1、- 1 -山西大学附中 20182019 学年高二第二学期 3 月（总第二次）模块诊断英语试题考试时间：100 分钟 考察范围：高考范围第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题，每题 3 分，满分 45 分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWanted, Someone for a Kiss Were looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100FM. Youll work on the stations mus
2、ic programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100 Father Christmas Were looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit. Working days: Eve
3、ry Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30-16:00. Excellent pay. Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne. Accountants Assistant When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will b
4、e providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience. Wealden District Counc
5、il Software Trainer If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions，and to design courses as well as presen
6、t them. Pay upwards of15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV(简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace limited. 1. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Center needs a person who _ A. is aged between 24 and 40 B. may do some training work B. should deal with general duties D
7、. can work for about a month 2Which position is open to recent school graduates？ A. Producer, London Kiss B. Father Christmas C. Accountants Assistant D. Software Trainer 3What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited？ - 2 -A. One with GCSE grade C level B. One with some office experi
8、ence C. One having good computer knowledge D. One trained in producing music programmesBFat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team “Football, tennis, cricket-anything with a round ball. I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one alw
9、ays made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his bod
10、y, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathonThe following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgways School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgways cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could abou
11、t North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his futureIn 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite (冻疮), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to
12、 the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.4. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 yeas old?A. He be
13、came good at most sports. B. He began to build up his body.C. He joined a sports team. D. He made friends with a runner.5. The underlined word “exploits” (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to_.A. journeys B. researches C. adventures D. operations6. Which of the following is the correct order of the
14、 events that happened to Saunders?a. He ran his first marathon. b. He skied alone in the North Pole.c. He rode his bike in a forest. d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole.A. acdb B. cdab C. acbd D. cabd7. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?A. He is a success in sports. B. He is
15、 the best British skierC. He is Ridgways favorite student. D. He is good instructor at schoolCAmericans love peanut butter. The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter before he or she graduates high school. But there is a controversy over a new - 3 -peanut butter. It is called STEEM Peanut Butte
16、r. This peanut butter adds a new ingredient: caffeine. Coffee is a popular morning drink because it has caffeine and gives people energy in the morning. Even small amounts of caffeine can be dangerous to children.United States Senator (参议员) Charles Schumer says, “Peanut butter, one of the snacks mos
17、t closely connected with children, might have to be stored in the medicine cupboard rather than in the kitchen cupboard. This will shock the Food and Drug Administration.” Schumer wants the U.S. FDA to investigate. He observed that earlier the FDA prevented plans for a caffeinated chewing gum.STEEM,
18、 the manufacturer, said, “We are selling the caffeinated peanut butter all over the world. The product provides caffeine in an easily digestible way. Caffeinated foods have been sold in U.S. stores for well over a decade and are in no way a new idea. Customers tell us they want to eat the caffeinate
19、d peanut butter so they dont have to drink as much coffee or energy drinks. The peanut butter is not intended for children.”“Peanut butter has been a favorite of children for generations,” Schumer continued, “Parents across the country have to worry about a scene in which their child might unknowing
20、ly bite into a peanut butter that contains more caffeine than two cups of coffee.”The American Academy of Pediatrics says caffeine in small amounts can help the physical performance of adults. But the academy urges parents not to allow children to take even small amounts of caffeine owing to caffein
21、es possible negative effects on a childs heart and brain development.8. There is a controversy over the STEEM Peanut Butter because it contains _.A. fat B. peanut C. caffeine D. nutrition 9. Charles Schumer suggests that the new peanut butter should be _.A. kept in the kitchen cupboard B. out of chi
22、ldrens reachC. manufactured in huge quantities D. eaten by children for generations10. According to STEEM, the new peanut butter is popular with adults because_.A. it is a traditional food B. it is digested more easilyC. its production is not banned D. they eat it instead of energy drinks11. We can
23、guess from the text that the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration is to _.A. introduce new foods and drugs B. promote the sales of foods and drugsC. guarantee the safety of foods and drugs D. improve the physical performance of adults DGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they rem
24、ember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a - 4 -chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as
25、well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once
26、we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it. In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words su
