【全程方略】高中英语 Module 1 British and American English Introduction＆Reading and Vocabulary语篇训练卷 外研版必修5(1).doc

module 1introduction & reading and vocabulary. 完形填空this is a story that can teach us a good lesson. one day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. with an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. he kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept1why those who had so much money were never2and were always desiring more. “as far as im concerned, if i had only enough to3and to wear, i would not want anything more. ”just at that moment goddess fortune, who came down the4saw the beggar and said to him, “hi, i have wished to5you for a long time. now, open your6and i will pour my gold into it. but i will do that only on this7: all that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the8shall become dust. do you understand? ”“i see, ”said the beggar. “then you should9! its obvious that your wallet is a/an10one, so dont load it too heavily, ”said the goddess fortune. the excited beggar could hardly11to have gold. he quickly opened his wallet, and a12of yellow coins was poured into it. the wallet grew heavier and heavier. “is that enough? isnt it cracking? ”asked fortune. “never13. its still strong enough now, ”answered the beggar. the wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggars hands began to14. “ah, if only the golden stream would15forever! just a little more, ”said the beggar, “16just a handful or two. ”“there! its full. the wallet will17, ”warned the goddess, but the beggar requested, “it will18a little more, just a little more. ”one more piece was added and the wallet split. the19fell upon the ground and became dust. the greedy beggar had now20but his broken bag. 1. a. showingb. explainingc. provingd. wondering2. a. relaxedb. satisfiedc. worriedd. depressed3. a. learnb. watchc. eatd. play4. a. streetb. bridgec. yardd. forest5. a. praiseb. forgivec. helpd. comfort6. a. coatb. pocketc. boxd. wallet7. a. occasionb. suggestionc. situationd. condition8. a. handb. feetc. groundd. street9. a. look outb. look afterc. look upd. look down10. a. smallb. emptyc. wornd. full11. a. standb. waitc. breathed. think12. a. streamb. piecec. paird. variety13. a. stopb. requestc. feard. insist14. a. spreadb. closec. loosed. shake15. a. pourb. endc. dryd. melt16. a. takeb. addc. lendd. send17. a. flowb. burstc. disappeard. change18. a. attractb. permitc. included. hold19. a. presentb. foodc. treasured. metal20. a. nothingb. anythingc. everythingd. something. 阅读理解asparrow is a fast-food chain with 200 restaurants. some years ago, the group to which sparrow belonged was taken over by another company. although sparrow showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state. with more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market, the sparrow menu had to struggle for attention. and to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required. sparrow failed to grow for another two years. until a new ceo, carl pearson, decided to build up its market share. he did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away from them. sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign. pearson faced a battle over the future of the sparrow brand. the chains owner now favored rebranding sparrow as marcys restaurants. pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to sparrow restaurants were fun. such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time. pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success, rather than customers spending power. finally, the owner accepted his idea. the campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast-food industry. the tv ads of sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars. instead of showing the superiority of a specific product, the intention was to put sparrow in the hearts of potential customers. pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new sparrow image. for example, he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额). these efforts paid off, and sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast-food chains in the regions where it operated. 1. which was one of the problems sparrow faced before pearson became ceo? a. the number of its customers was declining. b. its customers found the food unhealthy. c. it was in need of financial support. d. most of its restaurants were closed. 2. what does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to? a. customers of sparrow restaurants. b. sparrow restaurants. c. customers of other fast-food chains. d. other fast-food chains. 3. for what purpose did pearson start the advertising campaign? a. to build a good relationship with the public. b. to stress the unusual tradition of sparrow. c. to learn about customers spending power. d. to meet the challenge from marcys restaurants. 