1、第 1页(共 10页) Unit6At one with nature Section B Using language 一、单句语法填空 1I dont know the reason _ he was late. 2The bookshop _ I bought this book is not far from here. 3Ill never forget the place _ I visited 10 years ago. 4This is the classroom _ door is broken. 5We went through a period _ communicati
2、ons were very difficult in the rural areas. 二、同义句转换 1They want to expand the areas. They could grow flowers and grass in these areas. Theywanttoexpandtheareas, _. 2There are sixty students in our class. Thirty of the students in our class are girls. There are sixty students in our class, _ are girls
3、. 3My deskmate is dancing with a young girl on the stage. Do you know the young girl on the stage? Doyouknowtheyounggirl _? 第 2页(共 10页) 4She has three sons. All of her sons are abroad now. She has three sons, _ are abroad now. 5These are the wires. Different machines are connected with the wires. Th
4、ese are the wires _ different machines are connected. 三、阅读理解 A When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list,fur probably didnt crossyourmind.Butsomeecologistsandfashion( 时 装)enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
5、 Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. “It sounds crazy to talk about guiltfree furunless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year, ”says Cree McCree,project director of Righteous Fur. Scientis
6、ts in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail.Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month. Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild.“The ecosystem down there cant handle thisnon nativespecies(
7、 物 种 ).Itsdestroyingthe environment.Its them or us, ”says Michael Massimi,an expert 第 3页(共 10页) in this field. The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades,but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s,the cat sized animals multiplied like crazy. Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutri
8、a control program for Louisiana.He says its not easy to convince people thatnutria fur is green,but he has no doubt about it.Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year,so part of Moutons job these days is trying to promote fur. Then theres Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions.Model Pai
9、ge Morgan says, “To give people a guiltfree option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on themI think thats going to be a massive thing,at least here in New York.”Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations
10、 is morally acceptable.Shes trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is ecofriendly. 1What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn? ATo promote guiltfree fur. BTo expand the fashion market. CTo introduce a new brand. DTo celebrate a winter holida
11、y. 2Why are scientists concerned about nutria? ANutria damage the ecosystem seriously. 第 4页(共 10页) BNutria are an endangered species. CNutria hurt local catsized animals. DNutria are illegally hunted. 3What does the underlined word“collapsed”in Paragraph 5 probably mean? ABoomed.BBecame mature. CRem
12、ained stable.DCrashed. 4What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan? AIts formal.BIts risky. CIts harmful.DIts traditional. B Groundhog (土拨鼠)Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on February 2 in the US and Canada.Tradition says that on this day the groundhog comes out of its ho
13、le after winter sleep to look for its shadow(影子).If the shadow is seen,its a sunny day.And thegroundhogpredictssixmoreweeksofcoldwinter weather.But spring is coming if no shadow is seen because of clouds. TheholidaygoesbacktotheEuropeantraditionof Candlemas,a Christian holiday also celebrated on Feb
14、ruary 2.There is an old European belief that a sunny Candlemas day would lead the winter to last another six weeks.The German believed that a badger(獾)being frightened by his shadow on Candlemas would predict six more weeks of cold weather.This 第 5页(共 10页) belief was brought into America during the
15、18th century by the German settlers.These settlers used the groundhog as their weather predictor. Groundhog Day features(以为特色)a famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil.Every February 2,Phil is brought to his temporary(临时的)home on a hill outside the townof Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania,topredict the wea
