Module6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World.doc

Module6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. If you were born in the year of _ dragon, you are probably _ natural leader. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the22. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim _ monsters in the sea. A. seeing B. to have seen C. having seen D. to see23. How on earth does his speech _ what we are discussing now? A. relate to B. adapt to C. join in D. connect with24. - Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace? - Sorry, I am not sure. But it _ he. A. might B. will C. must D. can25. Many species of animals are in danger of _. A. dying off B. dying away C. dying down D. dying out26. The good thing about children is that they _ very easily to a new environment. A. adapt B. attach C. approach D. admit27. - I cant find my purse anywhere. - You _ have lost it while shopping. A. should B. can C. may D. would28. Id like to _ Question 3; it looks easy. A. go against B. go with C. go for D. go around29. He _ his old car engine to fit the boat. A. gave B. changed C. used D. adapted30. The bell _ the end of the period rang, stopping our heated discussion. A. indicated B. indicating C. indicates D. to indicate31. They are _ to be free this afternoon. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. perhaps32. Its rude to _ your tongue at people. A. stick to B. stick on C. stick in D. stick out33. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly, but everyone _ get out. A. had to B. could C. would D. was able to34. It was said that the monster, seemed to be black in color, jumped out of the water like a seal. A. that B. which C. as D. what35. - Have you seen the new sports car that Gary bought yesterday? - Yes, thats _. A. or something B. something else C. quite something D. something or other第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland. I set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River. The snow 36 the shore white. For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the nights snow had 37 . 38 I leaned forward and looked close to the frosted (被霜覆盖的) window. It really is! I cried out loud. There is a goose out there! I quickly walked to the bookcase and 39 a pair of binoculars (望远镜). Into their sights came the 40 of a large Canada goose, very still. Its wings folded tight to its sides, with its 41 frozen to the ice. Then from the dark sides, I saw a line of birds. They crossed 42 the west of the river, moving to the 43 . As I 44 , the leader swung to the right, and then the white line of birds become a white circle. It floated downward from the sky. At last, as 45 as feathers came to earth, the circle 46 on the ice. The swans 47 the frozen goose! Surprisingly, those beaks (鸟嘴) began to 48 the ice. The long necks were lifted and curved down, 49 , which went on for a long time. At last, the goose was free, and 50 its big feet slowly. The goose 51 its wings as far as they would go. The birds took off and 52 their eastward journey, in perfect form, to their secret destination. Behind them, rising 53 great speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky. I watched them until they 54 in the distance. Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks. This is a true story. I do not try to explain it here. I just often remember it in bad 55 , and tell myself, If so for birds, why not for man?36. A. took B. made C. lay D. filled37. A. destroyed B. covered C. painted D. got38. A. Finally B. Luckily C. Sadly D. Suddenly39. A. lifted up B. switched on C. pulled out D. held up40. A. figure B. shadow C. cry D. look41.A. head B. body C. feet D. beak42. A. along B. from C. around D. in43. A. east B. west C. south D. north44. A. watched B. expected C. predicted D. left45. A. mysteriously B. straightly C. fast D. easily46. A. skated B. landed C. dived D. surfed47. A. frightened B. attacked C. surrounded D. saved48. A. work on B. cut down C. go through D. put into49. A. sooner or later B. side by side C. now and then D. again and again50. A. washed B. powered C. moved D. warmed51. A. enlarged B. spread C. lifted D. threw52. A. started B. continued C. repeated D. stopped53. A. with B. by C. at D. through54. A. flew B. landed C. circled D. disappeared55. A. weather B. businesses C. moments D. fortune第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）ANEW YORK- Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to speak with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with them at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees - anywhere at all! Because of the many changes in computer technology, the use of laptop in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable (便携式的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.56. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to_. A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet C. work at home D. connect them to libraries57. Why is the word speak in Paragraph 2 in quotation marks (引号)? A. Students dont really talk. B. Students use the computer language. C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct.58. Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College? A. All teachers use computers. B. 1,500 students have laptops.C. It is an old college in America. D. Students there can do everything.59. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _. A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world C. get information from all around the world D. have free laptops60. What can we infer from the passage? A. The program is successful. B. The program is not workable. C. The program is too expensive. D. We dont know the result yet.B Scientists used to explore in the surface of the ocean. Now they are exploring below the surface. They want to know about ocean water and the plant and animal life deep in the ocean. In 1934 the scientist William Beebe dived 3,000 feet below the surface in a hollow (中空的) steel ball. In 1935 August Piccard dived 10,330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a depth of 35, 800 feet. All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for a long time. They had to come back up to the surface after a few seconds. Scientists need to stay down longer to study life below surface. Gradually they succeeded. Cousteau, a Frenchman, was able to keep men down to a depth of 36 feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week. Now scientists are developing even better equipment. With this new equipment, men can stay below the surface for days or even weeks. In 1962 Cousteau set up a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then, in 1964, he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea. This was the first undersea station to operate without help from the surface. Many countries are now studying undersea living. The former Soviet Union has an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea .The United States has a laboratory 50 feet down on the ocean floor off the Virgin Island. Iu1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a team of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory. Next came other teams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depth and to make plans for the use of its resources. Scientists hope to find enough mineral vegetable, and animal wealth there to provide food for the entire world.61. Why are scientists exploring below the surface of the ocean? A. Because they want to know about the seabed deep in the ocean. B. Because they want to stay down longer to study life of the plant below the surface. C. Because they want to learn about the plant and animal life deep in the ocean. D. Because they want to look for monsters deep in the ocean.62. Who made the deepest dive? A. William Beebe. B. August Piccard. C. Jean Piccard. D. Cousteau.63. Who set up the first undersea station to operate without help from the surface? A. A Frenchman. B. An American. C. A Russian. D. A German.64. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists_.A. try to explore new life in the ocean B. will make use of ocean resources in the futureC. have found the secret of sea life in the ocean D. are skeptical about the truth of monsters existence65. Whic