课堂新坐标2016_2017学年高中英语module6unexplainedmysteriesofthenaturalworld模块综合测评外研版

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1、模块综合测评(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AMillionsofyearsagothereweremanytypesofdinosaursonEarth.Mostdinosaurswereplanteaters.TheApatosaurus，forexample，hadalongthinnecksothatitcouldeatleavesfromtrees.Otherdinosaursweremeateaters.TheTyrannosaurusRexkille

2、dsmallerdinosaursforfood.DinosaurswererealanimalsthatoncelivedontheEarth，buttheydiedoutabout65millionyearsago.Thedisappearanceofthedinosaursisinsomewayagreatmystery.Somescientiststhinkthattheclimatechangedsuddenly.Fossils(化石)oftreestellusthatthetemperaturedropp

3、edalotandthattheleveloftheseadroppedaswell.Thismeansthatitgotsuddenlymuchcolder.Perhapsthedinosaursweretooslowtochangewiththeclimate.Anewideaisthatameteor(流星)crashedintotheEarth.ScientistsdiscoveredaplaceinMexicowheretheythinkthemeteorcrashed.Theythinkthatthere

4、wasalotofdustfromthemeteor.Thedustlandedontheplants.Alsothedustblocked(阻挡)thesun'slightforaslongasfiveyears.Manyanimals，includingdinosaurs，wereplanteaters，andperhapsthedustkilledthem.Thismeanstherewasnothingleftformeateatingdinosaurstoeat，andsotheydiedout.But，a

5、smanyanimalsfromthattimedidn'tdie，wearenot100%surewhatreallyhappened.【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了恐龙灭绝的可能的原因。1.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A．Dinosaurs，therealanimalslivingmillionsofyearsago.B．Thetwotypesofdinosaurs.C．Theprobablereasonsfordinosaurs'disappearance.D．Amete

6、orcrashedintotheEarth.【解析】　纵观全文，可知本文介绍了恐龙灭绝的可能的两个原因。【答案】　C2.Whatarethetwopossibleexplanationstothedinosaurs'disappearance?A．Temperaturedroppingandsealeveldropping.B．Climatechangingandmeteor'scrashing.C．Thedroppingoftemperatureandsealevel.D．Climatechangingandthe

7、dustblockingthesun'slight.【解析】　根据第三段和第四段可知，分别讲述了两个可能的原因：气候变化和流星撞击地球。【答案】　B3.Whatisthedirectcauseofthedisappearanceofmeateatingdinosaurs?A．Ameteor'scrashing.B．Thedustblockingthesun'slight.C．Theplanteatingdinosaurs'death.D．Itisstillunknown.【解析】　根据文章中作者的口气(perhaps

8、，wearenot100%surewhatreallyhappened)可判断恐龙灭绝的原因还没有准确的说法。【答案】　DBOneofthemostdetailed(详细的)descriptionsofaUFOwasgivenbynineyearoldGaynorSunderlandinJuly1976.GaynorlivedinOakenho