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1、 Module 3The Violence of Nature(限时：35分钟)(对应学生用书第325页).阅读理解A(2018东北三省四市二模)On April 14th，2010，my entire life changed in an instant.One moment I was joyfully riding through the sunshine.The next moment，metal，flesh and bones were spreading against the pavement in a thunderous crash.Another cyclist，bikin
2、g carelessly，had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic.As if to symbolize the accident that had hit my life，another disaster also occurred on April 14th，2010.It cost the airline industry $1.7 billion.Ten million travellers were stuck for days.Economics all over the world were d
3、isturbed.This was the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull，one of Icelands many volcanoes.However，volcanoes are not all bad.In fact，they are necessary.They are responsible for the birth of new earth，and for the creation of rich soil.This eruption gave off 0.15 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosph
4、ere daily.But cancelling 48% of the worlds flight travel saved about 2.8 million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere，temporarily decreasing our carbon footprint.Similarly，the accident had badly affected my emotion but it also allowed me to look more closely inside myself and discover things abo
5、ut myself I would never have realized.I learned how not to judge myself for my new limitations.In 1973，another Icelandic volcano，Eldfell，broke out.Icelanders decided to bomb it with cold water until it froze and chose a different path.After their plan worked，they used the geothermal(地热的) energy for
6、the next 15 years to heat their homes.A good example of life bringing lemons，and making lemonade! One must move on from misfortunes，focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future.I ran from April 14th，2010，to every kind of escape.Eventually I ended up in university for a newfou
7、nd love for Earth sciences.【语篇解读】作者把自己遭遇的突发事件和火山爆发这种自然灾害进行类比，说明遭遇到不幸也有好处，面对现实情况要乐观积极。1What happened to the writer on April 14th，2010?AHe was involved in a car crash.BHe was stuck in an Icelands airport.CHe witnessed a volcanic eruption.DHe was badly injured on a bike ride.D考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“The next
8、moment，metal.crash.Another cyclist，biking carelessly，had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic.”可知，一个马虎的骑自行车的人撞到了作者，作者遭遇了事故，受伤严重，故D项正确。2Which was an effect of the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull?AThe economy was influenced globally by the eruption.BCarbon dioxide increased tempora
9、rily.CMost of the worlds planes were held up.DThe earth in Iceland was terribly polluted.A考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的“Economics all over the world were disturbed.”可知，艾雅法拉火山爆发后，全世界的经济都受到了干扰，即火山的爆发使全球经济受损，故A项正确。3Why did the writer mention the Eldfell volcano?AIt broke out in Iceland on April 14th as well.BIt sym
10、bolized the accident that changed his life.CIt told us to make the best of a given situation.DIt encouraged him to know more about himself.C考查推理判断。根据文章第五段中的“After their plan worked.their homes.”并结合“One must move on from misfortunes，focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future
11、.”可推知，我们应该充分利用特定的环境。4What is the best title for the passage?AEscape from VolcanoesBInspiration from DisastersCLove for Earth SciencesDAttitude Toward NatureB考查标题归纳。本文作者通过讲述自己遭遇的事故和火山爆发带来的好处及坏处，告诉人们要积极应对现实情况，所以选B项。 【导学号：44040177】B(2017福州质量检测)According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to p
12、erceive(感知) time is linked to their pace of life.“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures，” commented the lead author Kevin Healy from Trini
13、ty College Dublin.The study was done with a variety of animals using a phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant.Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans.One example of this phenomenon at wor
14、k, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit.The research shows flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve, which allows them to avoid being hit.Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research
15、 project, said in a statement, “Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly.Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains.Flies might not be
16、 deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly.”In comparison, the tiger beetle(虎甲虫)runs faster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming blind, which requires it to stop periodically to reevaluate its preys(猎物) position.Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension in which animals can specialize and there is
