高中英语-Module-2-Traffic-Jam单元综合技能测试-外研版必修4.doc

Module 2　综合技能测试

时间90分钟　满分100分
Ⅰ.单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
1．You can't come in without a________.
A．permission　　　　　　B．permit
C．being permitted D．permitted
答案：B　这个小题考查permit用作名词的用法，意为“许可证”。如果忽视了without后面的不定冠词a就容易误选A项。
2．The six­lane highway is worth________.
A．to be use B．used
C．use D．using
答案：D　这条六车道公路值得使用，be worth doing，主动表被动。
3．“How about a picnic this weekend？”“________I'm free then.”
A．Yes, thanks. B．Why not?
C．No, I am busy. D．It's a pity.
答案：B　why not？表示非常赞成。
4．The________of the accident is still being looked into.
A．reason B．cause
C．excuse D．start
答案：B　cause常用来表示引起某种后果的起因，其后常用介词of。
5．As we joined the big crowd I got________from my friends.
A．separated B．spared
C．excuse D．missed
答案：A　该题考查词义辨析，got separated“被分开；冲散”。
6．—Was his father strict with him when he was at school?
—Yes. He had never praised him________he became one of the top students in his grade.
A．after B．unless
C．until D．when
答案：C　not...until为固定搭配。
7．Meggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves, and________， she gets well paid for it.
A．sooner or later B．what's more
C．as a result D．more or less
答案：B　该题考查短语词辨析，sooner or later“迟早”；what's more“此外”；as a result“结果”；more or less“或多或少”；所以B项符合题意。
8．—This is Grand Hotel. Can I help you?
—Yes, I'd like to book a single room. How much do you________for it?
A．offer B．afford
C．have D．charge
答案：D　charge“收费”。
9．Speak slowly so that everybody can________you.
A．catch B．follow
C．listen to D．listen
答案：B　catch后面要接meaning或者what one said。
10．Another day________we will finish the construction of the bridge.
A．so that B．or
C．and D．if
答案：C
11．Which one do you prefer________， the red one or the blue one?
A．better B．more
C．best D．/
答案：D　prefer后面不再接better等词。
12．—You should say sorry to him, I think.
—________！ It's his fault.
A．Impossible B．No way
C．Not possible D．OK
答案：B
13．You should know the traffic rule now, for you have had me________so many times.
A．explained B．to explain
C．explaining D．explain
答案：D　本题考查have后宾补的应用，句子中had的宾语为me，与explain之间为主动关系，所以D项正确。
14．I can lend you the book________that you can return it to me on time.
A．if B．unless
C．provided D．so
答案：C　该题考查条件状语从句的引导词，在这里provided that＝if。
15．You are not________to drive after drinking.
A．agreed B．permitted
C．offered D．hoped
答案：B
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
(2010·四川卷)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __16__ before setting down. High desert winds had __17__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __18__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __19__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __20__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸). Well, that few minutes turned into about forty­five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __21__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __22__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess, that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __23__ space because it only __24__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very __25__. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __26__ noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life... except one. A __27__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __28__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑) of delight. As I observed this, I __29__ that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his __30__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown­ups have learned from __31__ . He was __32__ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and __33__ back into my seat, pretending I was __34__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even __35__ to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin(懊恼) of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
语篇解读：在一次飞行旅行中，飞行员告诉乘客，受沙漠大风的影响，飞机将被迫延缓着陆而在目的地上空盘旋。并且，期间将会有几次大的颠簸，像过山车一样，乘客听后都很紧张，机舱内一片寂静，但是一名孩子却很享受这个过程，咯咯地笑着，一点也不害怕，正所谓“无知者无畏”。而我也受到了孩子的影响，努力享受这“过山车”了。
