1、模块质量测评(五) Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines(时间：90 分钟 满分：110 分)第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的 A、B、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEco ReadingWe offer new, used and outofprint books, supplied by over 3,000 people from 50 countries. We ship your order directly to you. We also take
2、 in used books from schools, libraries, students anyone with old books and resell them at low prices. If you order on the Internet, you will get 20% off the cost of your entire order.Name Your MusicName Your Music carries personalized music CDs for kids. The songs have a lot of styles, and most of t
3、hem are familiar to your kids. Every song has a childs name and theyll be excited to hear their own name come up in the song. We also do several names on one CD, which is designed for a family with more than one kid.Fast FlowerIt was founded over 77 years ago. We are sure that your order will be fil
4、led and sent the same day by a local fast flower shop to your total satisfaction. All of our flowers are put in safe containers. We provide many types of gifts for every holiday. We have over 16,000 member shops throughout the US. With the largest flowersending network, we promise to fill your order
5、 within 24 hours.Down To Earth FunPersonalized toys can be found at Down To Earth Fun which is owned and run by a workathome mother. With over 90% of our toys made in the USA, we offer good service to those who are searching for safe toys. If you are looking for special, high quality toys for a chil
6、d, Down To Earth Fun is the place for you.语篇解读 本文主要介绍了满足顾客不同需求的特色商店。1If you buy books from Eco Reading, you can _.A. get to know a lot of teenage studentsB. make small savings by ordering onlineC. select textbooks in fifty languagesD. spend little time finding what you want答案与解析 B 根据对 Eco Reading 的介
7、绍“If you order on the Internet, you will get 20% off the cost of your entire order”可知，如果顾客在网上订购，就会得到百分之二十的折扣，故选 B 项。2In what way is Fast Flower different from the other three shops?A. It provides safe and beautiful products.B. It provides chances of replacing containers.C. It offers a quick doortodo
8、or service.D. It offers gift packaging on holidays.答案与解析 C 根据对 Fast Flower 的介绍可知，该店可以确保其鲜花和礼品在 24 小时内快速送达，这点是与其他三家商店所不同的地方，故选 C 项。3Both Name Your Music and Down To Earth Fun try to _.A. start a wellknown businessB. meet the needs of kidsC. work to save the earthD. help busy working moms答案与解析 B 根据 Na
9、me Your Music 和 Down To Earth Fun 这两家商店的介绍可判断，这两家都是为孩子们提供个性化服务的商店，故选 B 项。4The passage is most probably _.A. a survey paper B. a news reportC. a notice D. an advertisement答案与解析 D 根据文章的内容和语言特点可判断，这篇文章属于广告，是为了顾客了解商店的产品和服务，故选 D 项。BTheres an old lady who lives alone and has always wanted a parrot that ca
10、n talk. She goes to a pet store and buys a parrot that can talk. After she gets him a day or two he does indeed start to talk, but he swears (咒骂) loudly. The old lady is terrified, and she is ashamed of her birds dirty mouth. He uses rude language to anyone that comes to the door.One day while a nei
11、ghbor is visiting, the parrot starts to swear again. The old lady is very angry and she throws him into the freezer (冰柜 ) and closes the door.For the first few seconds there is some terrible noise. The bird kicks, jumps and moves violently. Then it suddenly gets very quiet.Afraid she may have really
12、 caused the bird an injury the old lady opens the freezer door. The bird calmly walks out of the freezer and jumps onto the ladys open hand and says, “Dear lady, Im awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you. I didnt truly realize the upset and embarrassment my language was causing you. Ill do my be
13、st to improve my vocabulary from now on.”The lady is shocked. She tells the bird he can have any treat that he wants.“Thank you, kind lady, but first may I ask you a question？”“Certainly， ” the lady replies. “What would you like to know, my beautiful bird？”The parrot looks around and whispers (低声说)
14、in her ear, “What did the chicken do？”语篇解读 一只脏话连篇的鹦鹉在主人一怒之下被关进冰柜后决心痛改前非，其态度转变之快，令女主人感到十分惊讶。5The old lady buys a parrot in order to _.A. keep strangers away from her houseB. please her neighbors and friendsC. make herself feel less lonelyD. study the language of birds答案与解析 C 根据第一段第一句话推出，这位老妇人是因为孤独才要买
15、鹦鹉。6The parrot changes his attitude completely because _.A. he is frightened at the sight of the frozen chickenB. he wants to stay together with the chickenC. he wants to enjoy freedom just like the chickenD. he is deeply moved by his owners kindness答案与解析 A 根据文章最后一句可推出，这只鹦鹉是因为看到了冰箱里被冷冻的鸡后非常害怕，才决定改过自
16、新。7Immediately after coming out of the freezer, the parrot _.A. thanks the lady for her generous treatB. begs the lady to help him out of troubleC. complains about the treatment he receivesD. makes an apology to his owner for his mistake答案与解析 D 根据第四段内容可知，这只鹦鹉从冰柜里出来后马上向主人诚恳地道歉。CThere are a large numb
17、er of wonderful brands (牌子) of kids toys available on the market. Alex Toys is one of the favorite brands of kids nowadays. To please the eyes of the kids, the products have been given wonderful designs. Whats more, they are very userfriendly and safe for kids.One of the favorite toys of this brand
18、is “Learn to Dress Monkey”. Kids can enjoy eleven activities with this set, which will actually improve their motor skills. “Learn to Dress Kitty” is another similar kind of item of this brand. This is specially meant for girls while the monkey is meant for boys.Another wellknown toy is “Friends 4 E
19、ver Bracelet Making Kit”. This is a wonderful gift for kids for Friendship Day. Kids can make friendship bracelets (手镯 ) for their friends. This lovely set is made to improve their communication skills. Moreover, they can learn to make crafts from an early age. So, certainly it will improve their cr
