1、UNIT 8 Period Five 题组题组 A 基础练基础练 (建议用时：10 分钟) 单词拼写 1According to a recent study, dreams can help _(表明)your true feelings. 2She takes a positive _(态度)towards the plan. 3We insist paper bags take the place of _(塑料的)ones in daily life. 4We can _(总结)up the main point of the lesson in three sentences. 5T
2、he _(大多数)present at the meeting was against the proposal. 6Only a few vegetable-origin foods have such a high _(百分率)of protein. 7To the surprise of everyone, no _(official) permission has been given for the medicine to be produced next month. 8Hong Kong _(居民)say they can no longer put up with the on
3、going Occupy Central protests which greatly influenced their daily life and local business. 9In fact, too much _(包装)increases the cost of the food we buy. 10To taste more delicious, he spread some _(黄油)on his bread. 【答案】1indicate 2attitude 3plastic 4sum 5majority 6percentage 7official 8residents 9pa
4、ckaging 10butter 单句语法填空 1 A nature reserve is an area of land where the animals, birds and plants are _(official) protected. 2I think he is taking _ active part in social work. I agree with you in a way. 3 We had to cut back _ spending, which meant learning a whole new way of living. 4Researchers ha
5、ve discovered that “night milk” _(contain)more melatonin. 5I decided to study Munchies attitude _(see)what he was doing. 6It was by _(read)it a third time that Sammy got a thorough understanding of passage. 7Whoever wants to keep fit needs to exercise often and pays more attention _ every meal. 8The
6、 old couple watered the flowers in the garden as often _ possible. 9When _(walk)the dog the other day on the street, I met an old friend. 10_ is known to us all, green employees cannot develop well when they lack chances of practicing. 【答案】1officially 2an 3on 4contains 5to see 6reading 7to 8as 9walk
7、ing 10As 完成句子 1 _ _ _ _ _， China is a developing country with a long history. 众所周知，中国是一个具有悠久历史的发展中国家。 2The detective is searching the man _ _ _ he can. 那个侦探正在尽可能仔细地搜查那个男子的身体。 3_ _ ten policemen turned up at the spot _ the accident happened. 十多位警察出现在出事地点。 4The research is so well-designed that _ _ no
8、thing can be done to change it. 这项研究设计得非常好，一旦开始，什么也无法改变它。 5_ _ cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. 非常少的车辆驶过这条道路，因为它离城市是如此的远。 【答案】1As is known to us 2as carefully as 3More than; where 4once begun 5Very few 题组题组 B 提升练提升练 (建议用时：30 分钟) 阅读理解 JERUSALEMIsraels Environmental Protect
9、ion Ministry asked citizens Wednesday to avoid unnecessary physical activity and stay indoors, as a serious sandstorm struck the Middle East in a thick yellow haze(霾)for a second day with no hope to see things clearly. The ministry said heavy levels of dust and sand in the air were a threat to citie
10、s throughout the country. The ministrys website advised pregnant women, the elderly and those with heart and respiratory(呼吸的)conditions to stay indoors, and asked schools to keep children indoors. The emergency service Magen David Adom reported that it has treated more than 300 Israelis suffering fr
11、om breathing problems, and that hospitals have more respiratory-related patients, including a large number of the elderly and those with asthma and related conditions. The domestic Israeli airlines Arkia and Israir continued to ground their flights to Eilat because of reduced visibility. The sandsto
12、rm has affected Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, where at least five deaths have been reported. “There has been nothing that came close to the magnitude of this sandstorm，” said Daniel Rosenfeld, a professor with the Institute of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. “While Is
