内容正文:
4.I am so occupied with work that I have little time for
UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND
social activities.
5.In the street,she found herself stared at by a stranger,
Section I Reading and Thinking
which made her a little nervous.
一、单词拼写
五、完形填空
1,convinced句意:在养育孩子的过程中,有很多事情
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。2岁的南茜虽然失聪
是值得讨论的,但我不相信食物是其中之一。
了,但她喜欢与人交流。社区里的人们因为不懂手语,2.characteristics句意:现在列出所有你喜欢自己的特
无法回应她而自发学习手语。因为有爱,邻居们把这个
点。你关心他人吗?有创造力吗?慷慨吗?是一个
社区变成了一个大家庭。
好的倾听者吗?
1.C根据下文中的“trying to‘chat’to anyone she
3.intense句意:我们的社会本能包括强烈的归属欲
meets'”可知,失聪并没有阻止南茜成为一个外向的
望。别人的赞同是有益的,而他们的反对是非常不受
(outgoing)小女孩。
欢迎的。
2.A根据上文可知,南茜失聪了,此处指她开始运用
4,vision句意:当我看到发件人的名字时,我的心跳加
“手语”,对应下文中的“sign language”。
速,我的视线模糊了。
3.D南茜希望与她交谈的人也懂(know)手语。
5.shortage句意:我们之所以喜欢甜食,是因为我们的
4.B正常情况下,对于那些不知道如何使用手语的人
祖先生活在一个糖分短缺的时代
一一个缺乏卡路
来说,听力丧失是一种社交障碍(barrier)。
里的世界。
5.C任何一个南茜试图与之交谈的人都意识到了
6.celebrity句意:现在有更多的证据表明,一个名
(realize)这一点。
人—尤其是一名职业运动员—一对孩子行为方面
6.D根据下文中的“say something back'”可知,他们希
的影响有多么强大。
望他们能够明白(understand).南茜的意思。
7.leisure句意:我研究了一些问题,比如独处的重要
7.B然后,神奇的事情发生了。这道屏障并没有造成
性,以及培养高质量休闲的必要性,以取代现在大多
隔离(separation),反而把社区团结在了一起。
数人花在盲目使用电子设备上的时间。
8.B根据下文中的“they could talk to Nancy”可知,他!
8.boosts句意:对于人类来说,一个显著增大的大脑
们决心要学会(learn)手语来跟南茜沟通。
可以增强自我控制能力。
9.A根据上文可知,他们现在全身心投入(devoted)上9.crisis句意:该党在支持者中遭遇了信任危机。
课中。
10.domestic句意:随着汽油价格的上涨,机场安检队
10.B因为,很多时候,即使是失聪儿童的父母也懒得
伍比以往任何时候都要长,为什么不预订火车票来
(bother)去学习这种语言。
度过你的下一个国内假期呢?
11.D但在这里,有整个社区的人们和南茜用手语进行
二、单句语法填空
交流,这是一个美丽的(beautiful)故事。
1.consumption句意:为了更有效地管理我们的时间,
12.C老师还说这种程度的包容会对南茜的生活(life)
我们需要对我们的信息消费更加深思熟虑,抵制精神
产生巨大的影响。
“垃圾食品”的诱惑。
13.A几乎可以肯定,这能保证她将来成为一个更快:
2.reality句意:现在我们处于信息时代,我们有了新的
乐、更能适应环境的(well-adjusted)人。
概念,如计算机、信息处理、虚拟现实和人工智能。
14.D南茜的父母已经注意到他们女儿的变化(difference)。
3.salty句意:从现在起,你将必须远离咸的食物。
15.B他们无法用言语来表达对邻居们的感激(grateful):4.devoted;devotion句意:作为一名敬业的教师,她
之情。
对工作的投人为她赢得了尊重和钦佩。
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5.to generate句意:目前,预计在截至2o19年4月的一:2.A根据第三段第二句“We presented them with
年里,它将产生2.4亿英镑的收人,这些收入将用于
boxes of soil containing buried worms,masking any
学校体育。
sounds with white noise and mixing dead worms into
6.of句意:后来我开始骑自行车。我买了一辆好自行
the soil to remove scent cues..”可知,在实验中使用白
车,经常骑。我确信如果我坚持训练,我会参加自行
噪声和死虫子是为了排除其他感官线索,白噪声确保
车比赛。be convinced of意为“确信某事”。
哈迪达鹅无法依赖听觉来寻找猎物,死虫混入土壤是
7.characteristics句意:Alife的特征是不被定义和不
为了去除气味线索,测试哈迪达鹮是否能通过它们的
受控制,这一点也不令人惊讶或奇怪。它们可能普遍
鸟喙尖器官来感知土壤中运动的猎物,这样可以使实
适用于所有的进化行为。
验结果更加准确。
8.expanded句意:在威肯登的书中,她阐述了西方历
3.B根据第四段第二句“If the soil was too dry,they
史和女性主义,这当然影响了女孩们去埃尔克黑德的
lost this ability and had to rely on random searching.
