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届高考英语一轮总复习Module2考点集训牛津译林版
Module2
考点集训(四)Unit1 Talesoftheunexplained
一、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.Thenewswasso________(amaze)thatallthepeoplepresentatthemeetingwere________(amaze)atit.
2.Somepeoplespendtheirlives________(run)aftermoney,butfindtheyhavenothingintheend.
3.—Wherehashisbrotherbeen?
—Nooneknows.Hehasreturnedhomesafelybuthismissingmadethepolice________(puzzle).
4.Mr.Whiteshouldhavearrivedat8:
30forthemeeting,buthedidn’tshow________.
5.Thewomanisgoodat________(make)upstoriesbutnoonebelieveshim.
6.Theoldladyis________(examine)inthehospitalnextweek.
7.Inhisopinion,Chriodoesn’tbelieveinthe________(exist)ofsomethingifhehasn’tseenthatwithhisowneyes.
8.________(assume)thatwecan'tgetthenecessaryequipment,wewillhavetogiveuptheexperiment.
9.—Iheardthepeasantsherewereverypoorinthepast.
—Yes,butthere________(be)greatchangesinthepastfewyears.
10.Whenweputthesuggestiontohim,hethoughthighlyofitandwas________(enthusiasm)aboutitsimmediateapplication.
二、阅读理解
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。
A
Howcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsoffoodand120litersofwaterperdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?
InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephantdoes__just__that.
AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces.Theyaretaller,toreachhigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks(象牙),andmostimportantly,longertrunkstodigforwaterinriverbeds.
Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchoffeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealargergroupoffamilies.Theydrinkonlyevery3-4days,andcanstorewaterina“bag”atthebackoftheirthroat,whichisonlyusedwhenbadlyneeded.Desertelephantsarecarefulfeeders—theyseldomrootuptreesandbreakfewerbranches,andthusmaintainwhatlittlefoodsourcesareavailable.Youngelephantsmayeveneatthedung(粪便)ofthefemaleleaderofagroupwhenfacingfoodshortage.Duringdroughttheyareunlikelytogivebirthtotheiryoungbutwithgoodrainsthebirthratewillincreasegreatly.Desertelephantshavesandbaths,sometimesaddingtheirownurine(尿液)tomakethemmuddy!
Aswecontinuetooverheatourweakplanet,itcanonlybehopedthatotheranimalspecieswilladaptasextraordinarilywelltochangeasthedesertelephant.
( )11.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2means“________”.
A.remainsintheAfricancountries
B.drinks120litersofwateraday
C.managestoliveindesertareas
D.eats150kilogramsoffooddaily
( )12.Desertelephantsarecalledcarefulfeedersbecausethey________.
A.rarelyruintrees
B.drinkonlyevery3-4days
C.searchforfoodinlargegroups
D.protectfoodsourcesfortheiryoung
( )13.Theauthoranswersthequestionraisedinthefirstparagraphwith________.
A.storiesandexplanation
B.factsanddescriptions
C.examplesandconclusion
D.evidenceandargument
( )14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceinthepassage?
A.Overheatingtheearthcanbestopped.
B.Notallanimalspeciesaresoadaptable.
C.Theplanetwillbecomecoolerandcooler.
D.Notallanimalsareassmartasdesertelephants.
B
Peoplearoundtheworldaresuperstitious(迷信的)aboutnumbers;eventhoseancientGreeksbelievedthatallnumbersandtheirmultipleshadsomemysticalsignificance.
Thosenumbersbetween1and13wereinparticulartohaveapowerfulinfluenceovertheaffairsofmen.
Forexample,it__is__commonly__said__that__luck,__good__or__bad,__comes__in__threes;__if__an__accident__happens,__two__more__of__the__same__kind__may__be__expected__soon__afterwards.Thearrivalofaletterwillbefollowedbytwootherswithinacertainperiod.
Anotherbeliefinvolvingthenumberthreehasitthatitisunluckytolightthreecigarettesfromtheonematch.Ifthishappens,thebadluckthatgoeswiththedeedfallsuponthepersonwhosecigarettewasthelasttobelit.Theill-omenlinkedtothelightingofthreethingsfromonematchorcandlegoesbacktoatleastthe17thcenturyandprobablyearlier.Itwasbelievedthatthreecandlesalightatthesametimewouldbesuretobringbadluck;one,two,orfour,werepermissible,butneverjustthree.
Sevenwasanothersignificantnumber,usuallyregardedasabringerofgoodluck.Theancientastrologersbelievedthattheuniversewasgovernedbysevenplanets;studentsofShakespearewillrecallthatthelifeofmanwasdividedintosevenages.Sevenhorseshoesnailedtoahousewillprotectitfromallevil.
Nineisusuallythoughtofasaluckynumberbecauseitistheproductofthreetimesthree.ItwasmuchusedbytheAngloSaxonsintheircharmsforhealing.
