必修四 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural World
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．He ________ he hasn't done something wrong.
2．The laws have ________ for hundreds of years.
3．Most students have little difficulty ________ to college life.
4．The clouds has spread and nearly ________ the entire sky.
5．He's ________________ ever to find a job again because he hasn't realized the reason why he failed last time.
6．A woman was ________ and robbed by a gang of youths.
7．It is ________ even to think of the horrors of nuclear war.
8．You never know how she'll react: she's so ________.
9．Red sky at night ________ fine weather the following day.
10．The plane ________________ behind a cloud.
答案：1.claims 2.existed 3.adapting 4.covered
5．unlikely 6.attacked 7.frightening 8.unpredictable 9.indicates 10.disappeared
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．她声称那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遗失的。
She ______________ the ring was stolen, not lost.
2．他努力使自己适应新的情况。
He tried hard ____________________ the new conditions.
3．一种新方法提供一个答案，并且有可能帮助弄清楚更大的问题。
A new approach offers an answer, and may _________________ an even bigger question.
4．因为我们没有足够的时间，让我们谈正题吧。
Let's ____________________________ because we don't have enough time.
5．我们幸福的童年应归功于父亲的辛勤工作。
Our happy childhood is ________ our father's hard work.
答案：1.claimed that 2.to adapt himself to 3.throw light on
4．come straight to the point 5.due to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．(2011·德州模拟)The mother got a bit ________， for her daughter should have come back home from school.
A．calmB．eager
C．impatient
D．anxious
答案：D 考查形容词辨析。calm“平静的，镇静的”；eager“渴望的”；impatient“不耐烦的”；anxious“焦急的”。句意：这位母亲有点焦急，因为她的女儿本应该已经从学校回来了。
2．(2011·青岛模拟)It was ________ of my secretary not to have let others disturb me this morning when I was occupied with my work.
A．generous
B．polite
C．considerate
D．rude
答案：C 考查形容词辨析。generous“慷慨的”；polite“有礼貌的”；considerate“体贴的”；rude“粗鲁的”。句意：今早在我忙于工作时，我的秘书不让他人打扰我，真够体贴周到的。
3．As time is limited, I'll ________ at once.
A．come to power
B．come to the point
C．be off the point
D．be in power
答案：B 考查固定短语。come to power“上台，掌权”；come to the point“谈正题”；off the point“跑题”；in power“掌权”。句意：由于时间有限，我马上就谈正题。
4．These toy cars are ________ different sizes, shapes and colors.
A．in
B．with
C．of
D．at
答案：C 考查介词与固定搭配。be of the same/different size/shape/age/color大小/形状/年龄/颜色相同/不同。
5．Look! There are so many snakes on the street, which ________ that something strange might happen.
A．indicates
B．thinks
C．instructs
D．explains
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意：看！路上有很多蛇，这暗示有可能发生奇怪的事情。
6．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
答案：A 考查die短语与语态。die out“灭绝”；die down“渐渐消退”。这两个短语都不能用于被动语态。句意：每年，由于人类的破坏，地球上很多动植物正在灭绝。
7．He claimed ________ nothing to do with the murder.
A．having
B．doing
C．to have
D．to do
答案：C claim“声称”，后面跟动词不定式。另外此处又考查了固定短语have nothing to do with“与……无关”。故选C。
8．Many farmers in China go to the city to ________ a fortune.
A．find
B．do
C．make
D．accept
答案：C 考查固定搭配。make a fortune表示“挣钱，发财”。
9．Most students have little trouble ________ college life.
A．adopting
B．adopting to
C．adapting
D．adapting to
答案：D 考查名词辨析及其搭配。adopt“采纳，收养”，为及物动词，可排除A、B两项；adapt“适应”，且往往与介词to搭配表示“适应(某种环境)”，故答案选D。
10．(2011·葫芦岛市四校联考) If you can get challenges to encourage________annoy you, more can be achieved than you thought in the first place.
A．rather than
B．less than
C．other than
D．more than
答案：A 句意：如果你能使机遇激励你而不是惹你生气，那么你就能从中得到比你一开始想得到的多很多。rather than“而不是”；less than“比……少”；other than“除……之外”；more than“不仅仅是；多于”。
11．During an earthquake, the great part of damage and loss of life were caused ________ collapse of buildings and other effects rather than from the quakes themselves. Which is WRONG?
A．on account of
B．duing to
C．owing to
D．by reason
of
答案：B 根据句意可知，此处表示“由于，因为”，A、C、D都正确；B项应为due to。
12．She is young, but that's ________.
A．at this point
B．up to a point
C．to the point
D．beside the point
答案：D at this point“就在这时”；up to a point“在某种程度上”；to the point “切中要害；切题”；beside the point“不重要，不相干”。句意：她很年轻，但这并不重要。据句意应选D项。
13．Most of them hope these discoveries can ________ the origins of the human beings.
A．throw light on
B．come to light
C．bring to light
D．come to life
答案：A 考查词组辨析。句意：他们大多数人希望这些发现能帮助弄清楚人类的起源。throw light on“弄清楚，阐明某事”；come to light“显露”，是不及物词组；bring to light“使……显露”；come to life“复活，苏醒”。根据句意应选A项。
14．Here was a nice little present for everyone, with a suitable poem ________ to it.
A．attached
B．attacked
C．attracted
D．attributed
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意：每个人有一个精美的小礼物，礼物上都附有一首恰当的小诗。attach...to...“把……附到……上”，此处作定语修饰poem。attack“袭击，攻击”；attract“吸引”；attribute...to “把……归因于……”。
15．—He's made general manager while still less than 30.
