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高中英语Module2TheRenaissance单元质量检测二外研版选修8
单元质量检测
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100分钟 满分：
120分）
Ⅰ.阅读理解（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
Shakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibition
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Shakespeare'sbirthplacewasthechildhoodhomeofWilliamShakespeare.TakeastepbackintimeandseewhatlifewaslikefortheyoungShakespearegrowingupinStratforduponAvon.Thehousehasbeenexactlyfurnished,andincludesbothoriginalandcopyitemssimilartothosewhichwouldhavebeenthereinthehousewhenShakespearewasaboy.Beautifulpaintedclothshangonthewalls,brightlycoloredfabricsfilltheroomsandhisfather'sgloveworkshophasbeenrecreated.Atthebackofthehouseisabeautifulgardencontainingmanyplants,herbsandflowersmentionedinShakespeare'splays.
TheneighboringexhibitionshowsShakespeare'slifeandfocusesonmanyrarelocalitemsconnectedwithhim,aswellasacopyofthefirsteditionofhiscollectedplayspublishedin1623.
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语篇解读本文主要介绍了莎士比亚故居及相应的对外开放时间。
1．Howmuchwouldtheypayifacouplewiththeirtwochildrenvisittheexhibition?
A．￡5.2. B．￡13.4.
C．￡15.D．￡18.6.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
结合题干可知，是一家人去参观莎士比亚故居，结合文章图表中的“Family￡15.00”可知，一家人去参观需要￡15。
2．WhatisthedeadlinetoentertheexhibitiononFridayinJuly?
A．4pm. B．5pm.
C．5：
30pm.D．6pm.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据文章图表时间“Jun.－Aug.”和对应的“Monday－Saturday”并结合题干可知，7月的周五参观莎士比亚故居最迟的时间是下午5点30分。
3．WhatcanweseeinShakespeare'sbirthplace?
A．Oldfurniture. B．Ancientrestaurants.
C．Coloredgloves.D．Shakespeare'splays.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据第一段的第三句“Thehousehasbeenexactlyfurnished,andincludesbothoriginalandcopyitemssimilartothosewhichwouldhavebeenthereinthehousewhenShakespearewasaboy”可知，在莎士比亚故居可以看到一些保留下来的旧家具，故选A。
B
Buyingfolkartpaintingshasbeenapassionofmine.Ifoundsomepiecesrecently.TheproblemwasthatIcouldonlyaffordoneandIwashavingtroubleindecidingwhichonetobuy.
ThefirstpaintingwasaworkofBillDodge.Hecreateditin1962andnameditFirstTrolleyToVanNuys.Thepaintingshowsthecenterofatown,withalotofpeopleinthewindowsandonthestreet.
ThomasChambersisoneofAmerica'smostfamousfolkartists.Thepaintingofhimshowsafishingscenewithvillagersandboats.Itmayhavegreatvalueinthefuture.Butitdoesn'tsuitmytaste.
AnotherfolkartpiecewaspaintedbyRev.HowardFinsterin1988.ItistitledHowardin1944.Thesmileonthisportraitisveryengaging（迷人的）anditmakesmesmilejustasbig.
AlligatorFisherisafolkartpaintingcreatedin1940.Theblueofthebayou（海湾）isverycalmingandthetreesgiveitaverySouthernfeel.ThereisahouseinthepaintingandIlikethisoneverymuch.ItremindsmeofLouisiana,whereIwasborn.
ALetterfromMyMotherisonethatIfoundduringajourney.Thelookonthegirl'sfaceissoseriousandsad.Thepaintingitselfisgreat;itjustmakesmefeelsad.Ihadnoideawherethisfolkartpaintingshouldhang.
Atlast,Idecidedtobuytheonethatcangivemeagoodmoodeveryday.Whatismoreimportantthanagoodmood?
语篇解读：
作者碰到了几幅民间艺术绘画，最后因为经济原因只选择买了其中的一幅。
4．WhatdoweknowaboutthefolkartpaintingbyBillDodge?
A．Itisaportraitofthepainter.
B．Notmanyhousescanbeseeninit.
C．Itwascreatedinthemiddleof1960s.
D．Ittellssomethingaboutpeople'slifeinatown.
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
根据第二段的“Thepaintingshowsthecenterofatown,withalotofpeopleinthewindowsandonthestreet.”可知这幅画展示了一个小镇上的生活片段。
5．AsforthepaintingbyThomasChambers,theauthordidn't________.
A．knowwhereitwascreated
B．thinkitwouldbevaluable
C．thinkitwassuitableforhim/her
D．knowwhatitsmeaningwas
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第三段的“Butitdoesn'tsuitmytaste.”可知作者不是很喜欢这幅画。
6．HowdidtheauthormostprobablyfeelaboutthepaintingAlligatorFisher?
A．Calm. B．Scared.
C．Surprised.D．Unhappy.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据第五段的“Theblueofthebayou（海湾）isverycalming”可推断作者看到画中这片海湾时应该感到很平静。
7．WhatwastheproblemwithALetterfromMyMother?
A．Itcosttoomuch.
B．Itwasupsetting.
C．Itwasn'twellpainted.
D．Itwastoolarge.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段的“Thepaintingitselfisgreat;itjustmakesmefeelsad.”可知这幅画的问题就是看起来让人难过。
C
Ithappenstomostfirsttimefishkeepers.Theyruntoafishstore,pickoutthebestlookingfish,andgetallthethingstheyneedfortheirtanks.Thentheyfilluptheirtanksandputtheirfishinthewater.Overthecourseofthenextweek,theirfisharen'tlookingsogood.Thenallofasudden,alloftheirfishstarttodieoff.