4. the tv ads of sparrow. a. changed peoples views on pop starsb. amused the public with original songsc. focused on the superiority of its productsd. influenced the eating habits of the audience5. what was pearsons achievement as a ceo? a. he managed to pay off sparrows debts. b. he made sparrow much more competitive. c. he helped sparrow take over a company. d. he improved the welfare of sparrow employees. bthe world is changing so fast that english, perhaps the most worldly of languages, is struggling to keep up. learners in the future are likely to be much younger. young children are often said to be better at language learning than older learners but they also have special challenges. young children dont usually have the kind of instrumental motivation and determination for learning english that older learners often have. english lessons must therefore be fun and rewarding. the reasons why people learn english are also changing. globalization is bringing together more people than ever who speak different languages and who are turning to english as the means of communication. the english learners of the future may be less worried about sounding exactly like a native speaker and more concerned about how to use english effectively in cross-cultural communication. we may be hearing more non-native speakers in dialogues and a wider range of the “new englishes” now used around the world. technology will allow english to come to you, rather than you having to go to a special place to learn english. learning english has always involved both pain and pleasure, private effort and social activity. traditional learning provided take-it or leave-it mixes of these as well as of content but in future learners will be able to choose a plan which suits their cultural and psychological dispositions(性情), or their particular needs at that moment. they, rather than their teachers, will decide how, what and when they will learn. above all, learning english is about communication and an important benefit of learning english is being able to exchange views and make friends with people all over the world. despite the growing independence of learners, trusted institutions and brand names will remain important. 6. compared to older learners, young english learners. a. are more active in learningb. are more hard-working in learningc. have more difficulties in learningd. have less lasting determination in learning7. what can we learn about the future english language? a. british english will be more popular. b. american english will be more popular. c. most people will speak standard english. d. many different kinds of englishes will appear. 8. what can we learn from the passage? a. future english lessons will be more interesting. b. old people wont have to learn english in the future. c. people will pay more attention to english pronunciation. d. teachers will play a more important role in ones english learning. 9. what can be inferred from the passage? a. learning english means no pain in the future. b. english training schools will not be popular with young people in the future. c. english learners will become less independent in the future. d. more attention will be paid to personal needs in english learning in the future. 【拓展题型训练】阅读第二节根据文章内容，从下列af选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。a. time can run out. b. tomorrow wont be better. c. ideas need time to develop. d. your professor will be impatient. e. you blow off your chances for help. f. you are probably overestimating the pain. never put off tomorrow what you can do todaywant to put off studying for the physics test? or writing that thirty-five-page research paper on future uses of biotechnology? sure you do? and who wouldnt? but its still a silly idea to put off doing something until a future time. here is why. . . 1. _ the task will be still the same. it wont be any more fun and you still wont want to do it. as the deadline gets closer and closer, the task seems to become larger and larger if you havent started the work. and the stress increases. now not only do you have to write that paper, you have to do it under great pressure. 2._ before you start, it seems that the task is unlikely to be accomplished. but you know what? youre probably miscalculating. get startedmaybe on a small piece and you will discover that you have more resources and know more about the subject than you thought. result? you wont experience nearly as much suffering as you expected to. things are guaranteed 100 percent to get better. 3. _ if you leave your work before the night before its due, you give up the possibility of getting input from your professor. professors regularly give advice or at least a few useful tips during office hours. unfortunately though, they dont usually hold office hours at midnight, so you will be out of luck when you discover the night before the midterm that you have no idea how to do the questions that will count for two-thirds of your grade. 