1、Unit 5 Into the unknown Section A Starting out on both sides 2.最让我吃惊的是教室里一个人都没有。 was that there was no one in the classroom. 答案 What surprised me most 3.这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。 The poem is I cannot make out its meaning. 答案 so complicated that 4.你的系统可能已经运行很长时间了。 your system has been up for a very long time
2、. 答案 It is possible that 5.很可能明天会有一场暴风雪。 there will be a snowstorm tomorrow. 答案 It is likely that 素养提升 .阅读理解 A 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:应用文 词数:266 难度: The UKs music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country. Burns Night,Scotland On 25 January,Scots celebrate the life and
3、 works of Scotlands national poet Robert Burns by holding a special Burns Supper.This can be a casual gathering of friends or a huge formal dinner.Guests take it in turn to recite Burns poems or sing one of his songs. Hay Festival,Hay-on-Wye,Wales For 10 days each May,the small town of Hay-on-Wye on
4、 the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is filled with writers,filmmakers,musicians,comedians,politicians,and people who come to hear them talk and exchange ideas.The festival celebrates great writing of all genres (体裁) and it all takes place in a tented village in the town. Camp Fest
5、ival,Dorset As a branch of a festival held in Dorset,its one of the best family festivals in the UK.Held every year in the grounds of the historic Lulworth Castle in Dorset,the festival includes top live music acts but,as the organizers say,“kids are king” at Camp Festival,with a wide variety of ent
6、ertainments,workshops and fun for kids.The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July. Guy Fawkes Day or “Bonfire Night” All over the UK on 5 November,the British light bonfires and set off fireworks in their back gardens or,more commonly these days,at organized events in public parks.They ce
7、lebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November,1605. 【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个英国节日:燃烧的夜晚、海伊文化艺术节、 英国露营节和篝火之夜。 1.Which festivals are related to literature? A.Burns Night and Hay Festival. B.Hay Festival and Camp Festival. C.Burns Night and Guy Fawkes Da
8、y. D.Camp Festival and Guy Fawkes Day. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据文章中 Burns Night,Scotland部分的内容“Scots celebrate the life and works of Scotlands national poet Robert Burns.(苏格兰纪念苏格兰民族诗人罗伯特 彭斯的生平和作品)” 以及文章中 Hay Festival,Hay-on-Wye,Wales 部分的内容“The festival celebrates great writing of all genre.(这个节日是为了庆祝各种流派的伟大作品)
9、”可知,“Burns Night,Scotland”和“Hay Festival,Hay-on-Wye,Wales”这两个节日与文学作品有关。 2.When does the festival most appealing to children take place? A.In January. B.In May. C.In July. D.In November. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据文章中 Camp Festival,Dorset 部分的内容“kids are king at Camp Festival,with a wide variety of entertainment,
10、workshops and fun for kids.The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July.”可知,Camp Festival,Dorset是最吸引孩子的节日,将于 7月 25 日至 28 日举行。 3.What does Guy Fawkes Day celebrate? A.A historical event. B.A successful explosion. C.An organized strike. D.An impressive building. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据文章中 Guy Fawkes
11、Day or “Bonfire Night”部分的内容“They celebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November,1605.”可知,他 们庆祝的是一件历史事件:天主教徒盖伊 福克斯在 1605 年 11 月 5 日炸毁国会大厦失败。故选 A 项。 B 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 词数:293 难度: Researchers discovered a hidden continent on Earth,but its not Atlant
12、is.They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean regions complex geology,which rises with mountain ranges and dips with seas from Spain to Iran. The continent is called Greater Adria.Its the size of Greenland and it broke off from North Africa,only to be buried under Southern Eur
13、ope about 140 million years ago.And chances are youve been there without even knowing it.“Forget Atlantis,” said Douwe,study author and professor at Utrecht University.“Without realizing it,vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday each year on the lost continent of Greater Adria.” This area is c
14、alled Adria by geologists,so the researchers for this study refer to the previously undiscovered continent as Greater Adria. Most of Greater Adria was underwater,covered by shallow seas,coral reefs and sediments (沉淀 物).The sediments formed rocks and those rocks became mountain ranges in these areast
15、he Alps,the Apennines,the Balkans,Greece and Turkey.The researchers found that Greater Adria started to become its own continent about 240 million years ago. This isnt the first time a lost continent has been found.In January 2017,researchers announced the discovery of a lost continent left over fro
16、m the supercontinent Gondwana,which began breaking apart 200 million years ago.The leftover piece,which was covered in lava(岩浆),is now under Mauritius,an island in the Indian Ocean.And in September 2017,a different research team found the lost continent of Zealandia through ocean drilling in the Sou
17、th Pacific.Its two-thirds of a mile beneath the sea. Greater Adria isnt the first lost continent to be found.But if research in past years shows anything,it likely wont be the last discovery. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究人员近期在地球上发现的一块被命名 为“大阿德里亚”大陆的情况,同时说明在此以前还发现过另外两块大陆,因此作者推测以后还会有另 外的大陆会被发现。 4.How did t
18、he researchers find Greater Adria? A.They found it accidentally. B.They got inspired by the tales of Atlantis. C.They discovered it after years of leaching. D.They followed the steps of exploring mountain ranges. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean
19、 regions complex geology”可知,他们是在重现描述地中海地区复杂地质的演变过程中 发现的。由此推断,发现这块大陆的过程是很意外的,所以选 A 项。 5.What do we know about Greater Adria? A.It is hidden under the sea level. B.It is much smaller than Greenland. C.It has existed for about 240 million years. D.It has been known to many tourists before. 答案 C 解析细节理解题
20、。根据第三段的最后一句“The researchers found that Greater Adria started to become its own continent about 240 million years ago.”可知,研究人员发现,大约 2.4 亿年前,大阿德里亚开始成 为自己的大陆。 6.Why are the discoveries mentioned in paragraph 4? A.To describe how the researchers explored continents. B.To show some other lost continents
21、have been found. C.To prove they are closely related to Greater Adria. D.To explain the reason why Greater Adria got buried. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据第四段的第一句“This isnt the first time a lost continent has been found.”可知, 这不是第一次发现失落的大陆。由此推测,在此以前还发现过其他的大陆。 7.What is the best title for the text? A.Atlantis Discovered Finally B.Undersea World Explored C.A Hidden Mountain Undiscovered D.A Lost Continent Found Under Europe 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。通读文章可知,文章主要介绍了研究人员近期在地球上发现的一块被命名为“大阿 德里亚”大陆的情况,同时说明在此以前还发现过另外两块大陆,所以 D项可以做文章的标题。
