2017秋英语（人教）优生巩固题：选修6Unit1含解析
Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
(2016·全国Ⅱ，C)Reading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now，the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.【出处：21教育名师】
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it．【版权所有：21教育】
Bruce Pederson，the managing director of BookCrossing，says，“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”
Members leave books on park benches and buses，in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.21教育名师原创作品
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.21*cnjy*com
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟)．The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.21*cnjy*com
【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了BookCrossing.com网站所举办的图书分享活动，内容涉及这一活动的目的和一些具体情况。
1．Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?
A．To explain what they are.
B．To introduce BookCrossing.
C．To stress the importance of reading.
D．To encourage readers to share their ideas.
答案 B [目的意图题。根据第一段内容可知，作者谈到读书小组经常在一起阅读、讨论，是为了介绍有此功能的BookCrossing.com网站。]【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?21·世纪*教育网
A．The book.
B．An adventure.
C．A public place.
D．The identification number.
答案 A [代词指代题。根据本句的内容可知，那些把书留在公共场所的人希望自己的书能够随着阅读它的人走得更远。本句的it指代前面的the book。]2·1·c·n·j·y
3．What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
A．Meet other readers to discuss it.
B．Keep it safe in his bookcase.
C．Pass it on to another reader.
D．Mail it back to its owner.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句话可知，让书蒙尘是一种很自私的行为，这个网站的目的正是鼓励人们与他人分享图书，所以拿到书的人读完后最有可能继续把书传递给其他的读者。]www-2-1-cnjy-com
4．What is the best title for the text?
A．Online Reading：A Virtual Tour
B．Electronic Books：A new Trend
C．A Book Group Brings Tradition Back
D．A Website Links People through Books
答案 D [标题概括题。通读全文可知，这个网站把人们生命中最重要的两个事物——人和书紧密联系在一起。故D项最能概括全文主旨。]21cnjy.com
Task 2：词汇积累
1．register n．记录，注册，登记 vt.记录，登记
register a vow 立誓
2．identification n．认出，识别，鉴定；身份证
3．adventure n．冒险；奇遇 vt.以……冒险
adventure one's life on it 拼着性命去干
4．combine vt.使结合，合并 be combined in 化合成
be combined with 与……结合着
Task 3：语法填空
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry __1__ (describe) what they thought of __2__．E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing __3__ (keep) them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Peterson says __4__ idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.21世纪教育网版权所有
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people __5__ want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟)．21教育网
答案 1.describing 2.it 3.to keep 4.the 5.who
Task 4：短文改错(下面文字有五处错误，请改正)
Bruce Peterson，the director of BookCrossing，says，“ two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”
Members leave books park benches and buses，in train stations and coffee shops. finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.21·cn·jy·com
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.www.21-cn-jy.com
分析：句中分词短语hoping that...在句中作状语，其中that the book will...是宾语从句；分词短语traveling...作状语；who引导定语从句，修饰先行词reader。2-1-c-n-j-y
译文：然后，这个人把它放在一个公共场所，希望这本书会经历一次冒险，与发现它的每一位新读者到处旅行。
2017秋英语（人教）优生巩固题：选修6Unit2含解析
Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
(2014·新课标全国Ⅱ，A)Arriving in Sydney on his own from India，my husband，Rashid，stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay，he went out one day to do some shopping.He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone.He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers，including his passport.www.21-cn-jy.com
He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in a strange city，thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organised again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Late in the evening，the phone rang.It was a stranger.He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions.Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶)that had been left out on the footpath.【出处：21教育名师】
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers.Her parents had carefully sorted them out，although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.2-1-c-n-j-y
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people.We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，讲述了作者丈夫行李箱中的文件失而复得的事情。通过这件事，作者一家又重新找回了对他人的信任。【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
1．What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?【版权所有：21教育】
A．Go shopping. B．Find a house.
C．Join his family. D．Take a vacation.
答案 B [事实细节题。根据文章第一段中“...stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.”可知作者到达悉尼计划要做的事情就是为“我和孩子”找房子，故B项正确。]21·cn·jy·com
2．The girl's parents got Rashid's phone number from ________．21教育网
A．a friend of his family
B．a Sydney policeman
C．a letter in his papers
D．a stranger in Sydney
答案 C [事实细节题。根据文章倒数第二段中“At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile...to a friend.”可知作者的电话号码是从文件中夹的一封信中找到的，故C项正确。]
3．What does the underlined word“restored”in the last paragraph mean?2·1·c·n·j·y
A．Showed. B．Sent out.
