Unit 5　The power of nature

　　.單項填空

　　1．(2024·四川省南充市高三第一次高考適應性考試)

　　—It’s been a wonderful evening.That’s very kind of you.

　　—________.

　　A．It’s my pleasureB．With pleasure

　　C．Go aheadD．Not really

　　2．(2024·山西高三年級第三次四校聯考)No matter how much money you possess，it can’t________a healthy body.

　　A．compareB．suit

　　C．defeatD．match

　　3．(2024·河南豫北三校高三下學期聯合考試)—Amy，please tell the people seated and________for their turns to come to my office five minutes later.

　　—Yes，sir.

　　A．waitB．waiting

　　C．waitedD．to wait

　　4．(2024·湖南十二校第二次聯考)—Don’t throw the waste on the ground.

　　—Oh，I’m very sorry.I________the dustbin there.

　　A．didn’t seeB．am not seeing

　　C．don’t seeD．haven’t seen

　　5．(2024·安徽江南十校聯考)Why waste time going to the bank________you can do it all over the Internet at home？It is really convenient.

　　A．whenB．because

　　C．thoughD．unless

　　6．(2024·江西贛州適應性考試)He arrived in the US in 1988，________，five years later，he became a successful businessman.

　　A．thatB．which

　　C．whereD．when

　　7．(2024·蘭州質檢)There are________approaches to English teaching.But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students.

　　A．varietyB．accurate

　　C．originalD．diverse

　　8．The games are designed to make maths fun and________children’s confidence.

　　A．bring upB．take up

　　C．build upD．break up

　　9．(2024·北京東城期末)Last Monday，I was asked to give the new students a test________their English level.

　　A．evaluatingB．to have evaluated

　　C．to evaluateD．having evaluated

　　10．(2024·浙江卷)The research lacks________evidence，and therefore，its conclusions are doubtful.

　　A．solidB．fierce

　　C．severeD．potential

　　11．Nowadays food safety is a big problem and

　　nobody can guarantee all foods are secure to us，but food produced in the normal companies is________better.

　　A．strictlyB．absolutely

　　C．relativelyD．exactly

　　12．He had a talent for music and was________conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.

　　A．assignedB．appointed

　　C．namedD．honored

　　13．(2024·江蘇泰州檢測)—Will you be able to finish the report before Friday?

　　—I can’t________anything，but I’ll try my best.

　　A．guaranteeB．transform

　　C．prepareD．say

　　14．(2024·吉林長春外國語學校月考)In the botanical garden we can find a(n)________of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.

　　A．speciesB．groups

　　C．amountD．variety

　　15．(2024·湖南省六校聯考)________the blind wandering through the traffic，motorists would have to step on their brakes at once.

　　A．SeeingB．Having seen

　　C．SeenD．To have seen

　　.閱讀理解

　　(2024·山東省齊魯名校高三年級聯合測試)

　　When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York，our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to dump items from their basements for recycling rather than tossing them in the trash.It was an eye-opening concept for a kid in 1970.

　　But as an environmental reporter，I have come to dread (非常害怕) the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive via e-mail or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day.Like Valentine’s Day，Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity—a paradoxical (矛盾的) way to promote consumption and sell stuff.

　　In fact，Earth Day is such a good sales hook that some shops，like Target，have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month.

　　There isn’t time to give you a full rundown of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was alerted to this past week.They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly diaper wipes.

　　My award for the silliest promotion：a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally

　　conscious

　　stars

　　unique，useful

　　and fabulous “green” products and services，including skin care products，cat litter，cheesecake and artwork.My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities’ garbage.

　　Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment？I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without.How about not buying bottled water，but refilling a water bottle？How about not buying foods—even “organic” foods—that are packed in non-recyclable plastic?

　　Don’t get me wrong.Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire for every tire that it sells.Verizon will plant a tree for each cellphone you trade in.Some coffee stores will even refill reusable mugs at no charge.Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase.

　　But few retailers are taking the next step—charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags，a common practice in Europe—to motivate customers to use those new reusable carriers.

　　Earth Day is transient (短暫的)．If you only showed love on Valentine’s Day，would that really mean anything at all?

　　1．The author’s first local Earth Day was celebrated by________.

　　A．driving to a town field for fun

　　B．dumping unused items for recycling

　　C．looking for good ideas for reuse

　　D．clearing items from their basement

　　2．Why do some shops expand Earth Day into Earth Month?

　　A．Because too many activities are organized for the day.

　　B．Because they intend to make more sales strategies.

　　C．Because they want to have more selling opportunities.

　　D．Because they have to deal with too much waste.

　　3．What’s the author’s attitude towards the deals and promotions on Earth Day?

　　A．Objective.B．Optimistic.

　　C．Supportive.D．Critical.

　　4．According to the author，it’s environmentally friendly to________.

　　A．buy packed organic foods

　　B．offer stars green products

　　C．refill water bottles

　　D．ask for disposable plastic bags

　　5．It could be inferred from the text that Bridgestone and Verizon________.

　　A．are likely to misunderstand the author

　　B．have a good way to celebrate Earth Day

　　C．are devoted to making money on Earth Day

　　D．make wrong promotion plans on Earth Day

　　Ⅲ.閱讀表達

　　(2024·江西省南昌市高三第二次模擬測試卷)

　　[1]A great number of people spend a lot of time earning money because they believe the money itself will make them happy，or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy.They make great efforts to achieve the perfect relationship，the

　　perfect

　　house，the beautiful

　　body，the approval of others，all in an attempt to be happy.

