1、模块检测 (二)时间：100分钟分数：120分第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AIts midnight in Taiwan，China.While some people are slowly walking home through the busy streets，or getting ready to hit the club scene，others are on their way to a more unusual placea bookstore.The
2、Eslite store in central Taipei opens 24 hours and has more visitors than most Western city bookstores could dream of during their daytime hours.Here，young and old sit sidebyside on small steps or around reading tables，deeply absorbed in literary worlds.Others stand and some sit on the floor，all read
3、ing in silence as soft classical music flows out from the speakers.The Eslite Group，which runs the fivestorey store，opened its first branch in Taipei in 1989.Today，25 years on，the company runs 42 stores in Taiwan，one in Hong Kong and has powerful plans to expand in Chinese mainland.The chains rise c
4、omes at a time when bookstores in the United States and Europe are struggling to survive，with some forced to wind up due to growing pressure from online competitors like Amazon.In the United Kingdom，a third of all independent bookstores have closed down in the last decade.And the last major book sel
5、ler in the USBarnes & Nobleis shutting stores as its management struggles to meet the challenges from its digital competitors.Eslite has hit upon an idea to avoid thismaking the store as much a place for books as it is for design，fashion and home styling，small cafs and restaurants.It reported revenu
6、e (收入) of around D|S425 million in 2013，with books accounting for some 40 percent of sales.The mix of literature and design has made the store a place for bookworms，allowing the company to ignore the challenges of the digital age. “It is our belief that the more digital the society (becomes)，the mor
7、e we treasure the warmth of the interconnection，” Timothy Wang，the manager，says. “This key idea makes Eslite hardly influenced by the changes of the industry.” Eslites success may seem counterintuitive(反直觉的) especially when it seems most latenight visitors treat it like a library，leaving empty hande
8、d after hours of free reading.Eslites Timothy Wang says that the business is successful because it creates “a friendly environment” and treats “books as well as the visitors with great enthusiasm.” 【语篇解读】文章介绍了中国台湾诚品书店成功的原因。1Whats the meaning of the underlined phrase “wind up” in Paragraph 2?AFind ou
9、t.BSupport.CDevelop. DShut down.解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段“The chains rise comes at a time when bookstores in the United States and Europe are struggling to survive.In the United Kingdom，a third of all independent bookstores have closed down in the last decade.”可知中国台北诚品连锁书店正在崛起，而此时美国和欧洲的书店正惨淡经营。在过去的10年里，英国1/3的独
10、立书店已经停业。由此可知，由于来自电商竞争者的压力日益剧增，比如亚马孙，有的书店被迫“关门”。画线短语的意思是“关门，停业”。答案：D2How does the Eslite Group enlarge its business according to Paragraph 3?ABy selling books online.BBy competing with digital competitors.CBy making its store comfortable and relaxing.DBy selling books at a low price.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“Es
11、lite has hit upon an idea to avoid thismaking the store as much a place for books as it is for design，fashion and home styling，small cafes and restaurants.”可知，诚品书店想出了一个避免被电商冲击的办法把书店打造成一个有设计感、时尚、家庭风格的小咖啡馆和餐厅式的地方。由此可推知，诚品书店把书店打造成一个舒适、放松的地方以吸引更多的读者。答案：C3Which is the best title for this passage?AHow to
12、sell books in the digital ageBWays of managing a bookstore successfullyCWhy book selling is successful in TaiwanDThe measures taken to protect the booksellers in the digital age解析：主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了中国台湾的诚品书店在电商时代是如何取得成功的。答案：CBFor many years，people have watched wild animals doing tricks in circuses(马戏团) a
13、nd marine parks.Elephants parade around a noisy arena (舞台)They impress the crowd with tricks they have been forced to learnthings theyd never do in the wild.At marine parks，orca whalesmeasuring up to 25 feet long and weighing thousands of poundssplash(溅出水花) out of the water and do amazing tricks，dra
14、wing cheers from the audience.Sure，its fun to watch these wild animals up closebut many people wonder if its really fair to the animals？After all，an orca whale in the wild has the entire ocean as a home.They live in family groups and may travel 100 miles in a day.Is living alone swimming around in c
