1、Unit 5 The power of nature Section Warmingup; Prereading, Reading its not scientific.答案：1.equipment 2.absolutely 3.suitable 4.Actually 5.appointment 6.evaluation.完成句子1买票之后我们走进了戏院。_ _ _ _，we went into the theatre.(buy)2他向加油站驶去。He _ _ _ _ the filling station.(make)3他随身携带街道图。He _ _ _ a street plan.(equ
2、ip)4我们正要出发突然下起雨来。We _ _ _ _ when it began to rain.(start)5由于没有上课，他们昨天去公园了。_ _ _ _， they went to the park yesterday.(there)答案：1.Having bought our tickets 2.made his way towards/to 3.equipped himself with 4.were about to start 5.There being no classes.单项填空1This region which had been relatively calm er
3、upted _ violence this spring.Ato BwithCat Dinto答案：D 题意：今年春季，这个一直以来相对平静的地区突然发生了暴力事件。2Michaels new house is like a huge palace，_with his old one.Acomparing Bcompares Cto compare Dcompared答案：D 题意：与旧房子相比，迈克尔的新房子看起来就像一座大宫殿。compared to/with 表示“与 相比， ”在句中担任状语。3This is a very interesting book. Ill buy it，_.
4、Ahow much may it cost Bno matter how it may costChowever much it may cost Dhow may it cost答案：C 题意：这是一本非常有趣的书。无论花多少钱，我都要买。本题考查“however 形容词或副词”引导让步状语从句的用法。选项 B 可以修改为：no matter how much it may cost.4Do you think little Tom can do the work?No! Such fine work requires a good eye and a _ hand.Asteady Breg
5、ularCcalm Dfrequent答案：A 题意：“你觉得小汤姆能做这项工作吗？ ”“他不能。做这么精细的工作，眼要尖，手要稳。 ”steady“平稳的；持续的；稳固的” ，符合题意。regular“规则的；有规律的；正规的” ；calm “平静的；镇静的” ；frequent“经常的；不断的” 。5(2013浙江 )Bears _ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.Apack up Bbuild upCbring u
6、p Dtake up 答案：B 本题考查动词短语意义辨析。句意：狗熊在夏天和秋天开始脂肪的储存以使他们有足够的能量来度过冬眠。pack up 打包，包装；build up 逐步建立；bring up 教育，抚养；take up 从事，开始。根据题干的意思可知正确答案为 B。6(2014江苏 )The lecture _， a lively questionandanswer session followed.Abeing given Bhaving givenCto be given Dhaving been given答案：D 考查非谓语动词。a lively questionandansw
7、er session followed 紧跟着是一个问答环节，是句子主干，所以逗号前面部分是要用非谓语动词作状语，the lecture 与 give 之间是被动关系，又 give 动作发生在 follow 动作之前，所以要用 having been done 形式作状语，即表示别动，又强调完成，故选 D 项。而 being given 表示被动，动作正在进行，与下文的紧跟一个问答环节矛盾。7The team leader should_a team secretary to take and publish meeting notes.Apoint BappointCelect Dpick答
8、案：B 题意：小组的领导人应指定秘书做好会议记录，发布会议纪要。appoint 表示“ 任命；委任” 。8How do you_the general standard of education there?Avalue BsupposeCevaluate D imagine答案：C 题意：你对那里教育的整体水准如何评价？evaluate 表示“评价；评估” 。9He was on the point of starting out_Harran cut in.Awhile BwhenCas Dalthough答案：B 题意：他正预备出发，就给哈伦打断了。when 用作并列连词，表示“其时；当
9、时；就在那时” 。10Though this was his most unfortunate time in his life, he was still _ his goal.Agoing out of his way Bhaving it both waysCmending his ways Dmaking his way to答案：D go out of ones way“特地；格外努力” ；have it both ways“(想)两全其美” ；mend ones ways“改邪归正” ；make ones way to“前进” 。此处表示他向自己的目标前进。.完形填空Tsunami
10、s(海啸) are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the earths crust (地壳) under the ocean. Tsunamis often _1_ in oceans and they are most _2_ in the Pacific. Normally a tsunami _3_ a series of waves. The seaside towns may be simply _4_ aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and build
