【正文】 opping by on our way to Fresno where my mom had friends. 5． The first passage is mainly to tell us that the writer ______. A． was eager to see Aunt Sandy B． was to young to do anything C． doesn39。s balance system B． measuring the air pressure of weather fronts C． recording sharks39。 A Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier—— the shark(鯊魚(yú) )． Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms. Lauren Smith, 24, is close to pleting her study on shark39。題中空白處應(yīng)為過(guò)去分詞 opened，它構(gòu)成過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句 which was opened last year。根據(jù)句意 “ Dorothy老是講自己在戲中的角色作用，這當(dāng)然使得其他演員不高興 ” ， C、 D 兩項(xiàng)不可引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，可先排除， who, which 都可引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，而句中 of course 這一插入語(yǔ)又是干擾項(xiàng)，學(xué)生極易錯(cuò)選 A，要知道使其他演員不高興的不是 Dorothy這個(gè)人，而是 Dorothy 所說(shuō)的話。根據(jù)句意，其答案應(yīng)為 “ 找出；查出 ” ；比較四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意義和用法即可確定正確答案。 they C． they。 Module 3 第 1 課時(shí) Introduction Ⅰ .單項(xiàng)填空 從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。 who B． that。t________ the reason why she kept silent at the meeting. A． look for B． find C． find out D． discover 答案： C 解析： 這是一道涉及動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析的習(xí)題。 4． Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play， ________， of course, made the others unhappy. A． who B． which C． this D． what 答案： B 解析： 本題考查非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。 6． The puter centre， ________last year, is very popular among the students in this school. A． open B． opening C． having opened D． opened 答案： D 解析： 本題譯為 “ 去年開(kāi)放的計(jì)算機(jī)中心在該校學(xué)生中很受歡迎 ” 。 Ⅱ .閱讀理解 閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 3． Lauren Smith conducted her research by________. A． removing hair cells from a shark39。t think my aunt moved the entire time. My mom had gotten under the table with me and was holding me to make sure I was OK, I suppose. It seems strange because no one really knew what to do. So finally the shaking stopped. The power was out and it took minutes before anyone really even started to move and talk again. My mother decided that we would leave the next morning. I don39。根據(jù)最后一段第二句 “ The power was out and it took minutes before anyone really even started to move and talk again.” 可知，家里徹底停電了。 4． passed B． ago C． before D． earlier 答案： B 解析： 夏威夷的形成應(yīng)是 2,500 萬(wàn)年 “ 前 ” ，故用 ago。 9． B． forced C． went D． moved 答案： B 解析： force one39。 15． B． born C． made D． into sight 答案： B 解析： 火山 “ 誕生 ” 用 be born。