学年高中英语译林版选修8模块综合测评.docx
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学年高中英语译林版选修8模块综合测评
模块综合测评
【XZB2016TBYLYYX08017】
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(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
GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.
ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.
Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?
In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworldfamousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.
In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewellknownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazzinfluencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.
GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirtynineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.
1.ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere.
A.writtenaboutNewYorkers
B.composedforPaulWhiteman
C.playedmainlyinthecountryside
D.performedinvariousways
2.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?
A.Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.
B.Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic.
C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra.
D.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.
3.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?
A.Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks.
B.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger.
C.HearguedwithFrenchcritics.
D.Hechangedhismusicstyle.
4.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost.
B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported.
C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin.
D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin'sdeath.
B
RobertFrost(18741963)isoneofAmerica'smostbelovedpoets.Hewasacontemporaryofmanymodernistpoeticmovements,buthewasn'tassociated(与……有联系)withanyparticulargroupofpoets.Hestucktohisownliterarybeliefs,andasaresult,heattractedagooddealofcriticismfromtheliteraryworld.But,itisjustbecausehewassuchapersonandhisvoicewassooriginalthatFrostbecamesobeloved.Ifyouaretochooseoneofhispoemsandreaditaloudonabusystreet,wearesurethatmanypeoplewillrecognizethepoemimmediatelyasFrost's.
“MendingWall”,whichisthefirstpoeminNorthofBoston,Frost'ssecondbookofpoetry,isoneofhismostpopularpoems.Itisapoemabouttwoneighborswhofixarockwallthatliesbetweentheirhomes.“I”wanttodestroythewall,butthe“neighbor”wantstoleaveitstanding.
Wejustcan'tgetenoughofwalls,canwe?
Peopleloveboundaries(界线).Welovethemwhenwe'relittle,protectingourprecioustoysfromourtroublesome(令人烦恼的)brothersandsisters.Aswegetolder,webegintothrowaroundthegentleterm“personalspace”,asin“GETOUTOFMYROOM!
”Incollege,wereallylearnhowtheideaof“Myhouseisyourhouse”doesn'talwaysresultinhappyroommaterelationships.Afterwebecomeadultswithgoodjobsandalotofcoolthings,weoftenputupfences,gates,walls,ordoorstoprotectourstuffandkeepthepeace.
Wallshelpusprotectourselves,buttheirdownsideisthattheyoftenkeeppeoplefromcommunicatingwitheachother.“MendingWall”makesustakealookathowweuseourwallsandboundaries,andwhyweusethemthewaywedo.Thispoemsendsawakeupcalltotheuniverse.Therearewallsbetweenourhearts.
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutRobertFrost?
A.Hiswritingstyleisspecial.
B.Hisfirstpoemisaboutlife.
C.Heoftencriticizedotherpoets.
D.Hejoinedmanypoeticmovements.
6.InParagraph3,whatdoestheauthorwanttoshow?
A.Sharingwithothersbringsushappiness.
B.Thereseemtobelotsofwallsinourlives.
C.Wallsletpeopleknowaboutthemselves.
D.Personalspaceisimportanttoeveryone.
7.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped.
A.byspace B.byexample
C.bytimeD.bycomparison
8.Theunderlinedword“downside”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“”.
A.trueuseB.oldway
C.negativepartD.majordifference
C
Therearesomanydisappointmentswhenapersonthathasreadanawesomebookgoestoseeitsrepresentation(上演)atthemovietheater.Thereisahugeamountofexpectationandanideaofwhatthecharactersandtheplacesdescribedinthebookarelike.Theseopinionsarenotoftensharedbydirectorsandcanbealetdowntoanyonethathasadifferentview.
Thereisalsoanissueconcerningtimethatcancausedisappointment.Whileabookisverydescriptiveanddetailed,amoviejustdoesnothavethetimetobeso.Afanmayremembercertainpartsofabookthathavegreatsignificancetohimbuthavetobecutoutfromthemoviebecauseoftime.Thisisastrongreasonwhybookloversarenotfansofmoviesthathavebeenmadefromtheirfavoritebooks.Whileadirectormaythinkthatonepartofthebookisimportantinshowingtheplot,areadermightconsideritsomethingentirelydifferent.
Imaginationisanenemyofbookbasedmoviesaswell.Whenreadingabook,itistheimaginationthatsometimesmakesitgreat.Peoplecanimaginecharactersandplacesinanywaytheywanttobasedonthedescriptionoftheauthor.Theherocanbeashandsomeortheplaceasgrandasoneimaginesitcouldbe,whileinthemovie,itisthereforreal.Maybetheheroisn'tashandsomeortheplaceasgrandasthereaderthoughtittobeinthebook.Thiscangreatlyaffecttheopinionofthemovieasbeinggoodorbad.
Mostpeoplethatseeabookbasedmoviewithoutreadingthebookcanbesatisfiedwiththemovie'scontents.Evenwhenthesepeoplereadthebookafterseeingthemovie,theirdisappointmentisnotasgreat.Theymaythinkthatthebookaddsmoreorthatitismoredetailed.
9.Ifapersonhasreadabookandgoestoseeafilmbasedonthebook,he'llprobablyfeel.
A.bored B.disappointed
C.relaxedD.proud
10.Whatisthedisadvantageofabookbasedfilmcomparedwiththebookitself?
A.Itisnotsodetailed.
B.Ittellsthestorywhichisoutofdate.
C.Itleavesoutimportantscenes.
D.Itdoesn'thavehandsomeheroes.
11.Whyisimaginationanenemyofbookbasedmovies?
A.Mostmoviegoerslackimagination.
B.Directorsusuallymisinterpretabook.
C.Bookbasedmoviesareusuallypoorlymade.
D.Moviesdon'tliveuptopeople'simaginations
12.Thepurposeofthetextisto.
A.adviseustoreadbooks
B.argueagainstacertainpoint
C.describeaninterestingscene
D.explainacommonphenomenon
D
Somecolorsthatpeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsoftheconditionmentalhealthexpertscallclinicaldepression(临床抑郁症).Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividualswholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernightcandevelopclinicaldepression.
Doctorsusethewordsclinicaldepressiontodescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeath.
Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters(仓鼠)todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyarenocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.Theanimalswereseparatedinto4groups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnighttimeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinbluelight,athirdgroupsleptinwhitelight.Whileafourthwasputinredlight.Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemoredepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.
RandyNelson,atOhioStateUniversity,saysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.“Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn'tshowanysleepinterruptionsatallbuttheydidhavemessedupcircadianclock(生物钟)genesandtheydidshowdepressiveevidencebutiftheywereinthedimredlight,theydidnot.”Hesaysthere'salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeredlightordarkness.
13.Fromthetextweknowthatmadethehamstersfeeldepressed.
A.theamountofthewater
B.thecolorofthelight
C.thelossofpleasure
D.thelevelofenergy
14.Whatwasthepurposeoftheexperimentonhamsters?
A.Toshowhowwelltheyslept.
B.Toseehowmuchsugarywatertheydrank.
C.Toexplainwhytheylikeddarkcolors.
D.Tofindoutwhatcausedthedepressiononthem.
15.Wherecanweprobablyfindthetext?
A.Inasciencemagazine.
B.Inaphysicstextbook.
C.Inatouristguidebook.
D.Inanofficialannouncement.
Ⅱ.阅读填句(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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