1、模块模块综合测评综合测评 (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 Philadelphia offers a ton of attractions that are suitable for people of every age and here are some family-friendly attractions. Spruce Street Harbor Park Spruce Street Harbo
2、r Park, one of the best urban beaches in America, is an outdoor heaven on the Delaware River waterfront. Visitors can relax in a hammock, play on the playgrounds, and play games like table tennis and chess. Dont miss out on the park at night, when colorful LED lights hanging from treetops make the e
3、ntire area bright. Blue Cross RiverRink Offering ice skating in the winter and roller skating in the summer, Blue Cross RiverRink creates a fun, outdoor experience for the whole family. Visitors can play on the nine-hole mini golf course during the summer, and enjoy eats and drinks at the on-site(现场
4、 的)bar and restaurant all year round. Sesame Place Big Bird, Elmo and the other stars of Sesame Street come out and play at Sesame Place, the only theme park in the nation starring the popular TV shows most lovable characters. A water park, interactive activities, parades, fireworks and shows add to
5、 the fun. Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches On summer days, uniformed and professional storytellers at 13 storytelling benches throughout Philadelphias Historic District entertain visitors with true, free, three-to-five-minute tales about the colonial(殖民的)era as part of Once Upon a Nation. Chi
6、ldren can pick up a Story Flag at any storytelling bench, and then collect a star from every storyteller on their journeys. Flags with all the stars can get free rides on the Parx Liberty Carousel at Franklin Square. 1.Who would most probably go to Spruce Street Harbor Park? A.People who are fond of
7、 colorful lights. B.People who want to have a relaxing day. C.People who have a preference for skating. D.People who are interested in water activities. 2.Which place would fans of Big Bird be interested in? A.Sesame Place. B.Blue Cross RiverRink. C.The Parx Liberty Carousel. D.Spruce Street Harbor
8、Park. 3.What can we know about Philadelphias Storytelling Benches? A.It can be visited all year round. B.It is available at a small charge. C.It is educational for children. D.It is aimed at serving the public. B I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (胡乱摸找) in my p
9、ockets to see if there was any cigarette, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have
10、 you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes unconsciously locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I didnt know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness;perhaps it was because, when you get very close to one anot
11、her, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I knew he didnt want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed nea
12、r, looking at me directly in the eye and continuing to smile. I kept smiling at him, thinking of him as a person and not just a guard. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here,” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his fami
13、ly and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said I feared that Id never see my family again, and never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the p
14、rison, quietly and by back routes. At the edge of that town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the prison. 4.What had happened to the man before? A.He had been badly treated. B.He had killed someone. C.He had been searched. D.He had been forbidden to get in touch with a
15、nyone. 5.Why did the man want to smoke cigarettes? A.Because he was sure he was to be killed. B.Because he wanted to ease his nervousness. C.Because he wanted to talk to the guard. D.Because he was used to smoking cigarettes. 6.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The man was a
16、 heavy smoker. B.The man smiled to please the guard. C.The guard set the man free with permission. D.The man hadnt thought the guard would set him free. 7.What do you think actually saved the mans life? A.The smile. B.The cigarette. C.The tears. D.The wallet. C When a leafy plant is under attack, it
17、 doesnt sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pu
18、mp through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short. Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. Its a plants way of crying out. But is anyone listening?Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react. Some plant
19、s pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies of the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attackers who were lunching now become lunch. In study after study, it appe
20、ars that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do. Does this mean that plants talk to each other?Scientists dont know. Maybe the first pl
21、ant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to“overhear”the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasnt always true, and was intentional back and forth. Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago,
22、 imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的)than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. Theres a whole lot going on. 8.What does a plant do when it is under attack? A.It makes noises. B.It gets help from other plants. C.It stands quietly. D.It sends out certain chemicals
23、. 9.What does the author mean by“the tables are turned”in Paragraph 3? A.The attackers get attacked. B.The insects gather under the table. C.The plants get ready to fight back. D.The perfumes attract natural enemies. 10.Scientists find from their studies that plants can . A.predict natural disasters
24、 B.protect themselves against insects C.talk to one another intentionally D.help their neighbors when necessary 11.What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.The world is changing faster than ever. B.People have stronger senses than before. C.The world is more complex than it seems. D.People in Da
25、rwins time were more imaginative. D Plastic is piling up in ecosystems all over the world, not just oceans and lakes. Its harmful effects on wildlife have been widely documented, but a few animalslike bowerbirds and hermit crabsare doing what they can to recycle it. And according to a 2014 study, wi
26、ld bees in Canada have joined the effort, using bits of plastic waste to build their nests. These tiny insects cant recycle nearly enough plastic to put a significant dent in the problem. Still, their resourceful use of plastic illustrates how widespread plastic pollution has become, and how some wi
