1、Module 6Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World(建议用时40分钟).阅读理解Most giftgiving shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship.But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people who buy them.Clothing.The clothes you wear tell something about yo
2、ur personality.They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well.When someone gives you something to wear that corresponds to your selfimage，theyre saying，“I agree with you.I like you the way you are.”Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment(恭维)On the o
3、ther hand，a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult(侮辱)to your character.Expensive gifts.Naturally，some gifts like jewelry will be more expensive than others.But some people give higher priced gifts than necessary for the situation.Someone who gives an expensive gift
4、 often feels that he should receive more praise than if he had given a less expensive gift.Therefore he is giving himself a gift，too：status.Homemade gifts.Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries todayso much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered extraordi
5、nary.If you receive a homemade gift，youre lucky.It may not be made perfectly，but it will show a certain quantity of love.No matter what the results of the homemade look like，remember its the thought that counts.Books.People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think
6、they do.A good way to know this is to find out whether or not the giver bought the book according to how large it is.If you happen to receive a large heavy book，its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are.Anyhow，giving a book can be a way of shari
7、ng a feeling or a newly learned meaning.The giver is probably trying to say to you what the books said to him.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。给人赠送礼物在某种程度上可以揭示送礼的品格以及送礼人与收礼人之间的关系。1Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?AGiftgiving may reveal the givers personality in some way.BMost giftgivi
8、ng shows the spirit of love and friendship.CHomemade gifts are more precious than expensive ones.DWe should be careful in choosing and giving expensive ones.解析：选A主旨大意题。第一段的第二句“But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people who buy them.”给出了文章大意：礼品馈赠提示了
9、所购礼品与购买人之间存在某种联系。A项符合题意。2Expensive gifts may represent_.Adeep loveBhigh respectCa sense of superiorityDgenerosity解析：选C细节理解题。从第三段的最后一句“Therefore he is giving himself a gift，too：status.”可知通过送昂贵礼品，送礼物之人产生了超乎寻常的感觉，即优越感，故C项正确。3According to the passage，homemade gifts_.Aare easy to acquireBare goodlookingC
10、cost a lot of moneyDshould be valued解析：选D细节理解题。由第四段可知亲手制作的礼品寓意深刻：非比寻常，爱意更深，礼轻情义重，故D项符合题意。4If someone sends you a thin book，it shows that_.Athe book is not worth readingBthe person thinks the book deserves to be readCthe person doesnt intend you to read the bookDthe person doesnt like reading解析：选B推理判
11、断题。由最后一段的第四句“If you happen to receive a large heavy book，its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are.”可推断送一本非大部头书的人其实感兴趣的是这本书本身，真想让你读它，故B项正确。.完形填空Once there was a very brilliant，creative and educated man.He gained much_1_while travelling throughou
12、t the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident，leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand.He became so_2_that he was afraid he would spend his life_3_and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)_4_way.One day，he remembered how he had always loved getting_
13、5_.He realized that he still had partial_6_of his right hand and could write with_7_.Then，he had an idea.“Why not write to other people who need encouragement？”He_8_where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters.He thought of people in_9_.Many of them had hope of regainin
14、g their_10_.Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives.He decided that he must try to_11_them.So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners.The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be_12_.However，it would be ag
15、ainst prison rules for the prisoners to write back._13_with the intention，the man began sending_14_messages of Gods love，hope，strength，and encouragement.He wrote twice a week，testing his strength and ability to the_15_.He poured his heart and soul into his words，_16_his experience，sense of humor，opt
16、imism，and faith.It was difficult to write those letters，especially without hope of any_17_.Frequently，he felt discouraged wondering if anyone_18_read his letters.However，this was his_19_chance，so he determined to continue.At last，he received a letter from the prison officer，which said，“Please write
17、on the best paper you can afford.Your letters are passed from cell(牢房)to cell until they almost fall to_20_！”We all have unique experiences，abilities and talents.We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.语篇解读本文主要讲述了一位阅历丰富的人在致残后重新找回自己人生价值的故事。1A.wealthBfaithCexperience
18、Dconfidence解析：选C上文讲他是受过教育的人，说明他游历世界是为了获取丰富的人生体验。2A.depressedBembarrassedCashamedDthrilled解析：选A根据车祸对他身体造成伤害的描述可知，这一切使他感到意志消沉。3A.writingBsufferingCweepingDwandering解析：选B他害怕度过遭受痛苦(suffering)的余生。4A.abnormalBregularCcomfortableDmeaningful解析：选D根据文章第一段第一、二句可知他本来有美好的未来，而这一切因为车祸而毁灭，他认为自己再也不能过有意义(meaningful)的
