Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World（通用2篇）

UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld篇1

book4    module6

unexplainedmysteriesofthenaturalworld

learningpaper1    wordsandphrases

learningaims:tomasterthenewwordsandphrases

importanceanddifficulty:memoryofthewordsandphrases

i.wordsandphrases

1. attack(v/n.)_______;攻击者________;

makeanattackon..._______________

2. frightening__________;frightened______________

3. exist(v.)_______;(n.)________;

4. calm(v.)______(adj.)_______;保持冷静___________

5. disappear(v.)_________;反义词____________

6. adapt(v.)______;adaptto__________

eg:适应当地环境__________________________

7.generous(adj.)________;begegerouswithsth________

begenerousindoingsth_____________eg:他花钱大方________________；他慷慨助人______________________

8.indicate(v.)________;(n.)___________

9.fortune(可数名词)________;(不可数)__________(adj.)

___________;(adv.)____________(反义词)____________

10.神话________；神秘的____________

11.claim(v/n)________ __________;

12.dieout_________13.comestraighttothepoint__________

14.因为/由于________;_________;___________

15.getaclearlookatsth___________16.stickout________

17.throwlighton___________;18.accordingto____________

19.berelatedto__________;20.closeto____________

ii.filltheblankswiththewordsinthecorrectforms.

1.alocalphotographer_______thathesawamonster.

2.itisavery__________experiencetofindyourselffacetofacewithatiger.

3.tigersarevery________animalsandtheycanbeextremelydangerous.

4.mostscientistsare_________abouttheexistenceofseamonstersincoldlakes.

5.therearemany__________creatureswhichpeopleclaimtoseearoundtheworld.

6.thisplant________onlyinaustralia.

7.he_______fromthebridgetorescuethedrowningchild.

8.asapartymember,heisalways________ingivinghelp.

iii.completethesentences.

1. 那小孩以惊恐的眼神看着那个令人害怕的男人。

thechildstaredatthe_________manwith________eyes.

2. 当你靠近一头老虎时，你会感到既紧张又激动。

whenyou____________atiger,youwillfellnervousandexcited.

3. recentresearch____________(已使了解)thecauseofthedisease.

4. hetalkedandtalkedbutnever_______________(谈到正题)

5. 没有人看清这个人是谁。(getaclearlookat)

__________________________________________________

iv.bestchoice

1. inmyopinion,itisimportanttokeep_____inanemergency.a.quiet b.calm c.still d.silent

2. manyoftheearth’splantsandanimalshavealready____andseveralotherspeciesareendangered.

a. diedaway b.diedout c.diedoff d.diedup

3. tocutsteak(牛肉),youneedaknifewitha_____edge.

a.narrow  b.small  c.sharp  d.clear

4.theyruntothepool,___inandswamtotheotherside.

a.dived  b.dropped  c.dipped  d.fell

5.the_____windsknockedovermanytelephonelines.

a.fierce  b.large  c.huge  d.noble

6.thatringmustbewortha_____.

a.fortune b.money c.wealth d.property

7.heisjusttryinghis____becauseitisimpossibleforhimtoworkwithbrilliantdirectors.

a.favour  b.fortune  c.life  d.way

8.thiscompanyhasaverybad____inthatprovince.

a.repetition b.reputation c.famous d.name

UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld篇2

book4module6unexplainedmysteriesofthe

naturalworld  (learningpaper4exercise)

ⅰ.bestchoice

1.sheisvery_____withhertime---alwaysreadytohelpothers.

a.full    b.good     c.kind      d.generous.

2.ilastsawhimgoingbackintothatburningbuilding---he_____badlyhurt.

a.shallbe             b.wouldbe

c.wouldhavebeen      d.mayhavebeen

3.hopingthathemightbeabletothrowsome_____ontheproblem,iaskedhimtolookattheengine.

a.light    b.glow    c.flame      d.lamp

4.his____wasdestroyedwhenhewascaughtstealingsomemoney.

a.role   b.character  c.reputation d.personal

5.it’squite____tohavesailedacrosstheatlanticoceanonyourown.

a.anything b.something c.everything d.nothing

6.onekindoflivingcreaturedied_____eachyear. 

a.from b.away c.out d.off

7.there’snolighton—they____beathome.

a.can’t  b.mustn’t  c.needn’t  d.shouldn’t

8.thecakeisverysweet.you_____alotofsugarinit.

a.shouldput           b.couldhaveput

c.mightput            d.musthaveput

9.theweatherturnedouttobefineyesterday.i____thetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme.

a.shouldhavetaken     b.couldhavetaken

c.needn’thavetaken     d.mustn’thavetaken

10.theflowersaredead.i_____themyesterday.

a.shouldwater          b.mustwater

c.shouldhavewatered    d.musthavewatered

ⅱ.根据所给汉语或所缺单词的首字母，写出单词的正确形式。

1. a     isthebestformofdefense.

2. thegiantpandawillsoonbecomee     .

3. shec      theownershipoftheland.

4. manypeopleareveryconcernedaboutthed_______（毁灭）oftherainforests.

5. youmuststayc      incaseofanemergence.

6. thesearchwascalledforthesailorswho_______(消失)inthestorm.

