1、模块综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AThe garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard(18501928)After immigrating from England to the USA，and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer，he moved to Chicago，where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871
2、.In those days，it was nicknamed“the Garden City”，almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns.Returning to London，Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s，drawing_on ideas that were popular at the time，but creating a unique combination of designs.The nin
3、eteenthcentury poor city was in many ways a terrible place，dirty and crowded，but it offered economic and social opportunities.At the same time，the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature，it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条)and it offered
4、neither enough work and wages，nor much social life.Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement，the garden city.Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a company，borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough
5、from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.Garden cities would provide a central public open space，radial avenues and connecting industries.They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt，also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also
6、 some industrial institutions.As more and more people moved in，the garden city would reach its planned limitHoward suggested 32,000 people; then，another would be started a short distance away.Thus，over time，there would develop a vast planned house collection，extending almost without limit; within it
7、，each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services，but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system，thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了花园城市的发展历史。1How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden citi
8、es?ABy using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.BThrough his observation of the country life.CThrough the combination of different ideas.DBy taking other peoples advice.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段提到的“.it was nicknamedthe Garden City，almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan
9、of towns.”可知用的是后来重建芝加哥所起的绰号，因此选A。【答案】A2The underlined phrase “drawing on” in Paragraph 1 probably means“_”Amaking comments onBgiving an explanation ofCgiving a description ofDmaking use of【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段的“Returning to London，Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s，drawing on ideas that we
10、re popular at the time，but creating a unique combination of designs.”可知，返回伦敦后，他又改进了设计，利用了当时很受欢迎的想法。【答案】D3What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?AEach one would continue to become larger.BPeople would live and work in the same place.CTheir number would continue to rise.DEach on
11、e would contain a certain type of business.【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的“As more and more people moved in，the garden city would reach its planned limitHoward suggested 32,000 people; then，another would be started a short distance away.”可知，随着越来越多的人搬进，这个城市达到饱和之后，另外一个发展开始了，可见花园城市的数量会继续增加的。【答案】C4What could be the b
12、est title for the passage?ACity and CountrysideBThe Invention of the Garden CityCA New City in ChicagoDA Famous Garden City in England【解析】标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了花园城市的发展历程。【答案】BBMusic is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.Popular mu
13、sic in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the streets.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to
14、 work.They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，politics，and activities of the American people.Most of the radio broadcast is music.Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout the
15、country，young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes，all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has become a national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans.One is called folk music.It
16、tells stories about the common life of Americans.Another is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today，any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious
17、 music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestra music (管弦乐)，such as the symphonies(交响乐) of Beethoven.There is opera for singers.There is ballet for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了音乐是一门国际语言及其种类，音乐被各行各业的人们弹奏
18、和歌唱。5What can we know about music and people in America?AStudent drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets.BStudents always listen to music before class，after class and at lunch.CAdult drivers only listen to news except music when they drive to work.DAdult drivers neve
