1、模块练测卷(一)I. 单项填空1. He deserved _ for the information he offered to the police. A. rewardedB. to reward C. being rewardD. rewarding2. Theres no doubt _ the novel will be popular once printed. A. thatB. whether C. whatD. which3. She has been recently _ managing editor of the New York because of her out
2、standing performance in the press. A. attendedB. appealed C. appointedD. absorbed4. Are you busy tomorrow morning? If _, can you take my place at the meeting? A. necessaryB. only C. notD. so5. As the employee has _ an error, he deserves punishment. A. connectedB. committed C. contactedD. confirmed6.
3、 I havent got the ticket for the football match. Dont worry. Itll be broadcast _ tonight. Dont miss it. A. livelyB. alive C. liveD. living7. The article was intended to draw attention _ the situation in Korea. A. on B. in C. toD. for8. “Life is like walking in the snow,” Granny used to say, “because
4、 every step _.”A. has shownB. is showingC. showsD. showed 9. Peter doesnt like to wear a watch. Hes late _. A. at no timeB. at a time C. all the time D. at one time10. Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 and _ in a small town in Florida, the USA. A. brought upB. picked up C. made upD. grew up11
5、. The Harry Potter books are quite popular; they are in great _ in this city. A. quantityB. progress C. productionD. demand12. A lot of people often forget that oral exams _ to test our communicative ability. A. designB. are designed C. are designingD. are being designed13. The patient will have to
6、remain in hospital for another week _ the recent medical report. A. on behalf ofB. on the basis of C. on the side ofD. on top of14. Actually, information technology can _ the gap between the poor and the rich because all can get what they want at the same time. A. breakB. line C. bridgeD. combine15.
7、 Do you like that city? Its big and frightening, but I lived there for a while and finally _ it. A. used toB. use to C. am used toD. got used to. 完形填空That holiday morning I didnt have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 16 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. O
8、n this particular morning, 17 , I felt like getting up early.I stood by my window overlooking the 18 , having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something 19 in life.As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I 20 an old man on a bicycle
9、with a bucket on its 21 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He 22 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 23 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morni
10、ng.Several thoughts 24 my mind as I watched him work. He wasnt well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 25 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 26 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 27 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 28 a
11、t passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 29 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.There was a noticeable touch of 30 in the way he seemed to be doing things 31 the windscreen(挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and 32 , standing back to see what th
12、ey looked like after the scrub. It was a 33 to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a 34 if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt 35 of myself. Young as I amjust sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun
13、appeared above the horizon.16. A. forcesB. allowsC. causesD. forbids17. A. otherwiseB. thereforeC. howeverD. besides18. A. parking lotB. bus stopC. schoolD. market19. A. interestingB. surprisingC. awfulD. useful20. A. noticedB. recognizedC. calledD. assisted21. A. backB. handleC. wheelD. seat22. A.
14、searchedB. leftC. movedD. wandered23. A. stoppedB. startedC. intendedD. finished24. A. crossedB. slippedC. disturbedD. inspired25. A. attractiveB. shinyC. simpleD. expensive26. A. repairmenB. businessmenC. driversD. cyclists27. A. busyB. contentC. carefulD. bored28. A. wavingB. lookingC. laughingD.
15、pointing29. A. aboutB. forC. withD. like30. A. worryB. respectC. sympathyD. pride31. A. cleaningB. fixingC. replacingD. covering32. A. stillB. yetC. againD. soon33. A. lessonB. subjectC. skillD. fact34. A. businessB. livingC. successD. right35. A. tiredB. doubtfulC. fearfulD. ashamed. 阅读理解AYears ago
16、 the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the yearly games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been ask
17、ed by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled. In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, th
18、ings have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years in the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as t
19、he normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in
20、Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics. The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you cant enjoy sport. 36. The first games for the disabled were held _ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in Englan
21、d. A. 40 yearsB. 21 years C. 10 yearsD. 9 years37. Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in _. A. New YorkB. London C. RomeD. Los Angeles38. This text tells us that Sir Ludwig Guttmann _. A. is an early organizer of the games for the dis- abled B. is welcomed by
22、the British government C. is an injured soldier D. is from England39. From the passage, we may know that the writer is _. A. one of the organizers of the games for the dis-abled B. a disabled person who once took part in the games C. against holding the games for the disabled D. in favour of holding
23、 the games for the disabledB Basketball is one sportperhaps the only sportwhose exact origin can safely be told. During the winter of 1891-1892, Dr James Naismith, a college instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented the game of basketball in order to provide exercise for the students betwee
24、n the closing of the football season and the opening of the baseball season. He attached fruit baskets overhead on the walls at opposite ends of the gymnasium, and, using a soccer ball, organized nine-man teams to play his new game. In this new game the purpose was to shoot the ball into one basket
