1、Module5 Unit 2The environment时间：30分钟.单项填空1It is reported that great _ made to look into the case have paid off.Aattentions Befforts Ctroubles Dcares答案Bmake efforts to do sth意为“努力做某事”，A、D项不能和make构成短语，make troubles制造麻烦，不符合本题逻辑，所以B项正确。2The patient is still weak in health，and is advised by the doctor _
2、more exercise.Ataking Bshould takeCtook Dto take答案D本题考查advise sb to do sth的被动语态结构。advise常用于advise doing sth和advise sb to do sth结构。3_ the neighbouring countries，the Japanese government refuses to admit the crime they did in World Warin history.AWhat disappointsBMuch to the disappointment of CIt disap
3、pointsDWhich is to disappoint答案BA、C通常要引导从句，但用在本题中不符合语境；which引导的非限制性定语从句不能放在句首，所以答案是B。如果为What disappoints the neighbouring countries is that the Japanese government refuses to. 则A也对；如果为It disappoints the neighbouring countries that the Japanese government refuses to.则C也对。4Many students in our school
4、are very concerned about the current _.They never miss being informed of what is happening at home and abroad.Asituations Baffairs Cthings Dfashions答案A根据空格后的句子内容“他们时刻关注国内外发生的事情”判断“学生非常关心当前的局势”，situation符合题意。 5Its unusual for _ so few people in the street.Athere is Bthere to beCthere have Dthere bein
5、g答案D介词for后接动词时必须用动名词形式，因此there be 结构用there being。6Will you lend me some paper?Sorry，mine _.Ais running out of Bhas been run out Chas run out Dhas run out of答案Crun out没有被动语态，所以排除B；run out of后须接宾语，所以A、D表达错误，只有C项正确。7School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous _.Astates Bconditions Csituat
6、ions Dpositions答案CA项表示“状态”；B项表示“条件；状况”；D项表示“位置”；均不合逻辑。根据题意选C。句意为“学生要被教会怎样处理危险的情况”。8The discovery of new evidence led to _.Athe thief having caught Ccatch the thief Cthe thief being caught Dthe thief to be caught答案Clead to中的to是介词，后接名词或动名词，排除B、D。thief与catch是被动关系，故选C项。9Having a trip abroad is certainly
7、 good for the old couple，but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it.Ato see Bto be seen Cseeing Dseen答案Bremain后接不定式，且see同it之间存在被动关系，所以选B。10His idea of having weekly meals together，which seemed difficult at first，has _ many good changes in their lives.Agot through Bresulted fromCturned into Dbrought
8、 about答案Dget through完成，打通(电话)；result from由产生；turn into进入，完成；bring about(使)发生，产生。根据题意选D，本题也可以用result in或lead to。11It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _ my friend.Aturn out Bbring out Ccall out Dpick out答案Dturn out出现，露面；bring out出版，使显出；call out大声叫喊；pick out分辨。从句意判断，答案为D。12We firmly believ
9、e that war never settles anything.It only _ violence.Aruns into Bcomes fromCleads to Dbegins with答案Crun into撞上，偶然碰见；come from来自；lead to导致；begin with.以开始。根据题意选C。13_ two giraffes，Zheng He later brought zebras，shells，elephant ivory back to China after his voyages.ABeside BExcept CIn addition DApart fro
10、m答案D句意为“除了两头长颈鹿外，郑和航海后还把斑马、贝壳和象牙带回中国。”apart from相当于besides，除了外还有；beside在旁边；except除外；in addition此外，而且，还有。14Very generally，grammar is _ with the relations between words in sentences.Aregarded Bsatisfied Cconcerned Dsuited答案Cbe concerned with与有关，符合题意；regard看做；be satisfied with对满意；suit合适，适合。15However，sc
11、ientists are delighted by the discovery，because the engineers were all very educated people and scientists feel they can _ what they described.Arely on Bdeal withCwrite down Dpass on答案A句意为“但是，科学家们对这次发现感到高兴，因为工程师们都是受过教育的专业人员，科学家们认为可以相信他们所描述的事情”。rely on相信，指望，依靠。.阅读理解ADulas is a computergenerated(计算机生成
12、的) character created by Julia Borbolla，a Mexican child psychologist.It is one of several “emotional agents” Borbolla has invented that are being recognized in Mexico City as capable of gaining access to the inner lives of children.Dulas，like all of these characters，has big eyes and radio antennas(天线
13、)The characters collectively go by the name Antenas because they all have antennas and come from a planet called Antenopolis.Dulas knows nothing about life on earth，not even what a mother or father is.Wearing rabbit slippers in hospital，he doesnt like to talk with adultsso children can trust his com
14、panionship.Over the past five years，Borbollas characters have been used to assist 2,000 children from 3 to 14 years old，and have been employed in three Mexico City hospitals and a center for disabilities in another city，Morelia.Researchers have been using puppets(木偶) to help children express and pro
15、cess their feelings for decades.But Borbolla，who has been working with children for 30 years，has taken this kind of work a step further.The children meet the characters in a room，without adults present；doctors monitor with cameras.They have to handle the information carefully.One principle of the wo
16、rk is that a doctor must not make it known that he knows something that was said to an Antenas character privately.This preserves the trust of the childs relationship with the character.Borbolla originally got the idea to use a drawing of a cartoon character to communicate with children when she was
