1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 模块测试二 第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节 ,满分 40 分 ) 第一节 (共 15 小题 ;每小题 2 分 ,满分 30 分 ) 阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中 ,选出最佳选项。 A Since the government passed the Healthy,Hunger-Free Kids Act,lunches have been a topic of debate.The purpose of the act was to make school lunches more healthy.But critics say t
2、he governments standards are too strict.Some students refuse to eat what is offered. At one time,law-makers considered a nutritious lunch necessary to the good of the nation.At the end of the 1800s,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,and Boston,Massachusetts,were the first two cities to offer school lunches f
3、or students. In the 1930s,the federal government became involved in school food programs.The government hoped to accomplish three goals.It wanted to help farmers earn money,give people jobs,and feed hungry children.By 1941,school meal programs operated in every state plus Washington,D.C.,and Puerto
4、Rico.More than 2 million lunches were served daily. During World War ,the number of school meals declined.So in 1946,Congress passed the National School Lunch Act.It said the health of the nations children was a matter of “national security”.The act made sure of aid to states for “providing an adequ
5、ate supply of food.” In 1966,milk and breakfast programs were added.But in 1981,the government cut lunch spending by $1.5 billion.Gradually,profit-based businesses became more involved in providing school meals. Those in favor of the current plan say it is working.Kids are getting more nutritious me
6、als.Still,the debate continues.The original role of school lunch was to ensure children are well-fed and healthy so they can grow,learn,and help the country.Surely we can all agree on that. 1.What is the government unprepared to do as for school food programs? A.To help farmers earn money. B.To offe
7、r people jobs. C.To feed hungry children. D.To collect more taxes. 2.What might be the authors attitude towards the profit -based businesses providing school meals? A.Indifferent. B.Positive. C.Negative. D.Neutral(中立的 ). 3.What may be the best title for the text? A.How school lunch started. B.Where
8、school lunch started. C.Who started school lunch. D.What is school lunch for. ? 导学号 23500111? B There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages. On the last day of one voyage,the ship was in a small port.It was winter time,
9、and the sea was very cold,so the captain said to his sailors,“If one of you stays in the 【 精品教育资源文库 】 water during the whole night,I will give him my ship.But if he comes out before the sun appears,I shall get his wages.” The sailors had heard about the captains cheating,so they didnt trust him.But
10、 then one of them,who thought that he was cleverer than the captain,said that he would do it.He got into the water,and,though it was very cold,he stayed in it.When it was nearly morning,some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away. “You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor.
11、“The fires warming you.” “But its half a mile away! ”said the sailor. “A fires fire,” answered the captain.“I have won.” The sailor came out of the water,and said,“Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages,but you cant cook a chicken.” “I can,”answered the captain. “If you
12、cook this chicken,” said the sailor,“I shall work for you without wages for seven years,but if you cant,you will give me your ship.” The captain agreed,took the chicken and said,“Wheres the fire?” “There it is,” answered the sailor.“On the shore.” “But its half a mile away,” said the captain angrily
13、. “A fires fire y ou said,” answered the sailor.“If it is enough to warm me in the water,it is enough to cook your chicken.” 4.What can we learn from the text? A.The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water. B.All the sailors refused to get into the wa
14、ter because it was too cold. C.The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor. D.It was the sailor who was cleverer. 5.Why did the captain insist that the fire was warming the sailor? A.He didnt want to lose the bet. B.He didnt be lieve the sailors success. C.He wanted to keep his promise. D.He wanted
15、 to show his cleverness. 6.What does the author disagree with? A.The sailors didnt trust the captain. B.The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time. C.The sailor didnt get out o f the water before the sun appeared. D.In order to help the sailor in the water,the fishermen made a fire. 7.What is
16、the title of the story? A.How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B.How a Sailor Got a Ship C.A Brave Sailor D.A Fire Is Fire ? 导学号 23500112? C As a young adult,Noah Webster was a teacher.At that time,the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain.Yet the books that American children used in scho
17、ol all came from Britain.The books were all about British people and British places.Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children.So he wrote three books that used American examples a grammar book,a spelling book,and a reader.These books were very popular,and millions of them were s
18、old. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words.He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced.For example,he thought the word “head” should be spelled “hed”,and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”.People liked Websters suggestions. However,few words wer
19、e actually changed.One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced “u” followed an “o”.That is why Americans write “color” and “labor”,and the British write “colour” and “labour”. With the money he made from his books,Webster was able to write.It was the first American Engli
20、sh dictionary,published in 1828.Websters dictionary had over 70,000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each.To this day,Websters work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow. 8.What can we learn from the text? A.Noah Webster had to borrow books from Britain when he was
21、 a student. B.Noah Webster had his own government when he was very young. C.When Noah Webster taught at school,he wrote some storybooks. D.As a teacher,Noah Webster wasnt satisfied wit h the books he used. 9.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us? A.Webster spoke English in a different way. B.
22、American people didnt write English as exactly as English people did. C.Webster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooks. D.American people didnt like speaking English. 10.What is Noah Webster famous for in American history? A.His teaching methods. B.His dictionary. C.His fighting for freedom. D
23、.Learning foreign languages. 11.What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary? A.He wanted to simplify the spelling of English and make it look different from British English. B.He wanted to make money by selling his dictionary. C.He wanted to become famous. D.He wanted to show hi
24、s great talent in language. D Its not easy being a ballet(芭蕾 )dancer.Just ask the gifted young dancers that take center stage in director Bess Kargmans moving play First Position.The film,played in select cities,gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at this highly competitive sport. The movie intro
25、duces moviegoers to seven devoted ballet students from across the world.Theres Aran Bell,11,a confident young boy from a U.S.military family;Gaya Bommer Yemini,11,a lovely ballet dancer with whom Aran keeps a friendship;Miko Fogarty,12,whose strong self-control to the sport leads her to be homeschooled by her mom;Mikos 10 -year-old brother Jules Jarvis Fogarty,who decides to take off his ballet shoes in the end;Michaela DePrince,14,a lovely boy from the war-torn African country of Sierra Leone;
