Unit5 Revealing Nature课时综合复习(1)-高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

Unit5课时综合复习1课文语法填空ThecaptainoftheshipnamedtheBeaglewantedsomeonetoprofitby1.________________(visit)distantcountries.Darwingottheopportunity.Darwin，ageologistandnaturalist,2.__________________________(fascinate)byrocks，plantsandanimals.Thejourneygavehimthechance3.______________(study)avarietyoflivingthingsintheirnaturalenvironments.Hisroomwascrowded4.________samplesoftheplantsandanimalshehadcollected.Hebegantoconsiderthequestion5.______differentspeciescametoexist.Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheir6.________________(change)environments?Darwindecidedtofindoutthetruth.In1835，Darwinsaw7.______________(variety)newspecies，butitwasthebirds8.________interestedhimthemost.Aftermuchresearch，hecametothe9.____________________(conclude)thatnewspeciesevolvedfromearlierancestors.Darwinexplainedthistheoryinhisbook，OntheOriginofSpecies，which10.______________________(immediate)causedastorm.IthaschangedideasaboutlifeonEarthforever.AnditallbeganwiththejourneyontheBeagle.阅读理解AEllenKalishrunsacenterforrescuedwildanimalsinNewYork.Whenawomanaskedifshecouldtreatanowl，shewashappytohelp.Then，thecallertoldherexactlywherethetinyowlwashidingout.ItwastheChristmastreeinRockefellerCenterinNewYorkCity!Kalishsaidshehasbeenhelpingwildanimalsfor20years，butshehasneverheardastorylikethat.Therescuedowlhasbeennicknamed“Rockefeller”．Whenworkerswereunwrappingthetreewhichjustarrived，oneofthemspottedthecreature.Atfirsttheworkerthoughttheowlmightbeinjured.Oneoftheworkerscalledhiswife，tellingherhewasbringingtheowlhome.Heaskedifshecouldfindaplacethathelpswildlifeanimals.ShecalledKalish.HowdidRockefellerendupstuckinthetreeinthefirstplace?Kalishofferedafewideas.Hecouldhavegonetothetreetohideandgottrappedlater，shesaid.Maybeoncethetreewasloadedontoatruck，thebranchessquished(挤压)himintothetrunk.Hemighthavebeentooscaredtomove.Kalishmetthewomanwhofirstcalledheratagasstation.Thewomanhandedheracardboardboxwiththeowlinside.KalishbroughtRockefellerbacktothewildlifecenter.Shesaidshegavehimplentyofwaterandlefttwomiceintheplasticpetcarrier.Theyweregonebythenextmorning.Rockefellerspentmostofhistimeatthewildlifecentereatingorsleeping.OnMonday，hewenttothevet(兽医)togetsomeX­raystaken.Hehasnobrokenbones，Kalishadded.Rockefellerwillnotspendmuchtimeatthecenter，shesaid.Sheispreparingtoreleasehimsoon.Thereleasewillbequickandquiet，shesaid，andshewillbringacameratotakepicturesofhimflyingaway.“Iwillwishhimaverylongandhappylife，”Kalishsaid.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutEllenKalishinParagraph1?A．Sheisavetinawildlifecenter.B．Sheisanemployeeinanaturereserve.C．Shewassurprisedhearingtheowl’sstory.D．Shehadlittleexperienceintreatinganimals.2．WhichmightbethereasonforRockefeller’sbeingfoundintheChristmastree?A．Heappearedsuddenlyasthetreewasloadedontoatruck.B．Hemighthavebeentooscaredtomovewhentrapped.C．Hesettledintothetreebranchesashome.D．Hewaslockedintothetrunkofacar.3．HowdidEllenKalishhelptheowl?A．SherescuedhimfromadamagedChristmastree.B．ShedrovehimbacktohishomeintheNortheast.C．Shegavehimwaterandfoodatherwildlifecenter.D．SheperformedX­raysontheowlbeforereleasinghim.4．WhichwordbestdescribesRockefeller’slifeinthewildlifecenter?A．Unpleasant. B．Comfortable.C．Stressful. D．Disappointing.BOnMay9,2016，biologistChrisKellysawalonebatonabridgecrossingtheFrenchBroadRiveroutsideAsheville，NorthCarolina.Fiveyearslater，everythingwildlifebiologiststhoughttheyknewaboutendangeredgraybatsinthiscorneroftheBlueRidgeMountainshasbeenchanged.Kelly，abiologistwiththeN．C.WildlifeResourcesCommission，wasonthebridgedoingbirdwork.Batsaren’therareaofexpertness，soshereachedouttothestate’sbatexperts.JoeyWeber，atechnicianwhowasworkingfortheCommission，arrivedatthebridgelaterthatdayandfound19bigbrownbatsinhabitingintheexpansionjoints.Butheheardmanymore.Thatnight，WeberwasjoinedbyKatherineEtchison，theCommission’sbatbiologist，foranemergencecount.Theycounted240，butabusyschedulemeanttheteamcouldn’treturnforasecondemergencecountuntilJuly18.