人教版(2019)选修1《unit 5 working the land》2021年同步练习卷

人教版（2019）选修1《Unit 5 Working the Land》2021年同步

练习卷（板块二）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

1．Guam is a beautiful，small island in the Pacific Ocean.You'll find happy songbirds，clear blue water

The snakes likely arrived in the 1940s.They probably slipped （滑行） unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam.Once there，the snakes laid eggs.Snake families grew.The snakes have no natural enemies to eat them on Guam.Soon

The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect.The snakes eat birds.There used to be 12 kinds of birds on the island.But these snakes have killed off nine kinds of the birds.The snakes can grow to be 10 feet long.They often bite humans.They climb onto power lines and make the electricity go out.This causes millions of dollars in damage.

Scientists have tried many different ways to control the number of snakes.They have used snake traps and snake﹣sniffing dogs.Nothing seemed to work.Nothing，that is，until they found a surprising secret weapon（武器）

Scientists found out that there is one easy way to kill brown tree snakes.They could give them a medicine called Tylenol.People take Tylenol for headaches and other pains.Even a little bit of Tylenol can kill a brown tree snake.

But how would scientists get the tree snakes to eat Tylenol？They came up with a plan.First，the experts put the medicine into dead mice.Then they attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute（降落伞）.Planes dropped the mice over Guam.The parachutes got caught in the trees.The mice became dinner for the snakes that live there.

Has it worked？So far，research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice.The worry is that it may be too late to clear the snakes，but Mr Vice from Guam's Department of Agriculture says this should not stop the islanders from trying.\"Our long﹣term goal is to kill the snake off completely

（1）What can we learn about the brown tree snakes？ A.They were shipped to Guam on purpose.

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B.They were not native to Guam. C.They were at risk in the 1940s. D.They grew very slowly.

（2）What does the underlined word \"devastating\" in Paragraph 3 mean？ A.Magical. B.Damaging. C.Short﹣term. D.Interesting.

（3）What was a more workable way to kill the brown tree snakes？ A.Letting them eat Tylenol carried by mice. B.Putting Tylenol in the trees. C.Bringing in their enemies. D.Using snake traps.

（4）What does Mr Vice think of solving this snake problem？ A.He is proud of it. B.He is hopeful of it. C.He is doubtful about it. D.He is unconcerned about it. Ⅵ.完形填空

2．Scott Poore is an animal lover.He moves into the shelter kennel（狗舍）with the（1） of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted.Queen，a 3﹣year﹣old dog，has just gotten the most （2） roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a（3） visitor at the shelter，he is familiar with all of the（4） .However，little Queen in particular has really （5） his heart.Poore says that he recently began to notice that Queen seemed to be \"losing（6） \" in finding a forever home.\"I have been visiting Queen every single day for over a year now and I can（7） see her giving up.She used to get so（8） when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed.\"

So to raise awareness of Queen's situation，Poore（9） a suitcase and moved into the dog's kennel.Poore says it has been （10） managing his work while also living at the

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shelter，but he is（11） to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen.Since he（12） the kennel earlier this week，he and his new canine roommate have been（13） the headlines of dozens of national news outlets，although no potential （14） have stepped forward.

Delightfully，this dog has finally been given a loving home after his（15） crossed with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

（1）A.help （2）A.expected （3）A.patient （4）A.keepers （5）A.broken （6）A.hope （7）A.obviously （8）A.concerned （9）A.brought （10）A.unusual （11）A.inspired （12）A.settled into （13）A.discussing （14）A.employers （15）A.story

B．aim C．exception B．devoted C．talented B．curious C．different B．colleagues C．animals B．lost C．understood B．freedom C．happiness B．naturally C．still B．amazed C．excited B．packed C．delivered B．vital C．meaningful B．determined C．honored B．cleared up C．cared for B．hearing C．encouraging B．adopters C．customers B．view

C．path

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D．name D．experienced D．regular D．neighbors D．stolen D．energy D．also D．disappointed D．bought D．tough D．satisfied D．met with D．hitting D．donators D．mind

