1、模块综合检测(二)(满分：120分；时间：100分钟).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AJust a couple of hours ago，I was on the plane，ready to fly home from London.The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to takeoff.I had my iPod in place and a new book to read.Then，over the loudspeaker came the pilots
2、 voice: “The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire.We regret that we must cancel this flight.”The passengers reactions that announcement led to were interesting.One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant.A couple in another row complained loudly.A businessman in a blac
3、k suit actually kicked the seat in front of him.Yet some passengers responded differently.An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments.A teenager，rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers，stopped to help a woman
4、with a disability.The lady sitting next to me laughed and said：“ Hey，its not the end of the world，” before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them.The wisest among us have a remarkable ability to maintain grounded when times get tough.No life is perfect；mine certainly isnt.We
5、all must face challenges，both large and small.You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances.We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.Thats grace under pressure.My seatmate was rightthings could have been so much worse.Anyway，I am sate.I hav
6、e my health.I have two wonderful children.I have work I love and so much to be grateful for.Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，讲述了因为航班取消不同乘客的不同反应。1What caused the passengers different reactions?AThe loudspeaker.BThe delay of the flight.CThe ground crews fa
7、ult.DThe pilots announcement.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“The passengers reactions that announcement led to were interesting”可知，取消航班的通知使人们有不同的反应。【答案】D2Who turned his anger on the seat?AThe teenager helping the disabled.BThe old man taking bags down.CThe man in a dark suit.DThe man close to the author.【解析】细节理
8、解题。根据第二段的第四句“A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him”可知，把怒气发泄在座位上的那个穿黑色套装的人。【答案】C3What did the woman sitting next to the author do?AShe assisted a disabled woman.BShe made a phone call to her family.CShe helped others carry their luggage.DShe told moving stories to her
9、 children.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的倒数第二句“The lady sitting next to me laughed and said：Hey，its not the end of the world，before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them”可知，答案为B。【答案】B4What can we learn from the story?AOur life is full of ups and downs.BIt is natural to be scared under pres
10、sure.CWe should help each other in times of difficulty.DWe should be positive and calm when life is hard.【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文大意及最后两段的内容可知，作者写本文的目的是告诉我们：当生活艰苦时，我们应该乐观、冷静。【答案】DBI have just started my job as an English teacher in the Parisian suburbs(郊区)I was surprised at how different the suburbs are.In the
11、 UK, traditionally, the suburbs are the richest part of a city but here, it is the complete opposite.The schools I teach in are located just outside Paris and are not as wealthy as the ones found in the centre of the city.However, the children that I teach are so eager to learn my language.What I ca
12、n never forget is the enthusiasm (热情)that these children have about learning English.For my first lesson I brought some postcards and souvenirs to show the children what my hometown is like.They were so excited about my postcard of my towns castle and my souvenir of the Welsh dragon.For us in the UK
13、, a postcard of a castle is not necessarily an exciting thing, but for these children it represented reallife magic and mystery.One of the teachers told me that despite the fact that these children live four kilometres from Paris, some of them have never been there.I represented a chance for them to
