2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Module1DeepSouth單元素能自測(cè)課時(shí)作業(yè)含解析外研版選修8

Module1DeepSouth單元素能自測(cè)Ⅰ.完形填空Everyyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro，thehighestmountaininAfrica.They1withthemlotsofwaste.The2mightdamagethebeautyoftheplace.Theglaciers(冰川)aredisappearing，changingthe3ofKilimanjaro.Hearingthesestories，I'm__4__abouttheplace—otherdestinationsaredescribedas“purer”naturalexperiences.However，Isoon5thatmuchhaschangedsincethedaysofdisturbingreportsof6amongtonsofrubbish.Ifinda7mountain，withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths.Theenvironmentalchallengesare8buttheeffortsmadebytheTanzaniaNationalParkAuthorityseemtobe9.ThebestofaKilimanjaro10，inmyopinion，isn'treachingthetop.Mountainsare11asspiritualplacesbymanycultures.This12isespeciallyevidentonKilimanjaroas13gothroughfiveecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng))inthespaceofafewkilometers.Atthebaseisarainforest.Itendsabruptlyat3,000meters，14landsoflowgrowingplants.Furtherup，theweather15—lowcloudsenvelopthemountainsides，whicharecoveredwiththickgrass.I16twelveshadesofgreenfromwhereIstand.Above4,000metersisthehighland17：gravel(礫石)，stonesandrocks.18youclimbintoanarctic-likezonewith19snowandtheglaciersthatmaysoondisappear.DoesKilimanjaro20itsreputationasacrowdedmountainwithlinesoftouristsruiningtheatmosphereofpeace？Ifoundtheoppositetobetrue.文章講解并描述了非洲乞力馬扎羅山的環(huán)境污染以及當(dāng)?shù)貦C(jī)構(gòu)努力治理之后環(huán)境的改觀狀況。1．A.keepB．mixC．connectD．bring答案：D解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。依據(jù)第一句“Everyyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro...”可知，每年大約有4萬(wàn)人試圖攀登乞力馬扎羅山，所以他們攀登的時(shí)候帶來(lái)(bring)了很多垃圾。2．A.storiesB．buildingsC．crowdsD．reporters答案：C解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文中的about40,000people可知，這些人群(crowds)有可能破壞這個(gè)地方的美。3．A.positionB．a(chǎn)geC．faceD．name答案：C解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文中的Theglaciers(冰川)aredisappearing可知，冰川的消逝正在變更乞力馬扎羅山的面貌(face)。4．A.silentB．skepticalC．seriousD．crazy答案：B解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系下文otherdestinationsaredescribedas“purer”naturalexperiences可知，其他目的地被描述為“更純粹的”自然體驗(yàn)，所以作者對(duì)乞力馬扎羅山被嚴(yán)峻破壞的報(bào)道表示懷疑(skeptical)。beskepticalabout對(duì)……表示懷疑。silent緘默的；serious肅穆的；crazy瘋狂的。5．A.discoverB．a(chǎn)rgueC．decideD．a(chǎn)dvocate答案：A解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系下文的muchhaschanged可知，作者發(fā)覺(jué)(discover)了乞力馬扎羅山的變更。argue爭(zhēng)辯；decide確定；advocate提倡。6．A.equipmentB．grassC．campsD．stones答案：C解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系下文中的withtoiletsatcamps可知，這里報(bào)道的是營(yíng)地(camps)。7．A.remoteB．quietC．tallD．clean答案：D解析：上下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文However(然而)及下文withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths(營(yíng)地和路邊都有廁所)可推知，作者看到的是干凈的(clean)山。8．A.newB．specialC．significantD．necessary答案：C解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。上文提到乞力馬扎羅山有眾多游客，而且有很多垃圾，還有令人心煩的諸多報(bào)道，由此可知，這里面臨的環(huán)境挑戰(zhàn)是重大的(significant)。new新的；special特別的；necessary有必要的。9．A.payingoff B．spreadingoutC．blowingup D．fadingaway答案：A解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系前文的withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths可知，坦桑尼亞國(guó)家公園管理局所做的努力好像正在奏效(payoff)。spreadout綻開(kāi)；blowup爆炸；fadeaway漸漸消逝。10．A.atmosphereB．experienceC．experimentD．sight答案：B解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系下文reachingthetop可知，作者認(rèn)為乞力馬扎羅山最好的爬山體驗(yàn)(experience)并不是登頂。atmosphere氣氛；experiment試驗(yàn)；sight視線。11．A.studiedB．observedC．exploredD．regarded答案：D解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系空后的bymanycultures可知，山在很多文化中被看作是靈魂之地，beregardedas被看作是……。study探討；observe視察；explore探究。12．A.viewB．qualityC．reasonD．purpose答案：A解析：上下文語(yǔ)境題。結(jié)合上文的“文化觀”，再聯(lián)系下文的gothroughfiveecosystems可知，這種“經(jīng)驗(yàn)五種生態(tài)系統(tǒng)”的景色(view)在乞力馬扎羅山表現(xiàn)尤為明顯。quality品質(zhì)；reason緣由；purpose目的。13．A.scientistsB．climbersC．localsD．officials答案：B解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文的“Everyyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro...”可知，爬山的人(climbers)可以經(jīng)驗(yàn)五種生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。scientist科學(xué)家；local本地人；official官員。14．A.holdingonto B．goingbacktoC．livingupto D．givingwayto答案：D解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文的Itendsabruptlyat3,000meters可知，熱帶雨林在3000米處突然中止，取而代之的是生長(zhǎng)著低矮植物的土地。givewayto意為“被……代替”，符合語(yǔ)境。holdonto堅(jiān)持；gobackto回到；liveupto不辜負(fù)。15．A.changesB．clearsC．improvesD．permits答案：A解析：上下文語(yǔ)境題。上文介紹了五種生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中的兩種，再聯(lián)系下文的lowcloudsenvelopthemountainsides可知，在這里氣候又發(fā)生了變更(change)。clear清除；improve改善；permit允許。16．A.matchB．imagineC．countD．a(chǎn)dd答案：C解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系空后的twelveshadesofgreen可知，作者數(shù)出了(count)12種綠色。