2016高考英语一轮总复习 课时作业23 Module 6《Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World》外研版必修4

　　课时作业(二十四)　必修4　Module 6　Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．—You wanted to see me?

　　—Yes，________.Your work isn’t good enough and I’m firing you.

　　A．I’ll come straight to the point B．I’ll throw light on that question

　　C．I’d go for you D．That’s quite something

　　2．My sister has been in Shanghai for a year.However，she doesn’t think she will ever________to the fast pace of life there.

　　A．adaptB．adopt

　　C．contribute

　　D．add

　　3．Where there’s a will there’s a way，so you are________to be jobless or unsuccessful for long.

　　A．probable

　　B．impossible

　　C．likely

　　D．unlikely

　　4．After many years’

　　hard

　　work，my

　　brother，eventually gained a(n) ________as a first-class cook.

　　A．reputation

　　B．fortune

　　C．advantage

　　D．legend

　　5．This morning Ella called the manager to say that she was unable to work________a bad cold.

　　A．up to

　　B．due to

　　C．as for

　　D．except for

　　6．I caught several fish after four hours，and only then________that the secret of success involves patience.

　　A．I realized

　　B．I had realized

　　C．did I realize

　　D．had I realized

　　7．We________have agreed to the plan without knowing what it would cost.

　　A．mustn’t

　　B．may not

　　C．oughtn’t to

　　D．needn’t

　　8．—Why are so many people gathering there?

　　—Several people seem ________.Let’ s go and see.

　　A．being dancing

　　B．dancing

　　C．to be dancing

　　D．to have danced

　　9．He tried hard to keep________in face of the policeman，but the sweat on his forehead gave him away.

　　A．silent

　　B．still

　　C．calm

　　D．quiet

　　10．—Tom bought a new house in the centre of the city last week.

　　—It’s not surprising.He made a________in mining.

　　A．contribution　

　　B．reputation

　　C．decision

　　D．fortune

　　11．There is a common saying in China________nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind on it.

　　A．which

　　B．where

　　C．what

　　D．that

　　12．If no one________the lost bag，the person who found it can give it to the Lost and Found Department.

　　A．claims

　　B．demands

　　C．requires

　　D．deserves

　　13．—Where is Lucy?

　　—I can’t say where she is，but she________have gone to meet her classmates at the school gate.

　　A．can

　　B．should

　　C．must

　　D．may

　　14．(2016·金华十校期末)Every year，because of the destruction of man，many of the earth’s plants and animals are________.

　　A．dying out

　　B．dying down

　　C．died out

　　D．died down

　　15．(2016·兰州部分重点中学高三联考)________private cars are bringing us convenience，they also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.

　　A．While

　　B．As

　　C．If

　　D．Since

　　.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2012·河南省五所示范性高中质量检查)

　　It is reported that one in three of us eats more meals by ourselves than we do with other people.But before you accept that somewhat depressing statistic，there is some good news—a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment.

　　Perhaps unsurprisingly，half of the UK’s singles eat a meal alone at least once a day.And even one in four mothers with families has dinner mostly by themselves according to a major report on eating trends and social change by the Future Foundation.However，eating alone doesn’t seem to matter anymore if you can chat away on social networks—in fact it’s now a both quick and entertaining affair.

　　“Suppertainment” is the phrase created for the current major trend that reflects the number of people who eat in front of the computer，TV or game controller.Single men are the majority leading this trend，with 60 percent of them spending mealtimes entertaining themselves with something.However,40 percent of mothers and 30 percent of students also eat meals while being on the PC or laptop several times a week.

　　Boyd Hilton，TV and reviews editor of Heat magazine says，“Setting yourself up in front of the TV to ‘suppertain’ comes naturally，especially when you’ve been busy all day.If I’m on my own I always tend to make a quick and easy meal and settle down to watch something entertaining or I’ll get on the laptop and catch up with comedies like the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on More 4 or Outnumbered on BBC 1.”

　　“I think it’s such a bonus that healthy and tasty convenience meals now mean you can relax about eating good food without having to worry about preparation time.”

　　1．Why don’t many people eating alone feel lonely?

　　A．They are too busy to feel lonely.

　　B．People are happy to eat alone.

　　C．They eat with solitary entertainment.

　　D．They have good news at mealtimes.

　　2．Which of the following best defines the term “suppertainment”？

　　A．The trend of eating alone among single people.

　　B．Eating alone accompanied by the computer，TV or game controller.

　　C．Entertaining oneself with advanced technology.

　　D．Get relaxed by watching comedies on TV or playing games on the computer.

　　3．What is the purpose of the author by quoting what Boyd Hilton said in the last paragraph?

　　A．To emphasize the importance of healthy

　　and tasty meals.

　　B．To tell people to have good meals without doing preparing work.

　　C．To prove that “suppertainment” is a good idea.

　　D．To call people’s attention to eating meals in relaxing manners.

　　B

　　(2012·长春市毕业班第一次调研)

　　Have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs？We all use them，often without noticing what we’re doing.

　　I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week，and I said “I’ll_pencil_it_in_my_diary”，and my friend said “You must ink it in”，meaning that it was a firm arrangement!

　　Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology.An obvious example is the word “fax”．We all got used to sending and receiving faxes，and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we’d fax it immediately.Then along came emails，and we were soon all emailing each other madly.How did we do without it？I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.

　　Also，my computer and its software have produced another couple of new verbs.On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I’ll want to look at again.And I can do the same thing on my PC，but there I don’t bookmark；I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”，so the verb is derived from an adjective not a noun this time.

