1、Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe基础巩固篇.单句语法填空1This company was accused of using misleading advertisements in its promotion of the weight loss pills.2Shall we go for a drink at one oclock this afternoon?Sorry，I cant make itWill two oclock be OK?3In spite of what has recently been done to provide
2、more buses for the people，a shortage of public vehicles remains a problem.4What about the two cars?This one is no more expensive (expensive) than that one.But the blue one uses less oil.5At last，the boy acknowledged stealing/having stolen (steal) the money from his mothers pocket.6Mary seems not to
3、have learned (learn) the bad news，for she looks nice and happy.7The teacher will put forward a variety of questions, depending (depend) on your different answers.8Devoted (devote) to his teaching work all the time，and finding that he was really exhausted，the teacher decided to have a good rest.9It r
4、ained heavily the whole night.But much to my relief (relieve)，my daughter arrived home from the airport safe and sound.10To work out the difficult maths problem，I have consulted (consult) Professor Russell several times.单句改错1It is not an easy thing to get accustomed to live in a completely strange e
5、nvironment. liveliving2Reading can have an impact in the way we see the world.inon3He was very angry，but he listened to me patient.patientpatiently4The famous doctor is going to set out performing the operation，so please keep calm. outabout5Assumed that you are chosen to be a volunteer at the 2022 B
6、eijing Winter Olympic Games，what will you do？ AssumedAssuming.完成句子/句型转换/一句多译121世纪的头十年见证了中国经济的快速增长。(witness)The first ten years of the 21st century witnessed the rapid growth of Chinas economy2Though he ran fast，he couldnt catch up with Tom.Fast as/though he ran，he couldnt catch up with Tom.3人们普遍认为应该
7、依据整体素质来评价学生。People widely acknowledge that students should be evaluated in terms of overall quality.Its widely acknowledged that students should be evaluated in terms of overall quality.4我习惯于生活在乡村，总是觉得生活在城里很困难。I am accustomed to living in the countryside，and I always find it hard to live in the city
8、.Accustomed to living in the countryside，I always find it hard to live in the city.5你最好不要每次遇到生词就查词典。Youd better not consult the dictionary every time you come across a new word.(consult)Youd better not refer/turn to the dictionary every time you come across a new word.(refer/turn to)Youd better not
9、look the word up in the dictionary every time you come across a new word.(look .up)能力提升篇.阅读理解Coral reefs (珊瑚礁) are remarkably noisy ecosystems in oceans.The special noises bring many fish settling there and drive enemies away.When theres a heat wave，ocean temperatures rise and the coral will lose it
10、s color，and turn white.Its residents then leave for healthier places.Without the creature activity，reefs fall silent，a sign of dying.A study proves playing sounds of healthy reefs works on rebuilding energy of a reef.Researchers found the newcomers drawn in by the underwater speakers stuck around.Th
11、e idea begins with Tim Gordon，a biologist，who studies the influence of sounds on diverse underwater animals at the scenic Great Barrier Reef in Australia.What Gordon and his research group hear on a normal reef struck them as a wonder.Its therefore so upsetting for them that reefs became so quiet as
12、 they died.That got him thinking：Could sounds help renew dying reefs? Vast sections of the Great Barrier Reef have turned white during the past five years.But how could a seawater temperature increase of as little as 1 cause such extensive influence?Living reefs house thousands of tiny animals，known
