2020-2021學年高中英語 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Period 1課時作業(yè)外研版必修4

1、2020-2021學年高中英語 module 6 unexplained mysteries of the natural world period 1課時作業(yè)外研版必修42020-2021學年高中英語 module 6 unexplained mysteries of the natural world period 1課時作業(yè)外研版必修4年級：姓名：課時分層作業(yè) 二十一module 6period 1is there something strange high up in the worlds tallest mountains? if so, is it a big bear? is

2、it a monkey? or is it a kind of man? no one knows. this mystery has puzzled the world for years. in 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints in the snow. they looked like the footprints of a very large man. but men dont walk without shoes in the snow. in 1906, another climber saw more footpri

3、nts. far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. as he watched, it ran very quickly. fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. a mountain climber said he had seen the “snow man” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. he said it looked like a very large

4、 man. from then on, more and more people had stories to tell. but not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. the pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. so it was not a bear or a monkey. could it be an ape (猿) man? the mystery grew! and the my

5、stery keeps growing. someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints. 【語篇概述】本文是一篇說明文, 講述了在喜馬拉雅山上, 人們發(fā)現了大腳印, 甚至還拍攝了照片, 但是到底是誰留下的腳印? 會是雪人嗎? 這仍然是未解之謎。1. the passage is about _. a. some mountain climbersb. some strange animalsc. some large footprintsd. the mystery of the snowman【

6、解析】選d。主旨大意題?？v觀全文可知, 本文先介紹了被發(fā)現的雪地里的大腳印, 進而提出疑問: 是否是雪人所為呢? 2. why were people interested in footprints? a. they were footprints of a large bear. b. they looked like the footprints of a large man. c. they were found in the snow. d. they were found in the worlds tallest mountains. 【解析】選b。推理判斷題。根據第三段第二句“

7、they looked like the footprints of a very large man. ”可知b項為正確選項。3. the pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in_. a. 1887b. 1906c. 1921d. 1951【解析】選d。細節(jié)理解題。根據倒數第二段第二句“but not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. ”可知d項為正確選項?！菊Z言素養(yǎng)訓練】 skim th

8、e passage and find the main idea quickly. the passage aims to introduce us mysterious large footprints in the snow and snowman, but no one can make sure what makes the large footprints. . 閱讀理解how did the sea horse get its name? its not hard to guess. the top half of this fish looks like a small hors

9、e. but looking at the sea horses tail, you might think“sea monkey”is a better name. then theres the sea horses pouch(育兒袋). “sea kangaroo”might also be a good name for this fish. sea horses live in warm ocean waters all over the world. they keep safe from other fish by hiding in plants and grasses th

10、at grow under the sea. they can also change colors to match their surroundings. a sea horse remains in one place for hours at a time by winding its tail around a plant. it feeds on live food, such as small shrimp. for a fish that doesnt move around much, the sea horse eats a lotin just one day, a se

11、a horse can eat 3, 000 shrimps! a sea horse keeps the same mate for its whole life, and its the male sea horse that gives birth to baby sea horses. how does this happen? baby sea horses start out as eggs, which come from the females body. the male carries the eggs in its pouch for about three weeks

12、until they hatch. soon after the babies are born, the female gives her mate a new set of eggs. sadly, the number of sea horses is becoming smaller. why is this happening? some places where sea horses once lived have been filled in to make new land. also, many sea horses are caught and sold as aquari

13、um fish. this really is not a good idea because most sea horses dont live long in aquariums. the best place for a sea horse is the ocean. 【語篇概述】本文主要介紹了有關海馬的知識, 包括海馬名字的來歷, 生活習性, 如何繁殖及數量越來越少的原因。1. the sea horse got its name because of its _. a. skinb. headc. pouch d. tail【解析】選b。細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段its not hard

14、 to guess. the top half of this fish looks like a small horse. 可知, 是因為海馬的頭部像馬而得名, 故選b。2. we can learn from the text that sea horses _. a. like to move aroundb. live in cold ocean watersc. feed on small live shrimpd. change colors with the temperature【解析】選c。細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段it feeds on live food, such as s

15、mall shrimp. 可知它們以小蝦為食, 故選c。3. what does a female sea horse do with her eggs? a. she hatches them. b. she hides them in sea grasses. c. she carries them around. d. she puts them in the males pouch. 【解析】選d。細節(jié)理解題。文章第三段介紹了海馬的繁殖過程。根據“baby sea horses start out as eggs. . . the female gives her mate a new

16、 set of eggs. ”可知選d。4. why is the number of sea horses becoming smaller? a. because they grow at a very low speed. b. because their homes are being destroyed. c. because they are killed by people for food. d. because their food is becoming less and less. 【解析】選b。細節(jié)理解題。最后一段提到海馬數量減少的兩個原因: 一是人們填海造田, 破壞了

17、它們的生存環(huán)境; 二是人們捕捉海馬來賣, 故選b。. 閱讀填句根據短文內容, 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 brain transplantsresearch on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years. 1 if we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists are doing is to make better use of the hard disc. the

18、 idea that a human brain could be transplanted(移植) may come from frankenstein. in 1999, an experiment turned a bear into a dolphin(海豚). 2 they were made of the memory area in the dolphins brain containing information about swimming. they had a series of useful information, which was saved into a but

