1、【XZB2017TBYLYYX06017】模块综合测评(时间:100分钟;满分:120分).阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。AReading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea
2、 of a book group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reade
3、r who finds itBruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing,says,“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to
4、the site and record where they found it.People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.Emails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keepi
5、ng a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟)The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirtyfive countries.1Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragr
6、aph?ATo explain what they are.BTo introduce BookCrossing.CTo stress the importance of reading.DTo encourage readers to share their ideas.2What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe book.BAn adventure.CA public place.DThe identification number.3What will a BookCrosser do with a b
7、ook after reading it?AMeet other readers to discuss it.BKeep it safe in his bookcase.CPass it on to another reader.DMail it back to its owner.4What is the best title for the text?AOnline Reading:A Virtual TourBElectronic Books:A New TrendCA Book Group Brings Tradition BackDA Website Links People thr
8、ough BooksBI had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast,I had to have cereal,eggs and toast.Others had cakes and candy for lunch,while we had to eat a sandwich.As you can guess,my supper was different from the other kids.But at least I was not alone in my suffering.
9、My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.We had to wear clean clothes every day.Other kids always wore their clothes for days.We reached the height of disgrace bec
10、ause she made our clothes herself,just to save money.The worst was yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and get up at 7:45 the next morning.So when my friends slept,my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labour Law.She made us work.I believed she lay awake all night thinking
11、 up mean things to do to us.Through the years,our friends report cards had beautiful colours on them,black for passing,red for failing.My mother,however,would merely be content with black marks.None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest a
12、dults.Using this as a background,Im now trying to bring up my three children,Im filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.5From the passage we can learn that the writers mother was_Anot generous at allBvery stri
13、ct with her childrenCvery mean with money mattersDvery cruel to her children6Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?AEating differently from other kids.BWearing clean clothes made by mother.CGoing to bed early and getting up early.DLetting mother know where they were.7It can be
14、 inferred from the passage that_Athe writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesBmother was punished for breaking Child Labour LawCall the other kids studied better than the writerDthe writers family lived a miserable life8Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the
15、passage?AMother practised economy in running her home.BThe writer is very thankful to her mother.CThe writer is severe with her children when bringing them up.DThe writer has a deep hatred for her mother.CThailands capital Bangkok is both attractive and wonderful,a city of glass towers and concrete
16、buildings crowded with nearly 10 million people.The ground beneath is spongy(松软多孔的) and moist.Imagine a brick resting on top of a birthday cake.Thats Bangkokand its sinking into the earth at an alarming rate.Thailands disaster specialists have been warning of this coming disaster for years.One exper
17、t has said hes worried about Bangkok resembling Atlantis.Another previously told Global post that the city will be under five feet of water by 2030.The latest estimates suggest that Bangkok is now sinking as fast as two centimeters per year in parts of the city.The predictions for 2100 are even more
18、 terrible.By then,Bangkok will be fully submerged and unlivable.Like global warming,which will accelerate the citys submersion by raising the sea leavel,Bangkoks sinking problems are repeatedly shrugged_offBut the monsoon season,currently underway,tends to bring this crisis to mind.A nasty storm can
19、 suddenly turn Bangkoks streets into gushing streams.Sewers overflow,taxis move through dirty water and,occasionally,kids can pick up displaced fish.Anond Snidvongs,director of the Southeast Asia Regional Research Center,predicts the citys outskirts will be the first to go.Parts of the shoreline bey
20、ond Bangkok are already lined with pumps that make noises and help to transform invading seawater.They dont always work.During heavy rains,salt water flows in the streets of the city.Bangkok is swallowed up a little more each day.Experts tend to offer two solutions.The first is to put up a massive s
21、eawall that could cost nearly $3 billionnearly 1 percent of Thailands current GDP.The second option is to give up entirely and move the capital to higher ground.9Why is Bangkok sinking into the earth?AIts buildings are too heavy.BIt has an overlarge population.CIts underground is too loose.DIt is re
22、sting on top of a lake.10What is the most likely meaning of the underlined phrase “shrugged off” in Paragraph 3?AignoredBvaluedCagreedDmisunderstood11What information does Paragraph 4 express?A. The optimism and wisdom shown by the city people.BThe present serious situation Bangkok is faced with.CTh
23、e weakness of the pumps to transform water.DThe huge power produced by the surrounding seawater.12. Whats the best title of the passage?ABangkok is disappearingBThe removal of BangkokCThailands capital needs a seawallDAn attractive city under water 【导学号:74252050】DOn Felton Place,a street in Madison,
24、Wisconsin,there is a very small library holding about 20 books.Not much bigger than a birdhouse,the little library is of simple construction.A door adds to the charm and to the belief that the books are to be valued and protected.It belongs to retired professor Marshall Cook and his wife Ellen.Withi
25、n three kilometers of their house,there are a dozen more little libraries.Equipped with books ranging from academic texts to childrens classics,music instruction and gardening magazines,these twobytwofoot little libraries carry the same simple message:Take a book.Leave a book.“We had new books there
26、 within the first five hours of having it in our front yard”,said Meghan Blake Horst who built a Little Library on the bike path.The Cooks library is part of the Little Free Library project to spread tiny libraries and the love of reading around the United States and beyond.The project started in 20
27、09,the idea of Wisconsin men Rick Brooks and Todd Bol,two modernday Andrew Carnegies.The Wisconsin men want to top Andrew Carnegie(18351919),who built and donated 2,509 libraries.“A book shelf where you share books is a great idea,”says Brooks,55,“but these little houses for books meet peoples emoti
28、onal needs for friends and neighbors,a feeling that we are all in a community together.”“The neighborhood starts taking care of it.People come together to talk about literacy,educationcommunity things that we define so well but lack so much,”says Bol,63.The turnover(流通)in a Little Library can be imp
29、ressive.At a Little Library outside the Indie Coffee shop in Madison,more than 1,000 books have changed hands since November.Most Little Libraries are in public areas,though some are also in front yards.A Little Library costs about $350.They can be ordered or built doityourself from architectural pl
30、ans.The two men have built about 100,most in the Madison area,but they have had 42,000 inquiries(询问),including some from Canada.“Theyre in rapid growth all over,”said BlakeHorst.“Someone drew a beautiful wall painting in chalk on our front sidewalk to show gratefulness.”13What can be the best title
31、for the text?ALibraries build communitiesBA library movement starts smallCTwo modernday Andrew CarnegiesDThe love of reading increases in America14What can we learn about the books in the Little Libraries?AThey are mainly for children.BEach library has about 200 books.CMany of them are donated by re
32、aders.DReaders are not allowed to take them away.15The Little Free Library project was started by _AMarshall Cook and his wife EllenBRick Brooks and Todd BolCMeghan Blake HorstDAndrew Carnegie.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。Camping is an American tradition,and especia
33、lly important for families._16_Time togetherCamping allows you to spend quality time as a family.Most family members are too caught up in their everyday lives to stop and spend time with each other.At home there are just too many distractions,such as televisions._17_On a camping trip one can spend t
34、ime with ones kids and form a real relationship._18_Another great reason to go on a camping trip is to teach kids things like respect for nature and outdoor survival skillsthings that just cant be learned adequately from books.Camping is cheap_19_You will save on air travel,accommodations,food,and o
