1、Module 10.单项填空(5 min.)1. As the new generation we should _ ourself to the development of the society, not refuse to accept. A. adjust B. changeC. turn D. force2. What do you think of the performance today? Great! _ but a musical genius could perform so successfully. A. All B. None C. Anybody D. Ever
2、ybody 3. _， his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting. A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound4. No group is associated with moving and traveling _ the Roma, who have been wandering Europe and Asia since the ele
3、venth century. A. more than B. better than C. much as D. much than 5. There are hundreds of success stories like these from all over the developing world, _ that a lot is being done, but we cannot pretend that the fight is over. A. to show B. show C. showing D. shown 6. _， I wanted to raise money fo
4、r the hungry people; Also, I wanted to raise public awareness of poverty and famine. A. For one thing B. As a result C. Furthermore D. On the contrary7. This combination of economic and career opportunities, preferential government policies and sponsorship for studying abroad is _ lies behind the re
5、versal of Chinas brain drain. A. that B. where C. what D. which8. As the numbers of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to _ them. A. cater to B. take to C. attend to D. see to 9. _ in the study lost in thought for a long time, I suddenly realized that nothing in the world
6、remains _.A. To sit; unchanged B. To sit; unchangingC. Sitting; unchanged D. Sitting; unchanging 10. Although he was new to this work, he succeeded _ experienced workers had failed.A. as B. unless C. what D. where. 阅读理解(8 min.)OTTUMWA On Sunday a southeast Iowa girl donated a “piece of herself”， so
7、to say, to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hair pieces to children that experience medical hair loss. People of any age can donate hair to the cause as long as it is healthy and reaches the minimum length of 10 inches. Dyed hair is also welcome. Financially disadvantaged children receiv
8、e the hair pieces, which increase their selfesteem (自尊) and confidence.Jennifer Buckingham donated 14 inches of hair, but she had a little anxiety before the big cut came underway.“Im a little nervous, but not very.” Jennifer Buckingham said.The 11yearold has had only two professional hair cuts all
9、her life. During the first cut, she donated over ten inches of hair to Locks of Love. Her parents werent the ones who encouraged her to do it.“When I was four years old, I saw it on TV. A little girl was donating it on the news and I told my mom I wanted to do it，” said Jennifer Buckingham.It took o
10、ver three years to grow enough hair to donate, but Jennifer didnt mind the wait. Jennifers mom, Janice Buckingham and other family members watched the process. Janice couldnt be more proud of her daughter.“I think its wonderful that she would care enough about strangers and wants to do something for
11、 them，” said Janice Buckingham.The barber shop named Great Clips offers the Locks of Love program for anyone who is interested in donating their hair. They perform a free haircut and send the donation to Locks of Love.“Its a good cause and kids are more affected by loss of hair than adults are，” sai
12、d Great Clips Manager Lisa Beard.Itll be another three years before Jennifer gets to donate again. Until then, her smile will spread to another child who will be grateful for her donation. Surely, this is a meaningful cause. The world will be a better place to live in if everyone offers his love.1.
13、According to the passage, Locks of Love is an organization that provides hair pieces to children who _.A. have lost their hair when doing experimentsB. are in great need of beautiful long hair C. are in great financial difficultiesD. have little or no hair because of some illness2. The requirements
14、of the donated hair must be _.A. healthy and at least ten inches longB. dyed and at least ten inches longC. pretty and at most fourteen inches longD. fashionable and at most fourteen inches long3. When Jennifer Buckingham donated her hair, her mother felt _.A. anxious B. depressedC. proud D. gratefu
15、l4. What can we infer from the passage?A. Locks of Love is a profitmaking organization.B. Encouraged by her family, Jennifer has donated her hair twice.C. Barbers in Great Clips give free haircuts to children.D. Children lack confidence if they suffer from loss of hair.5. The writer of the text has
16、a _ attitude towards Locks of Love.A. negative B. positiveC. objective D. indifferent.阅读简答(10 min.)Human beings have spent large amounts of money trying to beat the laws of probability for centuries. More than thirty countries currently have legalized gambling in the form of national lotteries or pr
17、ivate casinos(赌场). In the last ten years this addictive pastime has been generating millions more via the Internet.So how do you become a successful gambler? Back in 1873, engineer Joseph Jaggers won $300，000 dollars in three days at the casino in Monte Carlo by noticing that the mechanical faults i
18、n their wheels made certain numbers come up more often than others. Before gambling was legalized in Las Vegas in the 1930s it was a small desert town; today it has 35 million visitors and earns seven and a half thousand million dollars from its casinos every year. What do they do with the profits?
