2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldPeriod1課時(shí)作業(yè)含解析外研版必修4

PAGE課時(shí)分層作業(yè)二十一Module6Period1Istheresomethingstrangehighupintheworld’stallestmountains?Ifso,isitabigbear?Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?Nooneknows.Thismysteryhaspuzzledtheworldforyears.In1887,amountainclimberfoundlargefootprintsinthesnow.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.Butmendon’twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow.In1906,anotherclimbersawmorefootprints.Faroff,hesawaverylargeanimalstandingontwolegs.Ashewatched,itranveryquickly.Fifteenyearslater,newspapershadnewstoriesaboutthe“something”.Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenthe“snowman”walkslowlyacrossthesnow,farbelowhim.Hesaiditlookedlikeaverylargeman.Fromthenon,moreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotell.Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.ThepicturesshowedclearlythattheSnowmanwalkedontwolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.Coulditbeanape(猿)man?Themysterygrew!Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Somedaywemayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,講解并描述了在喜馬拉雅山上,人們發(fā)覺(jué)了大腳印,甚至還拍攝了照片,但是究竟是誰(shuí)留下的腳印?會(huì)是雪人嗎?這仍舊是未解之謎。1.Thepassageisabout_________.

A.somemountainclimbersB.somestrangeanimalsC.somelargefootprintsD.themysteryoftheSnowman【解析】選D。主旨大意題?？v觀全文可知,本文先介紹了被發(fā)覺(jué)的雪地里的大腳印,進(jìn)而提出疑問(wèn):是否是雪人所為呢?2.Whywerepeopleinterestedinfootprints?A.Theywerefootprintsofalargebear.B.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman.C.Theywerefoundinthesnow.D.Theywerefoundintheworld’stallestmountains.【解析】選B。推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段其次句“Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.”可知B項(xiàng)為正確選項(xiàng)。3.Thepicturesoflargefootprintsweretakenbyamountainclimberin_________.

A.1887 B.1906 C.1921 D.1951【解析】選D。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)其次段其次句“Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.”可知D項(xiàng)為正確選項(xiàng)。【語(yǔ)言素養(yǎng)訓(xùn)練】Skimthepassageandfindthemainideaquickly.ThepassageaimstointroduceusmysteriouslargefootprintsinthesnowandSnowman,butnoonecanmakesurewhatmakesthelargefootprints.

Ⅰ.閱讀理解Howdidtheseahorsegetitsname?It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.Butlookingattheseahorse’stail,youmightthink“seamonkey”isabettername.Thenthere’stheseahorse’spouch(育兒袋).“Seakangaroo”mightalsobeagoodnameforthisfish.Seahorsesliveinwarmoceanwatersallovertheworld.Theykeepsafefromotherfishbyhidinginplantsandgrassesthatgrowunderthesea.Theycanalsochangecolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.Aseahorseremainsinoneplaceforhoursatatimebywindingitstailaroundaplant.Itfeedsonlivefood,suchassmallshrimp.Forafishthatdoesn’tmovearoundmuch,theseahorseeatsalot—injustoneday,aseahorsecaneat3,000shrimps!Aseahorsekeepsthesamemateforitswholelife,andit’sthemaleseahorsethatgivesbirthtobabyseahorses.Howdoesthishappen?Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggs,whichcomefromthefemale’sbody.Themalecarriestheeggsinitspouchforaboutthreeweeksuntiltheyhatch.Soonafterthebabiesareborn,thefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.Sadly,thenumberofseahorsesisbecomingsmaller.Whyisthishappening?Someplaceswhereseahorsesoncelivedhavebeenfilledintomakenewland.Also,manyseahorsesarecaughtandsoldasaquariumfish.Thisreallyisnotagoodideabecausemostseahorsesdon’tlivelonginaquariums.Thebestplaceforaseahorseistheocean.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文主要介紹了有關(guān)海馬的學(xué)問(wèn),包括海馬名字的來(lái)歷,生活習(xí)性,如何繁殖及數(shù)量越來(lái)越少的緣由。1.Theseahorsegotitsnamebecauseofits_________.

A.skinB.headC.pouchD.tail【解析】選B。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.可知,是因?yàn)楹ｑR的頭部像馬而得名,故選B。2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatseahorses_________.

