牛津高中英语模块五检测卷

牛津高中英语模块五检测卷

（满分：100分时间：60分钟）

一.单项选择（25分）

1.Mrs.Taylorhas8-year-olddaughterwhohasgiftforpainting.Shehaswontwonationalprizes.

A.a;aB.an;theC.an;aD.a;the

2.MrsGreenprefersarestaurantinasmalltownto_______insolargeacityasNewYork.

A.itB.thoseC.thisD.one

3.Statisticsshowthatmenhaveaswomendowhatevervehiclestheydrive.

A.twiceseriousaccidentsasmanyB.seriousaccidentsasmanytwice

C.seriousaccidentsastwicemanyD.twiceasmanyseriousaccidents

4.Withoutfacts,wecannotformaworthwhileopinion,forweneedtohavefactualknowledgeour

thinking.

A.uponwhichtobaseB.whichtobebasedon

C.whichtobaseD.towhichtobebased

5.Intoday'scompetitiveeconomy,everyoneistryingtodomorewithless,you'vegottofigureouta

waytoprofitfromtheverybeginning.

A.howB.whereC.whichD.that

6.someteenagersdon'trealizeisdifficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.

A.What;thatB.That;whatC.What;howD.That;how

7.Thecamerawasoutoffunctionyesterday,sowedon/tknowwhoforthetheft.

A.blamesB.wastoblameC.blamedD.willblame

8.-I'mgoingtoSyria.Wouldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourexperiencesthere?

.Let'sdiscussitoverdinner.

A.ByallmeansB.ItjustdependsC.NevermindD.Goahead

9.Thisspecialschoolacceptsalldisabledstudents,educationallevelandbackground.

A.accordingtoB.regardlessofC.inadditiontoD.asaconsequenceof

10.—Idon'tsupposethepoliceknowwhodidit.

—Well,surprisinglytheydo.Amanhasbeenarrestedandnow.

A.hasbeenquestionedB.isbeingquestionedC.isquestioningD.hasquestioned

11.Harrywassooutgoingthathetheotherchildrenverywellinkindergarten.

A.gotalongwithB.putupwithC.cameupwithD.droppedoutof

12.Youcan'thimtoleadtheway.Heisanewcomerhere.

A.relyonB.insistonC.believeonD.turnon

13.Drinkaglassofmilkbeforeyougotobed,andyoumayjustasoundsleep.

A.keepupwithB.putupwithC.endupwithD.catchupwith

14.一Bobfeelsreallysorry,Jean.

——Iwouldn'taccepthisexcusesunlesshetakesbackwhathesaid.

A.Whatfor?B.Sowhat?C.Nodoubt.D.Nowonder.

15.Everytimetheclassteacherwalkspastthewindow,thetwoboyspretendclosely.

A.listeningB.tolistenC.tohavelistenedD.tobelistening

16.tothatfamousuniversitysurprisedusall,forhewasabsentfromschoolforawholeyear..

A.HebeingadmittedB.HeadmittedC.HisbeingadmittedD.Hisadmitted

17.WhenIgotbackhomeIsawamessagepinnedtothedoor"Sorrytomissyou；willcalllater."

A.readB.readsC.toreadD.reading

18.bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.

A.GivingB.GiveC.GivenD.Togive

19.Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesistomakelifeeasier,itmoredifficult.

A.notmakeB.nottomakeC.notmakingD.donotmake

20.Whilebuildingatunnelthroughthemountain,.

A.anundergroundlakewasdiscoveredB.therewasanundergroundlakediscovered

C.alakewasdiscoveredundergroundD.theworkersdiscoveredanundergroundlake

21.Themanagersdiscussedtheplanthattheywouldliketoseethenextyear.

A.carryoutB.carryingoutC.carriedoutD.tocarryout

22.in1636,HarvardisoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

A.BeingfoundedB.ItwasfoundedC.FoundedD.Founding

23.Thenewsreportershurriedtotheairport,onlythefilmstarshadleft.

A.totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD.told

24.Idon'tthinkitwisethehardworkthattheyhaverefusedtodo.

A.foryoutotakeonB.ofyoutotakeonC.foryoutakingonD.ofyoutakingon

25.Thegovernmentisappealingtoustoliveagreenlife.Soyoushouldn'thavethewaterwhileyouare

brushingyourteeth.

A.runB.torunC.toberunningD.running

二.完型填空（20分）

Whatevermisfortuneyouface,justholdupyourheadandfaceitwithasmile!Igottoknowthisfroma

musicalsoul.

