外研版英语选修8 模块综合测评2.docx

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外研版英语选修8模块综合测评2

模块综合测评

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Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Englishisanimportantgloballanguage，butthatdoesn'tmeanit'seasytolearn.ManyexpertshavetriedtomakeEnglisheasierforstudentstolearn―buttheyweren'talwayssuccessful.

In1930，ProfessorC．K.OgdenofCambridgeUniversityinventedBasicEnglish.Ithadonly850words（andjusteighteenverbs）andOgdensaidmostpeoplecouldlearnitinjustthirtyhours.TheproblemwasthatpeoplewholearnedBasicEnglishcouldwriteandsaysimplemessages，buttheycouldn'tunderstandtheanswersin“real”English.Itwasalsoimpossibletoexplainawordifitwasn'tintheBasicEnglishwordlist.Forexample，ifyouwantedawatermelon，youaskedfor“alargegreenfruitwiththeformofanegg，whichhasasweetredinsideandagoodtaste”．

R．E.Zachrisson，auniversityprofessorinSweden，decidedthatthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishwasspelling，soheinventedalanguagecalledAnglic.AnglicwassimilartoEnglish，butwithmuchsimplerspelling.“Father”became“faadher”，“new”became“nue”and“years”became“yeerz”.UnfortunatelyforsomestudentsofEnglish，Anglicneverbecamepopular.

Eveneasieristhelanguagewhichaship'scaptainuses:

it'scalled“seaspeak”.Seaspeakusesafewsimplephrasesforeverypossiblesituation.Inseaspeak,forexampleyoudon'tsay,“I'msorry.Whatdidyousay？

”or“Ididn'tunderstand.Canyourepeatthat？

”It'sjust“Sayagain.”Nomoregrammar.

IntheageofinternationalcommunicationthroughtheInternet，anewformofEnglishmightappear.Alargenumberoftheworld'semailsareinEnglishandincludeexamplesof“NetLingo”likeOIC（Oh，Isee）andTTYL（Talktoyoulater）.Inanotherfiftyyears，Englishmightnotexistandwewillprobablyallspeakfluent“Internetish”．

1.ItwilltakeapersonaboutweekstolearnBasicEnglishifhespendstwohourslearningiteveryday.

A．six　　B．four　　C．three　　D．two

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第二段中“...Ogdensaidmostpeoplecouldlearnitinjustthirtyhours.”可知，每天学习两个小时的话，大约要用两周的时间。

【答案】　D

2.AccordingtoProfessorZachrisson，whatwasthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglish?

A．Grammar.B．Vocabulary.

C．Spelling.D．Speaking.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第三段第一句“R.E.Zachrisson，auniversityprofessorinSweden，decidedthatthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishwasspelling...”可知选C项。

【答案】　C

3.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeAnglic?

A．Agraetbatl.

B．IOU.

C．Longtimenosee.

D．Twofive，nolights.

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第三段中“AnglicwassimilartoEnglish，butwithmuchsimplerspelling.‘Father’became‘faadher’，‘new’became‘nue’and‘years’became‘yeerz’．”可知选A项。

【答案】　A

4．WhatmighthappentoEnglishinanotherfiftyyears?

A．Itmightbecomeagloballanguage.

B．Itmightbereplacedby“Internetish”．

C．Itmighttaketheplaceofallotherlanguages.

D．Itmightbecomemoreandmoredifficult.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章最后一句中“Inanotherfiftyyears，Englishmightnotexistandwewillprobablyallspeakfluent‘Internetish’．”可知选B项。

【答案】　B

B

Energydrinksareasharmfulasdrugsandshouldbebannedfromschools，accordingtoaBritishgovernmentadviser.

DrinkssuchasMonster，RedBullandRelentlesscombinesugarandcaffeine（咖啡因）insuchhighquantitiesthatchildrenarebecominghyperactive（过度活跃的）anddifficulttocontrol.Some500mlcanscontaintheequivalentofmorethan13teaspoons，ofsugarand160mgofcaffeine－whichisaboutthesameasinfourcansofcola.

Yesterday，governmentadviserJohnVincentwarned，“Energydrinksareeffectivelyanotherformofdrugs.Ithasahugelydamagingeffectonchildren'sabilitytoconcentrate，howtheyfeelanditishavinghealtheffects.”

Evidencefromteachersandpupilsisthatchildrenwhodrinkthesecansmayreportfeelingsick，shakyanddizzy.ClaireDuggan，aschoolpublichealthadviser，saidsomechildrenreportfeelingunwellafterdowningthedrinks.

IanFenn，headmasterofBurnageMediaArtsCollegeinManchester，hasbannedthedrinksfollowingrequestsfromstaff.

