1、模块综合测评.阅读理解(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、D)中，选出最佳选项。AMax Mathews has been called the father of computer music.He created electronic tools so that people could use computers as musical instruments.He had a great influence on the development of electronic music and how it is written，recor
2、ded and played.In 1957，Mathews wrote the first computer program that enabled a computer to create sound.At that time，he was working as an engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.His computer program enabled a large IBM computer to play a 17 seconds piece of music that he had written.The computer
3、 was so slow that it would have taken an hour to play tee piece of music in 17 seconds.For that reason，Mathews moved the work to a tape player，which could be sped up to play the music at a normal speed.He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great，but the technical importan
4、ce of the music was huge.Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program.He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.He also developed an electronic devic
5、e he called the Radio Baton.The device looks like two drum sticks.It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels of orchestral music playing on a computer.The user does this by moving the two sticks on a special electronic surface.Mathews believed modern musicians are not making full use
6、of the power of computer music.He said a violin always sounds like a violin.But with a computer，the way a violin sounds is unlimited.He said he didnt want computer sounds to replace live music.But he said he hoped laptop computers would one day be considered serious instruments.【语篇解读】Mathews是计算机音乐制作
7、软件程序的创始人，这位作曲家可以通过数字合成器的指令和功能来操作计算机。1What do we know about Mathewss first piece of computer music?AIt took several minutes to play this music.BIt was written in the middle of the 1950s.CIt made the IBM computer work so slowly.DIt had the same good quality as other music.【解析】细节理解题。从第二段首句可知，他的第一首电脑合成音
8、乐是在20世纪50年代中期做成的，故选B。【答案】B2Mathews made the Groove program in order to _.Aimprove the sound quality of musicBcreate a record for recording studiosCimprove the live performancesDdevelop the computer music【解析】细节理解题。从第三段末句可知，The Groove program主要是为现场表演而制作的软件，故选C。【答案】C3From the text we know that the Radi
9、o Baton is _.Aa computer programBa piece of computer musicCan electronic deviceDa recording studio【解析】细节理解题。从第四段首句可知，the Radio Baton是一款电子设备，故选C。【答案】C4According to the text，Mathews hoped that_.Acomputer sounds would take the place of live musicBmodern musicians would make good use of computer musicCc
10、omputers would change the musical instrumentsDcomputers would be considered serious instruments【解析】推理判断题。从最后一段的内容尤其最后一句可知，答案选D。【答案】DBShakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，made full use of the greatest resources of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal e
11、mployment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twentyfive thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it.Such a study is well worth the effort，even thou
12、gh some aspects of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeares day.However，it is surprising that we should know comparatively (相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author.We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in StratfordonAvon，and that he died there
13、 in 1616.He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town，but of this we cannot be sure.We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children.We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces.But this is almost all that we do kno
14、w.However，what is important about Shakespeares life is not its details but its products，the plays and the poems.For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeares life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics (批评) have been theorizing (理
15、论化) about the plays.Sometimes，indeed，it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.Fortunately，this is not likely to happen.Shakespeares people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere，and will
