Module3 TheViolenceofNatureⅠ.单词拼写1．YoungasMr.Scottis，heisan________(有经验的)surgeon.2．Thecouplehaveboughtsome________(家具)fortheirnewhome.3．Iwasgoingalongthestreet，lookingforaplacetoparkmycarwhentheaccident________(发生)．4．Asamatteroffact，drunkendrivingisasharmfulas________(暴力的)crimestothepeople'slifeandsafety.5．________(有希望地)，wewillgetthereontime.6．What________(导致，引起)theaccidentyesterday?7．Theexpertshaveruledoutthe________(可能性)ofthetwocountriesstartinganewtradewaragain.8．Theresidentialcomponentrepresentedasignificantdeteriorationfromthe________(先前的)threemonths.9．Despitethe________(警告)fromthelocalgovernment，thetravelerswenttoplaybythesea，endingupinthesea.10．Sometimesthepotentialenvironmental________(损失)causedbytheindustrialpollutionishardtocalculate.答案：1.experienced 2.furniture 3.occurred 4.violent 5.Hopefully 6.caused 7.possibility 8.previous 9.warning10．damageⅡ.单项填空1．Theworsttornadoofalltimeoccurredin1925，________threeUSstates：Missouri，IllinoisandIndiana.A．affected B．affectingC．toaffectD．havingaffecting答案：B 考查非谓语动词。根据句子语境可知，本题中affect带有宾语threeUSstates，因此要用affect的主动形式，同时不定式表意料之外的结果，与句子的语境不相符；句子中充当结果状语的只能是现在分词的一般式，而不能用完成式，故正确答案为B。2．Havingnoconfidenceinthe________oftheeconomyrecoveringinthecountry，theyoungpeoplearehavinganincreasinglyuncertainfuture.A．possibilityB．similarityC．povertyD．expectation答案：8\nA 考查名词辨析。句意：因为对所在国家经济恢复的可能性没有信心，年轻人的前途变得越来越不确定。possibility可能性；similarity相似性，相似点；poverty贫困；expectation期待，期望。3．Firesareoneofthe________ofthedecreaseoftheforests.A．excusesB．reasonsC．effectsD．causes答案：D cause常指导致事情发生的起因，与of连用。excuse“借口；理由”；effect“效果，影响”；reason常指产生某种行为或想法的推理上的理由，与for连用。4．Itsuddenly________methatIcanusethecomputertodothework.A．happenstoB．occurstoC．takesplaceD．appears答案：B sth.occurtosb.“某人突然想起某事”。5．Severalroundsofairandgroundattacksfromthealliedforceleftthewholecity________.A．inpiecesB．inruinsC．inpartsD．inplace答案：B inruins“成为废墟”。6．Thecarsaleshavestartedtoslowdownsincethestartoftheyear.Thedealershopethatthebusinesscan________inthesecondhalfoftheyear.A．takeoverB．pickupC．comeoutD．standout答案：B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：今年年初开始汽车的销售量开始下滑，经销商希望生意能在下半年好转。pickup在句中意为“恢复，好转”；takeover接管，接收；comeout出版，出现；standout突出，显眼。7．Ihadbeenso________inmyworkthatIforgottobuyabirthdaygiftformydaughter.A．occupiedB．devotedC．accompaniedD．buried答案：D 考查动词短语搭配。句意：我一直忙于工作结果都忘记了给女儿买生日礼物。beoccupiedwith“忙于某事”；devote要构成bedevotedto，意为“专心于，致力于”；accompany表示“陪伴”，不符合句意；bury用于buryoneselfin或beburiedin表示“埋头于，专心于”。8．Whenweheardthattheirhouse________，werushedtheretohelpto________.A．caughtafire；putitoutB．wasonfire；putitout8\nC．caughtfire；putoutitD．wasonfire；putoutit答案：B 考查动词短语。句意：当我们听说他们的房子着火时，我们冲到那儿去帮忙灭火。catchfire着火，表动作；onfire着火，表状态；putout扑灭，out是副词，代词要放在短语中间。9．Doesn'tit________youasratherstrangethathenevertalksabouthisfamily?A．beatB．hitC．strikeD．knock答案：C strike作动词意为“打动，使触动”；beat“殴打，击败”；hit表示“有目的的打”；knock“用力撞击”。10．—It'sagoodjob，isn'tit?—Perhapsitis.ButIhavetoworkfor10hoursaday________.A．onaverageB．incommonC．intotalD．onthewhole答案：A 句意：——这是一份好工作，不是吗？——也可能是吧。但是我必须一天平均工作10小时。11．Youmusttrysomeofourhomemadewineanditwillbequite________extraordinaryexperience！Iknowfrom________experienceitisverygood.A．an；anB．the；theC．an；/D．/；an答案：C 考查冠词用法。句意：你必须尝一下我们家里制作的葡萄酒，那将是一次不同寻常的体验。从我的经验可知，这酒非常好。experience表示“经历，体验”是可数名词，故第一个空中要加不定冠词；第二空表示“经验”，为不可数名词，其前不加冠词。12．Similarexperiments________insomeEuropeancountriesbythetimewebegantoworkontheprojectinthe1990s.A．havebeencarriedoutB．