人教版选修英语：unit《thepowerofnature》单元同步测试

Unit5 The power of nature 单元同步测试I. 单项选择1.In the city of London, you can see fantastic modern architectures and antique buildings______each other, ______ a sharp contrast between modern and ancient architectural styles.A. alongside; makingB. along; to makeC. aside; makingD. together with; havingmade2. The diagram on the wall shows clearly the distribution of volcanoes in the region and______the _____ones ________.A. how long; eruptB. how much; break outC. how often; eruptD. how frequent;shoot3. In order to evaluate the effect that the computer has ______ people’s life, they have handedout questionnaires to more than one thousand young citizens, all of ______picked out at random.A. on; whomB. for; themC. in; whomD. on; them4. The lava from the volcano eruption was more than enough to bury the small town that ______at the foot of it. The town would have _______ heavy losses if preparations had not been made.A lay; suffered B. lies; suffered from C. lied; suffered D. laid; suffered from5. Hearing the news that he had been ______as general manager of the big company, he ______with excitement and joy, forgetting that he was showing some visitors around.A. named; broke outB. appointed; eruptedC. made; was filledD. chosen; was full6. Equipped with protective equipment like special suits, helmets, boots, gloves and masks, theyvolcanologists made their _____the volcano _______ the continual fountaining up and flowing down of lava, hoping to get near to the edge of crater and study the eruption more closely.A. ways to; in spite ofB. way to; despiteC. way up; in spite ofD. ways up;despite7. Just as the candidate _______ to deliver his a campaign speech _____ he was informed thathis qualification had been canceledA. was about; whenB. was going to; whenC. would; whenD. was on the point;as8. Hard as a teacher may try, he can’t ______to make all his students make a difference in study,letting alone in life.A. ensureB. be sureC. guaranteeD. insure9. Nothing in the world is ______ and everything is ________. So be _______ when saying“ You are absolutely right or absolutely wrong”.A. absolute; creative; carefulB. complete; incomplete; cautiousD. steady; changeable; careful D. absolute; relative; cautious10. The hurricane _______the city _______surprise, after which little remained undamaged______itA. caught; by; ofB. took; by; ofC. seized; in; inD. put; in; of11. His appreciation of potential dangers of writing about the bad sides of society didn’t stop thenovelist from writing his novels, exposing abuses of powers, corruption of high officials andso on, which _______ great appreciation from a large number of readers.A. aroseB. raisedC. arousedD. rose out12. A wave of fear and anxiety swept over the mother when she heard over the radio that atyphoon up to 14 scales was _______ to the sea area where her husband and her three sons were fishing and she became extremely _______ their safetyA. on its way; anxious aboutB. made its ways worried aboutC. in its way; panic aboutD. by its way; serious about13. Half way up the mountain and ready to shoot at the wolf the hunter had been running after,he heard something sounding like a thunder coming out of the mountain from the top and then he saw something red ________into the sky. Only then did he realize that it was volcano eruption; he got into ______ and began to run downhill like mad for life.A. burst up; anxietyB. shooting up; a panicC. coming up; panicD. erupting up; trouble14. People’s character _______ greatly from one to another, which accounts for the ______ofdifferent behaviors in the same situation, without which behaviors would become uniform and the world would be less colorful.A. changes; variety;B. alters; diversityC. varies; differencesD. varies; diversity15. Specialists came to _____ the loss that was caused by the big fire, in which too manybuildings were burned to the ground and too many people were burned to death. They worked out a number but the actual number might be _______A. value; many moreB. evaluate; much moreC. assess; much largerD. inspect;many bigger16. _________the college girl was enjoying the rainbow after the thunderstorm when she felldown from the balcony of a six-storey building and got killed.A. It is reported thatB. As it is reported,C. As is reported thatD. It is reported by17. I was so _______ in my reading of the documents about our company’s expansion plan inmy uncle’s office that I was ________ of the danger that was comin g near.A. concentrated; unawareB. devoted; unconsciousC. buried; unconsciousD.employed; unnotable18. With his head covered with ashes, sweat streaming down his face and his whole bodytrembling, I ______he must be feeling extremely uncomfortable and he ________ in some sort of accident.A. dare say; must have been caughtB. bet; must have been caughtC. must say; must be caughtD. am sure; me caught19. _______property together with many other things, life is more precious, so we should never______and try whatever we can to protect it.A. Compared to; risk itB. Compared with; run risk of itC. Comparing it with; put it on riskD. Comparing; run the risk at it20. A ____ his office window ____ a whole view of the WashingtonMonument and the LincolnMemorial.A. look through; offersB. glance through; providesC. glimpse through; suppliesD. glance through; offers21. ---What do you think of the little girl’s singing on the Walk of Fame, a program on CCTVthat appeals to millions and millions of talented people who have unique gifts for certainperformances.----_______ and everybody present was _______.A. Impressing; impressedB. Impressed; impressiveC. Impressive; impressedD.Impressive; impressing22. One feature that is ______ the program is that the file manager has a word processor thatunderstands Englishlanguage database queries(查询) and that it combines four powerful productivity products in a single package.A. essential toB. vital toC. unique toD. valuable to23. You can’t imagine what a fantastic _______ it is to see a vast golden field of crops ______ inthe golden sun, with wind blowing gently, birds singing sweetly in the trees and people harvesting crops happily.A. scenery; taking a bathB. sight; bathingC. view; having a bathD. scene; bathed24. _______to get his audience who seemed to be bored interested in what he was talking about,the professor made a ______ of himself by saying that they would get a present each if they _____. He lost a lot of money as a result.A. In his effort; fool; wereB. With his effort; mistake; didC. In his effort; mistake; wereD. In his effort; fool; did25. The _______expression on the girl’s face suggested that she was _______ the ______toys Ibrought her.A. exciting; anxious for; excitingB. excited; eager for; excitingC. excited; longing for; excitedD. exciting; hoping for; excitedII 完形填空I close my eyes and can still hear her—the little girl with a ___26___ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n) ___27___ peasant who asked for money and ___28___ gave the only thing she had——her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the ___29___ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she ___30___, but her voice begged for ___31___. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang ___32___ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ___33___ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair___34___ the bun(发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ___35___ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is ___36___ imprinted in my mind.I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ___37___ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to ___38___ school, and their parents work fulltime. These children know that the consequence of an ___39___ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条) in the United States, but those American children were___40___ shoeshine boys of the ___41___. This girl was real to me.When we walked past her I gave her money. It was not out of pity ___42___ rather admiration. Her smile of ___43___ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We ___44___ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and ___45___ strength.26. A. will B. strength C. voice D. determination27. A. American B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Russian28. A. in return B. in turn C. by hand D. in silence29. A. voice B. image C. story D. looks30. A. said B. murmured C. used D. sang31. A. attention B. love C. help D. mercy32. A. across B. from C. under D. from underneath33. A. hands B. feet C. head D. face34. A. fell out B. escaped C. did up D. tied to35. A. remove B. tear C. cut off D. dress36. A. never B. permanently C. occasionally D. sometimes37. A. latter B. rich C. former D. great38. A. attend B. finish C. leave D. enjoy39. A. unhappy B. unsatisfied C. unusual D. unsuccessful40. A. faced B. real C. faceless D. visible41. A. twenties B. thirties C. forties D. teens42. A. and B. while C. but D. or43. A. contempt B. pity C. bitterness D. thanks44. A. stopped B. shared C. won D. exchanged45. A. full B. inner C. brave D. fightingIII 阅读理解第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

人教版英语选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature同步练习及答案Unit Five The power of natureI.根据下列句子意思用所给词的正确形式或所给汉语填空1.The major __________ (volcano)eruption made the people who lived around it suffer a lot.2.In the end, the demonstration ___________ (eruption) into violence・3.To protect the child from illegal abuse, a lawyer was____________ (appointment) to represent the child.4.Every time there is an outbreak of any infectious disease, people are ___________ ('惊'魔)intobuying medicines they don^t need・5.All our electrical goods are __________ (保证)against failure for one year.6.Volunteers work ________ (在... 旁边)professional rescue workers in the disaster-hit areas.pared with Youth Digest, the magazine Readers has a much more d __________ (diversity) and perhaps older readership.8.The school tries hard to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full______ (潜质).9・ After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of __________ (equip) was damaged.lO.The school has only been open for six months, so it's too early ___________ (evaluation) its success.II.He managed to come out, _________ (wave) the document at the crowd.12.In _______ (actually) fact，more and more adults have been addicted to playing computer games ・13.