1、Module 1 EuropeSection Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary.阅读理解A(2018陕西师大附中期中考试)London is great.Its great. Rome and Paris are also fine places，but I knew as soon as we landed in London，this was the finest of the three.There are only two small things that I dont like about London.First of all, ever
2、yone speaks English here.I had so much fun in Rome and Paris.There I could speak in foreign languages.In a word，I made a lot of friends.But here everybody can understand me.I dont have any reason to start a conversation with a stranger.And speaking of restaurantsthat is the other problem with London
3、.The food here is not good at all！I havent had one good meal in the three days since we were here.Since you asked me to write to you about everything I learned on this trip，here is what Ive learned about London.The River Thames runs right through the center of the city.Someone once called the Thames
4、 “liquid history”It is a very good name.Dozens of armies have crossed it over the past few thousand years.One of the first was the army of Julius Caesar two thousand years ago.So far I have only had time to visit one neighborhood.It is called Bloomsbury.In fact there is a group of writers known as t
5、he Bloomsbury Group.It got its name because so many of them lived there.Virginia Woolf was one of them.I know how much you like her novels.Baker Street is also part of Bloomsbury.Do you remember who once lived on Baker Street？When I asked Bob this question，he answered，“A man who baked bread，right？”
6、Sherlock Holmes，of course，but I wont have time to find his address.Maybe you will when you come.【语篇解读】作者应朋友的要求，根据自己的所见所闻，描述了伦敦的一些情况。1We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _.Ait is more difficult to begin a conversation in English in London than in any other languagesBthe writer has made tr
7、ips to Italy and France before he came to EnglandCof all the meals the writer has had in Paris，no one he thinks is good enoughDthe writer hates to talk to strangers who can speak English解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rome and Paris are also fine places.of the three.”和第二段中的“I had so much fun in Rome and Paris.”可
8、知，作者到英国之前去过意大利和法国。2According to the passage，who once lived on Baker Street?AA man who baked bread.BSherlock Holmes.CA group of writers.DA friend of the writers.解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Sherlock Holmes，of course”可知，答案选B。3Where is the passage most probably taken from?AA letter.BA diary.CA guidebook.DA busi
9、ness report.解析：选A文章出处题。根据第三段中的“Since you asked me to write to you about everything I learned on this trip，here is what Ive learned about London.”可知，本文应选自一封信，故A项正确。BWhen I was a boy there were no smartphones.Computers were something you saw in Star Trek，and our television only got one clear channel.S
10、till，I was never bored.The fields，hills，and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground where adventures were only limited by my imagination.I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake and slowly walking around it.At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen
11、 before.I immediately set out to travel along it.It was full of potholes (坑洼) and muddy tire tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides，but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.I walked on and on for what seemed like hours.I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear to turn
12、 around and head back home but I was stubborn and even a bit stupid，so I walked on.The dirt road gave way to a paved one.But there was still neither a car nor a house in sight.My legs were getting tired.I noticed that the sun was starting to go down.I didnt want to end up being trapped on this road
13、in the dark of night，but I was sure it would be dark before I could make my way back to the lake again.I gotcold feet.My heart was pounding and my legs were trembling.But I continued to walk on.I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve and saw something in the distance.It was my house that
14、I recognized.I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner.Then I ended my adventure with a good nights sleep.From this experience，I realized that in life all roads，no matter what their twists and turns are，can lead us home again.They can lead us to our homes here on Earth.They can
