高二英语Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World.doc

Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 重点词汇 1.attack vt.袭击；攻击；n.攻击；抨击 e.g. Attack is the best form of defense. 进攻是最好的防守。 e.g. China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from ________ in the South China Sea. (2012福建 A. attacking B. having attacking C. being attacked D. having been attacked [解析] C。句意：中国最近加紧了黄岩岛附近的海域控制以防止中国渔船在南海遭受袭击。此题考查非谓语动词作介词的宾语，结合句意此处表示被动含义，故排除A、B项；D项表示在主句谓语动词之前不符合句意，故应选C。 2.exist vi.存在 e.g. The man called father might still exist though there were no child. --J. S. Mill e.g. Every individual______ in a continually changing world of which he or she is the center.(2012河南平顶山摸底考) A.exists B.will exist C.is existing D.has existed [解析] A。句意：我们每个人都生活在一个不断变化的世界里，这个世界的中心就是我们自己。此题考查时态，结合句意此处描述的是一个客观情况，应用一般现在时，选A。 [派生词] existence n.存在 e.g. As everyone knows，since the Communist Party of China ________ in 1921，great changes have taken place in China. Acame into effect B.came into exist C.came into existence D.came into power [解析句意：众所周知，自从1921年中国共产党成立后，中国发生了巨大的变化。考查动词词组辨析come into existence“开始产生，成立”，符合题意。come into effect“生效，执行”；come into exist短语本身错误；come into power“上台，掌权”。 e.g. Sharp thorns on those roses. --R. West e.g. Nowadays, there is a______ increase in children’s creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.(2011福建) A.sharp B.slight C.natural D.modest [解析] A。当今，孩子的创造力急剧提高，因为他们被鼓励去发展个人才能。此题考查形容词词义辨析，sharp“急剧的”；slight“轻微的”；natural“自然的”；modest“谦虚的”，结合句意此处选A。 4.claim vt.声称，主张；要求；认领，索取；n.主张，断言，要求 e.g. The telephone company sent us circulars in which they made large claims. --C. Day e.g. After_______ the luggage at the railway station, we left for the exhibition in a taxi.(2013浙江诸暨中学期中) A.claiming B.demanding C.deserving D.obtaining [解析] A。句意：在火车站认领了行李后，我们坐上出租车去看展览。此题考查词义辨析，claim“主张，要求