1、Unit6 Section C Developing ideas一、根据语境及汉语提示写出单词1.Last year Collins wrote a moving poem which _(突出)the situation of the homeless.2.Britain had laws against _(残酷)to animals.3.My _(陈述)should clarify any questions that you might have.4.We wish to _(建立) business relation with your company.5.The creation
2、of an efficient and_(可持续的)transport system is important.6.The medicine _(减少)the risks of heart disease.7.This _(严重的)consequence was caused due to their carelessness.8.Ear _(感染)are common in preschool children.9.They cannot leave the country without _(许可).10.The _(大多数)of people seem to prefer TV to r
3、adio.二、单句语法填空1.He decided to devote the rest of his life _scientific investigation.2.As soon as the cake is done, remove it _the oven.3.He was reduced _begging for a living.4.He was cheated into believing that he was an _(adopt) son.5.He asked _(permit) to leave the room.6.The illness had a great ef
4、fect _his outlook on life.7.We strive to make our customers take the _(sustain) development path.8.Your action will do damage _our reputations.9.We want the capital to be _(establish).三、阅读理解Trees,some of the tallest in the world,towered above Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues each morning as they
5、walked deep into the rainforest in the Maliau Basin in Bomeo,where they had set up a set of experiments to look at the ecological effects of small creatures:termites(白蚁). Termites get a bum rap.They make headlines for chewing up billions of dollars of property each year in the U S.And they are respo
6、nsible for something like two percent of global carbon emissions,simply as a result of their huge populations and preference for chewing through carbon-rich materials.A whole industry is aiming at killing them. But they play a key role in many natural ecosystems.Scientists have known for years that
7、in tropical(热带的)forests,termites chew up fallen leaves and dead wood,keeping the fallen material under control and letting nutrients from the dead material back into the system to be used by other plants,insects,and animals.But they didnt know exactly how important the insects were in keeping the fo
8、rest healthy and functional,so they removed termites from a particular spot in the forest and saw how it responded. As luck would have it.Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues started their experiment when the forest was hit by an extreme drought(干旱).During the non-drought years,they saw there wasnt m
9、uch difference between the normal plots and the ones where theyd removed the termites.But during the drought,the effects were marked.What they found was unexpected:in the termite-rich areas,the soil stayed slightly wet,more tree seedlings sprouted(抽芽),and the system was full of activity despite the
10、long,hard dry spell. For Griffiths,it was only because they happened to study the drought that they could pick out the real importance of termites to the system,she pointed out.“And that rings alarm bells in my head,” she said,“because it makes me think,well,what else dont we know?If we start damagi
11、ng biological communities,we dont know what that will do.”1.Which of the following best explains “a bum rap” underlined in Paragraph 2?A.Unfair blame.B.Wide popularity.C.Public attention.D.Special preference.2.What have scientists learned about termites?A.They do serious harm to tropical rainforest.
12、B.They contribute a lot to the ecosystem they live in.C.They act as food for other plants,insets and animals.D.They speed up the loss of nutrition in the rainforest.3.What can we infer from the finding of Griffiths experiment?A.Termites benefit more from the forest during the drought.B.Termites pref
13、er drought years to non-drought ones.C.Termites help rainforest survive climate change.D.Termites enjoy eating tree seedlings during the drought.4.What does Griffiths tell us in the last paragraph?A.Termites are now in danger of extinction.B.We should think twice before damaging a species.C.Termites
14、 damage biological communities.D.We should study the drought to improve the system.四、书面表达全球变暖是目前人类面临的最大的环境问题。请你根据以下提示,写一篇英语短文,为“节能减排”献计献策。背景:随着经济的发展,更多的温室气体被排放,其中大约60%为二氧化碳,这也是全球变暖的主要原因之一。后果:海平面上升;自然灾害频繁。措施:1.多使用清洁能源,少用煤、油; 2.在可能的情况下以步代车; 3.注意:1.词数80个左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。一、根据语境及汉语提示写出单词1.highlighte
15、d。句意:去年柯林斯写了一首感人的诗,突出了无家可归者的处境。2.cruelty。句意:英国有禁止虐待动物的法律。3.presentation。句意:我的陈述应该能阐明你们可能有的任何问题。4.establish。句意:我们希望与贵公司建立业务关系。5.sustainable。句意:建立一个高效和可持续的交通系统是很重要的。6.reduces。句意:这种药降低了患心脏病的风险。7.severe。句意:这个严重的后果是由他们的粗心造成的。8.infections。句意:耳部感染在学龄前儿童中很常见。9.permission。句意:他们未经允许不能离开这个国家。10.majority。句意:大多数
16、人似乎喜欢看电视而不喜欢听广播。二、单句语法填空1.to。句意:他决定把他的余生奉献给科学研究。2.from。句意:蛋糕一烤好,就把它从烤箱里拿出来。3.to。句意:他沦落到乞讨为生。4.adopted。句意:他被欺骗,误以为自己是养子。5.permission。句意:他请求允许离开房间。6.on。句意:这场病对他的人生观有很大的影响。7.sustainable。句意:我们努力使我们的客户走可持续发展之路。8.to。句意:你的行为会损害我们的声誉。三、阅读理解1.A。词义猜测题。由第二段第二、三句(它们因为每年在美国吞噬数十亿美元的财产而成为头条新闻。它们对全球大约百分之二的碳排放负有责任,这
17、仅仅是因为它们数量众多,而且喜欢咀嚼富含碳的材料。)所以以上都在说明白蚁受到了不公正的指责。A.Unfair blame不公正的指责;B.Wide popularity广泛受欢迎;C.Public attention公众关注;D.Special preference特别的偏爱。故A选项正确。2.B。细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知,多年以来,科学家们已经知道,在热带雨林中,白蚁啃食落叶和枯木,控制掉落的物质,并让枯木中的营养物质重新回到生态系统中,供其他植物、昆虫和动物使用。所以关于白蚁,科学家们了解到它们为它们所生活的生态系统做出了很大的贡献。故B选项正确。3.C。推理判断题。由第四段最后两句
18、“但在干旱期间,这些影响是很显著的。他们的发现出乎意料:在白蚁多的地区,土壤仍保持轻微的湿润,更多的树苗发芽,尽管经历了漫长而艰苦的干旱期,周围的生态系统仍然充满活力。”可推知,白蚁帮助雨林在气候变化时得以生存。故C选项正确。4.B。段落大意题。由最后一段内容(她指出,对格里菲斯来说,只是因为他们碰巧研究了干旱,他们才能够发现白蚁对生态系统的真正重要性。“这在我脑海中敲响了警钟,”她说,“因为它让我想,我们还不知道什么?如果我们开始破坏生物群落,我们不知道会发生什么。)所以判断出格里菲斯在最后一段告诉我们,在破坏一个物种之前,我们应该三思而后行。故B选项正确。四、书面表达With the de
19、velopment of economy,more and more greenhouse gases are being discharged into the air.Carbon dioxide makes up about 60% of the greenhouse gases,which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming.It has harmful effects,causing the sea level to rise and many natural disasters to st
20、rike.So we must take effective measures to save our planet.First,we should use more clean energy and less coal and oil.Second,we should go to work on foot or by bus instead of driving a car if possible.Third, we should plant more trees, because plants can turn Carbon dioxide into oxygen.More importantly, we should form the habit of saving energy in our daily life.We hope that all these measures will be effective and bring back a healthier environment.第10页（共10页）
