1、模块综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAre you a volcano lover? Here is a list of some of the worlds most beautiful volcanoes that our travel agency can offer you to visit.Dont miss them!Mount Mayon, the PhilippinesLocated about 450 km southeast of Manila on the island of Luzon, Mount Mayon is the most a
2、ctive volcano in the Philippines; a September 2014 eruption forced thousands to flee the area.Those who hike the volcano are rewarded with views of the towns of the Albay Province and the Pacific Ocean.But even those who prefer the view from a distance have historical good point at the Cagsawa Ruins
3、, once an 18th Century Franciscan church that was destroyed by an 1814 eruption.Kilauea and Mauna Kea, HawallHawaiis volcanoes are known for their active eruptions and extraordinary scenes.Mauna Kea is around one million years old, while Kilauea is the youngest volcano in Hawaii and has been eruptin
4、g continuously since 1983.The lava falls straight into the sea, creating fantastic forms of black rocks and smoke clouds.Mount Kelimutu, Indonesia Kelimutus three mysterious crater lakes attract both scientists and tourists to the island of Flores in Indonesias East Nusa Tenggara Province.One is eme
5、rald green(翡翠绿)，another dark red, and the third pitch black.Scientists say the lakes take on such colors because the volcanic gases met the lakes minerals centuries ago.【语篇解读】本文讲述的是世界上最值得参观的三个火山。1People who hike Mount Mayon can enjoy the following EXCEPT_.Aviews of the towns of the Albay ProvinceBvi
6、ews of the Pacific OceanCviews of the Cagsawa RuinsDviews of Indonesias East Nusa Tenggaraprovince【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段提到“Those who hike the volcano are rewarded with views of the towns of the Albay Province and the Pacific Ocean.But even those who prefer the view from a distance have historical good poin
7、t at the Cagsawa Ruins, once an 18th Century Franciscan church that was destroyed by an 1814 eruption.”那些来这个火山远足的人们享受到阿尔拜省的城镇和太平洋的风景，看到卡格沙瓦废墟的风景，故没有提到D项。【答案】D2According to the text, Kilauea _.Ais an active volcanoBstopped erupting in 1983Cis the youngest volcano in the worldDforces thousands to flee
8、 in 2014【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到“while Kilauea is the youngest volcano in Hawaii and has been erupting continuously since 1983”可知Kilauea是最年轻的火山，自从1983年来不断的爆发，故选A项。【答案】A3The colors of Kelimutus three mysterious crater lakes are due to_.Awater pollutionBdifferent environmentCchemical reactionDdifferent tem
9、peratures 【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“Scientists say the lakes take on such colors because the volcanic gases met the lakes minerals centuries ago.”科学家说湖水的这种颜色是因为气体会融化湖水中的矿物质，故选C项。【答案】CBIn October 2013, Davion Only made an appeal on the Internet.He had learned that his biological mother had died not long bef
10、ore.“My name is Davion and Ive been in foster care (寄养照管) since I was born，” he said, “but Im not giving up hope.”The heartbreaking appeal spread quickly, and Onlys foster agency received calls from more than 10,000 people.Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a family.But after Only got int
11、o a physical fight with one of his elder wouldbe brothers, the family changed their minds.Back in Florida, Only passed through four different temporary homes over the following year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption case worker, to make a special request.Only had known Going for nearly ten
12、 years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated.“I always believed there was a better family than us out there，” Going said in an interview.But last July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going said something felt different.“When he asked me,
13、 my heart felt this ache and I just knew he was my son，” she said.So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time with the rest of her familyher two daughters, Sydney, 21, and Carly 17, and a son Taylor, 14, who she also adopted out of foster care.Eventually, after seeing how well the arrangement
14、was working, Going, who had rented a bigger home, started adopting Only.Only moved in with her family last December.He officially joined Goings family on April 22, when the adoption papers went through.“Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the parent of all my children，” Going
