2019高考英语复习练习题Unit5Thepowerofnature含解析新人教版

Unit 5李仕才一、词汇复习（一）单句语法填空1、I'd like to buy ________ computer. Could you please give me some advice？答案：a 句意为：我想买一台电脑，你能给我一些建议吗？computer为单数可数名词，此处表不确定的事物，表泛指，故填不定冠词a。

2．(2015·浙江嘉兴五校联考改编)Zinio is ________ platform for digital magazines, with more than 5,500 magazines from a wide range of publishers.答案：a 句意为：Zinio是一个电子杂志平台，拥有来自各出版商所提供的5,500多本杂志。

platform是单数可数名词，此处指“一个平台”，表泛指，故填不定冠词a。

3．(2015·江西南昌高三一模)What if your first choice is wrong? If so, just give yourself ________ second chance.答案：a 句意：如果你的第一次选择错误怎么办？如果是这样，要再给自己一次机会。

序数词前加不定冠词表示“再一，又一”，所以填不定冠词a。

4．(2015·福建厦门模拟改编)—Would you mind giving me advice on how to improve my record？—If you make ________ most of your potential, there will be a rise in your achievement.答案：the 句意为：——给我一些建议使我提高记录好吗？——如果你充分利用自己的潜能，你的成绩就会提高。

make the most of是固定短语，意为“充分利用”，故填定冠词the。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

Are you looking forward to watching some great films in this summer? Here are four films you won't miss.Wonder WomanWonder Woman is this summer's most exciting film.Though being a superhero film，it is the most unique：you will see the first female superhero starred by Gal Gadot.On general release from 1 June.The MummyTom Cruise awakens an ancient princess who has now become a mummy.Cruise jumps from the sky，runs around a lot and wakes up naked in a sleeping bag—but it's Sofia Boutella as the Mummy who draws the most attention.Director Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia Boutella as the Mummy：“If you look at her eyes，there's a whole performance going on here.Even not saying anything，she can convey something very emotional t o you.” On general release from 8 June.Baby DriverAnsel Elgort is a getaway driver，who is forced to work for a crime boss.This is a action­romantic­comedy from British writer­director Edgar Wright.The sound in the film is as great as the visuals，which makes it much like a musical，but it is quite different from La La Land.Baby Driver isn't just a series of song pieces.Instead，it finds its form in the elegant，rapid­fire combination of movement and sound.Released on 28 June in Canada and the US.A Man Called OveThis film has become one of Sweden's most popular comedies.In the film a lonely retiree who has given up on life，was trying to kill himself，but all his attempts failed.Meanwhile，he developed an unlikely friendship with his neighbors.It is really a tearjerker(催人泪下的电影)，which is funny，tragic，and heartwarming as well.Released on 25 May in Hong Kong,30 June in the UK.1．If you are a big fan of Batman and Superman，which film will you like best?A．Wonder WomanB．The MummyC．Baby DriverD．A Man Called Ove2．Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia Boutella because ________.A．her eyes are very beautifulB．she doesn't say anything as the Mummy in the filmC．she gives an excellent performanceD．she is a woman with strong emotions3．Which of the following statements is right according to the text?A．Wonder Woman is the first superhero film.B．Sofia Boutella performs as well as Tom Cruise.C．Baby Driver is a musical like La La Land.D．The audience of A Man Called Ove may experience different feelings.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四部电影。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther K ing’s famous speech—＂I Have a Dream＂, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴)over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for awell-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.As you wor k on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will .A.be smarter than youB. know what you are talking aboutC.do better than youD. notice your mistakes2.You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because .A. you find the way of speech-making more importantB. you don’t fully understand the speechC. you don’t know what the speaker p lans to sayD. your attention is on the content3.From the last two paragraphs, the author means that .A. giving a speech is like giving a performanceB. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is madeC.one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad。

