外研版（2019）必修第一冊Uni t6 At one with nature Using language 能力提升練（有答案）

1、Unit 6At one with naturePart 2Using language能力提升練.閱讀理解When I was a child, I often saw my grandma throwing bread that was no longer fresh to birds. Not surprisingly, this attracted few birds. Later on, we discovered bird food at the local store. Feeding garden birds in the UK has come a long way sinc

2、e then. Today, the birds can enjoy many kinds of food: from plant seeds to sunflower hearts and from cakes to meat balls. All this comes at a huge cost of about 200m a year. Sometimes, I wonder if we might be feeding our garden birds better than our kids. But maybe its worth it. Our generosity is ha

3、ving an important effect on the behavior and even evolution(進化)of these birds.Take the goldfinch for example. In the 1960s, this was a rare bird. Today, goldfinches can be seen in many gardens. Other new visitors include the spotted woodpecker, which has left its usual woodland for food on bird tabl

4、es. Evolution is meant to progress slowly: over thousands of years. Yet during the past few decades, the beaks(鳥喙) of many kinds of birds have become longer because birds with longer beaks can get more food, and then are more likely to live on.Actually, the British habit of feeding garden birds goes

5、 back much further. During the sixth century, St Serf of Fife fed a robin in his garden; during the winter of 1890, workers in London were seen giving their lunches to songbirds. The real change took place in the 1980s, when a few farsighted businessmen realized that encouraging the British to be mo

6、re generous to garden birds can help them make money.Therefore, various kinds of bird food and modern bird feeders were produced. As a result, the number of species using garden feeding stations increased very quickly, from about 10 to over 100. Then, in 2005, Springwatch came, which turned our love

7、 of garden birds into an entertainment show.Is bird feeding completely good for birds? Not everyone thinks so. Studies by the Zoological Society of London have shown that by bringing together many birds, bird feeders may help the spread of disease. In Australia, some bird experts believeprobably wro

8、nglythat bird feeding creates a “dependence(依賴) culture”.But we shouldnt forget one major benefit of feeding garden birdsit connects millions of people to the natural world. This is especially important to people who seldom reach the wider countryside. As I write this, there comes some noise outside

9、 my window: several birds were singing and flying around in my garden. Its a sight I could only imagine years ago, when feeding garden birds just meant throwing hard bread to them.1.What does the author mean by saying the underlined part in Paragraph 1?A.Feeding garden birds is a huge waste of money

10、.B.We spend quite a lot of money on the food of garden birds.C.We should care more for our kids rather than garden birds.D.Feeding garden birds can bring more joy than feeding kids.2.Which is the reason behind the fact that many birds beaks become longer?A.These birds have given up traditional woodl

11、and.B.Food for these birds becomes richer and better.C.Longer beaks mean more chances of survival.D.These birds grow faster than ever before.3.What do some bird experts in Australia think of bird feeding?A. It is completely good for birds.B.It may help the spread of disease.C.It connects more and mo

12、re people to the natural world.D.It may reduce birds ability to find food by themselves.4.How does the author feel when he hears bird noise outside his window?A.Annoyed.B.Pleased.C.Surprised.D.Bored.完形填空My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of 1. Very often when w

13、e have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some 2 to the area.Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didnt plant it and Denise said she didnt either.We decided to let it 3 growing until we could find out w

14、hat it was.Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 4 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 5 the weeds(雜草)around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 6. The sunflower had not 7 where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and

15、 grown under and around it to reach the 8.That was when I 9 that if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we also had the ability to do the same thing. If we 10 ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we 11 to go and get what we need for growth

16、.We need to believe in ourselves, knowing we have the 12 to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rock because it had 13 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 14 of who and what we are, and then the environment will begin to

17、 15 us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rock” in order to reach our goals.1.A.flowersB.insectsC.vegetables D.rocks2.A.water B.soilC.color D.shape3.A.stop B.continueC.improve D.escape4.A.weak B.strangeC.lonely D.pretty5.A.collect B.tendC.remove D.watch6.A.unusualB.pleasantC.terrible D.v

18、aluable7.A.passed B.startedC.left D.died8.A.air B.topC.sun D.house9.A.hoped B.realizedC.doubted D.regretted10.A.fill in B.put inC.worry about D.believe in11.A.forgetB.hateC.aim D.wait12.A.wish B.planC.ability D.idea13.A.faith B.energyC.virtueD.courage14.A.awareB.afraidC.proudD.tired15.A.forgiveB.sup

19、portC.upsetD.affect.語法填空Scientists in Australia have found that honeybees(蜜蜂) seem to understand the idea of zero. This is 1 (surprise) since bees have very small brains. So far only a few animals with larger brains2 (show) this skill. And humans dont 3 (usual) understand it until theyre around four

