our members, and, we soon gathered around this wonderful phenomenon. It was indeed a perfect geyser.We gave it the name of “Old Faithful”In the early days of the park, Old Faithful was often used as a laundry. Clothes placed in the geyser were ejected then completely washed when the eruption took place. Its been found that linen and cotton cloth was uninjured by the action of the water, but woolen clothes were torn to pieces.Eruptions can shoot 3, 700 to 8, 400 US gallons of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 1.5 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet(44 m). The highest recorded eruption was 185 feet(56 m) high. Intervals(间隔) between eruptions can range from 45 to 125 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939, slowly increasing to an average of 92 minutes today.文章大意：本文是说明文。文章介绍的是美国黄石国家公园的老忠实间歇喷泉。1When people on the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition saw Old Faithful, they _.Awere frightenedBdecided to end their travelCwere excitedDtook some photos in front of it答案：C推理判断题。由Nathaniel PLangford在书中的描述可知，他们感到惊奇，发出惊呼，并且使用了wonderful, perfect这样的词语，由此可知他们心情兴奋。2In the 19th century, some visitors _.Adiscovered more geysers in Yellowstone National ParkBput their clothes in Old FaithfulChated to stay at Old Faithful InnDbathed in Old Faithful答案：B细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，在老忠实间歇喷泉被发现的早期，人们通常把它作为一个洗衣场所。3Compared to 1930s, today tourists have _.Aless chances to enjoy the eruptions of Old Faithful in a dayBmore chances to enjoy the eruptions of Old Faithful in a dayCbetter chances to see Old Faithful erupt higherDbetter chances to see Old Faithful project hotter water答案：A细节理解题。由最后一段可知，老忠实间歇喷泉喷发的间隔时间从66.5分钟延长到了92分钟，所以一天之内喷发的次数应是减少了，A正确。4Whats the passage mainly about?AThe name origin of a geyser.BThe discovery of a geyser.CA famous national park.DA famous geyser.答案：D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是美国黄石国家公园的老忠实间歇喷泉的一些基本情况，如地理位置、其名称的由来、被发现的历史及喷发情况等，故D正确。.完形填空(2020长春市质监三)Dont let Auroras small stature(身材)fool youher spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens _1_ from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed _2_ that she would survive. Having never got the right _3_， many of the chickens were sick and some _4_ died.At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were _5_ by their mom. Luckily, another mother _6_ their care. Aurora seemed the last to _7_ food and attention. She grew at a much slower _8_ than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed _9_ her.At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was _10_ to find a place with the other chickens.Aurora _11_ found comfort with an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, _12_ Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the _13_ spot where she kept Margaret company. _14_ when the other chickens try to _15_ her away, Aurora comes back.As Aurora grew, we became _16_ at her love to simply live. Nothing _17_ her.So remember, when life seems so _18_ that you cant take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and _19_ from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet _20_ life has offeredsafety, food, warmth and good friendships.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，描述了一只为了生存与各种困难顽强抗争的小鸡的故事。1A.raisedBpurchasedCrescued Dcollected答案：C本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。raised举起； purchased购买； rescued拯救； collected收集。下文中提到when we saved her，可以判断出本空是rescued。2A.hopeful BproperCpossible Dunlikely答案：D本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。hopeful有希望的； proper合适的；possible可能的； unlikely不可能的。语意：前一个句子告知小鸡生病还很弱小，所以似乎活不了。故选D。3A.touch BcareCgift Dpartner答案：B本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。touch触及；care关心；gift礼物；partner同伴。语意：因为没有得到适当的照顾，很多小鸡才会生病甚至死亡。故选B。4A.sadly BangrilyCcoldly Dcalmly答案：A本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。sadly悲伤地；angrily生气地；coldly冷淡地；calmly平静地。许多小鸡生病还有一些悲伤地死亡。故选A。