19、ton-sized chip(芯片). later the information was transplanted into the action memory area in the bears brain. 3 it proved to be a highly successful experiment and a bear was turned into a dolphin. recently, another memory transplant was performed at the motor nerve research instance of the university o

20、f california. the experiment had an entire transplant of the memory area. 4 the transplant was performed from a dog named cenius to a dog named idiot. cenius could follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. it was a real genius in memorizing. however, idiot had no contact with people s

21、ince its birth. it became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory. 5 when the two dogs woke up, idiot had grasped all the abilities cenius possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. it could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. but cenius gave no response

22、 to its master, and did not recognize him at all. a. the experiment was a complete success. b. it included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. c. then it was released(釋放)by means of electric power. d. different images have different meanings in the memory area. e. using the most advanced tech

23、nology, detailed images were produced. f. discoveries show that messages are carried by the central nervous system in the brain. g. one of the latest topics is how to change the human brain or combine it with the computer. 【語篇概述】腦移植是人類在追求科技進步的路上一座難以攀登的高峰, 但是人類已經在這個領域取得了巨大進步。1. 【解析】選g。上一句的attracting

24、more and more scientists in recent years和g項的how to change the human brain or combine it with the computer吻合, 說明人類對大腦的興趣從來就沒有停止過。2. 【解析】選f。上一句的turned a bear into a dolphin和f項的carried by the central nervous system in the brain吻合, 說明物種的轉變是通過腦移植完成的。3. 【解析】選c。上一句的transplanted into the action memory area

25、in the bears brain和c項的then it was released by means of electric power是連環(huán)環(huán)節(jié)或者步驟。4. 【解析】選b。上一句的an entire transplant of the memory area和b項的included actions, moods, logic, words, images吻合, 說明這個記憶區(qū)的構成。5. 【解析】選a。the experiment was a complete success是對這個實驗的總結, 說明腦移植取得了巨大的成功。本句話是本段的主題句。閱讀理解aone of the most

26、detailed (詳細的) descriptions of a ufo was given by nine-year-old gaynor sunderland in july 1976. gaynor lived in oakenholt, a village in north wales. on her way home from school, she saw a silver (銀色的) object shaped like a saucer (茶碟) in a field not far from her home. the strange craft (飛行器) was abou

27、t 30 feet long and 9 feet high. it had yellow windows along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box. although gaynor was very frightened, she did not run away. instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. she saw two people we

28、aring silver suits come out of the craft. they were carrying some kinds of equipment (設備) which they used to examine the ground. they were short and had large pink eyes, gaynor reported. after about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. at once there was a loud noise and the ufo too

29、k off. although gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. they did not want people to laugh at their daughter. however, 18 months later, gaynor told her story to ufo experts. they hypnotized (對某人施催眠術) gaynor so that they could be sure she was telling the tr

30、uth. not only did she repeat her story, but also she was able to draw a picture of what she had seen! 【語篇概述】本文主要介紹了9歲的女童gaynor sunderland發(fā)現飛碟的經歷。1. which of these descriptions of gaynor is true? a. shes nine, lives in a village and has never seen a ufo before. b. she was nine, and lived in sunderlan

31、d in england in 1976. c. she was nineteen in july 1986, and lived in north wales as a child. d. she was at school in north wales and her family name was oakenholt. 【解析】選c。細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段第一句可知, 1976年gaynor 9歲, 故在1986年應為19歲。根據第一段第二句可知, gaynor小時候住在north wales的一個村莊。2. which of these descriptions of the ufo

32、is true? a. it was round and flat, and had yellow windows along the side. b. it was ten feet longer than its breadth, and it was silver. c. it was a saucer-shaped box about thirty feet high. d. it was a strange silver saucer which was like a craft. 【解析】選a。推理判斷題。根據第一段最后一句“shaped like a saucer”和第二段第二句

33、“it had yellow windows along the side”可知, a項正確。3. what did gaynor do as soon as she saw the ufo? a. she told her mother. b. she ran away. c. she went home from school. d. she hid in the long grass and watched it. 【解析】選d。細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的“she lay quietly in the long grass and watched. . . ”可知, d項正確。4. wh

34、at did gaynor say when she was hypnotized? a. she had been lying about the ufo. b. she didnt understand the ufo. c. she told the experts about the ufo. d. she couldnt speak but she could draw a picture of the ufo. 【解析】選c。細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段最后兩句可知, gaynor被催眠, 向飛碟專家講述了發(fā)現飛碟的經過。b(2019咸陽高一檢測)the eiffel tower is

35、very famous in france. it is visited by 7 million visitors a year. the eiffel tower was designed by gustave eiffel in the late 19th century. on monday, march 31st, 2019, it turned 130. the look of the eiffel tower is greatly loved by people today, but things were different when the design was first

36、shown to the public. many french artists thought that the design was ugly. however, eiffel did not change a thing. he believed that once it was completed, people in paris and visitors around the world would love the tower. he was certainly right. the tower became popular with the public as soon as i

37、t opened on march 31st, 1889, two years after the construction began. over 3, 000 people came to look at this new tower and even made the effort to climb the 1, 710 stairs to the top. the 984-foot-tall chrysler building in new york city beat it. today, the tower has a number of restaurants on its fi

38、rst and second levels. the third level has been turned into a vast platform (平臺). from there visitors can see the entire city of paris. while visitors are allowed to take the stairs to the first two levels, the platform can only be got to by taking the elevators. to ensure that the “iron lady” always