Module5 A Lesson in a Lab
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
(原创)People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela，South Africa's first black president.He died Thursday at the age of 95.
South African President Jacob Zuma said，“The nation has lost its greatest son，and our people have lost a father.”
Mandela had been in poor health for several years.He was repeatedly treated in hospital，most recently for a lung infection.He became infected with tuberculosis(肺结核)many years ago while in prison.
Nelson Mandela was the main leader in efforts to end white minority rule in South Africa.He spent 27 years in prison for his part in fighting apartheid(种族隔离)—the nation's policy of discrimination(歧视)against blacks.
Many world leaders，past and present，are remembering Nelson Mandela.
Frederick W．de Klerk was South Africa's last apartheid leader.He freed Mandela from prison in 1990.Later，the two men won the Nobel Peace Prize.Mr.de Klerk said people will remember Mandela for the importance he placed on reconciliation(和解)—being able to reach a settlement between conflicting sides.He said their relationship was，in his words，“often stormy”，but he said they were “always able to come together at critical (关键的) moments.”
In the United States，President Barack Obama called Mandela an influential，brave and profoundly good human being.Mr.Obama said Mandela will be remembered for leaving a free South Africa at peace.“I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life.My very first political action—the first thing I ever did that involved an issue，or a policy，or politics—was a protest against apartheid.I would study his words and his writings.”
In London，British Prime Minister David Cameron called Mandela a true global hero.In his words，a great light has gone out in the world.
1．Which is TRUE about Mandela?
A． He seldom received treatment in hospital.
B．He died in prison.
C．A lung infection caused Mandela's death.
D．He died when he was still president.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段He was repeatedly treated in hospital，most recently for a lung infection.一句可知，曼德拉因肺部感染去世。故选C。
2．What does the underlined word “stormy” in Para.6 mean?
A．rainy.B．fierce.
C．peaceful.
D．challenging.
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后句Mr.de Klerk说在关键时刻双方能够联合可知，双方的关系有时很激烈。
3．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Frederick W．de Klerk is still an enemy of Mandela.
B．President Barack Obama learned a lot from Nelson Mandela's life.
C．Nelson Mandela fought for the independence of South Africa.
D．Jacob Zuma called Mandela a true global hero.
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life...”部分可知，美国总统奥巴马从曼德拉身上学到了许多。
4．The passage is most likely a part of
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A．an advertisement
B． a travel booklet
C．a biography
D．a newspaper
解析：选D。文章出处题。本文介绍了曼德拉去世后世界各国举行哀悼的情况，最可能出自报纸的资讯，故选D。
第二节 根据短文内容，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。
The Swallow's Gifts
Once upon a time，an old man found a swallow with a broken wing.He brought it home and nursed it back to health.1.
The old man's wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was dirtying the house.But he wouldn't listen.
One day while her husband was asleep，the woman caught the swallow，took it far away from the house，and let it go，warning it never to return.2.
However，it never did.
Several weeks later，he was walking past an old house when he heard a familiar sound.3.
The swallow gave the old man a gold coin it had found in the house.The old man did not much care for money，but his wife was excited when she saw the coin，and made up her mind to get more from the swallow.
Therefore，early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her way to the old house.4.
“If you've found treasure，bring it along and I'll spend it all on you，” she promised.
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The basket was closed but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran，afraid that the swallow would follow and live in her house again.The moment she reached home，she opened the basket，expecting it to be filled with gold and silver.Instead，out flew a dozen swallows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the swallows out.
A．When she saw the swallow she begged it to return.
B．He looked up and there was the swallow，sitting on the house step.
C．The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back.
D．The swallow brought her an old basket with the help of its friends.
E．The couple spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family.
F．Afterwards，though it could fly，the swallow refused to leave the house.
G．One day，while trying to make a living for his family，an old man heard a cry for help.
1．解析：选F。空白处前后两句话说明这位老汉把燕子带回家养好了伤后，燕子并没有离开这位老汉家。所以选项F符合语境需要。
2．解析：选C。空白处前面一句话说明这位老汉的妻子趁老汉熟睡时偷偷把燕子带出去，并警告它不要回去。再结合空白处后面的信息“However，it never did.”知道：事实上，燕子再也没有回去。所以答案为选项C。
3．解析：选B。根据上下文信息“heard a familiar sound”和“The swallow gave the old man...”知道：当时经过一座旧房屋的时候，老汉看到的就是原来的那只燕子。所以此处答案为选项B。
4．解析：选A。通过上文信息知道这只燕子住在一所旧房屋里面，当这位老汉的妻子来到这里看到燕子的时候，她自然祈求它能回到自己的家里，因为她希望燕子带给自己更多的珍宝。所以答案为选项A。
5．解析：选D。由空格后的一句：这个篮子是关着的，但是这个妇人不等看到里面是什么，就抢过篮子跑了。由此句可知应该为D项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选取最佳选项。
(2017·高考江苏卷)Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first
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back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg.To get an
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，he was struggling against many difficulties.His family was poor.His Dad couldn't afford the
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at college，so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.Study had to be done
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his farm－work routines.He withdrew from many school activities