11、ings cannot survive, _5_ the people who stand in the _6_. When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed _7_ a speed of up to 800 kilometres per hour. They can cross the _8_ ocean in a day or less.Tsunamis can be very _9_as much as 100 kilometres an hour. They are able to cross entire oceans
12、without losing much energy. One of the most _10_ facts about tsunamis is _11_ an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause large waves and destruction (破坏) on the other side.The wave may only be a few metres high in the ocean but when it is near the _12_ and reaches shallow (浅的) water, t
13、he wave _13_ very quickly in height. Someone is said to have seen up to 10metre high waves crash into the shore.Tsunamis travel outward in all directions from the centre of an earthquake and _14_ coastlines, and they can easily cause flooding and _15_ property.They have caused several _16_ disasters
14、 in coastal areas over the years. A powerful example of the seas power _17_ more than 125,000 people die in 12 different countries on December 26, 2004. The tsunamis were caused by an earthquake _18_ 8.9 on the Richter scale, which occurred off the coast of Indonesia. On July 17, 1998 an offshore qu
15、ake triggered (引发) a wave that struck the north coast of Papua New Guinea _19_ some 2,000 people and left thousands more _20_.1A.make BreachCdo Dhappen答案：D “经常发生在大洋中” ，此处需要用不及物动词， happen 表示“爆发；发生” 。2A.common BpopularCcalm Dfamiliar答案：A C、D 项不符合句意，首先可以排除；popular 意为“流行的；受欢迎的” ，也与句意不符；common 意为“常见的；普遍的
16、 ”。3A.attracts BincludesCburies Dgains答案：B 句意是“通常海啸有连续的波浪” 。attract 意为“吸引” ；bury 意为“埋葬” ；gain 意为“获得” ；只有 include 符合句意，意为 “含有，包括” 。4A.put BsweptCtaken Dfled答案：B be swept aside by 意为“被冲走” 。5A.more than Bother thanClet go Dlet alone答案：D let alone 是固定搭配，意为“更不用说了” ，承接上文。这两句话的意思是“海水的力量可以轻而易举地把海边的城镇冲走，更不用说
17、人了” 。6A.dust BcaseCway Dstory答案：C 和第 5 空在一句话中，in the way 意为“挡路” ，也是固定短语。7A.in BbyCat Dfor答案：C 表示“以的速度” ，要用介词 at，即 at a speed of。8A.entire BnaturalCgeneral Dlonely答案：A 此句意为“它们可以在不到一天的时间内跨过整个大洋 ”，说明其速度之快。entire 意为“ 整个的” ；其他三项：natural“自然的” ；general “一般的” ；lonely “偏僻的” ，都不符合句意，所以都可排除。9A.far BhighCfast D
18、big答案：C 从破折号后面的 as much as 100 kilometres an hour 可以判断，此处应该用 fast。10A.interesting BstrikingCaching Dbreaking答案：B interesting “有趣的 ”；aching “疼痛的” ；striking“异乎寻常的；引人注目的” ；breaking “突然的” 。根据句意，首先可以排除 A、C 两项，由上句和空后修饰的名词 facts，可以排除 breaking，因为不可能是“突然的事实” 。11A.where BwhetherCthat Dwhen答案：C 此句意为“关于海啸的一个不寻常
19、的事实是，太平洋一端的地震会引起巨大的波浪并对另一端形成破坏” 。that 引导的是表语从句，陈述一个事实。12A.root BshoreCsea Dbottom答案：B 由句中的 shallow 和下句话的.to 10metre high waves crash into the shore.”可以判断此处要用 shore，意为“波浪到岸边时会很快变高 ”。13A.takes up Bexplodes upCuses up Dbuilds up答案：D 考查短语的意义。take up 意为“占据” ；explode up 意为“爆炸” ；use up 意为“ 用光” ；build up 意为
20、“增高” 。只有 build up 符合句意。14A.arrive BaffectCattack Dadd答案：C attack 意为“袭击” ；arrive 后要接介词；affect 意为“影响” ；而add 意为“增加 ”。根据句意，可以排除 arrive，affect 和 add。15A.attempt BorganizeCsuffer Ddestroy答案：D 对财产造成破坏。destroy 意为“破坏” 。16A.major BactiveCtense Dunknown答案：A major 表示“重要的；大的” ，意为“近几年来海啸在沿海地区造成过几次大的危害” ；tense 意为“
