高中英语模块检测新人教版.docx

1、高中英语模块检测新人教版专题课件模块检测时间：100分钟分数：120分第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)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。APhones Making us LazyDo smartphones really make people smart?It seems like they do.As The Washington Post noted，we can turn to the device to“quickly access facts both essential and trivi

2、al (琐碎的)”the fastest way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，or the name of the actor who starred in a TV series，etc.With a smartphone，we dont need to keep those pieces of information in our heads.However，new research suggests our devices are more than conveniences，as they are maki

3、ng us lazy thinkers.This research comes from The brain in your pocket：Evidence that Smartphones are used to supplant (取代) thinking，which was published recently in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour.Leading experts Nathaniel Barr and Gordon Pennycook of the psychology department at the Universi

4、ty of Waterloo in Ontario，Canada believe that people who are more “intuitive (直觉的)” thinkers than “analytical” thinkersmeaning，theyre more likely to rely on natural feelings to make decisions than to really analyze a problem and figure out a logical solutionalso rely more on their phones than their

5、own brainpower.“Smartphones allow them to be even lazier than they would otherwise be，” commented Science Daily.Whats the difference between intuitive and analytical thinking? According to The Washington Post，the researchers used this problem in the study: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total.The ba

6、t costs $1.00 more than the ball.How much does the ball cost?An intuitive response is that the ball must cost 10 cents.It is wrong10 cents plus $1.10 equals $1.20，not $1.10.Only through analytic thinking can one get the correct response: The ball costs 5 cents.Its just this analytical thinking that

7、smartphone users seem to avoid.In three studies involving 660 participants，the researchers examined different thinking styles.Then they looked at the participants smartphone habits.“Participants in the study who demonstrated stronger analytical skills and a greater willingness to think spent less ti

8、me using their smartphones searchengine function，”reported Science Daily.“It is important to think without our gadgets (小器具)，” Pennycook told The Washington Post.“There might be a lot of benefits of using our smartphones，but we still have to think in analytical ways to make sure we are correct.”【语篇解

9、读】本文是议论文。作者表达了智能手机会使我们变懒的观点并且通过专家的评论以及事例进行了论证。1Whats the main idea of the first two paragraphs?AHow to get to the nearest cinema?BWho starred in a TV series?CHow to use smartphones?DThe convenience of smartphones.解析：段落大意题。根据第二段中的“the fastest way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，

10、or the name of the actor who starred in a TV series，etc.”可知，人们通过智能手机能获取各种信息，这可归纳为智能手机给我们带来的方便。答案：D2The underlined word “ access” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”Aaccept BobtainCcompare Dremember解析：词义猜测题。根据下文的内容，如去电影院的最快路线，长度单位换算和演员名字等可以判断，该词是“得到”的意思。答案：B3Which adjective best describes Gor

11、don Pennycooks attitude towards smartphones?ACritical. BCautious.COptimistic. DDisappointed.解析：观点态度题。最后一段中，佩尼库克说使用智能手机也许有好处，但是我们也必须运用自己的分析能力，来确保我们自己是正确的。因此可以判断，他的态度是谨慎的。答案：BBHello, this is your captain speaking.Okay, I lied. I dont sit in the cockpit (驾驶舱). I sit where you sit. And I fly a lot. So I

12、 would like to suggest ways we may meet when we are on the plane.Here are a few gentle suggestions：First, when you finally sit down, think before you push your seat back into the person behind you. Breaking kneecaps (膝盖骨) is for violent movies.Feet. As in bare feet. Dont do it. Maybe at home you lik

13、e to take off your socks and plant your toes wherever you like, but not on a plane, okay? I recently sat next to a woman who stuck her bare feet on the cabin wall! Please.Unless youre SpiderMan and about to walk upside down，keep the shoes on, all right?Kids. Lets talk about kids. Kids love airplanes

14、. Many cant believe they have a seat in front of them; they can kick all flight long, while mom and dad watch the movie.Please. Tell them to stop.And if youve got a crying baby at least pretend youre trying to keep him quiet. Dont hide behind a US Weekly.Also, once your kids stop crying, the plane s

15、hould not hear from them again until they are old enough to beand actually arethe pilots. I recently had a little boy behind me who all flight long kept singing, at the top of his lungs，“GoGoGo.the cat in the hat！”I dont know this song，but I do know his mom did nothing to stop him.So there you go. W

16、ith a little cooperation, we can all have a better year as passengers. Thank you for your attention. And now, as the captain says, sit back and relax.【语篇解读】作者以讥讽的口吻对飞机上的一些不礼貌、不雅观的行为提出了建议。4Who is the author most probably?AA captain. BA pilot.CAn airline employee. DAn airline passenger.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的

