选择性必修第3册 Unit 5 Learning from nature-【创新教程】2024高考英语总复习大一轮课时作业word（新教材，外研版）

Unit 5　Learning from nature Ⅰ.完形填空 (2023·惠州市二模)One morning in November 2020, my friend Liz and I took out our kayak (皮划艇) to watch the humpback whales (座头鲸) while they're migrating passing San Luis Obispo, California. We were in awe: to be so close to a(n) ____1____ that size. When whales left, we ____2____ them at a distance — or what we thought was a(n) ____3____ distance. Suddenly, I felt the kayak lift out of the water and ____4____ back into the ocean. I figured the whale was going to ____5____ us down somehow, and I had no idea how ____6____ we'd be sucked underwater. What I didn't realize then was that Liz and I were in the whale's ____7____. It had covered my entire body except for my right arm. I was ____8____. Liz, meanwhile, was looking up into the whale's jaw which was like a big white wall, thinking she was going to ____9____. Anything whales can't ____10____， they spit out, for they have huge mouths but tiny throats. Soon we both were ____11____ out of the water about a metre apart. A few days later, I ____12____ the video shot by the nearby people and saw how close I'd come to being killed. I became so much more ____13____ of life after that day. There's no ____14____ to get close to whales again. I want to respect their ____15____. I'm now very aware of the power of nature and the ocean. [语篇解读]　这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和朋友在海上跟踪鲸鱼的时候，意外被鲸鱼吞进了胃里，幸好最终被鲸鱼吐了出来，让作者更加敬畏自然，珍惜生命。 1．A.immigrant　　　　　　 B．killer C．creature D．whaler 解析：C　[考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们都很敬畏：如此接近这么大的生物。A.immigrant移民；B.killer杀手；C.creature生物；D.whaler捕鲸船。根据后文“When whales left”指靠近鲸这种生物。故选C。] 2．A.stopped B．followed C．rushed D．led 解析：B　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：当鲸鱼离开时，我们在一段距离内跟踪它们——或者说我们认为是安全的距离。A.stopped停止；B.followed跟随；C.rushed急忙；D.led带领。根据后文“them at a distance”可知他们跟踪鲸鱼。故选B。] 3．A.convenient B．safe C．adventurous D．sensitive 解析：B　[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当鲸鱼离开时，我们在一段距离内跟踪它们——或者说我们认为是安全的距离。A.convenient方便的；B.safe安全的；C.adventurous冒险的；D.sensitive敏感的。他们跟着鲸鱼，以为距离是安全的，与后文船翻了形成呼应。故选B。] 4．A.tip B．slide C．bounce D．float 解析：A　[考查动词词义辨析。句意