21、紧张的” ；active 意为“活跃的” ，显然不合句意。17A.saw BsucceededCinvented Dsuggested答案：A 这里 see 是一种拟人化的用法，是“见证”之意；其他三项均不符合句意。18A.measuring BfiguringCexpressed Dsupposed答案：A 表示“度量”时，要用 measure，后面接的是地震的级数；figure 意为“计算” ；express 意为“表达” ；suppose 意为“认为；假设” ，都可以排除。此处的 measuring 作定语，相当于定语从句 which measured.。19A.died BowedCf
22、orced Dkilled答案：D a wave. killed some 2,000 people 意为“波浪使两千人死去” ，kill 是及物动词。die 是不及物动词，不能接宾语，所以可以排除。20A.winless BhomelessCbreathless Dhopeless答案：B homeless 意为“无家可归的” 。.阅读理解Check out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much
23、destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe.The Japanese word for tsunami means harbor wave.Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal (受潮汐影响的) waves but this term has fallen out of favour because tsunamis are not re
24、lated to tides.Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.As a tsunami approaches the shore (海岸), water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow (浅的) enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of metres. If you are in the area, you can know
25、that a tsunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon. Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as possible to move to a safe place.When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in height.An earthquake in
26、 the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries. In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku e
27、arthquake reached heights of over 40 metres in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents.1. How many causes of tsunamis are mentioned in the text?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.答案：B 细节理解题。由第四段可知，海啸通常是由地震或火山爆发引起的。2. In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainl
28、y because of _.Athe earthquake itselfBthe lack of warning systemsCthe tsunami caused by the earthquakeDthe nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami答案：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“.a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people”可知，在 2011 年日本大地震中，海啸是造成超过 15,000 人死亡的主要原因。故 C 项正确。3. What do we l
29、earn from the text?AThe Japanese invented the term “tidal waves”BThe term “tidal waves” is used more often than tsunami.CWhen tsunamis slow down, their waves can reach 40 metres.DWhen hitting shallow water, tsunamis will rise higher.答案：D 细节理解题。根据倒数第四段可知当海啸袭击浅的水域时，它们的高度会增加。故 D 项正确。4. Which of the fol
30、lowing is TRUE according to the passage?AOver 200,000 people were killed in 14 countries because of the earthquake in Dec. 2004.BSometimes tsunamis are said as tidal waves, because they are related to tides.CThe warning systems in some regions help people move to a safe place.DIf you see water move
31、to the coast, there will be a tsunami on the way.答案：C 细节理解题。从文章第六段可以看出 C 项正确。由倒数第三段可以看出是由于地震引起的海啸使 20 万人丧生，而非地震本身，A 项错误。B项与第三段意思相反，故为错误选项。文章第五段提到，海啸来时海水会从海岸向后退，而非向前进，故 D 项错误。5The text is developed mainly by _.Alisting some factsBgiving some examplesCproviding some numbersDmaking some comparisons答案：A 写作手法题。本文主要列举了一些关于海啸的基本常识和事实。故 A 项正确。
