2020-2021学年Unit 6 Nature in words精练

Unit 6　Nature in words

【基础训练】

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．[2019·北京卷]By the time these “solutions”become widely available, scammers ________ (move) onto cleverer means.

2．[2020·全国卷Ⅱ]________ (certain) during the holiday period, this plant is a must.

3．[2018·全国卷Ⅲ]Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, ________ (determine) to test my own theory on this.

4．[2018·北京卷] And when your employees begin adding smiling emojis ________ their business communication, you'll know you have succeeded in improving your work culture.

5．[2019·全国卷Ⅱ]Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced ________ joy.

6．[2020·全国卷Ⅱ]Some parents will buy any high­tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said ________ (puzzle) help children with math­related skills.

7．[2020·浙江1月卷]It reminds her that children don't enter life afraid to take ________ (risk) or unwilling to try again when they fall down.

8．But simply ________ (ban) or limiting access to these games is no solution.

9．[2020·天津7月卷]Dr. Rowan, whose secretary ________ (resign) two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing.

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．[2019·北京卷]到她13岁的时候，她的公司已经价值数百万美元，因为她发明了一种超级甜食，可以拯救孩子的牙齿，而不是破坏它们。

By the time ________________________， her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super­sweet treat that could save kids' teeth, instead of destroying them.

2．[2020·浙江1月卷]除了省钱，奶酪盐水也是一个更环保的选择。

________________________ saving money, cheese brine could also be a more eco­friendly option.

3．[2020·全国卷Ⅲ]因为年轻人负担不起离开家的费用和老人面临着孤独的风险，越来越多的家庭选择住在一起。

With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old ________________________ isolation (孤独), more families are choosing to live together.

4．[2020·全国卷Ⅲ]关于这部剧，最令我困惑的是我们应该如何为不同的角色使用合适的舞台语言。

________________________ about the play is how we should use proper stage languages for different roles.

5．因为酒驾她被罚款$300，并被禁止驾车1个月。

She was fined $300 and ________________________ for one month for drunk driving.

Ⅲ.语篇语法填空

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。

Last night's fall of snow was an event. I was nearly as 1.________ (excite) about it this morning as the children. The very secrecy and 2.________ (quiet) made it more magical. When I got up this morning the world was a cold place of dead white 3.________ pale blues. Then the sun was shining bravely and 4.________ (flush) the snow with delicate pinks. The dining­room window had been transformed 5.________ a lovely Japanese print. 6.________ hour or two later the world had completely changed again. The little Japanese prints had all disappeared. There 7.________ (be) indeed something 8.________ (curious) disturbing about the whole prospect. Now it has changed again. The glare has gone and no touch of the 9.________ (disturb) remains. From 10.________ (I) study，I can see the children flattening their noses against the window.

【能力提升】

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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[2021·开封模拟]Frightful had not been quite two weeks old when she first saw Sam Gribley. Small as she was, she had attacked him as he carried her to the ground. “I'm going to call you Frightful，” he had said. Then he carried her to a tree. This was Sam's home.

He fed her four and five times a day. Before long, Frightful thought of him as her mother. He cared for her like a peregrine falcon (游隼) mother would.

When she was older, Sam made a perch (栖木) for her and placed her on it. He taught her to fly to his hand. When she was full­grown, he took her hunting with him. At night and on winter days, she perched on his bedstead and warmed herself by the fireplace. On summer days, she would sit on her perch outside and watch the birds and busy Sam. Patiently she waited for him to take her hunting. It was her greatest pleasure. She loved the sky and the winds.

Frightful was an excellent hunter who rarely missed. The food was shared. Their lives depended on each other.

Frightful wanted to fly but she could not see. Blindfolded, she had traveled with two strange men for several days.

One of them had taken her from the perch beside the tree. She looked at him before he covered her head. She must find Sam again now.

Sam had begged the man not to take her away, but he had pushed Sam aside and earned her. A door had closed, and she was inside a truck. The motor was moving. A falcon bell tinkled (叮当作响) nearby. A sharp­shinned hawk (条纹鹰) had shifted his feet. A prairie falcon called out a single note. They, like herself, were sensing the direction of the moving car.

Several feedings later, the second man put Frightful on a perch in a forest. The prairie falcon and sharp­shinned hawk were there, too. Although they would readily attack her, she was not afraid of them. Frightful was a peregrine falcon. She was faster than any other bird. Her long pointed wings, wide shoulders, and strong body were sculpted by the wind, the open sky, and the nature of her ancestral birds.

1．What was Frightful like when Sam met her for the first time?