Section ⅢGrammar[基础题]Ⅰ单句写作1．________________ (不知道) her address, we couldn't get in touch with her.答案：Not knowing2．____________________ (被警告) against the earthquake, the villagers moved outside to see a film.答案：Having been warned3．The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment, ____________________________ (让更多的病人可以接受治疗)．答案：allowing more patients to be treated4．Many Chinese brands, ______________________ (建立了声誉) over centuries, are facing new challenges from the modern market.答案：having developed their reputations5．________________________ (报告已经做完), a lively question­and­answer session followed.答案：The lecture having been given6．Don't mention this ____________________ (当跟……说话时) him.答案：while talking to7．__________________________ (已经决定集中精力于) my studies, I still wanted to play.答案：Having decided to concentrate on8．Their car was caught in a traffic jam, thus __________________ (造成了延误)．答案：causing the delay9．________________________ (会议结束了), we all left the room and drove home.答案：The meeting being over10．The children ran out of the room, __________________________ (笑着，说着)．答案：laughing and talkingⅡ单句改错1．Weather permit, we shall go swimming next Sunday.__________________________________________________ ______________答案：permit→permitt ing2．The news shocked the public, lead to great concern about students' safety at the school.__________________________________________________ ________________答案：lead→leading3．Judged from what he said, he must be an honest man.__________________________________________________ _______________答案：Judged→Judging4．Living with the girl for 5 years, we all know her very well.__________________________________________________ _____________答案：Living→Having lived5．The sunlight is white and blinding, and throwing hard­edged shadows on the ground.__________________________________________________ ______________答案：去掉第二个and[能力题]Ⅰ阅读理解A(2019·安徽省定远重点中学上学期第一次月考)Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the BitterrootMountains. Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail­95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo. Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. He has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass, 140 miles south of Missoula, on Aug.12, 1805, he was astonished by what was in front of him; “high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.” Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的) gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.The Lolo is passable only from July to mid­September.Our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a meal of chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊). There is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. For four days we do not see another human being. We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.1．We learn from the text that before 1805 ________.A．the Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow B．there were no people living in the western part of AmericaC．no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky MountainsD．the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States答案：C 细节理解题。

Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

（2018·长春七校第一次联考）There is a popular saying in the English language：“Sticks and stones may break my bones， but words will never hurt me.” Well， that is not true.Unkind words， name­calling or even the so­called “the silent treatment” can hurt children as much as being physically hit， sometimes even more so.A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal（言语的） abuse by other children can harm development in the brain.The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts.Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults， aged 18 to 25.These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents.The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children.Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had under­developed connections between the left and right side of the brain.The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum.This was the area that was underdeveloped.The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing.So， unkind， hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect.The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the study.The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear， depression， anger and drug abuse than others in the study.The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatry’s website.Parents cannot control what other people say to their children， but they can prepare their children.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

I had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落)．With the title came great responsibility.It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe，whose village we visited.Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying，sticking eyes and much noise of sticks.They laid a palm leaf on the ground and，as head，I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses with their chief.“Kia ora，” he said，welcoming us into the woodland home of his people.My “tribe” was my New Zealand coach tour group，who had forced me into being their leader.We'd been warned that the ceremony was a serious occasion and that to laugh or even smile would be considered rude to the Tamaki.After that it was non­stop fun as they demonstrated their ancient customs and I received instruction in performing the haka，the war dance immortalized(使不朽)by the All Blacks rugby team.Then they pulled our dinner of lamb，beef and vegetables out of the ground.It had bee n slow­cooked in the heat just below the surface in the geothermal(地热的)area of North Island，a Maori tradition known as a hangi that goes back an extremely long period of time.Obviously，this form of it is put on for tourists but it was hugely enjoyable.The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort，our elder Maori driver being deserving of his own television show.“The wheels on the bus go round and round，”he got us singing，while he circuited a roundabout three times.A couple of days from the end of our trip，there was still something missing，a New Zealand icon I wanted to see to make my grand tour complete.Riding over a ridge，there it was—Aotearoa.The Maori name for New Zealand translates as “the land of the long white cloud”．Can I say “Kia ora，Aotearoa？” You bet I can.1．How were the visitors greeted in the tribe?A．The soldiers made a palm leaf road.B．The soldiers touched their noses.C．The soldiers shook sticks fiercely.D．The soldiers made noise with shut eyes.2．Which refers to the Maori cooking custom?A．Kia ora. B．Haka.C．Hangi. D．Tamaki.3．What does the author think of the driver?A．He was good at singing.B．He made the journey memorable.C．He was not familiar with the road.D．He performed well on a TV show.4．What is the best title for the text?A．A taste of Maori cultureB．Hello，New ZealandC．The honour of being a tribe chiefD．The best of New Zealand【解题导语】本文为记叙文，作者讲述了他去新西兰旅游时接触到的毛利文化。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解On Christmas Eve, 1944, my grandmother urged my uncle, then 12 years old, to slip out of the concentration camp where they were imprisoned near 15 miles east of Vienna to go to Deutsch-Wagram. “People are charitable around Christmastime,” Grandma Lili said to her son, Gyuri. “Ask for some food. Anything they can spare. Tell them that we’re on the edge of starvation. Tell them that your 3-year-old sister can not get off the bed because she’s outgrown her shoes.”In the dark of that night, Gyuri secretly left the camp and walked nearly four miles to Deutsch-Wagram, the closest town. He happened upon a house and knocked on the front door. A woman opened that door. She was probably alone, her man far away, fighting in the war, her children asleep in their beds. The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say.“Come back tomorrow," whispered the woman. The next day, my uncle returned. The woman opened the door with a smile. She piled his hands with bread, clothing, a pair of shoes that her child had outgrown and a pair of socks. The woman had knitted warm socks for my mother. After putting on the socks and shoes that fit, my mother got off the bed in delight. Her ragged shoes were passed on to a younger child who was also living in the camp. They shared their unexpected harvest with the entire camp. It was a quiet celebration of human kindness around Christmastime.In April 1945, my mother, uncle and grandmother were liberated. And it was those very socks and shoes that my mother wore as she walked some 28 miles over two days to Bratislava on her walk to a new life.To the unknown giver, I thank you. In the desperation of a cold and snowy land, when many hearts were closed and death was more likely than life, especially for Jews, you gave them hope and comfort.1.What did Gyuri manage to do on Christmas Eve?A. Get permitted to go out.B. Receive food and clothing.C. Express what his family needed.D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp2.Why does the author mention shoes so many times?A. To prove the truth of the story.B. To help the development of the story.C. To attract readers’ attention to the story.D. To make clear the background of the story.3.What feeling did the author write the text with?A. DesperationB. Gratefulness.C. ExcitementD. Sorrow.4.What is the passage mainly about?A. Light in darknessB. Peace to common peopleC. Courage in face of dangerD. The influence of Christmas【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

