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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上模块检测时间：100分钟分数：120分第卷第一部分阅读理解(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。APhones Making us LazyDo smartphones really make people smart?It seems like they do.As TheWashingtonPost noted，we can turn to the device to“quickly access facts both essential and trivial (琐

2、碎的)”the fastest way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，or the name of the actor who starred in a TV series，etc.With a smartphone，we dont need to keep those pieces of information in our heads.However，new research suggests our devices are more than conveniences，as they are making us

3、 lazy thinkers.This research comes from Thebraininyourpocket：EvidencethatSmartphonesareusedtosupplant(取代) thinking，which was published recently in the journal ComputersinHumanBehaviour.Leading experts Nathaniel Barr and Gordon Pennycook of the psychology department at the University of Waterloo in O

4、ntario，Canada believe that people who are more “intuitive (直觉的)” thinkers than “analytical” thinkersmeaning，theyre more likely to rely on natural feelings to make decisions than to really analyze a problem and figure out a logical solutionalso rely more on their phones than their own brainpower.“Sma

5、rtphones allow them to be even lazier than they would otherwise be，” commented ScienceDaily.Whats the difference between intuitive and analytical thinking? According to TheWashingtonPost，the researchers used this problem in the study: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total.The bat costs $1.00 more tha

6、n the ball.How much does the ball cost?An intuitive response is that the ball must cost 10 cents.It is wrong10 cents plus $1.10 equals $1.20，not $1.10.Only through analytic thinking can one get the correct response: The ball costs 5 cents.Its just this analytical thinking that smartphone users seem

7、to avoid.In three studies involving 660 participants，the researchers examined different thinking styles.Then they looked at the participants smartphone habits.“Participants in the study who demonstrated stronger analytical skills and a greater willingness to think spent less time using their smartph

8、ones searchengine function，”reported ScienceDaily.“It is important to think without our gadgets (小器具)，” Pennycook told TheWashingtonPost.“There might be a lot of benefits of using our smartphones，but we still have to think in analytical ways to make sure we are correct.”【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者表达了智能手机会使我们变懒的

9、观点并且通过专家的评论以及事例进行了论证。1Whats the main idea of the first two paragraphs?AHow to get to the nearest cinema?BWho starred in a TV series?CHow to use smartphones?DThe convenience of smartphones.解析：段落大意题。根据第二段中的“the fastest way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，or the name of the actor

10、who starred in a TV series，etc.”可知，人们通过智能手机能获取各种信息，这可归纳为智能手机给我们带来的方便。答案：D2The underlined word “ access” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”AacceptBobtainCcompare Dremember解析：词义猜测题。根据下文的内容，如去电影院的最快路线，长度单位换算和演员名字等可以判断，该词是“得到”的意思。答案：B3Which adjective best describes Gordon Pennycooks attitude to

11、wards smartphones?ACritical. BCautious.COptimistic. DDisappointed.解析：观点态度题。最后一段中，佩尼库克说使用智能手机也许有好处，但是我们也必须运用自己的分析能力，来确保我们自己是正确的。因此可以判断，他的态度是谨慎的。答案：BBHello, this is your captain speaking.Okay, I lied. I dont sit in the cockpit (驾驶舱). I sit where you sit. And I fly a lot. So I would like to suggest way

12、s we may meet when we are on the plane.Here are a few gentle suggestions：First, when you finally sit down, think before you push your seat back into the person behind you. Breaking kneecaps (膝盖骨) is for violent movies.Feet. As in bare feet. Dont do it. Maybe at home you like to take off your socks a

13、nd plant your toes wherever you like, but not on a plane, okay? I recently sat next to a woman who stuck her bare feet on the cabin wall! Please.Unless youre SpiderMan and about to walk upside down，keep the shoes on, all right?Kids. Lets talk about kids. Kids love airplanes. Many cant believe they h

14、ave a seat in front of them; they can kick all flight long, while mom and dad watch the movie.Please. Tell them to stop.And if youve got a crying baby at least pretend youre trying to keep him quiet. Dont hide behind a USWeekly.Also, once your kids stop crying, the plane should not hear from them ag

15、ain until they are old enough to beand actually arethe pilots. I recently had a little boy behind me who all flight long kept singing, at the top of his lungs，“GoGoGo.the cat in the hat！”I dont know this song，but I do know his mom did nothing to stop him.So there you go. With a little cooperation, w

16、e can all have a better year as passengers. Thank you for your attention. And now, as the captain says, sit back and relax.【语篇解读】作者以讥讽的口吻对飞机上的一些不礼貌、不雅观的行为提出了建议。4Who is the author most probably?AA captain. BA pilot.CAn airline employee.DAn airline passenger.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“Okay, I lied. I dont sit in

