部编版高中英语 模块综合测评2 北师大版选修8.docx

1、部编版高中英语 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, M

2、ount 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 po

3、int at the Cagsawa Ruins, once an 18th Century Franciscan church that was destroyed by an 1814 eruption.Kilauea and Mauna Kea, HawaiiHawaiis 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 Haw

4、aii 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 Teng

5、gara 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

6、of the 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 h

7、ave 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 worldD

8、forces 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 environmentCchemica

9、l reactionDdifferent 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 moth

10、er had 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 famil

11、y.But 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 kn

12、own 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 diff

13、erent.“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 h

14、ow well 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 pare

15、nt of 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

16、family【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 travel

17、ling to Ohio to live with a family.But after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder wouldbe brothers, the family changed their minds.”可知俄亥俄州家庭在Only和自己家的儿子打架后，不想收养他了。故选B。【答案】B6What do we know from Paragraph 3?ADavion Only had fun living in different homes.BConnie Going had cared about D

18、avion Only for over ten years.CDavion Only had a strong desire to be adopted by Connie Going.DConnie Going believed she would give Davion Only what he wanted.【解析】推理判断题。文章第三段的句子“Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated.”可知 On

19、ly 每年都会问 Going 是否能收养他。故选C。【答案】C7After Davion Only joined Connie Goings family，_.AConnie Going bought a bigger houseBthe four kids often had physical fightsCConnie Going didnt regret her decisionDanother three kids were later adopted as well【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的句子“Today, I feel blessed and honored to hav

20、e been chosen to be the parent of all my children，Going said.”可知Connie 不后悔收养这个孩子，由此判断选C。【答案】CC Fifty years ago, the wellloved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed (嘘声)The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the direction of music

21、 and culture in the United States.The mid1960s were a time of great change.One such place of change was the world of folk music.Bob Dylan became a symbol of change when he moved from acoustic (原声的)to electric guitar. Rock music historian Elijah Wald has written a new book about the change.It is call

22、ed “Dylan Goes Electric.” “There was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records.And Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, all had huge, huge, huge numberone records.”And then this happened: The “British Invasi

23、on” introduced the world to the Beatles and grew a huge fan base for rock music.That worried many folk musicians, says Elijah Wald.They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue.However, a new Dylan sound came from the stage.Bob Dylan had gone electric, and the followers of folk music were not p

24、leased.“When Dylan went electric, I think one of the issues was the feeling thatwait a minute, hes gone over to the enemy.”Folk lovers had looked to Bob Dylan to save their movement from rock and roll.But, author Wald says Dylan felt differently about the music.“Dylan had always liked rock and roll

25、and Dylan didnt think of rock and roll as stupid music.”In fact, Dylan was a Beatles fan.He later said that from the first time he heard the Beatles he knew “they were pointing to the direction where music had to go.”Beyond the music, Dylans performance that night also marked a turn in American cult

26、ure.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述的是鲍勃迪伦是20世纪美国最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化。8How did the audience feel when Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival?AExcited. BUnsatisfied.CRespectful. DBored.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段提到“The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the direction of music and culture i

27、n the United States.”可知观众很不高兴，但他的表演改变了美国音乐文化的方向，故选B项。【答案】B9Which is TRUE about American music world in the early 1960s according to Elijah Wald?AGreat changes had taken place in folk music.BPeople had grown sincere love for rock music.CFolk music was once a huge mainstream pop trend.DBob Dylan was t

28、he best American musician at that time.【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段提到“There was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records.”可知在20世纪60年代，你会看到排行榜的前十名都是民歌，故选C项。【答案】C10What did folk musicians and followers expect Dylan to do?AChange folk m

29、usic for better.BRecover the glory of folk music.CIntroduce the world to the Beatles.DPlay rock and roll against the Beatles.【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段提到“They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue.”他们希望Bob Dylan能来拯救，故选B项。【答案】B11What will the author most probably talk about next?ADylans deep love for th

30、e Beatles rock and roll music.BDylans beliefs in the new direction music should go.CDylans music as a great contribution to American folk music.DDylans performance as a mark of a change in American culture.【解析】推理判断题。本文主要讲述的是鲍勃迪伦是20世纪美国最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化，故选D项。【答案】DDSome kinds of mental skill

31、s naturally decrease as people get older.Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills.A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland

32、 wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them.The people were part of the tenyear research project.They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called AC