2020年高中英语Module6UnexplainedMysteriesofNaturalWorldSectionⅡIntroduction.doc

1、Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1When I left, he seemed to be sleeping (sleep) so I didnt say anything.2When he was walking home from the office that night, he was attacked (attack) by several robbers.3(2019山东潍坊一中期末)It is said that this is the only copy of the

2、book in existence(exist)4He is seriously ill so that he is unlikely to attend (attend) the party today.5In the past few years there have been (be) great changes in my hometown.6. “The new film Avengers: Infinity War was exciting，” said Tom, “and we hope to see a second time.”7. Many people claim to

3、have seen (see) Bigfoot but they do not agree on what he or she looks like.8It was a very frightening (frighten) experience and they were very courageous.9Dont be nervous! Keep calm (calmly) even when you are dealing with the conflict.10(2016北京卷)Norton Sound was covered (cover) with ice, which could

4、 sometimes break up without warning.单句改错1Several fishermen are said to have attacked by sharks while fishing last month.have后加been2Trade connections were existed between the two countries before the war.去掉were3The famous scientist claimed have discovered a new planet in the universe.have前加to4There i

5、s unlikely to rain today，for there is not a single cloud in the sky.Believe it or not，the weather forecast says so.ThereIt5Mount Tai，which covers a area of 426 square kilometres，is the first of Chinas Five Mountains.aan. 阅读理解Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four

6、 miles long and, at one point, one mile wide.It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand.It is cold and murky(混沌的), with dangerous currents.In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.The Loch Ness Monst

7、er, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area.The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St.Columba by Adamnan in the year AD.565.The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.The monster didnt make headlines again u

8、ntil August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air.In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly.Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motor

9、cycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road.Grants description of the thingsmall head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur(蛇颈龙), an aquatic(水生的)type of dinosaur that has been extinct for 65 million years.The Loch

10、Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature.Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster.A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isnt any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.Skept

11、ics(怀疑论者)argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in.They also argue that an airbreathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.Some scientists have wondered if the sightings mi

12、ght be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness.Such a wave might push debris(废弃物)to the surface that might look like a strange animal.However, none of these is identified.【解题导语】本文讲述了尼斯湖水怪的传说。第一个传说说它是蛇颈龙， 现在已经灭绝了。第二个说是一种呼吸空气的动物。第三个说

13、是水下的水波的流动， 把水里的废弃物推到水的表层， 看起来就像一个奇怪的动物。到目前为止， 这些说法还未得到证实。1According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?AIt is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.BThe Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.CThe Loch Ness Monster is an airbreathing animal.DThere is no socalled monster

14、in Loch Ness.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“.there isnt any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster”及第五段内容可知， 没有证据证明有水怪。2Which of the following is the CORRECT order for the things that happened in the passage?aA young student met with a monster crossing the road.bA swimmer was attacked by a monster

15、in Loch Ness.cA new road was built along the edge of the Loch.dThe Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.eThree fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.AbecadBabedcCbdaceDdceba解析：选A细节理解题。根据短文事件出现的时间顺序， 可知应选A。3What does this passage mainly talk about?AThe natural scenery of Loch Ness

16、.BThe Nessie.CSkeptics opinions on Loch Ness Monster.DThe Loch Ness Investigation Bureaus research results.解析：选B主旨大意题。全文主要围绕尼斯湖水怪展开说明和讨论， 故选B。.完形填空I used to be a very selfcentered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people _1_ I think about mys

17、elf.I am happy that I am becoming a _2_ person.I think my _3_ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my _4_ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _5_ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really _6_.It se

18、emed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) _7_.I started asking people around me what they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _8_ to help.That was really a big _9_ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of _10_ are still my be

19、st friends today.A bigger cause of my new _11_， however, came when I took a parttime job at a Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my _12_.Every time I came into her room, she was so _13_ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never _14_ her, so I

20、 took her place.She let me _15_ that making others feel good makes me feel good, too.When she died, I was _16_， but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much _17_ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not _18_ these experiences.They have _19_ me to care about other people more than

21、about myself.I _20_ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要叙述了作者从一个自私的女孩到关爱他人的人的转变过程及她从中所学到的道理。1A.sinceBbeforeCorDunless解析：选B根据本段第一句： “我过去是一个非常自私的人， 但在过去的两年里我真的变了。”此空体现出的正是变化后的结果， 那就是先考虑别人， 再考虑自己。所以选before“在之前”。since“自从”； or“或者”； unless“除非”。2A.famousBsimpleCdiffe

