1、Module 3 Slavery and the American Civil War Period One Introduction & Vocabulary and Reading 同步精练（外研版选修10）(时间：40分钟满分：50分).单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)1David threatened _his neighbour to the police if the damages were not paid.Ato be reported BreportingCto reportDhaving reported答案C2It rained heavily in th
2、e south，_ serious flooding in several provinces.Acaused Bhaving causedCcausing Dto cause答案C 3The new secretary has been doing well in her work, and she _to be promoted.Aworth Bworthy Cdeserves Ddecided答案C4If you are good at English，you will find it easy to _people in a foreign country.Acommunicate t
3、o Bcommunicate withCagree to Dagree with答案B5_， I have never seen anyone whos as capable as John.AAs long as I have traveled BNow that I have traveled so muchCMuch as I have traveledDAs I have traveled so much答案C6There has been no_ evidence to prove the _of life on other planets.Aconvincing; existenc
4、e Bconvinced; existenceCconvinced; exist Dconvincing; exist答案A7The Second World War involved over 100 million soldiers，_it the most widespread war in history.Ato make Bmaking Cmade Dhaving made答案B8He hurried to the stadium without supper，_the football match he had been longing to watch was cancelled
5、.Aonly to be toldBonly telling Conly to tell Donly told答案A9It is important to_ between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.Adetermine Bidentify Cexplore Ddistinguish答案D10The newspaper story_ a coverup of huge proportions.Adiscovered BinventedCcreated Drevealed答案D.完形填空(共20小题；
6、每小题1.5分，满分30)I felt gloomy (沮丧的)the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy，and I just didnt feel so _11_.As I was sitting at my desk，I _12_it was the birthday of a dear longtime frienda single，middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her _13_.Knowing that she do
7、esnt have family in town，I _14_to give her a call.Sure enough，she was on Bshift，_15_to work late into the evening，and wouldnt have much of a birthday this year.As always，_16_，she sounded cheerful and was happy that I _17_.After I hung up，I couldnt _18_ the feeling that she would really appreciate a
8、little attention on her special day._19_feeling a little gloomy myself，I tried to put it out of my _20_，but as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought.I _21_gave in，and that evening set off to the hospital with a card，a cheese cake，and some balloons.My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise _
9、22_me Id done the right thing and were a generous _23_ for the little effort it had taken.When I got home，I realized that not only had I cheered up a _24_friend on her birthday，but my own gloomy feelings had also _25_.Making her day had made my own!Thats true _26_we take the time and make the effort
10、 to do something for someone else.Its like the little saying，“Loving kindness is twice blessed；it blesses him who gives，and him who _27_.”Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day.Life constantly presents us with _28_to take an extra step or do a kind deed
11、 that will make a _29_to someone.And the _30_thing is that as we do，it changes things for the better for us too.11A.special BpositiveCnervous Dproud答案B根据第一句I felt gloomy the other day可知，作者心情沮丧，并不乐观(positive)。12A.explained BcomplainedCremembered Dinformed答案C根据下文可知，作者想起了(remembered)那天是一个老朋友的生日。13A.fam
12、ily Bstudy Cwork Dlife答案C根据上文who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing和下文she was on Bshift，_15_to work late into the evening可知，她应是热爱她的工作。14A.decided Bcontinued Cfailed Drefused答案A根据上下文可知，作者知道她家人不在这个镇上，于是决定(decided)给她打个电话。15A.surprised BdisappointedCbored Dprepared答案D根据上文可知，作者的朋友在医院做护士，且由she was o
13、n Bshift可知，她应是准备(prepared)上晚班。16A.though BbesidesCtherefore Dotherwise答案A根据上文可知，由于上班，她今天无法过生日，但接到作者的电话，还是很高兴。though表转折，符合语境。17A.admitted BcalledCsucceeded Dapologized答案B根据上文give her a call和下文After I hung up可知，应是我给她打电话。18A.get on with Bput up withCget rid of Dtake hold of答案C根据下文set off to the hospita
14、l with a card，a cheese cake，and some balloons.可知，作者不能摆脱这种感觉，她应该重视这个特殊的日子。get on with和相处；put up with忍受；take hold of抓住。19A.Almost BEven CNever DStill答案D承接上文中I felt gloomy the other day可知，作者的心情仍然(still)有点沮丧。20A.opinion BimageCmind Dexpectation答案C根据上文feeling a little gloomy myself可知，作者内心(mind)不能消除忧郁。21A
15、.luckily Bfinally Cunhappily Dhardly答案B根据上文作者试图让自己不再沮丧，但经过一天的努力还是没有做到，最后还是放弃了。finally符合语境。22A.convinced BadvisedCpromised Dreminded答案A根据上文可知，当作者拿着贺卡、蛋糕和一些气球来到医院，她的朋友报以感激的微笑和惊讶时，作者相信自己做了件正确的事。convinced(使确信)符合语境。23A.response BcontributionCreward Dshare答案C朋友的微笑和兴奋是对作者努力的一种慷慨的回报(reward)。24A.careless Blo
16、nely Cweak Dcurious答案B根据上文a single，middleaged woman和she doesnt have family in town可知，作者的朋友一个人在镇上，应是感到孤单(lonely)。25A.existed BdeepenedCwasted Ddisappeared答案D根据下文Making her day had made my own！可知，作者不再感到忧郁。disappeared符合语境。26A.when BbecauseCthough Dif答案A根据上文可知，当我们花费时间、付出努力去成就别人的同时也成就了自己。when引导时间状语从句。27A
17、.tries Breceives Cloves Dcares答案B根据上文可知，作者通过祝贺朋友的生日，自己也摆脱了忧郁，从而总结出：善意的爱是双向的；它祝福表达爱的人，也祝福接受爱的人。28A.experiences BdreamsCchoices Dopportunities答案D根据上一句可知，祝福别人不单单是生日的时候能做的。生活中还有很多机会(opportunities)让我们去祝福。29A.differenceBconnectionCdiscoveryDdecision答案A根据上文可知，作者的行为让朋友感动，改变了她的一天。difference符合语境。30A.normal Bs
18、imilarCwonderful Dpractical答案C根据下文as we do，it changes things for the better for us too.可知答案。.(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。_31_ When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pl
19、easure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels._32_.The first and most basic level of wants involves food.Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears：clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War these wants were sat
20、isfied for a great majority of Americans._33_It included such items as automobiles and new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “lifeenriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfa
21、ctionthe feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human bodythis level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and ent
22、ertainment. _34_On this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on
23、the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. _35_In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four
24、levels.AThen a third level appeared.BHuman wants seem endless.CWhen there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants，another level appears.DThere are several levels of wants in ones life.EAt this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health，safety, and leisure.FAlso included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.GDifferent people have different wants on each level.答案31.B从下文介绍人的欲望可知，此句应为：“人的欲望是无穷的”。32C人的欲望是由好几层组成的。当一个欲望满足以后，第二个欲望就会出现。33A第一、二层的欲望满足以后，第三层的欲望就出现了。34F前面列举了假期旅游，医疗保健还有娱乐，接着补充上F列举的内容。35E在这个阶段，我们现在可能寻求健康，安全与休闲的保证。这样，我们就能够更全面地享受我们前四个阶段的好的东西。