13、 as coral polyps.They live amongst the bone remains of their ancestors.Those polyps have a close relationship with algae (海藻) called zooxanthellae，who live inside a coral polyps tissues.They give coral its bright appearance.The algae use sunlight to make raw sugar.This feeds not only the algae，but a
14、lso the coral polyps.Corals and algae grow well in tropical (热带的) waters.But when the water gets too hot，the tiny algae become damaged.That causes corals to boot them out.Without their colorful companions，the coral polyps become transparent.Then the bonelike framework the polyps live in shows throug
15、h.The reef turns white.If the sea water stays too warm，the polyps dont get enough food.Eventually they die.The noisemaking creatures that had lived around them now must go in search of a new neighborhood.They leave behind a bareand silentreef.语篇解读文章介绍了海水温度上升给珊瑚礁带来的生存困境以及珊瑚礁是如何死亡的。1How do the sounds
16、help reefs recover?ABy energizing dying corals.BBy scaring reefs enemies away.CBy attracting creatures back.DBy reducing the heat waves effect.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Without the creature activity，reefs fall silent，a sign of dying.A study proves playing sounds of healthy reefs works on rebuilding energy of
17、 a reef.Researchers found the newcomers drawn in by the underwater speakers stuck around.”可知，没有了生物活动，珊瑚礁将不再发声，濒临死亡。而播放健康的珊瑚礁的声音会吸引来新的生物，帮助珊瑚礁恢复活力。答案：C2What impresses Tim Gordon and other researchers?AThe sound of a healthy reef.BThe scene of the Great Barrier Reef.CDiversity of underwater animals.DT
18、he influence of seawater temperature.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“What Gordon and his research group hear on a normal reef struck them as a wonder.”可知，健康的珊瑚礁发出的声音使Tim Gordon感到惊讶。答案：A3What make coral reefs colorful?ACoral polyps.BZooxanthellae.CHeat waves.DBone remains of coral polyps.解析：细节理解题。结合第三段中的“They give
19、coral its bright appearance.”和第四段中的“Without their colorful companions，the coral polyps become transparent.”可知，zooxanthellae使珊瑚礁颜色鲜艳。答案：B4What is the last paragraph mainly about?AHow the ecosystem works in oceans.BHow a coral reef gradually dies.CHow rising temperature affects algae.DHow creatures de
20、pend on each other.解析：段落大意题。最后一段主要介绍珊瑚虫和海藻在热带水域里生长良好，当海水过热时，珊瑚虫会驱逐海藻而变得透明，从而珊瑚礁也会变白。如果海水温度太高，珊瑚虫没有足够食物，最终会死亡，生活在它们周围的发声的生物也会离开，留下荒芜沉寂的珊瑚礁，这一过程是珊瑚礁的死亡过程，故B项能概括本段大意。答案：B.完形填空Once I failed my comprehensive exam at university.Suddenly，I felt I was a 1 For the first time，I felt completely out of control.
21、I started to go on a(n) 2 to deal with my stress and anxiety that 3 my desire for perfection.What began as a seemingly 4 “lifestyle change” turned into an eating disorder.I spent more time 5 rice，cakes and other foods than studying.To eat“ 6 ”meals at home，I often turned down social gatherings.Over
22、9 months，as my stress and anxiety 7 ，I ate smaller and smaller dishes and denied (拒绝给予) my 8 the food it needed.Sometimes I would almost 9 upon standing and I became a walking skeleton (骨瘦如柴的人)My family and adviser asked whether I was OK and 10 time away from my lab，but my brain made excuses for how
23、 I was feeling and behaving.I 11 believed I was making myself better.I didnt put a name to the 12 until I came across an article about disordered eating.I finally sought the help of a(n) 13 He told me that my eating disorder had 14 to do with food，exercise，or weight. 15 ，it was about my desire to be
24、 exceptional.Through weekly sessions，I unpacked 25 years of needing to be 16 I learned tools to acknowledge and process my feelings，not by means of 17 calories.Now，having been on the road to 18 for one year and a half，I enter my final year of graduate school with a completely 19 mindset about the pe
