课件65张PPT。课件18张PPT。课件55张PPT。课件13张PPT。课时作业(十六) Module 6 Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The Roman Empire existed(存在) for several centuries.
2．The enemy attacked(进攻) on the left flank(左翼)．
3．He was frightened(胆战心惊) at the thought of his huge debts.
4．When he moved to Canada, the children adapted(适应) to the change very well.
5．Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim(声称) to have seen monsters in the sea.
6．He was calm(平静的) when I told him the bad news.
7．He is unlikely(不可能的) to come because he is very busy.
8．A mysterious(神秘的) illness is affecting all the animals.
9．I was unaware of his existence(存在) until today.
10．Have you heard of the monster(怪物) with three heads?
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．刚才他们要求更高的报酬。
They made_a_claim_for higher pay just now. (claim n．)
2．这个城市占地约10 000平方英里。
The city covers_an_area_of about ten thousand square miles. (cover)
3．他不可能在七点钟前到达。
It's_unlikely_that he'll arrive before seven o'clock. (unlikely)
4．这位医生声称他已经发现了这种疾病的治疗方法。
The doctor claimed to_have_discovered或that_he_had_discovered a cure for the disease. (discover)
5．因为他的成就，他目前再次被新闻关注。
He is_back_in_the_news for his achievements at the present time. (news)
6．尽管前两次都失败了，但他又试了一次。
In spite of the first two failures, he tried a_third_time. (“不定冠词＋序数词＋名词”结构)
7．如果你尽可能地使你的目标具体化，你会更有可能坚持下去。
You're far more likely_to_stick_to your goal if you make it as specific as possible. (likely; stick)
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
A school master of Thurso in Caithness, William Munro, wrote in a report in THE TIMES on September 8, 1809 that twelve years earlier he had been walking along Sandside Bay shore when he saw what he first thought was a naked woman, sitting on a rock and combing her light brown hair. The face was fatty round, with reddish cheeks and blue eyes. If the rock where the woman sat had not been so dangerous for swimmers, Munro would have thought it was human. After a few minutes it dropped into the sea and swam away. Others had seen it too.
The island of Benbecula in the outer Hebrides, about 1830, women cutting seaweed reported they had met a creature of female form playing happily off the shore. A few days later her dead body was found two miles from where she had first been seen. The description of the creature was recorded thus, “the upper part of the creature was about the size of a well－fed child of three or four years of age, with an extraordinarily developed breast. The hair was long, dark and glossy(有光泽), while the skin was white, soft and tender. The lower part of the body was like a salmon(鲑鱼)．”
【语篇解读】 文章描述了两起美人鱼的目击事件，都是当事人口述，事情发生的时间较久远，没有照片、录像等证据，所以文章的口气属于猜测性质。
1．From the description given by the witnesses, we know that ______.
A. mermaids did exist
B. mermaids shaped like females
C. mermaids looked terrible
D. mermaids shaped like fish
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据“he first thought was a naked woman”和“had met a creature of female form...”可知美人鱼具有女人的体形。
2．This passage most probably comes from ________.
A. scientific books B. tales collection
C. travel guide D. fishing webpages
答案与解析：B 推理判断题。本文主要介绍美人鱼目击证人对它的描述，这只是传说，所以B项为最佳选项。
3．Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The school master and the women saw a mermaid in the same year.
B. The school master saw a mermaid swimming in the sea.
C. The women saw a mermaid swimming in the sea.
D. It was said that mermaids developed from salmons.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。off the shore指“离海岸不远的水中”，且文中提及的是women，不是school master，故可排除A、B两项；由文中最后一句可排除D选项。
4．Which of the following is WRONG?
A. Not all the people believe they were mermaids.
B. People have taken photos of the creature.
C. The creature in the second case looked like a woman with a fish's tail.
D. Both of these two tales may not be true.
答案与解析：B 推理判断题。文中没有提到为它们拍照，C项在最后几句可以看到，A和D两项都属于不确定的推断，符合本文的表达内容。
B
Dougan's mum, Patricia, has lived at Dundonald House for two years and has had dementia (痴呆) for nine years. She has lost most of her speech. But the French course was something she and her husband could do together and the whole family has noticed a change in her.
“I think Dad decided he'd take Mum just for her benefit (好处)，” says Mari Dougan. “But he loved it just as much as she did. After they did the French course, they did Italian. Mum knows she's there and she sometimes answers with a word or two － that's amazing. She has been much more active since she started the classes.”
Courses in French, Italian, German and Spanish last for ten weeks for an hour a week. The classes are the idea of Robbie Norval, who started Lingo Flamingo in 2015 to give lessons to older adults. Lingo Flamingo has 35 teachers who work in care homes and community centres in Scotland. So far, it has worked with more than 800 people.
Thomas Bak is a psychologist from the University of Edinburgh. His research into dementia over 20 years has found that people who are bilingual (双语的) get dementia up to four years later than those who are monolingual (只说一种语言的)．
Even for people who aren't bilingual, learning a language in later life has benefits, Bak says. He has found improvements (改善) in attention and memory among older adults. He believes it is never too late to learn a language. “In fact, it becomes more important with age，” he says. He adds that what is really good about language learning is the variety of tasks you have to do. “You have to learn to tell the difference between different sounds. You have to learn new ideas that might be very different from your mother tongue. You have to learn grammar and how to use words in a conversation，” he says. Bak says doing a sudoku puzzle is not as useful － it is like going to the gym and spending all your time on a single machine.
“We've also found learning a language really increases well-being and self-confidence，” Norval says: “If an adult with dementia can learn a couple of words, they think to themselves, ‘I can learn new things.’ They don't fear dementia as much. They realise they're not forgetting everything, which is a really important message.”
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。研究发现，学习外语可以预防老年痴呆。
5．What has changed about Dougan's mum after she started learning new languages?
A．She always talks to herself.
B．She is willing to go outside.
C．She can remember everything.
D．She can communicate with others.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由第一段中的“She has lost most of her speech”和第二段中的“she sometimes answers with a word or two”的对比可知，Dougan的母亲因患有痴呆丧失了大部分语言能力，但自从学习了外语，她偶尔可以跟别人交流了。
6．What's the attitude of Dougan's dad to her mum learning a new language?
A．Amazed. B．Worried.
C．Uncaring. D．Supportive.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由第二段中的“he'd take Mum just for her benefit”和“he loved it just as much as she did”可知，Dougan的父亲支持她的母亲学习外语。
7．What can we learn about Lingo Flamingo's lessons?
A．They are only held in care homes.
B．They are mainly open to the elderly.
C．They include five different languages.
D．They are designed by the University of Edinburgh.
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Lingo Flamingo in 2015 to give lessons to older adults”可知，Lingo Flamingo的语言课程主要针对老年人。
8．What does Thomas Bak think of language learning?
A．It is good for the brain.
B．It is not easy for older adults.
C．It is like doing work with a machine.
D．It is as hard as doing a sudoku puzzle.
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“improvements in attention and memory among older adults”和“what is really good about language learning is the variety of tasks you have to do”可知，Thomas Bak认为语言学习可以改善老年人的注意力和记忆，故对大脑有好处。
Ⅳ.阅读七选五
[2019·福建福州期中]The eyes are the windows of the soul. Having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives. __1__
Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes.
__2__ Don't read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading.
Don't stare at the sun or try to read in the darkness. __3__ This can damage your eyes easily.
__4__ Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly. Eye problems can be found and treated early with regular checks.
Rest your eyes whenever you can. You can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems.
Be careful when you choose your glasses. __5__ Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they don't feel right, you should get your glasses changed.
A．Get your eyes checked often.
B．Develop good reading habits.
C．Make sure you get enough sleep every night.
