1、模块2Unit 1Tales of the unexplained(A卷).单句语法填空1I believe the teachers explanation will throw light on this_ (puzzle) problem.答案:puzzling2He is believed_ (be) the richest man in Europe.答案:to be3He said hello to me, but before I could finally think of his name he_ (disappear) among the crowd.答案:had disa
2、ppeared4I can buy a new bike with the lucky money_(assume) that my parents agree.答案:assuming5The bridge ahead is under_ (construct)We have to choose another road to the town.答案:construction6After I got off the taxi, it_ (occur) to me that I had left my mobile phone in it.答案:occurred7Two experts have
3、 just been appointed to look_food safety.答案:into8Before you leave, ask the servant to make_ your room.答案:up9The police always take advantage of dogs sharp sense of smell to search for_ (survive) in the earthquake.答案:survivors10A completely new situation will arise when the examination system comes i
4、nto _ (exist)答案:existence.阅读理解As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almost every day so Im usually unable to anticipate (预料) the days events, good or bad! On one particular day, I was teaching in a very difficult class.I was managing behavior all the morning and
5、by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon.So on my lunch break, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of coffee.Upon returning to the car I realized I had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4or 5
6、minute drive away.I contemplated (考虑) rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse.So I ran into a McDonalds which was in the same plaza and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a cab.I briefly expl
7、ained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes that he empathized.He hurried to the back to use the phone while I paced in the restaurant.I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point. The manager returned only to tell me that the cab company had put him on h
8、old and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not been able to request the cab yet.My expression, I assume, began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear. Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and offered to drive me to the school.Without hesitatio
9、n, I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell! Upon arriving at the school, I thanked this man endlessly.His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to ha
10、ve on this earth.This experience makes me realize that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to transpire (发生), which can have an unimaginable impact (影响) on those who receive them.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文, 主要介绍了作者在广场上喝咖啡后发现车钥匙和手机都被锁在了车里, 他在麦当劳向经理寻求帮助, 并最终在这
11、位经理的帮助下及时赶回学校的故事。1Why did the author want to get a cup of coffee?ABecause he was very thirsty at that time.BBecause he was only interested in drinking coffee.CBecause he had to refresh himself for the classes in the afternoon.DBecause he wanted to do something special to pass the whole afternoon.C解析
12、:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon” 可知, 作者需要咖啡使自己下午上课有精神。2The author _ so he gave up the idea of going back to school on foot when he found his keys and phone were locked inside the car.Awas too tired to walk furtherBwas afraid of falling down on iceCasked
13、 the manager to call him a cabDdecided to take a school busB解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I contemplated(考虑) rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse.” 可知, 作者担心徒步跑回学校就有可能会跌倒在有冰的路上, 因此就放弃了那种想法, 所以选B。3The author has probably stayed in the McDonalds f
14、or _ .A15 minutes B89 minutesC45 minutes D2 minutesB解析:数字计算题。根据第二段中的“I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4or 5minute drive away.” 和第五段中的“I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell!” 可知, 从作者所在的地方开车回学校需四五分钟, 而回学校
15、后离上课时间还有两分钟, 因此选B。4What kind of person is the manager?AKindhearted.BFaithful.CGentle.DDependable.A解析:细节理解题。根据全文的内容以及文章最后一段中的“His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for” 可知, 这个经理心地善良。.完形填空(2016青岛质检)Ricardo Semler became boss of his fathers business
16、 Semco in Brazil at the age of 21.Ricardo worked like a(n)_1_man, from 7:30 am to midnight every day.One afternoon, while he was visiting a factory in New York, he_2_The doctor told him if he_3_like that, he would find a new home in hospital.Semler got the_4_He changed the way he_5_In fact, he chang
17、ed the ways his_6_worked, too.He let his workers take more_7_so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong.He_8_them to set their own salaries,_9_their own working hours and he cut all the jobs that he thought were_10_, like receptionists and secretaries.He changed the office: _11_w
18、alls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses cant_12_themselves away from everyone else.And the workers are _13_to decorate their workspace as they want.It sounds perfect, but does it_14_? The answer is in the _15_: in the last six years, Semcos revenues(收入)have_16_from $35 million to $212 million.The
19、 company has gone from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?Semler says its because of “peer pressure” which makes employees work_17_for everyone else.If someone isnt doing his job_18_, the other workers will not allow the_19_to continue.In other words, Ricardo treats his workers like adults rather
20、than children, and expects them to act like responsible _20_And they do.【语篇解读】本篇文章讲述了Ricardo Semler的故事。他在接手父亲的公司后, 拼命工作, 结果身体一度垮掉。于是他改变了自己的管理方式, 给了员工更多的自由, 也使他们有了更多的责任意识, 培养了他们负责的态度, 由此公司无论从规模上, 还是效益上都有了显著的增长。1A.interestingBindependentCmad DgreatC解析:考查形容词基本含义的辨析。interesting有趣的; independent独立的; mad发疯
21、的, 疯狂的; great伟大的, 极好的。与下文的 from 7:30 am to midnight every day可判断他是一个工作很卖力, 很疯狂的人。故选C。2A.fell down Bgave upCwent out Dgot offA解析:考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。fall down落下, 摔倒; give up放弃; go out出去; get off下车。根据前文工作太卖力了, 导致积劳成疾, “摔倒”了。 再根据下文的doctor, 判断选A。3A.changed Bcontinued Cdropped DwentB解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。change改变; co
22、ntinue继续; drop扔下, 下落; go去。句意: 如果他继续那样卖命工作, 他将不得不在医院找到一个新家。故选B。4A.sound Bway Csense DmessageD解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。sound声音; way方式, 方法; sense感觉, 意义; message口信, 信息。句意: 他得到医生的信息, 他改变了他的工作方式。故选D。5A.walked Btalked Cworked DtreatedC解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。walk步行; talk谈; work工作, 劳动; treat对待, 处理。与前文的Ricardo worked like a(n)
23、 _man中的worked相对应。故选C。6A.family BworkersCfriends DchildrenB解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。family家庭; worker工人; friend朋友; children孩子们。与本段第一句中的boss对应, 这里说的是工人们。故选B。7A.responsibility Bmoney Cpower DexpectationA解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。responsibility责任; money金钱; power权力; expectation期待, 期望。take responsibility承担责任。故选A。8A.persuaded B
24、forced Cforbade DallowedD解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。persuade劝服; force强迫; forbid禁止; allow允许。他允许工人们自己设定自己的工资、 工作时间等。故选D。9A.decide Bwant Cunderstand DtryA解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。decide决定; want想要, 希望; understand理解; try尝试。与前文的set对应, 故选A。10A.unnecessary Bunpopular Cstupid DdifficultA解析:考查形容词基本含义的辨析。unnecessary不必要的; unpopular不
25、受欢迎的; stupid愚蠢的; difficult困难的。与前文的cut“缩减” 相对应, 应是“不必要的”。 故选A。11A.above all Binstead of Capart from Dexcept for B解析:考查介词短语基本含义的辨析。above all最重要的是; instead of代替, 而不是; apart from除之外; except for要不是。与下文的plants相对应, 故选B。12A.put Bget Cshut DtakeC解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。put放, 搁; get得到; shut关上; take拿走, 带走。shut sb.away
26、from使某人同隔离开来。故选C。13A.willing BfreeCtired DeagerB解析:考查形容词基本含义的辨析。willing心甘情愿的; free自由的; tired疲劳的; eager渴望的, 急切的。be free to do sth.自由地做某事。根据前文判断选B。14A.develop Bgrow Chappen DworkD解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。develop发展; grow成长, 长大; happen发生, 碰巧; work起作用。work作不及物动词, “起作用”。 句意: 听起来很美好, 但确实起作用了吗?故选D。15A.eyes Bnumbers C
27、persons DdollarsB解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。eye眼睛; number数字, 号码; person人; dollar美元。根据下文的数字判断选B。16A.grown BdroppedCbeaten DmadeA解析:考查动词基本含义的辨析。grow成长, 增长; drop下落, 丢下; beat打, 跳动; make制造, 使。根据空后的内容指收入的增长, 故选A。17A.straight Bslow Chard Dseldom C解析:考查副词基本含义的辨析。straight垂直地, 径直地, 直接地; slow慢地; hard辛苦地, 艰苦地;seldom很少, 不常。
28、根据上文说明工人的积极性被调动起来了, 工人们都在辛勤工作, 故选C。18A.perfect Bwrong Cwell DlateC解析:考查形容词及副词基本含义的辨析。perfect完美的; wrong错误的; well好的; late晚的。well也可作副词, 修饰动词, 意为“好”, 此处修饰动词do, 故选C。19A.trouble BsituationCpressure DsufferingB解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。trouble麻烦; situation环境, 形势, 状况; pressure压力; suffering遭受。有人偷懒或做不好, 其他工人不允许这种状况继续下去。
29、故选B。20A.children Bteenagers Cprofessors DadultsD解析:考查名词基本含义的辨析。children孩子们; teenagers青少年; professors教授; adults成年人。与前文的adults相对应, 故选D。Unit 1Tales of the unexplained(B卷).阅读理解A(2016河北唐山一中五校联考)Youve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, voice and music teachers, career counselors, psychi
30、atrists(精神病医师) and other specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life.But theres a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything.She or he is called a “life coach”. People who are at crossroads in their lives, and corporations that want to give certain emp
31、loyees a career boost, are turning to them for help. The idea that one persons success story can change other peoples lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s.Dale Carnegies famous selfimprovement program “How to Win Friends and Influence People” came along soon thereafter. But this new
32、style of life coaches includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers.They use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy (心理疗法)to help others make critical life decisions. They often give their approach a slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living”
33、or “working yourself happy” Dave Lakhani in Boise, Idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. He says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for ones career and life outside work. Lakhanis Bold Approach coaching firm als
34、o donates some of its time to help people who are anything but successfulincluding battered women and struggling single mothers. But others in the socalled “helping professions” are not thrilled about the lifecoaching movement.They say that anyone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a
35、 life coach, and that slick(华而不实的) promoters who mess with peoples lives can do more harm than good.【语篇解读】本文讲述生活中出现一些生活教练,他不仅会指引人们的生活而且还激励人们, 但也有些华而不实的生活教练会扰乱人们的生活。 1Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AWorking Yourself HappyBLife Coaches Help with Tough DecisionsCHow to Cope wi