15、 said.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个渴望有安定家庭的孤儿男孩Davion Only在网上发布请求信息，希望能有家庭收养自己并最后被善良的Connie收养的故事。4By making the appeal, Davion Only hoped that _.Aservice in his foster agency would improveBhis biological mother would come to himCa foster agency would accept himDhe would be adopted by a family【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知Davi
16、on Only在网上发布请求信息希望能有家庭收养自己。故选D。【答案】D5Davion Only didnt live with the family in Ohio because _.Ahe hated living with themBthey finally refused to accept himChe has received another invitationDhe often fought with his wouldbe brothers【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子“Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a f
17、amily.But after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder wouldbe brothers, the family changed their minds.”可知俄亥俄州家庭在Only和自己家的儿子打架后，不想收养他了。故选B。【答案】B6What do we know from Paragraph 3?ADavion Only had fun living in different homes.BConnie Going had cared about Davion Only for over ten years
18、.CDavion Only had a strong desire to be adopted by Connie Going.DConnie Going believed she would give Davion Only what he wanted.【解析】推理判断题。文章第三段的句子“Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated.”可知 Only 每年都会问 Going 是否能收养他。故选C。【答案
19、】C7After Davion Only joined Connie Goings family，_.AConnie Going bought a bigger houseBthe four kids often had physical fightsCConnie Going didnt regret her decisionDanother three kids were later adopted as well【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的句子“Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the paren
20、t of all my children，Going said.”可知Connie 不后悔收养这个孩子，由此判断选C。【答案】CC Fifty years ago, the wellloved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed (嘘声)The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the direction of music and culture in the United St
21、ates.The mid1960s were a time of great change.One such place of change was the world of folk music.Bob Dylan became a symbol of change when he moved from acoustic (原声的)to electric guitar. Rock music historian Elijah Wald has written a new book about the change.It is called “Dylan Goes Electric.” “Th
22、ere was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records.And Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, all had huge, huge, huge numberone records.”And then this happened: The “British Invasion” introduced the world to t
23、he Beatles and grew a huge fan base for rock music.That worried many folk musicians, says Elijah Wald.They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue.However, a new Dylan sound came from the stage.Bob Dylan had gone electric, and the followers of folk music were not pleased.“When Dylan went elect
24、ric, I think one of the issues was the feeling thatwait a minute, hes gone over to the enemy.”Folk lovers had looked to Bob Dylan to save their movement from rock and roll.But, author Wald says Dylan felt differently about the music.“Dylan had always liked rock and roll and Dylan didnt think of rock
25、 and roll as stupid music.”In fact, Dylan was a Beatles fan.He later said that from the first time he heard the Beatles he knew “they were pointing to the direction where music had to go.”Beyond the music, Dylans performance that night also marked a turn in American culture.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述的是鲍勃迪伦是20世纪美国
26、最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化。8How did the audience feel when Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival?AExcited.BUnsatisfied.CRespectful. DBored.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段提到“The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the direction of music and culture in the United States.”可知观众很不高兴，
27、但他的表演改变了美国音乐文化的方向，故选B项。【答案】B9Which is TRUE about American music world in the early 1960s according to Elijah Wald?AGreat changes had taken place in folk music.BPeople had grown sincere love for rock music.CFolk music was once a huge mainstream pop trend.DBob Dylan was the best American musician at t
28、hat time.【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段提到“There was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records.”可知在20世纪60年代，你会看到排行榜的前十名都是民歌，故选C项。【答案】C10What did folk musicians and followers expect Dylan to do?AChange folk music for better.BRecover the g
29、lory of folk music.CIntroduce the world to the Beatles.DPlay rock and roll against the Beatles.【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段提到“They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue.”他们希望Bob Dylan能来拯救，故选B项。【答案】B11What will the author most probably talk about next?ADylans deep love for the Beatles rock and roll music.
