学年高中英语 Module 5 Great people and Great.docx

1、学年高中英语 Module 5 Great people and GreatModule 5 Great people and Great Invention of Ancient China第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AHave fun with stamp collecting.Join the Collectors Club today！If you enjoy learning all about stamps，then the Royal Mails Col

2、lectors Club is for you.Join the club and discover the fascinating world of stamps.There are over 70,000 members and it is one of the biggest clubs of its kind in the country.Become a member today and you will receive lots of wonderful stampcollecting goodies.A starter pack.And every two months.Coll

3、ectors Club magazineCollectors Corner supplement(赠刊)And every year.A new stamp calendarA set of album pagesJoin today！It wont cost you much to experience the fun of stamp collecting.Collectors Club Starter Pack：1.100 used stamps and hinges2.The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting3.The latest Collect

4、ors Club magazine (packed with news and views about stamps，quizzes and competitions，all in colour)4.Album pages5.Badge and stickers6.Membership card7.Royal Mail Stamp Calendar*Already Registered？Sign In Here！Learn MoreView a Flash Presentation about Our Club (3.51 MB)1.Which of the following is NOT

5、included in a starter pack?AOne hundred used stamps and hinges and a set of album pages.BThe Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and a badge and stickers.CThe latest Collectors Club magazine and a membership card.DA Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and a Collectors Corner supplement.答案D解析细节理解题。根据上栏17条可以得知D

6、项中的a Collectors Corner supplement未提及。2This advertisement is written for people who want to _.Amake money through stamp collectingBdevelop stamp collecting as a hobbyCget something free from the clubDfind out where the club is located答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一句“Have fun with stamp collecting.”可知答案为B项。3From the

7、advertisement we can learn _.ACollectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this countryBhow much you must pay to become a member of the clubCtoday is the last day for stamp collectors to join the clubDmembers may receive a set of album pages every month答案A解析细节理解题。根据“There are over 70,000 members an

8、d it is one of the biggest clubs of its kind in the country.”可知A项正确。4Where is this advertisement most probably found?AIn a newspaper. BOn a web page.CIn a magazine. DOn a TV program.答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章最后“Already Registered？Sign In Here！”可知B项正确。BThe most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find

9、ocean currents.When the position and direction of currents are known，ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course.Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents.He wondered why British ships needed a

10、 week or two longer than US ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean.Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of US ships.He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream.They used the current in every possible way.From his tal

11、ks with the captains，Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream.Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles.The map that he finally made is still used，with only a few changes，today.5Why are drifting bottles used?ATo determine the position of a ship.BTo find the direction of a current.C

12、To predict the direction of a ship.DTo carry message across the ocean.答案B解析细节理解题。从第一段第一句“The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents.”可知漂流瓶的用处。6What led Franklin to talk with US captains?AUS ships were longer than British ones.BBritish ships could sail the Atlantic fast

13、er than US ones.CUS ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.DUS captains knew more about maps.答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句“He wondered why British ships needed a week or two longer than US ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean.”可知C项为正确答案。7How did Franklin make the map?ABy travelli

14、ng across the Atlantic Ocean.BBy travelling across the Gulf.CAccording to the talks with US captains.DBy using sealed bottles.答案C解析细节理解题。从第二段第四句“From his talks with the captains，Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream.”可知C项为正确答案。8What did Franklin do to check his map?AHe compared his own map

15、with other maps.BHe asked US captains to help him.CHe put bottles in the sea to check his map.DHe sealed some bottles.答案C解析细节理解题。从第二段倒数第二句“Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles.”可知C项为正确答案。CJeanFrancois Millet (October 4,1814January 20,1875) was a French painter who was famous for his

16、 scenes of farmers.After his first painting，a portrait(肖像)，was accepted at the Salon of 1840，Millet returned to Cherbourg to begin a career as a portrait painter.However，the following year he married PaulineVirginie Ono，and they moved to Paris.After being refused at the Salon of 1843 and Paulines de

17、ath，Millet returned again to Cherbourg.In 1845 Millet moved to Le Harvre where he painted portraits for several months，before moving back to Paris.It was in Paris in the middle 1840s that Millet made friends with many famous artists who had great influences on him.Then he gradually revolutionized hi

18、s painting style and created his own one.The most famous painting of Millet is The Gleaners(拾穗者)，in which poor women and children are removing the bits of grain left in the fields following the harvest.A warm golden light suggests something holy in this daily scene where the struggle to survive take

19、s place.During his years of studies，Millet thought about how to best tell the sense of repetition and tiredness in the peasantsdaily lives.Lines traced over each womans back to the ground and then back up again and again which means their hard labor.Along the horizon，the setting sun outlines the far

20、m with its plentiful stacks of grain，in contrast to the large shadowy figures in the foreground(前景)The dark dresses of the gleaners cut strong forms against the golden field，giving each woman a noble strength.In 1857，he presented the painting The Gleaners to the Salon to an unfriendly public.9The pa

21、ssage mainly tells us _.Ahow Millet gained his fameBone of Millets paintings，The GleanersChow Millet became a portrait painterDMillets life experience and The Gleaners答案D解析主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知，本文主要叙述了Millet一生的经历和他的作品拾穗者，故选D。10What does the warm golden light in the painting imply?APoor women and children

22、are very hardworking.BPeople should go home and have a rest.CIt is a very nice day which promises a good harvest.DSomething related to religion deserves our respect.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“A warm golden light suggests something holy in this daily scene where the struggle to survive takes place.”可以推出故选D。11

23、It can be inferred from the passage that _.AMillet once left Paris but returned laterBMillets painting presents a happy countrysideCMillet can express his thought very easilyDThe public thought highly of The Gleaners at that time答案A解析推理判断题。根据“.they moved to Paris.”和“before moving back to Paris”可知选A。

24、12What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean?AA creative way of doing things.BNew hope for the future.CDoing the same thing many times.DDisappointment with the hard life.答案C解析词义猜测题。根据第三段中“Lines traced over each womans back to the ground and then back up again and again which means the

25、ir hard labor.”可以推知应选C。DHeres a moviea sharp，sugarrush of fun thats guaranteed to entertain the entire family.With some terrific computergenerated effects，a great cast and a funpacked storyline，Robots is the best animated film(动画片) since The Incredibles.Yep，it really is that good.Set in a world popu

26、lated by robots，Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom，a young robot who leaves his smalltown home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor.But after arriving in Robot City，his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratc

27、het (Greg Kinnear)Egged on by his controlling mum，Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent)，Ratchet plans to reduce half of Robot Citys citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare parts they need to survive.Instead，he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford.As he says，“W

28、hy be you when you can be new？”Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustiesincluding Robin Williams as the cowardly(胆小的) Fender (“Im made of a metal called Afraidium”)Rodney must track down the firms founder，Bigweld (Mel Brooks)，and convince him to save the city from Ratchets plans.The first th

29、ing thatll strike you about the movie is the thought thats gone into creating Robot City.Its a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including windup cars and walking streetlamps.Also terrific are the special effects.This might be an animated movie but at times youll catch yourself thinking its

30、really a liveaction film.Of course，there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline (see Shark Tale，for example)But Robots grips(扣人心弦) right from the start thanks to a heartwarming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores.My only complaints ar

31、e with Williams who，as usual，has a onein10 success rate with his jokes.Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesnt go anywhere.Complains aside，this is a mechanical marvel thatll have you bolted firmly to your seat.BEST QUOTE(引述)：Fender：“Even though you had a discouraging day，just remember theres another one coming tomorrow.”BEST BIT：Check out those amazing images.WORST BIT：Robin Williams character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine.IF YOU LIKED.Ice Age，Th