15、 lead us to our homes in our hearts.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过小时候的一次经历告诉我们：所有的路都是回家的路，不管我们经历什么样的波折，这些路都会指引着我们回家。4What do we learn about the author in his childhood from Paragraph 1?AHe often imagined playing freely.BHe enjoyed playing computer games.CHe was wild about adventures.DHe had no access to techno
16、logy.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The fields，hills，and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground where adventures were only limited by my imagination.”可知，除了作者的想象力之外，没有什么能够限制作者的冒险，由此可知，作者热衷于冒险。故选C。5What can we know about the dirt road?AThere was no traffic on it.BIt was a road across the forest.CIt
17、was the only way to the lake.DHe had explored it for many times.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It was full of potholes (坑洼) and muddy tire tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides”可知，这条土路的两旁都是森林，也就是说，这条土路穿过森林。故选B。6What does the underlined sentence mean?AThe author felt cold.BThe author grew scared.CThe a
18、uthor got excited.DThe author was exhausted.解析：选B句意理解题。根据第四段中提到的太阳开始下山，作者不想在夜里被困在这条路上，但又确定自己无法在天黑之前返回湖边的内容，再结合画线句后面的“My heart was pounding and my legs were trembling.”和“I was almost in tears”可知，画线句指的应是作者害怕了。故选B。7What is the message want to convey in the passage?ANo pain, no gain.BEast，west，home is b
19、est.CAll roads lead home.DNothing is impossible to a willing heart.解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章内容，尤其是最后一段中的“.in life all roads，no matter what their twists and turns are，can lead us home again.They can lead us to our homes here on Earth.They can lead us to our homes in our hearts.”可知，最后一段升华了文章的主题，强调了所有的路都是“回家”的路，
20、所有的路都能指引我们“回家”。故选C。.语法填空Summer in BritainThe summer is a great time to be in Britain.The British Museum，the Natural History Museum，the Tate Gallery are all a mustsee for everybody who1._ (come) to the country，but there are also a lot of interesting things to do for those2._ love the outdoors.The Not
21、ting Hill Carnival (诺丁山狂欢节) changes the face of the famous London borough in the last weekend of August.Its the3._ (large) street festival in Europe.First4._ (hold) in 1964，its a celebration of Caribbean culture but now includes Brazilians，Africans，Europeans and anybody else who likes to dress5._(co
22、lourful) and feels the urge to dance to the sound of a beat.With its6._ (popular) growing its estimated (估算) that 50,000 performers will take part in the parade,7._ (attract) more than 1 million people over the weekend.In midAugust，in Bristol，a city about 200km from London，the sky is filled8._ colou
23、rs during its annual balloon fiesta.If the weather is good，more than 100 hot air balloons9._ (rise) from the fiestas site in Ashton Court.Britain is full of traditions and sometimes just stopping at a country pub for a beer10._having a cream tea in a small tearoom can make a moment special.Always be
24、 sure where you are，and learn enough English to ask for directions.Have a nice holiday!【语篇解读】夏季是英国天气较好的季节，晴天居多再加上白昼时间长，因此夏季正是英国举办各类节日庆典和比赛的最佳季节。1解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据上下文可知，时态应用一般现在时。who指代先行词everybody，故谓语动词用第三人称单数。答案：comes2解析：考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，指代先行词those作主语，指人，故填who。答案：who3解析：考查形容词的最高级。根据空前的“the”以及空后的“in
25、Europe”可知，应填large的最高级。答案：largest4解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，hold与it之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用动词ed形式作状语。答案：held5解析：考查词形转换。空处应填副词作状语，修饰动词dress。答案：colourfully6解析：考查词形转换。根据空前的“its”可知，空处需要用名词形式。答案：popularity7解析：考查非谓语动词。此处表示自然而然的结果，故用动词ing形式作结果状语。答案：attracting8解析：考查介词。be filled with.是固定搭配，意为“充满”。答案：with9解析：考查动词的时态。此复合句包含If引
26、导的条件状语从句，应遵循“主将从现”原则，故空处用一般将来时。答案：will rise10解析：考查连词。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，空处应填or表示选择。答案：or1landv着陆2bakev烘焙；烤3channeln频道4end up doing sth.以做某事结束5poundv怦怦地响 Since you asked me to write to you about everything I learned on this trip，here is what Ive learned about London.分析此句为主从复合句。since引导原因状语从句，I learned on this trip为定语从句，修饰everything；what引导表语从句，并在表语从句中作learned的宾语。翻译既然你要我把这次旅行的所有见闻都写给你，下面就是我对伦敦的了解。
