模塊10 Unit 1—Unit 2 階段檢測

第一節 單項填空 (共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分) 

1. These small victories are ___________ good start towards ___________better future because they are not the result of giving a man a single fish so that he can eat for a day.

A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. /; the

2. Great pressure___________John ___________ his mind about being addicted to playing online games.

A. put on; to change

C. was put on; changed

B. put on; change

D. was put on; to change

3. In order to stop poverty， the World Bank has ___________its focus to providing technical assistance and long-term loans to developing countries.

A. fixedB. exchanged

C. transferredD. switched

4. —Do you mind my turning off the radio?

—___________We are all expecting to listen to the noon news.

A. I’m afraid I doB. Of course not

C. Why notD. Go ahead

5. My father always wants me to___________each sum of money I spent every week I go home from school.

A. explain forB. ask for

C. search forD. account for

6. Becoming a household name， however， brought its problems for Slater with his every move being ___________news.

A. printB. markC. sloganD. headline

7. We missed our train， and ___________ the next train was delayed， ___________ we had to wait for two hours.

A. on top of that; so

B. as a result; then

C. what was worse; however

D. because; therefore

8. We’ve published large quantities of books. This year ___________we’ve published three million.

A. aloneB. justC. merelyD. only

9. — I ___________my son to Mexico for sightseeing.

—I would rather you didn’t do that， for H1N1 ___________ several lives there.

A. took; claimed

B. am taking; has claimed

C. took; had claimed

D. will take; claimed

10. The health official said ___________12 suspected cases of influenza A were tested negative and___________ ， so far， this city has reported no case of the virus.

A. what; thatB. that; what

C. /; thatD. that; /

11. Unable to practise their traditions， many young Romans ___________illegal behavior， such as stealing， and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing.

A. took inB. took onC. took upD. took to

12. A young woman saw a pair of fashion boots in a shop that set her heart ___________. But the price was far beyond her means.

A. to raceB. racing

C. raceD. raced

13. The young man___________be slow， but at least he doesn’t make any mistakes.

A. mayB. canC. mustD. should

14. To care for wisdom and truth and the improvement of the soul is___________better than to seek money and honor and reputation.

A. prettyB. farC. fairlyD. quite

15. —No matter how much money they have had， some people are never satisfied.

—Yes. As the saying goes， “___________”.

A. A penny saved is a penny earned

B. God will not buy everything

C. Avarice (貪婪) increases with wealth

D. Envy has no holidays

第二節 完形填空 (共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)

I hired a worker to help me restore an old farmhouse the day before yesterday. I was not satisfied with his16at all: a flat tire made him17an hour of work; his electric drill didn’t work. When he finished his work， his18truck refused to start; I had to drive him home.

While I drove him home， he sat in stony19 . I was angry with him and I didn’t say a word. On arriving， he20me to meet his family. As we walked toward the21door， he paused in front of a small tree， 22the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the front door， he changed23another person. His browncolored face was full of smiles and he24his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to my25 . We passed the tree and my26got the better of me. I asked him about what made him so27after he arrived home.

“Oh， that’s my trouble28 ，” he replied. “I know I can’t help having troubles on the job，29one thing’s for sure， those troubles don’t30in the house with my wife and children. So I just hang them up on the tree every31when I come home. Then in the morning I32them up again. Funny thing is，” he smiled， “when I come out in the morning to get those33 ， there aren’t nearly as many as I34hanging up the night before.”

Everyone will have troubles in life， but don’t35them too much. Let’s believe in the following words: tomorrow is another day. Just hang your troubles on the tree and welcome tomorrow with a smile.

16. A. workB. ideaC. mindD. attitude

17. A. getB. costC. loseD. spend

18. A. advancedB. modern

C. historicalD. ancient

19. A. silenceB. sorrow

C. astonishmentD. surprise

20. A. droveB. beggedC. toldD. invited

21. A. backB. nearestC. frontD. sideways

22. A. smellingB. touching

C. tastingD. hearing

23. A. intoB. forC. downD. with

24. A. scoldedB. leftC. lovedD. hugged

25. A. houseB. farmC. carD. family

26. A. curiosityB. feeling

C. careD. statement

27. A. silentB. happyC. strangeD. lucky

28. A. treeB. childrenC. wifeD. car

29. A. andB. sinceC. butD. thus

30. A. happenB. solveC. separateD. belong

31. A. morningB. night

C. minuteD. moment

32. A. pickB. turnC. standD. raise

33. A. troublesB. branchesC. toolsD. fruits

34. A. forgetB. remind

C. informD. remember

35. A. care forB. worry about

C. make upD. point out

第三節 閱讀理解 (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

A

The idea for a science experiment can come from an unusual place. After watching a YouTube video of a dancing bird named Snowball， a scientist in California decided to study the ability of animals to keep the beat.