ⅲ.用所给的单词或短语将下列句子译成英语。

1.在古代中国，龙和皇室有密切的联系。（beconnectedto）

_____________________________________________________.

2.年轻人很快就能适应新的变化和新的环境。(adaptto)

_____________________________________________________.

3.不要废话了，直接说正题吧。（comestraighttothepoint）

____________________________________________________________.

4.该队的成功很大程度上是由于他的努力。（dueto）

____________________________________________________________.

5.你喜欢现代音乐吗？（gofor）

____________________________________________________________.

6.根据天气预报，明天会是个晴天。（accordingto）

____________________________________________________________. 

7.天可能要下雨。（belikelyto）

____________________________________________________________.

ⅳ.完形填空。

inthenorthofscotland,thereisalonglake.mountains1   alongitssides.betweenthem,thebiglakestretches(延伸) 2  theeyecansee.thewaterisdeepanddark.thisislochness—lochisthescottishwordfor“lake”.

lochnessisalakewithmystery,whichgoesbackhundredsofyears.ithas 3  todowithabig,strangecreaturethatwas 4  toliveintheloch.

thelocalpeoplebelievedinthiscreature.mostofthetime,theysaid,itlived 5  water.onceinawhileitcametothesurface, 6  someonemightcatchsightofsomepartsofit. 7  wasit? noonecouldsay,fornooneevergotagoodlookatit.theythoughtitmustbesomekindof 8

sinceitlivedintheloch.butitdidnot 9  anyfishtheyknew.

beforethe1939s,fewpeopleoutsidehad 10  thecreature.thenaroadwasbuilt 11  lochness.manyvisitorsbeganseeingthelochandhearingaboutthebig,strangecreature,andsomeofthembelievedtheyhadcaught 12  ofit.

oneofthesesightingswaswrittenup 13  alocalnewspaper.whentheeditorreadthestory,hesaid,“ifthatis14 ,wewillhavetocallitamonster.thatwas 15  itbecamethelochnessmonster.fromthenon,manypapers 16 storiesaboutthemonster.theymadegoodreading.

thesestoriesmadethe17  famous.butmanyreadersthoughtitwasajoke.tothem,amonsterwasamake-believeanimal, 18  onemightseeinamovie.theythoughtthe 19 

hadinventedamonstertodrawtouriststothe 20.

1arun        brise       cstay       draise

2aasfaras    baslongas  casclearas  dasdeepas

3anothing     beverything csomething  danything

4atold        bfound     cwarned    dsaid

5aover       babove     cunder      dnear

6abut        band       cwhile      das

7awhat       bwhere     cwhen      dhow

8abird        bbeast     cplant      dfish

9alike        baround    cfor       dinto

10acaredof   bheardof   cthoughtabout dworriedabout

11ainside     bunder     cthrough    dalong

12asight      bhold      ccold       dbreath

13ato        bfor        con        din

14astrong     bcruel      cbig       dstrange

15ahow      bwhy       cwhen     dwhat

16awrote     btold        cknew     dprinted

17aloch      beditor      cmonster   dpaper

18asomething bsomeone    cthat      dwhat

19avisitors   beditors      cscots     dlake

20amountain bloch        cscotland   dstory

ⅴ.readingcomprehension

thebermudatriangle(百慕大三角)isintheatlanticocean,nearfloridintheusa.duringthepast60yearsmorethan1,000seameninshipsandpilotsintheplaneshavelosttheirlives.itisknownasthetriangleofdeathforitsstrangeseawaterandsuddenstorm.what’sthestrangestisthelightoftheseawaterwhichlooks

sobrightthatitcanbeseenevenfromanouterspaceship.

at2:00p.m.ondecember5,1945,fiveplanestookoffinfineweatherfromtheairportofflorida,onatrainingtask.twohourslater,theleaderintheskyradioedthathewascompletelylost.thentherewassilence.anotherplanewassenttolookforthemanditalsodisappeared.

oneofthelargestshipsthathaddisappearedinthetrianglewasanamericancoalship,500meterslong.theweatherwasgood,andtherewerenomessagesforhelpbeforeitwasgone.nobrokenshipsordeadbodieshavebeenfoundsofar.

nooneisabletotellhowalltheseaccidentshavehappened.agroupofjapanesescientistswenttheretoseewhatitwasreallylikein1995,butnothinghasbeenheardofthemeversince.

(  )1.whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

a.howthebermudaateuptheplanesandships.

b.whymanyoftheplanesandshipshavedisappeared.

c.strangeaccidentshappenedinthetriangleandnoonecantellwhy.

d.whenthebermudatrianglewasformedverystrangely

(  )2.howmanyplaneshavelostindecember,1945?

a.five    b.six     c.seven     d.eight

(  )3.whatdoestheunderlinedword“radioed”mean?

a. wrotesoundmessagesusingaradio.

b. listenedtosoundmessagesusingaradio.

c. sentsoundmessagesusingaradio.

d. receivedsoundmessagesusingaradio.

(  )4.whywastheleaderintheplanelost?

a. hemetwithterribleweather

b. hewaslosingtherightdirection.

c. airportdidn’tgivehimananswer.

d. thereasonsarestillunknown.

(  )5.whataboutjapanesescientistwhowenttobermuda?

a.theyhavealsodisappearedverystrangely.

b.theyhavenotheardofanythingimportant.

c.theyarestillworkinghardinbermuda.

d.they’vecomeback,knowingnothingaboutit.