Module 6　Unexplained Mysteries

　　of the Natural World

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．The animal is mild，and never ________(襲擊)tourists or other animals.

　　2．There was enough evidence ________(表明)that the man was guilty.

　　3．Teens are good at ________(適應)to the changing environment.

　　4．He was being very ________(神秘的，詭秘的)about where he was going.

　　5．If we continue to destroy the habitats of some rare animals，they will be endangered and become ________(絕種的)．

　　6．The company has made a new ________(財富)even in the present declining economy.

　　7．He is a well-respected teacher and has won a good ________(名譽，聲望)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 ________(懷疑的)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．她聲稱那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遺失的。

　　She ______________ the ring was stolen, not lost.

　　2．他努力使自己適應新的情況。

　　He tried hard ____________________ the new conditions.

　　3．一種新方法提供一個答案，并且有可能幫助弄清楚更大的問題。

　　A new approach offers an answer, and may _____________ an even bigger question.

　　4．因為我們沒有足夠的時間，讓我們談正題吧。

　　Let's ____________________________ because we don't have enough time.

　　5．我們幸福的童年應歸功于父親的辛勤工作。

　　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.單項填空

　　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　考查形容詞辨析。calm“平靜的，鎮靜的”；eager“渴望的”；impatient“不耐煩的”；anxious“焦急的”。句意：這位母親有點焦急，因為她的女兒本應該已經從學校回來了。

　　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　考查形容詞辨析。generous“慷慨的”；polite“有禮貌的”；considerate“體貼的”；rude“粗魯的”。句意：今早在我忙于工作時，我的秘書不讓他人打擾我，真夠體貼周到的。

　　3．These toy cars are ________ different sizes, shapes and colors.

　　A．in

　　B．with

　　C．of

　　D．at

　　答案：C　考查介詞與固定搭配。be of the same/different size/shape/age/color大小/形狀/年齡/顏色相同/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　考查動詞辨析。句意：看！路上有很多蛇，這暗示有可能發生奇怪的事情。

　　5．He claimed ________ nothing to do with the murder.

　　A．having

　　B．doing

　　C．to have

　　D．to do

　　答案：C　claim“聲稱”，后面跟動詞不定式。另外此處又考查了固定短語have nothing to do with“與……無關”。故選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“掙錢，發財”。

　　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短語的用法。句意：如果我們不采取措施保護這種植物，它將很快就滅絕。die out滅絕，消失；符合語境。die down(風、雨等)減弱，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　考查短語辨析。句意：有些專家估計，由于天氣非常好，今年夏季華北地區的小麥將獲得大豐收。in spite of盡管，不管，不顧；apart from除……之外，且不說；due to由于；regardless of不管，不顧，與in spite of詞義相同。

　　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　考查動詞短語。句意：隨著新證據的逐漸增加， 這起案件也就變得真相大白了——是那個男孩的繼父殘忍地將他殺害了。come to light為人所知，變得眾所周知；bring to light揭露，發現；throw light on使清楚，闡明；see the light領悟，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　考查名詞辨析。句意：不斷的咳嗽，流鼻涕及背痛通常是季節性流感的癥狀。reputation名聲，名譽，聲望；symptom(疾病的臨床)癥狀；sign跡象，符號；symbol象征，標志。故選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　考查情態動詞。這里表示對過去狀況的推測，用情態動詞＋have done。從前面的“我不確定她在哪里”可知，用may have done，表示過去可能已經做了；must have done表示過去一定做了； can have done用在否定句和疑問句中；should have done表示過去本該做但實際卻沒做。

　　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　考查動詞辨析。句意：鮑勃的講座涉及范圍相當廣泛，因此我不能用幾個句子就概括出來他所說的內容。cover覆蓋，涉及；convey傳達；consider考慮，認為；command命令，指揮。

　　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　考查非謂語動詞。句意：據報道，曹操墓已經在河南安陽被發現，這引起了全國范圍的關注。本句考查了“sb./sth. be reported＋不定式”，其中的不定式動作發生在主句謂語動作之前，故要用不定式的完成式。