36、th Daily Life with Life CoachesDThe LifeCoaching MovementB解析:标题归纳题。本文讲述生活中出现一些生活教练, 他不仅会指引人们的生活而且还激励人们, 故选B项。2The last paragraph is mainly about_Athe introductions of life coachBthe disagreements of life coachCthe effects of life coachDthe experiences of life coachB解析:段落大意题。根据最后一段的They say that anyo
37、ne, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and that slick(华而不实的) promoters who mess with peoples lives can do more harm than good.他们说那些经过培训或没有经过培训的,自称生活教练的人,这些华而不实的人会扰乱人们的生活,坏处多于好处,故选B。 3.What is the authors attitude towards life coaches?ACautious.BApproving.CCasual. DDisapp
38、roving.A解析:观点态度题。根据最后一段提到生活教练的负面作用, 他们有的会激励你的生活, 有的会扰乱你的生活, 故选A项。BFor more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house.Some deal with the situation by watching TV.But all of them have something in common.They spend part of their time alone.Theyre
39、called latchkey children. Theyre children who look after themselves while their parents work outside.Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school.She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.A lot of the kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.I was often tel
40、ling them to put them inside their shirts.There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.She and her husband began talking to the children who had them.They learned of the effect working parents had on their children.Fear is the bigge
41、st problem faced by the children at home alone.One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared.Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding.It might be in a shower stall under a
42、bed, in a closet.The second is TV.Theyll often play it at high volume.Its hard to get numbers on latchkey children and most patents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.【语篇解读】本文介绍了美国儿童中出现了越来越多的放学后独自在家的孩子, 他们被称为挂钥匙小孩。4The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they_Aare growing in n
43、umbers Bsuffer problems from being left aloneCwatch too much TV during the day Dare also found in middle schoolsB解析:推理判断题。根据第二段的They learned of the effect working parents had on their children.Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone.One in each three latchkey children the Lon
44、gs talked to are reported to be scared.Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.可知挂钥匙小孩们独自在家会很害怕, 对他们有不好的影响, 故选B。5The main feeling these children have when they are at home alone is_AtirednessBfreedomCloneliness DfearD解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的Fear is the biggest problem faced by the childre
45、n at home alone.可知挂钥匙小孩们独自在家会很害怕, 故选D。6Which sentence is the topic sentence of Paragraph 1?AWe had a school rule against wearing jewelry.BA lot of kids had chains around their necks.CI was often telling them to put their keys inside their shirts.DShe learned the chains around their necks were house
46、keys.D解析:段落大意题。根据第一段的Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school.She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.A lot of the kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts.There were so many keys that it never
47、came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.可知小学校长Lynette Long没想到孩子们脖子上的链子竟是挂的家门钥匙。故选D。7The underlined word “nightmares” means_Anight suitBnight habitCterrible dreams at nightDstaying up at nightC解析:词义猜测题。根据第二段的Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home
48、alone.One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared.Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.可知挂钥匙小孩感到恐惧、 害怕, 从而推断出nightmares意为晚上做噩梦, 故选C。.七选五(2016济南模拟)You think you know your dog.1._ She probably recognizes you when she sees you.But can a dog t
49、ell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face?Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the difference.2_ When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, sharp voice, dogs often act guilty and quietly move away from the area.Recently, researchers fou
50、nd that dogs can look at our faces, and tell the difference between a smile and a frown.The animals were able to recognize a look of approval from one of disapproval.Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine performed a series of experiments.3._They showed the dogs two pictures of either
51、the upper or lower half of a persons face.On one picture, the person looked happy.The other appeared angry.The dogs were then shown images of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before.4_ Once the dogs learned to recognize which image was happy or angry, they could easily identify the s
52、ame expressions in pictures of any face.Future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions.5._The researchers findings were published in the journal Current Biology.They provide the first solid evidence that humans are not the only species that can read the body
53、 language of another species.ADogs are very aware of sound.BDogs have feelings just as you do.CBut how well does your dog know you?DThey were also shown the left half of the faces used in training.ESome dogs are very unhappy when they are left alone for a long time.FThey taught dogs to recognize facial expressions.GFor example, whether a frown shows that someone is angry.答案:15.CAFDG