外研版英语选修8 模块综合测评1.docx

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外研版英语选修8模块综合测评1

模块综合测评

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Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

TheRenaissance，consideredbymodernscholarstohavebeenthetimebetween1300and1600，wasaperiodofEuropeanhistorywhenmanynewinventionsandbeliefscameintobeing.

TheRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence，Milan，andVenice.Inthesecitiesbusinessmenstartedtospendtheirextramoneyonthingslikepaintingandeducation，andtoconsidernewtechniquesofbankingandsystemsofgovernment.Anewtypeofscholar，thehumanist（人文主义者）arose.Humanismwasconcernedwithhumankindandculture.LatinandGreek，literatureandphilosophy，musicandmathematicswereamongthesubjectshumanistsstudied.

TheRenaissancegaverisetonewformsofpaintingandsculpture.DuringtheRenaissance，artistswerenolongerregardedasmereartisans（工匠）．Manyartistsdrewonmathematicsinordertobecomemoreaccurateintheirmeasurements（度量）andtomakesureanobjectwaspresentedinrealisticproportions.Theyalsostudiedthewaylighthitsobjectsandthewaysoureyesperceive（注意到）it.Anewkindofpaint，calledoilpaint，wasinvented.

TheRenaissanceaffectedallofthesociety.Manypeoplebecameinterestedinpolitics，andtheworldoutsidetheirtowns.Theybecameexplorers，businessmen，etc.Theeffectonreligionwasespeciallystrong.IntheMiddleAgespeoplewereprimarilyconcernedwithservingthechurchandgettingtoheaven.Buttheincreaseinartsandeducationgavepeoplethingstolookforwardtoinlife，andmadethemloseinterestinthechurch.

TheRenaissanceproducedmanygreatminds.LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthegreatest，althoughhewasnotregardedthatwayatthetime.AmonghismanyworksofartwereTheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.Heisalsoregardedasagreatinventor，andiscreditedforcomingupwiththeideaofthehelicopter.

1．Accordingtothesecondparagraph，theRenaissance．

A．occurredalloverEurope

B．startedinItaly

C．influencedart，finance，andphysicaleducation

D．wasthemostpopularinFlorence

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第二段“TheRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence，Milan，andVenice.”可知，文艺复兴运动始于意大利，所以正确答案为B。

【答案】　B

2．WhichofthefollowingtookplaceduringtheRenaissance?

A．Peoplestoppedgoingtochurch.

B．Newformsofpaintingemerged.

C．Oilpaintbecameverypopular.

D．Thehumanistsdisappeared.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第三段“TheRenaissancegaverisetonewformsofpaintingandsculpture.”及“Anewkindofpaint，calledoilpaint，wasinvented.”可知，油画这种新的绘画形式在文艺复兴时期出现了，所以正确答案为B。

【答案】　B

3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat．

A.duringtheRenaissancemanyexplorersandbusinessmenappeared

B．businessmenstartedtheRenaissance

C．people'sinterestineducationdeclined

D．thehumaniststookpowerduringtheRenaissance

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第四段“Manypeoplebecameinterestedinpolitics，andtheworldoutsidetheirtowns.Theybecameexplorers，businessmen，etc.”可知，在文艺复兴时期出现了许多探险家和商人等，所以正确答案为A。

【答案】　A

4．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?

A．TheRenaissanceinEurope.

B．ThebirthplaceoftheRenaissance.

C．TheeffectsoftheRenaissance.

D．SomefamousartistsinEurope.

【解析】　主旨大意题。

文章主要介绍了文艺复兴给整个社会所带来的影响，以及这个时期社会上所出现的新现象。

【答案】　C

B

Twoexplorerswillattempttosetaworldrecordforthelongesteverpolarexpedition（探险）withoutoutsidesupport，travellingover6，000kmin100daysacrossAntarctica.

DixieDansercoer,whocrossedthesoutherncontinentin1997，and26yearoldSamDeltouraimtotakeadvantageofthespecificwindpatternsaroundthecontinenttocoverlargedistancesusingkitestohelpsailtheirheavysleds（雪橇）acrosstheiceandsnow.

Thiswillallowthemtotravelupto300kminadayandanaverageof60km，tobreakthecurrentworldrecordofNorwegianRuneGjeldneswhotravelled4，800kilometersin90daysfiveyearsago.

“Itwouldbeimpossibleifwehadtopullthesledsallbyourselves，”Dansercoer，whowillstarthisexpeditiononNovember4，explainedatanewsconferenceonTuesday.

Thepairwilleachhaveasledweighing190kg，whichwillcontainfoodsupplies，tents，kitesandscientificequipment.DuringtheirtriptheywillmeasurewindpatternsandsupplyinformationaboutthequalityoftheicetheyencountertoscientistsstudyingclimatechangebackinBelgium.

Astheywillhavenonewsuppliesfromtheoutside，thelargestpartoftheirluggageconsistsoffrozenfoodtoprovideeachofthemwiththecrucial5，000caloriesneededeachdaytoundertakesuchaphysicallychallengingtrip.

ForDeltour，beingapolarexplorerbecamehisdreamafterhediscoveredabookaboutthefirstpolarexpeditionsinhislocallibraryasa12yearold.Hesaidhewasawarethatexplorationwasnoeasytask.

DansercoerandDeltourplantoreachtheSouthPolearoundDecember14，100yearstothedayafterNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsenbecamethefirsttosetfootthere.AmundsenreachedtheSouthPolein1911.

