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Module6 第2课时Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．A________ is the best form of defence. 2．He is troubled in________(精神)．
3．Evidence________(表明)that the experiments were unsuccessful. 4．David watched her car until it________(消失)from view.
5．The government say they have reduced personal taxation, but I would dispute this________(声明)．
6．It is________(吓人的)even to think of the horror of nuclear war. 7．She gave me a________(神秘的)look.
答案：1.Attack 2.spirit 3.indicates 4.disappeared 5.claim 6.frightening 7.mysterious
Ⅱ.用适当的介词填空
1．You can get some good advice________how to stop smoking from a specialist. 2．I didn't know about it at all, because I have just returned________my travel. 3．Due________the traffic jam, I couldn't attend that important international conference.
4．On hearing a noise outside, Bill reached________his gun.
5．I promised that I wouldn't go out________anyone else without her. 6．Ted has gone________a diet three times last year. 7．You may remember that Jack was a little impolite at the end________the meeting. 8．Our daughters are creatures beyond what we were________their age, even beyond our imagination.
答案：1.on 2.from 3.to 4.for 5.with 6.on 7.of 8.at Ⅲ.完成下列各句，使两句意思相同或相近(每空一词)。
1．Jane suggested that she should leave early for the meeting. Jane suggested________ ________for the meeting.
2．As the light was still burning, Bob soon fell asleep. Bob soon fell asleep________ ________ ________still________. 3．What's the language spoken in that country?
What's the language________ ________ ________in that country?
答案：1.leaving early 2.with the light, burning 3.which is spoken Ⅳ.单项填空
1．Robert is said________abroad, but I don't know what country he studied in. A．to have studied B．to study
C．to be studying
D．to have been studying
答案：A 句意：据说罗伯特在海外学习过，但是我不知道他曾经在哪个国家学习过。解题的关键是抓住后面的studied这一过去时，它说明动作已经完成，这样可以反推前面应填不定式的完成式。
2．China is one of the largest countries in the world，________9.6 million square kilometres.
A．to cover B．covered C．covers D．covering
答案：D cover此处作及物动词用，意为“占(一片面积)；覆盖”。 3．We heard an explosion and________for cover. A．hid B．dived C．walked D．found
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答案：B 句意：我们听到一声爆炸便俯身找掩护。dive意为“扑；冲”之意。 4．He________that he could finish the job without any help. A．claimed B．required C．demanded D．asked
答案：A 句意：他自称不需要帮助就能完成工作。解题时抓住从句中的情态动词could，如选B、C或D项，则从句中需用should。
5．Seeing the sun________above the surface of the sea, we let out a shout of joy. A．to rise B．to raise C．rising D．raising
答案：C 本题考查宾语补足语的用法。see可接不定式或分词作补语，此句中宾语sun跟宾补rising之间构成主谓关系，且宾补(rising)所表示的动作与前面seeing所表示的动作同时发生，所以应用现在分词作宾补。
6．According to the shopping list，________a dozen socks. A．there seem to be B．there seems to be C．there seem to have D．it seems to be
答案：B there be句型可以与seem, happen, stand, lie等词连用，构成There seems/happens...to be＋n句型，在这一句型中谓语时态由后面的名词决定，而且there be不与have连用。
7．Immediate action must be________before it is too late. A．done B．taken C．used D．accepted
答案：B take action to do sth. “采取措施干某事”。 8．He took a taxi to the station________there. A．not walked
B．instead by walking C．instead of walking D．instead to walk
答案：C instead of“而不是”，后需跟n./pron./doing。 9．—Which team is________to win the game?
—I don't konw, but I've found________for ours to win. A．probable; it unlikely B．likely; it possible C．possible; it possible D．likely; it possibly
答案：B 第一空为be likely to do sth.结构，第二空作宾语补足语，故选B。 10．We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got________60. A．more than B．more of C．as much as D．so many as
答案：A pupils为可数名词，所以C项不正确，若选D，则应改为as many as，故选A。 Ⅴ.完形填空
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the day. She stepped in the__1__and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and__2__to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach__3__side. The waves stuck against the side of the boat, __4__and uneven：it became__5__difficult to row. If she__6__for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the__7__.
She wasn't even halfway, __8__she was already tired and her hands__9__from pulling on the rough wooden oars(船浆). “I'm never going to__10__it，”she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and__11__her head helplessly, then looked up as she__12__the
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boat shift(晃动)against the tide.
The east wind, which had swung(旋转)around from the south-west, __13__her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be__14__. Her hands weren't to painful. Her chest didn't feel as if it was about to burst__15__.
The lights of the town became__16__. One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she__17__it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just__18__？ She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last__19__on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves__20__and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparking chain.
1．A.car B．boat C．ship D．sail 答案：B 由下文出现的动词rowed可知女孩在划船，那么女孩停下车后进入的就应是船。 2．A.beside B．before C．behind D．beyond
答案：D 潮水冲向海湾的入口，然后又退回大海。beyond有“向……的一边”的含义。 3．A.another B．other C．either D．the other
答案：D 她划船通过这个海湾到海湾的另一边去。用the other表示“两边中的另一边”。
4．A.deep B．clam C．gentle D．rough
答案：D 从下文可以看出海浪变得越来越大，所以它们是猛烈地冲击着小船。 5．A.more B．less C．as D．least
答案：A 海浪大了，当然划船变得更困难了。 6．A.slept B．continued C．rested D．rowed
答案：C 潮水很大，所以如果她一停下，她的船就会被冲回到海湾的入口处。 7．A.home B．mountains C．south-west D．entrance
答案：D 由上文的rowed out可知女孩是从海湾的入口向外划，所以她有可能被冲回入口处。
8．A.if B．so
C．but D．since
答案：C 她划了还没有一半的路，但已经很累了。这两句应是转折关系。 9．A.hurt B．ruined C．troubled D．broke
答案：A 她的手因为拖着那粗糙的木船而受伤了。 10．A.get B．make C．keep D．take
答案：B 由下文可知女孩想放弃努力，所以她想的应是“我不可能成功了”。make it是“成功到达”的意思。
11．A.turned B．dropped C．cocked D．raised
答案：B 她把船桨放在了她的膝盖上，无助地垂下了头。由下文的向下看也可以看出此时她垂下了头。
12．A.saw B．made C．heard D．felt
答案：D 根据下文可知她觉得船在迎着潮水晃动。 13．A.got to B．came to