2020学年高中英语Unit6DisasterandhopeSectionⅠStartingout

1、Section I Starting out & Understanding ideas同龙熊桎，丹缪耳砒 以随堂检测JI品句填词1. An unexpected storm occurred（ 发生）when we were enjoying the pleasant voyage at the Yellow Sea.2. One million and five hundred thousand people died in natural disasters（灾害）between2016 and 2019.3. Heat the glass tube（ 管子）to the poi

2、nt that it can bend.4. The little boy knows that five plus（ 力口）five equals ten.5. It ' s many years since Mount Vesuvius ' last eruption（爆发）.6. Whenever you have a practical plan , just carry it out immediately（ 立亥U）.7. Attention please, everyone.I have an announcement 通告）to make.8. We ve ju

3、st heard a warning on the radio that a hurricane（ 飓风）is likely to come. 口完成句子1.既然你们忙得够呛，我们就不再麻烦你们了。Now that/Since you are busy enough we won ' t trouble you any more. 2.与整个地球的大小相比，最高的山似乎一点也不高。Compared to/with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high atall.3 .我想如果你遵循下面

4、的建议，你就能成功。I think you can make it if you follow the advice below.4 .同学们对班主任的提议有何反应？How did the students react to the head teacher' s suggestion?5 .他捡起汤姆的书包，然后快速跑开了。He picked up the bag belonging to Tom and ran away quickly. m课文语法填空Today, the temperature of London 1.is expected（expect） to reach30

5、 plus degrees! Youmay find the articles 2.with the sametitle "Hot! Hot! Hot! ” in the newspapers. The Central Line is one of the oldest 3.lines（line） and one of the deepest.Going down the stairs and onto the platform makes you hard to breathe and it is nothing , pared（compare） to the train.Some

6、 of the passengers in it feel 5.a bit sick and they hope they can make 6.it to_their destination soon. Each summerin London definitely seems 7.hotter（hot） than the last. Perhaps it is time 8.to start（start） planning for the future. 9.Fortunately（fortunate）if you step out of the station, you 10.will

7、feel(feel) a fresh wind on your face.课时作业I单句语法填空1. Now that you have finished your work , you ' d better have a rest.2. Compared(compare) with his brother, he was easier to get along with.3. (山东卷)As long as you have a dream, keep trying and you' ll make it _.4. As I looked through the newspa

8、pers , I found some useful information on how to apply for a good job.5. Suddenly a good idea occurred(occur) to me, but I couldn' t find any paper to writeon.6. The fresh flowers and green trees announced(announcement) that spring was here.7. I don' t know how Mrs. White will react to the n

9、ews that her son has won the first place in the writing competition.8. Mr. Green picked up some French when he was away on a business trip last year.9. . If you want to catch the last train, you' d better set offfor the stationimmediately(immediate)10. . An earthquake, which may cause great dama

10、ge, is one of the most common natural disasters(disaster)n完成句子1 .既然你有机会，就该充分利用。Now that you ' ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.2 .我正要进餐厅时，突然想到我没有锁车。I was about to go into the restaurant when it occurred to me that I had not locked the car.3 .真遗憾，汤姆不能来参加这次聚会了。It is a shame t

11、hat Tom can ' t make it to the party.4 .浏览一下杂志，看看有没有你能贴到海报上的图片。Look through magazines to find pictures that you can stick on your poster.5 .和我们的小公寓相比，比尔的房子就像是宫殿。Compared with/to our small flat , Bill ' s house seemed like a palace. n阅读理解ACities are likely to be affected by overheating, thank

12、s to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels towear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating yo

13、u up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise,cities will be an especiallyda

14、ngerous place to be duringa heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt（沥青 ）. It willhelp Angelinos sa

15、ve money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust into smog, which can make life miserable for people with asthma（ 哮喘 ） and other breathing p

16、roblems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops at leastthose not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, a

17、re already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“ This is an urgent challenge, and it s much bigger than one person ， ” said MayorGarcetti in a recent statement. “ Climate change is a fact of

18、 life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”【解题导语】文章主要提出了热岛效应这个概念，然后说明热岛效应带来的危害。1 Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A Planting more trees in the streets.B Covering the streets with white paint.C Applying reflective paint on rooft

19、ops.D Furnishing every house with air conditioners.D 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容以及倒数第二段第二句Angelinos will also needto plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops可知，多植树，把道路刷成白色，以及给屋顶粉刷具有反射性的颜料，这些都是缓解热岛效应的措施，因此A、 B 和 C 项均不符合题意。D 项意为“给每座房子装空调”，会加重热岛效应，符合题意。2 What should the city officials emphasize durin

20、g hot summer?A How to make the city cooler.B Where to wear a white shirt.C Why coat the roads with black paint.D. When to cut off the electricity supply.A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容可知，热岛效应导致市区的温度比郊区高五度，而这 会给人们的健康带来致命的危险，因此政府人员在炎热夏季的主要任务就是让城市的温度降下来， 因此A项符合题意。3 What benefit can people gain from the use of Cool

