山西省大同市第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期模块考试(期中)英

2014-2015学年度第二学期 模块测试

高二英语

第I卷 共60分

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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。

A

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell. ”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?

Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead a simpler life.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day. Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying. 1. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. improvements of technology B. troubles with technology C. the importance of technology

D. major changes in technology

2. The writer quoted（引用）what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning to __________. A. tell us what life was like C. tell us a truth about life

B. make us wonder what life is D. point out some big problems

3. The family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house because they ___________. A. had trouble in their daily life

C. were tired of modern inventions

B. liked to live a simple life D. were curious about the life then

4. What do you think the underlined word “available” mean?

A. on hand B. on line C. able to use D. free to leave 5. According to the writer of the passage, we know that ___________. A. new inventions may bring people some trouble B. We would feel stressed without the new inventions C. new inventions have improved the quality of our lives D. People far away from noisy cities never seem to be happier

B Classified Ads

For direct classified service, call 800-0667 10 a.m.—4 p.m., Monday---Friday.

For Rent

Best on Campus

Excellent Room for girls, begins Jan., 2, 4, or 8 months lease. Single, $ 105. $125. Double, $ 140. Call 800-1932.

Family Home, 3 bedrooms, large yard. $ 275. Call 800-4300.

For Sale

Sheepskin Coat, men’s size 42, 1year old. $ 85. After 6 p.m. call 800-5224.

Moving: Must sell. Color TV 21, $ 150; transistor radio, $ 15; recorder, $ 25. Call 800-0739.

Help Wanted

Babysitter—My home

If you could find a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for 2 school- age children, please call 800-1111.

Lost

A black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. Will the finder please come to Class 3, Grade 1?

Found

A green jacket was left on the sports ground yesterday afternoon ( April 15th). Will the owner please ring 656-6688?

6. If you wanted to place an ad. , what number would you call? A. 800-0739 B. 800-1932

C. 800-0667

D. 800-5224

7. “ Classified Ads” may probably mean “____________”. A. ads about everyone’s life

B. ads giving information D. ads of different sorts

C. ads put on campus

8. If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at________. A. For Rent B. Help Wanted C. For Sale

D. Lost

9. If you want to get a used color TV and a radio, how much will you have to pay? A.＄190.

B. ＄150. C. ＄165.

D.＄175.

10. If you find a school card, you will put up a notice at_________. A. Found

B. Lost

C. Help Wanted C

There is no doubt that teens today are extremely busy. Homework piles up and extra-curricular (课外的) activities are time-consuming. Often, teens have to take part in a sport or activity after school, and they are up until 10:00 or later doing homework. Getting teenagers involved in volunteer opportunities can give them a sense of accomplishment that is not connected with sports or school.

Teenagers are often in their own little world. Helping them get involved in volunteering opportunities is the perfect way for them to open up that world and give their time to a good cause.

D. For Sale

The key to getting teens involved in volunteer work is to find an opportunity that will fit into their schedule and find something that interests them. Also, keep it close to home. If they have to travel a long distance to volunteer, it’s less likely to be accomplished.

My son has helped with the local library’s reading program for two summers. It is close to home and the schedule is very elastic. We go in and choose days that work with his schedule and he volunteers for about 2 hours at a time. He is responsible for helping kids get signed up for the summer reading program and helping them record the hours they read. It is only a one-week time commitment, but it is very rewarding.

When teens volunteer they often see that there are others more needy than themselves. They also learn time management. Your teen will become a more rounded, less self-centred individual.

