2021学年高中英语Module6单元素能自测课时作业含解析外研版必修4

Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld

单元素能自测

I.完形填空

Whenourrestaurantbusinessfailed,weheadednorthinacampingtrucktoTexas,

hopingtohavea“freshstart”.

Atthe1ofPaloDuroCanyon（峡谷）StatePark,Igajobadvertisement

hiringparkhosts.Thepositionoffereda3,permanentcampsiteinthepark,

and4,thehostsservedasalinkbetweenthepark'sguestsandtherangers（护

林人）.Itwastheperfectsolution:arent-freeplacetoreorganizeourlives.We

enteredtheparkandImadean5forthefollowingday.

Theparkwas6,soittookussometimetofindanavailablesite.Thatevening,

aswefinishedourdinner,mywifesawtwolargeskunks（臭鼬）walkingtowardour

table.We7climbedontothetableand,forthenextfourhours,waitedforthem

to8ourcamp.

Havingsurvivedthatnight,wewere9thateverythingelsewouldbeall

right.Thenextdaywemetwiththepeoplewhoranthepark.Theyexplained

our10andgaveusabeautifulcampsite.Thatevening,11,welearnedabout

thecanyon12.Theywerestrongandcold,rockingourlittlecampingtruck

violently,andwelay13inthedarkuntilthewindsdiedaway.

14theweeksthatfollowed,welearnedtosurviveinourtruckand15the

littlemoneymywife16bysubstituteteaching.Buildingasuccessfulbusinessand

thenlosingithadleftverylittletimeforbuildingasuccessful17,Foratime

afterourbusiness18IthoughtImightlosemyfamilyaswell.

Livinginthetiny19withnotelevision,wesatclosetogetherreadingand

talking.Oneevening,standingunderajeweledsky,Ifoundmyself20forallthe

hardships.Wehadwalkedthetrailsandclimbedthecanyonwalls.Wehadbecomea

family!

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述我们生意失败后，去了帕洛杜罗峡谷州立公园，在那里，

我们遇到了一些困难，但是一家人更加亲密了，我感激我们遇到的所有的困难。

1.A.backB.edge

C.centreD.entrance

答案：D

解析：由下文可知，我们是在公园的入口处看到的广告。entrance,“入口”，符合语

境。

2.A.sponsoredB.published

C.noticedD.answered

答案：C

解析：由语境可知，此处很显然表示“我们在公园的入口处无意当中注意到有则要雇用

看公园的人的广告”。由句意可知C项正确。

3.A.safeB.free

C.convenientD.beautiful

答案：B

解析：由本段倒数第二句话可知，此处营地是永久免费的。故B项正确。

4.A.inreturnB.intime

C.inshortD.inturn

答案：A

解析：提供永久的、免费的营地；作为回报，看公园的人得充当公园的游客和护林人之

间的联系者。由语境可知A项正确。

5.A.attemptB.agreement

C.appealD.appointment

答案：D

解析：由语境可知，显然作者是看到这则广告，很感兴趣，所以就预约了第二天。make

anappointment,“预约”，符合语境。

6.A.crowdedB.dangerous

C・idealD.quiet

答案：A

解析：由后半句"soittookussometimetofindanavailablesite”可知,公

园很拥挤。

7.A.repeatedlyB.immediately

C.eventuallyD.calmly

答案：B

解析:由前句信息“mywifesawtwolargeskunks（臭鼬）walkingtowardourtable”