14、 discover another world.I never realized，until my teaching in France，just how valuable education really is.For these children it represents an opportunity to do something different.It represents hope for their futures.I was truly inspired by the children in my first lessons.During my time in France,
15、 I hope that I can bring knowledge of English and help encourage their enthusiasm.【语篇解读】作者来到法国的郊区教英语，她意识到教育对于贫困的孩子们来说是多么重要。5What does the author do in the Parisian suburbs?AShe teaches French.BShe teaches English.CShe gathers information about Paris.DShe collects materials for her new book.【解析】细节理解题
16、。根据第一段“I have just started my job as an English teacher in the Parisian suburbs.”可知，作者在巴黎郊区教英语。【答案】B6One thing in France that attracted the authors attention was that .Athe suburbs are poorer than the centre of a cityBpupils had never received postcards beforeCpupils liked reallife magic and mystery
17、 very muchDthe Parisian suburbs are richer than the British suburbs【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“In the UK，traditionally，the suburbs are the richest part of a city but here，it is the complete opposite.”可知，在英国，郊区是城市最富有的地方，但是巴黎正相反。也就是说巴黎的市中心比郊区富有。【答案】A7What impressed the author most in France was .Athe pupils attit
18、ude towards learning EnglishBthe pupils poor performance in EnglishCthe enthusiasm of the teachers thereDthe poverty of the suburban schools【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“.what I can never forget is the enthusiasm(热情) that these children have about learning English.”可知，作者最无法忘记的就是那里的孩子对学习英语的热情。【答案】A8What did the au
19、thor realize after she taught in the Parisian suburbs?AThe enthusiasm of the pupils there.BThe differences between the pupils there.CThe difficulty in teaching the pupils there.DThe importance of education to the children there.【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，在法国教学之后作者才意识到教育是多么有价值。教育可以让那些郊区的孩子去做一些不同的事，教育给他们的未
20、来带来了希望。由此可推知，在法国教学之后，作者意识到了教育对于郊区孩子的重要性。【答案】DCEunice Kennedy Shriver was a member of one of the most famous families in American politics.Though she never ran for office, she spent her life energetically working to improve the lives of people with developmental problems.Eunice Shriver was best known
21、 for creating the Special Olympics, an athletic event for people with mental disabilities.Her efforts changed the way the world thinks about the mentally disabled.Mrs.Shriver officially became involved in helping people with developmental problems when she became the executive vicepresident of a fam
22、ily organization in 1957.The Joseph PKennedy Junior Foundation was created in 1946 to honor her oldest brother, who died fighting in World War .Under her guidance, the foundation turned its attention to studying the causes of mental disabilities.It also sought to improve the way society treats peopl
23、e with such disabilities.The foundation also started centers for the study of medical ethics(医德) at Harvard University and Georgetown University.Eunice Shriver and her family had a personal reason to be interested in this issue.Her older sister, Rosemary Kennedy, was born mentally retarded(智力迟钝的)As
24、Rosemary grew older, she became increasingly difficult to live with and supervise.When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain to improve her mental condition.But the operation left her completely disabled.Her family later sent her to a care center wher
25、e she lived until her death in 2005.In the past, mental disability was generally treated as a shameful and hopeless disease.And, there were almost no community activities, resources or jobs for the mentally disabled.They were shut away with little respect and few civil rights.Eunice Shriver changed
26、this.She showed the world that the mentally disabled could be useful citizens enjoying rich lives.【语篇解读】本文介绍了帮助残疾人立足社会，得到社会的认可和尊重的Eunice Kennedy Shriver，她发起、创立了残疾人运动会，并且还发起创立了精神残疾病因研究中心，为残疾人事业做出了巨大的贡献。9Eunice Shrivers greatest contribution was .Aorganizing the Special Olympics gamesBgiving her life
