1、模块综合检测(一)(满分：120 分；时间：100 分钟).阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)AShakespeares Birthplace and ExhibitionHenley Street，StratforduponAvon Tel：01789 204016Shakespeares birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare.Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growin
2、g up in StratforduponAvon.The house has been exactly furnished，and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy.Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls， brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his fathers glove work
3、shop has been recreated.At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants，herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeares plays.The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeares life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him，as well as a copy of the first edition of his col
4、lected plays published in 1623.Limited disabled accessMany restaurants close to Shakespeares birthplaceTown center parkingGift shopsAllow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibitionAdult 6.70 Child 2.60 Family 15.00Summer Mid WinterJun.Aug. Apr.May Sep.Oct. Nov.Mar.Open Last Entry Open
5、 Last Entry Open Last EntryMondaySaturday 9 am 5：30 pm 10 am 5 pm 10 am 4 pmSunday 9： 30 am 6 pm 10 am 5：30 pm 10：30 am 4 pm【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了莎士比亚故居及相应的对外开放时间。1How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?A5.2. B13.4.C 15. D18.6.【解析】 细节理解题。结合题干可知，是一家人去参观莎士比亚故居，结合文章图表中
6、的“Family 15.00”可知，一家人去参观需要15。【答案】 C2What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?A4 pm. B5 pm.C5： 30 pm. D6 pm.【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章图表时间“Jun.Aug.”和对应的“MondaySaturday”并结合题干可知， 7 月的周五参观莎士比亚故居最迟的时间是下午 5 点 30 分。【答案】 C3What can we see in Shakespeares birthplace?AOld furniture.BAncient restaur
7、ants.CColored gloves.DShakespeares plays.【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句“The house has been exactly furnished，and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy”可知，在莎士比亚故居可以看到一些保留下来的旧家具，故选 A。【答案】 ABSalvador Dali (19041989)was one of th
8、e most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the
9、 best pieces，most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also LEnigme sans Fin from 1938，works on paper， objects，and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg an
10、d is met with the beginning，the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限) “From the infinity small to the infinity large，contraction and expansion coming in and
11、 out of focus： amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museumtheatre in Figueras， ”explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid，Spain， and with contributi
12、ons from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg，Florida.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心展览了萨尔瓦多 达利众多的艺术展品，以帮助人们了解萨尔瓦多达利的作品风格。4Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?AOptimistic. BProductive.CGenerous. DTraditional.【解析】 推理判断题。由第一段中的“The Pompidou C
13、entre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings and more.”可知，巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心的展览汇集了达利 200 多件油画、雕塑、绘画等作品，由此可以推断出他是一个多产的(productive) 艺术家。对于他的 “乐观” 、 “慷慨”和“传统” ，文中没有信息句支持。故选项 B 正确。【答案】
14、B5What is Dalis The Persistence of Memory considered to be?AOne of his masterworks.BA successful screen adaptation.CAn artistic creation for the stage.DOne of the best TV programmes.【解析】 细节理解题。由第一段中的“Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces，most importantly
15、 The Persistence of Memory.”可知， “The Persistence of Memory”是达利最优秀的作品之一，即杰作之一。”故选项 A 正确。根据第一段最后一句“.works on paper，objects ，and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showman qualities.”可知是其他作品与 stage，screen ，television programmes 有关，而不是 The
16、Persistence of Memory 这部作品，故排除 B、C、D 三项。【答案】 A6How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?ABy popularity.BBy importance.CBy size and shape.DBy time and subject.【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.”可知，达利的作品展览是按照时间和主题组
17、织的。对于按照“流行度” “重要性” “尺寸和形状”等这样的形式，文中并无信息支持。故选项 D 正确。【答案】 D7What does the word “contributions”in the last paragraph refer to?AArtworks. BProjects.CDonations. DDocuments.【解析】 词义猜测题。最后一段强调了对主要作品进行了精选(the fine selection of the major works)，又点明 contributions 来自其他机构，所以可推断出 contributions 应该属于 works 的范畴。故选项
18、A 正确。【答案】 ACAmanda Hockings parents divorced when she was young.Money was tight and there was no cable TV at home.“So I read a lot and took up writing as a child， ”she recalled.The first novel Dreams I Cant Remember was written when she was 17.She sent it to several publishers，from whom she got reje