16、 continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.5Whats Paragraph 1 mainly about?AThe great varieties in writing styles.BThe great length of Shakespeares works.CThe richness of the content in Shakespeares works.DThe rich English language used by Shakespeare i
17、n his works.【解析】段落大意题。本段开头点出莎士比亚与其他作家相比较，对英语使用的最为充分，接着对其进行了例证，即其作品中的词汇是常人使用的词汇的5倍。由此可知D项正确。【答案】D6According to the passage，which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?AHis date of birth.BHis marriage.CHis life in the grammar school.DHis date of death.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“He almost certai
18、nly attended.cannot be sure.”可知，莎士比亚有没有上过语法学校不确定。所以选C项。【答案】C7What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A. People dont think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.BPeople pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare.CPeople cant read the poetry of Shakespeare any more.DThe
19、 comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.【解析】推理判断题。在大量的评论之下，莎士比亚的诗歌看起来会消失，由此可以看出人们过多地观注了评论而忽略了诗歌。【答案】B8“Shakespeares people” in Paragraph 4 refers to _.Athe characters in Shakespeares worksBthe people living in Shakespeares dayCthe readers of Shakespeares worksDthe people whose native langua
20、ge is English【解析】细节理解题。该段从侧面肯定了莎士比亚的作品，是“莎士比亚作品中的人物”为英语增加了光彩，也使热爱文学的人们感到愉悦。【答案】ACA lot of people say math is not their strong suit.One New Jersey parent wants to help change that.Laura Overdeck grew up with numbers.She always helped measure ingredients when her mother baked，and she learned about ang
21、les from her father.She went on to major in astrophysics in college.Overdeck knew she wanted her own children to be good at math，too.“And when our first child was about two，we just started giving her a math problem every night，”Overdeck said.The problem was usually a story，involving animals，cars or
22、candies that let the kid count.“Our third child started，at age two，yelling that he wanted his own math problem because he saw his brother and sister doing it.And we thought，Wow，we have a household where math is the popular thing at bedtime，”Overdeck said.In February，Overdeck launched Bedtime Math，an
23、 Internet website where she posts daily puzzles for children.Overdeck is particularly keen to hook children on numbers before they go to school.So why introduce little ones to math so early?Sian Beilock，an expert on performance anxiety，said the more fun and familiar math is early on，the less likely
24、children will feel nervous when they start to learn math in school.“My lab has shown recently that kids as early as first grade report feeling anxious about doing math，”Beilock said.“You can hear totally educated adults say，You know Im just not that good at math.or Im kind of afraid of math.And that
25、s a totally acceptable thing for a welleducated person to say，but you never hear them say，Well，you know，Im just not that good at reading，”Overdeck said.She wants children and their parents to become as fluent in numbers as they are in Harry Potter.【语篇解读】新泽西州的一位母亲创建了Bedtime Math 网站，旨在帮助孩子们提高数学能力。9Ove
26、rdeck majored in astrophysics because she _.Awas really fond of mathematicsBhoped to change math education in the USChad an interest in physicsDwould like her children to be good at math【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“She always helped measure ingredients when her mother baked，and she learned about angles from he
27、r father.She went on to major in astrophysics in college”可知，Overdeck主修天体物理学是因为她真的喜欢数学。故选A项。【答案】A10What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?AToys can be used to encourage kids in solving math problems.BMath will become more popular in every household.CMath is enjoyable in Overdecks family.DThe third chi
28、ld is cleverer than his brother and sister.【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Wow，we have a household where math is the popular thing at bedtime”可推知，Overdeck的家人都喜欢数学。故选C项。【答案】C11Beilocks attitude towards Overdecks idea is _.AagreeableBpuzzledCanxiousDcritical【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Overdeck is particularly keen to hook ch
