学年高中英语选修八检测模块检测二 含答案.docx

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学年高中英语选修八检测模块检测二含答案

模块检测

（二）

时间：

100分钟　分数：

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）

阅读下列的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Aroundtheworldbywheelchair

RickHansenwasalwaysanactivekidandlovedtofish.Whenreturninginatruckonedayfromafishingtrip，hehadanaccidentandsufferedinjuriestohisspine（脊柱）．This15－year－oldyoungmanawoketofindthathehadlosttheuseofhislegs.However,hedidn'tgiveup.Manymonthslaterhebegantocompeteinwheelchairsports.Attheageof27,hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.Histourtookhimthrough34countriesaroundtheworldbetween1985and1987.InthisManofMotionWorldTour,hewheeled24，901.55miles,whichisequaltothedistancearoundtheearth.

Badweatheranddifficult,rockyroadsoftenprovidedchallengesforRick,buthecontinuedtopushhimselftocompletethetrip.Hewasdeterminedtosucceed.EvenmountainsdidnotstopRickHansen.HewheeledhimselfuptheRockyMountainsandseveralothermajormountainsintheworld.HeevenwheeledhimselfalongtheGreatWallofChina!

“NeverGiveUponYourDreams”washismottoandhehasn'tgivenupyet.HecompletedhisworldtourraisingD|S24million.Hecontinuestoworktoincreaseknowledgeofspinalcordinjury.HeisatrueCanadianherowhoshowswhatdeterminationcanachieve.

【语篇解读】　本文主要讲述身残志坚的里克·汉森凭借着自己坚强的意志力坐轮椅环游世界的故事。

1．WhathappenedtoRickaftertheaccident?

A．Helosttheabilityofliving.

B．Hehadtospendhislifeinhospital.

C．Hecouldn'twalkanymore.

D．Hecouldn'tdosportsanymore.

解析：

细节理解题。

由文章第一段信息“This15－year－oldyoungmanawoketofindthathehadlosttheuseofhislegs.”可知，事故过后，里克·汉森不能再行走，故C项正确。

答案：

C

2．WhendidRickbeginhistouraroundtheworld?

A．Attheageof15.

B．Soonaftertheaccident.

C．Ayearaftertheaccident.

D．Attheageof27.

解析：

细节理解题。

由文章第一段信息“Attheageof27,hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.”可知D项正确。

答案：

D

3．WhydidRicktakehistouraroundtheworldinhiswheelchair?

A．Togathermoneyforthespinalcordresearch.

B．Tolearnaboutthepeopleofothercountries.

C．Totraveltodifferentcountriesforfun.

D．Totakephotosofbeautifulmountains.

解析：

细节理解题。

由文章第一段信息“Attheageof27,hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.”可知A项正确。

答案：

A

4．FromthepassagewecanseeRickisa（n）________person.

A．unhappy　　　　B．determined

C．carefulD．quiet

解析：

推理判断题。

由文章内容特别是文章最后一段话“HeisatrueCanadianherowhoshowswhatdeterminationcanachieve.”可知B正确。

答案：

B

B

Astronautsonshortershuttlemissions（使命）oftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday'swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）．ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossible.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.Theycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriendsbye－mail，Internetphoneandthroughprivatevideoconferences.

Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbit，therearemanyfamiliaractivitiesthattheycanstillenjoy.Beforeamission，thefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotos，messages，videosandreadingmaterialfortheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating370kilometresabovetheEarth.Duringtheirmission，thecrewalsoreceivescarepackageswithCDs，books，magazines，photosandletters.Andasfromearly2010，theInternetbecameavailableontheISS，givingastronautsthechancetodosome“websurfing（冲浪）”intheirpersonaltime.Besidesrelaxingwiththesemorecommonentertainments，astronautscansimplyenjoytheexperienceoflivinginspace.

ManyastronautssaythatoneofthemostrelaxingthingstodoinspaceistolookoutthewindowandstareattheuniverseandtheEarth'svastlandmassandoceans.

【语篇解读】　本文向我们介绍了宇航员在太空中是如何打发他们的空余时间的。

5．Whatdoestheunderlineword“mimic”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Find.B．Copy.

C．Change.D．Lose.

解析：

词义猜测题。

根据第一段“Theyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysoff”可知，这和在地球上的工作时间一致，所以这样做的目的是尽可能地模仿地球上的正常生活，所以选B。

答案：

B

6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamiliesoftheastronautsontheISS?

A．Theyarecaringandthoughtful.

B．Theyareworriedandupset.

C．Theyareimpatientandannoyed.

D．Theyareexcitedandcurious.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段“Beforeamission，thefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotos，messages，videosandreadingmaterialfortheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating...”可知，宇航员的家人是体贴的、考虑周到的。

答案：

A

7．Thepassagemainlydiscusseshowastronauts________．

A．workforlongermissionsinspace

B．connectwithpeopleontheEarth

C．observetheEarthfromspace

D．spendtheirfreetimeinspace

解析：

本文主要向我们介绍了宇航员在休息时做的事，因此选D项。

答案：

D

C

WhyTextingHarmsYourIQ

Theregularuseoftextmessagesande－mailscanlowertheIQmorethantwiceasmuchassmokingmarijuana（大麻）．Thatisthestatementofresearcherswhohavefoundthattappingawayonamobilephoneorcomputerkeypadorcheckingforelectronicmessagestemporarilyknocksupto10pointsofftheuser'sIQ.Thisrateofdeclineinintelligencecomparesunfavourablywiththefour－pointdropinIQassociatedwithsmokingmarijuana，accordingtoBritishresearchers，whohavedescribedthephenomenonofimprovedstupidityas“infomania”．TheresearchconductedbyHewlettPackard，thetechnologycompany，hasconcludedthatitismainlyaproblemforadultworkers，especiallymen.

