2017-2018学年度外研版必修5Module 2 单元试题

Module 2 单元测试题

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

What does family mean to you? Could you capture it in a photograph? If so, our great new competition is for you! All you have to do is take a picture that sums up your sense of family life.

The competition will be judged by the RD (Reader’s Digest) team and award-winning photo-

grapher Barry Marsden. To get your creative juices flowing, here are two of our regular photographers’ tips for taking great pictures.

Pal Hansen

The most important thing is to carry a camera around with you at all times. Use manual (手动的) settings as much as possible. Now that everything is digital I’d also say, “Shoot as much as possible,” because it doesn’t cost anything.

Michelle McCarron

Kids find wonder in the simplest things, so as a photographer it helps to be ready for those moments. The connection across generations is sometimes best captured in a photograph. Frame your subject well. Get close to the action, or your subject, and choose your angle (角度) carefully. A slightly odd angle can make a photo different.

HOW TO ENTER

★ Take a clear photo with either a phone or digital camera. Send it to

rdphotocomp@readersdigest. co.uk by 5 pm, August 30, 2014. Please include a brief explanation of who’s in the entry (参赛作品).

★There are two categories — one for adults and one for under-18s.

★In the adult category, the winner will receive ￡500. The under-18 winner will receive ￡250 of high-street vouchers (代金券) for a store of their choice.

Rules:

Please make sure that pictures are not published before.

If you are under 16 you must ask your parent’s permission to enter this competition.

We will use entries in all print and electronic media. We cannot return your entry. Entry is not open to employees of Vivat Direct Ltd (trading as Reader’s Digest) and all other persons associated with this competition, their immediate families, and relatives living in an employee’s household. The judges’ decision is final. 21. What do we know about the photo competition? A. It is designed for readers of RD.

B. Entries must be about family. C. Photos must be taken by a camera. D. Pal Hansen is one of its judges.

22. To take part in the competition, one should _____. A. be 18 years old or above B. send in his entry in August C. ask his family’s permission D. give a description of his entry

23. According to the text, winners of the competition will _____. A. each win￡500 B. get their entries back C. see their pictures published D. be offered some vouchers

B

He runs from explosions, drives over waterfalls and jumps from tall buildings. That might sound like Superman, but stuntman (特技演员) Vince Deadrick Jr. is very much human.

As a stuntman in movies and television shows, Deadrick admits he’s no stranger to getting hurt. He has suffered broken bones, bled, gotten knocked out and nearly fallen to his death, but he considers himself lucky to be alive after some of the stunts he has performed.

Deadrick has been a stunt coordinator (协调员) for the Nickelodeon channel for 12 years. He has worked with famous actors, directors and producers, and he has traveled all over the world. But that doesn’t mean his work is easy.

It took him years of hard work to get where he is today. Deadrick’s father, Vince Deadrick Sr., was also a stuntman, but his family connection didn’t give Deadrick a free pass into the movie business. He learned from his dad how to set up cardboard boxes and fall pads for high falls, and he started training on his own once he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.

As a stunt coordinator, Deadrick takes danger seriously. When he hires a new stunt performer, he looks for a professional.

“You’re only as good as the people you hire,” he says. A stuntman needs to know his own abilities and limitations so he won’t shy away from doing his best but also won’t be such a daredevil (铤而走险的人) that he could hurt himself or others.

When the actors and stuntmen are going to do something dangerous, they need to know they’re trusting the right person. With over 40 years in the business, Deadrick is an expert at making stunts both realistic and safe.

Though he has a large amount of responsibility, Deadrick loves his job. “I’m in a position where I have to make decisions on risk factors, keeping the actors and stuntmen safe while still making it look impressive. I love my business, and I love the excitement.”

24. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Deadrick is _____. A. careless B. optimistic

C. unfortunate

D. generous

25. What do we know about Deadrick’s path to success? A. He picked up his stunt skills from a stuntman. B. He made it with hard work and great effort. C. His dad offered him great encouragement. D. His dad led him into the movie business. 26. When hiring stuntmen, Deadrick _____. A. can’t be too careful B. prefers the fearless ones C. likes those with no limitations D. puts experience above all else 27. What does Deadrick think of his job? A. Hard and boring. B. Easy and attractive. C. Skilled but relaxing. D. Challenging but exciting.

C

Many of the inventions that form part of our everyday lives had their roots right here in the UK. Let’s take a look at some of the most important inventions.

The bagless vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) James Dyson, 1979

There are some things we don’t know we need until someone invents them. Step forward, the bagless vacuum cleaner. James Dyson came up with the idea after spending a lot of money on an expensive cleaner that simply pushed dirt around.

Most of us would have left it that, but Dyson went on to change the basic principle of a vacuum cleaner — an idea that hadn’t been challenged for 100 years — by designing a system that removed the necessity of the bag for good. His final version took five years of research.

However, when Dyson first approached manufacturers (制造商) with his idea, he couldn’t interest them. But he didn’t give up and set up a factory in Wiltshire in 1993 to produce them himself. Two years later, Dyson products were outselling the competition.

The Mini Alec Issigonis, 1959

While the Americans were driving supersize Cadillacs, Britain famously went in the opposite direction and came up with a small car.

Alec Issigonis was responsible for the design and made a name for himself in motoring history with its launch (投放市场) in 1959 for the British Motor

Corporation (BMC). The Mini’s success wasn’t overnight. Many thought it “strange”, but it developed into a love affair with the British that’s never decreased, helped by the fact that many stars loved it.