C．Delivered. D．Gave back.
答案 D [词义猜测题。文章倒数第二段中讲到小女孩一家努力找到失主的联系方式并把重要文件物归原主。这个善举使作者一家不仅找回了文件，而且重新找回了对人的信任。故D项“归还”正确。A.展示；B.发送；C.递送。]21世纪教育网版权所有
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?www-2-1-cnjy-com
A．From India to Australia.
B．Living in a New Country.
C．Turning Trash to Treasure.
D．In Search of New Friends.
答案 C [主旨大意题。丈夫丢失的重要文件被丢到了垃圾箱，被一个好心的家庭整理好物归原主，这些别人眼中的垃圾对作者丈夫来说非常珍贵。故C项最能体现文章大意。]
Task 2：词汇积累
1．extremely adv.极端地，非常地
2．footpath n．人行小径，人行道
3．unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的，不常见的
4．settle down 定居，过安定生活
5．leave out 遗漏，省略
6．sort out 分类，整理
Task 3：语法填空
During the first week of his stay，he went out one day __1__ (do) some shopping.He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was __2__ (go)．He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers，__3__ (include) his passport.He reported the case __4__ the police and then __5__ (sit) there，lost and lonely in a strange city.
答案 1.to do 2.gone 3.including 4.to 5.sat
Task 4：短文改错(下面文字有五处错误，请改正)
My husband to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and a pile of unfamiliar papers.Her parents had carefully sorted out，although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.21cnjy.com
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone.21*cnjy*com
分析：这是一个主从复合句，不定式短语to discover...为结果状语，that his suitcase was gone为宾语从句。21·世纪*教育网
译文：在下午晚些时候，他回来了，发现他的手提箱不见了。
2017秋英语（人教）优生巩固题：选修6Unit3含解析
Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(2016·天津，D)Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has.There is nothing more tiring than no succeeding.21·世纪*教育网
We experience this tiredness in two ways：as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue.In the former case，we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult.And the longer we delay it，the more tired we feel.【版权所有：21教育】
Such start-up fatigue is very real，even if not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones.The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply：always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago，I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors.Applying my own rule，I determined to write them in alphabetical order (按字母顺序)，never letting myself leave out a tough idea.And I always started the day's work with the difficult task of essay-writing.Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle.Though willing to get started，we cannot seem to do the job right.Its difficulties appear so great that，however hard we work，we fail again and again.In such a situation，I work as hard as I can—then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》)，I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles.Nothing like this had ever been done before，and day after day I kept coming up with solutions，but none of them worked.My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day，mentally exhausted，I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved.I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself，not with me.Relieved，I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later，I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind.In the weeks that followed，the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step.Though I worked as hard as before，I felt no fatigue.Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.www.21-cn-jy.com
Human beings，I believe，must try to succeed.Success，then，means never feeling tired.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要介绍每个人都希望成功，但是人们在实施任务的时候会出现启动疲惫和表现疲惫，这是造成失败的两种原因，文章具体介绍如何克服这两种疲惫。
1．People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________．
A．delay tasks B．work hard
C．seek help D．accept failure
答案 A [细节理解题。第二段首句介绍两种疲惫经历start-up和performance，由“In the former case，we keep putting off a task...”可知选A。]
2．What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?
A．Writing essays in strict order.
B．Building up physical strength.
C．Leaving out the toughest ideas.
D．Dealing with the hardest task first.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第三段的句子The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply：always handle the most difficult job first.可知，为了防止启动疲惫，作者建议首先处理最难的任务，故选D。]21世纪教育网版权所有
3．On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?21cnjy.com
A．Before starting a difficult task.
B．When all the solutions fail.
C．If the job is rather boring.
D．After finding a way out.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第五段的句子Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle...we fail again and again，可知，当所有的解决方法都失败的时候，一个人可能会有表现疲惫。故选B。]21*cnjy*com
4．According to the author，the unconscious mind may help us ________．【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
A．ignore mental problems
B．get some nice sleep
C．gain complete relief
D．find the right solution
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第五段的最后一句话以及倒数第二段的事例，可知，无意识的行为可能帮助我们发现正确的解决方法。故选D。]【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
5．What could be the best title for the passage?
A．Success Is Built upon Failure
B．How to Handle Performance Fatigue
C．Getting over Fatigue：A Way to Success
D．Fatigue：An Early Sign of Health Problems
答案 C [标题归纳题。根据全篇文章和最后一段的内容，可知，文章主要介绍造成失败的两种疲惫，以及克服疲惫的方法。]21·cn·jy·com
Task 2：词汇积累
1．exhausting adj.令人疲惫的
2．put off推迟；延期
3．muscle n．肌肉
4．solution n．方法
5．handle v．处理
6．apply vt.运用，适用
Task 3：语法填空
One day，mentally __1__ (exhaust)，I wrote down all the reasons __2__ this problem could not be solved.I tried to convince __3__ (my)that the trouble was with the problem itself，not with me.Relieved，I sat back in __4__ easy chair and fell asleep.21教育网
An hour later，I woke up __5__ (sudden) with the solution clearly in mind.In the __6__ (follow)weeks，the solution which had come __7__ in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step.__8__ I worked as hard as before，I felt no fatigue.Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.2·1·c·n·j·y
答案 1.exhausted 2.why 3.myself 4.an 5.suddenly 6.following 7.up 8.Though/Althoughwww-2-1-cnjy-com
Task 4：单句改错
1．There is nothing more tired than no succeeding.
2．In such situation，I work as hard as I can—then let the unconscious take over.
3．An hour late，I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind.2-1-c-n-j-y
4．Success was now as exciting as a failure had been depressing.【出处：21教育名师】
5．Human beings，I believe must try to succeed.Success，then，meant never feeling tired.
答案 1.tired→tiring 2.such后加a 3.late→later 4.去掉a 5.meant→means
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
One day，mentally exhausted，I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved.
分析：这是一个主从复合句，why this problem could not be solved 为why引导的定语从句修饰先行词reasons。21教育名师原创作品
译文：有一天，我精神上十分疲惫，我记下了所有的这个问题不能被解决的原因。
Task 6：经典句式背诵
1．There is nothing more tiring than no succeeding.
没什么比不成功更累。
2．And the longer we delay it，the more tired we feel.21*cnjy*com
我们拖延的时间越长，我们觉得更累。
2017秋英语（人教）优生巩固题：选修6Unit4含解析
Task 1：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21教育网
(2015·四川)My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard.That first year，I__1__feeding peanuts to the blue jays，then the squirrels.The squirrels had no__2__coming up right to me for them.As the months went by，the rabbits saw that I was no __3__ and didn't escape.When I threw carrot slices(薄片)，they even came for a nibble(啃)．Slowly they came to__4__me，and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.【出处：21教育名师】
That second year，the rabbits__5__me，and one would even sit up for slices！While I was feeding them，I__6__that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an__7__interest in this food situation.I carefully extended a long__8__，with a keen eye on those teeth，and __9__，there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit，both munching(津津有味地咀嚼)on carrots.A few months later，while __10__，she would even turn her back to me.__11__when she was facing away，I reached out and __12__scratched(搔) her back with my finger.She didn't move.
By year three，the rabbits and the groundhog were back.The groundhog __13__ didn't have a problem with me scratching her back，and I got an idea.I'd always__14__，while slicing up carrots，that the end looked like a cap.__15__ one day，just to see what she would do，I gently __16__ one on top of the groundhog's head.Again，not a __17__．The next time，I had my camera ready to record what you see here，one of several dozen such pictures.__18__she had a slice to eat，she never __19__ the one on her head.It was a fair __20__—I got a pleasure，and she had yet another tasty treat.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述的是作者从前的家中有个后院，院子里有许多小动物，作者通过喂养小动物，而逐渐使得这些小动物放弃警惕，最终作者拍下了许多可爱的照片。