19、人生了。5A.presentsBemailsClettersDprizes解析：选C根据下文可知，他通过给需要帮助的人写信来鼓励他人，所以他喜欢收信。6A.senseBstrengthCshapeDfunction解析：选D因为他的右手还能写字，说明手的部分功能的存在。7A.affectionBcautionCdifficultyDconfidence解析：选C从文章第一段可知，残缺的右手只剩下两个手指，所以写字很艰难。with difficulty意为“费力地”，符合语境。affection“影响”，caution“小心谨慎”，confidence“自信”，均不符合文意。8A.estimat
20、edBdoubtedCassumedDwondered解析：选D根据下文he thought of people可知，他在想哪里有他需要帮助的人。estimate“估计”，doubt“怀疑”，assume“假定，猜想”，均不符合文意。9A.hospitalsBchurchesCprisonsDcharities解析：选C联系下文So he wrote to a prison ministry可知，他想到监狱的犯人。10A.familiesBlettersCfreedomDconscience解析：选C囚犯最大的希望就是重获自由。11A.releaseBreachCdefendDknow解析：选
21、B根据下文We can discover ways to reach others可知他写信给囚犯，触及到他们心灵的深处。release“释放”，defend“保卫”，know“知道”，均不符合文意。12A.acceptableBreasonableCprohibitedDconsidered解析：选A监狱长最终认为他的那种做法可以接受，然而犯人回信或许会违背监狱的规定。acceptable“可接受的”，reasonable“合理的”，prohibited“禁止的”，considered“关心体贴的”，故选A。13A.FacedBFilledCSatisfiedDImpressed解析：选B心
22、中带着最初的意图，他以上帝的仁爱给犯人写信。be filled with“充满”，be faced with“面对”，be satisfied with“对满意”，be impressed with“对有深刻影响”，故选B。14A.holyBdailyConewayDroundway解析：选C根据上文他和监狱达成的协议可知，发出的信是没有囚犯回信的，所以是单程(oneway)信。holy“神圣的”，daily“日常的”，roundway“循环”，均不符合文意。15A.pointBworstCdegreeDlimit解析：选D他每星期写两封信，最大限度地检测自己的能力。to the limit“
23、达到极限”，to the point“切题”，to the worst“最差”，to the degree“达到程度”，故选D。16A.sharingBlearningCgainingDenriching解析：选A他把自己的经历、幽默与他人分享，以此来鼓励囚犯。share“分享”，learn“学会”；gain“获取”，enrich“丰富”，故选A。17A.successBreplyChelpDprogress解析：选B他之所以想是否有人读他的来信，是因为他毫无希望收到回信(reply)。18A.curiouslyBpatientlyCcarefullyDactually解析：选D因为毫无希望收
24、到回信，自然会想到是否有人真地会读他的信。actually意为“实际上，真正地”，符合语境。curiously“好奇地”，patiently“有耐心地”，carefully“仔细地”，均不符合文意。19A.onlyBbetterCextraDlost解析：选A然而这是他实现人生价值的唯一机会，所以他没有放弃。only“唯一的”，extra“额外的”，better“更好的”，lost“失去的”，故选A。20A.ruinBpiecesCthe groundDthe bottom解析：选B信件在监狱争相传阅，因为纸的质量不好，所以信件几乎成为碎片。fall to pieces意为“成为碎片”。.语法
25、填空A long，long time ago a little boy 1._(walk)through a park.In the middle of the park there was a tree with a sign on it.The sign said“I am a magic tree.Say the magic words and you will see.”The boy tried to guess the magic words.He tried abracadabra(咒语)，but 2._ of them worked.3_(exhaust)，he threw 4
26、._(him)on the floor，saying：“Please，dear tree！”and suddenly，a big door 5._(open)in the trunk.Inside everything was dark，except for a sign 6._ said“Carry on with your magic.”Then the boy said“Thank you，dear tree！”With this，the inside of the tree lit up 7._(bright)and revealed a pathway 8._(lead)to a g
27、reat big pile of 9._(toy)and chocolate.The little boy brought all his friends to the magic tree，and they had the best party ever.This is 10._ people always say that“please”and“thank you”are the magic words.语篇解读本文主要讲述了一个男孩在公园遇到一棵神奇的树，这棵树告诉男孩只要他说出几个神奇的单词，它就展示它的魔力。男孩尝试说了一些看似神奇的词语，但是树都没反应，直到他说出“Thank yo
28、u”和“please”之后，这棵树才有所反应。通过这个故事告诉我们：这两个词语有着神奇的魔力，要经常对别人说。1解析：was walking考查动词时态。根据语境可知，当时男孩正穿过一个公园，故这里用过去进行时，故填was walking。2解析：none考查代词。句意：他尝试念了很多咒语，但是没有一个起作用的。表示一个都没有，故填none。3解析：Exhausted考查非谓语动词。主语是指人的代词he，故这里填Exhausted作原因状语。4解析：himself考查反身代词。根据句意可知，这里表示他自己，故填himself。5解析：opened考查动词时态。根据这段的时态，这里仅仅表示过去的
29、一个动作，故用一般过去式，故填opened。6解析：which/that考查定语从句。分析句子可知，先行词为a sign，故引导词用which/that。7解析：brightly考查词形转变。根据句意可知，修饰动词lit，故用副词形式，故填brightly。8解析：leading考查非谓语动词。pathway与lead之间为主谓关系，故这里填现在分词leading作定语。9解析：toys考查名词复数。前面修饰语为a great big pile of一大堆，又因为toy为可数名词，故填toys。10解析：why考查表语从句。句意：这就是人们经常说的“请”和“谢谢”是带有魔力的词的原因。.短文改
30、错Last Friday a storm hit two villages destroyed fourteen houses. Seven others were such badly damaged that their owners had to leave them. Five people were killed，and nine were badly injured and took to hospital. A number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two hundreds lost the
31、ir homes as a result of the storm. A farmer said a storm began early in the morning and lasted over an hour. He was in the kitchen with his wife and his children while they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later，their house fell down. They managed to climb out but then he saw that one of his childr
32、en was missed. He went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. A woman said that she noticed her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. There was no time for her take anything. A few minutes later，the roof came down. But lucky，there was no one was hurt. 答案：L
33、ast Friday a storm hit two villages fourteen houses. Seven others were badly damaged that their owners had to leave them. Five people were killed，and nine were badly injured and to hospital. A number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two lost their homes as result of the storm
34、. A farmer said a storm began early in the morning and lasted over an hour. He was in the kitchen with his wife and his children they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later，their house fell down. They managed to climb out but then he saw that one of his children was . He went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. A woman said that she noticed her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. There was no time for her take anything. A few minutes later，the roof came down. But ，there was no one was hurt.