人教版高中英语选修6 课时精练：Unit4 Reading 基础练习

课时精练：Unit4 Reading基础练习
Ⅰ.选词填空
2.Buy vegetables in small , for your immediate use.
3.People to need less sleep as they get older.
4.Most of us are to the death penalty.
5.The government needs to clearly its policy on this issue.
6.Even the cheapest property was out of our price .
7.The man nervously at his watch.
8.Paul is making progress.
9.I asked a few questions of Ellen as we sat there.
10.He broke the law，and now he must face the of his actions.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The committee is totally opposed ______any changes being made to the plans.
A．of B．on C．to D．against
2．We must take all possible measures________ to improve working conditions.
A．to tend B．tending C．tended D．being tended
3．He slipped and had his leg broken.________，he will have to be away from school for two or three months.
A．In any case B．After all C．As a consequence D．In this way
4．The manager________ his eyes down the list of names quickly to see if anyone was left out.
A．glared B．stared C．glanced D．looked
5．Such fine work requires a good eye and a ________hand.
A．calm B．fluent C．frequent D．steady
6．He was so angry at that time that he shouted at anyone within________.
A．limit B．range C．edge D．centre
7．—What about Mary’s idea?
—Very good! But not many people________ the idea that money brings
happiness.
A．subscribe to B．take to C．contribute to D．relate to
8．________ is no doubt that Sophie will be able to win the first prize in the contest, for she is always studying hard.
A．This B．It C．There D．Here
9．Though it was raining, they ________working until it was finished.
A．kept up B．kept on C．kept from D．kept out
10．As is known to all, failure usually ________laziness while diligence
can________ success.
A．results from; lie in B．results in; result from
C．leads to; lie in D．results from; result in
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Tuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it will be swallowed up by the sea.
Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetables. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.
But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20­50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, global warming c auses Tuvalu’s rising sea level.
The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it rise by extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.
Warmer weather makes glaciers (冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years.
The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal,。