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1、 Modules46 （建议用时 40 分钟） I 阅读理解 A The British Daily Telegraph Traditi on ally regarded as one of the safest pla nes in the skies, the Boeing 777 s reputatio n has bee n damaged by the sec ond fatal crash in less tha n a year. There are around 1,000 Boe ing 777s in service, and the pla ne is a Ion g-d

2、ista nee machine, travelling some of the Iongest routes. It entered service in 1995 and the Nati onal Tran sportati on Safety Board, which is resp on sible for mon itori ng US-made aircraft, has recorded fewer tha n 60 in cide nts. But the recent record hasn t been exact with two major incidents a c

3、rash at San Fran cisco airport in July, 2013, which causes three deaths, and the A . crash landing of a British Airways 777 at Heathrow in January 2008. To our sadness, in March, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 lost contact flying I、 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The Malaysian disaster is very di

4、fferent from both the BA in cide nt and the crash in volv ing an Asia n Airli nes flight at San Fran cisco International Airport in July, which occurred shortly before landing, while the Malaysia airli nes pla ne disappeared off the radar（ 雷达）duri ng the early stages of the trip. The accide nt at Sa

5、n Fran cisco in July was due to pilot error which led to the engines being set to idle because he believed the computer would maintain sufficient speed to keep the pla ne up in the air. The BA crash landing, which did not result in any deaths, was fin ally found to have bee n caused by a block in th

6、e fuel line feedi ng the engine. However, the Malaysia airlines plane disappeared off the radar during the early stages of the trip. No exact explanations have been given for the Malaysia airlines pla ne crash. First reports suggest that Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the 53-year-old Malaysian airlines pilot,

7、was hugely experieneed having joined the carrier in 19812 and with 18, 365 hours in the aircraft un der his belt. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了近来波音飞机发生的一些事故。 1. Which of the following is TRUE of the plane crashes? A. There are four pla ne crashes men ti oned in the passage. B. The BA incident in July result

8、ed from the pilot error. C. Three deaths were caused in the crash at San Fran cisco. D. The crash in San Fran cisco airport was caused by a block. 【解析】 选 C。细节理解题。根据第二段中 But the recent record hasn t been exact with two major in cide nts a crash at San Fran cisco airport in July, 2013, which causes th

9、ree deaths 一句可知事故造成三人死亡。 2. What can we lear n from the text? A. The exact reas on for 370 crash is not clear. B. Flight 370 crash must be similar to the BA in cide nt. C. The experieneed pilot of Flig ht 370 can t have operated wrong. D. Flight 370 must have bee n take n con trol of to a differe nt

10、 place. i *5 【解析】 选 A。推理判断题。根据最后一段 No exact explanations have been given for the Malaysia airlines plane crash. 一句，可知 370 的失联仍是一个谜。 3. What you read is _ . * A. a note B. a schedule 1 Yi 1 C. a review D. a n ews report 【解析】 选 D。推理判断题。根据标题 The British Daily Telegraph 及文章的时效性可知 答案 D 正确。 4. The main pu

11、rpose of the passage is to _ . A. in troduce the Flight 370 crash B. show Boeing 777 s safety C. guess the cause of the Flight 370 crash D. compare the causes of these pla ne crashes 【解析】选 Ao写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了近来波音飞机发生的一些事故 ， 尤其是重点介绍了 370 的失联。3 Did you know that Albert Ein ste in could not speak un

12、 til he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability. Beethoven s music teacher said about him, “As a composer（作曲家）he is hopeless. ” What if this young boy believed it? When Thomas Edis on was a young boy, his teachers said he was

13、 so stupid that he could n ever lear n anyt hing. He once said, “ I remember I used to n ever be able to get along at school. I was always at the foot of my class. . . My father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided that I was a stupid person. ” What if young Thomas believed what they said abou

14、t him? When the sculptor（ 雕刻家）Auguste Rodin was young; he had difficulty learning to read and write. Today, we may say he had a learning disability. His father said of him, “I have an idiot（ 白痴）for a son. ” His uncle agreed. “He s uneducable , ” he said. What i f Rodin had doubted his ability? Walt

15、Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no “good ideas ” . Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher, “You can t sing. You have no voice at all. ” And an editor told Louisa May Alcot t that she was unable to write anything that would have popular appeal. What if

16、these people had listened and become discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethove n, the art of Rodi n or the ideas of Albert Ein stein and Walt Disn ey? As Oscar Leva nt once said, “ It s not what you are but what you don t become that hurts. ” You have great pote ntial. When

17、 you believe in all you can be, rather tha n all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth. 【文章大意】本文讲述的是一些名人被否定的故事 ，但他们仍然相信自己，最终取得成功， 5. How many successful people are men ti oned as examples in the passage? 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据文中提到第一段提到爱因斯坦 ，第二段贝多芬，第三段爱 A. six. B. seven. C. eight. D. nine. 4

18、 迪生，第四段提到奥古斯特罗丹 ，第五段提到华特迪士尼，恩里科卡鲁索和奥尔科5 特，故选 Bo 6. Which of the following statements is RIGHT? A. When he was young, Thomas Edis on always got good grades at school. B. Leva nt thought Louisa May Alcott could n t write any popular works. C. Only Auguste Rodin s uncle regarded him a boy of learning a