5A.punished BrefusedCabandoned Dscolded答案：C本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。punished惩罚；refused拒绝；abandoned遗弃；scolded责备。下文Aurora had lost two moms，可以推断第一个遗弃了他们。故选C。6A.took on Bput forwardClooked after Dbrought about答案：A本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。took on呈现，接管；put forward提出；looked after照顾；brought about带来。take on意思是agree to do or be responsible for, 译为“接管”。故选A。7A.get BeatCdraw Doffer答案：A本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。get得到；eat吃；draw画画；offer提供。只有get可以与food and attention 搭配，表示“得到”。故选A。8A.cost BrateCstandard Dvalue答案：B本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。cost成本，费用；rate速度；standard水平；value价值。本文第一句提到small stature以及上一句提到的last to get food and attention可以判断Aurora生长的速度慢于她的兄弟姐妹，所以身材瘦小。故选B。9A.for BaroundCabout Dagainst答案：D本空考查介词基本含义的辨析。for为了；around周围；about关于；against反对。语意：本句是整段的总结，Aurora的生活总是不如意，似乎一切都在和她作对。故选D。10A.arranging BchoosingCstruggling Daffording答案：C本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。arranging安排；choosing选择； struggling挣扎；affording付得起钱。Aurora先后失去了两个妈妈，所以她需要想尽办法找到栖身之处。故选struggling。故选C。11A.lately BeventuallyCconstantly Dfrequently答案：B本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。lately最近；eventually最后，终于；constantly不断地； frequently频繁地。与上一段相呼应，在她不断的寻找后，终于找到安身之处。故选B。12A.unless BsoCbecause Dbut答案：D本空考查连词基本含义的辨析。unless除非；so所以；because因为；but但是。虽然找到了安身之处，可是Margaret还是因为年老而死去了，表明Aurora又一次失去了依靠。故选D。13A.same BrelevantCsimilar Dnormal答案：A本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。same同样的；relevant情愿的；similar类似的；normal正常的。Aurora每天都去老地方陪伴Margaret，用same表示她的执着。故选A。14A.Still BThusCEven DYet答案：C本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。Still仍；Thus这样；Even甚至；Yet还。联系上一句中的same spot，进一步描述Aurora陪伴Margaret的坚定信念，即使别的小鸡来赶走她，她也会再回来。故选C。15A.clear BputCturn Dpush答案：D本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。clear清除； put放； turn转变； push推。根据上题分析，故选D。16A.nervous BamazedCexcited Ddisappointed答案：B本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。nervous紧张的； amazed感到惊奇的； excited感到兴奋的； disappointed感到失望的。我们为Aurora生存的意志力之强而感到惊讶。故选B。17A.helped BattractedCimpressed Dstopped答案：D本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。helped帮助；attracted吸引；impressed给印象； stopped停止。因为这种love，使得Aurora不能被打败。什么也不能让她停下来。故选D。18A.tough BdifferentCsmooth Dboring答案：A本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。tough艰苦的；different不同的；smooth顺利的；boring令人心烦的。综合上文，生活对于Aurora一直是艰难的，所以当我们的生活遇到困难时，我们可以想想她的遭遇，从而选择坚强。故选A。19A.waked BmadeCrecovered Dlearned答案：C本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。waked醒，叫醒；made制作；recovered康复；learned学会。本句话的三个并列谓语都是Aurora的经历，所以选择recovered 与from illnesses搭配得当。故选C。20A.chances BpleasuresCdreams Dservices答案：B本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。chances机会；pleasures高兴，快乐；dreams梦想；services服务。语意：尽管尝尽生活的各种艰辛，Aurora却依然得到了生活给予她的小小快乐，即后面所说的safety, food, warmth and good friendships。故选B。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020石家庄市二模)On receiving my learners permit a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. However, it wasnt until two days ago _1_ Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination was Orewa, _2_ seaside town.That morning I made sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times _3_ we left. I thought I was totally prepared _4_ the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my familys complaints.“Relax! Dont hold the steering wheel so _5_(tight)” called a nervous voice from the backseat.“Speed up. 70 km/h isnt fast enough. You are holding up the traffic.” another voice ordered from the seat next to _6_.How _7_(annoy)! To content them, I _8_(step) hard on the accelerator, and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again.“Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above 100km/h？”Finally I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.My family seemed relieved and stopped _9_(tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much _10_(easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8