Until now， scientists have held the opinion that humans are the only animals that can correctly keep rhythm with music. Thanks to Snowball， that scientific opinion is changing. Snowball is a cockatoo， a kind of parrot， and his favorite song is “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys. When he hears the song， he dances to it， so he is called the only bird member of the boy band.

Aniruddh Patel is a scientist who studies how the brain and the nervous system influence learning， seeing and other abilities. Patel had studied the cockatoo at the bird home for two years. The scientist played “Everybody” for Snowball and also played different kinds of the song that were sped up or slowed down. Sometimes， Snowball danced too fast or too slowly. Often， when there was a change in rhythm， Snowball adjusted his dancing to match the rhythm. In other experiments， scientists have found the same abilities in preschool children.

Adena Schahner， who studies psychology at Harvard University， also wanted to know more about the dancing bird. Schachner’s team played different musical pieces for Snowball and a parrot named Alex， as well as eight human volunteers. The scientists found that the birds and the humans kept time to the music with about the same correctness.

Schachner and her team watched thousands of YouTube videos of different animals moving to music. From watching the videos， the scientists found that only animals that imitate (模仿) sounds， including 14 parrot species and Asian elephants， correctly moved in time to music.

Scientists have a number of different theories for why people can dance. By studying the brains of dancing birds like Snowball， scientists may start to find the science of dancing. 

36. According to Aniruddh Patel’s study， Snowball ___________ .

A. can dance to music with a changeable rhythm

B. is cleverer than the other birds

C. often dances too fast or too slowly

D. can dance together with preschool children

37. Which of the following is the result of Schachner and her team’s research?

A. Birds could dance to specially designed music.

B. Animals could dance through watching the videos.

C. Animals that imitate sounds could dance to music.

D. Parrots have brains as bright as human beings.

38. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________ .

A. scientists still don’t know why people dance

B. the science of dancing may be concluded later

C. Snowball has no study value for scientists

D. birds’ brains don’t influence their dancing ability

B

Unlike the widely attended Summer Olympics， the Winter Games are almost a collection of wealthy athletes and nations. In fact， I’d suggest that the name of the Winter Games be changed. They could be more accurately branded “The European and North American Expensive Sports Festival”.

Until as recently as 1994， fewer than a third of the planet’s countries took part. This year， in Turin， only 43 percent of the world’s total countries. Ethiopia， a nation of 73 million， will send its first “team” to a Winter Olympics this year—a single skier.

As always， the biggest teams， and the big winners， will come from a familiar pool. In the history of the winter competition， dating from its beginning in 1924， competitors from only six countries—including Norway， the United States， Australia and Finland，—have won almost two-thirds of all the medals awarded. By contrast， the all-time list of summer winners is long and deep， extending to athletes from 143 countries.

It’s not just the presence or absence of snow and ice that determines Winter Olympics’ success， or even participation. If it were， some of America’s best ice skaters and speed skaters wouldn’t live and train in Southern California or Florida. If it were， athletes from countries like Peru， Chile， Nepal， Morocco， Afghanistan and Ethiopia—all with snow-covered mountains—would be fighting for the medals.

Instead， the more telling factors are economic. Would-be Winter Olympians need years of training， coaching and competition. Most nations， even those with plenty of snow and cold， simply can’t afford the equipment.

Unlike the Winter Games， the Summer Olympics level many of the advantages of national wealth， as well as favorable geography and climate. Athletes from the poorest African and Caribbean nations have developed into some of the world’s greatest athletes with little cost.

Baron Pieer de Coubertin， the founder of the modern Olympics， recognized some of the global sporting unfairness more than a century ago. De Coubertin objected to the creation of a separate Winter Olympics for many years， dismissing winter sports in 1921 as “the play of the rich.”

39. We can infer that athletes in the winter Olympics mainly come from ___________.

A. South America and North Europe

B. Norway and America

C. Norway， Finland and Austria

D. Europe and North America

40. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The participation rate of the Winter Olympics is far less than 50%.