20、 yearsold.The scientists designed an experiment to test 4 honeybees understood the idea of “zero” or not. First, they trained the bees by rewarding(獎賞) 5 (they) with sugar water for choosing smaller numbers. The scientists hung up cards with different numbers of shapes. Under each card was a tray(盤子

21、). The tray under the smaller number had sugar water. The tray under the larger number had something of sour flavour. After about forty 6 (test), the bees had learned to choose the cards with smaller numbers of shapes. The bees knew how to look at the cards, “count” the shapes on each card, and choo

22、se the card 7 had the fewest shapes. Then came the pleasant part. The scientists pulled out a card with nothing on itzero shapes. When given a choice between two or three shapes 8 “zero” shapes, bees picked zero. This showed they knew that zero, or “none”, was 9 (little) than “some”. Just to be sure

23、, the scientists trained other bees 10 (choose) high numbers. Those bees did not choose zero.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.答案能力提升練.1.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)畫線部分上文“Today, the birds can enjoy many kinds of food.All this comes at a huge cost of about 200m a year.”可知,作者認為人們在花園的鳥食上花費了很多錢,即畫線部分表示“我們花了很多錢在花園的鳥食上”。2.C細節(jié)理解

24、題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的“because birds with longer beaks can get more food, and then are more likely to live on”可知,許多鳥的喙變長了,這背后的原因是長喙意味著可以得到更多的食物以及有更多的生存機會。3.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“In Australia, some bird experts believeprobably wronglythat bird feeding creates a dependence culture.”可知,澳大利亞的一些鳥類專家認為喂鳥可能會降低鳥類自己尋找食物

25、的能力,造成對人類的依賴。4.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“one major benefit of feeding garden birdsit connects millions of people to the natural world(給花園中的鳥類喂食的一個主要好處是,它將數(shù)百萬人與自然界聯(lián)系在一起)”以及“Its a sight I could only imagine years ago(這是多年前我只能想象的情景)”可推知,當作者聽到窗外鳥鳴時,他感覺很高興。.1.D根據(jù)下一句中的“Denise or I would plant some between the rocks

26、”可知,院子里有很多石頭(rocks)。flower花;insect昆蟲;vegetable蔬菜。2.C根據(jù)常識,種一些花是為了給院子增添一些色彩(color)。water水;soil土壤;shape形狀。3.B從后文“until we could find out what it was”可知,作者想讓它繼續(xù)(continue)生長。stop停止;improve提高;escape逃跑。4.B句意:幾個星期過去了,當我返回到那株奇怪的植物時,它看來是一株向日葵。根據(jù)第二段可知,作者還不知道它究竟是一種什么植物,而且這株植物不是作者和妻子種的,因此覺得它很奇怪(strange)。weak虛弱的;

27、lonely孤單的;pretty漂亮的。5.C從下文“As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds”可知,作者要除(remove)草。collect收集;tend照顧;watch觀察。6.A從下文可知,向日葵并沒有生長在“我”最開始發(fā)現(xiàn)它的位置,這件事是不尋常的(unusual)。pleasant令人愉快的;terrible可怕的;valuable有價值的。7.B根據(jù)“It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the8.”可

28、知,向日葵并沒有生長在“我”最開始發(fā)現(xiàn)它的位置。start表示“開始生長”。pass通過;leave離開;die死。 8.C句意:它實際上是從一塊大石頭下面開始的,在石頭下面生長,并繞過它以接觸到陽光。根據(jù)常識可知,向日葵是朝向太陽(sun)生長的。air空氣;top頂端;house房子。9.B句意:就在那時,我意識到,如果一株小小的向日葵都不讓一塊大石頭擋住它成長的道路,我們也有能力做同樣的事情。以下是作者意識到(realized)的內(nèi)容,即通過這件事情獲得的人生感悟。hope希望;doubt懷疑;regret后悔。10.D句意:如果我們像那棵小向日葵一樣相信自己,我們就能到達我們打算去的地

29、方,得到我們成長所需要的東西。與下文的“We need to believe in ourselves, knowing we have the12 to achieve our goals.”相呼應(yīng)。fill in填寫;put in投入;worry about擔心。11.C句意參考上題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“We will find a way to go under or around any rock in order to reach our goals.”可知,本空指到達我們打算(aim)去的地方。forget忘記;hate討厭;wait等待。12.C根據(jù)下文“it knew it had the ability to get over the rock”可知,我們有能力(ability)實現(xiàn)我們的目標。have the ability to do sth.表示“有能力做某事”。wish希望;plan計劃;idea主意。13.A句意:就像向日葵一樣,它知道自己有能力越過巖石,因為它相信自己會成功。have faith in意為“相信”,與前文提到的“We need to believe in ourselves, knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals.