山西省大同市第一中学高一英语下学期模块考试（期中）试题.doc

2014-2015学年度第二学期 模块测试 高一英语第i卷共70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）a youre cooking your favourite dish, and the phone rings. you are busy chatting with your friend and suddenly remember you havent put the salt in. you think, well, its just about done but ill add the salt now, anyway. so you put in the salt shortly before you take the dish off the stove to serve it. as youre eating, you think it tastes a lot saltier than usual. does it really or is it just your imagination? thats the question. if you want something to taste salty, when is the best time to salt it: before you eat it? to get to the answer lets consider the most basic thing about tasting. before you can taste anything it must reach your tongue. thats obvious enough, but it has a lot to do with the seasoning(调味) of food. generally speaking, the more tasty particles(微粒) that reach the taste buds(味蕾), the stronger the taste. salt buried in a lump(团，块) of food will likely be swallowed untasted. and thats where a lot of it ends up if you salt the food early in the cooking process. salt added later in cooking tends to remain on the surface of the food, so more of it reaches your taste buds, and thus the food tastes saltier. think of potato chips with their salty surfaces. one ounce of chips has about the same amount of salt as a slice of wheat bread. which tastes saltier? so, the answer to the question of when to salt to get the saltiest taste is: the later the better. a result of this is that since you get a saltier taste by adding it later, you can use less salt. this can be helpful to those trying to cut back on salt: put it later and you dont need as much.1. what is mainly discussed in this text? a. how to cook a tasty meal. b. the amount of salt in a dish. c. how to cook a salty meal. d. the best time to salt a dish.2. if you want to save salt and get a saltier taste, youd better put in the salt _. a. before you cook your meal b. halfway you cook your meal c. at the end of cooking d. just before taking the dish off the stove3. what is the writers advice when a person wants to cut back on salt? a. salt the food early in the cooking process. b. eat more potato chips with salty surfaces. c. add the salt later in the cooking process. d. use the seasoning of food as much as possible.4. which of the following is true according to the text? a. the earlier you put salt in, the saltier the food will be. b. if you want your dish saltier, you should put salt in it before cooking. c. salt put in the food later will soon get into the inside of the food. d. to reduce the quantity of salt, you should put salt later into the food.b it is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures（手势）. however, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world. in the united states, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in some pats of greece and turkey, it means “no”. in the southeast of asia, it is a polite way of saying “i heard you”. today in the usa, when someone puts his thumb up, it means “everything is all right.” however, in greece it is bad. also putting your clasped（紧握的）hands up above your head means “i am the winner.” it is the sign which players often make. in russia it is the sign of friendship. in the usa, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger（食指）, and the other three straight means “everything is ok.” in france, it means “you are worth nothing.” it is also important to make eye communication. if you look down when talking to an american, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something. besides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. you can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.5. which of the following is true? a. people all over the world only communicate by words. b. many gestures either have different meanings or no meanings at all. c. gestures are the most common way to communicate. d. people can talk about anything in another country.6. putting the thumb up should not be used in _. a. greece b. the usa c. england d. china7. what does this sentence mean “.your action can speak louder than your words” ? a. what you do is better than what you say. b. you are better understood by your gestures than through your words. c. you try your best to be polite. d. what you say is better than what you do.8. the main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _. a. it is important to know the language. b .it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner. c. to know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language. d. to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language.c young mister smith had an idea for his employer. it was an idea for saving money for the company by increasing prices. at the same time, smith suggested that the company sell goods of less value. if his employer liked the idea, smith might be given more pay. perhaps he might even get a better job with the company. business had been very slow. so mister smiths employer thought a few minutes about the idea. but then she shook her head. “i