Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 語言點(習題鞏固)

第頁Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld語言點鞏固練習一、選詞填空bebackinthenews,beskepticalabout,throwlighton,bequitesomething,gofor1.I_________________whatIreadinthepress.2.Yourwords____________thetruth.3.Thismonster________________.Peopleacrossthecountryaretalkingaboutit.4.Ifyouhaveadream,youshould_____it.5.He_______________,havingachievedsomuch.二、單項選擇1.Ibelievetheteacher’sexplanationwill________thispuzzlingproblem.A.throwlighton B.cometolight C.seethelight D.bringtolight2.Sendthemyourapplicationifyouwantto_______thisjob.A.goover B.goby C.goinfor D.gofor3.Wewereverybusyandhadtoeatoutallthetime.Itendedupcostinga________.A.wealth B.possession C.luck D.fortune4.Heneverdreamedabout________achancetogoabroad.A.thereis B.theretobe C.therebeing D.thereistobe5.Theworldwillbedifferent,andwewillhavetobepreparedto________thechange.A.adapttoB.adoptto C.applyto D.devoteto6.Theyclaim_______acureforthedisease,butthishasn’tbeenproved.A.discover B.tohavediscoveredC.havingdiscovered D.todiscover7.Don’tyouthinkthetieis________goodmatchforyourskirtin________colour,sir?A./;the B.a;the C.a；/ D./;/8.Theadsaysthatonecanlose10poundsinaweekifusingtheproducts,butI’m________aboutthat.A.concerned B.skeptical C.optimistic D.anxious9.Asshesounded________totears,Istoppedblamingher.A.closely B.close C.next D.nearly10.Thebell________theendoftheperiodrang,________ourheateddiscussion.A.indicating;interrupting B.indicated;interruptingC.indicating;interrupted D.indicated;interrupted11.Althoughthewindhas________,therainremainssteady,soyoustillneedaraincoat.A.turnedup B.goneback C.dieddown D.blownout12.—ThewomanbiologiststayedinAfricastudyingwildanimalsfor13yearsbeforeshereturned.—Oh,dear!She________alotofdifficulties!A.maygothrough B.mightgothroughC.oughttohavegonethrough D.musthavegonethrough13.—Whyweren’tyouatthemeeting?—I________foralongdistancecallfrommysisterinAmerica.A.waswaited B.waswaitingC.haswaited D.havebeenwaiting14.Ican’tunderstandwhyyouall________thinkthatIdidit.A.shall B.will C.can D.should15.—ZhaoBenshan’ssketch(小品)attheSpringFestivalGalaonceagainwonthefirstprize.—Yes.________.A.That’squitesomething B.It’sbackinthenewsC.Youcan’tbeserious D.Thatsoundsfine三、完形填空Whenmyson,Mark,wasinthethirdgrade,hesetasideallhisallowanceforovertwomonthstobuyholidaypresentsforthoseheloved.Hehad__1__twentydollars.ThethirdSaturdayinDecemberMark__2__thathehadmadealistandhadhismoneyinhispocket.Idrovehimtoalocaldrugstore,themodernversionof__3__weusedtocallthe“FiveandDime”.Mark__4__ahandbasketandwentoffonhisownwhileIwaited__5__atthefrontofthestore.IttookMarkover45minutesto__6__hispresents.Thesmileonhisfaceashe__7__thecheckoutcounterwastrulyjoyful.Theclerkranguphis__8__asIpolitelylookedtheotherway.Markkeptwithinhisbudgetandreachedintohispocketforhismoney.Itwasnotthere.Therewasaholeinhispocket,__9__nomoney.Markstoodinthemiddleofthestoreholdinghisbasket,tears__10__hischeeks.Thenanamazingthinghappened.A__11