外研版英語必修四講義Module6UnexplainedMysteries1SectionⅠIntroductionReadingandVocabulary-ComprehendingWord版含答案

我們這個(gè)世界充滿了奧秘，而且其中的一些似乎是永遠(yuǎn)的未解之謎。它們深深地吸引著我們?nèi)ヌ剿髌浔澈蟮恼嫦?。MonstersinScotlandItissaidthatNessieisalakemonsterinhabitingLochNessinScotland.Thismonsterisoneofthebest-knowncryptids(未知生物)studiedbycryptology(密碼學(xué)).Popularbeliefandinterestintheanimalhasfluctuatedovertheyearssinceitcametotheworld’sattentionin1933.Evidenceofitsexistenceislargelyanecdotal(軼聞趣事的),withminimal,andmuchdisputed，photographicmaterialandsonarreading,therehasnotbeenanyphysicalevidence(skeletalremains,captureofaliveanimal,definitivetissuesamplesorspoor)uncoveredasof2008.AsimilarlochmonsternamedMoragisreportedtoliveinLochMora，Scotland.AfterNessieherself，Moragisamongthebest-knownofScotland’slegendarymonsters.SecretsinStoneStonehengeisagroupofhugestonesinEngland.Itwasprobablybuiltabout5，000yearsago.Sohowdiditsmakersmanagetotransport，shape，raiseandconnectthegiantstones？Evenmoremysterious,howdidtheyknowhowtopositionthestonesinexactlytherightspotstomeasurethemovementsofthesunandthemoon?Theansweris:nooneknows.Therearemegaliths,orbigstones,allovertheworld.OnEasterIslandthereareabout900giantstoneheads.Thestatuesarefrom3to12metreshigh.Someweighover45tons.That’smorethantheweightofsevenelephants!HowdidthestatuesgetonEasterIsland?Alegendsaystheywalkedthere.Themysteryisstillwaitingtobesolved.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—prehending重點(diǎn)單詞寫作詞匯1.attackvt. 襲擊；攻擊2.creaturen. 動(dòng)物；生物3.greyadj. 灰色的4.claimvt. 聲稱5.surfacen． 表面；水面6.calmadj. 平靜的7.covervt. 占地(多大面積)拓展詞匯8.frighteningadj.嚇人的→frightenvt.使害怕→frightenedadj.害怕的；受驚的→frightn．害怕9.existvi.存在→existencen．存在10.sharpadj.鋒利的；尖的→sharpenv．使鋒利11.mysteriousadj.神秘的→mysteryn．神秘；神秘的事物12.unlikelyadj.不可能的→unlikeadj.不同的，不相似的閱讀詞匯13.monstern． 怪物14.footprintn. 腳?。蛔阚E15.hairyadj. 毛的；多毛的16.clawn. 爪17.nailn. (手、腳的)指甲；爪18.journaln. 雜志；學(xué)報(bào)；期刊19.sightingn. (珍奇動(dòng)物等的)目擊；發(fā)現(xiàn)20.sealn． 海豹21.hornn. (動(dòng)物頭上的)角22.divevi. 潛水23.scepticaladj. 懷疑的；不相信的24.unlikelyadj. 不可能的25.volcanicadj. 火山的重點(diǎn)短語1.get__close__to 接近，靠近2.be__sceptical__about 對(duì)……懷疑3.cover__an__area__of... 占有……的面積4.be__back__in__the__news 再次成為新聞5.stick__out 伸出重點(diǎn)句型1.claimtohavedonesth.聲稱做過某事：Heclaims__to__have__seen(聲稱看見了)aroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.2.Therebe句型的完成式：Therehavebeen...：There__have__been__reports(一直就有報(bào)道)ofmonstersinLakeTianchisincethebeginningofthelastcentury,althoughnoonehasseenonecloseup.3.beunlikelytodo...不可能做……：Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeis__unlikely__to__be__able__to__support(不可能存活)suchlargelivingcreatures.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.1．Para.1A．ThelatestsightingoftheTianchimonster.2．Para.2B．AthirdsightingoftheTianchimonster.3．Para.3C．InformationaboutLakeTianchi.4．Para.4D．MoreinformationabouttheTianchimonster.5．Para.5E．AnotherrecentsightingoftheTianchimonster.答案：1－5.AEBDCeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．HowmanyreportsofsightingarewrittenabouttheTianchimonsterindetailinthispassage?A．Twoinrecenttime.B．Threeinrecenttime.C．Twosincethebeginningofthelastcentury.D．Threesincethebeginningofthelastcentury.2．Whoreportedthatthemonsterwasseenmovingonthesurfaceofthewater?A．Alocaltouristoffice.B．Agroupoftourists.C．Agroupofsoldiers.D．Alocalphotographer.3．