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高中英语模块综合测评2北师大版选修8
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
Areyouavolcanolover?
Hereisalistofsomeoftheworld'smostbeautifulvolcanoesthatourtravelagencycanofferyoutovisit.Don'tmissthem!
MountMayon,thePhilippines
Locatedabout450kmsoutheastofManilaontheislandofLuzon,MountMayonisthemostactivevolcanointhePhilippines;aSeptember2014eruptionforcedthousandstofleethearea.ThosewhohikethevolcanoarerewardedwithviewsofthetownsoftheAlbayProvinceandthePacificOcean.ButeventhosewhoprefertheviewfromadistancehavehistoricalgoodpointattheCagsawaRuins,oncean18thCenturyFranciscanchurchthatwasdestroyedbyan1814eruption.
KilaueaandMaunaKea,Hawaii
Hawaii'svolcanoesareknownfortheiractiveeruptionsandextraordinaryscenes.MaunaKeaisaroundonemillionyearsold,whileKilaueaistheyoungestvolcanoinHawaiiandhasbeeneruptingcontinuouslysince1983.Thelavafallsstraightintothesea,creatingfantasticformsofblackrocksandsmokeclouds.
MountKelimutu,Indonesia
Kelimutu'sthreemysteriouscraterlakesattractbothscientistsandtouriststotheislandofFloresinIndonesia'sEastNusaTenggaraProvince.Oneisemeraldgreen（翡翠绿），anotherdarkred,andthethirdpitchblack.Scientistssaythelakestakeonsuchcolorsbecausethevolcanicgasesmetthelakes'mineralscenturiesago.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述的是世界上最值得参观的三个火山。
1．PeoplewhohikeMountMayoncanenjoythefollowingEXCEPT________.
A．viewsofthetownsoftheAlbayProvince
B．viewsofthePacificOcean
C．viewsoftheCagsawaRuins
D．viewsofIndonesia'sEastNusaTenggara
Province
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第二段提到“ThosewhohikethevolcanoarerewardedwithviewsofthetownsoftheAlbayProvinceandthePacificOcean.ButeventhosewhoprefertheviewfromadistancehavehistoricalgoodpointattheCagsawaRuins,oncean18thCenturyFranciscanchurchthatwasdestroyedbyan1814eruption.”那些来这个火山远足的人们享受到阿尔拜省的城镇和太平洋的风景，看到卡格沙瓦废墟的风景，故没有提到D项。
【答案】 D
2．Accordingtothetext,Kilauea________.
A．isanactivevolcano
B．stoppederuptingin1983
C．istheyoungestvolcanointheworld
D．forcesthousandstofleein2014
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段提到“whileKilaueaistheyoungestvolcanoinHawaiiandhasbeeneruptingcontinuouslysince1983”可知Kilauea是最年轻的火山，自从1983年来不断的爆发，故选A项。
【答案】 A
3．ThecolorsofKelimutu'sthreemysteriouscraterlakesaredueto________.
A．waterpollution
B．differentenvironment
C．chemicalreaction
D．differenttemperatures
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据最后一段提到“Scientistssaythelakestakeonsuchcolorsbecausethevolcanicgasesmetthelakes'mineralscenturiesago.”科学家说湖水的这种颜色是因为气体会融化湖水中的矿物质，故选C项。
【答案】 C
B
InOctober2013,DavionOnlymadeanappealontheInternet.Hehadlearnedthathisbiologicalmotherhaddiednotlongbefore.“MynameisDavionandI'vebeeninfostercare（寄养照管）sinceIwasborn，”hesaid,“butI'mnotgivinguphope.”
Theheartbreakingappealspreadquickly,andOnly'sfosteragencyreceivedcallsfrommorethan10,000people.OnlyendeduptravellingtoOhiotolivewithafamily.ButafterOnlygotintoaphysicalfightwithoneofhiselderwouldbebrothers,thefamilychangedtheirminds.
BackinFlorida,Onlypassedthroughfourdifferenttemporaryhomesoverthefollowingyear,untilhecalledConnieGoing,hisadoptioncaseworker,tomakeaspecialrequest.OnlyhadknownGoingfornearlytenyears,andhadaskedeveryyearifshewouldadopthim,butshealwayshesitated.“Ialwaysbelievedtherewasabetterfamilythanusoutthere，”Goingsaidinaninterview.ButlastJuly,whenOnlycalledandaskedagainifshemightadopthim,Goingsaidsomethingfeltdifferent.“Whenheaskedme,myheartfeltthisacheandIjustknewhewasmyson，”shesaid.
SoGoing,52,invitedOnlytostartspendingtimewiththerestofherfamily－hertwodaughters,Sydney,21,andCarly17,andasonTaylor,14,whoshealsoadoptedoutoffostercare.Eventually,afterseeinghowwellthearrangementwasworking,Going,whohadrentedabiggerhome,startedadoptingOnly.OnlymovedinwithherfamilylastDecember.HeofficiallyjoinedGoing'sfamilyonApril22,2015whentheadoptionpaperswentthrough.
“Today,Ifeelblessedandhonoredtohavebeenchosentobetheparentofallmychildren，”Goingsaid.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了一个渴望有安定家庭的孤儿男孩DavionOnly在网上发布请求信息，希望能有家庭收养自己并最后被善良的Connie收养的故事。
4．Bymakingtheappeal,DavionOnlyhopedthat______.
A．serviceinhisfosteragencywouldimprove
B．hisbiologicalmotherwouldcometohim
C．afosteragencywouldaccepthim
D．hewouldbeadoptedbyafamily
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据文章第一段可知DavionOnly在网上发布请求信息希望能有家庭收养自己。
故选D。
【答案】 D
5．DavionOnlydidn'tlivewiththefamilyinOhiobecause________.
