Module 2 单元测试题 答案解析.docx

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Module2单元测试题答案解析

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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

WelcometoMedellin,Colombia

Climate（气候）— Medellinisabout1,538metersabovesealevel.Itsclimateisnotashotasothercitieslocatedneartheequator.Thecity’saveragetemperatureis22°C.

Gettinghere—Medellinhasaninternationalairport,withflightsfromMiami,NewYork,Madrid,andmanyothercities.TherearetaxisandminibusesfromtheairporttodowntownMedellin.

Gettingaround — ThequickestandcheapestwaytogetaroundMedelliniswiththewell-plannedmetro（地铁）system.ThemodernTuribusalsogoesaroundthecity,showingparks,beautifulneighborhoods,andhistoricalsites.

Wheretostay—Therearemanycheaphotels,andmostofthemincludehotshowers,TV,freeInternet,privatelockers,andSpanishlessons.

Shopping — Medellinisonlyafewhoursfromthecoffee-growingcentersofColombia.Coffeecanbeboughtasagreatgift.Medellinissometimescalledthetextile（纺织品）capitalofthecountry,butitisnotthebestplacetoshopforclothes.

Nightlife—Thefun-lovingpeopleofMedellinlovetodance.Therearemanyplacesaroundthecitytodance.OneofthemostfamousistheZonaRosa.Mostclubscloseat3:

00a.m.

Sightseeing—Thereareworld-famousmuseumsinthecity,butoneplacethatyouhavetovisitistheMuseodeAntioquia.Ithasalargecollectionofart,includingpaintingsbyFernandoBotero.

Festivals—Whynotplanatriparoundafestival?

There’sapoetryfestivalinJuly,acelebrationoflightsinDecemberandJanuary,andfortwoweeksinAugust,aflowerfestival—thecity’smostimportantculturalevent.

21.HowistheclimateofMedellin?

A.Itispleasant.

B.Itisveryhot.

C.Itisquitedry.

D.Itischangeable.

22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheMuseodeAntioquia?

A.Itisanartmarket.    

B.Itisamust-seemuseum.

C.Itisthebestplacetoshop.

D.Itisacoffee-growingcenter.

23.WhenistheflowerfestivalinMedellin?

A.InJuly.

B.InAugust.

C.InJanuary.

D.InDecember. 

B

MikeHayesofRochelle,Illinois,provedhewassmartinhisfirstyearatcollege.In1987,whilehewasastudentinthefirstyearoftheUniversityofIllinois,hehadgotten$2,500fromajobworkingatastore,butthatmoneywouldnotgofartopaythefouryearsoftuition（学费）andcollegeexpensesthataddeduptoaround$28,000.Hismiddle-classfamilyhadalreadyputhisolderbrothersthroughcollege.WhileMike’sparentswouldhavehelpedhimtopay,Mikedecidedhedidnotwanthisparentsgoingintodebt（债务）forhim.Hecameupwithanideatosolvethisproblem.

Mikewroteto ChicagoTribune writerBobGreene.Hewantedeachofthenewspaper’sreaderstosendhimapenny（分）.Greenethoughttheideasoundedfunandagreedtodoit.HesharedMike’sletterwithhisreadersonSeptember6,1987.

“Justonepenny,”Mikesaid.“Apennydoesn’tmeananythingtoanyone.Ifeveryonewhoisreadingyourreportslooksaroundtheroomrightnow,therewillbeapennyonthecornerofthedesk,oronthefloor.That’sallI’masking.Apennyfromeachofyourreaders.”

Inlessthanamonth,theManyPenniesforMikefund（基金）hadaround$23,000.Donations（捐款）werereceivedfromeverystateintheUnitedStates,andevenMexico,Canada,andtheBahamas.So,Mikeachievedhis$28,000goalandwentontolearnfoodsciencefromtheUniversityofIllinois.

Intheend,Mikehadthistosayaboutthewholething,“Ijustwanttoexpressmythankstoeveryone...rightnowI’mfeelingthattheworldisaprettygreatplace.”

24.WhattroubledMikewhenhewasinhisfirstyearatcollege?

A.Hecouldn’taffordhistuition.

B.Hefailedtofindapart-timejob.

C.Hisparentswereunwillingtohelp.

D.Hisparentshadhugedebtstopayoff. 

25.WhydidMikewritetoGreene?

A. Toaskforhelp.   

B.Tosendhisgreetings.

C.Toexpresshisthanks. 

D.Tointroducehimself.

26.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4aboutMike?

A. Hisfundneededmoredonations.

B. Hebecamerichandsuccessful.

C.Hisplanreallyworked.

D.Heaskedfortoomuch. 

27. What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Penniesforreaders       

B.Thevalueofeducation

C.Mike’sbusinessincollege  

D.Theonepennycollegefund

C

It’searlymorning,andKatieSmithhearsarooster（公鸡）crowing（报晓）.It’stimetogetupandstartworking.Sheandherhusband,ChrisCashen,startthedayearly.TheyownandruntheFarmatMiller’sCrossing,inHudson,NewYork.

Withthehelpof10workersand,sometimes,theCashenkids — Lael,12,Connelly,10,AnneMae,8,andChristopherJohn,6 — SmithandCashenharvestcrops（收割农作物）duringmuchoftheyear.Theygrowvegetablesandotherplants.Theyalsoraiseandcareforsomeanimals.