29、ildren on numbers before they go to school”以及第四段中的“Sian Beilock，an expert on performance anxiety，said the more fun and familiar math is early on，the less likely children will fell nervous when they start to learn math in school”可推知，Beilock 与Overdeck的观点一致。故选A项。【答案】A12The unfavorable situation of the
30、US in math ability is shown by _.Athe popularity of Bedtime MathBchildrens performance anxiety in schoolCpeoples response to mathDadults great fondness for Harry Potter【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“You know Im just not that good at math.orIm kind of afraid of math.And thats a totally acceptable thing for a wel
31、leducated person to say，but you never hear them say.”可知，人们对数学的反应显示了美国在数学能力方面不利的形势。故选C项。【答案】CDOne of the most famous movie directors of all time was Alfred Hitchcock.He is most famous for his mystery movies.When he died in 1980，he had made over fifty complete movies.Hitchcock was born in London in 18
32、99.He was very shy and he went to very strict schools.He studied to be an engineer，but he was always interested in movies.He used to go to the cinema as often as he could.In his free time he also used to write stories that he wanted to make into movies.Hitchcock gave up the idea of becoming an engin
33、eer when he got a small job with a movie company.Later he got a job as an assistant director.He often had some very clever ideas for filming movies，so later his employer gave him a chance to make a movie by himself.His first movie was made in 1920s，so of course it was a “silent movie”He made several
34、 other silent movies before he made“Blackmail”，which was his first talking movie，and of course was another mystery movie.In 1939 Hitchcock moved to Los Angeles，which was becoming the new centre for filmmaking.The first movie that Hitchcock made in the US was called “Rebecca”He got most of the storie
35、s for his movies from novels and plays.After reading a novel or play，he would create the movie script by himself，and choose the actors and actresses，and also decide where and how to shoot each scene.Hitchcocks movies are generally thought to be good movies because he did these things well: choosing
36、of the story，writing of the script，selecting of the actors and actresses，and the creating of the scene.Hitchcock used to do most of these jobs entirely by himself.Alfred Hitchcock will probably always be remembered as one of the greatest movie directors of all time.He will be remembered for his myst
37、ery stories and for the number of good films that he directed.13In what ways did Hitchcock show an interest in movies when he was young?AHe went to very strict schools to learn it.BHe often read mystery stories.CHe was very shy but studies hard.DHe often went to the cinema.【解析】细节理解题。文章第二段讲述了阿尔弗雷德希区柯
38、克的童年，也告诉我们他对电影感兴趣的表现是经常去看电影。【答案】D14Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AHis first chance was to appear in a film.B“Blackmail” was remembered as the most mysterious film.CHis first job was to work as an engineer.DHe filmed his first movie in England but the last in the US.【解析】推理判断
39、题。阿尔弗雷德希区柯克开始在英国，后来到美国拍电影，由此可以推断D项为正确答案。【答案】D15Which is the CORRECT order about Hitchcock?aHe moved to Los Angeles.bHe made a silent movie.cHe made over fifty films.dHe directed “Rebecca”eHe used to write stories.Aa，e，b，c，dBa，b，e，d，cCe，b，a，d，cDe，a，d，b，c【解析】推理判断题。按照时间，首先发生的是童年的事情(e)；最后是总结他拍了多少电影(c)，排
40、除A、B项；在C项与D项中，只要弄清b与d哪个发生在先即可选出正确答案，依据原文，他是先在20世纪20年代拍了无声电影，到1939年去美国后才拍了“Rebecca”，由此推出C项为正确答案。【答案】C.阅读填句(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。 【导学号：14272049】Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good，most would admit that their spoken Eng
41、lish is poor.Whenever I speak to a Chinese student，they always say，“My spoken English is poor.”_16_ I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First，they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary._17_ However，you
42、can speak with a limited vocabulary，if you choose a positive attitude.Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know._18_ Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous.Yet students should remember that their goal should be fluency not accurac
