1、Module 6 课时跟踪检测（三） Other Parts of the Module.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1. The DCIO crashed (坠毁) shortly after takeoff.2. It is ridiculous (可笑的) that the old lady believed the two cheats.3. The team has made enormous (巨大的) effort to make the match a success.4. The man struck (划) a match to light the lamp.5. It wa
2、s said that the village was completely destroyed (毁掉) by the flood.6. It would have some effects on global (globe) welfare.7. You cant be careful enough to drive on frozen road in freezing weather. (freeze)8. It is difficult to travel through the city on a foggy (fog) day.9. The observatory (observe
3、) stood high, against the blue sky.10. He is a great poet (poem) living in the Middle Ages.选词填空below freezing， on the spot， crash into， in fact， bring an end to， make sense 1. This sentence doesnt make sense.2. His words brought an end to the meeting.3. A small plane crashed into a hillside.4. Tonig
4、ht the temperature will fall to 3 degrees below freezing.5. He had to make a decision on the spot.6. In fact, he is only joking.完成句子1. 汤姆不可能在如此短的时间内恢复健康。It is not possible for Tom to recover in such a short time.2. 下一场比赛你相信哪个球队会赢？Which team do you believe will win in the next match?3. 我们必须将实验进行到底，不要
5、中途放弃。We must carry the experiment through to the end, not giving it up half way.4. 你究竟能不能看懂这说明？Can you make any sense of the instructions at all?5. 坐在我旁边的男孩是我儿子。The boy sitting by me is my son.完形填空Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a big tree near the big grass area. Then 1 th
6、e student asked the teacher, “Teacher, Im puzzled. How do we 2 our soul mate (知己)？Could you please 3 me？” 4 for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, “Well, its a pretty hard and easy question.” The teacher 5 ， “Look that way. There is a lot of 6 .Why dont you walk there? But please dont walk 7
7、.On your way, try to find a blade (叶片) of beautiful grass and 8 it and then give it to me. But just one.”The student said OK and then he walked straight 9 to the grassy field. A few minutes later, the student came back 10 .When the teacher asked the 11 ， the student said, “On my journey, I found qui
8、te a 12 beautiful blades of grass, but I 13 that I would find a better one, so I didnt pick it. 14 I didnt realize that I was at the 15 of the field, and I hadnt picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didnt go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said, “Thats 16 will happen in real life.”Wh
9、at is the 17 of this story? In the story, grass is the people around you; the beautiful blade grass is the people that 18 you and the grassy field is time.In looking for your soul mate, please dont always 19 and hope that there will be a better one.By doing that, youll 20 your lifetime. Remember “Ti
10、me Never Goes Back”. 语篇解读：该故事告诫我们，在寻找人生伴侣的时候，请不要总是比较，希望将来会有更好的选择。如果这样做的话，你就会浪费一生的时间，因为请记住：时间一去不复返。1. A. personallyB. absolutelyC. suddenly D immediately解析：选Cpersonally“就个人而言”；absolutely“绝对地”；suddenly“突然”；immediately“立刻，马上”。句意：一个老师和一个学生躺在一棵树底下，学生突然问。故选C。2. A. discoverB. treatC. search D. find解析：选Ddis
11、cover“发现”；treat“治疗”；search“搜查”；find“找到”。从后面的问句可知，该学生对寻找人生伴侣“感到困惑”。 根据下文的“On your way，try to find a blade (叶片) of beautiful grass”也可以得出答案是D。3. A. askB. helpC. beg D. order解析：选Bask“问”；help“帮助”；beg“乞讨，恳求(原谅)”；order“命令”。句意：请你帮助我好吗？故选B。4. A. SilentB. StillC. Quiet D. Calm解析：选Asilent“沉默的”；still“静止，不动”；qui
12、et“安静的”；calm“冷静的”。句意：老师想了几秒钟，然后说：“嗯，这是一个很难但又很简单的问题。”故选A。5. A. repeatedB. wavedC. charged D. continued解析：选Drepeat“重复”；wave“挥手”；charge“收费”；continue“继续”。老师上面讲了一句话了，然后接着说。所以选D。6. A. grassB. earthC. field D. leaves解析：选Agrass“草”；earth“泥土”；field“田，地”；leaves“叶子”。句意：看那条路，有许多草。故选A。7. A. straightB. forwardsC.
