1、Unit6 Section BUsing language一、选词填空for an instant, approve of, be suitable for, a minimum of, grow up, have a say, in fact, behind the wheel, take responsibility for, contribute to1. Youll change your mind as you _. 2. We _ in the decision to sell the company. 3. _, light is a form of energy. 4. Who
2、 was _ when the car crashed? 5. Someone had to _ the mistake. 6. He hesitated _. 7. You made a good decision, and I thoroughly _ it. 8. I dont think I should _ the job. 9. This will take one hour. 10. Honesty and hard work _ success and happiness.二、阅读理解Most people agree that honesty is a good thing.
3、But does Mother Nature agree? Animals cant talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals.Why? Dishonesty often helps the
4、m survive.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals.For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young.When a predator (猎食动物) gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest.How? It pretends to have a brok
5、en wing.The predator follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat.Scrub jays are also thieves.They watch where others bury their food and steal it.But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thi
6、ef is watching them.So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work.How? They dont make nests.Instead, they get into other birds nests secretly.Then they lay their eggs and fly away.When the baby bi
7、rds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other.When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again.But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winners hand a
8、nd start fighting again.Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too.When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out.Then other chimps come running.But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food.That way, other chimps dont hear them, and they don
9、t need to share their food.As children, many of us learn the saying “You cant fool Mother Nature.” But maybe you cant trust her, either.1How does a plover protect its young from a predator?ABy getting closer to its young.BBy driving away the adult predator.CBy leaving its young in another nest.DBy p
10、retending to be injured.2What does the sentence “Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky.” in Paragraph 5 mean?AChimps are ready to attack others.BChimps are sometimes dishonest.CChimps are jealous of the winners.DChimps can be selfish too.3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
11、ASome chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.BThe losing chimp won the fight by taking the winners hand.CCuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.DSome clever scrub jays often steal their food back.4Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?ADo Animal
12、s Lie?BDoes Mother Nature Fool Animals?CHow do Animals Learn to Lie?DHow does Honesty Help Animals Survive?三、语法填空China launched a large robotic spacecraft on 17 December 2020 at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South Chinas Hainan Province, 1 (task) it with landing on the moon and bringing back l
13、unar samples, 44 years after the last time such extraterrestrial substances (外星物质) 2 (bring) back to earth.The 3 (heavy) and largest in the nations lunar fleet Change 5 would fly in the trajectory within the next several days and make some correction operations before conducting a key braking maneuv
14、er (刹车操作) to avoid 4 (accident) flying past the moon.The return capsule of 5 (China) Change 5 probe touched down on its preset landing site in Siziwang Banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1：59 am on Thursday, bringing back the countrys first samples 6 (collect) from the moon, according
15、 to the China National Space Administration (CNSA)Zhang Kejian, head of CNSA，declared the Change 5 mission a success.It marked the successful 7 (conclude) of Chinas current threestep lunar exploration program of orbiting, landing, and bringing back samples, 8 began in 2004.The recovery team would ma
16、ke initial processing of 9 capsule and then use a plane to transport it 10 Beijing, where it would be opened for technicians to remove the container holding lunar samples, the administration said.一、选词填空1.grow up2.had a say3.In fact4.behind the wheel5.take responsibility for6.for an instant7.approved
17、 of8.be suitable for9.a minimum of10.contribute to二、阅读理解1.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young可知，啄木鸟保护孩子不受猎食动物侵害是通过假装受伤，故选D项。2.B句意理解题。根据第五段最后一句可知，一位动物专家曾经看到一个输了的黑猩猩抓住获胜的黑猩猩的手又开始打斗了。因此画线句意思是：大猩猩也可能不诚实，故选B项。3.A细节理解题。根据第六段最后两句可知，一些聪明的黑猩猩在找到食
18、物时学会了非常轻柔地叫。这样，其他黑猩猩就听不到它们的声音，它们也不需要分享食物。故选A项。4.A标题归纳题。根据全篇文章的内容和第一段中Can they lie with their bodies and behavior？可知，这篇文章讲的是动物也会撒谎，故选A项。三、语法填空1tasking本句的谓语动词为launched，空处为非谓语动词，与逻辑主语China为主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。task此处为动词，意为“交给某人(任务)；派给某人(工作)”。2were brought根据44 years after the last time可知，此处指过去发生的事，“外星物质被带回地球”，
19、表被动，应用被动语态，故填were brought。3heaviest根据空前的The以及空后的and largest可知，这里用形容词的最高级形式，故填heaviest。4accidentally空处修饰flying，应用副词形式，故填accidentally。5Chinas空处与Change 5 probe为所有关系，故填Chinas。6collected该句的谓语动词是touched，空处是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语samples为动宾关系，应用过去分词作后置定语，故填collected。7conclusion空前为形容词，形容词修饰名词，故填conclusion。8which空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Chinas current threestep lunar exploration program，关系词在从句中作主语，故用which。9the此处特指上文中提到的太空舱，故用定冠词the。10to根据语境可知，此处表示“用飞机将其运回北京”，应用介词to。第9页（共9页）
