高中英语模块综合测评1北师大版2.docx

1、高中英语模块综合测评1北师大版2模块综合测评(一).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AResearchers have found a village that may have been home to the builders of Stonehenge.The village of small houses dates back to about 2，600 BC.Thats about the same time Stonehenge was built.“Clearly，this is a place that was of great importance，”said

2、 researcher Mike Parker Pearson.The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls.It is about 3.2 kilometers from Stonehenge.Researchers believe Stonehenge was a memorial site or cemetery for the villagers.The village also had a wooden version of the stone circle.It may have been used by pe

3、ople attending festivals at Stonehenge.Eight of the houses have been dug up.Researchers say there may be as many as 25 of them.The wooden houses were square and about 5 meters along each side.There are signs that there were beds along the walls.There are also signs of a storage unit.The houses also

4、had fireplaces.Two of the houses were separate from the others.They may have been the homes of community leaders.Researchers say those didnt have the household rubbish that was found in the other homes.Stone tools，animal bones，arrowheads and other things were found through out the village site.Stone

5、henge is a popular tourist spot in England.It is a huge circle made out of stones，which were placed in a grass field in southern England.The stone arches were made with two stones at the bottom and one across the top.All of the stones weigh a lot more than a big car.Scientists have long wondered not

6、 only how people built Stonehenge，but also why.【语篇解读】研究人员发现了遗迹“巨石阵”的村落遗址，本文就此对“巨石阵”作了主要介绍。1The passage is mainly aboutAresearchers working at StonehengeBa village site near StonehengeCthe wooden version of StonehengeDbuilders of Stonehenge and the houses【解析】文章第一段中第一句提到研究人员发现了著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近的一个村落遗址。它可能是“

7、巨石阵”建造者们居住的村子。故B项概括全面。【答案】B2. What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?AStonehenge was built before 2，600 BC.BStonehenge was built in the village.CStonehenge was built for the community leaders.DStonehenge was important for the villagers.【解析】第一段中第二句表明A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知B项也不对；根据第二段第三句可知C项错误

8、；根据第一、二段最后一句可知D项正确。巨石阵对村庄很重要。【答案】D3. What can we learn about the village site?AThe wooden version of the stone circle was a memorial.BHousehold rubbish can be found in all the houses.CPeople can still see beds and storage unit in the houses.DEach of the wooden houses is about 25 square meters.【解析】根据

9、第三段第三句村子里的老房子是正方形的，每边长约5米，可知每个房子的面积约为25平方米。【答案】D4. The stone arches was a bit like the shape of【解析】根据最后一段第三句可知石拱是由下面的两块石头，上面再横着放一块石头建成的，所以应该是字母“n”形的。故选A。【答案】ABSearching the Internet may help middleaged and older adults keep their memories lively，US researchers said.Researchers at the University of C

10、alifornia，Los Angeles studied people doing web searches by recording their brain activity.“What we saw was that people who had Internet experience used more of their brain during the search，”Dr.Gary Small，a UCLA expert on aging，said.“This suggests that just searching on the Internet may train the br

11、ain and that it may keep it active and healthy.”“This is the first time anyone has taken an Internet search task while scanning (扫描) the brain，”Small said.His team studied 24 volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76.Half were experienced in searching the Internet and the other half had no web experi

12、ence.However，the two groups were similar in age，gender and education.Both groups were asked to do Internet search and book reading tasks while their brain activity was monitored.“We found that in the book reading task，the visual cortexthe part of the brain that controls reading and languagewas activ

13、ated，”Small said.“In doing the Internet search task，there was much greater activity，but only in the Internetfamiliar group.”He said it appears that people who are familiar with the Internet can engage in a much deeper level of brain activity.Activities that keep the brain engaged can preserve brain

14、health and thinking ability.Small thinks learning to do Internet searches may be one of those activities.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了在网上搜索信息对大脑的益处。5Researchers when volunteers were doing web searches.Astudied the InternetBactivated the brainCmonitored the brain activityDrecorded their memories【解析】由第二段第一句中的“by reco

15、rding their brain activity”可知，受试者在上网时脑部活动受到了监控。【答案】C6The two volunteer groups were Aof the same ageBsimilar in educationCgood at the computerDbook lovers【解析】由第四段的“the two groups were similar in age，gender and education”可知，两组受试者在年龄、性别、受教育情况方面相似。【答案】B7. According to the passage，we can learn that keeps

