Unit 4 Section Ⅱ Warming UpReadingLanguage Points.docx

1、Unit 4 Section Warming Up ReadingLanguage Points即时训练.单词拼写1The data(数据)should be updated once a week.2Theres been an upward trend(趋势)in sales in the last few years.3Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe(大灾难)4The heavy rain has caused floods(洪水)in many parts of the

2、country.5A(n)glance(一瞥)at my watch showed that it was nearly five and I was bored to death.6In order to survive，human beings need to consume(消耗)food and water.7The graph(曲线图)shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s.8The information is processed in a(n) random(任意)order.9In dealing with this

3、new phenomenon(现象)，I have two points to make.10Wood，coal，oil，petrol and gas are all different kinds of fuel(燃料).单句语法填空1How did it come about that he knew where we were?2I usually subscribe to “Readers Digest” magazine every year.3A large quantity of rice was(be) sold at a discount in the market yest

4、erday.4The air crash resulted in the death of 221 passengers.5The parents strongly opposed their daughter going (go)there alone.6With industry developing rapidly，poisonous gases and waters are produced，consequently(consequence)resulting in the pollution of water.7He spent a whole morning ranging(ran

5、ge)his books on the shelf.8I could see at first glance that it wasnt the work of Xu Beihong.9Nowadays there is a growing tendency(tend)for people to shop on the Internet.10There is no doubt at all that we did the right thing.阅读理解You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in

6、 the worlds temperature.But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation(撤离)of an island nation. The citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.During the 20th century，the sea level rose 812 inches.As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water t

7、hat has polluted the countrys drinking water.Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official，reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation has suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years.Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from glob

8、al warming to greater and more damaging storms.Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (导致温室效应的气体排放)，which are a main cause of global warmi

9、ng.“By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years.” Laupepa told the BBC.Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both

10、countries.Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable(易受影响的)to rising sea levels.Maumoon Gayoon，president of the Maldives，told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”语篇解读短文主要讲述了全球变暖对于有些沿海国家，特别是Tuvalu造成的恶劣影响。1The text is mainly about _.Arapi

11、d changes in earths temperatureBbad effects of global warmingCmoving of a country to a new placeDreasons for lowland flooding解析：主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述了全球变暖造成的恶劣影响，故答案选B。A、C、D三项都是细节。答案：B2According to scientists，the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _.Agreenhouse gas emissions in industrialized natio

12、nsBhigher surface water temperatures of the seaCcontinuous global warmingDrising sea levels解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.”可判断出造成严重的暴风雨的直接原因是海洋表面水温太高。答案：B3Laupepa was not satisfied with the U

13、nited States because it did not _.Aagree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissionsBsign an agreement with TuvaluCallow Tuvaluans to move to the USDbelieve the problems facing Tuvalu were real解析：细节理解题。第四段第一句话表示Laupepa对美国不满意的原因是美国拒绝签署号召工业化国家减少温室效应气体排放的国际性公约。答案：A4The country whose situation is similar to

14、that of Tuvalu is _.AAustralia BNew ZealandCthe Maldives Dthe United States解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可判断出the Maldives与Tuvalu的情况相似。答案：C.完形填空The ice sheets in the poles and glaciers on the high mountains are melting and the world is in danger of _1_.While you were surprised by the special _2_，you know that it is

15、 just a made-up story and there will be a hero to save the world.But what if the ice sheets are really _3_？ Can anyone save us?_4_ to a scientific study last Monday，Arctic ice will completely _5_ in the summers by the end of this century unless carbon dioxide emissions are greatly _6_.“The big melt

16、has begun，” said Jennifer Morgan，from the Climate Change Campaign for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Arctic _7_ are rising at twice the global _8_ and could rise seven degrees centigrade by 2100.The melting will cause sea levels to rise _9_ one metre，_10_ many coastal populations to move.“The polar

17、bear is one _11_ of an animal that could become extinct by the end of this century，” the WWF said._12_，on the positive side, rising sea levels _13_ open up new areas for fishing and oil and gas exploration.“Industrial countries are _14_ an uncontrolled experiment to study the effects of _15_ change.

18、 The Arctic is their first victim，” Morgan said.Russia this month _16_ the Kyoto Protocol，an agreement to cut production of six greenhouse gases.But the US，the biggest polluter，_17_ to do so.In 2019,104 countries，_18_ China，accepted the agreement.The new _19_ was sponsored by a group of industrial c

19、ountries, including the US and Canada，_20_ produce almost 30 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.语篇解读本文讲述了全球变暖给人类带来的正负两方面的影响，负面影响主要是：海平面上升、沿海居民被迫撤离、北极熊濒临灭绝等；正面影响主要是会带来新的渔场及油气资源探索领域；此外，还介绍了一些国家对全球变暖的反应。1A.snowing BfloodingCwatering Draining解析：逻辑推理题。句意：极地的冰原和高山的冰川融化了，世界面临着被洪水淹没的危险。flood淹没。答案：B2