17、 the cockpit. I sit where you sit.”和最后一段的“we can all have a better year as passengers”可知，作者是一名普通的飞机乘客。答案：D5The author thinks the woman who put her bare feet on the cabin wall _Adisgusting BdirtyCcold Dboring解析：推理判断题。作者斥责了在飞机上脱鞋脱袜的行为。举该妇女的例子也是为了说明这种行为让人厌恶。答案：A6According to the text, the author seems

18、to _Adislike badlybehaved kidsBoppose kids travelling by airChope parents try to control their babiesDthink some parents shouldnt read newspapers解析：细节理解题。孩子在飞机上哭闹，父母要么看电影，要么看报纸，不予理睬。作者希望这些家长能照顾好自己的孩子，想办法让孩子保持安静。答案：C7What would be the best title for the text?ASay no to violenceBMind your own business

19、CMaking the flight a bit friendlierDSafety tips about travelling by air解析：标题归纳题。本文作者就飞机上的一些不礼貌、不雅观的行为提出了建议。根据最后一段的“With a little cooperation，we can all have a better year as passengers.”可看出文章的主旨。故C项做标题符合文章大意。答案：CCOn a cool summer night in Wyoming，Dean Biggins waits patiently in his truck.Suddenly, B

20、iggins, a wildlife biologist, spots a pair of eyes in the distance.Biggins cant believe his luck: Hes just caught sight of a blackfooted ferret (雪貂)one of the worlds rarest animals.Just over a century ago, hundreds of thousands of blackfooted ferrets lived on the grasslands in North America. But the

21、 animals died off as marmots (土拨鼠) disappeared.Blackfooted ferrets depend on prairie dogs for both food and shelter. After a ferret has eaten a marmot, it moves into the animals cave.When cattlemen started setting up pastures (牧场) on the prairie in the early 1900s, they thought marmots, which eat gr

22、ass, might compete with their cattle and sheep for food. To make sure that didnt happen, they killed billions of marmots.As marmot populations dropped, blackfooted ferrets disappeared. By 1979, researchers couldnt find any ferrets and declared the species extinct.Then, two years later, a small group

23、 was discovered.Although scientists were excited about the discovery, it soon became clear that the ferrets were in danger. A disease called Sylvatic plague was killing the ferrets. Soon, just 18 ferrets remained.“To help the species survive, the researchers put all the ferrets in cages in 1986 and

24、began raising them，”says Randy Matchett. a wildlife biologist.To help the blackfooted ferrets learn survival skills，wildlife biologists put them through a process called preconditioning. Researchers build a fence around old marmot caves and put the ferrets in them when they are a couple of months ol

25、d. While the animals get used to their new home，researchers feed them live marmots so they can practise hunting.“Now about 1，000 blackfooted ferrets are back in the wild.Despite their amazing comeback，blackfooted_ferrets_arent_out_of_the_woods_yet，”says Matchett.Sylvatic plague is still a threat，and

26、 farmers still dont want too many marmots on their land.“We have come a long way, and weve learned a lot，”says Matchett, “I think if we keep working, well be able to help this species recover. ”【语篇解读】科学家致力于保护黑足雪貂并取得了一定成效。8. Blackfooted ferrets once became extinct mainly because _Athey lacked foodBth

27、ey were overhuntedCa disease attacked themDtheir habitat was destroyed解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“But the animals died off as marmots disappeared.”和第四段的“Blackfooted ferrets depend on prairie dogs for both food and shelter.”可知，黑足雪貂濒于灭绝是因为土拨鼠的数量锐减后，它们缺乏食物。答案：A9How do scientists help the ferrets?AThey take measure

28、s to stop the disease spreading.BThey call on people to stop hunting the animals.CThey set the ferrets free when they are two months old.DThey train the animals so they can survive in the wild.解析：细节理解题。根据第九段的“To help the blackfooted ferrets learn survival skills，wildlife biologists put them through

29、a process called preconditioning.”可知，科学家训练黑足雪貂学习各种生存技能，以使它们可以重归自然。答案：D10The underlined sentence in the text means the ferrets _Aare still in dangerBdare not live in the wildCprefer to stay in the woodsDchoose to live in the reserve解析：句意理解题。根据画线句子后的“Sylvatic plague is still a threat，and farmers still

