Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Nature World 单元测试题含答案.docx

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Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNatureWorld单元测试题含答案

Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

LEGOLANDCalifornia

LEGOLANDCaliforniahasover60ridesandattractionsforkidsages2-12.LEGOLANDCaliforniaisclosedTuesdaysandWednesdaysduringtheschoolyearandclosesbetween5and6p.m.onotherdays.Theleastcrowdeddaysareduringschoolweekdays.Thelargestselection（可供选择的事物）ofLEGOsinthenationislocatedatLEGOLANDCalifornia.

LEGOLANDCaliforniahasridesthataregreatforanykidsages2-12.

·Fortheyoungestchildren:

 TheridesandattractionsatLEGOLANDCaliforniathathavenoheightrequirementsfortwoyearoldsare:

TheLEGOLANDExpress,Playtown,ExploreVillage,CoastCruise&TheLake,LEGOClubHouse&FactoryTours.

·Rides&activitiesfortheolderkids:

 FunTown,TreasureFalls,ImaginationZone.

·Fortheparents:

 TheLEGOLANDSanDiegoCoastCruiseisagreatwaytoseethewonderfulcreationsmadeoutofLEGOsandissuretoamazekidsandadultsalike!

IfyoufindyourselflovingLEGOLANDCalifornia,whynotspendanotherday?

ThegreatnewsisifyoustopbyGuestServicesbeforeleavingtheparkonyourfirstday,youcanbuyanupgradethatwillgiveyouyourseconddayatamuchlowerprice!

ItwillbetendollarsmoreperpersontogettheLEGOLANDCaliforniaParkHopperticket,butitisworthit!

NotonlydoyougetallofthefunLEGOridesofLEGOLANDitself,butyouandthekidscanenjoytheWaterParkaswell.AsLEGOLANDCaliforniaisforchildren,itisanon-smokingpark.Theridesareprettysmallhere;teenagerswillfindithardertoenjoyLEGOLANDCalifornia.

21.WhatisspecialaboutLEGOLANDCalifornia?

A.Itiskid-friendly.

B.Itisopenallyearround.

C.Itusuallyclosesuplateatnight.

D.IthasthelargestLEGOshopworldwide.

22.Whichofthefollowingridesisforadults?

A.FunTown.

B.ExploreVillage.

C.LEGOClubHouse&FactoryTours.

D.TheLEGOLANDSanDiegoCoastCruise.

23.WhatshouldyounoticeaboutLEGOLANDCalifornia?

A.AllticketsincludeitsWaterPark. 

B.Someridessellatareducedprice.

C.Smokingisnotallowedthere.

D. Itdoesn’toffersmallrides.

B

IcomefromSantiago,thecapitalofChile.TherearetwoseparateareasinSantiago.Thereisanareafortheveryrichpeopleandthereisapartforthepoorpeople.Icomefromthepoorsideofthecity.Theveryrichpeoplenevercrossovertothepoorsideofthecity.Butsometimesthepoorpeoplesavetheirmoneyandcrossovertovisitthebeachontherichside.

Daddrovebuses.Hewouldleaveforworkjustafter4am.Hispaydependedonthenumberofpeoplewhorodeinhisbus,sohewouldkeepdrivinguntilhehadmadeenoughmoneyfortheday.Mumworkedasabarber（理发师）.Shedidnotcomehomeuntillateatnight.Mybrother,sisterandIspentalotoftimewithmygrandparents.

DadhadlivedinAustraliawhenhewasyounger.Hetoldusaboutthelargeparkscoveredwithgrass.Hetoldusaboutthebeachesthatwereclosetothecitieswhichanyonecouldvisit.DadthoughtitwouldbebetterifwemovedtoAustralia.

Wecouldonlytakethingsthatcouldfitinoursuitcases（手提箱）.Itookclothesandafewspecialthingsthatreminded（使……想起）meofChile.Itookphotographs,aboxcoveredwithsandfromthebeachesofChileandatraditionaltoy.

Iwasverysadtoleavemyfriendsandfamily,especiallymygrandmother.Mygrandmotherhadalwayslookedafterme.Ididn’twanttoleaveher,butDadsaidthatshewouldcomeandvisitusinAustraliaoneday.WhenIleft,Icutoffsomeofmyhairsothatmygrandmotherwouldrememberme.

FlyingtoAustraliawasalongjourney.WestoppedinArgentinaandNewZealandbeforefinallyreachingAustralia.

24.Whatwastheauthor’slifelikeinSantiago?

A.Heledahardlife.

B.Helivedinthewealthyarea.

C.Healwayswenttothebeach.

D.Heoftenvisitedtherichsideofthecity.

25.Howdidtheauthor’sfather’searlylifeinAustraliaaffecthim?

A.Itcausedhimtomovethere.

B.Itpushedhimtogobackhome.

C.Itmadehimhatehishometown.

D.Itencouragedhimtofindabetterfamily.

26.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4abouttheauthor?

A.HebroughteverythingheneededtoAustralia.

B.Hethoughthewouldn’tcomeback.

C.Hehasmanyexpensivethings.

D.Heloveshismotherland.

27.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutleavingforAustralia?

A.Hewasveryexcitedaboutit.

B.Hewasunconcernedaboutit.

C.Heregrettedhisdecisionbeforeleaving.

D.Hewasunwillingtopartwithhisgrandmother.