人教版（2019）选修1《Unit 5 Working the Land》2021年同步

练习卷（板块二）

参考答案与试题解析

Ⅰ.阅读理解

1．Guam is a beautiful，small island in the Pacific Ocean.You'll find happy songbirds，clear blue water

The snakes likely arrived in the 1940s.They probably slipped （滑行） unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam.Once there，the snakes laid eggs.Snake families grew.The snakes have no natural enemies to eat them on Guam.Soon

The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect.The snakes eat birds.There used to be 12 kinds of birds on the island.But these snakes have killed off nine kinds of the birds.The snakes can grow to be 10 feet long.They often bite humans.They climb onto power lines and make the electricity go out.This causes millions of dollars in damage.

Scientists have tried many different ways to control the number of snakes.They have used snake traps and snake﹣sniffing dogs.Nothing seemed to work.Nothing，that is，until they found a surprising secret weapon（武器）

Scientists found out that there is one easy way to kill brown tree snakes.They could give them a medicine called Tylenol.People take Tylenol for headaches and other pains.Even a little bit of Tylenol can kill a brown tree snake.

But how would scientists get the tree snakes to eat Tylenol？They came up with a plan.First，the experts put the medicine into dead mice.Then they attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute（降落伞）.Planes dropped the mice over Guam.The parachutes got caught in the trees.The mice became dinner for the snakes that live there.

Has it worked？So far，research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice.The worry is that it may be too late to clear the snakes，but Mr Vice from Guam's Department of Agriculture says this should not stop the islanders from trying.\"Our long﹣term goal is to kill the snake off completely

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（1）What can we learn about the brown tree snakes？ A.They were shipped to Guam on purpose. B.They were not native to Guam. C.They were at risk in the 1940s. D.They grew very slowly.

（2）What does the underlined word \"devastating\" in Paragraph 3 mean？ A.Magical. B.Damaging. C.Short﹣term. D.Interesting.

（3）What was a more workable way to kill the brown tree snakes？ A A.Letting them eat Tylenol carried by mice. B.Putting Tylenol in the trees. C.Bringing in their enemies. D.Using snake traps.

（4）What does Mr Vice think of solving this snake problem？ A.He is proud of it. B.He is hopeful of it. C.He is doubtful about it. D.He is unconcerned about it.

【解答】（1）B．细节理解题 1940s.They probably slipped（滑行） （这些蛇可能是在20世纪40年代来到这里的。）可知。故选B。

（2）B.词义猜测题。根据下文内容There to 12 of on island.But snakes killed nine of birds. （岛上曾经有12种鸟类。）可知The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect.句意为棕色的树蛇具有毁灭性的影响。故意为\"毁灭性的\"；B.Damaging破坏性的；D.Interesting有趣的。

（3）A.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 ，the experts put the medicine into dead mice.Then they attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute（降落伞），专家们把药放入死老鼠体内。飞机在关岛上空投放了这些老鼠，杀死棕树蛇的更可行的方法是让他们吃老鼠携带的Tylenol.故选A。

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（4）B．细节理解题 \"Our long﹣term goal is to kill the snake off completely，\" ，这不应该阻止岛民尝试。\"）可知 对解决蛇的问题是充满希望的。 Ⅵ.完形填空

2．Scott Poore is an animal lover.He moves into the shelter kennel（狗舍）with the（1） of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted.Queen，a 3﹣year﹣old dog，has just gotten the most （2） roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a（3） D visitor at the shelter，he is familiar with all of the（4） C .However，little Queen in particular has really （5） D his heart.Poore says that he recently began to notice that Queen seemed to be \"losing（6） A \" in finding a forever home.\"I have been visiting Queen every single day for over a year now and I can（7） A see her giving up.She used to get so（8） C when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed.\"

So to raise awareness of Queen's situation，Poore（9） a suitcase and moved into the dog's kennel.Poore says it has been （10） D managing his work while also living at the shelter，but he is（11） to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen.Since he（12） A the kennel earlier this week，he and his new canine roommate have been（13） D the headlines of dozens of national news outlets，although no potential （14） have stepped forward.

