Unit 5Amazing nature 第一课时Starting out l练习（含答案） 外研版（2024）七年级下册

第一课时Startingouteq\a()根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子1．Shelikestogetcloseton________becausesheenjoysthepeaceandquietthere.2．Thepopulationofourvillageisabouttent________.3．Thesebeautifulflowersarelikestarsinthedarks________.4．Thestandardoftheexamisquiteh________，soIneedtostudyhardtomeetit.5．MyfriendDanielisatanewschoolandstudieshardinhis________(空闲的)time.eq\a()阅读理解【主题：人与自然北极圈】PeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPole(北极)andtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen(冰冻的)wastelands.Theyarebothplaceswithverycoldtemperaturesandfewpeoplelivethere.However,theNorthandSouthPolesarenotmuchalikeaspeoplemayimagine.TheNorthPolehasnoland,onlythickice.Temperaturesseldomgoabove32°F,atwhichwaterturnsintoice.Mostofthetime,itstaysbelowzero.Inwintertemperaturesareusuallyaslowas－30°F.Althoughconditionswereverypoor,peopletriedformanycenturiestoreachtheNorthPole.Morethan100yearsago,twomen,RobertPearyandMatthewHenson,wereabletogettothisenvironmentfulloftroublesanddifficulties.TheyreachedtheNorthPoleonMarch8th,1909.Itwasreallyahardtripforthem.TherearefewthingsmoredangerousthancrossingtheArctic(北极地区)onfoot.Peoplewhostaytheremayfacemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,andevenhunger.Mostoftheareaisuninhabited.Fewpeoplecanliveinsuchachallengingplace.Peoplemightthinkthatwithsuchlowtemperaturesformostoftheyear,theicewouldbethickandhard.However,thisisnottrueintheArctic.Themovementoftheoceanwaterundertheicemayoftencausemanydifferentchangesonthesurface.Sometimestheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanes(道)ofwatercalled“leads”.Anyonewhofallsintoaleadcanbefrozentodeathinafewminutes.()1.Thispassageisprobablyfrom________.A.abookreview B．asciencebookC.aschoolreport D．ahistorymagazine()2.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedmorethan100yearsago?A.TwomensucceededingettingtotheNorthPole.B.TemperaturesintheNorthPolewentabove32°F.C.TheenvironmentintheNorthPolesuddenlybecameworse.D.TheNorthPolechangedintothickicebecauseofthetemperatures.()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“challenging”probablymean?A.Hopeless.B．Beautiful.C．Dangerous.D．Difficult.()4.Thereasonwhytheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanesofwateris________.A.thatthetemperaturesuddenlydropsB.thatthemovementoftheicechangesthelanesofwaterC.thatthewaterundertheiceisfrozenD.thattheoceanwaterundertheicemoves

【详解答案】基础达标1．nature2.thousand3.sky4．high5.free阅读提升【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了北极的寒冷天气和真实地域信息。1．B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“PeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPole(北极)andtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen(冰冻的)wastelands.”并结合全文可知，本文主要介绍了北极的实际情况，内容与“自然科学”有关，所以这篇文章有可能出自一本科学书。故选B。2．A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Morethan100yearsago,twomen,RobertPearyandMatthewHenson,wereabletogettothisenvironmentfulloftroublesanddifficulties.TheyreachedtheNorthPoleonMarch8th,1909.”可知，100多年前，有两个人成功地到达了北极。故选A。3．D解析：词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中的“Peoplewhostaytheremayfacemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,andevenhunger.Mostoftheareaisuninhabited.Fewpeoplecanliveinsuchachallengingplace.”可知，此处表示“很少有人能住在如此有挑战性的地方”，所以推测challenging意为“挑战性的，艰难的”，与Difficult同义。故选D。4．D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Themovementoftheoceanwaterundert