B. The host country of the recent Winter Olympic Games is Turin.

C. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.

D. Winners of the Summer Olympics come from almost everywhere.

41. We can infer that ___________ .

A. Some athletes of the Winter Olympics from USA are trained in warm states

B. It doesn’t snow in Peru， Chile， Nepal， Morocco， Afghanistan and Ethiopia

C. Games in the Summer Olympics cost the participants a lot of money

D. Baron Pieer de Coubertin was the founder of the Winter Olympics

42. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. The Winter Olympic Games.

B. Where Have the Gold Medals Gone?

C. Where the Rich Meet to Compete.

D. Do We Need So Many Olympics?

C

Near-Death Experience

A brush (接觸) with death can actually improve a person’s outlook (觀點) on life. That， at least， was one of the major findings of a study of some 200 people who come close to dying. Some had come through heart attack; some had fallen， come close to drowning; or survived a terrible car wreck， yet despite the variety of circumstances， they reported strikingly similar reactions to their experiences.

Perhaps most surprisingly， many said they were less frightened of death now than they were before. Like most people， before their near-death incidents many had thought death would be painful， the ultimate horror—but they did not find it was.

Surviving a nearly fatal experience also gave many people a sense of invulnerability (不能傷害的) that made them feel special and even religious. Several believed they had been saved because they were to fulfill some special mission in the remainder of their lives.

Perhaps not so surprisingly， these survivors also reported an increased zest for life and a determination to enjoy life more.

A few of the survivors did report negative reactions to their experience. A dozen said they felt more vulnerable， and some even felt a sense of helplessness and a loss of control over their lives. Some had become phobic about activities associated with the accident; for example， several said they could no longer swim for fear of drowning.

Yet most of those interviewees said they came away with a strong sense of renewal or rebirth. In studying their reactions researchers have concluded that these people have come to understand the relationship of life and death better and more intimately than most of us， they have come to understand how life is actually defined by death. Life is given meaning by the fact that it will end someday.

43. From the passage， we can infer that the effects of near-death experiences on the survivors’ life ___________.

A. vary greatly from person to person

B. differ due to the variety of circumstances

C. are mostly positive in times of their outlook on life

D. are neither positive nor negative

44. The word “phobic” (in the fifth paragraph) most probably means ___________ .

A. very clumsyB. very casual

C. very fearfulD. very curious

45. The positive effect of near-death experience was that ___________.

A. some people loved life better because they realized its new meaning

B. some people believed they were different from others and they had special work to do

C. some people were no longer afraid of death just because they proved to be religious

D. some people wanted to seek happiness because they knew life was too limited

46. Which effect of the near___________death experience was the one that people had seldom expected?

A. Some people felt more vulnerable.

B. Some people did not worry too much about death any more.

C. Some people paid more attention to the value of life.

D. Some people tended to be too pessimistic (悲觀的) about death.

D

If you give something to someone for free， will that person value it and use it? Development experts have debated this question for decades. Some think the act of paying causes people to value something and use it more. Selling necessary health treatments， others argue， may deny (否認) them to the people who need them the most.

Consider， for example， bed nets， which kill mosquitoes and protect people against malaria (瘧疾) while they are sleeping. William Easterly， an economist at New York University， believes this is one example of development having gone wrong.In a recent book， Professor Easterly suggests bed nets given freely in Africa are often used for the wrong purpose. Yet， the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends bed nets be given out freely and used by whole communities. The success of a large free bed net campaign in Kenya led the WHO to announce this recommendation.

This debate will likely influence social programs in the developing world. Many non-governmental organizations support the creation of self-sustaining programs in poor countries. Goods and services are sold for a price to help these programs survive.

According to Rachel Glennerster， who runs a research lab doing development and poverty studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology， her several studies have proven thatsmall price changes have a big influence on the number of people who use a product. A price change will reduce the total amount of use of the product as well， she says. She has also found no evidence that the very act of paying for something changes how people use it.

As for a particular product among special populations， some development experts argue that pricing is useful. When it comes to bed nets， Miss Glennerster says research shows no evidence of this. People are just as likely to use a bed net whether they paid for it or not. 

