1、Module 5 第二课时.单词拼写1This young man was a_to be the best basketball player in the team.2They f_that their journey would be delayed by bad weather.3The woman a_the man of stealing her money.4His teachings were so a_that many of us couldnt understand them.5Youll get a better v_of the city if you stand o
2、n the top of the building.6It was a great_(宽慰)to find my parents safe and sound.7Friendship is to be strengthened by truth and_(忠诚)8Some naughty students_(故意地)make some noise in class which stops our teachers speaking.9A_( 稳定的)government is essential to economic growth.10If your memory problems do n
3、ot improve，_( 咨询)your doctor.答案：1.acknowledged 2.foresaw 3.accused 4.abstract 5.view 6.relief 7.devotion 8.deliberately 9.stable 10.consult.选词填空other than，a series of，result in，be similar to1Eating too much often_sickness.2His teaching style_most of the other teachers in our school.3There is nobody
4、here_me.4He has read_articles about UFO.答案：1.results in 2.is similar to 3.other than 4a series of.阅读理解ABlue planets Space is not black，but light green，a team of astronomers announced on January 10.They studied the light sent out by 200 000 galaxies.What they found was that the average colour of the
5、universe is a bit greener than turquoise(绿宝石)The discovery was part of an attempt to test theories about how stars and galaxies form.Most astronomers believe that the universe probably started with a“blue period”when young blue stars filled space.Now the universe is in a“green period”They believe it
6、 will finally enter a“red period”when the older，redder stars appear.“The reason for the colour changing is that the rate of stars forming is changing， ”said Ivan Baldry，an astronomer who worked to find the average colour of light in the universe.Research presented by NASA scientists shows that the h
7、ighest point of starforming may have occurred earlier than previously(以前)believed.It was probably very soon after the“Big Bang(宇宙大爆炸 )”that many scientists believe gave birth to the universe.There is no way any human could actually see the green colour.“The only way to see it is if you saw all the u
8、niverse from the same distance away and it was not moving， ”Baldry said.Baldry and his coworker，Karl Glazebrook，have both joked about possible marketing(营销)opportunities for the new colour.Perhaps colouroftheuniverse Tshirts or coffee cups could become popular.But Baldry allowed， “I dont know if you
9、 can patent(专利)a colour， thats not our business.We havent actually been to a paint shop yet to see if they have a name for this.”1The astronomers discovered the colour of the universe_.Awhen they were researching on the age of the universeBwhen they attempted to test theories about the forming of st
10、ars and galaxiesCto prove that the universe is continuously changingDand showed that the stars and galaxies may have formed earlier than previously believed答案：B 第二段第一句“The discovery was part of an attempt to test theories about how stars and galaxies form.”说明了 discovery 是在理论检测过程当中作出的。2According to t
11、he astronomers，_.Athe universe is changing its colour all the timeBall the heavenly bodies are green at presentCthe universe has changed its colour several timesDthe universe will finally turn red答案：D 第二段最后一句“ They believe it will finally enter ared period when the older， redder stars appear.”为该选项提供
12、了依据。从第二段可看出宇宙的颜色由蓝到绿，最终将变而还会变红，所以 C 选项中的已经变了几次不符合事实。而 all the heavenly bodies 远远大于文中的 stars 这一范围。A 选项中的 all the time 表示的频率过高。3We can infer that the most popular colour of Tshirts would be_.Ared Bblue Cgreen Dlight green答案：D 综合第一段第三句 “What they found was that the average colour of the universe is a b
13、it greener than turquoise(绿宝石 )”和最后一段第一句“Perhaps colouroftheuniverse Tshirts or coffee cups could become popular.”可看出答案。4Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?ANo human can see the real colour of the universe.BThe theory of“Big Bang”is widely received by scientists.CThe rate of star
14、s forming is causing the change of the universes colour.DHumans can receive light from at least 200,000 galaxies.答案：A D 选项来自于第一段第二句；C 选项来自第三段第一句；B 选项来自第四段最后一句。A 选项与第六段有很大的差异。BUS researchers have found traces of an ancient lake on Mars recently，increasing hopes of discovering evidence that billions o
15、f years ago the Red planet hosted life.The lake，which dates back some 3.4 billion years，appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep，said the team from the University of Colorado.“This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars， ”said Boulder
16、 s research associate，Gaetano Di Achille，in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Rese arch Letters.“The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate the size and volume of the lake，which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years
17、ago.”Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon(溪谷)in which it was found， which then opened out into a valley depositing(使淤积)sediment( 沉积)which formed a delta(三角洲) “Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us， ”said assistant professor Brian Hynek，adding it showed the lake ex
