1、Module 6课时达标训练(二十四).阅读理解Living in the wild can be hard. Finding food and staying safe arent easy. Each day, animals struggle to sur-vive in their habitats. Not all animals get by on their own. Some animals form a close partnership with other kinds of animals. These pairings are called symbiotic (共生的
2、) relationships.In a symbiotic relationship, the animals depend on each other. One animal helps the other meet its needs. Sounds good, right? Not always. Some animals are not very kind to their partners. In some cases, one animal meets its needs but hurts its partner. Take ticks (壁虱) for example. Th
3、ese insects suck blood to live. To get blood, they attach themselves to other kinds of animals. Ticks can pass germs that cause disease instead of helping their hosts.In other relationships, animals dont treat their part-ners so poorly. Both animals benefit, or get help, from living with the other a
4、nimal.Small animals called cleaner shrimps have found a way of helping fish at coral reefs. As their name suggests, the shrimps clean the fish. They hang out at what scientists call a cleaning station. A fish stops by. Then a shrimp climbs onto the fish and even steps into the fishs mouth. The shrim
5、p uses its tiny claws to pick stuff off the fishs body. That can include dead skin, tiny pieces of food, and wee creatures that can hurt the fish. The fish gets a nice cleaning. The shrimp enjoys a tasty meal of fish trash.Small birds called plovers are also in the cleaning business. They have big c
6、ustomers, crocodiles. Crocodiles have long snouts (口鼻部) filled with sharp teeth. Cleaning them is tricky. When a crocodile opens its mouth, the plover hops right in. The crocodile does not snap its snout shut. Instead, it lets the plover eat small, harmful animals attached to its teeth. The plover g
7、ets an easy meal while the crocodile gets clean teeth.1The text is mainly about _Athe hard life in the wildBsome dangerous animalsCanimals living togetherDanimals in a symbiotic relationship2According to the text, in a symbiotic relationship, _.Aanimals depend on each otherBbirds depend on animals f
8、or foodCboth sides can get helpDnot all animals treat their partners well3When plovers hop into crocodiles mouths, they _.Aare really to clean crocodiles teethBare to make crocodiles happyCarent afraid of being eatenDarent happy to clean the crocodiles teeth4According to the text, it can be inferred
9、 that _Aliving in the wild can be hardBdifferent animals have different living waysCcrocodiles mainly live on ploversDticks are useful to some animals.任务型阅读California is dry. The sunny state is suffering from a four-year drought a serious and unusual lack of rainfall. The effects of the drought can
10、be seen most clearly in Californias Sierra Nevada mountains. Much of the states water supply comes from the deep snow that falls in these mountains. That snow melts in the spring and fills the states rivers, lakes, and underground bodies of water. 1._ As a result, experts are now warning that Califo
11、rnia currently has only a one-year supply of usable water. Today we are standing on dry grass where there should be five feet of snow. 2._ That means people will have to limit their water use at home. They can do this by not watering lawns and reducing how much water they use for cleaning and cookin
12、g. 3._ Places like golf courses currently use a lot of water to keep lawns green. Theyll need to find solutions for this problem that require less water. Californias water crisis has been caused mainly by a lack of rain and snowfall over the past few years. 4._ Today, California is home to nearly 40
13、 million people. This is double the number who lived there in 1960.California simply has too many people for its natural resources. 5._ Many people have moved to the state because of its natural beauty and pleasant weather. And several major businesses are based in California, including Hollywood mo
14、vie companies such as Warner Bros and technology giants like Apple.The drought is not likely to destroy Californias businesses, but the state will have to rethink how it grows and does things.APeople can benefit a lot from this terrible drought.BThis serious drought needs immediate action. CNature h
15、as prepared so much for people. DMother Nature didnt intend for so many people. EBut the snow hasnt been falling.FBut another big problem is its growing population. GSome public places will need to make big changes. .完形填空I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have real
16、ly changed. I have started to think about other people _1_ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _2_ person.I think my _3_ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _4_ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _5_
17、to anyone in my class. By the end of my first semester, I was really _6_. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _7_. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _8_ to help. That was really a big _9_ for me.
