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学年高中英语模块检测一新人教版选修620
模块检测
（一）
时间：
100分钟 分数：
120分
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。
A
Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'slastvacation.Itwasmysix－year－oldson'swinterbreakfromschool，andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweek－longtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked，andDelta，theairline，offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork，soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine－month－oldandtookoffforhome.
Thenextday，myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes，Iencouraged—okay，ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake：
$1，600.Notbad，huh?
NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig－timebargainhunter，Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays，agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.
I'vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade：
AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.
Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney'sworth.I'malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes，clothesformychildren，andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger，andit'sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualityla
sts.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。
通过叙述作者和家人乘坐晚点航班而获得补偿的故事阐明了作者对于花钱购物的认识。
在作者看来，我们在花钱的时候要精打细算，做到花钱有所值，不能一味地追求享受而浪费钱财。
1．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?
A．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.
B．Sheseldommakesacompromise.
C．Sherarelymissesagooddeal.
D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.
解析：
推理判断题。
从第三段中的“Butasabig－timebargainhunter...fewofuscanaffordtopassup.”可知作者很少会错过好交易，C项正确；B项中的seldom与原文不符；D项中说她对廉价货感兴趣，本文主要表明作者希望花钱花得值，而不一定就是喜欢便宜货，同时本文的最后一句话也对这个选项提供了相反的信息。
答案：
C
2．Whatdoestheauthordo?
A．She'sateacher.
B．She'sahousewife.
C．She'samediaperson.
D．She'sabusinesswoman.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段中的“Ihavebeentheconsumerrepo
rterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.”可知，作者是NBC的一个记者，是从事媒体行业的，所以选C。
A项“
她是一个老师”；B项“她是一个家庭主妇”；D项“她是一个女商人”，这些与原文信息都不一致。
答案：
C
3．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?
A．Howtoexposebadtricks.
B．Howtoreserveairlineseats.
C．Howtospendmoneywisely.
D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal.
解析：
主旨大意题。
本文主要通过记叙作者和家人有一次度假旅游后，由于航空公司超额售票而导致他们不得不放弃原来的航班而接受补偿的故事，引出了自己在花钱购物方面的认识。
她认为我们花钱应该有所值，花钱的时候要考虑所购买东西的价值，所以选C。
A项表示“怎样揭露诡计”，原文没有信息支持；B项表示“怎样预留航班座位”；D项表示“怎样达成一个商业交易”，与本文的主要信息不一致。
答案：
C
B
Thinkyoucankeepastraightfacewhilewatchingyourfavouritecomedian？
Now，thecomedyclubnamedTeatreneuinBarcelonaisbettingyoucan't.Theclubisevenbasingitsticketpricesonhowoftenitcanmakeyoulaugh.It'ssaidyoucangetintotheclubshowforfree，buteverylaughwillcostyou38centsmore.Wouldyouliketodeliberatelykeepfromlaughinginordertosavemoney?
TheTeatreneuclubhasequippedfacial－recognitiontechnologyonthebackofitschairs.Itcantrackhowmucheachpersonintheirtheatrehasenjoyedtheshow.ThesystemwasdevelopedbyadvertisingagencyTheCyranosMcCann，afterTeatreneuaskedthemtothinkupawaytoincreaseticketsales.
Anumberofpeoplehavetriedtositthroughacomedyshowwithoutlaughinginanattempttogetafreeticket，buttheyallfailed.Usingthenewsystem，theaverageticketpriceperpersonhassofarbeen$7.58.Itseemsthepricingsystemhascaught_on，withothertheatresinSpainnowcopyingthepay－per－laughtechnology.
Itisunclearwhichkindoffacialrecognitionsoftwareisbeingused，butmostusealgorithms（算法）totrackfacialmarksonanaudience'sface.Forexample，analgorithmcananalyzetheposition，sizeorshapeofthemouthtodeterminewhetherapersonislaughing，smilingorsad.Thecomedyclubhasalsolaunchedamobileappasamethodofpaymentandapay－per－laughseasonticket.
JamesWoron，directoroftheClub，said，“Theideasoundsfun.It'dbeabigtechnicalchallenge—aspeoplelaughsooften，we'dhavetoputacashmachinebyeveryseat.”
【语篇解读】 西班牙的一家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。
4．TheTeatreneuclubchargesticketpricebasedon________．
A．theaudience'sappearance
B．howlongpeoplewatchtheshow
C．thetimesthataudiencelaugh
D．thetimespeoplecometotheclub
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第一段“Theclubisevenbasingitsticketpricesonhowoftenitcanmakeyoulaugh.”可知，这家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。
答案：
C
5．Whydotheclubusethefacial－recognitiontechnology?
A．Tosaveperformancecosts.
B．Toincreaseticketsales.
C．Tokeepthethievesaway.
D．Tosatisfymoreaudience.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段“...afterTeatreneuaskedthemtothinkupawaytoincreaseticketsales.”可知，剧院运用这项技术是为了提高门票销量。
答案：
B
6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“caughton”inParagraph3mean?
A．Becomepopular.
B．Learnedfromothers.
C．Heldtightly.
D．Understood.
解析：
词义猜测题。
根据第三段画线词下文“...withothertheatresinSpainnowcopyingthepay－per－laughtechnology.”可知，西班牙的其他剧院也在效仿运用这种技术，由此可猜测，这项技术变得流行起来。
答案：
A
7．Whatcanwegettoknowfromthetext?
