山东省青岛市格兰德中学高一英语下学期精读期末模块检测试题（3班无答案）.doc

学校 班级 姓 名 考号 -装订线- 青岛格兰德中学20122013学年度第二学期高一三班英语精读学科期末模块检测( 时间90分钟 总分：120分 )a卷 选择题 （80分）part a. choose the best answer. （30 points）11why do you eat all the vegetables but leave _ meat untouched?im on _ diet.aa; the bthe; / c/; a dthe; a2to make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weaknesses.astrengths bbenefits ctechniques dvalues3even if the treatment _， theres still no magic pill for patients in the late stage of aids.adoes buses cworks dhelps4a large sum of money has been raised for the _of the poorlyeducated children in the mountainous districts.aprofit bfavor cadvantage dbenefit5a harmonious society is like a symphony orchestraeach person contributes a small sound, but when _ with other sounds, it becomes beautiful music.acombining bbeing combined ccombined dto be combined6the child should be punished. you shouldnt let him _ telling lies.akeep away from bkeep away with cget away from dget away with7you should understand the traffic rule by now. youve had it _ often enough.aexplaining bto explain cexplain dexplained8there was an oil painting _ in the corner. it _ there for several days.alaying; had laid blain; had laidclying; had lain dlaid; had been lain9the weather isnt good enough for an outing, isnt it?not in the least. we cant have _ at this time of the year.aa worse day ba nicer day csuch bad a day dso fine a day10lucy doesnt mind lending you her dictionary.she _. ive already borrowed one.acant bmustnt cneednt dshouldnt11with the words, he _ a wide mouth jar from his pocket and set it on the table in front of him.apulled out bchecked outcstuck out ddropped out12as the busiest woman in norton, she made _ her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town.athis bthat cone dit13many europeans _ the continent of africa in the 19th century.aexploded bexposed cexplored dexpanded14its _ for the shenzhou spaceship that every chinese feels cheerful and proud.aso a successful flightbso successful a flightcsuch successful a flightda such successful flight15he has _ letters to answer and has to work from morning to night.amuch ba great deal ofcmasses of dthe number of16at the _ news, there was a _ expression on his face.apuzzled; puzzling bpuzzling; puzzlecpuzzling; puzzled dpuzzled; puzzle17do you think _ life on mars?ait exists bthere existscit is existed dthere is existed18all possible means _. however, nothing can _ him dying of lung cancer.ahas tried; stopbhave tried; keepchas been tried; preventdhave been tried; stop19_， i lost heart in english learning, but my teacher often said to me, “keep on working hard, and youll succeed_.”aat a time; in time bat a time; on timecat one time; in time dat one time; on time20water, which seems so simple and common, is _ makes life possible.awhat bthat cwhich dhow21_youve passed the final exam, you can prepare for the coming holiday.anow that bas soon ascalthough dif22some parts in south china have experienced _this year as they did last year.atwice as much rain brain twice as muchcas twice much rain dtwice rain as much23. i was really anxious about you. you _ home without a word.a. mustnt leave b. shouldnt have leftc. couldnt have left d. neednt leave24the man with a _ forehead stared at the boy with _ eyes.abroad; wide bwide; broad cbroad; broad dwide; wide25from this _ look, we could see the boy was _ of the stranger.aterrified; terrified bterrifying; terrifyingcterrifying; terrified dterrified; terrifying26_of the village _ two small lakes.athe east; lie beast; lies cthe east; lies deast; lie27 the tree over there is so tall that i suppose it _ nearly twenty meters.ameasures bis measured cmeasure dto be measured28after all the passengers went_， the ship set sail.aon the board bon the boards caboard dabroad29if you are able to talk to a friend over the telephone, you feel that you are close _ the actual distance is not shortened.aeven if bso long as cif das30sichuan province, _ in southwest china and _ an area of 485 000 kilometers, is one of the largest and most inaccessible provinces in china.alocated; covered blocating; coveringclocated; covering dlocating; coveredpart b. filling in the blanks with proper words. (20 points)“how did you do it, dad? how have you _1_ not to take a drink for almost 20 years？” it took me almost 20 years to have the _2_ to even ask my father this very _3_ question. when dad first _4_ drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles _5_ he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. for a few years we were _6_ to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.“i had this little _7_ that i would recite to myself _8_ four to five times a day.” was dads _9_ to my 18yearold unasked question. “the _10_ were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so _11_ that i could not handle them，” dad said. and then he _12_ the poem with me. the poems simple, yet profound (深奥的) words _13_ became part of my daily routine as well.about a month after this talk with my father, i _14_ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. it was a book of affirmations(断言)with one affirmation listed for each _15_ of the year.i _16_ opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. _17_ of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. there, on my birthday, was the _18_ poem that had helped my _19_ for all these years! it is called the serenity prayer. god, give me the serenity (平静)to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to _20_ the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference.1. a. failed b. succeeded c. managed d. tried2. a. courage b. ability c. wisdom d. confidence3. a. interesting b. personal c. hard d. unanswered4. a. started b. enjoyed c. minded d. stopped5. a. every time b. all time c. next time d. last time6. a. anxious b. glad c. afraid d. eager7. a. book b. passage c. poem d. list 8. a. at least b. at most c. at first d. at last9. a. comment b. praise c. contribution d. reply10. a. words b. phrases c. letters d. sentences11. a. strange b. different c. simple d. tough12. a. shared b. talked c. read d. impressed13. a. surprisingly b. immediately c. increasingly d. regularly 14. a. brought b. bought c. received d. accepted15. a. hour b. week