Unit 5 Using language 课后强化提升练-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册.doc

1、Unit5 Using language一、单词拼写1.A(特征)of this animal is its ability to live for a long time without water. 2.The number of trees larger than two feet across has (减少) by 50 percent on more than 46,000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. 3.She says the introduction of the plants and an

2、imals not (源于)to Hawaii is the main reason for the extinction. 4.In the Xia Dynasty, China had gradually entered the slave society from thepsociety.5.You should not bothers for what is your own fault.二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空carry out; by contrast; in particular; serve as; fight off;in the end1.Since the begi

3、nning of the 19th century, America has had trouble with environmental problems, air pollution . 2.A good diet and fit body will help you to illness and diseaseand to recover more quickly if you do become sick. 3.China has achieved remarkable results in fighting the new pandemic. , some countries hav

4、e done a poor job.4.She didnt think that he was well enough to such a difficult task. 5.His research can valuable reference for the UN to control the spread of EBOLA, a deadly virus. 6.,the attempt failed,but the reverberations still can be felt today.三、阅读理解When a leafy plant is under attack，it does

5、nt sit quietly.Back in 1983，two scientists，Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin，reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighbouring plants can get.These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pump through

6、 the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds，VOCs for short.Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked.Its a plants way of crying out.But is anyone listening? Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbours react.Some plants pump out sme

7、lly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty.They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive，the_tables_are_turned.The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.In study after study，it appears that these chemica

8、l conversations help the neighbours.The damage is usually more serious on the first plant，but the neighbours，relatively speaking，stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists dont know.Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pa

9、in or was sending a message to its own branches，and so，in effect，was talking to itself.Perhaps the neighbours just happened to “overhear” the cry.So information was exchanged，but it wasnt a true，intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin，over 150 years ago，imagined a world far busier，noisier and more

10、 intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear.Our senses are weak.Theres a whole lot going on.1What does a plant do when it is under attack?AIt makes noises.BIt gets help from other plants.CIt stands quietly.DIt sends out certain chemicals.2What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” i

11、n Paragraph 3?AThe attackers get attacked.BThe insects gather under the table.CThe plants get ready to fight back.DThe perfumes attract natural enemies.3Scientists find from their studies that plants can _.Apredict natural disastersBprotect themselves against insectsCtalk to one another intentionall

12、yDhelp their neighbours when necessary4What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThe world is changing faster than ever.BPeople have stronger senses than before.CThe world is more complex than it seems.DPeople in Darwins time were more imaginative.四、语法填空Some popular places to visit are built by peo

13、ple.Other famous places are the _1_ (create) of nature.In the northeast of the US, there was a famous rock on a high mountain _2_ looked just like an old man._3_ (locate) in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, he had thick hair, a big nose and a beard.People called him The Old Man of the Mountain

14、_4_ every year more than a million people came to visit him.The Old Man of the Mountain, also known _5_ the Great Stone Face, measured 40 _6_ (foot) tall.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17, 000 years.In May 2003, there were very high winds and the temperature was very c

15、old near The Old Man of the Mountain.The sky was so _7_ (cloud) that people couldnt see the stone face for many days.As soon as the storm was over, people looked for The Old Man but they couldnt see him.They discovered that he _8_ (fall) apart.A number of scientists climbed up, _9_ (hope) to repair

16、the stone face.They were disappointed at _10_ they saw the damage from the weather was just too bad.一、单词拼写1.characteristic2.declined3.native4.primitive5.blame二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空1.in particular2.fight off3.By contrast4.carry out5.serve as6.In the end三、阅读理解1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中的reported that young maple trees g

17、etting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighbouring plants can get.These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.可知，植物受到伤害时会散发出一种特殊的气味，而这种特殊的气味就是某些化学物质。2.A句意理解题。根据第三段中的They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural e

18、nemies to the attackers.以及画线部分后的The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.可知，画线部分的意思是：袭击者受到了它的天敌的袭击。3.B推理判断题。根据第三段中的Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.和They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.可知，植物能保护自己免受昆虫的伤

19、害。4.C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，达尔文设想了一个远比现实世界更繁忙、更喧嚣和更亲密的世界，而我们的感官却非常弱，我们还有很长的路要走。由此可知，世界似乎比它看上去的样子更复杂。四、语法填空1creation空处所填单词前面有冠词修饰，需用create的名词形式。2that/which空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词rock，且在从句中作主语，故填that/which。3Locatedbe located in/on/at .是固定搭配，表示“(某地)位于”，这里是其过去分词短语作状语。4and前后两句之间意义上是并列关系，用and连接。5asbe known as 作为而闻名，为固定搭配。6feet空处所填单词前面有大于1的数词修饰，需用foot的复数形式。7cloudy空处所填单词在句中作表语，需用cloud的形容词形式。8had fallen从句谓语动词动作fall apart发生在主句谓语动词动作discovered之前，也就是过去的过去，应用过去完成时。9hoping空处是现在分词短语作状语，分词动作hope与逻辑主语scientists之间是主动关系。10what空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作saw的宾语，故填what。第8页（共8页）