Unit one Tales of the unexplained一、 词1. 困惑的 2. 搜索，搜查 3. n. 目击，目睹4. 可能性 5. 令人信服的 6. 目击，见证；目击者7. 证据 8. 进展，进步 9. 最近，近来10. 相似的 11. 力量，力气 12. 支持，支撑13. 存在 14. 先进的，高级的 15. adv. 可能二、短语1. 由于，因为 2. 排除 3. 加紧，加强，促进4. 负责，接管 5. 追赶 6. 撞上-，碰见7. 出现，到场 8. 播放；增加；穿 9. 对-表现出极大的兴趣10. 碰巧发生在- 11. 对-做研究 12. 拉回；（使）退却；踌躇，犹豫13. 拾起；接；收听 14. 因-而疲惫 15. 脱下；起飞；成功16. 一次 17. 指出 18. 作为报答；反过来19. 轮流 20. 开玩笑 21. 前进，行走三、句子1. 美国警方现在已经加紧对一名15岁于两天前失踪男孩的搜索。2. 公众对男孩的失踪表现出极大的兴趣，原因是在男孩失踪的前后有人声称看到天空中出现了让人迷惑不解的光亮。3. 当晚上班的福斯特先生感到十分吃惊，他的儿子居然没有告诉任何人他那天晚上打算在外多待会儿。4. 等到第二天中午全家人在一起吃午饭时，贾斯汀仍然没有露面。5. 飞船里面站着许多白皮肤、模样怪怪的动物，一个个都长着又大又黑的眼睛。6. 警方还没有排除贾斯汀是被外星人劫持的可能性，但同时也在调查其他的可能性。7. 有时候人们喜欢编造这类耸人听闻的故事。8. 当工程师们追赶野人时，野人却以惊人的速度和体力奔跑起来。9. 脚印是目前支持野人存在说的为数不多的实证之一。10. 如果野人真的存在，我们或许有机会亲眼见识一下野人呢。四、Multiple choice1. When I returned to the classroom, I found my pen _.A. going B. losing C. missing D. missed2. The only reason _he explained is _he didnt know of there _ a meeting that afternoon.A. that; why; was B. why; that; being C. which; that; would be D. that; that; being3. The number of the cameras they produced this year has increased _ 30% compared with _ of last year.A. by; that B. to; those C. by; those D. to; that4. The 1980s _enormous growth in the financial sector.A. witnessed B. discovered C. noticed D. watched5. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _, our minds are developed by learning.A. Possibly B. Likely C. Similarly D. Generally6. Tom is said _the piano. Dont wait for him. Lets begin.A. to play B. to be playing C. to have played D. to be played7. Dont be _ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.A. taken away B. taken off C. taken out D. taken in8. He wont finish his experiment until next month, so there is no _ of his coming here to see me.A. need B. use C. doubt D. possibility9. The murderer was sentenced to death _todays newspaper.A. due to B. thanks to C. owing to D. according to10. I _ in London for many years, but Ive never regretted my final decision to move back to China.A. lived B. was living C. have lived D. had lived11. -If the traffic hadnt been so heavy. I would have been back by 6 oclock.-What a pity! Tina _here to see you.A. is B. was C. would D. has been12. If you _your promise the results will be sure to satisfy you.A. carry out B. carry on C. keep on D. keep out13. The_expression on her face suggested that the question was too hard_.A. puzzled; to answer B. puzzling; to answer C. puzzled; to be answered D. puzzling; to be answered14. To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weakness.A. advantages B. benefits C. values D. strengths15. The new law will come into _ on the day it is passed.A. effect B. use C. existence D. office16. They have cut us off because we havent paid the phone bill _ on time.A. due to be paid B. is paid C. should be paid D. due to pay17. Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to_a good researcher.A. make B. turn C. get D. grow18. I _ the curtains and saw a large space ship flying outside.A. drew back B. pulled back C. put back D. took back19. Could you _ take care of my daughter while Im away?A. likely B. probably C. possibly D. maybe20. On average, these footprints are 14 to 18 inches long, 5 to 9 inches wide and _ than those of a human.A. more large B. more bigger C. much larger D. a lot of larger五、阅读理解 ( A )The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either. They often have high hills and deep valleys(谷). There is some plant life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does not fall often enough for most plants.The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people). People also live outside the oases(绿洲), but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.Th