Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldⅠ.單項(xiàng)填空1．(原創(chuàng))FormerSouthAfricanpresidentNelsonMandelapassedaway，________hisspiritliveson.A．soB．butC．orD．however答案B[句意：南非前總統(tǒng)曼德拉去世了，但他的靈魂永存。兩個(gè)分句之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，因此選B。注意D項(xiàng)however后應(yīng)用逗號(hào)與其他成分隔開。]2．(2014·天津模擬)________thefiercecompetitioninfindingagoodjobinbigcities，manyfreshgraduatesaretryingtheirfortuneinmedium-sizedones.A．RegardlessofB．ApartfromC．InsteadofD．Dueto答案D[考查介詞短語辨析。句意：由于在大城市找工作競爭激烈，很多應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生要去中等城市碰碰運(yùn)氣。dueto“由于，因?yàn)椤?，符合句意。regardlessof“不管”；apartfrom“除……之外”；insteadof“而不是；代替”。]3．(2014·甘孜州一診)Yoursisterissaid________inthesupermarketwhenshewasdoingshoppingyesterday.A．tobebadlytreatedB．tohavebeenbadlytreatedC．beingbadlytreatedD．treatingbadly答案B[sbbesaid后一般搭配不定式，意為“據(jù)說某人……”。該句treat與主語yoursister為動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，故用不定式的被動(dòng)式，且該動(dòng)作發(fā)生在“issaid”之前，因此用不定式的完成被動(dòng)式。]4．—Everybodyisgoingtoclimbthemountain.CanIgotoo，mum?—________Waittillyouareoldenough，dear.A．Willyou?BWhynot?C．Ihopeso.D．I'mafraidnot.答案D[句意：——每個(gè)人都要去爬山。媽媽，我能去嗎？——恐怕不行。親愛的，等到你年齡足夠大的時(shí)候再去。根據(jù)句意以及Waittillyouareoldenough，dear可知媽媽不讓孩子去爬山。故選D。作此類題時(shí)，一定要注意上下文的意思，了解整個(gè)語境傳達(dá)的意思。]5．Heisnotveryrichbutheisvery________tothepoor，especiallythosewhooftensufferfromillness.A．a(chǎn)wfulB．nervousC．positiveD．generous答案D[句意：他不是很富有，但是他對貧窮的人們特別是經(jīng)?；疾〉娜撕芸犊?。awful可怕的，嚇人的；nervous緊張的，焦慮的；positive正面的；generous有雅量的，大方的，心地高尚的。]6．Sosudden________thattheenemyhadnotimetoescape.A．didtheattackB．theattackdidC．wastheattackD．theattackwas答案C[考查倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。在so...that結(jié)構(gòu)中，“so＋形容詞/副詞部分”位于句首時(shí)，主句的主謂一般采用部分倒裝形式，如果謂語動(dòng)詞為be的一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)或一般過去時(shí)，則使用完全倒裝形式。本句的正常語序?yàn)椤癟heattackwassosuddenthattheenemyhadnotimetoescape”，故選C項(xiàng)。]7．(2014·安慶模擬)—Shelooksveryhappy.She________havepassedtheexam.—Iguessso.It'snotdifficultafterall.A．shouldB．mustC．couldD．might答案B[考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。句意：“她看上去很開心。她一定是通過了考試。”“我想是吧。畢竟考試不難?！彼膫€(gè)備選項(xiàng)都可以用來表示推測，must語氣最強(qiáng)，然后是should，could，might語氣最弱。根據(jù)語境，說話人推測她通過考試是有一定的理由的，即她看起來很開心，因此推測時(shí)很有把握，故用must。]8．(2014·濰坊高三聯(lián)合考試)—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—Yes.ItisaweeksinceI________thedrivingtest.A．havepassedB．passedC．willpassD．hadpassed答案B[考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。句意：“你拿到駕駛證了嗎？”“拿到了。我已經(jīng)通過駕駛考試一個(gè)星期了。”在固定句型結(jié)構(gòu)Itis＋一段時(shí)間＋since...中，主句若用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，從句應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)，故選B。]9．(2014·濟(jì)南模擬)________heconsideredagreatproposalwasturneddownbythebossatthemeeting.A．WhatB．WhichC．ThatD．Who答案A[考查主語從句。句意：他認(rèn)為很好的一個(gè)提議在會(huì)議上被老板否決了?？仗幰龑?dǎo)主語從句，在從句中作賓語，不指人，故選What。]10．—What'sthenoise?Itsoundsasifitcomesfromupstairs.—________.Itmustbethewindow-cleanerworkingnextdoor.A．I'mnotsureB．IhopenotC．I'drathernotD．Idon'tthinkso答案D[根據(jù)下面一句話“那一定是隔壁窗戶清潔工在工作?！笨蓴喽ǖ诙€(gè)人不同意第一個(gè)人的說法，所以選D，意思是“我認(rèn)為不是那樣”。]Ⅱ.