Itisconcludedthattoomuchuseofmoderntechnologycandamageaperson'smind.Itcancauseaconstantdistractionof“alwayson”technologywhenemployeesshouldbeconcentratingonwhattheyarepaidtodo.Infomaniameansthattheyloseconcentrationastheirmindsremainfixedinanalmostpermanentstateofreadinesstoreacttotechnologyinsteadoffocusingonthetaskinhand.Thereportalsoaddedthat，inalongterm，thebrainwillbeconsiderablyshapedbywhatwedotoitandbytheexperienceofdailylife.Atamicrocellularlevel，thecomplexnetworksofnervecellsthatmakeuppartsofthebrainactuallychangeinresponsetocertainexperiences.

Toomuchuseofmoderntechnologycanbedamagingnotonlytoaperson'smind，buttotheirsocialrelationship.1，100adultswereinterviewedduringtheresearch.Morethan62percentofthemadmittedthattheywereaddictedtocheckingtheire－mailsandtextmessagessooftenthattheyscrutinizedwork－relatedonesevenwhenathomeoronholiday.Halfsaidthattheyalwaysrespondedimmediatelytoane－mailandwilleveninterruptameetingtodoso.Itisconcludedthatinfomaniaisincreasingstressandanxietyandaffectingone'scharacteristics.Nineoutoftenthoughtthatcolleagueswhoanswerede－mailsormessagesduringaface－to－facemeetingwereextremelyrude.

TheeffectsonIQwerestudiedbyDrGlennWilson，apsychologistatUniversityofLondon.“Thisisaveryrealandwidespreadphenomenon，”hesaid.“Wehavefoundthatinfomaniawilldamageaworker'sperformancebyreducingtheirmentalsharpnessandchangingtheirsociallife.Companiesshouldencourageamorebalancedandappropriatewayofworking.”

【语篇解读】　文章讲述的是当代科技的过度使用会导致人的智商下降。

8．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat“infomania”______．

A．hasapositiveinfluenceonone'sIQ

B．resultsinthechangeofpartofthebrain

C．liesintheproblemoflackofconcentration

D．iscausedbytoomuchuseofmoderntechnology

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第一段内容可知，发短信等活动会导致智商下降。

答案：

D

9．Theresearchmentionedinthepassageismostprobablyabout______．

A．theimportantfunctionofadvancedtechnology

B．thedamagetoone'sbraindonebyunhealthyhabits

C．therelevancebetweenIQanduseofmoderntechnology

D．therelationshipbetweenintelligenceandworking

effectiveness

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段“Itisconcludedthattoomuchuseofmoderntechnologycandamageaperson'smind”可知，文章讲述的是当代技术的过度使用会对人的智商有影响。

答案：

C

10．Theunderlinedword“scrutinized”probablymeans“________”．

A．examinedcarefullyB．copiedpatiently

C．correctedquicklyD．admittedfreely

解析：

猜测词义题。

根据后面的“evenwhenathomeoronholiday”可知，即使在家里或者放假的时候，也会认真地查看与工作相关的邮件。

答案：

A

11．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

CP:

CentralPoint　P:

Point　Sp:

Sub－point（次要点）　C:

Conclusion

解析：

篇章结构题。

通读全文，根据各段大意可知选B。

答案：

B

D

OneoftheexecutivesgatheredattheAspenInstituteforaday－longleadershipworkshopusingtheworksofShakespearewasdiscussingtheroleofBrutusinthedeathofJuliusCaesar.“Brutuswasnotanhonourableman，”hesaid.“Hewasatraitor（叛徒）．Andhemurderedsomeoneincoldblood.”TheagreementwasthatBrutushadactedwithcrueltywhenotheroptionswereavailabletohim.Hemadeabaddecision，theysaid—atleastasitwaspresentedbyShakespeare—totaketheleadinmurderingJuliusCaesar.AndthoughoneoftheexecutivesacknowledgedthatBrutushadthegoodoftherepublicinmind，Caesarwasneverthelesshissuperior.“Youhavetoendeavor，”theexecutivessaid，“ourpolicyistoobeythechainofcommand.”

Duringthelastfewyears，businessexecutivesandbookwriterslookingforanewwaytoadvisecorporateAmericahavebeenexploitingShakespeare'swisdomforprofitableends.NonemoresothanhusbandandwifeteamKennethandCarolAdelman，well－knownadviserstotheWhiteHouse，whostartedupatrainingcompanycalled“MoversandShakespeares”．TheyareamateurShakespearescholarsandShakespearelovers，andtheyhavecombinedtheirpassionandtheirhighlevelcontactsintoamanagementtrainingbusiness.Theyconductbetween30and40workshopsannually，focusingon