1、Module 3课时达标训练(九)阅读理解ATo see the world is one thing; to have someone to share it with is another. Indeed, travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal youve met online, or a business friend.You can have someone to talk
2、 toTraveling alone is fun, but wouldnt you feel lonely？Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place youre traveling to. You dont have to ask any information from the locals, and you can inc
3、rease the time you spend in the country._One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You cant simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. Of course, you cant simply go back without bringing any souveni
4、rs (纪念品) to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budget. However, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.You can meet a good friendHaving a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. You can never count the number
5、 of couples who actually found their way into each others heart while traveling together in another country.You can have someone to watch out for youWhen youre in a foreign land, youll never be really safe. You dont know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel mate will be perfect t
6、o remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why dont you find a travel companion now?1Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo introduce a travel company.BTo encourage us to have a travel partner.CTo explain how to be a perfect travel
7、partner.DTo tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.2Whats the best title for the 3rd paragraph?AYou can have someone to share the expenses with.BYou can know the local culture well.CYou can enjoy food with your partner.DYou can save money by bargaining together.3Which of the following
8、statements agrees with the authors opinion?ATraveling alone is not fun.BBuying souvenirs isnt necessary.CMany people fall in love when traveling.DIts better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.4Which of the following things is NOT mentioned?AA travel partner can help you take care of your child
9、.BA travel partner can help get rid of loneliness.CA travel partner can help you save money.DA travel partner can make you safer.BWhy do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy (辛辣的) food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents an
10、d grandparents and greatgrandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria (细菌) which spoil food.“Most common spices can kil
11、l 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，” explains one of the scientists.The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures.For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells somet
12、hing about the country you come from.If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling.The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer, healthier lives.Today, in a t
13、ime of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.5The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_Amaking food taste betterBmaking food hotterCpreventing bacteria getting into foodDkilling bacteria in food6Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_. Acold temperature makes bacter
14、iaBbacteria get used to hot foodChigh temperature helps bacteria grow fasterDbacteria spoil food only at high temperature7According to the passage, spices are useful in the following things EXCEPT_Ahelping you to live longerBhelping to keep you healthierCmaking your food taste betterDreplacing fridg
15、esCPeople who like travelling have their reasons. They believe that travelling can help them expand their field of view, especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give them more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would
16、 never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike travelling also have some reasons.Travelling, in my opinion, does more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadens (使扩大) our mind. We can get in touch with other civilizations (文明), cultures, customs and ideas.Through history, most peopl
17、e travelled because of necessity (必要性) not for pleasure. People travelled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever travelled just for the fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich
18、 Romans travelled all the way to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games，and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity (好奇心)They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon (地平线)Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not onl
19、y make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.So, travelling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.8The underlined word “expand” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “_”AwidenBprotectClose Ddecide9A
20、ccording to the passage，in the past most people travelled _Afor fun Bfor knowledgeCto get experiences Dto make a living10In the writers opinion, travelling can be _Aexpensive BfunnyChelpful Dtiring11Whats the main idea of this passage?ADifferent kinds of travelling.BTravelling enriches our mind.CWay
21、s to enjoy yourself while travelling.DThe advantages and disadvantages of travelling.课时达标训练(九)语篇解读：旅途中找好旅伴，可给旅游带来意想不到的好处。如何找旅伴呢？1解析：选B写作意图题。本文介绍了旅伴带来的好处，鼓励大家找旅伴。2解析：选A段落大意题。本段主要告诉我们旅伴可以分担花销。3解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段“You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each others hear
22、t while traveling”可知答案。4解析：选A细节理解题。文中提到了旅伴可以使你摆脱孤单；可以分担你的旅途花销；可以使你的旅途更安全；但没提到A项。语篇解读：文章讲的是人们喜欢吃辛辣的食物的原因。5解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段提到“These chemicals can kill bacteria (细菌) which spoil food”可知它们可以杀死食物中的细菌，故选D项。6解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段提到“The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures
23、”可知气温越高细菌越容易快速生长，从而导致食物的变质，故选C项。7解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“Today, in a time of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good”现今，在冰箱的时代，辣椒只是为了让食物更好吃，故选D项。语篇解读：旅游可以拓宽人们的视野，丰富人们的思想，从旅游中能获得巨大的好处。8解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第二段出现的broadens及最后一段的enrich，可以推测这里的expand表示“扩大，拓宽”之意，widen与之意思最接近。9解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段首句“Through history, most people travelled because of necessity (必要性) not for pleasure.”可知在古代人们外出多是为了生计奔波，因此选D项。10解析：选C推理判断题。作者主要讲了旅游带来的种种好处，第二段首句及最后一段都能看出他对旅游持积极肯定的态度，认为旅游很有益，故选C项。11解析：选B主旨大意题。作者在文中谈了自己对旅游的看法，他认为旅游可以拓宽人们的视野，故选B项。
