1、Module 4Great Scientists Section Introduction,Reading 数量 2.I couldnt figure out what he (had) said. 含义 答案弄明白 3.The library had moved from its original place to another building. 含义 答案原先的 4.That country exports the most diamonds and coal in the world. 含义 答案出口 三、用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空 bring up be intereste
2、d in the key to replace.with figure out breakthrough refer to bring in search for support 1.Later they will the stick a big stone. 答案 replace;with 2.Surgeons have made a great in the kidney transplant. 答案 break through 3.The author begins by the early history of his country. 答案 referring to 4.I must
3、 my lost wallet until I find it. 答案 search for 5.Just then a white-haired old woman entered, by a girl. 答案 supported 6.John was born in Texas but in Oklahoma. 答案 brought up 7.They what was going on in the art world. 答案 were interested in 8.The firm has a new management team to work on the project. 答
4、案 brought in 9.The policeman holds solving the crime. 答案 the key to 10.I just couldnt why he gave up such a good chance. 答案 figure out 四、阅读理解 A Louis Pasteur was born in Dole,France on December 27,1822.His family was poor,and during his early education Pasteur was an ordinary student who enjoyed art
5、 and singing.However,when Pasteur was exposed to science as a teenager,he knew he had found his career. In 1838,Pasteur went to college to become a science teacher.He then became a chemistry professor at the University of Strasbourg.He got married in 1849 and had five children.However,three died you
6、ng from typhoid fever(伤寒症).It was the deaths of his children that drove Pasteur to investigate the infectious disease in order to find a cure. During Pasteurs time,people believed that bacteria appeared due to “spontaneous generation(自然 发生)”.They thought that bacteria just appeared out of nowhere.Pa
7、steur carried out experiments to see if this was true.Through his experiments he proved that germs were living things that came from other living things.They didnt just spontaneously appear.This was a major discovery in the study of biology.Now Pasteur is known as the father of microbiology. As Past
8、eur learned more about bacteria,he began to think they may be the cause of diseases in humans.When the French silk market was threatened by a disease to silkworms(蚕),Pasteur decided to investigate.He discovered that this disease was caused by germs.By killing them,he was able to cease the disease an
9、d save the French silk business. Today Louis Pasteur is known as one of the most important scientists in history.His discoveries led to an understanding of bacteria and diseases that has helped to save millions and millions of lives. 1.After his childrens deaths,Louis Pasteur . A.became afraid of in
10、fectious diseases B.was frustrated and wanted to do nothing C.decided to find out how to treat the disease D.didnt know it was typhoid fever that caused their deaths 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据文中“It was the deaths of his children that drove Pasteur to investigate the infectious disease in order to find a cure.”
11、可知在他的孩子们死后,Louis Pasteur 决定查明如何治疗这种 疾病,故选 C项。 2.What is implied about Louis Pasteurs discovery in Paragraph 3? A.It supported what most people thought at that time. B.It revealed that bacteria often appeared out of nowhere. C.It attracted the attention of the father of microbiology. D.It was a very
12、important discovery in the history of biology. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据文中“This was a major discovery in the study of biology.”可知那是生物学历史 上非常重要的一项发现,故选 D 项。 3.What does the underlined word “cease” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A.End. B.Find. C.Develop. D.Spread. 答案 A 解析词义猜测题。根据“By killing them”及“save the Frenc
13、h silk business”可知 cease 与 end意思相近, 故选 A项。 4.What is the text mainly about? A.A disease that killed children easily in history. B.A great scientist in the field of biology in history. C.Some of the most important scientists in history. D.Some of the most important discoveries in history. 答案 B 解析主旨大意
14、题。这篇文章的主旨是介绍历史上一位生物领域的伟大的科学家,故选 B 项。 B Annie Oakley was born in 1860 on a farm in Darke Country,Ohio,the US and died in 1926,at the age of 66.When she was very young,she used to watch her father and his friends shoot animals.She wanted to try.But they laughed at her because they thought she was too
15、young and not strong enough to hold a gun firmly.But she surprised them all by learning to shoot and becoming very good at it.Her family was quite poor,too poor to give Annie a good education.When she was a child,her family had to borrow money from the bank to keep their farm.Annie attended shooting
