高考英语新人教版选修6一轮复习提分单元加餐练第六辑Unit5Thepowerofnature.doc

Unit5Thepowerofnature

单元加餐练

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Gettingclosetoactiveoreruptingvolcanoescanbedangerous.ButforMichaelRampino,itsallinadayswork.Rampinoisavolcanologist,ascientistwhostudiesvolcanoesandhowtheyaffectourplanet.Rampinohasbeenclosetored-hotlavaflows(熔岩流)inHawaiiandexplosivevolcanoesinIndonesia.Heknowswhentogetclosetoanactivevolcanoandwhentobackaway.

Rampinowasntalwaysavolcanologist.HeworkedforNASAforsevenyears.Hestudiedrocksuntilhebegantoresearchclimatechangeandtheeffectsthatvolcanoeshaveonclimate.Hebecameinterestedinthesubject.“OnceIstartedworkingwithvolcanoes，”Rampinosaid,“Iwashooked.”

RampinoisaprofessoratNewYork

Rampinodoesntworkalone.Heworkswithateamofscientistswhouseputerstostimulate(模拟)theeffectsvolcanoeshaveonEarthsatmosphere.

Beingavolcanologistmaybehardwork,butitsalsofun.“Itscooltravelingtheworldstudyingvolcanoes，”Rampinosays.Whenhetalkstostudentsabouthiswork,hetellsthemthathisgoalis“tounderstandtheeventsthathaveshapedEarthshistory.”

篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位火山学家的相关事迹。

1．ToRampino,beingclosetoactivevolcanoesis________.

A．adventurousbutmeaningful

B．scarybutnecessary

C．impossibleandunnecessary

D．dangerousbuturgent

答案：A推理推断题。根据第一段可知这样的工作很具有冒险性；再根据文章第三段最后一句可知这样的工作也很有意义。

2．Theunderlinedword“hooked”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．

A．trapped B．touched

C．frightened D．attracted

答案：D词义猜测题。根据上一句中的“becameinterestedinthesubject”可知，Rampino一旦开始火山研究工作时，就会入迷、被吸引，故这里是被“吸引”的意思。故选D项。

3．Rampinosstudyonvolcanoesmighthelp________.

A．warnpeopletoprotecttheenvironment

B．supportthestudyofEarthsfutureclimate

C．tellthefutureeruptiontimeofthevolcanoes

D．reducethepossibilityofthevolcanoeseruptions

答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“ItmayalsohelpscientistspredictwhatcouldhappentoEarthsclimateinthefuture.”以及第四段最后一句可知，他的工作有助