1、Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World单元素能自测.完形填空When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”At the_1_of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I_2_a job advertisement hiring park hosts.The position offered a_3_， permanent c
2、ampsite in the park, and_4_， the hosts served as a link between the parks guests and the rangers (护林人)It was the perfect solution: a rentfree place to reorganize our lives.We entered the park and I made an_5_for the following day.The park was_6_， so it took us some time to find an available site.Tha
3、t evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table.We_7_climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to_8_our camp.Having survived that night, we were_9_that everything else would be all right.The next day we met with the people w
4、ho ran the park.They explained our_10_and gave us a beautiful campsite.That evening，_11_， we learned about the canyon_12_.They were strong and cold，rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay_13_in the dark until the winds died away._14_the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in ou
5、r truck and_15_the little money my wife_16_by substitute teaching.Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful_17_.For a time after our business_18_I thought I might lose my family as well.Living in the tiny_19_with no television, we sat close
6、 together reading and talking.One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself_20_for all the hardships.We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family!本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述我们生意失败后，去了帕洛杜罗峡谷州立公园，在那里，我们遇到了一些困难，但是一家人更加亲密了，我感激我们遇到的所有的困难。1A.backBedge Ccentre Dentrance答案：D解析：
7、由下文可知，我们是在公园的入口处看到的广告。entrance，“入口”，符合语境。2A.sponsored Bpublished Cnoticed Danswered答案：C解析：由语境可知，此处很显然表示“我们在公园的入口处无意当中注意到有则要雇用看公园的人的广告”。由句意可知C项正确。3A.safe Bfree Cconvenient Dbeautiful答案：B解析：由本段倒数第二句话可知，此处营地是永久免费的。故B项正确。4A.in return Bin time Cin short Din turn答案：A解析：提供永久的、免费的营地；作为回报，看公园的人得充当公园的游客和护林人之间
8、的联系者。由语境可知A项正确。5A.attempt Bagreement Cappeal Dappointment答案：D解析：由语境可知，显然作者是看到这则广告，很感兴趣，所以就预约了第二天。make an appointment，“预约”，符合语境。6A.crowded Bdangerous Cideal Dquiet答案：A解析：由后半句“so it took us some time to find an available site”可知，公园很拥挤。7A.repeatedly Bimmediately Ceventually Dcalmly答案：B解析：由前句信息“my wife
9、saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table”可知，看到两只大的臭鼬朝我们的桌子走来，我们肯定害怕，因此马上就爬上桌子，故B项正确。8A.attack Bleave Cpass Dsearch答案：B解析：我们爬到桌子上很显然是要等臭鼬离开，故B项正确。9A.satisfied Bdetermined Cconfident Daware答案：C解析：由前半句“Having survived that night”可知，我们很自信其他一切都会好起来的，故C项正确。10A.responsibilities Brequirements Ccir
10、cumstances Dconditions答案：A解析：由第二段信息“the hosts served as a link between the parks guests and the rangers (护林人)”可知，此处表示“我们要承担的责任”，故A项正确。11A.moreover Btherefore Cmeanwhile Dhowever答案：D解析：前一段提到我们遇到经营公园的人，他们给我们介绍了我们的责任，给了我们一个漂亮的营地；而后面显然是我们了解到的一些事情，前后表示转折关系，用however，故D项正确。12A.winds Bsnows Cwoods Dtrails答案
11、：A解析：由后句信息“They were strong and cold，rocking our little camping truck violently”以及“until the winds died away”可知，此处指的是“大峡谷的风”，故A项正确。13A.shaking Bquarrelling Cmourning Daching答案：A解析：由语境可知，风猛烈地刮着，显然是我们躺在黑暗中颤抖，故A项正确。14A.After BBetween CDuring DBeyond答案：C解析：由语境可知，此处表示“在接下来的几周里”，表示“在里，在期间”，用during，故C项正确。1
12、5A.give away Bhand out Clive on Dput aside答案：C解析：由句意可知，在接下来的几周里，我们学会了在卡车上生存，学会了靠妻子当代课老师挣的一点钱生存，故C项正确。16A.borrowed Bearned Cposted Draised答案：B解析：earn money为固定搭配，意为“赚钱，挣钱”，故B项正确。17A.business Bcareer Cfamily Dimage答案：C解析：由后边那句“I thought I might lose my family as well”可知，此处表示“生意成功然后又失去了就使得我们几乎没有时间来建立一个成
13、功的家庭”，故C项正确。 18A.started Bfailed Cexpanded Ddeclined答案：B解析：本句与文章开头第一句话“When our restaurant business failed”相呼应，指“我们生意失败”。 19A.truck Bpark Chouse Dcamp答案：A解析：前面还有几个地方提到truck，显然是生活在没有电视的小卡车里，故A项正确。20A.desperate Bready Csuitable Dthankful答案：D解析：由前半句“we sat close together reading and talking”以及后半句“We ha
14、d walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family！”可知，我们收获颇多，我感激我们遇到的所有的艰难困苦，故D项正确。.阅读理解I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1, 1994.One of my favorite family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but unaware of the small
