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2014-2015学年第二学期普通高中模块检测

高二英语

第I卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分听力略

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Achildgenius（天才）issomeonewhoataveryearlyageshowsextraordinaryskillinoneormoreareas.EmilyBearissuchachild.ShehasperformedatCarnegieHall,theWhiteHouse,world-classshows,andonanalbum（唱片集）producedbyQuincyJones—allbeforetheageofeleven.

MostchildrenatEmilyBear’sageareplayingvideogamesorgettingtogetherwithfriendsforaweekendofmoviesandfun.Buttheyoungperformerisinsteaddirectingherattentiontohermusic.Youcanfindherpreparingforhernexttelevisionappearance,writingsongs,performinginpublicorsharingtherecordingstudiowithfamousmusicians.AmongthemisQuincyJones,whoworkedwithEmilyonhernewalbum“Diversity.”EmilysaysworkingwithQuincyJoneswasoneofthemostexcitingeventsinherlife.

EmilyBearwasbornandraisedinRockford,Illinois.Shewasalreadysingingandplayingthepianowhenshewastwoyearsold.Attheageofsix,shewasinvitedtoplaythepianoontheEllenDeGenerestelevisionshow.Herperformancewassuchahitthatshewasinvitedbacktotheshowfivemoretimes.

EmilyBearisinhighdemandtoplayatperformingartscentersaroundtheworldandhasbecomequiteaworldtraveler.Shesaid,“Ilovetraveling.I’veseenChinaandItalyandFranceandLondonandSwitzerlandandVienna.Actually,we’regoingwithQuincythissummertoSwitzerlandfortheMontreuxJazzFestival.”Theyoungmusiciancomposed（作曲）allofthesongsonhernewalbum“Diversity.”Thisincludesthesong“Q”,whichshewroteinhonorofQuincyJones.

Althoughherlifeisverybusy,shestillenjoysgettingtogetherwithfriends,watchingmoviesandansweringfanmail.

21.ThewritermentionedEmily’sperformingatsuchplacesastheWhiteHouseto____.

A.showsheisachildgeniusB.tellherdailylifeandwork

C.describehowbusysheisD.introducewhatherchildhoodislike

22.What’sthedifferencebetweenEmilyandthoseofthesameage?

A.Shecanplayvideogames.B.Shehasnofriendstoplaywith.

C.Shelivesamoreactivelife.D.Sheputsherheartintomusic.

23.Emilytravelsaroundtheworldto____.

A.gosightseeingB.accompanyQuincy

C.giveperformancesD.receiveadvancedstudies

24.OnwhatpurposedidEmilywritethesong“Q”?

A.Toadvertisehernewalbum.B.TodrawQuincy’sattention.

C.ToshowrespecttoQuincyJones.D.TointroduceQuincytotheworld.

B

LastweekIwenttovisitmyrelatives.WhenIreachedLondon,IfoundmyplanetoNewcastlehadbeencancelledduetobadweather.

Theairlinewashelpful—offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusridetomydestination.NotknowingwhetheraflighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodays,Ichosethebusride.

Istoredallmybaggageintheluggagespaceofthebus,thinkingIwouldnotneedanythingonthejourney.

TheyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.

IrealizedthatIhadleftmycellphoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastle,notknowingwhathadhappened.Withouthesitation,theyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhercellphone.

Whenthebusmadeareststop,sheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIwouldn’tasIstillhadsandals（凉鞋）on,andbarefeetweren’tsuitableforthecoldweather.Whenshegotbackon,she’dboughtmesometeaandapacketofsweetstoeat.

WhenweeventuallyarrivedinNewcastle,thewomancheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetme.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayher,butwhenIlookedupshehadgone.Iwasunabletoevenexpressmythankstoher.

25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.

A.waslatefortheplanetoNewcastle

B.plannedtomeethisrelativesinLondon

C.losthiscellphonewhentravellinginBritain

D.probablywenttoLondonfromawarmplace

26.Whichofthefollowinginformationmaybethemostimportanttotheauthor’srelatives?

A.WhentheauthorwouldarriveinNewcastle.B.Whytheflightwascancelled.

C.Wheretheauthorspentthenight.D.Whentheweatherbecamefine.

27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Londonoftensuffersfromterribleweather.

B.Carelessnessmaysometimesleadtomuchtrouble.

C.Theauthormetahelpfulwomanonhisjourney.

D.Theairlinewasresponsibleforeverypassenger.

C

Youwashyourhandsmanytimeseveryday,butdoyouthinktheyarereallyclean?

Totellyouthetruth,they’restillcoveredwithmicrobes,alsocalled“bacteria”.Microbesareeverywhere.Butdon’tworry—mostmicrobesdon’tharmyou,andmanyactuallyhelpyoustayalive.

Now,scientistssaythemicrobesthatliveonourhandscouldbeusefulinasurprisingway:

fightingcrime.