D．Even if you're wearing sunglasses, never look directly at the sun.
E．The following tips may help you to protect your eyes.
F．Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.
G．Glasses that aren't suitable for you could bring you trouble.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何保护眼睛的几点建议。
1．答案与解析：E 上文说眼睛是心灵的窗口，我们要好好保护眼睛，下文又介绍了几点建议，此处需要一个承上启下的过渡句，既要对应上文的话题，又要引出下文的建议，故E项(以下建议可以帮助你保护眼睛)符合语境。
2．答案与解析：B 此处为本段中心句。根据空后的“Don't read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading”可知，本段讲述的是阅读习惯，故B项(养成良好的阅读习惯)符合语境。
3．答案与解析：D 根据本空前的“Don't stare at the sun or try to read in the darkness”及本空后的“This can damage your eyes easily”可知，此处讲的是关于直视太阳或在暗处看书的内容，故D项(即使戴着太阳镜，也不要直视太阳)符合语境。
4．答案与解析：A 此处为本段中心句。根据本段内容，特别是“If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly”可知，本段的内容是关于检查眼睛的，故A项(经常检查眼睛)符合语境。
5．答案与解析：G 根据本空后的“Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they don't feel right, you should get your glasses changed”可知，确保你的眼镜适合你，如果感觉不舒服，就换一副眼镜，此处是说不适合你的眼镜会给你带来麻烦，故G项符合语境。
课时作业(十七) Module 6 Section Ⅱ Grammar
Ⅰ.用适当的情态动词填空(包含其否定形式)
1．I didn't see her in the meeting room this morning. She must have missed the meeting.
2．He can't/couldn't have stayed at home this morning. I saw him shopping in the supermarket.
3．“The young man could have left, but he chose to stay and help me，” Prather told CBS News.
4．—You ought_to/should have finished the article last Friday.
—Sorry. I have been very busy these days. Could you give me three more days?
5．You needn't have told me the news. I have already known it.
6．While waiting for the flight, your father may/might have met his colleagues, but I am not sure.
Ⅱ.用括号内词的适当形式填空
1．My phone must have_been_stolen (steal) while I was taking a bus. I can't find it anywhere.
2．The driver who died in the accident could have_survived (survive), but he didn't wear a seat belt.
3．[2019·天津十二校联考]I'm not sure of the reason for the dog's illness, but it may have_been_caused (cause) by eating too much.
4．Mr White should have_arrived (arrive) at 8：30 for the meeting, but he didn't show up.
5．—Why are your eyes so red? You can't have_slept (sleep) well last night.
—Yeah, I stayed up late writing a report.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
At the East Los Angeles Library, even the youngest readers have to pay their fines (罚款) － but not the way you think. Card holders 21 and under can read away their late fees (费用) at a rate of $5 per hour, according to CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) reporter Jamie Yuccas. It's a new period of time for Los Angeles County, a program called “The Great Read Away.”
“We're not really focusing (集中) on what they're reading so long as they're reading here，” LA County Library Director Skye Patrick said. He said the idea came about after the library noticed a disconcerting fact: Many kids who had debts on overdue (逾期的) books or movies would stop coming to the library altogether.
“Ten dollars, for some people is a huge amount，” Patrick said.
“And those are the kids that you want in the library？” Yuccas asked.
“That's exactly right, so the purpose of this program is really to invite them back into the library, to make libraries open to them and their families，” Patrick said.
In a reading room, Yuccas found 8-year-old Jaylene Robles working off her late fee while also catching up on the popular “Judy Moody” series.
“When you didn't have to pay money for your fines, and you could read away your fines, what did you think？” he asked her.
“I was surprised... I thought everyone in the library or someone that has a fine, would have to pay，” Robles said.
Children's librarian Xuemin Zhong said she sees kids reading away fees daily.
“I've seen as low as a couple of cents to as high as a couple hundred dollars，” Zhong said. “And I've seen kids read that away because they have a duty to do so.”
