2024-2025学年高中英语Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldPeriod1课时作业含解析外研版必修4

PAGE课时分层作业二十一Module6Period1Istheresomethingstrangehighupintheworld’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.【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文,讲解并描述了在喜马拉雅山上,人们发觉了大脚印,甚至还拍摄了照片,但是究竟是谁留下的脚印?会是雪人吗?这仍旧是未解之谜。1.Thepassageisabout_________.

A.somemountainclimbersB.somestrangeanimalsC.somelargefootprintsD.themysteryoftheSnowman【解析】选D。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文先介绍了被发觉的雪地里的大脚印,进而提出疑问:是否是雪人所为呢?2.Whywerepeopleinterestedinfootprints?A.Theywerefootprintsofalargebear.B.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman.C.Theywerefoundinthesnow.D.Theywerefoundintheworld’stallestmountains.【解析】选B。推理推断题。依据第三段其次句“Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.”可知B项为正确选项。3.Thepicturesoflargefootprintsweretakenbyamountainclimberin_________.

A.1887 B.1906 C.1921 D.1951【解析】选D。细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段其次句“Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.”可知D项为正确选项。【语言素养训练】Skimthepassageandfindthemainideaquickly.ThepassageaimstointroduceusmysteriouslargefootprintsinthesnowandSnowman,butnoonecanmakesurewhatmakesthelargefootprints.

Ⅰ.阅读理解Howdidtheseahorsegetitsname?It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.Butlookingattheseahorse’stail,youmightthink“seamonkey”isabettername.Thenthere’stheseahorse’spouch(育儿袋).“Seakangaroo”mightalsobeagoodnameforthisfish.Seahorsesliveinwarmoceanwatersallovertheworld.Theykeepsafefromotherfishbyhidinginplantsandgrassesthatgrowunderthesea.Theycanalsochangecolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.Aseahorseremainsinoneplaceforhoursatatimebywindingitstailaroundaplant.Itfeedsonlivefood,suchassmallshrimp.Forafishthatdoesn’tmovearoundmuch,theseahorseeatsalot—injustoneday,aseahorsecaneat3,000shrimps!Aseahorsekeepsthesamemateforitswholelife,andit’sthemaleseahorsethatgivesbirthtobabyseahorses.Howdoesthishappen?Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggs,whichcomefromthefemale’sbody.Themalecarriestheeggsinitspouchforaboutthreeweeksuntiltheyhatch.Soonafterthebabiesareborn,thefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.Sadly,thenumberofseahorsesisbecomingsmaller.Whyisthishappening?Someplaceswhereseahorsesoncelivedhavebeenfilledintomakenewland.Also,manyseahorsesarecaughtandsoldasaquariumfish.Thisreallyisnotagoodideabecausemostseahorsesdon’tlivelonginaquariums.Thebestplaceforaseahorseistheocean.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了有关海马的学问,包括海马名字的来历,生活习性,如何繁殖及数量越来越少的缘由。1.Theseahorsegotitsnamebecauseofits_________.

A.skinB.headC.pouchD.tail【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。依据第一段It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.可知,是因为海马的头部像马而得名,故选B。2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatseahorses_________.

A.liketomovearoundB.liveincoldoceanwatersC.feedonsmallliveshrimpD.changecolorswiththetemperature【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据其次段Itfeedsonlivefood,suchassmallshrimp.可知它们以小虾为食,故选C。3.Whatdoesafemaleseahorsedowithhereggs?A.Shehatchesthem.B.Shehidestheminseagrasses.C.Shecarriesthemaround.D.Sheputstheminthemale’spouch.【解析】选D。细微环节理解题。文章第三段介绍了海马的繁殖过程。依据“Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggs...thefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.”可知选D。4.Whyisthenumberofseahorsesbecomingsmaller?A.Becausetheygrowataverylowspeed.B.Becausetheirhomesarebeingdestroyed.C.Becausetheyarekilledbypeopleforfood.D.Becausetheirfoodisbecominglessandless.【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。最终一段提到海马数量削减的两个缘由:一是人们填海造田,破坏了它们的生存环境;二是人们捕获海马来卖,故选B。Ⅱ.阅读填句依据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。BrainTransplantsResearchonthehumanbrainhasbeenattractingmoreandmorescientistsinrecentyears.1Ifwecompareahumanbraintoaharddisc,whatthescientistsaredoingistomakebetteruseoftheharddisc.

