1、模块综合测评 (满分:120 分;时间:100 分钟) 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 For some of us, the excitement of seeing a performance at a European opera house is just not enough. Fortunately, opera houses throughout Europe open their backstage doors to the publ
2、ic. Take advantage of these opportunities to look behind the scenes of some of the worlds great opera houses. Teatro alla Scala Opera House ToursMilan Discover the activities within the opera house on a backstage tour of the La Scala theater in Milan. The tour also includes an overview of the histor
3、y of the theater and guides you through the auditorium(观 众席) and the theater boxes. Paris Opera House ToursParis While it is possible to walk around the public areas of the beautiful Paris Opera House on your own, guided tours are also offered and are led by an English-speaking guide. During the 90-
4、minute tour, you will learn about the theaters history and its architecture. You will also have an opportunity to visit the grand staircase. Royal Opera House ToursLondon It is one of the most comprehensive of the opera house tours in Europe. The guide at the Royal Opera House takes you through sect
5、ions of the backstage area to the props (道其) room, where workers build the sets, the costume shop and the ballet studios. Theres a chance that you will even catch the ballet dancers backstage in practice in their big ballet studio. La Fenice Opera House ToursVenice Teatro La Fenice in Venice offers
6、a couple of options for visitors. A self-guided tour of the beautiful halls and grounds with a voice guide is available at the box office. Guided tours are also available with an expert that will explain the history of the opera house from its origins to its rebuilding. 1.In which opera house might
7、you be able to see a costume shop backstage? A.The Teatro alla Scala Opera House. B.The Paris Opera House. C.The Royal Opera House. D.The La Fenice Opera House. 2.What do the above four opera houses have in common? A.They all offer free guided tours. B They all open their backstage areas to the publ
8、ic. C.They are all free to the public. D.They are all located in France. 3.Where can we most probably find this text? A.In a sports magazine. B.In an adventure novel. C.In a history book. D.On a culture website. B Elephant Transit Home In both Africa and Asia elephants are being threatened by change
9、s in their natural habitats. People are moving into the elephants habitats and endangering their survival. In the country of Sri Lanka, there is one place where elephants are not only protected but also respected. It is called the Elephant Transit Home (ETH). Set up in 1995, the ETH aims to protect
10、and nurture baby elephants that are found injured or living without their mothers in the wild. Every year about 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help. As many as possible are brought to the ETH. There they are given food, shelter, and medical care. Most importantly, they are given the chance to b
11、e with other elephants and become part of an elephant herd (象群). A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves and other
12、native plants. Then the elephants are allowed to walk around, eating the grass and forming a herd. The cost of caring for the baby elephants is high. The ETH spends about $125,000 each year on powdered milk for the baby elephants. At the ETH, workers try to reduce human connection with the elephants
13、. They also try to increase bonds(联系) between the elephants. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be set free into its natural habitat. The elephants are sent back to the wild together with other orphans with whom they have bonded. This program helps them return to the wild as members
14、 of a herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other. The ETH is considered one of the best animal protection sites in the world. The elephants there are not only cared for, but also treated with respect. Most importantly, they will go back to live in the wild, where they bel
15、ong. 4.What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Set free. B.Care for. C.Focus on. D.Relate to. 5.What do we know about the ETH? A.It receives about $125,000 each year. B.It is the largest animal protection site. C.It helps to keep baby elephants safe. D.It changes elephants hab
16、itats for the better. 6.The workers reduce human connection with the elephants to . A.train them to stay away from hunters B.provide them with more living space C.study them better in a natural environment D.help them make it in the wild as a herd 7.Whats the purpose of the passage? A.To show the wa
17、ys of wildlife protection. B.To explain the threat baby elephants face. C.To introduce an animal protection project. D.To persuade the readers to protect elephants. C As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less?If you know your computer w
18、ill save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain?Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how. In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In
19、 the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later, the second group remembered the information better.People in t
20、he first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it. In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹).Surprisingly, people
21、 later remembered the folder location(位置)better than the facts.When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information.Rather, they remember how to find it.This is called“transactive memory(交于记忆)”. According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Inte
22、rnet.Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories;that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the wa
23、y we use memory is changing. 8.The passage begins with two questions to . A.introduce the main topic B.show the authors attitude C.describe how to use the Internet D.explain how to store information 9.What can we learn about the first experiment? A.The Sparrows team typed the information into a comp
24、uter. B.The two groups remembered the information equally well. C.The first group did not try to remember the information. D.The second group did not understand the information. 10.In transactive memory, people . A.keep the information in mind B.change the quantity of information C.organize informat
25、ion like a computer D.remember how to find the information 11.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A.We are using memory differently. B.We are becoming more intelligent. C.We have poorer memories than before. D.We need a better way to access information. D Fishy Weather
26、 Conditions Laj amanu,Australia,is a dry little town,sitting right on the edge of the Tanami desert. Can you imagine how surprised were people when live fish rained down on them from a dark gray cloud? It happens that there are similar cases in England and Honduras. How do clouds make fish? The simp
