1、学年高中英语模块综合测评2北师大版必修4模块综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AOur plan was to drive into Cambridge,catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station,then to separate and meet again for lunch.We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19,but due to a typical London fog,the train had to move along so slowly that
2、 it was not until 10:30 that it got there.In spite of our late arrival,Joan,my wifes sister,decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping.It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadnt decided where we s
3、hould meet for lunch.Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket,this was indeed a problem.There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London,and try to find her there.Needless to say,we didnt find her.It was now one oclock,and the concert began at 2:30
4、.“Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,”suggested my wife hopefully.By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop,and the only way to get there was by underground railway.Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station shoul
5、d be.An hour later we were still trying to find it.Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog.With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.By now it was far too late even to try to get to the c
6、oncert hall before the performance began at 2:30,so we decided to return to Cambridge.It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey.Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train.Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten,opening the door to the sound of the te
7、lephone bell.It was Joan,she had seen the Crown Jewels,had managed to get another ticket for concert,and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night.Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.【语篇解读】本文介绍了作者一伙人到伦敦游
8、玩的故事。由于安排不当,导致当天的活动很是混乱。1Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brotherinlaw?AThey could not see each other because of the fog.BJoan had not seen Crown Jewels.CThey planned to do different things until lunch time.DThe writer didnt want to go to the concert.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“Our plan was to dr
9、ive into Cambridge,catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station,then to separate and meet again for lunch.”可知,他们分开的原因在于他们决定各自做自己的事情,然后中午午餐时相聚。故选项C正确。【答案】C2What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?AGo to the concert.BSee the Crown Jewels.CReturn to Cambridge.DGo shopping.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“Si
10、nce I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket,this was indeed a problem.”可知,作者计划去听音乐会。故答案选A。【答案】A3The reason why they didnt all meet for lunch was that _.Athey lost their way in the fogBthey forgot to make necessary arrangementCthey waited at different places and didnt meet each otherDthe
11、 couple couldnt find the underground station【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中“It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadnt decided where we should meet for lunch.”一句可知此前他们并没有做好安排。故导致午饭时没能聚到一起。答案B正确。【答案】B4Its quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been _.Aspi
12、lt by the fogBquite tiringCrather disappointingDvery enjoyable【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“It was Joan,she had seen the Crown Jewels,had managed to get another ticket for concert,and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night.”的描述可知Joan玩得很尽兴。故答案D正确。【答案】DB 【
13、导学号:20030044】(2016太原高一上第二次阶段测试)One of the best things you can do for your health is to drop a few pounds.Or maybe more than a few pounds.Being overweight increases your danger of heart disease,high blood pressure,cancer,the list seems almost endless.Youd better find several simple things you can do
14、on a daily basissuch as making rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more physical activities.After breakfast,make water your primary drink.At breakfast,go ahead and drink orange juice.But throughout the rest of the day,focus on water instead of juice or soda.The average American
15、consumes (消耗)an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks.Thats nearly 90,000 calories a year or 25 pounds! And research shows that neither the calories nor sugary drinks give you a sense of fullness the way that food does.People take only 2,000 to 3,000 steps a day.Adding 2,000 steps will help you
16、keep your present weight and stop gaining weight.Adding more than that will help you lose weight.Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals.A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours,they consumed almost 2
17、0 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast.【语篇解读】主要描述了作者在减肥方面的一些建议。5Where is the passage probably taken from?AA travelling diary.BA story book.CA science magazine.DAn English dictionary.【解析】推理判断题。文章主要描述减肥方面的建议。diary(日记),日记类文章会有明确的写作时间,并且描述当天的生活故事,属记叙类文章,故不可选。story book(故