19、bility. D. Both Enrico Caruso and Beethoven achieved their dreams in music. 【解析】 选 D。细节理解题。根据第二段可知贝多芬实现音乐梦想 ，再根据第五段 Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher, “You can t sing. You have no voice at all. ” 可知他被告知不会唱歌，但最后成为歌唱家。 7. What s the meaning of the underlined sentence “ He s uneducable ” in P

20、ara. 4? A. He can t be taught. B. He is very clever. C. He is differe nt. D. He is a late success. * KI 【解析】 选 A。词义猜测题。根据第四段的 His father said of him, “I have an idiot for a son. ” His uncle agreed. “He s uneducable,氐 he said. 可知他的父亲说 ，他有个 白痴的儿子，他的叔叔也同意，认为他是不可教育的。 8. What is the best title for the pa

21、ssage? C. Believi ng in Yourself * Al 1 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Forty-six years ago on April 24, China 1. _ (send)its first in the space in dustry. And in 2016, April 24 was 2. _ (official)made 大意题。本文讲述的是一些名人被否定的故事 但他们spacecraft, satellite Dongfanghong- 1, and marked the country s first m

22、ajor success A. Work ing Hard for Success B. Having Dreams D. Self-challe nging 6 China s Space Day. Meanwhi le, the government also announced a set of new space 3. (pla n), sett ing sights on a space stati on, Mars and bey ond. A space station is like 4. _ home for astronauts in space. Astronauts c

23、an live, do research 5. _ even park spaceships there. China plans to finish 6. _ (do)its space station in 2022. According to China s top space scientist Zhou Jianping, by that year, 7. _ (become)an astronaut will be a normal job because more space exploration means needing many more astronauts 8. _

24、ever before. And they also need to be able to carry out different missions. “We ve been choosing astronauts mainly from pilots. Now we will also pick 9. _ (they)from engineers, doctors and space technology expert s. ” Another plan that has drawn much attention is Chinas Mars mission. China will laun

25、ch a probe( 探测器 )to Mars around 2020. It will land on the planet and even carry back samples( 样本 )from the surface of Mars, an action 10. _ never has been achieved by any country. 【文章大意】 本文主要讲述中国未来的太空计划。 1. 【解析】 sent 。考查动词的时态。根据时间标志词 Forty-six years ago on April 24, 可 知 send 这个动作发生在过去 , 故用一般过去时。 2.

26、【解析】 officially 。考查词性转换。 修饰动词、形容词、副词, 或整个句子 , 作状语 , 用 副词形式。本句中使用 officially 修饰 made。 3. 【解析】plans。考查名词。这里 a set of+ 可数名词的复数,表示一系列 . ”。 4. 【解析】a。考查冠词。句意：空间站对于在太空中的宇航员来说就像一个家。表泛指。 5. 【解析】and。考查连词。本句中动词 live, do 和 park 之间存在并列关系,所以使用并 列连词 and 连接。 6. 【解析】 doing 。考查非谓语动词。此处 finish doing sth. 为固定搭配 , 意为“做完

27、某 事”。 7. 【解析】 becoming 。考查非谓语动词。此处句子成分作主语 , 故用动名词形式。 7 8. 【解析】 than 。考查比较级。根据 astronauts 前的 more 可知此空填 than 。 9. 【解析】them。考查代词。句意：现在我们也从工程师、医生和太空技术专家中挑选他们 ( 代指 astronauts) 。 10. 【解析】 that/which 。考查定语从句。这个定语从句的先行词是 an action, 先行词在 句中充当主语 , 故用 that/which 。8 川.短文改错 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

28、中共 有 10 处错误，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（A ）,并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）画掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。 As it is known to us, fewer and fewer stude nts do sports regularly, what makes C them weak and easily tired. There are many rea

29、sons about this. First of all, some of the students complained that they have too many homework, result ing in less time to take exercise. Beside, someof them think that it is very difficulty for them to keep doing exercise, because it is a very hard thing. Because lack of physical activities, many

30、students are in poor health. I suggest 0 that our school must take measures to encourage more students to take part in sports. For us stude nts, no matter what busy we are, it is n ecessary to spare some time to do exercise. 1. 【解析】 第一句 it 去掉。as is known to us 是定语从句。 2. 【解析】第一句 whatf which。经常锻炼的学生越来

31、越少，这让他们身体很弱，容易疲劳。 本句为非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，代表前面整个句子的意思，用 which。 3. 【解析】第二句 aboutTfor。在 reasons 之后加介词 for 表示 . 的原因”。 4. 【解析】第三句 complained Tcomplain。本文整体为一般现在时，故要将一般过去时改 为一般现在时，用 complain。 5. 【解析】第三句 ma 门尸 much homework 为不可数名词，要由 much修饰。 6. 【解析】第四句 BesideTBesides。 beside 为“在 . 旁边”，除此之外，另外”为 besides 。 9 7.

32、【解析】第四句 difficulty Tdifficult 。 very 修饰形容词，difficulty 为名词，改为 difficult 8. 【解析】 第五句在 Because 之后加 of。 because 其后加从句，而 because of 之后用名词10 短语。 9. 【解析】第六句 mustf should。 suggest 接宾语从句时从句要用虚拟语气,谓语动词用 “ should+动词原形”。 10. 【解析】 第七句 whatf how。busy 为形容词，故要用 no matter how 或 however 来修饰。 【参考范文】 (1) Of the two books recomme nded by my En glish teacher, I prefer Every one Is Beautiful by Caroline Strong, which as the title suggests, is about why and how to respect others and feel proud to be ourselves at the same time. As a teenage