-Do you let your kids walk alone at night?___________ (absolute) not.14.The house is not really ________ (suit) for a large family.15.1 would _____________ (appreciation) it if you could attend my birthday party・16.House construction _______ (various) from country to country. However, you can find many diverse styles in China.17.Unfortunately, many people are ___________ (conscious) of the coming risk・1& "Thunder _______ ^(anxious) is common among dogs, and some dogs tremble with fear under the owners5 bed during thunderstorms.19. The __________ (novel) wrote a wonderful short story about a candidate who wanted to become president of the United States.20.1 saw a ________ (shoot) star last night when I looked out of my window.II、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

英语·选修6(人教版)第五单元过关检测卷A卷基础知识检测一、用所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子1．The film ________ the children so much that they all shouted with ________.(excite)答案：excited; excitement2．When it comes to job interviews，first ________ are important，which can ________ both the interviewers and the interviewees deeply.(impressive)答案：impressions；impress3．At one time he lacked the ________ to do well in his study，but the teacher kept ________ him.Thanks to the ________，he has made ________ progress.(courage)答案：courage；encouraging；encouragement；encouraging 4．He could hardly believe his good ________ that when he was ________ to get to the airport late，________ the plane was delayed.(fortunate)答案：fortune；unfortunate；fortunately5．Her ________ about the pain of childbirth made her very ________.(anxious)答案：anxiety；anxious6. ________ like to go to ________ places to seek for ________.(adventure)答案：Adventurers；adventurous，adventure二、翻译下列词语1．与……比较________________ 答案：compare...with/to2．全部焚毁________________答案：burn to the ground3．前往________________答案：make one's way4．努力________________答案：make an effort5．匆匆看一遍，浏览________________答案：glance through6．由……到……不等________________答案：vary from...to7．完全透明的________________答案：crystal clear8．有……的天赋________________答案：have a gift for9．回想，想到________________答案：think about10．各种各样________________答案：a variety of/varieties of三、用上述词语完成下列句子1．We ________ to persuade him to give up the immoral profession.答案：make an effort2．She ________ the letter，and cried out immediately.答案：glanced through3．The price of the houses in New York ________$5,000 ________$12,000 per square metre，depending on the position and environment.答案：varies from...to4．He ________ to the guests and shook hands with them warmly.答案：made his way5．People ________ his appearance on the spot.答案：were amazed at6．If you ________her work ________ his，you will find hers is much better.答案：compare...with7．From a very young age，she ________music，which is a great factor to her success.答案：had a gift for四、语法填空14-year-old Taburi Watson was shot and killed on Wednesday night.He was riding his bike near St Andrews Place and 87th Street 1.________ about 7：25 pm when one or more attackers fired shots.More than one bullet struck the teenager,2.________ moved a short distance from his bike and fell down.Neighbors came outside after hearing shots and found him lying on the ground.Taburi 3.________(declare)dead after being transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.His death was 4.________ fourth in December that might be related to two warring gangs(帮派)in the Manchester Square and Gramercy Park areas east of Inglewood.Another victim，Kashmier James,25，was shot on Christmas night after celebrating the holiday 5.______ her family.She had stopped to visit a friend in the 1700 block of 85th Street near Western Avenue.As James stood in the street outside 6.________ friend's home，two men in a blue car stopped.One man got out and fired nine shots at James,7.______ (strike)her at least once in the head.Her 3-year-old daughter 8.______ (witness)the shooting from the back seat of James'car.Her relatives said James was not involved in gangs and was 9.________ (probable)in the wrong place at the wrong time.The office of City Councilman Bernard Parks has offered a $50,000 reward 10.________ valuable information.语篇解读：一名14岁男孩在周三晚被枪杀，疑为美国帮派斗争的无辜受害者。

2021年高中英语Unit5Thepowerofnature单元检测试题含解析新人教版选修Ⅰ.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 — in August.Aside from being unfortable, 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 pany 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 fortable 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 fort, 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 fort 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. plain about the coldness in air-conditioned officesB. describe the harmful effects of an unhealthy lifestyleC. criticize some people’s unawareness 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 fort.D. The limits of human fort 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 ecologicalzones, 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 position…” 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 position 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 expensiv e, 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 every 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 time 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 grandma worried. He’d act o ut 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 being 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. pete 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。