A．Big.  B．Cute.

C．Weak.  D．Aggressive.

2．What did Frightful think of Sam?

A．She feared him.

B．She felt he was cruel.

C．She considered him as her family.

D．She thought he made her work hard.

3．What happened to Frightful later?

A．She attacked robbers.

B．She had a narrow escape.

C．She was taken away from Sam.

D．She was sold to strangers by Sam.

4．What will Frightful probably do next?

A．Learn how to fly faster.

B．Try to come back to Sam.

C．Fight against the two men.

D．Get on well with other birds.

B

[2021·临沂模拟]One beautiful day, my good friends and I joined an experienced crew and sailed in the Caribbean. As boating beginners, my friends and I were in charge of spotting the light areas of the seafloor that signaled dangerous reefs (暗礁). Ocean reefs have the potential to destroy any sailboat that passes over them, so while the electronic depth sounder is a necessary tool, it is always helpful to find a reef ahead of time so that it can be more easily avoided.

One aspect of boating that was reserved for the experts was tacking, the sailing term for changing direction. All at once, a smooth sail could turn into complete pandemonium as the captain at the wheel began yelling directions to the first mate (大副), who quickly began struggling with the sails and rigging (索具). Generally, the wind continued to offer resistance. This made the first mate's struggle more demanding and really frightening to the less experienced boaters on board. This mad yelling and tacking could go on for several minutes before all was right again and the boat settled into its new course. Once this had occurred, the captain and the first mate acknowledged each other with congratulatory smiles. We beginners, however, were still recovering from our terror and wondering to ourselves, “Was all that supposed to happen? And they think this is fun？”

As we headed back toward the shore, the unpredictable wind not only slowed but stopped, and soon the boat did too. After several minutes, the ship's crew unwillingly turned on the motor. Unfortunately, it wouldn't start and so we floated at sea, no land in sight, just waiting. It was late afternoon when I began to recognize the panic that was rising in my throat. Eventually, the ship's captain got the engine running. The sails were up and the little motor moved along.

5．What were the author and his friends asked to do?

A．Watch passing sailboats.

B．Notice reefs in the ocean.

C．Get experience from the crew.

D．Use the electronic depth sounder.

6．What does the underlined word “pandemonium” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Chaos.  B．Damage.

C．Devotion.  D．Blindness.

7．How did the author feel while the captain and the first mate were busy tacking?

A．Confused.  B．Amused.

C．Scared.  D．Excited.

8．What happened when the ship was sailing back?

A．There was a fierce wind blowing.

B．The engine wouldn't work.

C．The author's throat hurt.

D．The crew lost their way.

Ⅱ.完形填空

[2021·海口模拟]In the Thai city of Khon Kaen a dog kept waiting around a crossroad __1__ he was waiting for his owner. Many citizens believed the dog had been __2__. Some warm­hearted citizens brought him food and water. __3__ them was a middle­aged lady named Rol who came __4__.

One day, a reporter __5__ the dog and Rol who came to __6__ some food. Then the reporter shared the story about the dog and Rol on social media. The post went viral and the photos got shared __7__ times.

And the photos reached the eyes of the dog's __8__ owner, Auntie Noi. She felt heart­broken for having __9__ her beloved dog during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same __10__ for the last four years，her heart melted.

Auntie Noi told her daughter to __11__ her to where the dog was waiting. When she got out of the car and called his name, BonBon, the dog started wiggling (扭动) his tail and came to her，but when she tried to take him __12__ with her, he was __13__ to follow. She didn't want to __14__ the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. __15__， she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.

1．A.because  B．although

C．as if  D．until

2．A.caught  B．abandoned

C．kept  D．involved

3．A.With  B．Under

C．Between  D．Among

4．A.regularly  B．gradually

C．suddenly  D．slightly

5．A.interviewed  B．photographed

C．drew  D．dressed

6．A.fall off  B．fall over

C．drop to  D．drop off

7．A.hundred  B．hundreds

C．hundred of  D．hundreds of

8．A.elder  B．former

C．new  D．young

9．A.lost  B．separated

C．found  D．failed

10．A.platform  B．spot

C．stage  D．screen

11．A.walk  B．follow

C．march  D．drive

12．A.family  B．home

C．school  D．factory

13．A.lucky  B．unlucky

C．willing  D．unwilling

14．A.agree  B．allow

C．force  D．control

15．A.However  B．Moreover

C．Therefore  D．Likewise

参考答案

【基础训练】

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．will have moved　2.Certainly　3.determined　4.to　5.with