TheotherdayIwasfeelingquite26,havingjustbeenlaidofffrommyjob.Withsomany27topay,Iwas

wonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentomyfamily.

IgotoffthebuswhenIheardpianomusicandsingingrisingabovethenoiseofthe28.Iwalkedabit

slower,tryingtofindoutwhereitwascomingfrom.Throughthe29Isawayoungladysittingatapianowitha

boxnexttoher.

Shewassingingsongsaboutloveandhersweetvoice30meabit.ThenIstoodtherewatchingherplaying,

thinkingthatitmusttake31toperformonherowninfrontofhundredsofpeopleshedidn'tknow.

Shemighthavefeltmy32forsheoccasionallylookedinmydirection.

BynowIwastellingmyselfthatIcouldatleasttellherhowgoodshesounded.Iwalked33andputsome

moneyinherboxandsheexpressedherthankswithasmileonherface.

Iaskedher34,"Whyareyouplayingthepianointhemiddleofthiscrowdedplace?"

Sheexplainedtomethatsheseessomany35peopleintheworldthatsheistryingtorelievethepain

by36motivationalmusic.

Insteadofcontinuingmywayhome,Isaidtoher,"Ihavebeengoingthrougha37timelately,butyou've

mademe38again."

'TmhappythatIcouldbe39toyou,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?"

Itoldhermystoryandsaid,"I'mnotso40aboutwhattodo---."

"Yousee,here'sthe41Jsheresponded."Whenyouwerewalking,yourheadwasdown,"Shelookedme

intheeyesandwenton,"Don'tlookdefeated,because42comesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown

youmightneverseeit.Youshould43more••,liftyourheadup."

Iwasreally44bywhatshesaid!Ididholdmyheadupandsoongotthroughthedifficulttime.

So45introuble,justfaceitbravelyandyouaresuretoovercomeyourdifficultysoonerorlater.

26.A.lonelyB.dizzyC.awfulD.breathless

27.A.billsB.feesC.finesD.prices

28.A.listenersB.trafficC.instrumentD.background

29.A.treesB.avenueC.buildingsD.crowd

30.A.shockedB.comfortedC.excitedD.amused

31.A.courageB.energyC.patienceD.technique

32.A.moodB.presenceC.thoughtD.appreciation

33.A.asideB.downC.offD.over

34.A.quietlyB.deliberatelyC.curiouslyD.seriously

35.A.negativeB.unhealthyC.unconsciousD.elderly

36.A.creatingB.sharingC.enjoyingDteaching

37.A.tenseB.wonderfulC.roughD.crazy

38.A.enthusiasticB.emotionalC.dynamicD.hopeful

39.A.availableB.essentialC.superiorD.helpful

40.A.sureB.ashamedC.particularD.anxious

41.A.problemB.crisisC.conflictD.solution

42.A.successB.opportunityC.aidD.happiness

43.A.concentrateB.lookC.smileD.fight

44.A.occupiedB.impressedC.inspiredD.satisfied

45.A.howeverB.whereverC.whoeverD.whenever

三.阅读理解（30分）

A

Amouselookedthroughacrackinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopeningapackage:Whatfood

mightitcontain?Hewasastonishedtodiscoverthatitwasamousetrap!

Retreatingtothefarmyard,themousedeclaredthewarning,"'Thereisamousetrapinthehouse,thereisa

mousetrapinthehouse.^^

Thechickencluckedandscratched,raisedherheadandsaid,“MrMouse,Icantellyouthisisagrave

concerntoyou,butitisofnoconsequencetome,Icannotbebotheredbyit.”

Themouseturnedtothepigandtoldhim,"Thereisamousetrapinthehouse.”"Iamsosorry,MrMouse,

sympathizedthepig,“butthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutpray;beassuredthatyouareinmyprayers.9,

Themouseturnedtothecow,whoreplied,4tAmousetrap,amIingravedanger,huh?”

Sothemousereturnedtothehouse,headdownanddepressedtofacethefarmer'smousetrapalone.

Thatverynightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouse,likethesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey.

Thefarmer?swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarkness,shedidnotseethatitwasanevilsnakewhose

tailthetraphadcaught.Thesnakebitthefarmer'swife.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Shereturnedhome

withafever.Noweveryoneknewtotreatafeverwithfreshchickensoup,sothefarmertookhishatchettothe

farmyardforthesoup'smainingredient.Hiswife'ssicknesscontinuedsothatfriendsandneighborscametosit

withheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthem,thefarmerbutcheredthepig.Thefarmer?swifedidnotgetwell,infact,

shedied,andsomanypeoplecameforherfuneral.Thefarmerhadthecowslaughteredtoprovidemeatforallof

themtoeat.

