Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 语言点(习题巩固)

第页Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld语言点巩固练习一、选词填空bebackinthenews,beskepticalabout,throwlighton,bequitesomething,gofor1.I_________________whatIreadinthepress.2.Yourwords____________thetruth.3.Thismonster________________.Peopleacrossthecountryaretalkingaboutit.4.Ifyouhaveadream,youshould_____it.5.He_______________,havingachievedsomuch.二、单项选择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、阅读理解Poorlisteningskillsformanobstacletoeffectivecommunication.AstudybyDr.PaulPanklinatauniversityfoundthat9percentofcommunicationtimeisdevotedtowriting,16percenttoreading,30percenttospeakingand45percenttolistening.Wespendmoretimelisteningthanwedoinanyotherformofcommunication.However,mostofusdon’tpaymuchattentiontoit.Researchindicatesthatnormallisteningresultsina50­percentretentionimmediatelyaftera10­minutepresentation,whichthendeclinestoonlyabout25percentafter48hours.ExtensionSpecialistBobLindasaystheaveragepersonwillhear7.5minutesofaone­hourpresentationandwillforgethalfofthat.Onereasonwelistensopoorlyisthatourmindsworkmuchfasterthanourmouths.Theaveragepersonthinks600—700wordsperminutebutspeaksatarateofabout125.Hislisteners’mindsareoccupiedwithhearingonlyone­fifthofthetimeheisspeaking.Thelistenersmayconsiderandreacttowhatisbeingsaidduringtheotherfour­fifthsofthetime,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.答案与解析一、选词填空1.amskepticalabout2.threwlighton3.isbackinthenews4.gofor5.isquitesomething二、单项选择1.A。throwlighton使……明白(清楚)；cometolight暴露，被发现，表现出来；seethelight终于领悟，最终明白；bringsth.tolight揭露，揭发。根据句意应该选A。2.D。gofor在此语境中表示“想得到，努力争取”，句意：如果你想得到这份工作，就把你的申请寄给他们。goover仔细检查，复习；goby(时间)过去，遵照，依照；goinfor从事，参加，对……感兴趣。3.D。fortune是可数名词，a(large)fortune指“一大笔钱”，而wealth表示“财富”时是不可数名词；possession表示“所有物”时，常用复数形式。4.C。dreamabout是一个固定搭配，意为“梦想”，about是一个介词，后面跟名词、代词或动名词。5.A。adaptto是固定短语，意为“适应，适合”；adopt采用，收养；apply…to…将……应用于；devote…to…把……献给……6.B。claim后用不定式，根据句意可知不定式的动作发生在谓语动词前，用不定式的完成式，故选B。7.C。match在句中意为“匹配之物”，为可数名词；incolor“在颜色方面”，是固定搭配。8.B。由but表转折可知对此持怀疑态度。skeptical怀疑的；concerned担心的；optimistic乐观的；anxious焦急的。9.B。come/becloseto/nearto(doing)sth.表示“差不多，几乎(做)某事”。句意：因为她听起来要哭了，我停止了对她的责备。10.A。本句的谓语动词是rang。前面thebell与indicate是主动关系，所以用现在分词作后置定语；后面是现在分词作状语。11.C。根据题意可知“风平息下来”。turnup出现，把……调大一些；goback回去；blowout吹灭灯火，轮胎爆裂；diedown逐渐减弱。12.D。考查情态动词表推测的用法。D项表示对过去发生的事情的肯定推测。13.B。上句的语境是过去时间，下句表示过去时间内正在进行的动作。14.D。should此处表示惊讶、不理解等语气，意为“竟然”。15.A。根据语境可推测“那的确了不起”，故选A。quitesomething非同寻常，了不起。三、完形填空这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。马克用自己凑的零花钱去为自己所爱的人购买礼物，在柜台付钱时钱却不翼而飞。一位顾客给他付了钱，马克后来又把这种爱传递了下去。1.B。由上文的setasideallhisallowance可以看出，马克攒了5美元，而不是赚钱。2.C。announce指对别人宣布让别人知道某件事或某个消息。马克对大家宣布说，他已经将所需购买的礼物列了一张清单。3.C。whatweusedtocall…为常用句型，表示“一个我们过去常称之为……的……”。what引导一个宾语从句，在从句中作动词call的宾语。4.A。pickup拾起，拿起。句意：马克拿起一个用于购物的篮子。bringup教育，培养；pullup停车，停止；buildup逐步建立。5.D。儿子在店内挑选礼物，“I”则在店的前面耐心地等着。6.A。很显然他是在挑选礼物。pickout选出；pickup拾起，捡起，接收，(开车)去接；pickoff摘掉，取走；sendout发出，派遣。7.B。approach接近，靠近。礼物挑选完了，所以在去付钱时，也就是说接近收银台的路上是非常高兴的。8.B。这里指的是他买的东西，即purchases。9.C。句意：口袋里有个洞，但是钱没了。10.D。句意：马克站在商店中间，拿着装满礼物的篮子，泪流满面。这几个短语中只有rolldown能形象地描述马克当时的神情。11.C。注意下文人称代词she，排除A、D两项，这里应该指商店里的顾客。12.A。句意：她弯下腰，并将他抱起来……kneeldown俯下身子，跪下。13.B。dosb.afavor帮某人一