18、isted at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry.Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the Noachan epoch，about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago.The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates t
19、he end of the warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years，according to the study.Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life.5. The size of the lake
20、found on Mars is_.A80 square miles B1,500 square milesC3.4 billion square miles D300 million square miles答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段中 “The lake，which dates back some 3.4 billion years，appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles”一句，可推知答案。6. When the lake existed，the weather on Mars was _.Ahot and wet Bwe
21、t and warmCcold and dry Dcold and wet答案：C 细节理解题。根据第六段中 it showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry 知，答案为 C。7. Why do scientists think deltas near the lake may hold secrets about past life on Mars?A. Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits
22、 of markers of life.BBecause someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there.CBecause past life has been found in other deltas on Mars.DBecause some people are said to have already seen life marks there.答案：A 细节理解题。由原文最后一句可直接找到答案。8. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the
23、 passage? AThe Noachan epoch was a wet and warm era.BThe lake might have existed 3 .4 billion years.CThe discovery can t fully prove that the Mars once hosted life.DThe lake traces prove that there exists life on Mars now.答案：D 推理判断题。由第一段内容可知火星上湖岸线的发现只是增加了人们发现亿万年前火星上曾经存在生命证据的可能性，但并不能推出火星上现在有生命。.短文填空根
24、据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。For someone who is such a successful investor，Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy.He was born on August 30,1930._1_He used to go from door to door and sell soda water.When his family moved to Washington，Buffett became a paperboy for The Washingto
25、n Post.Buffett ran his five paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings.While still in school， he was making $ 175 a month，a fulltime wages for many men._2_He spent $1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska.He and a friend also made $ 50 a week by placing pinball machin
26、es in barber shops.They called their venture(企业)Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.Already a successful smalltime businessman，Buffett wasnt interested in going to college but ended up at the University of Pennsylvaniahis father encouraged him to go._3_But he was turned down in what had to be one of the
27、 worst admission decisions in Harvard history.The outcome affected Buffetts life，for he ended up attending Columbia Business School，where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham，the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation (基础)for Buffett s investment strategy.From the beginning，
28、Buffett made his fortune from investing.He started with all the money he had made from selling soda water，delivering papers，and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and 1956，he grew his $ 9,800 to $14,000._4_And then he gradually drew in other investors through word of mouth and very attractive
29、terms._5_He doesnt collect houses or cars or works of art，and he disdains(鄙视)companies that waste money on expensive cars，private dining rooms，and highpriced real villas.He is a creature of habitsame house， same office，same city，same soda water.AThen Buffett applied to Harvard Business School.BBuffe
30、tt is more likely to be found in a fourstar restaurant.CWhen he was 14，Buffett still kept great interest in investment.DEven as a young child，Buffett was serious about making money.EOne thing is for sure about Buffett：he is happy to do what he is doing.FBuffetts investment strategy mirrors his lifes
31、tyle and his overall philosophy.GFrom there，he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends.答案：15.DCAGF.书面表达高中学习任务非常繁重，因此同学们对于参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以 Taking Part in School Activities 为题，根据下表提示，并结合自己的见闻，用英语写一篇 120 词左右的短文。现象与看法 观点与理由许多同学对参加学校活动很感兴趣1.从课本上学习并不是唯一的任务，应该争取每个机会来获得实践知识；2长时间学习之后，可以
32、通过参加学校活动来放松自己。不少同学不愿参加学校活动1.应该充分利用时间来学习；2学校活动与他们未来的发展没有关系。我 的 看 法 Taking Part in School ActivitiesMany students are very interested in school activities；they have their reasons._参考范文：Taking Part in School ActivitiesMany students are very interested in school activities；they have their reasons. First
33、ly，they think that learning from textbooks is not their only task.They believe that they should take every chance to get some practical knowledge.Secondly，they think that after long hours of study，they can relax themselves by taking part in school activities.However，a large group of students take li
34、ttle interest in them and spend most of their time on studies.First，they believe that they should make full use of time to study.Second，they feel that school activities have little to do with their further development.In my opinion，I prefer the first view.On the one hand，we can learn a great deal from other students we meet in activities.Besides，the modern society requires of young students many qualities，so only learning from textbooks is not enough.
