人教版(新教材)高中英语选修1Unit5 Working the Land单元检测5：核心素养提能练

1、核心素养提能练【“阅读理解+完形填空组合练】I .阅读理解An average 30-year-old person who has eaten three meals a day since birth has eaten more than 30,000 meals to date.Even if you ve only eaten half that much you have to admit this： you ve let some of that breakfast, lunch or dinner go to waste.And it turns out we re all t

2、o blame for this shaming fact： 30% of all food produced in the world each year is wasted or lost.That s about 1.3 billion tons, according to a new report by the U. N.Food and Agriculture Organization.That, s the weight of more than 8.6 million full-grown blue whales, the largest creatures on earth.T

3、hat, s the weight of more than 2.3 million Airbus A380s, the largest planes in existence.That s as if each person in China, the world s most populous country with more than 1.3 billion people, had one ton mass of food thrown into the dustbin.ltJ s almost unfathomable, isn t it?Setting aside that big

4、 number, we find the people with the most money are the ones who waste the most.On average, a person in European and North American countries wastes between 95 and 115 kilograms of food.Sub-Saharan African, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries waste much, much less-between 6 and 11 kilograms pe

5、r person.Here s another statistic： all the food that the world s richest countries waste is about equal to all the food that sub-Saharan Africa produces.The numbers： 222 million tons and 230 million tons, respectively （分另世也）.Basically, the wasted food of the rich could feed much of the African conti

6、nent.And these numbers come as we ve just been reporting about rising food prices around the world in the past week.And my own personal tip： if I eat at a restaurant and can t finish it alb 1 ask for a doggie bag.I used to be a waiter years ago and will never forget the amounts of food I saw left on

7、 the table after the bill was paid.There s no reason to waste food.It s up to all of us to use our common sense to eat and shop just a bit more wisely.语篇解读 本文为一篇说明文。根据联合国粮农组织的一份报告，目前全球生产出来的30% 的食物在消费过程中被浪费了。作者呼吁人们不要浪费食物，要更明智地生活。l.What does the underlined word “unfathomable“ in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Po

8、ssible to imagine.B - Impossible to change.Impossible to understand.Possible to understand.K答案R cK解 析词义猜想题。根据第二段可知，每年浪费的食物的重量超过了 860万头地球上最 大的动物蓝鲸的重量，也超过了 230万架世界上现有的最大的飞机空中客车A380 的重量。这也好比在世界拥有超过13亿人的人口最多的国家中国，人均向垃圾桶里倾倒 一吨的食物。由此可推知这种现象使人难以理解。unfathomable意为“难以理解的，深不可 测的”。It can be learned that the foo

9、d the rich waste can support .A. half the people in EuropeB most people of AmericaC most people of AsiaD most people of AfricaK答案DK解 析X细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句可知，富有的国家浪费的食物可以养活非洲大陆大局部的人口。The author gave his personal tip based on the fact that .A. he was once very poorB he was once a farmerC. he once worked

10、in a restaurantD. the price of food is very highK答案cK解 析细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，作者的建议是根据他曾是一个餐馆服务员的工作经历而给出的。What is the purpose of this article?To show the author s opinion of food.To let us live more wisely and not waste food4C To show the amount of wasted food a year.D. To ask the richest countries to h

11、elp African people.R答案U BK解 析 写作意图题。根据第一段倒数第二句和最后一段最后两句可推知，文章的写作目 的在于让人们不要浪费食物，要更明智地生活。H.完形填空Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won t drinks or meals because we are facing a storm ahead. Many passengers became 2 , talking about it with each other.At on

12、ce it became 3 in the plane.Soon, lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments the 5 was like a boat on waves in the storm.All the passengers were 6.Some cried.Some prayed.The7seemed hopeless.I wondered if we could 8 it through the storm.Then I noticed a little girl next to me.Surprisingly, t

13、he storm seemed to mean nothing to her.She was 9 ，looking through a picture book.Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again, but she never showed a(n) 11 of worry or fear.Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, Don t worry.My father is the pilot.Take it easy.He will take