閱讀理解UniversityofSussexscientistsworkingwithresearchersinBrazilhavefoundthefirstexampleofa“soldier”bee.Theystudiedacommontropicalbee，Tetragoniscaangustula，inSaoPauloStateinBrazilwhereit'sknownlocallyasJataí.Itnestsintreesandwallholes.Eachnesthasonequeenandupto10，000workers.InsectsocietiessuchastheJataí'sarecooperativeandselfless，theworkerscaringforthenestandthequeen'schildren.Thislifestylealsoincludesthedivisionoflabouramongworkers.Theresearchstatesthat：●Jataíguardbeesare30percentheavierthantheirforager(覓食工蜂)nestmates.●Theyareslightlydifferentfromforagersinshape，withlargerlegsandsmallerheads.●Approximatelyonepercentofworkerbeesraisedinacolony(蜂群)aresoldier-sized.●Jataísoldiersstandonthenestentrancetubeandalsoflyaroundneartheentrancewheretheyprovide“earlywarning”detectionofenemyattack.Likeothersocialinsects，Jataíusesguardworkerstoprotectthenest.Apreviousstudybytheteamhadshownthattheseguardswerespecialistswhoperformedguardingdutiesforfarlonger(uptothreeweeks)thanothertypesofworkerbees，suchasthehoneybees，whospendjustonedayguardingthenest，progressingtoothertasksastheygetolder.ThenewresearchshowsthatJataíguards，unliketheirhoneybeecounterparts，arephysicallyspecializedtoperformaparticulartask.Havinglarger-bodiedguardsisimportantfornest-defense，asthey'rebetteratfightingoneofJataí'smainenemies—therobberbeeLestrimelittalimao，whichcankilloffmanycolonieswhenattackingnestsforfood.EventhoughtheJataíguardlacksasting(蟄刺)andiseventuallykilled，itcanknockitsheadontothewingofarobberbee，preventingitfromflying.Large-bodiedsoldierworkershavelongbeenknowninantsandwhiteants，butthisisthefirstevidenceofa“soldier”bee.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是新聞報(bào)道。研究人員首次發(fā)現(xiàn)蜂群中也有“兵蜂”。1．WhatdoweknowaboutTetragoniscaangustula?A．Ithasnosting.B．Itlivesinforests.C．Itisarareinsect.D．Ithasasmallfamily.答案A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的theJataíguardlacksasting可知A項(xiàng)正確。]2．Comparedtoforagers，Jataíguardbees______________．A．a(chǎn)regreaterinnumberB．differgreatlyinshapeC．havebiggerheadsD．havelargerbodies答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的Jataíguardbeesare30percentheavierthantheirforagernestmates以及倒數(shù)第二段中的larger-bodiedguards可知D項(xiàng)正確。]3．ItcanbeinferredthattheJataíguards______________．A．a(chǎn)reveryselflessandbraveB．caneasilydefeattheirenemiesC．a(chǎn)retheonlyguardsintheircolonyD．willtakeonothertaskswhengettingold答案A[推理判斷題。由第二段中的InsectsocietiessuchastheJataí'sarecooperativeandselfless以及最后一段的EventhoughtheJataíguardlacksastingandiseventuallykilled，itcanknockitsheadontothewingofarobberbee，preventingitfromflying可知A項(xiàng)正確。]4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThedivisionoflabourinbeesB．ScientistsdiscoversoldierbeesC．SoldierworkersininsectsocietiesD．Howasoldierbeedefendsitsnest答案B[標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，主要介紹了研究人員的一項(xiàng)新發(fā)現(xiàn)，即蜂群中也有“兵蜂”，故選B項(xiàng)作標(biāo)題。]Ⅲ.書面表達(dá)隨著微博的普及，許多行業(yè)精英或公眾人物通過微博發(fā)布消息和表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)，給社會(huì)帶來不同影響?，F(xiàn)在，請你用英語就此寫篇簡評(píng)，內(nèi)容包括：1．上述情況日趨普遍；2．這種做法的利與弊；3．微博是否應(yīng)受到監(jiān)管？為什么？注意：1.文章標(biāo)題已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)算在總字?jǐn)?shù)內(nèi)。2．詞數(shù)：120左右；參考詞匯：微博micro－blogsn．(pl.)行業(yè)精英industryelitesn．(pl.)Micro－blogs，anewformofcommunication，arebecomingmoreandmorepopular.________________________________________________________________________【參考范文】Micro-blogs，a__new__form__of__communication，are__becoming__more__and__more__popular．Manyindustryelitesorpublicfigurespostnewsorexpressideasthroughmicro-blogs，whichhasinfluencedthewholesociety.Generallyspeaking，mostofthemusemicro-bl