高中英语 Module 2 DNAthe Secret of Life模块综合测评 外研版选修9.docx

1、高中英语 Module 2 DNAthe Secret of Life模块综合测评 外研版选修9Module 2 DNA-the Secret of Life (满分：120分；时间：100分钟).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016重庆市第一次适应性测试)Just a couple of hours ago，I was on the plane，ready to fly home from London.The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to takeoff

2、.I had my iPod in place and a new book to read.Then，over the loudspeaker came the pilots voice: “The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire.We regret that we must cancel this flight.”The passengers reactions that announcement led to were interesting.One man close to me began to argue w

3、ith a flight attendant.A couple in another row complained loudly.A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him.Yet some passengers responded differently.An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments.A teenager，rather than

4、 trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers，stopped to help a woman with a disability.The lady sitting next to me laughed and said：“ Hey，its not the end of the world，” before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them.The wisest among us have a remarkable abil

5、ity to maintain grounded when times get tough.No life is perfect；mine certainly isnt.We all must face challenges，both large and small.You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances. We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.Thats grace under

6、pressure.My seatmate was rightthings could have been so much worse.Anyway，I am sate.I have my health.I have two wonderful children.I have work I love and so much to be grateful for.Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，讲述了因为航班取消不同乘客的不同反应。1What caused the pass

7、engers different reactions?AThe loudspeaker.BThe delay of the flight.CThe ground crews fault.DThe pilots announcement.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“The passengers reactions that announcement led to were interesting”可知，取消航班的通知使人们有不同的反应。【答案】D2Who turned his anger on the seat?AThe teenager helping the disabled.B

8、The old man taking bags down.CThe man in a dark suit.DThe man close to the author.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的第四句“A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him”可知，把怒气发泄在座位上的那个穿黑色套装的人。【答案】C3What did the woman sitting next to the author do?AShe assisted a disabled woman.BShe made a phone

9、call to her family.CShe helped others carry their luggage.DShe told moving stories to her children.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的倒数第二句“The lady sitting next to me laughed and said：Hey，its not the end of the world，before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them”可知，答案为B。【答案】B4What can we learn

10、 from the story?AOur life is full of ups and downs.BIt is natural to be scared under pressure.CWe should help each other in times of difficulty.DWe should be positive and calm when life is hard.【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文大意及最后两段的内容可知，作者写本文的目的是告诉我们：当生活艰苦时，我们应该乐观、冷静。【答案】DBI have just started my job as an English t

11、eacher in the Parisian suburbs(郊区)I was surprised at how different the suburbs are.In the UK, traditionally, the suburbs are the richest part of a city but here, it is the complete opposite.The schools I teach in are located just outside Paris and are not as wealthy as the ones found in the centre o

12、f the city.However, the children that I teach are so eager to learn my language.What I can never forget is the enthusiasm (热情)that these children have about learning English.For my first lesson I brought some postcards and souvenirs to show the children what my hometown is like.They were so excited

13、about my postcard of my towns castle and my souvenir of the Welsh dragon.For us in the UK, a postcard of a castle is not necessarily an exciting thing, but for these children it represented reallife magic and mystery.One of the teachers told me that despite the fact that these children live four kil

14、ometres from Paris, some of them have never been there.I represented a chance for them to discover another world.I never realized，until my teaching in France，just how valuable education really is.For these children it represents an opportunity to do something different.It represents hope for their f

15、utures.I was truly inspired by the children in my first lessons.During my time in France, I hope that I can bring knowledge of English and help encourage their enthusiasm.【语篇解读】作者来到法国的郊区教英语，她意识到教育对于贫困的孩子们来说是多么重要。5What does the author do in the Parisian suburbs?AShe teaches French.BShe teaches Englis

16、h.CShe gathers information about Paris.DShe collects materials for her new book.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“I have just started my job as an English teacher in the Parisian suburbs.”可知，作者在巴黎郊区教英语。【答案】B6One thing in France that attracted the authors attention was that_.Athe suburbs are poorer than the centre of

17、a cityBpupils had never received postcards beforeCpupils liked reallife magic and mystery very muchDthe Parisian suburbs are richer than the British suburbs【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“In the UK，traditionally，the suburbs are the richest part of a city but here，it is the complete opposite.”可知，在英国，郊区是城市最富有的地方，但是巴黎

