1、优质文档优质文档人教必修 6 单元测试（Unit 5 The power of nature ）单元测试（共 100 分）.单项选择(每题 1 分，共 15 分)1.(2005 湖南)_ in a white uniform , he looks more like a cook than a doctor .A.Dressed B.To dress C.Dressing D.Having dressed 来源:Z#xx#k.Com答案：A “穿着白色制服，他看起来与其说是一个医生，不如说是一个厨师。 ”dressed 是过去分词作状语，表示原因。相当于 Because he is dress
2、ed in a white uniform.be dressed in 是 dress sb.in 的被动结构。2.You should try to get a good nights sleep _much work you have to do .A.however B.no matterC.although D.whatever 答案：A “不论你做多少工作，你都应该好好地睡一晚上。 ”however 相当于 no matter how。 “无论怎样”，后接形容词或副词，引导让步状语从句，此处是 how much 连用。3._ is reported in the newspapers
3、, talks between the two countries are making progress.A.It B.AsC.That D.What答案：B “就像报纸上报道的一样，这两个国家之间的会谈正取得进展”。这是一个主从复合句，as 引导一个非限制性定语从句， as 在从句中作主语，指整个主句的意思。 4.The flowers _ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.A.to smell B.smellingC.smelt D.to be smelt答案：B “在植物园里
4、，闻起来很香的花吸引游客欣赏大自然的美景。 ”smelling 是现在分词作定语，相当于 which smell sweet, smell 是感官动词，后接形容词，表示某物闻起来很香，用主动语态。5. Suddenly a tall man driving a golden carriage _ the girl and took her away, _into the woods.A.seizing; disappeared B.seized; disappearedC.seizing ; disappearing D.seized; disappearing答案：D “突然，一个高个子男子
5、驾着一辆金黄色四轮马车抓住那个女孩，并把她带走了，消失在树林子里。 ”and 连接两个并列谓语，第一空白处用一般过去式和 took 并列；第二空白处用现在分词形式，表示伴随状况。当三个以上的谓语并列时， 最后两个由 and 连接，其余的用逗号隔开。6.(陕西)It is difficult to imagine his _ the decision without any consideration.A.to accept B.acceptC.accepting D.accepted答案：C 本题旨在考查 imagine 接动名词作宾语的固定搭配和动名词复合结构。7.(重庆)Isnt it t
6、ime you got down to _ the papers?A.mark B.be markedC.being marked D.marking答案：D 考查非谓语动词的用法。 get down to sth.是固定搭配，表示“ 开始做某事”；to 为介词，后面接动名词或名词，所以排除 A、B 项。you 和 mark 之间为主动关系，所以 D项正确。8.(山东滨州模拟)We cant_ his chance of success before he carried out his plan.优质文档优质文档A.think B.believe inC.evaluate D.erupt答案
7、：C “在他实施他的计划之前，我们不能估计他成功的机会。 ”evaluate，预计，估计。believe in sb.信任某人，排除 B 项。9.(山东临沂模拟)Middle school students should_ hardship before they go to th e universities.A.experience B.predictC.imagine D.excite答案：A “中学生在进入大学之前，应该体验艰苦。 ”这是一道词义推测题目，中学生应该体验而不是预测，也不是想象，排除 B 和 C 项。10.(山东淄博模拟)When it began to rain he
8、found himself_ in the forest.A.lose B.to loseC.losing D.lost答案：D “天开始下雨的时候，他发现自己在树林里迷了路。 ”此处 lost 是过去分词，作宾语补足语。意为“迷失方向的”。11.Mary didnt know_, so he had to wonder along the street.A.where to stay B.which room to stayC.to stay D.where stayed答案：A “玛丽不知道在哪里过夜，没有别的好办法，只能在街上溜达。 ”此题考查疑问词加不定式的用法，B 项中 stay 缺
9、少 in, 故排除。12.(山东烟台模拟)China is_ to china and tea.A.house B.familyC.home D.village答案：C “中国是瓷器和茶叶的原产地。 ”此题考查固定短语，b e home to 是的栖息地，原产地。13.(山东济南模拟)Although I got a pay rise, it was_ by the increase of gas price.A.swallowed up B.picked upC.taken up D.looked up答案：A “尽管我的工资提高了，但是都被油价上涨抵消了”。此题考查动词词组辨析，swall
10、ow up 吞并；耗尽；用尽；常用于被动语态。pick up 捡起；take up 拿起；从事；look up 向上看。14._ what to do next; he had to ask his teacher for advice.A.Dont know B.Didnt knowC.Not knowing D.Not known答案：C “因为不知道下一步要干什么，他去问他的老师。 ”此处用现在分词表示原因，也表示伴随的动作。A 和 B 项是谓语成分，D 项是过去分词，表示被动意义。15.The boy fell over a stone, _ his head against the
11、wall.A.hit B.hittingC.to hit D.to be hit答案：B “那个男孩跌倒在一块石头上，头碰撞 在墙上”。此处用 hit 的现在分词 hitting 作伴随状语，说明同时发生的动作。.完形填空(每题 1.5 分，共 30 分)(2005 广东)优质文档优质文档Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is abo
12、ut Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much.Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 2 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 3 .Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so h
13、e said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 4 it.Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 5 .When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld.When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone, she became so 7 that she caused all p
14、lants to 8 .People were in 9 of starving.But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. 11 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephones 12 .She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she wa
15、s in the underworld.Demeter 14 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld.When Zeus 15 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the ye
16、ar in the underworld.And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 18 not let the crops grow.That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow.When Persephone returns, Demeter is 20 , it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.1.A.periods B.seasons C.time D.a
17、ge2.A.winner B.ruler C.advisor D.fighter3. A.wife B.lover C.partner D.daughter4. A.forbid B.forgive C.admit D.accept5. A.ar rangement B.warning C.reason D.permission6. A.let out B.worked out C.thought out D.found out7. A.excited B.tired C.angry D.serious8. A.grow fast B.start growing C.stop growing
