2024-2025学年高中英语课时分层作业13Unit5ThepowerofnatureSectionⅠ含解析新人教版选修6

PAGE1-课时分层作业(十三)SectionⅠ(建议用时：30分钟)[高考题型练习提实力]Ⅰ．阅读理解ASeeingavolcanoeruptisawonderfulexperience，andyoucanreallyfeelthebeatbyclimbingtothesummit(山顶)ofPacayaforaclose­upview．ThereareguidedtourseverydayupthishighlyactivevolcanofromAntigua，givingtravellersachancetoseeMotherNatureathermostpowerful．PacayaisaneasydrivefromAntigua，abeautifulcitywithmanycolorfulhousesalongitsoldstreetsthatareturnedintoartworksduringitsHolyWeekfestival．NomatterwhenyoucometoAntigua，youwon'tmissthePacaya­tourcompanies．ButclimbingPacayaisnoeasyjob：itis2，560metreshigh，andreachingthesummittakestwotothreehoursofseeminglyone­step­forwardandtwo­step­backmovements．Asyouclimb，youhearthedullsoundsoferuptionshighabove．Steaminghotremainsfromrecenteruptionsbegintolinethepathasyouneartheactivesummit—theMcKenneyCone(火山锥)．Justasthoughyouweregoingtowalkovertotheedgeofthecone，theroadturnstotheleftanduptotherelativesafetyoftheold，inactivesummit．Manytoursaretimedsothatyouarriveattheconeofthevolcanoinplentyoftimeforsunsetandthefullcontrastbetweentheeruptingredlavaandthedarkeningsky．Onagooddaytheviewfromthesummitisextremelyexciting．Theactivemouthboils，sendingredlavaoveritssides，andonceinawhileshootshotstreamsupto100metresintotheair．Thereisastrongbadsmellintheairevenifyoutakecaretobeupwindofthecone．Aseveningturnsdeeperintothenight，theburninglavaquietlyfallsdowntoasideofthevolcano．Foryou，too，itistimetogetdown．【语篇解读】本文主要介绍帕卡亚火山。1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．ToattracttouriststoPacaya．B．TodescribethebeautyofPacaya．C．TointroduceguidedtourstoPacaya．D．ToexplainthepowerofnatureatPacaya．A[写作目的题。纵观全文可知，本文是一则旅游广告，目的是吸引游客去参观帕卡亚火山喷发，故A项正确。]2．Antiguaisacity．A．wherepeoplecanenjoyculturalfestivalsB．wheretheclimbingPacayatourstartsC．thatgivesaclose­upviewofPacayaD．thatisfamousforitstourcompaniesB[细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句话可知：安提瓜是此次火山之旅起先的地方，故B项正确。]3．ClimbingtotheMcKenneyCone，peoplewill．A．walkdirectlytotheactivesummitB．hearthecontinuousloudnoisefromaboveC．makegreatereffortsthantoothersummitsD．seeapathlinedwithremainsofearliereruptionsD[细微环节理解题。依据第三段第三句话可知D项正确。]BInthesecondhalfofeachyear，manypowerfulstormsareborninthetropicalAtlanticandCaribbeanseas．Ofthese，onlyabouthalfadozengeneratethestrong，circlingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatgivethemhurricanestatus，andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast．Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage，andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople．Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentcirclingdisturbances(气旋)hundreds－eventhousands－ofmilesouttosea．Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun，theyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds．Whenconditionsarejustright，warm，moist(潮湿的)airflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbance，movesupwardthroughitandcomesoutatthetop．Intheprocess，themoistureinthiswarmairproducesrain，andwithittheheatisswitchedtoenergyintheformofstrongwinds．Astheheatincreases，theyounghurricanebeginstoturnaroundinacounter­clockwisemotion(逆时针方向)．Theaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedays，butitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine．Theenergyintheheatreleased(释放)byahurricane'srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths．Water，ratherthanwind，isthemainsourceofdeathanddestroyinginahurricane．Atypicalhurricanebrings6­to­12­inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods．Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea—themountainsofwatermovingtowardsthelow­pressurehurricanecenter．Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardsshore．【语篇解读】文章讲解并描述了飓风的形成过程和飓风给大自然和人类带来的巨大危害。4．Anordinarytropicalstormiscalledahurricanewhen．A．itoccursintheCaribbeanseasB．itswindsreach75milesperhourC．itmakesitswaytothecoastlineD．itswindsbegintocircleontheseaB[细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句可知其中只有约一半会形成至少每小时75英里的强热带气旋，这样就会形成飓风，有些还会登陆海岸。]5．Thecounter­clockwisemovementofthehurricaneiscausedby．A．thelow­pressureareainthecenterofthestormB．theforceofwavesofwaterC．theincreasingheatD．thetradewindsC[细微环节理解题。依据其次段“Astheheatincreases，theyounghurricanebeginstoturnaroundinacounter­clockwisemotion．”可知，当热度上升，刚产生的飓风就起先以逆时针方向回旋。]6．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Thehurricaneisextraordinarilypowerful．B．Thehurricaneisusedtogenerateelectricity．C．Thehurricanecanotherwiseofferanunusualsight．D．Thehurricanecangivepeopleanunforgettableexperience．A[段落大意题。第三段内容：一般一场飓风的持续时间大约是9天，但是它所携带的能量是我们无法想象的。飓风的降雨所释放的能量在一天里就可以满意整个美国6个多月的电力须要。]7．Whatistheworstthingaboutahurricane?A．Theroughwater． B．Theviolentwinds．C．Theheatitgivesout． D．Thelengthofitslife．A[细微环节理解题。依据第四段“Water，ratherthanwind，isthemainsourceofdeathanddestroyinginahurricane．”可知，水是飓风造成死亡和破坏的主要因素，而不是风。]Ⅱ．阅读七选五Doyouhaveaplaceyou'vealwayswantedtovisit？Iftheanswerisyes，haveyoueverconsideredtakingatripalonetherejustforafewdays?1Althoughseeingtheworldontheirownhasalwaysbeenadreamintheirheartssincechildhood，mostpeoplehaverepeatedlybeentoldthattheoutsideworldisdangerous．Thethoughtofgoingonatripaloneexcitesandterrifiesthematthesametime．Fewendupsteppingoutoftheircomfortzoneandgoingonmeaningfuladventures．Itisnormaltohavesometroubletravellingalone．2Forexample，beingaloneontheroad，youmighthavetoaskstrangerstotakeyourphotowhereveryougo．Ifyoujoinatourhalfway，youmaybeaskedwhyyoudon'thavefriendsorfamilyaround．3First，travellingalonegivesyouagoodopportunitytodoeverythingyouwishtodowithoutworryingaboutothers'needsandwants．Ifyouwant，youcanreadonabenchbesideariverforthewholeafternoonwithoutbeingdisturbed．Youarefreetowanderaroundondifferentstreets．4Youcanalsogetridofthatdulldailyroutinethatalwaysmakesyoufeeltired．Ifyoumakegooduseofit，travellingalonecanalsobeawonderfuljourneyofself­discovery，asyou'llfinallyhavetimetothinkaboutyourlife．5Allyouneedtodoispackyourbags，takeyourpassport，gatherupyourcourageandgosomewhere．Gooutandenjoybeingalone，exploretheunknown，makesomefriends，readabook，andgettoknowmoreaboutyourselfandtheworld．A．Travellingbyyourselfisalsoquiteeasy．B．Formanypeople，travellingalonecanbescary．C．Therearealsosomeembarrassingmomentsonemightruninto．D．Youcanhangoutatlittlestoresandexplorethecity．E．Itisimportanttotakesometimeoffandthinkaboutthesolutions．F．Butanyhow，Istillrecommendthatyoutravelaloneatleastonceinyourlife．G．Travellingalonehelpsusfigureoutwhatwereallywanttofightforinthisbigworld．【语篇解读】你是否始终幻想独自旅行却从未付诸实际？鼓起志气动身吧，你会收获颇丰。1．B[依据本段的段意再结合选项内容可知B项正确。本段讲尽管独自旅行是许多人的幻想，但是许多人照旧充溢了恐惊。]2．C[前一句讲独自旅行会有一些麻烦，后文列举了一些比较尴尬的例子，结合选项内容可知C项最符合。]3．F[前文讲独自旅行会遇到麻烦和尴尬的事情，接下来的两段讲了独自旅行的好处，所以此处应当填一个表示转折的句子，F项符合。]4．D[本段列举了独自旅行可以做的一些比较满意的事情，结合选项可知D项最符合。]5．A[后文讲独自旅行须要做的就是整理行李，带上护照，然后鼓足志气动身。A项符合段意。]Ⅲ．语法填空Eachyear1．(thousand)oftouristsvisitthepolarregionsoftheArcticandAntarctica．ButtheincreasingnumberofpeopletravellingtotheendsoftheEarthcanhave2．negativeeffectonfragileecosystems．Shouldtourists3．(allow)tovisitpolarregions?About40，000touristsvisitAntarcticaeachyear．MorethanfivemilliontraveltotheArcticandsub­Arctic．Transportingtouriststotheregions4．(increase)shipandairplanetraffic，addingtotheriskofpollution，oilspoils，andother5．(environment)damage．Becausetheplaceswherewildlifeisaccessible6．(be)fewinnumber，touristtrafficcanbecomeconcentratedinspecificareas，7．