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1、Module Module 5 5 The Conquest of the Universe The Conquest of the Universe A A Trip Along the ThreeTrip Along the Three GorgesGorges ( (建议用时 4040分钟) ) . 阅读理解 A If you think that running marathons will help you live a long and healthy life, new research may come as a shock. According to a recent sci
2、entific study, people who do a very strenuous workout are as likely to die as people who do no exercise at all. Scientists in Denmark have been studying over 1, 000 joggers and non-joggers for 12 years. The death rates from the sample group indicate that people who jog at a moderate pace two or thre
3、e times a week for less than two and a half hours in total are least likely to die. The best speed to jog at was found to be about 5 miles per hour. The research suggests that people who jog more than three times a week or at higher speeds of over 7 mph die at the same rate as non-joggers. The scien
4、tists think that this is because strenuous exercise causes structural changes to the heart and arteries. Over time, this can cause serious injuries. Peter Schnohr, a researcher in Copenhagen, said, “If your goal is to decrease risk of death and improve life expectancy, jogging a few times a week at
5、a moderate pace is a good strategy. Anything more is not just unnecessary, and it may be harmful. ” The implications of this are that moderate forms of exercise such as tai chi, yoga and brisk walking may be better for us than“iron man”events, triathlons and long-distance running and cycling. Accord
6、ing to Jacob Louis Marott, another researcher involved in the study, “You dont actually have to do that much to have a good impact on your health. And perhaps you shouldnt actually do too much. ” 【文章大意】最新的一项科学研究显示: 从事剧烈运动的人与根本不锻炼的人死亡几率是一 样的, 而适度的锻炼会有益于健康。 1. The underlined word“strenuous”in Paragrap
7、h 1 is closest in meaning to“_”. A. hard B. regular C. practical D. flexible 1 【解析】选 A。词义猜测题。此处指像马拉松一样的锻炼, 所以 strenuous应与 hard意思相近, “表示 艰苦的, 费力的”。regular“”定时的 ; practical“”实用的 ; flexible“灵活的”。 2. The author presents some figures in Paragraph 2 to_. A. suggest giving up jogging B. show risks of doing
8、 sports C. provide supportive evidence D. introduce the research process 【解析】选 C。写作目的题。作者在第二段中采用了列数字的方法, 是为了提供支持的证据, 能更有力地说明第一段的研究结论。 3. According to the scientists, why is too much exercise harmful? A. It may injure the heart and arteries. B. It can make the body tired out. C. It will bring much pr
9、essure. D. It consumes too much energy. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后两句“The scientists think that this is because strenuous exercise causes structural changes to the heart and arteries. Over time, this can cause serious injuries”可知, 剧烈运动会导致心脏和动脉结构发生变化, 从而有损健康。 4. What can be inferred from the text? A. No e
10、xercise at all is the best choice. B. More exercise means a healthier life. C. Marathons runners are least likely to die. D. Proper exercise contributes to good health. 【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据最后两段可知, 过度锻炼不仅没有必要, 而且还可能有害, 适当的锻炼会有助于健康。 B Hip-Hop Vocab: the Lexicon Is in the LyricsHip-Hop Vocab: the Lexicon I
11、s in the Lyrics Austin Martin, a junior at Brown University, stands in front of an eighth-grade class. He starts the class by connecting his laptop to a projector, and then he avoids the traditional path, away from rote memorizationand toward rap music. A short song 2 clip plays over speakers: “So r
12、ude that your mentality is changing your reality. ”Martin explains the word“distort”. The program is called Rhymes with Reason. Hes using rap lyrics to teach vocabulary, in the hope that some will connect more to popular music than they do to words on a page. But Martin says making his lessons easy
13、on a website for kids to use anywhereat home, on their phonesets his program apart. “Hip hop, ”Martin says, “is full of words students might need to know for the exams. ”Hes amassed more than 450 examples so far. “I just got out of high school. My sister is in high school, ”says Martin. “ Im in tune
14、 with that climate. ” Most of the kids seem to understand that“distort”means to change. And then, like many English teachers, he asks the class to use the word in context. But not in a sentence. He wants them to write it in their own rap lyrics. Heres what student Tiffanie Pichardo comes up with: “Y
