1、1 模块综合检测 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me.I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage (孤
2、儿院) turned me into an old man. I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory. After breakfast
3、 one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered (分散的) around the orphanage. I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from th
4、e net and then stuck straight pins through their heads and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet. How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty.I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at
5、them up close. When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement (水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone.I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly that he had just pinned to the large paper.It was still moving about so I reached
6、down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out.It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin.Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled (发抖) I picked up the torn w
7、ing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back.But it would not stay on it. 【语篇解读】 本文生动地描写了一个热爱自然、崇尚美好的孤儿被困在纪 2 律很严的孤儿院， 如同美丽化身的蝴蝶被别在硬纸板上， 活泼可爱的少年竟然像 老人一样地生活。 1According to the passage, the authors
8、life in the orphanage was Adull and full of strict rules Bsimple and easy Chappy and full of hope Dhard and busy A 推理判断题。 根据第一、 二段， 尤其第一段中的“the orphanage turned me into an old man”，以及蝴蝶被别在硬纸板上的命运得知。 2What is the authors attitude towards the house parents pinning some butterflies on the cardboard? AT
9、olerant. BUnconcerned. CDisgusted. DDiscouraged. C 推理判断题。根据全文，尤其第五段得知，作者由 house parent 把美丽 的蝴蝶别在硬纸板上，联想到自己被困在孤儿院，所以对 house parent 的行为是 反感的、厌恶的。 3We know from the passage that Athe author lived alone in the dormitory Bthere were one hundred butterflies living in the bushes Cthe cardboard paper was le
10、ft on the step so as to be watched Dthe author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on”和“But it would not stay on it.”可知答案为 D。 4Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage? AThe author found b
11、eauty meant nothing special to him. BThe house parent helped the children handle the quilt. CThe house parent chased the butterfly in order to show it to the children. DThe author thought it cruel to catch the butterfly. D 细节理解题。根据第五段中“How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty.”一句可知答案为 D。 3
12、B Have you ever thought about leaving your apartment and digging yourself a nice, comfortable hobbit hole in a hill? Cosmo and Elfies family lives in such a house in a village in Wales. “Our round house is really one big room， ” Elfie says.“Its easy to talk to each other! If Mom is cooking and Im pl
13、aying with my toys, were still in the same place.” Cosmo and Elfies parents built their unusual home using stone, mud (泥), and wood from the forest near their house and recycled materials.They use solar energy for electricity, and their running water is from a nearby river.Everything was designed to
14、 work in harmony with (与协调一致) the environment. Cosmo says he prefers their village to an ordinary, neighborhood because it gives him the freedom to run around the fields and ride his bike without worrying about traffic. In fact, encouraging other people to live like them is one of the goals of Cosmo
15、s family.They believe that by growing their own food, recycling, and using local sources for energy and supplies, they are protecting the earth from further damage caused by modern living. Cosmo and Elfies parents will soon begin to build their third selfbuilt woodland home. “Mom and Dad are buildin
16、g a threebedroom hobbit house next， ” Elfie says.She says she looks forward to living in it when she grows up. Like his sister, Cosmo also says he plans to continue living like a hobbit when he is older. “When I grow up, I really would like to live in a round house， ” Cosmo says, “but I would have m
17、ore rooms.” 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了 Cosmo 和 Elfie 一家住在哈比屋 的故事。 5We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Elfie thinks their round house is Anice Bsafe Cnoisy Dboring A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Its easy to talk to each other！”可知，A 4 项正确。 6 Cosmo and Elfies family lives in a hobbit- hole- like house because they Aneed more
18、 freedom Bwant to be special Cwant to protect the earth Dlove living in the countryside C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“They believe that by growing their own food .caused by modern living.”可知，C 项正确。 7According to the text, Cosmo Ahas his own bedroom Bdoesnt like his neighbors Clikes living in a hobbit house Dthink
19、s their home now is small C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知答案。 8Whats the best title of the text? AHow to live like a hobbit? BHow to build a hobbit house? CHow to save energy? DHow to escape from modern living? A 标题归纳题。文章通过讲述 Cosmo 和 Elfie 一家的生活状态，主要想说 明如何像哈比人一样生活。 C Hes sitting on the outside of the windshield
