成才之路高中英语外研版选修8同步练习2单元综合检测.docx

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成才之路高中英语外研版选修8同步练习2单元综合检测

Module2　综合检测

时间100分钟　满分120分

第一部分　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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

CharlesDickens'novelsmaynotnowsellinthehugenumberstheyoncedid，buttheyarestillapotent（有力的）force.Theycontinuetodrawreadersandarealsoenjoyedinversionsadapted（改编）forfilm，stageandtelevision.

Theydonotremainpopular，inmyview，becauseof“historicalinterest”．ReadersdonotgotothemtolearnaboutthenineteenthcenturyEngland—itspovertyandwealth，often—terribleschools，itsinjustice.Dickensmadehisstories，createdhischaracters，outofthatworldbuttheystilldemandahearingtodaybecausetheyhaveauniversalappealandcontinuedrelevance（关联性）．Theproblemsofpovertyandinjusticehavenotgoneaway，sowhenreaderstakeupDickens'bookstheyseeandfeelparallels（相似的）betweenDickens'England150yearsagoandtheirownsocietiestoday.

TakeasanexampleoneofDickens'greatestbooks，GreatExpectations.Thisnovelof1860－1861tellsthestoryof“Pip”Pirrip，anorphan（孤儿）wholiveswithhisbullying（欺凌弱小的）sisterandherhusband，Mrs.andMr.JoeGargery.Joeisablacksmith（铁匠）andPipworkswithhimashisapprentice（学徒）．

ButPipistakenawayfromthissimpleworkingclassworld.Throughassociationwiththewealthy，strangeMissHaversham，heistaughttolookdownonhimselfandhisfamily.Whenheislaterfunded（资助）toleavethislifeandtrainedinLondontobea“gentleman”，thefriendshipheenjoyedwithJoewillneverbethesameagain.

ThisdarknovelcontinuestoappealtoreadersbecausetherearepossiblymillionsofPipsintheworld.Theexperienceofbeingdrivenfromyourbackground，theexperienceofhavingyourlovedonesdriftapart（疏远）fromyouandevenlookdownonyoubecausetheymust“getonintheworld”hasnotgoneaway.

Ofcoursenovelsarenotjustmadeofthemes.Dickens'novelscontinuetostrikeapowerfulchord（拨动心弦）forhiswonderfulwaywithlanguage，hisintense（强烈的）characterization（人物塑造）andhisabilitytocreateatmosphere.Buttheseskillswereusedwithasenseofpurpose—intensemoralpurpose.Dickenswantedtoholdamirroruptotheworldtoshowpeoplewhatitlookedlike.Itisatestamenttohistalentandintegritythatsomanyarestillpreparedtolookintothatmirror，despitetheoftenpainfulcharacterofwhattheyseethere.

1．Accordingtothearticle，Dickens'novelsarestillpopulartodaybecause________.

A．theyclearlypicturethelifeofthenineteenthcenturyEngland

B．theymainlydealwiththeproblemsofpovertyandinjustice

C．theytalkaboutproblemsthatareuniversaleventoday

D．theyhavebeenadaptedforfilm，stageandtelevision

答案：

C　推理判断题。

第一段第一句提出狄更斯作品仍受欢迎，第二段第三句中的“...theyhaveauniversalappeal...”，第四句中点出古今通用皆准的小说的吸引力为：

现在人们仍能看到并能感觉到的相似性。

2．WecaninferfromthearticlethatPip，thecharacterinGreatExpectations，________.

A．becomesablacksmithintheend

B．istaughtbyawealthywomancalledMrs.Haversham

C．usedtohavekindfeelingstowardshissisterandbrotherinlaw

D．islookeddownuponbyhisfamily

答案：

C　推理判断题。

第四段中的尾句“...thefriendshipheenjoyedwithJoewillneverbethesameagain”说明他在过去曾与姐姐及姐夫有过一段纯真友好的亲情。

3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsmostaccuratelyrepresentstheauthor'spointofview?

A．Dickensismostfamousforcreatingpainfulcharacters.

B．Dickensusedhisnovelstoreflectlifeinhistime.

C．Dickens'novelsoftendepicthistoricalevents.

D．Dickens'talentliesmostlyinhislanguage，characterizationandhisabilitytocreateatmosphere.

答案：

B　细节理解题。

根据尾段的倒数第二句。

4．Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

A．TointroduceGreatExpectations，CharlesDickens'masterpiece.

B．ThemainthemesofCharlesDickens'novels.

C．WhatmakesCharlesDickensagreatnovelist.

D．ThereasonforthelastingpopularityofDickens'novels.

答案：

D　主旨大意题。

第一段为论点说明狄更斯作品仍受欢迎，第二段讲述狄更斯作品受欢迎的原因，第三、四段以《远大前程》为例来进一步讲原因，第五段进一步阐明作品现仍流行的原因：

现在仍有小说中人物的同感或经历，最后一段点明并强调狄更斯作品受欢迎的原因，所以整篇文章是讲述狄更斯的小说现在仍流行的原因。

B

Whilesmallmaybebeautiful，tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems，particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.

TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain（TPCGB），whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignfortheneedsofthetall，hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurants.Bedsthataretoosmall，showerheadsthataretoolow，andrestauranttableswithhardlyanylegroomallmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheight，itsays.

Butitisnotjusttheextratallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds，doorways，andchairshasremainedunchanged.

“Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit，soevenakingsizebedat6′6″（6feetand6inches）isfallingshortfor25%ofmen，whilethestandard6′3″bedcatersforlessthanhalfofthemalepopulation，”saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy，“Seven－footbedswouldworkfine.”

Similarly，restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltables，whichmeanthelong－leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem，areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere.

Somehavealreadytakennote，however.AtQueensMoatHouses'CaledonianHotelinEdinburgh,6′6″bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors，particularlyAmericans.

东西小了虽好，但也有缺点。

一个专门为高个子了提供帮助的组织TPCGB把目光瞄准了宾馆和饭店中的小床和小餐桌，希望为高个子解决“小”所带来的生活不便的问题。

5．WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?

A．Toprovidebetterservices.

B．Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants.

C．Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall.

D．Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句中的tocampaignfortheneedsofthetall可知，TPCGB这个组织发起这项运动的目的是为了让公众更多地关注高个子的生活难题，以期能够满足这些高个子的生活之需。

6．WhichthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeinricy?

A．7′2″.　　　　　　　　B．7′

C．6′6″D．6′3″

答案：

B　细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句Sevenfootbedswouldworkfine可知，在他看来，7英尺是很合适的一个长度。

7．Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?

A．Theymaylosesomecustomers.

B．Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere.

C．Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables.

D．Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelonglegged.

答案：

A　推理判断题。

根据第五段最后一句中的areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere可知，小桌子会让这些餐馆流失很多的顾客。

8．WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?

A．Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds.

B．6′6″bedshavetakentheplaceof6′3″beds.

C．SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans.

D．Guestroomsarestandardized.

答案：

B　细节理解题。

根据文章最后一句可知，由于高个子顾客的要求，6英尺6英寸的床已经成为爱丁堡的这个宾馆中的标准床了。

也就是说，这种床取代了原先短小的6英尺3英寸的床。

C

MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather'swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.

“Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou'vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.”Jasonsaid，“Hetoldusnottotouchit.”

“Hewon'tfindout，”Marksaid，“I'lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.”

Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.

Itwasastrangelookingmachine—onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworked，“It'sanexperimentalmodel，”hisfatherhadexplained，“sodon'ttouchitunderanycircumstances.”Buthisfather'swarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.Withoutanyfurtherthought，Markturnedonthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslater，thescreenturnedintocolors，shiftingandchangingandthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecentreofthescreen：

“SPACETRANSPORTER.”

“Yes！

”Markcriedexcitedly，“It'sacomputergame.Iknewit！

Dad'sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He'sreallybeenplayinggamesinstead.”Anewmessageappearedonthescreen：

“ENTERNAMES

VOYAGER1：

...

VOYAGER2：

...”

Mark'sfingersflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.

“INPUTACCEPTED.STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.AUTORETRIEVEINITIATED（自动回收程序已启动）．”

Thescreenturnedevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolume.

“Ithinkwe'dbettershutitoff，Mark，”Jasonyelled，reachingforthepowerswitch.Hewasreallyfrightened.

Buthishandneverreachedtheswitch.Asinglebeamofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreen，wrappingtheboysinitsglow（光芒），untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.Thenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolife.Andtheboyswerenolongerthere.Onthescreen，theletterschanged.

“TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION（目的地）:

MARS.RETRIEVEDATE：

2025.”

本文讲的是一个科幻故事，两个小孩通过电脑里的一个程序意外穿越到了另外一个星球——火星。

9．WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather'swarning?

A．Hewantedtotakeavoyage.

B．Hewantedtopracticehisskill.

C．Hewassomuchattractedbyit.

D．Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

根据第四段“Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'seuqipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.”可知，Mark被他父亲的电脑深深地吸引住了。

10．Wheredidtheboys'fathermostlikelywork?

A．Inanelectronicfactory.

B．Inacomputercompany.

C．Inascientificresearchcenter.

D．Inaninformationprocessingcenter.

答案：

C　推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“becomeascientistlikehisfather”和第五段听“fromthelaboratorywhereheworked”及下文发生的情况可知，他父亲最有可能在科研中心工作。

11．Markthought“SPACETRANSPORTER”onthescreenwasthenameof________.

A．acomputergameB．acompanywebsite

C．asoftwareproducerD．anastronomyprogram

答案：

A　细节理解题。

从第六段的“It'sacomputergame，”可知，Mark认为它是一个电脑游戏的名字。

12.Whathappenedtotheboysattheendofthestory?

A．Theywereblownintotheair.

B．Theyweresenttoanotherplanet.

C．Theywerehiddeninthestronglight.

D．Theywerecarriedawaytoanothercountry.

答案：

B　细节理解题。

从最后一段的“DESTINATION（目的地）：

MARS.RETRIEVEDATE：

2025.”可知，这两个孩子