2020_2021学年高中英语Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear单元素能

Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year

单元素能自测

Ⅰ.完形填空

“Daily Star，sir，”called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty __1__ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was __2__. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers __3__ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a __4__ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He __5__ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don't know the __6__ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting！’”another newsboy Chad told Jason. “__7__ it's not in the paper at all，”replied Jason. “Just run away quickly __8__ they have time to see, and you'll __9__ out and get your money，”Chad said.

It was a new __10__ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no __11__ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was __12__ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was __13__ a poor newsboy, he had been __14__ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers __15__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a __16__ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason __17__ money because he would not tell a lie. The boy __18__ at Jason. “You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday, my boy？”A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder __19__.“You're just the boy I am looking for.”A week later Jason started his new __20__. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well－paid job because he told the truth.

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。和其他卖报郎不同，Jason不愿通过谎称报纸上有热点

新闻的方法卖更多报纸，挣更多钱，而是一直坚守着诚信，最终赢得了邮局里一位绅士的认可，并获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。

1．A.shops B．coins

C．people D．papers

答案：D

解析：考查名词。根据上文“...carrying some newspapers...”可知，此处表示还剩20份报纸没卖完。A项“商店”；B项“硬币”；C项“人”；D项“报纸”。故选D项。

2．A.open B．heavy C．pure D．weak

答案：B

解析：考查形容词。根据上文可知，小男孩还有20份报纸没卖完，因而心情十分沉重。A项“敞开心扉的”；B项“心情沉重的”；C项“纯粹的，纯净的”；D项“虚弱的”。故选B项。

3．A.instead of B．in return for C．regardless of D．in exchange for

答案：A

解析：考查介词短语。根据下文“...to make more money to...”可知，小男孩不得不把剩下的报纸而不是钱带回家。A项“代替，而不是”；B项“作为回报”；C项“不管，不顾”；D项“以换取……”。故选A项。

4．A.cup B．card C．comb D．cake

答案：D

解析：考查名词。根据下文“...and the cake he wanted to buy...”可知，小男孩想挣更多的钱给母亲买一块蛋糕。A项“茶杯”；B项“卡片”；C项“梳子”；D项“蛋糕”。故选D项。

5．A.gave in B．broke down C．got away D．showed up

答案：B

解析：考查动词短语。句意：当他想到没能卖完报纸，他一下子垮掉了。A项“让步，屈服”；B项“精神崩溃”；C项“离开，逃走”；D项“出现，露面”。故选B项。

6．A.difficulty B．process C．goal D．secret

答案：D

解析：考查名词。句意：你不知道卖报纸的秘诀。你必须大喊：“热点新闻！爆炸新闻！”A项“困难”；B项“过程”；C项“目标”；D项“秘诀”。故选D项。

7．A.And B．But C．For D．So

答案：B

解析：考查连词。句意：“(事实上)报纸上根本就没有。”此处语义与上文转折，故用转折连词but。A项表示承接；B项表示转折；C项表示原因；D项表示结果。故选B项。

8．A.before B．since C．though D．unless

答案：A

解析：考查连词。句意：在他们有时间看之前，迅速跑掉。A项“在……之前”；B项“自从”；C项“尽管”；D项“除非”。故选A项。

9．A.call B．drop C．sell D．reach

答案：C

解析：考查动词。句意：你就会把报纸卖完，拿到钱。A项call out“大声叫喊”；B 项drop out“退学，退出”；C项sell out“卖完”；D项reach out“伸出(手)”。故选C 项。

10．A.edition B．idea C．policy D．task

答案：B

解析：考查名词。句意：这对Jason来说是个新主意。A项“版本”；B项“主意，想法”；C项“政策”；D项“任务”。故选B项。

11．A.bread B．insects C．seeds D．water

答案：C

解析：考查名词。根据上文“...to buy a __4__ for his mother and some seeds for his bird”可知，此处意为“没有鸟食”。A项“面包”；B项“昆虫”；C项“鸟食”；D项“水”。故选C项。

