1、学年高中英语模块检测一新人教版选修620模块检测 (一)时间：100分钟分数：120分第一部分阅读理解(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。ASome people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my familys last vacation.It was my sixyearold sons winter break from school，and we were heading home
2、 from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us $ 400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back.But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay.I took my ninemonthold
3、 and took off for home.The next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes，I encouragedokay，orderedthem to wait it out at the airport to“earn”more Delta Dollars.Our total take：$ 1，600.Not bad，huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wi
4、fe either.But as a bigtime bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar.And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade.I have
5、 written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth.Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wo
6、uldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and its the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。通过叙述作者和家人乘坐晚点航班而获得补偿的故事阐明了作者对于花钱购物的认识。在作者看来，我们在花钱的时候要精打细算，做到花钱有所值，不能一味地追求享受而浪费钱财。1What can we learn about t
7、he author?AShe is very strict with her children.BShe seldom makes a compromise.CShe rarely misses a good deal.DShe is interested in cheap products.解析：推理判断题。从第三段中的“But as a bigtime bargain hunter.few of us can afford to pass up.”可知作者很少会错过好交易，C项正确；B项中的seldom与原文不符；D项中说她对廉价货感兴趣，本文主要表明作者希望花钱花得值，而不一定就是喜欢便
8、宜货，同时本文的最后一句话也对这个选项提供了相反的信息。答案：C2What does the author do?AShes a teacher.BShes a housewife.CShes a media person.DShes a businesswoman.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade.”可知，作者是NBC的一个记者，是从事媒体行业的，所以选C。A项“她是一个老师”；B项“她是一个家庭主妇”；D项“她是一个女商人”，这些与原文信息都不一
9、致。答案：C3What does the author want to tell us?AHow to expose bad tricks. BHow to reserve airline seats.CHow to spend money wisely.DHow to make a business deal.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要通过记叙作者和家人有一次度假旅游后，由于航空公司超额售票而导致他们不得不放弃原来的航班而接受补偿的故事，引出了自己在花钱购物方面的认识。她认为我们花钱应该有所值，花钱的时候要考虑所购买东西的价值，所以选C。A项表示“怎样揭露诡计”，原文没有信息支持；B项表示“
10、怎样预留航班座位”；D项表示“怎样达成一个商业交易”，与本文的主要信息不一致。答案：CBThink you can keep a straight face while watching your favourite comedian？Now，the comedy club named Teatreneu in Barcelona is betting you cant.The club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.Its said you can get into the club s
11、how for free，but every laugh will cost you 38 cents more.Would you like to deliberately keep from laughing in order to save money?The Teatreneu club has equipped facialrecognition technology on the back of its chairs.It can track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show.The system
12、was developed by advertising agency The Cyranos McCann，after Teatreneu asked them to think up a way to increase ticket sales.A number of people have tried to sit through a comedy show without laughing in an attempt to get a free ticket，but they all failed.Using the new system，the average ticket pric
13、e per person has so far been $ 7.58.It seems the pricing system has caught_on，with other theatres in Spain now copying the payperlaugh technology.It is unclear which kind of facial recognition software is being used，but most use algorithms (算法) to track facial marks on an audiences face.For example，
14、an algorithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad.The comedy club has also launched a mobile app as a method of payment and a payperlaugh season ticket.James Woron，director of the Club，said，“The idea sounds fun.Itd be a big tech
15、nical challengeas people laugh so often，wed have to put a cash machine by every seat.”【语篇解读】西班牙的一家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。4The Teatreneu club charges ticket price based on _Athe audiences appearanceBhow long people watch the showCthe times that audience laughDthe times people come to the club解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“The
16、 club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.”可知，这家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。答案：C5Why do the club use the facialrecognition technology?ATo save performance costs.BTo increase ticket sales.CTo keep the thieves away.DTo satisfy more audience.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“.after Teatreneu asked them t
17、o think up a way to increase ticket sales.”可知，剧院运用这项技术是为了提高门票销量。答案：B6What does the underlined phrase “caught on” in Paragraph 3 mean?ABecome popular.BLearned from others.CHeld tightly.DUnderstood.解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词下文“.with other theatres in Spain now copying the payperlaugh technology.”可知，西班牙的其他剧院也在效