Since the program started last year, LA County said its more than 80 libraries have recorded more than 50,000 reading periods and opened more than 13,000 blocked accounts (被封账号)．
【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。美国洛杉矶县图书馆允许21岁及以下读者通过在图书馆阅读的方式支付逾期罚款。
1．How do the young readers pay their fines at the East Los Angeles Library?
A．By using bank cards.
B．By doing volunteer work.
C．By reading at the library.
D．By working for the library.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。由第一段中的“Card holders 21 and under can read away their late fees at a rate of $5 per hour”和第二段中的“We're not really focusing on what they're reading so long as they're reading here”可知，21岁及以下的读者可以通过在该图书馆阅读的方式支付因逾期未还书而产生的罚金。
2．What does the underlined word “disconcerting” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Interesting. B．Worrying.
C．Valuable. D．Positive.
答案与解析：B 词义猜测题。由画线词后的“Many kids who had debts... would stop coming to the library altogether”可知，因逾期未还书而产生债务的孩子会因为罚款而不去图书馆。这对图书馆来说是一个令他们担忧的事实。
3．What were Yuccas and Robles talking about?
A．How Robles felt about the program.
B．How the library invited readers.
C．The amount of late fees.
D．A popular book series.
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。由倒数第五段中的“what did you think”和倒数第四段中的“surprised”可知，记者Yuccas和小女孩Robles谈论的是她对该计划的感受。
4．Which of the following words best describes the program?
A．Informal. B．Costly.
C．Competitive. D．Successful.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由最后三段中的“kids reading away fees daily”和“kids read that away”以及“opened more than 13,000 blocked accounts”可知，该计划取得了成功。
Ⅳ.完形填空
It was July 1976. An unmanned spaceship, Viking One, had arrived at Mars. On July 20th, the spaceship __1__. Part of it continued toward a landing on the planet. It fell __2__ through the late afternoon Mars' sky.
Forty kilometers above the planet, the thin __3__ began to slow its fall. Six kilometers above the planet a big parachute(降落伞) opened. The landing craft fell more slowly. Then, three rocket engines __4__. And the landing craft set down __5__ on the surface. __6__ in the Viking One Lander immediately sent a message to the earth. It said, “I am here. I am down safely. I am beginning my work.”
The message __7__ at the speed of light. It took twenty minutes to reach the earth, more than three hundred and twenty million kilometers __8__. Scientists and engineers at the control center __9__.
Moments later, television receiver in the control center began to __10__ the first picture from Viking One. People at the center could see the feet of the landing craft sitting firmly on the __11__ soil of Mars. Those pictures were our first __12__ look at the planet. They showed a red surface, full of rocks, with no sign of __13__. It was our first look at a planet that is full of surprises, mysteries and promise. Viking One was launched toward Mars in August, 1975. The spaceship had two __14__：an orbiter(轨道飞行器) and a lander(着陆器). The orbiter would circle __15__ Mars. It would take pictures of Mars' surface. It would __16__ the atmosphere.
The __17__ would go down to the surface. It would carry __18__ to dig up and study soil and __19__.
It also would report about any evidence of life on the planet. The lander would send this __20__ to the orbiter and then back to the earth.