16．A.mistake B．delay
C．change D．wind
答案：B　由下文句意知，飞机受沙漠大风影响要延时着陆，故此处应是a slight delay(延迟)。
17．A.forced B．warned
C．swept D．reminded
答案：A　句意为：强烈的沙漠大风“迫使”机场关闭所有跑道，只剩下一条。force sb. to do sth.强迫某人干某事。
18．A.watching B．visiting
C．circling D．crossing
答案：C　由生活常识可知，飞机不着陆时，应是在某个地方的上空“盘旋(circle)”。
19．A.arrive B．enter
C．stop D．land
答案：D　飞机盘旋不止，当然是在等待“着陆(land)”了。
20．A.if B．though
C．because D．while
答案：C　句意为：同时我们也被告知要坐在座位上，系好安全带，“因为”可能会有几次颠簸。由句意知上下句应构成因果关系，用because。
21．A.light B．pale
C．easy D．quick
答案：B　此处句意指“相比之下，飞机的颠簸将会使过山车显得黯然失色”，意即“飞机颠簸得厉害”。pale adj. “苍白的，相形见绌的，黯然失色的”。
22．A.sick B．nervous
C．angry D．afraid
答案：A　本题关键是理解“airsickness bags(晕机袋)”，既然不得不使用晕机袋了，那肯定是部分乘客因为飞机颠簸而感到“恶心(sick)”。其它nervous和afraid应属于同义词，排掉；angry不符合语境。
23．A.empty B．narrow
C．secret D．open
答案：B　这几句应理解为：在飞机如此“狭小(narrow)”的空间内呕吐并不是一件好事，因为它只会增加形势的不安。
24．A.happens B．continues
C．fails D．serves
答案：D　happen to do sth.“碰巧干某事”；continue to do sth.“继续干某事”；fail to do sth.“未能干某事”；serve to do sth.“作用是；服务于”。由句意知应选D。
25．A.quiet B．hot
C．dirty D．crowded
答案：A　此时的机舱内应是非常“安静”，因为大部分乘客都很紧张；也因此才能听见下文孩子的笑声。
26．A.partly B．gradually
C．shortly D．clearly
答案：D　此时乘客们的焦虑和恐惧是很“明显地”，用clearly；partly“部分地”；gradually“逐渐地”；shortly“不久以后，很快”。
27．A.pilot B．baby
C．guard D．man
答案：B　此处应是“baby”和下文“we grown­ups”形成对比。
28．A.seats B．passengers
C．flight D．airplane
答案：D　由句意知应是“飞机”的每次颠簸。
29．A.realized B．hoped
C．agreed D．insisted
答案：A　句意为：我通过观察，才“意识(realize)”到孩子并不知道他应该害怕或者担心自己的安全。hope“希望”；agree“同意”；insist“坚持认为”。
30．A.health B．safety
C．joy D．future
答案：B　句意理解见上29。此处不可选future，否则和下句重复。
31．A.teachers B．books
C．experience D．practice
答案：C　由下文“because he had not yet been taught to fear it”可知我们成年人应是从“老师”那里学到的。
32．A.learning B．taking
C．missing D．enjoying
答案：D　孩子很“享受”这样的飞行，因为他还不知道害怕，故用enjoy。其余不合句意。
33．A.sat B．lay
C．went D．rode
答案：A　我深深地呼吸了一下，放松地“坐”回到自己的座位上去。
34．A.nearly B．finally
C．really D．suddenly
答案：C　此时的我假装自己“真地(really)”是在坐过山车。句中pretending暗示要用really。
35．A.attempted B．managed
C．wanted D．dicided
答案：B　四个选项都可与to do“搭配”。attemp to do“试图去做(但未必成功)”；manage to do“努力/设法做到了”；want to do“想要做”；decide to do“决定去做”。由句意知应是在那种形势下，我真地能笑出声来，也因此惹恼了我临座的乘客。
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Commuters(道勤者)rush to and from their jobs in cars, buues, subways, trains, and even on bicycles. Large cities in the United States have two rush hours—one in the morning and one in the evening. But in cities in other parts of the world, there are four rush hours. In Athens and Rome, for example, many workers go home for lunch and a nap. After this midday break, they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours.
In Tokyo, there's a big rush hour underground. Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways. The trains are very crowded. Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors place. They make sure that all purses, briefcases, clothes, and hands are inside the trains.
In Seoul, many commputers prefer to take taxis to get to work. To hail_a_cab,_many people stand at crossroads and riase two fingers. This means they'll pay the cab driver double the usual fare. Some people even raise three fingers! They'll pay THREE times the normal rate.
Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds(摩托自行车)during rush hours. The city can't make its streets wider, and it can't build new highways, becuase it doesn't want to disturb many historic sites in the city, such as the Forum and the Colosseum. It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system. Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists(考古学家)．
In many big cities, there are special lanes on highways for carpools. These are groups of three or more people who driver to and from work together. They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city.
Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world. Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem.
36．Big cities have traffic problems during rush hours because there are________.
