高考英语 Unit 5 The power of nature课时提升作业

高考英语 Unit 5 The power of nature课时提升作业 新人教版选修6

Ⅰ. 单项填空

1. (2013·北京模拟)Jane was elected chairman of the committee. This is the first time that a woman to the post. A. has appointed C. has been appointed

B. had appointed

D. had been appointed

2. —How about eight pm outside the cinema? —That me fine.

A. fits B. meets C. satisfies

D. suits

3. (2013·海口模拟)The audience fixed their eyes on the magician, about how he performed the magic trick. A. curious

B. anxious

C. astonished

D. upset

4. (2013·潍坊模拟)Hard work is no of an excellent school record. You have to adopt a flexible approach to your learning. A. guarantee

B. connection D. consequence

C. permission

5. (2013·烟台模拟)—My God! I haven’t prepared the files for the new project yet! — . The boss won’t need it until next Friday. A. There’s no doubt C. Good luck

B. There’s no panic D. Sounds good

6. If you want to in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. A. make much of yourself C. make you out

B. make the way out

D. make your way

7. It is obvious that the hopes, goals, fears and desires widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor. A. change

B. shift

C. transfer

D. vary

8. (2013·宁波模拟)According to our principal, all children should be encouraged to realize their full . A. consequence C. presentation

B. entertainment D. potential

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9. —What happened to the houses that used to be here? —They two years ago. A. had been caught fire

B. were on fire D. had been burnt up

C. were burnt to the ground

10. (2013·菏泽模拟)The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons ________ for the day. A. finishing

B. finished

C. had finished D. were finished

11. (2013·杭州模拟)Jack is said abroad, but I don’t know what university he studied in. A. to study

B. to be studying

C. to have been studied D. to have studied

12. in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car. A. Waiting

B. To wait D. To have waited

C. Having waited

13. As I waited for Mike to arrive, I the clock and saw that he was late. A. glanced at C. glared at

B. stared at D. watched

14. There are approaches to English teaching. But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students. A. variety C. original

B. accurate D. diverse

15. —Do you agree with what he said? —Yes, ! It can’t be . A. approximately; better C. relatively; worse Ⅱ. 阅读理解

An annoying problem for humans, who like to boast about all the distant planets and moons we have explored, is that we’ve never taken a good look right under our noses. The inside of the earth is relatively close, but how can we get there?

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B. absolutely; better D. fortunately; worse

The deepest oil well enters only six miles into the crust(the center of the earth is about 4, 000 miles deeper). Russian scientists dug the deepest hole in Siberia, but bottomed out at about 7. 5 miles below the surface. The Mohole project, a U. S. plan in the 1950s, called for drilling a hole 25 miles down to the boundary between the hard rocks of the crust and the soft mantle. Sadly the project involved government supporting.

It gets harder and harder to drill deep into the earth because rocks get softer and softer. Hard but easily broken at the surface, rocks become plastic at depth, and the pressure caused by the weight of the overlaying crust—about 52, 800 pounds per square inch at a depth of ten miles, makes further drilling impossible.

What little we know about the inside of the earth comes from indirect evidence, such as the analysis of earthquakes.

So maybe it’s time for a thorough new method to explore the earth’s inside. Scientist David Stevenson says we should forget about drilling holes. Instead, we should open a crack.

Stevenson suggests digging a crack about a half mile long, a yard wide, and a half mile deep but with an explosion on the scale of a nuclear bomb. Next, he’d pour a few hundred thousand tons of molten iron into the crack, along with a robot. The iron, thicker than the surrounding crust, would move downward at about 16 feet per second, carrying the robot with it and opening the crack deeper and deeper. The iron mass would drop for about a week and 2, 000 miles to the outer edge of the earth core, the robot sending out data to the surface.

Stevenson compares his idea to space exploration. “We’re going somewhere we haven’t been before, ” he says. “In all possibility, there will be surprises. ”

This idea can probably be put in the drawer marked with “Isn’t Going To Happen” . The robot would have to survive temperatures that would melt pretty much anything. But Stevenson’s idea may inspire a new look at an old problem. Great things can come from what seems like impossible ideas. (410W)

1. Going inside the earth is than going into space. A. more interesting C. easier

B. more possible

D. more challenging

2. How deep have we gone into the earth until now? A. 6 miles.

B. 4, 000 miles.

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C. 7. 5 miles. D. 25 miles.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. rocks get harder and harder but easily broken deep into the earth B. rocks are hard and not easily broken at the surface of the earth

C. the analysis of earthquakes makes people know much about the inside of the earth D. no efficient way has been found to explore the inside of the earth so far 4. Which of the following is TRUE about David Stevenson’s idea? A. It is an inspiring but not practical idea now. B. It is a practical proposal that has come into use now. C. It is a good proposal that will soon be put into practice. D. It is a false theory that cannot be carried out at all. 5. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. An Annoying Problem for Humans B. To the Center of the Earth C. The Mohole Project

D. David Stevenson’s Proposal Ⅲ. 阅读第二节

下面文章中有5处(第1~5题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。 A. Meaning of forgiveness

B. Try to put yourself in that person’s shoes C. Allow peace to enter your life D. Understand your responsibility E. Definition of forgiveness

F. Think about the advantages and disadvantages 1.

We’ve all been hurt by another person at some time or another—we were treated badly, trust was broken and hearts were hurt. And while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain continues for too long. We experience the pain over and over, and have a hard time letting go. This causes problems. It not only causes us to be unhappy, but can ruin relationships, distract(使分心)us

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