17、 working as a school psychologist in the 1980s.Years later，in private practice，she worked with a puppet maker to develop a software version.She spent six years improving the tool.“The psychologists I spoke with said the tool creates an environment of trust and understanding that enables them to unde
18、rstand childrens issues more quickly than they imagined possible，” said Borbolla.To date，Antenas hasnt been carefully studied，and Borbolla is working with researchers to examine its effect.“I see how powerful it is，” she told me.“It can be used to get into the souls of children.”【语篇解读】 本文报道了墨西哥一位心理学
19、家的发明，她开发了一些卡通形象，用来了解孩子们内心世界的问题，效果显著。1According to the passage，Dulas _.Aknows a lot about life on earthBwas developed by a Mexican childClikes chatting with doctors and patients Dis a cartoon character created by a psychologist答案D细节理解题。根据第一段句首可知，Dulas是一位心理学家研发的卡通形象。2We learn from the passage that Bor
20、bolla _.Ahopes to study Antenas furtherBdeveloped Antenas all on her own Cspent sixteen years improving AntenasDstarted to create Antenas in the 1990s答案A细节理解题。根据最后一段Borbolla is working with researchers to examine its effect可知，Borbolla希望进一步研究她的这些卡通形象。3When children meet the characters，_.Atheir parent
21、s should be presentBtheir doctors have to stay with themCthe characters will handle the information Ddoctors involvement should be kept secret from them答案D细节理解题。根据第五段One principle of the work. an Antenas character privately这句话可知，孩子们与卡通形象见面时，他们不会知道有医生参与。这句的意思是：这项工作的一个原则是，医生绝对不能让孩子知道，他们了解孩子和Antenas之间的
22、秘密谈话内容。4The psychologists mentioned in Paragraph 7 think that _.AAntenas is impracticalBit is expensive to use AntenasCAntenas is helpful to childrenDit is difficult to control Antenas答案C推理判断题。根据第七段可知，那些心理学家对Antenas的效果表示肯定，认为通过Antenas可以更好地了解孩子们的内心世界。故选C。BNext Halloween，a small vegetable that looks l
23、ike a pumpkin may appear in a garden near you.The vegetable is a type of pepper that is called “Lil Pumpkin.” Its very special because it has orange，pumpkinlike fruit.You might think that all vegetables are grown to provide food to eat.But some vegetables are grown mainly for the lively color and ho
24、liday spirit that they bring to gardens.These are called “ornamentals(观赏性植物)” Just like lights decorate a Christmas tree，they decorate a garden.The peppers were bred(培育) by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists John Stommel and Robert Griesbach.Another pepper the scientists developed is cal
25、led “Pepper Jack.” Because Pepper Jack has orange and black cone shaped(锥形的) fruit，it might remind you of the popular Halloween treat “candy corn.”Stommel says that vegetable crops such as peppers were first widely grown in Europe in the 15th century.At that time，people liked these crops more becaus
26、e they looked pretty than because they provided food.Back then，when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food，the garden was called a “potager.” An example of this is the large gardens on the lawns(草坪) of castles and very large homes where kings and queens lived，One of those large ro
27、yal homes was the French kings palace at Versailles during the 1600s.The palace is still there today，and people from all over the world still go there to visit and see the gardens.Today，Stommel says using vegetables as decorations in gardens has become popular again.So you might be wondering，if thes
28、e peppers are for decoration，can people eat them? Yes，but the fruit from both of these peppers has a sharp taste (kind of like onions！)These peppers are scheduled to become available in mid2011.These pretty peppers can be grown in containers and also in garden beds.They grow best with plenty of ligh
29、t and warm temperatures，Stommel says.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻，介绍了科学家新培育出的两种观赏辣椒。5What does the passage mainly talk about?ADifferent kinds of peppers.BThe history of peppers.CPeppers with the Halloween spirit.DFood for the Halloween festival.答案C主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了科学家新培育出的两种观赏辣椒，它们的颜色和形状与万圣节的标志性物品南瓜和糖果玉米相似。故选C。6What
30、do we know about “Lil Pumpkin” and “Pepper Jack”？AThey are used to decorate Christmas trees.BThey are grown mainly to provide food to eat.CTheir fruits have different shapes.DTheir fruits are the same color.答案C细节理解题。根据文章前三段相关信息可知，这两种辣椒的形状和颜色都不相同，它们主要不是用来吃的，也不是用来装饰圣诞树的，故只有C项正确。7The underlined word “t
31、hey” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_”Athese vegetables Bthese holidaysCthese lights Dthese scientists答案A代词指代题。分析前面的句子可知，they指代的是作为观赏性植物的“这些蔬菜”。8According to the passage，a potager was _.Athe place where kings and queens livedBthe garden in the French kings palaceCa place providing vegetables for the royal homesDa garden with plants for decoration and for food答案D细节理解题。由第五段第一句Back then，when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food，the garden was called a “potager.”可知 potager是指既种植食用植物又种植观赏性植物的花园。故选D。