新教材适用2024-2025学年高中英语Unit5HumansandNatureSectionⅡ课后习题北师大版必修第二册

SectionⅡLesson2ProfessionalRescueTeam&Lesson3RacetothePole课后训练一起提高一、单句语法填空1.IhadatoughstartinseniorhighschoolbecauseIhaddifficultylearningmathsandEnglish.

答案:in2.Itisimpossibletopersuadehimasheneverallowsanyonetogohim.

答案:against3.IfoundtheentrancewasclosedwhenIarrivedthemuseum.

答案:at4.Hewassoanxiousthecomingexamthathecouldn’tsleepatnight.

答案:about5.Ifyouareindoorswhenanearthquakestrikes,stayawayanythingthatcanbreakorfall.

答案:from6.Astormhithiswaybackhomefromtheisland.

答案:on7.Hewassolostreadingthathedidn’tevennoticemewalkingintotheroom.

答案:in8.Johniscollectinginformationpreparationforaspeech.

答案:in9.Hearingtheshockingnews,shebrokeandstartedtocry.

答案:down二、用所给短语的适当形式填空accountformakeprogressrunoutofatonetimecarryontakemeasurestoinsearchofatalossbetrappedinmakeanotherattempt1.Theystayedinthelibraryanymaterialrelatedtothereporttheywereworkingon.

答案:insearchof2.Whynotifthismethoddoesn’twork?

答案:makeanotherattempt3.Ifyouthebuilding,knockonawalltohelppeoplefindyou.

答案:aretrappedin4.Itistimethatthegovernmentreducewhitepollution.

答案:tookmeasuresto5.Hisparentsaresatisfiedtoseehimineverysubject.

答案:makeprogress6.Therocksprovedthatthisdesertwasanoceanfloor.

答案:atonetime7.Whenhersonfinallylefthome,Emilywascompletely.

答案:ataloss8.Itwasamazingtoseehowhewastryingtowhyhewaslateagain.

答案:accountfor9.Wearecurrentlybothmoneyandtime.

答案:runningoutof10.Howaboutdiscussingtheproblemsofthedisabled?

答案:carryingon三、七选五阅读理解TheScienceofRisk-SeekingSometimeswedecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhenweweightheriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtaking.1Someofusenjoyactivitiesthatwouldsurpriseandscaretherestofus.Why?Expertssayitmayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.

Thereasonwhyanyofustakeanyrisksatallmighthavetodowithearlyhumans.Risk-takerswerebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring.2Asthequalityofrisk-takingwaspassedfromonegenerationtothenext,humansendedupwithasenseofadventureandatoleranceforrisk.

Sowhyaren’twealljumpingoutofairplanesthen?Well,even200,000yearsago,toomuchrisk-takingcouldgetonekilled.Afewdaringsurvived,though,alongwithafewstay-in-the-cavetypes.Asaresult,humansdevelopedarangeofcharactertypesthatstillexiststoday.Somaybeyoulovecarracing,ormaybeyouhateit.3

Nomatterwhereyouareontherisk-seekingrange,scientistssaythatyourwillingnesstotakerisksincreasesduringyourteenageyears.4Tohelpyoudothat,yourbrainincreasesyourhungerfornewexperiences.Newexperiencesoftenmeantakingsomerisks,soyourbrainraisesyourtoleranceforriskaswell.

5Fortherisk-seekers,apartofthebrainrelatedtopleasurebecomesactive,whilefortherestofus,apartofthebrainrelatedtofearbecomesactive.

