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模块7U2一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。According to a team of researchers，an animals ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life.“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures，”mented the lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin.The study was done with a variety of animals using a phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant.Dogs，for example，have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans.One example of this phenomenon at work，the authors say，is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit.The research shows flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve，which allows them to avoid being hit.Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland，who worked jointly on the research project，said in a statement，“Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly.Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains.Flies might not be deep thinkers，but they can make good decisions very quickly.”In parison, the tiger beetle(虎甲虫)runs faster than its eyes can keep up，basically being blind，which requires it to stop periodically to reevaluate its preys(猎物)position.Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension in which animals can specialize and there is a considerable range to study this system in more detail.1What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about?APace of life of animals.BTime perception of animals.CLifetime of small animals.DImpressive abilities of animals.2What does Kevin Healys ment mean in Para.2?AThe ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed.BThe survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.CAnimals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time.DAnimals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life.3Why can houseflies avoid being hit?AThey can think very deeply before they act.BThey can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up.CThey can process information as quickly as they receive it.DThey can send information to the brain more quickly than to their eyes.【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文。研究发现，动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，对于快速移动的动物来说，在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死。文章列举了家蝇、狗和虎甲虫等动物，证明了动物感知时间的能力的重要性。1B考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，“According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life”为本文的主题句；结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现：动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，故B项正确。2B考查细节理解。根据第二段Kevin Healy所说的话“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures”可知，Kevin Healy认为，对于快速移动的动物来说在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死；据此可知，该句是说快速移动的动物的生存依赖于它们对时间的感知能力，故B项正确。3C考查细节理解。根据第四段的“The research shows flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve，which allows them to avoid being hit”可知，家蝇能比我们在更短的时间内感知到物体的运动，这是它们得以避免被拍死的原因，故C项正确。二、单项填空。1.Thanks to the joint efforts made by the leaders of China and the US over recent years, mutually _Sino-US relations have made remarkable progress.A. adaptable B. beneficial C. relevant D. convenient【答案】B【解析】 句意： 由于近年来中美两国领导人的共同努力， 双边互惠的中美关系取得了长足的发展。 beneficial意为“有益的”，符合句意。adaptable 有适应能力的；relevant 相关的；convenient 方便的。2.Whoever _ of a strong fighting spirit can succeed in his career.A. possesses B. is in the possess C. is possessed D. possessed【答案】C【解析】be possessed of 具有。句意：任何一个具有挑战精神的人都能够在他的事业上取得成功。3.Pain is now considered the fifth _ sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature , breathing rate andpulse in determining a persons health.A. original B. vital C. unique D. vivid【答案】B【解析】vital 极其重要的，充满活力的。句意：现在，疼被认为是第五生命特征，在决定一个人健康方面同血压、体温、呼吸率和脉搏一样重要。4.Friendly cooperation between China and Japan has great _, especially in the fields of economiccooperation and trade.Our purpose of promoting such co-operation is for shared development.A. function B. burden C. potential D. character【答案】C【解析】function 功能；burden 负担；potential 潜力；petence 能力；ambition 雄心，野心；character 性格，汉字。句意： 中日友好合作有很大的潜力，特别是在经贸方面，我们的目标是促进两国的共同发展。5.Due to the _ of the filming technology, the cinema is being more and more entertaining.A. application B. adaptation C. approval D. appreciation【答案】A【解析】application 应用；adaptation 改编；approval 批准；appreciation 感激。句意：由于新的电影技术的应用，看电影变得越来越有意思了。