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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural World
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The animal is mild,and never ________(袭击)tourists or other animals.
2.There was enough evidence ________(表明)that the man was guilty.
3.Teens are good at ________(适应)to the changing environment.
4.He was being very ________(神秘的,诡秘的)about where he was going.
5.If we continue to destroy the habitats of some rare animals,they will be endangered and become ________(绝种的).
6.The company has made a new ________(财富)even in the present declining economy.
7.He is a wellrespected teacher and has won a good ________(名誉,声望)for all he has done for the kids.
8.It was really ________(慷慨的)of him to pay for both of us.
9.Some people are really ________(怀疑的)about what they have read in the newspaper.
10.The quiet village,as the police claimed in the morning paper,was an ________(不可能的)setting for such a crime.
答案:1.attacks 2.indicating 3.adapting 4.mysterious 5.extinct 6.fortune 7.reputation 8.generous 9.sceptical
10.unlikely
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.她声称那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遗失的。
She ______________ the ring was stolen, not lost.
2.他努力使自己适应新的情况。
He tried hard ____________________ the new conditions.
3.一种新方法提供一个答案,并且有可能帮助弄清楚更大的问题。
A new approach offers an answer, and may _____________ an even bigger question.
4.因为我们没有足够的时间,让我们谈正题吧。
Let's ____________________________ because we don't have enough time.
5.我们幸福的童年应归功于父亲的辛勤工作。
Our happy childhood is ________ our father's hard work.
答案:1.claimed that 2.to adapt himself to 3.throw light on
4.come straight to the point 5.due toⅢ.单项填空
1.The mother got a bit ________, for her daughter should have come back home from school.
A.calmB.eager
C.impatient
D.anxious
答案:D 考查形容词辨析。calm“平静的,镇静的”;eager“渴望的”;impatient“不耐烦的”;anxious“焦急的”。句意:这位母亲有点焦急,因为她的女儿本应该已经从学校回来了。
2.It was ________ of my secretary not to have let others disturb me this morning when I was occupied with my work.
A.generous
B.politeC.considerate
D.rude
答案:C 考查形容词辨析。generous“慷慨的”;polite“有礼貌的”;considerate“体贴的”;rude“粗鲁的”。句意:今早在我忙于工作时,我的秘书不让他人打扰我,真够体贴周到的。
3.These toy cars are ________ different sizes, shapes and colors.
A.in
B.with
C.of
D.at
答案:C 考查介词与固定搭配。be of the same/different size/shape/age/color大小/形状/年龄/颜色相同/不同。
4.Look! There are so many snakes on the street, which ________ that something strange might happen. A.indicates
B.thinksC.instructs
D.explains
答案:A 考查动词辨析。句意:看!路上有很多蛇,这暗示有可能发生奇怪的事情。
5.He claimed ________ nothing to do with the murder.
A.having
B.doing
C.to have
D.to do
答案:C claim“声称”,后面跟动词不定式。另外此处又考查了固定短语have nothing to do with“与……无关”。故选C。
6.Many farmers in China go to the city to ________ a fortune.
A.find
B.do
C.make
D.accept
答案:C 考查固定搭配。make a fortune表示“挣钱,发财”。
7.If we don't take some measures to protect this kind of plant,it will ________ soon.
A.die out
B.die down
C.die from
D.die of
答案:A 考查die短语的用法。句意:如果我们不采取措施保护这种植物,它将很快就灭绝。die out灭绝,消失;符合语境。die down(风、雨等)减弱,平息;die from/of死于。
8.Some experts have estimated that there will be a good harvest of wheat in North China this summer ________the good weather.
A.in spite of
B.apart from
C.due to
D.regardless of
答案:C 考查短语辨析。句意:有些专家估计,由于天气非常好,今年夏季华北地区的小麦将获得大丰收。in spite of尽管,不管,不顾;apart from除……之外,且不说;due to由于;regardless of不管,不顾,与in spite of词义相同。
9.With the new evidence accumulated,the case ________—it was his stepfather who killed the boy cruelly.
A.brought to light
B.came to light
C.threw light on
D.saw the light
答案:B 考查动词短语。句意:随着新证据的逐渐增加, 这起案件也就变得真相大白了——是那个男孩的继父残忍地将他杀害了。come to light为人所知,变得众所周知;bring to light揭露,发现;throw light on使清楚,阐明;see the light领悟,恍然大悟;理解明白。
10.Constant coughs,running nose and back pain are often the ________ of seasonal flu.
A.reputations
B.symptomsC.signs
D.symbols
答案:B 考查名词辨析。句意:不断的咳嗽,流鼻涕及背痛通常是季节性流感的症状。reputation名声,名誉,声望;symptom(疾病的临床)症状;sign迹象,符号;symbol象征,标志。故选B。
11.—Where is Lucy?
—I can't say where she is,but she ________ have gone to meet her classmates at the school gate.
A.can
B.should
C.must
D.may
答案:D 考查情态动词。这里表示对过去状况的推测,用情态动词+have done。从前面的“我不确定她在哪里”可知,用may have done,表示过去可能已经做了;must have done表示过去一定做了; can have done用在否定句和疑问句中;should have done表示过去本该做但实际却没做。
12.Bob's lectures ________ a fairly wide range and I couldn't sum up what he said in few sentences.
A.covered
B.conveyed
C.considered
D.commanded
答案:A 考查动词辨析。句意:鲍勃的讲座涉及范围相当广泛,因此我不能用几个句子就概括出来他所说的内容。cover覆盖,涉及;convey传达;consider考虑,认为;command命令,指挥。
13.Cao Cao's tomb is reported ________ in Anyang,Henan Province,which attracts nationwide attention.
