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高中英语Module4单元质量检测四外研版选修8
单元质量检测（四）
（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）
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
EnglishConversation
Leader:
MandiAshmore
english@iwclausanne.org
WemeetonMondaysat14：
30attheIWCclubhouse.Wechatforaboutanhouranddiscusseverything.Mandiasks“students”tocontactheronMondaytoconfirmtheclassassometimessheneedstocancelforvariousreasonsoroccasionallyshemaychoosetoholdtheclassatadifferentvenue（举办地点）oratanearliertimeforustobeabletohavelunchtogether.
FrenchConversation,AdvancedBeginner
Leader:
MarielleSulmoni
frenchconvo@iwclausanne.org
I'mFrench（borninBordeaux）andSwissbymarriage.Iholdanadvancedbeginners'FrenchconversationclassonTuesdayafternoonsfrom14：
30—16：
00.Wemeetweeklyattheclubhouseinafriendlyatmosphere.IhopetohelpyouuseyourknowledgeofFrench,allowingyoutospeakwithnofearofmakingmistakes,whichintimewillbecomefewerandfewer.
FrenchLanguageLab,Beginner
Leader:
MaijaRemlinger
frenchlab@iwclausanne.org
ThegroupmeetsonThursdayafternoonsfrom15：
00—16：
30attheclubhouse.Thefirsthalfoftheclassisdevotedtoreadingoutloudfromthebook“EasyFrenchReader”，workingonproperpronunciationandphrasing.Duringthesecondhalf,welistentoaudiorecordingsfrom“NewFrenchwithEase”andworkonoralcomprehension.
FrenchConversation,Advanced
Leader:
JulietteBrull
french@iwclausanne.org
WemeeteveryTuesdayattheIWCclubhousefrom9：
30—11：
00.Mostofourtimeisdevotedtoverylivelydiscussionsaboutcurrenteventsandvarioustopics.WealsoreadabookwrittenbyaFrenchauthorandsometimesweseeaFrenchmovie.
语篇解读：
本文为应用文，主要介绍了四个语言学习俱乐部，内容包括俱乐部的负责人、联系方式以及俱乐部的活动。
1.WhyareyouadvisedtocontactMandi?
A．Tocheckthearrangement.
B．Toexchangeideas.
C．Todecidethetopics.
D．Toaskforleave.
解析：
选A 细节理解题。
根据EnglishConversation中的“contactheronMondaytoconfirmtheclass...”可知，与Mandi联系是为了确认俱乐部的课程安排。
2．Whichoftheclubsfocusesmainlyonthebasicknowledgeoflanguage?
A．EnglishConversation.
B．FrenchConversation,Advanced.
C．FrenchLanguageLab,Beginner.
D．FrenchConversation,AdvancedBeginner.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
根据FrenchLanguageLab,Beginner中的“workingonproperpronunciationandphrasing”和“workonoralcomprehension”可知，该俱乐部更注重基础语言知识的学习。
3．WhowillyougetintouchwithifyoulikewatchingFrenchfilms?
A．MandiAshmore. B．MarielleSulmoni.
C．MaijaRemlinger.D．JulietteBrull.
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
根据FrenchConversation,Advanced中的“sometimesweseeaFrenchmovie”以及“Leader:
JulietteBrull”可知，该俱乐部有时会观看法国电影，其负责人为JulietteBrull。
B
IstartedtolearnEnglishfromthefirstgrade.ThatyearIwassix.InclassIlearnedbasicphrasesforgreetinganddescribingobjects.Idon'thavemuchmemoryforthefirstyearofEnglishlearning.TheonlythingthatIstillrememberisreadingvocabularylist.AclassmateofminewhowasgoodatEnglishwouldleadthewholeclasstoreadthelist.OneofthenewwordsthatIlearnedthatyearwas“earth”.“Theearthorbitsthesun，”hesaidinChinese.Everytimewecametotheword“earth”，hewouldrepeatthatsentence.Iwassecretlyadmiringhimbecauseheknewtheearthorbitsthesun.
MyfamilymovedwhenIwasinmysecondgrade,andItransferred（转学）toaprivateschool.MyEnglishclasscontinued.LuckilyIcouldusethesameseriesoftextbooks.
Istayedinthesameprivateschoolformyjuniorhighschool,whichisfromthe7thtothe9thgrade.Injuniorhighschool,IhardlyfeltmyEnglishskillimprovedbecausethefirstEnglishclassherewasstilltitled“GoodMorning”andthecontentwasstillbasicgreetings.
Followingwasoneyearofhighschoollife:
a_different_school,_the_same_story.
Thenmyfamilymovedagain,andIbegantoreallyuseEnglish.WecametoAmerica.Iattendedacoupleyearsofhighschool,andnowI'mincollege.IlearntowriteessaysandstarttoreadbooksinEnglish.Icanseemyprogress.However,Istillhavealotofspacetoimprove.Inwriting,theflowbetweensentencesisn'tgoodandI'mstillusingbasicwords.Inspeaking,maybebecauseIhangoutwithChinesespeakingfriendstoomuch,ittakesmetimetothinkwhentellinglongstories.