17．A.villageB．desertC．roadD．lake答案：B解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系冒號(hào)后的gravel(礫石)，stonesandrocks可知，4000米以上是荒漠(desert)。18．A.ObviouslyB．EasilyC．ConsequentlyD．Finally答案：D解析：上下文語(yǔ)境題。上文介紹了從山下到山上的五個(gè)生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，所以這里說(shuō)最終(finally)爬到了一個(gè)像北極圈一樣的區(qū)域。obviously明顯地；easily簡(jiǎn)單地；consequently因此，所以。19．A.permanentB．littleC．freshD．a(chǎn)rtificial答案：A解析：上文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系上文的climbintoanarctic-likezone可知，攀登者到了一個(gè)像北極圈的地方，所以這里是指常年積雪。permanent意為“永久的，永恒的”，符合語(yǔ)境。little少的；fresh簇新的；artificial人造的。20．A.enjoyB．deserveC．saveD．a(chǎn)cquire答案：B解析：下文語(yǔ)境題。聯(lián)系下文的“Ifoundtheoppositetobetrue.”可知，作者在這里進(jìn)行反問(wèn)：乞力馬扎羅山真的應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得(deserve)游人如織，破壞了其平和景象的擁擠山脈這一名聲嗎？Ⅱ.閱讀理解Adesertisabeautifullandofsilenceandspace.Thesunshines,thewindblows,andtimeandspaceseemendless.Nothingissoft.Thesandandrocksarehard,andmanyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves.Thesizeandlocation(位置)oftheworld'sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears,asclimateschangeandmountainsrise,newdryandwetareasdevelop.Butwithinthelast100years,desertshavebeengrowingatafrighteningspeed.Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges,butthegreatestmakersarehumans.Humanscanmakedeserts,buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth.MauritaniaisplantingasimilarwallaroundNouakchott,thecapital.Iranputsathingcoveringofpetroleum(石油)onsandyareasandplantstrees.Theoilkeepsthewaterandsmalltreesintheland,andmenonmotorcycles(摩托車)keepthesheepandgoatsaway.Indiaisbuildinglongcanalstobringwatertodesertareas.文章講解并描述了沙漠增加的緣由及防止沙漠增加實(shí)行的措施。1．Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“needles”refersto________.A．small,thinpiecesofsteelB．long,thinpiecesofbranchesC．small,pointedpiecesgrowthonthestem(莖)ofaplantD．small,thinpiecesofsticks答案：C解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從“insteadofleaves”可知needles是沙漠中植物的“葉子”。眾所周知沙漠中很多植物的葉子是針狀的，再看steel(鋼)、branches(樹(shù)枝)、stick(棒)都不是與葉對(duì)應(yīng)的物體，只有C項(xiàng)(長(zhǎng)在植物莖上的尖的小物體)是“針狀葉”的意思，故答案選C。2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thegreatestdesertmakersarehumans.B．Therearen'tanylivingthingsinthedeserts.C．Desertshavebeengrowingquickly.D．Thesizeofthedesertsisalwayschanging.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從“manyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves”可知沙漠里是有植物生長(zhǎng)的，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。3．Peopleinsomecountriesarefightingabattleagainst________.A．thegrowthofdesertsB．thedisappearanceofdesertplantsC．naturalchangesD．congenitalclimate答案：A解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從“Humanscanmakedeserts,buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth.(人類可以造成沙漠，但人類也可以防止沙漠的擴(kuò)展。)”可知答案為A。4．WecanguessthatMauritaniabelongsto______.A．Asiancountries B．AmericancountriesC．Europeancountries D．Africancountries答案：D解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)常識(shí)非洲沙漠遠(yuǎn)近著名，且后文也有India，這說(shuō)明那里最須要治理，作者舉例也應(yīng)舉典型的，增加文章的可信度，故答案選D。Ⅲ.讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)Onacoldwindyday,apoorboytriedtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoor.Wanderingonthestreet,hewasnotasuccessfulseller.What'sworse,hefoundthatheonlyhadonedime(非常硬幣)left.Hisemptystomachremindedhimconstantlythatfordayshehadn'teatenanything.Hehadnochoicebuttobegforamealatthenexthouse.Hesitantlyheknockedatthedoor,thinkingaboutwhattosaywhenitopened.However,helosthisnervewhenalovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.“WhatcanIdoforyou？”askedtheyoungwoman.Theboypausedforawhile.“Wouldyoupleasegivemesome...adrinkofwater？”theboydarenotlookdirectlyintohereyes.Shelookedatthebonyboyandthoughthemightneedsomethingtogivehimselfenergysoshebroughthimaglassofmilk.Hisheadrisingandsmallhandstakingthecup,hedrankitupslowly,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou？”“Youdon'towemeanything，”sherepliedwithawarmsmileonherface.“Mymotherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayforakindness.”Deeplymoved,hesaidsincerely,“ThenIshallthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,hefeltstrongerphysically.ItalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthewholehumanrace.Asamatteroffact,hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethatpoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.However,thelocaldoctorswereunabletogivehertheeffectivemedicaltreatment.Finallytheysenthertoahospitalinthebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalledintocureherraredisease.Amongthosefamousspecialists,DrHowardKellywascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelightfilledhiseyes.Immediately,heroseandwentdownthrought