20、eative skills.“Squeezy Squeakies Soft Baby Alex Toys” are very popular. These colorful, soft and cutelooking toys are quite popular among children.The “Kids Watch” of this brand is also very popular. This is because it comes with seven bands meant for the seven days of the week. If your kids love va
21、riety (多样性), then you must get these watches for them. They are not fixed. Moreover, these watches are waterproof (防水的) 语篇解读 本文主要介绍了 Alex Toys 几种非常受欢迎的产品。8Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To examine the designs of kids toys.B. To give advice on how to choose kids toys.C. To teach kids how to play
22、 with Alex Toys.D. To introduce some toys of the Alex Toys brand.答案与解析 D 写作意图题。从第一段中的“There are a large number of wonderful brands of kids toys available on the market. Alex Toys is one of the favorite brands of kids nowadays”及全文的内容可知，本文主要介绍 Alex Toys 的几种非常受欢迎的产品。故选D 项。9Which toy provides eleven act
23、ivities for kids?A. Learn to Dress Monkey.B. Learn to Dress Kitty.C. Kids Watch.D. Squeezy Squeakies Soft Baby Alex Toys.答案与解析 A 细节理解题。从第二段中的“Kids can enjoy eleven activities with this set”可知，Learn to Dress Monkey 玩具提供了 11 种活动。故选 A 项。10 “Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit” can improve kids _.A. moto
24、r skills B. drawing abilityC. speaking ability D. creative skills答案与解析 D 细节理解题。从第三段中的“Moreover, they can learn to make crafts from an early age. So, certainly it will improve their creative skills”可知，Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit 玩具可以提高孩子的创造能力。故选 D 项。第二节(共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出
25、能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Overcome the Sense of FailureIn the modern society, failure can be made to feel like the worst thing that could have ever happened to a person. The fact is that failure is common. In this article, youll learn a little about how to overcome failure through having the ri
26、ght attitude.Expect mistakes. _11_ To expect life to be always smooth (顺利) is not practical. Failure helps to create balance in your life and presents an opportunity for personal growth. Accept the fact that things wont always go your way. Learn to love finding out that youre wrong about something.
27、Thats not failure; its the path to finding the right way._12_ Whatever youre feeling about a failure, keep cool. Look at it this way it wont make any difference to the result itself whether you blow your top or stay calm, but it will take a lot less energy if you choose the latter response. If youre
28、 really angry, channel these emotions to motivate yourself to start again._13_ Its not good to bottle up feelings, but you cant take out your anger on those around you for no good reason. Go for a run or a swim to give yourself space to think. Just do something to distract (使分散注意力 ) yourself from th
29、e strong feelings until you calm down._14_ Not only will your failure soon be yesterdays news, but if you think other people are judging you, it wont be long before theyre busy worrying about their own failures. After all, everyone is going to fail now and then. So does it really matter what others
30、think?Stop worrying, start laughing. The sun will come up again tomorrow. Things might be terrible for a little while but how will worrying help? Think back to a time when you worried a lot. _15_ Most likely not, apart from giving you more wrinkles (皱纹) and gray hair. The greatest thing you can do f
31、or yourself during failure is to use humor.A. Remain calm.B. Dont take your anger out on others.C. Lifes hard knocks are as common as lifes successes.D. Forget about how other people view you.E. Focus on trying again.F. Did it make any difference?G. It is a good thing to set out to do something that
32、 you know will fail.答案 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.F第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。One day you wake up, get ready and go to school. Before you _16_ it, the day passes. Then a week, a year, a decade, and soon, your _17_. But what did
33、you do with all that time? Or, more importantly, what didnt you do with all that time? Every life must be used _18_ and not thrown away.One day my teacher said, “Life is a _19_ of chess, and the other player is time.” From that moment, I knew I had to _20_ my life. Dont waste time. Time will not _21
34、_. You cannot buy it. It is one of those things in life you must really value (重视) You _22_ the world every day when you use time, so _23_ say an experience wasnt worth it. It all _24_. Either you helped someone with their housework or you just _25_ at someone. Youve changed the world by changing a
35、persons life.When you see an opportunity, _26_ it. You might not get it back. Never let an opportunity pass. And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every _27_ lies an opportunity.Remember, you dont get to _28_ how youre going to die or when. You can only decide how youre going to _29_
36、 now. You only have one life. Study as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to _30_ tomorrow. Dont just think of the _31_， but also think of your future.Love is _32_ to experience. Without love, humans would have no _33_ to live. If you do find that someone _34_， hold on to h
37、im/her forever and dont let go.Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life. Lives, like _35_， are spent. So, what are you buying with yours?16A. doubt B. spareC. spend D. know17A. weekend B. centuryC. lifetime D. month18A. wisely B. quicklyC. quietly D. proudly19A. color B. gameC. p
38、rice D. name20A. begin B. standC. enjoy D. devote21A. get up B. turn upC. give off D. come back22A. change B. visitC. rule D. shake23A. sometimes B. neverC. also D. often24A. matters B. dependsC. happens D. stays25A. got B. pointedC. smiled D. shouted26A. manage B. makeC. realize D. take27A. hope B.
