1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Global warming 单元加餐练 . 完形填空 Are forests always created by nature? A man from India proves that this is not necessarily _1_ . Abdul Kareem, who used to be an airline ticketing agent, has a great love for the _2_. _3_ he never went to college, he can talk about plants and trees li
2、ke an expert. In 1977, he bought a piece of _4_ wasteland with the dream of growing trees on it. In the beginning, people thought he was _5_ to waste his time and money on the land. But he simply _6_ them and kept _7_ the soil and planting trees there. The land was so dry that it had to be _8_ sever
3、al times a day. Kareem had to _9_ the water from a source that was a kilometer away. In the first two years, none of the trees he planted _10_. However, in the third year, several young trees started growing. Greatly _11_ by the result, Kareem planted more trees and his manmade forest began to _12_.
4、 Kareem let his forest grow _13_， without using any chemicals to help it grow or _14_ insects. He _15_ the ability of nature to renew _16_. Thats _17_ he did not allow fallen leaves or twigs from the forest to be removed. After years of hard work, Kareem has not only realized his dream _18_ transfor
5、med a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest as well. Today, his forest is _19_ to 1,500 medicinal plants, 2,000 varieties of trees, rare birds, animals, and insects. Now, scientists from all over the world come to visit his _20_. They hope to find the secret of his success. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙
6、文。印度人 Abdul Kareem 放弃了航空票务代理的工作，在一片荒地上种植树苗。经过数年艰苦的努力，树苗开始存活，并自然成长为一片漂亮的具有巨大经济效益的森林。 1 A.possible B true C troublesome D important 答案： B 根据该句中的 “not necessarily” 并结合下文内容可知，森林总是由大自然缔造的这一观点并不一定是真的，故 B 项正确。 2 A.weeds B flowers C woods D animals 答案： C 根据 下句中的 “he can talk about plants and trees like an e
7、xpert” 可知，他能像专家那样谈论植物和树木；据此可以判断，他非常喜欢树林，故 C 项正确。 3 A.Because B Ever since C As if D Although 答案： D 由前后分句中的 “never went to college” 和 “like an expert” 可知，前后分句之间为让步关系， although 意为 “ 尽管 ” ，引导让步状语从句，故 D 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4 A.rocky B rich C green D muddy 答案： A 根据该句中的 “wasteland” 以及下句中的 “waste his time a
8、nd money on the land” 可知，人们认为在这片荒地上种树浪费时间和金钱；据此可以判断，这是一片不毛之地。 rocky 意为 “ 多岩石的 ” ，符合语境，故 A 项正确。 5 A.funny B crazy C worried D brave 答案： B 根据该句中的 “waste his time and money on the land” 可知，刚开始时，人们认为他在这 片荒凉的土地上种树一定是疯了。 crazy 意为 “ 疯狂的 ” ，故 B 项正确。 6 A.influenced B separated C changed D ignored 答案： D 根据该句中
9、的 “simply . and planting trees there” 可知，他不顾别人的议论，继续在这片贫瘠的土地上种树。 ignore 意为 “ 忽视，不予理睬 ” ，故 D 项正确。 7 A.working out B working on C taking out D taking on 答案： B 根据 该句中的 “simply . and planting trees there” 可知，他不顾别人的议论，努力改善土壤状况，继续在这片土地上种树。 work on 意为 “ 努力改善 (或完成 )” ，故 B 项正确。 8 A.turned B dug C watered D c
10、overed 答案： C 根据该句中的 “The land was so dry that it had to be” 可知，土地太干，所以每天要浇几次水。 water 作动词，意为 “ 浇水 ” ，故 C 项正确。下句中的 “the water”是提 示。 9 A.fetch B transport C take D drive 答案 ： A 根据该句中的 “the water from a source that was a kilometer away” 可以判断 ， Kareem 不得不到一公里以外的地方去取水。 fetch 意为 “( 去 )取来 ” ，故 A 项正确。 10 A.d
11、ied B increased C burst D survived 答案： D 根据下句 “However, in the third year, several young tree s started growing.” 然而在第三年一些树苗开始生长；据此可以判断，前两年没有树苗存活。 survive意为 “ 存活 ” ，故 D 项正确。 11 A.surprised B hurt C encouraged D moved 答案： C 根据该句中的 “by the result ， Kareem planted more trees” 可以判断，受到那些开始生长的树苗的鼓舞， Karee
12、m 种植了更多的树苗。 encourage 意为 “ 鼓励，激励 ” ，故 C 项正确。 12 A.take place B take shape 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C lose way D lose control 答案： B 根据该句中的 “Kareem planted more trees” 可知， Kareem 种植了更多的树，他的人造森林开始成形。 begin to take shape 意为 “ 开始成形 ” ，故 B 项正确。 13 A.smartly B painfully C excitingly D naturally 答案： D 根据该句中的 “without
13、using any chemicals to help it grow” 可 知， Kareem不使用化肥助长；据此可以判断，他是让森林自然生长。 naturally 意为 “ 自然地 ” ，故 D项正确。 14 A.cook B spread C kill D keep 答案： C 根据该句中的 “without using any chemicals to help it grow” 可知，他不使用化学药品杀虫。 kill 意为 “ 杀死 ” ，故 C 项正确。 15 A.believed in B learned from C threw away D gave up 答案： A 根据上
14、句所述 他让森林自然生长可知，他相信自然的力量。 believe in 意为“ 相信 ” ，故 A 项正确。 16 A.himself B them C itself D us 答案： C 该句中的 renew 意为 “ 更新 ” ，从他种树的方法可知他相信大自然自我更新的能力。空处代指 nature，故用 itself。 17 A how B when C whether D why 答案： D 分析该句结构可知，空处引导表语从句， Thats because 后接原因，意为 “ 那是因为 ” ， Thats why 强调结果，意为 “ 那是 ? 的 原因 ” 。由空后的 “he did n
15、ot allow fallen leaves or twigs from the forest to be removed” 可知，该句强调结果：他不清理森林中的落叶和树枝，故用 why 引导该从句。 18 A.and B so C or D but 答案： D 经过数年的辛苦工作， Kareem 不但实现了他的梦想，还将一片废弃的荒地改造成为漂亮的森林。 not only . but (also)为固定搭配，意为 “ 不但 ? 而且 ” ，故 D项正确。 19 A.house B home C land D farm 答案： B 如今，他的森林成了多种药用植物、树种以及珍稀鸟类、动物、昆虫的
16、家园。be home to 为固定搭配，意为 “ 是 ? 的家园 ” 。 20 A.creature B park C creation D nature 答案： C 根据语境可知，来自世界各地的科学家到这里参观他创造的森林。 creation【 精品教育资源文库 】 意为 “ 创造物 ” ，故 C 项正确。 . 阅读理解 A You might think that “global warming” means not hing more than a rise in the worlds temperature. But rising sea levels caused by it ha
17、ve resulted in the first evacuation (撤离 ) of an island nation. The citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland. During the 20th century, sea level rose 812 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water that has polluted the countrys drinking water. Paani Laupepa
18、, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms. Laupepa expr
19、essed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (减少温室效应气体排放 ), which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effecti
20、vely taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years， ” Laupepa told the BBC. Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries. Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的 ) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation” 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了全球变暖引起海平面上升，给一些国家带来的不利影响。 1
