活頁(yè)作業(yè)(七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Foryears，thegiantsquid(大王烏賊)hadremainedamodernmystery.Livinginthedarkdepthsoftheocean，thecreatureisdifficultforscientiststoobservedirectly.Ithadalsomanagedtoavoidallattemptstofilmit.ThatchangedlastJuly：forthefirsttimeever，scientistswereabletocatchthegiantsquidonvideoinitsnaturalhabitat.Theywereamazedbywhattheysaw.ThescientistsfilmedthesquidintheNorthPacificOcean，southofTokyo，Japan.Theyfolloweditdowntoadepthof2,952feet.Theyshotmorethan23minutesofvideobeforethesquidswamoffintoevendarkerdepths.ThevideofootagewillbereleasedtothepubliclaterthismonthonTheDiscoveryChannel.TsunemiKubodera，azoologistatJapan’sNationalMuseumofNatureandScience，ledtheteamthatfilmedthesquid.Theteamwentintotheoceaninasmallsubmarinewithlightsinvisibletobothhumansandsquid.Sincegiantsquideatsmallersquid，thescientistsreleasedasmallsquidasbait(誘餌)．Thenthescientistswaitedinthepitchblackforthegiantsquidtoapproach.Thecolorvideoshowsthecreaturefloatingvertically，eatingthebaitsquid.Thegiantsquidis9to10feetlongandismissingitstwolongesttentacles(觸須)．Withthosetentacles，itcouldhavemeasuredupto26feetlong.Ithashugeblackeyesthesizeofdinnerplates.“Itwasshiningandsobeautiful，”Kuboderasaid.Becausethedeepoceanissounfriendlytohumans，littleisknownaboutthegiantsquid.Scientistssaycatchingthemysteriouscreatureonvideoisanimportantsteptowardunderstandingit.Forcenturies，sailorshadreportedseeingahuge，ocean－dwellingbeast，thoughttobethegiantsquid.ThecreatureisalsobelievedtobethesubjectoftheNordicmythofthekraken，aseacreaturethatsupposedlyattackedshipsinScandinavianwatersoverthepastthousandsofyears.1．Whyisitdifficulttofilmthegiantsquid?A．Becauseitisillegaltofilmthegiantsquid.B．Becauseitistooexpensivetomakesuchafilm.C．Becausethegiantsquidlivesinthedarkdeepocean.D．Becausethegiantsquidisdangeroustohumans.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Livinginthedarkdepthsoftheocean，thecreatureisdifficultforscientiststoobservedirectly.”可知，因?yàn)榇笸鯙踬\生活在大洋深處，所以人們很難拍攝到它。答案：C2．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatscientists____________________.A．firstsawthegiantsquidintheoceanB．discoveredanewseacreatureintheoceanC．havetheoceanbottomsecretlyrecordedonvideoD．havefirstcaughtthelegendarygiantsquidonvideo解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，科學(xué)家在北太平洋下到深度為2952英尺的地方第一次拍攝了一段23分鐘長(zhǎng)的有關(guān)大王烏賊的錄像。因此D項(xiàng)正確。答案：D3．Accordingtothepassage，thegiantsquid’slongesttentaclescanbe_____________.A．16to17feetlongB．9to10feetlongC．morethan26feetlongD．a(chǎn)bout36feetlong解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，這只大王烏賊有9到10英尺長(zhǎng)，算上它的觸須可達(dá)到26英尺長(zhǎng)，由此可得出這只大王烏賊最長(zhǎng)的觸須有16到17英尺長(zhǎng)。答案：A4．Thescientistsreleasedasmallsquidintheoceanto____________________.A．increasethenumberofthegiantsquidB．trickthegiantsquidintoingoutC．makeaneducationalfilmaboutitD．showconcernforthegiantsquid解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sincegiantsquideatsmallersquid，thescientistsreleasedasmallsquidasbait.”可知，科學(xué)家在大洋里放一條小烏賊的目的是將大王烏賊引誘出來(lái)。答案：BⅡ.七選五Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.Itinfluenceshealth，intelligenceandfeelings.InAugust，itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.1.____________IntheNortheastandtheMiddleWest，itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.PeopleinthesestateshavemorehearttroubleaftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample，ina1983reportbyscientists，IQofagroupofstudentswasveryhighwhenaverystrongwindcame，butafterthestrongwind，theirIQwas10%lower.2.____________Veryhotweather，ontheotherhand，canmakeitlower.StudentsinmanyschoolsoftheUnitedStatesoftengetworseonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear(JulyandAugust)．Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople’sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthesemonths.Theymightfeelunhappyduringcoldweather.3.____________Theyevendon’tliketodooutdooractivities.Lowairpressuremaymakepeopleforgetful.4.____________Thereis“goodweather”forhealth.Peoplefeelbestatatemperatureofabout18℃Areyoufeelingsad，tired，forgetful，orunhappytoday？5.____________A．Itmaybetheweather’sproblem.B．Warmweathercanhaveabadeffectonhealth.C．Thewindcanhelppeoplehavemoreintelligence.D．Butfatpeoplemayhaveahardtimeinhotsummer.E．Peoplemayhavemoreintelligencewhenlowairpressurees.F．Peopleleavemorebagsonbusesandinshopsonlow－pressuredays.G．Peopletherehavehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblemsduringthismonth.答案：1—5GCDFAⅢ.完形填空Withtheirshining，greybodies，dolphins__1__tobelargefish.__2__，theyarereallywarm－bloodedmammals.Althoughtheycanstayunderthewaterfor__3__fifteenminutesatatime，thedolphins，__4__whales，mustetothesurfacetobreatheairthroughaholeontopoftheirheads.Dolphinsaresocialanimals.Manyofthemevenenjoybeingaroundhumans.__5__beingplayful，theyarehelpfultomen.Forexample，__6__400BC，theGreekpoetArionwassavedfromdrowningbyadolphin.Fromthenuntilnow，dolphinshavebeenhelping__7__whoareintrouble.Swimmers，however，arenot__8__humanstheyhelp.Insomepartsoftheworld，theyhelpfishermen__9__fish.Dolphins，whosebrainiseven__10__thanahumanbrain，areveryclever.Therefore，somepeoplethinkadolphin__11__smarterthanaperson.But__12__brainsizeisnottheonlymeasureofcleverness.Besides，__13__dolphins’clevernessinotherwaysisnotpossible__14__mencannottalkwiththem.Butwecanalmost__15__thatdolphinscantalkwith__16__.Theymakedifferent__17__whichseemtobe__18__aformoflanguage.Uptonowmen__19__abletofindouthowdolphinsaretalking，sonoonereallyknows__20__theyarethinking.Ifwecouldtalkwiththem，perhapstheycouldteachustobeashappyastheyseemtobe.1．A.pretend B．lookC．happen D．a(chǎn)ppear解析：appear側(cè)重指從外表上看似乎如此，不注重實(shí)際上是否如此。look指基于視覺印象上的看法，往往指看上去如此，實(shí)際上也是如此。答案：D2．A.But B．HoweverC．Then D．Instead解析：此句承接上文表示轉(zhuǎn)折。but后不加逗號(hào)。答案：B3．A.lessthan B．notmorethanC．nomorethan D．upto解析：upto是固定短語(yǔ)，此處指“多達(dá)”15分鐘。答案：D4．A.like B．a(chǎn)sC．with D．unlike解析：like作介詞，意為“像……一樣”；as作介詞，表示“作為”。答案：A5．A.Beside B．BesidesC．Exceptfor D．Except解析：此句意為：“海豚除了愛玩耍，它們對(duì)人類也有幫助?！贝鸢福築6．A.asfaras B．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)ssoonas D．a(chǎn)searlyas解析：asearlyas表示“早在……的時(shí)候”。答案：D7．A.poets B．driversC．sailors D．swimmers解析：從下句話可知。答案：D8．A.only B．theonlyC．justonly D．thejust解析：句意為：“然而，游泳者并不是海豚幫助的唯一的人?！贝鸢福築9．A.catching B．catchC．beingcaught D．caught解析：helpsb.(to)dosth.表示“幫助某人做某事”。答案：B10．A.smaller B．heavierC．lighter D．larger解析：由上下文可知。答案：D11．A.willbe B．mustbeC．can’tbe D．mustn’tbe解析：must表示肯定推測(cè)。答案：B12．A.ofcourse B．intheendC．bynature D．bymeansof解析：ofcourse表示“當(dāng)然”。句意為“當(dāng)然，大腦的大小并不是衡量是否聰明的唯一的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)?！贝鸢福篈13．A.deciding B．knowingC．measuring D．telling解析：由“brainsizeisnottheonlymeasureofcleverness”可知答案。答案：C14．A.since B．a(chǎn)ndC．unless D．but解析：since表示原因。答案：A15．A.sure B．certainC．besure D．becertainly解析：besure作謂語(yǔ)，表示“確信海豚彼此之間可以交談”。答案：C16．A.people B．fishC．humans D．eachother解析：eachother表示“彼此”。答案：D17．A.voice B．noiseC．sounds D．cries解析：此處指發(fā)出聲音。voice“嗓音”；noise“噪聲”；cry“哭喊聲，叫喊聲”。答案：C18．A.atleast B．a(chǎn)sC．nothinglike D．possible解析：發(fā)出的聲音，看起來(lái)至少是一種語(yǔ)言形式。答案：A19．A.havebeen B．haven’tbeenC．willbe D．won’tbe解析：句意為：“直到現(xiàn)在，人們還沒(méi)能弄清楚海豚怎樣進(jìn)行交談。”答案：B20．A.why B．whereC．what D．which解析：what引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作賓語(yǔ)。答案：CⅣ.語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。1.____________(work)atthewhalingstation，Iwitnessedhugewhales2.____________(kill)manytimeswithmyowneyes.3.____________theafternoonIarrivedatthestat