ThereasonwhyLiXiaoheandhisfamilywereabletoseethemonsterclearlywasthat________．A．themonsterwasveryhugeinsizeB．theywerewalkingalongthelakeC．theircamerawasadvancedandexpensiveD．theweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm4．Fromthepassage，wecanconcludethatthewriter________．A．believesthemonsterreallyexistsinlakeTianchiB．believesthemonsterdoesn’tactuallyexistinLakeTianchiC．provesthatthestoryofthemonsterofLakeTianchiisonlymadeupD．introducessomereportsofthesightingsofthemonsterofLakeTianchitous答案：1－4.BCDDeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)Analyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Thedirectorofalocaltouristoffice,MengFanying,saidthemonster,whichseemedtobeblackincolour,wastenmetresfromtheedgeofthelakeduringthemostrecentsighting.eq\a\vs4\al()句中themonster...recentsighting是said后省略了that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，whichseemedtobeblackincolour是非限制性定語從句修飾themonster。[翻譯]據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)氐穆糜无k公室主任孟凡迎介紹，最近有人看見怪物就在離湖邊10米的地方，它的顏色似乎是黑色的。2．Althoughnoonereallygotaclearlookatthemysteriouscreature,XueJunlin,alocalphotographer,claimedthatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.eq\a\vs4\al()[翻譯]盡管沒有人真正看清楚過這個(gè)神秘生物的面目，但當(dāng)?shù)匾晃粩z影師薛俊林聲稱，它的頭看起來像馬頭。3．MrLiXiaohesaidthatheandhisfamilywereabletoseethemonsterclearlybecausetheweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm.eq\a\vs4\al()that引導(dǎo)賓語從句，從句中because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。[翻譯]李小和先生說他和他的家人都清楚地看見了怪物，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)天氣好，湖水平靜。①monster['m?nst?]n.怪物②bebackinthenews再次成為新聞③sighting['saItI?]n.(珍奇動(dòng)物等的)目擊；發(fā)現(xiàn)④seemtobe似乎是Thereseemstobe...似乎有……⑤seal[si?l]n.海豹⑥peakn．山峰⑦getaclearlookat清晰地看⑧mysterious[mI'stI?ri?s]adj.神秘的⑨claim[kleIm]vt.聲稱⑩moving在此處作賓補(bǔ)，表示“正在移動(dòng)”。?surface['s??fIs]n.表面；水面?watch...doingsth.看見……正在做某事?withprep.帶有?horn[h??n]n.(動(dòng)物頭上的)角?“athird＋n.”意為“又一……”“不定冠詞＋序數(shù)詞”表示“又一，再一”?efrom來自?tohaveseen為動(dòng)詞不定式的完成式?dive[daIv]vi.潛水?tenminuteslater10分鐘之后later(在……之后)放在名詞之后，after(在……之后)則放在名詞之前。?appearvi.出現(xiàn)反義詞為disappear“消失”，兩者都沒有被動(dòng)語態(tài)eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))was/wereabletodosth.(當(dāng)時(shí))成功做了某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))calm[kɑ?m]adj.平靜的eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))sinceprep.自從……以來since還可作連詞，連接從句，主句用完成時(shí)。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))may“或許，也許”，表推測(cè)eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))distantadj.遠(yuǎn)的adistantrelative遠(yuǎn)親eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))similaradj.相似的，類似的eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))howeveradv.“然而”，表轉(zhuǎn)折表此意時(shí)，要用逗號(hào)與句子其他成分隔開eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))sceptical['skeptIkl]adj.懷疑的；不相信的bescepticalabout懷疑……eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))unlikely[?n'laIkli]adj.不可能的beunlikelytodosth.不可能做某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))livingcreatures生物eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))volcanic[v?l'k?nIk]adj.火山的eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))cover['k?v?]vt.占地(多大面積)eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))morethan多于eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))deep表具體的“深”，deeply表抽象的“深”。