17、“Okay, I lied. I dont sit in the cockpit. I sit where you sit.”和最后一段的“we can all have a better year as passengers”可知，作者是一名普通的飞机乘客。答案：D5The author thinks the woman who put her bare feet on the cabin wall _Adisgusting BdirtyCcold Dboring解析： 推理判断题。作者斥责了在飞机上脱鞋脱袜的行为。举该妇女的例子也是为了说明这种行为让人厌恶。答案：A6According t

18、o the text, the author seems to _Adislike badlybehaved kidsBoppose kids travelling by airChope parents try to control their babiesDthink some parents shouldnt read newspapers解析：细节理解题。孩子在飞机上哭闹，父母要么看电影，要么看报纸，不予理睬。作者希望这些家长能照顾好自己的孩子，想办法让孩子保持安静。答案：C7What would be the best title for the text?ASay no to vi

19、olenceBMind your own businessCMaking the flight a bit friendlierDSafety tips about travelling by air解析：标题归纳题。本文作者就飞机上的一些不礼貌、不雅观的行为提出了建议。根据最后一段的“With a little cooperation，we can all have a better year as passengers.”可看出文章的主旨。故C项做标题符合文章大意。答案：CCOn a cool summer night in Wyoming，Dean Biggins waits patie

20、ntly in his truck.Suddenly, Biggins, a wildlife biologist, spots a pair of eyes in the distance.Biggins cant believe his luck: Hes just caught sight of a blackfooted ferret (雪貂)one of the worlds rarest animals.Just over a century ago, hundreds of thousands of blackfooted ferrets lived on the grassla

21、nds in North America. But the animals died off as marmots (土拨鼠) disappeared.Blackfooted ferrets depend on prairie dogs for both food and shelter. After a ferret has eaten a marmot, it moves into the animals cave.When cattlemen started setting up pastures (牧场) on the prairie in the early 1900s, they

22、thought marmots, which eat grass, might compete with their cattle and sheep for food. To make sure that didnt happen, they killed billions of marmots.As marmot populations dropped, blackfooted ferrets disappeared. By 1979, researchers couldnt find any ferrets and declared the species extinct.Then, t

23、wo years later, a small group was discovered.Although scientists were excited about the discovery, it soon became clear that the ferrets were in danger. A disease called Sylvatic plague was killing the ferrets. Soon, just 18 ferrets remained. “To help the species survive, the researchers put all the

24、 ferrets in cages in 1986 and began raising them，”says Randy Matchett. a wildlife biologist.To help the blackfooted ferrets learn survival skills，wildlife biologists put them through a process called preconditioning. Researchers build a fence around old marmot caves and put the ferrets in them when

25、they are a couple of months old. While the animals get used to their new home，researchers feed them live marmots so they can practise hunting.“Now about 1，000 blackfooted ferrets are back in the wild.Despite their amazing comeback，blackfooted_ferrets_arent_out_of_the_woods_yet，”says Matchett.Sylvati

26、c plague is still a threat，and farmers still dont want too many marmots on their land.“We have come a long way, and weve learned a lot，”says Matchett, “I think if we keep working, well be able to help this species recover. ”【语篇解读】科学家致力于保护黑足雪貂并取得了一定成效。8. Blackfooted ferrets once became extinct mainly

27、 because _Athey lacked foodBthey were overhuntedCa disease attacked themDtheir habitat was destroyed解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“But the animals died off as marmots disappeared.”和第四段的“Blackfooted ferrets depend on prairie dogs for both food and shelter.”可知，黑足雪貂濒于灭绝是因为土拨鼠的数量锐减后，它们缺乏食物。答案：A9How do scientists help

28、the ferrets?AThey take measures to stop the disease spreading.BThey call on people to stop hunting the animals.CThey set the ferrets free when they are two months old.DThey train the animals so they can survive in the wild.解析：细节理解题。根据第九段的“To help the blackfooted ferrets learn survival skills，wildlif

29、e biologists put them through a process called preconditioning.”可知，科学家训练黑足雪貂学习各种生存技能，以使它们可以重归自然。答案：D10The underlined sentence in the text means the ferrets _Aare still in dangerBdare not live in the wildCprefer to stay in the woodsDchoose to live in the reserve解析：句意理解题。根据画线句子后的“Sylvatic plague is st

30、ill a threat，and farmers still dont want too many marmots on their land.”可知，黑足雪貂的生存仍面临着种种威胁。答案：A11Whats Matchetts attitude towards the future of blackfooted ferrets? AWorried. BHopeful.CProud. DUncertain.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“well be able to help this species recover”可知，马切特相信，只要大家齐心协力，一定能拯救黑足雪貂，他对此充满希望。答

31、案：BDI received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need.The mother was going to have an operation and would need to lie down for several weeks.Of course，I responded with an immediate “ Yes”As I planned the food，I reflected on how many times over the years I had bee

32、n asked to prepare food.I have done it countless times with a very open heart.But the truly amazing thing is that I have received more in my life.When my mother passed away，our house was filled with dinners for weeks.A woman from the church in our community stopped by each evening with some food.Provi