英语·选修6（人教版）第二学时Learning about Language跟踪练习一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.However，the ________（erupt) itself is really exciting to watch、答案:eruption2.Feeling ________,I left the theatre before the play ended，because it was deadly ________、（bore)答案:bored，boring3。

The weather ________ （various）from very cold to quite mild、答案:varies4。

The school has only been open for six months,so it's hard ________（estimate）its success、答案：to estimate5。

Please fill in the ________（question）in 3 minutes、答案：questionaire6.She tested all her __________（equip）before starting the experiment、答案:equipment7。

They ________（appointment) him to be a chairman、答案:appointed二、词语活用1.用与way相关的词语完成下列小段落。

It was winter，Grusoe and his friends （1)__________ to the nearest beach、It was very crowded，so they had to （2）________ towards the cleanest waters，where they found a boy who (3)________ and was crying loudly、答案:（1）made their way （2)push their way(3)lost his way2.用feel one's way, wind one’s way，lose one’s way, find one’s way，fight one’s w ay等词语自编一个小段落。

Unit 5 The power of nature第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AA new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding----undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism---if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell S ea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott’s last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world’s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.1. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?A. They were made last weekB. They showed undersea sceneriesC. They were found by a cameramanD. They recorded a disastrous adventure2 Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A. Frank HurleyB. Ernest ShackletonC. Robert Falcon ScottD. Caroline Alexander3 What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A. Artistic creationB. Scientific researchC. Money makingD. Treasure huntingBPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.4 In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.A．were the biggest bird in the world.B．lived mainly in the south of America.C．did great harm to the natural environment.D．were the largest population in the US.5 The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______.A．escape B．ruin C．liberation D．evolution6 What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A．To seek pleasure. B．To save other birds.C．To make money. D．To protect crops.7 What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A．It was ignored by the public. B．It was declared too late.C．It was unfair. D．It was strict.CSurviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪)Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffer ing, especially the elderly. Natalie’s schoolwas so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”Natalie’s choice was to help.She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.Today, the scars(创痕)of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”8. When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.A. some friends had lost their livesB. her neighborhood was destroyedC. her school had moved to BrooklynD. the elderly were free from suffering9. According to paragraph4,who inspired Natalie most?A. The people helping Rockaway rebuild.B. The people trapped in high-rise building.C. The volunteers donating money to survivors.D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.10. How did Natalie help the survivors?A. She gave her toys to the kids.B. She took care of younger children.C. She called on the White House to help.D. She built an information sharing platform.11.What does the story intend to tell us?A. Little people can make a big difference.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. East or West, home is best.D. Technology is power.DWhat Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can（装罐）and preserve much of the food they consume.Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what’s on their plate.Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs (香草) and foods for that fresh flavor,” she s aid. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.“I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasiz es that “anybody can do this anywhere.” Got an apartment with a balcony （阳台）? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they’re very forgiving.” Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,” she added. “Ithink it’s a great place to start.” “Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.”Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food, Loe noted, there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,” Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food, knowing where it comes from.”In addition to being more in touch with the foo d she’s eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children: “Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,” she said, “that if we don’t take care of the earth, no one will.”12.The underlined word “prerequisite” (Pare. 1) is closest in meaning to “______”.A. recipeB. substituteC. requirementD. challenge13. Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?A. They are used daily.B. They are easy to grow.C. They can grow very tall.D. They can be eaten uncooked.14. According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?A. It can preserve their best flavor.B. It can promote her online sales.C. It can better her cooking skills.D. It can improve their nutrition.15. What is the“the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?A. The knowledge about good food.B. The way to live a grow-our-own life.C. The joy of getting in touch with foods.D. The responsibility to protect our earth.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）Unit 5 The Power of Nature单元测试卷一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从所给的四个选项(ABC和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. ---------How much farther shall we have to go?---------Another five miles until we reach the mountain ______ .A. at a distanceB. in a distanceC. at distanceD. in the distance2. Considering that Frank did not have the ______ to do the important work well, the boss fired him.A. causeB. hopeC. reasonD. potential3. Mary dose all the cooking and cleaning, but her husband does ______ nothing to give her a hand.A. absolutelyB. naturallyC. usuallyD. partly4. He had a talent for management and was ________ manager of the company.A. designedB. appointedC. respectedD. honored5. The old man may look threatening at first glance but he’s _______ a very friendly person.A. hardlyB. obviouslyC. readilyD. actually6. _______ the question many times, Henry lost patience with his slow brother.A. Having been explainedB. ExplainedC. To explainD. Having explained7. Both his parents were killed in the terrible fire and his house was burn to the ______.A. earthB. groundC. floorD. end8. The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be _______ the present one.A. as three times big asB. three times as big asC. as big as three timesD. as big three times as9. The volcano _______ in 1980, damaging a large area of Washington State.A. explodedB. blewC. burstD. erupted10. They do what they can to _____ the old museum _________.A. preserve, from destroyingB. protect, from destroyingC. prevent, from being destroyedD. keep, being destroyed11. We could go now or this afternoon. Whatever time ________ you best?A. fitsB. meetsC. satisfiesD. suits12. Hearing the news that he won the first in the competition, his voice trembled ________ excitement.A. forB. inC. withD. at13. Disappointed, I was about to leave __________ something occurred, which ________ my attention.A. while, paidB. and, gotC. before, drewD. when, attracted14. Knowing that his brother is waiting for him at the station, he made his ________ there immediately.A. wayB. decisionC. judgeD. preparation15. There will be about 30 people coming to attend the meeting, and among them ___________ artists, writers,musicians and so on.A. areB. includeC. haveD. remain二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1。

Unit 5 The power of nature第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A★★☆☆☆John Barry was born in Ireland in 1745、 At the age of 15， driven by the British from his hometown， he got onto a ship secretly、 It was leaving for the American colonies (殖民地)、 The ship took him to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania、As Barry stepped off the ship, he had no idea that he would become one of America’s important historical figures、Barry grew to be over six feet tall、 During his time as a sea captain，he set a model for the new navy （海军)、 He was well—known for his bravery and fairness、 He had strict rules for his men, including no alcohol on the ship、 Of Barry， historian John Frost, in his 1844 American Naval Biography wrote, “Barry’s operations were not surpassed （超越） during the war、”When the American War of Independence began, Barry discovered a secret British plan、 The British wanted to block the Delaware River and catch every ship sailing to or from Philadelphia、 The idea was to starve the American colonists、Barry worked quickly to change merchant ships (商船） into warships、 Then he fought the British from a tiny ship、 He managed to keep them from getting control of the Delaware River、 After his ship sank, he set up his guns on shore、 From there he joined in the battles of Trenton and Princeton、 Then Barry commanded the Americanwarship Lexington and caught the Prince Edward， the first British ship taken in the war、After the war ended, Barry suggested to the U、S、 government that it should have a standing navy、 It was the best way to protect its long coastline、He was