25、rson I wantrather than needto be.Yes，I still want to 20 But I dont want to seek perfection.语篇解读大学时，有一次综合考试作者没有及格，作者采用节食来应对压力和焦虑，结果把自己变成了一个骨瘦如柴的人。求助于医生之后，作者才找到问题的根源过于追求完美。此后，作者虽然依旧追求成功，但不再追求完美，于是问题迎刃而解。1A.foolBfailureCpest Dpatient解析：根据上文中的“I failed my comprehensive exam”可知，作者感觉自己是个失败的人。failure在此处表示“
26、失败的人”，符合语境。pest“讨厌的人”。答案：B2A.diet BjourneyCexercise Drelaxation解析：根据下文中的“turned into an eating disorder”可知，作者采取了节食的方法来处理自己的压力和焦虑。go on a diet“节食”。答案：A3A.caused BweakenedCdiscouraged Daccompanied解析：根据上下文可知，压力和焦虑是因为作者追求完美而产生的，即压力和焦虑伴随着对完美的渴望，故用accompany。cause“导致，引起”；weaken“削弱”；discourage“阻止”。答案：D4A.ha
27、rmless BtimelyCuseless Dwonderful解析：根据下文中的“I became a walking skeleton”可知，节食导致作者骨瘦如柴，显然，对作者造成了伤害。故用harmless。seemingly harmless表示“看似无害的”。timely“及时的”；useless“无用的”；wonderful“精彩的”。答案：A5A.purchasing BdigestingCthrowing Dweighing解析：根据语境可知，作者在节食，也就是控制饮食摄入量。因此，此处表示作者花费更多时间在称食物的重量上，而不是学习上。weigh“称重量”。答案：D6A.c
28、heap BdeliciousCsafe Dcolorful解析：作者在节食，拒绝社交聚会是怕自己多吃。而在家里，作者每次吃多少都是经过严格称重的，因此，此处表示在家吃饭是“安全的”。答案：C7A.arose BdisappearedCincreased Dstretched解析：根据下文中的“I ate smaller and smaller dishes”可知，作者节食越来越厉害，这说明其压力和焦虑在增加(increased)。答案：C8A.system BspiritCmouth Dstomach解析：根据上文可知，作者是在节食，再结合本句中的the food it needed可知，需
29、要食物的是胃，应选stomach。答案：D9A.black out Bbreak downCback off Dpull through解析：此处表示作者有时候一站起来就几乎要晕过去，整个人骨瘦如柴。black out“暂时失去知觉，昏厥”；break down“身体垮掉”；back off“后退”；pull through“恢复健康”。答案：A10A.banned BpassedCsaved Dsuggested解析：作者的家人和顾问以为是实验室的工作压力导致作者出现严重问题，所以建议(suggested)作者离开实验室休息一下。答案：D11A.hardly BfirmlyCfinally
30、Dobviously解析：根据上文中的“my brain made excuses for how I was feeling and behaving”和下文中的“believed I was making myself better”可知，作者还在给自己的感觉和行为找借口，作者坚定地(firmly)相信自己是在让自己变得更好。答案：B12A.affair BdesireCproblem Dsituation解析：根据上文内容可知，过度节食给作者带来了身体上的问题，故此处表示作者直到看到一篇关于饮食失调的文章才知道自己的问题(problem)叫什么。答案：C13A.adviser Bphys
31、icianCprofessor Dscientist解析：身体出了问题，自然是求助于医生。physician意为“医生”，符合语境。答案：B14A.anything BeverythingCnothing Dsomething解析：根据语境可知，作者饮食失调的问题与食物、锻炼和体重无关，反而与作者渴望变得优秀有关。have nothing to do with.意为“与无关”。答案：C15A.Instead BHoweverCTherefore DOtherwise解析：参见上题解析。instead“反而”，用于引出真实情况；however“然而”，表示转折、对照；therefore“因此”，
32、用于引出结果；otherwise“否则”，表示相反的结果。答案：A16A.ambitious BperfectCpopular Dhealthy解析：根据上文中的“my desire for perfection”及“my desire to be exceptional”可知，此处表示通过每周的治疗，作者分析了自己25年来需要做一个完美的(perfect)人的心理。答案：B17A.collecting BconsumingCstoring Drestricting解析：作者学会用一些方法来承认和处理自己的情感，而不是借助于限制热量的摄入。collect“收集”；consume“消耗”；sto
33、re“储存”；restrict“限制”。答案：D18A.growth BrecoveryCcompetitionDtreatment解析：作者身体出问题源于认知偏差，纠正之后，作者合理饮食，就能逐渐康复(recovery)。答案：B19A.different BspecialCrealistic Dsimple解析：认识到自己的问题之后，作者自然地调整自己，建立完全不同的(different)心态。答案：A20A.explore BlearnCsucceed Dchange解析：根据前一句可知，作者的心态由“我需要做一个什么样的人”转变成“我想做一个什么样的人”，作者虽然依旧追求成功(succ
34、eed)，但不再追求完美。答案：C.语法填空After being separated for five years，Brenda Travis and Tom Shield were reunited with their dogs.They felt grateful 1.to strangers who transported the pets 1，000 miles.In 2007，the couple had their two dogs，Bama and Allie 2.stolen (steal) from their house in Tennessee.They were j
35、ust their babies，so it was like a 3.death (die) in the family.Although they tried their best，they were unable to find them.One year 4.later，the couple moved to Kansas，thinking they would never see their dogs again.They received a call from an animal shelter in Georgia four years later，and 5.were tol
36、d (tell) that the dogs had been found in Dallas，Georgia.The shelter located the owners，6.who had chipped (植入微芯片) one of the dogs.Learning the couple couldnt travel to pick up the dogs，friends and strangers volunteered 7.to transport (transport) them to St.Louis，Missouri，where the couple could pick them up.The 8.fantastic (fantasy) mission was called “Operation Sweet AllieBama”“There 9.exists (exist) no way that Im able to say thanks enough，” Travis said.The story teaches us that a simple act of kindness can 10.totally (total) transform a persons life.