Colleges see thousands of students applying for admission every year. If your teen has shown the devotion to volunteer in the community, it can give him the advantage for college admission or scholarship opportunities. So, volunteering is good for their present and their future! 11. What can be the best title for the text? A. Heavy loads faced by teens toad C. Volunteering experience

B. Requirements of volunteering D. Beneficial volunteering for teens

12. To find a voluntary opportunity, you should mainly consider____________. A. whether it can improve your grades

C. whether you have a sense of accomplishment 13. The author of the text probably .

A. supports his son in volunteering

B. tries to limit his son’s volunteering time C. never thought his son would volunteer D. is concerned about his son’s learning

14. The underlined word “elastic” in the fourth paragraph can be best replaced by “ ”. A. independent

B. flexible

C. precious

D. tight

B. whether you are responsible D. whether it can suit your interest

15. We can infer from the last paragraph that . A. volunteering can help a teen stand out as an excellent student B. scholarship opportunities are only offered to excellent students C. colleges show more preference for students with volunteering experiences

D. one can’t become an excellent student without volunteering experience 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能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ways to avoid crowds when traveling

●Book tickets in advance

Purchase tickets online before you leave home. 16 . Smart travelers can also avoid the queue when visiting abroad—the London Eye, Britain’s Houses of Parliament, Italy’s Vatican Museums, and Paris’s Louvre. It can help you keep your cool with online ticket sales. Buy early and avoid the stress of the waiting time.

● 17

If you forgot to purchase tickets beforehand, do the next best thing and show up early. There are fewer travelers in the morning when an attraction opens its doors for the day. This plan is especially useful for tourist sites that are overrun with people by midday. Some seasoned travelers prefer to do the opposite and show up late in the day, or around dinnertime. 18 .

●Talk to people

It’s the job of the doorman in your hotel or the clerk in the tourist office to know their city’s attractions inside and out. Have a friendly chat with these experts to get their advice on the best tome to visit popular sites. 19 . It’s also extremely helpful to talk to locals, taxi drivers and even fellow travelers. Often they’ll know the secrets of touring in demand places when they’re not teaming with people.

●Adjust your mealtime

20 . And if you meet theatre fans unexpectedly in New York, London or Toronto, the queue for a meal can stretch(延伸) past an hour. Eat a bit early or a little later, and you’ll beat both the crowds and your hunger.

A. Arrive early or late B. Avoid school holidays

C. Both strategies can help you escape the crowd D. Remember to ask when they would do it in person

E. You’ll experience the country’s culture like a local, not a tourist

F. If so, you can skip the crowds and the endless lines at your destination G. Popular restaurants will always have a long wait at usual dinnertime.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

God’s Coffee

A group of class friends, highly established（有成就）in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 21 into complaints（抱怨）about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 22 with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 23 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 24 looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to 25 themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee 26 , the professor said “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were 27 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 28 for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the 29 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 30 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it 31 hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you 32 went for the best cups. And then you began 33 each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the 34 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and 35 life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor 36 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 37 to enjoy the coffee God has 38 for us. God brews（煮）the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just 39 the best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak 40 . Leave the rest to God. 21. A. devoted 22. A. fetched 23. A. pans 24. A. clean

B. exchanged C. turned B. returned

C. brought

D. thought D. took D. cups D. fine

B. bottles C. bowls B. plain

C. ugly

25. A. help 26. A. in thought 27. A. taken up 28. A. wise

B. devote C. take B. in cup B. given away

C. in hand C. cut out

D. pick D. in mouthful D. left away D. normal D. resource

B. important C. necessary

29. A. explanation B. reason C. cause

30. A. adapts B. reduces C. adjusts D. adds 31. A. even B. ever 32. A. bravely

B. intentionally

C. never

D. still

C. cheerfully D. carefully

D. looking D. wine D. make D. change D. try D. bought D. make D. loudly

33. A. exchanging B. guiding C. glancing

34. A. tea B. water C. coffee 35. A. include 36. A. worsen

B. contain C. live B. beat

C. rise C. wish

37. A. succeed B. fail

38. A. sold B. gave C. provided 39. A. keep 40. A. kindly

B. say C. do B. clearly

C. secretly

第II卷 共40分

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

根据句意在每句话的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。 41. When I hear ________ idiom that I don’t understand, I can ask my host family for help. 42. Jane, the disabled runner, is proud _______ (break) a record by running two laps.