13、backwards D. directly解析：选Cstraight“直接”；forwards“向前”；backwards“向后”；directly“直接地”。由后文的“you told me not to go back”可知选C。8. A. observeB. pickC. arrest D. carry解析：选Bobserve“观察”；pick“摘”；arrest“逮捕”；carry“携带”。根据下文的“so I didnt pick it”可知老师让学生尽量寻找一棵美丽的草，然后把它摘下拿给他。可知选B。9. A. upB. backC. ahead D. along解析：选Cup“向
14、上”；back“回来”；ahead“在前面”；along“沿着”。句意：学生说好的，然后直接走向草地。故选C。10. A. greenhandB. emptyhandedC. singlehand D. secondhand解析：选Bgreenhand“新手，缺乏经验的人”；emptyhanded“空手的，一无所获的”；singlehand“独手的，只用一只手的”；secondhand“二手的”。句意：几分钟后学生空手回来。故选B。11. A. evidenceB. shapeC. reason D. purpose解析：选Cevidence“证据”；shape“形状”；reason“原因”；
15、purpose“目的”。根据下文学生的回答，可知老师问他为什么空手而回，所以选C。12. A. littleB. fewC. much D. many解析：选Blittle“几乎没有(修饰不可数名词)”；few“几乎没有(修饰可数名词)”；much“很多(修饰不可数名词)”；many“很多(修饰可数名词复数)”。句意：我在路上发现了许多漂亮的草。故选B。13. A. thoughtB. doubtedC. admitted D. attached解析：选Athink“想”；doubt“怀疑”；admit“承认”；attach“贴上，系”。句意：我在路上发现了许多漂亮的草，但是我觉得我会找到更好
16、的，于是就没有把它摘下来。所以选A。14. A. AndB. AlthoughC. While D. But解析：选Dand“和”；although“尽管”；while“然而”；but“但是”。句意：但是，我没意识到我已经走到了田野的尽头。故选D。15. A. endB. centerC. bottom D. top解析：选Aend“末端”；center“中心”；bottom“底部”；top“顶端”。根据下文“and I hadnt picked any because you told me not to go back”可知学生走到了田野的尽头，所以选A。16. A. howB. whyC
17、. when D. what解析：选Dhow“怎样”；why“为什么”；when“当时候”；what“什么”。句意：那就是在真正的生活中将要发生的事情。故选D。17. A. resultB. contentC. limit D. message 解析：选Dresult“结果”；content“内容”；limit“限制”；message“信息”。根据下文的“In the story, grass is the people around you; the beautiful blade grass is the people that you and the grassy field is ti
18、me.”可知这是这个故事的启示，所以选D。18. A. attractB. hateC. form D. upset解析：选Aattract“吸引”；hate“讨厌”；form“影响”；upset“使不安”。根据上文的“How do we our soul mate (知己)？”可知这里指的是吸引你的人，所以选A。19. A. forgiveB. compareC. appreciate D. complain解析：选Bforgive“原谅”；compare“比较”；appreciate“欣赏”；complain“抱怨”。根据下文的“that there will be a better on
19、e”可知在寻找灵魂伴侣的时候，不要比较，所以选B。20. A. runB. inspectC. waste D. save解析：选Crun“跑”；inspect“视察”；waste“浪费”；save“拯救”。根据上下文可知，如果这样做的话，你就会浪费一生的时间。故选C。.阅读理解AIm a skeptic when it comes to the benefits of taking vitamins and other supplements. We swallow far more vitamins than any other country yet were not the healt
20、hiest folks by far, nor do we live the longest. Theres more bad news for vitamins this week：Taking folic acid (维生素B) and vitamin B12 supplements doesnt prevent heart attacks or death, according to a major new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was hoped they would, since th
21、e vitamins do reduce levels of homocysteine, an amino acid (氨基酸) that is higher in the blood of people who have a higher risk of heart disease. In fact, homocysteine was reduced 30 per cent after one year of treatment in the participants who took both vitamins. But in the following three years, many
22、 vitamin takers died as those who didnt take the vitamins. Even worse, the study was stopped early because another similar study suggested that there may be an increased risk of cancer from taking B vitamins.I had been taking a health food store monster multivitamin (综合维生素剂) for months. Coincidental
23、ly, I had been experiencing some strange numbness in my legs that was starting to scare me. I remember sitting in a long meeting with my ankles crossed, when I tried to stand up I crumpled on the floor and hit my chin on the glass coffee table because my legs had gone completely numb and worthless.
