高考英语一轮精选练 Unit 5 The power of nature（含解析）新人教选修6

1、Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。（2018·长春七校第一次联考）There is a popular saying in the English language：“Sticks and stones may break my bones， but words will never hurt me.” Well， that is not true.Unkind words， name­calling or even the so­called “the silent treatment” can hurt children

2、as much as being physically hit， sometimes even more so.A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal（言语的） abuse by other children can harm development in the brain.The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts.Researcher Martin Teicher and his team

3、studied young adults， aged 18 to 25.These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents.The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children.Then the researchers performed imaging tests

4、 on the brains of the subjects.The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had under­developed connections between the left and right side of the brain.The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called th

5、e corpus callosum.This was the area that was underdeveloped.The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing.So， unkind， hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect.The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all

6、 the young people in the study.The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear， depression， anger and drug abuse than others in the study.The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatrys website.Parents cannot control what other people

7、say to their children， but they can prepare their children.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。马萨诸塞州哈佛医学院的研究人员发现， 语言暴力会干扰大脑神经的连接， 对孩子的大脑发育造成不良影响。1.Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning？A.To show the power of words.B.To introduce an opposite view.C.To prove the authors argument.D.To show ancient peo

8、ples wisdom.B解析：写作意图题。根据此谚语后面的“Well， that is not true. hurt children as much as being physically hit， sometimes even more so.” 可知， 本文引用这个谚语是为了引出一个不同的或者说是相反的观点， 故选B。2.What did the subjects have in common？A.They were hurt by unkind words.B.They performed poorly in imaging tests.C.They had their brain

9、slightly damaged.D.They experienced no physical abuse at home.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents.”可知， 这些实验对象都没有遭受过父母的残酷或暴力对待， 也就是说， 他们在家里都没受到过身体上的虐待， 故选D。3.What will be discussed in the next paragraph？A.Comments on the fin

10、dings.B.Approaches to further studies.C.Suggestions to parents.D.Different opinions on the matter.C解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知， 作者接下来应该会就“父母如何帮助自己的孩子为可能遭受的语言暴力做好准备， 使他们不会受到语言暴力的影响”给出一些方法或建议。故选C。4.What is the main idea of the passage？A.The way we speak matters.B.Verbal violence should be stopped.C.Unkind wor

11、ds hurt the brain.D.Words are worse than sticks and stones.C解析：主旨大意题。文章介绍了语言暴力对孩子的不良影响， 再根据文中第二段的“verbal（言语的） abuse by other children can harm development in the brain”可以看出， 其影响主要体现在孩子的大脑发育方面。故选C。二、单句语法填空1The fear of all kinds of examinations can be a source of deep _ (anxious) to many students.答案：a

12、nxiety2To show our _ (appreciate) for all your hard work, wed like to give you a bonus.答案：appreciation3(浙江卷)Amie Salmon, disabled, is attended throughout her school days by a nurse _ (appoint) to guard her.答案：appointed4A new railway station is said _ (build) in my hometown in 2020.答案：to be built5I w

13、as about to hand in the paper _ I found another mistake and then corrected it carefully.答案：when6(2018·浙江省级规范化学校检测)Time is precious for us students，so in my opinion，making a _ (suit) timetable is necessary and important for us to make good use of our time.答案：suitable7_ (wait) in the queue for ha

14、lf an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.答案：Having waited8He hurried to the classroom only _ (find) none there, which made him very upset.答案：to find9The mobile phone _ (guarantee) for around one year，but it was wrong only one month later.答案：was guaranteed10The sun

15、began to rise in the sky, _ (bathe) the mountain in golden light.答案：bathing三、完形填空。（2018·安徽百所重点高中模拟）Ten years ago， a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally 1 and felt I was suddenly placed under 2 of death with an indefinit

16、e reprieve（缓刑）. After careful thought， I 3 my affairs； then I went home and got into bed.But two years later， I left my bed and 4 the long climb back.It was another year 5 I made it.I speak of this experience because these past years have 6 me what to value and what to believe.I 7 now that this worl

17、d is not my oyster（牡蛎） to be opened but my 8 to be grasped.Ive also learned that its necessary to 9 those little， but important things I never thought I would 10 before： the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree， the 11 of sunlight on running water. I seem now， with some of the 12 freshness of

18、childhood， to hear and see. How well， 13， I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 14 ones citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.Frequently， I 15 myself that I need make notes of this 16 Im living in now， because in it Im well，17 doing

19、what I like best.It wont always be like this，18 Ill make the most of it and be grateful.I 19 all this to that long time spent in bed. Wiser people come to this 20 without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasnt wise enough.Im wiser now， a little， and happier.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一场重病让作者明白了什么是人生中最

