高中英语Module2DevelopingandDevelopedCountries-SectionⅡ自我小测外研版必修3

1、module 2 developing and developed countriessection.单项填空1many questions came up at the meeting,_ he answered none。 abut balthough cwhile das if2_ he received an invitation to work as chairman of the company，as i knew，he refused to accept it.aalthough bunless cbecause dif3most of the men were able to

2、climb out of the burning ship in time。_,four men were not quick enough to escape the flames。ahowever balthoughcbesides dmeanwhile4according to statistics，a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _ a woman.athan bsuch cso das5peters jacket looked just the same as jacks,but it cost_his

3、。aas much twice as btwice as much ascmuch as twice as das twice much as6it took _building supplies to construct these energysaving houses.it took brains，too.aother than bmore thancrather than dless than7 _ the police thought he was the most likely one,since they had no exact proof about it，they coul

4、d not arrest him。aalthough bas long ascif only das soon as8it just isnt fair:_ i was working as a waiter last month，my friends were lying on the beach。awhenever bthoughcfor dwhile9the incomes of skilled workers went up。_，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.amoreover bthereforecmeanwhile dother

5、wise10it is _ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people _ after they are ill.agood；good bwell；bettercbetter；better dbetter；good 。用方框中单词的正确形式完成下面的短文readhethingswimcallgirlborngiveclever canmany years ago，there was a family 1._ fra

6、nklin。they lived in boston。there were five 2._ and six boys in the family。one day in january，1760，another baby boy 3._.the boys parents 4。_the boy a name-benjamin。benjamin was the 5。_of all the children.he could read when he was five and he 6._write by the time he was seven。when he was eight he was

7、sent to school。at school benjamin had been good at 7._and writing but not at maths.he read all 8._fathers books.whenever he had a little money，he bought a book。he liked books。they explained how to do 9._。at that time he invented paddles（脚蹼)for 10。_。阅读理解imagine，one day,getting out of bed in beijing a

8、nd being at your office in shanghai in only a couple of hours,and then,after a full day of work，going back home to beijing and having dinner there.sounds unusual，doesnt it？but its not that unrealistic,with the development of chinas highspeed railway system.and thats not all。china has an even greater

9、 highspeed railway planto connect the country with southeast asia，and eventually eastern europe.china is negotiating to extend its own highspeed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching london and singapore.china has proposed three such projects.the first would pos

10、sibly connect kunming with singapore via vietnam and malaysia.another could start in urumqi and go through kazakhstan and uzbekistan，and possibly to germany。the third would start in the northeast and go north through russia and then into western europe。if chinas plan for the highspeed railway goes f

11、orward,people could zip over from london to beijing in under two days。the new system would still follow chinas highspeed railway standard。and the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes.chinas bullet train（高速客车），the one connecting wuhan to guangzhou，already

12、 has the worlds fastest average speed。it covers 1069 kilometers in about three hours。of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome.there are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety,rail gauge（轨距),maintenance of railway tracks。so，its important to pay attention to every detai

13、l.but the key issue is really money。china is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion。china prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment.resources from those countries could stream into china to sustain development.i

14、tll be a winwin project.for other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries.for china，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of asia and bring some muchneeded re

15、sources，but would also help develop chinas far west。we foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions,where the land is empty and resources unused.with highspeed trains,people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all.and theyl

16、l trade with central asian and eastern european countries.1chinas new highspeed railway plan will be a winwin project because _.achina will get muchneeded resources and develop its western regionsbchina and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various wayscchina will develop its r

17、ailway system and communication with other countriesdthe foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism2according to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new highspeed railway plan is _.atechnical issuesbsafety of the systemcfinancial problemsdmaintena

18、nce of railway tracks3which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards chinas highspeed railway plan?acritical。 breserved.cdoubtful。 dpositive.4which of the following might be the best title for the passage?anew railway standardsbbig railway dreamschighspeed bullet trainsdint

19、ernational railway network参考答案。1解析：考查连词用法。句意：在会上提出了许多问题,但他一个也没有回答.but“但是”，为表示转折的并列连词，符合句意.答案：a2解析：考查连词用法。句意：尽管他收到了担任公司主席的邀请，据我所知，他却拒绝接受。although“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句，符合句意.unless“除非”，if“如果”，都引导条件状语从句;because“因为”，引导原因状语从句。答案：a3解析：句意:大多数人成功地从燃烧的船上及时地爬出来。然而,有4人因为不够快而没有逃出火海。however“然而”,表示转折，符合句意。although“尽管”，

20、引导让步状语从句；besides“而且”；meanwhile“与此同时”。答案：a4解析：本题考查连词的选用。倍数more than twice后是as，很显然本题符合倍数句型：.。倍数as形容词as。.。，故空格处应填as.题意为“根据数据统计可知,男性死于皮肤癌的可能性是女性的两倍多”。答案：d5解析:考查比较级倍数表达法。as.。as同级比较结构的修饰语应放在第一个as的前面，故答案应为b项。答案:b6解析:句意为“建造这些节能的房屋不仅需要建筑材料，也需要智力”。more than在此处意为“不仅仅,相当于not only。other than意为“除了”；rather than意为“

21、而非,而不是；less than意为“少于”。答案：b7解析：考查连词.although意为“虽然,尽管”;as long as意为“如果,只要;if only意为“要是就好了；as soon as意为“一就”。根据句意选择a项.答案:a8解析:考查连词.句意：这真不公平。我上个月在做服务员，而我的朋友却躺在海滩上（玩）。前后分句是对比关系.四个选项中只有连词while有这种用法。答案：d9解析：句意为“熟练工人的收入增加了,而与此同时，非熟练工发觉他们的收入下降了”。meanwhile在此处意为“与此同时”，用于比较同时发生的两件事；moreover意为“而且,此外”；therefore意为

22、“因此，所以”；otherwise意为“否则，要不然”。答案：c10解析:句意为：“要把钱花在通过提高健康的生活质量来防止疾病上，而不是花在生病后的治疗康复上。第一空中,把钱的两种投入方式进行对比，所以用比较级；第二空，make people better使身体恢复健康，含有“越来越好”之意，所以也用比较级。 答案：c.110答案：1。called2。girls3。was born4.gave5.cleverest 6.could7.reading8.his9.things10.swimming.1解析：细节理解题。winwin意为“双赢的”.文章倒数第二段说明了这一高速铁路计划会给其他国家带来的益处；最后一段说明了这一计划会给中国带来的益处。正因为对中国和其他国家都有好处，所以这是一个“双赢的项目”.答案：b2解析：细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段第一句话可知，虽然这一项目面临着很多困难，但最重要的问题是钱的问题,所以答案为c项。答案：c3解析：推理判断题.critical意为“批评的”；reserved意为“保