The London sewage system (污水处理系统) Joseph Bazalgette, 1865

Like any major city, London has always produced large amounts of waste. Give thanks, then, to Joseph Bazalgette, an engineer who developed a far-reaching underground sewage system. It changed the process of getting rid of waste by dumping it into the Thames River. Even more impressive was his idea to construct pipes that would function for nearly 150 years and still be large enough to meet the need of an increasing population. As he said, “We’re only going to do this once.”

28. What do we know about James Dyson and his idea? A. His efforts paid off at last. B. He enjoyed immediate success. C. His idea attracted many manufacturers. D. He set up the first vacuum cleaner factory. 29. The Mini won its popularity _____. A. soon after its launch in 1959 B. because it was advertised by stars

C. with the help of some famous people D. because people lost interest in supersize cars

30. The underlined sentence “We’re only going to do this once” in the last paragraph shows Bazalgette was _____.

A. cautious B. confident

C. far-sighted D. strong-minded

31. What did the three British inventors have in common? A. Their success came after many failures. B. They influenced many other inventors. C. They made their inventions by accident. D. Their inventions changed people’s lives.

D

As each semester begins, my colleague greets his students wearing a jacket and tie.

“You make only one first impression,” he says. So while the rest of the semester he teaches class in his usual, more casual clothes, the first week he presents a different image.

His thought is that students will remember their first meet positively and more readily think highly of him as the semester goes on because that favorable first impression has an influence on them.

The sequence (顺序) that we meet matters in how we judge subsequent (后来的) information. The big influence of first impressions is related to the halo effect, where the perception (看法) of positive qualities in one thing or part gives rise to the perception of similar qualities in related things or in the whole.

Here is an example: You meet a friendly person at a party and later are asked to collect money for a worthy cause. You call that person because you think she will make a contribution. In reality, there is no connection between being pleasant and being generous. Yet the halo effect leads you to think that the two are related.

The halo effect is powerful, but it is questionable whether it matters much in long-term relationships, such as that between teacher and student. While dressing up may make students think the teacher must know his subject matter because he creates a professional first impression, the effect wears thin if the person turns out to be a poor teacher after all.

First impressions matter but they don’t have the final word. Facts speak louder. If you had never seen or heard of Einstein, the first time you saw him your impression would most likely be negative. Now his face is connected with genius, not madness because he is the person who has come to define what genius is.

The problem is that few of us are Einsteins and we often don’t get the chance to change a negative first impression.

32. The author explains the halo effect mainly by _____. A. giving an example B. making a comparison C. setting down general rules D. following the order of importance 33. In the author’s eyes, the halo effect _____. A. is surprisingly powerful B. matters more in the long run

of 64. ________ I have decided to share my knowledge and volunteer to teach English to people 65. ________ can’t afford it.

Moreover I also speak French well and I once 66. ________ (teach) both English and French in school.

It 67. ________ (mention) in the article of your newspaper that the work of Cultural Expeditions covers countries in Africa. 68. ________ it is possible I would like to work in Nigeria for one year from September 15th.

I am sending my CV (个人简历) where you can find all the information about my 69. ________ (educate) and references.

If you have any questions you can get in touch with me via my email or phone number 70. ________ (write) in my CV.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Mary

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, while camping, I had one of the long nights of my life, and it was all thanks my best friend, Bradley.

After tell my friend about my fear of spiders, I was told that the average human who swallows eight spiders per year while sleeping. He told me that for some reason and other, spiders love the warmth of human breath great. So they go down our throat while it’s open, and we have no idea because they are asleep. After hearing that, I was unable to speak, let alone slept. When it was time to go to sleep that night, I couldn’t get the thought out of my minds.

The next morning, Bradley finally told me that he is joking about the spiders. 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，最近你市某英语报正在招聘学生记者，请你根据以下提示写一封英文求职信。内容包括：

1. 自我简介； 2. 写信目的；

3. 自身优势（口语流利、竞赛获奖、曾任校报记者等）。 注意：

1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已写好，但不计入总词数）； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Editor,

I’m Li Hua, a 16-year-old student from No. 1 Senior High School in our city. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please consider my request. I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

参考答案

21-25 BDCBB 26-30 ADACC 31-35 DACBA 36-40 GADCB 41-45 DABCB 46-50 CBDAC 51-55 ABACD 56-60 CABCD 61. In 62. living 63. a 64. her 65. who / that 66. taught 67. was mentioned 68. If 69. education 70. written 短文改错：

71. ... the long nights ... long → longest 72. ... thanks my best friend ... thanks后加to 73. After tell my friend ... tell → telling 74. ... who swallows ... 去掉who 75. ... reason and other ... and → or 76. ... human breath great. great → greatly 77. ... they are asleep. they → we 78. ... let alone slept. slept → sleep 79. ... out of my minds. minds → mind 80. ... he is joking ... is → was One possible version: Dear Editor,

I’m Li Hua, a 16-year-old student from No. 1 Senior High School in our city. I have learned that you need some excellent students as journalists. I’d like to be one of them.

I once worked as a reporter for our school paper, during which I learned many interviewing and reporting skills. So I am sure I can do this job well. Besides, I’m good at both spoken and written English. I won first place in the English Speaking Contest in our city. Last but not least, I am an outgoing and energetic girl and I’m sure I would love this job very much.

Please consider my request. I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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