1、Module 6Old and New.单词拼写1Students often find it hard to understand the _(结构)of some long and complex sentences.2The hotel is too small to _(容纳)such a large number of holiday makers.3Many highrising buildings are under _(建设)，creating a vast new neighbourhood.4Some small businesses are using social ne
2、tworks to _(产生)new ideas.5Many websites on the Interenet can function as a source of _(历史的)knowledge.6The income gaps are widening rather than _(缩小)7The family _(搬迁)from Beijing to Shanghai last month.8Its _(极冷的)in this house.Cant I turn on the heating?9It is _(可笑的)that the old lady believed the two
3、 cheats.10The team has made _(巨大的)effort to make the match a success.答案：1.structures2.accommodate3.construction4.generate5.historical6.narrowing7.removed8.freezing9ridiculous10.enormous.完成句子1当她是学生时，她梦想成为一名演员。As a schoolgirl, she _ becoming an actress.2你知道这座塔建于什么时候吗？Do you know when the tower _？3我们每个
4、人都希望我们的梦想会实现。Each of us wishes our dream would _.4她总算抑制住了自己的愤怒情绪。She just managed to _ her anger.5他独自离开了，没有向任何人告别。He left alone, _ goodbye to anyone else.答案：1.dreamed of2.dates from/dates back to/was builte true/be realized4.hold back5.without saying.单项填空1Which mobile phone should I choose for my gi
5、rlfriend?_， because you know her taste.AIt just dependsBAll rightCIts up to you DGlad to hear that答案：C考查交际用语。根据because you know her taste(因为你了解她的品味)可以判断出选C项表示“由你决定”。2It was said that the winter of 2012 was _ cold but, in fact, it was not as cold as predicted.Afrozen BfreezingCfreezing Dfroze答案：B考查固定
6、搭配。freezing cold表示“极冷”。3As we all know, Michael Jackson lived _ terrible life for many years when he was _ child.Aa; a B/; aCthe; a D/; the答案：A考查冠词。live a/anadj.life表示“过的生活”。child是可数名词，此处表示“一个孩子”，所以前面要加不定冠词。4(2012湖州模拟)The wish of fully making use of the natural resources will eventually _.Acome into
7、 being Bcome into effectCcome into power Dcome true答案：D考查come短语辨析。句意：充分利用自然资源的愿望终究会实现。come true实现，成为现实，符合语境。come into being形成，产生；come into effect开始生效，开始实施；come into power当权，执政。5Nigel couldnt _his curiosity and opened the mysterious box，eager to know what was inside it.Ahold back Bset asideCkeep up D
8、put out答案：A考查动词短语辨析。句意：Nigel不能抑制住他的好奇心，打开了这只神秘的盒子，急于要知道里面是什么东西。hold back阻止，隐瞒，抑制，退缩；set aside留出，把置于一旁；keep up保持；put out伸出，扑灭。6The storm was destructive and the first thing the local government could do was to provide _for thousands of homeless people.Aaccommodation BoccupationCfurniture Dequipment答案
9、：A句意：这次暴风雨是毁灭性的，因此当地政府要做的第一件事就是要为数千名无家可归者提供食宿。accommodation食宿，膳宿。occupation职业；furniture家具；equipment设备。7He kept thinking of the question whether it was _ for his father to change the habit of a lifetime in such a short time.Apossibly BprobableClikely Dpossible答案：D考查形容词辨析。句意为：他一直在思考这个问题：他的父亲是否有可能在短时间内
10、改掉一辈子养成的习惯。分析句子结构可知，空格处应为形容词，故首先排除A项。C项likely用于it is likely that从句或sb./sth. is likely to do sth.；probable只用于It is probablethatclause.。从语境分析，他认为父亲改变习惯的可能性很小，故选possible，在语境和结构上都正确。8The old man has a large collection of records _the 1950s.Adating back to Bdated back toCwas dated back to Ddate back to答案
11、：A此处dating back to the 1950s 相当于which/that date back to the 1950s作定语修饰前面的records。date back to不能用于被动语态，所以作定语时，只能用它的v.ing形式。9The ability to communicate with other people is _it takes to make a person successful in the society.Awhat BwhyChow Dwhich答案：A考查名词性从句。句意：与其他人交流的能力是一个人在社会上成功所需要的。It takes sth. to
12、 do sth.可表示“做某事需要”。本句中what引导名词性从句，同时是takes的宾语。10Shanghai has a larger population than _in China.Aany cities Ball the citiesCany other city Dall other cities答案：C考查“比较级any/any other单数名词”结构，此为非最高级结构表达最高级含义的用法。结合语境应用any other city。11Nowadays，more and more young people _becoming a super girl or a super b
13、oy.Aagree on Bdream ofCwait for Dget along with答案：B句意：如今，越来越多的年轻人梦想着成为一名超级女生或超级男生。dream of梦想着；agree on同意，赞成；wait for等候；get along with与和睦相处。根据句意可知选B。12(2010银川一中模拟)The _ of the Itaipu Dam took 30,000 people seven years.Aconstruction BstructureCdestruction Dinstruction答案：A考查名词辨析。construction“建造”；struct