27、ldlife is adapting to it. One of the bees they studied, the leafcutter bee, normally bites off pieces of leaves and flowers to make its nests. But the researchers found that three of eight brood (幼蜂) cells contained pieces of plastic bags, replacing 23 percent of the cut leaves in each cell on avera
28、ge. In a separate study conducted in Argentina between 2017 and 2018, researchers studying chicory(菊苣)pollinators found a nest made entirely of plastic. Its the first known example of such construction worldwide. They believe the bees that made the nests are leaf cutter bees, as in the example above
29、. Plastic can have both advantages and disadvantages in bees nests, the study suggests. The bees that used bits of plastic bags didnt suffer any parasite(寄生虫)outbreaks, for example, echoing a 1970 study of leafcutter bees that nested inside plastic drinking straws. Those bees were never attacked by
30、parasitic wasps(寄生蜂), which were unable to sting(刺)through the plastic, but up to 90 percent of their broods still died because the plastic didnt let enough moisture(水分)escape, encouraging the growth of dangerous mold(霉菌). The plastic bags also didnt stick together as well as leaves do, the research
31、ers note, and easily flaked off when they were inspected. But the bees took steps to minimize this structural deficiency, locating their plastic pieces only near the end of a series of brood cells. Its still unclear why exactly leafcutter bees are using plastic, but as non-biodegradable materials co
32、ntinue piling up in nature, this kind of behavior could become increasingly important. “Although perhaps incidentally collected,” the researchers write, “the novel use of plastics in the nests of bees could reflect ecologically adaptive traits necessary for survival in an increasingly human-dominate
33、d environment.” 12.What do researchers discover about the bees? A.They are much cleverer than other insects. B.They can use bits of plastic to build their nests. C.They have been widely documented. D.They can be widely used to solve plastic pollution problem. 13.What might the underlined word “defic
34、iency” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A.Drawback. B.Concept. C.Size. D.Nest. 14.Where is this text most likely from? A.A biography. B.A guidebook. C.Science fiction. D.A magazine. 15.What can we learn from the text? A.The reason for bees using plastic. B.Researchers plan to learn from bees. C.Bees ad
35、apting to the plastic pollution. D.Bees increasing importance in nature. 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。 Trees around us are extremely important and have always been necessary for improving the environment conditions. Our existing forests and trees we plan
36、t work to make a better world. 16 . Here is a short list of main reasons why trees are necessary for improving our living conditions. Trees produce oxygen 17 . A leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. What many people dont realize is that the forest also acts a
37、s a giant filter that cleans the air we breathe. Trees help clean the air by preventing airborne particles, reducing heat, and absorbing such pollutants. Trees clean the soil The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered th
38、e soil. 18 . Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals, reduce the effects of animal wastes, clean roadside spills and so on. Trees are carbon sinks To produce its food, a tree absorbs and locks carbon dioxide in the wood, roots and leaves. Carbon dioxide is a global warming suspect. 19 . This process
39、“stores” carbon as wood and not as a “greenhouse” gas. 20 Trees block urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls. Trees, planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house, can reduce major noise from freeways and airports. A.We could not exist as we do if there were no trees B
40、.Trees help clean the sky C.A forest is a carbon storage area that can lock as much carbon as it produces D.Trees control noise pollution E.Man has been planting trees to make the planet a more beautiful world F.The modern human community has other more practical reasons to admire and honor trees G.
41、Trees can either store harmful pollutants or change the pollutants into less harmful forms 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。 Dont let Auroras small stature (身材) fool youher spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens
42、rescued from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed 21 that she would survive. Having never got the right 22 , many of the chickens were sick and some sadly died. At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were 23 by their mom. Luckily, another mother 24 their care.
43、Aurora seemed the last to get food and attention. She grew at a much slower 25 than her brothers and sisters. Everything 26 against her. At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was 27 to find a place with the other chickens. Aurora 28 found comfort in staying with an old chick
44、en named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, but Margaret was so old that a few months later she 29 . Aurora, in her own way, thought of Margaret. Every evening, you would find her in the 30 spot where she kept Margaret company. Even when the other chickens tried to 31 her away
45、, Aurora came back. As Aurora grew, we became 32 at her love to simply live. Nothing stopped her. So remember, when life seems so 33 that you cant take it, think of Aurora. She has lost her moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and 34 from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet 35
46、life has offeredsafety, food, warmth and good friendships. 21.A.hopeful B.proper C.possible D.unlikely 22.A.touch B.care C.gift D.partner 23.A.punished B.refused C.abandoned D.scolded 24.A.took on B.put forward C.looked after D.brought about 25.A.cost B.rate C.standard D.value 26.A.beat B.fought C.l
47、eaned D.seemed 27.A.arranging B.choosing C.struggling D.affording 28.A.lately B.eventually C.constantly D.frequently 29.A.braked B.bled C.ached D.died 30.A.same B.relevant C.similar D.normal 31.A.clear B.put C.turn D.push 32.A.nervous B.amazed C.excited D.disappointed 33.A.tough B.different C.smooth
48、 D.boring 34.A.waked B.made C.recovered D.learned 35.A.chances B.pleasures C.dreams D.services 第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I was 36 (excite) when I heard that our community was to have its own McDonalds restaurant. I thought about all those young people who woul
49、d not have to go to the next town 37 (buy) their favourite burgers and chips. McDonalds cares about 38 (health) eating too and works with 39 (scientist) to provide food that is of high quality, safe and healthy. It is also cheap. It often provides salads as well as burgers and chips. You can also choose betwe