18、By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of _10_ are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new _11_， however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my _12_. Every time I came into her room, she was so
19、 _13_ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never _14_ her, so I took her place. She let me _15_ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was _16_， but I was also very grateful to her.I think I am a much _17_ person today than I used to be, and I hope
20、I will not _18_ these experiences. They have _19_ me to care about other people more than about myself. I _20_ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.1A.sinceBbeforeCor Dunless2A.famous BsimpleCdifferent Dskilled3A.education BcareerCtour Dchange4A.balance BhomeworkCdegree Dinterest
21、5A.talked BwroteClied Dreported6A.careful BlonelyCcurious Dguilty7A.argument BgameCexperiment Ddefence8A.dared BofferedChesitated Dhappened9A.dream BproblemCduty Dstep10A.us BwhichCthem Dwhom11A.attitude BhobbyChope Dluck12A.friend BpartnerCguide Dguest13A.polite BhappyCstrange Dconfident14A.bothere
22、d BansweredCvisited Dtrusted15A.explain BguessCdeclare Dsee16A.homeless BheartbrokenCbad-tempered Dhopeless17A.quieter BbusierCbetter Dricher18A.forget BfaceCimprove Danalyze19A.forced BpreferredCordered Dtaught20A.miss BlikeCwonder Dexpect.语法填空Nowadays the people are enjoying a more comfortable lif
23、e and many people are suffering from obesity (肥胖). Thus, 1._ (lose) weight becomes very popular.2_， weight reducing is a tricky (难处理的) topic. Some people lose weight quickly by crash dieting 3._ other extreme measures. This wont help them lose weight since they usually gain back all (and often more)
24、 of the pounds they lost because they havent 4._ (permanent) changed their habits. Whats worse, sometimes these extreme measures will 5._ (effect) the individuals health.6_ my view, before one decides to lose weight, he first of all should make 7._ clear whether he should or not lose weight. The bes
25、t way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to 8._ doctor. He or she can compare your weight with healthy norms (标准) 9._ (help) you set realistic goals. If it turns out that you would benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simp
26、le suggestions 10._ are widely accepted by weight reducing experts to get it started.短文改错Now Id like to introduce our English paper to you. On my opinion, the paper is very importance to our study and daily life. We can improve our English, especially writing English by reading it. At the same time,
27、 its a fun and relaxing to read it, it makes our after-class time meaningful and colorful. There is a lot of columns in our paper, such as School News, Teachers Advice and Students Voice.Not only it make us learn the important events of our school, but helps ourselves communicate with teachers. Howe
28、ver, we can take the advices from our teachers more seriously. In a word, I like our paper very much.答案：.语篇解读：本文介绍了共生环境中动物的生活习性。1解析：选D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了生物界的一种共生现象，也就是说生物之间相互依存、相互帮助。故答案选D项。选项C表达语意不准确，表达范围太广。2解析：选D推理判断题。由文章第二、三、四段可知，有共生现象的动物中，有的是相互得到帮助，而有的是单方面的。故答案为D项。3解析：选C细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，plovers 是不担心被鳄鱼咬
29、伤的，因为鳄鱼是希望 plovers 这样做的，而对于 plovers 而言，其真正的目的是为了得到自己的食物。故答案为C项。4解析：选B推理判断题。文章第一段就提到有些动物是靠自己去捕捉食物，而文章又举例讲了一些动物是靠共生来获取食物的，也就是说不同的动物有不同的方式来生存，所以答案为B项。选项A是文章直接叙述的；选项C表达与原文不一致；选项D是无法推断出的。.15EBGFD.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者以前以自我为中心，后来却能关心他人，帮助他人，与他人和谐相处。她的转变过程说明了做一个对别人有帮助的人是幸福的。1.解析：选B根据前一句话可知作者现在和过去不一样了，她变得会先考
30、虑别人再考虑自己，所以用before。2解析：选C根据前面的“in the past two years I have really changed”可知，作者现在是一个与之前不同的人了。different“不同的”，符合语境。3解析：选D根据文章第一段中的“in the past two years I have really changed”及下文的叙述可推知，本段讲述了作者是怎样改变的。change“改变，变化”，符合语境。4解析：选C根据生活常识可推断出，上大学就是为了取得学位，所以作者一开始，就只是为了拿到学位。degree“学位”，符合语境。5解析：选A由前面的“I just wa
31、nted to .smarter than everyone else”可知，作者认为自己比其他人聪明，因而几乎不与班里的同学说话。talk“谈话，交流”，符合语境。6解析：选B根据前面的“I just wanted to . anyone in my class.”及后面的“It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.”可知，作者没有朋友，感到很孤独。lonely“孤独的”，符合语境。7解析：选C根据后面的“I started asking people around me how they were
32、 doing, and if they were having trouble I _8_ to help.”可知，作者这样做是一个尝试。experiment“尝试”，符合语境。8解析：选B此处表示如果他们遇到困难，作者会主动提供帮助。offer“提供”，符合语境。9解析：选D此处表示那对作者来说是(向前)跨了一大步。step“步”，符合语境。10解析：选C这是一个由and连接的并列句，此处用来指代前面的“several new friends”，所以用them。11解析：选A作者从几乎不和别人交流到主动询问别人有什么困难需要帮助，这是作者生活态度的转变，所以此处用attitude。12解析：
33、选A作者去敬老院做兼职，与那里的一位老人成了朋友。friend“朋友”，符合语境。13解析：选B作者每次去看望她，她都把作者当成她的女儿了，所以她应该是高兴的。happy“高兴的”，符合语境。14解析：选C根据上下文可知，她的女儿从来都没有看望过她，所以应用visited。15解析：选D由后面的“making others feel good made me feel good too”可知，老人使作者明白了一个道理。see表示“理解，明白”，符合语境。16解析：选B根据前面的“When she died”可知，作者非常伤心。heartbroken“心碎的，伤心的”，符合语境。17解析：选C根
34、据前文可知，作者由一个以自我为中心的人变成了一个关心别人、对别人有帮助的人，所以现在作者变成了一个更好的人了。18解析：选A此处表示作者希望自己不会忘记这些经历。forget“忘记”，符合语境。19解析：选D此处表示这些经历教会了作者要关心别人多于关心自己。teach“教，教育”，符合语境。20解析：选B经过这些转变，作者一定喜欢现在的自己。like“喜欢”，符合语境。.1.losing2.However3.or4.permanently5.affect6.In7.it8.a9.to help10.which/that.第二句：OnIn; importanceimportant第三句：writingwritten第四句：去掉a; 第三个it改为which第五句：isare第六句：only后加does; ourselvesus第七句：HoweverBesides; advicesadvice