14、 us home safely. ”When the plane was out of 12 , I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in 13. “I said my father would take us home safely.”Many kinds of storms may trouble us： diseases, difficulties.They can easily darken our skies and 14 our planes into hard times.Let us 15 ： Love is the

15、 pilot.lt will help us out of trouble.So take it easy.语篇解读 本文记叙了在风暴中的飞机上很多成年人都害怕地哭了起来，但是一个小女孩非 常镇静，因为她相信做飞行员的父亲会把她平安地带回家。作者通过这个故事告诉读者一个 道理：爱能战胜困难。A.serveB. takeC. getD. sellK答案X AK解 析X在飞行中遇到风暴时，飞机上的服务人员不会提供饮料和食物。应选Ao serve提供。A.excitedB. comfortableC. happyD. nervousK答案X DK解析U当乘客听到广播中说有风暴时，通常都很紧张，生怕出

16、现意外。A.noisyB. quietC. warmD. satisfiedK答案A工解 析X 根据上文talking about it with each otherv可知，当乘客听到有风暴来临的时候, 非常害怕，相互交流起来，机舱里变得非常嘈杂。B came aboutB came aboutK答案H cK解析1句意为：很快闪电就照亮了渐黑的天空，飞机片刻间就像是风暴中的小船一样。light up照亮，点燃。应选C。A.shipB. planeC. trainD. seatK答案X BK解 析H根据第一句Yearsago, I was on a long flightv可知，此处指飞机。应

17、选B。A.surprisedB. scaredC. gladD. interestedK答案UBK解 析1根据上下文成年乘客面对风暴时的反响可知他们都非常害怕，担忧出意外。应选BoB. questionA.weatherC. futureD. actionB. questionK答案X cK解析U 句意为：有些人在哭，有些人在祈祷，似乎未来没有希望了。应选c。A.makeB. reachC. winD. finishK答案X AK解 析X 句意为：我想知道我们是否能够从这次风暴中逃生。make it到达，成功。应选Ao9. A.funnyB - frustratedC. sadD. calm9

18、. A.funnyK答案工DK 解 析 H根据下文的 “ but she never showed a(n) of worry or fear,可知，小女孩一点也不害怕，非常镇定。因为她相信爸爸会把她平安地带回家。应选D。A.talkB. readC. playD. sleepK答案U BK解 析I 根据上文的“looking through a picture book”可知她在读一本图画书，故动词read 正确。A.bookB. storyC. expressionD. impressionK答案I cK解 析U 句意为： 但是，她脸上一点担忧或害怕的表情都没有。expression表情。

19、A.orderB. dateC. fashionD. dangerK答案X DK解 析 本句表示风暴过去了，飞机脱离了危险。out of danger脱离危险。A.turnB. timeC. returnD. frontK答案X cI解 析X 句意为：当危险过去时，我对着小女孩微笑，她也回以一个大大的微笑。in return 作为回报。A.introduceB. inviteC. throwD. changeK答案X c工解析X o使进入。应选C。A.askB. rememberC. explainD. wonderK答案U bK解 析X生活中的种种风暴疾病、困难也许会困扰我

20、们请记住：爱是我们的飞行员，它能够帮助我们走出困境。【主观题规范练】in.语法填空Cameron Nelson walked into a fast-food restaurant for lunch and was 1.(amaze) at the state of the worker he saw behind the counter.The teenager, 2. name was Hakeem Tyler, was wearing a neck support and had his arm in a bandage,3. he was dutifully serving cust

21、omers at the checkout counter.Out of 4.(curious), Nelson asked the teenager what had happened. I was injured in a car accident.You see me working here because I need the money to feed 5. homeless in the community and just to pay bills like a young teen does.I always have it in my heart 6.(give) back

22、 to people, “ said the teenager.7. (impress) with the young manJ s kindness and need, Nelson took a photo of the young man and shared it online.He even started GoFundMe for Tyler. For anyone, to work in those conditions is 8.(admire), but it s amazing for someone in his generation to have sympathy f