Unit 5 The power of natureⅠ.阅读理解AJack Armstrong sat up in the secondhand hospital bed that had been placed into a corner of his home in Cleveland.Jack had been in the military for five years when the war in the Middle East started.He’d survived his firs t tour in Afghanistan and earned a Purple Heart.After that he’d weathered several tours of duty in Iraq,one of which included the destruction of his Humvee while he was still inside.That injury had won him his second Purple.And he had a Bronze Star on top of that for rescuing three fellow soldiers and nearly getting killed in the process.After all that,here he was,dying fast in his house in Ohio.His goal was simple:just hang on until Christmas.He sucked greedily on the oxygen coming from the line in his nose.Jack knew that one day soon it would be turned off because he’d be dead.Before Thanksgiving he was certain he would last another month.Now Jack was not sure he could make another day.But he would.“I have to,” He thought to himself.“Jack,Jack honey?”His wife Lizzie was bending down in front of him.She was still beautiful,though her looks had taken on a fragile edge.There were dark circles under her eyes and recently stamped worry lines on her face.Jack was the one dying,but in a way she was too.His youngest child,Mike,toddled(蹒跚) in and climbed on his dad’s lap,resting his head against Father’s sunken chest.Jack slowly slid his arm around his two-year-old son.Little fat fingers grasped his forearm,and warm breath touched his skin.It felt like the sharp point of needles,but Jack simply gritted(咬紧) his teeth and didn’t move his arm because there wouldn’t be many more of these embraces.He slowly turned his head and looked out of the window,where the snow was steadily falling.It was truly beautiful.He too k his wife’s hand.“Christmas,” Jack said in a breathless voice.“I’ll be there.”“Promise?” said Lizzie,her voice beginning to break.“Promise.”【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。