18、事书),也属记叙类文章。dictionary(字典),其中主要涉及单词释义,不可选。排除后选取magazine(杂志),其中主要是生活类文章。【答案】C6Which of the following should be avoided if you want to lose weight?AEating more vegetables.BGetting more exercise.CHaving less sugary drinks.DHaving three large meals.【解析】细节理解题。由题干关键词“if you want to lose weight”根据文章第二段最后一句
19、可知,A、B、C均与答案句形成同义替换。由文章最后一段第一句可知,该句说道“一天吃五六次小餐或零食,而不是吃三顿大餐”,由此可知D与文章不符。【答案】D7What is the best title of the passage?AHealthy Eating HabitsBTips on Losing WeightCDaily Diet and CaloriesDExercise Stops Diseases【解析】主旨大意题。由首尾两段可知,本篇文章围绕减肥话题展开,故选B。A、B、C都属于减肥的细节信息,属于以偏概全错误。【答案】B8Which of the following is T
20、RUE according to the passage?ALots of diseases are related to being overweight.BThose who have a single breakfast eat less at lunch time.CTaking 4,000 to 5,000 steps a day can help you lose weight.DAn average American consumes 25 pounds of soft drinks a year.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句可知A项正确。根据文章最后一段最后一句,可
21、知饮食习惯可以减少卡路里的摄入,跟吃多少东西并无关系,故B项不可选。根据文章第四段,“4,000 to 5,000 steps will help you keep your present weight,”C选项为lose weight,故排除。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“Thats nearly 90,000 calories a yearor 25 pounds”,可知D选项省去了nearly,故无法形成同义替换。【答案】ACYou may know the English letters A,B and CBut do you know there are people called A
22、BC? You may like eating bananas.But did you know there is a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another Earth”? No.They are just Chinese people like you and me.ABC means AmericanBorn Chinese.An ABC is a Chinese,but was born in the United States.Sometimes,people call an ABC a “banana
23、 person”A banana is yellow outside and white inside.So,when a person is a banana,he or she is white insidethinking like a Westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a Chinese.Do you know why? Usually,ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language.Some of them dont speak Chinese.But if ABCs canno
24、t speak Chinese,can we still call them Chinese people? Yes,of course.They are Chinese.They are overseas (海外) Chinese.These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US,Canada or Singapore.But they have Chinese blood.Their parents,grandparents or even greatgrandparents were from China.Th
25、ey all have black eyes and black hair.But they are not Chinese citizens.They are not the people of the Peoples Republic of China.For example,we all know the famous scientistC.N.Yang(杨振宁)He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957.The Chinese love him,but he is an American citizen.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了“ABC”的概
26、念。ABC指的是在美国出生的中国人,即美籍华人。人们有时也叫他们“香蕉人”,因为他们有着黄色的皮肤,但却是用西方人的思维方式来思考问题。9“ABC” in this passage means “_”Athree English lettersBa kind of bananaCChinese born in AmericaDAmericans born in China【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的“ABC means AmericanBorn Chinese.An ABC is a Chinese,but was born in the United States.”可知,ABC的意思是
27、美籍华人,故选C。【答案】C10Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?AHe wants to tell us something about “ABC”BHe wants to show that Chinese are well respected in America.CHe wants to tell us some knowledge about the English language.DHe wants to introduce the American culture to us.【解析】写作意图题。根据第一段的“B
28、ut do you know there are people called ABC?”和第二段的“ABC means AmericanBorn Chinese”第四段的“But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese”第五段的“But they are not Chinese citizens”可知,作者向大家介绍了一些有关“ABC”的知识,故选A【答案】A11Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _.Atheir bodies are white inside but yellow
29、 outsideBthey think like Westerners but look like ChineseCthey were born in China but go to study in AmericaDthey like to eat bananas【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的“A banana is yellow outside and white inside.So,when a person is a banana,he or she is white inside.and yellow outside”可知,ABC也可以叫作“香蕉人”是因为香蕉外面是黄色的,而里面是
30、白色的,就像是美籍华人一样,他们有着黄色的皮肤,却用西方人的思维方式来思考,故选B。【答案】B12C.N.Yang is mentioned here to show that _.AAmerican Chinese are greatBwe love American ChineseCthe Chinese can win Nobel PrizesDAmerican Chinese are not Chinese citizens【解析】推理判断题。根据第五段的“But they are not Chinese citizens.”可知,ABC不是中国公民,为验证这一观点,作者举了杨振宁的例
31、子,根据“For example.but he is an American citizen”可知,杨振宁是美籍华人,故选D。【答案】DDA sure way to destroy your chances of learning how to write skillfully is to believe that writing is a “natural gift” rather than a learned skill.People with such an attitude think that they are the only ones for whom writing is un
32、bearably difficult.They feel that everyone else finds writing easy or at least tolerable.Such people often say,“Im not any good at writing” or “English was not one of my good subjects.” They imply that they simply do not have a talent for writing while others do.The result of this attitude is that these peopl
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