A．TheTeatreneuclubalwaysoffersthebestshows.
B．AlotofpeoplecangetafreeticketinTeatreneu.
C．Peoplecouldn'thelplaughinginordertosavemoney.
D．Thefacial－recognitionsoftwarecantellpeople'smoods.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第四段“...analgorithmcananalyzetheposition，sizeorshapeofthemouthtodeterminewhetherapersonislaughing，smilingorsad.”可知，这款软件可以根据观众嘴的位置、大小和形状来判断他的情绪。
答案：
D
C
Whilethepresenceofratsinhomesmaycauseanxietyandannoyance，theyrarelyresultindrivingouttheresidents.Butthatisexactlywhathappenedtotheinhabitantsofthe10－square－mileHawadaxIslandoffthecoastofAlaska，almost230yearsago.Nowthankstoafive－yeareffortbyscientists，theterriblysilent“RatIsland”asithadbeencalledformanyyearshasbeenreturnedtoitsrightfulowners—birds!
HawadaxIslandispartofachainofvolcanicislandsintheBeringSeacalledtheAleutianIslands.Theratsthatarrivedtherein1780，whenaJapaneseshipcarryingthembrokedownnearby，completelydestroyedthenativepopulationbecausetheenvironmentoftheislandwasnotbuilttodefenditsanimalsfromthesepredators.Thereisn'tanytreeontheisland，whichmeantthatthebirdswereaccustomedtobuildingtheirnestslowintheground，givingtherodents（啮齿动物）easyaccesstobotheggsandbabychicks.Asyearspassed，thebirdsthathadcalledtheislandhomeforthousandsofyearsbecameendangeredandeventually，disappearedcompletely.
In2007，theUSFWS（FishandWildlifeService）startedas
eriousplantoridtheislandoftheratsandtrybri
ngingbackthebeautifulbirdsthathadoncecalledithome.Giventhattherewereanestimated10，000rodentsinhabiting“RatIsland”andthefactthattheyreproducerapidly，itwasnotaneasytask.Butby2009，theislandwasofficiallydeclaredratfree!
Thenslowlybutsurely，thebirdsbegantoreturn.Unfortunately，someofthepioneerswereunintentionallykilledfromtheleavingsoftheraticide，apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeouttherodents.Butnowitseemsthingsarebecomingmorestableandtheislandisstartingtoincreasinglylooklikeitsformerself.Beforethetr
ansformation，“Hawadax”，alsoknownas“RatIsland”，wasasilentandghostlyplacewithbirdbones，snailremainsandrockscoveredinratfeces（粪便）．
Today，birds'singingandflyinginandoutisacommonsight.Tuftedpuffinsandsongsparrows，whichhadlongdisappeared，aregraduallymakingtheirwayback.Scientistshavealsobeenobservinganincreaseingroundnestingandshorebirds.Thoughtheislandisstillnotbacktoitsfullglory，thesignsareencouragingandthingscanonlygetbetter，astimepasses.
【语篇解读】 哈瓦达克斯岛因老鼠入侵而导致鸟类灭绝，经过科学家们的努力，猖獗的老鼠被消灭了。
这个“老鼠岛”重新焕发了生机。
8．Theunderlinedword“that”
inParagraph1probablyrefersto________．
A．thepresenceofrats
B．birds'beingdrivenout
C．birds'returningtotheisland
D．residents'worryingaboutrats
解析：
词义猜测题。
根据前文的“...theyrarelyresultindrivingouttheresidents.”及本段末的“...hasbeenreturnedt
oitsrightfulowners—birds！
”可知，that指“该岛上的鸟类曾经被老鼠驱逐出去”这件事。
答案：
B
9．BirdsonHawadaxIslandbecameaneasytargetbecause________．
A．thisislandwastreeless
B．theynestedrandomly
C．theyreproducedtoorapidly
D．theirchickswereextremelyweak
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段第三句“Thereisn'tanytreeontheisland，...givingtherodentseasyaccesstobotheggsandbabychicks.”可知答案。
答案：
A
10．Fromthepassage，wecanknowtheplanofUSFWS________．
A．hashelpedtheislandfullyrecovered
B．costlittlebutbenefitedgreatly
C．involvedpoisoningtheratsonalargescale
D．accomplisheditsgoalafterexactly24months
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段的第一句“...startedaseriousplantoridtheislandoftherats...”及第四段的第二句中“...theraticide，apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeouttherodents”可知，答案为C项。
答案：
C
11．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A．FWShelpg
etrarebirdsbacktoalaskaisland
B．Japanesechangedabirdparadiseintoratisland
C．FWSplantodriveratsoutofratIsland
D．Alaska'sratislandreturnstoabirdparadise
解析：
主旨大意题。
全文讲述在FWS的帮助下，“老鼠岛”重新变成了鸟儿的天堂，故选D项。
C项侧重介绍与FWS计划相关的内容，而这只是文章内容的一部分。
答案：
D
D
Therewereabout70scientistsworkingonaveryimportantproject.Allofthemwerereallytiredbecauseofthepressureofworkandthedemandsoftheirbossbuteveryonedidnotthinkofstoppingtheirjob.
Oneday,onescientistcametohisbossandtoldhim,“Sir,IhavepromisedmychildrenthatIwilltakethemtotheexhibitionsoIwanttoleavetheofficeat5：
30pm.”Hisbossreplied,“OK.You'repermittedtoleavetheoffi
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