模块综合检测2.docx

1、模块综合检测2模块综合检测(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分；满分30分)AIf all of your friends are busy and dont have time to hang out with you, check out these smartphone apps for meeting cool people and making friends near you.GravyIt isnt a meeting app, but it gives you all the tools you need for meeting new people.The app wil

2、l give you ideas about where to go and what to do in your city, depending on your mood.AtletoIf all of your friends would rather stay at home，Atleto will make sure you can find some other company.The app is designed to bring together people who are interested in sports.So，if you are in need of a run

3、ning friend，give this app a chance.WiithThe app brings together people who share the same interests by letting the users create their own events or join someone elses.The user that hosts the event can set the limit on the number of people who can join in and is in charge of accepting or rejecting pe

4、ople.The event can be a party or a dinner，which is up to your mood.Tinder SocialTinder Social gives you and your friends an opportunity to meet up with other people.After you make a group of 2 to 4 people，you need to choose a type of activity you would like to join.Tinder will then offer you other g

5、roups that want the same.After you get a match(匹配)，you can set up a meeting.You need to act fast because all your matches disappear the next day.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了几款帮助人们交友的手机应用程序。1What do we know about Gravy?AIt offers travel tips for tourists.BIt aims to improve users mood.CIt recommends activities

6、 for you.DIt helps you create necessary tools.C细节理解题。根据第二段“The app will give you ideas about where to go and what to do in your city.”可知，Gravy可以为用户们推荐可以参与的活动。2When users want to hold events through Wiith，they can Aget financial support from the appBchat with every member in advanceCmeet the people b

7、efore accepting themDdecide what kind of members to inviteD细节理解题。根据第四段“The user that hosts the event can set the limit.accepting or rejecting people.”可知，当用户想借助Wiith举办活动时，可以挑选自己想要邀请的对象。3What is required while using Tinder Social to find new friends?AChoosing as many interests as possible.BInviting mo

8、re than one group of people.CPlanning a meeting the day you get a match.DDeciding when you want the match to be done.C推理判断题。根据最后一段“After you get a match.act fast because all your matches disappear the next day.”可推断，因为匹配关系在第二天就会消失，用户在找到匹配对象的当天就要作出会面安排。BIn our daily life, many of us feel stressed more

9、 or less.Some like this pressure and work better because of it. Others are not comfortable with any stress at all.They soon become unhappy if they feel stressed.Sometimes stress can lead people to do things they wouldnt usually do, such as overeating, smoking, drinking, or using drugs.Stress, howeve

10、r，is a very normal part of life.It is important to understand that stress doesnt come from an event itself, that is, from the things that are happening in our lives.It comes from the meaning we give to what has happened.For example, a crying baby may be stressful to one person, but it may not bother

11、 another person at all; a traffic jam may be stressful to one person while another person may be able to stay calm.We can experience stress any time we feel we dont have control.It can come from a feeling that we cant do anything about a situation. Basically, it is the bodys way of showing anxiety o

12、r worry.Stress is not just caused by our mental or emotional condition.It is also influenced by how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercise, and whether we can relax.The key point of relieving the stress is that we need

13、 to find what is causing the stress in our lives.Once we have found it, we should try to change that part of our lives.If we believe that we can control stress, we can begin to control our lives.Then we can start to use stress in a positive way.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了有压力对于每个人来说都是很正常的，不同的人对压力有不同的反应，还告诉我

14、们如何才能缓解压力。4According to the text， can cause stress.Aovereating BsmokingCa traffic jam Da hard testC细节理解题。根据第二段中的“a traffic jam may be stressful to one person while another person may be able to stay calm”可知，交通堵塞可能导致压力。5The author mentions the example of a crying baby in order to Aexplain that stress

15、 is everywhereBtell that different people react to stress differentlyChelp people learn that stress comes from an eventDgive the definition of stressB推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“It comes from the meaning we give to what has happened”可知，压力来自于我们对发生的事情所给予的意义，接下来用哭泣的孩子举例，说明不同的人对压力有不同的反应。6What does the author sugges

16、t for dealing with stress?AFinding the cause and making changes.BControlling the emotions.CHaving enough sleep.DTaking some drugs.A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的首句“The key point of relieving the stress is that we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives.Once we have found it，we should try to change tha

17、t part of our lives”可知，应对压力要找到原因并作出改变。7From the text, we can learn that Aif someone has stress, he will do something wrong unavoidablyBanyone can experience stress when he is out of controlCone will feel no stress at all if he gets enough physical exerciseDone is sure to work better because of the s

