高中英语 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World单元检测题 外研版必修4.docx
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高中英语Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld单元检测题外研版必修4
Unexplainedmysteriesofthenaturalworld
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题)
第一部分 听力
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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
Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”.
Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotest(抗议)andsay“Donotbadmouthme.”Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay,“Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.”Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.
Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest,“Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.”
Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson,“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.
Parentsmightsometimeskeepachildoffsweetfoodasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample,ifagirlsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff.
Butenoughofallthistalk.Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough.
语篇解读:
人们用嘴做很多事情,比如吃饭,谈话,喊叫,唱歌,微笑,接吻等。
在英语这种语方里,有很多表达是带有“mouth”这个单词的。
21.Whenwillapersonprobablysay“Donotbadmouthme.”?
A.Whenhefeelsdown.B.Whenheisregretful.
C.Whenheisspokenillof.D.Whenhegetsangry.
答案:
C 细节理解题。
根据第二段第一句...ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotestandsay“Donotbadmouthme.”如果你说一个人的坏话,这个人可能会抗议说不要说我坏话。
speakillofsb.意为“说某人坏话”=saybadthingsaboutsb.。
22.Ifapersonlivesfromhandtomouth,itimpliesthat________.
A.heisbadlyoffB.heishardworking
C.hehaslotsofmoneyD.hehasenoughtoeat
答案:
A 推理判断题。
根据第四段第四句Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.。
根据关键词theoppositeof(是……的对立面,和……是相反的)可推知,apersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.和thisrichperson是相对的,所以说是穷人(badlyoff)。
23.Bysaying“Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough”,thespeakermeans“________”.
A.Ihaverunalongway
B.Ihavetalkedtoomuch
C.Ihavelearnedalot
D.Ihavebeenamouthyperson
答案:
B 推理判断题。
根据文章最后一段中的第一句Butenoughofallthistalk.可知作者觉得这个话题(有关嘴的表达)讲的已经很多了,然后作者又用一个有关mouth的表达来说明自己“说得已经很多了”。
24.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?
A.Expressionsabouttheword“mouth”.
B.Functionsoftheorgan“mouth”.
C.Opinionsabout“mouthypeople”.
D.Meaningsoftheword“mouth”.
答案:
A 主旨大意题。
第一段最后一句是主题句。
IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”.,下文列举了很多有关mouth的expressions。
所以A项符合题意。
B
Howhardwehaveallprayed(祈祷)togrowupquickly,andlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrownupandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhave.
Atlast,youhavegrownup.Atleastyouarenolongerachild.Theycallyou“younglady”.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.Youareproudofbeingagrownupteenager.Peoplewelcomeyou“thisyounglady”heartily.Youaregladthatyourprayerhasbeenanswered.
Butthereisalwayssomethingthattroublesyoualot.Yousay,“PapaandMama,givemesomemoneyplease.Mypocketmoneyisallgonealready.”
“No,”theysay,“yourageisadangerousage.Ifyouhavetoomuchmoneytospend,itwon'tdoyouanygood.”Thenyouhavetostayathomebecauseyoudarenotgooutwithanemptypocket.
Anothertimeyoutellyourgrandma,“Grandma,see,Iamagrownupnow.”
“Good,now,youcansithereandknit(编织)thisformewhileIgoandhavearest.”Toshowthatyouarenomoreachild,youhavetosittherethewholeafternoondoingthework,whichonlyagrownupcando.Afteranhour,youfindithardtodo,andgivetheknittingbasketbacktoyourgrandma.Yourgrandmacriticizesyourwork.Youhearwhatshesays,“Suchabiggirlcan'tdosucheasywork.”Youwishthenyouwereachildagain.
Butthefactis,youaregrowingup,andyoucan'thelpit.That'sthewayitgoes!
语篇解读:
我们曾经努力祈祷快点长大,盼望着年轻人的快乐日子,盼望着享受年轻人应该有的那些有趣的东西,可是终于长大成人后,又会有很多麻烦,这时你又希望自己再次成为一名孩子。
但是,事实就是你长大了,生命就是这样的一个过程,你无法改变。
25.Thepassageistoldabout________problems.