18、仿运用这种技术，由此可猜测，这项技术变得流行起来。答案：A7What can we get to know from the text?AThe Teatreneu club always offers the best shows.BA lot of people can get a free ticket in Teatreneu.CPeople couldnt help laughing in order to save money.DThe facialrecognition software can tell peoples moods.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“.an algo
19、rithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad.”可知，这款软件可以根据观众嘴的位置、大小和形状来判断他的情绪。答案：DCWhile the presence of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyance，they rarely result in driving out the residents.But that is exactly what happene
20、d to the inhabitants of the 10squaremile Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska，almost 230 years ago.Now thanks to a fiveyear effort by scientists，the terribly silent “Rat Island” as it had been called for many years has been returned to its rightful ownersbirds!Hawadax Island is part of a chain of
21、volcanic islands in the Bering Sea called the Aleutian Islands.The rats that arrived there in 1780，when a Japanese ship carrying them broke down nearby，completely destroyed the native population because the environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from these predators.There isnt
22、 any tree on the island，which meant that the birds were accustomed to building their nests low in the ground，giving the rodents(啮齿动物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.As years passed，the birds that had called the island home for thousands of years became endangered and eventually，disappeared
23、 completely.In 2007，the US FWS(Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats and try bringing back the beautiful birds that had once called it home.Given that there were an estimated 10，000 rodents inhabiting “Rat Island” and the fact that they reproduce rapidly，it
24、was not an easy task.But by 2009，the island was officially declared rat free!Then slowly but surely，the birds began to return. Unfortunately，some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide，a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents.But now it seems things
25、are becoming more stable and the island is starting to increasingly look like its former self.Before the transformation，“Hawadax”，also known as “Rat Island”，was a silent and ghostly place with bird bones，snail remains and rocks covered in rat feces(粪便)Today，birds singing and flying in and out is a c
26、ommon sight.Tufted puffins and song sparrows，which had long disappeared，are gradually making their way back.Scientists have also been observing an increase in ground nesting and shore birds.Though the island is still not back to its full glory，the signs are encouraging and things can only get better
27、，as time passes.【语篇解读】哈瓦达克斯岛因老鼠入侵而导致鸟类灭绝，经过科学家们的努力，猖獗的老鼠被消灭了。这个“老鼠岛”重新焕发了生机。8The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to _Athe presence of ratsBbirds being driven outCbirds returning to the islandDresidents worrying about rats解析：词义猜测题。根据前文的“.they rarely result in driving out the res
28、idents.”及本段末的“.has been returned to its rightful ownersbirds！”可知，that指“该岛上的鸟类曾经被老鼠驱逐出去”这件事。答案：B9Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target because _Athis island was treelessBthey nested randomlyCthey reproduced too rapidlyDtheir chicks were extremely weak解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“There isnt any tree on t
29、he island，.giving the rodents easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.”可知答案。答案：A10From the passage，we can know the plan of US FWS _Ahas helped the island fully recoveredBcost little but benefited greatlyCinvolved poisoning the rats on a large scaleDaccomplished its goal after exactly 24 months解析：细节
30、理解题。根据第三段的第一句“.started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats.”及第四段的第二句中“.the raticide，a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents”可知，答案为C项。答案：C11Which would be the best title for the passage?AFWS help get rare birds back to alaska islandBJapanese changed a bird paradise into rat islan
31、dCFWS plan to drive rats out of rat IslandDAlaskas rat island returns to a bird paradise解析：主旨大意题。全文讲述在FWS的帮助下，“老鼠岛”重新变成了鸟儿的天堂，故选D项。C项侧重介绍与FWS计划相关的内容，而这只是文章内容的一部分。答案：DDThere were about 70 scientists working on a very important project.All of them were really tired because of the pressure of work and
32、the demands of their boss but everyone did not think of stopping their job.One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition so I want to leave the office at 5：30 pm.” His boss replied, “OK.Youre permitted to leave the offi