20、(挡风玻璃) when I get into the car.Just another fly.A pest. I shut my door, a little harder than usual. He doesnt move, but Mom looks at me angrily.I understand the look.Thats the dontshutthedoorhard look. “Sorry” ，I say.This is going to be a hard day.First, the look.Later on, my math test. 5 Mom starts
21、 the engine. The fly doesnt move. Mom starts driving. The fly holds on. Is this fly dead? No.I see him pull both wings closer to his body. My school is far away.Were talking miles, a few at least.Will flyguy make it? He changes the position of his tiny fly feet to get a better hold on the windshield
22、. The wind blows him to the right. Flyguy holds on. The wind blows him to the left. Flyguy holds on! The wind flattens him against the glass.His legs stretch (伸展) out completely straight. He presses his little fly face against the windshield and refuses to be blown away. Go, flyguy, go! You can do i
23、t! I know you can! Were almost there and fly- guy is hanging in there. Hey, I feel great! I can take on anything, too! If one tiny fly can ride a car for this long, well, I can pass my math test. Go, fly- guy, go! Mom stops the car in front of the school. My hero, the flyguy, made it! Its like he ro
24、de a whale through the ocean in some sort of Olympic competition.Fly- guy is the gold- medal winner! I carefully get out of the car.Putting my head back in through the open window, and whisper to Mom, “Let me know if he makes it all the way home.” She nods her head and drives slowly away. 【语篇解读】 本文是
25、记叙文。作者发现一只苍蝇趴在挡风玻璃上，一路上 坚持不被风吹下来。作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞， 相信自己也能顺利 通过数学考试。 9Why does the author shut the car door harder than usual? ABecause he is angry with his mom. BBecause he wishes to frighten the fly away. 6 CBecause he has had an unpleasant morning. DBecause he wants to warn his mom of the fly. B
26、推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Just another fly.A pest.”及第三段中的“He doesnt move”可推测，作者发现挡风玻璃上有只苍蝇，所以比平常更用力地关车 门，但是苍蝇并没有动。由此可推测，作者此举是想赶走苍蝇。 10We learn from the text that the fly Adoesnt move until the authors mom starts the engine. Bflies away when the car stops at the authors school Cpretends to be dead when he sees t
27、he author Dtries his best to stay on the windshield D 细节理解题。根据文中的“The wind blows him to the right.Fly- guy holds on.The wind blows him to the left.Fly- guy holds on！”可知答案。 11What does the author learn from the fly? AEvery dog has its day. BA cat has nine lives. CSeeing is believing. DNever say die.
28、D 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是文中的“If one tiny fly can ride a car for this long, well, I can pass my math test.” 可知， 这只苍蝇一路上坚持不被风吹下来， 作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞，相信自己也能顺利通过数学考试。 12Which of the following is the best title of the text? AThe goldmedal winner BFly on the windshield CA ride to school DThe math test B 标题归纳题。作者在去学
29、校的路上，发现一只苍蝇趴在挡风玻璃上，一 路上坚持不被风吹下来， 最终作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞。 由此可见， “挡风玻璃上的苍蝇”是本文的主线，故 B 项作为本文标题最合适。 D Venice, a small waterside city in northeast Italy, boils with happiness and excitement once every year.Between February 21 and March 4, carnival (狂欢节) hits the streets. 7 For most people carnival means lar
30、ge parties and feasting.But in Venice, it also means traditional masks and costumes. These costumes were originally meant to hide personal identities.Then, different social classes could mix in a sea of happiness.Along the waterway, people greeted each other with “Good morning, Mrs Mask！” Today, peo
31、ple in Venice still dress up in the strangest ways as armed soldiers, butchers and fishermen, for example. Bars and cafes are filled with partygoers who come to show off their fancy costumes.Their designs and creations are made by special studios.Ready- made costumes are not acceptable. “In the mont
32、hs before the carnival we work overtime to meet the demand， ” said a maskmaker.“Many kilometers of silk and lace are made into costumes.For shopkeepers, carnival is the best time of year.” The Venice carnival dates back to the Middle Ages.At that time, the city was one of the wealthiest in Europe. T
33、he tradition of celebrating with masks and costumes is thought to have been started by the “Stocking Companies” These were groups of young men who organized parties and festivals and wore colorful stockings to distinguish themselves By the 18th century，the carnival had reached its peak.It all came t
34、o an end when Napoleon conquered (征服) Venice in 1797.But in 1979, local people brought the old tradition back to life. Now the Venice carnival attracts huge crowds from all over the world.This year, about 700， 000 people are taking part in.Hotels were fully booked months in advance, bars and restaur
