必修五Module 5 The great sports personality单元测试阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Starting in 1972, the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Burn. It was true1. ________ some forest fires, such as those which were caused by lightning were necessary for forests 2. ________ (keep) balanced ecosystems, so the fire should be allowed to burn. 3. ________, a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned (放弃) since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control. As a result, the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone National Park, which is America’s 4. ________ (old) and most beloved national park. Massive areas of plants were destroyed, and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted 5. ________ (visit). The rivers and streams were choked with ash, and the ecosystem of the park was changed 6. ________ repair.In addition, great numbers of animals7. ________ (kill) by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds, 8. ________ (move) as many as ten miles a day. Many small animals died in the flames. The fires’ rapid advances9. ________ (give) the wildlife little chance to escape. Even today, few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires,the numbers of visitors declined 10. ________ (rapid).【文章大意】从1972年以来国家公园管理局颁布了一项政策: 对于由闪电引起的自然火灾采取放任态度, 认为这有助于自然平衡。
但是1988年黄石自然公园的大火发生后, 这项制度被废除了, 因为火灾会带来巨大的损失。
1. 【解析】that。
此处it是形式主语, that引导的从句为真正的主语, 可知答案为that。
2. 【解析】to keep。
为了保持生态平衡。
此处是动词不定式作目的状语。
3. 【解析】However。
为了保持生态平衡, 火被允许燃烧, 然而, 1988年在黄石自然公园的一场大火引起政策被遗弃, 因为大火最初允许燃烧, 不久失控。
前后是一种转折关系, 可知答案为However。
4. 【解析】oldest。
and连接并列的成分, 从后面的most beloved可知。
结果, 1988年的大火毁掉了黄石自然公园的大部分, 它是美国最古老、挚爱的公园。
可知答案为oldest。
5. 【解析】visitors。
大量烧毁变黑的树迎接游客。
根据句意可知用名词的复数形式。
6. 【解析】beyond。
公园的生态系统被毁得很严重以至于无法修补。
beyond repair无法修补。
7. 【解析】were killed。
大量的动物被大火烧死。
句子用一般过去时态的被动语态, 主语是great numbers of animals, 为复数形式, 故填were killed。
8. 【解析】moving。
大火被狂风驱使, 以一天多达10英里的速度移动。
现在分词作结果状语, 表示自然而然的结果。
9. 【解析】gave。
大火快速地蔓延, 没有给野生动物逃生的机会。
根据句意可知用一般过去时态。
10. 【解析】rapidly。
游客的数量快速地下降。
副词修饰动词。
Kiyoto Saito is trying to change people’s opinion of agricultural workers through his unusual attire (打扮). Whether he’s driving a tractor 1. ________ standing in the fields, Kiyoto is always wearing an elegant suit.Kiyoto’s family has been planting rice for around 400 years, but as a teenager he found the tradition 2. ________(bore) and moved to the city. He returned to his native town two years ago, and 3. ________ (determine) to get involved in the family business.4. ________ idea of wearing a suit in the fields started as a joke. One day, his brother joked about farming in an elegant suit, but Kiyoto took it5. ________ (serious). He viewed the idea as the perfect way to change the public opinion of agricultural workers. “Most people think of farmers6. ________ ‘dirty all day’. I want youngs ters to think ‘farming looks fun’” he said.At first no one seemed 7. ________ (understand) him. Even his family were surprised by his 8. ________ (choose) of farming attire. Hisgrandfather worried 9. ________ (do) farm work in a suit would be dangerous.Now Kiyoto is famous and has been invited on various television shows. He also has a blog where he regularly 10. ________ (post) his farming experiences and photos of himself all dressed up.【文章大意】本文讲述了Kiyoto Saito通过自己不寻常的装束改变了人们对农业工作者的看法。
1. 【解析】or。
考查连词。
不管他是开拖拉机或是站在田野里, Kiyoto 总是身着优雅的套装。
表达“或”用or。
2. 【解析】boring。
考查形容词。
形容词补充说明tradition的特征是无聊的, 令人心烦的。
3. 【解析】determined。
考查动词时态。
两年前他回到故乡, 决心涉足家族企业。
由two years ago可知此处应该用动词的过去式。
4. 【解析】The。
考查定冠词。
idea特指“wearing a suit in the fields”在田野里穿套装。
所以在idea前面加定冠词the。
5. 【解析】seriously。
考查副词。
但Kiyoto却当真了。
修饰动词应该用副词。
6. 【解析】as。
考查固定搭配。
think of sb. as. . . 意为认为某人是……, 为固定搭配。
句意: 大多数人认为农民整天脏兮兮的。
7. 【解析】to understand。
考查固定搭配。
seem to do sth. 意为似乎要做某事, 为固定搭配。
句意: 起初似乎没有人理解他。
故填to understand。
8. 【解析】choice。
考查名词。
甚至他的家人都对他选择的农场装束感到惊讶。
被his修饰, 应用名词形式。
9. 【解析】doing。
考查动名词短语作主语。
句意: 他的祖父担心穿着套装做农活会很危险。
10. 【解析】posts。
考查动词时态。
他也有一个博客, 他定期发布自己的农业经历和装扮照片。
由“regularly”经常, 可知应该用动词的一般现在时, 因为主语是he, 所以谓语应该用第三人称单数形式, 故填posts。
Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. 1. _______ 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the US and China with his ability2. ________ (sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin(普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen, 3. ________ is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he4. ________ (pick) up the music as a kindergartener. “As soon as he opens5. ________ (he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him, ” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good. ”Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater6. ________ (know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs(锣) and cymbals(钹), wide-rangingvoices and highly stylized7. ________ (move). Tyler got8. ________ (stand) cheers when he performed9. ________Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it’s very passionate, ” said Tyler, “It’s made me want 10. (know) more about the world outside of America or California or Oakland. ”【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一个擅长表演京剧的外国青少年的故事。