Luckily,thereisanexplanation.Ammonia（氨）andnitrite（亚硝酸盐）aretoxictofish.Yousee,keepingfishinatankproducesammonia.Ifafishisplacedinanewtank,thetankwon'tbeequippedwiththeabilitytochangethatammoniaintoalessharmfulchemical.Andthat'swhytheydie.
Toavoidthewholefailure,youhavetounderstandalittlesomethingcalledtheNitrogenCycle（氮循环）.Afterammoniaisproducedinatank,akindofbacteriumthatisnaturallyfoundinwater（abacteriumthatconsumesammoniaandproducesnitrite）reproducesitselftoformalargeenoughareatochangeallammoniaintonitrite.Astheconcentration（浓度）ofnitriteincreases,thesamethinghappenstonitrite,whichhappenedtoammonia.Agroupofbacteriathatchangenitriteintonitrate（硝酸盐）forminlargenumbers.Thecycletakesaboutoneweektoseveralmonths,dependingonyourtechnique.Whenatankreachesapointwhereitcanchangeallammoniaandnitritebeingproducedinatanktonitratebeforetheyreachharmfulconcentrations,ithasfinishedtheNitrogenCycle—itissafeforfish.
Sobeforeyoueverplaceafishintoatankfromnowon,usesomeskillstomakeitdothatfirst.Todoso,slightlyincreaseammoniaconcentrationofyourtank.Ifafter24hours,yourtankhasnomarkofammoniaornitrite,youcanensurethatit'scycled.Youjustneedtoperformapartialwaterchangeandyourtankisreadyforfish.
语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。
新手养鱼经常遇到这样的问题：
他们刚养不久的鱼相继死去。
这是因为新鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒死亡。
8．WhatcanwelearnfromPara.1?
A．It'sreallyhardforpeopletokeepfishwell.
B．Theauthorfeelsverysorryforthosedeadfish.
C．Newfishkeepersbegintoraisefishinahurry.
D．Peoplehavenoideahowtousetheirtankswell.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
第一段描述了养鱼新手经常会遇到的问题：
他们刚养的鱼很快就死了；由第二段的最后两句可知这是因为新买的鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒而死；由此可推知，作者在第一段中想说明新手养鱼太仓促了。
9．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“toxic”inPara.2?
A．Open.B．Harmful.
C．Familiar.D．Beneficial.
解析：
选B 词义猜测题。
由第二段的“thetankwon'tbeequippedwiththeabilitytochangethatammoniaintoalessharmfulchemical”可推知，ammonia和nitrite这两种化学物质对鱼类有害。
10．WhatdoweknowabouttheNitrogenCycle?
A．Itmakessureoffish'ssafety.
B．Itprovidesallthenutritionfishneed.
C．Itincreasestheconcentrationofammonia.
D．Itproducesmorechemicalstocleanthetank.
解析：
选A 细节理解题。
由第三段的内容尤其是最后一句“ithasfinishedtheNitrogenCycle—itissafeforfish”可知，新买的鱼缸经过氮循环之后，人们就可以用它来养鱼了；故选A。
11．Whichquestioncan'tbeansweredinthetext?
A．What'stherightwaytoraisefishinanewtank?
B．WhathappensduringtheNitrogenCycle?
C．Whyarefishinanewtanklikelytodie?
D．Whyisnitratelessharmfultofish?
解析：
选D 推理判断题。
文章第一段介绍了养鱼新手常遇到的问题，第二段解释了造成这种问题的原因，第三段具体介绍了氮循环的过程，最后一段介绍了用新鱼缸养鱼的正确方法；D项在文中没有涉及，故选D。
D
Oneofthestrangestfeaturesofmotherhoodisthatthevastmajorityofmothersprefertocradletheirbabiesintheleftarm.Whyshouldthisbe?
Theobviousexplanationisthatthemajorityofmothersarerighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandfree.Unfortunately,thisexplanationcannotapply,becauselefthandedmothersalsofavortheirleftarmforholdingtheirbabies.Theprecisefiguresare83percentforrighthandedmothersand73percentforlefthandedmothers.
Themostlikelyexplanationisthatthemother'sheartisontheleftsideand,byholdingthebabyinherleftarm,sheisunconsciouslybringingherbabyclosertothesoundoftheheartbeat.Thisisthesoundthebabyheardwhenitwasinsidethemother'swombandwhichisthereforeanassociationwithpeace,comfortandsecurity.
Testswerecarriedoutinnurserieswheresomebabieswereplayedtherecordedsoundofahumanheartbeat,and,sureenough,wenttosleeptwiceasquicklyastheothers.Wealsoknowthatthesoundofmother'sheartisquiteaudibleinsidethewombandthattheunbornbabyhasawelldevelopedhearing.
Itisinterestingthatfathersshowlessofthisleftsidebias（偏爱）thanmothers,suggestingthatthehumanfemaleisbetterprogrammedthanherpartnerforcarryingababy.Alternatively,shemayunconsciouslyadjustherholdingbehaviortomakebabyfellmoresecure.Somenewobservationsonourclosestanimals'relatives,thechimpanzeesandgorillas,haverevealedthattheyalsoshowastrongbiasforholdingtheirbabiesontheleftside.Theprecisefigureswere84percentforchimpanzeesand82percentforgorillas,remarkablyclosetothehumanpercentages.
Recentlyapossibleadditionalvalueincradlingbabiesontheleftsidehasbeensuggested.Ithasbeenpointedoutthat,because,thetwosidesofthebrainareconcernedwithdifferentaspectsofbehavior,itispossiblethatthemother,incradlingthebabytoherleft,isshowingthebabyher“bestside”．Itisclaimedthattheemotionsareexpress
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