2014-2015年选修6-Module-1-Small-Talk语篇提能练习题及答案解析模块质量测评1.doc

模块质量测评一(Module 1)(时间：90分钟满分：120分)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。AI sat in the armchair in the backyard，hoping for peace of mind. Earlier that morning I accepted a job transfer(调动) from our small town in pennsylvania to Orlando, Florida. My husband，Frank，and I felt it was the right decision. Our children have grown up and moved away from home，so we were ready for a change. But now I wasnt so sure. We would leave our friends，our church and our whole lives. Frank would be unemployed until he found a job there. We had to sell our house and find a new one! What had we got ourselves into?Then I fell asleep. In my dream，a name flashed before my eyes like a colourful light sign: Mary Clauser. I woke up suddenly. Mary and her husband, Lee，were our friends，who lived in an apartment in a neighbouring town. They visited us once years before. Still, I couldnt ignore what Id seen.I called her. “Hi，Mary! I want to let you know that were moving to Florida，” I said. Mary asked, “Does that mean youre selling your house？” “Yes.” “Great! Can I stop by tonight？” she asked. “Of course，” I said.Mary arrived that night and I showed her around. “Our home was originally built for a wounded soldier，” I told her. “It has wide doors and even a heated garage.” “I remember.” Mary said. Then she explained that Lee had become ill. He could no longer climb the stairs to their apartment and they needed a new place to live as soon as possible. Mary said, “I never told you that Lee grew up in this neighbourhood. His parents live less than a mile away，so theyd be able to help him when I am not in.”We had our buyer. And I had peace of mind.1We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. the authors husband has found a new jobBthe author wanted to leave immediatelyCthe authors husband has leftDthe author felt very worried2The author thought of Mary Clauser when she _.Awas in her bedBwas in the backyardCthought about the pastDreceived the call3Mary Clauser decided to buy the authors house because _.Athe house met her needsBit was not very expensiveCit was convenient for Lee to look after his parentsDLees parents wheelchair could be let in very easily答案与解析：作者因为工作调动，不得不出售她的房子。最终作者决定把房子卖给她的朋友Mary。1解析：根据第一段中的I sat in the armchair in the backyard, hoping for peace of mind以及后文提到的种种困难可知，作者感到很担忧。答案：D2解析：从第一段可知作者躺在后院的扶手椅上，第二段说到她坐在扶手椅迷迷糊糊地睡着了。在睡梦中，Mary这个名字闪现在作者眼前，所以作者想到Mary时正在后院。答案：B3解析：根据第四段中的Our home was originally built for a wounded soldier和He could no longer climb the stairs to their apartment及His parents live less than a mile away, so theyd be able to help him when I am not in可知，这所房子符合Mary的要求。答案：AB(2013河南信阳高二检测)In many cultures white is often associated with something positive. A whitecollar job, for instance, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain but not with your hands.White has a clean and pure image. That is why doctors, dentists and nurses usually wear white uniforms. Babies are dressed in white at baptisms(洗礼) and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings. White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity. Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good. “Whitewash” is one such expression. At first, “whitewash” meant painting over something with white paint to make it look better. However, it means something different today: hiding or covering up mistakes or failures.A “white elephant” is another example of white used in a negative way. In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep. The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin. Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it. Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless and unwanted. In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”4The text is mainly about _.Athe meanings of white in English cultureBthe history of some English idiomsCsome interesting customs in English cultureDsome useful English words and expressions5Which expression has a historical background?AWhitewash.BWhitecollar.CWhite elephant. DWhite elephant sale.6From the text we can learn that _.Aa white elephant sale is useful to the poorBthe white color is important in our daily lifeCa whitecollar job used to be easy to getDexpressions with white have different meanings7The author develops the text mainly by _.Aanalyzing its cause and effectBproviding typical examplesCcomparing different ideasDfollowing the time order答案与解析：4解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍白色在英语文化中的意义。本文是说明文，每段的第一句是主题句，将其综合在一起可以知道本文的主题：白色在英语文化中的含义。答案：A5解析：细节理解题。本题题干中的historical background是关键词；最后一段第二句中的ancient一词暗示了答案出处。答案：C6解析：推理判断题。结合本文中的短语可知它们的含义是不同的。本题就white和相关的短语设题，因此将文中出现的短语进行比较，即可得出答案。答案：D7解析：写作方法题。本文通过举例子说明了white在英语文化中的含义以及含有white的短语的意思。本题题干中develops the text暗示本题考查写作方法。文中列举的含有white的短语表明了写作方法。答案：BCI arrived at my mothers home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this？” I asked.“Oh？” Mom said, “Thats Mamas quilt.”I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.“Grandmother made this？” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didnt look like any of the quilts she had made.“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes，” she said. “Im still working on it. See, this is what Ive done so far.”I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the centre of the quilt, she had stitched(缝)a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didnt get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”“Oh, this is so nice, Mom，” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmothers quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.8Why did the author go to her mothers home?ATo see her mothers quilts.BTo help prepare for a show.CTo get together for the family dinner.DTo discuss her grandmothers life.9The author was surprised because_.Athe quilt looked very strangeBher grandmother liked the quiltCthe quilt was the best she had seenDher mother had made some changes10The underlined word “crooked”in the passage most probably means_.Aunfinished BbrokenCbent Dunusual11Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AA Quilt Show BMothers HomeCA Monday Dinner DGrandmothers Quilt答案与解析：8解析：细节判断题。从文章第一段第一句可知答案。答案：C9解析：细节理解题。从第三段和第四段可以看出作者惊讶的原因。答案：A10解析：词义猜测题。文章第六段又出现这个词，从“She had made straight a crooked line.”可以看出crooked是“弯曲的”意思。答案：C11解析：主旨大意题。文章主要围绕作者回母亲家吃饭发现外祖母做的最后一床被子展开，所以选D项。答案：DDToday many people want adventure when they go on holiday; they want a challenge and excitement. But there are other more important elements (元素；因素) they look for in their holiday. The main one is that they want to have a sense of achievement from their holiday. That is why growing numbers of todays holidaymakers are turning to ecotourism.Travelers who choose ecotourism can contribute to the environment rather than destroy it; and there are more and more projects to choose from. In Antigua (安提瓜), guests help the endangered loggerhead turtles (海龟) by covering up their tracks against predators (天敌). In Boston, USA visitors work with the Museum of Science to create a Science Park. In Egypt, ecotourists join in a “Green Program” for planting trees, bushes and flowers.The most selfless ecotourism projects can be found in England. One organization offers tourists ecowork from 9: 00 a. m. to 5 : 00 pm. and warns them that, although the work is very rewarding, it can also be demanding! Holidaymakers choose from many different types of holiday: archaeological construction (repairing and rebuilding stone walls), outdoor conservation work and so on. Those who are lucky enough to find a place on holiday are involved in productive projects, such as clearing paths, preserving plants. Sometimes the work is heavy, like cutting down weeds and rebuilding stone walls. Its rewarding, though! One visitor was challenged to provide a stream crossing, to connect pathways on both sides. After several days hard effort and determination from her and the rest of the group, there was a footbridge in place which they were able to cross. At the end of a weeks holiday, they all stood on the bridge to have their photo taken above the stream. It was a great achievement, a break from the usual 95 routine, and a_big_“plus” for the environment. 12. According to the writer, what do people want during their adventure?A. enjoyment B. relaxationC. protection D. achievement 13. From the third paragraph we can learn that_.Apeople can be offered a job on their ecotourB. people who are offered ecowork are paid by the hourC. people feel it rewarding to join in ecotourism projectsD. people can find interesting ecotourism project only in England14. The underlined phrase “a big plus” means_.A. a great contribution B. great progressC. one great step D. a pleasant thing15. The following projects belong to ecotourism EXCEPT_.A. to build a little wood bridge which is convenient for touristsB. to help rebuild the damaged wallsC. to make some signs telling tourists how to protect animals and environmentD. to take a stone or a rare plant away as a reminder答案与解析：12解析：细节判断题。从文中第一段中“The main one is that they want to have a sense of achievement from their holiday.”可知，人们想要在旅游中有所作为，对环境做出些什么。答案：D13解析：细节判断题。从第三段文字“Sometimes the work is heavy，.Its rewarding，though！”可知答案。答案：C14解析：词义猜测题。从文章第三段可知，人们在旅游过程中经常会做一些有利于环保或与自然界或游人有益的事情，并且事例中讲述人们自己动手做了一个footbridge，并认为这是一个大的成果，因此选A。答案：A15解析：细节判断题。答案：D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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Good studentteacher relationships result from the choices that are made even before school, and how those choices are carried out on a daily basis. Here are a few tips to make this process easier for both parties._16_For the teacher, this means that they need to look at each student from the perspective(角度) of what that student could learn, rather than what that student learned last week or last year. For the student, this means that they need to enter the classroom every day with the willingness to trust the teacher to help them understand. _17_ Every school day there are new opportunities to learn new information or to understand subjects that might have been difficult in the past._18_This is not to say that you have to “buy” the affections(关爱) of the student or the teacher，but you can give the gift of a smile，the gift of attention in class，or the gift of eye contact. Giving this type of gift always helps to build strong relationships.Demand the best._19_ We can trust friends to keep us responsible and when developing good studentteacher relationships，the same principle of trust applies. Setting high expectations always pushes us to be our best，and when both the student and the teacher are pushing the other for more depth, more wisdom(智慧), more insight(洞察力), etc，then both the student and the teacher will give more.To develop a good studentteacher relationship，both the student and the teacher must be willing to decide to do these things daily. Each day，they must be willing to try again and work on the relationship. _20_ABuy gifts for teachers.BFocus on the positive.CGive gifts to one another.DWe can always learn a lot from our teachers.EFuture learning is never limited by past experiences.F. Good relationships are always founded on honesty and high expectations.GThe most important thing is to trust the relationship to benefit each of the members.答案：1620BECFG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)We all like to think that we are perfect to a fault. And whose fault is that? Not mine.Recently, my husband and I got up at the _21_ of 4 am. to catch an early _22_ to New York. We were extremely _23_ , perhaps because we were sleepwalking. And we were all ready when the taxi came to _24_ us 45 minutes later.It was a quiet _25_ to the airport. We didnt even chat, because he was enjoying his new iPod. At the airport, the taxi _26_ to let us get off, at which point iPod guy _27_ me and said, “We dont have our _28_.”