Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)(習(xí)題鞏固)

第頁(yè)Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)鞏固練習(xí)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(xiàng)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(xiàng)選擇1.A。throwlighton使……明白(清楚)；cometolight暴露，被發(fā)現(xiàn)，表現(xiàn)出來(lái)；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(yǔ)境中表示“想得到，努力爭(zhēng)取”，句意：如果你想得到這份工作，就把你的申請(qǐng)寄給他們。goover仔細(xì)檢查，復(fù)習(xí)；goby(時(shí)間)過(guò)去，遵照，依照；goinfor從事，參加，對(duì)……感興趣。3.D。fortune是可數(shù)名詞，a(large)fortune指“一大筆錢(qián)”，而wealth表示“財(cái)富”時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞；possession表示“所有物”時(shí)，常用復(fù)數(shù)形式。4.C。dreamabout是一個(gè)固定搭配，意為“夢(mèng)想”，about是一個(gè)介詞，后面跟名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞。5.A。adaptto是固定短語(yǔ)，意為“適應(yīng)，適合”；adopt采用，收養(yǎng)；apply…to…將……應(yīng)用于；devote…to…把……獻(xiàn)給……6.B。claim后用不定式，根據(jù)句意可知不定式的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(duì)此持懷疑態(tài)度。skeptical懷疑的；concerned擔(dān)心的；optimistic樂(lè)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?yàn)樗?tīng)起來(lái)要哭了，我停止了對(duì)她的責(zé)備。10.A。本句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是rang。前面thebell與indicate是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語(yǔ)；后面是現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語(yǔ)。11.C。根據(jù)題意可知“風(fēng)平息下來(lái)”。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(dòng)詞表推測(cè)的用法。D項(xiàng)表示對(duì)過(guò)去發(fā)生的事情的肯定推測(cè)。13.B。上句的語(yǔ)境是過(guò)去時(shí)間，下句表示過(guò)去時(shí)間內(nèi)正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。14.D。should此處表示驚訝、不理解等語(yǔ)氣，意為“竟然”。15.A。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可推測(cè)“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(qián)去為自己所愛(ài)的人購(gòu)買禮物，在柜臺(tái)付錢(qián)時(shí)錢(qián)卻不翼而飛。一位顧客給他付了錢(qián)，馬克后來(lái)又把這種愛(ài)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(qián)。2.C。announce指對(duì)別人宣布讓別人知道某件事或某個(gè)消息。馬克對(duì)大家宣布說(shuō)，他已經(jīng)將所需購(gòu)買的禮物列了一張清單。3.C。whatweusedtocall…為常用句型，表示“一個(gè)我們過(guò)去常稱之為……的……”。what引導(dǎo)一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作動(dòng)詞call的賓語(yǔ)。4.A。pickup拾起，拿起。句意：馬克拿起一個(gè)用于購(gòu)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(kāi)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(qián)時(shí)，也就是說(shuō)接近收銀臺(tái)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(gè)洞，但是錢(qián)沒(méi)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(gè)短語(yǔ)中只有rolldown能形象地描述馬克當(dāng)時(shí)的神情。11.C。注意下文人稱代詞she，排除A、D兩項(xiàng)，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(lái)……kneeldown俯下身子，跪下。13.B。dosb.afavor幫某人一