外研版高中英语必修5 Module 4Carnival 单元质量检测四.docx

1、外研版高中英语必修5 Module 4 Carnival 单元质量检测四Module 4 单元质量检测（四）选择题部分.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEver want to peek at a celebritys gift list? For the curious and those in need of a few holiday ideas, we tracked down some people. Their answers might surprise you.Martin DahindenS

2、WISS AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATESTO GIVE: I like things to be practical and well thoughtout. I would say that is typically Swiss. I would gift someone a Swiss Army Knife, a useful gift in many ways. Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Pocket Knife,$17.13. Victorinox Swiss Army EvoWood 17 Swiss Army Kni

3、fe,$54.97. amazon. com.Sylvia ColellaFOUNDER OF FASHION AND LIFESTYLE BLOG SIMPLY SYLVIATO GIVE: One thing that keeps me motivated is greatlooking workout or athletic wear, so I enjoy gifting pieces from my favorite brands, like Michi, Alo Yoga and Spiritual Gangster. Koral Lustrous Legging,$ 95. Mi

4、chi Bionic Bra,$95.Melissa HoRENWICK GALLERY CURATOR OF 20THCENTURY ARTTO GIVE: I would give this book to any Washingtonian who was foolish enough to miss the extraordinary Robert Irwin exhibition at the Hirshhorn this summer. The magic of Irwins phenomenological art is difficult to convey in either

5、 photographs or words, yet Hankinss prose makes the story of his breakthrough years both accessible and enjoyable. Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change by Evelyn C. Hankins,$35.90. amazon. com.Kwame AlexanderPOET AND NEWBERYWINNING AUTHOR OF“THE CROSSOVER”TO GIVE: A childrens book gift basket wit

6、h some of my favorites: Zoe in Wonderland by Brenda Woods, anything by Mo Willems, Debbie Levy and Vanessa BrantleyNewtons We Shall Overcome, and this really cool novel called The Crossover. I Dissent,$14.10. We Shall Overcome,$15.65. Zoe in Wonderland,$14.21. The Crossover,$10.36. amazon. com.语篇解读：

7、本文是应用文。假日礼物该选什么？看看这些人的回答。1Who may be a huge fitness enthusiast?AMelissa Ho. BSylvia Colella.CMartin Dahinden. DKwame Alexander.解析：选B细节理解题。根据Sylvia Colella部分中的“One thing that keeps me motivated is greatlooking workout or athletic wear”可知选B项。2How much should you pay at least if you buy a Swiss Army Kn

8、ife and Hankinss book?A35.90. B53.03.C54.97. D90.87.解析：选B细节理解题。根据Martin Dahinden部分中的“Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Pocket Knife,$ 17.13”以及Melissa Ho部分中的“Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change by Evelyn C. Hankins,$ 35.90”可知选B项。3Which of the following is the most suitable for kids?AWe Shall Overcome

9、.BKoral Lustrous Legging.CRobert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change.DVictorinox Swiss Army EvoWood 17 Swiss Army Knife.解析：选A细节理解题。根据Kwame Alexander部分中的“A childrens book gift basket with some of my favorites .We Shall Overcome”可知选A项。BRaise your head on August 28 and gaze at the stars, and you will find

10、 something romantic going on in the sky.Valentines Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 28 this year.That is, on Monday evening, Niulang and Zhin， the cowherd and the weaver maid, will meet on a bridge of magpies (喜鹊) across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will r

11、emind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form the bridge in the heavens with their wings.The legend has been handed down for more than 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256420 AD). Poets

12、composed hundreds of poems on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story.The Chinese people believe that the star Vega (织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhin and, at the constellation of Aquila, on the western side of the Milky Way, Niulang waits for his wife.Compared with love sto

13、ries in Western legends, the story of Niulang and Zhin seems not as intense (激烈的) or passionate. Love doesnt kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart.It is faith and emotional connection instead of

14、physical attraction and desire that are emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folk tales about love.Unlike St. Valentines Day in Western countries, there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers or kisses. Instead, the girls in China prepare fruits, melons and incense

15、 (香) as offerings to Zhin， hoping to get high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhin and Niulang are talking

16、about.语篇解读：七夕坐看牵牛织女星是民间的习俗。相传，每年的这个夜晚是织女与牛郎在鹊桥相会的日子，所以七月初七也被称为中国的“情人节”。4Which of the following statements is NOT true?ANiulang and Zhin lived in the Jin Dynasty.BVega is on the east of the Milky Way.CThe constellation of Aquila is on the western side of the Milky Way.DAncient artists created many works to tell this love story of Niu