1、第二模块测评(总分:120分时间:100分钟)第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AAt the end of Grade 8,our class went to Washington D.C.For a group of 14-year-olds,this was a big deal!The first day was so tiring;we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing.The
2、next morning,we were off to see monuments(纪念碑),starting with Washington,Lincoln and Jefferson.We walked along the paths through trees.Then the Wall came into viewthe Vietnam Veterans Memorial.As I inched closer to the Wall,I heard a bagpipe(风笛) in the distance,which seemed to show respect to the liv
3、es lost in the jungles of Vietnam.We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone.I was determined to find a soldier with my last name,but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eye.He was kneeling(跪着) at the Wall,a single rose at his feet.His head was bowe
4、d and he was rubbing his fingers over one name.I thought how sad he was,and then moved on.After a few minutes I found one with my last name,but my eyes returned to the kneeling man.He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name.He never knew I was watching him,lost in deep sorrow.It was time fo
5、r me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall.On the way home,I couldnt help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face.I wasnt sure of the effects of war before,but at that moment I realised how much that man suffered from losing his loved one.Maybe he was only one of so many families who experien
6、ced the same.I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man.I only know about war from history classes.The kneeling man taught me more about war and the effects it has on people than any history book.1.Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human bei
7、ngs?A.The kneeling man.B.The sound of a bagpipe.C.The number of names carved in the stone.D.The jungles of Vietnam.解析:细节理解题。由第四段的“.but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eye.He was kneeling (跪着) at the Wall.”和最后一段的“I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man.”可知A项正确。答案:A2.The man
8、 continued to rub his fingers over the name probably because .A.he found it covered with dustB.he missed the loved one who died in a warC.he intended to remove it completelyD.he recalled the fierce war he fought in解析:推理判断题。由第五段的“He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name.”及“.I realised how
9、much that man suffered from losing his loved one.”可推知,他在那里不停地用手抚摸着纪念碑上的名字,可能是因为他深深思念着在战争中死去的亲人。答案:B3.What did the author learn from the trip?A.How fierce war is in history.B.How people remember those who died in wars.C.What bad effects war had on many families.D.What we should do to prevent war.解析:推
10、理判断题。由倒数第二段的“I wasnt sure of the effects of war before,but at that moment I realised how much that man suffered from losing his loved one.Maybe he was only one of so many families who experienced the same.”可推知,在这次参观中,作者从这个在纪念碑前跪着的人身上,感受到战争给人们带来的巨大影响。答案:C4.According to the last paragraph,the author p
11、robably thinks that .A.he should have studied history hard in classB.history books dont tell readers the truthC.there is more in history than books tell usD.the kneeling man should be a history teacher解析:推理判断题。从文章最后一句话可推知,C项是作者认同的观点。答案:CBIt was a cold winter day.A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridg
12、e tollbooth(收费站).“Im paying for myself,and for the six cars behind me,”she said with a smile,handing over seven tickets.One after another,the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed,“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman,Natalie Smith,had read somet
13、hing on a friends refrigerator:“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.”The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days,she gave up and drove all the way back to co
14、py it down.“I thought it was beautiful,”she said,explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters,“like a message from above.”Her husband,Frank,liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson,a lo
15、cal news reporter.Alice put it in the newspaper admitting that though she liked it,she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant.Two days later,Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper,after tur
16、ning it around in her mind for days.“Heres the idea,”Anne says.“Anything you think there should be more of,do it randomly.”Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools,leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town,and giving money secretly to a proud old lady.Anne s
