（整理版高中英语）Unit5　Thepowerofnature2

1、unit 5the power of nature.单项填空1critics say the factory causes a(n)_threat to the environment，though we cant see any obvious danger now.apotentialbimaginablecuncertain dimmediate2_it many times，i still cant make tom understand what i said.aexplainedbexplainingchaving been explaineddhaving explained3i

2、s bob still performing?im afraid not.he is said_the stage already as he has become an official.ato have left bto leavecto have been left dto be left4we had an anxious couple of weeks_for the results of the experiment.await bto be waitingcwaited dwaiting5mr.johnson has shown a great interest in impor

3、ting_scientific equipment ever since he was appointed_mayor of the city.athe；the b不填；不填cthe；不填 d不填；the6peter，lets check what we still have left.well，_is no use evaluating the total loss before the typhoon leaves.aone bthatcit dthis7(·质量检测)according to our principal，all children should be encour

4、aged to realize their full_.aconsequence bentertainmentcpresentation dpotential8what a mess！what are you doing?im_the drawer looking for the sweater!agoing through bglancing throughcbreaking through dgetting through9when it comes to talking about football，his favourite sport，with david，any time will

5、_him.asuit bfitcmatch dequal10disappointed，i was about to leave_something occurred，which_my attention.awhile；paid band；gotcbefore；drew dwhen；attracted11i appreciate your hard work，but i can not have a_that you will surely get promoted.aguarantee bresultcbelief dswear12there are_approaches to english

6、 teaching.but not all of them are equally efficient for our chinese students.avariety baccuratecoriginal ddiverse13(·市质量检测)franks ability to learn from observation and experience _greatly to his success in public life.aowed bcontributedcattached drelated14(·东城检测)_at the party，we saw ruth s

7、tanding alone in the corner of the hall.aarriving bto arrivecarrive darrived15(·调研)have you finished your first paper?_.just half of it.how about you?anot at all bnot likelycnot a bit dnot yet.阅读理解a (·质量检测)who hasnt found themselves reaching for the closest food available when theyre tired

8、 and stressed？more and more research is proving that this isnt all in our mind.some foods really do lead to a change in our moods (心情)carbohydrate (碳水化合物) for calmthis is how some people medicate themselves with foodby reaching for cookies or pasta (意大利面食) whenever theyre upset.unfortunately，it does

9、nt always work.you must eat a meal consisting of 100% carbohydrate，on an empty stomach，to obtain the serotonin (血清素) increase so that you have a good mood.to get the wished­for effect，you must not eat anything for four hours and then eat at least 30 grams of straight carbohydrate.dry cereal (谷类

10、食品)，a piece of bread with jam，or a potato should do_the_trick.protein (蛋白质) for powerof course，sometimes we dont need to be calm and sleepy.sometimes we need a great deal of mental concentration，so this is when its important to mix protein and carbohydrate.the protein will prevent the tryptophan (色氨

11、酸) from flooding your brain，and the rise in serotonin wont occur.why dessert makes us happyfat and sugar cause the brain to let go endorphins (内啡肽)，which send pleasure signals throughout the body.this would be fine，except humans are not particularly good at stopping at one cookie or cake.you can als

12、o satisfy your sweet tooth by choosing fruit for dessert.timing your meals for energyblood sugar drops after four hours of going without food，causing a decrease in energy.eating usually fixes this within 20 to 30 minutes，but dont suppose that eating more will cause a faster increase in energy.when y

13、ou eat has as much of an effect on your mood as what you eat.if you regularly go for a long period of time between meals，rethink your schedule and plan ahead.1the underlined phrase in the third paragraph means_.abe extremely smartbintend to cheat someonecbring about the desired resultddo something t

14、o amuse people2the function of protein is_.ato help you keep calm and sleepybto make you feel energeticcto lead you to slownessdto increase serotonin in your brain3we can infer from the last two parts that_.afat and sugar can greatly help people feel happybwe humans tend to eat lots of cookies and c

15、akescthe more we eat，the faster we will gain energydwhat we eat is more important than when we eat4the main idea of the passage is_.aeating for a better moodbeating to make you calmceating for more proteindeating to make us strongb (·五校模拟)who would have thought that millions of people would buy

16、 a product containing living insects? a businessman named milton levine did.he created the uncle milton ant farm more than half a century ago.today，grandchildren of the first ant colony owners are watching ants working hard on the farm.milton levine was not trained in the study of insects，also known

17、 as entomology.but he knew a lot about ants，and he designed an appealing way to share his knowledge.mr.levine began his career as a maker of unusual toys after world war .he had returned to his birthplace in pittsburgh，pennsylvania，after serving in the united states military.he got the idea for his

18、future career from a business newsletter，which suggested that the best chances for jobs at the time were in toys.he decided to make toys.they understood that american society was about to change.the huge population increase known as the baby boom was beginning.there would be a huge demand for childr

19、ens toys.one day，he saw ants parading around a swimming pool.the sight made mr.levine remember how much he had liked watching ants as a boy on his uncles farm.those thoughts gave him the idea for the uncle milton ant farm.milton levine developed a narrow，green plastic container.the top looked like a

20、 farm，showing a farmhouse，a barn，a bridge and a windmill (风车)under those images was a divider that separated the antsunderground and above­ground areas.under that was the sand where people could watch the ants digging passageways.the first uncle milton ant farms were an immediate success.they w