C

Theearliestcarsmadejustforracingwerebuiltlowtothegroundandjustwideenoughforasinglepassenger,thedriver.Intheearly1900s,thedriverswerethesamepeoplewhoinventedandbuiltthefirstpassengercars.Forexample,HenryFord,founderoftheFordMotorCompany,sometimesracedhiscars.In1906,theIndianapolisMotorSpeedwaywasfoundedbyCarlFisher.OnAugust19,1909,thefirstcarracetookplaceattheIndianapolisMotorSpeedway.Twelvethousandwereinattendance.In1911,thefirstIndianapolis500washeldtherewith40racers.Finishingin6hoursand42minutes,first-placewinnerRayHarrounclockedinatwhatseemedbackinthosedaysanunbelievablyhighaveragespeedof74.59mph!

Overtheyears,astechnologyimproved,thesecarsbecamelighterandfaster.Therearetwokindsofopen-wheelracecars,IndyCarsandFormulaOne.IndyCarsarealmostexactlyidentical（完全相同的）toeachother,sotheraceisatestofdrivingskillsaroundastreet,orracecourse,mostlyintheU.S.;FormulaOnecarsarecustomized（定做的）andracedonroadcoursesaroundtheworld.Unlikethekindofcaryourfamilydrives,neitherIndyCarsorF1carshavedoors,andtheirwheelsareontheoutsideofthecar’sbody.

In1936,LouisMeyeraskedforabottleofbuttermilkafterhebecamethefirstthree-timeIndy500winner,whichledtothetraditionofwinnersdrinkingabottleofmilkonVictoryLane（车道）.

TheIndy500hasgrownintooneofthemostanticipated（期待的）internationalracingeventsoftheyear,withhundredsofthousandsoffansfloodingintothestandseachMay.In2011,itcelebratedits100thevent — andticketssoldoutforthefirsttimeever.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstIndianapolis500?

A.ItwasfoundedbyCarlFisher.        

B.Ithadtwelvethousandracers.        

C.Itwasthefirstcarrace.

D.Itwasheldin1909. 

29.DifferentfromFormulaOneracing,IndyCarracingis_____.

A.racedwiththesamecars  

B.heldindifferentcountries

C.competedonroadcourses

D.anopen-wheelcarcompetition

30.WhydidtheauthormentionLouisMeyer?

A.Tointroducehisgreatinvention.

B.Toshowhisinfluenceondrivers.

C.TodescribeafunfactabouttheIndianapolis500.

D.ToexplaintheimportantroleoftheIndianapolis500.

31.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphabouttheIndianapolis500?

A.Itneedsalargerspeedway.

B.Itenjoysgreatpopularity. 

C.Itwillraiseitsticketprices.

D.Ithasanunpromisingfuture.

D

IfyouvisitthenewMummies（木乃伊）showattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory（AMNH）,inNewYorkCity,don’tmisstheGildedLady.Scientistssaysheprobablydiedoflungdiseasewhenshewasinher40s — about2,000yearsago — inEgypt.Theyevenhaveamodelofherskull（头骨）.Basedonthat,anartistwassurehowshemayhavelookedwhenshewasalive.Andyet,themummy’scoffinhasneverbeenopened.Instead,scientistsusedamachinecalledaCTscanner（扫描仪）tolookinside.

CTscannersweredevelopedtohelpdoctorsexaminepatients.Butthemachinesturnedouttobeperfectforstudyingmummies,too.

“Ahundredyearsago,scientistswouldusuallyopenmummies’coffins.Thisdidagreatdealofharmtothosemummies,”saysAMNHpresidentEllenV.Futter.“Wejustdon’tdothatanymore.Wecandosomuchbetter.ByusingCTscanners,scientistscanknowaboutanancientperson’sdietfromsomeofamummy’shair.Piecesofbonecanshowwhowasrelatedtowhom.”

SomemummiesinPeruwereburiedwithaskullhangingfromtheirneck.Scientiststhoughtthesemummiesworetheskullofanenemy.ButDNAevidenceshowedthatthemummieswereburiedwiththeskullofanancestor（祖先）.

The19mummiesintheshowarefromEgyptandPeru.Theyhadcompletelydifferentreasonsformummifyingthedead.TheancientEgyptiansbelievedthatmummificationallowedanancestortoliveoninthenextworld.ThepeoplewhopreparedtheGildedLadythoughtshewouldcontinuetosee,hear,andsmell.InancientPeru,peoplepracticedmummificationtostayconnectedwiththeirancestors.Somefamilieskeptmummiesintheirhome.

Futtercallsthemummiesintheshow“messengersfromanothertime.”Withthehelpoftechnology,scientistswillcontinuetouncovermummies’secretssowecanunderstand it.

32.WhatdidscientistsfindabouttheGildedLady?

A.Shewasagreatartist.     

B.Shediedanaturaldeath.  

C.ShelivedinancientEgypt.             

D.Shehadanamazinglylonglife.

33.WhatdoFutter’swordssuggest?

A.Piecesofboneshowaperson’sdiet.

B.CTscannersdogreatharmtomummies.  

C.Mummiesusuallyworetheskullofanenemy.

D.Technologyplaysanimportantroleinmummystudies.

34.WhydidtheancientPeruviansmakemummies?

A.Todotraditionalmedicalresearch.

B.Tokeepclosetieswiththeirrelatives.

C.Tohelptheirfamiliesliveabetterlife.

D.Tolettheirancestorsliveinanotherworld.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Thetechnology. 

B.Theirmessage.

C.Theirfamily.

D.Theshow.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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。

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