BecausetheFarmatMiller’sCrossinggrowsdifferentkindsofcrops,Cashensaysthebiggestchallenge（挑战）istiming.Severaltimesayear,workerspreparethesoilandplantcrops.Atothertimes,theytransfer（转移）plantsfromthegreenhouseintothefields.Thefarmersstorethefallvegetablesincoolersandsellthemthroughoutthewinter.

CashenandSmithgrowtheircropswithouttheuseofchemicals.Whencropsarereadytobeharvested,workerspickthemdaily,washthem,andputtheminboxes.InJune,theyworkupto70hoursaweek.Asfallnears,workerstrytofinishthedailyharvestingwhilethereisstilldaylight.Thecropsaresoldthroughprogramsthatprovidebuyerswithfreshproduceweekly.

Livingonafarmhasits perks.TheCashenkidsswiminariverfromwhichthecropsgettheirwater.Theyridetheirbikesinwide-openspaces.Whenharvestingtomatoes,theysometimeshaveexcitingtomatofights.Theyhaveabigfamilywithwhichtosharetheiradventures.

Everyonetakespartinthebusiness.Thekidsfeedthehorses.Theboyscareforthepigs.Laelsaysshelikestransferringplantsandsellingproduce.“It’sfunandreallybusy,”saysLael,“butit’sjustapartoflife.”

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCashenfamily?

A.Theylookneedy.

B.Theyleadabusylife.

C.Theyliveonsellinganimals.

D.Theydoalltheworkontheirown.

29.What’sthemostdifficultthingontheFarm?

A.Storingthefallvegetables.

B.Growingcropsasfastaspossible.

C.Movingplantsoutofthegreenhouse.

D.Planningwhentoplantandharvest.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perks”inParagraph5mean?

A.Price.               

B.Reasons.   

C.Discomfort.             

D.Advantages.

31.WhatisLael’sattitudetowardherlifeontheFarm?

A.Sheenjoysit.

B.Sheisproudofit.

C.Sheisuninterestedinit.

D.Shefeelsunsatisfiedwithit.

D

Anybodywhohasalongdailycommute（通勤）knowsthefeelingofsittingintrafficwithnothingtodobutwait.Now,astudysuggeststhatlongcommutescantakeawaymorethanjustvaluabletime,theyalsohaveabadinfluenceonyourfitness（健壮）andhealth.

Earlierresearchhasconnectedlongercommuteswithobesity（肥胖）.Butthisnewresearchisbelievedtobe “thefirststudytoshowthatlongcommutescanreduceexercisetime,” explainedleadresearcherChristineM.HoehnerofWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.

Longcommutesareconnectedwith “higherweight,lowerfitnesslevelsandhigherbloodpressure（血压）,allofwhicharelikelytoleadtoheartdisease,” shesaid.OnediscoverythatHoehnerfoundalittlesurprisingwashow“beingcaughtinheavytrafficcanleadtohigherbloodpressure.”

Here’showtheresearchwasdone:

Scientistsstudied4,297localsfromAustin,Texas.Theyrecordedtheircommutingdistances,bodymassindices（体重指数）andbloodpressure.Thelocalsreportedtheirphysicalactivityforthelastthreemonths.

Whatdidscientistslearn?

 Commuterswhosaidtheydrovelongerdistancesalsoreportedtheytookpartinlessactivephysicalactivity.Theyhadlowerfitnesslevels,greaterbodymassindicesandhigherbloodpressure.

Between1960and2000,workerscommutinginprivatecarsjumpedfrom41.4millionto112.7million,accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation.Andassuburbshavespreadacrossthenationsincethe1950s,commutermileshaveincreasedtoo,alongwiththetimedriversspendsittinginthecar,accordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau.

Formanycommuters,movingclosertoworkisn’tachoicebutHoehnersaidtherearewaysthatcanleadtomoreexercise.“Commutersshouldfindwaystoworkphysicalactivityintotheirworkdaysbydoingthingslikewalkingduringworkbreaks.Employerscouldalsohelpbyencouragingfitnessbreaks,”saidHoehner.

32.WhatdidHoehnerfind?

A.Thelongertheexercisetime,thebetter.

B.Somediseasesleadtohigherbloodpressure.

C.Lowerfitnesslevelsresultfromheartdisease.

D.Thebusierthetraffic,thehigherthebloodpressure.

33.Howdidscientistsdotheresearch?

A.Bydoingasimpletest.

B.Bycollectinginformation.

C.Bygivingphysicalchecksdaily.

D.Bytalkingtolocalsfacetoface.

34.Whathashappenedsincethe1950s?

A.Theareaofsuburbshasreduced.

B.Thenumberofcommutershasdropped.

C.Manypeoplehavegivenupdrivingcars.

D.Manypeoplehavemovedfartherfromworkplaces.

35.WhatisHoehnertryingtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Offerhelp.              

B.Giveadvice.

C.Findexcuses.          

D.Sendwarnings.

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。

Whycampisgreatforchildren

Ifyou’vebeentocamp,you’renotsurprisedtohearabouttheadvantagesofsummercamp.Hereisalistofthemostimportantreasonstosendyourkidstocamp.

Atcamp,children:

Maketruefriends — Campistheplacewherekidsmaketheirverybestfriends.Freefromthesocialexpectationspressuring（对……施加压力）thematschool,campen