　　14．(2024·武漢高三聯考) 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　短語辨析。cut off使隔絕；pay off努力得到回報；put off推遲；lay off使下崗。句意為：“軍隊的直升機為那些在地震中被困偏遠山區的幸存者們投下食物和藥品。”

　　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　考查虛擬語氣。句意：如果當地政府更多一些關心孩子們的安全的話，在甘肅就不會有20多條小生命被奪走了。對于發生了的事情進行假設，從句用had＋done，主句用would have done；claim意為“要求，認領，索取，奪走(生命等)”，故答案選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 two-story 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 (陽臺). 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　閃電在黑暗中劃過西布森寢室的天窗。在西布森還沒有意識到所發生的事情之前，一聲巨雷讓他感到震顫。before引導時間狀語從句，說明了雷電速度之快。故選A項。

　　2．A.on

　　B．in

　　C．through

　　D．over

　　答案：D　over“在……的上方”。此處指他的兩層木房之上。

　　3．A.hide

　　B．wait

　　C．check

　　D．escape

　　答案：C　第一段提到暴風雨發生的突然性，導致煙霧報警器響了。為了查明原因，西布森赤著腳沖下了樓。check“檢查”，符合文意。

　　4．A.moved

　　B．gave

　　C．went

　　D．exploded

　　答案：D　explode“爆炸，爆發”。此句指：他打開地下室的門時，火焰竄了出來。說明了事態的嚴重性和緊迫感。

　　5．A.safe

　　B．worried

　　C．glad

　　D．tired

　　答案：A　當時的西布森認為自己還是比較安全的，因為房間有著獨立的室外樓梯。根據句意，A項正確。

　　6．A.burned

　　B．stopped

　　C．shocked

　　D．covered

　　答案：B　根據下一句“Sibson realized he was trapped(困住)”，可知西布森在下樓時被火焰擋住了去路。故選B項。

　　7．A.beside

　　B．off

　　C．across

　　D．along

　　答案：B　這句話說明了西布森居住處的位置，離主路3公里遠，而且隱藏于樹林中。off指遠離一段距離，故選B項。

　　8．A.limited

　　B．false

　　C．fruitless

　　D．regretful

　　答案：C　本句前一部分介紹了其住處的隱蔽性，讓人難以發現險情。因此他覺得請求幫助將會是徒勞的。fruitless“不成功的，徒勞的”，符合文意。limited“有限的”；false“錯誤的，虛偽的”；regretful“后悔的”。

　　9．A.struck

　　B．missed

　　C．touched

　　D．passed

　　答案：A　strike“敲擊，打擊，(聲音)傳到”。句意：西布森的鄰居哈根斯躺在床上，聽到了煙霧警報聲。miss“錯過”，touch“接觸，碰到”，pass“經過”，均不符合句意。

　　10．A.coat

　　B．key

　　C．basin

　　D．phone

　　答案：D　根據下一段第一句哈根斯撥打了911求助電話可知，他在動身時帶了電話。

　　11．A.noise

　　B．road

　　C．smoke

　　D．danger

　　答案：A　上文提到哈根斯聽到煙霧警報器的聲音，因此是前往發出這一聲音的地方。noise“噪音”，符合文意。故選A項。

　　12．A.search

　　B．enter

　　C．leave

　　D．damage

　　答案：B　因為房內濃煙滾滾，接線員警告哈根斯不要進入那所房子。選用enter“進入”符合常理。search“搜查，尋找”，leave“離開”，damage“損壞”，均不符合文意。

　　13．A.call

　　B．roll

　　C．scream

　　D．sigh

　　答案：C　這句話的意思是：聽到西布森的喊叫，讓他在火中喪生，這是我不能接受的，緊急情況下的救助聲音用scream更為恰當。

　　14．A.breath

　　B．attention

　　C．ladder

　　D．flashlight

　　答案：A　catch one's breath“喘息”。進入布滿濃煙的房子后，哈根斯又不得不跑回來喘息。故選A項。

　　15．A.stay

　　B．chance

　　C．thought

　　D．attempt

　　答案：D　又一次嘗試進入房子，又一次放棄了。attempt“努力；嘗試”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進入房子之后，又折了回來。根據這一信息可知circled around back指的是又繞了回來。