高考英语一轮复习 Unit 5 The power of nature练习 新人教版选修6VIP免费

【春走向高考】高三英语一轮复习Unit5Thepowerofnature练习新人教版选修6Ⅰ.阅读理解(·海口市调测)Bornoutoftechnologydevelopedinthesearchfortheworld'smostpowerfulbomb,nuclearpowerhaseversincecastaheavyshadowoveritsbenefits.ThepicturesofwhatwasleftofHiroshimaandNagasakiin1945aftertheUnitedStatesdroppedtheatomicbomblefttheworldwithafeelingofmentalpain—200000peoplediedinasecond,andoncecrowdedcitiesweredestroyedcompletely.Butitwasthecloudofradiationthatcouldn'tbeseenandnoonecoulddefendagainstthataffectedgenerations.PopularAmericanmovieslikethe1983filmTheDayAfterplayedonpeople'sfearswithpicturesofanuclearwintersodestructivethatitwouldkillalmosteverylivingthing.Yet,bythatsameyear,nuclearenergyplantswerebeingbuiltfromArgentinatoSouthKoreatosatisfythedemandforcheap,dependablesourcesofenergy.AccordingtotheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,by,nuclearenergyproducedalmost14percentoftheworld'selectricitysupplies.Andthetotaldemandforenergyworldwidehascontinuedtorise,althoughthelatestnucleardisasteratJapan'sFukushimaplantappearstohavediscouragedenthusiasmfortheenergysource.Othermajorsourcesofenergyhavetheirownbenefits—andtheirownsetofrisks.Oilislimited,likelytobeaffectedbypoliticalpressureandrisingprices,andhascausedseriousenvironmentaldisastersofitsown.Coalisblamedforseriousairpollution,andminingforcoalisanoftenperilousprofession:coalminingaccidentsfromColombiatoChinahaveresultedinthousandsofdeaths.Naturalgaspollutestheairlessthanoilorcoal,butoldandleakprone(容易泄漏的)naturalgaspipelinescanexplode,killingandinjuringdozensofpeople.Waterpowerisarenewableandcleansourceofenergy,butbuildingdamsrequiresalotofland,andiftheyburst,theenvironmentaldamageiswidespread.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。作者通过列举核能、石油、煤、天然气、水能的优缺点，说明了任何一种能源都有其危险的一面。1．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．nuclearenergyisadoubleedgedswordB．thedemandfornuclearenergyisdecliningC．thenucleardisasterinJapanmeanttheendofnuclearenergyD．nuclearenergyproducesonethirdoftheworld'selectricitysupplies答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段可知，一方面原子弹的使用致使数十万人死亡，整座城市被毁，另一方面核能源给人类提供了近14%的电能。由此可知，核能是一把双刃剑。故选A。2．Theunderlinedword“perilous”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．highrewardingB．tiringC．appealingD．dangerous答案：D词义猜测题。根据本句话中冒号后的内容“coalminingaccidentsfromColombiatoChinahaveresultedinthousandsofdeaths.”可知，煤矿发生的事故已经夺取了许多人的生命，由此可推知，此处指采煤是一种危险的工作。故选D，意为“危险的”。3．What'stheadvantageofnaturalgasoveroilandcoalaccordingtothepassage?A．Itiseasiertotransport.B．Itcauseslessairpollution.C．Itrequireslessefforttoget.D．Itismoreabundantinnature.答案：B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Naturalgaspollutestheairlessthanoilorcoal”可知，答案选B。4．What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toadvocatesavingenergy.B．Topromotenuclearenergy.C．Toinformtherisksofpower.D．Toraiseenvironmentalawareness.答案：C写作意图题。作者首先分析了核能既能大规模地杀伤人类又能给人类提供能源，是一把双刃剑；接着又说明了石油、煤、天然气、水能这些看起来似乎没有危险的能源实际上也是暗藏着危险。由此可知，作者的目的是提醒我们任何能源都具有危险性。故选C。Ⅱ.七选五(·邯郸市二模)Alargenumberofpeoplehaveapreferenceforbottledwater,becausetheyfeelthattapwatermaynotbesafe.__1__Bottledwat...