1、Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year单元素能自测.完形填空“Daily Star，sir，” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty _1_ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was _2_. The shops would soon close, and all t
2、he people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers _3_ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a _4_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He _5_ as he thought of his failure to
3、sell all his papers.“You dont know the _6_ of selling papers. You must shout, Hot news! Bomb bursting！” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_7_ its not in the paper at all，” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly _8_ they have time to see, and youll _9_ out and get your money，” Chad said.It was a new _
4、10_ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no _11_ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was _12_ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _13_ a poor newsboy, he had been _14_ some good things.The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers _15_. Several boys were crowding
5、around Chad, who declared with a _16_ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason _17_ money because he would not tell a lie. The boy _18_ at Jason. “You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday, my boy？” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jasons shoulder _19_.“Youre just the boy
6、I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new _20_. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a wellpaid job because he told the truth.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。和其他卖报郎不同，Jason不愿通过谎称报纸上有热点新闻的方法卖更多报纸，挣更多钱，而是一直坚守着诚信，最终赢得了邮局里一位绅士的认可，并获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。1A.shopsBcoinsCpeopleDpapers
7、答案：D解析：考查名词。根据上文“.carrying some newspapers.”可知，此处表示还剩20份报纸没卖完。A项“商店”；B项“硬币”；C项“人”；D项“报纸”。故选D项。2A.open Bheavy Cpure Dweak答案：B解析：考查形容词。根据上文可知，小男孩还有20份报纸没卖完，因而心情十分沉重。A项“敞开心扉的”；B项“心情沉重的”；C项“纯粹的，纯净的”；D项“虚弱的”。故选B项。3A.instead of Bin return for Cregardless of Din exchange for答案：A解析：考查介词短语。根据下文“.to make more
8、 money to.”可知，小男孩不得不把剩下的报纸而不是钱带回家。A项“代替，而不是”；B项“作为回报”；C项“不管，不顾”；D项“以换取”。故选A项。4A.cup Bcard Ccomb Dcake答案：D解析：考查名词。根据下文“.and the cake he wanted to buy.”可知，小男孩想挣更多的钱给母亲买一块蛋糕。A项“茶杯”；B项“卡片”；C项“梳子”；D项“蛋糕”。故选D项。5A.gave in Bbroke down Cgot away Dshowed up答案：B解析：考查动词短语。句意：当他想到没能卖完报纸，他一下子垮掉了。A项“让步，屈服”；B项“精神崩溃
9、”；C项“离开，逃走”；D项“出现，露面”。故选B项。6A.difficulty Bprocess Cgoal Dsecret答案：D解析：考查名词。句意：你不知道卖报纸的秘诀。你必须大喊：“热点新闻！爆炸新闻！”A项“困难”；B项“过程”；C项“目标”；D项“秘诀”。故选D项。7A.And BBut CFor DSo答案：B解析：考查连词。句意：“(事实上)报纸上根本就没有。”此处语义与上文转折，故用转折连词but。A项表示承接；B项表示转折；C项表示原因；D项表示结果。故选B项。8A.before Bsince Cthough Dunless答案：A解析：考查连词。句意：在他们有时间看之前
10、，迅速跑掉。A项“在之前”；B项“自从”；C项“尽管”；D项“除非”。故选A项。9A.call Bdrop Csell Dreach答案：C解析：考查动词。句意：你就会把报纸卖完，拿到钱。A项call out“大声叫喊”；B项drop out“退学，退出”；C项sell out“卖完”；D项reach out“伸出(手)”。故选C项。10A.edition Bidea Cpolicy Dtask答案：B解析：考查名词。句意：这对Jason来说是个新主意。A项 “版本”；B项“主意，想法”；C项“政策”；D项“任务”。故选B项。11A.bread Binsects Cseeds Dwater答案
11、：C解析：考查名词。根据上文“.to buy a _4_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird”可知，此处意为“没有鸟食”。A项 “面包”；B项“昆虫”；C项“鸟食”；D项“水”。故选C项。12A.concerned Bamazed Cexcited Ddetermined答案：D解析：考查形容词。句意：“但他坚决不会说谎”。A项 “担心的”；B项“惊讶的”；C项“激动的，兴奋的”；D项“坚定的，坚决的”。故选D项。13A.still Balready Cjust Dalso答案：C解析：考查副词。句意：尽管他仅仅是个贫穷的卖报郎，他也受过良好的
12、教育。A项 “仍然”；B项“已经”；C项“仅仅”；D项“也”。故选C项。14A.taught Bhanded Cawarded Dallowed答案：A解析：考查动词。根据句意可知，他受过良好的教育。A项 “教授”；B项“上交”；C项“奖励”；D项“允许”。故选A项。15A.at once Bby chance Cas usual Don purpose答案：C解析：考查固定搭配。句意：第二天下午，Jason像往常一样去邮局取报纸。A项 “立即”；B项“偶然”；C项“像往常一样”；D项“故意地”。故选C项。16A.proud Bgentle Cwarm Dpolite答案：A解析：考查形容词。
13、句意：好几个男孩都簇拥着Chad，他面带骄傲的微笑，宣称前一天他卖了72份报纸。A项 “自豪的”；B项“温和的”；C项“温暖的”；D项“有礼貌的”。故选A项。17A.borrowed Blost Cmade Dsaved答案：B解析：考查动词。句意：他补充说道Jason因为不愿说谎没挣到钱。A项“借”；B项“失去(没挣到)”；C项“挣得”；D项“节省”。故选B项。18A.laughed Bshouted Cnodded Dstared答案：A解析：考查动词。句意：男孩们都嘲笑Jason。A项 “嘲笑”；B项“大叫，大嚷”；C项“点头”；D项“盯着看”。故选A项。19A.bravely Bgra
14、tefully Cfondly Dmodestly答案：C解析：考查副词。句意：邮局里的一位绅士走上前来，温柔地轻拍了Jason的肩膀。A项 “勇敢地”；B项“感激地”；C项“温柔地”；D项“谦虚地”。故选C项。20A.duty Bbusiness Cjob Dmethod答案：C解析：考查名词。根据下文可知，Jason获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。A项 “责任，义务”；B项“生意”；C项“工作”；D项“方法”。故选C项。.阅读理解Ive never been the kind of person to say, “its the thought that counts” when it come
15、s to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present that blew_me_away.For years now, Ive been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is much more than just a building.In the front room, theres a wall that has hun
16、dreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my childrens growth. Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each childs name and the date they were measured. Of all the objects and all the memories, its this one thing in a home thats the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home