35、ther expenses.Outdoor activitiesOn camping trips,people dont just stay in their tents the whole day._20_ These include bird watching,wildlife viewing,hiking,mountain climbing,fishing,swimming,and playing games with kids.ACamping trips are inexpensive compared to regular vacations.BInstead of doing a
36、ctivities together,they may just sit there and watch TV.CThey can do lots of enjoyable and worthwhile activities.DLearningEEnjoying nature and relaxingFHere are four important reasons.GActivities should be colorful.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。On a cold morn
37、ing,my husband Prem and I drove to Pangong Lake with four other tourists,all much younger than the two of us.The wet road_21_us down.Three hours on,midway through our journey,we had to stop_22_a long line of vehicles.“The road ahead is_23_with snow,”said our driver.“Even if we get to the lake,we can
38、not drive _24_in the darkit gets too misty.We may have to spend the night there.”We were unprepared for thisno extra warm clothes,and the_25_of altitude sickness made me worry.I suggested we turn back,but the others _26_So Prem stepped out hoping to hitch a ride in one of the vehicles turning back.T
39、hey were all_27_,but Prem stepped deep into fresh snow,which filled his sports shoes and made his socks all_28_Back in our vehicle,his feet hurt and we were afraid of frostbite setting in.Determined to get a_29_,I stepped out this time.One car with enough room passed by,but didnt _30_.A car with jus
40、t the driver and a passenger took us in after I told them that my husband needed_31_As we drove along,the man in the passenger seat in front_32_himself around,leaning over the back of his seat,and ordered Prem to_33_his shoes and socks.Covering his cold,wet feet with a spare jacket,he_34_underneath
41、and started rubbing my husbands _35_“Please,Ill do it.”I insisted,but he _36_that and carried on the rubbing for some 20 minutes all through the long winding roads,until he was sure Prems feet were_37_again.He told us he was Ali,an engineer.As we neared his_38_,Ali invited us to“whatever simple lunc
42、h was_39_”When we declined,he asked the driver to drop us wherever we needed to go.Long before that,Prems feet were back to normal,thanks to a(n)_40_loving heart and caring hands.21.A.calmedBslowedCpulledDput22A.behindBin Cat Dfor23A.coveredBfilledCblocked Ddotted24A.throughBawayCoff Dback25A.rootBr
43、iskChopeDchance26A.refusedBagreedChesitatedDteased27A.fastBoldCfullDmuddy28A.looseBdirtyCbigDwet29A.destinationBrideCplaceDpay30A.stopBbrakeChornDsignal31A.comfortBoperation ChelpDservice32A.occupiedBburiedCbentDtwisted33A.discoverBremoveCtouchDstretch34A.hid BshelteredCreachedDclimbed35A.legsBtoesC
44、feetDankles36A.seizedBadvocatedCapprovedDignored37A.solidBsoftCwarmDstrong38A.home BofficeCfactoryDcompany39A.orderedBcookedCeatenDtaken40A.engineersBdoctorsCdriversDwifes.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。In our daily life,we often meet with difficulties.Some people do no
45、thing but wait,41._ others try hard to conquer them.Personally,we should face with difficulties positively and make every effort to overcome them.My memory drew me back to five years ago when I was 42._ middle school student.At that time,I had great trouble studying English.First of all,I felt it ha
46、rd to memorize English 43._ (word)Besides I didnt dare to say anything in class when I 44._ (ask) questions.What annoyed me most was that I failed exams 45._ (constant)I was about to give up 46._ my English teacher found my problems.He encouraged me and gave me some good advice.So 47._ (inspire) by
47、him,I decided to settle my problems.48._ (follow) his advice,I made progress gradually.I owe my achievement 49._the teacher whose encouragement was of great 50._ (important). 【导学号:74252051】.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
48、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。My classmate,Joseph,is at present in hospital with a breaking leg.He was walking to school the other day when he let a bicycle ran right into him.He never watches where he is going,so he often ge
49、ts into the trouble.And he is having a nice time there.He has a comfortable room,patiently nurses,and a great deal of time to read.Some friends of him go to see him every day,and they take him lots of good book and fresh fruit.He is not losing any time from school because he is busy studying which he has missed in classes.The doctor says he is recovering fast than expected and will be out of hospital a few weeks.书面表达(满分25分)你的英国朋友正在做一个课题:世界各地庆祝生日的方式。他请你介绍中国学生过生日的方式。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文。1通常方式生日聚会生日礼物生日祝福2你认为更有意义的庆祝方式和理由。词数100左右。_