Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships同步练习-外研版英语选修六

1、Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships 习一、阅读理解AThough they may often be thought of as services for travelers, ferries （渡 船）are often ignored as tourist opportunities. In cities and regions all over the world, ferries offer an advantage point of top destinations.Staten Island FerryTake a famous ride in

2、 one of the worlds greatest cities; New Yorks Staten Island Ferry is free all day, every day. On this 25-minute trip between Manhattan and Staten Island, passengers will get a fresh view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.Golden Horn FerryThe Bosporus is a narrow, natural strait located in no

3、rthwestern Turkey, which carries many a boat between its European and Asian shores. Ferries here offer 20-minute trips or six-hour tours into the Golden Horn. Both feature marks made on the city by 13 different civilizations, including the Egyptians and Bulgarians.Star FerryThe Star Ferry travels be

4、tween Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, providing scenes of striking color at sunset in the sky and against the skyline. The two-level Shining Star ferry is a reinvention of boats from the 1920s and offers tours of the harbor.Alaska Marine Highway SystemThough many cities host eye-catching ferry rides,

5、other locations provide water journeys of a much greater range. Covering more than 3, 500 miles, the Alaska Marine Highway System stretches along the coast from southern Washington to the Aleutian Islands. On this voyage, travelers can see wildlife四、单句翻译I regret to have to leave this city, but I w川

6、keep in touch with all my friends.Dont you remember seeing that girl before?Having finished the exercises, we went on to learn the new words in the next module.Neither knowing the native language nor having any friends in this country, he found it impossible to get a job.She finished putting the mil

7、k away and turned around.We heard some of their conversation as they raised their voices from time to time.He had lost interest in the football match but still decided to see it through.The students stood by the roadside, raising money for the poor.The man who has made up his mind to succeed will ne

8、ver say “impossible”.Everyone was quiet when Janice suddenly burst out crying.including whales and bears, the largest national forest in the US, and Alaska-native villages. While on the journey, travelers can book a two-or-four-person cottage or put up a tent on one of the ferries.Each with its own

9、set of sights and experiences, ferries share just one thing-a new angle to red scribe your favorite place.Which is recommended to those in favor of free ferries?Star Ferry.Staten Island Ferry.Golden Horn Ferry.Alaska Marine Highway System.What is special about the Shining Star ferry?It was born out

10、of old boats.Its tours take the longest time.It provides services in evenings.It travels between two countries.What can travelers experience through the Alaska Marine Highway System?The Statue of Liberty.Striking color at sunset.Local mountain villages.US largest national forest.BI sometimes wonder

11、if old Hinchey has the right personality to be a research scientist. He keeps asking when hell be coming back. After alb it was his own fault. Nobody tries out what has just been invented on them anymore but Hinchey. Well, he must have pumped about a thousand cc into himself before I noticed he was

12、clearly becoming smaller.It was funny watching him, because his clothes remained the same in size. They simply piled up around him so that he looked like a small boy in his fathers clothes. But he kept getting smaller and smaller. As my colleague Dawson and I watched him, he disappeared! All we coul

13、d see was Finchleys clothes on the floor. They looked so strange, because the lab coat was on top, shirt and trousers inside and, I suppose, underclothes inside again. It gave me a strange feeling, and I think Dawson was a bit shaken, too.Dawson was sitting on his chair in front of a microscope heed

14、 been using to examine a family of mites （蛾）.He looked through the microscope kind of absently again, and was nearly scared to lose awareness when he found old Hinchey waving back from the other end.It seemed as if Hinchey had taken a free ride on a dust mite and landed on the land of the mite famil

15、y. Of course, we didnt know till Hinchey told us later. But anyhow, as I said, Dawson nearly passed out. He jumped off his chair and pointed at the microscope, too shocked to speak.Why did Finches become smaller?He tried out what has just been invented on himself.He was covered up by his fathers clo

16、thes.He was changed into a dust mite.He took something poisonous.What have Finches, Dawson and the writer probably invented?A. A new way to study the family of mites.B A machine to make people small.A new powerful microscope.Some kind of medicine.Dawson was frightened to see Finchley.got out of his

17、microscope by accidentgradually disappeared in the labsuddenly got lost in his clotheswas waving through his scopeWhat can probably be concluded about Finches?He is a devoted scientist.He is not fit to be a scientist.He passed out there and then.He w川 remain tiny all the time.cMusic has a great effe

18、ct on everyone. But does music affect plants, too? People have been experimenting with music for almost three decades. From school-level projects to higher-level scientific experiments, the effect of music on plants has been a confusing and debatable topic.We know music is sound and sound is nothing