16、 the brain more engaged.Asearching the web Breading booksCwatching TV Dchatting online【解析】由最后一段可知，在网上搜索信息，可以使大脑更活跃。【答案】A8. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?AWeb searching is good for the brain.BWeb searching damages the brain.CActivities are good for the brain.DActivities damage the brai

17、n.【解析】综观全文可知，研究者们通过研究发现，在网上搜索信息对大脑有益。【答案】ACThis may be music to your ears.Scientists did research on about 3，500 people.They asked them to name their favorite kind of music.“We found that the musical style people like are closely linked to their personalities，” Gosling says.RAP/HIPHOPKnown for their

18、 quick speech，some rappers can say more than 700 syllables(音节) a minute!If you like rap/hiphop，you are energetic (精力充沛的) and have a way with words.You put a fresh spin on things，whether its new moves on the dance floor or your hip style.CLASSICALIn the 18th century，classical musicians were like rock

19、 stars，Beethoven and Mozart，for example，played in packed concert halls.If you like classical，you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends.Creative and imaginative，you can easily spend many hours scrapbooking，writing or painting.COUNTRYCountry music came from the folk songs of English，Sco

20、ttish，and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States.If you like country，you express your opinions well，which makes you the ideal class president or team captain.Traditional and loyal，you enjoy spending time with your family.POPPop music is designed to appeal to(吸引) almost everyone，and it does

21、.Each year，the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars!If you like pop，you are attractive to your friends.You can make big things happen，like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victory.ROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s，rock music created a brandnew culture.Teenagers，for the first tim

22、e，had an identity(身份)separate from adults and children.If you like rock/alternative，you are a risktaker who never accepts no for an answer.You rise to any challenge，like doing very well in a big exam or landing the lead in the school play.If these personality profiles dont match you，thats OK.These a

23、re just for fun.【语篇解读】科学家们发现人们喜欢的音乐形式与他们的个性有密切的联系。9What does the underlined part “You put a fresh spin on things” mean in the passage?AYou can express your idea in a clever way that makes it seem better than it really is.BYou have the ability to attract others attention.CYou are always willing to co

24、mmunicate with others.DYou are willing to express your thoughts to others all the time.【解析】句意理解题。根据上文的“.and have a way with words.”可知，喜欢这种音乐的人善于表达，所以A项与该意思相符。【答案】A10If you like pop music，Ayou are traditional and prefer to stay with your familyByou are easy to accept new ideasCyou are welcome and you

25、r friends all like to be with youDyou have a quick speech and can say 30 words in a minute【解析】细节理解题。根据该部分的“If you like pop，you are attractive to your friends.”可知，喜欢流行音乐的人会受到朋友的喜欢。【答案】C11We can know from this passage that Ain the 18th century，classical musicians were like pop starsBcountry music came

26、 from the old songs of the Native AmericansCpop music is popular with the largest number of people in the worldDeveryone can find his personality in this passage【解析】推理判断题。根据“Pop music is designed to appeal to(吸引)almost everyone，and it does.Each year，the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars！”可

27、知，世界上很多人都喜欢流行音乐。【答案】C12Whats the main idea of the passage?AWhen music came into being.BWhat your favorite music says about you.CSome basic information about music.DHow to like music.【解析】主旨大意题。文章讲到人们对音乐形式的喜爱与他们的个性有着紧密的关系，因此通过你所喜欢的音乐就可以了解你这个人，所以选B项。【答案】BDTim BernersLee is the man who wrote the softwar

28、e programme that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web.Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers.The parents of Tim BernersLee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home.As a child he would build models of

29、computers from packaging material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing.In the 1980s，scientists were already using a primitive version(原始版本)of email. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland Tim BernersLee wrote a programme which let him store these messages.In 19

30、90 he wrote the HTTP (服务程序所用的协议) and HTML (超文本链接标示语言)programmes which form the basis of the World Wide Web.The next year his programmes were placed on to the Internet.Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could.Programmers used his codes to work with different operating systems.N

31、ew things like web browsers (浏览器) and search engines were developed.Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100，000.In 1994 Tim BernersLee formed the newly formed World Wide Web Consortium(协会) or W3C.More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented (代表) by W3C.T

32、ogether they make sure that everyone can participate equally on the Web.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了万维网的发明者：蒂姆伯纳斯李爵士(Sir Timothy John Tim BernersLee)，他开发出了世界上第一个网页浏览器。13The main idea of this passage is Awhen the Internet appearedBhow Tim BernersLee formed W3CCwhy computers develop so rapidlyDhow the World Wide Web started【解析】纵观全文从“In