1、Unit 6 Nature in the words Using Language2021-2022学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修三随堂检测一、单词拼写1.They _(打扫) out the classroom well after school yesterday.2.The boy wanted to _(堆放) the boxes one on top of the other.3.All colours _(褪色)-especially under the impact of direct sunlight.4.This company has produced a typ
2、e of _(小麦) which can be grown in the south.5.Perhaps the _(魅力) of the physical book will be lost one day, but I doubt it.二、用所给短语的适当形式填空be known for, nothing but, be used to, for instance, in my opinion, all the time, think about, participate in, be irrelevant to, the same asl.The essay which you wro
3、te _the topic.2. I have to remind myself repeatedly that Im not a child anymore. Otherwise, I feel _before.3.Jack will have to _a sporting activity that day, so he cant accompany you to go there.4.Lola is so determined that she never _quitting.5.Guilin is a tourist attraction which _its beautiful sc
4、enery. 6.Sandy could do _admit to his teacher that he was wrong.7.Many great men have risen from povertyLincoln and Edison, _.8.This method can _solve the problem.9. _, learning English is a step-by-step process.10.Opportunities are present _, but often they disappear unnoticed.三、阅读理解 Seeing a volca
5、no erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving travellers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful. Pacaya is an easy drive fro
6、m Antigua, a beautiful city with many colourful houses along its old streets that are turned into artworks during its Holy Week festival. But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2,552 metres high and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movem
7、ents. As you climb, you hear the sounds of eruptions high above. Smoke and hot remains of recent eruptions begin to appear on the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you are going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the sa
8、fety of the old, inactive summit. Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for the sunset and the full scene of the erupting red lava in the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is really exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava
9、over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you are upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the sides of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down,
10、 but I am sure the powerful forces of nature will attract you and you would like to come to see it again.1.What does the underlined word summit in the first paragraph mean?A.Remained, cooled rocks along the path.B.Loud sounds and terrible smell in the air.C.The most exciting happening in a place.D.T
11、he top point of a mountain or hill.2.Many tours are timed for people to _.A.get down the mountain in time when night fallsB.avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the coneC.enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening skyD.appreciate the beauty of the 2 ,552-metre-high mountain3.What is
12、the main purpose of this passage?A.To have more tourists come to Pacaya.B.To describe the beauty of Pacaya.C.To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.D.To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.四、语法填空 Grand Canyon National Park recently turned 100 years old. The _(nature) wonder in northern Arizona became
13、 one of Americas early national parks in 1919. A century later, about 6 million people a year visit the park, _is about the size of the state of Delaware. Native tribes (部落) had many names for the huge canyon. But in 1869, an _ (explore) named John Wesley Powell gave it a name that stuck: the Grand
14、Canyon. The canyon isnt the worlds longest or deepest. But it surely is grand. It offers beautiful views. The canyon itself is far _ (old) than the park. No one knows exactly _ old the canyon is. The rocks _ the bottom are about 1.8 billion years old. Humans first came to the area about 12,000 years
15、 ago. They left behind a large number of stone tools. For the past century, tools _ (make) from small sticks _ (find) in some of the canyons caves. Plenty of animals live in the park. Desert bighorn sheep are _ largest animals in the Grand Canyon. _ (measure) 300 pounds, they climb over the rocks. T
16、he park is home to almost 375 kinds of birds and a few living things that can be found nowhere else.答案以及解析一、1.答案：swept2.答案：pile3.答案：fade4.答案：wheat5.答案：charm二、答案：1.is irrelevant to 2.the same as 3.participate in 4.thinks about 5.is known for 6.nothing but 7.for instance 8.be used to 9.In my opinion 1
17、0.all the time三、答案：1-3.DCA解析：1.考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的you can. summit of Pacaya for a close-up view以及第二段中的it is 2,552 metres high and reaching the summit takes two to three hours可推断,summit是山顶的意思。故选D。2.考查细节理解。根据第三段中的Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for the s
18、unset and the full scene of the erupting red lava in the darkening sky可知,很多游览是在安排好的时间内进行的,以便于游客可以看到熔岩在黑暗的天空下喷发的全景。故选C。3.考查目的意图。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了在Pacaya观看火山喷发的难忘经历,以及专门为游客前来观看而安排的游览项目,以吸引更多游客前去参观。故选A。 四、答案：natural; which; explorer; older; how; at; made; have been found; the; Measuring解析：考查词性转换。句意：这个位于亚利
19、桑那州北部的自然奇观在1919年成为美国早期的国家公园之一。分析句子结构可知,设空处作定语修饰名词wonder,故填形容词natural自然的。考查定语从句。句意：一个世纪后,每年约有600万人参观这个面积相当于特拉华州大小的公园。分析句子结构可知,设空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the park,并且在定语从句中作主语,故填关系代词which。考查词性转换。句意：但在1869年,探险者约翰威斯利鲍威尔给它起了一个名字：大峡谷,这个名字就叫开了。分析句子结构可知,设空处应填名词explorer探险者。考查形容词比较级。句意：大峡谷本身比公园要古老得多。由后面的than可知,设空处应用形容
20、词比较级,故填older。考查连接副词。句意：没有人确切地知道这个峡谷有多古老。分析句子结构可知,设空处应用副词修饰old,再根据句意可知,how old意为多古老,故填how。考查介词。句意：底部的岩石大约有18亿年的历史。at the bottom意为在底部,故填at。考查非谓语动词。句意：在过去的一个世纪里,人们在大峡谷的一些洞穴里发现了用小木棍制作的工具。分析句子结构可知,设空处应用非谓语动词,且make和tools是被动关系,故用过去分词作tools的后置定语,故填made。考查动词的时态和语态以及主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,设空处充当句子的谓语,由时间状语For the past century可知应用现在完成时,且复数名词tools和find是被动关系,故用现在完成时的被动语态have been found。考查冠词。句意：沙漠大角羊是大峡谷中最大的动物。分析句子结构可知,形容词最高级前加冠词the,故填the。考查非谓语动词。句意：它们重达300磅,能够爬过岩石。分析句子结构可知,设空处在句中作状语,且measure和they之间是主动关系,故填Measuring。