20、A.catastrophe BluckCfamine Dexistence解析：逻辑推理题。句意：当你惊讶于地球的灾难时，你知道，它只是个编造的故事而已，肯定会有一个大英雄横空出世来拯救世界。catastrophe突如其来的大灾难。根据上句可推知答案选A。答案：A3A.smelling BsmokingCcooking Dmelting解析：词汇复现题。句意：然而，假如冰原真的融化了，那该怎么办呢？谁来救我们呢？melt融化，第一句话中已出现。答案：D4A.According BLooking forwardCUsed DSeeing解析：习语搭配题。句意：据上周一发布的一项科学研究。acco

21、rding to.根据，为固定搭配。答案：A5A.renew BmanageCawait Ddisappear解析：逻辑推理题。句意：北极冰盖将在21世纪末的夏季完全消失。renew再生；manage设法完成；await等待；disappear消失。答案：D6A.increased BreducedCdied Draised解析：逻辑推理题。句意：如果二氧化碳排放量不能大幅度下降的话。从unless看出，此处是否定的假设。increase增加；reduce减少；die死亡；raise抬起。答案：B7A.sizes BtemperaturesClengths Dweights解析：逻辑推理题。由

22、下文的and could rise seven degrees centigrade by 2100.可知，此处指的是温度temperatures。答案：B8A.special BnormalCaverage Dabstract解析：背景常识题。句意：北极正在以全球平均气温2倍的上升速度快速升温，到2100年，北极有可能上升7摄氏度。special特殊的；normal正常的；average平均的；abstract抽象的。答案：C9A.by BonCin Dto解析：习语搭配题。句意：冰盖融化将导致全球海平面上升1米。介词by表示升降的尺度。rise by指上升了；rise to指上升到答案：A

23、10A.forcing BencouragingCpushing Ddemanding解析：逻辑推理题。句意：许多沿海居民将被迫迁移。force sb.to do sth.逼迫某人干某事。答案：A11A.pattern BmodelCstyle Dexample解析：逻辑推理题。句意：世界自然基金会有关人士说，“北极熊就是有可能在21世纪末灭绝的其中一例极地动物。”pattern样品；model模型；style风格；example例子，实例。答案：D12A.But BAndCSo DOr解析：逻辑推理题。从on the positive side看出，此处是转折关系。but表示转折关系；and

24、表示并列关系；so表示因果关系；or表示逆向假设关系。答案：A13A.should BwillCmay Dought to解析：词汇辨析题。句意：海平面的上升将会带来新的渔场以及油气资源探索领域。此处表示一般将来的动作。答案：B14A.carrying forward Bcarrying outCcarrying on Dcarrying about解析：词汇辨析题。句意：工业发达国家正在进行另外一项不受控制的实验。carry forward“发扬，推进”；carry out“开展，实施”；carry on“继续开展”；carry about“随身携带”。答案：B15A.sky Bweathe

25、rCclimate Datmosphere解析：词汇辨析题。句意：以研究气候变化带来的影响。sky“天空”；weather“天气”；climate“气候”；atmosphere“大气”。此处指长期的天气现象气候。答案：C16A.accepted BreceivedCgot Dpushed解析：词汇辨析题。句意：本月，俄罗斯在京都议定书上签字。accept表示主观接受；receive表示客观收到，未必愿意接受；get得到；push推。答案：A17A.agreed BrefusedCdecided Dwanted解析：逻辑推理题。句意：而世界上最大的污染源美国却拒绝加入该协议。从But看出，美国和

26、俄罗斯的行为是相反的。答案：B18A.as well BexceptCwithout Dincluding解析：逻辑推理题。句意：2019年包括中国在内的104个国家接受了京都议定书。B项和C项是同等的意义，故排除。including包括，置于被修饰词之前；as well也，一般置于句末。答案：D19A.study BlearnCknow Dunderstand解析：词汇辨析题。句意：新的气候变化研究由一些工业发达国家发起，包括美国和加拿大。此处的study是名词，表示“研究”，而learn，know，understand都是动词，不能作主语。答案：A20A.where BwhenChow D

27、who解析：逻辑推理题。句意：全球近30%的二氧化碳排放量来源于美国、加拿大等工业发达国家。who引导一个非限制性定语从句。四个选项中只有who可以作主语。答案：D.语法填空Make your home a safer placeYou probably think that your home is the one place where you are safe. Thats what I thought until last week. Now I know our flat is full of accidents waiting 1._(happen). Next month wel

28、l look 2._my niece and nephew while their parents go away for 3._short break. We will ask them to come and make sure that everything is 4._(total) OK.All of us will get a few 5._(surprise)We start in the spare bedroom, in 6._the children will sleep. Everybody knows you shouldnt put childrens beds un

29、der a window in case a child 7._(try) to climb out.Next is the bathroom. We keep our medicines on a shelf above the washbasin. Never leave medicines where children can find 8._(they). They might think they are sweets. Finally, the kitchen. This is the most 9._(danger) room in the house. Knives shoul

30、d 10._(keep)in drawers children cant reach, and all cleaning liquids in high cupboards. So we have three weeks to make our house safe. Its not difficult.once you know how to do.答案：1.to happen2.after3.a4.totally5surprises6.which7.tries/should try8.them9dangerous10.be kept.短文改错The summer holiday is co

31、ming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home，it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case，we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can broaden your view and gain knowle