15、ircles in a small pool a good life for an orca?In the wild，elephants also live in close family groups.They travel long distances to find food.Theyre very smart and look after each other and play togetherthings they cant do as circus performers.Today，more and more people are saying that things should
16、 change.They believe the animals deserve to live a more natural life and not be used for entertainment.And now some companies are beginning to listen.In March 2015，Ringling Bros，and Barnum and Bailey announced that they would no longer use elephant acts in their circuses.And on May 1，2016，the elepha
17、nts performed their last show，signaling an end to a long history of elephants in circuses and travelling shows.A year after the Ringling announcement，SeaWorld Theme Parks promised to give the orcas in their parks a better life as well.The company announced that it would begin to phase out shows feat
18、uring orcas performing tricks.Instead，they will highlight (突出) more of the whales natural behaviours.SeaWorld also said they wouldnt add any more captive(被俘的) orcas to their parks.These are first steps toward putting an end to using captive wildlife for entertainment.And these changes were made afte
19、r many people spoke out loud and clear to say that wild animals deserve to live wild and free.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。马戏团里的野生动物表演为观众带来了很多乐趣，然而这种强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗？4Why does the author mention elephants and orca whales in the first two paragraphs?ATo introduce the subject.BTo show they are very smart.CTo stres
20、s the great fun they bring us.DTo encourage readers to watch animal shows.解析：推理判断题。作者在第一、二段中提到大象和虎鲸表演杂技动作，引来观众的欢呼和喝彩，紧接着作者在第三段中写道“its fun to watch these wild animals up closebut many people wonder if its really fair to the animals”，由此推断，作者提到大象和虎鲸的表演是为了引出主题。答案：A5What does the author say about circus
21、animal performers?AThey are well treated.BThey lead an unnatural life.CThey are relaxed and carefree.DThey compete with each other.解析：推理判断题。由第一段中的“.they have been forced to learn”和第三、四段中对野生虎鲸和大象及其马戏团里同伴的生活对比可知，作者认为马戏团里的动物表演者都过着非自然的生活。答案：B6What would be the best title for the text?ALast Chance for An
22、imalsBTons of Fun：Not for EveryoneCThe Welfare of Wild Animals in CircusesDThe State of Entertainment：Disappearing Acts解析：标题归纳题。马戏团和海洋公园里的动物表演赢得观众阵阵喝彩，然而这种强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗？因遭到公众的质疑，美国玲玲马戏团于2016年5月宣布完成最后一场演出后彻底谢幕，一年后，海洋世界主题公园也宣布逐步停止动物表演。B项做标题能概括文章主旨。答案：BCAs a young man，Al was a skilled artist，a pott
23、er with a wife and two fine sons.One night，his older son developed a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠的) disorder，neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only r
24、ealized the seriousness of the situation，he always felt he was guilty.To make matters worse，his wife left him a short time later，leaving him alone with his sixyearold younger son.The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand，and he turned to alcohol for help.In time，Al became
25、 an alcoholic.As the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he possessed his land，house，etc.Finally Al died alone in a small bar.Hearing of Als death，I thought，“What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure！”As time went by，I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment. I knew Als no
26、w adult son，Ernie.He is one of the kindest，most caring，and most loving men I have ever known.I saw the love between Ernie and his children，thinking that kindness and love had to come from somewhere.I hadnt heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day，I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth
27、 his father had done so that he became such a special person.Ernie said quietly，“As a child until I left home at 18，Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，Love you，son.”Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure.He had not left any material