Anotherbeliefwasthatgreatchangesoccurredevery7thand9thofaman'slife.Consequently,theageof63(theproductofnineandseven)wasthoughttobeaveryperiloustimeforhim.Ifhesurvivedhis63rdyearhemighthopetolivetoaripeoldage.
Thirteen,aswewellknow,isregardedwithgreataweandfear.Thecommonbeliefisthatthisderivesfrom(起源于)thefactthattherewere13peopleatChrist'sLastSupper.Thisbeingtheeveofhisbetrayal,itisnotdifficulttounderstandthesignificancegiventothenumberbytheearlyChristians.
Inmoremoderntimes13isanespeciallyunluckynumberofadinnerparty,forexample.Hotelswillavoidnumberingafloorthe13th;theprogressionisfrom12to14,andnoroomisgiventhenumber13.Manyhomeownerswilluse121/2insteadof13astheirhousenumber.
Yetoddlyenough,tobebornonthe13thofthemonthisnotregardedwithanyfearatall,whichjustshowshowirrationalweareinoursuperstitiousbeliefs.
( )15.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?
A.Ifonegoodthinghappens,twobadthingswillfollowit.
B.Ifonebadthinghappens,twogoodthingswillfollowit.
C.Ifonegoodthinghappens,twomoregoodthingswillfollowit.
D.Threegoodthingsandthreebadthingsalwayscometogether.
( )16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggroupsofnumberswillcertainlybringgoodlucktopeople?
A.3and7.B.7and9.
C.3and9.D.3and13.
( )17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph7mean?
A.Dangerous.B.Illegal.
C.Unlucky.D.Unhealthy.
( )18.Theillluckassociatedwith13issupposedtohaveitsoriginin________.
A.legendB.popularbelief
C.religionD.certaincustoms
三、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Businessistheorganizedapproachtoprovidingcustomerswiththegoodsandservicestheywant.Theword“business”alsoreferstoanorganizationthatprovidesthesegoodsandservices.Mostbusinessesseektomakeaprofit(利润)—thatis,theyaimtoachieveincomethatismorethanthecostsofoperatingthebusiness.19.________Commonlycallednonprofits,theseorganizationsareprimarilynongovernmentalserviceproviders.20.________
Businessmanagementisatermusedtodescribethetechniquesofplanning,direction,andcontroloftheoperationsofabusiness.21.______Oneistheestablishment(制定)ofbroadbasicpolicieswithrespecttoproduction;sales;thepurchaseofequipment,materialsandsupplies;andaccounting.22.________Thethirdrelatestotheestablishmentofstandardsofworkinalldepartments.Directionisconcernedprimarilywithsupervision(监管)andguidancebythemanagementinauthority.23.______
A.Controlincludestheuseofrecordsandreportstocompareactualworkwiththesetstandardsforwork.
B.Inthisconnectionthereisthedifferencebetweentopmanagementandoperativemanagement.
C.Examplesofnonprofitbusinessesincludesuchorganizationsassocialserviceagenciesandmanyhospitals.
D.However,somebusinessesonlyseektoearnenoughtocovertheiroperatingcosts.
E.Thesecondaspectrelatestotheapplicationofthesepoliciesbydepartments.
F.Inthetheoryofbusinessmanagement,organizationhastwomainaspects.
G.Planninginbusinessmanagementhasthreemainaspects.
四、完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
MyfatherandIdisagreedaboutcurfew(晚间在家的时间).He'dsayIwastobeinby9:
30onweekdays,and11:
00onweekends,noexceptionswithoutmyfirstasking.Itoldhimitmademe__24__likeajunior-highkid.Heexplainedthatwhileacurfew__25__soundlikearestriction,it'sreallyaboutpeoplelookingoutforoneanother.
TheverynextFridayafterthatprettyheated__26__,mydadandIhadticketstoseeourtown'sprofessionalfootballgame.Onthatdayhewas__27__toanearbycitytomeetwithsomemajorclientsand__28__methathisgettinghomeandourleavingforthegamewouldbetight.
Tomakesurewecould__29__offthemomenthewalkedin,Igoteverythingprepared.Whenahalfhourhadpassedfromthetimehesaidhe'dbehome,Iunderstoodthathewasalittle__30__.Butthen,nearlyawholehourpassed.Iwasgetting__31__.Weweregoingtomissthekick-off!
Andwhyhadn'the__32__meandletmeknowhewasgoingtobereallylate?
AsIanxiously__33__thefloor,anotherhalfhourpassed.That'swhenIgotreallyangry.Howinconsiderateofmyfather!
Nowweweregoingto__34__thewholegame!
Whenyetanotherhalfhourpassed,myangerturnedto__35__.Whatifsomethingterriblehadhappenedtomydad,likehehadaheartattackorhadbeeninanaccident,orsomething?
Ibegantoreally__36__.I'dalreadycalledhiscellphoneabouttentimes,butno__37__.
Iwasbesidemyself,assumingtheworsthadhappened.
Finally,the