外研版高中英语选修6 Module 2 单元测试题含答案及部分解析.docx

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外研版高中英语选修6Module2单元测试题含答案及部分解析

Module2单元测试题

第二部分：

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

      Shareyourpoems,getfeedback（反馈）foryourpoetry,andenterpoetrycontests（竞赛）.Choosefromthefollowingpoetryconteststhatyoucanenter.Getfeedbackforeverypoemthatyouwriteincludingyourcontestentries.

HowItWorks

      Asamember,youwillgetfeedbackforeverythingyouwrite.Youcanenterpoetrycontestswithcashprizes.Youwillberanked（分等级）.Writeandseehowthefeedbackyoureceiveinfluencesyourrank.Sincetheyear2000wehavebeenhelpingwritersimprovetheirwritingskills.

PoetryContestsinMay

Friendshipacrosscultures

      Writeastoryaboutafriendthatopenedyourworldtoanotherculture.

Deadline:

 Today!

Technologywars

      Writeastoryonthetopicprovidedintheannouncement.

Deadline:

 Today!

PoetryContestsinJune

Lyricsmakethesong

      Penyournewest,andbest,songlyricmasterpiecesandenterthemintothiscontest. 

      NOPOETRYALLOWEDFORTHISCONTEST!

      Mustbesonglyricsonly.

Deadline:

 June1st

Unexpectedromance

      Writeastorythatbringstwopeopletogether,twopeoplewhodon'tnecessarilyrealizethattheybelongtogetherbuttheaudienceisrootingforthem.Writeastoryfora cashprize.

Deadline:

 June15th

PoetryContestsinJuly

Newbiewritingcontest

      ForourNewArrival“ThisSentenceStartstheStory”contestwechallengeyoutowriteastorythatstartswiththissentence:

“Hellfoundme.”Apoetrycontestwitha cashprize.

Deadline:

July3rd

Shareyourstory

      Amemoir（回忆录）givesustheabilitytowriteaboutourlife.Butyoucanwriteaboutlifewiththeoption（选择）tocreateandinventandtomakesenseofalife,orpartofthatlife.Writeapieceofyourlife!

 Acashprizetothewinningentry.

Deadline:

July10th

21.WhatdoweknowaboutthecontestsinMay?

A.Theyareheldyearly.

B.Theyaretopic-based.

C.Theyoffernofeedback.

D.Theyarehuman-focused.

22.Contestantsof“Lyricsmakethesong”           .

A.canhandinpoems

B.shouldwritesonglyrics

C.haveachancetowinacashprize

D.mustentertheirworksbeforeJuly3rd

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Awritingguide.

B.Apoetryreview.

C.Anofficialreport.

D.Anannouncement.

B

      IoncesawaTVprogrammeatcollegeaboutascientistwhoused “driftbottles（漂流瓶）” tomarkoceancurrents.Itwasaratherboringprogramme.Iwasmoreinterestedtoreadanarticleaboutsomeonewhofoundabottleonabeachwithamessageinside.Likethedriftbottles,ithadbeenthrownintothesea — but21yearsbefore.Idecidedtofindoutmoreaboutsuchbottles,andIstartedworkonthisintriguing（非常有趣的）research.

      AnearlymessageinabottlewasthrownintotheseabyChristopherColumbusduringaterriblestorm.Hewroteabouthisdiscoveryof America andexpectedthathismessagewouldbesenttotheQueenofSpain.Hewantedthenewstoreachher,buthethoughthemightbedrowned（淹死）inthestorm.Infact,hesurvivedbutthebottlewasneverfound.

      Iwouldbeexcitedtofindamessageinabottle,butinthe16thcentury,itcouldbedangerous.Inthosedays,theBritishNavy（海军）usedmessagesinbottlestosendinformationabouttheenemy.WhenQueenElizabeth Ⅰ foundoutthataboatmanhadopenedabottlecontainingoneofthesesecretmessages,shecreatedanewjob,UncorkerofOceanBottles.Iwasamazedtolearnthatanyoneelsewhoopenedabottlecouldbesentencedtodeath.Itseemsverystrangetousnow.

      Alongtimeago,beforedatingwebsitesexistedtohelppeoplefindpartners,asailorinSwedenputthismessageinabottle—“Tosomeonebeautifulandfaraway.”Itwasfoundbyayoungwomanin Sicily.Sheansweredthemessage—“Iamnotbeautiful,butitseemsamiracle（奇迹）Ifoundyourmessage.” Theybegantowriteletterstoeachother,andeventuallygotmarried.

      Nowadaysit'seasytocommunicatewithanyoneanywhereintheworld,butIthinkpeoplewillstillgoonthrowingbottleswithmessagesintotheoceanandguessingwherethewindsandthewaveswillcarrythem.Andhowromanticitwouldbetofindabottlewithamessageinside!

24.Whydidtheauthordosomeresearchonbottlesthrownintothesea?

A.Hehadfoundamessageinone.

B.Hehadreadanarticleaboutone.

C.Hehadtodoaprojectonthematcollege.

D.HehadwatchedaTVprogrammeaboutthem.

25.ChristopherColumbusputamessageintoabottleto  .

A.studyoceancurrents

B.reporthisdiscovery

C.askforrescue

D.tryhisluck

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthe16thcenturypunishmentforopeningoceanbottles?

A.Frightening.                   

B.Amusing.

C.Astonishing.                   

D.Satisfying.

27.Whydidtheyoungwomanin Sicily replytotheSwedishsailor'smessage?