__inthestorecameuptoMark.She__12__tohislevelandtookhiminherarmsandsaid,“Youwoulddomethegreatest__13__ifyouletmereplaceyourmoney.Itwouldbethemostwonderfulpresentyoucouldevergiveme.Ionlyaskthatonedayyou__14__iton.Oneday,__15__yougrowup,Iwouldlikeyouto__16__someoneyoucanhelp.Whenyoudohelpotherpersons,Iknowyouwillfeelas__17__aboutitasIdonow.”Marktookthemoney,triedtodryhistearsandrantothecheckoutcounterasfastashecouldgo.Ithinkweallenjoyedour__18__thatyearalmostasmuchasMarkenjoyedgivingthemtous.Iwouldliketosay“thankyou”tothat__19__woman.IwouldliketotellherthatfouryearslaterMarkwenthousetohouse__20__blanketsandcoatsforthepeopleintheOaklandfireandhethoughtofher.1.A.made B.saved C.earned D.paid2.A.declared B.mentioned C.announced D.recognized3.A.which B.that C.what D.where4.A.pickedup B.broughtup C.pulledup D.builtup5.A.happily B.eagerly C.carefully D.patiently6.A.pickout B.pickup C.pickoff D.sendout7.A.left B.approached C.escaped D.seated8.A.allowance B.purchases C.money D.performance9.A.and B.so C.but D.then10.A.comingdown B.breakingdown C.gettingdown D.rollingdown11.A.man B.teacher C.customer D.waiter12.A.kneltdown B.turneddown C.lookeddown D.settleddown13.A.service B.favor C.harm D.good14.A.transplant B.provide C.pass D.supply15.A.when B.if C.while D.eventhough16.A.meet B.share C.find D.ask17.A.wise B.good C.honest D.friendly18.A.gifts B.things C.helps D.lives19.A.impossible B.inevitable C.individual D.incredible20.A.donating B.collecting C.fetching D.purchasing四、閱讀理解Poorlisteningskillsformanobstacletoeffectivecommunication.AstudybyDr.PaulPanklinatauniversityfoundthat9percentofcommunicationtimeisdevotedtowriting,16percenttoreading,30percenttospeakingand45percenttolistening.Wespendmoretimelisteningthanwedoinanyotherformofcommunication.However,mostofusdon’tpaymuchattentiontoit.Researchindicatesthatnormallisteningresultsina50-percentretentionimmediatelyaftera10-minutepresentation,whichthendeclinestoonlyabout25percentafter48hours.ExtensionSpecialistBobLindasaystheaveragepersonwillhear7.5minutesofaone-hourpresentationandwillforgethalfofthat.Onereasonwelistensopoorlyisthatourmindsworkmuchfasterthanourmouths.Theaveragepersonthinks600—700wordsperminutebutspeaksatarateofabout125.Hislisteners’mindsareoccupiedwithhearingonlyone-fifthofthetimeheisspeaking.Thelistenersmayconsiderandreacttowhatisbeingsaidduringtheotherfour-fifthsofthetime,orbecomeabsorbedincomingupwithhisresponse,orthinkotherthoughtsandmisstherestofwhatisbeingsaid.Ifwereallylisten,wemaybeforcedtoacceptadifferentperspectiveofreality.Mostofushaveafirmlydevelopedviewofrealitythatwedonotwanttochange.CarlRogers,thepsychiatrist,pointsoutthatifyouarereallywillingtolistentoanother,toenterhisprivateworldandseerealityasheseesit,youruntheriskofbeingchanged.