模块五Unit3Scienceversusnature.doc

模块五  Unit 3  Science versus nature
【考点透视】
I 重点短语
in favor of the proposal / in favor of free trade / in favour of doing sth.
in favor of sb. =  in one’s favor
1. favor    in favor with sb.
          do sb. a favor = do a favor for sb.
          do sb. the favor to do sth.
          ask sb. a favor = ask a favor of sb.
point out sth.
vi.    point out that …..
                point at
point to
2. point          a point of view  
                take one’s point.
n.    to the point
at the point of
on the point of
3. interfere： interfere in / with sb. / one’s affairs …

         praise sb. for sth.
    vt.   类似词：punish / reward / scold sb. for (doing) sth.
4. praise        praise sb. highly
               a praise of sb. / sth.
     n.   in praise of
               sing high praise for……
     the intention to do sth. / of doing
   uc.   without intention / by intention
5. intention         by intention / with good intention
             vt. intend: intend to do sth. / intend sb. to do sth. / intend sth. for … =  sth. be intended for … / intend sth. to do / be / as …
adopted a new method.
6. adopt   adopt sb. as sb. / an adopted son / an adoptive father
be adopted from ….
          n.：adoption
construct a building / a bridge over the river.
7. construct    construct a theory
a well-constructed novel
              n.：construction：sth. be under construction
              put an end to sth. = bring sth to an end = sth. come to an end
n    make ends meet
in the end / at the end of …
8. end        end sth.      
 v.   end up as chairman / end up in prison.
ends up doing sth.
             end in = result in；end (up) with
           n. do figures / be good at figures； a public figure； have a good figure
figure sth.
9. figure   v.    I figure that ….
figure out
  involve sb. in / with sth.
10. involve   an involved problem / be involved in (with) sth.
      n. involvement
          vt.  Sth. cost sb. money / time.
11. cost        Sth. cost sb. sth
          n.  reduce the cost； at the cost of…； at all costs / any cost
     urge sb. to do sth.
    vt.   urge sth. on / upon sb.
         urge that…
12. urge    n.：an / the urge to do sth.
          n.：urgency：a matter of urgency / in time of urgency
          adj.：urgent： an urgent call
rather than：= instead of
13.   other than = except
or rather = to be more exact