16、ther.People gatherthereearlyinthemorningtowaitforhis appearance.When he doesnt see his shadow,loud cheers for the coming spring go up from the crowd.During the rest of the year, Phil lives in the town library with his “wife” Phyllis. The festival has received worldwide attention since the movieGroun
17、dhog Daycame out in 1993.The comedy(喜剧)takes place in Punxsutawney on this day.A television weather reporter is forced to relive the day over and over again until he can learntogiveuphisselfishnessandbecomeabetter person.Since the showing of the movie,thousands of visitors have beencomingtoPunxsutaw
18、neytowatchthereal Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is also very popular in Canada and Wiarton Willy is the groundhog that is used to predict the length of winter over there. 5If it is cloudy on February 2,Phil will predict that _ Aspring will be sunny 第 6页(共 10页) Bspring is coming in six weeks Cwinter w
19、ill end soon Dwinter will last another six weeks 6The movieGroundhog Day_ Ahas made Groundhog Day more popular Bis about an honest television news reporter Ctells a story that happens after Groundhog Day Dis shown in Punxsutawney every February 2 7This passage most probably comes from a book on _ Al
20、ocal customs and practices Bscientific study Cthe habit of animals Dgeographic study 四、阅读七选五 The smell of campfires attract many people into the woods and mountains for camping trips. Especially, the start of summer or perhaps fall is the perfect time to take a camp. Here are several reasons you sho
21、uld consider packing up the sleeping bags and heading into the mountains. You get closer to nature _1_. Campgrounds are about as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth. You get far away from technology Communicate with nature. _2_. So you and your children can leave t
22、he cellphones at home. You may get close to 第 7页(共 10页) wildflowers and the fresh air. Food tastes much better in the outdoors. Cooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which cant be done well on the stove at home. _3_. Camping is affordable When short of cash for a vacation, many famili
23、es can keep it cheap by heading into the woods for a camping trip. Camping equipment can be bought for very little money. _4_. _5_. Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you. AGive your friends some advice about camp BYou may want to enjoy yourself in your house CMost campgrounds d
24、ont have WiFi or even a phone signal DThe biggest cost is usually the gas to get to the campground EPost a few photos of your camping trip to mountains when at home FWhile camping, youre most likely to be in a national park or national forest lands GCamping food is some of the besttasting food and i
25、t tastes even better in the fresh air 第 8页(共 10页) 一、单句语法填空 1why2.where3.that/which4.whose5.when 二、同义句转换 1in which they could grow flowers and grass 2thirty of whom 3with whom my deskmate is dancing 4all of whom 5with which 三、阅读理解 1.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn hav
26、e showcased nutria fur” “It sounds crazy to talk about guiltfree fur.every year”可知,时装 秀的意图是推销无罪恶感的毛皮衣服。故选 A。 2.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year”以及第四段中的“The ecosystem.Its destroying the environment.” 可知,因为海狸鼠破坏湿地进而破 坏了环境,所以科学家对它们很担心。故选 A。 3.D词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“The fur trad
27、e kept nutria in check for decades”可知,几十年来,毛皮贸易使海狸鼠(的数 量)处于控制之下。根据画线词后的“the catsized animals multiplied like crazy.”可知,这种猫大小的动物疯狂地繁殖。由 此可推知,20 世纪 80 年代末海狸鼠市场瘫痪了。collapse 的意思应 是“崩溃” ,故选 D。 4.B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“To give people a guilt free option.a massive thing,at least here in New York.” 第 9页(共 10页) 可知,
28、在纽约,穿毛皮衣服具有风险性。故选 B。 5.C细节理解题。根据第一段末句可知,如果因为天气多云, 土拨鼠看不到自己的影子,那么春天就会到来了,故选 C。 6.A细节理解题。根据第四段首句可知,电影土拨鼠日让 土拨鼠节赢得了全世界的关注,故选 A。 7.A文章出处题。本文主要讲的是每年的 2 月 2 日,美国宾夕 法尼亚州的一个小镇都会欢度一个有趣的节日土拨鼠节, 故 A 项 (当地风土人情)最恰当。 四、阅读七选五 1 F下文说露营地几乎是你能到达的地球上距离你最近的最美 丽的一些地方。该空引出下文,F 项“露营时,你最有可能出现在国 家公园或国家林地中”切题。 2C上文说与大自然沟通,下文
29、说所以你和你的孩子可以把手 机留在家里。该空承上启下,C 项“大多数露营地没有 WiFi,甚至 没有手机信号”切题。 3G这一段落标题 Food tastes much better in the outdoors 意思是“在户外,食物吃起来味道更好” 。上文说在营火上烹饪,使 肉产生一种特殊的味道,这是在家里的炉子上做不出来的。该空承接 上文,且与标题相呼应,G 项“露营食物是最美味的食物之一,在新 鲜的空气里吃起来更美味”切题。 4D上文说用很少的钱就能买到露营设备。该空承接上文,D 项“最大的花费通常是到达营地的汽油费”切题。 5E下文说你的大多数朋友会希望他们和你一起来露营了。该 空引出下文,E 项“在家的时候,发布几张去山上露营的照片”切题。 第 10页(共 10页)