c. month d. day16. a. easily b. hurriedly c. sadly d. peacefully17. a. tears b. smiles c. sweat d. satisfaction18. a. correct b. impossible c. original d. exact19. a. mother b. father c. friend d. classmate20. a. believe b. benefit c. change d. dopart c. reading comprehension （3points/each, 30 points） a “down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, realistic (现实的) and easy to deal withit is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-eartha person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and accepts other people as equalsa down-to-earth person is just the opposite of someone who acts importantly and proudlydown-to-earth person may be important members of society, of coursebut they do not let their importance “go to their heads”they do not consider themselves to be better persons than others of less importancesomeone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”there is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earthamericans use another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”it is “both-feet-on-the-ground”someone with “both-feet-on-the-ground” is a person with a good understanding of realityhe has what is called “common sense”he may have dreams, but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is realthe opposite kind of person is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”a man with his “head-in-the-clouds” is a dreamer whose mind is not in the real worldsometimes, such a dreamer can be brought back to earthsharp words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earthusually, the person who is down-to-earth is very likely to have our both-feet-on-the-groundwhen we have our both-feet-on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly towards othersour lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong1. which of the following words has the same kind of meaning with“down-to-earth”?a. go to their heads b his nose in the air c. common sense d head in the clouds2“but they do not let their importance go to their heads” means that _athey are important but they do not want to be importantbthey do not show out that they are much better than otherscthey think others are less important but they do not look down upon them dthey have a calm mind and are not proud of their importance3after reading this passage, what do you think a person with both-feet-on-the-ground is like?ahe/she is a person who is honest, modest, realistic and easy to go withbhe/she is a person who is kind to others and never looks down upon themche/she is a person who thinks they themselves are less important than othersdhe/she is a person who never thinks they themselves are a lot better tan others4“common sense” here means _areal sense without dreamingbthe sense of correct understanding and judgingcnot special senses, but commondthe senses of ordinary people5if you want to be a person who is down-to-earth, youd better _alisten to your teachers sharp words oftenbact importantly and proudlycact honestly and openly towards othersddo more important thingsbthey say a cat has nine lives, and i think that possible since i am now living my third life and im not even a catmy father died when i was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a livingand my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60smy sister married soon after, and i followed her example within the yearthis was when i began to enjoy my first lifei was very happy, in excellent healthi had a good job in san jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula (半岛) in san carloslife was a pleasant dreamthen the dream endedi became afflicted (使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other sidethus began my second lifein spite of my disease i still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my carand i managed to keep my health and optimism (乐观), to a degree, because of 14 stepscrazy? not at allour home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen doorthose steps were a standard measure of lifethey were my yardstick, my challenge to continue livingi felt that if the day arrived when i was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it -repeating the process 14 times, i would be through-i could then admit defeat and lie down and diethen on a dark night in august, 1971, i began my third lifeit was raining when i started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as i drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roadssuddenly the steering wheel jerked (猝然一动)in the same instant i heard the bang of a blowoutit was impossible for me to change that tire! utterly impossible!i started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until i came to the dirt road, where i turned in and where i found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the hornthe door opened and a little girl stood therewhen she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greetingi sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the stormabout an hour later, the mans voice was heard, “this is a bad night for car trouble, but youre all set now” “thanks,” i said“how much do i owe you?” he shook his head, “nothingcynthia told me you were a crippleglad to be of helpi know youd do the same for metheres no charge, friend” i held out a five-dollar bill, “no! i like to pay my way” he made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “grandpa cant see it”1“a cat has nine lives” here means _aa cat can live nine times longer than any other animalba cat can die ninthca lucky man can not die easilydthe writer will live nine times2what do you think of the man who helped change the tire?awarm-hearted but pitiable bwarm-hearted and happyca blind old man that has nothing to do every dayda poor old man that is always ready to help others3how will the story be ended?athe writer paid the little girl but the old man did not acceptbthe writer drove away with tears running down his cheekcthe writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to dodin the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before4how do you understand the underlined sentence “i followed my sisters example?”ahe listened to his sister carefullybmother told him that he must get the agre