英语周报学年高二外研版选修八Module 1 试.docx

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英语周报学年高二外研版选修八Module1试

Module1SouthPole单元测试题2

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。

 A

WearesailingtowardtheSanBlasArchipelago,achainofmorethan360islandsintheCaribbeanSea.

“There'saboat!

”OurdaughterHayleyshoutssuddenly.

Threemen,faroutatsea,areinacanoecalledacayuco.Wepullupnearthemandtheyoffertosellusaspinylobster（龙虾）,buttheyhavenotcaughtenoughforeachofus.

“Unmomento,porfavor[Onemoment,please],”themansays.

Hedivesoverboard,holdinghisbreath,goesdown40feet,andcomesbackupwithanotherlobsterinhisbarehands!

Webuythelobstersandvisitwiththemen.

ThesefishermenaretheKunaIndiansfromtheSanBlasIslands.TheKunaIndianshavemadetheirhomesfamousbecauseoftheireffortstoprotecttheirrainforests,theirindependence,andtheirculture.

Formorethan400years,theKunaIndianshavefoughttokeeptheirtraditionalwayoflife.They'veformedtheirownsystemofgovernmentandlaws.They'vekepttheKunalanguage,thoughmanyspeakSpanish,too.Andwhilevisitorsarewelcome,non-Kunapeoplearenotallowedtoownland.

Onceweareontheisland,wevisitthesahila,orchief.ItisanimportantpartofKunacultureforavisitortoreceiveaninvitationandpayafeetothesahilabeforeenteringhisvillage.WewalkaroundthevillageandlookatthewaytheKunapeoplelive.Kunavillagesvaryinsize.Theycanrangefromafewdwellings（住所）tolargevillageswithsomemodernconveniences.

HayleyandherbrotherJacksonarebeinghomeschooledwhilewearetravelingonourboat.Partofourhomeschooldayisspentlearningaboutthecountriesandpeoplewevisit.EarliertodaywereadaboutKunafoodsandmoney.TheKunaeatalotoffish,lobstersandcoconuts（椰子）.Thecoconutisalsousedformoney.EachcoconuttreehasaKunaowner,sothecoconutscannotbetakenortouched.

21.Accordingtothetext,theKunaIndianshavebeentryingtheirbestto_____.

A.expandtheirland

B.preventstrangersvisiting

C.keeptheirtraditionsalive

D.learnmoreabouttheoutsideworld

22.Whydoestheauthor'sfamilyvisitthesahila?

A.Toaskforhishelp.

B.Toshowrespectforhim.

C.Toinvitehimtotravelwiththem.

D.Togetpermissiontoenterhisvillage.

23.Themainpurposeofthistextistointroduce_____.

A.themeaningoftraveling

B.thebenefitsofhomeschooling

C.thehistoryoftheSanBlasIslands

D.thenativepeoplelivingontheSanBlasIslands  

B

Oneofthemostsignificantpartsofmyhighschoolcareerwouldbeplayingintheorchestra.IrememberwhenIfirststartedplayingtheviola（中提琴）inmyschool'sprogramasaninexperiencedfourthgrader.Asmyinterestinmusicgrew,Idecidedtofindaprivateinstructor.

Duringmyfirstlesson,IwassurprisedatwhatDr.Twasteaching—howtoholdtheviolaandplayopenstrings!

Tome,thesewerebasicconceptsIhadlongagomastered.However,thefollowingweek,whatIthoughtIhadlearnedwascompletelydisproven.Withsuchhighexpectations,Dr.Tcriticizedmanyaspectsofmyposture,intonationandbowing （音准和弓法）.ButasIbecamemorefamiliarwithmyviola,Dr.Tstartedassigning（分配）meactualcompositions.Meanwhile,Ibecamemoreandmoreinterestedinourschool'sensemble（合奏组）.

Ifirstdecidedtobecomeasectionleaderinmiddleschool,whenweweregiventheopportunitytotryoutforourensemble'sfirstandsecondchairs.Duringthefirstclass,ourconductor,Mrs.V,introducedustoasectionleader'sresponsibilities.Thesedutiesincludedhelpingotherswiththeconcertmusicandsettingagoodexample.Afterdiscussion,Idecidedtotryoutandstartedpreparingtheassignedpiece.Everyday,Iwouldpracticeforatleast45minutes.Needlesstosay,thiswaseasiersaidthandone.Itrequiredalotofconcentrationandwillpower.Regardless,bytheendoftheweek,Ihadbecomemorefamiliarwiththemusic.

Tomysurprise,theaudition（试听）processwasmorepleasantthanIhadimagined.AsIunpackedmyviola,Istartedtodoubtmydecision.However,whenIenteredMrs.V'shomelyoffice,Ifeltmorerelaxed.Bytheendofmyaudition,Mrs.VsaidthatIhadagoodchanceofbecomingtheprincipalviolist!

Thenextday,duringorchestra,Ilearnedthatindeed,Ihadbecomeoursection'sfirstchair.

24.BeforetheauthorstudiedunderDr.T,she_____.

A.hadneverplayedtheviola

B.hadexpressedinterestinmusic

C.hadwrittensomecompositions

D.hadbeenapromisingyoungartist

25.Theunderlinedword“disproven”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“_____”.

A.lazy                 B.wrong

C.foolish                    D.surprised

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Unusualandscholarly.

B.Self-centeredandproud.

C.Independentandoptimistic.

D.Hard-workinganddetermined.

27.Whenattendingtheaudition,theauthor_____.

