1、Module 5Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China.语法填空，单句训练1Our English teacher often _(stress) the importance of reading aloud.答案：stressesstress用作动词意为“强调”。2When he came back from abroad, our country was _war with Japan.答案：atbe at war with意为“在与交战中”。句意：当他从国外回来时，我们的国家正同日本处于交战状态。3As reward _ h
2、is contribution _ botany, Joseph Banks had a flower named _ him.答案：for; to; after第一个空应用for表示原因；contribution后常接to，表示“对的贡献”；name.after.意为“以命名”，为固定搭配。4Life is like a long race _ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.答案：where句意：生活就像一次长跑，我们不断和别人竞争以超越自己。该句应用where引导定语从句，并在从句中作地点状语。5He had to obey t
3、he order that he _(finish) the secret task ahead of time.答案：finish分析句子结构可知， 在order之后跟了一个that引导的同位语从句。order的宾语从句、主语从句、表语从句和同位语从句中谓语部分都要用“should动词原形”的形式，should可省略。6The reason _ he was late for class was not the reason _ he gave me.答案：why; that第一个reason后面的定语从句中需要原因状语，应用why引导；第二个reason后面的定语从句中gave需要直接宾语
4、，应用关系代词that引导。7John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _(finish), he gladly accepted it.答案：finished在该题的with复合结构中，由于his work与finish为被动关系，所以应用其过去分词形式。8I dont want to bring_ the topic, but why on earth did you get home that late last night?答案：upbring up意为“养育；呕吐；提出”。此处表示“我不想提这个话题”。9(201
5、4届上海复兴中学月考改编)Have their living conditions improved after all these years?No, _better than before, Im afraid.答案：no根据语境可知，他们的居住状况没有得到改善，所以应用no，表示“并不比以前好”。10You may borrow the book, _condition that you do not lend it to anyone else.答案：on句意：你可以借这本书，条件是你不要借给其他人。on condition that意为“条件是”。.语法填空，篇章训练阅读下面材料，在
6、空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A：I see Mike Farmer has make_1_ into the Olympic team. He beat the_2_(nation) record by 0.1 of a second. B：Thats great. Hes _3_(good) runner Ive seen this season. Im_4_hell win a medal at the Olympics. A：I think youre right. I think we have a very good athletics team.
7、They should do_5_in the Olympics. How many medals do you think well win? B：I really dont know. I dont think well win many gold_6_(medal), but I think we should win several silver and bronze ones. A：What do you think our chances are in_7_ events. B：In the last Olympics, we did very well in swimming,
8、cycling and ball sports. I think well do well in_8_same events. A：We might get a gold medal in the sailing too. Our team put in a lot of practice. B：I think we can expect to get between 30 to 40 medals_9_total. A：You are very_10_(optimism)! 1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._答案：1it考查代词用法。make it成功做到。2nati
9、onal考查形容词用法。national record意为：全国纪录。3the best考查形容词最高级。the best runner意为：最好的跑步运动员。4sure考查固定结构。be sure that意为：肯定会。5well考查固定搭配。do well in 意为：在某一方面做的好。6medals考查名词单复数。前面有many因此用medals。7the考查冠词用法。此处特指奥运会赛事，因此用定冠词表特指。8those考查指示代词。those那些。9in考查介词用法。in total意为：总共。10optimistic考查词形变化。此处需要形容词optimistic意为：乐观的。.阅读
10、理解Stephen Hawking (January, 8th, 1942)was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileos death. He has come to be thought of as the greatest mind in physics since Albert Einstein.Hawking grew up outside London in an educated family. His father was a physician and specialist in tropical diseases, his moth
11、er was active in the Liberal Party. From early on he wanted to study science. He became increasingly skilled in mathematics and in 1958 he and some friends built a simple computer that actually worked. In 1959 he won a scholarship to Oxford University. In 1962 he got his degree with honors and went
12、to Cambridge University to gain a PhD in cosmology (宇宙论)There he became crazy about black holes (first proposed by Robert Oppenheimer). After receiving his PhD, he stayed at Cambridge, becoming known even in his 20s for his pioneering ideas and use of Einsteins formulas, as well as his questioning o
13、f older, established physicists.In 1968 he joined the staff of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge and began to study black holes. Soon afterwards he made an astonishing discovery. Hawking suggested that under certain conditions, a black hole could give out subatomic particles (颗粒). That is now
14、known as Hawking Radiation. He continued working on the theory of the origin of the universe.At the age of 32, he received the Albert Einstein Award. And in 1979, he was appointed Lucasian Professor Chair in the world. Since its creation 330 years ago, 17 individuals have held the chair, like Sir Is
15、aac Newton, Charles Babbage and Robert Woodhouse. There he began to question the big bang theory, which by then most had been accepted.In 1988 Hawking wrote A Brief History of Time：From the Big Bang to Black Holes, explaining the evolution (发展) of his thinking about the cosmos for a general audience
16、. It became a longstanding bestseller and established his reputation as an accessible genius. He wrote other popular articles and appeared in movies and television. He remains extremely busy, his work hardly slowed by Lou Gehrigs diseases (a disease that affects muscle control) for which he uses a w
17、heelchair and speaks through a computer and voice synthesizer (合成器)1Which of the following is the correct order of the information about Stephen Hawking?aHe received the Albert Einstein Award.bHe joined the staff of the Insitute of Astronomy in Cambridge and began to study black holes.cHe got his de
18、gree with honors and went to Cambridge University to gain a PhD in cosmology.dHe and some friends built a simple computer that actually worked.eHe suggested that under certain conditions, a black hole could give out subatomic particles.fHe wrote A Brief History of Time.Ad, c, b, e, a, fBc, d, e, b,