18、D.grow slowly9. A.danger B.hope C.turn D.case10. A.since B.until C.after D.when11. A.Persephone B.Zeus C.Demeter D.Hades12. A.return B.change C.marriage D.journey13. A.stolen B.found C.eaten D.heard14. A.understood B.refused C.doubted D.accepted15. A.discovered B.studied C.forgot D.prepared16. A.dau
19、ghter B.mother C.god D.ruler17. A.works B.remains C.happens D.starts18. A.should B.can C.dare D.will19. A.where B.because C.why D.how来源:学_科_网20. A.nice B.friendly C.fresh D.happy答案：1.B seasons 季节。根据下文中的 spring 可判断出这里说的是季节的变化。2. B 根据“he asked Zeusto give Persephone to him”可判断出 Zeus 是神的统治者。3. A 根据下文中的
20、 the marriage 可判断出 Hades 想娶 Persephone 为妻。4. A forbid 禁止。上文的 agree 与 forbid 是反义词，此处说明他的态度是既不同意，也不优质文档优质文档禁止。5. D permission 允许根据上文所提供的情景可判断出 Hades 决定不经过允许而得到这个女孩。6. D find out 发现真相。发现什么事发生在 Persephone 身上。7. C 发现自己的女儿被别人抓去了，自然生气。 来源:学,科,网8. C stop growing 停止生长。根据下文中的“was determined not to let crops g
21、row”可确定答案。9. A be in danger of starving 处于挨饿的危险。因为植物停止了生长，人们没有东西吃，只得挨饿。10. B not until 直到才。直到她的女儿回到她的身边，才让庄稼生长。11. B 根据上文中的“Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter.”可判断出这里指的是 Zeus。12. A return 回来。从下文的 go back 可以看出，Zeus 决定在一定的情况下可以让Persephone 回来。13. C 根据下文“had eaten several p
22、omegranate seeds”可判断出如果 Persephone 不吃任何东西，她就可以回到她妈妈的身边。14. D accept 接受。根据 because 引导的原因状语从句可判断出她接受了这个决定。15. A discover 发现。发现她吃了几粒石榴。 16. B 根据上文的“go back to her mother”可判断出 Zens 同意她与自己的母亲待半。17. C happen 发生。It 作形式主语，that 从句作真正的主语，表示发生了什么事情。18. D will 愿意。根据上文中的 sad 可判断出 Persephone 在地狱时，Demet很伤心，她不愿意让庄稼
23、生长。19. C why 引导表语从句，表示原因，为什么冬天植物不生长的原因。20. D 回到妈妈身边自然是一件令人高兴的事。 .阅读理解(每题 2 分，共 20 分)AParicutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943.At that time, Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high.Today Paricutin is asleep.What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano (火山) in the world wh
24、ich was seen from its birth right up to the present day.On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin.They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet.Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole app
25、eared in their field.In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air.The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch.They saw the birth of a volcano.Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form.By evening this hill was 100 fee
26、t high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village.At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside.The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses.When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano.The news quickly reached Mexico
27、City, far to the east.Many people came to watch the scene.The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed.Then Paricutin went to sleep.1. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A.The little hill of stone.优质文档优质文档B.The villagers living close
28、 by.C.The forests and fields around Paricutin.D.The Mexican peasant and his wife. 2. In this passage the writer is trying to _.A.tell us an interesting happening B.explain a scientific theory C.make us believe something D.make up an interesting lie 3. What can we learn about volcanoes from this pass
29、age?A.New volcanoes may appear in place where people do not expect them to be.B.Volcanoes are always growing.C.Volcanoes are active from time to time.D.New volcanoes are active for only ten years.答案：1.C 从 The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses.看出，村子周围的树木和田
30、野都被毁了。2. A 这是一道概括题，作者要告诉我们一个有趣的故事，一个火山竟然从脚底下冒出来。3. A 从第二段第三句 They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet.Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field.看出火山也许在人们没有预料的地方冒出来。BAn annoying problem for humans, who like to boast (夸耀) about all the dist
31、ant planets and moons we have explored, is that weve never taken a good look right under our noses.The inside of the earth is relatively close, but how can we get there?The deepest oil well enters only six miles into the crust (地壳) (the center of the earth is about 4,000 miles deeper).Russian scient
32、ists dug the deepest hole in Siberia, but bottomed out at about 7.5 miles below the surface.The Mohole project, a U.S.plan in the 1950s, called for drilling a hole 25 miles down to the boundary(分界线) between the hard rocks of the crust and the soft mantle (地幔).Sadly the project involved government su
33、ppo rting.It gets harder and harder to drill deep into the earth because rocks get softer and softer.Hard but easily broken at the surface, rocks become plastic at depth, and the pressure caused by the weight of the overlaying crust about 52,800 pounds per square inch at a depth of ten miles, makes
