Unit 11 Searching for Proof
A. Vocabulary
1. Dinosaurs once ruled the Earth, but now they are all ______. a. imaginary b. extinct c. hominids
d. cryptids
2. When we went camping in the Canada last summer we caught a ______ of a black bear near a river. a. carcass b. depth c. hoax d. glimpse 3. The farmer who reported seeing a UFO, later admitted that is was all a(n) ______ to get media attention. a. hoax b. skeptic c. imagination d. reptile 4. In my childhood my brothers and I used to ______ fireflies in a jar and then set them free. a. imagine b. report c. retreat d. capture 5. Janet spent a lot of money to buy a(n) ______ Burberry handbag in London last year. a. genuine b. imaginary c. marine d. elusive 6. The giant squid is one of the ocean’s most ______ creatures and has rarely been filmed or photographed. a. extinct b. elusive c. genuine d. affectionate 7. Scientists at NASA believe that ______ life may exist on some Jupiter’s icy moons since they contain water underneath. a. elusive b. marine c. imaginary d. enormous 8. “I can’t seem to get this app to work on my new smartphone.” What does the underlined phrase
mean? a. pretty sure b. appear to be c. operate properly d. unsure
B. Grammar
9. Crime scene investigators cannot ______ the cause of death ______ until they have looked at all the evidence. a. pins / down b. pin / down c. pinned / down d. pinning / down 10. The teacher ______ with a great plan to have the students report on an interesting hoax. a. comes up b. come up c. came up d. coming up 11. Our teacher ______ almost every country in Europe since 1999. a. visits b. visits c. has visited
d. been visiting
12. If you ______ your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, you will succeed. a. sticks to b. stuck c. sticking d. stick to 13. It is difficult to ______ the idea that if you wish for something, the universe will find a way to
give it to you. a. bought into b. buying into c. buys into d. buy into
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14. In fact, I ______ study to be a doctor, except that I hate blood. a. could b. could have c. must be
d. couldn’t have
15. My mom and dad ______ upset when I arrived home very late without calling. a. was clearly b. was definitely c. were clearly d. were definite 16. That ______ Percy; he looks just like his photos on Facebook. a. may be b. must be c. might have
d. must have
C. Reading Comprehension
Cryptozoology, the study of “hidden animals”, concerns itself with animals whose existence has not yet been recognized by mainstream science. These animals, known as “cryptids”, are often the stuff of legends, myths or elaborate hoaxes. However, many animals widely recognized today were once among these cryptids. The Komodo Dragon of Indonesia was once dismissed by science as a product of folklore or imagination, but is now formally recognized as its own species.
By the early 20th century, Western science had determined that giant lizards were nothing more than part of the prehistoric past. So when pearl fishermen returned from the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, with tales of monstrous “land crocodiles”, their stories were met with much skepticism. In 1914, an expedition from Java produced a report of the creatures, but the legendary dragons of Komodo faded into obscurity as people focused on World War I. Then, in 1926, an expedition from the American Museum of Natural History confirmed that the tales of giant lizards were true. The world was introduced to the Komodo Dragon, a massive lizard that grows up to three meters, making it the largest lizard in the world. Komodo Dragons possess massive claws and fangs with which they can kill almost any
creature on the island, including humans. One particularly bizarre attribute of these creatures is their venomous bite, which has bacteria-laden saliva in the mouth.
17. Why was the existence of the Komodo Dragon once considered a myth? a. It was an elaborate hoax. b. Scientists had to fight them. c. There were no scientific reports. d. Indonesians believed they lived in the sea. 18. When did people first start to talk about the Komodo Dragon’s existence? a. before 1914 b. after 1918 c. around 1926 d. the late 20th century
19. What is the main reason the Komodo Dragon faded into obscurity after the 1914 expedition? a. People were skeptical. b. There was no evidence. c. People were busy with war. d. No one saw them. 20. Why is the Komodo Dragon so dangerous? a. It has sharp teeth. c. It has a poisonous bite.
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b. It has sharp nails.
d. All of the above.
大学英语泛读教程4(第三版)自测Reading Master 1_Test Bank_Unit 11