选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解Nowadays, especially in China, everything seems to favor social intercourse, such as gatherings of friends, KTV, group travel, dining tighter, playing cards and Mahjong, plus the Chinese-style “street-crossing gro up.” Back home, discussions can still be boisterously carried on within the “circle of friends” of WeChat.However, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness. Zhu Ziqing, a well-known professor of Tsinghua University, signed with emotion: “My l oneliness increases as scene becomes much busier.” One popular song today is also called “A lonely man in crowds.” Actually, engaging in social intercourse requires ability, while being alone involves the whole character.These days, it is not easy to calm down totally and return to one’s true self. Willpower, intellect and discipline are required. Einstein said: “It is not your working time but your spare time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not.” The “spare time” he referred to could be taken as “spending time by yourself.”Lonely life could be either dull, boring and tasteless or abundant, interesting and colorful, depending on one’s quality, ambition and inspiration.Just as the body constantly requires energy, the mind and soul also demand unceasing inputs. However, information, to processed and integrated(融入)into knowledge, thoughts and feelings, instead of bustle(忙碌)seems to be the right condition. Successful careers in all walks of life worldwide have proved that “the soul grows in peace and talent is nurtured in loneliness”. In a sense, it may be reasonable to say that “Happiness tends to be shallow while loneliness involves profundity”.Man, in fact, needs loneliness more than happy time, and only abundant loneliness can produce quality happiness.1.Which of the following can replace the underlined the word “boisterously” inparagraph 1?A. surprisinglyB. sadlyC. busilyD. peacefully2.What can we infer from the second paragraph?A. Being alone marks people depressed.B. Social intercourse improves our happiness.C. One may feel lonely even when surrounded by peopleD. We should attend social intercourse to decrease our loneliness.3.What can we know from Einstein’s words?A. You should be successful if you spend all your time by yourself.B. You should exercise more if you want to keep your minds healthy.C. You will not become successful if you join in more social intercourse.D. You will be more successful if you can make your lonely time meaningful.4.Which may be the best title for this passage?A. Live On Your OwnB. Happiness and LonelinessC. The secret of successD. Practice Your Social Ability【文章大意】这是一篇议论文，讲述了幸福和孤独之间的关系。

选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解A guide to Beijing museums during Spring FestivalThe Capital MuseumThe Beijing Capital Museum is presenting a special monkey-themed exhibition that decodes the cultural roots of the monkey in traditional Chinese culture. The exhibit shows more than 40 antique collections, including paintings, calligraphy, stamps, and 12 classic Monkey King pictures based on the great Chinese novel, Journey to the West. The museum also prepared a series of cultural activities for children, such as making paper-cuts for window decoration and painting monkeys.The National Museum of ChinaPasting Spring Festival couplets too doors is a traditional custom in Chinese culture. An exhibition Calligraphy Art of Couplets for the Year of the Money is ongoing, with more than 30 calligraphers’ couplet pieces on display. A major exhibition, Treasures of Romania, showcasing Rom ania’s history from the pre-historical period to the end of the 18th century, is still underway.National Art Museum of ChinaThe 2016 New Year show, National Art Exhibition of the Great Unity of China is a visual feast that will last until March 7. The works reflect the reality that people of all nationalities in China unite as one and jointly construct a moderately prosperous society. The works also highlight their positive mental attitude and present their picturesque and colorful national customs.Zhoukoudian Relies MuseumA Spring Festival folk custom culture exhibition will introduce traditional Spring Festival customs in detail. Visitors can enjoy nearly 100 precious exhibits from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)and Minguo Era(1912-1949), including New Year paintings and musical instruments. Children can also take part in the treasure hunt gamesorganized by the museum, watch 4D movies and experience the primitive way of hunting fishing and chipping stone tools in the science experience pavilion.1. In which column of the newspaper may this article appear?A. TravelB. BusinessC. LifestyleD. Culture2. Which of the following statement is True according to the article?A. The 40 antique collections in the Capital Museum are based on Journey to the West.B. All four museums provide exhibits of traditional Spring Festival customsC. Children can be involved in some activities about the primitive life in Zhoukoudian Relics MuseumD. Visitors can appreciate exhibits of Minguo Era in National Art Museum of China3. Which one is the best choice among the four museums for visitors who’d like toenjoy history of both China and foreign countries?A. The National Museum of ChinaB. Zhoukoudian Relics MuseumC. The Capital MuseumD. National Art Museum of China【文章大意】春节期间北京博物馆指南。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