决定。
以及第四段最后一句“Droughts and heatwaves,
9.assume句意:然而,学习需要专注和反思,为了最大
expected to worsen with climate change,could
限度地提高学习效果,教育工作者不应该假设所有的
threaten their population by making prey detection
媒介都是一样的,即使它们包含一模一样的文字
more challenging..”可知,干旱可能使哈迪达鹮对猎物
信息。
的探测变得更加困难。
10.given句意:可以得出结论,餐厅老板不需要“过分
4,C文章主要讲述哈迪达鹮探测猎物的“第六感”在潮
担心差的餐位”,因为考虑到它们是能带来利润的。
湿的土壤中效果最好,故C项“哈迪达鹗在湿土中的
三、短语填空
猎物探测”最能概括本文的主要内容。
1.devoted his energies to
【词汇积累】
2.on the assumption that
shiny feathers亮晶晶的羽毛
3.is comprised of
4.depends on
restrict u.限制
5.at leisure
6.far from
facilitate v.促进
7.deep down
8.dreamed up
sensory organ感觉器官
四、单句写作
consistently adu.始终
1.to tackle the current crisis
random searching随意搜索
2.convince people to take action
droughts and heatwaves千旱和热浪
3.it is estimated that
highlight the broader implications突出了更广泛的影响
4.Given that the population has increased rapidly
【长难句分析】
5.not just sing but dance as well
This ability is facilitated by a sensory organ in their
五、阅读理解
beaks,called the bill-tip organ,which developed during
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了哈
the time of the dinosaurs.
迪达鹦探测猎物的“第六感”在潮湿的土壤中效果最好。
分析:“called the bill--tip organ'”是过去分词短语作定
1.D根据第二段第二句“This ability is facilitated by a
语,修饰their beaks,which引导非限制性定语从句,
sensory organ in their beaks,called the bill-tip organ,
修饰bill-tip organ。
which developed during the time of the dinosaurs.
句意:这种能力是由它们喙上的一个感觉器官促进的,这
知哈迪达鹮的喙里有一种特别的感觉器官来帮助它
个器官被称为喙尖器官,它是在恐龙时代演化而来的。
们探测土壤中的猎物。
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Section I Reading and Thinking
A基础过关练
spent on mindless e-device use.
。测试时间:18分钟
8.(2024·北京高考·改编)In humans,a greatly
一、单词拼写
enlarged brain
(促进)self-control.
1.(2025·1月浙江高考·改编)There are so
9.(2025·广东深圳高二期末联考·改编)The
many things in parenting(养育子女)that are
party was suffering a
(危机)of
good to talk through,but I'm not
(确
confidence among its supporters.
that food is one of them.
10.(2023·浙江高考·改编)With gas prices
2.(2023·全国新高考I卷·改编)Now list all
rising and airport security lines snaking longer
the
(特点)you like about yourself.
than ever,why not book your next
Are you caring?Creative??Generous'?A good
(▣内的)vacation on a train?
listener?
二、单句语法填空
3.(2024·北京高考·改编)Our social instincts
1.(2024·浙江高考·改编)We need to be more
(本能)include the
(强烈的)desire to
thoughtful about our information
belong.The approval of others is rewarding,
(consume),resisting the temptation of the
while their disapproval is strongly disliked.
mental“junk food”in order to manage our time
4.(2024·浙江高考·改编)My heart raced when
most effectively.
I saw the email sender's name,and my
2.(2024·北京高考·改编)Now that we are in
(视野)blurred(模糊).
5.(2024·浙江高考·改编)We are tempted by
the information age,we have new concepts
such as the computer,information processing,
sugary treats because our ancestors lived in a
virtual
(real),and Al.
sugar
(短缺)period-一a calorie-poor
3.(经典·全国高考乙卷听力·改编)From now
world.
on,you're going to have to stay away from
6.(2025·湖北名校高三联考·改编)Now there's
(salt)food.
a lot more evidence of how powerful a
4.(2025·陕西渭南期末·改编)Asa
(名人)一especially a professional athlete--can
(devote)teacher,her
devote)to
be in influencing children's behavior.
7.(2024·浙江高考·改编)I examine issues such
work earned her respect and admiration.
as the importance of solitude(独处)and the
5.(经典·全国高考乙卷·改编)At present it is
necessity of cultivating(培养)high-quality
expected
(generate)f240m for the year
(休闲)to replace the time most now
ending in April 2019,which will go to school
sports.