A.feltconfidentofsucceeding

B.receivedsomecareersguidance

C.leftagoodimpressiononMrs.V

D.rememberedherfirstviolainstructor

 C

Japanesefanswhowatchedtheir nationalteambedefeated（打败）bytheIvoryCoastonSaturdayshoweditispossibletolosegraciously,whentheystayedbehindafterthematchtohelpcleanup.

DespiteseeingJapan'sBlueSamuraislose2-1againsttheIvoryCoast'snationalteamattheArenaPernambucoinRecife,theJapaneseaudiencearmedwithplasticbagssearchedtheirsideofthestadiumandgatheredupdroppedlitter.WhilegatheringwasteafterasportingeventiscustomaryinJapan,theaudience'sactionscameasashocktofootballfansfromothercountries.

Thisisn'tthefirsttimetheJapanesehavetakentrashoutsidethestadium.The1998FIFAWorldCupheldinFrancewasthefirsteverWorldCupthatJapanhadqualifiedfor.AftertheirfirstgroupgameagainstArgentina, theJapanesefansgavetheworldalessoninpolitenessandrespectbyactuallycleaningthefootballstadiumseats.Theypickedupallthetrasharoundthemwhetheritwastheirsornot.Theythenwalkedoutandthrewthetrashinthegarbagecansbeforeleaving.

Theall-aroundcleanlinessofJapaneselargecitiescomesasacultureshocktopeoplecomingfromotherbigcitiesintheworld.Thistidinessisnotduetomillionsofdollarsspentonstreetcleanersand“Let'sclean-upourcity”campaigns.It'snotduetoeffectivepublicworksorcommunityservice.It'sduetoonesimplething:

Theydon'tthrowtheirrubbishonthefloor.Thisuniqueandrareconceptallowsforbothhugecitiesandthecountrysidetostayneatandtidy.

Toreinforce（加强）thisbehavior,thecommonsignsinJapanaskpeopletotaketheirlitterhomewiththem.Then,toreinforcethesign,theyusuallyhavenogarbagecansintheparks.Sowhenfacedwiththechoiceofthrowingtheirgarbageonthegroundorkeepingitwiththem,theykeepit. Theydon'tneeda“Don'tLitter”or“KeepJapanBeautiful”sign.Theyhavebeendoingittheirwholelivesandareusedtotakingtheirgarbagewiththem.

28.ThestoryinParagraph3mainlyshowsthat_____.

A.Japanesepeopleareusedtocarryingtheirowntrash

B.Japanesefanshaveahabitofcleaningupthestadium

C.Japanesefansoftencleanstadiumseatsbeforethegame

D.theJapaneseareveryinterestedinwatchingfootballgames

29.WhatcanwesayaboutJapanesebigcities'cleanliness?

A.Ithasbecomecommonpractice.

B.Itistheresultofcommunityservice.

C.Itcostsmillionsofdollarseveryyear.

D.Itexistsbecauseofpubliccampaigns.

30.WhichofthefollowingdotheJapaneseacceptasnormal?

A.Punishingthebehavioroflittering.

B.Manysignsreading“Don'tLitter”. 

C.Lotsofgarbagecansintheparks.

D.Takinglitterawaywiththem.

31.Theauthor'sattitudetotheJapaneseaudiencemightbethatof_____. 

A.criticism      B.unconcern

C.respect          D.doubt

 D

Wherecanyoufindthefirstsuccessfulairplane,oneoftheworld'sbiggestbugs（虫子）andKermittheFrog?

They'reallattheSmithsonianInstitution,American'sstorehouseofthecoolestthingsever,inWashington,D.C.Morethan138millionobjectshavebeencollectedbytheir19museums,withmorecomingineveryday.

TheSmithsonianwasfoundedin1846andnamedafterJamesSmithson,anEnglishbusinessman.SmithsonnevervisitedAmerica,buthelefthisentirefortunetotheUnitedStatestobuildaninstitution“fortheincreaseofknowledge.”

HerearejustafewoftheamazingthingsintheSmithsoniancollection.

Bigbugs

TheSmithsonianhas35millionbugs.Thelargestinsectinthecollectionisabeetle（甲虫）fromSouthAmericacalledthetitanbeetle.Titanbeetlescangrowtomorethan6incheslong.

Flyingmachines

Thefirstpoweredplanetofly,the1903WrightFlyer,isdisplayedintheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum.TheSmithsonianhasthefirstsupersonic（超音速的）airliner,theConcorde,whichcouldcrosstheAtlanticOceaninfewerthanfourhours.

Thelongestbeard

TheSmithsonianishometothelongestbeardeverrecorded.NorwegianimmigrantHansLangsethhadgrownhisfacialhairto18feet6inchesbythetimehediedin1927.TheSmithsonianhas17feet6inchesofitbecause,eventhoughLangseth'sfinalwishwastohavehisentirebeardpreserved,hisfamilydecideditwouldn'tberighttoburyhimclean-shaven.

Timeandadmission（入场费）:

SmithsonianmuseumsareopeneverydayoftheyearexceptDecember25unlessotherwisenoted.Mostmuseumsareopendailyfrom10 a.m.to5:

30p.m.TheAmericanArtMuseumandPortraitGalleryareopen11:

30a.m.to7p.m

AdmissionisfreeforallSmithsonianmuseumsandthezooinWashington,D.C.,andtheAmericanIndianMuseum'sGeorgeGustavHeyeCenterinNewYork.Afeeisrequir