Sothenexttimeyouhearthatsomeoneisfacingaproblemandthinkthatitdoesnotconcernyou,remember

thatwhentheleastofusisthreatened,weareallatrisk.

46.Wecouldseefromthepassagethatthemousewas.

A.kindandwarm-heartedB.well-informed

C.goodatcheatingothersD.foolishandrude

47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thepigwascomparativelylessfriendlythantheothersinthefarmyard.

B.Themousetrapthatthemousediscoveredwasnotapracticalone.

C.Thefarmerandhiswifetrappedanevilsnakethatnight.

D.Thefarmer?sfamilywasinfactpoorandtheyhadnofriends.

48.Theunderlinedword"ingredient”(Paragraph7)refersto.

A.themouseB.thepigC.thesnakeD.thechicken

B

Accordingtoanewsurvey,morethanhalfoftheparentsintheUnitedStatesarehelping,orhavehelpedor

supportedtheiradultchildrenwhohavebeenhitbyhighunemploymentandpoorwages.Itshowedthatpresent

economicconditionsarediscouragingyoungadultsfromleavinghomeandforcingthosewhohavealreadygone,

socalledboomerang(回旋镖)kids,toreturn.

"Parentsarecontinuingtheirfinancialinvolvementlongerthanweexpected,“saidTedBeck,presidentof

NationalEndowmentforFinancialEducation(NEFE).

About60percentofparentsquestionedinthesurveysaidtheyarehelpingtheiradultchildrenwhoareno

longerinschoolfinancially.Halfareprovidinghousingandnearlyhalfarehelpingwithlivingexpenses.

Foranincreasingnumberofadultchildren,thesituationisbad.Two-thirdsofadultchildren,aged18to39,

whoarenotinschoolsaidtheyfacedtougherfinancialpressurethanpreviousgenerations,accordingtothesurvey.

Andnearlyone-thirdoftheparentsagreedthatitwaseasierforthemtofindtheirfinancialfeetthanfortheir

children.

Parentsarehelpingtheirchildrenoutofgenuine(真诚的)concernbecausetheydon'twanttoseethem

struggle.ButBecksaidthatparentswhomakesacrificestohelptheiradultchildrenshouldbecarefulabouttheir

ownfinances.

“Ifyouaretakingonextradebtordelayingretirementtohelpyouradultchildren,youcouldbemakinga

mistakeandputtingyourownfinancialfutureindanger,''Beckwarned.

Boomerangchildrencanalsocauseotherproblemsfortheirparents.Thirtypercentofparentssaidtheyhave

givenupprivacysincetheiradultchildrenmovedbackhome,whilemorethanaquarterhavetakenonaddeddebt,

andsevenpercenthavedelayedretirement.Butthesurveyalsoshowedthat42percentofadultchildrenlivingat

homearehelpingwiththecookingandcleaning.

49.Accordingtothepassage,boomerangkidsherereferto.

A.marriedadultchildren

B.grown-upslivingwithparents

C.adultchildrenindependentandsuccessfulinlife

D.adultchildrendependingonparentsforfinancialsupport

50.Whichofthefollowingmatchestheresultofthesurvey?

A.About30%ofparentsoffertheiradultchildrenhousing.

B.One-thirdofadultchildrenearnmoneymoreeasilythantheirparents.

C.Two-thirdsofadultchildrenarefacedwithfinancialproblemsinschool.

D.About50%ofparentsgivemoneytotheiradultchildrentocoverthedailycost.

51.WhatisTedBeck'ssuggestiontotheparents?

A.Askingtheirchildrentohelpwiththehousework.

B.Beingcautiousinhelpingtheirchildren.

C.Leavingtheirchildrentostruggletolive.

D.Puttingofftheirtimeofretirement.

52.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Adultchildrenarelessindependent

B.Parentshelpsupportadultchildren

C.Badconditionsaffectchildrenalot

D.SpoiledgenerationintheUnitedStates

C

Itisalmostlikeareflex（条件反射）wheneverwehavearunnynoseoracoughwereachforthe

antibiotics（抗生素）.Butmaybeyoushouldthinktwicebeforeyoustarttakingthosepillsnexttimeyouhaveabit

ofacold.Manydoctorswarnthatweareoverusingandsometimesmisusingantibioticstotreatcommondiseases.

Thiscouldhavebadresults.

Acrosstheworld,theproblemofantibioticresistanceisgrowing,andthesituationisespeciallybadinChina.