19、a, fCd, c, e, b, a, f Dd, c, e, b, f, a答案：A细节排列题。d，c，b，e，a，f时间排列为：1958196219681968(Soon afterwards)1974(at the age of 32)1988。2Which of the following is NOT true about Stephen Hawking?AGeneral audience can understand his book A Brief History of Time, making him more popular.BHe began to doubt the bi
20、g bang theory generally accepted at Cambridge.CHis educated family had a positive effect on his study and future achievements.DHawking devoted himself to studying the theory of black holes, which he put forward first.答案：D细节判断题。由第二段中“There he became crazy about black holes (first proposed by Robert O
21、ppenheimer)”可知，黑洞理论是由奥本海默首先提出的，而不是霍金，故D项表述错误。3Which of the following scientists didnt work as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge?ASir Isaac Newton. BAlbert Einstein.CCharles Babbage. DRobert Woodhouse.答案：B细节理解题。由第四段中“And in 1979, he was appointed Lucasian Professor Chair in the world. Si
22、nce its creation 330 years ago, 17 individuals have held the chair, like Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage and Robert Woodhouse.”可知答案为B项。文中并没有说爱因斯坦曾经任命为剑桥大学卢卡贤数学教授，而只是说“He (Hawking)has come to be thought of as the greatest mind in physics since Albert Einstein”。4The passage doesnt talk about Hawking
23、s _.Amarriage Bresearch and discoveryCachievements Dhealth conditions答案：A细节理解题。全文主要介绍了霍金的研究和发现，他所取得的成就，文章结尾还介绍了他的身体状况，唯独没有提到他的婚姻情况。B(2014届济南3月模拟)James Cooke, of Islip, N. Y， cant recognize other people.“I see eyes, nose, cheekbones, but no face，” he said. “Ive even passed by my son and daughter with
24、out recognizing them.”He is not the only one. Those with prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, can see perfectly well, but their brains are unable to piece together the information needed to understand that a collection of features represents an individuals face. The condition is a neurologic
25、al (神经病学的) mystery, but new research has shed light on this strange disease.Some scientists had believed that faces and voices, the two main ways people recognize one another, were processed separately by the brain. Indeed, a condition parallel to prosopagnosia, called phonagnosia,_similarly leaves
26、a person unable to distinguish a familiar voice from an unfamiliar one. But by testing for these two conditions at the same time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute recently found evidence that face and voice recognition may be linked in a unique person recognition system.The scientists observe
27、d the brain activity of 19 healthy volunteers as they were led through tasks that tested their ability to recognize both faces and voices. The researchers found that recognize of the brain, associated with face recognition, are directly linked to regions responsible for voice recognition.This resear
28、ch helps explain why a person with prosopagnosia may still have difficulty determining who a person is even after he has begun to speak. The challenge for scientists is to find out where this system breaks down. Are these connections in the brain missing entirely, or are people unable to recognize f
29、aces and voices simply unable to use these links in some way?It is unclear how many people have these conditions. Many dont even realize they have problems with face or voice recognition. While some develop these difficulties after a brain injury, others develop it in childhood.文章大意：本文主要介绍了科学家对人类失认症
30、的研究以及取得的一些成就。5James Cooke cant recognize other people because _.Ahis eyesight is failingBhe prefers to walk hurriedlyChe suffers from face blindnessDhe cant tell facial expression答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第一、二段的内容可知，James Cooke患上了人面失认症，所以他不能认出别人，甚至连自己的孩子也认不出来。6Which of the following is TURE of prosopagnosia?AIt
31、 is a common disease among adults.BIt may cause damage to the brain.CIt is always an inborn disease.DThere has been no cure for it.答案：D推理判断题。 通读全文可知，现在的科学家对于人面失认症已经有了新的研究发现，但是在治疗方法上，还没有取得进展。所以答案为D项。7According to Paragraph 3, the underlined word “phonagnosia” may be known as _.Avoice blindness Bmemor
32、y lossesCfacial injuries Dmental illness答案：A词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“similarly leaves a person unable to distinguish a familiar voice from an unfamiliar one”可知，患语音失认症的人不能把熟悉的声音和不熟悉的声音区别开。故该词的意思是“语音失认症”。8According to the recently discovered evidence, _.Adifferent regions of the brain have to work separatelyBpe
33、ople with phonagnosia are good at face recognitionCregions of the brain for person recognition are connectedDperson recognition is controlled by the same part of the brain答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“ The researchers found that recognize of the brain, associated with face recognition, are directly linked to
34、regions responsible for voice recognition.”可知，大脑中的认知区域是相互连接在一起的。9What can we know from the last two paragraphs?AThe causes of the two diseases have been discovered recently.BThe scientists are quite satisfied with the evidence and findings.CSome people have problems with both face and voice recognition.DA lot of patients have been assisted medically and psychologically.答案：C推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“people unable to recognize faces and voices.”和最后一段中的“Many dont even realize they have problems with face or voice recognition.”可推知，一些人既有脸部认知问题又有声音认知问题。故答案为C项。