made captain of the first U、S、 Navy in 1794、 He personally trained the men、 Barry left no children when he died in 1803、 However, he is called a father、He is the “Father of the American Navy、”21、 John Barry left for the United States _____、A、 because he had no choiceB、 because he hated living in BritainC、 in the hope of building a new navyD、 in expectation of visiting Philadelphia22、 The second paragraph is written in a tone of _____、A、 calmnessB、 angerC、praise D、 regret23、 It can be inferred from the text that the Delaware River _____、A、 is a terribly dangerous riverB、 is far away from PhiladelphiaC、 had been under the control of the BritishD、 had been an important waterway to transport goods24、 After the American War of Independence， John Barry _____、A、 decided to take a good restB、 commanded the LexingtonC、 often stood along the coastline of the U、S、D、 still involved himself in military decisionsB★★★☆☆Your house is a place to kick back and get comfortable、 But what if it also had 27 floors， a replica (复制品）of King Tut’s burial chamber (墓室)，or an indoor garden？ Make yourself at home in some of the coolest houses from around the world、Sea Creature ShackNaucalpan, MexicoHere's what it’d be like to live in a shell、 Architect Javier Senosiain designed this home to look like a real shelled sea creature called the nautilus、 The house has rooms and hallways, plus a large front window with multi—colored glass、There’s even an indoor garden、 The center of the house holdsa TV room lined with soft sofas、 If you lived here，you’d never want to come out of your shell、Tower PowerMumbai, IndiaFor a billionaire looking for new digs， the sky's the limit、 One wealthy businessman even had a 27-story tall building used as a private home for his family of five、 The tower —which supposedly cost one billion dollars —boasts a spa， ballroom, movie theater， and yoga studio、 Living the high life comes at a price, though、The building’s first electric bill reportedly totaled ＄115,000、Pyramid PalaceWadsworth， IllinoisThe United States isn’t known for having p yramids （金字塔) or pharaohs （法老)、 But one Illinois family decided to switch things、 Jim and Linda Onan built a six-story pyramid house complete with a replica of King Tut’s burial chamber， and enough gold plating to please the pickiest pharaoh、 Even the fami ly’s cars get the ancient Egyptian royal treatment - the garage is shaped like three pyramids、Hobbit HomePembrokeshire， WalesNot all hobbit houses are located in Middle Earth、 Simon Dale constructed a family home that looks as if it came straight from The Lord of the Rings movies、 Costing less than $5，000， the grass-covered house was made from wood and tree branches、 Inside， floor—to-ceiling tree trunks hold up the roof、Dale built the home in four months、25、 It can be learned that the Sea Creature Shack _____、A、 has lots of shellsB、 is located in a gardenC、 has the basic conveniencesD、 was designed by an Indian architect26、The underlined word “boasts" can be replaced by “_____”、A、 addsB、 hasC、needs D、 lacks27、 What do the Tower Power and the Pyramid Palace have in common?A、 Both are for personal use、B、 Both are expensive to live in、C、 Their owners are both businessmen、D、 They have the same number of stories、C★★★★☆Limestone caves (石灰岩溶洞） often have some unusual rock formations、Rain runs through the soil and rocks on land to become groundwater、 Sometimes the groundwater is located above a limestone cave、 Drops of water find their way through tiny openings in the roof of the cave、 Small particles of limestone from the roof are worn away as the drops of water travel、 The water carries the particles along with it、 Eventually the water evaporates （蒸发), leaving the limestone deposit (沉积物) behind、 Over time， many drops follow the same path and add to the limestone formation bit by bit、 By the time thousands of years have passed， all the tiny deposits add up to a large stalactite, which hangs down from the roof of the cave and points toward the ground、If the drops of water fall to the ground before they evaporate, the limestone formation starts to build from the floor of the cave upward instead and it is called a stalagmite、 The rarest of all the cave formations occurs when a stalactite and a stalagmite form separately over time, but then meet in the middle and join together、 This kind of formation is known as a single column、Carlsbad Caverns in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico is a world—famous collection of limestone caves、 The vast 46,766-acre collection of caves is home to some of the most amazing stalactites and stalagmites on Earth、About 1898 a cowboy named Jim White saw smoke rising from the ground、When he went to find out the truth， he found it was not smoke but a large formation of bats （蝙蝠） flying upward from the caves、 He began to explore the caves and saw the amazing rock formations、 Later, the caves were photographed， and visitors began to come from all over the world to see their natural beauty、 Carlsbad Caverns became a national park in 1930、 In 1995， it was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization、28、 Paragraph 1 is mainly about _____、A、 how a limestone cave formsB、 how a stalactite comes into beingC、 the water movements in a limestone caveD、 the great influence of rain on a limestone cave29、 A stalactite differs from a stalagmite in _____、A、 the way of formationB、 the speed of formationC、 the size of rock formationsD、 the number of rock formations30、What led to Jim White’s discov ery of the caves？