TheMonster①ofLakeTianchiThe“MonsterofLakeTianchi”intheChangbaiMountainsinJilinprovince,northeastChina,isbackinthenews②afterseveralrecentsightings③.Thedirectorofalocaltouristoffice,MengFanying,saidthemonster,whichseemedtobe④blackincolour,wastenmetresfromtheedgeofthelakeduringthemostrecentsighting.“Itjumpedoutofthewaterlikeaseal⑤—about200peopleonChangbai’swesternpeak⑥sawit，”hesaid.Althoughnoonereallygotaclearlookat⑦themysterious⑧creature,XueJunlin,alocalphotographer,claimed⑨t(yī)hatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.Inanotherrecentsighting,agroupofsoldiersclaimtheysawananimalmoving⑩onthesurface?ofthewater.Thesoldiers,whowerewalkingalongthesideofthelake,watchedthecreatureswimming?forabouttwominutes.“Itwasgreenish-blackandhadaroundheadwith?10-centimetrehorns?”，oneofthesoldierssaid.◆非限制性定語從句whowerewalkingalongthesideofthelake修飾先行詞Thesoldiers，who在從句中作主語。Athirdreport?camefrom?LiXiaohe,whowasvisitingthelakewithhisfamily．Heclaimstohaveseen?aroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.Afterthreeorfourhundredmetresitdived?intothewater.Tenminuteslater?themonsterappeared?againandrepeatedtheaction.MrLiXiaohesaidthatheandhisfamilywereabletoseeB21themonsterclearlybecausetheweatherwasfineandthelakewascalmeq\o(○,\s\up1(22)).◆非限制性定語從句whowasvisitingthelakewithhisfamily修飾先行詞LiXiaohe,who在從句中作主語。TherehavebeenreportsofmonstersinLakeTianchisinceeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))thebeginningofthelastcentury,althoughnoonehasseenonecloseup．Somephotoshavebeentakenbuttheyarenotclearbecauseitwastoofaraway.Manypeoplethinkthemonstermayeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))beadistanteq\o(○,\s\up1(25))cousinoftheLochNessmonsterinScotland.Theyalsothinkthattheremightbesimilareq\o(○,\s\up1(26))creaturesinotherlakesaroundtheworld.Scientists,howevereq\o(○,\s\up1(27))，arescepticaleq\o(○,\s\up1(28)).Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelyeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))tobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatureseq\o(○,\s\up1(30)).◆althoughnoonehasseenonecloseup中although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，固定短語closeup意為“向前靠近”，為副詞短語作狀語?！魌hattheremightbesimilarcreatures中that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。LakeTianchiisthehighestvolcaniceq\o(○,\s\up1(31))lakeintheworld.Itis2，189metreshighandcoverseq\o(○,\s\up1(32))anareaofabouttensquarekilometres.Inplacesitismorethaneq\o(○,\s\up1(33))370metresdeepeq\o(○,\s\up1(34)).◆Itis＋數(shù)字＋n.＋adj.(high，deep，long...)意為“……有……(高、深、長等)”。天池里的怪物在最近幾次露面后，中國東北吉林省長白山的“天池怪物”又成了新聞。據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)氐穆糜无k公室主任孟凡迎介紹，最近有人看見怪物就在離湖邊10米的地方，它的顏色似乎是黑色的。他說：“大約有200人從長白山的西峰看見過怪物，它像海豹一樣躍出水面?！北M管沒有人真正看清楚過這個(gè)神秘生物的面目，但當(dāng)?shù)匾晃粩z影師薛俊林聲稱，它的頭看起來像馬頭。最近還有一次，一群士兵聲稱，他們看見水面上有動(dòng)物在游動(dòng)。正在湖邊行走的士兵們看見這個(gè)生物游了大約兩分鐘。其中一名士兵說：“它的顏色是墨綠色，圓形的頭上有10厘米長的角。”還有一則報(bào)道來自李小和，當(dāng)時(shí)他和他的家人正在湖邊游玩。他聲稱看見一個(gè)圓形、黑色的生物在湖面快速游過。三四百米后它潛入水中。10分鐘后，怪物再次出現(xiàn)，并重復(fù)了相同的動(dòng)作。李小和先生說他和他的家人都清楚地看見了怪物，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)天氣好，湖水平靜。自上世紀(jì)初以來，一直有關(guān)于天池怪物的報(bào)道，盡管還不曾有人近距離目睹過。雖然有人拍到過怪物的一些照片，但由于距離太遠(yuǎn)，看起來模糊不清。許多人認(rèn)為，這個(gè)怪物或許是蘇格蘭尼斯湖怪物的遠(yuǎn)房表親。他們還認(rèn)為，在世界其他地方的湖泊中也許有類似的生物。然而，科學(xué)家們表示懷疑。他們說，溫度低的湖泊中不可能存活體形如此巨大的生物。天池是世界上最高的火山湖。它的海拔是2189米，面積約10平方千米。有的地方水深達(dá)370多米。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解AIstheresomethingstrangehighupintheworld’stallestmountains？