M2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained(测)-高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)(原卷)

M2Unit1Talesoftheunexplained(测)-2022年高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A(2021年高考英语押题新课标Ⅰ卷预测卷)UnsolvedMysteriesaboutthePlanetEarthMystery1:Wheredidwatercomefrom?Watercoversmorethan70percentoftheEarth’ssurfaceandthatmakestheEarthearnthenickname"theblueplanet".Thenwherediwatercomefrom?ThemostpopularscientifictheorystatesthattheH2camefromseveralviolentasteroids(小行星)coveredwithice.AnothersuggeststhatthewateractuallyhasbeenaroundsincetheEarth’sformationHoweverithappened,though,it’scertainlyworkedoutwellfortheEarthlifeforms.Mystery2:Whataboutalltheoxygen?Anotherthingistheplanet’soxygen.Tinycreaturesreleasedoxygenasawasteproduct,fillingtheatmospherewithit.Afterthat,thelevelofoxygenintheEarth’satmospherewentwildlyupanddownuntilitfinallycalmeddownaround540millionyearsago.Sincethen,it’sremainedataboutthebreathablelevelweknowtoday.Butwhatcausedittobesuddenlysteady?Mystery3:WhatcausedtheCambrian(寒武纪)Explosion?TheCambrianExplosionreferstotheexplosionofcomplexlifeformsthatoccurredonEarthabout540millionyearsago.Beforethen,lifehadconsistedmostlyofmicrobes.ButatthebeginningoftheCambrianperiodcomplexcreaturesbegandevelopingatarateneverseenbefore.Suddenly,lifeformshadbrains,eyes,andbones.MostlivingcreaturestodaycantracetheirbloodbacktotheCambrianperiod.Mystery4:Willwebeabletopredictearthquakes?Westillhaven’tbeenabletocomeupwithawaytoaccuratelypredictearthquakes.Wecancertainlytry,butourcurrenttechnologycannotpredictthemexactly.Weknowthatearthquakesstartwhentherockcracksundergroundandtheenormousenergyreleasedintheprocesscausesvibration,whichgeneratesearthquakewaves,butwehaven’tfiguredoutwhythathappens,orhowtopredictit.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些关于地球的未解之谜。1.WhatwascreatedbycreaturesonEarth?A.Water. B.Bacterium. C.Oxygen. D.Ice.2.WhichofthefollowingtalksabouttheEarth’sadvancedspecies?A.Mystery1. B.Mystery2. C.Mystery4. D.Mystery3.3.WhatdoweknowaboutMystery4?A.Itisamatterthathasextremelypracticalsignificance.B.Itwillbesolvedinthenearfuture.C.Itisthemostdifficultmysterytosolveofthefour.D.Itistheoldestmysteryofthefour.B(2021·江苏盐城中学高三月考)Isthereastrangesomethinghighupintheworld’stallestmountains?Ifso,isitabigbear?Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?Nooneknows.Thismysteryhaspuzzledtheworldforyears.In1887,amountainclimberfoundlargefootstepsinthesnow.Theylookedlikethefootstepsofaverylargeman.Butmendon’twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow!In1906,anotherclimbersawmorefootsteps.Hesawaverylargeanimalstandingontwolegs.Ashewatched,itranawayveryquickly.Fifteenyearslater,anewspaperhadnewstoriesaboutthe“something”.Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenthe“snowman”walkslowlyinthesnow.Hesaiditlookedlikeaverylargeman.Fromthenon,moreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotell.Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackthepicturesoflargefootsteps.Thepicturesshowedclearlythatthesnowmanwalkedontwolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.Coulditbeanapeman(猿人)?Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Someday,wemayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargestfootsteps.4.Thepassageisabout________.A.somemountainclimbers B.somestrangeanimalsC.thesnow D.themysteryofthelargefootsteps5.Whywerepeopleinterestedinfootsteps?A.Becausetheywerethefootstepsofalargebear.B.Becausetheylookedlikethefootstepsofalargeman.C.Becausetheywerefoundinthesnow.D.Becausetheywerefoundinthemountains.6.Whydidthemysterygrowwhenamountainclimberbroughtbackpicturesoflargefootsteps?A.Theywerethefootstepsofanapeman.B.Theywerethefootstepsofasnowman.C.Thepicturesshowedclearlyhowthesnowmanwalked.D.Peoplestilldon’tknowwhomadethefootsteps.7.Whichisthebesttitle?A.Snow B.Thelargefootsteps C.Abigbear D.MonkeyC(2020·安徽六安一中高三月考)OnedayJohnwaslookingoutofthewindowwhenhesawahugeblastoflight,followedbyanextremelyloudexplosion.Helookedupandsawahugecloudofdustsurroundingthemoon.Whenthedustsettled,Johnsawthestrangestthing—themoonwasalmostsplitinhalf.John’smomranovertoseewhathadhappened.ThenJohnandhismomheardacoupleofmenspeakingoutloudthroughtheopenwindow.“Itoldyoutherewerealiens(外星人)outthere!”onemanexclaimedloudly.“Youhavetobeoutofyourmind!Ourastronautswouldhavefoundthatout,ifthatwastrue,”theothermanreplied.“Wow,analieninvasion!”Johncriedexcitedly.“Calmdown,John.Therehastobeamorebelievablestorythanthealiennonsense,”hismomsaid.Johnandhismommovedawayfromthewindowtowatchthenews,hopingthatsomeonewouldsaysomethingmorerealisticthanthealienstory.Onthenews,somescientistsagreedthatthesplitofthemoon,wasaresultofamajormoon-quake.Ontheotherhand,thereligiouspeopleallagreedthemoonsplitwasasignfromGodthattheendofworldwasnear.Timepassedby,andtherewasnodefiniteanswerastowhatexactlyhadhappenedtothemoon.So,themysterycontinuedwhilethemoonappearedtobeshiningbrighterthanever.“Howdoyoulikemymysterystory,Dad?”Adamaskedhisfather.“Great!ButIhaveonequestion.Don’tyouthinkthatyourendingleavesthereadershanging?”hisfatherasked.“Verytrue.Butthat’sthebeautyofit.Mysterystoriesareevenmoreexcitingwhentheendingstaysamystery,leavingittothereaders’imaginationstopicktheendingtheylike,”Adamreplied.8.What’sthemostunbelievablethingforJohn?A.Johnwaslookingoutofthewindowtoenjoythemoon.B.Johnnoticedthatanextremelyloudexplosion.C.Johnfoundthemoonwasalmostsplitinhalf.D.Johnsawahugecloudofdustsurroundingthemoon.9.What’stheattitudeofJohn’smothertowardthestatementaboutanalieninvasion?A.Supportive. B.Objective. C.Optimistic. D.Neutral.10.Whatactuallyhappenedtothemoon?A.Nobodyknows. B.Amoon-quaketookplace.C.Thealienattackedthemoon. D.TheGoddecidedtoendtheworld.11.Whowrotethearticle?A.John. B.John’smother. C.Adam’sfather. D.Adam.D(2020·南昌县莲塘第二中学高二期末)EarlyinthemorningofJune29,1991,CarrieandMorgensternwerewatchingthefield.Althoughtheycouldseenothingthroughthethickfog,theykepttheircamerarunning.By6a.m.thefogbegantolift.Apairofcircleshadbeenflattened.Thewheatwerebentbutnotbroken.Outsidethecirclesthewheatwasuntouched,andtherewerenofootprintsorothermarks.Thecirclesseemedtohavecomefromnowhere.“Ican’texplainitatall,”MikeCarriersaidtohimselfwithhiseyeswideopen.Carrierisnotalonesincetheearly1980s,morethan2000circleshaveappearedinfarmer’sfields.MostcirclesformatnightbetweenMayandAugust.Somebelievethecirclesarecausedbydeerorsomeotheranimals.OthersthinkofUFOs.“Thecirclesaremessagesgivenbythosewhocomefromouterspace,”saysMichaelGreen.