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精品高二外研版选修八备课资料Module5试题单元测试题1含答案

Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse单元测试题1

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。

A

DearHeadteacherJones,

      RecentlyItookatripwithmyfamilytoalocalbotanicalgarden,NaturalSprings.Itwasamazinghowdrawnweweretothebreathtakingvarietiesofplantsandflowers.AlthoughIrealizethatwecannotturnourschoolintosuchagarden,wecansurelyaddmorebeautytoitssurroundings.

      Iknowthatpurchasingplantsforlandscapingisexpensive,soIsuggestthatwetrymyplan.Manyhomesandapartmentsinourneighborhoodhavealotoflandscaping.Ihavelearnedthatmanyoftheseplantsmustbedividedandtransplantedeachyear,otherwisetheywillbecomeovergrown.Duringthespring,peoplecouldswapplantsfromtheirowngardens;theycouldalsobringsomeplantstodonatetoourschool.Itwouldbeawonderfulopportunityforcommunity（社区）memberstovisitourschoolandgetsomedifferentplantsheretoimprovethelookoftheirownyards.

      Ihavetalkedtomanystudentswhowouldliketoformagardenclubandcarefortheplants.Mrs.Meer,chairofthebiologydepartment,hasagreedtosupervise（监督）us.Theclubmemberswouldtaketurnstocarefortheplantsbothbeforeandafterschool.Allwhoattendandvisitourschoolwillmostlikelyappreciatethebenefitsofmyproject.Ifyouagreetoallowustoputmyplanintoaction,Icanguaranteethatyouwillbepleased.

      Pleaseletmeknowwhenwecandiscussthisfurther.

Sincerely,

TerriOlsen

21.Theauthor’ssuggestionisto_____.

A.doaplantswap              B.buysomeplants

C.giveadonation               D.joinagardenclub

22.Asfortheauthor’ssuggestion,Mrs.Meermightfeel_____.

A.doubtful               B.cautiousC.positive                    D.curious

23.WhydidTerriOlsenwritethisletter?

A.Toaskstudentstocarefortheplants.

B.Totrytomaketheschoolmorebeautiful.

C.ToadvisestudentstovisitNaturalSprings.

D.Todrawtheheadteacher’sattentiontonature.

B

      AnnaliseEmerickisgettingreadytoplayashowinNashville,Tennessee.Itissomethingshedoesmostnightsincoffeehouses,barsandothersmallspacesacrosstheU.S.Buttonight,Ms.EmerickwillplayforafewpeopleinKristinaShulz’shome.

      Ms.Shulzhasbeenholdingsuchperformancesinherhomeforaboutfouryears.Asmanyas30peoplehaveattendedpastshows.Thecrowdisusuallyamixoffamily,friendsandneighbors.Butsomestrangersmightshowup,too.Theperformancesarelistedonhouseconcertwebsites.“We’vedonerock,we’vehadblues,pop,folk,we’llhaveanythinghere,”saidMs.Shulz.

      HouseconcertshavebecomeanimportantpartofAnnaliseEmerick’searnings.“Icanplayinabarfor100dollars,butifIplayinahouseconcert,thereare50peoplethereandtheyallpay$20,I’mhavingagreatnight.Andthey’reallbuyingCDs.It’samazing,”shesaid.

      Ms.Emericksayshouseconcertaudiencestendtomakemoresupportivefans.Theyfollowhercareer,buyhernewrecords,andgotohershowswhensheisintown.“There’sjustatotallyuniqueexperienceasopposedtoplayinginacoffeeshoporabarorsomethinglikethatwherepeopleareusuallythere,butyoudon’talwaysknowifthey’rethereforyou.”

      CharlieDahanteachesmusicmanagementcoursesatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity.HeusedtoorganizeshowsforartistslikeAnnaliseEmerick.“Thedownsidefortheartistsisthatmosthouseconcertsdon’tpayguarantees.Soyouhavenoideahowmuchmoneyyou’regoingtomake.Infact,mosthouseconcertsbylawarenotallowedtochargeadmission（入场费）.Mostofthemcanonlydoasuggesteddonation,”saidMr.Dahan.

24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheperformancesinMs.Shulz’shome?

A.Therehasbeenanaudienceof30eachtime.

B.Differentkindsofmusichavebeenplayed.

C.Theyhavebroughtherextraearnings.

D.Theyarenotavailabletostrangers.

25.Accordingtothetext,AnnaliseEmerick_____.

A.hasplayedinMs.Shulz’shomeforfouryears

B.cansellmoreCDsinacoffeehousethaninabar

C.preferstoplayinsomehomesinsteadofinabar

D.hasdonatedallherearningstohelpthoseinneed

26.InCharlieDahan’sopinion,houseconcerts_____.

A.canbefinanciallyriskyforartists

B.canhelpartistsproducemoreinfluentialworks

C.arethebestwayforsingerstobecomepopular

D.aregreatlyencouragedinmostpartsofAmerica

27.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthetext?

A.Houseconcertswillreplacecoffeehouseshows.

B.Manyartistsliketoperforminanopen-airconcert.

C.AnnaliseEmerickisonherwaytobeasuperstar.

D.Musicshowsinprivatehomesenjoypopularity.

C

      Wouldyouliketotravelintospace,andexperienceweightlessnesslikeanastronaut?