You’re in your office when you learn there’s someone with a gun wandering outside. You can hear gunshots and screams. What do you do?That’s the challenge for users of a new virtual (虚拟)reality program called SurviVR, designed to train employees how to deal with an active shooter situation in the workplace. The program works with HTC Vive, the virtual reality headset released earlier this year.An active shooter situation is when an armed person or people actively shoot in a small, populated area with the intention to kill. There were 20 such situations in the United States last year and 20 the year before, according to FBI statistics, resulting in a total of 231 deaths. This year saw the deadliest active shooter situation in US history, with 49 people killed in a nightclub in Orlando.In the training situation, users have four choices. They can lock themselves in the office. They can hide, perhaps in the office closet. They can run for an exit. Or they can use something in the office—a computer or a cup a pair of scissors-as a weapon to fight the shooter. This is an improvement on standard active shooter training. Gallo says, which typically teachers people to lock themselves in place and hide. The ＂lock down＂ method is often ineffective, he says, and has resulted in many deaths in recent years.In the training’s basic level, no one gets killed. But as the trainings become more advanced, players who make a wrong choice be shot. There’s no blood; the screen simply turns black slowly.If this sounds terrifying, that’s the point, says Gallo. There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with employees relaxed and even enjoying themselves. To teach people what they really need to know for an active shooter situation, they need to be scared.＂SurviVR will take the fear and turn it into confidence.＂ Gallo says.1. What’s the author’s pur pose of describing a dangerous scene in Para. 1?A. To attract the readers’ attention on the new virtual reality program.B. To show the challenge that the readers are required to face.C. To warn the readers of the possible dangers in the working place.D. To inform the readers of the correct response in such a situation2. What is the suggested response in the standard active shooter training?A. Fighting the shooterB. Running for the exitC. Using a computer as a weaponD. Locking down3. What does Gallo think of the training programs involving role play with toy guns?A. SearingB. ViolentC. IneffectiveD. Helpful4. What would be the best title?A. A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter TrainingB. What Should You Do When Meeting Gunshots in the Workplace?C. How to Deal with an Active Shooter Situation?D. Employees Need to Be Scared of the Workplace Violence.【语篇解读】文章介绍一种新的主动射击训练虚拟现实程序，教人们遇到办公室暴力犯罪的时候如何应对。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

Welcome to AMDAYour future in the performing arts doesn’t have to be a dream. For over 50 years, AMDA has launched some of the most successful careers in theatre, film and television. AMDA creates industry professionals wh o don’t just wait for life to happen—they stage their own career path. Now it’s your turn.Program descriptionAt AMDA, we believe a performer must perform. From the first day, you’ll find many performance opportunities in the three core areas of acting, musical theatre and dance, both in and out of the classroom, plus individual voice lessons. Over the course of your four semesters (学期), you’ll also improve your performance technique through an intensive curriculum that focuses on both foundational and advanced concepts in acting, musical theatre and dance. Finally, through courses in career preparation, you’ll learn how to apply all of this training to a successful career on stage and screen.Philosophy and missionAMDA is committed to providing a splendid performing arts education to a diverse community of creative artists. AMDA serves as both school and stage, where students are given the support and opportunity to identify their own personal objectives and to develop and improve their own distinctive artistic voices. AMDA tries to create an environment for students to develop the skills, confidence, imagination, and power to contribute to their community as artists, businesspeople, lifelong learners, and hard-working citizens of the world Above all, AMDA wants to teach students that commitment and passion are the marks of a successful and joyous career. Registration6305 Yucca Street Los Angeles800-367-7908https: //1.What is the curriculum of AMDA about?A. Drawing.B. Philosophy.C. Performing.D. Photography.2.How long does the course last?A. One semester.B. Two years.C. Three semesters.D. Four years.3.What can students learn in AMDA?A. How to sing beautifully.B. How to train a performer.C. The way to build a stage.D. The way to be a director.【文章大意】文章主要介绍关于表演艺术的课程。

Unit 5 The power of nature课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·河北黄骅中学模拟)Of all nature 's disasters，forest fires are often considered the most frightening.Moving at lightning speed，huge walls of flames can burn acres of land in just a few minutes.And although technology，including the use of fire－retardant chemicals，has greatly helped the fight against forest fires，they still do great damage.According to the National Interagency Fire Center，the fire season last year was the worst on record in terms of the number of fires and acres burned.There were 96.385 fires and 9.873429 acres affected by fire in a year that was125% more destructive(毁灭性的) than the10－year average.These fires cost the federal government $1.5 billion to fight，and this figure does not include the money spent by local and state governments as part of the effort.Fires in the southern states represented half of the national total last year with Texas，Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to a usually high amount of activity.Wildfire has also taken place in Western states such as California，Colorado and Alaska throughout the past 10 years.It is said that two－thirds of forest fires are started accidentally by people.Almost one quarter are purposely set，while lighting causes 10%.Forest fires can have advantageous effects.Charcoal(木炭)enriches soil and some plant species(种类) grow well after fire.The cones of the jack pine tree，for example，will not spread their seeds unless there is heat.Douglas fir trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire.【语篇解读】本文主要讲了森林火灾被认为是最令人害怕的，因为它们蔓延得太快，造成的损失太巨大。