　　Now my children bought me a mobile phone，known simply as a mobile and I have to learn yet more new verbs.I can message someone，that is，I can leave a message for them on their phone.Or I can text them，write a few words suggesting，when and where to meet，for example.How long will it be before I can mobile them，that is，phone them using my mobile？I haven’t heard that verb yet，but I’m sure I will soon.Perhaps I’ll start using it myself!

　　4.“I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means________.

　　A．it was a firm arrangement

　　B．it was an uncertain arrangement

　　C．the arrangement is written as a diary

　　D．he prefers a pencil to a pen

　　5．A website address can be easily found if it has been________for the author.

　　A．emailed

　　B．messaged

　　C．favorited

　　D．texted

　　6．Which of the following has not been used as a verb，yet?

　　A．message

　　B．pencil

　　C．email

　　D．mobile

　　7．The best title for this passage is“________”．

　　A．New Verbs from Nouns

　　B．New Technology and New words

　　C．The English Language

　　D．Technology and Language

　　详解答案

　　课时作业(二十四)　

　　Ⅰ单项填空

　　1．解析：　根据答语“你的工作干得不够好，我要开除你”可知，空格处填“我将开门见山地告诉你(I’ll come straight to the point)”。

　　答案：　A

　　2．解析：　由句中的However可知，她不能“适应(adapt to)”那儿的快节奏生活。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　根据Where there’s a will there’s a way可知，这里说你“不可能(unlikely)”长久没有工作或者不成功。unlikely可以以人为主语，后接动词不定式。impossible通常用于it is impossible (for sb.) to do sth.结构。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　句意为：经过多年的努力，我弟弟最终获得了顶级厨师的“名声(reputation)”。fortune大笔钱财，巨款；advantage有利条件，优点；legend传奇。

　　答案：　A

　　5．解析：　埃拉不能来上班是“由于(due to)”重感冒。up to多达；as for关于；except for除了。

　　答案：　B

　　6．解析：　“only＋状语”位于句首，句子要用部分倒装，故排除A、B项；同时根据then可知realize所表示的动作发生在过去某一时间点，故用一般过去时。

　　答案：　C

　　7．解析：　根据without knowing what it would cost可知，我们在不知道开支的情况下本不应该同意这项计划，故选oughtn’t to。

　　答案：　C

　　8．解析：　seem后跟动词时应用动词不定式， 故排除A、B两项；根据答语后句“让我们去看看”可知，有几个人“好像正在跳舞”。故选C项。seem to be doing sth.好像正在做某事。

　　答案：　C

　　9．解析：　考查形容词辨析。句意为：面对警察，他尽可能想保持镇静，但是额头上的汗水使他暴露无遗。silent沉默不语的；still一动不动的；calm(心情)平静的；镇静的；quiet安静的。

　　答案：　C

　　10．解析：　考查名词辨析。句意为：“汤姆上周在市中心买了一座新房子。”“那并不奇怪。他在采矿业赚了钱。”fortune运气；命运，财富；make a fortune发财，赚钱，符合题意。contribution贡献；reputation名誉，名声；decision决定。

　　答案：　D

　　11．解析：　考查连词。There is a saying that...有这么一种说法……，有这么一句谚语……，that引导同位语从句。句意为：中国有这么一句谚语“世上无难事，只怕有心人”。

　　答案：　D

　　12．解析：　考查动词辨析。句意为：如果没有人认领这个丢失的包，发现包的人可以把它送到失物招领处。claim声称；索回；认领；demand要求；require需要；deserve应该得到。

　　答案：　A

　　13．解析：　考查情态动词。这里表示对过去状语的推测，用情态动词＋have done。从前面的“我不确定她在哪里”可知，用may have done，表示过去可能已经做了；must have done表示过去一定做了；can have done用在否定句和疑问句中；should have done表示过去本该做但实际却没做。

　　答案：　D

　　14．解析：　考查die的相关短语与语态。句意为：每年，由于人类的破坏，地球上很多动植物正在灭绝。die out灭绝；die down渐渐消退。这两个短语都不能用于被动语态。

　　答案：　A

　　15．解析：　句意为：虽然私家车给我们带来了很多方便，但是它他们也造成了更多的事故和污染。根据语意选择A，while“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。as引导让步状语从句时常用部分倒装形式。

　　答案：　A

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　语篇解读：　研究发现，有三分之一的人独自用餐的次数比和其他人在一起吃饭的次数多。人们可以边吃饭，边看电视或上网，并不感到孤独。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment”，即人们在独自用餐时可以玩电脑或看电视，并不会觉得孤独，故选C。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　词义猜测题。文章第三段介绍了“suppertainment”的含义，即在独自用餐的同时通过电视或电脑娱乐，故选B。

　　答案：　B

　　3．解析：　推理判断题。作者在文章第一段说独自用餐渐成风尚，字里行间透露出作者的赞成态度，最后一段借用Boyd Hilton的话进一步说明边独自吃饭边娱乐的优点。

　　答案：　C

　　语篇解读：　英语中有许多词汇涉及词性的活用，本文就介绍了人们在生活中经常将“名词动词化”这一现象。

　　4．解析：　句意猜测题。从文章中第二段的“...You must ink it in...a firm arrangement！”可知，“You must ink it in”表示“这是一个确定的安排”，故画线部分表示“这是不确定的安排”，所以选B项。

　　答案：　B

　　5．解析：　事实细节题。由文章中第四段的“And I can do the same...I don’t bookmark；I favorite...”可知选C项。

　　答案：　C

　　6．解析：　事实细节题。由文章最后一段的“How long will it be before I can mobile them...”可知mobile尚未被动词化，所以选D项。

　　答案：　D

　　7．解析：　主旨大意题。第一段是本文的主题段，故A项“由名词转化而来的新动词”做标题最合适。

　　答案：　A