27、to improving peoples livesCproviding chances to have sports for the disabledDhelping the mental disabilities learn knowledge【解析】从第二段的第一句话可以看出她的最大的贡献就是创造了残疾人运动会。【答案】C10Whats the main task of the Joseph PKennedy Junior Foundation?Aorganizing the mental disabled to take part in various athletic eventsB
28、doing some research at the causes of mental disabilities and medical ethicsChelping people with mental problems to get more medical careDoffer more mental disabled to enter the medical centers at the two universities【解析】细节理解题。从第四段的第一、三句话可以看出B项是正确的。【答案】B11From the passage we can learn .AEunice Shrive
29、r improved the way the mental disabled were treatedBEunice Shriver created chances for the disabled to work equally with common peopleCEunice Shrivers oldest brother founded a family organizationDEunice Shriver began helping the disabled when the Kennedy Junior Foundation was founded【解析】细节理解题。从第四段的第
30、二句话“It also sought to improve the way society treats people with such disabilities.”可以判断出A项正确；B项文中没有提及这方面的内容；从第三段的最后一句话可知C项不正确；从第三段的第一句话可以判断D项不正确。【答案】ADA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good nights sleep.But now a study has found it really does help pe
31、ople nod offif it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin (褪黑激素)，which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study，by researchers from Seoul，South Korea，involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from co
32、ws milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk，which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin，were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime，according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start
33、of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now，taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent
34、 for helping sleep because of the calcium content，which helps people to relax.Milk is also sugarfree and additivefree with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening.The more fat you take in before bedtime，the greater burden you will put on you
35、r body at night.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。长期以来，人们认为睡觉前喝一杯热牛奶有助于睡眠，但研究表明，只有喝晚上挤的牛奶才真正有助于睡眠。这到底是什么原因呢？快来读文章吧！12According to the text，the mice fed with daytime milk .Astarted sleep more easilyBwere more anxiousCwere less activeDwoke up later【解析】细节理解题。由第四段中的信息Those given night milk.were less active and less anxiou
36、s than those fed with the milk collected during daytime.可知，老鼠喝了白天挤的牛奶会更有活力，也更焦虑，故选B项。【答案】B13Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?AIts been tested on mice for ten times.BIt can make people more energetic.CIt exists in milk in great amount.DIts used in sleeping drugs.【解析】推
37、理判断题。文章中提到晚上挤的牛奶的褪黑激素含量是白天挤的牛奶的10倍，并不是说研究人员在老鼠身上测试了10次，所以A项错误；由第二段中的信息.help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.可知褪黑激素不可能使人更加精力充沛，故排除B项；由第二段中的信息.“night milk”contains more melatonin.可知，并不是所有的牛奶中都含有大量的褪黑激素，故排除C项；由第六段中的信息taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall as
38、leep at night可知，褪黑激素被用于安眠药中，故D项正确。【答案】D14What can be a suitable title for the text?ANight Milk and SleepBFat，Sugar and HealthCAn Experiment on MiceDMilk Drinking and Health【解析】标题归纳题。作者在第一段就点明了文章要论述的对象晚上挤的牛奶。在接下来的几段中，作者通过研究人员在老鼠身上做的实验论证了晚上挤出的牛奶与睡眠的关系，所以最适合作文章标题的是A项。B项意为“脂肪、糖与健康”，C项意为“在老鼠身上做的一个实验”，D项意
39、为“牛奶饮用与健康”，均与文章的主旨不符。【答案】A15How does the author support the theme of the text?ABy giving examples.BBy stating arguments.CBy explaining statistical data.DBy providing research results.【解析】推理判断题。文章的第二、三、四、五段都是讲研究人员的实验及其结果，所以作者是用研究人员的研究结果来支持论点的。文章中没有给出具体的例子，没有单纯地陈述论点，也没有解释统计数据，所以排除A、B、C三项，选D项。【答案】D.阅读七
40、选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Losing weight is tough.For most people，it requires a change in diet，a change in exercise habits，and a change in attitude. 16 Set healthy goals.If youre overweight and want to change that，the first step is deciding what your target weight is. 17 Start small.Making major behavior m
