高考英语一轮复习步精炼 unit 5 the power of nature 新人教版选修6(广东专版).docVIP

Unit 5　The power of nature Ⅰ阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.It was a pleasant way of __1__ time for an old woman who lived alone. When she came home she __2__ something unusual.Had someone got in？The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no __3__ of forced entry.Had anything been taken？She went from room to room，__4__，and found her camera and spare watch missing. The following Thursday she went out at her __5__ time，but didn’t go to the club.Instead，she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home，letting herself in through the __6__ door.She settled down to wait and see what would happen. It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang.Mrs Clarke was __7__ tea at the time.The bell rang again，and the next moment she __8__ her letter-box being pushed open.Picking up the kettle of boiling water，she moved quietly towards the letter-box.A piece of __9__ appeared through the letter-box，and then a hand.The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮)on the door-lock.Mrs Clarke __10__ the kettle and poured the water over the hand.A __11__ cry was heard outside as the wire __12__ to the floor and the hand was pulled back，which was followed by the sound of __13__ feet. It wasn’t long before the police caught the thief.And Mrs Clarke was greatly __14__ at the club for her successful __15__. 【解题导语】 本文讲述的是Mrs. Clarke在发现家中被盗后采取措施，靠智慧保护了自家财产，同时用开水惩治小偷，并帮助警察捉到了小偷的故事。 1．A.saving B．passing C．stealing D．finding 解析：从上下文来看，此处说的是Mrs. Clake每到星期四下午都去女子俱乐部打发时间。 答案：B 2．A.learned B．found C．sensed D．hoped 解析：从后面的几个问句来看，她对是否出现了问题还没有把握，故这只是她回到家时的一种“感觉”，觉得有点“反常”，但不能说是learn(得知)，find(发现)，更不能是hope(希望)。sense在此为动词，意为“觉察到，感觉到”。 答案：C 3．A.sight B．exhibition C．note D．sign 解析：从The back door and the windows were all locked及下文来看，此处应用sign，即没有人强行进入的迹象/痕迹(sign)。 答案：D 4．A.watching B．searching C．looking D．checking 解析：从Had anything been taken来看，她仍不知道是否丢失了东西，由此可推测此时只能是“核实”一下是否有丢失