24、As I sat there and shook my legs, I got that “pins and needles” feeling and soon was OK. But it scared me enough to make an appointment with a neurologist, who suggested an MRI to rule out multiple sclerosis, stroke, or a brain tumor (肿块). While Ill never know for sure if the vitamins caused my prob
25、lem, many studies have reminded us that pill forms of vitamins and minerals dont provide the same benefits as getting them from food. Theres a lot we dont know about how the human body works. Until we know more, Im getting most of my vitamins from the farmers market.语篇解读：本文讲述了有关服用非天然维生素的一些不良反应，这与我们的
26、传统观点相矛盾。1. What does the underlined word “skeptic” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. A man who doubts something.B. A man who believes in something.C. A man who benefits from something.D. A man who insists on something.解析：选A词义猜测题。由下句以及全文的内容来看，作者对于服用维生素和其他补品的好处是怀疑的，所以答案为A项。2. Why do people take folic acid and vi
27、tamin B12 supplements?A. They want to benefit from them.B. They want to experience something strange like the writer.C. They want to tell the difference between vitamin pills and natural vitamins.D. They want to know if they can stop heart attacks or live longer.解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段的前两句话可以推出答案。3. What ca
28、n we know from the last paragraph?A. The writer is getting most of pill forms of vitamins from the market.B. The writer continues to take vitamins in great quantities.C. The writer is getting vitamins from food, which can provide more benefits.D. The writer will never take pill forms of vitamins and
29、 minerals.解析：选C推理判断题。由文章最后一段可以看出，作者认为pill forms of vitamins不如食物为我们提供的维生素好处多，因此，在对人体的工作机理还没有更多的了解之前，作者将一直坚持从食物中摄取维生素(from the farmers market)。4. Which would be the best title of the passage?A. Vitamins: benefit us a lotB. Vitamins: no help for your heartC. Vitamins: bad for the brain, tooD. Some bad
30、news about vitamins解析：选D标题归纳题。纵观全文可以看出，作者通过理论及自己的一些亲身体验，向我们讲述了有关服用非天然维生素的一些不良反应。BFour Simple Keys to Transform Your LifeThe Power of Choice. Every one of us makes countless choices every day. Every choice we make has an impact on our lives. Even insignificant choices can affect what we experience an
31、d how we feel. When hunger strikes, we can reach for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose the sugar high of junk food. The more important the decision, the greater its effect. For instance, how do I act towards that person who treated me badly? Do I generally choose to be passive, or do I a
32、ctively set clear intentions and create what I want in my life? Every choice we make, however big or small, affects us in some way.How Do You Make Choices? If you are interested in living a richer, fuller life, there is a foundation upon which you can base all of your decisions which can make life b
33、etter not only for you, but also for those around you. This foundation is to choose based on whats best for all. Imagine a world where every parent, spouse (配偶), friend, teacher, businessperson, and politician truly did their best to choose whats best for all involved in every decision they made. We
34、 would certainly live in a more caring, supportive world.Its the Intention. “But how do I know what is really best？” you might ask. The answer is simple. It doesnt matter. What matters is not the choice you make, but rather the intention behind your choice. What matters is that whatever decision you
35、 make, you are clear in your intention of choosing based on whats best for all. If it later turns out that you made what appears to have been a bad choice, theres no need for guilt. Knowing that you did your best to choose with a sincere desire for whats best for all, your conscience stays clear and
36、 open. This then allows you to more easily learn from your mistakes, and to live with a clear heart and mind.Whats Best for Me, Too! Choosing whats best does not mean you have to always sacrifice yourself for others. An overly (过度的) exhausted mother can lose her temper easily. Some time off for this
37、 mother might seem selfish, yet in the long run, it can help her to be a better mother to her children. So as we move through each day of our lives, let us remember to include ourselves as we do our best to choose whats best for all.语篇解读：文章介绍正确选择的重要性，如何做出正确的选择，什么是最好的选择。5. Which of the following is F
38、ALSE?A. Whenever hunger strikes, we will reach for a junk snack.B. Every choice, however big or small, has an influence on us.C. Even small choices affect how we feel.D. We make choices every day.解析：选A细节理解题。从第一段的句子“When hunger strikes, we can reach for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose t
39、he sugar high of junk food”可知当饥饿来袭，人们往往会选择健康的，有营养的零食或是高糖的垃圾食品。故选A。6. How should we make choices?A. To be interested in a richer, fuller life.B. To make life better for ourselves.C. To imagine a world where everyone did their best.D. To choose based on whats best for all.解析：选D细节理解题。从第二段的句子“This found
40、ation is to choose based on whats best for all”可知我们做选择的时候，应该基于对所有的人都好的选择，故选D。7. Why does the author say，“What matters is not the choice you make, but rather the intention behind your choice”？A. Because the choice you make is not important.B. Because you may have made a bad choice.C. Because this all
41、ows you to stay clear and improve.D. Because there is no need for guilt.解析：选C句意理解题。从句意可知重要的是选择背后的意图，再根据画线句后的内容“ . clear in your intention of”可知选C。8. How to choose what is best for us?A. We need to devote all our life to others.B. We need to put away some time for ourselves.C. We need to sacrifice ourselves for others.D. We need to be selfless every minute.解析：选B细节理解题。从最后一段的句子“let us remember to include ourselves as we do our best to choose whats best for all”可知最好的选择包括给自己留些时间，故选B。