Ifso,isitabigbear？Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?Nooneknows.Thismysteryhaspuzzledtheworldforyears.In1887,amountainclimberfoundlargefootprintsinthesnow.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.Butmendon’twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow.In1906,anotherclimbersawmorefootprints.Faroff,hesawaverylargeanimalstandingontwolegs.Ashewatched,itranveryquickly.Fifteenyearslater,newspapershadnewstoriesaboutthe“something”.Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenthe“snowman”walkslowlyacrossthesnow,farbelowhim.Hesaiditlookedlikeaverylargeman.Fromthenon，moreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotell.Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.ThepicturesshowedclearlythattheSnowmanwalkedontwolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.Coulditbeanape(猿)man?Themysterygrew！Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Somedaywemayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文，講述了在喜馬拉雅山上，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)了大腳印，甚至還拍攝了照片，但是到底是誰留下的腳印？會(huì)是雪人嗎？這仍然是未解之謎。1.Thepassageisabout________．A．somemountainclimbersB．somestrangeanimalsC．someanimals’footprintsD．themysteryoftheSnowmanD解析：主旨大意題?？v觀全文可知，本文先介紹了被發(fā)現(xiàn)的雪地里的大腳印，進(jìn)而提出疑問：是否是雪人所為呢？2．Whywerepeopleinterestedinfootprints?A．Theywerefootprintsofalargebear.B．Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman.C．Theywerefoundinthesnow.D．Theywerefoundintheworld’stallestmountains.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.”可知B項(xiàng)為正確選項(xiàng)。3．Thepicturesoflargefootprintsweretakenbyamountainclimberin________．A．1887 B．1906C．1921 D．1951D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句“Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.”可知D項(xiàng)為正確選項(xiàng)。BEverwonderedwhyfreshfruitsandvegetablesarethefirstthingyouseeinstoresorwhythebreadandmilkaresofaraway?Supermarketsspendmillionsofdollarsresearchingconsumer(消費(fèi)者)behaviourinordertodevelopwaystomakeyoubuymoreintheirstores.CHOICEmagazinetakesalookatsomeofthemoremontrickstohelpyouavoidspendingmoremoneynexttimeyougoshopping.Expertssayturningtotherightwhenyouwalkintoashopisconnectedwithmostpeople’spreferenceforusingtheirrighthand.DrPaulHarrison,expertatDeakinUniversity,saysastore’sentry(入口)isnottheonlyimportantpoint.“ResearchintheUShasshownthatshopperswhotravelinananti-clockwise(逆時(shí)針方向的)directionwillspendabouttwodollarsmorepertripthanclockwiseshoppers.”Researchmadeonshoppers’in-storemovementssuggestspeopletraveltosomeaisles(過道)only.Themostmontriptotravelinstoresisaroundtheoutsidecircle,walkinginandoutoftheaislesasneeded.Asaresult,theendsofeachaislearewherethestoremakesthemostmoney.Whenyouenterabigsupermarketfreshfruitsandvegetablesareinthefirstshoppingarea.Althoughit’snotwisetofirstputfruitsandvegetablesintoyourshoppingbasket,thisdepartmentissettomaketheshoppersfeelthatit’sfreshandhealthy.Peoplewhousethefreshfoodareasarealsolikelytospendmoremoneyinthestore.Bysettingupdifferent“marketplace”areas,itfeelsasthoughwe’vevisitedseveraldifferentstoreswherewecangeteverythingweneedratherthanasinglebigshop.Eachoftheseareashasdifferentlightingandfloorcoverings.“It’sallaboutcreatingamarket-likefeel，”saysHarrison.“Areasmakingandsellingbread,apartfromsmellinggood,givetheimpressionthatthesupermarketcanbetrusted.It’slikethey’resaying,‘Youcantrustusbecausewemakefood.’”