13、rael has experienced a number of sandstorms in the past, they started from the Sinai Desert and the Sahara Desert to the south and were joined by winter windstorms that cleared the air，” he said. In this case, the storm comes from Syria and Iraq to the north and east. Because the storm is hitting du
14、ring the summer, at a time of both little wind and severe heat and humidity, forecasters expect the particles to remain in the air throughout the weekend and possibly into next week. “This is really puzzling，” said Rosenfeld, adding that he and his colleague will conduct research into the origins of
15、 the unprecedented(前所未有的)storm. ( )1Whats the probable meaning of the underlined word “ground” in Paragraph 4? AAdd. BReduce. CCancel. DFuel. ( )2It can be learned from the text that the sandstorm _. Ahappened in winter Bshowed no sign of weakening Ccame from Syria and Iraq to the south Dcould clear
16、 the air ( )3How did Rosenfeld feel about the origins of the storm? AConfused. BUpset. CConfident. DHappy. ( )4Where does the text probably come from? AA novel. BA news story. CA geography book. DA travel guide. 【语篇解读】本文属于新闻，介绍以色列遭受一场沙尘暴的袭击，环保部警告人们尽量 不要外出，医院接待呼吸类病人增多，航班减少，这种情况预计持续到周末。其原因气候学 家还没有弄清楚。
17、 1 C 词义猜测题。 根据第四段 “The domestic Israeli airlines Arkia and Israir continued to ground their flights to Eilat because of reduced visibility.”中的 “because of reduced visibility”可知，由于能见度降低，因而可知以色列的航班禁止飞行。故选 C 项。 2 B 推理判断题。 根据倒数第二段 “Because the storm is hitting during the summer, at a time of both little
18、 wind and severe heat and humidity, forecasters expect the particles to remain in the air throughout the weekend and possibly into next week.”可知，由于本次沙尘暴发生在夏 季，风很小，天气炎热，湿度很低，因此预测沙尘暴持续到周末，甚至到下周，由此可知， 沙尘暴没有显示出缓解的迹象。故选 B 项。 3A 推理判断题。根据最后一段 “ This is really puzzling， said Rosenfeld”可知， Rosenfeld 对风暴的起源问题
19、感到迷惑。故选 A 项。 4B 推理判断题。通览全文内容可知，本文介绍以色列遭受一场沙尘暴的袭击，建议 大家不要外出，预计沙尘暴持续到周末，由此判断出本文属于新闻报道。故选 B 项。 完形填空 Super-dad Alan Lawrence, a photographer from Utah, has posted some amazing photos of his son flying in the air. Lawrence says his two-year-old _1_ Wil was born with a terrible diseaseDown Syndrome, but L
20、awrence is determined that this wont hold him _2_ in life. When Wil was little, he would lie on his stomach and _3_ his arms and legs like he was flying. “It wasnt something any of my other kids did. My family would always _4_ that he was trying so hard that one day he would start _5_，” Lawrence tol
21、d USA TODAY Network. He decided to make Wils flight a _6_ by using Photoshop to create images of Wil hovering above places the family has visited. The series of _7_， called “Wil Can Fly”， is part of a 2016 calendar, with half the earnings from sales donated to two Down Syndrome funds. “The series _8
22、_ a reminder that people with Down Syndrome can do anything they set their minds to，” Lawrence says. Though appearing happy, Alan admitted that he and his wife didnt always feel so _9_. “After the doctor informed us that he had Down Syndrome, we had _10_. We werent quite sure what the _11_ held for
23、our family; we were _12_ and knew very little about what to expect.” However, these fears soon _13_ once Wil was born. Alan explains：“In the short two years since he arrived, he has helped our family grow in ways we didnt realize what we needed. Our family with Wil is happy.” And now theyre on their
24、 way to _14_ this love and knowledge, saying：“We want to show the world that you can have a _15_ life with a child with Down Syndrome.” ( )1A.son Bfriend Cgrandson Dstudent ( )2A.up Bback Cover Don ( )3A.touch Bfold Churt Draise ( )4A.explain Bargue Ccomplain Djoke ( )5A.reading Bwalking Cflying Dsp
25、eaking ( )6A.reality Bcompetition Cgame Dstory ( )7A.books Bphotos Carticles Dreports ( )8A.searches for Bgoes with Cmakes up Dserves as ( )9A.honest Boptimistic Cfriendly Dindependent ( )10A.researched Bstruggled Cquarreled Dbehaved ( )11A.company Bhospital Cfuture Dsport ( )12A.scared Binterested
