牛津高中模块四测试.docx

1、牛津高中模块四测试高一第二学期英语阶段测试 2016.6.1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷，满分100分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题，满分60分）第一部分：听力（共两节，20题，每题0.5分，满分10分）第二部分 单项选择（共10 小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. He _ the problem in another way but failed.A. managed to solve B. succeeded in solvingC. made an attempt to so

2、lve D. made an attempt to doing22. In our daily life, many people still have nothat a company might try to fool them into buying a product or service. A. comprehension B. contributionC. conclusion D. distinction23. about the virus that the lecture was quite beyond me. A. So little I knew B. Such lit

3、tle I knewC. Such little did I knew D. So little did I know24. Chairman Xi Jinping recommended traditional Chinese classicsin textbooks when visiting Beijing Normal University on the Eve of TeachersDay. A. must be kept B. must keepC. is kept D. be kept25.to train his daughter in English, he put up a

4、n ad like this in the paper, “, an English teacher for a ten-year-old girl. ”A. Determined; Wanted B. Determined; WantingC. Determine; Wanted D. Determining; Wanting26. Can you give me some advice about the design?I think it shouldto all ages and social groups. A. appear B. appeal C. suit D. fit27.

5、If this kind of swans isnt protected properly, they will. A. die down B. die outC. die from D. die of28.the assignment made his father lose his temper. A. The boys not having doneB. The boy not having doneC. The boys having not doneD. The boy having not done29. Having worked for as long as ten hours

6、, the young man lay on the ground, . A. tiredly and hungrily B. tired and hungerC. tired and hungry D. tiring and hungry30. Did you regret _ your opinion that we should stay at home on Sunday?A. to put up B. to put forward C. putting up D. putting forward第三部分：完型填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后

7、从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 “Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 31 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 32 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3

8、3 of someone who acts important and proud.Down-to-earth persons 34 be important members of society, of course. 35 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 36 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pri

9、de, often without cause, is 37 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 38 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.Americans 39 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a p

10、erson with a good 40 of reality. He 41 what is called “common sense”. He may have 42 , but he does not 43 them to block(阻挡) his knowledge of what is real.The opposite(相反的) kind of 44 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 45 is not in the real w

11、orld. 46 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words 47 a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very likely to have both 48 on-the ground. 49 we have both our feet on-the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act hon

12、estly and openly 50 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.31Apleasant Bsad Ccommon Dsurprising32Ameets Bwelcomes Creceives Daccepts33Acase Bkind Copposite Dexample34Amust Bmay Cshould Dwill35ABut BSo CFor DAnd36Awish Bexpect Chope Dconsider37Asaid Btold Casked Dmade38Asome

13、 Ba Cno Devery39Adiscover Bfind Cmake Duse40Aunderstanding Bwish Creason Dexpectation41Ademands Blacks Chas Dlikes42Afortunes Bdreams Cachievements Ddisadvantages43Aallow Btell Cmake Dask44Aidea Bpeople Cmind Dperson45Amind Blife Cbody Dhead46AAlways BTherefore CHowever DSometimes47Afrom Bin Cto Dwi

14、th48Ahands Bears Cfeet Deyes49AThough BSince CWhen DUnless50Atowards Bfor Cover Donto第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A51. How many days will the two jazz masters perform in Hong Kong?A. 2 days. B. 3 days. C. 4 days. D. 5 days.52. You can get a ticket except

15、that _.A. you go and buy one at the ticket office B. you book onlineC. you call and pay with your credit card D. you wait to get one for free53. Why will the two jazz masters perform in Hong Kong?A. Because they meet in there after not seeing each other for 40 years.B. Its for Hong Kong Arts Festiva

16、l.C. Because they cant live without music.D. It just happens that they two are performing there. BIn a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.About 180 meters below the ice where n

17、o light can get through, scientists had thought nothing much more than a few microbes (微生物) could exist.Thats why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp like creature came swimming by and

18、 then parked itself on the cameras cable. Scientists also pulled up a tentacle (触须) they believe came from a jellyfish.“We were operating on the presumption that nothings there.” Said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp youd enjoy having on your plate.”“We were just gaga (狂热的) o

19、ver it,” he said of the 7.5cm long, orange creature starring in their two minute video. Technically, its not a shrimp. Its a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is distantly related to the shrimp.The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh environments. And it has sc

20、ientists thinking that if shrimp like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places? What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter?Cynan Ellis Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating. He said it was p

21、ossible the creatures swam in from far away and dont live there permanently.But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. “The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means its unlikely th

22、at two creatures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small of an area,” she said.Yet scientist were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp cant, Kim

23、 said.“So how do they survive? Thats the key question.” Kim Sai.“Its pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.54. What does the underlined word “harsh” probably mean?A. cold B. loud C. cruel D. ugly55. According to Kim, the shrim

24、p like creature .A. swam great distances to Antarctic B. has always lived in the regionC. gradually evolved from shrimps D. has nothing in common with shrimps 56. The finding is significant in that .A. it marks NASAS first Antarctic biological studyB. it proves there is marine life in the AntarcticC

25、. it could inspire further study of life in harsh environmentsD. it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps57. Which of the following statements about the discovery is FALSE?A. Complex life usually lives on other forms of life.B. Scientists saw two creatures in the two minute v

26、ideo.C. It is possible for creatures to live 180 meters below the ice though there is no light.D. Scientists captured the shrimp like creature in a camera by drilling a hole through the ice.CBeijing Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the leadership of all countries to deepen their political will in dealin

27、g with climate change woes (灾难) as uncertainties mount (增长) in the months before the United Nations conference in Cancun, Mexico, at the end of this year.Wen made the remarks on Friday when he met with nearly 20 politicians, climate change and environmental ministers worldwide, who are in Beijing th

28、is weekend to attend an international forum on green economy and climate change.Based on the achievements made at the Copenhagen Summit last December, Wen urged the rich countries to further make clear their compulsory carbon reduction targets. “At the same time, we developing countries should make

29、clear our voluntary goal of slowing down climate change,” Wen said.Wen also urged the developed countries to transfer（转让）climate change friendly technologies to the developing countries, especially the poorest countries and island nations.During the meeting, Wen said China will redouble its efforts

30、in reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency during the coming years after it finishes its 2006-2010 goal of cutting energy consumption per unit of economic output by 20 percent.While praising China for its green efforts, former Australian Prime Minister Robert J. Lee Hawke asked Chi

31、na to share its experiences and lessons on energy savings and pollution reduction to the rest of the world to deal with global environmental woes and climate change.Wen responded: “China, together with the rest of the world, is willing to make its due contribution in coping with global warming and climate change.”At a banquet for the foreign guests on Friday night, former vice-premier Zeng Peiyan s