A.being found
B.to be found
C.having been found
D.to have been found
答案:D 考查非谓语动词。句意:据报道,曹操墓已经在河南安阳被发现,这引起了全国范围的关注。本句考查了“sb./sth. be reported+不定式”,其中的不定式动作发生在主句谓语动作之前,故要用不定式的完成式。
14.(2024·武汉高三联考) Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to the earthquake survivors that remained ________ in remote mountain villages.
A.cut off
B.paid off
C.put off
D.laid off
答案:A 短语辨析。cut off使隔绝;pay off努力得到回报;put off推迟;lay off使下岗。句意为:“军队的直升机为那些在地震中被困偏远山区的幸存者们投下食物和药品。”
15.________the local authorities paid more attention to the safety of the children,more than 20 lives ________ in Gansu Province.
A.Should;would not be claimed
B.Had;would not have been claimed
C.Should;would not be cost
D.Had;would not have been cost
答案:B 考查虚拟语气。句意:如果当地政府更多一些关心孩子们的安全的话,在甘肃就不会有20多条小生命被夺走了。对于发生了的事情进行假设,从句用had+done,主句用would have done;claim意为“要求,认领,索取,夺走(生命等)”,故答案选B。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder __1__ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly __2__ his twostory wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to __3__ ;he opened the door to the basement(地下室) ,and flames __4__out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt __5__ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway, ”he explains.
But the phone didn't work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was __6__ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped(困住).
Sibson's house was three kilometers __7__ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be __8__.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm __9__ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his __10__ and flashlight,and headed down the hillside toward the __11__. That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911,and the operator warned him not to __12__ the house.But Huggons said,“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson __13__ and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I'm trapped!”coming from the secondfloor balcony (阳台). He entered the house,but soon had to run back to catch his __14__.
After one more __15__ inside the house, Huggons gave up and __16__ around back.
The wind parted the smoke just __17__ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He __18__the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and __19__ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still __20__when he tells the story.“I was alone that night,”he says.“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Huggons.”
1.A.before
B.while
C.since
D.until
答案:A 闪电在黑暗中划过西布森寝室的天窗。在西布森还没有意识到所发生的事情之前,一声巨雷让他感到震颤。before引导时间状语从句,说明了雷电速度之快。故选A项。
2.A.on
B.in
C.through
D.over
答案:D over“在……的上方”。此处指他的两层木房之上。
3.A.hide
B.wait
C.check
D.escape
答案:C 第一段提到暴风雨发生的突然性,导致烟雾报警器响了。为了查明原因,西布森赤着脚冲下了楼。check“检查”,符合文意。
4.A.moved
B.gave
C.went
D.exploded
答案:D explode“爆炸,爆发”。此句指:他打开地下室的门时,火焰窜了出来。说明了事态的严重性和紧迫感。
5.A.safe
B.worried
C.glad
D.tired
答案:A 当时的西布森认为自己还是比较安全的,因为房间有着独立的室外楼梯。根据句意,A项正确。
6.A.burned
B.stopped
C.shocked
D.covered
答案:B 根据下一句“Sibson realized he was trapped(困住)”,可知西布森在下楼时被火焰挡住了去路。故选B项。
7.A.beside
B.off
C.across
D.along
答案:B 这句话说明了西布森居住处的位置,离主路3公里远,而且隐藏于树林中。off指远离一段距离,故选B项。
8.A.limited
B.false
C.fruitless
D.regretful
答案:C 本句前一部分介绍了其住处的隐蔽性,让人难以发现险情。因此他觉得请求帮助将会是徒劳的。fruitless“不成功的,徒劳的”,符合文意。limited“有限的”;false“错误的,虚伪的”;regretful“后悔的”。
9.A.struck
B.missed
C.touched
D.passed
答案:A strike“敲击,打击,(声音)传到”。句意:西布森的邻居哈根斯躺在床上,听到了烟雾警报声。miss“错过”,touch“接触,碰到”,pass“经过”,均不符合句意。
10.A.coat
B.key
C.basin
D.phone
答案:D 根据下一段第一句哈根斯拨打了911求助电话可知,他在动身时带了电话。
11.A.noise
B.road
C.smoke
D.danger
答案:A 上文提到哈根斯听到烟雾警报器的声音,因此是前往发出这一声音的地方。noise“噪音”,符合文意。故选A项。
12.A.search
B.enter
C.leave
D.damage
答案:B 因为房内浓烟滚滚,接线员警告哈根斯不要进入那所房子。选用enter“进入”符合常理。search“搜查,寻找”,leave“离开”,damage“损坏”,均不符合文意。
13.A.call
B.roll
C.scream
D.sigh
答案:C 这句话的意思是:听到西布森的喊叫,让他在火中丧生,这是我不能接受的,紧急情况下的救助声音用scream更为恰当。
14.A.breath
B.attention
C.ladder
D.flashlight
答案:A catch one's breath“喘息”。进入布满浓烟的房子后,哈根斯又不得不跑回来喘息。故选A项。
15.A.stay
B.chance
C.thought
D.attempt
答案:D 又一次尝试进入房子,又一次放弃了。attempt“努力;尝试”符合文章。
16.A.climbed
B.circled
C.looked
D.jumped
答案:B 上一段最后一句提到哈根斯进入房子之后,又折了回来。根据这一信息可知circled around back指的是又绕了回来。