选修6Unit 5李仕才考点规范练(选修6Unit 5)【短文语法填空】If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back andidentify (识别)those of __1__(great)and less importance.Then, handle the mostimportant tasks first so you’ll feel a real sense of __2__ (achieve)．Leaving the less important things until tomorrow __3__ (be) often acceptable.Most of us are more focused __4__our tasks in the morning than we are later in theday.So, get an early start and try to be as productive __5__ possible before lunch.This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go homefeeling accomplished.Recent __6__(study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take shortbreaks__7__(regular)．Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for__8__while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likely__9__ (bring) your work home.It could be anything—gardening, cooking, music, sports—but whatever it is，__10__ (make) sure it’s a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther K ing’s famous speech—＂I Have a Dream＂, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴)over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for awell-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.As you wor k on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will .A.be smarter than youB. know what you are talking aboutC.do better than youD. notice your mistakes2.You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because .A. you find the way of speech-making more importantB. you don’t fully understand the speechC. you don’t know what the speaker p lans to sayD. your attention is on the content3.From the last two paragraphs, the author means that .A. giving a speech is like giving a performanceB. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is madeC.one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad。

选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature基础操练Ⅰ. 单词拼写1. The story (使兴奋)the little boy very much.2. On hot days we often go (洗澡) in the river.3. I can’t (评价) his ability without seeing his work.4. I got into a (惊慌) when I found the door was locked.5. They studied the German market to find the (可能性) there for investment.6. It was a cold, wet day and the children were b .7. It’s many years since Mount Vesuvius e .8. He drew f animals with two heads and large wings.9. I’m a to get home to open my presents.10. They had to c tomorrow’s football match because of the bad weather. Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空1. (compare) with other methods, this one is relatively more effective.2. I could easily imagine her (regard) him as a man of fine quality.3. His habit is (listen) to some news in the morning.4. (not receive) her letter for a long time, I phoned her to see what was wrong.5. (accept) as a member of the company, he took over the job of the former secretary.Ⅲ. 翻译句子1. 你的训练将使得你能够胜任将来的工作。