19、Build hotels. The worlds biggest hotel is the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino with 5，005 rooms. In fact somebody estimated it would take one person 329 years to sleep in every hotel room in Vegas.Whats the longestrunning bet? There was a tenyear bet between writer Paul Ehrlich and businessman Julian Simon
20、that certain metals would be more expensive in 1990 than in 1980. Ehrlich lost when copper, chrome, nickel, tin and tungsten dropped in price. Simon was trying to make the point that the world is not heading for catastrophe and that we are not using up the worlds resources as Ehrlich had predicted.
21、Whats the least successful bet? Fraudster (骗子) Horatio Bottomley went to Belgium in 1914 and bought all six horses in a race. He also paid the jockeys to cross the finishing line in a particular order. Then he put huge amounts of money on all the horses. Unfortunately, the race meeting was by the se
22、a and a mist came in and covered the entire course. The jockeys couldnt see each other and the judges couldnt make out who had won. Bottomley lost a fortune.1. How did Joseph Jaggers win $300，000 in three days? (No more than 8 words)_2. What do we know about Las Vegas from the text? (No more than 6
23、words)_3. What did Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon gamble on? (No more than 5 words)_4. Whats the title of the text? (No more than 4 words)_.写作(25 min.)仔细观察下面两幅图画，运用合理的想象和推理，用英语写一篇短文。注意：短文应包括两幅图画的内容，词数不少于120。参考词汇：沙丘 sand dune; 进 advance; 退 retreat; 水土保持 water and soil conservation_Module 10Unit 1Unit
24、2. 1. Aadjust onself to 调整自我适应2. B句意：你认为今天的表演怎么样？精彩极了！只有音乐天才才可以表演得如此成功。none but “只有”。 3. D句意：尽管听起来有些怪异，但他的想法得到了全体与会人员的认可。根据从句中的strange和主句中的was accepted可知，上下两个句子构成逻辑上的让步关系。as引导的让步状语从句中，应该使用形式上的倒装，即把名词或形容词提到句首，但主谓不倒装。B项中，as引导的是一个原因状语从句，不合句意。4. A句意：罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有别的民族能与之相比。他们自从11世纪就在欧洲和亚洲间迁移。“no 比
25、较级”表示最高级含义。5. C句意：在各处的发展中国家有数以百计的这样的成功故事，表明人们正在做许多事情，但我们不能佯称斗争已经结束。showing分词短语表伴随。6. A句意：一方面，我想为那些挨饿的人募集些钱；其次，我还想唤起公众对贫穷和饥荒的认识。7. C句意：经济和就业机会，政府优惠政策和对国外留学的资助都在一定程度上促进了中国的人才流失。what引导一个表语从句，what本身在从句中作主语。8. A句意：随着搬迁到那里的老年美国人增多，更多的变化发生了，以满足他们的需要。cater to 迎合； 满足的要求； take to 喜欢上；染上习惯；attend to照料，照顾；see t
26、o处理；照料。9. C句意：坐在书房冥思很久，我忽然意识到这世上没有什么事物是一成不变的。sitting 分词短语表伴随；unchanged “不变的”。10. D句意：尽管他刚开始做这份工作，他却在那些熟练工人失败的方面成功了。where在句中引导一个地点状语从句，表示“在某个方面”。 . 1. D从文章第一句 “provides hair pieces to children that experience medical hair loss” 可知。2. A从文章第一段第二句 “as long as it is healthy and reaches the minimum length
27、 of 10 inches” 可知。3. C从文章第六段最后一句“Janice couldnt be more proud of her daughter.”可知。4. D从文章第一段最后一句Financially disadvantaged children receive the hair pieces, which increase their selfesteem (自尊) and confidence. 可推知秃头的孩子是自卑的。5. B从文章最后可知，作者认为这是一项很有意义的活动。.1. By noticing the machines were broken./ By noti
28、cing something was wrong with the machines.2. Las Vegas earns much from gambling. / Las Vegas were growing from gambling. 3. The price of certain metals.4. Various types/ways of gambling.One possible version：As is shown in the pictures, trees play an important part in water and soil conservation. In
29、 the left picture, people are fleeing from sand dunes because they cut down all trees. In the right picture, people have planted many trees and the sand has retreated.People should realize the important relation between human and nature. If we continue to destroy forests, destroy the balance of nature, the real victims will be us humans.Its never too late to mend. After suffering from sand storms, people have now realized the importance of trees in water and soil conservation. They are planting more and more trees to fight against the greedy desert.