30、 dont want too many marmots on their land.”可知，黑足雪貂的生存仍面临着种种威胁。答案：A11Whats Matchetts attitude towards the future of blackfooted ferrets? AWorried. BHopeful.CProud. DUncertain.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“well be able to help this species recover”可知，马切特相信，只要大家齐心协力，一定能拯救黑足雪貂，他对此充满希望。答案：BDI received a call today as

31、king if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need.The mother was going to have an operation and would need to lie down for several weeks.Of course，I responded with an immediate “ Yes”As I planned the food，I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food.I have

32、 done it countless times with a very open heart.But the truly amazing thing is that I have received more in my life.When my mother passed away，our house was filled with dinners for weeks.A woman from the church in our community stopped by each evening with some food.Providing some food for us was he

33、r way of trying to ease our pain.Besides，when I lay in bed during my pregnancy，the women from the church again stepped in to help.She arranged babysitting for my twoyearold daughters and brought lovely dinners to our house.Even when I was in hospital，my husband would bring cooked meals to the ward (

34、病房)How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughters!Food is a kind of comfort.It not only feeds our stomachs，but also feeds our souls.When people talk about their favourite holidays，they usually refer to their feelings connected with sharing food.I know that I will have mo

35、re opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others.It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.【语篇解读】作者在自己困难的时候得到过别人的帮助，因此也非常乐意在别人困难的时候给予帮助。12The author has prepared lots of food for others so many times because _Ashe is good at cookingBshe is a church memberCshe is f

36、riendly to othersDshe received others food before解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But the truly amazing thing is that I have received more in my life.”可知，作者给生活有困难的人送过很多次食物是因为她自己曾得到别人的许多馈赠，D项符合题意。答案：D13We can learn from the first paragraph that the author _Ahad to lie in bed for several weeksBknew the family in need

37、 very wellCwas glad to be able to lend a handDwas tired of preparing food解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Of course，I responded with an immediateYes”可推断出，作者非常高兴能帮助别人。故选C。答案：C14What do we know about the authors family?AHer family is too poor to buy enough food.BHer family lives not far from a church.CHer husband is

38、not good at cooking.DShe had a babysitter take care of her daughters.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A woman from the church in our community stopped by each evening with some food.”可知，教堂在作者生活的社区里面，因此教堂应该离她家不远。故选B。答案：B15According to the passage，which of the following conclusions can we get?AA good beginning makes

39、a good ending.BOne good turn deserves another.CActions speak louder than words.DEvery man has his faults.解析：推理判断题。通过上下文可知，作者在自己困难的时候得到过别人的帮助，因此现在她也非常乐意帮助别人。A项意为“善始者善终”，B项意为“礼尚往来，善有善报”，C项意为“事实胜于雄辩”，D项意为“金无足赤，人无完人”。故选B。答案：B第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Most of us lead a

40、 busy life._16_ We think, “If I reached my goal, then I would be happy”， or “If I could get a better job, then I would enjoy life. ” But why not enjoy life right now?Firstly, take time to notice and appreciate the beauty in your own surroundings. _17_ “There is a great big world of wonder and beauty

41、 around us！” And as Brodersen explains，“Look for the beauty of the sunrise and of a friends smile that brightens your day. Open your eyes to see the beauty you might not normally see. Doing so helps to cheer you up.”Secondly, taking time to experience some simple pleasures also can bring joy to your

42、 heart and ease your stress. Take me for example. _18_One universal simple pleasure is finding things that make you laugh. Make time to laugh every day.Thirdly, dont take your family and friends for granted.Rich, rewarding relationships add greatly to the enjoyment of life. When you think of someone

43、, why not call, email or write them？_19_ As Wayne Lawton explains.“Invest time in relationships. Remove the attitude, whats in it for me? Happiness is found in putting others interests, desires and concerns ahead of our own whenever possible. Selfishness is a deadend street.”_20_ABe aware of beauty

44、in nature.BIn my spare time, I enjoy collecting stamps and reading novels.CDriven by the “urgent”， we forget to enjoy life.DA short email or phone call can make a world of difference to someone.E. You dont need to travel far to find beauty.F. I delight in simple things like my favourite tea drink, a

45、 bubble bath or family photos.G. So please treasure relationships.答案：16.C17.E18.F19.D20.G第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home around one oclock in the mo

46、rning after a _21_ practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having _22_ handling my parttime job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about _23_ both acting and San

47、Francisco. I had _24_ too much of the city life.As I walked down the _25_ streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold，so I began _26_ both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers.Very few people were still out _27_ a few homeless people under blankets.About a block from my _28_，I heard a sound behind me.I _29_ quickly，half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun.The street was empty.All I saw was a shining streetlight.Still，the noise had made me _30_ so I started to run faster.Not until