15、oure always distorting my brain, making me insane, the way you cross your arms and give me attitude, why dont you go somewhere and dont be rude. ” Although hes in an Ivy League college now, Martin says that he struggled in school. He was smart, but he says the things he was really intellectually cur
16、ious about werent valued in the classroom. “I knew every last thing there was to know about hip-hop and basketball, ”he says. He could tell you incredibly detailed facts about rappers and NBA players. So why not tap into that enthusiasm to help kids like him, who might be turned off by traditional s
17、choolwork? Hes hoping Rhymes with Reason will do the trick. Martin says Rhymes with Reason is still in the testing phase. Its used in only a handful of classes, and he doesnt yet have reliable data to show that it actually improves test scores or vocabulary. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了 Austin Martin 利用说唱音乐教给孩子们单词
18、, 让他们能够迅速 掌握词汇的情况。 5. What is Martin doing at the class? A. Showing vocabularies for exams with a projector. 3 B. Surfing his personal websites with students. C. Performing hip-hop music to interest students. D. Teaching students words with rap music. 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第一段可知, 他正在通过 rap音乐教给学生们词汇。 6. Th
19、e underlined sentence in Para. 3 may mean_. A. Im familiar with the learning in high school B. Im always paying attention to the weather C. Im receiving weather broadcast all the time D. Im learning about climate at school 【解析】选 A。句意猜测题。根据画线句子前面的内容可知, 他虽然已经不在高中了, 但是他 的妹妹在高中上学, 所以他对于孩子们的需要还是了解的。 7. T
20、he examples of studentsrap lyrics proved that_. A. the humor of students at class B. the success of Martins teaching C. the talent of students in music D. the popularity of hip-hop music 【解析】选 B。推理判断题。根据第四段这个学生的说唱歌词可知, 他的这种方法是有效的。 8. What tricks does Martin expect Rhymes with Reason do? A. To help s
21、tudents finish traditional school work. B. To train some students as NBA star players. C. To inspire students to get interest in learning. D. To explore some kidsgift for hip-hop music. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知, 他的这个项目的目的是激励孩子们的学习 兴趣。 . 完形填空 I love a good murder mystery. It is so 1 to watch or read a
22、n exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the 2 yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she 3 over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her 4 Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady 5 is also an
23、 amateur detective. 4 As I am a big 6 of Agatha Christie, I was excited to 7 her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her 8 by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a 9 setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. 10 ,
24、 all the passengers arrived safely! After a pleasant walk through the woods, I 11 the splendid house. I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her 12 . Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase. However, my 13 part of the estate(房产)was the boathouse. There was a lovely v
25、iew of the river 14 the boathouse also served a more special purposeinspiration for a crime 15 . In the Poirot novel,Dead Mans Folly, a girls body is 16 in the boathouse. They even 17 the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway. I really 18 my visit to Greenway. It was such a 19 place and I was intere
26、sted in seeing where Agatha Christie was 20 to write so many exciting stories. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要描写了作者是侦探作家 Agatha Christie 的粉丝, 以及 到她的居住地参观的情况。 1. A. attention B. heat C. success D. fun 【解析】选 D“。根据本句中后半句 exciting and interesting detective story”,可知此处 应该用 fun。 2. A. doubt B. problem C. murder D. meth
27、od 【解析】选 C。根据前面的 an exciting and interesting detective story可知, 此处讲述的 是侦探小说, 因此这是讲述如何解决谋杀的案件。 3. A. read B. wrote C. saw D. contributed 【解析】选 B。根据前面 Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering 和后面的 over eighty books 可知她是一名作家, 因此必然是写了书。 4. A. creations B. inventions C. dis
28、cussions D. reasons 【解析】选 A。根据后面 Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple可知, 提到的是小说中的人物, 很多人喜欢她创造的人物形象。 5. A. when B. who C. where D. what 5 【解析】选 B。who 引导定语从句, 修饰 an old lady。 6. A. guide B. fellow C. fan D. gift 【解析】选 C。根据前面提到的 AsIamabig 和后面的 of Agatha Christie 可知: 我是她的忠 实的粉丝。 7.