6．puzzles　7.risks　8.banning　9.resigned

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．she was 13(years old)　2.In addition to　3.at the risk of

4．What puzzles me most　5.banned from driving

Ⅲ.语篇语法填空

1．excited　2.quietness　3.and　4.flushing　5.into　6.An　7.was

8．curiously　9.disturbing　10.my

【能力提升】

Ⅰ.阅读理解

1．D　推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“Frightful had not been quite two weeks old when she first saw Sam Gribley. Small as she was, she had attacked him as he carried her to the ground.”可推知，Frightful第一次见到Sam时有侵略性。故选D。

2．C　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“He fed her four and five times a day. Before long, Frightful thought of him as her mother. He cared for her like a peregrine falcon mother would.”可知，Frightful认为Sam是家人。故选C。

3．C　细节理解题。根据文章第七段“Sam had begged the man not to take her away, but he had pushed Sam aside and earned her.”可知，她被人从萨姆身边带走了。故选C。

4．B　推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“She must find Sam again now.”(她现在必须再找到萨姆。)可推知，Frightful可能会回到Sam身边。故选B。

5．B　细节理解题。由第一段中的“As boating beginners, my friends and I were in charge of spotting the light areas of the seafloor that signaled dangerous reefs (暗礁)．”可知，作者和他的朋友负责关注海里的暗礁。故选B。

6．A　词义猜测题。由第二段中的“the captain at the wheel began yelling directions to the first mate (大副), who quickly began struggling with the sails and rigging (索具)．”可知，船上一片混乱，pandemonium应为“混乱”之意。A.Chaos 混乱；B.Damage 损害； C．Devotion 奉献；D.Blindness失明。故选A。

7．C　细节理解题。由第二段中的“This made the first mate's struggle more demanding and really frightening to the less experienced boaters on board.”可知，当船长和大副忙着调整航向时，没有航海经验的作者感到很害怕。故选C。

8．B　细节理解题。由最后一段中的“the ship's crew unwillingly turned on the motor. Unfortunately, it wouldn't start and so we floated at sea”可知，在船朝着岸边行驶的时候，引擎坏了。故选B。

Ⅱ.完形填空

1．C　考查连词词义辨析。根据“he was waiting for his owner.”可知，一只狗一直在十字路口等着，好像在等主人，从句为方式状语从句，故选C。

2．B　考查动词词义辨析。根据上文说这只狗一直在十字路口等，可推测这里应该是遗弃。 caught抓住； abandoned遗弃； kept保留； involved包括。故选B。

3．D　考查介词词义辨析。根据上文“Some warm­hearted citizens brought him food and water，”可知，本句中的them指代上文的“some warm­hearted citizens，”因此介词用among，故选D。

4．A　考查副词词义辨析。根据下文说记者拍到罗尔给狗送食物，可知这里应该是经常来。regularly经常地； gradually逐渐地； suddenly突然地； slightly稍微。故选A。

5．B　考查动词词义辨析。根据下文说照片被分享了很多次，可知应该是拍摄照片。interviewed采访； photographed拍摄； drew画； dressed装饰。故选B。

6．D　考查动词词组辨析。根据上文“Some warm­hearted citizens brought him food and water.”罗尔经常来给这只狗送食物，可知是送来。fall off下降； fall over跌倒； drop to坠入； drop off送来。故选D。

7．D　考查数词及词组辨析。根据上文说迅速走红，所以照片应该被分享数百次。数词hundred后加 of 需加s，如果没有of，不加s，hundreds of意为“数以百计的”，故选D。

8．B　考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文Auntie Noi和她的女儿回来找这只狗，可知是前主人，故选B。

9．A　考查动词词义辨析。根据下文说四年里这只狗一直在等他的主人，可知是丢失，故选A。

10．B　考查名词词义辨析。根据文章开头一直在十字路口等，可知是同一地点。platform平台； spot地点； stage舞台； screen屏幕。故选B。

11．D　考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“When she got out of the car and called his name，”应该是开车，故选D。

12．B　考查名词词义辨析。根据上文诺伊阿姨告诉她的女儿开车送她去狗在等的地方，应该是接这只狗回家，故选B。

13．D　考查形容词词义辨析。根据上下文狗狗留在新主人身边可知，它是不愿意跟着前主人回家。故选D。

14．C　考查动词词义辨析。根据上文狗狗不愿意和前主人回家，可知这里是不想强迫这只狗，故选C。

15．A　考查副词词义辨析。同上文不想强迫狗和她一起走，同意把狗留给他的新主人构成转折关系。However然而； Moreover此外； Therefore因此； Likewise同样地。故选A。