Unit 5 The power of natureⅠ.阅读理解AWe all know the feeling of walking into an air-conditioned office building on a hot summer day. It’s 94℉outside. It’s 64℉ inside. Suddenly, you need a knit sweater just to sit at your desk. I know someone who used to bring a space heater to work — i n August.Aside from being uncomfortable, this is horrifically inefficient. The low hum of the air conditioner is the sound of coal being burned and money being spent to make you miserable at work. BuildingIQ is trying to change that. Their secret weapon? Machine learning.The company has developed cloud-based software that gathers information about a building and uses it to build a thermal model (热模型). That model can predict how much or how little energy is needed to keep the people inside comfortable by analyzing factors like indoor temperature and pressure, electricity consumption, the weather forecast, the price of electricity, and therefore tailors heating and air conditioning for maximum energy efficiency.Thanks to a recent cooperation, BuildingIQ will soon take human preferences into account. Changes to heating and air conditioning are always influenced by the limits of human comfort, and those limits vary from person to person. This data will be added into the thermal model. Imagine a retirement home where the occupants are always too cold. If the system knows this, it will reduce the air conditioning in the summer to keep grandma and grandpa nice and warm.How well does it work? BuildingIQ says it regularly saves between 10 and 25 percent on heating and air conditioning, the two items that make up 50 or 60 percent of a building’s total energy use. The software will help cut energy bills and improve comfort all while reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. It won’t be long before you can leave your space heater at home.1. In Paragraph 1, the author intends to .A. complain about the coldness in air-conditioned officesB. describe the harmful effects of an unhealthy lifestyleC. criticize some people’s u nawareness to save energyD. indicate the low efficiency of the old way of air conditioning2. According to the article, what does the “thermal model” do?A. Gathering information about a building’s history.B. Learning about machines that heat a building.C. Predicting the amount of air conditioning needed.D. Analyzing the physical fitness of people inside.3. The underlined word “tailor” can be best replaced by .A. limitB. adjustC. expandD. prevent4. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?A. BuildingIQ is going to be experimented at retirement homes.B. BuildingIQ will also analyze human temperature preferences.C. People have different preferences for temperature and comfort.D. The limits of human comfort vary and change at different ages.BRainforests, it turns out, are not created equal. Take the Amazon rainforest, an area that covers about 7 million square kilometers. But within that huge expanse are all kinds of ecological zones, and some of these zones, says Greg Asner, are a lot more crowded than others.“Some forests have many species of trees,” he said, “others have few. Many forests are unique from others in terms of their overall species composition…” And all of these different small areas of forest exist within the giant space that is the Amazon Rainforest.So Asner, using the signature technique called airborne laser-guided imaging spectroscopy, began to map these different zones from the air. “By mapping the traits of tropical forests from above,” he explains,“we are, for the first time, able to understand how forest composition varies geographically.”The results show up in multicolored maps, with each color representing different kinds of species, different kinds of trees, the different kinds of chemical they are producing and using, and even the amount of biodiversity, the animal and plant species that live within each zone.Armed with this information, Asner says decision-makers now have “a first-time way to decide whether any given forest geography is protected well enough or not. If not, then new protections can be put in place to save a given forest from destruction.”Asner says the information is a great way for decision-makers to develop a “cost-benefit ratio type analysis.” Conservation efforts can be expensive, so armed with this information,government leaders can ensure they are making the most of their conservation dollars by focusing on areas that are the most biologically diverse or unique.The next step, Asner says, is to take his project global, and to put his eyes even higher in the sky, on orbital satellites. “The technique we developed and applied to map Peru is ready to go global.” Asner said. “We want to put the required instrumentation on an Earth-orbiting satellite, to map the planet e very month, which will give the best possible view of how the world’s biodiversity is changing, and where to put much needed protections.5. Unequally-created rainforests refer to the fact______.A. how crowded they areB. where they are locatedC. when they came into beingD. what kinds of species they have6. What can government leaders learn from Asner’s mapping?A. The cost to conserve forestsB. The chemicals needing for certain forestsC. The forest areas needing special protectionD. The number of animals living in a forest7. What is Asner planning to do now?A. To send a satellite to map the worldB. To track the change of biodiversity in the worldC. To develop technology for mapping the globeD. To advertise his project around the world8. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Using eyes in the sky to map biodiversityB. Making a map of big forests in the worldC. Learning about the biodiversity of Amazon forestD. Protecting the forest from being destructed.Ⅱ.完形填空One day after school I was just finishing up some math homework. My dad came back from work and sat right beside me, 1 over my homework with me. We made corrections 2 . After that we 3 and my dad said,” I will always 4 every moment spending tim e talking with you”.I remember my Dad telling me his stories of when he was 5 . My dad didn’t have a father 6 . He was always moving from place to place with my 7 . My dad wasn’t the easiest kid to 8 . He would 9 with kids at school, which made my g randma worried. He’d act out to release the anger he had from not having his father present in his 10 and teenage years.At high school, things got a little 11 . He made a football team, he did well and didn’t get into as much 12 as before. He also made many friends. 13 those friends was my uncle. My Dad and Uncle were friends all throughout high school. It was through my uncle 14 my Mom and Dad met 15 . Later, they got married. After I was born, my dad felt that becoming a 16 was an honor and that he would not be 17 in my life.I suddenly looked up to see my Dad 18 at me. I could see in my Dad’s eyes how he longed for a 19 like this. I continued to do my math homework and 20 my Dad say,” I love you, always”.1. A. taking B. looking C. getting D. handing2. A. equally B. instead C. together D. hardly3. A. thought B. planned C. listened D. talked4. A. waste B. organize C. treasure D. choose5. A. young B. old C. tired D. poor6. A. growing up B. turning upC. settling downD. breaking away7. A. mom B. uncle C. grandpa D. grandma8. A. connect B. handle C. change D. recognize9. A. fight B. dance C. compete D. study10. A. struggling. B. travelling C. childhood D. adulthood11. A. harder B. easier C. worse D. larger12. A. trouble B. debt C. sadness D. anxiety13. A. Between B. Apart from C. Among D. As for14. A. who B. when C. how D. that15. A. practically B. officially C. especially D. entirely16. A. father B. mother C. fighter D. student17. A. present B. different C. absent D. strict18. A. glaring B. pointing C. aiming D. smiling19. A. appearance B. relationship C. background D. behavior20. A. felt B. found C. heard D. madeⅢ. 语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