28、possessions behind.But he had been a kind and loving father，and left behind his best love.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。一个在作者眼中极其失败的人却是一位伟大的父亲，并且培养出了一个极其善良且充满爱心的儿子。7What directly made the author think of Al as a failure?AHis losing everything and his life.BHis older sons death.CHis strong addiction to alcohol.DHis
29、 wifes divorcing him.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he possessedhis land .in a small bar”及“What a totally .a complete failure”可知，A项正确。答案：A8What can we infer from Als son，Ernie?AHis fathers life was indeed wasted.BThe love from his father made him what he wa
30、s.CA great fortune must have been left to him.DHe was not very kind but very loving.解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的“I worked up my courage .such a special person”和“Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，Love you，son”可推知，正是父亲的爱才使他成为现在的样子，故选B项。答案：B9Which of the following changed the writers earlier
31、 judgment?AAl was indeed very wealthy and left behind lots of material possessions.BAls son，Ernie，grew into a kind，loving and caring person.CAl had been totally devoted to educating his son，Ernie.DAl was not only responsible for his son but also for his own success.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“As time went by，I
32、 began to revalue my earlier rough judgment”及“He is one of the e from somewhere”可知，作者本来以为阿尔是一个失败者，但是他的儿子却是一个善良且充满爱心的人，这一点让作者改变了自己原来的看法，故选B项。答案：B10What might be the best title of the article?ALove you，son BA failure fatherCParents love DA skilled artist解析：标题归纳题。根据文章的最后两段可知，作者意识到自己的错误，阿尔虽然没有给儿子留下任何物质财
33、富，但是却把自己的爱留给了儿子，把儿子培养成一个充满爱心的人，文中的“Love you，son”是本文的关键，故选A项。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。We are all familiar with the procrastination (拖延) phenomenon. When we procrastinate，we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do till its too late.11._ Her
34、e，I will share my personal steps which I use to overcome procrastination with great success.Break your work into little steps.Part of the reason why we procrastinate is because we find the work too overwhelming (巨大的) for us.Break it down into little parts，and then focus on one part at a time.If you
35、still procrastinate after breaking it down，then break it down even further.12._Change your environment.13._ Look at your work desk and your room.Do they make you want to work or do they make you want to sleep? If its the latter，you should begin to change your workspace.Create a detailed timeline wit
36、h specific deadlines.Having just one deadline for your work is like an invitation to procrastinate. 14._ Break down your project，and then create an overall timeline with specific deadlines for each small task.In this way，you know you have to finish each task by a certain date.15_ Im pretty sure if y
37、ou spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates，youll be more inspired to act than if you spend the 10 minutes doing nothing.The people we are with influence our behaviour.ATell others about your goals.BHang out with people who inspire you to take action.CHaving a companion
38、makes the whole process much more fun.DDifferent environments have different impacts on our productivity.EAnd when it is indeed too late，we panic and wish we had started earlier.FThats because we would keep pushing everything back until its too late.GSoon，your task will be so simple that you will be
39、 thinking you can do it now.【语篇解读】几乎人人都有做事拖拉的恶习，本文就如何避免拖拉提出了几点建议。11解析：E项和上一句语意衔接，对上一句中的too late之后的情形进一步补充。你把事情拖得太晚，你就会恐慌，恨自己没有早点儿开始。答案：E12解析：把任务进一步细分之后，你的工作会非常简单，你觉得你现在就可以完成它，G项符合文意。答案：G13解析：本段说明了周围环境对工作效率的影响。D项符合本段大意。答案：D14解析：F项对上一句进行了解释。只定一个截止日期很容易让我们工作拖拉，因为我们总是会把任何事都推后，直到太晚。答案：F15解析：本段主要说的是别人对我们的
40、激励，因此选B项作为本段标题。答案：B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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Learning to share，even when its hard，is a basic skill to teach children，right？One mum thinks_16_When Alanya Kolberg took her son Carson to the park，at least six other boys rushed at him，
41、asking him to _17_his toys.As the boys_18_the Transformer，truck，and Minecraft figure，Kolberg told her frightened son that he could say_19_The boys looked to Kolberg，feeling _20_that her son wouldnt share.But she told them that _21_he wanted to share，he would.Kolberg asks anyone who doesnt understand
42、 her_22_to take a different perspective.“Whose manners are_23_here？”she writes.“The person_24_to give his 3 toys away to 6 strangers，or the 6 strangers demanding to be given something that doesnt_25_to them，even when the owner is_26_ uncomfortable？”But the mum wasnt_27_other kids for being demanding
43、. Instead，she wanted to teach Carson how to _28_himself when hes being bullied(欺负)“The_29_is to teach our children how to function as adults，” she writes.“While I do know some adults who never learned how to share as children，I know far more who are_30_to say no to people.They dont know how to set b
44、oundaries (边界)or how to practice_31_Myself included.”After all，Carson does sharejust not with_32_all the time.Actually hed brought the toys so he could _33_another friend with them，Kolberg writes.Most comments_34_the mum for her behaviour.They said it could prevent children from becoming pushovers(易
45、于控制的人)If you ask my_35_，Id say kids should be taught to share，but meanwhile they should be taught to say “no”【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。我们要教会孩子分享，但同时也要教会他们说“不”。16A.differently BstrangelyCinterestingly Dpositively解析：由后文的故事内容可知，科尔伯格的想法与众不同。答案：A17A.buy BborrowCshare Dsell解析：由文章首句及下文多处出现的“share”可知，那些小孩让科尔伯格的儿子跟他们
46、分享那些玩具。答案：C18A.displayed BdamagedCpreserved Dheld解析：那些小孩想玩那些玩具，他们应该是把那些玩具拿在手里。答案：D19A.thanks BnoCsure Dplease解析：由下文“her son wouldnt share”可知，科尔伯格告诉儿子他可以选择说“不”。答案：B20A.calm BboredCshocked Dcurious解析：那些小孩原本以为科尔伯格的儿子会跟他们分享的，知道他不愿意分享后很吃惊。答案：C21A.unless BifCthough Dsince解析：如果他想分享，他会分享的。答案：B22A.response B
47、concernCexcuse Dmovement解析：这里是指科尔伯格针对那件事所做出的反应。答案：A23A.conventional BlackingCinspiring Dimportant解析：科尔伯格问到底是谁缺少礼貌。答案：B24A.offering BeagerCunwilling Dforced解析：这里是指不愿意跟六个陌生人分享玩具的人，即科尔伯格的儿子。答案：C25A.appeal BturnCmatter Dbelong解析：对这几个陌生的小孩来说，那些玩具不属于他们。答案：D26A.suddenly BslightlyCobviously Dnecessarily解析：由
48、“her frightened son”可知，科尔伯格的儿子显而易见感到不舒服。 答案：C27A.punishing BdisappointingCbeating Deducating解析：这里是指这位妈妈让儿子说“不”的意图不是要惩罚那些小孩。答案：A28A.take advantage of Bmake up forClook forward to Dstand up for解析：科尔伯格的目的是想教自己的儿子学会维护自己的权益。答案：D29A.advice BbenefitCgoal Dreason解析：由语境可知“teach our children how to function a
49、s adults”也是科尔伯格这么做的目的。答案：C30A.shy BafraidChappy Dready解析：由“They dont know how to set boundaries(边界)”可知，更多的人害怕拒绝别人。答案：B31A.selfcare BimprovingCexchanging Dselfdoubt解析：这些人害怕拒绝别人，不知道自我爱护。答案：A32A.anything BeveryoneCnobody Dsomeone解析：卡森确实会跟人分享，只是不会随时跟任何人分享。答案：B33A.tease Bwin Cattract Dsurprise解析：由卡森会跟人分享
50、的语境可知，他带那些玩具是为了给一位朋友一个惊喜。答案：D34A.praised BquestionedCforgave Drespected解析：由“They said it could prevent children from becoming pushovers”可知，大部分人都称赞科尔伯格的做法。答案：A35A.action BplaceCtip Dopinion解析：由“Id say kids should be taught to share，but meanwhile they should be taught to say no”可知这是作者的观点。答案：D第二节(共10小题
51、；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。Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.Halfway through his talk，the speaker stopped and decided 36._ (create) a group activity.He went around the hall and gave each person a balloon.Each one was asked to write his or her name on the ballo
52、on 37._(use) a marker pen.Then all the balloons were 38._(collect) and put in another room.The speaker then led the group to the room full of balloons and asked them to find the balloon 39._had their name written on，within five minutes.Everyone was 40._(hurried) searching for their name，bumping into
53、 each other，pushing each other around.It was chaos.At the end of the five minutes no one could find 41._(them) own balloon.Then each person was asked to randomly collect 42._ balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it.Within two minutes everyone 43._(have) their own balloon.When
54、everyone quieted down，the speaker began to talk，saying that this is exactly what was happening in our lives.Everyone is hurriedly looking for 44._(happy)，but not knowing where it is.Our happiness sometimes lies in the happiness of other people.Give them their happiness 45._you will get your own happ
55、iness.【语篇解读】在一次研讨会上，演讲者和听众做了一个互动游戏，通过游戏告诉他们一个道理：让别人快乐，你也会收获自己的快乐。36解析：decide to do sth为固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，故此处填to create。答案：to create37解析：该动作和逻辑主语Each one之间为主动关系，故填现在分词using。答案：using38解析：根据前面的were和句意可知，此处为被动语态，故填collected。答案：collected39解析：该定语从句的先行词为指物的名词balloon，从句中缺少主语，故填which/that均可。答案：which/that40解析：该空