19、ction letters.Yet she would not give up.She wrote one after another.By April,2010，she had written 17 unpublished novels.Having spent years fruitlessly trying to interest traditional publishers in her work， Amanda Hocking was penniless.To make matters worse，an exhibition about Jim Henson，the creator
20、of the Muppets，was coming to Chicago later that year，but she couldnt afford to make the trip!Then an idea occurred to her.She decided to upload one of her unpublished novels to Amazons online bookstore.There，people could download it to their ereaders for $0.99.She would surely make $300 needed for t
21、he desired journey to Chicago with six months.April 15,2010，Hocking made her book available to Kindle readers on Amazons website in order to raise the money for the Muppets trip.“I didnt have a lot of hope on it， ”she said.How wrong she was! Within a few days， she sold nine copies a day of My Blood
22、Approves.By May she had posted two further books in the series，Fate and Flutter，and sold 624 copies.In July she posted Switched.It brought in more than $6,000 that month alone，and in August she quit her day job as a career for disabled children.Over the past two years，Hocking has sold 1.5 million bo
23、oks and made $2.5 million all by herself.Not a single publishing house was in sight.Amanda Hocking did get to Chicago to see the Muppets.And along the way she helps to set off a revolution in global publishing.Now she is considered as a pioneer of the selfpublishing revolution，where direct contact b
24、etween author and reader is but a few clicks away.【语篇解读】 本文介绍了自我出版革命中的领军人物，美国网络作家、出版家 Amanda Hocking 女士。8How was her family when Amanda Hocking was a child?AWealthy. BTraditional.CPoor. DBig.【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Money was tight and there was no cable TV at home.”可知，小时候 Amanda Hocking 的家里很穷。【答案】 C9We
25、can infer that _.AAmanda Hockings friend paid for her trip to ChicagoBJim Henson helped Amanda Hocking a lot in writingCJim Henson helped Amanda Hocking publish her first novelDAmanda Hocking was a big fan of the Muppets【解析】 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句中的“She would surely make $300 needed for the desired journey
26、 to Chicago”可知，Amanda Hocking 会想尽办法凑足前往Chicago 看“ 木偶秀”展览的路费。由此可推知，Amanda Hocking 是“木偶秀”作者 Jim Henson 的粉丝。【答案】 D10Which of the following is the correct order of the events?aShe quit her day job as a career.bShe went on a trip to Chicago.cShe posted Fate and Flutter online.dShe posted Switched online.
27、eShe made My Blood Approves available to Kindle readers.Aa，b，c，d，e Bc，d，e，a，bCe，c ，d，a ，b De，c ，d，b，a【解析】 排列组合题。要求排列事件顺序，可采用“首尾定位法” 。根据文章第五段可知，第一个事件是 e；根据文章内容可知，最后一个事件是 b，故 C 项正确。【答案】 C11Which of the following is the best title?AAmanda Hocking，Pioneer of the Selfpublishing RevolutionBAmanda Hocking
28、，Leader of the Global Publishing IndustryCMy Blood Approves，Historic Novel in Publishing RevolutionDAmanda Hocking，Famous American Writer in Modern Literature【解析】 标题概括题。本文主要介绍了自我出版革命中的领军人物 Amanda Hocking，故 A 项最佳。【答案】 ADWhen Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, she rented
29、 a typewriter, put it on the kitchen table, and began typing each morning before the kids went to school. When the kids came home, she moved the typewriter and made them dinner. When they went to bed, she moved it back and typed some more. For two years, Debbie followed this routine. Supermom had be
30、come a struggling writer and she was loving every minute of it.One night, however, her husband, said to her, “Honey, Im sorry, but youre not bringing in any income. We cant do this anymore. We cant survive on just what I make.”That night, her heart was broken and her mind was too busy to let her sle
31、ep. She stared at the ceiling in their darkened bedroom. Debbie knewwith all of the responsibilities of keeping up a house and looking after four kidsthat working 40 hours a week would leave her no time to write.Seeing her despair, her husband woke up and asked, “Whats wrong？”“I really think I could
32、 have made it as a writer, I really do.”Wayne was silent for a long time, and then said, “All right, honey, go for it.”So Debbie returned to her dream and her typewriter on the kitchen table, pounding out page after page for another two years. Her family went without vacations, pinched pennies, and
33、wore handmedowns.But the sacrifice and the persistence finally paid off. After five years of struggling, Debbie sold her first book. Then another. And another. Until finally, today, Debbie has published more than 100 books, three of which have been sold for movies. Over 60 million copies are in prin
34、t, and she has millions of loyal fans.And Wayne? All that sacrifice in support of his wife paid off handsomely. He got to retire at age 50 and now spends his time building an airplane in the basement of their 7,000 squarefoot mansion.Debbies kids got a gift far more important than a few summer camps