18、正相反。也就是说巴黎的市中心比郊区富有。【答案】A7What impressed the author most in France was_.Athe pupils attitude towards learning EnglishBthe pupils poor performance in EnglishCthe enthusiasm of the teachers thereDthe poverty of the suburban schools【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“.what I can never forget is the enthusiasm(热情) that the

19、se children have about learning English.”可知，作者最无法忘记的就是那里的孩子对学习英语的热情。【答案】A8What did the author realize after she taught in the Parisian suburbs?AThe enthusiasm of the pupils there.BThe differences between the pupils there.CThe difficulty in teaching the pupils there.DThe importance of education to th

20、e children there.【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，在法国教学之后作者才意识到教育是多么有价值。教育可以让那些郊区的孩子去做一些不同的事，教育给他们的未来带来了希望。由此可推知，在法国教学之后，作者意识到了教育对于郊区孩子的重要性。【答案】DCEunice Kennedy Shriver was a member of one of the most famous families in American politics.Though she never ran for office, she spent her life energetically working

21、 to improve the lives of people with developmental problems.Eunice Shriver was best known for creating the Special Olympics, an athletic event for people with mental disabilities.Her efforts changed the way the world thinks about the mentally disabled.Mrs.Shriver officially became involved in helpin

22、g people with developmental problems when she became the executive vicepresident of a family organization in 1957.The Joseph PKennedy Junior Foundation was created in 1946 to honor her oldest brother, who died fighting in World War .Under her guidance, the foundation turned its attention to studying

23、 the causes of mental disabilities.It also sought to improve the way society treats people with such disabilities.The foundation also started centers for the study of medical ethics(医德) at Harvard University and Georgetown University.Eunice Shriver and her family had a personal reason to be interest

24、ed in this issue.Her older sister, Rosemary Kennedy, was born mentally retarded(智力迟钝的)As Rosemary grew older, she became increasingly difficult to live with and supervise.When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain to improve her mental condition.But t

25、he operation left her completely disabled.Her family later sent her to a care center where she lived until her death in 2005.In the past, mental disability was generally treated as a shameful and hopeless disease.And, there were almost no community activities, resources or jobs for the mentally disa

26、bled.They were shut away with little respect and few civil rights.Eunice Shriver changed this.She showed the world that the mentally disabled could be useful citizens enjoying rich lives.【语篇解读】本文介绍了帮助残疾人立足社会，得到社会的认可和尊重的Eunice Kennedy Shriver，她发起、创立了残疾人运动会，并且还发起创立了脑残病因研究中心，为残疾人事业做出了巨大的贡献。9Eunice Shri

27、vers greatest contribution was_.Aorganizing the Special Olympics gamesBgiving her life to improving peoples livesCproviding chances to have sports for the disabledDhelping the mental disabilities learn knowledge【解析】从第二段的第一句话可以看出她的最大的贡献就是创造了残疾人运动会。【答案】C10Whats the main task of the Joseph PKennedy Jun

28、ior Foundation?Aorganizing the mental disabled to take part in various athletic eventsBdoing some research at the causes of mental disabilities and medical ethicsChelping people with mental problems to get more medical careDoffer more mental disabled to enter the medical centers at the two universit

29、ies【解析】细节理解题。从第四段的第一、三句话可以看出B项是正确的。【答案】B11From the passage we can learn_.AEunice Shriver improved the way the mental disabled were treatedBEunice Shriver created chances for the disabled to work equally with common peopleCEunice Shrivers oldest brother founded a family organizationDEunice Shriver be

30、gan helping the disabled when the Kennedy Junior Foundation was founded【解析】细节理解题。从第四段的第二句话“It also sought to improve the way society treats people with such disabilities.”可以判断出A项正确；B项文中没有提及这方面的内容；从第三段的最后一句话可知C项不正确；从第三段的第一句话可以判断D项不正确。【答案】AD(2016四川高考)A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the b

31、est choice for those wanting a good nights sleep.But now a study has found it really does help people nod offif it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin (褪黑激素)，which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study，

32、by researchers from Seoul，South Korea，involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk，which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin，were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime，according to the study published in The Jou