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Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained (35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·湖南岳阳第三次质检)

In May 2007,a huge lake in Chile disappeared overnight.The only things left behind was a giant,30 meter deep pit,icebergs,and dry soil!All of the water and its contents were gone.A river that flowed from the lake was reduced to a very small

stream.Word is starting to spread across the Internet,and UFO enthusiasts are putting forth theories as to how something like this could have happened.

This wasn’t a small lake or pond,either—it was approximately five miles

long!The last time geologists saw it was in March 2007 and nothing appeared strange about it at all.When this story first broke,many people thought it was just a hoax,and indeed it did seem too bizarre to be true.It is true,however,despite how baffling it is.Geologists report huge cracks at the bottom of the pit.Did the water somehow drain through the cracks?Was there some sort of earthquake?

One glacier specialist explained to a Chilean newspaper that the lake itself did not even exist three decades ago.So,is it possible that the landscape in that part of the world is reforming itself? Geologists and glacier specialists are currently doing tests to see what they can find out about the bizarre landscape in that area.Some media reports are trying to claim that the water was actually drained by UFOs!Is it caused by global warming?Is this just media sensationalism,or something more?Whether there is a scientific explanation for what happened,only time will tell.

This isn’t the first time a lake disappeared out of nowhere.There have been a few instances in the past where an earthquake caused water to drain.The only problem with this theory in this case in point is that there had been no reports of any earthquakes in that particular area in spring of 2007. 1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The lake in Chile was in fact quite small.

B.You cannot find the lake itself in Chile thirty years ago. C.Something strange happened before the lake disappeared.

D.The lake water actually drained through the cracks at the bottom of the pit. 2.What does the underlined word “hoax” in the second paragraph mean? A.Trick. B.Accident. C.Memory. D.Theory.

3.What’s the writer’s attitude toward the lake’s disappearance in Chile? A.He believes it was caused by UFOs.

B.He believes it was caused by global warming.

C.He believes it was caused by an underground earthquake. D.He believes there are no scientific explanations up to now. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A.The History of Chile Lakes

B.UFOs and the Lake’s Disappearance in Chile C.Huge Lake in Chile Disappears Overnight

D.The Scientific Explanations to the Lake’s Disappearance in Chile

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Ⅱ.完形填空

(2017·湖北沙市第二次考试)

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school.Usually,on holiday,Mother 1 me to sleep in.And I would certainly take full advantage of it.On this particular morning, 2 ,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the 3 ,having nothing better to do.But as it turned out,I was soon to learn about something 4 in life.

As I watched several people go by,get into their cars and drive off,I 5 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 6 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage.He 7 from one car to another,washing and cleaning them.From the water on the ground,it seemed that he had already 8 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars.He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts 9 my mind as I watched him work.He wasn’t well-dressed.He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 10 T-shirt.The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 11 would want to be seen riding on.But he seemed 12 with life.There he was,working hard at his small business, 13 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 14 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of 15 in the way he seemed to be doing things 16 the windscreen(挡风玻璃),then standing back to admire it,scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and 17 ,standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.

It was a 18 to learn,I felt.At no age need one have to beg for a 19 if one has good health and is willing to work hard.For a while I felt 20 of myself.Young as I am—just sixteen,and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon. 1.A.forces B.allows C.causes D.forbids 2.A.otherwise B.therefore C.however D.besides 3.A.parking lot B.bus stop C.school D.market 4.A.interesting B.surprising C.awful D.useful 5.A.noticed B.recognized C.called D.assisted 6.A.back B.handle C.wheel D.seat 7.A.searched B.left C.moved D.wandered 8.A.stopped B.started C.intended D.finished 9.A.crossed B.slipped C.disturbed D.inspired 10.A.attractive B.shiny C.simple D.expensive 11.A.repairmen B.businessmen C.drivers D.cyclists 12.A.busy B.content C.careful D.bored 13.A.waving B.looking C.laughing D.pointing

14.A.about C.with 15.A.worry C.sympathy 16.A.cleaning C.replacing 17.A.still C.again

18.A.lesson C.skill

19.A.business C.success 20.A.tired C.fearful B.for D.like B.respect D.pride B.fixing D.covering B.yet D.soon B.subject D.fact B.living D.right B.doubtful D.ashamed

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Ⅲ.语法填空

(2017·江西九江十校第二次联考)

In 1990,over 100 countries signed 1. international agreement to make it illegal to buy or sell ivory,which is mainly used for jewellery.Most ivory is made from the tusks (长牙) of African elephants.These tusks are 2. (terrible) valuable—one pair is worth more than three times the income of an African farmer or a factory worker in a year.

Hunting elephants was so profitable 3. from 1979 to 1989 the number of elephants in Africa fell from 1.3 million to 600,000.It was feared that by the year 2000 there would be none 4. (leave).However,thanks to the international agreement,there 5. (be) much less illegal hunting since 1990.

But considering 6. (vary) of aspects,it costs a lot of money to preserve

elephants.Game wardens (野生动物保护区看守人) must be hired to protect them;land must be set aside for them,and when they destroy a farmer’s crops,the farmer must 7. (pay) compensation.

Zimbabwe and four other African countries say that some of the elephants should be killed legally.This would help keep the population 8. (stability),and selling the ivory would help pay for preserving the elephants.But conservationists say that 9. (make) ivory legal to sell would lead to even more illegal hunting.Others say 10. is wrong is to kill elephants because they are sensitive animals who feel emotional pain at the death of other elephants.

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Ⅳ.书面表达

(2017·福建福州一中模拟)

假定你是李华,请用英文写份申请,愿作“志愿家庭”,接待来你市参观的美国中学生代表,内容包括:

1.自我介绍;

2.家庭条件及个人优势;

3.安排美国朋友参加的活动。

注意:1.词数不少于80,开头已给出,不计入总词数; 2.可适当增加细节,以是行文连贯。 Dear Sir,

I sincerely hope that my family can have the honor to be a host family. ________________________

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