高中英语外研版选修6强化练习：单元小测5

1单元小测Ⅰ.阅读理解[2014·湖北省八市三月调考]WhilethepresenceW1ofratsinhomesmaycauseanxietyandannoyanceW2,theyrarelyresultinP1drivingouttheresidents.ButthatisexactlywhathappenedtoP2theinhabitantsofthe10－square－mileHawadaxIslandoffthecoastofAlaska,almost230yearsago.NowthankstoP3afive－yeareffortbyscientists,theterriblysilent“RatIsland”asithadbeencalledformanyyearshasbeenreturnedtoitsrightfulowners－birds!HawadaxIslandispartofachainofvolcanicislandsintheBeringSeacalledtheAleutianIslands.Theratsthatarrivedtherein1780,whenaJapaneseshipcarryingthembrokedownnearby,completelydestroyedthenativepopulationbecausetheenvironmentoftheislandwasnotbuilttodefenditsanimalsfromthesepredators.SThereisn'tanytreeontheIsland,whichmeantthatthebirdswereaccustomedtoP4buildingtheirnestslowintheground,givingtherodents(啮齿动物)easyaccessW3tobotheggsandbabychicks.Asyearspassed,thebirdsthathadcalledtheislandhomeforthousandsofyearsbecameendangeredW4andeventually,disappearedcompletely.In2007,theU．S.FWS(FishandWildlifeService)startedaseriousplantoridtheislandofP5theratsandtrybringingbackthebeautifulbirdsthathadoncecalledithome.Giventhattherewereanestimated10,000rodentsinhabiting“RatIsland”andthefactthattheyre－producerapidly,itwasnotaneasytask.Butby2009,theIslandwasofficiallydeclaredratfree!Thenslowlybutsurely,thebirdsbegantoreturn.Unfortunately,someofthepioneerswereunintentionallykilledfromtheleavingsoftheraticide,apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeoutP6therodents.ButnowitseemsthingsarebecomingmorestableandtheIslandisstartingtoincreasinglylooklikeitsformerself.Beforethetransformation,“Hawadax”，alsoknownas“RatIsland”，wasasilentandghostlyplacewithbirdbones,snailremainsandrockscoveredinratfeces(粪便)．Today,birds'singingandflyinginandoutisacommonsight.Tuftedpuffinsandsongsparrows,whichhadlongdisappeared,aregraduallymakingtheirwayback.ScientistshavealsobeenobservinganincreaseW5ingroundnestingandshorebirds.ThoughtheIslandisstillnotbacktoitsfullglory,thesignsareencouragingandthingscanonlygetbetter,astimepasses.1.Theunderlinedword“that”inPara.1probablyrefersto________.A.thepresenceofratsB.birds'beingdrivenoutC.birds'returningtotheisland2D.residents'worryingaboutrats2.BirdsonHawadaxIslandbecameaneasytargetbecause________.A.thisislandwastreelessB.theynestedrandomlyC.theyreproducedtoorapidlyD.theirchickswereextremelyweak3.Fromthepassage,wecanknowtheplanofUSFWS________.A.hashelpedtheislandfullyrecoveredB.costlittlebutbenefitedgreatlyC.involvedpoisoningtheratsonalargescaleC.accomplisheditsgoalafterexactly24months4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FWSHelpGetRareBirdsBacktoAlaskaIslandB.JapaneseChangedaBirdParadiseintoRatIslandC.FWSPlantoDriveRatsOutOfRatIslandD.Alaska'sRatIslandReturnstoaBirdParadise本文讲述Hawadax海岛在FWS的计划下重新恢复生机。1.B　词义推测题。根据后文．..hasbeenreturnedtoitsrightfulowners－birds可知，该岛上的小鸟曾经被老鼠驱逐出去。故可知。2.A　细节理解题。根据第二段中Thereisn'tanytreeontheIsland，...givingtherodents(啮齿动物)easyaccesstobotheggsandbabychicks可知。3.C　细节理解题。根据第四段中someofthepioneerswereunintentionallykilled...theraticide,apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeouttherodents可知。4.D　主旨大意题。全文讲述在FWS的帮助下，老鼠岛灭鼠后，鸟儿重新回归，故选D。3W重点单词1.presencen.出席，存在　2.annoyancen.烦恼，烦扰3.accessn.接近，进入4.endangerv.危害，危及5.increasev．&n.增加P重点短语1.resultin导致2.happento碰巧，发生在……身上3.thanksto多亏，由于4.beaccustomedto习惯于5.rid...of...使……摆脱……6.wipeout消灭S长难句译文：1780年抵达那儿的老鼠彻底破坏了当地动物，因为岛的环境不利于当地动物抵抗这些捕食者，这些老鼠是因为运输它们的一艘日本船发生故障而到达那里的。剖析：本句为主从复合句，because引导原因状语从句，主句中又包含that引导的定语从句，修饰therats，when引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰1780。Ⅱ.完形填空[2014·湖北八市高三三调考试]TonysetoffP1forhomeagainwithouthavingeatensince,asusualP2,oneoftheolderboyshadtakenhispackedlunch.Angryand__1__，Tonyrushedtothepark,whenhesuddenlysawawasp(黄蜂)flyingaboutamongtherosebushes.It___2__him,makinghimgetawayfromP3therosesimmediatelyW1.Then,a__3__cameintohishead:Howisitthatsomethingsomuch__4__thanhimselfcouldfrightenW2himlikethat?Having__5__theinsectsforawhile,hehadagoodunderstandingofthewasp's__6__：itwasfear.Awaspcouldnever__7__aperson,buteveryonewassoafraidofP4itsstingthattheyleftthewasp___8__.SoTonyspentthatnight__9__whathis‘sting’couldbe.Thenextday,Tonyseemedlikea__10__boy.NolongerdidhewalkwithhiseyesfixedonP5theground,nordidhe___11__nervouslywhenpeoplespoketohim.Instead,hebecamebraveand___12__，readytofaceuptoP6anyone.Theboywhostolehispackedlunchthatdayatesospicyasausagesandwichthathe__13__cryingandcoughing.NeveragaindidherobTonyofP7hislunches.Anotherolderboy__14__tohitW3Tony,butthistimeTonylookedattheboy___15__andbravely.Frommemory,hetoldhimthe___16__ofhisparents,histeacher,andtheboy'sownmother,“__17__youhitmeI'llcallthem,andyou'llbeseverelypunishedW4.”Theboyturnedaroundand___18__fromthescene.ThestrategyW5___19__.So,intheend,Tonybecamelikethewasphe'dseen.Withouteven4havingtostinganyone,hefrightenedthem,and__20__thatnoonewouldmesswithhim.1.A.excited　　　　　　B.dissatisfiedC.frustratedD.relaxed2.A.scaredB.inspiredC.rescuedD.comforted3.A.guessB.thoughtC.beliefD.view4.A.smallerB.biggerC.smarterD.fiercer5.A.collectedB.testedC.watchedD.counted6.A.challengeB.trickC.choiceD.method7.A.biteB.warnC.fightD.please8.A.inpeaceB.insilenceC.bycomparisonD.onend