Unit 6 Starting out -Understanding ideas 閱讀訓(xùn)練1 高一英語外研版（2019）必修第一冊

Unit6AtonewithnaturePeriod1Startingout&Understandingideas一、完形填空IwasvisitingCostaRicawhenIfoundmyselfinabadsituation.Allmybankcardsweren’t1abroad,andIonlyhad$5andareturnticketintwoweeks.Backthen,therewerenocellphonesorInternet.Itwas2whocametomyrescue（救援）togetmehome.Ithoughtthecitydangerousanddecidedtofindkindpeopleinthe3.Withmyremainingcoins,I4tothebusstationandfoundabustothecountrysidethatIcould5.Fivehourslater,IarrivedatSantaRosa.Iknockeddoortodoor，6mysituationwithmyverypoorSpanish，7everyonepointedmetoanotherhouse.Finally,I8aChineserestaurant.Theownerwasextremely9.Sheheardmystoryandfelt10forme.Shesaidhersonhadasimilar11Atthattime,someotherpeoplewereverykindtohim,andsherememberedhow12thatmadeherfeel.Sheinvitedmein,gavemefood,andcalledtheRedCrossto13me.IspentmyremainingdaysinCostaRicawiththehelpoftheRedCross.Irealizedthatbeingabletoreceivekindnessisa14forotherpeopleaswell.Andkindness15morekindnessinsmallripples（波紋）.1.A.working B.changing C.travelling D.increasing2.A.villagers B.tourists C.friends D.strangers3.A.street B.town C.countryside D.community4.A.drove B.flew C.headed D.rode5.A.buy B.afford C.rent D.earn6.A.explaining B.sharing C.exchanging D.exploring7.A.or B.but C.and D.so8.A.thoughtof B.heardof C.arrivedat D.aimedat9.A.rich B.kind C.busy D.serious10.A.proud B.happy C.excited D.sorry11.A.adventure B.experience C.failure D.method12.A.warm B.curious C.cool D.nervous13.A.choose B.calm C.comfort D.rescue14.A.gift B.trouble C.trap D.request15.A.improves B.challenges C.encourages D.designs二、閱讀理解Aseveredrought(干旱)hascausedwaterlevelsinSoutheastAsia’sMekongRivertodroptotheirlowestinmorethan100years.Itmayhaveharmfuleffectsonfish,aswellasthetensofmillionsofpeoplelivingandworkingalongtheriver,expertswarn.Thisyear,thedryconditionsintheMekongregionhappenedduetowarmPacificOceancurrents(洋流)knownastheElNino.Butclimatechangeisalsoadrivingfactor,expertssay,causingthemonsoon(季風(fēng))seasontoshortensharply.Thesituationwasmadeworsebywaterdamoperatorsupstream,withholdingwaterfortheirownpurposes.Manyricefarmersintheareahavebeenunabletoplanttheirmaincrop,raisingfearsofaheavilydecreasedharvestthisfall.LesswaterflowcouldalsohaveabadinfluenceonfishreproductionintheMekongRiverbasin.Thisisnormallythetimewhenfishuserisingwaterlevelstoreproducetheiryoung,butthereislittlesignofthishappeningsofarthisyear.Perhapsevenmorealarming,expertsexpectthatdroughtsanddamagetothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverwillbecomemorecommon,andtheywarnthatitcouldeventuallydestroytheentireecosystem.StartingfromtheTibetanhighlands,theMekongRiverflowsthroughsixAsiancountries,includingChina,Myanmar,Thailand,Laos,CambodiaandVietnam,beforeemptyingintotheSouthChinaSea.Theriverbasinishometothelargestinlandfisheryintheworldandmorethan60millionpeopledependonittomakealiving.FewriversintheworldriseandfallwiththeseasonsasmuchastheMekongRiver,whichcandropupto40feetinsomeplacesattheendofthedryseason.Whenthemonsoonrainsarrive,theynormallyproduceafloodthatbringswithitssediment(沉積物)toagricultureaswellasenormousamountsoflarvae(幼蟲)andtinyfish,includingmanyendangeredspecies,suchastheMekonggiantcatfish,thataresweptintotheTonleSapwheretheycangrow.1.HowmanyreasonsarethereforthedroughtoftheMekongRiverthisyear?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.2.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Droughtsarelikelytohappenmorefrequentlyinthefuture.B.ThewaterlevelsoftheMekongRiverarebecominglowerandlower.C.TheMekongRiverstartsfromtheTibetanhighlandsandendsintheTonleSap.D.TheharvestoffishintheMekongRiverhasn’tbeengreatlyaffectedbecauseofthedroughts.3.What’stheattitudeofexpertstothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverinthefuture?A.Positive. B.Unconcerned.C.Worried. D.Negative.4.Inwhichmagazinecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A.NationalGeography.B.ScientificAmerican.C.OverseasEnglish.D.Tourism.三、語法填空TheLongjiRiceTerraces1（build）bythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynasty,workontheterracestookhundredsofyears,untilits2（complete）intheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.Therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheseterracescanincreasetheareas3whichpeoplegrowrice.Besides,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescancatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrom4（wash）away.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeople5（work）inharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironment6birdsandfish,someofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.7moderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,newgenerationscontinuetouseancient8（method）ofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.Today,theLongjiRiceTerracesattractthousandsofvisitorswhocome9（admire）thisgreatwonder10（create）bypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.

