1、Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries.完形填空Once there was a rich man who had two sons.When he _1_， he said in his will that three stables(牛棚)of cows (in fact, all his cows) should go to the first brother，and only one _2_ should go to the second son.As it was the mans _3_， the first son was give
2、n three stables of _4_ and the second son was only _5_one cock.However, after some time the rich brother became _6_， so he went to a doctor and asked him what he should do to get _7_.And the doctor said, “You should _8_ a cock of the special color.”The rich brother couldnt think of a cock of that sp
3、ecial color, but then he _9_ his brothers cock.So he sent some people to _10_ the cock from his brother.His brother said to them, “All that I have is this cock, but if it can help _11_ my brother, then I would rather lose the cock and get my brothers _12_ back.”So he generously gave the cock.And the
4、 rich brother _13_ and he went back to his house but after some time a most particular thing _14_.His body began growing feathers.He was _15_ and he went back to the doctor and the elders.They saw this and said，“This is the result of being _16_ to your young brother.You have taken all the cows and _
5、17_ the cock that your father _18_ him.Therefore, to become better your young brother must _19_ you.”After his young brother forgave him, he decided to give him some cows.The moral of this story is that you should be _20_ to others when you have a lot.本文是一篇记叙文。很有钱的哥哥在生病后把弟弟唯一的财产也给拿走了，虽然后来哥哥病好了，但却受到惩
6、罚身上长羽毛。故事的寓意是：当你拥有许多东西时，应该对其他人慷慨一些。1A.pretended Bdied Cdisappeared Dremoved答案：B解析：根据下文的“he said in his will that three stables(牛棚) of cows(in fact，all his cows)should go to the first brother”可知他在遗嘱中说到三个牛棚里的牛(事实上，他所有的牛)应给第一个儿子。故可推知此处表示“当他死时”。die“死”；pretend假装；disappear消失；remove移开，脱下。故选B项。2A.house Bani
7、mal Cchair Drooster答案：D解析：根据第五段中的“His brother said to them，All that I have is this cock”可知此处表示把仅有的一只公鸡给二儿子。house房子；animal动物；chair椅子；rooster公鸡。D项符合语境，故选D项。3A.way Bhabit Cwill Dprinciple答案：C解析：根据上下文的语境可知，此处指的是“这是这个人的遗嘱”。way方式，方法；habit习惯；will遗嘱；principle原则。根据语境可知该题选C项。4A.cows Bcocks Chorses Dpigs答案：A解析
8、：根据上文的“in his will that three stables(牛棚) of cows.”可知，他的第一个儿子得到了三牛棚的牛。故选A项。5A.obtained Bgiven Ccollected Ddiscovered答案：B解析：根据上文的“and only one _2_ should go to the second son”以及“the first son was given”可知第二个儿子被给予了一只公鸡。obtain获得；give给予；collect收集；discover发现。根据语境可知该题选B项。6A.brave Bdifferent Csick Dstrange
9、答案：C解析：根据下文的“so he went to a doctor”可知应是有钱的哥哥生病了。brave勇敢的；different不同的；sick生病的；strange奇怪的。根据语境可知该题选C项。7A.weaker Bbrighter Cricher Dbetter答案：D解析：根据上文的内容可知，有钱的哥哥生病了，因此去看医生并问他应该做些什么才能好起来。get better变得好起来，故选D项。8A.kill Bbuy Craise Dcall答案：A解析：根据第五段中的“if it can help _11_ my brother，then I would rather lose
10、 the cock如果它能帮助治愈我的哥哥，那么我宁愿失去这只公鸡”，可推断出应是杀死公鸡。kill“杀死”；buy买；raise饲养；call叫，打电话给。故选A。9A.settled Bremembered Ccomplained Dcared答案：B解析：根据上文的“The rich brother couldnt think of a cock of that special color，but”可知有钱的哥哥一开始想不起来有那种特殊颜色的公鸡。根据“but”推断出该题选B项remember“记起”。settle解决；complain抱怨；care关心。这三者与语境不符。10A.sta
11、rt Btake Cfetch Dattract答案：C解析：根据第六段首句“So he generously gave the cock.”可知，弟弟慷慨地把公鸡给出去了。由此推断此处表示“哥哥派人去弟弟那里取公鸡”。take带走，拿，表示单方向的行为；fetch去拿来，是双向的行为；start开始；attract吸引。故选C。11A.cure Bcontact Ccompare Dpraise答案：A解析：根据上文可知，哥哥生病了，而医生说要想治好他的病需要杀死一只特殊颜色的公鸡。且根据下文的“then I would rather lose the cock”可知此处指如果可以治好哥哥的
12、病。cure治愈；contact接触，联系；compare比较；praise表扬。由语境可知选A。12A.belief Bluck Cwealth Dhealth答案：D解析：根据上文可知哥哥生病了，所以此处是指弟弟宁愿失去公鸡也要让哥哥恢复健康。belief信念；luck运气；wealth财富；health健康。根据语境可知该题选D项。13A.realized Bsaved Crecovered Dpredicted答案：C解析：根据下文的“he went back to his house”可知，这位有钱的哥哥病恢复了。realize意识到；save挽救，节省；recover恢复；pred
13、ict预言。C项符合语境，故选C项。14A.worried Bhappened Cprayed Dapplied答案：B解析：根据下文的“His body began growing feathers.”他的身上开始长羽毛。可知一件特别不寻常的事情发生了。worry担心；happen发生；pray祈求；apply适用，申请。B项符合语境，故选B项。15A.afraid Binjured Ccurious Dcreative答案：A解析：根据下文的“he went back to the doctor and the elders”以及上文提到的这位哥哥身上长羽毛可推知，这位哥哥害怕了。afra