A．speical lanes on highways
B．many commuters
C．four rush hours
D．many cars on the street
答案：B　从文中第一句话“Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Communters...in cars, buses, subways...”可找出答案。
37．Most of commuters in Tokyo________.
A．take subway trains to work
B．are packers
C．take taxis to work
D．carry briefcases to work
答案：A　从文章中的第二段的第一句“In Tokyo, there's big rush hour underground. Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways”可以找出答案。
38．To“hail a cab”means to________.
A．pay double the normal rate
B．try to get a cab
C．prefer to take taxis
D．to stand at crossroads
答案：B　从第三段可以找出答案。“In Seoul, many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work. To hail a cab, many people stand at crossroads and raise two fingers.”“to hail a cab”意思等于“try to get a cab”。
39．Why did it take a long time to build a subway system in Rome?
A．Because the streets were very crowded.
B．Because there are many historic sites.
C．Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of interest.
D．Because the traffic always stopped the construction.
答案：C　由第四段最后两句可知。
40．Commuters in carpools probably________.
A．live in the city
B．take the subway to work
C．save money on gas and parking fees
D．have special license plates(牌照)
答案：C　从倒数第二段最后一句“They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city”可以找出答案。
B
Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉)can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75% using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.
Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D. C. is planning to repeat Japan's success. Starting next year, the Foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as on fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the Foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the Foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed­related hazards(危险)are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can at first cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar.
Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drives the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
41．The passage mainly discusses________.
A．a new way of highway speed control
B．a new pattern for painting highways
C．a new approach to training drivers
D．a new type of optical illusion
答案：A　主旨大意题。文章的主题句往往位于文章的开头或是结尾，本文就在第一自然段。
42．On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel________.
A．they should avoid speed­related hazards
B．they are driving in the wrong lane
C．they should slow down their speed
D．they are approaching the speed limit
答案：C　细节题。文章最后一段，表明chevrons给驾车人的印象比他们开的实际的要快。而且路也变窄了，所以他们会放慢速度。
43．The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to________.
A．try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B．change the road signs across the country
C．replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D．repeat the Japanese road patterns
答案：A　细节题。由文章第三段最后一句话，他们将在选择的道路上实验这种方法。
44．What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?
A．They are falling out of use in the US.
B．They are applicable only on broad roads.
C．They cannot be applied successfully to traffic rules.
D．They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
答案：D　细节题。文章倒数第二段最后一句话“...within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar.”可知。
45．The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former________.
A．can keep drivers awake
B．can cut road accidents in half
C．will have a longer effect on drivers
D．will look more attractive
答案：C　细节题。根据文章最后两段可以看出chevrons的优点在于效果长久。
C
Some of Beijing Zoo's animals are suffering menu changes because of the bird flu spread in Asia.
Gone are the lions' and tigers' delightful“live”chicken dinners. In their menus, instead, are raw beef and mutton. While the lions and tigers go chicken less, the zoo's brids are also receiving some special and uncomfortable treatment these days. The peacocks in Befalling Safari Animal World, who used to be featured in the park and could walk around showing off their beautiful feathers, now are forced to stay in cages.
And turkeys at the Beijing Zoo—believed to be most likely to suffer from the bird flu virus have been moved out of their old home to places separate from visitors. In most cases，display areas with birds have been closed for health reasons.
Yet a good thing about the present situation is that the living conditions of the zoo's birds are being improved, with keepers keeping the display areas cleaner and not as crowded as before. Almost all zoos have done more frequent cleaning and disinfection for bird cages——measures to prevent infection.
In this special period, pigeons(鸽子)are_frowned_upon._In Beijing, many homing pigeon lovers use balconies(阳台)to build cages for birds. Most neighbours are fed up with these cages since they can produce waste and feathers. Now the city's homing pigeon organization is asking all its members to stop letting pigeons out of their cages and keep cages clean. Still, pigeons and some other birds seem less lovely to people than before.
As a Chinese newspaper put it“Doves, are you still angels？”
46．which of the following shows the menu changes in the Beijing Zoo?
A．The lions and tigers have“live”chicken dinners.
B．The lions and tigers eat raw beef and mutton.
C．The lions and tigers have chickens only for supper.
D．The lions and tigers have beef and mutton for part of meals.
答案：B　考查细节理解。由文章的第二段第一句话可以得出答案。
47．We can conclude from the text that________.
A．turk