56、修饰动词searching，故填副词形式hurriedly，意为“匆忙地”。答案：hurriedly41解析：ones own sth意为“某人自己的某物”，故填形容词性物主代词their，修饰名词balloon。答案：their42解析：这里说的是随意找，故普通名词balloon在这里用不定冠词a修饰，表示泛指。答案：a43解析：该故事发生在过去，故用一般过去时。答案：had44解析：for为介词，后跟名词或动名词作宾语，故填happiness。答案：happiness45解析：空前使用了祈使句，空后用了一般将来时，该空应该填并列连词and，构成“祈使句and陈述句”的固定句型。答案：and
57、第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，学生会秘书。你校学生会需招聘一名留学生做英语学习顾问，请你以学生会的名义写一则招聘启事，内容包括：(1)母语是英语，汉语流利者优先；(2)解答英语学习问题，协助组织英语活动；(3)每周工作四小时，报酬面议；(4)联系人：李华(Tel：130 1122 3344)。注意：(1)词数80左右；(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_答案：English study advisor wantedThe Students Union of our school decides to invite an internationa
58、l student to work as an English study advisor next term.The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping students to practice their oral English，answering their questions，and helping organize activities such as singing contests，English evenings，and lectures on interesting topics.The applican
59、t should be a native speaker of English.Fluency in Chinese is preferred.The advisor is expected to work 4 hours per week.If you are interested，please call Li Hua at 13011223344 for an interview.Payment for the service will be discussed during the interview.The Students Union第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给
60、情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。One evening，I was coming home from work and I took a short cut through the parkDark clouds were gathering.The light was fading fast and soon it would be dark. As I walked along the path，something caught my attention.I heard weak murmurs (低语声)coming from behind the trees.Among the
61、bushes，I saw an old man who had fallen out of his wheelchairI was about to go and help him，but something stopped me.I was frightened.Just then，I saw a teenage boy running up to him.As I watched，the boy quickly helped the man back into his wheelchair.The old man smiled and took the boys arm. “Thank y
62、ou，” he said.“Im very grateful.For such a good deed，you deserve a reward”When I heard him say that，it made me feel guilty.Why did I hesitate(犹豫)? Why didnt I rush over to help him? I was also a little jealous(嫉妒的) that the boy was going to get a reward.That could have been me.I started walking again
63、，but when I glanced back，I saw something that stopped me in my tracksThe old man was standing up.He was holding the boys arm tightly，while his other hand was clamped(捂)over the boys mouth to cover his cries.I wanted to run up there，but I was frozen to the spot.My legs wouldnt move.I was filled with
64、terror and it was as if I was rooted to the ground.I ran off as fast as I could and searched for help.Finally，I found a policeman and convinced him to come back to the park with me.When we got back to the spot，the old man was long gone.His wheelchair was still there among the bushes and a teenage bo
65、y stayed there.注意：(1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(2)至少使用5个短文中标有下画线的关键词语；(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，请用下画线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：As soon as the teenage boy saw the policeman，he stood up quickly and planned to run away._Paragraph 2：Hearing this，we felt very angry and asked him to lead us to the house where
66、he and his grandfather lived._答案：Paragraph 1：As soon as the teenage boy saw the policeman，he stood up quickly and planned to run away.The policeman and I reached out and caught him.He told us that the old man sitting on the wheelchair was actually his grandfather，and every evening especially when th
67、ere were dark clouds，they hid in the park to frighten and rob someone of money and other precious things.They could make a living by this and they had never been caught all over the years.Paragraph 2：Hearing this，we felt very angry and asked him to lead us to the house where he and his grandfather l
68、ived.With the boys help，the police successfully caught the old man and put him into prison.As a result，the park became safe，and more and more people would like to walk along the path in the morning and in the evening.Since then，the park had become popular all over the country.And whenever I passed by that place，I felt easy and comfortable.