12．A.concerned B．amazed C．excited D．determined

答案：D

解析：考查形容词。句意：“……但他坚决不会说谎”。A项“担心的”；B项“惊讶的”；C项“激动的，兴奋的”；D项“坚定的，坚决的”。故选D项。

13．A.still B．already C．just D．also

答案：C

解析：考查副词。句意：尽管他仅仅是个贫穷的卖报郎，他也受过良好的教育。A项“仍然”；B项“已经”；C项“仅仅”；D项“也”。故选C项。

14．A.taught B．handed C．awarded D．allowed

答案：A

解析：考查动词。根据句意可知，他受过良好的教育。A项“教授”；B项“上交”；C 项“奖励”；D项“允许”。故选A项。

15．A.at once B．by chance C．as usual D．on purpose

答案：C

解析：考查固定搭配。句意：第二天下午，Jason像往常一样去邮局取报纸。A项“立即”；B项“偶然”；C项“像往常一样”；D项“故意地”。故选C项。

16．A.proud B．gentle C．warm D．polite

答案：A

解析：考查形容词。句意：好几个男孩都簇拥着Chad，他面带骄傲的微笑，宣称前一天他卖了72份报纸。A项“自豪的”；B项“温和的”；C项“温暖的”；D项“有礼貌的”。故选A项。

17．A.borrowed B．lost C．made D．saved

答案：B

解析：考查动词。句意：他补充说道Jason因为不愿说谎没挣到钱。A项“借”；B项“失去(没挣到)”；C项“挣得”；D项“节省”。故选B项。

18．ughed B．shouted C．nodded D．stared

答案：A

解析：考查动词。句意：男孩们都嘲笑Jason。A项“嘲笑”；B项“大叫，大嚷”；C 项“点头”；D项“盯着看”。故选A项。

19．A.bravely B．gratefully C．fondly D．modestly

答案：C

解析：考查副词。句意：邮局里的一位绅士走上前来，温柔地轻拍了Jason的肩膀。A 项“勇敢地”；B项“感激地”；C项“温柔地”；D项“谦虚地”。故选C项。

20．A.duty B．business C．job D．method

答案：C

解析：考查名词。根据下文可知，Jason获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。A项“责任，义务”；B项“生意”；C项“工作”；D项“方法”。故选C项。

Ⅱ.阅读理解

I've never been the kind of person to say, “it's the thought that counts”when it comes to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present that blew_me_away.

For years now, I've been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is much more than just a building.

In the front room, there's a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my children's growth.

Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each child's name and the date they were measured. Of all the objects and all the memories, it's this one thing in a home that's the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldn't normally be greeted with tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see.

Over the years, I've talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I move, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.

So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do something about it.

They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕获) the beautiful things in life, from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns (晚礼服)．

She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey handprints (手印), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a beautiful history of my family.

Three weeks later, my children's wonderful gift made its way to me—a life­size photo of the pencil lines and handprints that represents love and growth.

文章大意：作者一直想把老房子卖掉，但又舍不得那一面记录孩子们成长的“成长墙”。一天，孩子们请来了摄影师，把“成长墙”的细节拍摄下来，做成一份珍贵的礼物送给了作

者。

1．The underlined phrase in Para. 1 “blew me away”probably means “________”．

A．attracted me B．surprised me

C．accepted me D．refused me

答案：B

解析：词义猜测题。根据文章叙述，尤其是最后两段可知，作者没想到孩子们会请来摄影师把“成长墙”拍摄下来，做成礼物送给作者，这让作者感到惊讶。故选B。

2．What does the house really mean to the author?

A．A house. B．A building.

C．An object. D．Memories.

答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Every growth stage is marked in grey，with each child's name and the date they were measured.Of all the objects and all the memories，it's this one thing in a home that's the hardest to leave behind”可知，墙面上关于孩子们成长的记录对作者而言是一种美好的回忆。故选D。

3．What surprised the friends I know after work?

A．Finding the wall repainted. B．Erasing the handprints.

C．Greeting them with tears. D．Leaving the wall unfinished.

答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldn't normally be greeted with tears，but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should”可知，下班后，朋友们发现记录着孩子们成长的墙被重新粉刷了，这使他们感到很惊讶。故选A。

4．What is the best title for the text?

A．A Gift Made with Love B．Buildings Made by Children

C．A Very Wonderful Painting D．A Family History

答案：A

解析：标题归纳题。根据文章叙述，尤其是第一段和最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了孩

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