A、 He mistook the bats leaving the caves for smoke、B、 He herded the cows to the caves accidentally、C、 He tried to find somewhere to avoid the bats、D、 He smoked the bats out of the caves、31、 What do we know about Carlsbad Caverns?A、 It became a national park in the late 20th century、B、 It is an incredible natural wonder of the world、C、 It was greatly destroyed by visitors before 1930、D、 It became a World Heritage Site shortly after it was discovered、D★★★☆☆“Soul Surfer” i s based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton， a champion surfer who in her early teens was attacked by a shark and lost almost all of her left arm、 One month later, she was back on a surfboard， has since won several championships and is at age 21 a professional surfer、My problem with “Soul Surfer” is that it makes it look too simple、Bethany has a loving family of professional surfers and a big, friendly dog、 She lives in walking distance of the beach、 She gets great support from her coaches、She is an optimist with a fierce competitive spirit、But there had to be more to it than that、 I admire her faith， spirit and determination、 I realize she is a great athlete、 But I feel something is missing、There had to be dark nights of the soul、 Times of sadness, anger and hopelessness、Can a 13-year-old girl lose an arm and keep right on smiling?Let's now look at the film’s portrait （刻画） of her recovery、There’s a scene where Bethany is fitted with a prosthetic arm (义肢) and refuses to wear it、 Great progress is being made in the field of prosthetics、 But the arm that she’s offered looks no more useful than the arm that she pulls off her Barbie doll the same night （in one of the movie's rare moments of depression）、Although I can understand a good prosthetic arm might not help her balance on a surfboard， I believe one might be of use in other situations、 Maybe I’m mistaken、“Soul Surfer” attempts to be inspirational、 Whether it will cheer viewers who are not as excellent as Bethany is an excellent question、 AnnaSophia Robb is a cheerful heroine、 Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt，as Bethany’s parents，are supportive, although the script (剧本） indeed leaves them with no other choice、32、In the film “Soul Surfer”， Bethany seems to _____、A、 be a born champion surferB、 feel upset about the accidentC、 have nothing to worry aboutD、 go through a lot of ups and downs33、 By asking the underlined question in Paragraph 3, the author wants to show _____、A、 Bethany is really a strong girlB、he doesn’t believe Bethany’s storyC、 it took Bethany a long time to recoverD、 the film should provide more information34、The author thinks the scene about Bethany’s prosthetic arm is _____、A、 untrueB、 too simpleC、 unnecessaryD、 frightening35、What's the author’s attitude towards the film？A、 It is worth seeing、B、 It is encouraging、C、There’s no film worse than it、D、There’s room for improvement、第二节(共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Unit5 The Power of Nature综合能力测试第一节：完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slow ly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You don’t owe me anything,” she 23 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a 24 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 25 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 26 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 27 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 28 his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 29 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 30 attention to her case.After a long 31 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 32 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 33 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 34 . She read these words…“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”(Signed) Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy flooded her eyes as she 35 silently. “Thank y ou, God. Your love has spread trough human hearts and hands.”21. A. call B. make C. beg D. prepare22. A while B. when C. though D. unless23. A. announced B. shook C. replied D. doubted24. A. reward B. kindness C. hand D. value25. A. physically B. mentally C. normally D. properly26. A. up B. for C. on D. in27. A. rich B. famous C. observant D. vivid28. A. fixed B. consulted C. filled D. concentrated29. A. recognized B. knew C. spared D. regained30. A. special B. ordinary C. normal D. no31. A. decision B. preparation C. struggle D. debate32. A. ordered B. requested C. confusd D. compressed33. A. negative B. uncertain C. positive D. obvious34. A. presentation B. preference C. attention D. arrangement35. A. praised B. pretended C. pressed D. prayed第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。