译林牛津版高中英语必修五Unit2 The environment Section Ⅰ课时训练题附答案解析.docx

译林牛津版高中英语必修五Unit2 The environment Section Ⅰ课时训练题附答案解析.docx

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译林牛津版高中英语必修五Unit2TheenvironmentSectionⅠ课时训练题附答案解析

2020年高中英语必修五

Unit2TheenvironmentSectionⅠ课时训练题

A卷

阅读理解

A

Afewyearsago，Ireadaboutaneightyearoldgirlwhostudiedelephantpoaching（偷猎）inschoolandmadeaposterforherlocalgrocerystore.Thesloganread,“Savetheelephants.Don’tbuyIvorySoap，ortheywilldieout.”Whatthegirlhaddonetaughtmealesson.Sincethen，Ihavelookedateightyearoldsinadifferentway.Asanenvironmentaleducator，Iusedtoteacheightyearoldsabouttheharmofelephantpoaching,rainforestdestruction，andglobalwarming.Ihadadegreeinnaturalscience—butnotinchilddevelopment.WhatdidIthinkIwasaccomplishingbyputtingmyenvironmentalconcernsontheshouldersofkidswhostillbelieveinfairytales（童话故事）?

Kidsdevelopthefearofnaturewhentheirprimarycontactwiththenaturalworldishearingbadnewsabouttheenvironment.IfIwantedtoinspireconservationaction,Ineededtochangemyways，buthow？

IcameacrosssomeresearchbypsychologistLouiseChawla.Shewantedtoknowwhathadgoneoninthechildhoodsofadultswhoaregoodenvironmentalcitizens.Shefoundtwothingsmostcommon.Theyhadfreetimetoexploretheriversorwoodsdownthestreet，andtheyhadanadultintheirliveswhowasenthusiasticaboutthenaturalworld.Iunderstandnowthatwhatturnedmeintoagoodpersontodaywasachildhoodspentplayinginthefieldandhavingadadwhoknewthatfindingalobster（龙虾）underarockwasbetterthanfindingtreasure.

Sothat’swhatIwasdoingwhenIwaseightyearsold—lookingunderrocks，climbingtrees，andpickingwildflowers.Ididn’tknowathingabouttheCleanAirActthatwasbeingdebatedincongressatthattime.Ididn’thearalotofenvironmentalproblems.ButIbuiltarelationshipwithnatureandIgrewuptocare.NowItreatmyownkidslikethechildIwas.Mykidsturnoffthewaterwhentheybrushtheirteethandturnoffthelightswhentheyleavearoom.

【解题导语】　人类赖以生存的大自然正在被严重破坏，保护环境应该从孩子抓起，帮助孩子从小建立与自然的关系。

1．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Theauthorfeltveryproudofherself.

B．Theauthortookactiontosavetheelephants.

C．Theauthorthoughtherteachingwasafailure.

D．Theauthordoubtedthenaturalscience.

C　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第一段中的WhatdidIthink...believeinfairytales（童话故事）？

以及第二段中的Ineededtochangemyways可知，作者认为自己的教育方法是不可取的。

2．Howdochildrenreactwhenlearningaboutenvironmentalproblems?

A．Theytendtoignoretheproblems.

B．Theybecomescaredofnature.

C．Theyhatetolearnnaturalscience.

D．Theywanttohelpsolvetheproblems.

B　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的Kidsdevelopthefear...badnewsabouttheenvironment.可知，让孩子们了解了环境问题会导致他们对大自然产生恐惧。

3．Theauthormentionstheresearchinordertoshow________．

A．howtohaveahappychildhood

B．whatthebestwaytogetclosetonatureis

C．howtochangechildren’sbadbehavior

D．whatmakeschildrencareabouttheenvironment

D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的Shewantedtoknowwhat...environmentalcitizens.可知，该研究主要解释了是什么影响了孩子，让他们长大后为保护环境出一份力。

4．Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?

A．Theharmofhuntinganimals.

B．Thecausesofenvironmentalproblems.

C．Theimportanceofencouragingkidstoprotectnature.

D．Therightmethodsofdevelopingchildren’sideaofnature.

D　解析：

主旨大意题。

本文主要阐述了教育和环境保护之间的关系，作者通过实例论述了一个道理：

让孩子拥有环保思想的正确教育方式不是让他们感到害怕，而是让他们心中充满对大自然的爱。

B

DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates，coveringawideareawithitsalkali（碱）sand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel，andBadwater，asaltwaterpool，isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.

LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplace“Tomesha”—thelandoffire.DeathValley’spresentnamedatesbackto1849，whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument（纪念碑）andiscrossedbyseveralwellmarkedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.

Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprisingscenes，almostlikethesightsonthemoon，everchangingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout，showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevil’sGolfCourse，whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures（沙雕）standonafrighteningground，aseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.

5．________isthelowestplaceinthedesert.

A．Tomesha　　　　　　B．DeathValley

C．NevadaD．Badwater

D　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“...andBadwater，asaltwaterpool，isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.”可推知此题答案为D。

6．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________．

A．noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminers

B．it’sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesert

C．peoplecanfindgasstations，cafesandhotelsinthedesert

D．peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert

C　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“...wellmarkedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.”可以判断C为最佳答案。

7．Devil’sGolfCourseisfamousfor________．

A．thefrequentwind

B．thecolorsofthesand

C．dreamlikesights

D．thesandsculptures

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“...whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.”可知答案为C。

8．Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter________theDeathValley.