Delightfully，this dog has finally been given a loving home after his（15） C crossed with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

（1）A.help （2）A.expected （3）A.patient （4）A.keepers （5）A.broken （6）A.hope （7）A.obviously

B．aim B．devoted B．curious B．colleagues B．lost B．freedom B．naturally

C．exception C．talented C．different C．animals C．understood C．happiness C．still

D．name D．experienced D．regular D．neighbors D．stolen D．energy D．also

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（8）A.concerned （9）A.brought （10）A.unusual （11）A.inspired （12）A.settled into （13）A.discussing （14）A.employers （15）A.story

B．amazed B．packed B．vital B．determined B．cleared up B．hearing B．adopters B．view

C．excited C．delivered C．meaningful C．honored C．cared for C．encouraging C．customers C．path

D．disappointed D．bought D．tough D．satisfied D．met with D．hitting D．donators D．mind

【解答】（1）B.考查名词及语境理解。A.help帮助；C.exception例外。句意：为了帮助那些被抛弃的小狗可以被收养。结合句意可知，故选B项。

（2）B.考查形容词及语境理解。A.expected意料之内的；C.talented有天赋的。句意：尽管居住空间狭窄，一条岁的狗。根据上文的Scott Poore is an animal lover可知此处用\"热心的室友\"符合语境。

（3）D.考查形容词及语境理解。A.patient耐心的；C.different不同的，时常的，所以他非常熟悉这里所有的动物，故选D项。

（4）C.考查名词及语境理解。A.keepers主人；C.animals动物。句意：所以他非常熟悉这里所有的动物，故推测此处用\"她熟悉所有的动物\"符合语境。

（5）D.考查动词及语境理解。A.broken打碎；B.lost失去；D.stolen偷，小Queen尤其获得他的宠爱，steal one's heart\"获得某人宠爱\"。

（6）A.考查名词及语境理解。A.hope希望；C.happiness幸福。句意：Poore说他最近注意到Queen似乎已经失去找到一个永远的家的希望，故此处用\"失去希望\"符合语境。 （7）A.考查副词及语境理解。A.obviously明显地；C.still仍然。句意：在过去的一年里，而现在我明显地看出她的放弃，故推测他可以明显感觉到Queen想放弃的情绪。 （8）C.考查形容词及语境理解。A.concerned担心的；C.excited兴奋的。句意：以前我来的时候她总是很兴奋。结合句意可知，故此处用\"兴奋的\"符合语境故选C项。 （9）B.考查动词及语境理解。A.brought带来；C.delivered送。句意：因此，Poore打包了行李然后搬到了犬舍，此处是指Poore打包搬到犬舍去陪伴Queen 。

（10）D.考查形容词及语境理解。A.unusual不寻常的；C.meaningful有意义的。句意：

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Poore说要处理工作和同时住在犬舍里是困难的。根据句意可知，故选D项。

（11）B.考查动词及语境理解。A.inspired启发；C.honored尊敬。句意：但是他已经决定住在犬舍直到有人来领养Queen，Poore很喜爱Queen ，be determined to do sth.\"决定做某事\" 。

（12）A.考查动词短语及语境理解。A.settled into住进；C.cared for照顾。句意：自本周早些时候他入住犬舍以来，但是还没有潜在的领养者出现，settle into和move into是同义词复现。

（13）D.考查动词及语境理解。A.discussing讨论；C.encouraging鼓励。句意：他和他新的狗室友已经上了几十家全国性新闻媒体的头条。结合句意可知，故选D项。 （14）B.考查名词及语境理解。A.employers雇主；C.customers消费者。句意：他和他新的狗室友已经上了几十家全国性新闻媒体的头条。根据上文的until someone adopts Queen.可知此处用\"领养者\"符合语境，故选B项。

（15）C.考查名词及语境理解。A.story故事；C.path路。句意：令人高兴的是，因为它与住在这个国家另一边的一位女士相遇了，此次考查短语cross one's path with\"与某人相遇\" 。

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