1．A. separated B. appeared
C. worked D. started
答案与解析：A 根据文章倒数第三段可知“海盗一号”宇宙飞船由orbiter和lander两部分组成，到了火星上空两部分分离。
2．A. correctly B. slowly
C. quickly D. directly
答案与解析：C 根据常识判断宇宙飞船应该在飞行时是很快的，在遇到阻力时才会减速，这也与后面飞行减缓后的“slowly”相对应。
3．A. air B. universe
C. space D. atmosphere
答案与解析：D thin可以修饰air和atmosphere，但是只有atmosphere符合语境，火星的大气减慢它的飞行，而且与后文也一致。
4．A. fired B. fell
C. opened D. floated
答案与解析：A rocket的作用就是通过发射把lander送到火星上，着陆时需要对地面的反推力才不至于着陆太猛。
5．A. heavily B. softly
C. suddenly D. immediately
答案与解析：B 因为前面所述的各种措施，如降落伞、火箭发动机等，所以是轻轻着陆。
6．A. A computer B. A rocket
C. A pilot D. An astronaut
答案与解析：A “海盗一号”是无人飞船，所以只能通过电脑发送信息说其在工作。
7．A. spread B. traveled
C. shot D. moved
答案与解析：B 根据上下文，message以光速“传播”，spread“扩散”；shoot“发射”；move“移动”。
8．A. far B. long
C. distant D. away
答案与解析：D 表示距离时，如果有具体的数字，后面应是away。
9．A. shouted B. watched
C. cheered D. welcomed
答案与解析：C 火星登陆成功，人们欢呼起来，shout“大喊”；watch“看”；welcome“欢迎”。
10．A. make B. take
C. show D. search
答案与解析：C 在屏幕上show“显示”发送回来的图片，其他三项意思不符。
11．A. red B. brown
C. gray D. black
答案与解析：A 火星上的土壤是红色的，所以后面第二句提到红色的火星表面。
12．A. careful B. close
C. real D. clear
答案与解析：B 这些照片是在火星上拍摄的，所以是close look“近看”，real不修饰look。
13．A. men B. life
C. trees D. air
答案与解析：B 根据常识可知，火星上没有生命的迹象，更没有树和人。
14．A. parts B. rockets
C. engines D. centers
答案与解析：A 宇宙飞船有两部分，由下一句话可得知答案。
15．A. through B. towards
C. over D. around
答案与解析：D circle around Mars“环绕火星飞行”。
16．A. enter B. examine
C. collect D. discover
答案与解析：B examine指“检验”。enter“进入”；collect“收集”；discover“发现”都不合适。
17．A. orbiter B. lander
C. spaceship D. rocket
答案与解析：B 由上文可知，宇宙飞船分两部分，前面介绍了orbiter，这里介绍lander。
18．A. engineers B. astronauts
C. parachutes D. instruments
答案与解析：D 在火星上，“海盗一号”只能通过一些科学仪器对火星上的土壤和岩石进行检测。
19．A. surface B. trees
C. rocks D. pictures
答案与解析：C 由前文中“full of rocks”可知答案。
20．A. spaceship B. rocket
C. lander D. information
答案与解析：D 着陆器把在火星上得到的信息传给轨道飞行器，然后传到地球上来。
Ⅴ.语法填空
[2019·广西南宁检测]Jiaozi (Chinese dumpling) is a kind of traditional Chinese food, __1__ is essential (必不可少的) during holidays in Northern China. Chinese dumplings become one of the most widely loved foods in China. There are many __2__ (reason)．
The Chinese dumpling is one of the __3__ (important) foods in Chinese New Year. The shape of Chinese dumplings is similar __4__ ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots (铸块), which symbolize wealth. Traditionally, the members of a family get together __5__ (make) dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who __6__ (find) the coin will be likely to have good fortune in the New Year. The Chinese dumpling is also popular during other Chinese holidays or festivals, so it is part of the Chinese culture and tradition.
The Chinese dumpling is a kind of delicious food. You can make __7__ variety of Chinese dumplings using different fillings (馅) __8__ (base) on your taste and how various ingredients (烹调的原料) are mixed together by you.