A.Shewantedtohaveapenfriend.

B.Shefeltshefittedhisdescription.

C.Shefailedtoaccessadatingwebsite.

D.Shewasimpressedbythebottle'sjourney.

C

      GeneWolfeisoneofthemostadmiredandrespectedAmericansciencefictionandfantasywriters.Heisalsoaproductivewriterofoutstandingshortfiction,whichiscollectedinmanyvolumesoverthelastfortyyears,mostrecentlyin TheBestofGeneWolfe.

      AlthoughWolfeisnotaswell-knowntoreadersasheoncewas,hehasbeenthereceiverofgreatpraise,includingthreeWorldFantasyAwards,twoNebulas,andeightHugoAwardnominations（提名）.Sci-fiauthorHarlanEllison hascalledhim, “nolessthanoneofthefinest,mostoriginalwritersintheworldtoday”,andthe EncyclopediaofScienceFiction nameshim“quitepossiblythemostimportant”writerinthefieldofsciencefiction.

      Bornin1931, NewYork,GeneWolfemovedfrequentlyasachild,butspentmostofhisgrowing-upyearsin Texas.Wolfebeganwritingfictionin1956,sellinghisfirststory,TheDeadMan,to Sir magazinein1965.Heproducedavastamountofshortfictionduringthe1960sand1970s,manyofwhichwerepublishedinDamonKnight's Orbitanthologies.In1972Wolfe'sgroundbreaking TheFifthHeadofCerberus appeared.Thestoryofhumanconquest （征服）upontwodistantplanets,thebookexaminesissuesofidentity,individuality,andtheresultsofcolonialismuponboththecolonizedandthecolonizer.ThenovelwaslaterlistedinDavidPringle's1985listof The100BestNovelsinsciencefictionfortheperiod1949―1984.

      Manyofhisnovels, TheShadowoftheTorturer included,relyonadiaryorlettertotellhisstory.Inaddition,Wolfe'searlyinterestinmysterynovelsshinesthroughinhisabilitytodropcleverlyhiddenclues（线索）thatallowthereadertograspatthepossiblenarrativebehindthenarrative.

      By1984Wolfewasabletoretireanddevotehimselffull-timetohiswriting.Yetdespite（尽管）allthis,anddespitethecontinuingrespectofhiscolleagues,hisworkhasbecomesomewhatunfamiliar.Wolfe'sadmirershopethisfactwillbeatleastsomewhatimprovedbyhismostrecentoffering, TheWizardKnight,whichfallswithinthefantasytypethatiscurrentlypopular.

28.WhatisHarlanEllison'sattitudetowardGeneWolfe?

A.Concerned.       

B.Sympathetic.

C.Admiring.        

D.Regretful.

29.Whatdoweknowabout TheFifthHeadofCerberus?

A.Itwaswellreceived.

B.ItwasGeneWolfe'sfirstnovel.

C.Itwaspublishedin Sir magazine.

D.Itwasco-authoredbyDavidPringle.

30.WhichhasgreatinfluenceonGeneWolfe'swritingstyle?

A.Hisunderstandingoflife.

B.Hischildhoodexperiences.

C.Hiscolleagues'suggestions.

D.Hisloveformysteryfiction.

31.WhatcanweinferaboutGeneWolfefromthelastparagraph?

A.Hisworkhasbecomelesspopular.

B.Hebecamefamousfor TheWizardKnight.

C.Hisfansweredisappointedtosomedegree.

D.Hestoppedfantasywritingafterhisretirement.

D

      Thewordorphrasethatyouusetoopenyouremailaccountmayprovideakeytoyourpersonalityaswellastoyourcorrespondence（信件）,accordingtoaBritishpsychologist.HelenPetrie,professorofhuman/computerinteraction（交互作用） at City,UniversityinLondon,analysedtheresponsesof1,200Britonswhoparticipatedinasurveyfunded（提供资金）byCentralNic,anInternetdomainnamecompany.TheresultswererecentlypublishedonCentralNic'swebsite.

      Petrieidentifiesthreemainpassword“types”.“Familyoriented”respondentsnumberednearlyhalfofthosesurveyed.Thesepeopleusetheirownnameornickname,thenameofachild,partner,orpetorabirthdateastheirpassword.Theytendtobeoccasionalcomputerusersandhavestrongfamilyties.“Theychoosepasswordsthatsymbolizepeopleoreventswithemotionalvalue,”saysPetrie.Onethirdofrespondentswere“fans”,usingthenamesofathletes,singers,moviestars,fictionalcharacters,orsportsteams.Petriesaysfansareyoungandwanttoattachthemselvestothelifestylerepresentedbyacelebrity.TwoofthemostpopularnameswereMadonnaandHomerSimpson.Thethirdmaingroupofparticipantsare“cryptics”becausetheypickconfusingpasswordsorarandom（随机的）stringofletters,numbers,andsymbolssuchas “Jxa+157”.Petriesayscrypticsarethemostsecurity-consciousgroup.Theytendtomakethesafestbutleastinterestingchoices.

      Passwordsarerevealingfortworeasons.First,becausetheyareinventedonthespot.“Sinceyouarefocusedongettingintoasystem,forexampleyouremailaccount,you'relikelytowritedownsomethingthatcomesquicklytomind,”saysPetrie.“Inthissensepasswordstakeadvantageofthingsthatarejustbelowthesurfaceofconsciousness.Also,torememberyourpassword,youpicksomethingthatwillstickiny