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1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors.单句语法填空1I have been so busy that I have no time to clear up the place which is so _(mess)答案：messy2For a very long time, people always have been trying to find out the _ (significant) of life.答案：significance3They reached the company out of breath only _ (tell) they were f
2、ired.答案：to be told4(2014安徽高考书面表达)For example, when you _ (feed) up with all the people sometimes, it is better for you to find a quiet place, listening to some classic music.答案：are fed5The new method caught on and many peasants became very _ (skill) at it.答案：skilful6You have no alternative but _ (wa
3、it) patiently.答案：to wait7Electricity _ (interrupt) in the course of work, so we didnt finish it on time.答案：was interrupted8We all can go out for a picnic this afternoon_ (assume) that other students agree.答案：assuming9Forest elephants, _ the name suggests, live in tropical forests and have straight t
4、runks and rounded ears.答案：as10I didnt see you at the concert last week. What a pity!If only I _ (afford) the time.答案：had afforded.阅读理解(2016河南省豫北、豫东十所名校联考)The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are natural gas and electricpowered stoves.The World Health Organization warns th
5、at millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution which results from the use of dangerous fuels and cookstoves in the home. Most of the deaths are in developing countries. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants.The WHOs p
6、lan of action for reducing indoor pollutants is based on new findings, which show that the use of toxic(有毒的) fuels in inefficient stoves, space heaters or lights is to blame for many of these deaths.Carlos Dora, an official in the WHO, says people should not use unprocessed coal indoors. He says, “O
7、pening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not correct the situation.It will only pollute the outdoors. You cant expect that a bit of ventilation(通风) is going to get rid of this. It is really about clean technologies and clean fuels. And, the fuel story has not been stressed enough so f
8、ar in the global debate. So, that is the new thing. We should be going for clean fuels, avoiding coal and going for the solar.”WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease and childhood lung cancer. These diseases can often result from high levels of f
9、ine particulate matter and carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) released by the burning of solid fuels. These fuels include wood, coal, animal waste, crop waste and charcoal. Women and girls are the main victims.The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of households in subSaharan Africa depend on solid f
10、uels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.WHO experts note some new, safe and lowcost technologies that could help are already available. But this is just a start. They are urging developing countries to use
11、cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances.【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文。在室内使用固体燃料会使室内一氧化碳浓度升高， 从而导致中毒死亡。为解决此问题， 世界卫生组织建议在发展中国家增加使用更清洁、更现代化的烹饪和加热设备。1The reason for indoor air pollution is _.Astill unknownBthe use of solar energyCthe use of dangerous fuels and cook
12、stovesDthe frequent use of fuels in efficient stovesC解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution which results from the use of dangerous fuels and cookstoves in the home.”可知， 世界卫生组织警告说， 每年有成千上万的人死于由家里使用的危险燃料和烹调炉而引起的室内空气
13、污染。故C项正确。2Who may be the least affected by indoor air pollution?AChildren in China.BMen in Europe.CGirls in subSaharan Africa.DWomen in Latin American countries.B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“Most of the deaths are in developing countries.”可知， 绝大部分的死亡事故发生在发展中国家； 根据倒数第二段最后一句“It says huge populations in India, Ch
14、ina and Latin American countries.are also at risk. ”可知， 印度、中国以及拉丁美洲的一些国家污染严重； 根据倒数第三段最后一句可知， 女性是主要受害者， 由此可推知， 欧洲男子最不容易因室内空气污染而死亡。故B项正确；A、C、D三项都属于发展中国家的人， 这些地区污染严重， 故最可能因此而死亡。3Solutions to the indoor air pollution problem include _.going for animal waste and coalusing clean fuelsincreasing access to
15、cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliancesopening a window or door to let out the harmful airA BCDC解析：细节理解题。根据本文最后一句中的“increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances”可知， 增加使用更清洁、更现代化的烹饪和加热设备是解决问题的方法之一， 故排除A、D两项；根据第五段第二、三句可知， 室内污染主要来自于固体燃料的使用而导致的室内一氧化碳浓度升高， 这些固体燃料包括煤炭、动物排泄物、木头等， 所以不在范围内， 故排除B项。故C项正确。4Whats the main idea of this passage?AHealth is very important to people in developing countries.BPeople in developing countries are dying from a