17、ays,“Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”The acts of random kindness spread.If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid,who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.Like all great events,kindness begins slowly,with every single act.Let it b
18、e yours!5.Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?A.She knew the car drivers well.B.She wanted to show kindness.C.She hoped to please others.D.She had seven tickets.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可推断,Natalie Smith之所以为后面的六辆车在收费站付费,是因为她受朋友冰箱上一句话的启发想表达一份善意。答案:B6.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase beca
19、use she .A.thought it was beautifully writtenB.wanted to know what it really meantC.decided to write it on a warehouse wallD.wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第三句的“I thought it was beautiful”可知,Judy Foreman把这句话抄了下来,因为她觉得这句话写得很好。答案:A7.Who came up with the phrase according
20、to the passage?A.Judy Foreman.B.Natalie Smith.C.Alice Johnson.D.Anne Herbert.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段可知,最先想出这句话的是Anne Herbert。答案:D8.Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence above?A.Kindness and violence can change the world.B.Kindness and violence can affect ones
21、behavior.C.Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.D.Kindness and violence can shape ones character.解析:句意理解题。根据画线句子本身的含义以及上下文内容可知,这句话的意思是“善良和暴力一样可以复制”。答案:CCThe First of May is a Bank Holidaythe first public holiday of the year in England.Most people regard it as a special day,as the beginning
22、 of summer,as a day when the light lasts long into the evening and when we can look for warm weather.We dont always get it.We feel disappointed,but not surprised if there are cold winds and frosts at night in May.Winter should be over.Most people are aware that in the past,when farming occupied almo
23、st everyone,the changing seasons were of vital importance.In that older time,there were reasons for celebrating May Day.Traces of those celebrations remain.The best known is the choosing of a May Queen.Even these customs are only memories nowbut in the last century it was quite common in villages an
24、d small towns,and even in schools and colleges,for a pretty and popular girl to be chosen as Queen of the May.It was a great honour to be chosen.Its the Celtic people who celebrated The First of May as a spring festival.They called their celebration Beltanethe fire of the god Bel.They lit fires,expe
25、cting that their blaze(火焰)would assist the sun in its struggle to regain its strength.The gathering of leaves and flowers seems to have been a part of May Day for a very long time,and it is the part that remains in some places where garlands(花冠)are made and showed and admired.In different parts of t
26、he country the May Day is celebrated in different ways in England.What is central to all these activities is the desire of people to enjoy the welcome warmth and the signs everywhere of new life as summer comes.9.The best title for this passage is .A.The First of MayB.The Beginning of SummerC.May Qu
27、eenD.The Holiday of the Year解析:文章主旨题。结合全文可知A项正确。答案:A10.Who celebrated The First of May as a spring festival?A.The Irish people.B.The Celtic people.C.The Scotland people.D.The Welsh people.解析:细节理解题。由第四段第一句“Its the Celtic people who celebrated The First of May as a spring festival.”可知答案。答案:B11.Accordi
28、ng to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT true?A.There are cold winds and frosts at night in May.B.It was a great honour to be chosen as Queen of the May.C.In older times,people didnt celebrate May Day.D.The Celtic people called their celebration Beltane.解析:细节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句可知C项不正确。答案
29、:CD(2016全国甲)Five years ago,when I taught art at a school in Seattle,I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student,and said:“Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have 45 minutes today-and 45
30、minutes each day for the rest of the week.”A few students hesitated to start.They waited to see what the rest of the class would do.Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once
31、 I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time.His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student.Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.His presence meant that I had an une
32、xpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.Without fail one would declare,“But Im just not creative.”“Do you dream at night when yo