41、odifications(行为矫正) isnt something that happens overnight. 18 Commit to eating 5 servings of vegetables a day and exercising 2 days a week for the first week，and then add a little more each week.Track your diet and exercise.Now its time to start working toward that goal.The best way to stick with you
42、r diet and exercise rules is to track it. 19 Or you can do it the old fashioned way and keep a written food and exercise journal.Find what works for you and write down what youve accomplished every day. 20 Every month you should take a look at your goal and see what type of progress youve made towar
43、d accomplishing it.If youre not where you want to be，make minor adjustments.Try doing different exercises or cutting back on certain types of foods that you may be eating too much of.Losing weight and keeping it off is a highly personal thing.Find what works for you and stick with it.AEvaluate and a
44、djust.BHeres how you can accomplish all the three.CYou might as well start with your own attitude.DThere are plenty of Apps that allow you to do this.EWhat steps are you going to take to achieve your goal.FSo start with 12 things per week and work up from there.GWrite down your goal and set a date b
45、y which you want to accomplish that goal.【答案】1620BGFDA.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Many of us develop a desire to travel. 21 ，few are lucky enough to turn that desire into a(n) 22 career (职业)For Trish Sate，owner of Vancouverbased BikeHike Adventures，Inc.，it was a(n) 23 story.“I left home when I was 20
46、with a 24 of traveling the world for five years，” recalls Sare.“During that period，I spent a lot of time 25 adventure companies abroad and taking part in some of their adventures.Upon returning，I studied 26 and fitness leadership.Then，when we had to do our field placement(实习工作)，I 27 a tour agency.Wh
47、en they heard about my 28 ，they asked if I wanted to go to Costa Rica for my placement and 29 as a tour leader.And that is where it all 30 .”That beginning marked the accomplishment of a 31 dream for Sare.Today, she can 32 those exciting memories from such places as Thailand，Nepal，Costa Rica and mor
48、e.Although Sare 33 her dream of traveling for many years，she began 34 something that offered just a little bit more.So，in 2014，she took the big 35 of starting her own company: BikeHike Adventures Inc.Her career has 36 her all over the world to interact with people of so many different 37 and backgro
49、unds.Looking back，Sare can 38 say that its been the right choice for her.Here is her 39 for those wanting a similar path：“Do some traveling 40 your own first and then youll be marketable to companies，” she concludes.【语篇解读】Trish Sare的梦想是环球旅行，她以此作为自己的终生事业。后来她通过旅游积累了经验并创立了自己的旅游公司。21A.ThereforeBHoweverC
50、Besides DMeanwhile【解析】根据空处上句“Many of us develop a desire to travel”和空后的“few are lucky enough to turn that desire.”可知，许多人都渴望旅行，然而没有多少人将旅游变成一个成功的职业，故B项正确。A项意为“因此”，C项意为“此外”，D项意为“同时”，都与语境不符。【答案】B22A.short BcomplexCsuccessful Dordinary【解析】参见上题解析。C项意为“成功的”，符合语境。A项意为“短的”，B项意为“复杂的”，D项意为“平常的”，都与语境不符。【答案】C23A
51、.funny BawfulCfairy Ddifferent【解析】根据下文描述可知，Trish Sare将旅游变成了成功的职业；据此可知，她的故事是不一样的。D项意为“不同的”，符合语境。【答案】D24A.goal BchoiceChobby Dproblem【解析】根据空后的“of traveling the world for five years”可以判断，Sare怀着在世界旅行五年的目标。A项意为“目标”，符合语境。B项意为“选择”，C项意为“爱好”，D项意为“问题”，都与语境不符。【答案】A25A.running BfoundingCmeeting Dadvertising【解析】
52、根据该句中的“adventure companies abroad and taking part in some of their adventures”可以判断，Sare与国外探险公司会面，并参加它们的一些冒险活动。C项意为“会面”，符合语境。A项意为“经营”，B项意为“创立”，D项意为“做广告”，都与语境不符。【答案】C26A.farming BadventureCemployment Dtourism【解析】根据下句中的“tour agency”可以判断，一回来Sare就研究了旅游业。D项意为“旅游业”，符合语境。A项意为“农场经营”，B项意为“冒险”，C项意为“雇用”，都与语境不符。
53、【答案】D27A.approached BchargedCleft Dinformed【解析】根据上句中的“studied”可知，Sare回来便研究旅游业；据此可以判断，她实习时联系了一家旅行社，以学习旅游知识。A项意为“接洽”，符合语境。B项意为“收费”，C项意为“离开”，D项意为“通知”，都与语境不符。【答案】A28A.suggestion BdestinationCexperience Dsuffering【解析】前文介绍了Trish Sare的一些经历，据此可以判断，旅行社的人听了她的经历后，询问她是否想要去哥斯达黎加实习。C项意为“经历”，符合语境。A项意为“建议”，B项意为“目的地
54、”，D项意为“痛苦”，都与语境不符。【答案】C29A.travel BapplyCwander Dtrain【解析】根据空后的“as a tour leader”可以判断，旅行社询问Sare是否可以去哥斯达黎加接受培训成为导游。D项意为“培训”，符合语境。A项意为“旅游”，B项意为“申请”，C项意为“闲逛”，都与语境不符。【答案】D30A.began BsucceededCexisted Dappeared【解析】根据该句中的“where it all”以及下一段中的“That beginning”可以判断，此处表示那就是所有故事开始的地方。A项意为“开始”，符合语境。B项意为“成功”，C项意
