(公用)【课时讲练通】2016年高中英语 阅读提升作业二十二 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Periods 3、4 外研版必修.docVIP

阅读提升作业 二十二 Module 6　Periods 3、4 . 完形填空 The Abominable Snowman He has been called the“missing link”. Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest. He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The　1　of the Snowman has been around for　2　. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they　3　this creature and called it the“Yeti”, and they said that they had　4　caught Yetis on two occasions　5　none has ever been produced an evidence(证据). Over the years, the story of the Yetis has　6　. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not　7　the tracks of a monkey or bear and　8　that the Abominable Snowman might really　9　. Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were　10　footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than　11　animal tracks, which had been made　12　as they melted(融化)and refroze in the snow. 13　, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was　14　and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15　. No evidence has ever　16　been produced. These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman　17　. But if they ever　18　catching one, they may face a real　19　: Would they put it in a　20　or give it a room in a hotel? 【语篇概述】本文是一篇以介绍一种“半人半兽”的生物Yeti为主要内容的说明文。主要介绍了其特征、居住地以及关于它的传说故事。 1. A. event B. story C. adventure D. description 【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据第三段可知, 叙述的是关于Yeti的传说故事, 故选story。 2. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。从20世纪20年代开始被发现, 至今应有“许多年了”。 3. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about 【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。当地人称这种生物为Yeti, 肯定是“知道”它以及关于它的事。 4. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably 【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。“抓住”比“知道”更进一步, 用even强调程度的加深。 5. A. as B. though C. when D. until 【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。“曾经抓到”与“没有证据”之间为转折关系, 即“虽然……但是……”。 6.