25、and try to keep the opposite team from shooting the ball into the other basket. Although there have been many changes in the rules (such as the reduction of the number of players on a team from nine to five), the game is basically the same today. The United States soldiers took it to the Philippines
26、 in 1900 and to Europe during World War , and, being adopted by foreign countries it soon became a world-wide sport. It is interesting that although basketball was made as an indoor game, in other countries it is now played almost entirely outdoors.40. Basketball was started _. A. in Europe B. in th
27、e Philippines C. in the United States D. in a place not mentioned41. Original basketball was played by _. A. five people B. six people C. eight people D. nine people42. Basketball is mainly played indoors _ ac- cording to the passage. A. in Europe B. in the United States C. in the Philippines D. in
28、most countries43. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Basketball. B. Why Dr James Naismith invented basketball. C. How basketball came into being. D. Why basketball is popular all over the world.CSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television co
29、mpanies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers. An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoonst
30、he slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively h
31、igh prices during what normally would be dead time for programming. Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporati
32、ons realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance. Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the
33、 ratings(收视率)are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by
34、companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computers, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thous
35、ands of “company cars” and computers. With such viewers, these programs dont need high ratings to stay on the air. 44. Television sport programs on weekend after-noons _. A. result in more sport events B. get more viewers to play sports C. make more people interested in television D. bring more mone
36、y to the television networks 45. Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs? A. Because there would be few viewers. B. Because the advertisers would be off work. C. Because television programs would go slowly. D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television. 46. I
37、n many families, men make decisions on _. A. holiday trips B. sports viewing C. television shopping D. expensive purchases 47. The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because _. A. their advertisers are carmakers B. their viewers are attracted by sports C. their advertisers target
38、 at rich people D. their viewers can afford expensive cars 48. What is the passage mainly about? A. Television ratings are determined by male viewers. B. Rich viewers contribute most to television companies. C. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television. D. Commercial advertisers are
39、 the major sponsors of sport events.D They have frightened some and attracted others. They are Wenlock and Mandeville, mascots of the London Olympic Games. Since both of them have a camera for an eye, they are called one-eyed mascots. Their cameras will capture every great event on their journey to
40、2012. And they both have a taxi light on their heads, like the world-famous London black cabs. Wenlocks head shape is meant to represent an Olympic podium and the three medals won in each event. Mandevilles head features the three Paralympic colors. Wenlock is the name of the English village conside
41、red by many to be the birthplace of the modern Olympics. People think its local games inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the International Olympic Committee. The other mascots name is a reference to the village of Stoke Mandeville, where the Paralympic movement began. The mascots are a
42、central part of Londons business strategy and will feature in everything from T-shirts to tea towels. No doubt they will be seen under childrens arms as their favorite toys. The 2012 Committee Chairman, Sebastian Coe, said, “We want them to be part of our fan base. We want them to engage with young
43、people. They have in large part been designed and driven by what young people want.” Young fans like their mascots to come with a back-story. Childrens author Michael Morpurgo came up with the idea that the mascots origin was from the last drops of molten steel left over from the construction of the
44、 Olympic Stadium. Adults and organizers might argue but the most important audience for Wenlock and Mandeville are children. Ten-year-old Kira, from Essex in England, wrote to the BBC to say: “I think they are lovely! I love the Olympics and so does my sister!”49. The two mascots are designed to hav
45、e one eye each to represent _. A. a London taxi light B. a camera to record great events C. a medal they will win D. the Olympic color50. One of the mascots is called Wenlock because _. A. a famous cartoon figure is called Wenlock B. it is the name of the village considered to be the birthplace of t
46、he modern Olympics C. the first modern Olympic Games took place in the small village D. the Paralympic movement began in the small village51. Which of the following statements is TRUE ac- cording to the passage? A. The mascots are made from the last drops of molten steel left over from the construct
47、ion of the Olympic Stadium. B. The mascots are designed and created by young people. C. The mascots are mainly designed for the orga- nizers business strategy. D. Ten-year-old Kira liked the two mascots of the London Olympic Games. . 书面表达伦敦奥组委以海报的形式面向世界招募2012年伦敦奥运会志愿者。请你根据以下信息,以李华的身份向伦敦奥组委写一封自荐信,要求为
48、奥运会服务。姓名:李华(男)年龄:18岁学校:新华中学有利条件:1. 已学习英语10年,英语口语流利; 2. 熟悉比赛项目; 3. 今年夏天已通过互派留学生(exchange students)考试,届时将就读于伊顿公学(Eton College); 4. 交际能力强,善于与人相处。_附加题根据短文内容回答问题“Most experiences of absent-mindednessforgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a roomare caused by a simple lack of
49、 attention,” says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remember something, but you havent encoded(编码)it deeply.” “Encoding,” Schacter explains, “is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impression on recalling it later.” Failure to encode properly can create troublesome situations.