21、ere sold in 1956.two years later，two million of the educational toys had been sold.through the years the toys continued to attract ant­watchers.people buy uncle milton ant farms from stores and order from websites.during his life，mr.levine saw the sale of more than twenty million of his ant col

22、onies.the uncle milton ant farm tells far more than how to care for the ants.for example，people receiving an uncle milton ant farm learn that the little insects are strong.some can carry loads fifty times heavier than they are.a writer remembers owning an uncle milton ant farm when he was about five

23、 years old.he says he became very good at numbers by counting the ants.5which of the following words can best describe milton levine?astrong. bcreative.cloyal. dhumorous.6_may be studied in the science of entomology.aroses bbutterfliesctigers dsharks7milton levine got his idea from the following exc

24、ept_.aa business newsletterbthe baby boomcants paradingda farmhouse8what is the main idea of the last paragraph?ahow to care for the ants.bants are strong and diligent.cthe uncle milton ant farm is more than a toy.dthe uncle milton ant farm is very popular.短文改错im middle school student，i like to make

25、 friend with people and always try my best to get along with them.and last week i happened to hear one of my classmate speaking ill of me with others behind my back，it made me very sad.she said what i was fat and acted as stupid as a bear.i had been kind to her，but why did she laughed at my appearan

26、ce? i was much hurt.i really wish i could succeed in lose weight in just a few days.but，anyhow，no one have the right to laugh at others whatever beautiful she is.unit 5the power of nature.单项填空1【解析】选a。根据让步状语从句中的“目前还看不到任何明显的危险可知，批评家们认为这家工厂对环境有潜在威胁。imaginable假想的，想象中的；uncertain不确定的，无把握的；immediate立即的，立刻的

27、。2【解析】选d。此句中explain与其逻辑主语即主句主语i之间是主谓关系，且该动作发生在主句谓语动作之前，故用其动词­ing形式的完成式。3【解析】选a。此题考查sb.is said to do结构。sb.is said to do意为“据说某人，相当于it is said that.；根据题意，说明他已经离开舞台了，所以用sb.is said to have done。4【解析】选d。由于是主语在等待，表主动关系，且在题干中充当方式状语。动词不定式不作方式状语，所以用现在在分词表主动和伴随。had an anxious couple of weeks waiting for.在

28、焦急中等待的几周。5【解析】选b。考查冠词。equipment为不可数名词，且此处表示泛指，故不用冠词；mayor表示职位，头衔且作宾补也不用冠词。6【解析】选c。考查固定句式。it is no use doing sth.“做是没有用的。句意为：在台风离开前评估全部损失是没有用的。7【解析】选d。考查名词辨析。句意为：按照我们校长的观点，应该鼓励所有的儿童充分发挥他们的潜能。potential表示“潜力；潜质。前三项分别表示“结果、“娱乐、“提交，出示，都与句意不符。8【解析】选a。考查动词短语辨析。根据what a mess！可推测，“我正翻抽屉寻找那件毛衣。故go through“翻找符

29、合语境。glance through“浏览；break through“突围；get through “通过，( )接通。9【解析】选a。考查动词辨析。既然是david最喜欢的运动，那么任何时间与他谈论足球他都方便。suit“适合符合语境。10【解析】选d。when并列连词，常用于“.be about to do sth.when.句型中，表示“正要这时。attract/draw ones attention“吸引某人的注意力；pay attention to“注意。11【解析】选a。guarantee “保证；担保。12【解析】选d。句意为：有许多英语教学方法，但它们不一定都对中国学生同样有

30、效。a项应说成a variety of；b项意为“准确的，精确的；c项意为“原始的；d项意为“不同的，多种多样的。由句意可知选d。13【解析】选b。考查动词辨析。语意表示“对他在公共生活中的成功起到了极大的促进作用，故用contribute to表示“有助于，是的原因之一。owe to表示“归功于，欠(债、情等)；attach to表示“附上；relate to表示“涉及，了解。14【解析】选a。考查非谓语动词。句子的主语we和arrive之间为主谓关系，故用arrive的现在分词形式。现在分词短语arriving at the party在这里作时间状语。句意为：到了宴会上，我看到ruth一

31、个人站在大厅的一角。15【解析】选d。考查交际用语。根据答语的下一句可知答话人“还没有完成。not yet表示“还没。前三项分别表示“根本不、“不大可能、“一点儿也不，都与语意不符。.阅读理解【解题导语】信不信由你，一些食物确实能够改变我们的心情。如果你的心情不好，可以通过吃来解决。有哪些食物可以改变我们的心情呢？让我们一起来看这篇文章吧！1【解析】选c。猜想词义题。此处与本段开头局部的“to get the wished­for effect相照应，由此可推断其意思是“到达预期效果。2【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第二个标题中的内容可知蛋白质的功能是让你精力充分。3【解析】选a。推理判断题。根据第三个标题第一句中的内容可知脂肪和糖能极大地帮助人们感觉快乐。4【解析】选a。主旨大意题。第一段的最后一句是本文的中心句，根据本句的内容可知最正确标题是“吃出好心情。【解题导语】本文介绍了uncle milton ant farm (蚂蚁农场玩具)的创造者milton levine。5【解析】选b。推断题。从他设计玩具uncle milton ant farm的相关信息可以看出他极具创新