14、ure“结构”；destruction“破坏”；instruction“指导”。此处指“伊泰普大坝的建造花了30000人7年的时间”，故选A。13My mother asked me to _ the dirty dishes from the table after dinner.Aremove BrefuseCreplace Dreduce答案：A考查动词辨析。remove“移开，除去”；refuse“拒绝”；replace“代替”；reduce“减少”。句意：饭后我母亲让我拿走桌子上的脏盘子。14Nowadays the power of the wind is being _ to g
15、enerate electricity.Aharnessed BmadeCproduced Dexploited答案：A由句意可知，此处指利用风力发电，故选A。harness指利用自然之力；D项指“开采、开发”(煤炭等自然资源)；B、C和generate的意思重复。15After five hours drive，they reached _they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.Awhere BwhatCwhich Dthat答案：B考查名词性从句。句意：开车五小时之后，他们到达了他们认为是梦想中的地方。what在句中引导名词
16、性从句，作动词reached的宾语，同时what为名词性从句的主语。.完形填空I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself. And _1_ otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always _2_ to sit at the back of the classroom.All this _3_ after I joined a sports team. It began when a tea
17、cher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy _4_ because I didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the _5_ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ _6_ for it”， I wouldnt have de
18、cided to give a try.Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the _7_ of it! When I first started _8_ the practice sessions, I didnt even know the rules of the game, much _9_ what I was doing. Sometimes Id get _10_ and take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. _1
19、1_， I wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to _12_ on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didnt _13_ “just yet”I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the _14_ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating
20、. Very soon the competitive _15_ in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the _16_friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!With my _17_ selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and clas
21、smates. I have gone from “_18_” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, _19_ raising my handeven when I sometimes wasnt 100 percent _20_ I had the right answer. Now I have more selfconfidence in myself.本文讲述了“我”由不自信到自信的转变。我原先是一个很不自信的学生，不愿意受到别人的关注，经常选择坐在教室的后面。但是，在老师的鼓
22、励下，我参加了篮球队。在学习打篮球的过程中，我学会了与别人合作，交到了朋友，提高了自信。1. A. as B. until C. unless D. though答案：Cas“当的时候”；until“直到”；unless“除非”；though“尽管”。此处表示“除非老师另行指定座位”，unless otherwise“除非另”。2. A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D. chose答案：D否则我总是选择坐在教室的后面。hope to do“希望做某事”；agree to do“同意做某事”；mean to do“意欲做某事”；choose to do “选择做某事”。3
23、. A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started答案：B由后文可知，这一切在我加入运动队之后都改变了。4. A. idea B. plan C. belief D. saying答案：A刚开始我以为加入篮球队是个疯狂的想法。idea“主意，想法”；plan “计划”；belief “信念，信仰”；saying“谚语”。5. A. right B. chance C. ability D. patience答案：C因为我既没有好的平衡感，也没有在队中与别人并驾齐驱的能力，他们会取笑我。right“权利”；chance“机会”；ability “能力”
24、；patience“耐心”。6. A. going B. looking C. cheering D. applying答案：A要不是坚持让我尝试一下的那个老师的话，我不会决定尝试一下。go for it“努力争取；冒险尝试”。7. A. point B. half C. rest D. basis答案：B鼓起勇气去尝试仅仅是这件事的一半，从后文来看还有更困难的事。point “点”；half“一半”；rest “其余的”；basis“基本，根本”。8. A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching答案：C当我开始参加练习赛的时候，我不知道
25、比赛规则。enjoy “喜欢，享受”；prepare“准备”；attend“参加”；watch“观看”。9. A. less B. later C. worse D. further答案：A我连比赛规则都不知道，更不用说我在干什么了。much less“更不用说”；much later“更晚些”；much worse “更糟糕的是”；much further“更远”。10. Acommitted Bmotivated Cembarrassed Dconfused答案：D有时候我会脑子里很混乱，朝错误的方向投篮这使我感到很愚蠢。get confused“糊涂的，混乱的”。11. A. Inter
26、estingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. Hopefully答案：B所幸的是，我不是运动队当中唯一一个新手。interestingly “有趣的是”；fortunately“幸运的是”；obviously“很显然”；hopefully“但愿”。12. A. focus B. act C. rely D. try答案：A因此我决定集中注意力学习这项运动。focus on“集中于”；act on“对起作用”；rely on“依赖”；try on“试穿”。13. A. want B. do C. support D. know答案：D我决定在每一场练习赛当中尽自
27、己最大的努力，对那些我不知道的东西，不要对自己太过于严厉。want“想，想要”；do“做”；support“支持”；know“知道”。14. A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games答案：C不久我知道了运动的规则和招数。step“步骤”；order“命令，订单”；rule“规则”；game“运动”。rule与第三段的第二句话相对应。15. A. role B. part C. mind D. value答案：B不久，我内心的竞争职责就把我缺乏的信心争取回来。role“角色，任务，作用”；part“部分，角色，职责”；mind“思想”；value“价值”。16.