30、BDylans beliefs in the new direction music should go.CDylans music as a great contribution to American folk music.DDylans performance as a mark of a change in American culture.【解析】推理判断题。本文主要讲述的是鲍勃迪伦是20世纪美国最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化，故选D项。【答案】DDSome kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people
31、 get older.Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills.A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memo
32、ry and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them.The people were part of the tenyear research project.They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE short fo
33、r Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly.Most were studied when they were more than 70 years old.The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities.One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lis
34、ts.Another group trained in reasoning.A third group received help with speedofprocessing speed of receiving and understanding information.A fourth group the control group did not get any training.Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years.Now, lead
35、ing study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speedofprocessing did better on tests than the control group. “We are wondering whether those effects whi
36、ch endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, thats exactly what we found.The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long.Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the
37、control group.The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。随着年龄的增长，人们的某些心理机能也在衰退，然而最近有研究表示这些机能可以通过训练重新获得，而且通过训练后这些机能保持很长一段时间。12Which statement is FALSE according to the text?AThis kind of training can only have effects on people for a few years.BThe people
38、were trained during a period of ten years.CMost of the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.DThe first group were trained how toremember word lists.【解析】细节辨析题。根据第一段“A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that tr
39、aining has ended”“最近一项已发表的调查证明，训练带来的好处将在训练结束后的多年后持续存在。”故答案A是错误的。【答案】A13How would the old in the second group perform after receiving the training?ARemember more words.BUnderstand information more quickly.CAct as poorly as before.DPerform daily activities better.【解析】细节辨析题。根据第八段“Still, the old people
40、in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group.”据报道，在这三组的老人们在完成日常活动方面仍然比控制组的老人要好。故答案为D。 【答案】D14What does the underlined word “attest” in the first paragraph mean?AAffect.BDeny.CProve. DImprove.【解析】词义辨析题。attest“证明，作证”；affect“影响，感动，
41、作用”； deny“否认，拒绝承认，自制”；prove“证明，检验，结果是”；improve“改善，改进，提高”；故答案为C。【答案】C15Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?ASome Kinds of Mental Skills Naturally DecreaseBMental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for YearsCFour Groups of Old People Were TrainedMentallyDA Tenyear Research Aff
42、ects Elderly【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文，主要内容为科学家发现对老年人进行相关训练以弥补其因年老而带来的心理机能衰退，故答案为B。【答案】B.阅读填句(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Five Ways to Work Smarter, Not HarderNo matter how hard we work, it seems that there is never enough time to get all the important tasks done.Rather than working longer, consider working smarter, not h
43、arder.Here are some ways to work smarter：Make a careful plan.Just like every organization needs a business plan, an efficient worker needs a work plan._16_ Schedule your tasks throughout the days, weeks, and months, but do it ahead of time.Set your goals.As a part of your work plan, you should set c
44、lear and measurable goals.Goals should state which tasks are to be completed and when they get completed.Rather than setting firm deadlines, which can lead to pressure and stress, allow a period of time to reach goals._17_18_Develop a consistent daily work schedule and stick to it! If a typical work