33、ure asleep?”“Oh,sure.”“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.”The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads.“Thats pretty creative.Who does that for you?”“Nobody.I do it.”“Really-at night,when youre asleep?”“Sure.”“Try doin
34、g it in the daytime,in class,okay?”12.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to .A.know more about the studentsB.make the lessons more excitingC.raise the students interest in artD.teach the students about toy design解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“.I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term t
35、o find out something about my students.”可知,这位老师最初给学生布置这个任务目的是了解这些学生。故选A项。答案:A13.What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A.He liked to help his teacher.B.He preferred to study alone.C.He was active in class.D.He was imaginative.解析:推理判断题。根据文章第三段可以得知,这个男孩组装好的玩具堆满了美术教室的一个架子,家里的卧室也被占了相当大的地
36、方。“我”为能有这样一位有创造力的学生而倍感欣慰。他的存在意味着“我”的课堂上有了一位意想不到的教学助手,他的创造力会感染其他学生,让他们也参与进来。由此可以看出这个男孩是有创造力、有想象力的。故选择D项。答案:D14.What does the underlined word “downside”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.解析:词义猜测题。根据文章第四段可知,鼓励孩子有这种想象力也会有不利的一面。要冒一定的风险,可能会失去那些有不同思维方式的学生。必定有人会说“我就是没有创造
37、力。”因此可以看出此段重在介绍上述这种做法存在的弊端。因此B项正确。答案:B15.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A.To help them to see their creativity.B.To find out about their sleeping habits.C.To help them to improve their memory.D.To find out about their ways of thinking.解析:推理判断题。文章第四段最后一句“But Im just n
38、ot creative.”引出下文师生间的对话,根据文章最后一句“Try doing it in the daytime,in class,okay?”可以看出,老师以孩子晚上做的梦引出白天课堂上要勇于尝试,大胆想象。因此A项正确。答案:A第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的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。UrbanizationUntil relatively recently,the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city.The
39、first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago.16. In fact,nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural(乡村的)villages.It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm
40、 for a living.Britain was only the beginning.17. The process of urbanizationthe migration(迁移) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization,which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1990,fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas.Today,ove
41、r 82% of Americans live in cities.Only about 2% live on farms.18.Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialised.Even in advanced agricultural societies,it took about 95 people on farms to feed 5 people in cities.19. Until modern times,those living in cities were mainly the ruli
42、ng elite(精英) and the servants,laborers and professionals who served them.Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past 2 centuries,the Industrial Revo
43、lution has broken this balance between the city and the country.20. Today,instead of needing 95 farmers to feed 5 city people,one American farmer is able to feed more than 100 non-farmers.A.That kept cities very small.B.The rest live in small towns.C.The effects of urban living on people should be c
44、onsidered.D.Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies.E.But even 200 years ago,only a few people could live in cities.F.Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.G.Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.答案:1620 EDBA
45、F第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Soon it would be the holidays,but before that,there were final 21.All the kids had been working hard for some time,reviewing their 22.If they didnt pass the exams,they would have to 23 them in September.Ther
46、e were usually a few who 24,but Jane didnt want to be one of them.She had worked hard all year,but she was working so hard that her mother 25her health.She went to bed too late.The night before the big day,her mother 26 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill.She promised to 27
47、her up in the morning.Jane was too 28 to fall asleep.Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject.At last,the 29 did work.In no time at all,she was sitting in the examination hall,looking at the paper,but she couldnt answer 30 of the questions.Everyone 31 her was writing pages and pages.32 she thou
48、ght hard,she couldnt find anything to write about.From time to time she looked at her 33.Time was running 34.There was only an hour to 35.She started one question,wrote two sentences,36 and tried another.With only half an hour left she wrote 37two sentences.By this time she was so worried that she s
