2019高三英语一轮复习 模块二 课时规范练4 unit 1 tales of the unexplained 牛津译林版

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1、Unit1Talesoftheunexplained(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2017·湖南岳阳第三次质检)InMay2007,ahugelakeinChiledisappearedovernight.Theonlythingsleftbehindwasagiant,30meterdeeppit,icebergs,anddrysoil!Allofthewateranditscontentsweregone.Ariverthatflowedfromthelakewasreducedtoaverysmallstream.WordisstartingtospreadacrosstheInter

2、net,andUFOenthusiastsareputtingforththeoriesastohowsomethinglikethiscouldhavehappened.Thiswasn’tasmalllakeorpond,either—itwasapproximatelyfivemileslong!ThelasttimegeologistssawitwasinMarch2007andnothingappearedstrangeaboutitatall.Whenthisstoryfirstbroke,manypeoplethoughtitwasjustahoax,andindeedit

3、didseemtoobizarretobetrue.Itistrue,however,despitehowbafflingitis.Geologistsreporthugecracksatthebottomofthepit.Didthewatersomehowdrainthroughthecracks?Wastheresomesortofearthquake?OneglacierspecialistexplainedtoaChileannewspaperthatthelakeitselfdidnotevenexistthreedecadesago.So,isitpossiblethatt

4、helandscapeinthatpartoftheworldisreformingitself?Geologistsandglacierspecialistsarecurrentlydoingteststoseewhattheycanfindoutaboutthebizarrelandscapeinthatarea.SomemediareportsaretryingtoclaimthatthewaterwasactuallydrainedbyUFOs!Isitcausedbyglobalwarming?Isthisjustmediasensationalism,orsomethingm

5、ore?Whetherthereisascientificexplanationforwhathappened,onlytimewilltell.Thisisn’tthefirsttimealakedisappearedoutofnowhere.Therehavebeenafewinstancesinthepastwhereanearthquakecausedwatertodrain.Theonlyproblemwiththistheoryinthiscaseinpointisthattherehadbeennoreportsofanyearthquakesinthatparticula

6、rareainspringof2007.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThelakeinChilewasinfactquitesmall.B.YoucannotfindthelakeitselfinChilethirtyyearsago.C.Somethingstrangehappenedbeforethelakedisappeared.D.Thelakewateractuallydrainedthroughthecracksatthebottomofthepit.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hoax”inthesecond

7、paragraphmean?A.Trick.B.Accident.C.Memory.D.Theory.3.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardthelake’sdisappearanceinChile?A.HebelievesitwascausedbyUFOs.B.Hebelievesitwascausedbyglobalwarming.C.Hebelievesitwascausedbyanundergro