45、day consists of some writing tasks(emails, reports), oneonone meetings, and processing data, set aside specific time each day to accomplish each kind of tasks.Delegate(授权)effectively._19_ The person who tries to do everything himself or herself not only is overloaded and overstressed, but is bad for
46、 their colleagues, by not allowing them to be challenged and grow by taking on important duties.Dont make work harder than it actually is.Much of the pressure is produced by ourselves._20_ We feel like we should do more.Remember that tasks should be completed step by step.Focus on each step rather t
47、han on the entire project, which can help us cut down on feelings that we are “overwhelmed”AStick to your plan.BWe set unrealistic goals or standards forourselves.CAlso, take time to reward yourself for achieving a goal.DOrganize your workday.EWe cannot expect to complete the tasks quickly.FLearn wh
48、ich tasks can be delegated and which need personal attention.GIt is a wellthoughtout plan to help guide and direct work activities.【答案】1620GCDFB.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)It was very late when I got out of the cinema.By the time the _21_ ended, it was 1 am.I walked to my car which was _22_ across the
49、 street.When I arrived, I noticed something_23_ the doors were unlocked.I took a quick _24_ round the car and to my great_25_，everything was undamaged, except that my _26_ was gone.After a further search, I had to _27_ the fact that it was gone, but I considered myself incredibly_28_ that nothing va
50、luable was taken.The next day I got a _29_ voice mail from a man.He said he had walked his dog in the morning and came across my _30_ briefcase with my name on it.I called him back _31_.He promised to _32_ it.At first I asked him to send it, but then I_33_.Though we were in the same city, I didnt wa
51、nt to trouble him.I finally decided to go to collect it though it probably wouldnt be _34_ enough to go to a _35_ house to pick something up.I met the man and was greatly _36_ to him.Words could not express my _37_ of this strangers kindness.I think that theres so much _38_ in the world and there ar
52、e so many people who_39_ their inner goodness through acts of kindness.It feels good to give kindness and it also feels nice to _40_ others want to give.【语篇解读】本文通过作者公文包失而复得的故事来告诉大家，为别人奉献爱心，感受到爱也能感受到别人的爱。21A.partyBmovieCmeeting Dinterview【解析】句意：到电影结束时，时间已经是凌晨一点了。根据前文的cinema电影院可知选B项。【答案】B22A.driven Br
53、epairedCbought Dparked【解析】句意：“我”走向停在街道对过的“我”的小汽车。与前文的car和walked对应，故选D项。 【答案】D23A.strange BinterestingCexciting Dtiring【解析】句意：当“我”到达时，“我”注意到某种奇怪的事情。根据下文的the doors were unlocked(汽车)门没有锁。可知选A项。【答案】A24A.charge BattemptClook Dchance【解析】句意：“我”迅速地看了看小汽车的周围并且根据语境可知选C项。【答案】C25A.surprise BsorrowCpuzzle Drelie
54、f【解析】句意：除了“我”的公文包以外，一切都没有毁坏，“我”如释重负。to ones relief如释重负；根据句意可知选D项。 【答案】D26A.money BbriefcaseCwatch Dcellphone【解析】句意：除了“我”的公文包以外，一切都没有毁坏，“我”如释重负。根据下文的nothing valuable没什么珍贵的东西可知选B项。【答案】B27A.receive BdeclareCaccept Doppose【解析】句意：进一步的寻找以后，“我”不得不接受它丢了的事实。根据下方the fact事实判断应是“接受”可知选C项。 【答案】C28A.anxious Bconf
55、identCfortunate Dsatisfactory【解析】句意：“我”毋庸置疑地认为里面没有什么珍贵的东西，根据语境可知选C项。【答案】C29A.familiar BsurprisingCworried Dloud【解析】句意：第二天，令“我”感到惊讶的是“我”收到了某位男士的语音邮件。根据前文作者认为自己的公文包找不到了，根据下文提到的公文包，应是作者感到吃惊。故选B项。 【答案】B30A.modern BoldCnew Dlost【解析】他说他早上遛狗的时候遇到了“我”丢失的上面带有“我”名字的公文包。根据语境可知选D项。【答案】D31A.immediately BusuallyC
56、wrongly Dhurriedly【解析】“我”立即回拨了电话。根据句意选A项。【答案】A32A.borrow BcleanCoccupy Dmail【解析】他答应寄回它。根据语境可知选D项。【答案】D33A.reconsidered BdiscussedCcriticized Dremembered【解析】起初“我”要他寄回，但是“我”又重新考虑。根据句意选A项。【答案】A34A.honest BproudCwise Dactive【解析】“我”最后决定去取回它，尽管那将可能是足以不可思议的去一个陌生人的家里取东西。根据语境选C项。【答案】C35A.neighbors Bstrangers
57、Cfriends Dteachers【解析】根据前文是陌生人捡到了作者的公文包，作者决定自己去拿，应是去陌生人的家里。可知选B项。【答案】B36A.grateful BhelpfulCregretful Dwonderful【解析】“我”见到那位男士，对他表示自己的感激。be grateful to sb.对某人感激的。故选A项。【答案】A37A.satisfaction BapprovalCsympathy Dappreciation【解析】句意：语言无法表达“我”对陌生人好意的感激。根据语意选D项。【答案】D38A.hatred BcontributionCgoodness Ddoubt【
58、解析】“我”认为世界上有那么多好意并且故选C项。【答案】C39A.search BshowCfind Dremove【解析】句意：并且有那么多的人通过善意的行动来表达自己的善意。故选B项。 【答案】B40A.force BchallengeChelp Drealize【解析】奉献好意，它也能让人意识到其他人奉献的好意。根据句意选D项。【答案】D.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)(2016四川高考)The giant panda 41._ (love) by people throughout the world.Chinese scientists 42._ (recent)