1．A.avoided B．started
C．canceled D．suggested
答案 B [avoid 避免；start开始；cancel取消；suggest建议。根据语意，第一年开始用花生喂冠蓝鸦，然后(喂)松鼠。故选择B。]2-1-c-n-j-y
2．A.business B．fun
C．problem D．privilege
答案 C [business 生意；fun乐趣；problem问题；privilege特权。考查短语have no problem (in) doing sth意为“做某事没问题”。根据意思选择C。]21·世纪*教育网
3．A.help B．cheat
C．threat D．exception
答案 C [help帮助；cheat欺骗；threat威胁；exception例外。根据下文的didn't escape可知，兔子不怕我，故选择C，意为兔子看到我并没有威胁。]21*cnjy*com
4．A.trust B．miss
C．admire D．appreciate
答案 A [trust信任；miss错过，思念；admire钦佩；appreciate感激，欣赏。根据下文的“...by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.”可知，小兔越来越信任我。故选择A。]
5．A.feared B．ignored
C．discovered D．remembered
答案 D [fear 害怕；ignore忽视；discover发现；remember记住。根据下文的“...one would even sit up for slices！”可知小兔们越来越不害怕我，也就是说他们开始记得我。]
6．A.proved B．decided
C．noticed D．understood
答案 C [prove证明；decide决定；notice注意 understand理解。根据下文的“...a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an __7__ interest in this food situation.”可知选择C，意为注意到这么一个情况。]21世纪教育网版权所有
7．A.extreme B．increasing
C．additional D．inspiring
答案 B [extreme极端的；increasing不断增长的；additional 额外的；inspiring 鼓舞人心的。根据下文土拨鼠逐渐不怕作者可知，指土拨鼠开始对这种吃东西的方式越来越感兴趣。]
8．A.squirrel B．rabbit
C．peanut D．carrot
答案 D [squirrel 松鼠；rabbit 兔子；peanut 花生；carrot 胡萝卜。根据下文的both munching(津津有味地咀嚼) on carrots可知选择D。]2·1·c·n·j·y
9．A.before long B．long ago
C．over and over D．all over again
答案 A [before long 不久之后；long ago 很久之前；over and over 一次又一次；all over again 再一次。根据下文可知，不久之后土拨鼠不怕作者了。]21cnjy.com
10．A.eating B．playing
C．sitting D．sleeping
答案 A [此处还是在说土拨鼠进食的情况。while eating为while she was eating的省略形式。]
11．A.Next B．Once
C．Soon D．Lately
答案 B [作者在叙述自己的经历，“一次(once)”当土拨鼠往其他地方看时……。]
12．A.carefully B．suddenly
C．violently D．patiently
答案 A [carefully仔细地、小心地；suddenly突然；violently暴力地；patiently有耐心地。如果不想让土拨鼠感觉作者是一种威胁，作者只能是“小心地”搔她的背。故选A。]
13．A.also B．thus C．just D．still
答案 D [also也；thus 因此；just 正好，恰恰；still 仍然。到了第三年作者搔土拨鼠的背时仍然没有问题，故选D。]www-2-1-cnjy-com
14．A.thought B．doubted
C．admitted D．recognised
答案 A [think 认为；doubt 怀疑；admit 承认；recognize 认识。根据下文的“...that the end looked like a cap.”可知，这是作者的想法，故选择A。]【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
15．A.While B．Or
C．So D．For
答案 C [while 当……时；or 否则；so 因此；for 因为。根据上文可知，作者认为胡萝卜根部像帽子，然后有一天他就把它当帽子用了，前后为因果关系，故选择C。]
16．A.fixed B．placed
C．hung D．kept
答案 B [fix 安装；place 放置；hang 悬挂；keep 维持。因为作者把胡萝卜根部当帽子放在土拨鼠的头上，故选择B。]21教育名师原创作品
17．A.tremble B．move
C．delay D．hesitation
答案 B [tremble 颤抖；move 动；delay 推延；hesitation 犹豫。土拨鼠没有动，故选择B。]
18．A.Even if B．Ever since
C．As far as D．So long as
答案 D [考查连词以及对语境的理解。even if 即使；ever since 自从；as far as远到……；so long as 只要。she had a slice to eat是土拨鼠不理会自己头上“帽子”的条件，故选D项。]
19．A.welcomed B．required
C．bothered D．expected
答案 C [根据上文可知，只要有一片吃着，她就不会费心(bother)理会头上的那一片，故选择C。]【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
20．A.trade B．competition
C．task D．affair
答案 A [从后面的“I got a pleasure，and she had yet another tasty treat.”可知，这是一个公平的“交易”，故选A项。]21*cnjy*com
Task 2：词汇积累
1．threat n．威胁
2．appreciate vt.感激，欣赏
3．additional adj.额外的
4．violently adv.暴力地
5．cancel v．取消
6．hesitation n．犹豫
7．tremble v．颤抖
8．scratch v．抓；刮
9．situation n．形势
10．privilege n．特权
Task 3：单句语法填空
1．My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many ________ (animal) in the backyard.
2．As the months ________ (go) by，the rabbits saw that I was no threat and didn't escape.
3．________ (slow) they came to trust me，and by the end ________ the year they were eating out of my hand.21·cn·jy·com
4．A few months ________ (late)，while eating，she would even turn her back to me.