27、ch as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn. The multiplication tables (乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the thing
28、s we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely
29、soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development. 12. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is
30、 a good way to learn words. D. Stories for children are easy to remember. 13. The author explains the law of overlearning by_. A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rulesC. making a comparison D. using examples14. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_
31、. A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies15. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams. B. Its helpful only in a limited way. C. Its possible to result in poor memory
32、. D. It increases students learning interest. 第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 3 分， 满分 15 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。How to Remember What You Read- 5 -Reading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what youve read! 16 _ You may have just read the text, but the ideas, concepts
33、 and images may fly right out of your head. Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read. 17_ If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, you likely wont be able to remember what you read. Its a bit like reading a foreign language. If you dont understand what youre reading, h
34、ow would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do.Use a dictionary; look up the difficult words. Are you connected? Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you, and make you want to read more? With some books, yo
35、u may feel a connection right away. 18_ How willing are you to make the connections happen? Read it; hear it; be it!Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some character into the words. When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters. Hed make f
36、aces in the mirror, and change his voice for each character. 19_ How often do you read? If you read frequently, youll likely have an easier time with remembering what youre reading and what youve read. 20_ As you make reading a regular part of your life, youll make more connections, stay more focuse
37、d and understand the text better. Youll learn to enjoy literatureas you remember what you read! A. Are you confused? B. Practice makes perfect. C. Are you wise enough? D. Memory is sometimes a tricky thing. E. Marking helps you remember what you read. F. But other books require a bit more work on yo
38、ur part. G. You can do the same thing when you are reading the text!第 1 部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题，每题 2 分,满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出是和填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, its helpful to do kind and peaceful things. One of my favori
39、te 21_ to do this is by developing my own helping actions. These little acts of 22_ are opportunities to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be kind and 23_.We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of what we see is 24_ and natural. One of the 25_ to the beauty is
40、the rubbish - 6 -that some people throw out of their windows as they are 26_on the rural roads. One of the few 27_ to living in the mountainous area is that public services, such as rubbish collection, are less 28_ than those are closer to the city.A helping action that I practice 29_ with my two ch
41、ildren is picking up rubbish in our surrounding area. Weve become so accustomed to doing this that my 30_ will often say to me in pleasant voices, “Theres some rubbish, Daddy, 31_the car!” And if we have 32_, we will often pull over and pick it up. It may seem strange, but we actually 33_ it. We pic
42、k up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, practically anywhere. Once I even saw a(n) 34_ picking up rubbish close to where we live. The man whom I didnt know smiled at me and said, “I 35_ saw you doing it, and it seemed like a good idea.”Picking up rubbish is only 36_ of an endless supply of possible hel
43、ping actions. You might like holding a door open for people, visiting and 37_ lonely elderly people in nursing homes, or removing snow off someone elses driveway. Think of something that seems effortless 38_ helpful. Its worthwhile, personally rewarding, and sets a good example. Your acts of kindnes
44、s can 39_ others to do the same things. And everyone 40_ from this.21. A. things B. activities C. ways D. places22. A. kindness B. education C. profession D. amusement23. A. polite B. curious C. challenging D. helpful24. A. dirty B. beautiful C. different D. simple25. A. explanations B. answers C. c
45、hanges D. weaknesses26. A. running B. walking C. driving D. jumping27. A. reasons B. disadvantages C. principles D. days28. A. available B. important C. satisfying D. dangerous29. A. generally B. casually C. regularly D. accurately30. A. friends B. parents C. colleagues D. children31. A. stop B. sta
46、rt C. repair D. speed32. A. faith B. time C. money D. material33. A. enjoy B. need C. see D. get34. A. cleaner B. neighbor C. adult D. stranger35. A. seldom B. often C. never D. rarely36. A. many B. that C. one D. all37. A. comforting B. respecting C. treating D. teaching38. A. just B. yet C. still
47、D. even39. A. force B. inform C. encourage D. beg40. A. remembers B. ranges C. suffers D. benefits第二节 （共 10 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填写 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。- 7 -Beijing Opera roles require performers to paint 41 _ (they) faces in patterns and colors to represent different character types and 4
48、2 _ (quality).In Beijing Opera, facial painting can be quite complex. However, in the 43_ (begin), only three colors were usedred, white, and black. Now, many other colors, such as yellow, purple, blue and green, 44_ (use) for facial painting.Red is a color for brave and loyal characters. Guan Yu, a general from the Three Kingdoms Period (A. D. 220280), is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous 45_ being very loyal to his emperor, Liu Bei.White highlights all 46 _is bad in human nature. It 47