17、after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldnt normally be greeted with tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there
18、for everyone to see.Over the years, Ive talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I move, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do something about it.They hired Jacquie Manning, a
19、professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕获) the beautiful things in life, from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns (晚礼服)She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey handprints (手印), and
20、old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a beautiful history of my family.Three weeks later, my childrens wonderful gift made its way to mea lifesize photo of the pencil lin
21、es and handprints that represents love and growth.文章大意：作者一直想把老房子卖掉，但又舍不得那一面记录孩子们成长的“成长墙”。一天，孩子们请来了摄影师，把“成长墙”的细节拍摄下来，做成一份珍贵的礼物送给了作者。1The underlined phrase in Para. 1 “blew me away” probably means“_”Aattracted meBsurprised meCaccepted meDrefused me答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据文章叙述，尤其是最后两段可知，作者没想到孩子们会请来摄影师把“成长墙”拍摄下来
22、，做成礼物送给作者，这让作者感到惊讶。故选B。2What does the house really mean to the author?AA house. BA building.CAn object. DMemories.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Every growth stage is marked in grey，with each childs name and the date they were measured.Of all the objects and all the memories，its this one thing in a home tha
23、ts the hardest to leave behind”可知，墙面上关于孩子们成长的记录对作者而言是一种美好的回忆。故选D。3What surprised the friends I know after work?AFinding the wall repainted. BErasing the handprints.CGreeting them with tears. DLeaving the wall unfinished.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Friends I know have returned home after work only to disc
24、over their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldnt normally be greeted with tears，but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should”可知，下班后，朋友们发现记录着孩子们成长的墙被重新粉刷了，这使他们感到很惊讶。故选A。4What is the best title for the text?AA Gift Made with Love BBuildings Made by
25、 ChildrenCA Very Wonderful Painting DA Family History答案：A解析：标题归纳题。根据文章叙述，尤其是第一段和最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了孩子们给作者制作的代表着爱和成长的礼物。.读后续写Jack，a clerk at the local bank，was wandering alone on the street.It was a cold，silent winter night.His mind was on his wife Linda，who had been in a car accident two months ago and w
26、as now lying in a hospital bed，waiting for more money for her operation.Jack had sold everything he had，and he had tried his best to borrow money from all the people and banks he could.But the real world is cruel.A large amount of money was still needed.To Jack，it would mean a great deal of sufferin
27、g to see his wife die without any help.“I have only one option left，”Jack said to himself.Then he went to the_bank，his workplace，again.For several days，he observed the bank and planned a theft.The next day，he went to work as usual.Everything seemed normal：he joked with his workmates and helped his c
28、lients as he always did.But no one noticed that he had brought a bigger suitcase to work，instead of the small one he always carried.At 5：00 pm，the bank closed，and the_clerks and the_guards had all gone home.However，at that moment，Jack was in the bathroom，and the guards didnt notice him，of course.Whe
29、n the noises coming from the street were replaced by silence and everything turned dark，Jack came out from the bathroom.He first cut the lines of the alarms and monitors with tools from his new suitcase.He was all too familiar with the equipment since he had been working there for 8 years and had be
30、en studying the_security_system for the past 30 days.Using a special key and some other tools，he then easily opened the doors of the safes.The banks security system wasnt very good，which allowed Jack to take a lot of money.Several minutes later，Jack left the bank with a heavy bag filled with money.注
31、意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案Paragraph 1：After Jack had been gone from the bank for a while，the alarms began to ring.The police arrived at the_bank very quickly，only to find no one there.The next day was a really special day for the town，whi
32、ch was filled with newspapers and TV reporters covering the strange theft.The_clerks at the bank were busy discussing the case，of course，including Jack.The police could only promise to catch the thieves as soon as possible，even though no clues had been found yet.Paragraph 2：But the most unlucky man
33、was the manager of the bank，an old man.He seemed to be the only person to blame and was removed from his position.At last，with enough money for her operation，Jacks wife was saved.However，Jack felt guilty about the manager of the bank.He could not forget what he had done to the old man.His guilt deepened as time went by.Finally，he turned himself in to the police and accepted his punishment.