14、id害怕的；injured受伤的；curious好奇的；creative有创造性的。故A项正确。16A.unhappy Bimpolite Cirregular Dunfair答案：D解析：从第一段可知这位哥哥拥有父亲所有的牛，且由上文知他又拿走了弟弟拥有的唯一的公鸡，故可推知此处表示“这是对你弟弟不公平的结果”。unfair不公平的，符合语境，故选D项。unhappy不高兴的；impolite不礼貌的；irregular不规则的。这三者不符合语境，故排除。17A.ever Balso Ceven Dalways答案：C解析：根据上文的“You have taken all the cows”
15、可知“你已经拿走了所有的牛”，此处表示递进，意为“甚至是你父亲留给他的公鸡”。ever曾经；also而且；even甚至；always总是。根据语境可知选C项。18A.presented Bleft Cbroke Dexpressed答案：B解析：根据第一段可知那位父亲仅留给二儿子一只公鸡。故此处选B项。leave留下，符合语境。present呈现，赠送；break打碎；express表达。这三项不符合语境。19A.admit Bprotect Cunderstand Dforgive答案：D解析：根据下文的“After his young brother forgave him，he deci
16、ded to give him some cows.”可知在弟弟原谅他之后，他决定给弟弟一些牛。故该题选D项。forgive原谅，符合语境。admit承认；protect保护；understand理解，这三者与语境不符。20A.generous Bresponsible Clucky Dfriendly答案：A解析：根据下文的“you have a lot”以及上文的“he decided to give him some cows”可知这个故事的寓意是：当你拥有许多东西时，你应该对其他人慷慨一些。generous慷慨的；responsible有责任的；lucky幸运的；friendly友好的
17、。A项符合语境，故选A项。.阅读理解A study published by the World Health Organization (WHO)on Wednesday showed that the Spanish in general enjoy “extremely good health”The 2015 Global Health Statistics, which were presented in London, especially pointed out that the average life expectancy in Spain is 79.5 years for
18、 men and 85.5 for women longer than anywhere else in Europe.Claudia Stein, director of the Division of Information，Evidence, Investigation and Innovation in the WHO European Regional Office, called this“ a huge achievement”， which she put down to “a combination of lifestyle and diet”， with the publi
19、c health system also playing a role.Although the Spanish are in good health, they are becoming increasingly obese(肥胖的), the report said, pointing out that 23.7 of those aged 18 or over were obese in 2014, higher than the 22.1 percent in 2010, although well below the level of Britain where 28.1 perce
20、nt of the population suffer obesity. “Spain enjoys what we call the Mediterranean diet， with a lot of olive oil and relatively few saturated fats (饱和脂肪)The fact that obesity has risen is not related to diet.In fact, the reason is that physical activity has dropped, especially among young people，” ex
21、plained Stein, who warned that if there should continue to be more fat people, that would influence many of the good results that have been achieved in health issues.“It would be a buskin，”she said, especially as the Spanish are now taking in less alcohol(酒) and stopping smoking at a rate which is a
22、bove the European Union average.A report published earlier this month showed the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in helping prevent breast cancer among women.The report showed that four tablespoons of olive oil a day could reduce the risk of catching the illness by two thirds.本文是一篇说明文。世界健康组织调查发现欧
23、洲国家中西班牙人的寿命最长。文章分析了西班牙人长寿的原因：生活方式、饮食习惯以及医疗系统。1According to the first paragraph, the Spanish _.Alive the longest in the world Bare mostly healthy, especially menClive longer than other Europeans Dpresented the 2015 Global Health Statistics答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the average life expectancy in Spain is 7
24、9.5 years for men and 85.5 for womenlonger than anywhere else in Europe”可知，西班牙的男性和女性都比欧洲其他国家的人寿命长。故选C。2What does Claudia Stein think of Global Health Statistics?ADoubtful. BGreat. CA little limited. DMoving.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Claudia Stein.called thisa huge achievement”可知，Claudia Stein认为这是一项伟大的成就。
25、说明她认为这个数据非常好。故选B。3What does the underlined word “buskin” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?APity. BFact. CWonder. DHistory.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词前一句可知，现在的西班牙人也在不断变胖，如果这种情况继续下去，那么就会影响到他们在健康问题上取得的好结果。这是一件令人遗憾的事情。故该词意为“pity”。故选A。4According to the writer, the Mediterranean diet helps _.Aremove obesity completely Bincrease physical activityCprevent some kinds of illnesses Dprevent people using alcohol答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，地中海式的饮食可以帮助预防乳腺癌，橄榄油可以减少人们患病的危险，因此这种饮食方式可以预防疾病。故选C。
