1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 3 The Violence of Nature (限时： 35 分钟 ) (对应学生用书第 325 页 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 东北三省四市二模 )On April 14th， 2010， my entire life changed in an instant.One moment I was joyfully riding through the sunshine.The next moment，metal， flesh and bones were spreading against the pavement in a thunder
2、ous crash.Another cyclist， biking carelessly， had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic. As if to symbolize the accident that had hit my life， another disaster also occurred on April 14th， 2010.It cost the airline industry $1.7 billion.Ten million travellers were stuck for days
3、.Economics all over the world were disturbed.This was the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull， one of Icelands many volcanoes. However， volcanoes are not all bad.In fact， they are necessary.They are responsible for the birth of new earth， and for the creation of rich soil.This eruption gave off 0.15 millio
4、n tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere daily.But cancelling 48% of the worlds flight travel saved about 2.8 million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere， temporarily decreasing our carbon footprint. Similarly， the accident had badly affected my emotion but it also allowed me to look more c
5、losely inside myself and discover things about myself I would never have realized.I learned how not to judge myself for my new limitations. In 1973， another Icelandic volcano， Eldfell， broke out.Icelanders decided to bomb it with cold water until it froze and chose a different path.After their plan
6、worked， they used the geothermal(地热的 ) energy for the next 15 years to heat their homes.A good example of life bringing lemons， and making lemonade! One must move on from misfortunes， focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future. I ran from April 14th， 2010， to every kind of
7、escape.Eventually I ended up in university for a newfound love for Earth sciences. 【语篇解读】 作者把自己遭遇的突发事件和火山爆发这种自然灾害进行类比 ， 说明遭【 精品教育资源文库 】 遇到不幸也有好处 ， 面对现实情况要乐观积极。 1 What happened to the writer on April 14th， 2010? A He was involved in a car crash. B He was stuck in an Icelands airport. C He witnessed
8、a volcanic eruption. D He was badly injured on a bike ride. D 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的 “The next moment ， metal.crash.Another cyclist， biking carelessly， had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic.” 可知 ， 一个马虎的骑自行车的人撞到了作者 ， 作者遭遇了事故 ， 受伤严重 ， 故 D项正确。 2 Which was an effect of the eruption o
9、f Eyjafjallajokull? A The economy was influenced globally by the eruption. B Carbon dioxide increased temporarily. C Most of the worlds planes were held up. D The earth in Iceland was terribly polluted. A 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的 “Eco nomics all over the world were disturbed.” 可知 ， 艾雅法拉火山爆发后 ， 全世界的经济都受到了干扰
10、， 即火山的爆发 使全球经济受损 ， 故 A 项正确。 3 Why did the writer mention the Eldfell volcano? A It broke out in Iceland on April 14th as well. B It symbolized the accident that changed his life. C It told us to make the best of a given situation. D It encouraged him to know more about himself. C 考查推理判断。根据文章第五段中的 “A
11、fter their plan worked.their homes.”并结合 “One must move on from misfortunes ， focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future.” 可推知 ， 我们应该充分利用特定的环境。 4 What is the best title for the passage? A Escape from Volcanoes B Inspiration from Disasters C Love for Earth Sciences D Attitude
12、 Toward Nature B 考查标题归纳。本文作者通过讲述自己遭遇的事故和火山爆发带来的好处及坏处 ，【 精品教育资源文库 】 告诉人们要积极 应对现实情况 ， 所以选 B 项。 【导学号： 44040177】 B (2017 福州质量检测 )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
13、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，” commented 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
14、 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
15、 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 o
16、ur 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 comparison, the tiger beetle(虎甲虫 )runs fa
17、ster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming 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
18、 in more detail. 【语篇解读】 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。 5 What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about? A Pace of life of animals. B Time perception of animals. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C Lifetime of small animals. D
19、 Impressive abilities of animals. B 考查主旨大意。通读全文可知 ， 根据第一段的 “According to a team of researchers， an animals ability to perceive(感知 )time is linked to their pace of life.” 可知为本文的主题句；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。 6 What does Kevin Healys comment mean in Para.2? A The ability o
20、f animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed. B The survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time. C Animals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time. D Animals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life. B 考查细节理解。根据第二段 Kevin
21、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
22、知能力 ， 故 B 项正确。 7 Why can houseflies avoid being hit? A They can think very deeply before they act. B They can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up. C They can process information as quickly as they receive it. D They can send information to the brain more quickly than to their eyes. C 考查细节理解。
23、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。 干扰项分析 根据第五段中的 “Flies might not be deep thinkers， but they can make good decisions very quickly” 可知 ， 苍蝇的思考能力较弱 ， 故 A 项错误； B 项说的是虎甲虫；根据第五段中的 “Having eyes that send.equally quic
