1、课堂新坐标学年高中英语Module1Europe模块综合测评Module 1 Europe.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAre you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada.But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter.Why? Because this hotel is
2、built every December.It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night.The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church.Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice.In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.Becaus
3、e this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular.People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere.Some couples have even gotten married in the hotels ice church.But all these gues
4、ts keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between 2 and 5.Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms.Every guest gets a special coldweather sleeping bag and some fur blankets.These keep the room cozy until morning.
5、1What is the best title of this passage?AHow the Ice Hotel is builtBWhat makes the Ice Hotel specialCWhy the Ice Hotel is made of ice DThe services of the Ice Hotel【解析】主旨大意题。本文介绍了加拿大魁北克省的独特的冰雪旅馆。所以B项正确；其他选项只是其中一部分。【答案】B2What cant you do in the hotel according to the passage?AWatch a movie.BGet marri
6、ed.CEat an interesting meal.DGo swimming.【解析】细节理解题。由第一段“The hotel even has a movie theatre”可知，A项可以；由第二段第二、三两句话可知，在冰雪旅馆也可以吃饭和结婚，即B项和C项也可以；所以选D项。【答案】D3Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?AThe rooms are warm.BThe temperature is 2.CThe sleeping bags are warm.DThe furniture is warm.【解析】细节理解题。由第二段倒
7、数第二句话“Every guest gets a special coldweather sleeping bag and some fur blankets.”可知，在冰雪旅馆睡觉不是问题是因为睡袋和毯子都是特制的。【答案】C4What does the word “cozy” mean in the last paragraph?ACold.BComfortable and warm.CDry.DWet.【解析】猜测词义题。所在句前说，在冰雪旅馆睡觉不成问题，因为有特制的睡袋和毯子，这些东西能让房间_。不难推知是温暖。【答案】BBItaly is one of the most excit
8、ing and romantic vacation destinations in the entire world.There are so many attractions to see in Italy that you need a good two weeks to see a great amount of beauty and culture.Guided tours provide the biggest advantage of having a native who knows the area，the language and the customs and can ke
9、ep you out of trouble by avoiding any regrettable mistake.One of the great attractions in Italy is its capital，Rome.In Rome you will find the famous Colosseum.This giant ancient ruin towers above you and you just want to stand there and stare at it.This fourstory building once held 45,000 people on
10、its marble seats outdoors，where they would sit and watch poor prisoners being fed to animals and gladiators(角斗士)fighting to the death.Another beautiful city in Italy is Venice.The streets are all made of water and if you want to go anywhere，you must travel by boat.Venice specializes in jewelry made
11、from shells and it is also home to thousands of pigeons；in the town square they look like a great white and black carpet，only moving just as they are about to be kicked by your feet.One of Italys treasures that should not be missed is Sorrento.Unlike Venice，home to the finest craftsmen of glass blow
12、ing (吹制玻璃) in the world，Sorrento is home to the most skilled workmen of wood inlay(装饰) in the world.With many bars，outside cafes and discos，Sorrento is a lovely place to spend a few days on your journey through Italy.There are also many grand churches，state buildings，monuments and fountains to be se
13、en and a guided tour can ensure that you see them all.Italy is so rich with culture and history that it really is the perfect place for a vacation.It wont disappoint you!5From the passage，we can learn that the Colosseum used to be _.Aan openair marketBa tower which held prisonersCan openair building
14、 used for entertainmentsDa church where important events took place【解析】推理判断题。由文章第二段的“This fourstory building once held 45,000 people on its marble seats outdoors，where they would sit and much poor prisoners being fed to animals and gladiators(角斗士)fighting to the death.”可知，在这个有着石椅的四层建筑里，曾容纳过45 000人，在
15、那里人们坐在户外，观看可怜的囚犯成为动物的口中餐，角斗士们一决雌雄。由此可推断出，the Colosseum应该是个露天竞技场。【答案】C6Which of the following statements is TRUE about Venice?AVenice is home to the largest number of pigeons.BVisitors can find the best wooden artwork in the city.CPigeons there are not afraid of getting close to people.DVisitors can
16、buy special jewelry made of glass in the city.【解析】细节理解题。由文章第三段的“.it is also home to thousands of pigeons；in the town square they look like a great white and black carpet，only moving just as they are about to be kicked by your feet.”可知，那里的鸽子不怕人。【答案】C7What is the authors purpose in writing this articl
17、e?ATo give a short introduction to Italy.BTo show his unforgettable vacation in Italy.CTo tell people how to make a pleasant trip to Italy.DTo persuade people to spend their holiday in Italy.【解析】推理判断题。本文介绍了意大利的一些著名景点，因此可推断出，作者的目的是为意大利做广告，让人们到这里来旅游。【答案】DCScientists have learned a lot about the kinds
18、of food people need.They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day.They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑橘)fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made fr
19、om milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷物), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) butter or something like butter.People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things.Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways.People in different countries eat at dif
20、ferent times of the day.In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day.Scientists say that none of the differences is really important.It doesnt matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen.It doesnt matter if a person eats di
21、nner at 4 oclock in the afternoon or at eleven oclock at night.The important thing is what you eat every day.There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth.The first thing is to find some ways to feed the worlds population so that no one is hungry.The second is to make
22、sure that people everywhere have the right kind of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.【语篇解读】食物与我们的健康息息相关。8According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?AChicken, apples, cereal, cabbages.BPotatoes, carrots, rice, bread.COranges, bana
23、nas, fish, tomatoes.DBeef, pork, fish, milk.【解析】细节理解题。按照科学家的说法，作为午饭下列哪组食物最健康？通过看选项得知，只有A项所列食物分别属于不同的种类。【答案】A9It is important for people to eat _.Athree times a dayBdinner at twelve oclockCcooked food all the dayDsomething from each of the seven kinds of food every day.【解析】根据第二段后半部分“In some places pe
24、ople eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day.Scientists say that none of the differences is really important.It doesnt matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen.It doesnt matter if a person eats dinner at 4 oclock in the afternoon or at e
25、leven oclock at night.”可知，A、B、C三项均是错误的。由第一段可知D项正确。【答案】D10Which of the following is NOT true?APeople in some places dont have enough to eat.BThere are too many people in the world.COne of the problems is that no one is hungry.DThe scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.【解析
26、】根据第三段内容可知， A、B、D三项是正确的。【答案】C11If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?AWhen people eat their lunch.BWhat to do with the two problems.CHow to cook food in different ways.DWhy people eat different kinds of food.【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可以推测出，作者接下来将谈论解决这两个问题的方法。【答案】BDWhile bot
27、h Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, its good to know there are some differences in culture.If you are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.One cultural difference is how the countries perce
28、ive(理解，认为)time and space.For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient.This is probably because America is a fairly young country.However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old.However, perception of
29、distance seems to be the opposite.While Europeans would consider 100 kilometers a long way to drive, Americans would not think twice.This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated.In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.Cars are another factor tha
30、t differs greatly between Europe and the United States.American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions(自动变速器)while European cars generally have manual gears(手动变速器)European automobiles are smaller and more roundshaped, while American cars are larger and more squareshaped.Trucks and limousin
31、es(豪华轿车)are vehicles that Americans enjoy.In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking_and_traffic_congestion.The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States.In America, parents may s
32、ave for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college.Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition.In fact, children are expected to attend college there.【语篇解读】美国和欧洲诸国在很多方面有明显的差异，本文主要讲述它们在对时空的理解、汽车和教育等方面的不同。12The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to_.Atell the differences between Europe and America
