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1、1 Module 4 Section 阅读理解 2013 江西高考 The light from the campfire brightened the darkness but it could not preventW1 the damp cold of Dennis s Swamp 沼泽地 creeping into their bones It was a strange place Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack s dare They liked camping but not near this swam
2、p So Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals How did this place get its name Are you sure you want to hear it It s a scary story warned Jack Of course cried out Tom If there were anything to be scared of you wouldn t have chosen this place S OK but don t say I didn t warnW2 you said Jack and
3、 he began his tale Way back in timeP1 a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here He built that cottage over there to live in In those days the area looked quite different it was covered withP2 tall trees and the swamp was a crystal clear river After three hard years Dennis had cleared several fi
4、elds and planted crops He was so proud ofP3 his success that he refused to listen to advice You are clearing too much land warned one old man The land is a living thing It will hit back at you if you abuseW3 it Silly fool said Dennis to himself If I clear more land I can grow more crops I ll become
5、wealthier He s just jealous Dennis continued to chop down trees Small animals that relied onP4 them for food and shelter were destroyed He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land He did
6、 not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants What happened Martin asked It was growing colder He trembled twisting his body closer to the fire The land hit back just as the old man warned Jack shrugged Dennis disappeared Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the riv
7、er and dragged him underwater His body was never found What a stupid story laughed Tom Plants can t Before he had finished speaking 2 he screamed and fainted 晕倒 The other two boys jumped up with fright staring atP5 Tom Suddenly they burst out laughingP6 Some green swamp ivy 常春藤 had covered Tom s fac
8、e It was a while before Tom could appreciateW4 the joke 1 The underlined word dare in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A courage B assistance C instruction D challenge 2 Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story A To frighten them B To satisfy their curiosity C To warn them of the danger of the
9、 place D To persuade them to camp in the swamp 3 Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man A The old man envied him B The old man was foolish C He was too busy to listen to others D He was greedy for more crops 4 Why did Tom scream and faint A He saw Dennis s shadow B He was scared by a plant
10、 C His friend played a joke on him D The weather became extremely cold 5 What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis A Grasp all lose all B No sweat no sweet C It is no use crying over spilt milk D He who makes no mistakes makes nothing 本文主要讲述了三个人在沼泽地附近露营以及 Dennis s Swamp 名字的由来 1 D 考查词义猜测 由语境可
11、知 他们去沼泽地野营应该是接受了杰克的挑战 2 B 考查推理判断 根据第二 三 四段他们的对话可知 Jack 多次警告他们这个故 事吓人 但经不住他们的请求还是告诉他们了 可知讲这个故事并不是为了吓他们 而是为 了满足他们的好奇心 3 D 考查细节理解 由第八段 If I clear more land I can grow more crops I ll become wealthier He s just jealous 可知他想有更多的土地 种更多的庄稼 变得更富有 还认为 老人在嫉妒他 由此可知他不听老人的劝告是因为他想种更多的庄稼 4 B 考查细节理解 由最后一段倒数第二句 Some
12、 green swamp ivy 常春藤 had covered Tom s face 可知他晕倒的原因是因为他被常春藤吓到了 3 5 A 考查推理判断 综观全文可知贪婪的 Dennis 因为其贪婪 结果失去了一切 故 A 项 贪多必失 符合语境 W 重点单词 1 prevent v 阻止 2 warn v 警告 3 abuse v 滥用 4 appreciate v 欣赏 感激 P 重点短语 1 in time 及时 迟早 2 be covered with 被 覆盖 3 be proud of 以 而自豪 骄傲 4 rely on 依靠 依赖 指望 5 stare at 凝视 盯着看 6
13、burst out laughing 突然大笑 S 长难句 译文 如果有什么害怕的 你就不会选择这个地方了 剖析 这是一个主从复合句 if 引导的是虚拟条件句 与现在事实相反 用过去时 be 动词用 were 主句与过去事实相反 用 would have 过去分词 七选五 根据短文内容 从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为 多余选项 Business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want The word business also
14、refers to an organization that provides these goods and services Most businesses seek to make a profit 利润 that is they aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business 1 Commonly called nonprofits these organizations are primarily nongovernmental service providers 2 Busine
15、ss management is a term used to describe the techniques of planning direction and control of the operations of a business 3 One is the establishment 制定 of broad basic policies with respect to production sales the purchase of equipment materials and supplies and accounting 4 The third relates to the
16、establishment of standards of work in all departments Direction is concerned primarily with supervision 监管 and guidance by the management in authority 5 A Control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work B In this connection there is the difference between top management and operative 4 management C Examples of nonprofit business include such organizations as social service agencies and many hospitals D However some businesses only seek to ea
