高中英语Module1Europe单元综合检测卷外研版必修3.docx

1、高中英语Module1Europe单元综合检测卷外研版必修3Module 1 Europe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。AAre the British people Europeans？This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians，who tend to think of all white men as Europeans.But the British，when they are in Britai

2、n，do not regard themselves as Europeans.The Europeans，to them，are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel，who have never learnt how to speak English.Europe is “the Continent”：a place full of interest for British tourists，but also the source of almost all the wars

3、 in which Britain has ever been involved.Thus，although geographically speaking Britain is a part of Europe，yet the fact that it is a separate island has made its people feel very，very insular.They feel，and in many ways are，different from the rest of Europe and they sometimes annoy continental nation

4、s by failing to support them，or even to understand them，in time of need.Where did the British people come from？This is an extraordinary interesting question，since they are a mixture of many different races，and all these races invaded Britain at various times from Europe.Nobody knows very much about

5、Britain before the Romans came during the first century BC.，but there had been at least three invasions before that.The first of these was by a darkhaired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.The other two were by Celtic tribes：first the Gaels，whose descendants are the modern Scots and Irish，some

6、of whom still speak the Gaelic language；and second the Britons，who gave their name to the whole island of Britain.These were the people whom the Romans conquered.The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of their civilisation，but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers，so the British race

7、survived until the overthrow of the Roman Empire by the “barbarians”，i.e.the numerous Germanic tribes which overran the whole of Western Europe.1The purpose of the passage is to_.Atalk about EuropeansBdiscuss the origin of British peopleCargue for the superiority of British peopleDcompare the Europe

8、ans with Africans and Asians答案B解析主旨大意题。由第一段第一句“Are the British people Europeans？”和第二段内容可知B项正确。2It can be known from the passage that_.Amost people think white people are EuropeansBthere are many Africans and Asians living in EuropeCwhite men are Europeans in the eyes of Africans and AsiansDthe Briti

9、sh people think of themselves as Europeans答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段第二句“This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians.as Europeans.”可知C项正确。3It can be inferred from the passage that_.AEuropeans are those who are unable to speak EnglishBthose who invaded Britain came from the other side of the English

10、ChannelCBritain is a place full of interest for those excitable foreignersDBritain is the source of almost all the wars in Europe答案B解析推理判断题。通读第一段内容可推出B项正确。4Why do the British people feel very insular?AThey are different from those people in the continent.BThey sometimes fail to support the continent

11、al countries in time of need.CThey are separated geographically from the continent.DThey are considered very difficult to understand.答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句“Thus，although geographically.it is a separate island has made its people feel very，very insular.”可知C项正确。BYears ago，I lived in a building in a larg

12、e city.The next building was only a few feet away from mine.There was a woman who lived there，and I had never met her，yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon，sewing or reading.After several months had gone by，I began to notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the

13、 dirty window.I would say to myself.“I wonder why that woman doesnt wash her window.It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat，including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning，I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for

14、a rest.What a surprise！Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible(看见)Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me.I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window，but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me.How often had

15、I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings?Since then，whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone，I asked myself first，“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window？” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me

16、more clearly.5The writer couldnt see everything clearly through the window because _.Athe womans window was dirtyBthe writers window was dirtyCthe woman lived nearbyDthe writer was nearsighted答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段及第五段内容可知是我的窗户脏了。6“It dawned on me” probably means “_”AI began to understand itBIt cheered me

17、 upCI knew it grew lightDIt began to get dark答案A解析词义猜测题。cheer sb./sth.up(使)变得更高兴，振奋起来；grow light变明亮；get dark(天)黑下来，均不符合语境。7Its clear that _.Athe writer had never met the woman beforeBthe writer often washed the windowCthey both worked as cleanersDthey lived in a small town答案A解析细节理解题。由文章第一句话中的“.I liv

18、ed in a building in a large city.”可知D项是错误的；由第二句中的“.I had never met her.”可知A项是正确的。8From the passage，we can learn _.Aone shouldnt criticize others very oftenBone should often make his windows cleanCone must judge himself before he judges othersDone must look at others through his dirty windows答案C解析推理判

19、断题。从这篇文章中的最后一段，我们可以学习到“批评别人的时候先看看自己”。CDr.Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001.It is the largest study of humour.Participants are invited to log on to the laugh lab website，give a few personal details，tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.The project

20、 will last for a year，and the organizers hope to finally discover the worlds funniest joke.But there is also a serious purpose.The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny.And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour

21、.The idea is that if we want to understand each other，we have to find out what makes us laugh.This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers.Most of the time，people are not completely honest.We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we wan

22、t.But laughing cannot be controlled.When we laugh，we tell the truth about ourselves.By December 2001 over 10,000 jokes had been submitted.This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions.It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour，for instance.“Our findings show

23、the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour，” said Dr.Wiseman.“Males use humour to appear superior to others，while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour.The British

24、enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”But the French like their jokes short and sharp：“Youre a high priced lawyer.Will you answer two questions for 500？” “Yes.Whats the second question？”The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour.But the survey found that German participants were m

25、ore likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality.Perhaps that proves the point.Is this joke funny？I dont know，but lets say yes，just to be safe.Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer.But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amus

26、ing.Perhaps this is relief.Computers already seem like they can do everything.At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.9Scientist started “the laugh lab” project _.Ato find the funniest joke in European countriesBto know what funny people are like from different nations and culturesCto find

27、out the differences between the male and female sense of humourDto get more personal details about participants答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段中“And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour.”可知，他们要找出女性和男性幽默感的不同，故选C。10We can infer from the passage that _.Amost of the people a

28、ll over the world are completely honestBpsychologists and philosophers take interest in “the laugh lab” projectCordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at allDpeople tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“This is a subject that has long attracted

29、psychologists and philosophers.”可知，故选B。11According to the passage，we can safely say that _.AJokes created by computer are less appealing to peopleBMen and women have similar senses of humourCThe project lasted from September,2001 to December,2001DScientists have collected enough evidence to make fin

30、al conclusions答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer.But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing.”可知，由计算机制造的笑话不吸引人，故选A。12The writer gave the examples of the British，the French and the Germans _.Ato show the French people h

31、ave a better sense of humourBto prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”Cto show people from different nations have different senses of humourDto prove that the Germans have no sense of humour答案C解析细节理解题。根据第五段中“Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour.The British enjoy what is usually called toilet humourBut the French like their jokes short and sharp.”可知，不同的国家有不同的幽默感，故选C。DOur CenterWe have information about over 300 volunteering opportunities with more than 250 local organizations (charities，statutory organization