TheaverageamountofantibioticseachChinesepersontakeseveryyearisalmostthreetimestheinternational

levelandtentimesthelevelintheUnitedStates,XiaoYonghong,aprofessorinPekingUniversity,toldthe

GuangmingDailyonOctober19.

Itisacommonwrongideathatantibioticsworkforalldiseasesrightdowntoeverydaycoughsandcolds.In

fact,antibioticsonlyworkagainstbacteria,andnotviruses.Mostformsofthecommoncoldandfluarecausedby

viruses,soantibioticsareuselessagainstthem.

Theprocessofcuringadiseaseislikeawar.Antibioticskillmanykindsofbacteriawhichmakeyousick,

butsometimestheyalsoget“confiised“andkillantibodies（抗体）inyourbodythatshouldbehelpingtokill

viruses.

Sometimestheenemybacteriamaychangethemselvesinordertofightback.Whenantibioticsareused

wronglyortoooften,thebacteriacandevelopfaster.Thisworsenstheinfectionandmakesithardertotreat.

Becauseofresistancetoantibiotics,oncetreatablediseasesarebecomingfatal（致命的）again.

Inrecentyears,differentkindsof“superbugs“havebeenshowingthemselvesinmanypartsoftheworld.

Theycanavoidanyantibioticswehaveandhavecausedmanydeaths.

Sincepenicillin（青霉素）wasdiscoveredbyAlexanderFlemingin1929,ithassavedmanylivesworldwide.

Beforethisdiscoverywasmade,eveninfectionsinsmallcutscouldkill.However,overuseormisuseofthis4<life

—saving^^medicinecouldmeanantibioticsturnagainstusinthewaragainstdisease.

53.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toinformreadersthatantibioticsareusefulintreatingdiseases.

B.Towarnreadersofthedangersofantibioticsusedimproperly.

C.ToexplaintheserioussituationofantibioticsmisuseinChina.

D.Toreportontheinventionofnewantibioticsintheworld.

54.Inthewarofcuringadisease.

A.antibioticsdefeatantibodiesB.antibioticskillbacteria

C.antibodieshelpvirusesD.bacteriachangethemselves

55.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Antibioticsworkagainstallkindsofeverydaycoughsandcolds.

B.Largeamountsofantibioticsareneededtokill“superbugs”.

C.Penicillinisconsideredtobethebesteverantibioticinhistory.

D.Bacteriamaybecomeresistanttoantibioticsanddevelopfaster.

56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Antibioticsarethebesttokillcolds.

B.Antibioticsneverfightagainstantibodies.

C.Misuseofantibioticscouldleadtodeath.

D.Theuseofantibioticsshouldbeforbidden.

D

DavidConstantine,anaward-winningpoetandtranslatorofshortfiction,defeatedstrongcompetition,

includingtheprize'syoungestevershortlisted（AH）author,totakeachequeworth£15,000.

Thewinningstory,entitled"TeaattheMidland”,isamovingandbitter-sweetstoryabouttheendofa

relationshipsetagainstthebackgroundofthesea.Itwaspraisedbythejudgesforitsrichinterweaving（相互交织）

ofdialogueandpoeticimagery.

Chairofjudges,JamesNaughtiecommented,“Thewinningstoryisremarkablefortherichpoetryatits

heartandtheeconomywithwhichDavidConstantinecreatesastorywith,fullyformedcharactersanda

memorablesetting.Ithasimagination,depthandbrevity.Whatmorecouldyousayaboutashortstory?The

shortlistproducedanattractivemixofstoriesinwhichtheotherthatattractedmostofouradmirationwasJon

McGregofs“IfItKeepsonRaining^^,whichisanadmirablerunnerup（第二名）.Itcontrastswiththewinnerinits

styleandmethodandbetweenthemtheyshowwhattheshortstorycando.

The201O'sawardbroughttogetherahighabilitygroupofnewandestablishedauthorsexploringhuman

relationshipsattheirmostdysfunctional（难处理的）andyetsustaining.Thisyear'sshortlistwas：

•"TeaattheMidland^^byDavidConstantine

•"HaywardsHeath^^byAminattaFoma

■"Butcher'sPerfume^^bySarahHall

•"IfItKeepsonRaining^^byJonMcGregor

•"MyDaughtertheRacist"byHelenOyeyemi

TheshortlistincludedSarahHall,whosefirstnovel,Haweswater,wonthe2003CommonwealthWriters

PrizeforBestFirstNovelandwhoseTheCarhullanArmywontheJohnLlewellynRhysPrizein2007.

AminattaFoma'sfirstbook,TheDevilthatDancedontheWater,wasshortlistedfortheSamuelJohnson

Prizein2003,broadcastonBBCRadioandpublishedinTheSundayTimes.

