SectionⅠTopicTalk&Lesson1ASeaStory課后訓練一起提高一、單句語法填空1.Todowellinyourstudy,youneedtomakegooduseyourtime.

答案:of2.Whatwearedoinghasabigeffecttheenvironment.

答案:on3.mysurprise,heturnedupontimethismorning.

答案:To4.Thecloudsbegantogatherallonce.

答案:at5.Thelandiscoveredgrass.

答案:with二、用所給短語的適當形式填空haveaneffectonfailtoontheedgeofmakeuseof1.Herecognisethepaintingpaintedbyhiswife.

答案failedto2.Youmightaswellthematerialgivenbytheprofessor.

答案makeuseof3.Yourwordshisdecisiontobeascientist.

答案hadaneffecton4.WhenIwokeup,Ifoundmycatsleepingthebed.

答案ontheedgeof三、閱讀理解Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears,anditisbelievedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon’sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier(水閘)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding,butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarrierclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals,anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon’sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.ParisOverasix-weekperiodinJulyandAugust2003,morethan11,400—mainlyelderlypeople—diedinFrancefromdehydration(脫水)andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(強度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050.Sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveairconditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions.InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower”,whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalairconditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesontheEarth.Ithasapopulationofabout24millionandisonlyabout4metresabovesealevel.Sealevelispredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.1.WhatproblemshouldbesettlednowinLondon?A.Howtoprotectthecity’sproperty.B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefences.C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefences.答案D解析細微環節理解題。London部分中的“...butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears...by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.”提到了倫敦防洪工事老化,不能應對新出現的狀況,由此推斷D項正確。2.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan’tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B.Havingairconditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.C.Forbiddingthecitytobuild“FlowerTower”.D.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.答案C解析推理推斷題。文章在介紹巴黎時,說到了解決問題的兩種方法,一種是運用空調,但這種方法不是許久之計;另外一種就是在建筑上運用竹子屋頂型的花塔,所以A、B、D三項均正確,而C項forbidding正好與文章要表達的意思相反,故選C項。3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellushowtoprotectthebigcities.B.Togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisasters.C.Toexplainwhatcausesfloodsandheatwaves.D.Towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcities.答案D解析推理推斷題。作者在文章首段提到全球變暖會造成災難,然后列舉了倫敦、巴黎和上海幾個大城市所面臨的潛在的自然災難問題。由此可知,作者是想警告人們漸漸增加的自然災難,故選D項。4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB.BigDisastersintheFutureC.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters答案A解析標題歸納題。全文描述了世界各大城市(London,Paris,Shanghai)將會面臨的各種自然災難,故“BigCitiesFacingBigDisasters”適合作為本文標題,故選A項。四、完形填空Recentlytheairwasturningwarm.Iwentforadrive1thelocalcountryside,havingno2inmind.

3,Icameacrossacaronthesideoftheroad.I4anoldwomangetoutofhercarandwalkdowntotheditch(溝渠).

Iwonderedwhathappenedtoher.Maybeshehadsomeproblemswithhercaroramedicalsituation.Ibecame5and,toseeifIcouldbeofany6,Idecidedtostopmycar.Afterintroducingmyself,Iaskedifshewasallright.

She7methatshehadjuststoppedtopickuprubbishthathadbeen8thrownoutofthewindowbysometravellers.She9metolookinsidehercarandseehowmuchrubbishshehadalready10.

ItoldherthatIwrotearticlesforthe11paperandaskedherifIcouldusehername.“Oh,no,”shesaidwithout12.“I’mnotdoingthisforrecognition.Weliveinabeautifulcountry,andItrytodomylittleparttohelpkeepitthatway.”

Sothenexttimeyougooutforadrive,be13thattherearepeopletherewhochoosetobegoodprotectorsoftheEarth.Andconsidertakingsometimetokeepyourlittle14oftheroadsideclean.You’llgetsomeexercise,freshairandagoodfeelingknowingthatyouhave15tohelpingkeepourcountrybeautiful.

1.A.throughB.overC.beyondD.with答案A解析through“通過”。此處表示“我”開車經過一個當地的鄉村。2.A.movement B.progress C.destination D.match答案C解析destination“目的地”。這句話形容的是上文中作者開車的狀態,表明腦海里沒有目的地。3.A.However B.Therefore C.Obviously D.Suddenly答案D解析suddenly“突然”。前一段描述的是滿意無壓力的場面,這里引入其他事務,表示“我”突然遇到了一輛車。故選D項。4.A.discussed B.watchedC.contacted D.exchanged答案B解析watch“看到”。句意:我看到一個老婦人從車里出來并走向溝渠。5.A.concerned B.professionalC.ordinary D.strict答案A解析concerned“關切的”。上一句說到“我”對老婦人可能遇到的麻煩的揣測,所以這里表示“我”很擔憂。6.A.encouragement B.assistanceC.improvement D.importance答案B解析assistance“幫助”。此處表示“我”想看看是否能對老婦人有任何幫助。故選B項。7.A.requested B.warned C.told D.suggested答案C解析tell“告知”。她告知“我”,她停下來只是為了撿垃圾。故選C項。8.A.nervously B.immediatelyC.normally D.thoughtlessly答案D解析thoughtlessly“毫不遲疑地”。老婦人撿的是游客從車中隨意拋擲出的垃圾。這種行為的產生是由于扔垃圾的人沒有思索會對環境產生污染這一后果。故選D項。9.A.promised B.invented C.challenged D.invited答案D解析invite“邀請”。依據下文可知,此處應當是她邀請“我”看看她的車里。故選D項。10.A.produced B.collected C.thrown D.designed答案B解析collect“收集”。依據語境可知,老婦人的車里已經堆集了許多垃圾。故選B項。11.A.local B.popular C.expensive D.secret答案A解析local“當地的”?！拔摇备嬷蠇D人,“我”為當地報紙寫文章。故選A項。12.A.pride B.question C.hesitation D.regret答案C解析hesitation“遲疑”。老婦人堅決果斷地拒絕了。withouthesitation“堅決果斷”。13.A.attractive B.thankfulC.embarrassed D.relaxed答案B解析thankful“感謝的”。此處是“我”給讀者的建議,也是本文的寫作目的:下次開車外出時,你應當感謝四周這些地球環境的愛護者們。14.A.traffic B.distance C.moment D.part答案D解析part“部分”。此處意為考慮花點時間來保持你那部分路邊的整齊。15.A.contributed B.added C.exchanged D.followed答案A解析contribute“貢獻”。留意此處是contributetodoingsth的結構,再結合上文“為愛護我們的漂亮家園做點貢獻”可知,A項符合語境。五、語篇填空IwasraisedinNewYorkCity1.it’sverycoldeverywinter.Inthesixthgrade,ateacher2.(offer)tobringsomestudentstoahomelessshelterafterschool.Iwentwithmyfriendsandtheteacherforseveralweeks,butwhentheystopped3.(go)t