　　[2]Sometimes these things make people happy；other times，people stress over not having reached the goals，or reach them and find they’re still unhappy.Other times，people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

　　[3]Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness.Some of them are the things like money，friends，health and living conditions；others are things you may not think of in your daily life，such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.

　　[4]So while setting your goals，remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including

　　social

　　support，personal

　　development，physical health and meaningful pursuits besides career success and financial security.______________，your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction.In addition to being optimistic，happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate，rather than the victims of circumstance.

　　[5]Explore the state of your life，assess how truly happy you are，and find a direction to work toward what will likely bring more happiness.Reach your goals，set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.

　　1．What’s the main idea of the passage？(no more than 5 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．What will happen to those who focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things？(no more than 6 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．List three other factors that can make people happy except money.(no more than 13 words)

　　①________________________________________________________________________

　　②________________________________________________________________________

　　③________________________________________________________________________

　　5．What does the word “it” (Line 2，Paragraph 3) probably refer to？(2 words)

　　課時作業(三十)

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．解析：　考查交際用語。此處是對“That’s very kind of you”的回答，因此選It’s my pleasure，表示“不客氣，很榮幸”。With pleasure愿意效勞；Go ahead可以，干吧；Not really不，不是。

　　答案：　A

　　2．解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：無論你有多少錢，它都比不上一個健康的身體。compare比較，對比；suit適合；defeat打敗，戰勝。match與……相匹敵，和……不相上下，符合句意。

　　答案：　D

　　3．解析：　考查非謂語動詞。句意為：——艾米，請告訴坐在那里排隊等著的人們，五分鐘后到我的辦公室。——好的，先生。分析句子結構可知，“seated and________for their turns”是定語，修飾the people，the people與wait是邏輯上的主謂關系，故選waiting。

　　答案：　B

　　4．解析：　考查時態。句意為：——不要往地上扔垃圾。——哦，很抱歉。我沒有看到那邊的垃圾箱。此處表示答話者剛才沒有看到垃圾箱，故用一般過去時。

　　答案：　A

　　5．解析：　考查狀語從句。句意為：既然在家里通過計算機能做所有的事情，為什么非要浪費時間去銀行呢？那樣真的很方便。when此處表示“既然”，用于引出使某人的行為看似出人意料的情景，引導原因狀語從句。

　　答案：　A

　　6．解析：　考查定語從句。分析題干可知，本句是一個定語從句，the US是先行詞，逗號后為非限制性定語從句，且關系詞在定語從句中作地點狀語，因此應用where作為引導詞。

　　答案：　C

　　7．解析：　句意為：有許多英語教學方法，但它們不一定都對中國學生同樣有效。A項應說成a variety of；B項意為“準確的，精確的”；C項意為“原始的”；D項意為“不同的，多種多樣的”。由句意可知選D。

　　答案：　D

　　8．解析：　build up one’s confidence樹立某人的信心。bring up撫養；take up從事；break up打碎，分裂，解體。

　　答案：　C

　　9．解析：　句意為：上周一我應邀給新生進行了一次測試來評估一下他們的英語水平。此處用動詞不定式作后置定語，表示目的。

　　答案：　C

　　10．解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：該研究缺乏可靠的證據，因此它的結論值得懷疑。由句意可知，solid符合語境，意為“可靠的，可信賴的”。fierce激烈的，severe嚴重的，potential潛在的，均不符合句意。

　　答案：　A

　　11．解析：　句意為：現在食品安全是一個大的問題，沒有人能夠保證所有的食物對我們來說都是安全的，但是正規公司生產的食物相對來說要好一些。strictly嚴格地；absolutely完全地；relatively相對地；exactly正好地。

　　答案：　C

　　12．解析：　句意為：他對音樂很有天賦，在30歲的時候被任命為上海交響樂團的指揮。assign布置；name命名；honor給……榮譽。

　　答案：　B

　　13．解析：　句意為：——周五前你能完成報告嗎？——我不能保證什么，但是我會盡最大努力的。guarantee保證，擔保；transform改變，轉換；prepare準備；say說。此處表達不能向對方保證會做到某事，故選A項。

　　答案：　A

　　14．解析：　句意為：在植物園，我們會發現從大樹到小花等各種各樣的植物。a variety of各種的；a species of一種；B項變成group才正確；an amount of修飾不可數名詞。

　　答案：　D

　　15．解析：　考查非謂語動詞。句意為：看到盲人過馬路時，汽車駕駛員不得不馬上踩剎車。motorists與see之間是邏輯上的主謂關系，并且see與step的動作幾乎同時發生，故用Seeing。

　　答案：　A

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　語篇解讀　本文作者對一些商家在世界地球日的做法發表了自己的觀點。

　　1．解析：　考查細節理解。根據第一段中的“our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to dump items from their basements for recycling”可知答案。

　　答案：　B

　　2．解析：　考查細節理解。根據第三段內容可知，一些商家將世界地球日擴展為世界地球月是為了銷售更多的商品。

　　答案：　C

　　3．解析：　考查觀點態度。根據第二段中的“I have come to dread

　　the large amount of deals and promotions”以及第五段中的“My award for the silliest promotion”可知，作者對商家的促銷活動持批評態度。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　考查細節理解。根據倒數第四段中的“How about not buying bottled water，but refilling a water bottle？”可知，C項正確，其他項均與文章不符。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　考查推理判斷。根據倒數第三段的描述可知，作者認同這兩個商家慶祝世界地球日的方法。

　　答案：　B

　　Ⅲ.閱讀表達

　　1．How to be happy？/How to stay happy?

　　2．They will lose/miss true happiness.