1、1Unit 21 Human Biology Section Lesson 2 from.单句语法填空(不多于 3 个单词)1. _(call) me tomorrow and Ill let you know the lab result.答案:Call 句意:明天给我打电话,我就告诉你实验结果。考查特殊句式“祈使句and陈述句(一般将来时)” 。故填 Call。2. Della, with a sad smile on her face, lay on the grass with her beautifullooking arms _ (cross) under her small he
2、ad.答案:crossed 句意:Della,脸上带着伤心的微笑,躺在草地上,她的好看的手臂交叉放在她的小头下面。分析结构可知,此处为 with 复合结构,宾语 her beautifullooking arms 与 cross 之间为被动关系,故用过去分词作宾补。3. Above all, you should have faith _ yourself.答案:in “have faith in sb.”相信某人。4. Chinese customs regulations prohibit _ (take) precious works of 3art out of China.答案:ta
3、king prohibit 后接动词 doing 形式。句意:中国海关条例规定禁止将珍贵的文物带出中国。5. The matter related _ your fate cannot be taken for granted.答案:to 句意:和你命运相关的事情不能想当然。 “related to”与相关的。6. Michaels new house is like a huge palace, _ (compare) with his old one.答案:compared 句意:和老房子比起来,迈克尔的新房子简直像一个巨大的宫殿。“compared with”为固定短语,与比起来。7.
4、Its not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do _ makes life happy.答案:that 句意:不是做我们喜欢的事情而是去喜欢我们必须做的事情才能让人生幸福。本题考查强调句,故填 that。not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do 为被强调部分。8. See you.I have to get down to _ (finish) my report which must be handed in to
5、morrow.答案:finishing “get down to”开始着手,其中 to 为介词,后接 v.ing 形式。9. The earthquake destroyed the houses, but their owners refused to leave there because they were attempting to _ (build) them.答案:rebuild 句意:地震毁坏了那些房子,但房子的主人拒绝离开那儿,因为他们正在努力重建它们。 “rebuild”重建,合乎句意。10. He got to the station early, _ fear of mi
6、ssing his train.答案:for “for fear of”以免,以防。句意:他早早到达车站,以防错过火车。提升实战能力. 阅读理解AHopefully, many of you will begin a new year with a fresh start and a few New Years resolutions to make this year better than last. Why not create a W1more ecofriendly house this year? I am not recommending you paint your house
7、 green; a few simple solutions could make you feel better about your environmental impact and save you money on your energy bill this winter!Did you know that 4070 percent of all of your home energy is completely wasted? The 10 biggest energy users in your house are. Obviously, the best way 4to save
8、 energy is to buy new, energyefficient appliances. Of course, this is W2not always practical. A few different tricks can still save you energy.Just switching out your light bulbs can have an impact on your home P1 P2energy use. CFL Light Bulbs may be more expensive, but they last much longer and sav
9、e 75 percent of the energy. If you have any air conditioner window W3units that cannot be removed, try to cover the vents (排气孔), both inside and out. This will protect the unit and at the same time, remove any cold air that could be entering your home. This simple and almost costfree solution is a g
10、reat way to lower utility bills.Did you ever think that planting trees around your yard would help with energy efficiency? When the weather warms up, adding to your landscaping is a P3beautiful way to cut energy for a relatively poorly insulated house. The leaves of trees, especially on the west sid
11、e of your house, will block the sunlight that would warm your house, reducing the need for air conditioner. During the Swinter, when tree branches are bare, more sunlight is let through, warming the house.Creating a more sustainable house is just one idea of how you can give back to our planet this
12、year. There are thousands of ways that you can become more ecofriendly, from the food you eat to the clothes you buy to the car you drive.语篇导读:随着新年的接近,你想不想使你的家中焕然一新?这里教你几个窍门既能装饰你的房子又能减少支出。1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to carry out a green resolution in your home.B. How to produce
13、 home energy in the new year.C. What to do with the people who waste energy.D. What to take to build green homes effectively.答案:A 主旨大意题。作者在文中讲述了用小窍门改造你的住所,达到节能的目的。首段中的“. a few simple solutions could make you feel better.”暗示了主题。故选 A。2. Why does the author recommend his ideas?A. To make you house look
14、 much greener.B. To beatify your house in a simply way.C. To save energy and reduce your expense.D. To have a unique start in the New Year.5答案:C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“. save you money on your energy bill this winter!”可知,作者推荐这些方法的目的是让人们在冬季既做环保节能又节省开支。故选 C。3. If you choose CFL Light Bulbs for your home it mea