A.agrowingupboy'sB.ateenagegirl's
C.anoldwoman'sD.agrownup's
答案:
B 细节理解题。
根据第二段第三、四句Theycallyou“youglady”.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.可知本文讲述的是一个年轻女孩的成长烦恼。
26.Itisclearthatthewriter,asateenager,________.
A.ispleasedwiththepresentlife
B.isunhappyaboutgrowingup
C.doesn'tthinkherpresentlifehappyenough
D.knowshappylifewillcometohersoon
答案:
C 推理判断。
根据第一段Howhardwehaveallprayedtogrowupquickly,andlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrownupandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhave.努力祈祷自己快点长大,盼望享受成年人的快乐日子,盼望享受年轻人应该有的兴趣,可知作者觉得自己作为青少年的日子不够幸福。
所以C项符合题意。
27.Howdoessheknowherprayerhasbeenanswered?
A.Peopletreatherasayounglady.
B.Sheisnolongerakid.
C.Peoplebegintocallherteenager.
D.Shecanjoinwomeninallkindsofactivities.
答案:
A 细节理解题,根据第二段的Theycallyou“younglady”.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.和Peoplewelcomeyou“thisyounglady”heartily.Youaregladthatyourprayerhasbeenanswered.可知答案为A。
C
“InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.”
“Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!
”
Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevisionads,promisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedevice(设备;装置).Thepromoters(推销员;促销员)ofproductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,orinsomeotherwaystobeautyordesirability.
Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoneymakingthingsfortheirpromoters.Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth.
Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulations(条例).Iftheproductisadrug,FDA(FoodDrugAdministration)canrequireproof(证明)undertheFood,Drug,andCosmeticActthatissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproductisadevice,FDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.Ifaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,includingseizure(查封)oftheproduct.
OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,whichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlife.
Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings(法律诉论),andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuying,itisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.
语篇解读:
本文剖析了一下广告华丽语言背后的真相,提醒消费者要注意广告中的华而不实的宣传和承诺,避免上当受骗。
28.Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare________.
A.objectiveB.costly
C.unreliableD.illegal
答案:
C 推理判断题。
文章提出许多媒体上的广告都含有虚假成分、夸大其词,而事实上很不可靠,不具有其所宜称的效果。
文章第四段提到这些产品产生的结果是有疑问的、不可靠的甚至是危险的。
objective客观的,不带偏见的;costly昂贵的,代价高的;unreliable不可靠的;illegal不合法的,违法的。
所以答案为C。
29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproducts.
B.Newproductsaremorelikelytobequestionable.
C.TheproductionofadevicemustbeapprovedbyFDA.D.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareaboutprofits.
答案:
D 细节理解题,由文章第四段第一句Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoneymakingthingsfortheirpromoters.可知,这种广告只是在乎利润。
30.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct________.
A.ifitisadrug
B.ifitisadevice
C.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaints
D.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA'sauthority
答案:
A 细节理解题。
由文章第五段第二句Iftheproductisadrug...可知如果是药物的生产必须向FDA证明其安全性和有效性。
31.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas________.
A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricity
B.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcase
C.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproduct
D.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct
答案:
B 细节理解题。
文章倒数第二段提到这个案例与上一段最后一句话紧密相连,对其进行举例说明,一个早就上市的产品因为对健康有危害,FDA对其采取法律措施的一个案例。
D
EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii,Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousforitsstadiumsandtheatres,itsshopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot,however,seePompeii'speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2,000years.
Once,Pompeiiwasabusycityof22,000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius,agrasscoveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturies,sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.
InAugustofAD79,MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded,andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashesbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendedtwodayslater,Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallofitspeopleweredead.
Forcenturies,Pompeiilayburiedunderstonesandashes.Then,intheyear1861,anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.Slowly,carefully,Ginseppeandhismendug.Thecitylooke