6.A 19-year-old teenager from Guangdong nicknamed Niko demanded an apology from Youku, which he believedviolated their copyrights as it used his teams photos without _.A. mitment B. approval C. recognition D. reservation【答案】B【解析】 mitment 承诺， 委托， 献身； approval 同意， 批准， 认可， 赞成； recognition 识别， 承认； reservation保留，预定。句意：来自广东昵称为 Niko 的 19 岁青年要求优酷道歉，他相信优酷违反了他们的版权因为优酷未经同意就使用了他们团队的照片。故选 B。7.Nowadays, there is a _ increase in childrens creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop theirtalents.A. sharp B. slight. C. natural D. modest【答案】A【解析】sharp 急剧的，锋利的；slight 轻微的；natural 自然的；modest 谦虚的，适度的。句意：如今，因为孩子们被极大地鼓励发挥自己的潜力，他们的创造性有了急剧的增长。8.Most parents take strong views against puter games which children are _ to and appeal to the closingof all net bars for such games.A. addicted B. accustomed C. available D. sensitive【答案】A【解析】be addicted to 沉溺于；be accustomed to 习惯于；available 可利用的；sensitive 敏感的。句意：大多数的家长强烈反对孩子们所沉溺于的电脑游戏并呼吁关闭有这些游戏的网吧。9.One of the things this teacher has done is to _ his teaching to contemporary events in a different way.A. relate B. consider C. imagine D. adopt【答案】A【解析】relate 关联，联系；consider 考虑，认为；imagine 想象；adopt 采取，接纳。句意：这个老师所做的事情之一就是将他的教学以一种不一样的方式和当代的事件联系起来了。10.The inventor is excited, and he is going to _ his new machine. His idea sounds fine, but we need to seehow it works in practice.A. make out B. hand out C. try out D. take out【答案】C【解析】make out 分清，看清；hand out 分发；try out 测试，实验。take out 拿出，取出。句意：这个发明家很兴奋，他准备去试验他的新机器了。他的想法听起来挺好，但是我们需要看看实际上运行起来怎样。11.Nowadays, a lot of children have less time to play and municate with their peer _ extra studies.Consequently , it is difficult to develop their character and social skills.A. apart from B. but for C. due to D. for all【答案】C【解析】apart from 除了；but for 要不是；due to 因为，由于；for all 尽管。句意：现在，由于额外的课业负担，许多孩子很少有时间和他们的同龄人玩和交流，所以很难发展他们的性格和社会技能。12.John accidentally _ he had once quarreled with his wife and that he hadnt been home for a couple ofweeks.A. made sure B. let out C. made out D. find out【答案】B【解析】made sure 确保；made out 开列，书写出；find out 查出，发现，均不合题意。let out 泄露，符合题意。句意：他无意中说出他与妻子吵了一架，他已经两周没有回家了。13.Do you _ the idea of living a low-carbon life?It sounds tough, but it is a tendency.A. correspond to B. apply to C. cater to D. subscribe to【答案】D【解析】subscribe to“同意”，符合句意。correspond to 与相一致；apply to 适用于；cater to 迎合。句意：“你同意过低碳生活的观点吗？”“听起来很难，但这是一种趋势。”14.Chinas new “Belt and Road” strategy has considerable potential to create positive _ for Chinasneighbors.A. efforts B. impressions C. benefits D. reputations【答案】C【解析】effort 努力；impression 印象；benefit 利益，好处；reputation 声誉，声望。句意：中国的新“一带一路”战略拥有巨大的潜力来为中国的邻国创造效益。15.You must keep the news a secret and dont put it _ anybody else.A. in possession of B. in the possession of C. in charge of D. in the charge of【答案】B【解析】表示“某物被某人占有”用 in the possession of。句意：你必须对这个消息保密，不要让任何人知道。16.It is vital that every piece of equipment _ before the experiment.A. is checked B. will be checked C. be checked D. must be checked【答案】C【解析】vital 做表语并后接从句时，从句中的谓语用(should)+动词原形的形式。句意：实验之前检查所有设备是至关重要的。17.An official survey shows that electricity bicycles are now the most potential _ invitation to trafficaccidents.A. preferential B. confidential C. influential D. potential【答案】D【解析】 preferential 优待的， 优先的；confidential 秘密的， 机密的； influential 有影响的， 有势力的； potential潜在的，有潜能的。句意：一个官方调查显示，电动车现在是交通事故最为可能的诱因。18.These tax laws, which are intended for domestic panies, do not _ to foreign panies.A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. fit【答案】C【解析】句意：这些法律针对的是国内的公司，不适用于外国公司。apply to 此处表示“适合，适应”。contribute to 贡献，促成；lead to 导致，通向；fit 表示大小、形状吻合，且不与 to 连用。19.The government was about to _ the use of wide-spread surveillance when the Justice Department tookobjections.A. admit B. permit C. approve D. advertise【答案】C【解析】approve 赞成，赞同，同意，批准，认可。句意：政府正打算同意采取广泛监督的手段时，却遭到了司法部的反对。20.Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said _, “Dont be so mean,” pointing a finger ofwarning at her.A. dreadfully B. guiltily C. indirectly D. sharply【答案】D【解析】sharply 急剧地，严厉地；indirectly 间接地；guiltily 愧疚地；dreadfully 极度地。句意：Sabrina一说完她的话，Albert 就用手指着警告她，并严厉地说：“不要这么刻薄！”三、完形填空。I always had a dream.In it，I was a little girl again，rushing about，trying to get _1_ for school.Deep inside I knew _2_ it came from.It was some unfinished _3_ in my life.As a kid I loved school.Most of all I _4_ to receive my diploma.That seemed more _5_ even than getting married.But at 15，I had to _6_ because my parents couldnt afford my _7_.Pretty soon I married and had three children.I thought，“There goes my diploma.”