1、Module 9Unit 1Other countries,other cultures & Unit 2Witnessing time.单句填空1.They(live)in Holland for ten years.Now they have settled down in Paris.2.He might have left the money for the simple reasonhe didnt know it was there.3.Criticized for being mean,he (defend)himself by saying he was only carefu
2、l with his money.4.The border between Canada and the USA is said to be the longest border in the world not(defend)by an army or the police.5.I dont like my present job,so I am considering(change)a new one.6.Give us one more week,we will accomplish the task.7.Some damage has been caused(unintentional
3、)by people simply walking around the site and some has been caused deliberately.8.The(equip)of the photographic studio was expensive.9.The county,(locate)in the north of Shanxi,has a history of more than 1400 years.10.What a mess the living room is!Someone must(break)into our house.11.I admire those
4、 people.spite of having little money,they feel happy and satisfied.12. (work) out the difficult maths problem,I have consulted Professor Russell several times. 13.The young man(associate)with the accident has been questioned. 14.The discovery of new evidence led to the thief(catch).15.He had once be
5、en(charge)with drug dealings,but evidence found later proved his innocence.阅读理解Their cheery song brightens many a winters day.But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much.Robins are singing all nightas well as during the day,British-based researchers say.David Dominoni,of G
6、lasgow University,said that light from street lamps,takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds biological clocks,leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.Dr Dominoni,who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns,said lack of sleep could put the birds
7、health at risk.His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab,it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day.And the more birds are exposed to light,the more active they are at night.He told people at a conference,“There have been a couple of studies suggesti
8、ng they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing.Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy.So by increasing their song output,there might be some costs of energy.”And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light.Blackbirds and
9、 seagulls are also being more nocturnal.Dr Dominoni said,“In Glasgow where I live,gulls are a serious problem.I have people coming to me sayingYou are the bird expert.Can you help us kill these gulls?.During the breeding(繁殖)season,between April and June,they are very active at night and very noisy a
10、nd people cant sleep.”Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution,other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.However,some birds thrive(兴旺)in noisy environments.A study from California Polytechnic Univer
11、sity found more hummingbirds in areas with heavy industrial machinery.It is thought that they are capitalising on their predators(天敌)fleeing to quieter areas.1.According to Dr Dominonis study,what causes robins to sing so much?A.The breeding season.B.The light in modern life.C.The dangerous environm
12、ent.D.The noise from heavy machinery.2.What is the researchers concern over the increase of birds song output?A.The environment might be polluted.B.The birds health might be damaged.C.The industry cost might be increased.D.The peoples hearing might be affected.3.What does the underlined word“nocturn
13、al”in Paragraph 5 mean? A.Active at night. B.Inactive at night.C.Active during the day.D.Inactive during the day.4.Why do some birds thrive in noisy environments?A.Because there are fewer dangers.B.Because there is more food to eat.C.Because there is less light pollution.D.Because there are more pla
14、ces to take shelter.完形填空My fianc(未婚夫)and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were1,and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent2a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful,the price was beyond our range,so we3.But s
15、he kept urging us to have a look at least.We finally did and it was4at first sight.It was Our Home,small and charming,overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners,a nice elderly couple,we felt the warmth and 5of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was,the
16、 price remained too high for us.But every day,we would sit by the lake,looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there.Days later,we made a(n)6far below the asking price.Surprisingly,they didnt laugh at us.They renewed their offer instead.It was also much more than we could
17、afford,but far7than the original asking price.The next day,we got a8message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so,we decided to talk with the 9directly.We made our final offer,which10was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bid.We knew it,but we had to try.“Sold!”said
18、 the owner.Then he11:Hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times;he knew how much we loved the place and that wed12the years of work they had put into their home;he realized he would take a13by selling it to us,but it was worthwhile;we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to cons
19、ider the14in the price“an early wedding present”.Thats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are15,they are not strangers,only friends we havent yet met.1.A.needed B.limitedC.enough D.large2.A.recommended B.decoratedC.sold D.rented3.A.accepted B.bargainedC.declined D.hesitated4.A.
