外研版高中英语选修八模块质量测评2.docx

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外研版高中英语选修八模块质量测评2

模块质量测评

（二）　Module2　TheRenaissance

（时间：

90分钟　满分：

110分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节；满分30分）

第一节　（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

I'velovedbooksforaslongasIcanremember.WhenIwasachildandmymotherfinishedwashingtheeveningdishes,she'dreadbookstomelikeCuriousGeorgeandLittleBlackSamboinherquietvoice.Ialwaysenjoyedlisteningtothestories,butIwantedtolearntoreadsothatIcouldreadtomyself.

WhenIwasinfirstgradeIreadGoDogGobymyself.Oneweekendmorningwhilemyparentswerestillasleep,Igotupandreadthewholebook.Whenmyparentswokeup,ItoldthemwhatI'ddone.Firsttheyfeltquiteastoundedandcouldn'tbelievetheirears,buttheysoonfeltproud.

Finally,Igotajobinabookstoreandstartedbuyingbooksata30%discount（折扣）.IkepteverybookIboughtandwheneverIlookedatthebooksonmybookshelfIfeltalotofexcitementandenergy.IlovedallmybooksandIbegancollectingalotofbooks.Ihaveahomeofficewithtwelvebookshelvesandtwolargebookcases.Myofficewasfilledwithbooks.Everyshelfwasfilledwithbooksandthebuiltindeskthatwascompletelycoveredbybooksthatranacrossthewholesurfaceofthedesk.Ievenhadbookslyingonthefloor.

Therewasonebigproblemwiththis.Mywifewantedtousethebuiltindeskandsherepeatedlyaskedmetocreatespaceforher.Ifinallydecidedtoclearoutsomeofthebooks.Infact,IremovedabouthalfthebooksIowned.Notonlywasthedeskcompletelyclear,somebookshelveswereonlyhalffull.Tomysurprise,Ifeltanewsenseofpeaceandfreedom.

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。

作者自小就喜欢读书，后来在书店找了一份工作，家中藏书无数。

1．Beforethewriterwenttoschool,heoften________.

A.helpedhismotherwashthedishes

B.readbooksallbyhimself

C.hadstoriesreadtohimbyhismother

D.forgotwhathehadread

答案与解析　C　细节理解题。

由第一段内容可知，在作者小时候，母亲晚上洗碗后会读书给他听。

作者很喜欢听这些故事，但是他还是很渴望自己能读书。

2．Theunderlinedword“astounded”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”．

A.worriedB.surprised

C.embarrassedD.disappointed

答案与解析　B　词义猜测题。

由画线词后面的“不敢相信自己的耳朵”可以推断出astounded意为“惊讶的”。

3．Thethirdparagraphiswrittenmainlytoshow________.

A.howmuchthewriterlovedbooks

B.howsmallthehomeofficeis

C.howgooditistoworkinabookstore

D.howfunitistohavebooksaround

答案与解析　A　推理判断题。

由第三段中的“IkepteverybookIboughtandwheneverIlookedatthebooksonmybookshelfIfeltalotofexcitementandenergy.IlovedallmybooksandIbegancollectingalotofbooks.”可以推断出正确答案为A项。

4．Whydidthewriterdecidetoremovesomebooks?

A.Tocreatesomespaceforhimself.

B.Toachieveasenseofpeace.

C.Tomakehisofficetidyandclean.

D.Tomeettherequirementofhiswife.

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

由最后一段中的“Mywifewantedtousethebuiltindeskandsherepeatedlyaskedmetocreatespaceforher.Ifinallydecidedtoclearoutsomeofthebooks.”可知正确答案为D项。

B

Summerschoolissomethingakidwillneverforget.Forsome,it'sawaytoadvancepasttheirclassmates.Formost,summerschoolisarequirementinordertograduatewiththeirclassmates.Icanrememberbeingforcedintotakingasummerschoolcourse.Itwasnottheschoolthatforcedmeintothisawkwardsituation;itwasmymother.

Iwasa16yearoldkidinanewschool.MyschooldidnotoffersummercoursessoIhadtotakemycourseatanalternativeschoolinthecity.ItwasanexperienceIwillneverforget.Iwasnotconcernedwithmakingfriends.Iwastheretogetcredit（学分）foracoursethatIshouldhavereceivedcreditfortheprevioussemester.ItwasmydoingthatlandedmeinthesituationanditwasimportantthatIunderstoodthis.

Thefeeswerelowestbuttheexperiencewasamazing.Ienjoyed.Ididn'tmisstheday.ThecoursewasfromMondaytoFridayforanentiremonth.IpassedthecoursewithanA.Iwasthrownintoanawkwardsituationandactuallyenjoyedit.Myfriendsdidn'tevenknowItookthecourse.Mostofthemwerestillsleepingbythetimemycourseendedeachday.

Awkwardsituationsaresoimportantforpersonalgrowth.Thissituationmademefeelmoreindependent.Imadefriends.Ifinallyunderstoodwhatsacrificeandhardworkwereallabout.Whileattendingcollege,IrememberedhowmuchIenjoyedsummerschoolandIchosetotakesummerschoolinmyfirstthreeyearsofcollege.Somekidsgetpushedtoomuchbutsomedon'tgetpushedenough.Iwasneverpushedenough.

Enableyourchildrentostruggleforsuccess.Ifyourchildneedssummerschoolyouexplaintothemwhyit'simportant.Someparentsaresurprisedbythesituationandmaywanttobemoreinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation.Followthroughandfollowup.

语篇解读　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。

作者通过讲述自己被迫参加暑期学校后变得更加独立、能交到好朋友，而且明白了努力工作终有回报，说明了暑期学校对学生很重要，希望大家能积极参与学习。

5．Moststudentsgotothesummerschoolinorderto________.