22、rentDskilled解析：选C根据“in the past two years I have really changed”可知，作者现在已成为一个完全不同于过去的人。3A.educationBcareerCtourDchange解析：选D此处change正好对应着前面“I have really changed”。education“教育”； career“职业， 生涯”； tour“旅行”。4A.balanceBhomeworkCdegreeDinterest解析：选C结合前面“when I was at Palomar College”可知，作者起初的目标应是获得“学位(degree

23、)”。balance“平衡”； homework“作业”； interest“兴趣”。5A.talkedBwroteCliedDreported解析：选A作者认为自己比班里任何人都聪明， 所以从不和他们“交谈(talk)”。而write“写信”； lie“说谎”； report“报告”， 均不符合语境。6A.carefulBlonelyCcuriousDguilty解析：选B通过此空后面的“It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.”可知， 直到这学期结束时， 作者很“孤单(lonely)”。care

24、ful“仔细的”； curious“好奇的”； guilty“有罪的”。7A.argumentBgameCexperimentDdefence解析：选C面对现状， 作者尝试了一个“实验(experiment)”。argument“争论， 辩论”； game“游戏”； defence“保卫， 防御”。只有C项符合语境。8A.daredBofferedChesitatedDhappened解析：选B作者开始问周围的人他们在做什么， 他们是否有一些作者可以帮助解决的麻烦事。这里选offer(乐意， 主动提议)主要是结合作者现在需要改变， 以前不关心别人， 现在从关心周围的人和事开始而得出。而hesi

25、tate to do“犹豫做”和happen to do“恰巧做”， 不符合语境。9A.dreamBproblemCdutyDstep解析：选D这对于作者来说是一个很大的“进步(step)”， 因为下面说到年底， 她已经交了一些朋友。dream“梦想”； problem“问题”； duty“职责， 责任”。10A.usBwhichCthemDwhom解析：选C作者交了一些新朋友， 并且其中有两个现在还是她最好的朋友。通过and这个并列连词， 可判断只能选them, 容易误选whom, 如果没有and, 可以看成是定语从句。11A.attitudeBhobbyChopeDluck解析：选A作者之

26、所以会有一个新的生活态度的另一个原因是她在护理之家从事兼职工作的时候出现的。此处的attitude呼应第一段中的change。12A.friendBpartnerCguideDguest解析：选A结合下一句生病的老太太把作者当成她的女儿， 可知作者把老太太看成是她的“朋友(friend)”。partner“伙伴”； guide“向导”； guest“客人”。13A.politeBhappyCstrangeDconfident解析：选B老太太把作者当成了她的女儿， 所以见到她非常“高兴(happy)”。polite“礼貌的”； strange“奇怪的”； confident“有信心的”。14A.

27、botheredBansweredCvisitedDtrusted解析：选C老太太的女儿从来不来看她， 作者就代替了她的女儿。bother“打扰”； answer“回答”； trust“信任”。15A.explainBguessCdeclareDsee解析：选D这个老太太使作者“明白(see)”了使别人感到愉悦也能使自己感到愉悦。explain“解释”； guess“猜测”； declare“宣布”。16A.homelessBheartbrokenCbadtemperedDhopeless解析：选B当老太太去世时作者非常难过， “心碎的(heartbroken)”。homeless“无家可归的

28、”； badtempered“坏脾气的”； hopeless“无望的”。17A.quieterBbusierCbetterDricher解析：选C作者认为自己现在要比过去更好， 可以结合第一段她以前自私而现在不自私来找答案的依据。18A.forgetBfaceCimproveDanalyze解析：选A作者希望自己不会忘记这些经历。face“面对”； improve“提高， 改进”； analyze“分析”。19A.forcedBpreferredCorderedDtaught解析：选D这些经历“教会(taught)”作者要关心别人多于自己。force“强迫”； prefer“宁愿”； orde

29、r“命令”。20A.missBlikeCwonderDexpect解析：选B作者“喜欢(like)”现在的自己， 而多年前不敢那样说。而miss“想念”； wonder“想知道”； expect“期望”， 均不符合语境， 所以选B。.短文改错There are some voices said Lei Fengs spirit has gone out of style in todays society.They think nowadays people should look for more practically things, such as fame, money or a co

30、mfortable life.To them everything is more important than those things.However, there are some other people still believe in the spirit of Lei Feng is important in modern society.I agree with the second views.The great soldiers story has a strong influence on peoples ideas, values and ways of life on

31、 the past.Now we still need it to make us becoming better people so that we can live meaningful lives.答案：There are some voices Lei Fengs spirit has gone out of style in todays society.They think nowadays people should look for more things, such as fame, money a comfortable life.To them is more impor

32、tant than those things.However, there are some other people still believe the spirit of Lei Feng is important in modern society.I agree with the second .The great soldiers story a strong influence peoples ideas, values and ways of life on the past.Now we still need it to make us better people so that we can live meaningful lives.