“Perhapstheyaretryingtogetintouchwithus.”PatDelgadohasdoneresearchoncropcirclessince1981.Hebelievesthattheyarecausedby“someformofearthenergy.”Mostscientiststhinkthatthere’snoscientificbasistobackupGreen’sorDelgado’stheories.InSeptember1991,DougBowerandDaveChorleytoldnewsmenthatsince1979theyhadmadecirclesthroughoutsouthernEnglandtofoolpeoplewhobelievedinUFOs.Sincetheearly1980s,Dr.TerenceMeadenhasvisitedmorethan1000circles.Nowhethinkshemayhavetheanswer.Hebelievestruecropcirclesaremadebyvortex(旋风)whichcanflattenthecrop.NowcropcirclesarestillfoundinsouthernEnglandeachsummer.AretheyreallythetracesofUFOs?12.OnthemorningofJune29,1991,CarrierandMorgensternhopedto________.A.recordtheimportantthing B.drawaconclusionC.findsomefootprints D.seesomethingfunny13.Whenhesawthecropcircle,MikeCarriewas________.A.satisfied B.frightened C.surprised D.interested14.MostscientistsconsiderthattheoriesofGreenandDelgadoare________.A.meaningful B.undoubted C.instructive D.unreasonable15.Accordingtothearticlewemayknowthatallthecropcircles________.A.arecausedbysomeanimals B.areformedbyearthenergyC.arenottricksmadebysomeone D.aremadebyUFOsfromouterspace二、七选五根据短文内容，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。(2021·河北石家庄二中高三)Thatmysteriousballofrock384,633kilometersfromEarthhasinspiredmythsforthousandsofyears.1Thefollowingaresomestrangefactsaboutthemoon.Themoonisdisappearing.2Itmeansin500millionyears,themoonwillbe23,496kilometersfartherawaythanitisnow.Andonedaywemaycompletelyloseit.Therearefreshfootprintsonthemoon’ssurface.Manhasn’tsetfootonthemoonfordecades,butfreshprintsremain.Isthisevidenceofanalienlifeform?IsBigfoot(大脚兽)takingupextra-planetary(行星外)residence?No,they’rejustleftoverastronautfootprints.3ShadowsaredarkeronthemoonthanontheEarth.AstronautsonthemoonimmediatelynoticedthattheirshadowsweremuchdarkertherethanontheEarth.4ThesunandtheEarthitselfprovidealittlebitoflight,enoughforshadowstostillappear,buttheshadowsaremuchhardertosee.5JustliketheEarth,themoonhasacrust(地壳)thatshiftsandchanges.Moonquakescanoccurwhenthelunarcrustwarmsandexpands.Whilemoonquakesdon’treachthesamelevelofintensity(烈度)asearthquakes,theycanlastmuchlonger.A.Afullmoonmightkeepyouawake.B.Butsometimestruthisstrangerthanfiction.C.TimeisquitedifferentonthemoonthanontheEarth.D.Themoonexperiencesearthquakes(ormoonquakes).E.Eachyear,themoonmovesaboutfourcentimetersawayfromtheEarth.F.Becausethere’snowindorwateronthemoon,trackscanlastmillionsofyears.G.TheatmospherethatmakeslighttocreateshadowsonEarthisabsentonthemoon.三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(改编自2021·广东高三)JadelivesinAustralia,acountryfamousforkangaroos,butnotforsnow.Yetat12,she1toskiattheNorthPole.Despitethelackof2trainingspace,Jadestillbuilther3atthegym.Sheranwithgianttyresattachedtoherwaistto4whatitwasliketopullasledacrossice.Bytheageof14,Jadewas5.Thefarnorthisnotablankcarpetofsoftsnow,butJade6thetoughconditions.Eventhougheverypartofherbodywas7,sheneverthoughtofgivingup.InApril2016,Jademade8,becomingtheyoungestpersontoskitotheNorthPole.Whentalkingabouther9,shestatedthateveryhumanbodyis10,whetheryouareamanorawoman.Butwhenthetalkwaspostedonline,someInternetbullieswrote11commentslike“Makemeasandwich”tomakeherfeel12.Toprovewomen’splaceisfarbeyondthe13,JadeandherteampushedontotheSouthPoleandmadeit.Holdingaplatewithasandwich,Jade14hadherphototakenandpostedonline.Shedaredthebullies,“Imadeyouasandwich.Now1537daysand600kmtotheSouthPole,andyoucaneatit.”1.A.managed