19、 more than a wave. Plant growth is a result of the cell division that takes place within the cells. But why is music associated with plant growth? In humans, music has a strong effect on our health and mood, and over the years, people have claimed that the same effect has been observed on plants, to

20、o. Plants are sensitive by nature, and many people claim that they have feelings just as humans do. There are stories about plants shedding tears. Although scientists do not support these as facts, these myths have led them to take up various experiments on plants.Various studies have proved that pl

21、ants respond to acoustic （音响的） energy. It increases their rate of growth and their size, and influences their overall health. Dan Carlson, after a thorough study over a span of many years, has reached a conclusion that music helps plants absorb nutrients （养分） more efficiently.It took Dan about fifte

22、en years to develop a foliage spray （叶面喷剂）that is used beneficially with the sound frequencies. Carlson calls this spray “Sonic Bloom”. His findings have proved to be beneficial for countless farmers and have resulted inaccording to Guinness Book of World Records-the largest indoor plant on record.T

23、he Purple Passion was treated with the Sonic Bloom process. It grew to be 1, 300 feet tall and was alive even after 25 years. Its normal lifespan （寿 命）, however, is 18 months and it grows not more than 18 feet tall. The book, Secret of the Soil, writes about Sonic Bloom and its results. Sonic Bloom

24、is also sold in the market.What inspired scientists to experiment with plants?The effects of music on human beings.The fact that plants grew better with music.Peoples unscientific descriptions of plants.The cell division taking place within the cells.What does Paragraph 3 mainly about?Types of music

25、 that contributes to plants growth.Music can have some good effects on plants.The way to improve plants growth rate.Nutrients are important to plants.What is “Sonic Bloom”？A method to grow larger plants.A special plant that grows very fast.A foliage spray that is beneficial to plants.Acoustic energy

26、 that helps plants absorbs nutrients.Why is the Purple Passion included in Guinness Book of World Records?A. It is the oldest indoor plant.It is the largest indoor plant.It gives off the most pleasant smell.It can grow in the toughest conditions.DNature is full of color, from rainbows and roses to b

27、utterfly wings and peacock tails. Even the fruits and vegetables you eat have different colors： blue blueberries, red strawberries, green broccoli, and orange carrots.Plants and animals often use color to attract attention. The substances responsible for these colors belong to a class of chemicals c

28、alled antioxidants （抗氧化物）. Plants make antioxidants to protect themselves from the suns ultraviolet （UV） light.The UV light causes chemicals called free radicals （自 由基）to form within plant cells. They can destroy parts of plant. Free radicals also have damaging effects on human beings. Some of these

29、 effects like wrinkled skin can be seen. The damage is caused by the free radicals attacking cells in our bodies. Certain cancers and heart disease are linked to free radicals.Our bodies have natural defenses for fighting off free radicals. While we are young, our defenses are pretty strong. However

30、, they get weaker as we get older. The bodys built-in defenses can only go so far without extra help.The key to fighting free radicals with fruits and vegetables is to mix and match colors. Ifs like sunscreen for the inside of your body. Go for a range of very bright colors. Colorful foods contain h

31、undreds of healthy chemicals not found anywhere else.Research into how chemicals in blueberries affect the brains function in rats suggests that these chemicals may help our own brains work more efficiently.DonJt just blame the sun. The UV light isnt the only source of free radicals.If you breathe p

32、olluted air such as smog, automobile exhaust, or wasted gas from a factory, you take in chemicals that also cause such damage. And the body itself produces free radicals as it processes food.What is TRUE about antioxidants?They use color to attract attention.They can protect plants from UV light.The

33、y help free radicals to attack plants.They have nothing to do with plant colors.In which order do the following facts occur?Wrinkled skin can be seen.The sun gives out UV light.UV light causes free radicals to form.Free radicals damage cells in our bodies.A. b,d,c,a B. b,c,d,aC. c,a,d,bDd,b,a,cWhy d

34、o we need extra help to fight off free radicals with fruits and vegetables?We are too young to defend ourselves.Our defenses get weaker as we get older.Our bodies built-in defenses are limited in power.Our bodies defenses are not naturally strong enough.What can cause free radicals besides the UV li

35、ght?A. Clean air. B. Colorful food.C. Oxygen gas. D. The body itself.二、单词训练营用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。Alike amount considerate count chatregret quarrel raise swing trustDont him, for he looks honest but hes really a snake in thegrass.He came around last week and we for a while.The server is designed to store huge of data.The kid who the most money is going to win a family pass toWonderland.The little boy on the rope tied to a tall tree.The camels could no more than the sand in the seashore.It was not a wise decision, which