50、If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your cupboard. “Your memory itself isnt failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didnt give yo
51、ur memory system the information it needed.” Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay mor
52、e attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that. “Visual cues(视觉提示)can help prevent absent-mindedness,” says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available. If you want to remember to take a medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen tabledont leave it in the med
53、icine box and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.” Another common experience of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why youre there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. “The best thing to do is _ be
54、fore entering the room, and youll likely remember.”1. What are the main causes of absent-mindedness? (within 10 words)_2. You come home every day but you may not re-member the number of steps on the stairsWhy? (within 20 words) _3. Complete the sentence in the last paragraph with proper words(within
55、 10 words) _答案与解析1. D deserve后接doing,主动表示被动。2. A Theres no doubt that.“毫无疑问”,为固定句式。3. C appoint“任命,委派”,符合句意。4. C 句意为“你明天早上忙吗?如果不忙的话,你能替我开个会吗?”if not“如果不的话”,not替代前面意思的否定情况,符合句意。if so“如果这样的话”,so替代前面意思的肯定情况;if necessary“如果有必要的话”;if only“要是就好了”,均不符合句意。5. B 考查动词词义辨析。commit“犯(错误等)”;connect“连接”;contact“联系”
56、;confirm“证实”。由题意可知B项正确。6. C 句意:“我没买到足球赛的门票。”“别担心。今晚将会有现场直播,不要错过了。”live作副词时,意为“现场直播地,现场演出地”。7. C draw attention to是固定搭配,意为“引起对的注意”。8. C 句意:“生活就像在雪地里行走一样,”奶奶以前常常说,“因为每走一步都能看得到。”引号部分是奶奶眼里的人生感悟,是哲理性的,再加上前面直接引语部分的时态是现在时,所以应该选择C项。9. C 句意为“彼得不喜欢戴表,他总是迟到”。all the time“一直,总是”,符合题意。at no time“从来都不”;at a time“
57、一次”;at one time“曾经”。10. D grow up“长大”,符合题意。11. D quantity“数量”;progress“前进,进步,进展”;production“生产,产量”;demand“要求,需要”。句意为“哈利波特系列图书很受欢迎;它们在这个城市里需求量很大”。be in great demand“需求量很大”。12. B 句意为“很多人经常忘记设计口语测试是用来检测我们的交际能力的”。oral exams与design之间为被动关系,故选B。13. B on behalf of“代表,为了”;on the basis of“在的基础上,根据”;on the sid
58、e of“赞助,站在一边”;on top of“在上面”。根据句意可知选B。14. C 此处bridge用作动词,意为“填补”。break“打破,违反”;line“排列,画线”;combine“(使)结合,(使)联合”。句意为“事实上,信息技术可以填补贫富之间的差距,因为他们都可以同时得到他们想要的信息”。15. D 句意:“你喜欢那座城市吗?”“它大而且令人恐惧,但我在那儿住了些日子后,最终还是习惯了。”get used to (doing) sth.“习惯(做)某事”。16. B 由第一段第一句可知,假日的早上“我”不用去上学,而根据第一段最后一句可知,在这样一个特别的早上,“我”想早起,
59、这说明“我”在假期的早上通常是不会早起的,所以可以推断,在假日,妈妈允许我晚一点儿起床。17. C 由上文可知,妈妈允许我晚一点儿起床,尽管如此,“我”很想在这个特别的早上早起床。前后语意为转折关系,所以用however。18. A 由下文对擦车工擦车的描述可知,作者所观察的是一处停车场,而不是“公共汽车站”“学校”和“市场”。19. D 由下文可知,作者学到的是对人生有用的东西,最后一段最后一句中的usefully是提示词。20. A “我”在窗前观察着走过的几个人,看着他们进入他们的汽车并驾车离去,而与此同时,“留意到/注意到”一个骑自行车的老人(因与众不同而留意/注意)。21. B 由本
60、句的后半句可知,老人的抹布和瓶子放在后边的车架上,那么他的水桶是挂在自行车的车把上。这是描述这位擦车工骑自行车带着他的擦车工具的情形。22. C 老人从一辆车移动到另一辆,给车做清洁工作。23. D 从地上的水来推断,老人已经完成12辆或者更多车的擦洗工作了。finish doing sth.做完某事,为固定搭配。24. A 句意:在我观察老人工作的时候,几个想法浮现出来。cross ones mind(想法)浮上心头,为固定搭配。25. C 从上句He wasnt well-dressed.可知,老人穿得不是很好,由此可以推断老人穿了一件朴素的T恤衫。26. D 老人骑的自行车也绝对不是现在
61、骑自行车的人想在大街上骑的那一种。自行车一定是“骑自行车的人”骑,而非“修理人员”“商人”和“汽车驾驶员”。27. B 前文描述了老人的穿着很朴素,骑的自行车也很老旧,但是老人对生活很是满意。其中but是提示词。28. A 在他辛勤工作的时候,他还和经过的路人挥手打招呼。只有“打招呼”才能吸引人过来聊天。29. C 而且不时地和老人们交谈。“与聊天”用chat with表示。30. D 他好像对他所做的工作有一种易于让人觉察的骄傲感。根据下文的描述“老人在擦完挡风玻璃后进行欣赏,擦净轮子后看擦得怎么样”可知,老人对自己的工作有一种自豪感。31. A 擦完挡风玻璃,他会往后站来欣赏一下。老人是一
62、个擦车工,因此在这儿是指“擦洗”挡风玻璃。32. C 擦干净轮子以后,他又往后站去看轮子在他擦过以后是什么样子。前面提到“擦完挡风玻璃后欣赏自己的成果”,而这一次“欣赏”是又一次,所以用again。33. A “我”感觉这是我学到的一课。作者是一名学生,在现实生活中,他从擦车老人的忙碌过程中学到一课。34. B 如果身体健康并愿意工作,人在任何年纪都不应该靠乞讨为生。35. D 这一部分呼应开头“我”假期早上通常在睡觉,“我”为年轻的自己无所事事而感到羞愧。36. D 细节理解题。从第二段第一句可知在1939年Sir Ludwig Guttmann到达英格兰,从第三段可知在1948年残疾人运动
63、会第一次举行,间隔为9年。37. C 细节理解题。从第三段第五句“In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games.”可知。38. B 细节理解题。从第二段第一句“Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an i
64、njuries centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London.”可知,他受英国政府欢迎。39. D 作者态度题。文章最后一段说到残奥会的意义,可以看出作者是支持该项活动的。40. C 细节理解题。根据文中第二句“During the winter of 1891-1892, Dr James Naismith, a college instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented the game of basketball in order to provide exercise for t
65、he students between the closing of the football season and the opening of the baseball season.”可知,篮球起源于美国。41. D 细节理解题。由文中“. organized nine-man teams to play his new game.”可知,篮球队最初由9人组成。42. B 推理判断题。根据文中最后一句话“It is interesting that although basketball was made as an indoor game, in other countries it
66、is now played almost entirely outdoors.”可知,室内篮球主要是在美国进行。43. C 主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了篮球的起源。44. D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices.”可知,周末下午的电视体育节目给电视网络带来了更多的收益,故选D。45. A 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“An attraction of sport programs for the major U.
67、S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoonsthe slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing.”可知,如果没有体育节目,电视观众会很少,故选A。46. D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the p
68、urchases of computers, cars and life insurance.”可知,电脑、汽车和保险之类贵重的东西通常由男性做主,故选D。47. C 推理判断题。由最后一段可知,高尔夫球赛和网球赛的观众大都是高收入人群,它们的广告瞄准(target at)的是rich people,所以收视率低对它们并没有关系。48. C 主旨大意题。本文主要是讲体育赛事决定电视台的收视率,从而也决定了电视广告的收入,再根据本文主题句(topic sentence)即第一段第一句“Sports account for a growing amount of income made on th
69、e sales of commercial time by television companies.”可知选C项。49. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Their cameras will capture every great event on their journey to 2012.”可知选B。50. B 细节理解题。根据第三段开头的“Wenlock is the name of the English village considered by many to be the birthplace of the modern Olympics.”可知选B。51. D 细节理解题。
70、由全文最后一句“Ten-year-old Kira, from Essex in England, wrote to the BBC to say: I think they are lovely! I love the Olympics and so does my sister!”可知选D。One possible version:Dear London Olympic Committee,I have read your poster for recruiting volunteers. I think I am fit for the job. Id like to recommend
71、 myself.I am an 18-year-old boy, a Senior 3 student, studying in Xinhua Middle School. I have been learning English for ten years and I am good at oral English. I am able to communicate with foreigners in English fluently. Above all, I love sports games and I am familiar with many sports events. I w
72、ill study in Eton College in 2012 because I have passed the test for exchange students this summer. Besides, I have the ability to communicate and get along well with others. I firmly believe I can do a good job if I am lucky enough to be accepted.Look forward to your reply.Yours truly, Li Hua附加题 1. Failure in encoding. / Lack of interest. 2. For the lack of interest/attention. 3. to return to where you were