am sorry, smith,” his employer said. “it just will not wash.”now, the meaning of these english words should be, “it will not get clean.” yet, smiths idea did not have anything to do with making something clean. so why did his employer say, “it will not wash?” most word experts agree that “it will not wash” means it will not work. in the nineteenth century in england, the expression came to mean an undependable statement. it was used mainly to describe an idea. but sometimes it was used about a person. happily for the young employee smith, his employer wanted him to do well in the company. so the employer “talked turkey” to him. she said, “your idea would be unfair to our buyers. think of another way to save money.” a century ago, to talk turkey meant to talk pleasantly. turkeys in the barnyard (仓院) were thought to be speaking pleasantly to one another. in recent years, the saying has come to mean an attempt to teach something important. mister smith thought of a better idea after his employer talked turkey to him. he was given an increase in pay. so if your idea “will not wash,” try “talking turkey” to yourself and come up with a better idea. 9. whats the main purpose of the passage? a. to give some advice on office work. b. to explore the meanings of two expressions. c. to share mister smiths personal experience. d. to tell about the development of the english language.10. which of the following words can best describe the employer in the passage? a. hard-working. b. unlucky. c. honest. d. cold-blooded. 11. why did the employer refuse mister smiths idea? a. the idea would cost her much money. b. she knew smith played a trick on her. c. she herself wanted to get a better job. d. the idea would do harm to customers.d have you ever taken a test that you thought you could have passed easily, only to make some silly mistakes that really hurt your grade? more than a few students have done that. and some seem to do it over and over again. there are several problem areas that can cause students to goof up or do poorly in a test that they could have passed. some students can become overconfident in their knowledge of the subject matter. they think they know the material better than they actually do. it is easy for students to misjudge their own knowledge, and when they realize that they dont know the material, it is too late. what happens more often, though, is that some students feel they are smart enough to be able to guess their way through a test. so they dont bother studying the material. they are overconfident in their ability to figure things out. in either case, overconfidence can result in lower grades in tests. does this apply to you? another thing that can happen is that students underestimate (低估) the difficulty of the test. they expect an easy test, but the teacher throws in a real tough test that they havent prepared for. sometimes the teacher may cover material in the test that students werent expecting. that can happen, especially if you werent paying attention in class. finally, there are students who dont feel that getting a good grade is important to them, so they dont bother to study or even try to do well. such students may be trying to punish their parents, have a poor image of themselves, or are just plain foolish. hopefully, you are not one of these students.12. the writer believes that many students _. a. are afraid of exams b. make careless mistakes c. hate homework d. lack confidence13. what does the underlined phrase “goof up” mean? a. be overconfident. b. be nervous. c. make silly mistakes. d. make wrong choices.14. according to the writer, who will be most unwilling to try his best in a test? a. edward, dissatisfied with his parents. b. john, expecting an easy test for him. c. dobby, believing he is the smartest in the class. d. peter, being overconfident about his ability.15. what would be discussed in the paragraph that follows? a. the causes of overconfidence. b. the causes of a poor self-image. c. ways to prepare for a test. d. ways to avoid goofing up a test.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。 from its energetic samba music to its die-hard soccer fans, brazil has long been known as a nation with high energy. 16 since brazilian culture month is being held in a tour exhibition in china in september, lets take the chance to explore this wonderful place. brazil is the largest and most crowded country in south america. the amazon in its north is the worlds largest forest. 17 the great iguazu falls, made up of 275 to 350 small waterfalls, are the best part of this natural paradise (天堂). what a picture it is when rainbows (彩虹) appear above them, with butterflies flying in the sky. 18 the colors green and yellow might make most people think of brazils soccer team rather than the national flag. soccer is more than sport; its a way of life. 19 interestingly, the general elections (选举) in brazil are usually held during the same year as the world cup. political groups try to take advantage of the national spirit created by soccer to inspire energy for politics. for the next few years, rio de janeiro, brazils second largest city, will grab (夺取) the worlds attention. it will host the world cup in 2014 and two years later, the olympics. for the first time in their 120 years, the olympic games will be held in south america when they come to brazil. 