47. The debate among experts focuses on___________.

A. the use of assistance-related products

B. the importance of social programs for the poor

C. a popular way to help the poor

D. a special use of bed nets in Africa

48. According to some experts， certain health treatments___________ .

A. should be free necessarily

B. are too expensive

C. cannot be received by the poor

D. may only be sold to the rich

49. From Easterly we can infer that ___________.

A. bed nets will be charged with money

B. the WHO’s advice may not be always practical

C. many Africans don’t know the function of bed nets

D. the case of Kenya is doubtful

50. Which of the following ideas will Glennerster support?

A. Price changes have no influence on the number of people who use a product.

B. A price change will increase the total amount of use of a product.

C. The act of paying causes people to value a product.

D. Why people use a bed net just relates to whether they need it.

第四節 任務型閱讀 (共1小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

The State of Hawaii is a state of the United States， located on a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States， southeast of Japan， and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August 21st， 1959， making it the 50th state. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The most recent census puts the state’s population at 1，211，537.

This state includes nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain， which is made up of hundreds of islands spread over 1，500 miles. At the southeastern end of the group of islands， the eight “main islands” are Niihau， Kauai， Oahu， Molokai， Lanai， Kahoolawe， Maui， and Hawaii. The last by far the largest， and is often called the “Big Island” or “Big Isle” to avoid confusion with the state as a whole.

Hawaii’s tallest mountain， Mauna Kea stands at 13，796 ft (4，205m) but is taller than Mount Everest if followed to the base of the mountain—on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

All of the Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from a magma (巖漿) source described in geological theory as a hotspot. The theory maintains that as the plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction， the hot spot remains quiet， slowly creating new volcanoes. This explains why only volcanoes on the southern half of the Big Island， and the Loihi Seamount deep below the waters off its southern coast， are presently active， with Loihi being the newest volcano to form.

The last volcanic eruption outside the Big Island occurred at Haleakala on Maui in the late 18th century， though recent research suggests that Haleakala’s most recent eruption could be hundreds of years earlier.

Because of the islands’ volcanic formation， native life before human activity is said to have arrived by the “3W’s”: wind (carried through the air)， waves (brought by ocean currents)， and wings (birds， insects， and whatever they brought with them). The complete separation of the Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean from any continent， and the wide range of environments to be found on high islands located in and near the tropic (回歸線)， have resulted in a vast variety of plants and animals. Hawaii has more endangered species per square mile and has lost a higher percentage of its local species than anywhere else on Earth.

第五節 書面表達 (滿分25分)

2009年6月，江蘇省教育廳作出決定:嚴禁中小學暑假和雙休日補課。請根據以下要求，為英語報寫一篇文章。

要求:1.聽到這一決定時你的想法 (兩點)。

2.你家人對這一決定的反應。

3.簡述你今年暑期的安排 (包括學習方面、身體鍛煉、其他活動等) 和收獲。

注意:1.對所給要點逐一陳述，適當發揮，結合事實闡述自己的認識。

2.詞數150左右。開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數。

3.作文中不得提及考生所在學校和本人姓名。

參考詞匯:高考本科分數線the required score in gaokao

In June， 2009， the Education Department of Jiangsu Province made a decision that giving lessons during the summer vacation and weekends should be banned.

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參考答案

1—5 ADDAD 6—10 DAABC 11—15 DBABC

16—20 ACDAD 21—25CBADC 26—30ABACD 31—35BAADB

(A) 36—38ACB (B) 39—42 DBAC

(C) 43—46 CCAB (D) 47—50 CABD

51. Location 52. Admission 53. volcanoes 54.composed / consisting 55. confused

56. altitude 57. arrival 58. Causes 59. separated 60. environments

One possible version:

In June， 2009， the Education Department of Jiangsu Province made a decision that giving lessons during the summer vacation and weekends should be banned.

I think it quite correct. This is an important measure for the quality-oriented education. As is well-known to all， in order to raise the number of students to meet the required score in gaokao， almost all high schools gave lessons during the holidays. We students suffered a lot both physically and mentally.

However， my parents felt worried， and they complained， “Now that the present system of the college entrance exam hasn’t changed， can you cope with the fierce competition without extra lessons and enough exercises?”

Believe it or not， no summer vacation has been so meaningful to me as that of this year. Every day， I spent several hours going over my lessons. I also had time to relax and enjoy my hobbies. I went swimming， watched interesting programs on TV， did some reading and met my friends. In addition， I participated in community work and this has raised my awareness of public service. I really enjoyed my vacation.(159 words)