_8_，I wanted my children to be educated.But Linda，the youngest，had a serious heart disease，which made it impossible for her to _9_ in a normal classroom.One day，I saw an ad for evening courses.“Thats the _10_.Linda always feels better in the evening，so Ill just _11_ her up for night school.”Linda was busy filling forms when the school _12_ said，“Mrs Schantz，why dont you e back to school？”I laughed，“Theres no _13_！Im 55！”But he _14_ me and I attended class with Linda.Surprisingly，both Linda and I felt great there and my _15_ steadily improved.It was exciting to go to school again，but it was no _16_.Sitting in a class full of kids was _17_，even if they were respectful.Whenever I was down，Linda encouraged me, “Mom，you cant _18_ now！” Together we made it _19_.Finally，I got my diploma with Linda and realized my _20_ of years.1A.started BconcernedCfinished Dprepared2A.when BwhereChow Dwhy3A.homework BdiplomaCaccident Dbusiness4A.required BmanagedClonged Dstruggled5A.annoying BincredibleCappealing Dridiculous6A.drop out Bgive inCbreak up Dturn away7A.living BteachingCworking Dschooling8A.As usual BUntil thenCEven so DIn fact9A.recover BfunctionCbenefit Darrive10A.problem BanswerCdeal Dresult11A.sign BputCcall Dpick12A.secretary BcolleagueCemployer Dreferee13A.rush BtimeCway Dclass14A.urged BdemandedCpersuaded Dinformed15A.grades BattitudeChealth Dmoods16A.fun BgameCgood Dwonder17A.available BawkwardCawesome Dawful18A.miss BrejectCresign Dquit19A.up BoutCoff Dthrough20A.dream BambitionCplan Dthought【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了已为人母的作者梦想着自己能够再年轻一次重新回到课堂，最后在女儿的带动下实现了自己梦想的故事。1D根据下文作者和女儿一起回到课堂的事可知，此处指“准备上学”。get prepared for“为做准备”。故选D。2B根据语境可知，此处指作者知道这种想法(再次年轻并回到校园)来源于哪里(where)。故选B。3D根据下文内容可推知，这个梦想是作者未完成的事(business)。故选D。4C根据常识及语境可知，作者渴望得到自己的毕业证书。long to do sth.“渴望做某事”。故选C。5C根据上文的“As a kid I loved school.Most of all I _4_ to receive my diploma”可推出，对于作者来说上学甚至比结婚更有吸引力。annoying“讨厌的，令人气恼的”；incredible“难以置信的”；appealing“有吸引力的”；ridiculous“荒谬的”。故选C。6A根据上下文可推知，因为家里负担不起作者的学校教育费用，所以作者不得不辍学。drop out“辍学”；give in“屈服”；break up“破碎”；turn away“拒绝”。故选A。7D参见上题解析。schooling“学校教育”。8C根据语境可知，尽管这样，作者还是想让孩子接受教育。故选C。as usual“像往常一样”；until then“直到那时”；even so“即便这样，尽管如此”；in fact“事实上”。9B根据语境可知，此处指“在一间正常的教室里上课对琳达来说是不可能的”。function意为“运转，正常工作”，符合语境。recover“恢复”； benefit“使受益”；arrive“到达”。故选B。10B根据语境可知，那就是解决琳达上学问题的方法，因为琳达在晚上身体感到很不错。故选B。 problem“问题”；answer“解决办法，答案”；deal“交易”；result“结果”。11A根据语境可知，女儿在晚上时身体感觉舒服，因此作者就为女儿在夜校报了名。sign up for sth.“报名(参加课程)”。故选A。12Acolleague“同事”；employer“雇主，老板”；referee“裁判员，调解人”。根据语境可知选A。the school secretary“校办秘书”。13C根据空后的“Im 55”可推知，作者认为55岁的自己不可能再回到校园了。there is no way意为“不可能”。14C根据上下文可知，此处指作者被劝服。urge“催促”；demand“要求”；persuade“劝服”；inform“通知”。故选C。15A根据语境及常识可推知，令人吃惊的是，作者的成绩稳步提高。grade“成绩”；attitude“态度”；health“健康”；mood“情绪”。故选A。16B根据语境可知，重回学校对于作者而言是一件兴奋的事，但这并不是个游戏。故选B。17B据下文的“even if they were respectful”可推出，作者认为和孩子们坐在一起是尴尬的。available“可获得的”；awkward“令人尴尬的”；awesome“令人惊叹的”；awful“可怕的”。根据语境可知选B。18D根据“encouraged me”和下文的“Together we made it”可推知，女儿鼓励作者不能放弃。miss“思念”；reject“拒绝接受”；resign“辞职”；quit“放弃”。故选D。19D此处考查固定搭配。make it through，意为“成功渡过”。20Arealize ones dream“实现某人的梦想”，符合语境。ambition“雄心”；plan“计划”；thought“想法”。四、短文改错。I am writing to tell you anything about the transportation in China. Over the past few decades we have developed an amazed network of public transportation. Besides, we have been decided to make efforts to make them much better. I am sure a network will satisfy your needs for traveling everywhere more convenient. People usually chose the means of transportation based with some aspects, such as the cost and the time needed. For example, businessmen are more likely travel by plane or highspeed train to save time while office worker tend to take buses or drive to work themselves.答案：I am writing to tell you about the transportation in China. Over the past few decades we have developed an network of public transportation. Besides, we have decided to make efforts to make much better. I am sure network will satisfy your needs for traveling everywhere more . People usually the means of transportation based some aspects, such as the cost and the time needed. For example, businessmen are more likely travel by plane or highspeed train to save time while office tend to take buses or drive to work themselves.
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