1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedSection Welcome to the unit it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?At
2、first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making them to attract tourists. (In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many scientists dont believe them.) People tried to copy themthey tried to make circles exactly like the ones t
3、he farmers had found, but they couldnt do it. They couldnt enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldnt flatten the wheat without breaking it.Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared. Many people believe that these cro
4、p circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space or the marks left by their spaceships.Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They
5、 had all the latest hightech equipment(最新高科技设备). The equipmentworth 1.8 million dollarsgot nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the field behind them, which were quite different from the others. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything.1Wh
6、ich picture is probably the one formed in the field behind the scientists?2The underlined words “flattened wheat” in Paragraph 1 mean _.Abroken wheat Blying wheatCharvested wheat Dgrowing wheat3When people saw the circles at first they thought that _.Afarmers were making them to attract scientistsBt
7、hese crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer spaceCthe marks left outer spaceshipsDsome kids were making them as a joke4Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?ASteven was driving his car when he discovered something strange.BIn 1981, a farmer discovered some circle
8、s in one of his fields.CThe circles usually appear in fields of vegetables or corn.DFarmers in America found circles in their fields more and more often.5The passage is mainly about something _.Athat is done by living things from outer spaceBthat cannot be solved but found all around the worldCthat
9、cannot be made clear or understoodDthat is discovered and copied by the farmers.阅读填空(2012湖南省望城一中高一上期末)Technology is the application of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and methods have helped cu
10、t down time and expense while increasing overall output.This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food availab
11、le to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has extended our life span via medical technology.Will humankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we kee
12、p making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. So while we are runni
13、ng out of some scarce resources, we may well find technological substitutes for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis, the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills, or techniques in med
14、icine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs.As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented.Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.Title：1._Definition The 2._ into productionGreatly increase the efficienc
15、y of 3_Increase 4._ by cutting down 5_Adopting new machines and methodsRaise our 6._ with more productionIncrease the amount of 7._ with modern machinery and techniquesEffectsExtend our 8._ through medical technologyEfforts Keeping making progress in research；Invest 9._continuously10._ Technology re
16、sponds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of livingUnit 1 Tales of the unexplainedSection Welcome to the unit & ReadingLanguage Points.品句填词1puzzled2incident3disappeared4possibility5occurred6evidence.选词填空1due to2showed up3believe in4took charge of5looking into6stepping up.单项填空1 【解析】选 A。
17、search 是动词，意为“搜查，搜寻” 。search 的宾语一般是人或地方，用 for 引出寻找的目标。根据句意第一空表示搜索的目标是人，故用介词 for，第二空搜查的地方是村庄，故选 A 项。2 【解析】选 D。句意：当我听到这个幽默的笑话时忍不住笑了起来。burst into laughter 突然大笑。根据句意应选 D。3 【解析】选 A。句意：她不能辨认出打她的那个男的，因为当时在黑暗中，她只能感觉到一个黑影向她袭来。make out 辨认出，看出；turn out 结果是；set out 出发，开始；bring out 使显示，出版。根据句意，故选 A。4 【解析】选 A。句意：
18、面对这个令人费解的问题，这个学生看起来很困惑。puzzled多修饰人，而 puzzling 多修饰物。根据句意，应选 A。5 【解析】选 C。句意：在边境，经常发生一些冲突。 event 指有较大的社会影响的“大事” ，也常指比赛项目；accident 尤指意外事故；incident 尤指不寻常的或讨厌的事情；happening 指偶然发生的事。根据句意，应选 C。6 【解析】选 D。句意是：我在来看你的路上正好碰见你的老师。run out 用完，耗尽；run away 逃跑；run after 追捕；run into 偶然遇见。根据句意，应选 D。7 【解析】选 D。句意：在我家前面流淌着一
19、条河，过去我们经常去那里游泳。表示地点的介词短语置于句首时，要用全部倒装；lie 后的定语从句中缺少地点状语，用 where引导。8 【解析】选 A。句意：如果房主刷一下的话，他们就会租下这座老房子。assumption“假想” ；impression “印象” ；succession “继承 ”；suggestion “建议” 。on the assumption that. “假定，如果 ”，故选 A。.阅读理解1 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句、第二段前三句和最后一段倒数第二句可知，选 A。2 【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句的 lying on the gr
20、ound 可知，此时的小麦都是躺在地上的。3 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，最初人们认为这是小孩开玩笑或农民为了吸引游客做的。4 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，在 3 年后即 1981 年一位农民在他的一块田地里也发现了相同的圆圈。5 【解析】选 C。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，人们不懂为什么麦田里会出现怪圈，科学家们也没有准确的解释。.阅读填空1Modern Technology2application of knowledge3(our) work force4overall output5time and expense6standard of living7food8life span9(more) money10Conclusion