可知，看到两只大的臭鼬朝我们的桌子走来，我们肯定害怕，因此马上就爬上桌子，故B

项正确。

8.A.attackB.leave

C.passD.search

答案：B

解析：我们爬到桌子上很显然是要等臭鼬离开，故B项正确。

9.A.satisfiedB.determined

C.confidentD.aware

答案：C

解析：由前半句"Havingsurvivedthatnight”可知，我们很自信其他一切都会好起

来的，故C项正确。

10.A.responsibilitiesB.requirements

C.circumstancesD.conditions

答案：A

解析：由第二段信息“thehostsservedasalinkbetweenthepark'sguestsand

therangers（护林人）”可知，此处表示“我们要承担的责任”，故A项正确。

11.A.moreoverB.therefore

C.meanwhileD.however

答案：D

解析：前一段提到我们遇到经营公园的人，他们给我们介绍了我们的责任，给了我们一

个漂亮的营地；而后面显然是我们了解到的一些事情，前后表示转折关系，用however,故

D项正确。

12.A.windsB.snowsC.woodsD.trails

答案：A

解析：由后句信息“Theywerestrongandcold,rockingourlittlecampingtruck

violently”以及“untilthewindsdiedawayw可知，此处指的是“大峡谷的风”，故A

项正确。

13.A.shakingB.quarrelling

C.mourningD.aching

答案：A

解析：由语境可知，风猛烈地刮着，显然是我们躺在黑暗中颤抖，故A项正确。

14.A.AfterB.Between

C.DuringD.Beyond

答案：C

解析：由语境可知，此处表示“在接下来的几周里”，表示“在……里，在……期间”，

用during,故C项正确。

15.A.giveawayB.handout

C.liveonD.putaside

答案：C

解析：由句意可知，在接下来的几周里，我们学会了在卡车上生存，学会了靠妻子当代

课老师挣的一点钱生存，故C项正确。

16.A.borrowedB.earned

C.postedD.raised

答案：B

解析：earnmoney为固定搭配，意为“赚钱，挣钱”，故B项正确。

17.A.businessB.career

C.familyD.image

答案：C

解析：由后边那句"IthoughtImightlosemyfamilyaswell”可知，此处表示“生

意成功然后又失去了就使得我们几乎没有时间来建立一个成功的家庭”，故C项正确。

18.A.startedB.failed

C.expandedD.declined

答案：B

解析：本句与文章开头第一句话“Whenourrestaurantbusinessfailed相呼应，

指“我们生意失败”。

19.A.truckB.parkC.houseD.camp

答案：A

解析：前面还有几个地方提到truck,显然是生活在没有电视的小卡车里，故A项正确。

20.A.desperateB.ready

C.suitableD.thankful

答案：D

解析：由前半句"wesatclosetogetherreadingandtalking”以及后半句"Wehad

walkedthetrailsandclimbedthecanyonwalls.Wehadbecomeafamily!”可知，

我们收获颇多，我感激我们遇到的所有的艰难困苦，故D项正确。

H.阅读理解

Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January1,1994.One

ofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbed,happy

butunawareofthesmall,sleepingbabyinthebackground.

Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother,sbirth,excited

aboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.I

didn，ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDuke

University-coincidentally（碰巧地），thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyears

earlier.

WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttime,Ifeltamixtureoffearand

interest.LittledidIknowthatsmall,pinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneof

myfavoritepeopleintheworld.

Inreality,thoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrother,

Iammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.Iamverylackingwhenit

comestocommonsense.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequently

findmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachine

ormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhone.

That'swhereGibsoncomesin.Thepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasks

thanIwouldcaretoadmit,buthenevercomplains.Though1shouldprobablybetold

tofigureitoutmyself,healwayscomestohelpmeout.

rmenviousofhisabilitytoquicklyanswertheever-presentquestion,“What

doyouwanttodowithyourlife?”Hewasquestionedatfamilygatherings."Be

adoctor,“hesaidasolidanswer,completelyoppositetomyshakyone,“Well,

rmanEnglishmajor,so...”

Mybrothertrulyismybestfriend.Nooneunderstandsmebetter,andthereisn，t

anyoneelseIwouldwanttostickwithinmyfamily.Imaynothaveaclearideaof

whereI'mheaded,butheisstickingwithme.

作者清楚地记得弟弟出生的日子，小时候不知道有个弟弟意味着什么，但现在作者知道

弟弟是他最亲近的人。

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhesawhisbrotherforthefirsttime?

A.Scepticalandsad.B.Excitedandmoved.

C.Curiousandfrightened.D.Happyandinterested.

答案：C

解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的“WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttime,

Ifeltamixtureoffearandinterest.”可知，C项正确。

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmean?

A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.

B.Infact,Iseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.

C.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.

D.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.

答案：B

解析：句意理解题。由下文内容可知，虽然作者比弟弟大两岁，但是作者却总显得缺乏

常识，反而弟弟显得成熟一些，总会教作者如何做一些事情。因此，作者认为和弟弟相比，

他才是家里真正的孩子。moreoftenthannot意为“往往，通常”。

3.Whatdoestheauthor*sbrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?

A.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.

B.Helphimwithhisstudies.

C.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.

D.Comforthimwhenheisinabadmood.

答案：A

解析：细节理解题。由第四、第五段内容可知，作者的弟弟经常帮助他做一些日常生活

中的事情，故A项符合题意。

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyStrangeFamilyGatherings

B.TheRealBabyintheFamily

C.StickwithMe-MyNot-So-LittleLittleBrother

D.TheFeelingofHavingaBrother

答案：c

解析：标题判断题。本文讲述了作者和弟弟之间的故事，弟弟比作者小两岁，却比他成

熟坚定，是作者的好朋友，结合最后一段最后一句Imaynothaveaclearideaofwhere

I'mheadedbutheisstickingwithme.可知，作者希望永远和弟弟在一起。

III.短文改错

下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词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。

Oneeveningtwoyoungmanwerewalkinginthestreettogether.Theytriedto

findachancetostealeverything.Theclockstrucktwelve.Mostofthepeoplewere

inbed.Quicklytheycametoahouseanditseemedeveryoneinthehousehadfallen

asleep.Standatthefrontgate,onemanwhisperedinEnglishtotheotherinalow

voice,“Youwaithereandr11goaroundthebackdoorandthengetintothehouse.”

Suddenlyoutofthehouseranadog,barkedatthem.Thetwomenwereveryfrightened

andranawayasfastaspossibly.Theydidn'tstopuntiltheygettoalonelyplace.

Themansaidtotheotherinasurprise,"It'stoobad,butIhadn，tthought,what

thedogcouldunderstandEnglish.”

答案

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men

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something

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that

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Standing

whisperedinEnglishtotheotherinalowvoice,“Youwaithereand111go

aroundAthebackdoorandthengetintothehouse.MSuddenlyoutofthe

to

houseranadog,barkedatthem.Thetwomenwereveryfrightenedand

barking

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