“IwasveryeagertogetbackouttherebecauseIreallythoughttherewouldbesomethingbesidesbigbrownbats.IwasthinkingMexicanfree­tailedbats，whichwouldbeafirstforBuncombeCounty，andIwasrightbutthatwasn’t____________________，”saidEtchison.Thesecondemergencecountrecorded1,000bats.Tolearnwhichspeciesusedthebridge，biologistsrecordedtheultrasonic(超声的)soundsmadebyemergingbats，whicharespecies­specific.Laterthatnight，Etchisonrolledthroughtherecordedcalls，displayedvividlyonhercomputer，andthesuspectedMexicanfree­tailedbatsshowedup.But，sotoodidsomethingveryunexpected.SheimmediatelytextedSusanCameron，anAsheville­basedbiologist.AlongwithbigbrownandMexicanfree­tailedbats，thecomputeridentifiedthecallsofendangeredgraybats.ThediscoverywasconfirmedthenextdaywhenEtchison，Weber，andCameronvisitedthebridgeatdusk—justbeforebatemergence—andcarefullycapturedabatfromoneoftheexpansionjoints.The2016discoveriesmarkedthefirsttimegraybatswereknowntoinhabitinNorthCarolina.5．HowdidKellyfindthebatonthebridge?A．Accidentally. B．Professionally.C．Purposefully. D．Skilfully.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thebignews”refertointhethirdparagraph?A．Thatabigbrownbatwasidentified.B．ThatMexicanfree­tailedbatsshowedup.C．Thatthediscoveryofgraybatswasconfirmed.D．That1,000batswererecorded.7．Howdidbiologistsrecognizethespeciesofthebats?A．Byemergencecounting.B．Byrecordingspecificsound.C．Bycapturingthebats.D．Bylookingthroughthecomputer.8．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AnEndangeredBatDiscoveryB．ABiologyResearchC．TheEmergenceofBatsD．TheWayofFindingEndangeredBatsCEvidenceofaworm­likecreatureaboutthesizeofagrainofricehasbeenuncoveredinSouthAustralia，andresearchersbelieveitistheoldestancestoronthefamilytreethatincludeshumansandmostanimals.Thecreaturelivedabout535millionyearsago.____isconsideredtobeanevolutionarystepforwardforearlylifeonEarth.Researchershavebeentryingtofindevidenceofthecommonancestorofmostanimals.Developingitsbodystructureandorganizationsuccessfullyallowedlifetomoveinspecific，purposefuldirections.Thisincludeseverythingfromwormsanddinosaurstoamphibians(两栖动物)andhumans.Butforourcommonancestor，theyknewthatfossils(化石)ofthetiny，simplecreaturestheyimaginedwouldbenearlyimpossibletofindbecauseofitssizeandsoftbody.Then，theyturnedtofossilizedburrows，datedtotheEdiacaranPeriod，foundinSouthAustralia.For15years，scientistsknewtheburrowswerecreatedbythecreature.Therewasnoevidenceofwhatmadetheburrowsandlivedinthemuntilresearchersdecidedtotakeacloserlookattheburrows.GeologyprofessorMaryDroserspottedimpressionsshapedlikeovalsneartheburrows.A3­Dlaserscanrevealedtheimpressionscontainingevidenceofabodyshapedandsizedlikearicegrain，withanoticeableheadandtailwhichsuggestedithadmuscles.Themuscleswouldhaveenabledthecreaturetomoveandcreatetheburrows，likethewayawormmoves.Andthesizeofthecreaturematchedwiththesizeoftheburrowstheyfound.TheresearchersinvolvedinthestudynamedthecreatureIkariawariootia.Thefirstnametranslatesas“meetingplace”intheAdnyamathanhalanguage.AdnyamathanhaisthenameofAustralianpeoplethatliveintheareawherethefossilwasfound.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”refertointhefirstparagraph?A．Aworm­likecreature. B．Agrainofrice.C．Afamilytree. D．Anevolutionarystep.10．Whatdidtheresearchersdoduringthestudy?A．Theydevelopedthecreatureintheexpectedway.B．Theystudiedalargenumberofwormsanddinosaurs.C．Theyobservedtheburrowscloseup.D．TheywentbacktotheEdiacaranPeriodsomeyearsago.11．Whatinspiredthescientiststoexploretheoriginoftheburrows?A．A3­Dlaserscan.B．Theimpressions.C．Somegoodovals.D．Moreburrows.12．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Theresearchersworkedveryhardintheburrows.B．Theworm­likecreaturemaybeanimals’ancestor.C．Itisverydifficulttonameanewkindofcreature.D．Australianpeoplelikefossilsofmanycreatures.七选五Treeshavelongplayedaspecialroleinallaspectsofhumanlife.Inancienttimes，treesprovidedaplaceforhumanstotakeshelterfromstorms，heatandevenenemies.Today，theimportanceoftreescontinuestoincrease.1Treesprovidethenecessaryoxygentobreathe.Manyindustrialanddevelopmentactivitiesaddhugequantitiesofcarbondioxidetotheenvironment.Treesabsorbcarbondioxideandinturnreleasefreshoxygenintheenvironment.2Thus，theyarethemostimportantcontributorsinmaintainingtheenvironmentalbalance.Treescanpreventsoilerosion(侵蚀)andcleansoil.Treesbind(捆绑)thesoiloftheearthtightly.3Theyarehighlybeneficialforpreventingsoilerosion.Besides，poisonouschemicalsandpollutantsfromvariousfactoriesenterintothesoil，thuscausingsoilpollution.T