“Thisriskofbeingchangedisoneofthemostfrighteningprospectsmostofuscanface.”1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatlistening_______.A.alwaysformsabarriertoourcommunicationB.occupiesthelargestpartincommunicationC.willtaketheplaceofotherwaysofcommunicationD.isadifficultskilltomaster2.Theunderlinedword“retention”inthe3rdparagraphmeans“________”.A.attention B.presentation C.memory D.occupation3.Innormallistening,thereasonwhyanaveragepersoncanonlykeephalfofwhatthespeakersaysinmindisthat________.A.halfofthatwillbeforgottenB.ourmouthsworkmuchmoreslowlythanourmindsC.mostofuspaylittleattentiontoitD.heisafraidofbeingchanged4.AccordingtoCarlRogers,________.A.weshouldletlistenersenterourprivateworldB.theopinionsofthespeakersmayaffectusifwelistentothemwillinglyC.weshouldn’tmakeuschangedwhilelisteningD.itiswrongthatwedon’twanttochangewhilelistening5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thelistenerscanonlyoccupythemselveswith20%ofthetimewhenlistening.B.Wespendmoretimespeakingthanwedoinanyotherformofcommunication.C.Thelistenersmisstherestofwhatisbeingsaidonlybecausetheythinkotherthoughts.D.Ifwelisten,wemaybeforcedtoacceptadifferentperspectiveofreality.答案與解析一、選詞填空1.amskepticalabout2.threwlighton3.isbackinthenews4.gofor5.isquitesomething二、單項選擇1.A。throwlighton使……明白(清楚)；cometolight暴露，被發(fā)現(xiàn)，表現(xiàn)出來；seethelight終于領(lǐng)悟，最終明白；bringsth.tolight揭露，揭發(fā)。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)該選A。2.D。gofor在此語境中表示“想得到，努力爭取”，句意：如果你想得到這份工作，就把你的申請寄給他們。goover仔細檢查，復(fù)習；goby(時間)過去，遵照，依照；goinfor從事，參加，對……感興趣。3.D。fortune是可數(shù)名詞，a(large)fortune指“一大筆錢”，而wealth表示“財富”時是不可數(shù)名詞；possession表示“所有物”時，常用復(fù)數(shù)形式。4.C。dreamabout是一個固定搭配，意為“夢想”，about是一個介詞，后面跟名詞、代詞或動名詞。5.A。adaptto是固定短語，意為“適應(yīng)，適合”；adopt采用，收養(yǎng)；apply…to…將……應(yīng)用于；devote…to…把……獻給……6.B。claim后用不定式，根據(jù)句意可知不定式的動作發(fā)生在謂語動詞前，用不定式的完成式，故選B。7.C。match在句中意為“匹配之物”，為可數(shù)名詞；incolor“在顏色方面”，是固定搭配。8.B。由but表轉(zhuǎn)折可知對此持懷疑態(tài)度。skeptical懷疑的；concerned擔心的；optimistic樂觀的；anxious焦急的。9.B。come/becloseto/nearto(doing)sth.表示“差不多，幾乎(做)某事”。句意：因為她聽起來要哭了，我停止了對她的責備。10.A。本句的謂語動詞是rang。前面thebell與indicate是主動關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語；后面是現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。11.C。根據(jù)題意可知“風平息下來”。turnup出現(xiàn)，把……調(diào)大一些；goback回去；blowout吹滅燈火，輪胎爆裂；diedown逐漸減弱。12.D?？疾榍閼B(tài)動詞表推測的用法。D項表示對過去發(fā)生的事情的肯定推測。13.B。上句的語境是過去時間，下句表示過去時間內(nèi)正在進行的動作。14.D。should此處表示驚訝、不理解等語氣，意為“竟然”。15.A。根據(jù)語境可推測“那的確了不起”，故選A。quitesomething非同尋常，了不起。三、完形填空這是一篇夾敘夾議類的文章。馬克用自己湊的零花錢去為自己所愛的人購買禮物，在柜臺付錢時錢卻不翼而飛。一位顧客給他付了錢，馬克后來又把這種愛傳遞了下去。1.B。由上文的setasideallhisallowance可以看出，馬克攢了5美元，而不是賺錢。2.C。announce指對別人宣布讓別人知道某件事或某個消息。馬克對大家宣布說，他已經(jīng)將所需購買的禮物列了一張清單。3.C。whatweusedtocall…為常用句型，表示“一個我們過去常稱之為……的……”。what引導(dǎo)一個賓語從句，在從句中作動詞call的賓語。4.A。pickup拾起，拿起。句意：馬克拿起一個用于購物的籃子。bringup教育，培養(yǎng)；pullup停車，停止；buildup逐步建立。5.D。兒子在店內(nèi)挑選禮物，“I”則在店的前面耐心地等著。6.A。很顯然他是在挑選禮物。pickout選出；pickup拾起，撿起，接收，(開車)去接；pickoff摘掉，取走；sendout發(fā)出，派遣。7.B。approach接近，靠近。禮物挑選完了，所以在去付錢時，也就是說接近收銀臺的路上是非常高興的。8.B。這里指的是他買的東西，即purchases。9.C。句意：口袋里有個洞，但是錢沒了。10.D。句意：馬克站在商店中間，拿著裝滿禮物的籃子，淚流滿面。這幾個短語中只有rolldown能形象地描述馬克當時的神情。11.C。注意下文人稱代詞she，排除A、D兩項，這里應(yīng)該指商店里的顧客。12.A。句意：她彎下腰，并將他抱起來……kneeldown俯下身子，跪下。13.B。dosb.afavor幫某人一