16、 games to help her familys farm:no rabbit was quick enough to escape her bullets. Annie married a marksman whom she met at a shooting competition.Together they started their own shooting show and they performed in various shows around the country. When Annie Oakley was twenty-five,the legendary Buff
17、alo Bill saw her perform and said she was too good to perform in small shows.That year,she and her husband joined the famous “Buffalo Bills Wild West Show”.For the seventeen years when she was part of the show,Annie was the main attraction.She was such a good shooter that standing ten meters away,sh
18、e could hit a coin thrown in the air and even shoot cigarettes held between her husbands lips. When Annie was forty-one,she was seriously injured in a train crash.Everyone thought that would be the end of her career.But she recovered quickly and as soon as she was well enough to perform she continue
19、d to amaze her audiences for many years. In 1946,years after her death,a musical called Annie Get Your Gun was written about Annie Oakley.However,Annie was much quieter in real life than the character in the musical.Some of the stories about her shooting skills are almost too extraordinary to be tru
20、e.Annie Oakley has become a legendary figure of the Wild West. (一)根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 5.When Annie Oakley was a child,her family . A.borrowed money to support her education B.encouraged her to learn shooting C.didnt expect her to be a good shooter D.was too poor to buy her a gun 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知,他们
21、嘲笑她并对她的射击天赋感到吃惊来看,他们没有料到 她会成为射击高手。 6.What Mr.Buffalo Bill said meant that Annie Oakley . A.needed a bigger,better-known show B.was not good enough to show in big shows C.would make progress if she joined him D.was unworthy of the name of a good shooter 答案 A 解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“.and said she was too good
22、to perform in small shows.”可知,Buffalo Bill 认为“她需要一个更大的舞台施展自己的才华”。 7.A “marksman” in the second paragraph is a person “ ”. A.who is good at shooting B.who always gets success easily C.who likes to attend the shooting competitions D.who desires to learn shooting skills 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第二段的描述及上下文的语境可知,m
23、arksman 是“神枪手”的意思。 8.Which of the following best describes the character of Annie Oakley? A.She was a legendary figure who devoted herself to musicals. B.She was a strong woman who liked to show herself off. C.She was a brave woman who never depended on others. D.She was a gifted shooter with great
24、determination. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。安妮 奥克莱儿时的射击才能令人吃惊,显示了她的天赋,受伤后的她重返舞台表明 了她的毅力。 (二)文章二次开发。结合语篇内容复习巩固本模块的词汇、句型、语法等方面的内容。根据上文改 写,用本模块的单词、短语、语法(被动语态,by doing)填空。 Annie Oakley was 9. in a farmer family which was too poor to make her well 10. .When she was young,her family had to keep their farm 11. money from
25、the bank.She also attended shooting games to 12. her family.Later,she got married and took part in many shooting shows,where she performed very well.After her death,a musical and many stories 13. about her shooting skills.She has become a legendary 14. of the Wild West. 答案 9.brought up 10.educated 1
26、1.by borrowing 12.support 13.were written 14.figure 五、语篇填空 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。 Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor and film 1.(direct) of the silent film era who became one of the best-known film stars in the world before the end of the World War . Chaplin used mime,slapstick(打闹
27、剧)and other visual comedy routines,and 2.(continue) well into the era of the talkies(有声电影),3. his films decreased in frequency from the end of the 1920s.His most famous role was that in The Tramp,which he first 4.(play) in the Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914.From the April 1914 one-
28、reeler Twenty Minutes of Love onwards he was writing and directing most of his films,by 1916 he was also producing them,and 5. 1918 he was even composing the music for them. Chaplin was one of 6. (create) and influential personalities of the silent film era.He 7. (influence) by his predecessor(前辈),t
29、he French silent movie comedian Max Linder,to whom he dedicated one of his films.His working life in 8. (entertain) spanned(延续)over 75 years,from the Victorian stage and the Music Hall in the United Kingdom as a child 9. (perform),until close to his death at the age of 88. In 1999,the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of 10. time.George Bernard Shaw called Chaplin “the only genius to come out of the movie industry”. 答案 1.director 2.continued 3.though 4.played 5.from 6.the most creative 7.was influenced 8.entertainment 9.performer 10.all