59、 had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby.She was a very 43._ (care) mother.For 25 days，she never left her baby，not even to find something 44._(eat)！She would not let any other pandas come near.She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean.Any smell might attract natural 45._
60、(enemy) that would try to eat the little panda.The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does.46._ it cried，she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats.The mother continued to care for the young panda 47._ more than two years.By that time，the panda no longer
61、 needed 48._ (it) mother for food.However，it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest.Then，after two and a half years，the mother 49._ (drive) the young panda away.It was time for her to have a new baby，50._ it was also time for the young panda to be independent.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。中国科学家最近
62、对一只野生雌性大熊猫和她刚出生的大熊猫宝宝进行了研究。他们发现，大熊猫妈妈对其孩子关怀备至。41【解析】考查时态和被动语态。大熊猫为世界各地的人们所喜爱是个客观事实，故用一般现在时；panda与love之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填is loved。【答案】is loved42【解析】考查词性转换之形容词变为副词。空格处修饰动词短语had a chance，应用副词。recent的副词是recently。【答案】recently43【解析】考查词性转换之名词变为形容词。空格处修饰名词mother，故用形容词。care的形容词是caring(关心他人的)或careful(细心的)。在此，两
63、个形容词在语意上都能讲得通。【答案】caring/careful44【解析】考查非谓语动词之不定式。不定式to eat作定语，修饰前面的不定代词something。句意：25天中，她寸步不离她的孩子，甚至不去找东西吃！【答案】to eat45【解析】考查名词复数。句意：任何气味都可能引来天敌它们会试图吃掉熊猫宝宝的。天敌不止一个，故用复数形式enemies。【答案】enemies46【解析】考查从属连词。根据语境可知，when(当时)和if(如果)用在此处都合适。句意：当它哭的时候/如果它哭了，熊猫妈妈会来回摇晃它，轻轻拍打，给它安慰。【答案】When/If47【解析】考查介词。“for时间段
64、”表示持续一段时间。熊猫妈妈对孩子的照顾会持续两年多。【答案】for48【解析】考查代词。mother是名词，故其前填形容词性物主代词its。【答案】its49【解析】考查时态。文章叙述了熊猫妈妈对孩子的照顾，用了一般过去时，空格处也需用一般过去时，故用drive的过去式drove。【答案】drove50【解析】考查并列连词。句意：是时候再生一个孩子了，熊猫宝宝也到独立的时候了。It was time for.和it was also time for.之间是并列关系，故用and连接。【答案】and.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Thank you for sending to
65、 me the schedule for Summer English Courses.As for my choice, Id prefer a sixweek course for 75 hours of study, these would allow me to have more time to see our beautiful country while learning English.I would like to do any travelling and try to make few new friends.Above all I can afford the tuit
66、ion.I had been learning English for 6 years and I can listen, speak, read or write in English.I hope to improve my speaking English as many as possible.I want to know better about English custom.I believe I will have a wonderful time.【答案】Thank you for sending me the schedule for Summer English Cours
67、es.As for my choice, Id prefer a sixweek course for 75 hours of study, would allow me to have more time to see beautiful country while learning English.I would like to do travelling and try to make few new friends.Above all I can afford the tuition.I been learning English for 6 years and I can liste
68、n, speak, read write in English.I hope to improve my English as as possible.I want to know better about English .I believe I will have a wonderful time.书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华，上周参加了美国朋友David的生日聚会，请写封感谢信，表达你对聚会的喜爱和对David的祝福。注意：1适当展开想象，语意连贯，结构完整。词数100左右。2不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。Dear David，_Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】
69、Dear_David,_Im writing to express my grateful feeling to you.Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party last week, which brought me lots of entertainment.During the party, what impressed me most was your happy family.Both your parents love you very much and were enthusiastic over me.I really e
70、njoyed it because it made me feel at home.And the dessert and other snacks you offered me were tasty.In addition, the light music and candle light created a nice and warm atmosphere.Thanks again for your dinner.I hope that youll be as delighted as the night forever.And the unforgettable experience will be stored in my mind forever.Yours，Li_Hua 版权所有：高考资源网()