34、further drilling impossible.来源:Zxxk.ComWhat little we know about the inside of the earth comes from indirect evidence, such as the analysis of earthquakes.So maybe its time for a thorough new method to explore the earths inside.Scientist David Stevenson says we should forget about drilling holes.Ins
35、tead, we should open a crack (裂缝).Stevenson suggests digging a crack about a half mile long, a yard wide, and a half mile deep but with an explosion on the scale of a nuclear bomb.Next, hed pour a few hundred thousand tons of molten (熔化的) iron into the crack, a long with a robot.The iron, thicker th
36、an the surrounding crust, would move downward at about 16 feet per second, carrying the robot with it and opening the crack deeper and deeper.The iron mass would drop for about a week and 2,000 miles to the 优质文档优质文档outer edge of the earth core, the robot sending out data to the surface.来源:Zxxk.ComSt
37、evenson compares his idea to space exploration.“Were going somewhere we havent been before,” he says,“In all possibility, there will be surprises.”This idea can probably be put in the drawer marked with Isnt Going To Happen.The robot would have to survive temperatures that would melt pretty much any
38、thing.But Stevensons idea may inspire a new look at an old problem.Great things can come from what seems like impossible ideas.4.Going inside the earth is _ than going into space.A.more interestingB.more possibleC.easierD.more challenging5. How deep have we gone into the earth until now?A.6 miles.B.
39、4，000 miles.C.7.5 miles.D.25 miles.6.Which of the following is TRUE about David Stevensons idea?A.It is an inspiring but not practical idea now.B.It is a practical proposal that has come into use now.C.It is a good proposal that will soon be put into practice.D.It is a false theory that cannot be ca
40、rried out at all.7.What might be the most suitable title for the text?A.An Annoying Problem for HumansB.To the Center of the EarthC.The Mohole ProjectD.David Stevensons Proposal答案：4. D 从第一段的第二句看出与探索太空想比较，地下面相对闭塞，要具有挑战性。5. C 从第二段的 Russian scientists dug the deepest hole in Siberia, but bottomed out a
41、t about 7.5 miles below the surface.看出，到目前为止，最深的井是 7.5 miles，B 项是到地心的数据，D 项是计划要挖的深度。6. A 从最后一段的 But Stevensons idea may inspire a new look at an old problem.一句看出Stevenson 的观点令人 惊讶，但是，当前实现不了。 7. A 此题考查主题大意，从第二句可以看到此意，A 项包括 B、C 、D 三项，但是选B、C、D 中的任何一项都会否定 A 项。CEvery year thousands of tourists visit Pomp
42、eii, Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium(运动场)and theatres, its shops and restaurants.The tourists do not, however, see Pompeiis people.They do not see them because Pompeii has no people.No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2，000 years.Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 2
43、2，000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano(火山).Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (喷发)for centuries, so the people 优质文档优质文档of Pompeii felt safe.But they were not.In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted.The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud ros
44、e into the air.Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii.When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash.Then, in the year 1861,an Italian scientist named Gins
45、eppe began to uncover Pompeii.Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug.The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There were streets and fountains, houses and shops.There was a stadium with 20,000 seats.Perhaps the m ost important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us
46、a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii.Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine.They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery.In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread a type of bread that
47、is still sold in Italy today.Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.Ginseppe has died, but his work continues.One-fourth has not been uncovered yet.Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.8. Why do larg
48、e numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?A.To visit the volcano.B.To shop and eat there.C.To watch sports and plays.D.To see how Pompeiians lived.9. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?A.The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.B.The area produced the finest wine in I
49、taly.C.Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.D.The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.10. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?A.Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.B.Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.C.Because scien
