Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld基砒^東

一、閱讀理解

（一）

A

AnjaliMishraisarisingjunioratSunsetHighSchoolinPortland,Oregon.

At17,sheispresidentandfounderofherschoolsUNICEF（UnitedNations

Children'sFund）USAclub,andamemberofUNICEFsnationalcouncil（委

員會）.Shealsovolunteershertimeindifferentcommunities.

HowdidAnjalidevelopsuchapassion（熱情）forhelpingothers?

Whenshewasafreshman,shehadanexperiencethatgreatlychangedher

attitude.ShewasinvitedtoacousinsweddinginIndia.

"Mymomkindofforcedmetogo,“Anjalisays."WhenIsawchildrenon

thestreet,IrealizedhowluckyIwasasachild.IwasabletogetwhateverI

wanted,andmyeveryneedwassatisfied."

Anjaliaskedherself,"WhatcanIdotohelp?UNICEFstoodouttome

becauseit'salwaysonthefrontlineshelpingchildreninneed."

AfterstartingaUNICEFclubatherschool,Anjalinoticedthatthe

communityrespondedactively.Shetookthingsastepfurtherbyapplyingto

UNICEFsnationalcouncil.

"UNICEFreallylikedmywork,"shesays."Outof3,000叩plicants（申

請者），theychose6highschoolstudentstobeonthenationalcouncil,and

Iwasoneofthem."

Asamemberofthecouncil,AnjalihelpsorganizehighschoolUNICEF

clubsaroundthecountryandprovideresourcessothattheclubscanmanage

themselves.

Theteenalsofoundedanorganizationcalled"ActivistsUnited".Members

educatepeopleonthedangersofguns.Anjaliencouragesotherkidstostart

localclubsandorganizations,too."Ittakesalotofeffort,butyoucangetit

doneifyou'repassionate."shesays.

1.WhydidAnjaligotoIndia?

A.Tobeavolunteer.B.Toseehermother.

C.Tospendaholiday.D.Toattendawedding.

2.WhathasledAnjalitosetuptheUNICEFUSAclub?

A.Hermother'ssuggestion.

B.Hervolunteerexperience.

C.Thesituationfacedbypoorchildren.

D.Theencouragementfromhercousin.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph6referto?

A.3,000applicants.

B.UNICEFofficers.

C.the6highschoolstudents.

D.FoundersofUNICEFsnationalcouncil.

4.Whatdoestheorganization"ActivistsUnited"do?

A.Iteducatespeopleongunsafety.

B.Itraisesmoneyforchildreninneed.

C.Ithelpskidsstartlocalorganizations.

D.ItprovidessupportforUNICEFclubs.

B

Onelargedinosaurhidinthethickjungle（熱帶雨林）.Withsmall,hungry

eyeshewatchedalargerdinosaur,about90feetlong!Itwaseatinggrass

byalake.

Theoneinthejunglestood20feettallonhispowerfulbacklegs.Histwo

frontlegswereshort,withsharpclawsonthefeet.Histeethwerelikelong

knives.

Therewasonlyonehopeforthegrass-eatingdinosaur.Eventhoughhe

wasthreetimesaslargeashisenemy,hewasnotafighter.Hecouldonlytry

togetaway,intodeepwater,wherehecouldbesafe.

Thegrass-eatertriedtomovefast.Buttheenemywasfaster.His

three-toedfootprintsshowthathecamecloserandcloser.

Wecan'tbesurehowthefightended.Wecanonlytellbytheanimals

footprintsthatthefightdidtakeplace.Themudwherethetwodinosaurs

walkedhasturnedintostone.

Footprintsarenotallthattellusaboutdinosaurs.Theirbonesandteeth

havealsobeenfound.Weevenhavesomeoftheireggsinmuseums.

Scientistsknowhowtofitadinosaursbonetogether.Thentheycantell

howtheanimalmayhavelooked.Fromitsteeththeyknowwhetheritatemeat

orgrass.

Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes.Somewereassmallas

chickens.Butallofthemhadverysmallbrains.

Millionsofyearsago,thedinosaursruledtheearth.Sincethen,there

havebeennodinosaurs.Whathappenedtothem?

Weknowtheydidnotalldieatonce.Itmayhavetakenafewmillionyears

forallofthemtodie.

Inthedaysofthedinosaurs,thewholeearthwaswarmandwet.There

weremanygreenjungles.Buttheearthchangesslowly.Whenpartsofthe

earthbecamecoldanddry,thejungleswerebecominglessandless.Then

dinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Thismustbeonereasonwhythe

dinosaursdiedout.

5.Accordingtothetext,thegrass-eatingdinosaurs__.

A.hadthree-toedfeet

B.weremuchstrongerthanthemeat-eaters

C.werethreetimesaslargeasthemeat-eaters

D.hadtwoshortfrontlegswithsharpclawsonthefeet

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdinosaurs?

A.Theyhadverybigbrains.

B.Grass-eatingdinosaursmovefaster.

C.Mostofthemwereofthesamesize.

D.Someofthemtoretheirenemywithlongknife-liketeeth.

7.Peoplecouldknowtheappearanceofdinosaursif__.

A.scientistshavefoundtheirteeth

B.afull-sizepicturewaskeptinourmind

C.theirfootprintsweretakenfromthestoneforresearch

D.theirboneswerewellfittedtogetherwithscientificmethod

8.Thedinosaursalldiedoutprobablybecauseof__.

A.thereductionofjungles

B.somediseases

C.theglobalwarming

D.thefightsamongthedinosaurs

（二）

A

What'sOnElectricUnderground?

7：30pm—1：00amFreeattheCyclopsTheater

Doyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea?We'rebringingyouanevening

ofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedin

becomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）？Ifso,come

earlytothetalkat7：30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He's

goingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.

GeeWhizz

8：30pm—10：30pmComedyatKaleidoscope

ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He'sthefunnieststand-upcomedian

onthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromthe

youngesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Our

barisopenfrom7：00pmfordrinksandsnacks.

SimonsWorkshop

5：00pm—7：30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.

Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferent

waysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohave10

years'experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.An

eveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

8：00pm—11：00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.Charlotte

Stonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickering

onthepiano.ThemenuisItalian，withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzas

andpasta（意大利面食）.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,

andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.

1.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?

A.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.

C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.

2.Wherecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?

A.AttheCyclopsTheater.B.AtKaleidoscope.

C.AtVictoriaStage.D.AtPizzaWorld.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutSimonsWorkshop?

A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.

B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime.

C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.

D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.

B

ThepupilsofGrangetownHighhavebeenbusygettingtoknowtheir

newestandtallestclassmate—a7-meter-tallgiraffeoutsidetheirschool.

Thegiraffeisahugesculpture.Theschoolsheadmasternoticeditinan

artist'sgardenashedrovepastoneday,andthoughtitwouldbeperfectfor

hisschool."Ikneweveryonewouldloveit,“hesaid,"becauseourbasketball

teamisknownastheGrangetownGiraffes,andtheyweargiraffesontheir

shirts.SoIaskedthemtowritetotheartist,askinghowmuchitwouldcostto

buythegiraffe.Hewasverykindandgotitreadytodeliver（遞送）insix

weeks—allfornothing!ItwasexpectedtoarriveoneSundaymorning,so

thatthepupilswouldseeitwhentheygottoschoolonMonday—atthattime

theyhadnoideathatweweregettingit.”

Theartist,TomBennettwasauniversityprofessorofchemistrybefore

heretiredin2012andonlytookupmetalworkacoupleofyearsago.'Tve

alwaysdrawnpictures,"hesaid."Icanevenrememberdoingitonmyfirstday

atschool—Idrewahorse.Iwantedittobethebesthorsepictureever,butI

don'tthinkIsucceeded."Tom'sfirstmetalworkwasabicycleonwhichheand

hiswifecouldgocyclingtogether."Itwasthemostuncomfortablebikeever

created,“hesaid."SoIgaveupmakingbicyclesandwentintosculpture

instead."

