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牛津译林版高中英语必修五模块综合测评2
模块综合测评
(二)
(时间:
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)
A
WorkandPleasure
Tobereallyhappyandreallysafe,oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies,andtheymustallbereal.Itisnousestartinglateinlifetosay:
“Iwilltakeaninterestinthisorthat.”Suchanattemptonlyaggravates(使恶化,使严重)thestrainofmentaleffort.
Amanmayacquiregreatknowledgeoftopicsunconnectedwithhisdailywork,andyethardlygetanybenefitorrelief.Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike;youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.
Broadlyspeaking,humanbeingsmaybedividedintothreeclasses:
thosewhoaretoiled(苦干)todeath,thosewhoareworriedtodeath,andthosewhoareboredtodeath.Itisnouseofferingthemanuallabourer,tiredoutwithahardweek'ssweatandeffort,thechanceofplayingagameoffootballorbaseballonSaturdayafternoon.Itisnouseinvitingthepoliticianortheprofessionalorthebusinessman,whohasbeenworkingorworryingaboutseriousthingsforsixdays,toworkorworryabouttrifling(琐碎的)thingsattheweekend.Itmayalsobesaidthatrational,industrious,usefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses:
first,thosewhoseworkisworkandwhosepleasureispleasure;andsecond,thosewhoseworkandpleasureareone.
Ofthesetheformerarethemajority.Theyhavetheircompensations.Thelonghoursintheofficeorthefactorybringwiththemastheirreward,notonlythemeansofbreadearning,butakeenappetiteforpleasureeveninitssimplestandmostmodestforms.
ButFortune'sfavouredchildrenbelongtothesecondclass.Theirlifeisanaturalharmony.Forthemtheworkinghoursareneverlongenough.Eachdayisaholiday,andordinaryholidaysareregardedasenforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvocation.
Yettobothclassestheneedofanalternativeoutlook,ofachangeofatmosphere,ofadiversionofeffort,isessential.Indeed,thefactmaywellbethatthosewhoseworkistheirpleasurearethosewhoneedchangesatintervalsmost.
1.Whydoestheauthoremphasizeinthefirstparagraphthatthehobbiesmustbeallreal?
A.Becauseanattempttofakeyourhobbywouldonlyburdenyourmentalstress.
B.Becausepeoplewouldstarttoacquirealotofknowledge.
C.Becauseitistoolateinlifetotakeaninterestinthings.
D.Becauseonewouldneverbenefitorgetrelieffromhishobbies.
2.Whichisthebestattitudetowardsworkandpleasureaccordingtothepassage?
A.Totreatworkasworkandpleasureaspleasure.
B.Todowhatyoulike.
C.Toloveyourworkaspleasure.
D.Tomaintainakeenappetiteforpleasure.
3.Whatdomostrational,industrious,usefulpeopledowiththeirworkandpleasure?
A.Theymaketheirlifebyworkingandseekpleasureoutsidework.
B.Theyareeithertoiledorworriedorboredtodeath.
C.Theyarehavingpleasurewhentheyareworking.
D.Theyhavetheircompensationsbyworkinglonghours.
4.Whoneedsoccasionalchangesfromhisroutinemostaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Themanuallabourerswhoaretiredoutwithahardweek'ssweatandeffort.
B.Thosewhoseeworkaspleasureandholidaysasenforcedinterruptions.
C.Thosewhostaylonghoursintheofficeorthefactory.
D.Therational,industrious,usefulhumanbeings.
B
Thetechnologyisgreat.Withoutitwewouldn'thavebeenabletoputamanonthemoon,exploretheocean'sdepthsoreatmicrowavesausages.Computershaverevolutionizedourlivesandtheyhavethepowertoeducateandpassonknowledge.Butsometimesthispowercancreatemoreproblemsthanitsolves.
Everydoctorhashadtotrytheirbesttocalmdownpatientswho'vecomeintotheirsurgerywavinganInternetprintout,convincedthattheyhavesomerareincurabledisease,say,throatcancer.Thetruthisusuallyfarmoreordinary,though:
theydon'thavethroatcancer,andit'sjustthattheirthroatsareswollen.BeingagraduateoftheInteract“school”ofmedicinedoesnotguaranteeaccurateselfhealthchecks.
OnedayMrs.Almondcametomyhospitalafterfeelingfaintatwork.WhileItookherbloodsampleandtriedtofindoutwhatwaswrong,shesaidcalmly,“Iknowwhat'swrong;I'vegotthroatcancer.Iknowthere'snothingyoudoctorscandoaboutitandI'vejustgottowaituntilthedaycomes.”
AsamatterofroutineIorderedachestXray.Ilookedatitandthebloodresultsanhourlater.Somethingwasn'tright.“DidyourlocaldoctordoanXray?
”Iasked.“Oh,Ihaven'tbeentothedoctorforyears,”shereplied.“Ireadaboutitonawebsiteandthesymptomsfitted,soIknewthat'swhatIhad.”
However,someofhersymptoms,liketheseverecoughandweightloss,didn'tfitwithit—butshe'djustignoredthis.
IlookedattheXrayagain,andmoretestsconfirmeditwasn'tthecancerbuttuberculosis(肺结构)—somethingthatmostcertainlydidneedtreating,andcouldbedeadly.Shewasluckywecaughtitwhenwedid.
Mrs.AlmondwentpalewhenIexplainedshewouldhavetobeontreatm