35、. As adults, they realize what Debbie gave them was far more importantpermission and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了 Debbie Macomber 坚持不懈追逐自己的梦想，最后取得成功的故事。12As a mother of four kids, when did Debbie do her writing in the beginning?ABefore the kids went to school.BAfter all th
36、e kids went to bed.CAfter she finished some necessary housework.DBefore cooking meals every day.【解析】 事实细节题。根据第一段可知，在做完一些必做的家务后，她基本上把全部的时间都用到了写作上，故 C 项符合题意。其余选项内容片面。【答案】 C13Her husband asked her to give up writing because_.Ahe wanted her to do more housework rather than just writeBshe couldnt earn an
37、y money and it was hard for them to make ends meetChe wanted her to find a betterpaid job that interested herDhe thought keeping up a house was a wifes responsibility【解析】 事实细节题。根据第二段可知她的丈夫感到自己一个人挣钱实在难以应付家庭的开支，希望她能放弃写作，去挣钱分担家庭的负担，故 B 项符合题意。【答案】 B14Which of the following statements is TRUE according t
38、o the passage?ADebbie spent 40 hours in writing a week before she succeeded as a writer.BDebbies family often went out on vacations without her.CDebbies husband gave up his own job to support her writing.DDebbies success has brought her lots of money.【解析】 事实细节题。根据倒数第二、三段可知，Debbie 作为一个职业作家获得了巨大的成功，改善
39、了家人的生活条件，故 D 项符合文意。【答案】 D15We can infer from the last paragraph that_.AWayne doesnt benefit from her wifes successBDebbie has great influence on her childrens going after their dreamsCDebbies kids all realized their dreams as adultsDDebbie is a failure as a mother while she is a success as a writer【
40、解析】 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Debbie 支持鼓励她的孩子追求梦想，给了孩子们比野营更重要的礼物，Debbie 对她的孩子追求梦想有着极大的影响，故 B 项正确。【答案】 B.阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)_16_However，it is possible to prevent stress as well as reducing its effect when it cant be avoided.The following are ways to deal with stress._17_ Running，walking，playing tenn
41、is，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.You should make every effort to get enough rest and eat well.If you easily get angry and cant sleep well enough，or if youre not eating properly，it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations._18_Schedule
42、 time for both work and entertainment.Dont forget play can be just as important to your health as work._19_ Go windowshopping or work on a hobby.Allow yourself at least half an hour each day to do something you enjoy.Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that“theres so much to do，and
43、not enough time”Make a list of everything you have to do._20_ Remember: do one thing at a time，and check off each task as it is completed.AIf stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should see a doctor.BYoud better get into good living habits.CYou need a break from your daily routine to just r
44、elax and have fun.DIt is impossible to live completely free of stress.ESet out to do the most important task first.FTrying releasing the pressure through exercise is probably a good choice.GStress can influence peoples thoughts and feelings.【答案】 1620 DFACE.完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)There once w
45、as a poor and frustrated salesman complaining every day that there was no platform for him to display his ability and the fate was often pulling his legs.On Christmas Eve，every family_21_their house with lanterns and it was very_22_everywhere.But he was_23_in a park，drinking his Christmas day away，w
46、ithout new clothes，new shoes，_24_a new car and a new house.“Damn！I have to spend this Christmas day with these_25_shoes again， ”he_26_and began to take off the old shoes.Suddenly，he glanced at a young man in a_27_passing by him with his hands arduously_28_the wheels forward.It dawned on him that he
47、was so_29_to have shoes to wear_30_that man did not even have the chance.Afterwards，the salesman did anything_31_and cherished every opportunity to _32_himself.He worked hard and tried his best to make progress every day.Several years later， he eventually succeeded in_33_and became a millionaire.If
48、you look all around，youll find there are so many people who were born disabled but they are_34_in life and never complain about the_35_destiny(命运)They are also not to_36_others sympathy.Instead，they constantly_37_to make themselves stronger and better to serve the society.By contrast，we should feel_
49、38_.We are born healthy，but we are fed up with life.We always dissatisfy with our jobs and place the blame on our_39_.Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such frustrating state of life，_40_worse is that you even do not realize you have fallen into such an adventurous situation.【语篇解读】 本文讲述了一个失意的销售员从一个残疾人身上得到启迪，从而在事业上