—That's really quite ________！
A．nothing
B．something
C．anything
D．everything
答案：B quite something意为“非同寻常；令人惊奇”。句意：——他不到三十岁就当上了经理。——那真得非常了不起。
Ⅳ.完形填空
(2011·江南十校联考)
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He, was holding his head at a strange
__1__
as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers
__2__
was his daughter being born. Then the world went __3__.
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44yearold man.
His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to __4__ 11yearold David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to
__5__.
Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the __6__ of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog __7__.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little obstacles(障碍)you have to __8__ in your life，” he said.
He has to make a daily twohour trip to his working place—the Xray department of an
__9__
room.
It was a hard job to
__10__. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization __11__
to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing Xray film, something
__12__， not just he, must do in the dark, including people with __13__
eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result,
__14__ they offered to pay his first three months' salary.
David works alone in a dark room that
__15__
of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves.
__16__， he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put
__17__
or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes __18__ money. “By working, I can actualize my own
__19__. That's the most important！” he said.
What a shining example for us to
__20__！
David是一个盲人，一生遭受许多不幸，但他通过自己的不懈努力，最终实现了个人的价值。
1．A. ankle
B. direction
C. angle
D. attitude
答案：C 根据上下文内容及逻辑可知，David抬着头，以一个奇怪的角度来看事物，所以用angle。“at a．..angle”表示“以……角度”。ankle“踝关节”；direction“方向”；attitude“态度”，均不符合语境。
2．A. doing
B. feeling
C. seeing
D. hearing
答案：C 根据上文可知，David是个瞎子，以及“Then the world went...”可以推测，David记得他看到的最后一件事情就是他女儿的出生。
3．A. blank
B. colorful
C. empty
D. silent
答案：A David后来眼睛瞎了，所以对他来说世界就变成一片空白。
4．A. bring up
B. bring in
C. give up
D. give in
答案：C David的父亲无力抚养他，所以把他交给国家抚养。“give up...to...”表示“把……交给……”。
5．A. worse
B. good
C. better
D. mad
答案：A 由上下文内容可知，David的境况一直不好。所以用from bad to worse表示“每况愈下”。
6．A. bottom
B. path
C. front
D. back
答案：B David的导盲犬把他从卡车的车道上拉了过来。
7．A. killed
B. sacrificed
C. died
D. injured
答案：C David得救了，他的导盲犬却死了。kill表示“死亡”，sacrifice表示“牺牲”injure表示“受伤”时，均为及物动词，应用被动语态。
8．A. seek
B. overcome
C. surround
D. search
答案：B “overcome obstacles”表示“克服障碍”。
9．A. upstairs
B. emergency
C. information
D. underground
答案：B 由第17空所在的句子内容可知，David在医院急诊室的放射科工作。
10．A. deal with
B. get through
C. take up
D. come by
答案：D 由本段中David和灯塔机构所做的努力可知这份工作来之不易，故应选come by，表示“设法得到”。
11．A. intended
B. aimed
C. offered
D. devoted
答案：A 灯塔机构的目的是帮助盲人。be intended to do sth.表示“为……打算(设计)的”。
12．A. everyone
B. nobody
C. someone
D. none
答案：A 不光是他，包括视力正常的人，每个做这个工作的人都必须在黑暗中工作，故应用everyone表示“每个人”。
13．A. common
B. poor
C. normal
D. actual
答案：C 见上题解析。normal eyesight表示“视力正常”。
14．A. because
B. if
C. in case
D. even though
答案：D 即使灯塔机构为David付头三个月的工资，许多医院也不愿接受他。even though表示“尽管，即使”。
15．A. consists
B. smells
C. allows
D. fills
答案：B 根据下文的“this is an emergency room”以及常识可知，这个房间里能闻到药味。smell(of sth.)，表示“有(或发出)……的味道”。
16．A. However
B. Unfortunately
C. Otherwise
D. Besides
答案：C 他不能戴手套，否则他就不能感知(事物)了。otherwise表示“否则”。
17．A. at risk
B. in brief
C. up with
D. in charge
答案：A 根据语境可能此处应选at risk“处于危险中”与out of danger“脱离危险”相对应。
18．A. into
B. beyond
C. onto
D. below
答案：B 根据空后他说的话可知，他的动机超越了(挣)钱。
19．A. blindness
B. income
C. value
D. experience
答案：C 通过工作，David可以实现他自身的价值，actualize my own value表示“实现自身的价值”。
20．A. set
B. take
C. hold
D. follow
答案：D 我们要以他为榜样。用follow...example表示“以……为榜样”。
Ⅴ.短文改错
(2011·杭州二检)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
A lot of people thought that teachers need to love our students and that they need to have an expert knowledge of their subjects. These ideas are, of course, true to a certain degree and they are perhaps a little of too simple. It is impossible for anyone love everyone they know, and teachers deal with the large number of students over the years. On the other hand, teachers could certainly be able to make their students feel that they are concerning. A good knowledge of the subject is extremely important, but equal important is the ability to pass that knowledge on to the students effectively—a teacher need to be trained in the skills of teaching.
答案：
A lot of people
that teachers need to love
students and that they need to have an expert knowledge of their subjects. These ideas are, of course, true to a certain degree
they are perhaps a little
too simple. It is impossible for anyone
love everyone they know, and teachers deal with
large number of students over the years. On the other hand, teachers
certainly be able to make their students feel that they are
. A good knowledge of the subject is extremely important, but
important is the ability to pass that knowledge on to the students effectively—a teacher
to be trained in the skills of teaching.
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