MeanwhilethepupilsatGrangetownHighareveryhappywiththeirnew

classmate."Weregoingtoholdacompetitiontogiveitapropername,“said

onegirl."Everyonelikestheexpressiononitsface,soperhapsthatwillgive

ussomeideas."

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegiraffeaccordingtothetext?

A.Itwasastallasabasketballplayer.

B.ItwasgiventoGrangetownHighforfree.

C.Itwasspeciallymadeforabasketballteam.

D.ItwassenttoGrangetownHighonMonday.

5.Howdidthepupilsprobablyfeelwhentheygottoschoolon

Monday?

A.Surprised.B.Sad.

C.Confused.D.Confident.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTomBennett?

A.Heshowedinterestinartatanearlyage.

B.Hedidwellindrawing,especiallyhorse.

C.HevisitedGrangetownHighasaprofessor.

D.Helearnedalotaboutsculptureatuniversity.

7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.TomBennettisfamousasasculptor.

B.Itwasadifficultjobtosculptagiraffe.

C.theGrangetownGiraffesisastrongteam.

D.AmetalgiraffearrivedatGrangetownHigh.

（三）

In1906,JacquelineCochranwasborntoapoorfamilyinPensacola,

Florida.Likemanygirlsatthetime,shewenttoworkatanearlyage.When

shewasjusteightyearsold.Jacquelinestartedworkinginacottonmill（紗

I""）.Assheworkedontheweaving（編織）machines,makingcloth,she

dreamedaboutbecominganaviator.Shewantedtoflyoneoftheairplanes

thathadbeenrecentlyinvented.

Jacquelinegotherwishinthe1930s,shebecameapilotatatimewhen

airplaneswerebeingavoidedbymostpeople.

Onlyahandfulofbraveyoungmenflewthesenewplanes,andthere

wereveryfewwomenaviators.However,thatdidnotstopJacqueline.She

tookflyinglessonsandbegantoenterfamousraces.In1938,shewonfirst

prizeinacompetitiontoflyacrosstheUnitedStates.

AtthebeginningofWorldWarII,JacquelinetrainedwomeninEngland

aspilots.ShelatercamebacktotheUnitedStatesandtrainedAmerican

women,too.In1945.shereceivedtheDistinguishedServiceMedal,one

ofAmericashighesthonors.

Whenjetplaneswereinvented,Jacquelinelearnedtoflythem,too.

Soon,shewasthefirstwomantoflyfasterthanthespeedofsound.

Jacquelinealsosetmanyotherrecordsinthefieldofaviation,includingflying

higherthananyonehadbeforeher.

Inmanyways,JacquelineCochranisforgottentoday.Butthiswoman

pilotshouldberemembered.Shewasapioneerofnewtechnology.She

helpedtomakeairtraveloneofourmostimportantwaysoftransportation.

1.Whatisanaviator?

A.Aweaver.B.Atraveler.

C.Apilot.D.Atrainer.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutearlyairplanes?

A.Theyweredangeroustofly.

B.Theycouldtravelfasterthansound.

C.Theywerenotallowedtobeflownbywomen.

D.Theywereverypopularamongbraveyoungmen.

3.WhatisthecorrectorderaboutJacqueline'sexperience?

a.Sheworkedinacottonmill.

b.Shetrainedwomenpilots.

c.Shereceivedamedal.

d.Shewonafirstprize.

A.a-b-d-cB.a-d-b-c

C.d-a-b-cD.d-a-c-b

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFlyingRacesforWomen

B.TheInventionofJetPlanes

C.TheFirstWomanPilot

D.TheForgottenFlyer

二、選詞填空

用下面給出單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。有兩個詞是多余的。

Calmlikelydestroypredictclaimcreature

haircoverexistfrightenfortunedisappear

1.Thestrangespendtheirlivesbelowtheground.

2.Thesoundoftherivermo