20、relief B.concernC.love D.curiosity5.A.pride B.happinessC.challenge D.desire6.A.effort B.offerC.promise D.profit7.A.worse B.betterC.less D.higher8.A.relaxingB.disappointingC.pleasant D.regular9.A.agents B.buyersC.managers D.owners10.A.alreadyB.stillC.generally D.ever11.A.apologized B.complainedC.crit
21、icized D.explained12.A.check B.analyzeC.appreciateD.ignore13.A.loss B.riskC.chance D.lead14.A.increaseB.differenceC.interest D.average15.A.kind B.politeC.smart D.energetic.语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的适当形式。Christmas is no fun when youre poor.Twenty years ago I was a young,1(struggle),substitut
22、e teacher whose calls into work had been few.Money was tight,bills were due2my wife and I couldnt even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other.The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found3(sell)at half price in the supermarket.I opened the door and brought
23、in the gifts I4(hide)in our old cars trunk.Then I handed5to my son and daughter.I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装纸).As they pulled out their toys,though,I 6(notice) their eyes lit up and they jumped up and down.My daughter7(happy)hugged her toy and then hu
24、gged her Mom and me as well.I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys8hours,and I thanked God for the9(great)gift I had ever been given.Till today I still treasure10gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.答案全解全析.单句填空1.lived句意:他们在荷兰生活了十年。他们现在已在巴黎
25、定居了。根据句意可知,在荷兰生活十年是过去的事,故用一般过去时。2.that句意:他有可能是因为一个很简单的理由把钱留下来的他根本就不知道钱在那里。that引导一个同位语从句,解释说明the simple reason的内容。3.defended句意:被指责吝啬时,他辩解说他只是对自己的钱比较小心。4.defended句意:加拿大和美国之间的边境据说是世界上最长的没有军队或警察设防的边境线。过去分词短语not defended by an army or the police 作定语修饰the longest border in the world。5.changing句意:我不喜欢现在的工作
26、,所以我正在考虑换一份新的。consider doing sth考虑做某事。6.and句意:再给一周,我们将完成这个任务。考查祈使句+and+陈述句。and在此处表示递进。 7.unintentionally句意:有些破坏是人们仅仅在遗址周围行走而无意中造成的,而有些则是有意的。根据题干的后半部分中的“deliberately(有意地)”可知,设空处应该是要表达“无意地”之意。8.equipment句意:摄影室的设备很昂贵。根据前面的冠词可知此处应填名词,equipment为不可数名词。9.located空格处所在部分可改写为定语从句which is located in the.,词组be
27、located+介词短语意为“坐落于,位于”。10.have broken句意:起居室真乱啊!肯定有人闯入我们的房子了。表示对过去情况的肯定推测用“must have done”。11.In句意:我很羡慕那些人。尽管钱不多,但他们觉得幸福和满足。根据having little money和feel happy and satisfied可知两者是让步关系。in spite of尽管。12.To work句意:为了解决这道数学难题,我已经向Russell教授请教了好几次了。从题意可知,设空处为动词不定式作目的状语。13.associated句意:与事故有关的这个年轻人已经被询问了。be asso