A．appreciatesB．isfearfulof

C．dislikesD．istiredof

A　解析：

推理判断题。

根据“thespecialbeautyofthisplace...likethesightsonthemoon,everchanging...showingthemostunusualcolors”等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。

C

MostAmericansseemtohaveastrongdesireforvarietyintheirdiets，judgingbythepopularityofforeignrestaurants.Butthoughmanypeoplewouldbewillingtosampleacurry（咖喱）dishfromIndia，arealHungariangoulash（红烩牛肉），orevenJapanesesushi（寿司），veryfewwouldwanttoenjoyakindoffoodthatispopularinmanycountries：

insects.

Eatinginsectsactuallyisobviouslyreasonable.Therearecertainlyenoughofthemaround，andthoughmostaretoosmalltobotherwith，manygrowtoarespectablesizeorindensegroupsthatcanbeeasilyharvested.Theyareverynutritious.Afterall，manybirdsandmammalstakeindietsconsistingofnothingbutinsects.Andsinceinsectscontainafairamountofsalt，theyarealreadywellseasoned.Indeed，inthosecountrieswhereinsectsareeaten，theyareusuallyconsideredverydeliciousfood.Caterpillars（毛毛虫）areapopulardishinMexico，wheretheyarefriedandservedunderthenameof“agaveworms”；andchocolatecoveredbeesandantsarefavoritecandiesinSwitzerland.

Itisunlikelythatcannedgrasshoppers（蚱蜢）willbecomepopularinAmericainthenearfuture，butwhoknows？

Perhapsinyearstocomepeoplewillridthemselvesoftheirprejudice（偏见）againstinsectsandwillfindthemselvesgoingouttodigforgrubsaseagerlyasothersnowgoouttogathermushrooms.

9．ThewriterbaseshisopinionthatmostAmericanslongfordifferentkindsoffoodonthefactthat________．

A．fewAmericanslovetoeatinsects

B．theycansampledifferentkindsofforeigndishes

C．foreignrestaurantsarepopularintheU．S.

D．theywillcometolikeeatinginsects

C　解析：

细节理解题。

从文章首句“MostAmericansseemtohaveastrongdesireforvarietyintheirdiets，judgingbythepopularityofforeignrestaurants.”可知。

10．Manypeopleloveeatinginsectsbecause________．

A．theydonotcontainpoison

B．theyareverysmall

C．theyliveingroups

D．theycontainnutrition

D　解析：

细节理解题。

第二段中提到了吃昆虫的各种理由。

其中一条就是“Theyareverynutritious.”，据此可知本题答案为D。

11．Theunderlinedword“grubs”inthelastparagraphrefersto________．

A．akindofinsects

B．ausefultoolforcatchinginsects

C．anexpertincatchinginsects

D．akindofplantsthatcanbeeaten

A　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据前文，我们可以知道，随着人们对昆虫的种种偏见的消除，人们会喜欢上吃昆虫，因而会像外出采蘑菇一样去寻找“昆虫”。

12．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．AmericanRestaurantsB．InsectsforFood

C．ReturntoNatureD．ChangeonFood

B　解析：

标题归纳题。

通读全文，我们可以看出，本文主要讲述的是世界上不少地方将昆虫作为食物。

第二段的第一句话就是本文的主题句。

七选五

Howmanytimeshaslifeoverwhelmed（压垮）you？

It’sokay.1.________Theworldmovesatabreathtakingspeedandmanypeoplehavesimilarfeelings.Wheredoyoustart，andwhenwillitend？

Relax.Herearesomemagictrickstosimplifyyourlife.

Choosetobehappy.Atayoungage，we’retaughtthattherearewinnersandlosers.Lifebecomesagametoearnthemostpoints，oftenmeasuredindollars.2.________I’mnotsayingthatweshouldn’tsetgoals，justtheopposite.Thisrequiresadecisiontobehappy，toliveinthepresent.Inotherwords，begratefulforwhatyouhave.Appreciatewhatisinfrontofyou.Whenyoucandothat，itwillbeeasiertoachievetheimpossible.

Imagineit’sthelastdayonEarth.3.________Whatwouldyoudo，andwhowouldyoudoitwith？

Wouldyouquityourjob，orspendtherestofthedaywithyourfamily？

Lifeistooshortandyoushouldn’twasteitinbeingmiserable.Sodecidewhatisimportant，andletgooftherest.

4．________Imagineyouareinabuilding，andthereisatowernextdoorrightafteraplanehitsit.Thelightsgoout.Theroomturnsblack.You’rehalfwaydownthestairswhenthestairwell（楼梯井）isdamagedbecauseofthecollapseofthetowernextdoor.Yousurvive，butjustnarrowly.Youescapewithyourlifeandnothingelse.Yourjobisgone，andsoareyourfriendsandcoworkers.

That’sthestoryofwhathappenedtothousandsofpeopleafter911，andthelessonsyoucanlearnfromthemaremany.5.________Noonecantakeawaywhatisinyourmind，theexperiencesyou’vehad，orthewisdomyou’vegained.Everythingelseisjustwindowdressing.

A．Ithappenstoeveryone.

B．Hangaroundwithgoodpeople.

C．Alongtheway，weloseoursoul.

D．Whatiftheworldisabouttoend?

E．Don’tlistentothosewhohavegive