模块二 Unit1 Tales of the unexplained
【No.8】November 13, 2007
主备人：吴素云 殷伟伟 李运苗 尹朝阳 审核人：朱志万
基础训练
一.根据首字母或汉语意思写单词。
1. The experience about the earthquake was f , just like a nightmare.
2. This maths problem p me a lot. I really don’t know how to solve it.
3. The old lady was the only w to this car accident, which caused five cars damaged.
4. There is no p that they can finish the work ahead of time because of the bad weather.
5. The aliens took me away so that they could do r on me.
6. Chairman Mao said, “Study well and make p every day.”
7. The man (谋杀) his friend in order to get the gold.
8. There is now (令人信服的) evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.
9. My opinion about this issue is (相似的) to theirs.
10.To my (失望), Tom did not pass the exam again.
二.词组翻译。
1. 对…表现出极大兴趣
2. 加紧搜查
3. 早早入睡
4. 径直去
5. 长着又大又黑的眼睛
6. 排除可能性
7. 调查其它可能性
8. 编造耸人听闻的故事
9. 负责这个案子
10. 以惊人的速度奔跑
【单元检测】
单项填空
1. The old man said the accident _______ careless driving, so a lot of money________ be paid by the driver.
A. was due to; was due to B. due to; was due to
C. is due to; was due to D. is due to; was dued to
2. He had no choice but to _________ an excuse to explain his being late.
A. make out B. make up C. make up for D. make over
3. The _______ are ten to one that we’ll win the match.
A. opportunities B. possibility C. chances D. ability
4. ―Have you worked out when the final payment is _______?
―Early next month.
A. found B. come C. due D. practical
5. Mr. Wang, who _____ in this city ever since thirty years ago, _____ a report for the last two years.
A. has lived; had prepared B. has been living; has been preparing
C. lived; has been preparing D. has been living; has prepared
6. He _______ me five dollars for it, but at first he said to me the work would be done ______.
A. charged ; free of charge B. charged for ; charged for nothing
C. charged ; out of the charge D. charged to ; free of the charge
7. When _____, the man said he went home at 2:00 a.m., _____ and only _____ his house broken into.
A. asked; tired; to find B. asking; tired; finding
C. asked; tiredly; to find D. asking; tired; finding
8. Many policemen and soldiers are ______ the forest _____ the prisoner escaping from prison.
A. searching for; searching B. searching; searching
C. searching; in search of D. in search for; searching for
9. You can go to the newspaper library and _____ any information you need for your new story.
A. look for B. look up C. look at D. look into
10. Don’t turn round. Go ______ this street till you see the school.
A. down B. to C. straightly D. straight
11. Give them a hand this time and I am sure they will offer theirs ______ in the future.
A. by turns B. in turn C. at turn D. in return
12. —Could I borrow that newspaper for a few moments? — _________.
A. No way B. Yes. You could C. No chance D. By all means
13. Xi’an is ______ most beautiful tourist city and I believe I’ll come for _______ second time.
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
14. Shall we _______ our discussion and have some tea or coffee?
A. break down B. break off C. break into D. break out
15. The happy children were making _______ the coast, where they would see the sea for the first time in their lives.
A. their way in B. their ways to C. their way in D. their way to
完形填空
Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her 16 in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke 17 :
My 18 with my mom all started one day 19 she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 20 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never 21 back to her. So every time she would say something 22 I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, 23 you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my 24 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 25 ” and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever 26 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 27 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 28 her how important it was to me.
At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 29 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 30 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 31 to her.
After my blow up, we felt like we were 32 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always 33 my feelings with her.
If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic 34 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 35 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
16. A. wanderings B. disappointment C. lessons D. helplessness
17. A. out B. down C. up D. free
18. A. relationship B. problems C. quarrels D. improvement
19. A. as B. since C. when D. before
20. A. regarded B. treated C. received D. took
21. A. fight B. struggle C. talk D. turn
22. A. even if B. only if C. which D. as though
23. A. however B. whatever C. so much D. too much
24. A. coldness B. anger C. disagreement D. hope
25. A. true B. impossible C. nice D. important
26. A. care B. see C. say D. listen
27. A. also B. still C. even D. already
28. A. warned B. shown C. asked D. told
29. A. end B. change C. last D. stop
30. A. worse B. easier C. more D. less
31. A. surprise B. pleasure C. gift D. harm
32. A. going B. starting C. thinking D. reviewing
33. A. share B. have C. discuss D. improve
34. A. way B. method C. attitude D. theory
35. A. hurting B. waking C. storing D. hiding
阅读理解
(A)
Along a long path we came to a deep valley, on the far side of which the path led into some very thick bushes. Rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushes.
As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off the rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the spot from which the bird had risen, I saw two eggs. They were the kind that I did not have in my collection, so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.
As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where I had entered. It came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had worn the rock as glass. As it was too deep to climb down, I handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard the tiger. In fact, I had heard nothing; possibly because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men said they had heard a tiger growling （咆哮）somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come.
36. According to the text we know that __________.
A. the writer decided to push through the thick bushes
B. the writer decided to walk along the valley
C. the writer wanted to stop climbing
D. the writer tried to find two eggs
37. When the writer found the eggs, he ________.
A. wrapped them in dry grass and put them aside
B. wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him
C. tried to find the bird
D. made the bird fly off
38. At the end of the story, the writer knew that ____________.
A. a tiger had run away B. a tiger was close to them
C. the men had seen a tiger D. a tiger had seen them
39. Which of the following orders is RIGHT about what happened in their travel?
A. hear the sound of tiger→find eggs→push through the bushes→climb down into the valley
B. climb down into the valley→push through the bushes→hear the sound of tiger→find eggs
C. push through the bushes→climb down into the valley→find eggs→hear the sound of tiger
D. find eggs→climb down into the valley→hear the sound of tiger→push through the bushes
（B）
After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japan’s Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thing — a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days.
The new material, developed by Nippon Paint Company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin (弹性树脂) that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris (石头碎片) or even on-purpose destruction.
The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works.
Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once they’re gone, there is no trace that they were ever there.
The special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period.
Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents.
But the complete auto-healing won’t come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 US to the price of a car.
It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X-Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas haven’t been made yet, if it’s a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well.
40. From the article, we can find that _________.
A. the paint has already been used on cars by now
B. it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effect
C. car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapes
D. marketing this paint in Europe is not under way
41. The paint used on cars can _________.
A. last 3 years before it is reapplied again B. fade only in a few days
C. help to protect minor paint damage D. reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percent
42. What does the underlined part refer to?
A. certain models of Nissan B. name for one kind of paint
C. somewhere in Japan D. a word standing for a car-dealer store
43. What can be inferred from the article?
A. The paint was developed by Nissan Motor Company.
B. The paint might work better in summer than in winter.
C. The mark on the car could disappear as soon as the pain is applied.
D. The paint is very popular in Japan.