A.findgoodjobsaftergraduation

B.becometopstudentsintheirclass

C.haveachancetomakemorefriends

D.graduatesuccessfullyontime

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

根据第一段第三句“Formost,summerschoolisarequirementinordertograduatewiththeirclassmates.”可知，D项正确。

6．Whatmadetheauthorgotosummerschoolforthefirsttime?

A.Whathehaddone.

B.Hismother'swish.

C.Hisownrequirement.

D.Studycompetition.

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句“Itwasnottheschoolthatforcedmeintothisawkwardsituation;itwasmymother.”可知，B项正确。

7．WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthebenefitgotbytheauthorthroughattendingsummerschool?

A.Ithelpedhimgetridofbadhabits.

B.Ithelpedhimmakenewfriends.

C.Ithelpedhimunderstandwhatsacrificeandhardworkwere.

D.Itincreasedhisindependence.

答案与解析　A　细节理解题。

根据第四段第二至四句“Thissituationmademefeelmoreindependent.Imadefriends.Ifinallyunderstoodwhatsacrificeandhardworkwereallabout.”可知A项符合题意。

C

MakeADifferenceDayisthelargestnationaldayofcommunityserviceintheUSA,whichtakesplaceonthefourthSaturdayofOctober.

WhotakespartinMakeADifferenceDay?

Anyone!

Youngandold,individualsandgroups,anyonecancarryoutavoluntaryprojectthathelpsothers.Itmightbeasambitiousascollectingtruckloadsofclothingforthehomeless,oraspersonalasspendinganafternoonhelpinganelderlyneighbourorrelative.USAWeekendcoversvolunteersandtheirprojectsinarticlesandphotos.

HowdoIgetstarted?

Lookaroundyourcommunity.Arepeoplehungry,homelessorill?

Areparksorschoolsdirtyorneglected?

Nomatterwhereyoulive,there'saneednearby.AndonMakeADifferenceDay,millionsofAmericansareexpectedtorolluptheirsleevestohelpothers.Youcanactaloneorenlistyourfriends,familyandcoworkers.

YoucanalsocalltheMakeADifferenceDayhotline,18004163824,forinformation.Orusetheideasonthiswebsiteforinspiration.

WhatdoIdoafterI'veselectedaproject?

Tellotherswhatyou'redoingandenlisthelp.Severalweeksbeforetheday,tellusaboutyourplansintheMakeADifferenceDayDAYtaBANK,anationallistingoflocalprojectsthatwillbeviewedbyinterestedvolunteers,otherpeoplelookingforgoodprojectideasandnewsmedialookingforgoodstoriestotell.ItwillonlytakeafewminutestopostyourplansintheDAYtaBANKhostedbyHandsOnNetwork.

Doit!

CarryoutyourplanstohelpothersonMakeADifferenceDay.BesuretotakelotsofpicturesandsharethemontheMakeADifferenceDayphotoalbum.

语篇解读　文章主要介绍了MakeADifferenceDay。

8．Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Awebsite.

C.Anewspaper.D.Afestivalbrochure.

答案与解析　B　文章出处题。

根据第二个标题下的最后一句“Orusetheideasonthiswebsiteforinspiration.”可知，本文可能来自一个网站。

9．MakeADifferenceDayis________.

A.celebratedeveryyearallovertheworld

B.aserviceprovidedbythecommunity

C.acelebrationofhelpfulneighbours

D.anationaldayofdoinggoodinAmerica

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

第一段提到MakeADifferenceDay是美国最大的社区服务日，它主要是为他人提供帮助的。

故选D项。

10．Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.introducetheoriginofMakeADifferenceDay

B.instructpeoplehowtoselectaproperprojectidea

C.promoteMakeADifferenceDaytoothercountries

D.encourageindividualstojoininMakeADifferenceDay

答案与解析　D　写作目的题。

MakeADifferenceDay是美国最大的社区服务日，文章主要从有哪些人参与，怎样开始，做什么以及尽力去做四个方面进行阐述，其目的是鼓励更多的人参与其中。

故选D项。

第二节　（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyonewantstobehappy.Whenyoudecidetobehappyyouareopeningthedoortoloveandinnerpeace.Manypeoplearereadytospendmillionsofdollarstofindhappiness.__11__Itisachoice.Asyouprogrammeyourmindtowardshappiness，soonerorlateryournegativethoughtsbecomefewerandhappinessbecomespartofyourlife.

__12__Yourpastiscarriedintothepresentmoment.Youcanchangeatanytime.Ifyoucontinuetothinkthesamethoughtyouremainbound.Onceyouchangeyourthinkingandbeliefs,yourattitudetowardslifechanges,__13__Yourattitudecontrolsyourhappiness,health,wealthandetc,soagoodattitudealwaysgetsgoodresults.

Ifyouwanttobehappyyoucannotliveinthepast.Yourpastcannotbechanged.__14__Butyoucanlearnfromyourpastfailures.Godhasgivenyouthepowertocontrolyourmind.Oncethemindstartstocontrolyou,yourlifewillbeadisaster.__15__Agardenerworksdayandnightkeepinghisgardenfreeofweedsandinsectsandgrowingflowers,fruitsandvegetables,soifyouwanttobehappyyouhavetotendthegardenofyourmind,weedoutalltheuselessandimpurethoughts.

A.Youhavetolearnhowtocontrolyourmind.

B.andyourattitudecontrolsyourlife.

C.Happinesscanbedescribedasafeelingofjoy,excitement,pleasureandcalmness.

D.andyourattitudeiseverythingaboutyou.

E.Tobefilledwithhappinessyouneedacleanmind.

F.Evenyourcreatorcann