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6.(2024·全国新高考I卷·改编)Later I turned
4.To tell you the truth,that
to cycling.I got a good bike and rode a lot.I
how you tackle the problem.
was convinced
entering cycle races if I
5.She struggled to control her anger and said,"Let's
kept on training.
have lunch so we can talk
7.(2023·北京高考·改编)The
6.Believe it or not,his explanation was
(characteristic)of ALife are undefined and
satisfactory.
uncontrolled,which isn't in any way surprising
7.At times of crisis he seems confident but
or singular.They may apply universally to all acts
he's quite insecure.
of evolution.
8.When they said he
a most
8.(经典·全国高考乙卷·改编)In Wickenden's
impossible plan,he felt ashamed.
book,she
(expand)on the history of
四、单句写作
the West and also on feminism(女性主义),
1.这些措施将更好地让我们能够应对当前的危机,
并促进经济的复苏和增长。
which of course influenced the girls'decision to
These measures will better enable us
go to Elkhead.
and promote
9.(2024·全国新高考I卷·改编)However,for
economic recovery and growth.(tackle)
maximizing learning where mental focus and
2.如果我们想保护环境,我们必须阐明问题并说服
reflection are called for,educators shouldn't
人们采取行动。
(assumption)all media are the same,
If we want to protect the environment,we
even when they contain identical words.
must clarify the problem and
I0.(经典·江苏高考·改编)It can be concluded
.(convince)
that restaurant keepers need not "be overly
3.为了完成这项艰巨的任务,估计大约需要1000
concerned about‘bad’tables”,
万美元。
(give)that they're profitable.
To complete this huge task,
三、短语填空
about 10 million dollars will be
far from,at leisure,on the assumption that,
needed.(estimate)
dream up,devote one's energies to,deep
4.鉴于人口在过去几年里快速增长,存在食物短缺
down,depend on,be comprised of
的现象就不足为奇了。
1.He
the research of
nonverbal forms of communication
in the past few years,it is hardly surprising
2.We are working
that there exists a food shortage.(given)
it was an internal conflict.
5.这对双胞胎姐妹不仅会唱歌,而且还会跳舞。
3.The yield
both exports and
The twin sisters can
sales on the domestic market.
(not just ..but ..as well)
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B综合提能练
Droughts and heatwaves,expected to worsen with
测试时间:8分钟
climate change,could threaten their population by
五、阅读理解
making prey detection more challenging.
(2025·山东潍坊高三调考)Hadeda ibises,
The study highlights the broader implications
known as“African alarm clocks'”for their loud
for other remote-touch hunting birds,many of
cals,have long legs and thin beaks(鸟喙)and
which are already endangered.As soil moisture
shiny feathers on their wings.
Historically
levels decrease,these birds could become more at
restricted to northeastern South Africa,hadedas
risk,stressing the importance of considering
have significantly expanded their range to many
sensory requirements in conservation efforts.
urban areas.
1.What do we know about hadeda ibises?
Various ibises use remote-touch to detect
A.They are known for shiny feathers.
movements of prey(猎物)in the soil and locate
B.They barely see any rise in numbers.
their hidden place.This ability is facilitated by a
C.They recall images of the dinosaurs.
sensory organ in their beaks,called the bill-tip
D.They have a specialized sensory organ.
organ,which developed during the time of the
2.Why were white noise and dead worms used in
dinosaurs.My recent research confirmed that
the experiment?
hadedas have this“sixth sense”and found it is
A.To get a more reliable result.
closely tied to soil moisture(湿度)levels..
B.To add experimental items.
We conducted sensory tests with hadedas in
C.To copy natural habitats.
bird cages.We presented them with boxes of soil
D.To avoid disturbing the subjects.
containing buried worms(虫),masking any
3.What does the research suggest about the
sounds with white noise and mixing dead worms
impact of climate change on hadedas?
into the soil to remove scent cues(气昧线索).
A.Climate change will decrease their reliance
The birds consistently found live worms faster
on soil moisture.
than dead ones,indicating they are able to sense
B.Droughts could make it more difficult for
movements of prey and use remote-touch to find
them to find prey.
them.
C.Increased rainfall will help them relocate to
Further testing revealed that hadedas found
urbanized areas.
worms more quickly in wetter soils.If the soil
D.Rising temperatures could increase their
was too dry,they lost this ability and had to rely
feeding efficiency.
on random searching.These findings suggest that
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
the hadedas'expansion in South Africa is related
A.The specialty of hadedas'organs.
to increased artificial watering systems.They
B.The masters of dry land hunting.
require wet soil to use remote-touch effectively,
C.Hadedas'prey detection in wet soil.
which could explain their absence in dry regions.
D.Hadedas ibises'urban expansion.
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