28、Aprocess Boperation Cmovement Dsituation答案：A随着时间的推移，在这个过程当中我学会了如何打球，并且交上了朋友。process“过程”；operation“经营，运转，手术”；movement“运动，活动”；situation“情形”。17. A. expressed B. improved C. preserved D. recognized答案：B我的自信心与日俱增，随之而来的是来自老师和同学的表扬。由前文可知我以前不自信，现在自信，故自信心“有了提高”。expressed “说出的”；preserved“保存的， 蜜饯的， 腌制的”；recogni
29、zed“公认的”。18. A. dreaming B. playing C. relaxing D. hiding答案：D由第一段可知，我经常坐在教室后面，不想引起别人的注意，故此处表示“我从一个躲在教室后面、不想引起别人注意的学生变成了一个”。dream“梦想”；play“玩耍，表演”；relax“放松”；hide“躲藏”。19. A. by B. for C. with D. to答案：D从躲在教室后面到抬起头来。from.to.“从到”。20. A. lucky B. happy C. sure D. satisfied答案：C尽管有时候我不百分之百地确信我有正确答案。lucky“幸运的
30、”；happy“快乐的”；sure“确信”；satisfied“满意的”。.阅读理解It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotlands oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140yearold letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews University has been dis
31、covered by researchers. Written by Sophia JexBlake in 1873, the sevenpage document，which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was released yesterday on International Womens Day.The document was discovered buried in the university archives(档案) by parttime history
32、student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research. She said：“We knew that Sophia JexBlake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus (校评议委员会) at St Andrews in an attem
33、pt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didnt know documentary evidence existed.While searching the archives for information about the universitys higher certificate for women，I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter JexBlake wrote.”In the letter, Sophia and her sup
34、porters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews
35、, a distancelearning degree for women. The qualification, which ran from 1877 until the 1930s, gave women access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892.Ms JexB
36、lake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877. Eventually，she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice.1Sophia wrote a letter to St Andrews University beca
37、use she wanted _.Ato carry out a research project thereBto set up a medical institute thereCto study medicine thereDto deliver lectures there答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句内容可知，当年索菲娅给圣安德鲁斯大学写信的目的是表达她希望被允许去该大学学习医学的想法。2Lis Smith found Sophias letter to St Andrews University _.Aby pure chanceBin the school officeCw
38、ith her supporters helpDwhile reading history books答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段可知，历史系的兼职学生利斯发现索菲娅当年给圣安德鲁斯大学的这封信纯属偶然。3Sophias letter resulted in the establishment of _.Athe London School of Medicine for WomenBa degree programme for womenCa system of medical educationDthe University of Berne答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，虽然
39、索菲娅的信没有为她自己带来成功，但是却促成了一个专门为女子设立的学位的创立。4When did St Andrews University begin to take fulltime women students?AIn 1873. BIn 1874.CIn 1877. DIn 1892.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，圣安德鲁斯大学开始招收全日制的女学生是在1892年。.阅读表达Types of buildings in ancient EgyptHistorians consider the ancient Egyptians to be the first builders
40、 known to mankind.Its through the Egyptians that the modern world learned basic design in putting up buildings.Ancient Egyptian buildings were made of sunbaked bricks，straw and mud from the Nile River.Tombs and temples，which were made of stone, lasted longer，but also deteriorated over the course of
41、time because of earthquakes and other acts of nature.TypesThere are three kinds of ancient Egyptian architecture：buildings for the living，buildings housing the dead and religious buildings such as temples and shrines(神殿)Some of the worlds most identifiable(可辨认的)structures come from ancient Egypt，suc
42、h as the Great Pyramid，one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World._The regions lack of rain and wood，coupled with much sunshine，made bricks the best building material in ancient Egypt.Nile mud，when mixed with straw，produced strong bricks.Houses were made of river mud.Stone was also used，although
43、not as much as river mud.Stone was typically used for building temples and tombs，while bricks were used in building royal palaces and fortresses.Because there wasnt much wood available，it was rarely a source for building materials.The pyramidsMost historians believe the pyramids of ancient Egypt wer
44、e tombs for Egypts pharaohs(法老)during both the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom periods.Other theories claim the pyramids were used as sundials or giant geometric(几何学的)puzzles.The largest of the pyramids，built around 2530 BC., was for the final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu.Until the early 1900s，it w
45、as the largest building on Earth.TemplesAncient Egyptians viewed their temples as homes to their gods.Temples could be either single buildings or huge complexes.The most important part of the temple was the shrine.It_was_there_that_the_image_of_a_god_was_housed.Many of the temples of ancient Egypt b
46、ecame complex building systems.Columns(石制圆柱)Architecture of ancient Egypt is known for its elegant columns, which were elaborately(精巧地)decorated with colored depictions(描述)of Egyptian life.According to the TourE website，more than 30 different column forms have been found from various time periods.1W
47、hat does the underlined word“deteriorated” probably mean?_2Fill in the blank with a proper title for the next part of Types._3Why are bricks the best building material in ancient Egypt?_4Whats the most possible purpose for building the Pyramids?_5Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese._答案：1. Get worse.2Building materials3Because the region is lack of rain and wood，coupled with much sunshine.4Use them as tombs for Egypts pharaohs.5在那里存放着一位神的雕像