35、ants overflow every day. The city certainly benefits a whole industry has been built up around the carnivals masks and costumes.“The Venice carnival is a magical time! Its such a great experience， ” said one French tourist. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了威尼斯狂欢节的特点。 13During the carnival Astudents of all ages also join
36、 in the activities Bpeople want to be dressed in the most beautiful clothes 8 Cpeople in the costumes and masks want to make others think they are rich Dpeople dressed in the strangest ways dont want to be recognized D 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知选 D 项。其他选项不符合威尼斯狂 欢节的特点。 14That people at the carnival were greete
37、d “Mrs Mask！” shows that Aall the people at the carnival were women at one time Ball the people at the carnival wore masks Cpeople werent able to tell men from women at the carnival Dpeople at the carnival dont know each other B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，狂欢节人们会戴面具，由此可知狂欢节 人们分不出面具内的人，就都成了“面具夫人”。 15What does the
38、underlined expression “distinguish themselves” most possibly mean? ATo make themselves up. BTo make themselves different. CTo warm themselves up. DTo recognize themselves. B 词义猜测题。该句说年轻人组成的这个团体披挂袜子，组织各种晚会， 可见其目的是为了表现另类，所以选 B 项。A 项“化妆”不妥，因为他们只是 披挂袜子而已；C 项“暖和”之说与喜庆无关；D 项“认出自己”在此也不太 准确，尽管 distinguish 本
39、身有这个意义。 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 How old is “old”？ 16 Two hundred years ago，you were old at 35.That was the average life then.At the turn of this century, as medical knowledge advanced, the average life span increased to 45.In 1950，70yearolds were r
40、eally old.Today, a healthy 70yearold is looking forward to many more active years. So， how old is old? The answer is one youve heard many times, from all sorts of 9 people.“You are as old (or young) as you feel！” The calendar simply tells you how many years you have lived. 17 Once an unknown author
41、wrote, “ 18 Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by giving up their goals.” 19 Alice Brophy, when she was with the New York City commission for the aging, said, “It upsets me when people say, Gee, you look young for your age！ What does that mean? Is there some model that you
42、re supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.” There are many wrong ideas about aging. 20 Here are some of the more common ones.For example, most older people are in poor health, or older people are unable to change. AIts extremely terrib
43、le to be grown old. BYouth is not a time of life but it is a state of mind. CThese ideas stereotype(固化) people on the basis of age. DOld is a point of view. EOlder people are stubborn, unable to change. FThe answer has changed over the years. GYour body tells you how well youve lived. 【语篇解读】 文章谈论的是年
44、老的问题，包括人多老算是老，老年的标准 是什么，和对老年的错误观点。 16F 根据后文 200 年前，35 岁被认为是老人，到了下个世纪增加到了 45 岁，到 1950 年增加到 70 岁，今天 70 岁老人还有望活更长时间，所以这个答 案是在不断改变的，所以 F 正确。 17G 根据前句日历告诉你的是你活了多长时间，而你的身体则告诉你 的是你过得怎样，所以 G 正确，与前面的 calendar 相对应。 18B 根据后句“Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by giving up their goals
45、.”可知没人因为过了很多年而变老，是因为自己放弃了 自己的目标而慢慢变老的，所以年轻是一种心态的问题，不是时间问题，所以 B 正确。 19D 根据后文“Is there some model that youre supposed to look a certain 10 way at 65 and 75 and 85? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”可知 年老没有固定的样子， 你可以 30 岁死去也可以 80 岁仍然年轻， 因此年老是一种 观点，所以 D 正确。 20C 根据前句“There are many wro
46、ng ideas about aging.”可知有很多有关 衰老的错误观点，这些观点在年龄上固化人们，下面还列举了一些常见的观点， 所以 C 正确。 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。 When I was in high school, I belonged to a club that did community service work.There was one special 21 that was uncommon for m
47、e.I spent three or four hours 22 out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets and then in a homeless 23 not far from the Bay Bridge as well. I was in high school and at the time my little sister was too 24 to join in.She wanted to help, so she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to take an
48、d hand out to people.When getting to the shelter, I passed out the 25 I began making sandwiches and 26 them with the crowd.I had the boxes with my sisters cookies in them and began to 27 around offering them to anyone near me. I moved towards an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie？
49、”He stopped and 28 looked at me and said.“What did you say? Did you call me sir？” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said “No one has ever called me sir in the past 60 years.” So he was completely 29 when I did so. It shocked me.I explained I had been raised that whatever a pers
50、ons 30 and social position were, he deserved respect.It saddened me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 31 him the honor.It broke my heart.I just didnt understand why no one ever called him sir, I had never thought that anyone was 32 me because I wasnt raised that way.Every single per