isbeingcarriedoutC．hadbeencarriedoutD．wasbeingcarriedout答案：C 考查动词时态。句意：当我们在二十世纪九十年代开始进行这个项目的时候，一些欧洲国家就已经开展这种实验了。根据题干中时间状语从句可知，动作发生在过去，发生在状语从句动作之前的动作要用过去完成时态。13．HewenttoAmericain1980，________，threeyearslater，heearnedhisdoctor'sdegree.A．whenB．thatC．whichD．where8\n答案：D 考查定语从句。句意：他1980年去了美国，三年后，他在那里获得了博士学位。句中where引导的是非限制性定语从句，修饰主句中的先行词America。而在本句中，定语从句的内容由插入的时间状语进行了分隔，是一个典型的分隔句。14．(2022·辽宁朝阳县柳城高中测试题)—Don'tyouthinkhardworkiswhatmakespeoplesucceed?—________.A．Icouldn'tagreemoreB．IhopesoC．I'vegotitD．Wishyousuccess答案：A 语境对话题。句意为：“——难道你不认为是辛勤劳动让人们成功吗？——我非常同意。”15．MrGreenaskedLilywhethershehadpassedtheexam________.A．yesterdayB．thedaybeforeC．thedayagoD．beforetheday答案：B A、C两项须与一般过去时连用；D项结构错误；thedaybefore常与过去完成时态连用。Ⅲ.完形填空Asscientistslearnmoreaboutthecausesofearthquakes,theybecomebetterabletopredictthem.Firstofall,theyknowthatquakesare__1__tooccurinareaswherethetectonic(地壳构造的)platespush__2__eachother.They__3__theseareasclosely,usingdifferentinstruments.They__4__thevibrations(震动)oftheearthwithseismographs(地震仪),which__5__onrollsofpaperallmovements,bothlargeandsmall.ScientistsusuallyusetheRichterscale(里氏震级)，__6__afterafamousseismologist,forthesemeasurements.Whenanearthquakemeasuresover4.5ontheRichterscale,itis__7__enoughtocausedamage.Scientistshavedeterminedthata(an)__8__isnotlikelytohavealarge__9__whenmanysmallquakeshavebeen__10__.Whenthesmallquakesstop,thenpressure__11__andastrongquakeismorelikely.Thereareseveralother__12__topredictearthquakes.Scientistscanmeasurethetiny__13__inthetilt(倾斜)ofthelandthathappenbeforeanearthquakeoccurs.Increasesintheamountofradon(氡),asubstancefoundindeep__14__，aswellasahighlevelofwaterinthewells,canalso__15__thatanearthquakeislikelytooccur.Inaddition,scientistshavefoundthatsomeanimals,likedogs,behave__16__beforeanearthquake:theybecome__17__andhowl.8\nSeismologistshave__18__predictedseveralearthquakes,suchastheearthquakewhichoccurredinZhangjiakou,Chinain1998.__19__，notallearthquakesarepredictable,andasystemforpredictingisnotyet__20__.1．A.possibleB．likelyC．probableD．hopeful答案：B sb./sth.islikelytodosth.意为“某人/某物有可能做某事”。probable,possible常用it作主语。2．A.overB．upC．onD．against答案：D pushagainststh.意为“对某物施加压力，挤压某物”。3．A.studyB．learnC．searchD．watch答案：A 本句意“使用不同的仪器，他们密切地研究这些地区”。4．A.takeB．observeC．measureD．notice答案：C 根据文意，他们测量地球的震动。5．A.writeB．recordC．noteD．report答案：B 地震仪将地球所有运动都记录在纸上。6．A.calledB．givenC．signedD．named答案：D namesth./sb.aftersb./sth.意为“以某人/某物的名字命名某人/某物”。7．A.strongB．bigC．largeD．clear答案：A 此句句意“当测量的地震超过里氏4.5级时，它就可引起强烈破坏”。8．A.landB．plateC．areaD．place答案：C area指地图上或图表上所标明的或可以实际看到界限的某一地区或地界。9．A.accidentB．earthquakeC．disasterD．damage答案：B 此处指科学家判断大地震发生的可能情况。10．A.shakingB．occurringC．producingD．planning答案：B occur意思为“发生”。8\n11．A.buildsB．appearsC．happensD．adds答案：A build(up)意思为“变得更大、更多或更强”。12．A.methodsB．thingsC．waysD．ideas答案：C 本文介绍的是科学家们预测地震的方法。13．A.factsB．amountC．figuresD．changes答案：D 此句句意“科学家们能预测出地震发生前陆地发生倾斜的微小变化”。14．A.holesB．wellsC．riverD．water答案：B 后面有提示：aswellasahigherlevelofwaterinthewells。15．A.meanB．sayC．tellD．explain答案：A mean意为“意味着”。increasesintheamountofradon是主语。16．A.normallyB．regularlyC．strangelyD．curiously答案：C 某些动物在地震前会表现得很“反常”，用strangely。17．A.excitedB．pleasedC．wildD．nervous答案：D nervous意思为“紧张不安的，胆小的”。18．A.luckilyB．correctlyC．sometimesD．surprisingly答案：B 本句意“科学家们已经准确地预测了几次地震，如1998年发生在中国张家口的地震”。19．A.HoweverB．BesidesC．ThoughD．Instead答案：A 上下句之间为转折关系。20．A.improvedB．changedC．perfectedD．finished答案：C 本句意“(然而)，不是所有的地震都是可以预测的，预测地震的体系还不完善(perfect)”。