20 the most traditional dance of the country is highlighted (突出的) every february at the rio carnival, which is one of the worlds biggest. brazil is no longer a “second-class nation”, former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva said in 2009 after rio was awarded the 2016 olympics. “brazils growing economy (经济), fueled (刺激) by oil and aircraft factories, has made it more than a nation of samba and the beaches and the emotional soul (灵魂) of soccer.”a. the world cup brings brazilians together.b. foreign tourists are often warmly welcomed in brazil.c. but the country also offers amazing sights and rich culture.d. and soccer plays an important part in brazilian peoples life.e. of course, no brazilian celebration is complete without the samba.f. the country is home to a lot of different types of plants and animals.g. however, the great landscape(风景) is not the only thing brazilians take pride in.第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） are parents rational (理性的) about their children? no. parents arent rational because 21 isnt rational. young people can understand this about romantic love, but they find it hard to 22 this element (元素) in parental love. my eldest daughters 23 the other day brought this up. “let me ask you something, dad,” she began in a tone of patiently controlled 24 that every experienced parent knows. “i sailed around the mediterranean in a yacht (游艇) when i was seventeen,” she said. “i hiked through the pyrenees from spain to paris. ive done rock climbing and deep-sea diving and slept in rainforests in the jungle of indonesia. right?” “right,” i said, “so 25 ?” “so this,” she went on. “when i go to the corner drugstore to pick up some shampoo, why do you always tell me to be 26 when i cross the street?” there is no 27 answer a parent can give to this. all i could mumble (嘟囔) in 28 was that when i was 50, my mother would 29 me not to drive too fast. if i were 80 and she were still alive, i would be getting the 30 warning. no matter the 31 , a child is a child. there is something else, too, that children find it hard to 32 . when they are far away, there is nothing we can do about their 33 . they are in the hands of the gods. parents try not to 34 about it. but when the children are 35 , the old protective urge quickly comes back, and it doesnt 36 how far they have been or what experiences they have got through. most 37 happen around the corner, not in the rainforest. the most instinctive (本能的) act of almost every creature is to 38 its young, and with humans this 39 stays for a lifetime. in the parents mind, a child ages but does not 40 . rational? no. but if we were rational, would we want children at all?21. a. anxiety b. fear c. loved. desire22. a. acceptb. improve c. removed. dislike23. a. questionb. problem c. warningd. explanation24. a. worryb. pride c. angerd. surprise25. a. whenb. how c. whyd. what 26. a. braveb. careful c. quickd. helpful27. a. necessaryb. different c. ordinaryd. satisfactory 28. a. apologyb. turn c. regretd. reply29. a. persuadeb. remindc. promised. expect30. a. sameb. differentc. extrad. right31. a. ageb. distance c. genderd. power32. a. understandb. miss c. choosed. decide33. a. success b. happiness c. luckd. safety34. a. argueb. think c. forgetd. complain35. a. awareb. closec. hesitantd. frightened36. a. proveb. meanc. matterd. mind37. a. accidentsb. failures c. changesd. mistakes38. a. followb. treatc. spoild. protect 39. a. impressionb. responsec. opportunityd. effect 40. a. stopb. competec. leaved. grow第ii卷主观卷（共30分）第二节 单句填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（1个单词）。41most people from western countries have a belief god42 the boy leading the way，we had no trouble in getting to the station43/44it is still unknown why a quarrel the wife and husband broke at midnight45on his _ ( arrive), he devoted himself into the rescue.46she entered the lab without _ (permit).47/48they gathered together to honor the _, whose _ are heavier than mountain tai. ( die)49/50when we heard the _ news, we felt _. (disappoint)第三部分 写作（共两节，满分20分）第一节：单句改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）下面十个句子，每句中有一处错误。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（），并在其下面写出改加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。51. she didnt think she would ever be able to forgive him of keeping that information from her52. at last，the bus we looked forward to arriving but it was forty minutes late53. i had neither a raincoat or an umbrellathats why i had to wait until the rain stopped54. the pupil is preparing the exam while his mother is preparing supper55. the news which my brother failed to win the speech contest is disappointing56. its important for you to know your own strengths and weakness.57. you can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had brought up her children58. it is