19、r listen to music when they drive to work.【解析】由第二段的“Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch.”可知，学生们课前、课后、午餐时间都在用收音机听音乐。【答案】B6How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?ASix.BEi
20、ght.CFive. DSeven.【解析】文中提到的音乐类型有pop music，folk music，country music，classical music，orchestra music，opera，ballet，共七种。【答案】D7Country music is a kind of music that _.Aisnt popular in AmericaBhas nothing to do with folk musicCis only sung by cowboysDis not played in the concert halls【解析】第五段一开头就说：There ar
21、e other kinds of music that are important to Americans.接下来则提到了folk music和country music，由此可知A项错误；乡村音乐起源于牛仔但不局限于牛仔才能唱，也没有说它不能在音乐厅唱。只有B项的表述是正确的，因为folk music和country music是两种不同的音乐风格。【答案】B8Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AAll people in America like popular music.BPop singers can g
22、et all the money from the tapes.CNow，western or country music is a little different from its beginning.DLiang Shanbo and ZhuYingtai is a kind of pop music.【解析】A、B和D项都与原文不符。A项太绝对了，不可能会有某种音乐形式受到所有人的喜欢；Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.表明并不是唱片的所有收入都进了歌唱者的口袋；文中提及的梁山伯与祝英台是芭蕾舞剧。第五段末尾则
23、提到了现在任何有关乡村生活的歌都称为country music，与开始的时候只有牛仔唱的歌才是乡村音乐的情况不一样了。【答案】CCAlthough his 1yearold smartphone still works perfectly，Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it.“There are many better ones available now: Its time to upgrade(更新) my phone.”Lis impatience is shared by many.Shortly after the season
24、 when new products are released，many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment，even though the ones they have still work just fine.As consumers minds are occupied by Apples newly releasedproducts and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle，it might b
25、e time to take a step back and ask，“Do we really need the latest upgrades？”According to Donald Norman，an American author，“planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of todays consumer electronics industry.Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically
26、, both for hardware and software，so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.“This is an oldtime trickthey re not inventing anything new，” Norman said.“This is a wasteful system through which companiesmany of them producing personal electronicsrelease poorquality product
27、s simply because they know that，in six months or a year，theyll put out a new one.”But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Norman admitted，“We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.” In its most recent years，Apples profit margin was more than 21 percent
28、. At HewlettPackard，the worlds biggest PC maker，it was only 7 percent.Apples annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one years MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version，even when the changes are slight.As to Li Jijia，the need for upgrading his smartph
29、one comes mainly from friends and classmates.When they are switching to the latest equipment，he worries about feeling left out.“Some games require better hardware to run，”said Li.“If you dont join in，you lose part of the connection to your friends.”【语篇解读】电子产品生产商不时地更新产品，人们为赶上其他人的步伐也经常去更换自己的电子产品，特别是手机
30、。9Whats the authors attitude towards peoples desire for new products?ASupportive. BHappy.CCritical. DUnclear.【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知作者对那些很快更换电子产品的现象持批评态度。故选C。【答案】C10Why is Apple Company interested in producing latest version of its product?ATo provide customers with better service.BTo defeat other competit
31、ors like HewlettPackard.CTo establish a favorable image of itself among its customers.DTo make huge profits out of its business.【解析】细节理解题。根据第九段的“Apples annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one years MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version，even wh
32、en the changes are slight.”可知苹果公司出售新产品仅仅是为了获得更多的利润。故选D。【答案】D11How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products?AThey make full use of the “planned obsolescence”strategy.BThey make a fool of customers by recycling their old products.CThey control the customers way of thinki
33、ng while shopping.DThey invent new products to attract the youth like Li Jijia.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第五段的“According to Donald Norman，an American author，planned obsolescence (淘汰) is the trick behind the upgrading culture of todays consumer electronics industry.”可知电子产品厂家是玩的新把戏来吸引消费者，其实产品并没有多大的改观，故选A。【答案】A12It
34、 can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smartphone as a result of _.Anew psychologyBpressure from friends and classmatesClife styleDfriends expectation【解析】推理判断题。从最后一段的“Some games require better hardware to run，”said Li.“If you dont join in，you lose part o
35、f the connection to your friends.”可知他担心自己赶不上朋友的步伐。故选B。【答案】BDMany teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends.They believe that their family members and in particular (尤其是) their parents，dont know them as well as their friends do.In large families，it is quite o
36、ften for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the
37、 phone.This communication is very important in childrens growing up，because friends can discuss something.These things are difficult to tell their family members.However，parents often try to choose their childrens friends for them.Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good fri
38、ends.Have you ever thought of the following questions?Who chooses your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Have you got a good friend your parents dont like？Your_answers_are_ welcome.【语篇解读】这篇短文主要介绍了青少年认为他们生活中最重要的是他们的朋友。他们认为他们的家庭成员，特别是他们的父母，不像他们的朋友一样理解他们。即使不与他们的朋友在一起，他们通常会花大
39、量的时间通过电话和朋友交谈。青少年有好朋友是重要的，他们需要朋友。13Many teenagers think that _ can understand them better.Afriends BbrothersCsisters Dparents【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的“They believe that their family members，and in particular (尤其是) their parents，dont know them as well as their friends do.”他们认为他们的家庭成员，特别是他们的父母，不像他们的朋友一样理解他们。故选
40、A。【答案】A14When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents，they usually _.Astay alone at homeBfight with their parentsCdiscuss it with their friendsDgo to their brothers and sisters for help【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的“Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talkin
41、g among themselves on the phone.(即使不与他们的朋友在一起，他们通常会花大量的时间通过电话和朋友交谈。)”故选C。【答案】C15The sentence “Your answers are welcome.” means _.AYou are welcome to discuss the questions with usBWeve got no idea，so your answers are welcomeCYour answers are always rightDYou can give us all the right answers【解析】细节理解题
42、。根据上下文可知你的回答是受欢迎的，意思是欢迎和我们讨论这些问题，故选A。【答案】A.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。_16_ Being angry doesnt really solve much，but what people do when they feel angry is important.The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you.This is hard for some kids and adul
43、ts，too.Instead of calming down，some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!_17_Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper.They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful.People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper._
44、18_Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents，break something，or even worse，hit their brothers or sisters._19_However，its not OK for a kid to do any of those things.Kids dont want to act in this way，but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage.So what to do?Well，the good ne
45、ws is that kids dont just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again._20_ Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training.The puppy is not badit will probably turn out a great dog.It just needs to learn some rules because，right now，that puppy is causing some problem
46、s to you.AYou can train your temper.BYou dont want to cause trouble.CKids should be allowed to express their feelings，even angry ones.DEverybody gets angry sometimes.EIn fact，they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.FInstead of thinking of the person youre angry with，think of so
47、mething else.GSome kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.【答案】1620DGECA.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)There was once a young ballerina(芭蕾舞女)who had take ballet lessons all through her childhood.She wanted to be a firstclass _21_ but she wanted to be sure that she had the talent.Whe
48、n a ballet company came to her town，she went backstage after the performance and _22_ to the ballet master.“I want to be a _23_ ballet dancer but I dont know if I have the talent，”she said.“Dance for me！”the master asked.After a(n)_24_ or two，he shook his head and said，“No，no，you dont have what it _
49、25_ to be a great ballerina.”The young woman went home heartbroken.She _26_ the ballet shoes into the closet and _27_ wore them again.Instead she got _28_，and had children.When the kids are _29_ enough，she took a parttime job and _30_ as a cash register at a corner shop.Years later，the _31_ ballet c
50、ompany came into the town.She _32_ it and on the way out，she _33_ the same old ballet master who was then in his eighties.She _34_ him that they had spoken before.She showed him _35_ of her children and told him about the corner shop job that she was doing now.And then she asked，“There is just one t
51、hing that _36_ worried me.How could you tell me that I dont have what it takes to be a great ballerina？”“Oh，I hardly looked at you when you _37_.Thats what I told _38_ of them who came to me，”he said.“But.but，thats _39_！What you said years ago have destroyed my _40_.I could have been a great ballet
52、dancer！”she cried.【语篇解读】曾经有一位女士梦想成为一名一流的芭蕾舞女，可因一位芭蕾舞大师的一句话而改变了自己的一生。21A.singerBdancerCteacher Dwriter【解析】根据第二段第一句中的“ballet dancer”可知她想成为一名一流的芭蕾舞演员。【答案】B22A.apologized BexplainedCresponded Dspoke【解析】联系下文中的谈话，可知她是和芭蕾舞大师说话。【答案】D23A.great BcommonCclever Dhappy【解析】联系上文中的“wanted to be a firstclass.”，可以知道她
53、想成为一名伟大的芭蕾舞演员。【答案】A24A.hour BdayCminute Dweek【解析】大师只看了一两分钟，很短的时间便草率地得出结论，也与文章倒数第二段的“I hardly looked at.”相符。【答案】C25A.costs BtakesCspends Dpays【解析】由倒数第三段最后一句可以找到答案。take意为“需要”。【答案】B26A.pushed BknockedCclosed Dthrew【解析】回家后，她把舞蹈鞋扔进壁橱里。符合她当时失落的心情。【答案】D27A.never BoftenCseldom Dalways【解析】根据后面的介绍，可知她不再学习芭蕾舞，
54、所以也就不再穿舞蹈鞋了。【答案】A28A.worried BdisappointedCmarried Dseparated【解析】联系下文中的“had children”说明她结婚了。【答案】C29A.young BoldClittle Dbig【解析】由后面的“she took a parttime job”可推知孩子们长大后，她才出去做兼职工作。【答案】B30A.studied BranCmade Dworked【解析】由前文的“a parttime job”可知此处指“工作”。【答案】D31A.same BforeignCdifferent Dother【解析】根据下文介绍可知，这个芭蕾
55、舞公司还是以前来过的那个，所以用the same。【答案】A32A.refused BacceptedCattended Dreceived【解析】attend“出席，参加”。【答案】C33A.shouted at Bran intoClooked for Dcared for【解析】此处的语境是她在回来的路上，偶然遇见了那位芭蕾舞大师。【答案】B34A.questioned BwarnedCadvised Dtold【解析】根据后面的“they had spoken before”的意思，D项和语境相符。【答案】D35A.homework BstampsCphotos Dpostcards【
56、解析】给大师看她孩子们的照片。【答案】C36A.really BhardlyCnearly Dhighly【解析】根据上下文，说明这个问题确实困扰着她。【答案】A37A.sang BdancedCjumped Dmoved【解析】此处指她当年跳舞。【答案】B38A.some BoneCmany Dall【解析】这里指大师的话是对所有人说的，而不是针对她一个人。【答案】D39A.unforgivable BunwantedCunfortunate Dunforgettable【解析】根据前面她放弃了做舞蹈演员的梦想，了解真相后可知她说大师的话是不可原谅的，因为他的一句话改变了她的一生。【答案】A
57、40A.work BluckClife Dplan【解析】结合全文，可知大师的话毁了她的一生。【答案】C.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。What is your favourite cartoon? It may be 41._(difficulty) for you to decide.But for pianist Lang Lang，Tom and Jerry is the best one.When Lang 42._(be) two years old，he saw Tom playing 4
58、3._ piano.This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him 44._(learn) to play the piano well.His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang 45._the world.Lang Lang became a good piano student at three.Ever since，the boy has been doing better 46._better.In 19
59、97，the 15yearold boy studied at a famous American music college.Lang Langs performances are energetic.He is wellknown for 47._(make)facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.The road to 48._(succeed)has never been easy.Langs father stopped his job to look 49._him，while his mother
60、stayed in Shenyang to make money.But Lang considers 50._(him)lucky and believes he should give something back.He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.【答案】41.difficult42.was43.the44.to learn45to46.and47.making48.success49.after50himself 【导学号：20862056】.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
61、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只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday party in Saturday morning.Id like to come and I have to go to my hometown to
62、 see my grandparents.They were very old and unluckily they are not in a good health recently.My mother has already made a telephone calling to them and promised visit them with me this Saturday.My mother said we will stay at my grandparents home the whole weekend.So Im real sorry I cant attend your
63、party.I do hope you will understand all this.Here I wish you a lot of fun on your birthday and much happy returns of the day.【答案】Thank you very much for me to your birthday party Saturday morning.Id like to come I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents.They very old and unluckily they are
64、not in good health recently.My mother has already made a telephone to them and promised visit them with me this Saturday.My mother said we stay at my grandparents home the whole weekend.So Im sorry I cant attend your party.I do hope you will understand all this.Here I wish you a lot of fun on your b
65、irthday and happy returns of the day.书面表达(满分25分)请你根据以下内容提示，为你的旅游宣传网页写一篇介绍台湾的英语短文。1描述台湾的地理位置；2台湾是我国最大的岛屿，其面积约为三万六千平方公里，人口两千多万；3自然资源丰富，香蕉、稻米、茶叶等农产品驰名中外，服装、电子产品(electronic products)、食品等工业也闻名于世；4风景优美，气候宜人，世界各地的游客纷至沓来；5自古以来就是我国的一部分，岛内绝大多数居民来自福建和广东，海峡两岸人民都有统一祖国的强烈愿望。注意：1.不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥想象；2注意方位的表述(stand，lie，
66、face，locate)和介词的运用(in，on，off，near，beside，toward，next to)；3词数100左右。_【参考范文】Taiwan lies to the west of the Pacific Ocean.North of it lies the East China Sea and southwest，the South China Sea.The Taiwan Straits separates Taiwan from Fujian.Taiwan island is the largest island in China.It has an area of a
67、bout 36,000 square kilometres and it has a population of over 20,000,000.Its rich in natural resources.Bananas，rice，tea，and so on are famous at home and abroad.Clothes，food，electronic products and so on are also well known all over the world.Its scenery is so beautiful and its climate is so pleasant that travelers throughout the world come to visit it.Taiwan has been a part of China since ancient times.Most people of the island came from Fujian and Guangdong.All the people on both sides of the straits have a strong wish to unite our motherland.