15、, sleeping baby in the background.I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brothers birth, excited about my new brother but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean.I didnt truly realize what was going on until we were in the hospital room at Duke Universitycoincidentally
16、(碰巧地), the same room in which I had been born two years earlier.When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did I know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.In reality, though I am two years older than m
17、y brother, I_am_more_often_than_not_the_real_baby_in_the_family.I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.Thats w
18、here Gibson comes in.The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would care to admit, but he never complains.Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he always comes to help me out.Im envious of his ability to quickly answer the everpresent question, “What do you want
19、 to do with your life？” He was questioned at family gatherings.“Be a doctor，” he said a solid answer, completely opposite to my shaky one, “Well, Im an English major, so.”My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isnt anyone else I would want to stick with in my fam
20、ily.I may not have a clear idea of where Im headed, but he is sticking with me.作者清楚地记得弟弟出生的日子，小时候不知道有个弟弟意味着什么，但现在作者知道弟弟是他最亲近的人。1How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?ASceptical and sad. BExcited and moved.CCurious and frightened. DHappy and interested.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的
21、“When I looked at my brother for the first time，I felt a mixture of fear and interest.”可知，C项正确。2What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?AMy brother is the real baby in the family.BIn fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.CMy brother gets more love from the fami
22、ly than I do.DI am growing more slowly than my brother.答案：B解析：句意理解题。由下文内容可知，虽然作者比弟弟大两岁，但是作者却总显得缺乏常识，反而弟弟显得成熟一些，总会教作者如何做一些事情。因此，作者认为和弟弟相比，他才是家里真正的孩子。more often than not意为“往往，通常”。3What does the authors brother often help the author do?AHelp him deal with many daily tasks.BHelp him with his studies.CGi
23、ve him advice on how to choose a major.DComfort him when he is in a bad mood.答案：A解析：细节理解题。由第四、第五段内容可知，作者的弟弟经常帮助他做一些日常生活中的事情，故A项符合题意。4What is the best title for the passage?AMy Strange Family GatheringsBThe Real Baby in the FamilyCStick with MeMy NotSoLittle Little BrotherDThe Feeling of Having a Bro
24、ther答案：C解析：标题判断题。本文讲述了作者和弟弟之间的故事，弟弟比作者小两岁，却比他成熟坚定，是作者的好朋友，结合最后一段最后一句I may not have a clear idea of where Im headed but he is sticking with me.可知，作者希望永远和弟弟在一起。.短文改错下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只
25、允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。One evening two young man were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people were in bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Stand at the front gate,
26、one man whispered in English to the other in a low voice, “You wait here and Ill go around the back door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barked at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as possibly.They didnt stop until they get to a lonely pla
27、ce. The man said to the other in a surprise, “Its too bad, but I hadnt thought what the dog could understand English.”答案.书面表达本期校报英语专栏的话题是“Modern technology is changing our life”。请结合图片，为校报写一篇英语稿件。内容包括：1描述图片的内容；2分析图片中的现象；3你的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。As_the_picture_shows,_many_people_enjoy_play
28、ing_with_their_mobile_phones_even_when_they_are_walking,_riding_a_bike_or_driving_a_car.Such_phenomenon_deserves_our_attention.Being_addicted_to_playing_with_mobile_phones_is_harmful_to_us.First，if_we_spend_too_much_time_on_them,_we_are_likely_to_ignore_the_people_around_us.As_a_matter_of_fact,_many
29、_young_people_lack_the_communication_skills_to_develop_a_pleasant_relationship_with_others._Besides,_it_is_dangerous_to_play_with_the_mobile_phone_while_walking,_riding_or_driving，which_is_a_main_cause_of_road_accidents.As_far_as_Im_concerned,_it_is_time_to_reflect_on_our_behavior.The_mobile_phone_is_designed_to_help_us_communicate_with_others_conveniently，not_to_spoil_our_life.