1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature课时分层作业(六)语言知识练习固基础.单句语法填空1It rained for two weeks on end，completely ruining (ruin) our holiday.2What had seemed impossible seems a distinct possibility (possible) now.3Although that big earthquake did great damage to this city，it was soon rebuilt from the ruins.4The go
2、vernment has issued a warning (warn) that the fish may not be fit to eat.5When they heard the bad news，they all looked sadly (sad) at the master.6Dont throw the cigarette about for the grass catches fire easily.What should we do if it is on fire?7I cant understand the humor in the English joke.After
3、 all，Im a foreigner and know little about British culture.8There is no possibility that we will finish the work in such a short time.9The scene was terrifying and the boys there were all terrified(terrify)10He put out the cigarette immediately he heard his father coming back.单句改错1The forest is easy
4、to catch a fire in such dry weather.去掉a2Professor Yang said that light traveled faster than sound.traveledtravels3Great changes have been taken place in China since the 1980s.去掉been4The whole city lay in ruin after the earthquake，which made us lie awake all night.ruinruins5As he approached the door，
5、Mike looked into the room again to see if he left anything behind.left前加had高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解AIn the 1950s，a family who owned a farm near Beulah，Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm(榆树)The bull paced around the tree，dragging the heavy iron chain，which led to a groove(槽)in the bark.The groove deepened
6、over the years，though for whatever reason，it did not kill the tree.After some years，the family took their bull away.They cut the chain，leaving the loop(圈)around the tree and one link hanging down.Then one year，agricultural disaster struck Michigan in the form of Dutch Elm Disease.All of the elms lin
7、ing the road leading to the farm became infected and died.Everyone thought that the old elm would be next.The farms owners considered doing the safe thing：pulling it out and cutting it up into firewood before it died.But they simply could not bring themselves to do it.It was as if the old tree had b
8、ecome a family friend.So they decided to let nature take its courseAmazingly，the tree did not die.Nobody could understand why it was the only elm that was still standing in the country!Plant pathologists(病理学家)from Michigan State University came out to observe the tree.They observed the scar left by
9、the iron chain，now almost completely covered by bark.The plant experts decided that it was the chain that saved the elms life.They reasoned that the tree must have absorbed so much iron from the chain that it became immune to the fungus(真菌)Its said that what doesnt kill you will make you stronger.Or
10、，as Ernest Hemingway put it，“Life breaks us all，but afterwards，many of us are strongest at the broken places.”【语篇解读】“祸兮福之所倚”，在自然灾难面前，有些人或物被打倒，而有些幸免于难。原因竟然是这样的：在遭受磨难的过程中，他/它获得了意外的收获。本文就密歇根州的榆树的遭遇说明了这一事实。1What happened to the elms in Michigan during the agricultural disaster?ANearly all of the elms di
11、ed of a disease.BSome of the elms were cut up into firewood.CAll the elms were infected by a disease and died.DThe elms were tied by iron chains.A细节理解题。根据第三段中“All of the elms lining the road leading to the farm became infected and died.”可知答案为A。 2From the passage we can learn that the old elm was sav
12、ed by Athe iron remaining in itBthe fungus in the treeCthe groove in the barkDits own immune systemA推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The plant experts decided that it was the chain that saved the elms life.They reasoned that the tree must have absorbed so much iron from the chain that it became immune to the fungus(真
13、菌)”可知，老榆树活下来是因为它吸收了大量的铁元素从而对真菌具有了免疫力，故答案为A。3The underlined sentence“let nature take its course”means “ ”Ahave nature give a lesson to the elmBhelp the elm grow normallyClet nature take the elm awayDleave the elm at the mercy of natureD词义猜测题。从上下文可知，此处是让老榆树听从大自然的摆布，故答案为D。4What is the best title for th
14、e text?ANever Lose Heart in TroubleBStrike While the Iron Is HotCStronger after SufferingDBrave to Face FailureC主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章主要讲了老榆树在遭遇磨难后，当自然灾难来临时，反而变得更坚强的故事。故答案为C。BIn a movie，a woman reads a storybook to her friends daughter.As they approach the last page，she reads，“.and Cinderella and the princ
15、e lived happily ever after.”She closes the book and looks at the young girl，adding，“You know，things dont always happen like this in real life，I just think you should know that now.”We were all raised on fairy tales with glass slippers, brave princes and magic! It didnt take too long to realize that
16、stories like that arent necessarily true.In real life，you learn that glass slippers are really uncomfortable，no prince is perfect and magic doesnt always work.So what do you do when the way you planned things is not the way they turned out?Know that parts of your fairy tale have already been written
17、，and sadly，theres not much you can do about those first few chapters. You didnt get the best start.Your trust was unexpectedly betrayed (背叛)You didnt get the job.Whatever falls and failures happened in your past，theres still more to the story.Your life has a lot of contributors (投稿者)，and you are the
18、 editorinchief.You take whats there and create the masterpiece (杰作)All the good pages and the bad can come together to make a beautiful adventure.When you find yourself wishing your life was more like the fairy tales，remember that in some ways it already is.There will be dragons，bad witches，great ro
19、mances，winding roads and friends to help you along the way.Live your life carefully and positively as if you are writing a long story.Whether its a comedy，tragedy or a little of both，the pen is in your hand. How it ends is all up to you.【语篇解读】本文是一篇具有教育意义的文章。通过现实生活和童话故事的比较，阐明了要积极乐观的生活的观点。5According t
20、o the first paragraph，we know the woman is AwiseBcruelCbrave DpatientA推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“adding，You know，things dont always happen like this in real life，I just think you should know that now”她并不是单纯地读故事给一个懵懂的女孩听，而是在教我们生活在现实生活中，不可能有童话故事里一样的情节发生，可以看出这个女人是一个有智慧的人，故选A。6Why does the author raise the questi
21、on in Paragraph 3?ATo compare different ideas.BTo express the doubts of life.CTo introduce points for discussion.DTo describe the conditions in real life.C推理判断题。很明显，作者提出了这样的一个问题，从而引出了讨论点，后面三段都是围绕这个进行讨论，故选C。7Which of the following may NOT often appear in fairy tales?AGlass slippers. BWinding roads.CS
22、ad endings. DBad witches.C细节理解题。根据最后一段“There will be dragons，bad witches，great romances，winding roads and friends to help you along the way.”，可知在童话故事里会出现这些东西，但没有提到悲伤的结局，故选C。8What is the message expressed in the passage?ABe positive about life.BWrite your own stories.CParents should tell fairy tales
23、to their kids.DThere are many problems in school education.A主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Live your life carefully and positively as if you are writing a long story”可以推测，本文主要想要阐明要积极乐观的生活的观点，故选A。.短文改错Mr.Smith had a 8yearold son named Tony，who enjoyed listening to music very much.So he bought a piano to Tony，hoping
24、that he can become a famous pianist one day.The little boy put her heart into practicing the piano day after day and seemed enjoy every minute of it.However，half a year later，he told his father that he was tiring of practicing the piano.Heard this，Mr.Smith said，“Tony，it is one thing to be fond of li
25、stening to music，and it is another thing to perform skillful by yourself.You can never play the piano well even if you dont practice more.”【答案】Mr.Smith had 8yearold son named Tony，who enjoyed listening to music very much.So he bought a piano Tony，hoping that he become a famous pianist one day.The li
26、ttle boy put heart into practicing the piano day after day and seemed enjoy every minute of it.However，half a year later，he told his father that he was of practicing the piano. this，Mr.Smith said，“Tony，it is one thing to be fond of listening to music， it is another thing to perform by yourself.You can never play the piano well even if you dont practice more.”