15、ns _.A. you spend less money on the bulbsB. onetime investment can save a lotC. you have chosen a convenient wayD. throwing all the light bulbs away答案:B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中的“. but they last much longer and save 75 percent of the energy.”可知,节能灯灯泡,可能是更贵,但它们持续更长时间,节省百分之七十五的能源。故 B 项陈述与此处意义一致。4. Planting a t
16、ree west of your house _.A. can make your room cool in the morningB. can provide you a wonderful landscapeC. can block the sunlight into your roomD. can give you a way to save your money答案:D 推理判断题。根据第四段可知,树上的叶子,尤其是你的房子西侧,会遮挡强烈的阳光,这样将减少对空调的需要。这必然会让你节省开支。故选 D。5. It can be inferred from the passage tha
17、t _.A. it is better to purchase green foodB. it is easy to become ecofriendly at homeC. it is interesting to use an ecofriendly wayD. it is affordable to get ecofriendly appliances答案:B 推理判断题。根据文章尾段可知,有众多的轻松方式可以做到环保节能,故选 B。6BAfrica is a large and varied continent containing some of the oldest civiliz
18、ations on earth. It is home to a wide diversity of religions and W1cultures, and this colorful diversity is reflected in its diverse and colorful weddings traditions.An African wedding is, more than anything, the bringing together of two people as a single family, or the combining of two families. T
19、he concept of W2family is one of the uniting ideas of the African continent. There are more than 1 000 cultural units in Africa and each culture, each tribe having its own wedding and marriage traditions, many of which can trace their origins back W3 P1hundreds or even thousands of years. There are
20、also many different religions Srepresented in Africa. Many northern Africans, especially, have been influenced by Muslim traditions, while further south there are more Christian, Hindu, and even Jewish traditions with more ancient traditions.In many places in Africa young girls are trained to be goo
21、d wives from an 7early age. They may even learn secret codes and secret languages that allow them to talk with other married women without their husbands understanding what is being said.Depending on which part of Africa you are in, wedding ceremonies can be P2extremely elaborate,_some lasting many
22、days. Often huge ceremonies are held during which many couples are united at the same time.In Sudan and in other areas along the Nile a man must pay his wifes family in sheep or cattle for the loss of their daughters labor in support of the P3family. A wife may cost a man as many as 30 to 40 head of
23、 cattle. In Somalia a man is allowed to have as many as four wives if he can support them all, and it is not uncommon for a girl to be engaged before she is even born.Bright festive colors, song, dance, and music are vital elements of many W4African wedding ceremonies. Common to all wedding ceremoni
24、es is the concept of changing between childhood and adulthood.语篇导读:非洲是地球上最古老的、人口众多的地方。同时也是多种宗教和文化的发源地,文化的多样性反映在传统婚礼上。本文对此作了介绍。1. When two young get married in Africa it means _.A. they will explore a wide diversity of religionsB. they will live together for the rest of their lifeC. they will contrib
25、ute to the union of African tribesD. they will have a chance to enjoy their romance答案:C 细节理解题。根据第二段一、二句可知,非洲婚礼,不仅是一个单家庭的成立,或者两家的结合,而是非洲大陆团结的意义。故选 C。2. What can we learn from the second paragraph?A. All the tribes in Africa have the same belief.B. Africa witnesses varieties of marriage traditions.C.
26、Most of Africans are believers in Islam.D. People in South Africa are all Christians.答案:B 推理判断题。根据第二段的第三句可知,非洲有 1 000 多个部落,每个部落有自己的文化,也有自己的婚礼和婚姻的传统习俗。由此判断,非洲有各种各样的婚姻传统习俗。故 B 项正确。3. Young girls learn secret languages _.A. to have a good communication with their husbandsB. to give their children a goo
27、d education in the future8C. to gain the ability to talk with other married womenD. to master the shills about having communication答案:C 细节理解题。根据第三段可知,非洲女孩学习秘密代码和秘密语言是为了和已婚妇女交流。故选 C。4. What does the underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Similar. B. Familiar.C. Difficult. D. Different.答案:
28、D 词义推测题。根据第五段介绍的各地婚礼的不同,可知在非洲婚礼仪式是各有千秋。故选 D。5. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. the cattle are well worth a lot of moneyB. there are more men than women in SomaliaC. wedding ceremonies are full of happinessD. Africans prefer dancing to anything else答案:C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,婚礼仪式上满是鲜艳的颜色、音乐、舞蹈等欢乐的氛围。故选 C。9