B.decided C.offered D.afforded2.A.authentic B.large C.comfortable D.private3.A.career B.confidence C.strength D.team4.A.tell B.feel C.remember D.share5.A.mature B.determined C.available D.ready6.A.braved B.improved C.predicted D.identified7.A.working B.refusing C.bleeding D.aching8.A.progress B.promises C.history D.efforts9.A.hobby B.adventure C.advantage D.award10.A.complex B.beautiful C.amazing D.valuable11.A.mean B.constructive C.brief D.enthusiastic12.A.puzzled B.small C.nervous D.worried13.A.gym B.field C.kitchen D.office14.A.unwillingly B.casually C.mysteriously D.proudly15.A.ski B.skip C.skate D.search四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(改编自2021·河南高三)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式,并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。Six“sacrificialpits”(祭祀坑),1(date)backto3,200to4,000years,werediscoveredintheSanxingduiRuinssiteinGuanghan,Sichuanprovince,onMarch17,2021.Thebiggestpitamongthesix2(be)19squaremeters,andthesmallestis3.5squaremeters.Someunearthedartifactsreflectpreviousfindingsin1986likebronzemasksandjades,butshapesofsomelarge-sizebronzeobjectshaveneverbeenseen.TheSanxingduiRuinssite,3(consider)asoneofthemostimportantarchaeologicalsitesalongtheupperreachesoftheYangtzeRiver,coversanareaof12squarekilometers4itscorezoneofanancientcitycovering3.6squarekilometers.Itwasfirstfoundin1929.However,large-scaleexcavation(挖掘)onthesiteonlybeganin1986,whentwopits,widelybelievedforsacrificialceremonies,5(discover)accidentally.Thenewdiscoverieswillhelptobetterunderstandmany6(explain)findingsin1986,6thesimilarshapesandfindingsintheeightpits7(basic)makesuretheirfunctionshouldbesacrificialpits.AccordingtotheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration,studiesoftheSanxingduiRuinssitewillbecomean8(importance)projectinaprogramArchaeologyChina,9triestoexplaintheoriginsofChinesecivilizationandhowdiverseculturescommunicateandcometogether.五、写作写作(一)(2020·湖北高三)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Susan看了你的微博后发来邮件，对你上周帮助一个迷路的3岁小孩回家的事情很感兴趣。请你回复邮件，内容包括：1.感谢关注；2.助人经过；3.你的感受。注意：1.词数120左右(开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数)；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSusan,Thanksforyourattention!Fromyourletter,Iknowthatyouareeagertogetsomedetailsaboutmyassistance.Herecomesthestory.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inthisexperience,Irealizethathelpingothersisreallyakindofpleasure,whichnotonlyhelpstheoneinneed,butalsoenrichesmyownmind.Yours,LiHua写作(二)(2021·山东高三)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。IwasbornandgrewupinthenorthofScotland,whichwasnotfarfromthesea.WhenIwaslittle,Ienjoyedtheseasidesceneryverymuch.Ioftensatontherockbytheseaandwatchedtheviewofthesea.Iwasfondofplayingwiththesandonthebeachandchasedthewaveswithmyoldsister,Alastair.Acrossthebeachtherewasatidal(潮汐)island,whichmeansthatwhenthetidegoesout,youcanwalktoit,butwhenthetidecomesinagain,youcan’tgettoit.MumandDadneverletusgothere.Theytoldusthatitwasdangerous.However,thetidalislandwasfullofmysterytome.Isaidtomyself,“Theremustbesomefascinatingsceneryworthexploring.HowIwishIhadachancetolandonit!”OnalittlecolddayinOctober,whilemypare