23、or others, “ Nelson said.ddition to 9.(donate) money to the account for the teen, many people said that they would like to see him in person.So far, the donation for Tyler 10.(add) up to more than $ 13,500.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。在车祸中身体受伤的少年Tyler依然心系那些无家可归的人， Nelson被他的行为感动，拍了 Tyler的照片传到网上，希望有更多人可以帮助这位善良的少 年，并

24、且得到了网友的积极回应。K 答 案 UamazedK解析X考查非谓语动词。此处作表语且表示人的心理，故填amazed（惊讶的）。K答案RwhoseK解 析I考查定语从句。此处是非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词teenager在从句中充当定语，应用关系代词whose,故填whose。K答案 1butK解析I考查并列连词。句意为：这个少年，他的名字叫Hakeem Tyler,戴着颈托，手臂缠着绷带，但是他在收银台尽职尽责地为顾客服务。前后句为转折意义，故填but。K答 案I curiosityK解 析X考查词性转换。此处作介词的宾语，应填名词形式。out of curiosity出于好奇。K答案I

25、theK解 析X考查冠词的用法。thehomeless无家可归的人。K答案Hto giveK解 析H考查非谓语动词。have it in one s mind/heart to do sth.记得要做某事,it是形式宾语，to do不定式是真正的宾语，故填to give。K答 案UImpressedK解 析 考查非谓语动词。此处是非谓语动词，impress（使印象深刻）与其逻辑主语 Nelson之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词作状语。K答 案UadmirableK解析1考查词性转换。此处作is的表语，用形容词形式。故填admirable。K答 案UdonatingK解 析U考查非谓语动词。“in

26、addition to除了”中的to是介词，故其后应用donate的动名词形式作宾语。K答 案Ihas addedK解 析X 考查动词的时态。此处是谓语动词，根据S。far（到目前为止）判断为现在完成时, 主语the donation为 不可数名词，故用has done。IV.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen.Because we had just moved into the neighbourhood, I couldn t imagin

27、e who it would be.Opening the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothing and wearing dirty rubber boots.His hand hung a plastic bag.uCan I help you? ” I asked.u Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables? ” His blue eyes were hopeful.“Are they from your garden? ” I looke

28、d inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil.“Yes, his voice was soft. And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard.Would you like some of those, too? ”My heart softened, and I wondered if he was badly in need of the bit of money.With a sigh, I said, “ Please step inside and I 11 get

29、my money. ”The next day, he knocked at our door again.This time, my little four-year-old daughter got there first. uOh, hello.Would you like to come in for tea? ” Without a second thought, the old man stepped inside and held out a broken basket with several bruised（擦伤的）apples. From my tree, “ he sai

30、d, removing a worn cap. You might like to make a pie. ”The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea.lt was obvious that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty ?”The homeless-looking man laug

31、hed as he answered each question.His name was Mr Locket and he lived around the corner.His wife had passed away several years before, and his children all lived far away.He was lonely.His need for company had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables.Ours was the only door opened to him tha

32、t day. 注意：续写词数应为150左右。When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day.Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home一a letter from the old man, s daughter.一、故事梗概二、情节推断根据已经给出的续写局部每段的开头语并展开合理想象可推断：续写局部分为两段，第一段开头是：他喝完茶，说要回家并容许第二天还会来。所以第一段 应该写老人又一

33、次来作者家的情形。文中提到可以用苹果做苹果派，作者很可能做好了苹果 派等待这个孤独的老人。老人一定是非常感动的。第二段开头是：几年后，有人送来了一封 信，是老人的女儿写的。既然老人没有来，而信是他的女儿写的，可能是老人已经去世了， 而信的内容应该是老人的女儿对作者一家曾经给了老人温暖表示感谢。可根据自己的想象构建故事情节。续写两段的四个要素如下：Paragraph 1Paragraph 2时间：When the old man visited the author s home the second time时间： When the old man s daughter had a lette

34、r delivered to the author s地点：in the author, s house地点：in the author s house人物：the author, the author, s daughter, the old man人物：the author, the old man s daughter事件：The old man came to the author, s house the next day and the author and the little girl treated him to apple pies.The old man was so moved and told the author of his story.事件：A letter from the old man s daughter arrived at the authors house.In the letter, the old man s daughter told the author that her