43. Then Old Tom was off and back to the hunt ________ the other killers were still attacking the whale.

44. Though the manager is very busy, he still sets __________ an hour to read every day. 45. We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal ______(throw) itself out of the

water.

46. There has been no rain for such a long time that the water in the pond has dried _______. 47. Tom hurried to the lecture hall, only ____________ (tell) the president’s speech had been canceled.

48. I had wanted to clean out the basement in his _______ (absent), but unfortunately I didn’t have

time.

49. It seemed the sea lion didn’t mind __________ (photograph) with the tourists after all. 50. The first thing I became aware _______ was all the vivid colours surrounding me. 51. I know you _________(die) to hear all about my life here, so I’ve included some photos. 52. Mike’s coffee shop on Baker Street, _____ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business. 53. I am too ________ (occupation) with my own essay for this seminar to help you with yours. 54. We should learn to share and try to help those most in _________.

55. We were delayed at the airport. ___________ we would have been here by lunch time.

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分25分

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。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11处起）不计分。

Early this morning we were waiting eager at the school gate for two American guest, who were from a university in New York．All of them were going to give us a lecture．At half past seven，Mr. Jackson，along his assistant，arrived．As soon as their car stopped，we all went up and say hello to them．Then followed our headmaster，they came to the lecture room there they gave us a lecture on “American Culture” or another one on “American Senior High School”．They spoke slowly and clearly，so we could understand most of the lectures．The lectures had interested us a lot and after that we had free talk with them． 第二节 书面表达（满分15分）

中美中学生交流项目安排一批美国中学生来你校一周体验中国文化，在网上挑选适合住宿的家庭（host family）。假如你是李华，愿意接受一位美国学生入住你家，请用英语给项目美方负责人写一封邮件。说明你的家庭和住宿条件，你本人的优势以及你帮助美国中学生体验中国文化的打算。

要求：1.父母赞成；有单独房间；2. 本人开朗，英语好；3. 带他去旅游，教他做中国菜； 注意：1．可适当增加细节，已使行文连贯；2．词数：100左右；3. 开头和结尾已给出不计

入总词数； Dear Sir,

I am writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the host families for the American students. Looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours, Lihua

2014-2015学年度第二学期 模块测试

高二英语 答案

1-5 BCDAA 6-10 CDBCA 11-15 DDABC 16-20 FACDG 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 CADCD 31-35 ABACB 36-40 DBCDA

41. an; 42, to have broken; 43. where; 44. aside; 45, throwing; 46. up; 47. to be told; 48. absence; 49. being photographed; 50. of; 51. are dying; 52. which; 53. occupied; 54. need; 55. Otherwise 改错：

Early this morning we were waiting eager at the school gate for two American guest, who eagerly guests were from a university in New York．All of them were going to give us a lecture．At half past Both

seven，Mr. Jackson，along∧ his assistant，arrived．As soon as their car stopped，we all went with

up and say hello to them．Then followed our headmaster，they came to the lecture room there said following where they gave us a lecture on “American Culture” or another one on “American Senior High and

School”．They spoke slowly and clearly，so we could understand most of the lectures．The

lectures had interested us a lot and after that we had ∧free talk with them．

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书面表达 One possible version: Dear Sir,

I am writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the host families for the American students.

My parents are in favor of my idea that I host an American student. We live in a beautiful community. Luckily, we have extra room for guests so that they can have private living space, I am a student of Xinhua High School, open-minded and enthusiastic. What’s more, I’m quite good

at languages and we can communicate well in English.

If an American student stays with us, I’ll be a good guide to some local places of interests which are famous in our area. Besides, my parents and will help her to make Chinese meals, such as jiaozi, noodles, and other foods.

We have the confidence to make the American students fell at home and have some sweet memories.

Looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours, Lihua

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