MeetSirRichardBranson—abillionaireEnglishbusinessman,whohasmadeithislife’sdutytomakespaceaccessibletotensofthousandsofpeople.Branson’scompany,VirginGalactic,hasbeentestingloworbitalspacecraftsthatcancarrypassengersintospace.

     In1996,the“AnsariXPrize”challengedprivateteamsaroundtheworldtobuildamannedvehiclethatcouldtraveltoanaltitude（高度）of62miles（100kilometers）—theboundarywhereouterspacebegins—andback.Thewinnerwouldbeawarded$10million.Twenty-sixcompaniesrosetothechallenge.Onlyonecompanysucceeded.In2004,ScaledComposites’sSpaceShipOnemadeittospaceandbacktwice,winningtheprizemoneyandmakinghistory.

      RichardBransonwasattractedtothepossibilityofordinarycitizensgoingintospace.HeannouncedapartnershipwithScaledCompositestobuildanextgenerationvehicle.SpaceShipTwo,announcedin2009,wasdesignedtocarrysixpassengersandtwopilots.

      AnaircraftcarrierwouldcarrySpaceShipTwotoaheightof50,000feetandthenrelease（发射）it.Rocketengineswouldpushthespacecraftat3.5timesthespeedofsound,sendingit62milesabovethesurfaceofEarthinabout90seconds.Onceinspace,passengerswillexperienceashortperiodofzerogravity,andcangetoutoftheirseatsandfloataroundthecabin.Afterfiveminutesinspace,thevehiclewouldre-enterEarth’satmosphereandlandonarunway.Thetotaltimefromlift-offtotouchdownisexpectedtobeabout3.5hours.

      OnOctober11,2010,SpaceShipTwocompleteditsfirstsuccessfultestflight.Lastyear,RichardBransonannouncedthatthefirstcommercialflightcouldbeginasearlyas2015.However,justafewmonthsago,whileonatestrun,SpaceShipTwobrokeapartwithintwominutesofbeingreleasedfromtheaircraftcarrier.Willthisbeasetback（挫折）forspacetourism?

Anyway,itisjustamatteroftimebeforethetechnologyisperfectedandspacetravelbecomesareality.

28.RichardBranson’sdreamisto_____.

A.winthe“AnsariXPrize”B.becomeabillionairebusinessman

C.helpmorepeopletravelintospaceD.travelintospaceinSpaceShipOne

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutSpaceShipTwo?

A.Itcouldholdatleasttenpersons.B.Ittraveledintospaceandbacktwice.

C.Itreachedouterspacein3.5hours.D.ItheldBranson’sexpectations.

30.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A.SpaceShipTwo’sfirstflightintospaceB.howSpaceShipTwowouldwork

C.passengers’experienceofspacetravelD.howfaraspacecraftcantravel

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Spacetourism:

achallengeformanB.VirginGalactic’srapiddevelopment

C.RichardBranson’striptospaceD.Asharpriseinspacetourism

D

      LastSeptember,thepubliclibraryatSaint-OmernearCalaisinFrancewaspreparinganexhibitonEnglishliterature.Whilegoingthroughthelibrary’scollections,RémyCordonniercameacrossacopyofShakespeare’splays,listedintheirrecordsasareprintfromthe18thcentury.Itwasmissingcloseto30pages,includingthetitlepage.

      ThisisthefirstandmostcomprehensivecollectionofShakespeare’splays.Asweknow,Shakespearebecamepopularonlymuchafterhisdeathin1616andhisoriginalmanuscriptsneversurvived.About20ofhisworksareavailabletoustodayonlybecauseoftheeffortsofJohnHemingeandHenryCondell.Thesetwomenwereclosefriendsandfellow（同伴的）actorsofShakespeare,andtheydecidedin1623topublish36ofhisplays—thisiswhatwecalltodayastheFirstFolio.

      ThiswasthefirsttimeafolioeditionwasusedonlyforplaysinEngland.Earlierfolioswerejustusedforinfluentialworkssuchasencyclopedias（百科全书）andreferencebooks.Playswerefrivolous,sincetheywereconsidered“entertainment”.Theoriginaleditionconsistedof750-800copies,ofwhichonlyaquarterareavailabletoday.Whenpublished,theywereonlysoldforaround15shillingstoapound（20shillings）each.Itwasthoughtthatthebookswereoriginallybroughtoutforusebytheatregroups.

      Evidencesuggeststhatsomecopiesavailabletodaywerecompiled（汇编）inthemid-19thcenturybyownerswhoonlythenbegantorealizetheirimportance.Severalbooksareknowntohavebeenlost. TheBritishLibraryowns4copies.Intheearly20thcentury,HenryFolger,PresidentofStandardOil,collectedthelargestnumberof82folios.

      TheFirstFolioatSaint-Omerisbelievedtobethe233rddiscoveryandcouldbeworthbetween$6-7million.Meanwhile,Saint-Omerhasmadeplanstodigitizethebookandmakeitavailableonline.Theoriginalwillbelockedupintheirsafealongwithotherrarebooksintheirlibrary.

32.LastSeptember,RémyCordonnier_____.

A.readacopyofShakespeare’splaysB.attendedanexhibitatSaint-Omer

C.madeanimportantdiscoveryD.studied