【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了超市商品擺放的一些策略。4．Whydopeopleturntotherightwhenenteringashop?A．Peoplearemostlyright-handed.B．It’seasierforthemtowalkinacircle.C．Freshfoodisoftenplacedontheright.D．Shoppingbasketsareusuallyontheright.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“turningtotherightwhenyouwalkintoashopisconnectedwithmostpeople’spreferenceforusingtheirrighthand”可知，人們習(xí)慣往右走是因?yàn)榱?xí)慣用右手。5．WhatdoestheresearchintheUSfind?A．Mostshopperswalkanti-clockwise.B．Clockwisewalkersareoftenbigshoppers.C．Astore’sentryisthemostimportantpoint.D．Walkingdirectionsinfluenceconsumingbehaviour.D解析：推理判斷題。由第四段中的“shopperswhotravelinananti-clockwise(逆時(shí)針方向的)directionwillspendabouttwodollarsmorepertripthanclockwiseshoppers”可知，沿逆時(shí)針方向走的顧客比沿順時(shí)針方向走的顧客花錢多，即行走方向影響消費(fèi)額度。6．Asforaisles,whatdosupermarketmanagersmostcareabout?A．Theends. B．Themiddle.C．Howlongtheyare. D．Howwidetheyare.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中的“Asaresult,theendsofeachaislearewherethestoremakesthemostmoney.”可知，過道的兩端是最佳盈利點(diǎn)，因此是超市管理者最關(guān)注的地方。7．Whatimpressiondoesasupermarkettrytogiveshoppersbymakingeachareadifferent?A．Itisfresh.B．Itishealthy.C．Itcoversabigarea.D．Itoffersawidechoice.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的“itfeelsasthoughwe’vevisitedseveraldifferentstoreswherewecangeteverythingweneed”可知，區(qū)域劃分的主要目的是讓大家感覺身處不同的商店，各類商品應(yīng)有盡有。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空Weusuallytellourselvesthatourlifewillbepletewhenwegetanicercar,whenweareabletogoonanicevacation,whenweretire...The__1__is,there’snobettertimetobe__2__thanrightnow.Ifnotnow,when?Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwith__3__.It’sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfand__4__tobehappyanyway.Oneofmy__5__quotes(引言)esfromAlfredD’Souza.Hesaid，“Foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasaboutto__6__reallife.Buttherewasalwayssomeobstacle(障礙)__7__theway,somethingtobe__8__first,someunfinishedbusiness,timestilltobeserved,adebttobepaid.__9__lifewouldbegin.AtlastIrealizedthatthese__10__weremylife.”Thisviewhashelpedmetoseethatthereisno__11__tohappiness.Happinessistheway.So,treasure(珍惜)every__12__thatyouhave.Andtreasureitmorebecauseyou__13__itwithsomeonespecial,specialenoughtospendyourtime...and__14__thattimewaitsfornoone.__15__stopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool,untilyoustartwork,untilyougetmarried,untilyouhavekids,untilyougetanewcarorhome,untilyourcarorhomeis__16__，untilyouretire,untilyou__17__，untilyouarebornagainto__18__thatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy.Happinessisa(n)__19__，notanend.Thoughtfortheday，“Worklikeyoudon’tneedmoney,__20__likeyou’veneverbeenhurt,anddancelikenoone’swatching.”【解題導(dǎo)語】我們總是習(xí)慣性的認(rèn)為我們的生活將在未來某個(gè)時(shí)刻真正開始，我們的幸福將在將來某個(gè)時(shí)刻降臨。這種想法是大錯(cuò)而特錯(cuò)的，作者告誡我們：幸福就在眼前，我們應(yīng)該活在當(dāng)下。1．A.plan B．choiceC．method D．truthD解析：Thetruthis...意為“真相/事實(shí)是……”。第一段作者介紹了我們生活中的一種觀念誤區(qū)，第二段給我們揭示了真相和事實(shí)，故選擇D項(xiàng)。2．A.rich B．luckyC．a(chǎn)ctive D．happyD解析：根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段段末“thereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy”可知，此處應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。3．A.challenges B．chancesC．dreams D．a(chǎn)nswersA解析：第三段承接上文論述了我們的生活中充滿了挑戰(zhàn)，