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he didn't have the time or the
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.He had only one good suit.He tried
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the football team，but the coach turned him down for being too
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.During this period Dale was slowly
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an inferiority complex(自卑感)，which his mother knew could
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him from achieving his real potential.She
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that Dale join the debating team，believing that
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in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice，tried desperately and after several attempts
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made it.This proved to be a
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point in his life.Speaking before groups did help him gain the
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he needed.By the time Dale was a senior，he had won every top honor in
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.Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they，
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，were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to
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his feelings of inferiority，Dale came to understand that the ability to
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an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence.And，
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it，Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1．A.admittedB．filled
C．supplied
D．recognized
解析：选D。此处表示这是在1906年他第一次认识到的一种需要。故用recognize“认出；认识到；了解”。
2．A.assignment
B．education
C．advantage
D．instruction
解析：选B。根据下文提到的他的大学经历可知，此处表示他想接受教育。故用education。
3．A.training
B．board
C．teaching
D．equipment
解析：选B。他家庭很穷，他父亲付不起食宿费，因此他要骑马往返学校。training“训练”；board“食宿”；teaching“教学”；equipment“设备”，根据句意可知B项正确。
4．A.between
B．during
C．over
D．through
解析：选A。他不但要在农场工作，也要去上学。between“在……之间”符合语境。
5．A.while
B．when
C．because
D．though
解析：选C。他放弃许多学校活动，因为他没有时间或合适的服装。此处表示原因，故用because。
6．A.permits
B．interest
C．talent
D．clothes
解析：选D。根据下文的“He had only one good suit.”可知，此处表示没有参加这些活动的服装。
7．A.on
B．for
C．in
D．with
解析：选B。此处表示他为了进足球队努力过，但被教练拒绝。for表示目的。
8．A.light
B．flexible
C．optimistic
D．outgoing
解析：选A。只有light“轻”才能符合教练拒绝的理由。此处表示他身材矮小，体重轻。flexible“灵活的”；optimistic“乐观的”；outgoing“外向的”。
9．A.gaining
B．achieving
C．developing
D．obtaining
解析：选C。在这段时间里他慢慢地产生了自卑感。gain“获得”；achieve“完成，实现”；develop“发展，培养，形成”；obtain“获得”。此处表示慢慢培养的一种过程，故用develop。
10．A.prevent
B．protect
C．save
D．free
解析：选A。他母亲知道这会阻止他发挥他的潜能。prevent...from doing“阻止……做某事”。
11．A.suggested
B．demanded
C．required
D．insisted
解析：选A。根据下文第三段开头“Dale took his mother's advice.”可知，此处表示他母亲对他的提议。故只有suggest合适。
12．A.presence
B．practice
C．patience
D．potential
解析：选B。母亲认为让他参加辩论小组，通过演讲可以让他获得信心。presence“在场”；practice“练习”；patience“耐心”；potential“潜能”。故B项正确。
13．A.hopefully
B．certainly
C．finally
D．naturally
解析：选C。他听从母亲的建议，发奋努力，经过几次尝试最终获得成功。finally“最后；终于”符合句意。
14．A.key
B．breaking
C．basic
D．turning
解析：选D。这次成功对他来说是一个转折点。a turning point“一个转折点”符合语境，表示他由自卑转为自信。
15．A.progress
B．experience
C．competence
D．confidence
解析：选D。根据上下文可知他通过演讲最终获得他所需要的信心。progress“进步”；experience“经验，经历”；competence“能力”；confidence“信心”。D项符合语境。
16．A.horse－riding
B．football
C．speech
D．farming
解析：选C。根据上文提到的speaking可知，他在演讲方面获得每一个最高荣誉。故用speech。
17．A.in return
B．in brief
C．in turn
D．in fact
解析：选C。他开始指导学生演讲，而他们也赢得了多场比赛。in return“作为回报”；in brief“简言之”；in turn“相应地”；in fact“事实上”。根据句意可知C项正确。
18．A.convey
B．overcome
C．understand
D．build
解析：选B。根据句意可知，此处表示他努力克服自卑。convey“传达”；overcome“克服”；understand“理解”；build“建立”。根据句意可知B项正确。
19．A.express
B．stress
C．contribute
D．repeat
解析：选A。此处表示通过演讲来表达自己的想法，故要用express“表达”。
20．A.besides
B．beyond
C．like
D．with
解析：选D。通过这段经历，他开始明白对观众表达思想的这种能力能让人树立自信。他也明白，只要有了自信，他就能做成任何自己想做的事情；别人也是如此。with表示“具有，带有”；空格后的it指代前面提到的confidence。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mum：(Putting on her coat)I'm going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan：Why?
Mum：I'm not sure what
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(happen)．I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table
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I went to answer the phone.But someone must have taken them because they're
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(go)．
Alan：Oh，it must have been Dad.I'm sure he was in the kitchen
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(early)．
Mum：No，he went off to his tennis match before I finished
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(make) them，so he couldn't have done it.
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he couldn't carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff，so I'm sure
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wasn't him.
Alan：(Opening fridge door)Well，it wasn't me.But Mum，look！Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of
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fridge?
Mum：Are they there？Oh，my goodness.I
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have put them in there when the phone rang.Oh dear.I really must be losing my
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.Now，why did I put on my coat?
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答案：1.happened 2.when 3.gone 4.earlier 5.making
6．Anyway/Besides 7.it 8.the 9.must
10．mind/memory
Ⅳ.微型写作
【写作素材】
1．作为律师，我挚爱我的工作。
2．我相信法律面前人人平等。
3．在大家处于困境时，我乐意不计报酬为大家提供帮助。
4．事实上，很多人就法律问题向我求助。
【连句成篇】 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
答案：As a lawyer ，I’m devoted to my job and I believe all people are equal before the law.I’m willing to give a hand when people are in trouble without rewards.As a matter of fact，a lot of people turn to me for legal advice.