HetoldBBC，“Staffcametomeandsaidataschoolwhereweareveryconsciousaboutthenutritionalvalueofwhatstudentseat.Wecan'tallowboystobringindrinksthatarereallyunhealthyforthemandconsumenotone，buttwoorthree.”

Somechildrenevenchoosetohaveanenergydrinkforbreakfastratherthanabowlofcereal.Asurveypublishedrecentlyfoundthatoneintwentyteenagersgoestoschoolonacanofenergydrink.

ABritishSoftDrinksAssociationspokesmansaid，“Weareclearthatenergydrinksarenotrecommendedforchildren，andwewanttogetthatmessageacrosstoyoungpeopleandparents.”

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

英国政府顾问近日警告称，功能性饮料中含有大量糖分和咖啡因，对青少年的危害极大，建议相关部门禁止未成年人饮用功能性饮料。

5．WhatdoweknowaboutdrinkslikeRedBullfromthetext?

A．TheycontainaboutfourtimesasmuchsugarandcaffeineasCocaCola.

B．Theybringabouthealthbenefitsaswellassideeffects.

C．Theydistractchildrenfromotherkindsofdrinks.

D．Theymakechildrenmoreenergeticandactive.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“Some500mlcanscontaintheequivalentofmorethan13teaspoons，ofsugarand160mgofcaffeine－whichisaboutthesameasinfourcansofcola.”可知像红牛这样的饮料当中所含的糖和咖啡因的量是可乐的四倍。

【答案】　A

6．Accordingtothetext，someBritishschoolchildren．

A．haveenergydrinksfortheirmeals

B．feelunwellafterdrinkingenergydrinks

C．arehardtocontrolwhenchoosingtheirdrinks

D．areawareofthenutritionalvalueoftheirdrinks

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“childrenwhodrinkthesecansmayreportfeelingsick，shakyanddizzy...somechildrenreportfeelingunwellafterdowningthedrinks”可知，孩子们饮用功能性饮料后感觉不舒服。

【答案】　B

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Energydrinksdonotaffectadultsatall.

B．ParentsrequestIanFenntobanenergydrinks.

C．BurnageMediaArtsCollegeisconcernedaboutstudents'health.

D．Allchildrendrinkingenergydrinksreportthesamesymptoms.

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据倒数第三段“HetoldBBC，‘Staffcametomeandsaidataschoolwhereweareveryconsciousaboutthenutritionalvalueofwhatstudentseat.Wecan'tallowboystobringindrinksthatarereallyunhealthyforthemandconsumenotone，buttwoorthree.’”可推知，BurnageMediaArtsCollege非常关心学生们的健康。

【答案】　C

8．Thetextmainlytellsusthatenergydrinks．

A．doasmuchdamageasmedicine

B．cancausechildrentofeeluneasy

C．containtoomuchofnutrients

D．harmkidsandshouldbebannedfromschools

【解析】　主旨大意题。

根据文章第一段并通读全文可知，这篇文章主要讲述了饮用功能性饮料对孩子身体所造成的影响，因此应该在学校禁止卖功能性饮料。

【答案】　D

C

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback.Simplyspeaking，itmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschool,themoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.

MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalninemonthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayearroundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatime,withafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYearRoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongfortysixofthefiftystates.

Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayearroundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaid,“Yearroundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.”

Acrossthecountry,researchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.Expertssaythiscanbeprevented.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.

Butcallingthem“summerschool”couldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkins,RonFairchild,saidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedtheterm“summerschool”．InAmericanculture,theideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.Theparentswelcomedothertermslike“summercamp”，“enrichment”，“extratime”and“handsonlearning”．

9．Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap．

A．helpschildrentogainweight

B．leadschildrentoworkharder

C．improveschildren'smemories

D．affectschildren'sregularstudies

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第一段第三句“Simplyspeaking，itmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschool，themoretheyforget.”可知暑假影响了学生的正常学习，故选D。

【答案】　D

10．Comparedtotraditionalschools,studentsintheyearroundones．

A．performbetterandhavemorelearninggains

B．havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyear

C．havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdays

D．holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第三段首句“Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayearroundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.”可知，全年的学校与一般的学校都有相同天数的授课时间，故选C。

【答案】　C

11．Whydidalmostallparentsdisliketheterm“summerschool”？

A．Theycherishthechildren'srightsoffreedomverymuch.

B．Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthe“summerschool”．

C．Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.

D．Theycan'taffordtothefurtherstudyduringvacation.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第五段中的“...researchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedtheterm‘summerschool’．InAmericanculture，theideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.”可知，父母认为这样是剥夺孩子的自由的权利，故选A。

【答案】　A

12．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A．OpeningSummerCamps

B．ForbiddingSummerSchools

C．SpreadingYearRoundEducation

D．MindingtheSummerLearningGap

【解析】　标题归纳题。

根据第一段第一句“Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.”及短文的内容可知选D。

【答案】　D

D

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