26、Cdelighted Damused ( )13A.came Bincreased Cdisappeared Dgathered ( )14A.pass Bexpress Cshare Dexchange ( )15A.long Bwhole Cpersonal Dhappy 【语篇解读】Alan Lawrence 来自美国犹他州，他的儿子 Wil 不幸患上唐氏综合征，而作 为一个父亲，他并没有因此感到沮丧，而是通过自己的创意为儿子创造了一系列有趣的飞行 图像。Alan 想告诉 2 岁的儿子，尽管他患有疾病，他还是可以做任何自己想要做的事情。 1A 根据首段可知，Wil 是 Alan Lawr
27、ence 两岁的儿子。 2B 根据第五段中的“The series _8_ a reminder that people with Down Syndrome can do anything they set their minds to”可知， Alan Lawrence 不会因为儿子患有这样的疾病就停滞 不前。hold back 意为“阻止的发展；抑制”。 3D Wil 很小就喜欢趴着将胳膊和腿往上抬，好像在飞翔。 4D “我的”家人总是会开玩笑说，他是如此努力，有一天会开始飞翔的。 5C 解析同上题，根据句意可知 D 项正确。read“读”；walk“走路”；fly“飞翔”； speak
28、“说”。 6A 儿子渴望飞翔，Alan Lawrence 通过自己的创意帮儿子把梦想变成现实。 7B 根据上文“He decided to make Wils flight a reality by using Photoshop to create images of Wil hovering above places the family has visited.”可知，这是一系列的照片。 8D 这组照片要告诉人们，不幸患有这种疾病的孩子也能做任何自己想做的事情。 searches for 意为“搜寻”；goes with 意为“与相配”；makes up 意为“组成；补足；化 妆；编造”
29、；serves as 意为“充当”。 9B 根据下文 Alan 说的话可知，Alan 和家人刚开始可没有这么乐观。 10B 当医生告诉 Alan 和家人儿子患有唐氏综合征时，夫妻俩曾经很挣扎。 11C 夫妻俩对未来感到很迷茫。 12A 根据下文“these fears soon disappeared once Wil was born”可知，夫妻俩刚开始 很害怕。 13C 随着儿子 Wil 的降生，夫妻俩的恐惧感不见了。 14C 根据下文“We want to show the world that you can have a happy life with a child with Do
30、wn Syndrome”可知，夫妻俩要把这种爱和对唐氏综合征的认识与大家分享。 15D 夫妻俩想让世人知道，不幸患有这种疾病的孩子的家庭也能过上幸福的生活。 概要写作 Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. For example, cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and poisonous gas is given off by factories. Trees on the hills have b
31、een cut down and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers. Furthermore, wherever we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed (处理). There are different kinds of pollutants, each of which comes from different sources. It is necessary to identify the source of pollution, in order t
32、o make a policy to get rid of them. Different products, processes and activities of our industrialized world together form the major source of pollution. The forms of pollution can be mainly divided into three kindssolids, liquid and gas. These pollutants have greatly damaged our planet and continue
33、 to do so. In fact, pollution is threatening our existence. The whole ecological balance of the earth is changing. Massive destruction of environment has brought about negative effects and even posed a great threat to mans existence. We must face the situation that exists and take action to solve ou
34、r environmental problems. For instance, new laws must be passed to place strict control over industrial pollution; the public must receive the education about the danger of pollution and raise their awareness of protecting the environment and so on. The earth is our home and we have the duty to take
35、 care of it for ourselves and our later generations. Fortunately, more and more people have realized these problems. Measures have been taken to deal with these situations by the government. And laws have been passed to stop pollution, I hope the problems will be solved in the near future and our ho
36、me will become better and better. 注意： 1概要词数应为 60 左右； 2请按如下格式在相应的位置作答。 _ 【答案】The global environment is becoming worse because of various pollutants related to the industrial world.(要点 1)In the forms of gas, solids and liquid, these pollutants are becoming a major threat to the earth and human survival.(要点 2)Therefore, we have to face it directly and spare no effort to handle it.(要点 3)Luckily, people have been aware of the urgency of environmental protection and the government has taken action to solve these problems, which surely will help make our earth better.(要点 4)