“Youre _29_， right？” I replied, for he _30_ lies like that.“No. I mean it. Did you bring it down? I didnt.”“What do you mean, you didnt？” I shouted. “All our things are there.”How _31_！ I was thinking, youre always _32_ to do things like bringing down luggage. This is your fault, _33_ now, we may _34_ our flight. I didnt say that out loud, _35_. He already knew how I felt.The experience showed I had a hard time accepting _36_. But what do you think of me? Psychologists(心理学家)think that the best way to evaluate ourselves is _37_ the eyes of others. We often dont recognize when weve done wrong.Oh, and that missing suitcase? We went home _38_in the taxi, picked it up, returned to the airport and made it through with minutes to _39_.Later, while walking along Broadway, I noted how _40_ I was. I hadnt said a thing about his forgetting our suitcase at home.21. A. point B. hour C. strike D. times22. A. bus B. train C. flight D. taxi23. A. surprised B. excited C. calm D. disappointed24. A. collect B. pick C. fetch D. draw25. A. drive B. experience C. travel D. ride26. A. pulled in B. pushed in C. hurried in D. dragged in27. A. turned to B. turned up C. turned against D. turned away28. A. briefcase B. suitcase C. clothes bag D. food bag29. A. running B. laughing C. joking D. cheating30. A. rarely B. always C. hardly D. never31. A. clever B. stupid C. terrible D. unlucky32. A. expected B. asked C. requested D. supposed33. A. and B. if C. while D. but34. A. catch B. quit C. change D. miss35. A. either B. as well C. though D. besides36. A. punishment B. advice C. responsibility D. belief37. A. in B. through C. over D. on38. A. slowly B. carelessly C. sadly D. hurriedly39. A. spare B. use C. leave D. share40. A. proud B. sorry C. wise D. funny答案与解析21解析：根据下文的“sleepwalking”可知他们还没有睡醒，由此判断时间是在凌晨四点钟，hour指“小时”，符合句意。point应该与介词on搭配；strike表示“敲钟”；times指“次数”。答案：B22解析：从下文第七段的“our flight”可知，他们是要乘坐飞机去纽约。答案：C23解析：由下文的“we were sleepwalking”和“It was a quiet.”可知，此时两人的心情非常平静。因此选C项。答案：C24解析：动词pick与up构成短语才有“开车接某人”之意；fetch是“去拿来”；draw是指“拖，拉”，均与语境不符。只有collect有“去取，接”之意。答案：A25解析：drive作名词用时，一般指自己驾车；experience“经历”；travel“长途旅行”都与语境不符；ride指乘车的短途旅程。此处指乘出租车到机场的这段路程。答案：D26解析：动词短语pull in指“车进站或者开到路边停下”；push in指“插队”；hurry in指“赶快进来”；drag in指“把扯进来”。由“the taxi”可知，此处选A项。答案：A27解析：turn to“转向”；turn up“出现”；turn against“转而反对”；turn away“把打发走”。根据语境可知，此处应为：丈夫向我转过身。答案：A28解析：根据后面的“all our things are there”，可排除C项和D项；briefcase“公文包”，也不符合语境，所以答案选B项。同时倒数第二段的“suitcase”是原词复现。答案：B29解析：A和B项均与上下文语境不符；cheat一般指考试作弊或者欺骗。通过上下文，此处应该表示“你在开玩笑吧”之意。答案：C30解析：因为他总是爱开玩笑，所以她才认为他说的不是真的。答案：B31解析：此处作者在推卸自己的责任，说丈夫“很蠢”，意思是“他不应该把行李忘在家里”。答案：B32解析：根据上文可知，作者认为她的丈夫应主动去搬行李，因此本句话的意思是：搬行李这样的事一直应当由你做。be supposed to do “被期望应该做某事”。答案：D33解析：根据上下文的语意判断，前后两句话之间是递进关系。答案：A34解析：既然回去拿行李是要耽搁时间的，所以很可能会错过他们要乘坐的班机。答案：D35解析：上面几句都是在责怪丈夫，本句却说没有大声说出来，上下文之间有转折关系，因此应选though。答案：C36解析：此处指作者通过上面这件事，说明自己很难接受那是自己的错，不能勇敢地承担起应该承担的责任。答案：C37解析：本句话的意思是说“评价自己的最好方式是通过别人的眼睛”。介词through表示“通过方式”。答案：B38解析：由下文可知，他们回家拿了行李包再次赶到机场，还是赶上了飞机，所以他们应该是乘坐出租车匆匆忙忙回家的。答案：D39解析：动词spare表示“能够腾出来的时间”。如果是leave应该是用过去分词形式，并且前面不应该有to；选项B、D语义不通。答案：A40解析：作者并没有因此事而埋怨她的丈夫，所以作者应该是为自己的做法感到十分自豪。答案：A第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下列材料，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。Alice：Hi, Peter! I saw you on the 7 oclock news last night.Peter：Oh, yeah.Alice：So tell us what happened?Peter：I _41_(walk) alone on the beach when I heard someone _42_(call) out for help. I looked up and there on the headland was a little kid. He had climbed up the cliff(悬崖) and was stuck.Alice：What did you do then?Peter：My first thought was to run and get help, but the boy was crying. He looked as though he would fall at _43_ moment. So I climbed up to get him down. The rocks were very loose, and I almost _44_(slip) a couple of times. I was beginning to think _45_ wasnt a good idea to climb up there alone and that I _46_(get) help first. Then I re