Theideathatahumanbraincouldbetransplanted(移植)maycomefromFrankenstein.In1999,anexperimentturnedabearintoadolphin(海豚).2Theyweremadeofthememoryareainthedolphin’sbraincontaininginformationaboutswimming.Theyhadaseriesofusefulinformation,whichwassavedintoabutton-sizedchip(芯片).Latertheinformationwastransplantedintotheactionmemoryareainthebear’sbrain.3Itprovedtobeahighlysuccessfulexperimentandabearwasturnedintoadolphin.

Recently,anothermemorytransplantwasperformedattheMotorNerveResearchInstanceoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Theexperimenthadanentiretransplantofthememoryarea.4ThetransplantwasperformedfromadognamedCeniustoadognamedIdiot.Ceniuscouldfollowupto100gesturesandordersmadebyitsmaster.Itwasarealgeniusinmemorizing.However,Idiothadnocontactwithpeoplesinceitsbirth.Itbecameananimalwithnothinginitsbrain,withoutanymemory.

5Whenthetwodogswokeup,IdiothadgraspedalltheabilitiesCeniuspossessed;itwasgoodatmemorizingandsensible.Itcouldfolloweverygestureandanycommandgivenbyitsmaster.ButCeniusgavenoresponsetoitsmaster,anddidnotrecognizehimatall.