Ⅳ.短文填空8\n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。Itissaidthatthereareabout40,000differentkindsofjobsintheworld.__1__“Findingajob”isnotthesameas“choosingajob”．Manyyoungpeopleendupinajobwhichtheyarenotsuitablefor.__2__.Hereareafewstepstohelpyouthinkaboutjobswhichyoumightenjoydoingafterschooloruniversity.First，itisimportanttorealizewhatkindofpersonyouare，whichspecialqualitiesmakeyoudifferentfromeveryoneelseandwhatyouareinterestedin.__3__.Ifyoulikeartandenjoylookingatpictures，thatisaninterest.Butifyoucandrawahorsethatlookslikeahorseinsteadofabigdog，thatisaskill.Thenaskyourselfthisquestion：inthefollowingthreeareas－skillswithpeople，skillswithinformationandskillswiththings－whichareyourbestskills?Afterexaminingyourskills，thenextstepisresearch.Tofindoutasmanydifferentkindsofjobsaspossible，gotothelibraryandreadbooks，magazinesandnewspapers.__4__.Finally，trustyourownideasandyourownthinking！__5__A．Itisyourownlife，sofindsomethingthatyouenjoydoing.B．Choosingtherightoneitselfisadifficultjob.C．Wemustknowwhatouridealjobsare.D．Thereisadifferencebetweenaninterestandaskill.E．Askyourfriendsabouttheworktheydo.F．“Chance”mayplayamoreimportantpartthan“decision”．G．Yourparentsmayalsogiveyouajoboffer.答案：1～5 BFDEAⅤ.阅读表达TherewasonceamancalledMr.Flowers,andFlowerswerehisonlyjoyinlife.Hespentallhisfreetimeinhisfourglasshousesandgrowflowersofeverycolor,withlonganddifficultnames,forcompetitions.HetriedtogrowaroseofanewcolortowinthesilvercupfortheRoseoftheYear.Mr.Flowers'glass－houseswereveryneartoamiddleschool.Boysofaroundthirteenyearsoldwereoftentempted(引诱)tothrowastoneortwoatoneofMr.Flowers'glass－houses.SoMr.Flowersdidhisbesttobeinornearhisglass－housesatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday.Butitwasnotalwayspossibletokeepawatch.Mr.Flowershadtriedmanywaystoprotecthisglass,butanythingthathehaddonehadnotbeenuseful.Hehadbeen8\ntoschooltoreporttotheheadmaster,butthishadnotdoneanygood.Hehadtriedtodriveawaytheboys,buttheboysranfasterthanhecould,andtheylaughedathimfromfaraway.Hehadevenpickedupallthestonesthathecouldfindaroundhisgardensothattheboyswouldhavenothingtothrow,buttheysoonfoundothers.AtlastMr.Flowershadagoodidea.Heputupalargenoticemadeofgoodandstrongwood,somemetersawayfromtheglass－houses.Onithehadwrittenthewords:DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.Afterthat,Mr.Flowershadnofurthertrouble;theboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglasshouses.1．WhydidMr.Flowerstrytogrowaroseofanewcolor?(Nomorethan15words)_______________________________________________________2．Whatweretheboysnearbytemptedtodo?(Nomorethan10words)_______________________________________________________3．WhendidMr.Flowersstayinornearhisglass－houses?(Nomorethan10words)_______________________________________________________4．WhatotherwayshadMr.Flowerstriedtoprotecthisglassexceptkeepingawatch?Pleaselistatleasttwoofthem.(Nomorethan15words)_______________________________________________________5．DoyouthinkthegoodideafinallycomeupwithbyMr.Flowersworked?Why?(Nomorethan20words)_______________________________________________________答案：1．BecausehewantedtowinthesilvercupfortheRoseoftheYear.2．TheyweretemptedtothrowstonesatMr.Flowers'glasshouses.3．Atthebeginningandendoftheschoolday.4．Toasktheheadmasterforhelp；Todriveawaytheboys；Topickupallthestonesaroundhisgarden.5．Yes,itdid.Becausetheboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglass－houses.8