You’re in your office when you learn there’s someone with a gun wandering outside. You can hear gunshots and screams. What do you do?That’s the challenge for users of a new virtual (虚拟)reality program called SurviVR, designed to train employees how to deal with an active shooter situation in the workplace. The program works with HTC Vive, the virtual reality headset released earlier this year.An active shooter situation is when an armed person or people actively shoot in a small, populated area with the intention to kill. There were 20 such situations in the United States last year and 20 the year before, according to FBI statistics, resulting in a total of 231 deaths. This year saw the deadliest active shooter situation in US history, with 49 people killed in a nightclub in Orlando.In the training situation, users have four choices. They can lock themselves in the office. They can hide, perhaps in the office closet. They can run for an exit. Or they can use something in the office—a computer or a cup a pair of scissors-as a weapon to fight the shooter. This is an improvement on standard active shooter training. Gallo says, which typically teachers people to lock themselves in place and hide. The ＂lock down＂ method is often ineffective, he says, and has resulted in many deaths in recent years.In the training’s basic level, no one gets killed. But as the trainings become more advanced, players who make a wrong choice be shot. There’s no blood; the screen simply turns black slowly.If this sounds terrifying, that’s the point, says Gallo. There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with employees relaxed and even enjoying themselves. To teach people what they really need to know for an active shooter situation, they need to be scared.＂SurviVR will take the fear and turn it into confidence.＂ Gallo says.1. What’s the author’s pur pose of describing a dangerous scene in Para. 1?A. To attract the readers’ attention on the new virtual reality program.B. To show the challenge that the readers are required to face.C. To warn the readers of the possible dangers in the working place.D. To inform the readers of the correct response in such a situation2. What is the suggested response in the standard active shooter training?A. Fighting the shooterB. Running for the exitC. Using a computer as a weaponD. Locking down3. What does Gallo think of the training programs involving role play with toy guns?A. SearingB. ViolentC. IneffectiveD. Helpful4. What would be the best title?A. A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter TrainingB. What Should You Do When Meeting Gunshots in the Workplace?C. How to Deal with an Active Shooter Situation?D. Employees Need to Be Scared of the Workplace Violence.【语篇解读】文章介绍一种新的主动射击训练虚拟现实程序，教人们遇到办公室暴力犯罪的时候如何应对。

Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。

Space World theme park in the southwestern Japanese city of Kitakyushu has had to close their winter attraction after it froze around 5,000 fish into an ice rink(溜冰场)．The park，which is described as a“theme park all about space”，launched their“Frozen Port”exhibition in an attempt to educate people about marine life as they skated over it.The Aquarium of Ice attracted people to visit by promising a world­first(possibly for a reason)experience of“skating across the sea”while looking down on fish，crabs，and a whale shark.But it seems they_got_a_little_out_of_their_depth.Despite reported popularity since it's opening on 12 November,2016，the park received surprising criticism on social media.It could be put down in part to the caption(说明文字)they used when sharing some pictures：“I am d．..d...drowning，s...s...suffocating.”In response，one commenter said the park was“disrespectful of life”，while another said it was displaying a“surprising lack of morality”．Still others urged the company to go out of business.Asked if the theme park thought the“drowning”caption had any issues，Manager Toshimi Takeda replied，“Another employee wrote it，hoping people would find it funny.But I do feel that not enough caution was taken.I apologize.”According to management，the fish were already dead when they bought them，sourced from markets and were chosen because they were unable to be sold.Space World have decided to close the event and are considering holdingan“appropriate religious service”once they have melted the rink—which could take over a week.Manager Toshimi Takeda said they have proposed to“hold a memorial service for the fish who worked hard for us”and then reuse them as fertilizer.1．What's the purpose of “FrozenPort” exhibition?A．To encourage people to skate.B．To educate people about sea life.C．To make skating more enjoyable.D．To look after sea animals.2．What does the underlined sentence probably mean?A．The water is not deep enough for the fish.B．The exhibition is well received on social media.C．People's response is out of their expectation.D．The program is not the first one in the world.3．How did Toshimi Takeda feel about the “drowning” caption?A．He felt sorry for the result.B．He took it as a humor.C．He blamed himself for carelessness.D．He was cautious about it.4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．The fish will be set free.B．The theme park will be closed.C．The fish should have been used as fertilizer.D．The fish will be honored in a proper way.【解题导语】日本一家溜冰场因将大约5,000条鱼冻在冰面下而受到公众批评，并因此关闭。