Asexpertscontinuetostudythescienceofrisk-seeking,we’llcontinuetohitthemountains,thewavesortheshallowendofthepool.A.Italldependsonyourcharacter.B.Thosearetherisksyoushouldjumptotake.C.Beingbetteratthosethingsmeantagreaterchanceofsurvival.D.Thus,thesewell-equippedpeoplesurvivedbecausetheywerethefittest.E.Thisiswhenyoustarttomoveawayfromyourfamilyandintothebiggerworld.F.However,wearenotallusingthesamereferencestandardtoweighrisksandrewards.G.Newbrainresearchsuggestsourbrainsworkdifferentlywhenwefaceanervoussituation.答案:1~5FCAEG四、完形填空OnAugust26,1999,NewYorkCitywasstruckbyaterriblerainstorm.Theraincausedthestreetsto1andthesubwaysystemalmostcametoastop.

Unfortunately,thishappenedduringthemorningrushhour.Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwere2togohome.Stillothersfacedthe3bravely,walkingmilestogettowork.

I4tobeoneofthepeopleonthewaytoworkthatmorning.Iwentfromonesubwaylinetoanothersubwaylineonlytofindthatmostservicehadstopped.Aftermakingmyway5crowdsofpeople,Ifinallyfoundasubwaylinethatwas6.Unfortunately,thereweresomanypeoplewaitingto7thesubwaythatIcouldnotevengetdownthestairstotheplatform.SoItookthetraingoingintheoppositedirection,andthenswitchbacktothedowntowntrain.Finally,afterwhatseemedlikeforever,thetrain8mystop.ThenIhadtowalkseveralblocksintheincreasinglyheavyrain.WhenIfinallygottomyoffice,Iwaswetthrough,exhaustedand9.

Whenitwas5:00pm,Iwasreadytogohome.Iwasabouttoturnoffmycomputer10IreceivedanemailfromGarth,mydirector:

Iwouldliketothankallofyouwhomadetheeffortand11reportedtowork.Itisalwaysreassuring(令人欣慰的),attimeslikethese,whenemployeessoclearlyshowtheir12totheirjobs.Thankyou.

Garth’semailwasshort,butIlearnedmorefromthat13messagethanIeverdidfromatextbook.Theemailtaughtmethatafewwordsof14canmakeabigdifference.Therainstormandthetraffictroubleshadmademetiredandupset.ButGarth’swordsimmediately15meandputasmilebackonmyface.

1.A.break B.floodC.sink D.crash答案B解析此处表示暴风雨攻击了纽约市,所以街道被雨水沉没(flood)。2.A.forced B.refusedC.adjusted D.gathered答案A解析由常识可知,此处表示因为暴风雨,很多人被迫(forced)回家,不能去上班。3.A.climate B.sceneryC.storm D.burden答案:C解析:依据上下文可知,还有些人英勇地面对暴风雨(storm),步行数英里去上班。这里呼应文章首句的暴风雨攻击纽约市。scenery“风景,景色”;burden“负担”。4.A.used B.promisedC.deserved D.happened答案:D解析:那天早上“我”碰巧也是上班族中的一员。usedtodo“过去经常做”;promisetodo“承诺做”;deservetodo“理应做,值得做”;happentodo“碰巧做”。5.A.to B.throughC.over D.for答案:B解析:依据上下文可知,此处指“我”挤过人群。makeone’swayto后面加的是目的地,所以不选;makeone’swaythrough“在……中挤出一条路”;makeone’swayfor“为……让步于”。故选B项。6.A.operating B.cyclingC.turning D.rushing答案A解析上文说很多地铁已经停运,这里描述的是,从人群中挤出来后,“我”最终发觉了一条正在运行(operating)的地铁。7.A.check B.carryC.find D.board答案D解析不幸的是,有那么多的人等待上车(可揣测,很多人也和作者一样,走了很久才发觉这条线路还在运行)。board“登车,上车(船、飞机等)”。故选D项。8.A.paused B.crossedC.reached D.parked答案C解析最终过了好长时间,地铁最终到达(reached)了“我”的那一站。9.A.ashamed B.discouragedC.surprised D.puzzled答案B解析依据前文可知,作者冒雨前行,周转倒车,最终到达办公室的时候已经乏累不堪了,所以此时作者的心情应当是“懊丧的,泄气的(discouraged)”。10.A.wh