18、tressB细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“We can experience stress any time we feel we dont have control”可知，任何人对事情失去控制的时候都会感到有压力。C【导学号：75832065】Ragtime is a fast and complex kind of music that was popular around the beginning of the twentieth century.Scott Joplin is now considered to be the most important American ragt

19、ime composer and piano player During his lifetime, Joplin only enjoyed a brief period of professional success in the early 1900s.However, his work had an important, lasting effect on audiences, as well as other composers.When ragtime first appeared in the late nineteenth century, it was considered a

20、 low form of cheap entertainment, not a serious musical movement.Then in 1899, Joplin wrote a ragtime song called Maple Leaf Rag.The song showed Joplins creative blend (融合) of AfricanAmerican rhythm (节奏) and more established EuropeanAmerican musical styles.It was a huge success and helped to make ra

21、gtime popular with the general public.Maple Leaf Rag was the first instrumental composition to sell over one million copies of sheet music.It was also the first music by an African American to find a large audience among European Americans.Although the general ragtime style already existed before Jo

22、plin began composing, his work attracted a lot of attention from other ragtime composers of his time.Songs like Maple Leaf Rag influenced these composers mostly because they were very popular with the public.And many of them started to add similar fast and complex rhythm to their music.Later, compos

23、ers came to appreciate the high quality of Joplins music, which has continued to capture (引起) the imagination of many composers and musicians up to the present day.For example，many later jazz musicians were influenced by Joplins complex Africanstyle rhythm.Jazz, in turn，went on to influence many mor

24、e popular music styles.These include the blues, rock and roll, soul，and even hiphop.As a result, many music historians now list Joplins work as an early basis of all modern popular music.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。美国黑人作曲家斯科特乔普林创作的拉格泰姆音乐作品对美国音乐产生了巨大影响。8What do we learn about ragtime?AIt originated in Europe.BIt wa

25、s started by Joplin.CIt disappeared around the year 1900.DIt was most popular during Joplins time.D细节理解题。由第一段的描述可知，拉格泰姆在20世纪初非常受欢迎，斯科特乔普林是最有名的美国拉格泰姆作曲家。9Which of the following is TRUE regarding Maple Leaf Rag?AIt was not serious music.BIt made ragtime cheaper.CIt was a mix of musical styles.DIt fail

26、ed to entertain audiences.C推理判断题。由第二段中的“The song showed Joplins creative blend of AfricanAmerican rhythm and more established EuropeanAmerican musical styles”可知，斯利特乔普林在创作枫叶拉格这首歌曲时创造性地融合了非裔美国人的音乐节奏和更为成熟的欧美音乐风格。10How did other composers feel about Joplins music?AIt was topclass.BIt was hard to play.CI

27、t was slow and soft.DIt lacked imagination.A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Songs like Maple Leaf Rag influenced these composers”和“composers came to appreciate the high quality of Joplins music，which has continued to capture the imagination of many composers and musicians up to the present day”可知，作曲家深受乔普林的音乐的影响，并且他们逐

28、渐开始欣赏他高品质的音乐。11Whats the focus of this text?AThe life story of Joplin.BThe rise of ragtime composers.CThe development of jazz music.DThe influence of Joplins music.D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国黑人作曲家斯科特乔普林创作的拉格泰姆音乐作品对美国音乐产生的影响。DRecently I realized why I have so much trouble with small talk.Finding trivial

29、things to say to someone to pass the time is really difficult when you already know hundreds of unimportant facts about them.Being friends with someone on Facebook means that I often know everything from what he did last summer to what he had for dinner last night.As the popularity of social media i

30、ncreases daily，we need to evaluate (评估) the role they play in decreasing our privacy.Peter Cashmore, CEO of Mashable Inc., said，“Privacy is dead, and social media hold the smoking gun.” However, I disagree.While its clear that social media have assisted millions in expanding their lives; making vast

31、 amounts of personal information public, we need to remember that we are still in control of what we show.People who have resisted (抵抗) the pull of peer pressure and decided not to participate in social media show that we have a choice.One of my good friends decided after a month of using Facebook t

32、hat it wasnt for her, and deleted her account.She survives without any kind of social media outlet, and has all the privacy she wants.When she began new classes last fall, the students sitting next to her didnt know how she spent her summer.We can choose to quit.Others, like me, have social media accounts but use them carefully to maintain privacy.Although I have a Fac