39、 difficultyC. success D. place28A. choose B. understandC. accept D. report29A. listen B. liveC. suffer D. walk30A. stop B. riseC. arrive D. die31A. work B. giftC. present D. wish32A. great B. similarC. polite D. dangerous33A. time B. reasonC. way D. space34A. powerful B. richC. honest D. special35A.
40、 thought B. holidaysC. money D. knowledge答案与解析 语篇解读 时间如流水，一去不复返；生命犹如金钱，是让我们享受而不是让我们浪费的。只要我们好好珍惜它，就不会虚度一生。16D 每天当你醒来后，不经意(know)之间，一天就已经过去了。17C 与本空前几个名词构成并列：很快，一周、一年、十年就过去了。而一眨眼间。人的一生就结束了。18A 下文 wisely 有提示：每个人的一生都应该明智地度过而不应该虚度。19B 由本空后 chess 和 player 得出：生活就像一盘棋，与你下棋的另一个人就是时间。20C 下文 enjoy 有提示：听了老师的那句话后
41、，我明白我必须享受生活。21D 千万不要浪费时间，因为时间不会倒流(come back)。22A 本段末 change 有提示：每天，当你度过时间时，你就在改变着世界。23B 所以永远不要说某件事不值得做。24A 每一件事在我们的生命中都很重要。25C 无论你是帮助一个人做家务，还是给别人一个微笑，你都在通过改变一个人的生活进而去影响这个世界。26D 你在生活中只要碰到机遇，就应该毫不犹豫地抓住它。27B 根据本空前 hard 得出：如果一件事比较难做，那么你就要相信，在任何困难中都蕴含着机遇。28A 你要记住，一个人无法选择死亡的方式和时间。29B 但是，你能决定你的生活该如何度过。30D
42、只要活着，就应该做到学无止境；每天我们都要以生命即将结束的态度去珍惜每一分钟。31C 与本空后 future 构成对比：一个人不能只想着眼前，还要着眼于未来。32A 爱对于一个人的生活来说非常重要。33B 没有爱，生命就失去了存在的意义(reason)。34D 在生活中，只要你遇到一位中意的人，那么你就坚持下去，别放手，爱他/她一生。35C 由本空后 spent 以及下句 buying 推断：生命犹如金钱，是让我们享受而不是浪费的。第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。Barba
43、ra: Welcome to TV Talk. Today we are 36._ (delight) to meet our guest, Teddy Jones. Hi, Teddy.Teddy: Hi, Barbara.Barbara: Teddy, you play 37._ leading part in InnerCity Doctors, which has been the 38._ (success) TV show of all the shows this year. How do you like 39._？Teddy: Well, its great. 40._ I
44、first read the story, I knew I couldnt miss out on this special show.Barbara: Now these doctor stories are popular 41._ TV audiences.Teddy: Right. And the show 42._ (cover) some big topics. But we have a sad event. My character is a man 43._ gets cancer.Barbara: Oh, no. And just after he gets engage
45、d?Teddy: Yes. The man learns that life is very precious. It is 44._ (evidence) that he also learns something most people take for granted.Barbara: I can tell you 45._ the next season is also worth expecting.答案与解析 36delighted 所填词在句中作表语，且指人的心理感受，应用ed 形式的形容词，故填 delighted“高兴的 ”。37the 该空填 the，特指电影中的主角这一角
46、色。38most successful 由空格后面的 of all 可知，此处应该填的是形容词的最高级。39it 此处用来指代前面提到的 TV show，因此应该用 it。40When 这里用从属连词 when，引导时间状语从句。41with be popular with“受欢迎” 。42covers 此处讲的是 the show 的内容，是一种事实，所以应该用一般现在时的单数形式。43who/that 先行词是 a man，空格后面的从句中缺少主语，故用 who/that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 the man。44evident It is evident that .“很明显” 。4
47、5that 空格及后面的从句为 tell 的宾语从句；从句在结构和意义上均完整，故用 that 引导宾语从句。第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有 10 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第
48、11 处起)不计分。3必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。An old lady in an airplane had a blanket over her head and she did not want to take it up. The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in an airplane before, and I am frightening. I am going to keep this blanket over my head when we are back on the ground again.”Several minutes later, the captain come. He said “Madam, I am the captain of airplane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and something is going very well.” So she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked ou