Whenthepolicevisitthesceneofacrime,theyoftenlookforfingerprintstotrytoidentifythecriminal（罪犯）.Butaccordingtoarecentstudy,investigatorscouldevenusemicrobestohelpbreakacriminalcase.

Everypersonhashisorherownsetofmicrobesthatliveontheirhands,accordingtoscientistsattheUniversityofColorado.Thatmeansthemixofdifferentkindsofmicrobesoneverybody’shandsisunique—muchlikeone’sfingerprints.

Thescientistswantedtoknowwhetherthismicrobemixcouldbeusedasanewkindoffingerprint—especiallyinacrimescenewherefingerprintsmightbehardtofind.Andpolicemenuseforensicssuchasstudyingfingerprintstoidentifythecriminal.

“Microbefingerprintsarehardertohide,”saidNoahFierer,oneofthescientists,“Youcan’tsterilize（杀菌）asurfacejustbywipingitoff.”

Histeamcomparedthebacteriaonthehandsof273peopletothebacteriafoundoneachperson’scomputerkeyboard.Forthestudy,thekeyboardshadbeenusedonlybythepeoplewhowerebeingtested.Thestudyshowedthatthemixofmicrobesfromeachperson’shandsmatchedthemixofmicrobesonthatperson’skeyboard.Thescientistswereeasilyabletotellthe273peopleapart—justbylookingattheirkeyboards.

Buttherearealotmorethan273criminals.Otherscientistswonderwhetherthemicrobefingerprintcanreallybethatuseful.Fiereragreesthatscientistshavealotmoreworktodobeforethemicrobefingerprintwillbeausefultool.

28.Fierer’steamfoundthroughthestudythat.

A.theyfoundthecriminalamongthe273people

B.theycouldtellwhohadusedthecomputer

C.computerkeyboardscouldn’tkeeppeople’smicrobefingerprints

D.people’shandscouldberecognizedbythecomputertheyused

29.Theunderlinedword“forensics”inParagraph5probablyrefersto_____.

A.anewkindoffingerprintB.akindofnewlyinventedkeyboard

C.akindofbacteriaonpeople’shandsD.thescientifictestusedbythepolice

30.Thepassagetellsusthat_____.

A.yourmicrobesmaygiveyouaway

B.scientistswillputthismethodintopracticesoon

C.manyscientiststhinkmicrobefingerprintsuseless

D.themicrobefingerprinthasbeenusedinmanycases

31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtofightagainstcrimesB.Theusefulnessofmicrobes

C.TheimportanceoffingerprintsD.Differentgermsonourhands

D

NeddineParkerisupby7inthemorning.Afterhermorningexercisesandsomehousework,shedrivestothelocalhospital,whereshevolunteersonceaweek.WhatmakesParker’sroutinesoextraordinaryisthatsheis104yearsold.

“Idon’tknowwhyI’mstillhere,”shesaid.

Dr.ThomasPerlsoftheBostonUniversityMedicalCenteristryingtofigurethatout.AsthedirectoroftheNewEnglandCentenarian（百岁老人）Study,hestudiesthesuperhumansaged100yearsandolder.

“It’slikewinningthelottery,”hesaid.“You’vegottochoosetherightnumbersandtherightcombination.”

Researchersbelieveabout30percentofagingisgenetic（遗传的）.Forthosewhogettoextremelyoldages,familyhistorymayplayanevenmoreimportantrole.

ReubenLandau’smotherlivedto100,andthreeofhisbrothersandsistersintotheir90s.Landauisnearly102，andhestillpracticeslawafewhourseveryday.BothLandauandParkerareremarkablyhealthy.Theytakefewmedicineandhavenomajorillness.

Perlshasfoundthatmanycentenarianslackatypeofgene—E4—thatisassociatedwithanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Onestudyfoundthegeneisin29percentofyoungmen,butonly15percentofcentenarians.Perlsalsobelievestheymayhavea‘protectivegene”,onethathelpsthemsurvivewhatmightkillothers.Parker,forexample，smokeduntilshewas100andhadastroke（中风）at89.

However，livingintoyour100sisn’tjustgenetics.Agingsuccessfullyhasmuchtodowithenvironmentandbehavior.Landauwatcheswhatheeatsandexerciseshisbodyandmindeveryday.He’sconvincedit’swhyhe’sstillingoodhealth.“Peoplestillhavetodotherightthingstogettoveryoldage,”saidPerls.Soit’snotjustthecardsyou’redealt,buthowyouplaythehand.

32.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,Parkercan’tunderstand_____.

A.whyresearchersarestudyingher

B.whyshestillcanmanageherroutine

C.whysheisstilllivingattheageof104

D.whyshevolunteersonceaweekinthehospital

33.Bysaying“It’slikewinningthelottery,”Dr.ThomasPerlsmeans___.

A.ittakesalongtimetowinalottery

B.itisquiteunusualtobeacentenarian

C.itisverydifficulttofind“superhumans”

D.itisatoughjobinvestigatingtheagingprocess

34.Accordingtotheresearch,LandauandParkerareremarkablyhealthy