5．The next time，I had my camera ready to record ________ you see here，one of several dozen such pictures.www.21-cn-jy.com
答案 1.animals 2.went 3.Slowly；of 4.later 5．what
Task 4：单句改错
1．The squirrels had no problem come up right to me for them.
2．That second year，rabbits remembered me，and one would even sit up for slices!
3．Once when she was facing away，I reached out and careful scratched(搔) her back with my finger.
4．The groundhog still didn't have a problem with me scratching her back，and I got an idea of.
5．It was a fair trades—I got a pleasure，and she had yet another tasty treat.【版权所有：21教育】
答案 1.come→coming 2.rabbits前加the 3.careful→carefully 4.去掉of 5.trades→trade
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
While I was feeding them，I noticed that a groundhog who used to run away was now talking an increasing interest in this food situation.
分析：这是一个复合句。While I was feeding them为时间状语从句，I noticed后为that引导的宾语从句，其中who used to run away为定语从句，修饰先行词a groundhog。
译文：我喂它们的时候，我注意到一只过去常常跑开的土拨鼠现在对这种喂食情形越来越感兴趣。
2017秋英语（人教）优生巩固题：选修6Unit5含解析
Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
(2015·安徽，D)There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything，but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind.They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.For animals their size，ants have been astonishingly successful，largely due to their wonderful social behavior.21教育网
In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions，they organize their lives with a clear division of labor.Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization.Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones (外激素)，chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.When an ant finds food，it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying，it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.【出处：21教育名师】
In fact，when it comes to the art of war，ants have no equal.They are completely fearless and will readily take__on a creature much larger than themselves，attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.
Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner，these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years，far longer than dinosaurs.Because they think as one，they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要讲的是蚂蚁。单个的蚂蚁显得微不足道，但成群结队的蚂蚁却蕴含着巨大的力量。蚂蚁的数量之众，加起来可以与人类的重量相媲美。蚂蚁分布极为广泛，除了寒冷的山顶和两极地区，几乎到处都有它们的踪影。21世纪教育网版权所有
1．We can learn from the passage that ants are________．【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
A．not willing to share food
B．not found around the poles
C．more successful than all other animals
D．too many to achieve any level of organization
答案 B [细节理解题。由第一段中的“They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.”可知选B。]21·世纪*教育网
2．Ants can use pheromones for________．
A．escape B．communication
C．warning enemies D．arranging labor
答案 B [细节理解题。由第二段中的“Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素)．..”可知，蚂蚁主要依靠外激素来交流，选B。]
3．What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?21·cn·jy·com
A．Accept. B．Employ.
C．Play with. D．Fight against.
答案 D [词义猜测题。根据下文的 attack和defeat可知选D。]
4．Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants? www.21-cn-jy.com
A．Their behavior. B．Their size.
C．Their number. D．Their weight.
答案 A [细节理解题。由第一段最后一句及最后一段第一句可知选A。]
Task 2：词汇积累
1．astonishingly adv.令人吃惊地；令人惊讶地
2．send out 发出；放出
3．completely adv.完全地；彻底地
4．fearless adj.无畏的；大胆的
5．roughly adv.粗略地
6．division n．划分；分界线；分开
7．under attack 遭受攻击
8．conflict n．冲突
9．primarily adv.主要地；起初地
10．sacrifice v．牺牲
Task 3：语法填空
In fact，when it comes __1__ the art of war，ants have no equal.They are __2__ (complete) fearless and will readily take on a creature much __3__ (large) than themselves，__4__ (attack) in large groups and overcoming their target.Such is their __5__ (devote) to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives __6__ (help) defeat an enemy.21cnjy.com
答案 1.to 2.completely 3.larger 4.attacking 5．devotion 6.to help2·1·c·n·j·y
Task 4：单句改错
1．There are an extreme large number of ants worldwide.www-2-1-cnjy-com
2．Even more amazing is they achieve this level of organization.2-1-c-n-j-y
3．When an individual ant comes under attack or is dead，it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.21*cnjy*com
4．In fact，when it comes to art of war，ants have no equal.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
答案 1.extreme→extremely 2.在is后加上how
3．dead→dying 4.在to后加上the
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
When an ant finds food，it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.
分析：本句为复合句。it produces a pheromone是主句，When an ant finds food是时间状语从句；that will lead others straight to where the food is是定语从句，修饰先行词a pheromone。
译文：当蚂蚁发现食物的时候，它产生一种能够引导其它蚂蚁直接去食品所在地的外激素。
