2019年2月四川省遂宁市拦江中学外研版Book3Module1单元测试题

1、Module 1 Europe 单元测试题第二部分：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AWalk into the Califor nia home of Anne Belles and her husba nd, Jim Silcock, and you ll see kidseverywhere playing video games, doing homework, and getting ready for dinner. There are 30 boys

2、 inthis house and Anne Belles is their mom. Belles has wan ted to help childre n since she wa a kid. “Iwas in trigued by the movie Oliver! in the 1960s, a musical based on the Charles Dicke ns no vel OliverTwist. I told my mom, That s what I want to do.Anne s boys are from 3 to 25 years old. All of

3、them are challe nged in some way.“ Thye each have special n eed physically, men tally （精神上）,or at school, ” says Belles.Every day, a small army of childcare workers, nu rses, an d volun teers（志愿者）comes in to helpcook and clea n, wash 30 loads of laundry a day, and take care of health n eeds.To find

4、out how much such a large family costs, we followed Jim Silcock to the grocery store. Hespe nt $880 on food for one week. Every month they spe nd $2,000 to run five cars, $15,000 for thefourteen paid helpers, and more than $10,000 on medical costs. The family receives $26,000 a monthfrom the state g

5、over nment, and makes some money from a family bus in ess. All the money is spe nton the childre n; having new clothes and fancy cars isn t important to Belles.How do the kids feel? 17-year-old Anthony ssys,“ The family is there whe never In eed somethi ng . I feel like I am loved.”“ Everyth ing I m

6、 doing now is what I wan ted to happe n in my life,”Belles. “ So, no regrets; this is perfect. I couldn t asm&ybietabe betterbigger house,you know, would be ni ce. ”21. The underlined word“ intrigued ” in the first paragraph means“_A. fooledB. attracted C. frighte nedD. disappo in ted22. The boy

7、s Anne has raised_ .A. are all ready to accept a challe ngeB. all like Oliver TwistC. all have disabilitiesD. are all tee nagers23. For Anne and her husba nd, rais ing 30 boys_.A. is their dreamB. is no small taskC. is a piece of cakeD. is their family traditi on24. What do 17-yearold Anthony s word

8、s mean?A. He is satisfied with his family.B. He has learnt how to love others.C. He wants to get more care and love. D. He is still looking for his own family.Backpack ing in Europe is a won derful experie nee for young people around the world. After highschool or university, you can plan a European

9、 backpacking trip.PackingAs you pla n the things you will carry, bring warm clothes and a rain coat or umbrella to deal withsays AnneBcha nging weather in differe nt Europea n coun tries. Europea ns like dressing nicely, and good clotheswill make you feel less like a dusty（满是灰尘 的 ）backpacker. It is

10、not worth taking the trouble to bringa hair dryer or shampoo, as you can buy basic necessities 必需品）in Europe.HostelsThe cheapest places to sleep when backpacking in Europe are hostels （where people can stayand eat fairly cheaply）. Most hostels have a lot of information about low-cost ways to see loc

11、alattractions, and many offer tours. The cost for hostel beds differs from country to country. In Paris, youmight pay 30 euros, but in Bulgaria, you can get a bed for 10 euros. In general, hostels are moreexpensive in large, popular cities such as Paris, Rome and London.Many backpackers use rail pas

12、ses 火车通票）,which allow unlimited （不受限的）travel withincountry groups over a period of time. If you have the time to travel by train and will be traveling in acountry group, this can be a good deal. Otherwise, you may consider point-to-point tickets, local trains,buses and airlines such as Ryanair, easy

13、Jet and Wizz Air, which offer cheap flights.FoodEating out in Europe can come with a high cost, and the best way to cut your food budget （预算）is to cook meals in the shared kitchens in hostels. You can make several meals into picnics to takeadvantage of Europes parks. When shopping foryour picnic, tr

14、y and buy at a local market. You save some euros while supporting the local industry atthe same time. When eating out, choose restaurants away from tourist attractions.25. Which of the following is an advantage of hostels?A. They are often built in popular cities.B. They are mainly open to young peo

15、ple.C. They usually provide tour information.D. They always ask the same price for their beds.26. Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?A. Traveling. B. Shopping. C. Entertainment. D. Transportation.27. To make a cheap trip in Europe, you d better_A. eat meals on the trainB. cho

16、ose a restaura nt n ear a parkC. enjoy a meal sold at a local marketD. cook your own meals at the hostel kitche nCThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year whe n warmer weatherbegi ns. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressi ons of joy

17、 and hopeafter a long win ter. Today, May Day activities have bee n moved to the May Day holiday on the firstMon day of the mon th. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit someof the UK many attractio ns, i ncludi ng parks, zoos, historic buildi ngs, an cie nt to

18、w ns and villages andbeautiful coun tryside.May Day celebrations have their origins（起源）in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruitand flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate 装饰）their houses andvillages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belie

19、f that the vegetation spirits wouldbring good luck. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces withdew 露 水）.They believed this made them very beautiful for the followi ng year.May Day was an importa nt day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many

20、Englishvillages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village tomark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole 五月柱）.People dan ced around them incelebrati on of the end of wi nter.Maypoles were once com mon all over En gla nd and were kep

21、t from one year to the n ext. The tallestmaypole is said to have bee n put up in London on the Stra nd in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet highand was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newt on to support a new reflect ing telescope 反射式望远镜）inven ted by Dutch scie ntist Huyge ns.28. How do Britis

22、h people celebrate May Day?A. They visit friends and family members.B. They spe nd a lot of time shopp ing around.C. They show great love for the long win ter.D. They celebrate it on the first Mon day of May.29. The underlined word “ this ” in Paragraph 2 refers to_ .A. going into the fieldsB. pick

23、ing flowers at daybreakC. washing the face with dew D. getting up early in the morning30. What can we lear n about the maypole?Rece ntly, Odyssey Marine Explorati on, a compa ny that specially saves ships that have bee ndestroyed at sea, or recovers 找回）the things on them, found some riches from a Io

24、n g-s unken shipcalled the SS Cen tral America. It pulled in five gold bars 条）and two gold coins weighing a total of 66 pounds. This discovery marks just the beginning of Odyssey s recovery of treasure from the SS CAemnetrraicl a.In September 1857, the SS Central America left Panama, carrying at lea

25、st 3 tons of gold coins andA. People climb it on May Day.C. It was usually found in the cities.31. The purpose of the text is to_A. describe Roma n customsB. It dates from the Middle Ages.D. People used old, tall trees to make it.B. in troduce a British festivalC. suggest spri ng family activitiesD.

26、 expla in the origi ns of maypolesbars. It was sailing to New York City to send the gold to Manhattan banks. But along the way, it wascaught up in a storm off the coast of South Carolina. The storm destroyed the ship, and caused it tosink. Of the more than 570 people on board, 425 died.Ocean explore

27、rs（勘探者）discovered the ship in 1988. They sent a machine to check the ship andbrought back some of the treasure. Altogether, they pulled in a total of 2 tons of gold bars and coins.But the recovery had to stop. Many different groups of people believed that they were the legal ownersof the gold. They sue；告）the recovery team. It took more than 20 years before people decided howto divide the lost treasure. Once this problem was solved, Odyssey Marine Exploration was cho