A.liketomovearoundB.liveincoldoceanwatersC.feedonsmallliveshrimpD.changecolorswiththetemperature【解析】選C。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段Itfeedsonlivefood,suchassmallshrimp.可知它們以小蝦為食,故選C。3.Whatdoesafemaleseahorsedowithhereggs?A.Shehatchesthem.B.Shehidestheminseagrasses.C.Shecarriesthemaround.D.Sheputstheminthemale’spouch.【解析】選D。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。文章第三段介紹了海馬的繁殖過(guò)程。依據(jù)“Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggs...thefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.”可知選D。4.Whyisthenumberofseahorsesbecomingsmaller?A.Becausetheygrowataverylowspeed.B.Becausetheirhomesarebeingdestroyed.C.Becausetheyarekilledbypeopleforfood.D.Becausetheirfoodisbecominglessandless.【解析】選B。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。最終一段提到海馬數(shù)量削減的兩個(gè)緣由:一是人們填海造田,破壞了它們的生存環(huán)境;二是人們捕獲海馬來(lái)賣(mài),故選B。Ⅱ.閱讀填句依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。BrainTransplantsResearchonthehumanbrainhasbeenattractingmoreandmorescientistsinrecentyears.1Ifwecompareahumanbraintoaharddisc,whatthescientistsaredoingistomakebetteruseoftheharddisc.

Theideathatahumanbraincouldbetransplanted(移植)maycomefromFrankenstein.In1999,anexperimentturnedabearintoadolphin(海豚).2Theyweremadeofthememoryareainthedolphin’sbraincontaininginformationaboutswimming.Theyhadaseriesofusefulinformation,whichwassavedintoabutton-sizedchip(芯片).Latertheinformationwastransplantedintotheactionmemoryareainthebear’sbrain.3Itprovedtobeahighlysuccessfulexperimentandabearwasturnedintoadolphin.

Recently,anothermemorytransplantwasperformedattheMotorNerveResearchInstanceoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Theexperimenthadanentiretransplantofthememoryarea.4ThetransplantwasperformedfromadognamedCeniustoadognamedIdiot.Ceniuscouldfollowupto100gesturesandordersmadebyitsmaster.Itwasarealgeniusinmemorizing.However,Idiothadnocontactwithpeoplesinceitsbirth.Itbecameananimalwithnothinginitsbrain,withoutanymemory.

5Whenthetwodogswokeup,IdiothadgraspedalltheabilitiesCeniuspossessed;itwasgoodatmemorizingandsensible.Itcouldfolloweverygestureandanycommandgivenbyitsmaster.ButCeniusgavenoresponsetoitsmaster,anddidnotrecognizehimatall.

