高中英语 模块综合测评2 北师大版选修8.docx

1、高中英语 模块综合测评2 北师大版选修8模块综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAre you a volcano lover? Here is a list of some of the worlds most beautiful volcanoes that our travel agency can offer you to visit.Dont miss them!Mount Mayon, the PhilippinesLocated about 450 km southeast of Manila on the island of Luzon, Mount

2、 Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines; a September 2014 eruption forced thousands to flee the area.Those who hike the volcano are rewarded with views of the towns of the Albay Province and the Pacific Ocean.But even those who prefer the view from a distance have historical good point

3、at the Cagsawa Ruins, once an 18th Century Franciscan church that was destroyed by an 1814 eruption.Kilauea and Mauna Kea, HawallHawaiis volcanoes are known for their active eruptions and extraordinary scenes.Mauna Kea is around one million years old, while Kilauea is the youngest volcano in Hawaii

4、and has been erupting continuously since 1983.The lava falls straight into the sea, creating fantastic forms of black rocks and smoke clouds.Mount Kelimutu, Indonesia Kelimutus three mysterious crater lakes attract both scientists and tourists to the island of Flores in Indonesias East Nusa Tenggara

5、 Province.One is emerald green(翡翠绿)，another dark red, and the third pitch black.Scientists say the lakes take on such colors because the volcanic gases met the lakes minerals centuries ago.【语篇解读】本文讲述的是世界上最值得参观的三个火山。1People who hike Mount Mayon can enjoy the following EXCEPT_.Aviews of the towns of t

6、he Albay ProvinceBviews of the Pacific OceanCviews of the Cagsawa RuinsDviews of Indonesias East Nusa Tenggaraprovince【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段提到“Those who hike the volcano are rewarded with views of the towns of the Albay Province and the Pacific Ocean.But even those who prefer the view from a distance have

7、historical good point at the Cagsawa Ruins, once an 18th Century Franciscan church that was destroyed by an 1814 eruption.”那些来这个火山远足的人们享受到阿尔拜省的城镇和太平洋的风景，看到卡格沙瓦废墟的风景，故没有提到D项。【答案】D2According to the text, Kilauea _.Ais an active volcanoBstopped erupting in 1983Cis the youngest volcano in the worldDforc

8、es thousands to flee in 2014【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到“while Kilauea is the youngest volcano in Hawaii and has been erupting continuously since 1983”可知Kilauea是最年轻的火山，自从1983年来不断的爆发，故选A项。【答案】A3The colors of Kelimutus three mysterious crater lakes are due to_.Awater pollutionBdifferent environmentCchemical re

9、actionDdifferent temperatures 【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“Scientists say the lakes take on such colors because the volcanic gases met the lakes minerals centuries ago.”科学家说湖水的这种颜色是因为气体会融化湖水中的矿物质，故选C项。【答案】CBIn October 2013, Davion Only made an appeal on the Internet.He had learned that his biological mother h

10、ad died not long before.“My name is Davion and Ive been in foster care (寄养照管) since I was born，” he said, “but Im not giving up hope.”The heartbreaking appeal spread quickly, and Onlys foster agency received calls from more than 10,000 people.Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a family.Bu

11、t after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder wouldbe brothers, the family changed their minds.Back in Florida, Only passed through four different temporary homes over the following year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption case worker, to make a special request.Only had known

12、Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated.“I always believed there was a better family than us out there，” Going said in an interview.But last July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going said something felt differen

13、t.“When he asked me, my heart felt this ache and I just knew he was my son，” she said.So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time with the rest of her familyher two daughters, Sydney, 21, and Carly 17, and a son Taylor, 14, who she also adopted out of foster care.Eventually, after seeing how w

14、ell the arrangement was working, Going, who had rented a bigger home, started adopting Only.Only moved in with her family last December.He officially joined Goings family on April 22, 2015 when the adoption papers went through.“Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the parent o

15、f all my children，” Going said.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个渴望有安定家庭的孤儿男孩Davion Only在网上发布请求信息，希望能有家庭收养自己并最后被善良的Connie收养的故事。4By making the appeal, Davion Only hoped that _.Aservice in his foster agency would improveBhis biological mother would come to himCa foster agency would accept himDhe would be adopted by a fami

16、ly【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知Davion Only在网上发布请求信息希望能有家庭收养自己。故选D。【答案】D5Davion Only didnt live with the family in Ohio because _.Ahe hated living with themBthey finally refused to accept himChe has received another invitationDhe often fought with his wouldbe brothers【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子“Only ended up travelling to Ohio