43、y.Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly.However，in speaking your aim is fluency.You want to get your message across，to talk to someone in English，as quickly and as well as you can，even though sometimes you may use
44、a wrong word or tense，but it doesnt matter._19_The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening.You have one mouth but two ears！All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.Fourth，most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners.Instead of activ
45、ely seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor._20_AThe person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.BThey may try to avoid m
46、aking similar mistakes next time.CObviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.DIf you have this proactive outlook，then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.EHowever，their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”！FSecond，they are afraid of making mistakes.GThe second
47、reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.【答案】1620ECFAD.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy，my new school.It was also my 18th birthday.I received a warm _21_ from my host familythe Steins.Gina
48、 was my host mum，and her daughter Lily would also be a new _22_ at Phillips.They took me to the school and _23_ me around the campus.On our way to my dorm(学生宿舍)，we saw a huge truck delivering a students _24_ to her room.Many students at the school were very rich，and they would fill their dorms with
49、decorations(装饰物)But I was _25_ not to because I thought it was a _26_ of time and money.I had a single room，which was about the_27_of a Chinese college dormthe ones which usually hold six people._28_she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me，“Whats your favourite _29_，Teresa？”I thought for a moment bef
50、ore answering，“Orange.”I didnt know why she had asked the question.We _30_ an introduction meeting after dinner._31_ of the students were native English speakers，so I felt a little _32_.I returned to my room after the_33_，tired and wanted to go to bed after a(n)_34_day.When I opened my door，I found
51、a big_35_.The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow.On the _36_was a sunflowerpattern mat(垫子) while a colourful lamp_37_beside the bed.I opened my mouth，_38_.How beautiful! There was also a_39_card.I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card.A warm current
52、(暖流) rushed through my_40_.21A.heartBcardCserviceDwelcome【解析】作者刚到时受到主人一家的热烈欢迎。且received a warm welcome是一个常用短语。【答案】D22A.studentBteacherCcitizenDvisitor【解析】主人吉娜的女儿莉莉年龄小，且由句子中also be a new.不难推断出她也是一名新生。【答案】A23A.walkedBintroducedCshowedDinvited【解析】show sb.around.“带领某人参观某处”，为固定短语。【答案】C24A.bagBnewspaperCl
53、ettersDfurniture【解析】在去宿舍的路上，卡车应该是搬运行李，所以是学生的bag。【答案】A25A.warnedBforcedCdeterminedDsupposed【解析】其他学生用装饰品装扮自己的宿舍，但我并不富裕，我决定不这样。be determined to do.“决定做某事”，是固定短语。【答案】C26A.matterBwasteCshowDuse【解析】由because引导的从句可知我决定不这样，因为那浪费时间和钱。【答案】B27A.designBsizeCpatternDexample【解析】我住的单间和中国的大学宿舍相比应该是从大小上比较。【答案】B28A.As
54、BThoughCBecauseDWhile【解析】该题考查连词词义的辨析。as作连词放在句首时可表示“一边”。该句的意思是她一边帮我搬运东西，一边问我；though是“尽管，虽然”的意思；while放到句首时，表示“在期间，虽然”。【答案】A29A.fruitBweatherCfoodDcolour【解析】根据最后一段我的房间颜色的变化及下文的before answering，“Orange.”，可知这里应选colour。【答案】D30A.organizedBplannedCattendedDopened【解析】晚饭后我们出席了见面会，且attend the meeting是固定短语。【答案】
55、C31A.AllBMostCSomeDFew【解析】代词most“大多数”，符合题意，all的范围过大；some的范围小；few表示否定可最先排除。【答案】B32A.pleasedBnervousCangryDafraid【解析】由于大部分学生是会讲英语的人，我感到紧张(nervous)，其他的选项容易排除。【答案】B33A.dinnerBclassCmeetingDparty【解析】由上文我参加了见面介绍会可知，这儿应是会后回到宿舍。【答案】C34A.excitingBsurprisingCtiringDinteresting【解析】开学的第一天活动很多，是令人兴奋的一天。【答案】A35A.
56、secretBjokeCwarmthDsurprise【解析】我打开宿舍门的时候，发现里面发生了一些颜色的变化，这对作者是一件吃惊的事，不应是“玩笑或秘密”。【答案】D36A.wallBdeskCfloorDground【解析】“垫子”应该是在地板上，而ground一般是室外的“地面”。【答案】C37A.stoodBlayCappearedDhung【解析】一台彩灯是“矗立”在床边，而lie一般指静“躺”的东西，“hang”是悬挂的意思。【答案】A38A.frightenedBmovedCsatisfiedDunderstood【解析】我看到房间里令人高兴的变化，张大了嘴，应是“感动的”。【答