__9__ (make) dumplings is really teamwork. __10__ (usual) all family members will join the work. Some people started to make dumplings when they were kids in the family, so most Chinese know how to make dumplings.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍中国的传统食品“饺子”。
1．答案与解析：which 此处“a kind of traditional Chinese food”是先行词，指物，空处引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语，故答案为which。
2．答案与解析：reasons 根据many可知后面的名词应用复数形式，故答案为reasons。
3．答案与解析：most important 句意：中国的饺子是中国新年最重要的食物之一。此处应用形容词的最高级，故答案为most important。
4．答案与解析：to be similar to...“与……相似”，故答案为to。
5．答案与解析：to make 句意：传统上，家庭成员在除夕聚在一起包饺子。此处是动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为to make。
6．答案与解析：finds 句意：发现硬币的人在新的一年里很可能会有好运气：这是传统风俗，所以句子用一般现在时，且先行词是The person，从句谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，故答案为finds。
7．答案与解析：a a variety of“各种各样的”，故答案为a。
8．答案与解析：based be based on...“以……为根据”，在句中需要过去分词作状语，故答案为based。
9．答案与解析：Making 此处是v-ing作主语，故答案为Making。
10．答案与解析：Usually 句意：通常所有的家庭成员都会参与这项活动。此处是副词修饰整个句子，故答案为Usually。
课时作业(十八) Module 6 Section Ⅲ
Integrating 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发展的前景。
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发展起来的。
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究竟是多大呢？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，故选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，故选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，故选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，故选A。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Hello, Mr Wi-Fi. 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Wi-Fi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Wi-Fi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。故选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Wi-Fi帮助了自己，但是有时它也会让“我”在做事情时分神。故选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”很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制(hold back)对Wi-Fi的情感。故选B。
4．A.observing B．pushing
C．forcing D．drawing
答案与解析：D 但是Wi-Fi把“我”拉得越来越近。此处形象生动地表现了我不能抗拒Wi-Fi对自己的吸引。故选D。
5．A.space B．workplace
C．society D．soul
答案与解析：D 此处指Wi-Fi进入了“我”的家和灵魂。其中第二段中的“holds our mind”是关键提示。故选D。
6．A.entertainment B．argument
C．explanation D．struggle
答案与解析：A Wi-Fi(本来)只是我们娱乐(entertainment)和获取信息的窗口。故选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”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知，此处表示人们并不满足于Wi-Fi仅仅是个娱乐和获取信息的窗口。故选C。
8．A.thoughts B．eyes
C．exits D．doors
答案与解析：D 此处表示人们将Wi-Fi的作用扩大化，并将所有的门都打开来迎接Wi-Fi。door与window之间存在语意上的递进。故选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Wi-Fi如此依赖，这是否是一种病。故选D。
10．A.recommend B．instruct
C．commit D．adapt
答案与解析：C 如果对Wi-Fi的情感是一种依赖的话，Wi-Fi能保证一生与“我”都亲密无间吗？故选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Wi-Fi能不能给自己放几天假以便它和“我”都能放松一下，故选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，Wi-Fi并不是慢性毒药，而是快速起效的毒药，fast与slow形成对比。故选C。
13．A.to B．against
C．from D．within
答案与解析：A Wi-Fi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”，故选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Wi-Fi的价格多数人都负担得起。affordable意为“买得起的”。故选C。
15．A.companion 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Wi-Fi成了人们的伴侣。故选A。
16．A.sometimes B．never
C．always D．seldom
答案与解析：C 毫无生命的Wi-Fi是决不会在意其用户的健康的，但是用户会一直担心Wi-Fi的“健康”，此处always和前面的never形成对比。故选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Wi-Fi是拥有血肉之躯的活生生的人，人们是否会一样喜欢它。故选B。
18．A.scold B．control
C．comfort D．challenge
答案与解析：B 根据上文我们对Wi-Fi的依赖以及下文中的“we even can't get rid of you”可知，人们离开Wi-Fi简直无法活下去，可知Wi-Fi控制着人们。故选B。
19．A.friends B．slaves
C．colleagues D．employers
答案与解析：B 根据语境可知，Wi-Fi控制了人们，即人们成了被其掌控的奴隶。故选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Wi-Fi的时候，人们是如何存活下来的。故选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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