55、为“存在”，D项意为“出现”，都与语境不符。【答案】A31A.terrible BstrangeCfaraway Dlifelong【解析】根据第一段中的“career(职业)”以及该段第三句中的“her dream of traveling for many years”可以判断，对于Sare来说，环球旅游是她终生的梦想。D项意为“终生的”，符合语境。A项意为“可怕的”，B项意为“奇怪的”，C项意为“遥远的”，都与语境不符。【答案】D32A.accept BreviewCdiscover Dlose【解析】根据该句中的“those exciting memories from.”可以判断，她
56、能想起在许多地方令人激动的回忆。B项意为“回顾”，符合语境。A项意为“接受”，C项意为“发现”，D项意为“丢失”，都与语境不符。【答案】B33A.shared BfollowedCresisted Dquestioned【解析】根据语境可知，多年来Sare一直追逐自己的梦想；follow ones dream为固定搭配，意为“追逐某人的梦想”，故B项正确。A项意为“分享”，C项意为“抵制”，D项意为“询问”，都与语境不符。【答案】B34A.calling for Bgiving upClooking for Dbreaking up【解析】根据下句Sare创立自己的公司可以判断，尽管Sare多
57、年来一直坚持旅行的梦想，但是她开始寻找能给自己带来收益的事情。C项意为“寻找”，符合语境。A项意为“呼吁”，B项意为“放弃”，D项意为“粉碎，结束”，都与语境不符。【答案】C35A.step BmeasureCadvantage Dlead【解析】根据语境可知，2014年她迈开了一大步，创立了自己的公司。A项意为“脚步，步”，符合语境。B项意为“方法”，C项意为“优点”，D项意为“领导”，都与语境不符。【答案】A36A.driven BshownCtaken Dforbidden【解析】她的职业将她带向全世界，和不同的人交流。C项意为“带”，符合语境。A项意为“驱使”，B项意为“展示”，D项意
58、为“禁止”，都与语境不符。【答案】C37A.committees BculturesCfunctions Dtimes【解析】根据空后的“and backgrounds”可以判断，空处和“backgrounds”对应；据此可以判断，她的职业将她带向全世界，与不同文化和背景的人交流。B项意为“文化”，符合语境。A项意为“委员会”，C项意为“功能”，D项意为“次数”，都与语境不符。【答案】B38A.politely BpatientlyCrudely Dhonestly【解析】根据该句中的“that its been the right choice for her”可以判断，回顾从前，Sare可
59、以诚实地说，对于她来说，这是一个正确的选择。D项意为“诚实地”，符合语境。A项意为“礼貌地”，B项意为“耐心地”，C项意为“粗鲁地”，都与语境不符。【答案】D39A.explanation BadviceCrequirement Dwish【解析】根据该句中的“for those wanting a similar path”以及下文内容可知，这里表示她对想要走相似路径的人的建议。B项意为“建议”，符合语境。A项意为“解释”，C项意为“需要”，D项意为“希望”，都与语境不符。【答案】B40A.on BbyCof Dwith【解析】此处表示你先独自到一些地方旅游，然后你会变成对于公司来说受欢迎的
60、雇员。on ones own为固定搭配，意为“独自”，故A项正确。【答案】A.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)In recent years educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The socalled “boy crisis” in education refers 41. both their academic performance and their behaviour.In both areas boys results are mu
61、ch 42. (bad)than girls.The USA data shows that the boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower 43. (grade)overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing，and 30 percent of 44. are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, 45. (compa
62、re) with 19 percent of girls.Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not 46. (full) understood, some experts believed that the samesex classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is 47. (remove)some of the distractions (分心) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students
63、 concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea 48. (be) the Shanghai No.8 Middle School, 49. began“boysonly”classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made a difference，its supporters argue that the results are 50.
64、 (promise)【答案】41.to42.worse43.grades44.thempared46.fully47.to remove48.is49.which50.promising.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited.I have been looking forward at relaxing myself.Id like to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie.I think I can play the
65、basketball with my classmates.How a wonderful time Ill have during the winter holiday! However, my parents think different.They dont want me go out.They are afraid Ill be knocked down by a truck, fallen off a tree, or fight with others.Beside, they are afraid I will lose my way.I hate being treated
66、like a bird keeping in a cage.To get more freedom, I will try to persuade them.【答案】The winter holiday is coming, which me excited.I have been looking forward relaxing myself.Id like to go skating, climb mountains and see several .I think I can play theKG*2 basketball with my classmates. a wonderful
67、time Ill have during the winter holiday! However, my parents think .They dont want me go out.They are afraid Ill be knocked down by a truck, off a tree, or fight with others.， they are afraid I will lose my way.I hate being treated like a bird in a cage.To get more freedom, I will try to persuade th
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