20、重要的东西。因此他对自己当下所拥有的倍加珍惜，并心存感激。1.A.confusedBshockedC.determined DannoyedB解析：根据上文中的 “Ten years ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.”可知，当被告知自己的肺部出了问题且不得不立即放弃工作卧床休息时作者感到非常震惊（shocked）。confused “困惑的”； determined“坚决的”； annoyed“恼怒的”。2.A.tria

21、l BpressureC.sentence DcontrolC解析：作者突然觉得自己好像是被判了死缓一样。根据语境尤其是下文的 “with an indefinite reprieve（缓刑）”可知，此处应选sentence “宣判，判刑”。under sentence of death “被判处死刑”。3.A.made up Bset upC.took up Dcleared upD解析：仔细思考之后，作者把手头的事务处理掉，然后回家了。根据上文中的 “I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，clear up“解决，清理”符合语境。m

22、ake up “组成，编造”；set up “设立”；take up “开始从事，占据”。 4.A.recalled BbeganC.avoided DacceptedB解析：两年后，作者离开了病床，开始（began）了漫长的重回之前的生活状态的 “攀登”。recall “回忆起”；avoid “避免”；accept “接受”。5.A.when BafterC.since DbeforeD解析：过了一年，作者就做到了。It was/is一段时间before.是固定句型，意为“过了才/就”。6.A.assigned BtaughtC.treated DassuredB解析：作者谈及这段经历是因为

23、那些过去的岁月教会（taught）了作者应该珍惜什么，相信什么。assign “分配，分派”；treat “招待”；assure “使确信”。7.A.admit BdemandC.expect DrealizeD解析：现在作者意识到（realize）这个世界不是等待他去打开的牡蛎，而是需要他去抓住的机会。admit “承认”；demand “要求”； expect “期待，期望”。8.A.knowledge BopportunityC.attention DpointB解析：参见上题解析。grasp the opportunity “抓住机会”，是固定搭配。knowledge “知识”；att

24、ention “注意力”；point “观点”。9.A.dismiss BlistC.define DappreciateD解析：作者也学会了欣赏（appreciate）那些不起眼的但很重要的东西，而作者之前从未想过自己会去注意这些东西。dismiss “不予理会，不予考虑”；list “列举”；define “给下定义，解释”。10.A.notice BrecordC.remember DtrackA解析：参见上题解析。notice “注意到”；record “记录”；remember “记得”；track “跟踪”。11.A.shadow BshakeC.play DfeelingC解析：

25、play “轻快变幻的动作，闪烁”，the play of sunlight on running water“阳光在流动水面上的闪烁”。12.A.damaged BrecoveredC.faded DchangedB解析：作者重新找回了童年时期看待事物的新鲜感。recovered “重新获得的，重新找到的”，符合语境。13.A.in contrast Bin returnC.for instance Dby chanceC解析：比如，回想起自己卧床两年后重新踏上这片土地的感觉有多好。for instance “比如，例如”，符合语境。in contrast “相反”；in return “作

26、为回报”；by chance “偶然地”。14.A.maintaining BregainingC.discovering DforgettingB解析：这就像在一个差点失去的世界中重新获得公民身份一样。regain “重新得到”和下文的 “lost”相对应。maintain “维持”；discover “发现”；forget “忘记”。 15.A.remind BpromiseC.advise DconvinceA解析：作者经常提醒自己要记下这个自己现在生活的时刻，因为活在此刻，作者是健康且快乐的，而且能做自己最喜欢做的事情。remind “提醒”，符合语境。promise “许诺，允诺”；

27、 advise“建议”； convince “使相信”。16.A.country BmomentC.memory DinspirationB解析：参见上题解析。moment “时刻”；inspiration“灵感”。17.A.pleased BcourageousC.confident DstrongA解析：pleased “快乐的，高兴的”；courageous “勇敢的”；confident “自信的”；strong “坚强的”。下文中的“Im wiser now，a little，and happier.”亦是提示。18.A.meanwhile BotherwiseC.however D

28、thereforeD解析：它不会总是如这般存在，因此作者会充分利用它并心存感激。上下文之间是因果关系，故用therefore。meanwhile “与此同时”；otherwise “否则”；however “然而”。19.A.apply BoweC.contribute DadaptB解析：作者将这一切都归功于他卧病在床的那段漫长时光。owe.to.“把归功于”，是固定用法。20.A.awareness BagreementC.comment DcompromiseA解析：更有智慧的人无需被困到如此境地也能明白这些道理。awareness “意识，明白”符合语境。compromise “妥协”。 四、单句改错1After admiring the beautiful view, she made his way to the next destination. _ 答案：hisher