4．InGradeOne,theauthoradmiredthatclassmatebecausehe________.
A．couldspeaktwolanguages
B．hadaverywidevocabulary
C．oftenledthewholeclasstoread
D．knewabouttheearthandthesun
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
根据第一段的“Iwassecretlyadmiringhimbecauseheknewtheearthorbitsthesun.”可知，答案应选D项。
5．HowdidtheauthormostprobablyfeelduringthefirstEnglishclassinjuniorhighschool?
A．Moved.B．Interested.
C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
根据第三段的“Injuniorhighschool,IhardlyfeltmyEnglishskillimprovedbecausethefirstEnglishclassherewasstilltitled‘GoodMorning’andthecontentwasstillbasicgreetings.”可推断，作者当时很失望。
6．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansinseniorhighschooltheauthor________.
A．didn'tliveaverydifficultlife
B．likedhernewschoolverymuch
C．learnedEnglishinadifferentway
D．hadtolearnsimpleEnglishalloveragain
解析：
选D 句意理解题。
根据第三段的内容可知，作者进入初中后英语又得从头学习，而画线句子的意思是：
进入高中后还是这样。
故选D项。
7．Whatdowelearnabouttheauthornow?
A．Sheislookeddownuponbyothers.
B．Shestillisn'tveryfluentinEnglish.
C．ShehasnochancetospeakChinesenow.
D．ShelikespracticingEnglishthroughtellinglongstories.
解析：
选B 推理判断题。
根据第五段的However后面的内容可推断，作者现在英语还不是很流利。
C
SunithaSureshwasacollegestudentwhenhergrandmotherhadamajoroperationandwasputinintensivecare（特别护理）withthreeotherpatients.Thismeantherfamilycouldn'talwaysbewithher.TheydecidedtoputherfavoriteIndianmusiconaniPod,soshecouldlistenaroundtheclock.
Sunithacouldseethemusicrelaxedhergrandmotherandmadeherfeellessanxious,butshewonderedifshealsofeltlesspain.Thatwouldmakesensebecauseanxietycanmakepeoplemoresensitivetopain.AtthetimeSunithawasmajoringinbiomedicalengineeringatNorthwesternUniversitywhereherfather,SanthanamSuresh,isaprofessor.Sofatheranddaughterdecidedtoworktogetheronastudy.
Itwasasmallstudy,with60patientsbetween9and14yearsoldtakingpartinit.Allthepatients,whowerechildren,hadbigoperationsthatrequiredthemtostayinhospitalforatleastacoupleofdays.Rightaftertheiroperations,thepatientstookmedicinetocontrolpain.Thenextdaytheyweredividedintothreegroups.Onegrouplistenedto30minutesofmusicoftheirchoice,onelistenedto30minutesofstoriesoftheirchoiceandonelistenedto30minutesofsilencevianoisecancelingheadphones.
Tomeasurepain,theresearcherspresentedasmiling,frowning（皱眉）andcryingface.Thechildrenpointedtowhichpicturebestshowedtheirlevelofpainbeforeandaftertheylistenedtomusic,storiesandsilence.Aftera30minutesession,thechildrenwholistenedtomusicorstoriesreducedtheirpainburdenby1pointona10pointscale（级别）comparedtothechildrenwholistenedtosilence.Thatmightnotsoundlikemuch,butSunithasaysitequalstopainmedicationlikeAdvilorTylenol.
Childrendon'ttoleratesuchmedicationaswellasadults.Theyaresmallerandaremorelikelytosuffersideeffectsfrompainmedicationsuchastroublebreathingandfeelingofdisgust.Sothelesspainmedication,thebetter.
8．WhatmadeSunithastartthestudy?
A．Hergrandmother'sdesireformusic.
B．Hermajoringinbiomedicalengineering.
C．Hergrandmother'slisteningtomusicaftertheoperation.
D．Hersympathyforpatientswhosufferedfromillnesses.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“Sunithacouldseethemusicrelaxedhergrandmotherandmadeherfeellessanxious,butshewonderedifshealsofeltlesspain”可知，她祖母在手术后听音乐的经历使她开始做这项研究。
9．HowdidSunithaandherfatherdrawtheconclusion?
A．Byobserving. B．Bymakingcomparison.
C．Byaskingquestions.D．Byanalyzingcauses.
解析：
选B 推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段可知，研究者主要是通过对比三组实验对象在听了音乐、故事或静音后对疼痛的感知程度来判断他们所采取的方式是否有助于减轻痛苦来得出结论的。
10．Whatdoweknowabouttheresearch?
A．Itisofgreaterbenefittochildren.
B．Itshouldalsobeconductedonadults.
C．Itshowschildrensuffermorefrompainmedication.
D．Itfindsmoreandmorechildrenareonpainmedication.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据最后一段可知，孩子们从该研究中受益更多。
11．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A．Reachingforyourplaylisttoeasepain
B．Sunithadoesanexperimentwithherfather
C．Sunitha'sgrandmotherlikestolistentomusic
D．Stoppingusingpainmedicationonchildren
解析：
选A 主旨大意题。
本文主要介绍了Sunitha和她父亲的一项研究，表明听音乐可以帮助减轻痛苦。
D
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