【语篇解读】　两个探险家决定刷新南极探险的世界纪录，他们将用风筝作为他们的动力来源。

5．Howwillthetwoexplorerstravel?

A.Theywillpullthesledsallbythemselves.

B．Theywillusekitestohelppullthesleds.

C．Theywillusekitesinsteadofsleds.

D．Theywillpullthesledsatfirstanduseonlykiteslater.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第二段的“takeadvantageofthespecificwindpatternsaroundthecontinenttocoverlargedistancesusingkitestohelpsailtheirheavysleds（雪橇）”可知答案。

【答案】　B

6．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwoexplorers.

A．bothhavereachedtheSouthPolebefore

B．havepeopletohelpthemalongthejourney

C．havesomescientificresearchtasksalongthejourney

D．willpublicizetheirfindingsalongthejourney

【解析】　推理判断题。

从第五段的“DuringtheirtriptheywillmeasurewindpatternsandsupplyinformationaboutthequalityoftheicetheyencountertoscientistsstudyingclimatechangebackinBelgium.”可知C项正确。

【答案】　C

7．ToSamDeltour，theupcomingtraveltotheSouthPoleissomethingthat．

A.heiseagertodo

B．heisafraidof

C．hehasneverexpected

D．hehastriedtoavoid

【解析】　推理判断题。

从第七段的“ForDeltour，beingapolarexplorerbecamehisdreamafterhediscoveredabookaboutthefirstpolarexpeditionsinhislocallibraryasa12yearold.”可知Deltour应该是很渴望实现自己的梦想。

【答案】　A

C

We'vecolonisedmostoftheworld，butonevaststretchoftheplanetremainsbeyondourgrasp:

Antarctica.Thisfrozencontinentattheendoftheearthhasneverbeenpermanentlyoccupiedbyman.Evenifyou'retravellingthereonacruiseship，asmostpeopledo，thesolitude（孤独）andtheemptinesswillenvelopyou.

Notthatsolitudeisthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyou'restandinginthemiddleofapenguincolonyonanAntarcticshoreline.WhenIvisitedinearlyFebruary，therewerethousandsofbirdspackedtightlyoneveryrock，bothshygentoopenguinsandthebolderadéliepenguins.Theyseemedhappytoseeuswanderingamongthem;ourcamerasclickedcrazilyatthegreyfluffballchickswhoaretappingtheirparents'beaks（鸟嘴）tobefed.

Butpenguinsarebynomeanstheonlystarsoftheshowhere.Ifounditequallyexcitingtoseeawanderingalbatross（信天翁）circlingaboveourship，dippingitsgreatwingsintotherollingwatersoftheDrakePassage.Orfatelephantsealsrestonthebeachinasoupofalgae（海藻），shoutingateachotherlikeelderlymembersofagentlemen'sclub.

Mostexcitingofall，though，werethewhales.Asthecallwentupfromthebridgeofourship—“Humpbacks！

”—wespottedthreeofthemleapingfromthewater，theirmagnificenttailsemerginganddippingasifinslowmotion，soclosethatwecouldseetheirgreatheads，theireyesandblowholes.

Justasvastandattractivearetheicebergs.TheglassyworldoftheWeddellSeaisafantasticpictureoficyskyscrapersstretchingtothehorizon.Somearewhippedbywindandwaterintofantasticalshapes—orientalpalaces，ruinedfortresses，anArtDecocinema.

Alloftheaboveisexactlywhatmakesavoyageheresoextraordinary.AjourneytoAntarcticaisatravelexperienceasspecialasyoucanhave.

【语篇解读】　作者描述了自己到南极去的一次旅行经历，在作者的笔下南极的一切都充满了生机和活力。

8．WecaninferfromParagraph2thatpenguins．

A．aremostlyshy

B．arenotafraidofhumans

C．dislikethepresenceofhumans

D．hidetheirchicksfromhumans

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第二段“Theyseemedhappytoseeuswanderingamongthem...”可知，企鹅似乎对人类在周围徘徊感到高兴，说明他们一点也不惧怕人类。

【答案】　B

9．WhatisthemostexcitinginAntarctica，accordingtotheauthor?

A．Penguins.　B．Thewhales.

C．Theicebergs.D．Elephantseals.

【解析】　细节理解题。

从文章第四段第一句“Mostexcitingofall，though，werethewhales.”可知，作者认为最令人激动的是见到鲸。

【答案】　B

10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheicebergs?

A．Theylackattraction.

B．Theylookcoldandlifeless.

C．Theyarehugeandfrightening.

D．Theyarebeautifulandindifferentshapes.

【解析】　细节理解题。

从文章第五段可知，冰山形态各异、闪闪发光，它们在作者的笔下也显得生动而美丽。

【答案】　D

11．Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Anad.　B．Anewsstory.

C．Atraveljournal.D．Aresearchpaper.

【解析】　推理判断题。

纵观全文，特别是文章最后一句“AjourneytoAntarcticaisatravelexperienceasspecialasyoucanhave.”可知，本文节选自游记。

【答案】　C

D

Whileeverydogownerknowstheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsperfectly.Scientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinVienna,Austria，wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.

Fortheirstudy，biologistCorsinMillerandhisteamexposedelevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyface，whiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.

Interestingly，thedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That'sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentireface.

Aftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthec