高中英语 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural

课时作业(十八) Module 6 Section ⅢIntegrating Skills &
Cultural Corner
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He has a bad reputation(名声) ，for he always tells lies.
2．You should have a positive(正面的；积极的) attitude towards your life.
3．He watched the train until it disappeared(消失)．
4．The old man is generous(大方的) and has given away a lot of money to the poor.
5．The symbols indicate(象征；表示) different groups of sounds.
6．The earthquake happened suddenly and caused many deaths and much destruction(毁坏)．
7．The result of the match is unpredictable(变化莫测的)．
8．It's believed that humans evolved(进化) from apes.
9．Have you adapted(适应) to your new working place?
10．It is said that setting off firecrackers will bring good fortune(运气) in the coming year.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．据一些专家所言，这次飓风的破坏程度仍是无法预测的。

According_to some experts, the degree of the destruction of the hurricane is still unpredictable. (according)
2．我的成功归功于同事们的帮助。

My success is due_to the assistance of my fellow workers. (due)
3．这项研究可能会让人们清楚互联网开展的前景。

The study may throw_light_on the future development of the Internet. (light) 4．很多大公司是从小的家族企业开展起来的。

Many big companies have grown_out_of small family businesses. (grow)
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were
constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局)．
As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with a name written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for these fossils which later proved to be created by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.
When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at that time were wild with excitement at the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape man.
The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with_a_grain_of_salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.
【语篇解读】每天报纸上都会出现一些关于科学新发现的文章，那么这些文章的可信度终究是多大呢？在文中作者通过两个例子向读者说明：新发现有时候并不全然为真，所以我们对待任何事情都要持一种怀疑的态度。

1．What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?
A．His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.
B．His workmates are eager to become famous too.
C．These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.
D．His colleagues were jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.
答案与解析：D 细节理解题。

根据文章第二段的末句“... these fossils which later proved to be created by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation〞可以判断他被愚弄的原因，应当选D。

2．The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.
A．was in fact a complex hoax
B．was a great scientific invention
C．contributed to the theory of evolution
D．had the skull like that of an ape
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。

根据文章第三段中的“scientists at that time were wild with excitement at the meaning it had for the theory of evolution〞可知，当时的科学家认为the Piltdown man的发现对人类的进化理论有着很大的贡献，应当选C。

3．What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt〞 in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Happily. B．Generally.
C．Doubtfully. D．Completely.
答案与解析：C 词义猜测题。

根据画线短语前的让步状语从句“Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research〞可以判断，后面句子和前面内容构成转折关系，应该是建议人们不要过分看重科学发现，由此推断该短语指对某件事情或某人说的话持怀疑态度，应当选C。

4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Hebrew is probably a kind of language.
B．Truths of science will never be out of time.
C．People believe scientists because they are persuasive.
D．We are advised to believe famous scientists.
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。

根据文章第二段中的“The fossils of spiders，lizards, and even birds with a name written on them in Hebrew〞可知，在这些蜘蛛等的化石上写着一个名字，由此推断Hebrew是一种语言，应当选A。

Ⅳ.完形填空
Hello, Mr Wi­Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. We're __1__ to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. Though I know you help me, sometimes you're making me do things with __2__ attention. Many times I promise myself that I'll __3__ my feelings towards you, but you're __4__ me closer and closer. You've entered both my home and my __5__. You're just a window for our __6__ and information. But we people aren't __7__ only with the window. So we open all our __8__ for you. Is this a(n) __9__ or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment, will you __10__ me to the lifelong togetherness?
We want you 24 hours. Can't you take a few days off so that both you and I can
__11__？ You're a poison — not a slow one but a super __12__ poison which holds our mind and makes us dance __13__ its tune. Nowadays you're so __14__ that almost everyone can buy and make you our __15__. You'll never be bothered about our health but we'll __16__ be concerned about your “health〞， because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.
If you were a __17__ person made of flesh and blood, would we love you the same? You __18__ us with your numerous talents and we even can't get rid of you. We're all your __19__. Sometimes I wonder how people in previous times __20__， but if they did why can't we?
【语篇解读】本文用第一人称，通过用诙谐的语气对Wi­Fi的质问，呈现了现代人的一种通病，那就是对无线网络的依赖。

1．A.happy B．sad
C．comfortable D．confident
答案与解析：A 根据语境可知，没有Wi­Fi的生活几乎是不可能的，我们从早到晚，有时甚至到黎明都在开心地说着你的名字。

应当选A。

2．A.praised B．increased
C．divided D．focused
答案与解析：C 根据语境可知，虽然“我〞知道Wi­Fi帮助了自己，但是有时它也会让“我〞在做事情时分神。

应当选C。

divided在此为过去分词作定语。

3．A.bring back B．hold back
C．approve of D．give away
答案与解析：B 根据语境可知，“我〞很屡次都对自己承诺说要抑制(hold back)对Wi­Fi 的情感。

应当选B。

4．A.observing B．pushing
C．forcing D．drawing
答案与解析：D 但是Wi­Fi把“我〞拉得越来越近。

此处形象生动地表现了我不能抗拒Wi­Fi对自己的吸引。

应当选D。

5．A.space B．workplace
C．society D．soul
答案与解析：D 此处指Wi­Fi进入了“我〞的家和灵魂。

其中第二段中的“holds our mind〞是关键提示。

应当选D。

6．A.entertainment B．argument
C．explanation D．struggle
答案与解析：A Wi­Fi(本来)只是我们娱乐(entertainment)和获取信息的窗口。

应当选A。

7．A.strict B．generous
C．satisfied D．busy
答案与解析：C 根据上文的“You're just a window... information〞以与“But〞所表示的转折关系可知，此处表示人们并不满足于Wi­Fi仅仅是个娱乐和获取信息的窗口。

应当选C。

8．A.thoughts B．eyes
C．exits D．doors
答案与解析：D 此处表示人们将Wi­Fi的作用扩大化，并将所有的门都打开来迎接Wi­Fi。

door与window之间存在语意上的递进。

应当选D。

9．A.scene B．inspiration
C．routine D．disease
答案与解析：D 结合下文中的“an illness〞可知，“我〞疑惑的是自己和其他人对Wi­Fi如此依赖，这是否是一种病。

应当选D。

10．A.recommend B．instruct
C．commit D．adapt
答案与解析：C 如果对Wi­Fi的情感是一种依赖的话，Wi­Fi能保证一生与“我〞都亲密无间吗？应当选C。

commit sb. to sth.意为“承诺/保证某人某事〞。

11．A.insist B．relax
C．progress D．balance
答案与解析：B 这里是诙谐地问Wi­Fi能不能给自己放几天假以便它和“我〞都能放松一下，应当选B。

12．A.raw B．weak
C．fast D．strong
答案与解析：C 根据本句中的“not a slow one〞可知，Wi­Fi并不是慢性毒药，而是快速起效的毒药，fast与slow形成比照。

应当选C。

13．A.to B．against
C．from D．within
答案与解析：A Wi­Fi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的“音调〞起舞的毒药。

dance to为固定短语，意为“随着……起舞〞，应当选A。

14．A.advanced B．valuable
C．affordable D．attractive
答案与解析：C 根据下文的“almost everyone can buy〞可知，如今Wi­Fi的价格多数人都负担得起。

affordable意为“买得起的〞。

应当选C。

15．A panion B．expert
C．addition D．instrument
答案与解析：A 根据下文中的“because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone〞可知，如今Wi­Fi成了人们的伴侣。

应当选A。

16．A.sometimes B．never
C．always D．seldom
答案与解析：C 毫无生命的Wi­Fi是决不会在意其用户的健康的，但是用户会一直担心Wi­Fi的“健康〞，此处always和前面的never形成比照。

应当选C。

17．A.selfish B．real
C．responsible D．dishonest
答案与解析：B 根据下文的“person made of flesh and blood〞可知，我想知道如果Wi­Fi是拥有血肉之躯的活生生的人，人们是否会一样喜欢它。

应当选B。

18．A.scold B．control
C．comfort D．challenge
答案与解析：B 根据上文我们对Wi­Fi的依赖以与下文中的“we e ven can't get rid of you〞可知，人们离开Wi­Fi简直无法活下去，可知Wi­Fi控制着人们。

应当选B。

19．A.friends B．slaves
C．colleagues D．employers
答案与解析：B 根据语境可知，Wi­Fi控制了人们，即人们成了被其掌控的奴隶。

应当选B。

20．A.suffered B．surfed
C．connected D．survived
答案与解析：D 根据“in previous times〞可知，“我〞非常疑惑的是，在早期没有Wi­Fi的时候，人们是如何存活下来的。

应当选D。

Ⅴ.短文改错
[2019·山西平遥校级月考]When I was in high school, I wanted to get a scholarship to a university. I liked singing, so I try out for a scholarship for music. But I failed to get one. I was real upset. I felt like failure. I just kept feeling sorry for me. However, after a few day, I decided not to let one single loss to keep me from doing what I love. But I cheered up and devoted myself to sing again. I think that accepting failure is that we need to do first before we success eventually.
答案：
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