A.Theexperimentwasacompletesuccess.B.Itincludedactions,moods,logic,words,images,etc.C.Thenitwasreleased(释放)bymeansofelectricpower.D.Differentimageshavedifferentmeaningsinthememoryarea.E.Usingthemostadvancedtechnology,detailedimageswereproduced.F.Discoveriesshowthatmessagesarecarriedbythecentralnervoussysteminthebrain.G.Oneofthelatesttopicsishowtochangethehumanbrainorcombineitwiththecomputer.【语篇概述】脑移植是人类在追求科技进步的路上一座难以攀登的高峰,但是人类已经在这个领域取得了巨大进步。1.【解析】选G。上一句的attractingmoreandmorescientistsinrecentyears和G项的howtochangethehumanbrainorcombineitwiththecomputer吻合,说明人类对大脑的爱好从来就没有停止过。2.【解析】选F。上一句的turnedabearintoadolphin和F项的carriedbythecentralnervoussysteminthebrain吻合,说明物种的转变是通过脑移植完成的。3.【解析】选C。上一句的transplantedintotheactionmemoryareainthebear’sbrain和C项的Thenitwasreleasedbymeansofelectricpower是连环环节或者步骤。4.【解析】选B。上一句的anentiretransplantofthememoryarea和B项的includedactions,moods,logic,words,images吻合,说明这个记忆区的构成。5.【解析】选A。Theexperimentwasacompletesuccess是对这个试验的总结,说明脑移植取得了巨大的胜利。本句话是本段的主题句。阅读理解AOneofthemostdetailed(具体的)descriptionsofaUFOwasgivenbynine-year-oldGaynorSunderlandinJuly1976.GaynorlivedinOakenholt,avillageinNorthWales.Onherwayhomefromschool,shesawasilver(银色的)objectshapedlikeasaucer(茶碟)inafieldnotfarfromherhome.Thestrangecraft(飞行器)wasabout30feetlongand9feethigh.Ithadyellowwindowsalongthesideandonthetoptherewasalightflashinginakindofbox.AlthoughGaynorwasveryfrightened,shedidnotrunaway.Instead,shelayquietlyinthelonggrassandwatchedthedoorofthestrangecraftopen.Shesawtwopeoplewearingsilversuitscomeoutofthecraft.Theywerecarryingsomekindsofequipment(设备)whichtheyusedtoexaminetheground.Theywereshortandhadlargepinkeyes,Gaynorreported.Afterabouthalfanhour,thetwopeoplewentbackintothecraft.AtoncetherewasaloudnoiseandtheUFOtookoff.AlthoughGaynortoldhermotherwhatshehadseen,herfamilydecidedtokeepquietaboutit.Theydidnotwantpeopletolaughattheirdaughter.However,18monthslater,GaynortoldherstorytoUFOexperts.Theyhypnotized(对某人施催眠术)Gaynorsothattheycouldbesureshewastellingthetruth.Notonlydidsherepeatherstory,butalsoshewasabletodrawapictureofwhatshehadseen!【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了9岁的女童GaynorSunderland发觉飞碟的经验。1.WhichofthesedescriptionsofGaynoristrue?A.She’snine,livesinavillageandhasneverseenaUFObefore.B.Shewasnine,andlivedinSunderlandinEnglandin1976.C.ShewasnineteeninJuly1986,andlivedinNorthWalesasachild.D.ShewasatschoolinNorthWalesandherfamilynamewasOakenholt.【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据第一段第一句可知,1976年Gaynor9岁,故在1986年应为19岁。依据第一段其次句可知,Gaynor小时候住在NorthWales的一个村庄。2.WhichofthesedescriptionsoftheUFOistrue?A.Itwasroundandflat,andhadyellowwindowsalongtheside.B.Itwastenfeetlongerthanitsbreadth,anditwassilver.C.Itwasasaucer-shapedboxaboutthirtyfeethigh.D.Itwasastrangesilversaucerwhichwaslikeacraft.【解析】选A。推理推断题。依据第一段最终一句“shapedlikeasaucer”和其次段其次句“Ithadyellowwindowsalongtheside”可知,A项正确。3.WhatdidGaynordoassoonasshesawtheUFO?A.Shetoldhermother.B.Sheranaway.C.Shewenthomefromschool.D.Shehidinthelonggrassandwatchedit.【解析】选D。细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“shelayquietlyinthelonggrassandwatched...”可知,D项正确。4.WhatdidGaynorsaywhenshewashypnotized?A.ShehadbeenlyingabouttheUFO.B.Shedidn’tunderstandtheUFO.C.ShetoldtheexpertsabouttheUFO.D.Shecouldn’tspeakbutshecoulddrawapictureoftheUFO.【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据第四段最终两句可知,Gaynor被催眠,向飞碟专家讲解并描述了发觉飞碟的经过。B(2024·咸阳高一检测)TheEiffelTowerisveryfamousinFrance.Itisvisitedby7millionvisitorsayear.TheEiffelTowerwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffelinthelate19thcentury.OnMonday,March31st,2024,itturned130.ThelookoftheEiffelTowerisgreatlylovedbypeopletoday,butthingsweredifferentwhenthedesignwasfirstshowntothepublic.ManyFrenchartiststhoughtthatthedesignwasugly.However,Eiffeldidnotchangeathing.Hebelievedthatonceitwascompleted,peopleinParisandvisitorsaroundtheworldwouldlovethetower.Hewascertainlyright.ThetowerbecamepopularwiththepublicassoonasitopenedonMarch31st,1889,twoyearsaftertheconstructionbegan.Over3,000peoplecametolookatthisnewtowerandevenmadetheefforttoclimbthe1,710stairstothetop.The984-foot-tallChryslerBuildinginNewYorkCitybeatit.Today,thetowerhasanumberofrestaurantsonitsfirstandsecondlevels.Thethirdlevelhasbeenturnedintoavastplatform(平台).FromtherevisitorscanseetheentirecityofParis.Whilevisitorsareallowedtotakethestairstothefirsttwolevels,theplatformcanonlybegottobytakingtheelevators.Toensurethatthe“IronLady”alwayslooksgood,thetoweriscl