A.Theexperimentwasacompletesuccess.B.Itincludedactions,moods,logic,words,images,etc.C.Thenitwasreleased(釋放)bymeansofelectricpower.D.Differentimageshavedifferentmeaningsinthememoryarea.E.Usingthemostadvancedtechnology,detailedimageswereproduced.F.Discoveriesshowthatmessagesarecarriedbythecentralnervoussysteminthebrain.G.Oneofthelatesttopicsishowtochangethehumanbrainorcombineitwiththecomputer.【語(yǔ)篇概述】腦移植是人類(lèi)在追求科技進(jìn)步的路上一座難以攀登的高峰,但是人類(lèi)已經(jīng)在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域取得了巨大進(jìn)步。1.【解析】選G。上一句的attractingmoreandmorescientistsinrecentyears和G項(xiàng)的howtochangethehumanbrainorcombineitwiththecomputer吻合,說(shuō)明人類(lèi)對(duì)大腦的愛(ài)好從來(lái)就沒(méi)有停止過(guò)。2.【解析】選F。上一句的turnedabearintoadolphin和F項(xiàng)的carriedbythecentralnervoussysteminthebrain吻合,說(shuō)明物種的轉(zhuǎn)變是通過(guò)腦移植完成的。3.【解析】選C。上一句的transplantedintotheactionmemoryareainthebear’sbrain和C項(xiàng)的Thenitwasreleasedbymeansofelectricpower是連環(huán)環(huán)節(jié)或者步驟。4.【解析】選B。上一句的anentiretransplantofthememoryarea和B項(xiàng)的includedactions,moods,logic,words,images吻合,說(shuō)明這個(gè)記憶區(qū)的構(gòu)成。5.【解析】選A。Theexperimentwasacompletesuccess是對(duì)這個(gè)試驗(yàn)的總結(jié),說(shuō)明腦移植取得了巨大的勝利。本句話(huà)是本段的主題句。閱讀理解AOneofthemostdetailed(具體的)descriptionsofaUFOwasgivenbynine-year-oldGaynorSunderlandinJuly1976.GaynorlivedinOakenholt,avillageinNorthWales.Onherwayhomefromschool,shesawasilver(銀色的)objectshapedlikeasaucer(茶碟)inafieldnotfarfromherhome.Thestrangecraft(飛行器)wasabout30feetlongand9feethigh.Ithadyellowwindowsalongthesideandonthetoptherewasalightflashinginakindofbox.AlthoughGaynorwasveryfrightened,shedidnotrunaway.Instead,shelayquietlyinthelonggrassandwatchedthedoorofthestrangecraftopen.Shesawtwopeoplewearingsilversuitscomeoutofthecraft.Theywerecarryingsomekindsofequipment(設(shè)備)whichtheyusedtoexaminetheground.Theywereshortandhadlargepinkeyes,Gaynorreported.Afterabouthalfanhour,thetwopeoplewentbackintothecraft.AtoncetherewasaloudnoiseandtheUFOtookoff.AlthoughGaynortoldhermotherwhatshehadseen,herfamilydecidedtokeepquietaboutit.Theydidnotwantpeopletolaughattheirdaughter.However,18monthslater,GaynortoldherstorytoUFOexperts.Theyhypnotized(對(duì)某人施催眠術(shù))Gaynorsothattheycouldbesureshewastellingthetruth.Notonlydidsherepeatherstory,butalsoshewasabletodrawapictureofwhatshehadseen!【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文主要介紹了9歲的女童GaynorSunderland發(fā)覺(jué)飛碟的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。1.WhichofthesedescriptionsofGaynoristrue?A.She’snine,livesinavillageandhasneverseenaUFObefore.B.Shewasnine,andlivedinSunderlandinEnglandin1976.C.ShewasnineteeninJuly1986,andlivedinNorthWalesasachild.D.ShewasatschoolinNorthWalesandherfamilynamewasOakenholt.【解析】選C。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第一句可知,1976年Gaynor9歲,故在1986年應(yīng)為19歲。依據(jù)第一段其次句可知,Gaynor小時(shí)候住在NorthWales的一個(gè)村莊。2.WhichofthesedescriptionsoftheUFOistrue?A.Itwasroundandflat,andhadyellowwindowsalongtheside.B.Itwastenfeetlongerthanitsbreadth,anditwassilver.C.Itwasasaucer-shapedboxaboutthirtyfeethigh.D.Itwasastrangesilversaucerwhichwaslikeacraft.【解析】選A。推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句“shapedlikeasaucer”和其次段其次句“Ithadyellowwindowsalongtheside”可知,A項(xiàng)正確。3.WhatdidGaynordoassoonasshesawtheUFO?A.Shetoldhermother.B.Sheranaway.C.Shewenthomefromschool.D.Shehidinthelonggrassandwatchedit.【解析】選D。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“shelayquietlyinthelonggrassandwatched...”可知,D項(xiàng)正確。4.WhatdidGaynorsaywhenshewashypnotized?A.ShehadbeenlyingabouttheUFO.B.Shedidn’tunderstandtheUFO.C.ShetoldtheexpertsabouttheUFO.D.Shecouldn’tspeakbutshecoulddrawapictureoftheUFO.【解析】選C。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段最終兩句可知,Gaynor被催眠,向飛碟專(zhuān)家講解并描述了發(fā)覺(jué)飛碟的經(jīng)過(guò)。B(2024·咸陽(yáng)高一檢測(cè))TheEiffelTowerisveryfamousinFrance.Itisvisitedby7millionvisitorsayear.TheEiffelTowerwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffelinthelate19thcentury.OnMonday,March31st,2024,itturned130.ThelookoftheEiffelTowerisgreatlylovedbypeopletoday,butthingsweredifferentwhenthedesignwasfirstshowntothepublic.ManyFrenchartiststhoughtthatthedesignwasugly.However,Eiffeldidnotchangeathing.Hebelievedthatonceitwascompleted,peopleinParisandvisitorsaroundtheworldwouldlovethetower.Hewascertainlyright.ThetowerbecamepopularwiththepublicassoonasitopenedonMarch31st,1889,twoyearsaftertheconstructionbegan.Over3,000peoplecametolookatthisnewtowerandevenmadetheefforttoclimbthe1,710stairstothetop.The984-foot-tallChryslerBuildinginNewYorkCitybeatit.Today,thetowerhasanumberofrestaurantsonitsfirstandsecondlevels.Thethirdlevelhasbeenturnedintoavastplatform(平臺(tái)).FromtherevisitorscanseetheentirecityofParis.Whilevisitorsareallowedtotakethestairstothefirsttwolevels,theplatformcanonlybegottobytakingtheelevators.Toensurethatthe“IronLady”alwayslooksgood,thetoweriscl