28、ciated with与有关的。14.being caught句意:新证据的发现导致小偷被抓。15.charged句意:他曾经被指控贩毒,但后来发现的证据证明他是无辜的。 be charged with被指控犯有罪。.阅读理解语篇解读本文为说明文,题材为环境保护类。文章主要通过描述知更鸟在人类社会的光污染下昼夜歌唱,造成体力的严重消耗和睡眠缺乏,这对其寿命构成威胁,也影响到人类的睡眠环境。呼吁社会:给鸟类一个天堂,还人类一份宁静。1.B细节理解题。由文章第二段中“light from street lamps,takeaway signs and homes is affecting the
29、birds biological clocks,leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep”和第三段最后一句And the more birds are exposed to light,the more active they are at night.可知答案。2.B细节理解题。由文章第三段第一句Dr Dominoni,who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns,said lack of sleep could put
30、 the birds health at risk.可知答案。3.A词义猜测题。由上文可知,知更鸟受到人造灯光的干扰而无法入睡。根据not just和also的提示,再根据信息句“During the breeding season,between April and June,they are very active at night and very noisy and people cant sleep.”可知,画线词表示“夜间活动的”。故A项正确。4.A推理判断题。 由文章最后一段最后一句“It is thought that they are capitalising on thei
31、r predators fleeing to quieter areas.”可知,一些鸟类在嘈杂的环境中兴旺是因为面临的危险少了。故A项正确。.完形填空语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文,题材是人物故事类。我和未婚夫要买一套房子,可是我们看中的房子的价格大大超出了我们的购买能力。通过我们的努力争取,更是由于房主的善良我们最终得到了梦寐以求的房子。这期间究竟发生了什么故事呢?1.B根据本句中的But及and后的内容可推知,我们买房子的资金是有限的(limited)。2.A一位代理人向我们特别推荐了一套房子。3.C尽管她对房子的描述听起来非常好,可是价格却超出了我们可承受的范围, 所以我们谢绝了。decli
32、ne谢绝;下降。4.C根据后文对房子的描述可知答案为C项。It was love at first sight.那是一见钟情。5.B 我们在那个家里感觉到了婚姻带来的温暖和幸福。与warmth对应的应是happiness,故选B项。6.B根据后面的their offer可知答案为B项。7.C尽管要价还是大大超出了我们的支付能力,但比最初的要价低了很多。8.B第二天我们获得了一个让我们失望的(disappointing)消息:另外一个买家出了一个比我们的出价高出很多的价格。relaxing令人放松的;pleasant令人愉快的;regular有规律的。9.D即使是这样,我们还是决定直接去和房主(
33、owners)面谈。根据后面的the owner可知答案为D项。10.B我们给出了最后的出价,这个价格还是(still)比另外那个买家出的价低好几千美元。11.D房主答应把房子卖给我们,接下来他解释了(explained)这么做的原因,后面就是他说的原因,故选D项。12.C他知道我们有多么爱这个地方,也会感激(appreciate)他们这么多年来倾注在这所房子上的心血。13.A他知道把房子卖给我们会损失一些钱,但是这么做是值得的。14.B他告诉我们这个差价就算是提前送给我们的结婚礼物了。此处指两种出价的差价,故选B项。15.A根据上文的描述可知这所房子的主人对我们太好(kind)了。.语法填空
34、语篇解读本文为记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身经历说明了贫穷并不可怕,只要给孩子付出真爱,孩子一样能感受到幸福。1.struggling分析句子结构可知设空处与young、substitute并列作teacher的定语,故用现在分词作定语。2.and/so“Money was tight,bills were due”与“my wife and I couldnt even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other”为两个分句,这两个分句之间为顺承或因果关系,故答案为and或so。3.sold“that I had found3(sell)at hal
35、f price in the supermarket”为定语从句,先行词为toys,将先行词代入定语从句后为I had found a few soft toys3(sell)at half price in the supermarket.由此可见设空处作宾补,toys与sell为逻辑上的被动关系,故用过去分词形式。4.had hidden“I4(hide)in our old cars trunk”为定语从句,设空处表示的动作发生在brought in之前,即“过去的过去”,故设空处应该用过去完成时态。5.them设空处用来指代上句的the gifts。6.noticed此处应用一般过去时。7.happily设空处需用副词作状语修饰谓语动词hugged。8.for介词for与句中的hours连用,表示“一段时间”。9.greatest由后面的“I had ever been given”可判断设空处应为形容词最高级形式。10.the此处表示特指,故用定冠词。