57、案】B39A.postBbirthdayCnameDfestival【解析】文章一开始就告诉我们“我”是十八岁生日的那天去上学的，所以现在看到的是一张生日卡片。【答案】B40A.mindBheadCfaceDbody【解析】看到房间里令人高兴的变化，又收到生日卡片，激动的暖流流过全身(body)。【答案】D.语法填空(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)或括号内单词的正确形式。Mary：Hey，Mike! Good to have you back! You look 41._(exhaust)!Mike：Hi，Mary.Yeah，Im 42
58、._(absolute) worn out.I can hardly keep my eyes open!Mary：Was it a rough trip?Mike：Well，it was actually pretty productive，43._ all the flying really annoyed me.Mary：Ah，jet lag.Mike：Yep.I flew from Beijing to Boston for a meeting，and then 44._(get) on a plane to go to the trade fair in Beijing before
59、 45._(catch) a train back here to Shanghai.Mary：Wow! Thats a lot of travelling! No 46._ youre tired!Mike：The worst thing was adjusting 47._the time zones！Its so hard to get used to the difference!Mary：Yeah.You know jet lag only hits 48._you travel eastwest or westeast.You could fly from Germany to C
60、ape Town in South Africa and you wouldnt feel anything.Mike：Right.because its all in the same time zone.Unfortunately for me.all my travel was between different time zones.Ive got to say Im really 49._(suffer)!Mary：I know 50._ you mean.Well，you will be OK once you get some rest.41exhausted考查词性转换。loo
61、k看起来，是系动词，后面要跟作表语的形容词。exhaust“使疲惫”，与逻辑主语you是被动关系。42absolutely考查词性转换。此处修饰动词词组worn out。43but考查并列连词。由上文的pretty productive及下文的annoyed me可知是转折关系。44got考查动词时态。与前文中的flew是并列关系。45catching考查非谓语动词。before是介词；catch与逻辑主语I是主动关系。46wonder考查习惯用语。由上文对exhausted的解释可知应填wonder。no wonder.“难怪”。47to考查介词。adjust to“调整；调节”，是固定搭配
62、。48if/when考查连接词。由句意可知此处引导条件或时间状语从句。49suffering考查词性转换。suffer与主语间是主动关系。50what考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，从句谓语动词mean缺少宾语。.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。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：在错的词下划一横线，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
63、允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear editor，Some years before，my hometown was used to be a beautiful place.Thick trees and grass can be seen all over the hills.As time going by，people destroyed almost the whole forest grow more crops.To make matters worse，people let their cattles eat up the grass.So you can o
64、nly see wasteland instead green forests now.As a result，when it rains，the soil is washed up the hills and into the rivers.Strongly winds also blow away the valuable soil lie on the top of the fields.I do hope all the people will take good care of the forests but plant more trees to improve our livin
65、g conditions.【答案】Dear editor，Some years ，my hometown used to be a beautiful place.Thick trees and grass be seen all over the hills. time going by，people destroyed almost the whole forest grow more crops.To make matters worse，people let their eat up the grass.So you can only see wasteland instead gre
66、en forests now.As a result，when it rains，the soil is washed the hills and into the rivers. winds also blow away the valuable soil on the top of the fields.I do hope all the people will take good care of the forests plant more trees to improve our living conditions.书面表达(满分25分)以下是有关导演李安的一些个人信息，请根据表格中提
67、供的信息用英语写一篇有关李安的介绍。写作内容：姓名李安(Ang Lee)出生地中国台湾祖籍江西德安出生日期1954.10.23学历1975年从台湾艺术大学戏剧电影系毕业；到美国继续深造戏剧导演专业，并取得电影制作专业硕士学位职业导演主要成就及评价1995年代表作之一的理智与情感(Sense and Sensibility)轰动国际影坛，从此确立其在好莱坞(Hollywood)的地位曾获奥斯卡金像奖以及其他的国际顶级电影奖项迄今第一位获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖的华人导演2009年被美国娱乐周刊(Entertainment Weekly)评为“最伟大导演”之一参考词汇：台湾艺术大学戏剧电影系：the N
68、ational Taiwan College of Arts；戏剧导演专业：Theater Direction；电影制作专业：Film Production；奥斯卡金像奖：Oscar Academy Awards注意：词数100左右。_【参考范文】Ang Lee，whose original family home is in Dean，Jiangxi，was born on October 23,1954 in Taiwan.He graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and went on further st
69、udy in America，where he studied Theater Direction as well as Film Production and got a Masters Degree in Film Production.The film Sense and Sensibility，one of his masterpieces，made in 1995，shocked the film world，helping Ang win a place in Hollywood.Ang Lee was elected one of the greatest directors by American Entertainment Weekly in 2009 because he has won numerous awards in many prizes from world famous international film festivals，especially the Academy Award for best director，which is the first ever Oscar for a Chinese person.