4. _ ever wonder why the professor assigns the papers two weeks before its due? its because he or she expects you to be thinking about the issue, or doing the research, for two weeks. no, not every waking moment, but at least some of the time. after all, the professor could just as easily have given the assignment one week before it was due if he or she expected less thinking. when you throw together a paper or a report at the last minute, your ideas are half-baked. and your professor will know it. 5._ if you put things off at the last minute, you might find that you havent budgeted enough minutes to finish the necessary tasks. its the easiest thing in the world to miscalculate how long it will take to do all the work especially when new issues ariselike illness, family problems, computer breakdowns, trouble at work, and all the other things as you are thinking through your paper argument or preparing yourself for the coming test. if you keep delaying, you dont allow yourself time for those various life events that have an adverse (不利的) effect on your ability to complete your assignment. 情景对话根据对话情境和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。policeman: now, jimmy, did you get a good view of the accident? jimmy: oh, yes. i was standing outside the bank building and i saw it quite clearly. policeman: did you know what time it is? jimmy: yes. 1 it was 2: 45 exactly. policeman: good. 2 jimmy: well, quite slowly about 10 miles an hour. it was coming up york road. 3 but they were still red when he went over them. policeman: i see. 4 was it also driving slowly? jimmy: it was coming along union street about 30 miles per hour. it was a blue toyota. 5 policeman: did you see what color the traffic light was? jimmy: yes, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it. a. what about the car? b. i checked my watch. c. didnt you see the car? d. now, how fast was the truck moving? e. was the car going beyond the speed limit? f. i suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change. g. the driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street. 答案解析. 【文章大意】一个沿街乞讨的乞丐遇到了财富女神, 财富女神答应给乞丐许多金币, 同时告诫乞丐, 金币掉到地上则化为灰尘。贪婪的乞丐不听劝告, 导致金币撑破钱包化为灰尘, 乞丐又变得一无所有。1. 【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。根据第一段最后一句“为什么那些人如此有钱却从不满足, 还想得到更多。”可知乞丐对此百思不得其解, keep wondering(一直想知道)符合句意。2. 【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。还想得到更多, 所以不满足, never satisfied(从不满足)符合句意。3.【解析】选c。背景常识题。由常识可知, 乞丐最重要的是要解决吃和穿的问题。eat(吃)对应下面提到的“穿”符合语境。learn学习; watch看, 观察; play游戏, 均不符合语境。4.【解析】选a。词汇复现题。根据第一段, 乞丐在沿街乞讨, 所以财富女神降落到大街上才能看到乞丐。street(街道)符合文意。bridge桥; yard院子; forest森林, 均不符合文意。5.【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。根据下文“打开你的钱包, 我要给你一些金子”可知财富女神在帮助乞丐。所以选help“帮助”。praise表扬; forgive原谅; comfort安慰, 均不符合语境。6.【解析】选d。词语辨析题。根据下文all that falls into the wallet will be pure gold(所有进入你钱包的都是纯金)可知乞丐打开的是一个钱包, 所以选wallet钱包。7. 【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。只有在这种条件下, 我才会去做。all that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon theshall become dust. 即上文提到的条件。condition“条件, 状况”符合句意。8.【解析】选c。背景常识题。句意: 每一枚金币掉到地上都会变成尘土。ground(地面)符合语境。9. 【解析】选a。短语辨析题。根据下文“财富女神告诫乞丐不要装得太重, 提醒乞丐注意、当心”可知选look out。look after照顾; look up仰视, 向上看; look down俯视。10.【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。结合上题, 财富女神提醒乞丐当心, 下文又提醒乞丐so dont load it too heavily, 最后一段中告诉我们, 钱包坏了, 可以看出, 这是一个旧钱包, 所以选worn, 意为“用旧的”。11.【解析】选b。词语辨析题。could hardly wait to do意为“迫不及待地做某事”。句意: 激动的乞丐早已迫不及待地想拿到金子。12.【解析】选a。词汇复现题。从倒数第三段中提到golden stream可知答案。13.【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。通过乞丐告诉财富女神钱包现在还很结实, 可知不要为钱包担心。never fear不要害怕。14.【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。句意: 钱包装了如此多的金币, 乞丐的手开始发抖。shake(发抖)符合语境。spread伸展; close关闭; loose放松, 均不符合语境。15.【解析】选a。逻辑推理题。乞丐希望金子源源不断地流出, 四个选项中只有pour(流出)能形象描绘出乞丐的贪婪。16.【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。对应前文的just a little more可知, 贪婪的乞丐想再往钱包中多装一两把金子。add(添加)符合句意。take拿, 携带; lend借出; send发送, 均不符合语境。最后一段的第一句话也有原词复现: one more piece was added and the wallet split. 。17.【解析】选b。词汇复现题。钱包已经装满了, 而且是一个旧钱包, 继续装可能会裂开。所以选burst破裂。最后一段中的split为同义词复现。18.【解析】选d。词语辨析题。贪婪的乞丐认为钱包还能多装一点。19.【解析】选c。词汇复现题。treasure(财宝)这里代指金币。钱包破裂后金币自然会掉到地上。present礼物; food食物; metal金属, 均不符合句意。20. 【解析】选a。词语辨析题。句意: 贪婪的乞丐现在除了破裂的钱包外一无所有。nothing什么也没有。. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍sparrow的ceopearson是如何通过开展全新的广告活动帮助该公司走出发展低谷并获得巨大成功的。1. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“and to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required. ”可知在pearson成为ceo之前, 这家公司需要经济支持。而a、b两项中含有文章词汇decline, unhealthy, 但与原句不符, d项没提, 所以选c。2. 【解析】选d。词义猜测题。根据第二段第三句“he did a survey, which showed that. . . , while customers of other fast-foo