21、Seal?A. Increasing the indoor activities.B. Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C. Making life easier and more comfortable.D. Reducing the number of cold days.C 解析：根据文章第三段第一句As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roadsin CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 de

22、grees cooler than black asphalt（沥青）.和第三句 And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. 可知，把洛杉矶的马路涂上一层冷却面，即一种灰色的油漆，可以降低温度并改善空气质量，从而使人们的生活更加轻松舒适。故选 a4 What' s the main idea of the passage?A. LA adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.B. LA calls on people to

23、fight against global warming.C. More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D. LA is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.D解析：主旨大意题。文章主要提出了热岛效应这个概念，然后说明热岛效应带来的危害，最后也是文章的中心内容，介绍了洛杉矶为了给城市降温而采取的措施一一把街道刷成白色，因此D项符合题意。and“The world should help Africa invest（投资）in the health edu

24、cation of Africa ' s younger generation to help fight poverty ；' said Bill Gates, whose foundation released its annual report on Tuesday. The report measured progress towards achieving UN poverty-reducing goals in 2030. The report tracks 18 data points on UN development goals, including chil

25、d deaths, HIV, extreme poverty, and so on.“While the poverty rate is decreasing globally, the fast population growth in Africa could delay that progress. Therefore,jt_ could even rise the report warns. "If thoseinvestments were made properly, young Africans will help develop the economy and the

26、 population growth will fall, as has been the case in other countriessaid the report.The report showed that by 2050, over 40% of extremely poor people in the world willlive in just two countries: Congo and Nigeria.“The challenge of population growth inAfrica leads to a simple idea that the world sho

27、uld help Africa invest in the health and the education of this young generationin Africa ， ” Gates told journalists. Askedhow tomeet the growing population and poverty challenge, Gates said improving access to birth control was the key.In its family planning section, the report called on policymaker

28、s to enable women to have the right to choose the number of children they have, and when they have them. According to UN data, Africa will account for over half of the world s population growth by 2050.Yet if every woman in Africa could decide the number of their children, the population increase co

29、uld be 30%smaller. This would also enable more girls and womento stay in school longer, get married and have children later. Smaller families tend to be healthier and more productive.The report also mentioned great progress from Brazil on nutrition, Indonesia for family planning and Vietnam for the

30、quality of education.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了盖茨基金会发布的一份关于帮助投资非洲年轻一代的健康和教育，以消除非洲贫困的报告。5 The purpose of releasing the report is to A tell us about UN poverty - reducing goalsB call on the world to help Africa fight povertyC introduce ways to develop the economy worldwideD state the progress made in heal

31、th and education last yearB 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的 “ The world should help Africa invest（ 投资 ） inthe.fight poverty， ” said Bill Gates, whose foundation released its annual report onTuesday. 可知，盖茨基金会发布这份报告主要是为了号召全球一起帮助非洲摆脱贫困。6 What does the underlined word “ it ” in paragraph 2 refer to?A The poverty rate.B

32、 The population of Africa.C The income of Africans.D The progress of education.A 解析：代词指代题。根据第二段的While the poverty rate is decreasing globally, the fastpopulation growth in Africa could delay that progress.could even rise可知，虽然世界范围内的贫困率正在逐渐降低，但是非洲人口的快速增长可能会推迟这一进展。因此，贫困率可能会再次上升。7 What does Bill Gates t

33、hink is an effective way to fight poverty in Africa?A Controlling the population birth rate.8 Allowing girls to be educated in school longer.C. Giving young people more chances to study abroad.D. Encouraging young people to make more investments.A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的Asked how to meet the growing populat

34、ion and povertychallenge, Gates said improving access to birth control was the key.可知， 比尔盖茨认为消除贫困最关键的是要控制人口出生率。W完形填空A little boy was learning to play the piano in a musical school.One day, Paderewski ,who was a very famous pianist in Poland , was holding a piano concert in his city.Wishing to encour

35、age her young son' s 1 on the piano , his mother took the boy to the Paderewski concert.After they were seated , the mother 2 a friend in the audience , who she hadn' t met for a long time.So she walked down the aisle （过道）to 3 her.The mother and herfriend stood chatting happily for a while b

36、efore the 4. Seizing the opportunity ,the little boy rose and eventually made his way through a door 5 "No Admittance " toexplore the wonders of the concert hall.When the house lights became 6 and the concert was about to begin, the motherreturned to her 7 .And she discovered that her chil

37、d was 8 . She looked around,but her son was nowhere to be seen.Suddenly , the 9 parted and spotlights focused on the impressive piano on the stage.To her horror, the mother saw her little boy sittingat the 10, innocently playing Twinkle , Twinkle Little Star on the piano.At that moment, the great pi

38、ano master made his entrance.He 11 moved to the piano in a hurry , and 12 in the boy' s ear, "Don' t 13. Keep playing. " Then leaning over,Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass （彳氐音的）part.Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the ch

39、ild and he added a running obbligato （助奏）.Together , the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a（n） 14 experience.The audience had never seen such a performance form.They listened curiously and attentively ,15 in the wonderful music world.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。波兰著名钢琴家Paderewski在一次演奏会上突遇意外事件，但他沉着应