49、tarted 38.Her whole body shook.It shook so much that she woke up.She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 39.A minute later,40 called her name.21.A.harvestsB.examsC.reportsD.papers解析:一般来说,学校放假之前要举行期末考试。答案:B22.A.exercisesB.jobsC.booksD.lessons解析:为了在考试中取得好成绩,学生们在考试前的一段时间里努力复习功课(lessons)。答案:
50、D23.A.takeB.writeC.attendD.do解析:考试不及格的学生必须参加九月份的补考。take an examination“参加考试”。答案:A24.A.cheatedB.succeededC.passedD.failed解析:通常情况总会有几个学生因考试不及格而补考,而简不想成为这些学生中的一个。答案:D25.A.cared forB.felt proud ofC.worried aboutD.thought highly of解析:由于简一年到头学习都很用功,以至于母亲为她的健康担心。答案:C26.A.insistedB.agreedC.promisedD.allowed
51、解析:简的母亲关心自己的孩子,坚持要简在考试前一天晚上早睡觉并服用安眠药。答案:A27.A.ringB.wakeC.bringD.pick解析:为了解除简的担忧,母亲答应第二天早上叫醒她。wake her up“把她叫醒”。答案:B28.A.sadB.tiredC.happyD.nervous解析:从文章的前面内容看,简不想考试不及格,因此对即将到来的考试感到紧张,难以入睡。答案:D29.A.dreamB.pillC.suggestionD.music解析:最后安眠药起了作用。答案:B30.A.allB.noneC.anyD.some解析:尽管在安眠药的作用下简睡着了,但由于过分的紧张,简作了
52、一夜的噩梦。从下文可知简梦见自己一个问题都答不出。答案:C31.A. ahead ofB.behindC.in front ofD.around解析:简一个问题都答不出,再看看周围的同学,他们在一页接一页地做试卷,因而更加焦急。答案:D32.A.UnlessB.HoweverC.ThoughD.As解析:尽管简苦思冥想,还是一筹莫展,什么也答不出。答案:C33.A.watchB.paperC.teacherD.book解析:简只有不停地看手表。答案:A34.A.upB.downC.outD.over解析:考试时间快要用完了,不知不觉中只剩下一小时了。run out“用完”。答案:C35.A.r
53、unB.leaveC.remainD.go解析:to go在句中表示“剩下”。如:There are five minutes to go.还剩五分钟。答案:D36.A.gave outB.gave upC.put offD.put out解析:时间还剩一小时的时候,简才开始回答第一个问题,写了两个句子,觉得不行又放弃(give up),再尝试回答另外一个问题。答案:B37.A.anotherB.moreC.otherD.the other解析:“另外两个句子”的表达为:another two sentences/two more sentences/two other sentences。要
54、注意another/more/other与数词的位置关系。答案:A38.A.thinkingB.dreamingC.cryingD.writing解析:眼看考试就要结束,简心急如焚,哭了起来。答案:C39.A.examB.dreamC.storyD.night解析:简浑身颤抖,结果从噩梦中醒来。答案:B40.A.her motherB.her teacherC.a classmateD.a friend解析:一会儿后,简的母亲按时叫她起床。答案:A第卷第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号
55、内单词的正确形式。According to a recent survey,violence did exist in schools.Students 41. (show) their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it.Experts hope the whole society will pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.Nowadays,school violence is a hot issue.I
56、 think this is a phenomenon,42. calls for our great concern.We should try every effort 43. (prevent) violence 44.(happen) at school for more and more students would drop out of school 45. their personal safety could not be guaranteed.In fact,violence can be learned.Children learn violent behaviour f
57、rom adults or from 46. they see on television or on the Internet.If I meet with school violence,I will not answer violence 47. violence,for it will result in 48.(much) fighting.I will tell my teachers or parents about it.I think they will help me 49.(deal) with it well and they will protect me from
58、the bad guys.All in all,every student should behave 50. (he) and keep away from violence.答案:41.showed42.which43.to prevent44.happening45.if46.what47.with48.more49.(to)deal50.himself第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改
59、。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。I was taking a train to Londons Victoria Station.I had noticed that the carriage was noise and filled with people.Before long,a train inspector comes to check ourtickets.A passenger r
60、ealized he couldnt find his ticket but became quite upset.Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket,which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner.The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or ev
61、en noticed the ticket-owner before.Yet they had so quickly offered the strangers their help.If we could show concern to others on need,the world would be a better place to live in.答案:第二句:去掉had;noisenoisy第三句:comescame第四句:butand第五句:searching后面加for;hisits/the第六句:athe第七句:previouspreviously第八句:strangerss
62、tranger第九句:onin第二节书面表达(满分25分)中学生英文报正在举办一次征文活动,请你以“My ideal senior high school life”为题写一篇短文参与投稿。短文内容必须包括:1.你的个人信息:姓名(李萍)、年龄、所在班级、你最喜欢的科目、学校类型(比如大型的还是小型的)、你认为时间怎样安排较为合理?2.你认为学校应该有什么特殊活动?词数:100左右。My ideal senior high school life答案:My ideal senior high school lifeMy name is Li Ping,a 17-year-old senior
63、2 student.Maths,Chinese,English and physics are the subjects I am fond of.As for my ideal senior high school life,first I hope the school will be a large one so that it can provide adequate space for us to take outdoor exercise.Besides,in my opinion,the school should arrange a suitable timetable.For
64、 example,during weekdays,we begin our class at 8 a.m.and end at 6 p.m.every day.If so,we can have enough sleep and have time to take part in our favorite sports and after-school activities.As far as Im concerned,there should be some special occasions,such as celebrating students birthdays,getting together with teachers etc.In a word,I hope my ideal senior high school life will be colourful.