A．hehatedlivingwiththem
B．theyfinallyrefusedtoaccepthim
C．hehasreceivedanotherinvitation
D．heoftenfoughtwithhiswouldbebrothers
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第二段的句子“OnlyendeduptravellingtoOhiotolivewithafamily.ButafterOnlygotintoaphysicalfightwithoneofhiselderwouldbebrothers,thefamilychangedtheirminds.”可知俄亥俄州家庭在Only和自己家的儿子打架后，不想收养他了。
故选B。
【答案】 B
6．WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?
A．DavionOnlyhadfunlivingindifferenthomes.
B．ConnieGoinghadcaredaboutDavionOnlyforovertenyears.
C．DavionOnlyhadastrongdesiretobeadoptedbyConnieGoing.
D．ConnieGoingbelievedshewouldgiveDavionOnlywhathewanted.
【解析】 推理判断题。
文章第三段的句子“OnlyhadknownGoingfornearlytenyears,andhadaskedeveryyearifshewouldadopthim,butshealwayshesitated.”可知Only每年都会问Going是否能收养他。
故选C。
【答案】 C
7．AfterDavionOnlyjoinedConnieGoing'sfamily，________.
A．ConnieGoingboughtabiggerhouse
B．thefourkidsoftenhadphysicalfights
C．ConnieGoingdidn'tregretherdecision
D．anotherthreekidswerelateradoptedaswell
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据最后一段的句子“‘Today,Ifeelblessedandhonoredtohavebeenchosentobetheparentofallmychildren，’Goingsaid.”可知Connie不后悔收养这个孩子，由此判断选C。
【答案】 C
C
Fiftyyearsago,thewelllovedmusicianBobDylanplayedattheNewportFolkFestivalandwaswidelybooed（嘘声）．TheaudiencemayhavebeenunhappybutDylan'sperformancehelpedchangethedirectionofmusicandcultureintheUnitedStates.
Themid1960swereatimeofgreatchange.Onesuchplaceofchangewastheworldoffolkmusic.BobDylanbecameasymbolofchangewhenhemovedfromacoustic（原声的）toelectricguitar.
RockmusichistorianElijahWaldhaswrittenanewbookaboutthechange.Itiscalled“DylanGoesElectric.”
“Therewasamomentintheearly1960swhenyoucouldlookattheBillboardchartsandsevenofthetop10albumswerefolkrecords.AndJoanBaez,PeterPaulandMary,theKingstonTrio,allhadhuge,huge,hugenumberonerecords.”
Andthenthishappened:
The“BritishInvasion”introducedtheworldtotheBeatlesandgrewahugefanbaseforrockmusic.Thatworriedmanyfolkmusicians,saysElijahWald.
TheyhopedthatBobDylanwouldcometotherescue.However,anewDylansoundcamefromthestage.
BobDylanhadgoneelectric,andthefollowersoffolkmusicwerenotpleased.
“WhenDylanwentelectric,Ithinkoneoftheissueswasthefeelingthat－waitaminute,he'sgoneovertotheenemy.”
FolklovershadlookedtoBobDylantosavetheirmovementfromrockandroll.But,authorWaldsaysDylanfeltdifferentlyaboutthemusic.
“DylanhadalwayslikedrockandrollandDylandidn'tthinkofrockandrollasstupidmusic.”
Infact,DylanwasaBeatlesfan.HelatersaidthatfromthefirsttimeheheardtheBeatlesheknew“theywerepointingtothedirectionwheremusichadtogo.”
Beyondthemusic,Dylan'sperformancethatnightalsomarkedaturninAmericanculture.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述的是鲍勃迪伦是20世纪美国最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化。
8．HowdidtheaudiencefeelwhenDylanplayedattheNewportFolkFestival?
A．Excited. B．Unsatisfied.
C．Respectful.D．Bored.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段提到“TheaudiencemayhavebeenunhappybutDylan'sperformancehelpedchangethedirectionofmusicandcultureintheUnitedStates.”可知观众很不高兴，但他的表演改变了美国音乐文化的方向，故选B项。
【答案】 B
9．WhichisTRUEaboutAmericanmusicworldintheearly1960saccordingtoElijahWald?
A．Greatchangeshadtakenplaceinfolkmusic.
B．Peoplehadgrownsincereloveforrockmusic.
C．Folkmusicwasonceahugemainstreampoptrend.
D．BobDylanwasthebestAmericanmusicianatthattime.
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第四段提到“Therewasamomentintheearly1960swhenyoucouldlookattheBillboardchartsandsevenofthetop10albumswerefolkrecords.”可知在20世纪60年代，你会看到排行榜的前十名都是民歌，故选C项。
【答案】 C
10．WhatdidfolkmusiciansandfollowersexpectDylantodo?
A．Changefolkmusicforbetter.
B．Recoverthegloryoffolkmusic.
C．IntroducetheworldtotheBeatles.
D．PlayrockandrollagainsttheBeatles.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第六段提到“TheyhopedthatBobDylanwouldcometotherescue.”他们希望BobDylan能来拯救，故选B项。
【答案】 B
11．Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?
A．Dylan'sdeeplovefortheBeatles'rockandrollmusic.
B．Dylan'sbeliefsinthenewdirectionmusicshouldgo.
C．Dylan'smusicasagreatcontributiontoAmericanfolkmusic.
D．Dylan'sperformanceasamarkofachangeinAmericanculture.
【解析】 推理判断题。
本文主要讲述的是鲍勃·迪伦是20世纪美国最重要和最有影响力的民谣、摇滚歌手，影响美国的音乐文化，故选D项。
【答案】 D
D
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