27、le answer is that they dont.There is a particular weather phenomenon(现象)called a waterspout.A waterspout is just like a tornado, only it forms above oceans, lakes, or rivers.Like a tornado, a waterspout moves in a circle at high speed.When it moves above the water, it tends to carry the fish with it
28、, as well as frogs or other small plants or animals. Scientists couldnt work it out at first. To make matters stranger still, the fish in Honduras were very alive when they rained down to the ground, but they were all blind.In England and Australia,it rained fish and snakes,and none were blind. It w
29、as difficult to puzzle out,but the blind fish gave them a place to start. Scientists knew that some fish that lived in deep, underground caves with no light sources often lost their eyesight. So when blind fish rained down on Honduras,scientists began to connect some dots.Clearly, these particular f
30、ish were pulled from an underground water source by force. It has rained fish on every continent, and each time, people have tried in various ways to explain this strange phenomenon.Historically, villagers thought the“fish from the heavens”might be an answer to prayers for food. Others suggested tha
31、t floods overran river banks and oceans,leaving the fish on the city streets.No scientist had actually seen the rain as it occurred,only the fish left on the ground.But in 1990,a National Geographic team happened to be in Honduras when the rain of fish began. They recorded what was happening and mad
32、e history by finally proving that the fish really fell from the sky. This huge breakthrough wasnt just a spot of good luck. It changed thousands of years of myths and legends into true stories and provided scientific explanations for how fish came to live in deep caves. It explained ancient cave pai
33、ntings and shed new light on how species have spread over time.It turned out to be a lot more than just a little fishy weather. 12.According to the passage, a waterspout . A.can make animals blind B.is difficult to catch on film C.can carry items with it D.is a dangerous sea creature 13.The blind fi
34、sh made the scientists start to think that . A.raining fish was a warning of natural disasters B.animals changed to match their environments C.the weather system differed from place to place D.the waterspout theory seemed more possible 14.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably sugges
35、ts that . A.waterspouts came to be a center of scientific research B.the scientists were fortunate to have made their discoveries C.hard work went into determining the cause for the raining fish D.the scientists relied heavily on unusual events to drive their studies 15.The author writes the passage
36、 to . A.describe the magic phenomenon B.explain what caused the fishy weather C.persuade people to protect the environment D.encourage people to do scientific research 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。 Develop Note-Taking Skills While attending a lecture, stu
37、dents are often surprised that their teacher can pick out a speakers main points, evidence, and techniques. Of course, the teacher knows what to listen for and has had plenty of practice. But next time you get an opportunity, watch your teacher during a speech. Chances are she or he will be listenin
38、g with a pen and paper. 16 Unfortunately, many people dont take notes effectively. Some try to write down everything a speaker says. They view note taking as a race, pitting their handwriting agility(敏捷) against the speakers rate of speech. 17 But soon the speaker is winning the race. The speaker pu
39、lls so far ahead that the note taker can never catch up. Finally, the note taker admits defeat and spends the rest of the speech grumbling in frustration. 18 They arrive armed with pens, notebooks, and the best of intentions. They know they cant write down everything, so they settle comfortably in t
40、heir seats and wait for the speaker to say something that grabs their attention. Every once in a while the speaker rewards them with a joke, a dramatic story, or a startling fact. Then the note taker seizes the pen, jots down a few words, and leans back dreamily to await the next fascinating tidbit(
41、趣闻). By the end of the lecture the note taker has a set of tidbitsand little or no record of the speakers important ideas. As these examples illustrate, they dont know what to listen for, and they dont know how to record what they do listen for. The solution to the first problem is to focus on a spe
42、akers main points and evidence. 19 Although there are a number of systems, most students find the key-word outline best for listening to speeches. As its name suggests, this method briefly notes a speakers main points and supporting evidence in the rough outline form. By separating main points from
43、sub-points and evidence, the outline format shows the relationships among the speakers ideas. 20 But with a little effort you will become a better note taker. A.As the speaker starts to talk, the note taker starts to write. B.Most inefficient note takers suffer from one or both of two problems. C.Pe
44、rfecting this method requires practice. D.Taking effective notes usually helps you receive higher grades. E.Some people go to the opposite extreme. F.But once you know what to listen for, you still need a sound method of note taking. G.When note taking is done properly, it is sure to keep track of a
45、 speakers ideas. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 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 Jayce Crowder was in kindergarten,he was sad that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. He had one. “It started when one boy teased him,” sa
46、id his mother, Cortney Lewis. Jayces enthusiasm 21 .Hed return to their home with questions:Why am I different? Why me?Lewis admitted she didnt know what to do at that point. How could she 22 answers for her sons questions when she had never found those answers herself? A few weeks later, Lewis turn
47、ed on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader from Washington, Iowa. Trashaun Willis, then 14, had become an Internet 23 after posting videos of his slam dunks (灌 篮), and, like Jayce, he was 24 most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was completely attracted, watching dunk after dunk.
48、At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n) 25 moment for Jayce. 26 little did Lewis know that a family friend had already got in touch with the Des Moines Register,asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to build Jayces 27 . The boys met at Washington Midd
49、le School on a Saturday afternoon a couple of months later,and instantly bonded. The day was not spent wallowing (沉浸) in self-pityit was full of 28 . They rode bikes around the schools hallways,took photos, played hide-and-seek, and shot baskets. Trashaun 29 gave Jayce a shirt that says “Ten fingers
50、 are overrated.” At one point,Trashaun did get serious with Jayce. He said not to let anyone drag him down and not to let any words 30 his confidence. Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a visible 31 in her son,who is now seven and in second grade. He recently started wrestling and loved it. Lewis po