參考答案一、完形填空【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。作者在CostaRica旅行時的求助經(jīng)歷讓他意識到，能夠接受善意也是給別人的一份禮物，且善意會激發(fā)更多的善意?！局攸c(diǎn)詞語鏈接】affordvt.買得起，（有時間）做，能做；承擔(dān)得起（后果）Wecan’taffordtogoabroadthissummer.今年夏天我們沒有足夠的錢去國外。1.A解析：根據(jù)下文中的“andIonlyhad$5andareturnticketintwoweeks”可知，作者所有的銀行卡在國外都使用不了。work“起作用”。2.D解析：根據(jù)下文可知，是一家中國餐館的老板和當(dāng)?shù)丶t十字會的人幫助了作者，所以此處是指陌生人（strangers）。3.C解析：根據(jù)上文中的“Ithoughtthecitydangerous”可知，作者認(rèn)為城市危險，決定到鄉(xiāng)下（countryside）尋找友好的人。下文中的“foundabustothecountryside”是信息提示。4.C解析：根據(jù)上文中的“Withmyremainingcoins”和語境可知，帶著剩下的硬幣，作者去了汽車站，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個自己能付得起車票的去往鄉(xiāng)村的公交。head“（朝……）前進(jìn)，（向……）去”。5.B解析：參見上題解析。6.A解析：作者挨家挨戶敲門，用自己那蹩腳的西班牙語解釋（explaining）自己的處境，但每個人都讓作者到另外一家去。7.B解析：參見上題解析。此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選B項(xiàng)。8.C解析：根據(jù)語境并結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，最后，作者到了（arrivedat）一家中國餐館。9.B解析：根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，店主非常善良（kind），幫助了作者。10.D解析：店主聽了作者的故事，對作者感到同情。feelsorryforsb.“同情某人”。11.B解析：根據(jù)下文中的“Atthattime,someotherpeoplewereverykindtohim”可推知，店主的兒子也有過類似的經(jīng)歷。12.A解析：根據(jù)語境和常識可知，別人善待她的兒子，店主的心里感到非常溫暖。13.D解析：根據(jù)常識并結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，店主給紅十字會打電話的目的是救助作者。14.A解析：通過這次經(jīng)歷，作者意識到能夠接受善意也是給別人的一份禮物。15.C解析：根據(jù)語境可知，這里指善意會激發(fā)更多的善意。encourage“激發(fā)，促進(jìn)，助長”，符合語境。二、閱讀理解語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文，起源于青藏高原，流經(jīng)亞洲六個國家的湄公河由于多種原因水位降至100多年以來的最低點(diǎn),這不僅對魚有害，而且會對沿河成百上千萬的人的工作和生活帶來危害，專家警告說將來干旱可能會發(fā)生得更加頻繁。1.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段可知湄公河干旱有三個原因：被稱為厄爾尼諾的溫暖的太平洋暖流、氣候變化以及水壩運(yùn)營商為了自己的目的攔截水。2.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的Perhapsevenmorealarming,expertsexpectthatdroughtsanddamagetothewaterflowoftheMekongRiverwillbecomemorecommon可知將來干旱可能會發(fā)生得更加頻繁。3.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的andtheywarnthatitcouldeventuallydestroytheentireecosystem可知專家對未來湄公河的水流充滿了憂慮。4.A解析：推理判斷題。綜合全文可知，湄公河由于多種原因水位降至100多年以來的最低點(diǎn)，這不僅對魚有害，而且會對沿河成百上千萬的人的工作和生活帶來危害，專家警告說將來干旱可能會發(fā)生得更加頻繁。由此可推斷本文很可能出現(xiàn)在《國家地理》上?！靖哳l詞匯】1.severeadj.嚴(yán)重的2.decreasev.減少3.e