Unit 6 Survival Using language 同步检测练-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版2019选择性必修第二册

Unit6Survival——Usinglanguage一、短语填空bedeterminedto;respondto;copewith;preventfrom;becrowdedwith;reactto1.Withthehelpofmyteacher,IfeltconfidentofmyspokenEnglishandItakepartintheSpeechContest.

2.ThoughIwastiredoutthatevening,Ifallingasleepbythegreatpaininmyknee.

3.Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfelttheirfriendshipscouldbeatriskiftheysocialmediapostsquickly.

4.Wewonderhowhethenewsatthattime.

5.Thestadiumfans,manyofwhomwerewearingthesameT-shirts.

6.Hisbadlearningstrategymadehimunabletheproblems.

二、完成句子1.______________,hetakesabookwithhim.

他不管去哪里,都随身带一本书。2.Youcancome________________.

你方便的时候随时都可以过来。3.______________,wewillgoonwithourresearch.

无论我们遇到什么困难,我们都将继续我们的研究。4._______________(每当我回家晚了的时候),Grandmaalwaysleavesalightonforme.

5.____________(不管你的问题有多严重),youshouldgatheryourcouragetofacethechallenge.

三、阅读理解TheUnitedStatesSpaceAgency,NASA,saysitsMarsexplorationvehiclerecentlyrecordedahighlevelofmethane(甲烷)gasontheplanet.ThediscoveryisexcitingbecausethepresenceofmethanegascouldsupportthecaseforlifeonMars.NASA’sCuriosityvehiclerecentlyrecordedthelargestlevelofmethaneevermeasuredduringitsseven-yearMarsmission.Methanehasnocolororsmell.AspecialinstrumentonCuriosity’sManScienceLaboratoryrecordedtheincreasedgaslevel.ThedevicemeasureslevelsofchemicalelementsandgasesintheMarianatmosphere.Inadditiontomethane,theinstrumentcanrecordlevelsofwaterandcarbondioxide.NearlyallthemethanegasfoundinEarth’satmosphereisproducedbylivingthings.Itusuallycomesfromanimalandplantlife.Butitcanalsobeformedbygeological(地质的)processes,suchasinteractionsbetweenrocksandwater.ItwasnotthefirsttimeCuriosityhadfoundmethanegasintheMartianatmosphere.Aboutayearago,NASAannouncedthatCuriosityhaddiscoveredsharpseasonalincreasesinthegas.Thistime,NASAsaidthemeasuredmethanegaslevelwasclearlylargerthananyothersobservedinthepast.“It’sexcitingbecausemicrobial(微生物的)lifeisanimportantsourceofmethaneonEarth,”NASAsaidinastatementannouncingthediscovery.However,Curiosity’steamcarriedoutafollow-upmethaneexperimentthatshowedasharpdropinlevelsofthegas.Thatnumberwas“closetothebackgroundlevelsCuriosityseesallthetime.”NASAsaid.TheriseandfallofthemethanegaslevelsleftNASAscientistswithmorequestionsthananswers.“Themethanemysterycontinues,”saidAshwinVasavada—Curiosity’sprojectscientist,“We’remoremotivatedthanevertokeepmeasuringandputourbrainstogethertofigureouthowmethanebehavesintheMartianatmosphere.”1.Whatdoweknowaboutmethanego?A.Itisamusttolivingthings.B.Itcanbefoundeverywhere.C.Itsmellslikecarbondioxide.D.It’smainlyfrombiologicalactivity.2.WhatdotheexplorationsonManstellus?A.HumanshaveknownmuchaboutMars.B.TherewillbemoremethanegasonMars.C.Thereisnoprogressinthe7year’sresearch.D.ThelevelofmethanegasonMarsisnotstable.3.WhatdoesthediscoverymeaninNASA’sview?A.TheremayexistlifeonMars.B.MethanegasonMarshasasuddenincrease.C.ThemysteryaboutMarswillbesolvedsoon.D.They’reknownhowmethaneasisformedonMars.4.HowdotheNASA’sscientistsfeelabouttheirfutureexploration?A.Aimless.B.Confident.C.Stressed. D.Serious.四、七选五Pollutionhappenswhentheenvironmentisdirtied,bywaste,chemicals,andotherharmfulsubstances(物质).Pollutionisaproblemallovertheworld.Butitisespeciallybadinlargecitieswithalotofindustriesandcars.1

Wildfires,volcanoes,andindustrialchemicalscausesomeairpollution.Butmostairpollutioncomesfromburningfossilfuels(矿物燃料).Theseincludecoal,oil,andnaturalgas.Theburningoffossilfuelsmayreleaseharmfulgases.Airpollutionmaycausesuchdiseasesascancerandasthma.Italsoleadstopollutedrainthatcanharmlivingthings.2Finally,airpollutiondamagestheozonelayer(臭氧层),whichisimportantbecauseitprotectsEarthagainstharmfulraysfromthesun.

Causesofwaterpollutionareeasytosee.Peopledump(倾倒)garbageanddirtywaterintorivers,lakesandoceans.Factoriesorcitiessometimesreleasepoisonouschemicals,andotherwastesintowater.Thesechemicalsmaymakethegroundwaterunfittodrink.3

Littering,orthrowinggarbageontheground,isaformoflandpollution.Littercandestroythehabitatsofplantsandanimals.Thebuildupofdangerouschemicalsinthegroundisanotherformoflandpollution.Thechemicalsmaycomefromfarmsorfactories.4Theymayevenharmpeoplewhoeatthepollutedplantsandanimals.

Manygovernments,environmentalgroups,andordinarypeopleareworkingtocontrolpollution.Governmentshavepassedlawstokeeppeoplefromreleasingdangerouschemicalsintotheenvironment.5Insteadtheyaregettingpowerfromthesun,wind,water,andotherenergysourcesthatproducelesspollution.Manycommunitiesuserecyclingtoreducepollution.

A.Farmersusechemicalstohelpcropsgrow.B.Thistypeofpollutionmaybeseeninbigcities.C.Theyalsocanharmfishandotherformsoflife.D.Thesechemicalscanspreadtoplantsandanimals.E.Inaddition,airpollutionmaybeacauseofglobalwarming.F.Therearethreemainformsofpollution:air,water,andland.G.Somecompaniesandpeoplearetryingtousefewerfossilfuels.

一、短语填空1.wasdeterminedto2.waspreventedfrom3.didnotrespondto4.reactedto5.wascrowdedwith6.tocopewith二、完成句子1.Wherever/Nomatterwherehegoes2.whenever/nomatterwhenitisconvenientforyou3.Whateverdifficultieswemeet4.WheneverIgethomelate5.Howeverseriousaproblemyoumayhave三、阅读理解1.D。推理判断题。根据第四段可知地球大气中几乎所有的甲烷气体都是由生物产生的。它通常来自动物和植物。由此可知,甲烷主要来自生物活动。故选D。2.D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知,甲烷气体浓度的上升和下降给NASA的科学家们留下了更多的问题而不是答案。由此可知,人类的探索告诉了我们“火星上的甲烷气体水平是不稳定的。”故选D。3.A。推理判断题。根据第五段中后半部分可知,这一次,美国宇航局表示,测量到的甲烷气体浓度明显比以往任何一次测量到的都要高。NASA在宣布这一发现的声明中说:“这很令人兴奋,因为微生物是地球上甲烷的重要来源。”由此可知,在NASA看来,这一发现意味着“火星上可能存在生命。”故选A。4.B。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,“我们比以往任