JonMcGregoristheauthorofthecriticallypraisednovels,IfNobodySpeaksofRemarkableThingsandSo

ManyWaysToBegin.HeisawinneroftheBettyTraskPrizeandtheSomersetMaughamAward,andhastwice

beenlonglisted（初选）fortheManBookerPrize.

HelenOyeyemiistheyoungestauthoronthe2010shortlistandalsointhehistoryoftheaward.Bomin

1984,sheisalreadytheauthorofthreenovels,TheIcarusGirl,TheOppositeHouse,WhiteisforWitchinganda

shortstorycollection,MrFox,publishedinsummer2011.

DavidConstantinelivesinOxford,whereheistheeditorofModernPoetryinTranslation.Hehaspublished

threecollectionsofshortstories:BackattheSpike(1994),UndertheDam(2005)andTheShieling(2009),which

wasshortlistedfortheFrankO'ConnorPrize(2010).

57.Thewinningpieceoftheshortstoryawardis.

A.onewrittenbytheyoungestauthoreverinthehistoryoftheaward

B.adeep,impressiveandsustainingstorysetattheseaside

C.alsothewinnerof2010FrankO'ConnorPrize

D.DavidConstantine'sfirstshortstory

58.ThefollowingcommentsfromthechairofjudgesareallinpraiseofthewinningstoryEXCEPT

A.u...createsastorywithfullyformedcharactersandamemorablesetting.^^

B.”Thewinningstoryisremarkablefortherichpoetryatitsheart.”

C.”Itcontrastswiththewinnerinitsstyleandmethod.^^

D."Whatmorecouldyousayaboutashortstory?”

59.Whichofthefollowingistheflightmatchaccordingtothepassage?

A.HelenOyeyemi-theBettyTraskPrize—2011.

B.SarahHall一theCommonwealthWritersPrize2003.

C.AminattaForna-theSamuelJohnsonPrize2007.

D.JonMcGregor-theSomersetMaughamAward2011.

60.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.brieflyintroduceanationalshortstorycompetition

B.recommendsomecandidatesfortheshortstoryprize

C.introducedifferentkindsofawardsfordifferentartworks

D.provideinformationontheawardwinnersandtheirwritings

四.任务型阅读(每空仅限一词)(10分)

Thehealthdangersofsmokinghavebeenwellreported.Foryears,doctorshavewarnedthatsmokingcan

causelungcancer.Studiesalsohavelinkedsmokingtoseveralotherkindsofcancer,heartattacksandother

diseases,lungdiseases,andanumberofothermedicalproblems.Therepeatedhealthwarningshavehadaneffect.

Thousandsofpeoplehavestoppedsmoking.Butasmanypeoplehavelearned,stoppingsmokingcanbevery

difficult.

Amajorproblemapparentlyisthenicotine,apoisonoussubstancefoundintobacco.Smallamountsof

nicotinearereleasedastobaccoisburned.Andovermanyyearsofsmoking,aperson'sbodybecomesdependent

onthesubstance.Atrytostopsmokingbringstheproblemsofnicotinewithdrawal脱瘾过程).

Americanmedicalresearchershavefoundthatnicotinewithdrawalcausespeopletobecomeangryvery

easily,aggressive,worriedandunabletothinksharply.Manypeoplewhohavetriedtostopsmokingwould

confirmthosefindings.

Tohelppeoplegiveupsmoking,sometobaccocompanieshaveproposedchewingtobacco,orusingsnuffas

safesubstitutes(替代物).Snuffisatobaccopowderthatusuallyisbreathedin.Butmanypeopleputitbetween

theirgumandcheek.

AgroupofBritishscientistssaidrecentlythatmanylivescouldbesavedbyamajorprogramtogetcigarette

smokerstochangetosnuff.AnAmericanscientist,AllanBlum,disagreed.Dr.Blumarguedthatsnuff,putinthe

mouth,cancausegumdisease,teethproblemsandthroatproblemsthatleadtocancer.Dr.Blumalsowarned

againstchewingtobaccoasasubstituteforsmoking.Hesaidchewingtobaccocanleadtocancerofthemouth,

throatordigestivesystem.

Medicalresearcherssayanotherpossiblesubstituteforsmokingisaspecialnicotinechewinggum.Thegum

isalreadysoldinEuropeandCanada.Areportsaysresearchshowsthatthechewinggumwillincreasethe

amountofnicotineinaperson*sblood.Thishelpssatisfysomepeople'sdesireforacigarette.However,thereport

says,