29、 A. watch B. rebuild C. explode D. visit 【解析】选 D。根据后面的 her house in Devon called Greenway, “可知是去 拜访”。 8. A. house B. family C. hometown D. site 【解析】选 A。根据 her house in Devon called Greenway 中出现的 house 可知, “我”乘蒸 汽火车到她家去了。 9. A. perfect B. central C. colorful D. direct 【解析】选 A。根据上一句 We went through a
30、dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke可知, “”我们 穿过一个黑的隧道, 里面有很多烟。因此, 这是一个完美的谋杀的背景。 10. A. Sadly B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly 【解析】选 B。根据前面提到的: 这是一个完美的谋杀的背景和后面说的: 所有乘客安全到达。 可知是幸运地。 11. A. fetched B. got C. reached D. mentioned 【解析】选 C。根据空格前面的 After a pleasant walk through the woods可知, 愉
31、快地穿过森 林之后, “”我 到达了辉煌的房屋。 12. A. posts B. novels C. letters D. books 【解析】选 D。根据空格前面的 I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her 可 知, “”我 喜欢看她写书的地方。 13. A. personal B. useful C. rewarding D. favorite 【解析】选 D。根据空格后面的 part of the estate was the boathouse 可知,“”其中 我 最喜 爱的部分是船屋。 14. A. or B. and C
32、. but D. for 【解析】选 C。由于前文是 lovely, 而后文接着讲到这是一个犯罪案的场景的灵感, 故之间是 转折关系。 15. A. scenery B. sight C. view D. scene 6 【解析】选 D。根据语境并结合上下文的意思, 可知这是指一个犯罪案的场景。 16. A. dissolved B. tended C. found D. buried 【解析】选 C。根据 In the Poirot novel, Dead Mans Folly, a girls body和后面的 in the boathouse 的意思, 可推断这个女孩的尸体是在这个船屋里
33、被发现的。 17. A. developed B. filmed C. adapted D. affected 【解析】选 B。根据本句中的 TV, 可推断这部电视剧是被拍摄(film)。 18. A. enjoyed B. treasured C. exploited D. focused 【解析】选 A。根据空格前面的 I really和后面的 my visit to Greenway 可知, 作者很享受这 次游览。 19. A. shocking B. beautiful C. skillful D. helpful 【解析】选 B。根据空格后面的 I was interested in
34、 seeing可知: 它是这样一个美丽的地方。 20. A. inspired B. disappointed C. marked D. honored 【解析】选 A。根据 and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was 可知, 在这个 地方 Agatha Christie 被鼓舞着写了这么多令人兴奋的故事。 . 语法填空 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as“1. _(dead)ill”. He
35、was given six months 2. _(live). His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed 3. _, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, “If illness can 4. _ (cause)by negativity(消极情绪), can wellness be created by positivity? ” He decided t
36、o make 5. _experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive 6. _(activity)he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could findKeaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him7. _they said, heard or did something funny. 7 His pain was so
37、 great that he could not sleep. 8. _(laugh)for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy 9. _productive years. He 10. _(owe)imagination, the love of his family and friends, and laughter t
38、o his recovery. 【文章大意】本文讲述了一个患了重病的人, 自己通过调节情绪而恢复健康的故事。 1.【解析】deadly“”。考查词性转换。表示 致命的 应是 deadly, dead 死亡的, 不合句意。 2.【解析】to live。考查非谓语动词。不定式作定语, 修饰 months。 3.【解析】to。考查固定短语。contribute to是的原因, 固定短语。 4.【解析】be caused。考查语态。主语与 cause 是动宾关系, 故用被动语态。 5.【解析】an。考查冠词。make an experiment 做实验, 不定冠词表示泛指。 6.【解析】activities。考查名词的复数形式。one of +可数名词的复数形式。 7.【解析】whenever。考查从属连词。whenever 引导让步状语从句。 8.【解析】Laughing。考查非谓语动词。这里动词-ing 短语作主语。 9.【解析】and。考查连词。and连接几个并列的形容词。 10.【解析】owed。考查时态。全文用的是过去时, 这里也应用过去时。 8