II 重点句型
1. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if …. On the other hand, many people ….
2. While cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, ….
3. On a personal note, cloning would totally change my life.
4. Most of the time it turns out that humans are not really profiting when …..
【题例精析】
【例1】 Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to _____ until help came.
        A. keep on        B. catch on
C. count on        D. hang on
【易错点悟】区分动词短语。
【要点精析】hang on (=hold fast, keep hold)牢牢抓住，抓紧不放：Help! I can't hang on much longer.(救命啊！我支持不住啦。)keep on(doing sth.)继续（做……）；catch on 理解；count on 指望，依赖。
【答案】D
【例2】It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.                      (2006华中师大附中5月交流卷)
       A. noticed    B. stated  C. suggested     D. noted 
【易错点悟】辨析近义词。
【要点精析】state此处意为“（=make sth. know, announce）宣布，通告，声明（口头的或书面的）”。如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(据宣布，事故中全部人员无一幸免。)suggest建议，是表示欲望意义的动词，从句中要用虚拟语气（should +动词原形）。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.
【答案】B
【单元检测】
单项填空
1. The Internet has brought ________ big changes in the way we work..
A. about    B. out   C. back     D. up
2. — How about eight o’clock outside the cinema? 
   — That ________ me fine. 
A. fits     B. meets   C. satisfies    D. suits
3. Mr. White ________ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A. should have arrived      B. should arrive 
C. should have had arrived     D. should be arriving
4. — I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!
   — _________.
  A. Nor am I        B. Neither would I
C. Same with me       D. So do I
5. I do every single bit of housework ________ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A.  since    B. while   C. when    D. as
6. I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything ________ ?
    A. to be buying       B. to buy
C. for buying        D. bought
7. — David has made great progress recently.
   — _______ and ________.
A.  So he has; so you have       B. So he has; so have you 
C. So has he; so have you        D. So has he; so you have
8. __________, she could hardly have any time to play with her little daughter.
A. Busy as she was      B. As was she busy
C. was busy she        D. As she was busy
9. No matter how much money you have, it can’t ________ a healthy body.
A.  match    B. fit   C. defeat   D. compare
10. It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the _______ in language studies.
A. situation    B. expression  C. condition    D. translation
11. If you _______ finished, I’ll start clearing up.
A. more or less have      B. more and less have
C. have more or less      D. have more and less
12. — Jack, how did it _______ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?
    — I myself haven’t figured it out yet!
A. bring about       B. come about
C. occur to        D. get down
13. She looks sad. Could you please tell me _______ that prevents her from being as happy as before?
A. it is what        B. it is how
C. what it is        D. how it is
14. — Have you forgotten ____ a ruler from Wang Ling?
    — Oh, yes. But I’ll remember____ it to her tomorrow.
A. borrowing; to return     B. borrowing; returning 
C. to borrow; to return      D. to borrow; returning
15. — You have promised to go, then why haven’t you got ready? 
    — I ____ you want to go at once. 
A. haven’t realized       B. didn’t realize
C. don’t realize       D. won’t realize
完形填空
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or  16  in your work would depend, to 17  great extent, 18  your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. _19  the utmost importance is your attitude. A person _20  begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is _21  that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure _22_ his belief that he is probably as capable _23  doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt _24  it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. _25  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw _26  hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize _27  the strength and overcome the _28  that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first _29  stock of somewhere you stand now. _30  we get further along in the book we’ll be _31  in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening _32  skills. However, _33  begin with, you should pause _34  examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your _35 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
16. A. improvement   B. victory    C. failure    D. achievement
17. A. a      B. the     C. some     D. certain
18. A. in      B. on     C. of     D. to
19. A. Out of     B. Of     C. To     D. Into
20. A. who     B. what     C. that     D. which
21. A. ensure     B. certain    C. sure     D. surely
22. A. onto     B. on     C. off     D. in
23. A. to      B. at     C. of     D. for
24. A. near     B. on     C. by     D. at
25. A. Have     B. Had     C. Having    D. Had been
26. A. being     B. been     C. are     D. is
27. A. except     B. but     C. for     D. on
28. A. idea     B. weakness    C. strength    D. advantage
29. A. make     B. take     C. do     D. give
30. A. as     B. till     C. over     D. out
31. A. deal     B. dealt     C. be dealt    D. dealing
32. A. learnt     B. learned    C. learning    D. learn
33. A. around     B. to     C. from     D. beside
34. A. to      B. onto     C. into     D. with
35. A. intelligence    B. work     C. attitude    D. weakness
阅读理解
(A)
Have you ever lied to your parents that you came back late from school because you stayed to finish some homework when actually you went to play computer games or have fun with your friends? If students in Taiyuan Yuying High School in Shanxi Province lied in the past, they will not be able to do so in the future.
A smart card, Electronic Identity Card, will be introduced this week at the school. The card, which contains a tiny chip, includes a student’s name, photo and their student number on the face of the card . With this ID, parents will know exactly when their kids arrive and leave the school via(通过) a mobile phone message or an email. “There’s a card reader equipped in each classroom. The system will send the information to students’ parents if they have applied for this service,” explained Kang Jinfeng, a technician in the school. The school hopes the card will make the students safer and better organized.
    “The environment around the campus has become busier with lots of things to distract (使分心) students. Some students go to the Internet cafes nearby instead of going home immediately after school. Also, many parents worry about their children’s safety on the way home as there have been lots of student accidents recently,” said Fu Hongyan, headmaster of the school.
    Parents and students are eager to see how the new smart card works, for the school is the first one in the province to start the program. “Although I hope my child can manage his time well, this card will help me know more about him,” said Wang Liping, a Senior 3 student’s mother. Apart from information on attendance (出勤), parents will also be informed of their children’s performance, homework comments and examination results. Although parents welcome the move, some students think it will affect their freedom and privacy. “It seems that I am being watched over everywhere and every second. I used to play basketball after school, but now I may have to explain to my parents every day why I get home late. I want to be more independent to deal with my own things,” said Liu Jida, a Senior 3 student . “I would rather that my parents did not know my bad exam results, but the card will tell them everything about my studies,” complained Zhang Xu, a 17-year-old boy.
36. If the parents ______, they can use the information in the card reader.
   A. have a mobile        B. have a computer
C. have a TV set        D. have applied for the service
37. The school will use Electronic Identify card for the sake of ________.
   A. money                       B. the safety of the school
C. the management of the school    D. the safety of the students and better organization
38. According to the article , _______ don’t like the new ID.
   A. the leaders of the school       B. the teachers of the school
   C. the parents of the students      D. some students
39. We can conclude from the text that there will be ________ students going to the Internet cafes nearby after school .
   A. more            B. fewer
C. no              D. many

(B)
Why you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Because they destroy so many insects, including some of the greatest enemies of the human race. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour (吞食) all our crops and kill our cattle, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals. We owe a lot to the birds and beast who eat insects, but all of them put together kill only a very small amount of the number destroyed by spiders. Moreover, unlike some of the insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
    Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them. One can tell the difference almost at a glance, for a spider always has eight legs and an insect never more than six.
    How many spiders are engaged in the work on our behalf (利益)? One authority（权威人士）on spiders made a research on spiders and found that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre (英亩); that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football field. Spiders are busy for at least half the year in killing insects. It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day. It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by the spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all human beings in the country.
40. Spiders should be our friends, because __________.
    A. they only eat harmful insects
    B. they are great insect-eating animals
    C. they destroy large numbers of insects which do harm to the human race
    D. their harmfulness is the least
41. One authority on spiders estimated ________.
    A. that there were more than 2,250,000 insects in a grass field in the south of England
    B. that every football field in England had 6,000,000 spiders.
    C. the quantity of different spiders in England was very big
    D. that there were 6,000,000 kinds of spiders on a football field
42. What does the underlined word “content ” mean in the article? It means ________.
    A. fed           B. supplied
C. disappointed       D. satisfied
43. Which one of the following statements is the main idea?
   A. Spiders, the greatest insects-eating animals, protect us from being destroyed by harmful insects and they should be our friends
   B. Spiders are not insects but in fact animals.
   C. There are great numbers of spiders engaged in destroying harmful insects on behalf of the human race.
   D. The weight of the insects eaten by spiders in one year is greater than the weight of all people in England
对话填空
Z: I suppose the class size is bigger?
M: That’s for sure, but the students in China are well (44) b_______ and listen carefully, so it’s not a problem. The biggest thing is (45) t_____ the teachers have a different approach in China — here the classes are a mixture of (46) b______ “students-centred learning” and the more traditional “teacher-centred learning”.
Z: In what (47) w______?
M: Well, some of my lessons are like in America: Mr. Dong asks a question or gives us a problem, then we talk about it and (48) t________ to discover an answer ourselves…
Z: Mm, that’s student-centred learning, (49) r_________?
M: Yeah, and o