1、- 1 -山西大学附中 2018-2019 学年第一学期高二（10 月）模块诊断英语试题考试时间：100 分钟 满分：150 分第 I 卷（选择题 共 100 分）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 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。A1. According to the survey, people left alone on a desert island would most want their _.A. MP3 player . B. spouse/ partner.- 2 -C.
2、 dog. D. celebrity.2. Which of the following is true about George Clooney?A. He has been trained in wilderness survival.B. He is the choice of most South African women.C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful.D. He may not be able to help you survive.3. The survey results are analyzed in terms of t
3、he respondents _.A. marriage, age and race . B. race, nationality and sex.C. sex, age and nationality . D. age, sex and marriage.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C【解析】这是一篇调查报告。作者对来自不同国家，不同性别和不同年龄的人关于“如果你一个人独自留在一个荒岛上，你最需要什么？“这个话题进行了调查和分析。【1 题详解】细节理解题。由第一段 Respondents in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse or
4、 partner would be their first choice to have with them 可知，接受调查的 16 个国家的受访者表示，他们的配偶或伴侣将是他们的首选。故 B 选项正确。【2 题详解】细节理解题根据第一段 who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training？Lets just hope the SOS sign you two build gets spotted sooner rather than later! 可知，谁
5、知道乔治克鲁尼和佩内洛普克鲁兹是否参加了野外逃生训练，只希望 SOS 标志早些被发现。即他们或许不能帮助逃生，故 D 项正确。【3 题详解】推理判断题。由 82% of the South African women ，the South African women/the Indian women，Russian men，the Mexian men，older than 45。可以判断出调查都是从性别、国籍、年龄这三个方面来调查的，故 C 项正确。BMy senior year of high school was a very hectic one, to say the least.
6、If I wasnt studying or worrying about my grades, I was working on after-class - 3 -activities. It seemed as if my life had turned into one crazy cloud of confusion and I hoped to find some sort of direction.Finally, I got a part-time job at the local coffee shop. I had thought it would be easy and,
7、for the most part, stress-free. I pictured myself pouring coffee and becoming close friends with my customers.What I hadnt expected was the people with so many orders. There were moments when I was very angry simply because I couldnt seem to please anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little
8、 ice, or not enough skim milk. However, I kept at it.One day, one of my customers came in, depressed. Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me questioningly because he hadnt ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut (甜甜圈) I
9、 had given him. He smiled and thanked me before heading out into the rain.The next evening, he came. Instead of ordering something, he handed me a single pink rose and a note.“Thanks for being so sweet and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone whos warm and unselfish. Please dont chang
10、e your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day!”As time went on, I did come across some customers really particular. But anytime I felt depressed, I thought of that man and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How c
11、an I help you?”4. What does the underlined word “hectic” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Glad. B. Interesting.C. Productive. D. Busy.5. What can we know about the authors part-time job?A. It is easy and stress-free. B. It is quite busy and challenging.C. It doesnt need special skills. D. It gives the author
12、a feeling of freshness.- 4 -6. The customers note _.A. showed his thanks to the author. B. offered suggestions to the author.C. encouraged the author to work harder. D. gave an explanation of his condition.7. Whats the message the author want to convey?A. Kind words are worth much but cost little.B.
13、 It is impossible to satisfy everyone in our life.C. A small act of kindness can make a big difference.D. Our attitude determines our suffering or our freedom.【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者在上高中时在一家咖啡馆兼职，每天都要面对形形色色的顾客，有一天，作者送给了一位沮丧的顾客一袋甜甜圈，这位顾客微笑着离开了咖啡店，第二天这位顾客向作者表达了感谢。每当作者沮丧时就会想起顾客的善良，它激励
14、作者振奋精神。【4 题详解】词义猜测题。由第一段 If I wasnt studying or worrying about my grades, I was working on after-class activities 以及作者在咖啡店做兼职。可知，作者的高中生活非常的忙碌。故 D 选项正确。【5 题详解】推理判断题。由第三段和第六段可知，作者的工作很忙碌，很具有挑战性。故 B 选项正确。【6 题详解】细节理解题。由第五段 Thanks for being so sweet and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone
15、whos warm and unselfish. Please dont change your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day!”可知，顾客很感激作者为他做的事情，他认为作者是一个热情无私的人。故 A 选项正确。【7 题详解】推理判断题。由第四段 He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut (甜甜圈) I had given him. He smiled and thanked me before heading out into
16、the rain 和最后段But anytime I felt depressed, I thought of that man and his kindness. Then I - 5 -would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?” 可知，作者送给顾客一袋甜甜圈，使顾客由沮丧变得开心。每当作者沮丧时就会想起顾客的善良，它就会激励作者振奋精神。这都说明了一个小小的善意举动产生了很大的影响。故 C 选项正确。【点睛】有些推理判断题，很难从某一句话或某几句话推断出
17、其含义，这时就需要在弄懂全文意思的基础上，整合与题目相关的有用信息，综合起来去推理判断，从而确定最佳结论。小题 4 要求判断出“作者要向我们传达什么样的信息？” 。这样的推理判断需要弄懂全文的意思上，综合起来才能判断出来。短文主要讲了作者送给顾客一袋甜甜圈，使顾客由沮丧变得开心。每当作者沮丧时就会想起顾客的善良，它激励作者振奋精神。可见，作者一个小小的善意举动影响了顾客。顾客的一封致谢信也在激励着有时感到沮丧的作者，也说明顾客的一个小小的举动影响了作者。故小题 4 的正确选项为 C。所以弄懂全文意思能使我们更快地对选项做出判断。CTattoos (纹身) are becoming more a
18、nd more common. But they are not a new thing. Scientists have found some frozen bodies from around 3,000 BC and their skin shows the marks of tattoos. For example, Otzi, the Iceman (the oldest body ever found), was discovered in the mountains of Austria. He had many different lines and crosses tatto
19、oed on his back and his knees.The most common places to get tattoos are the tops of the arms for men and the bottoms of the backs for women. Any mark can be used but there are some common ideas. Some people like to get animals, like dragons, birds and tigers. Other people like to get something writt
20、en in a foreign language, so Chinese and Japanese words are common in America and the UK. If you cant read the language, make sure you get someone to check what they represent because the tattoo artist could write anything and you would never know.It is a big decision to get a tattoo because they ar
21、e very difficult to remove. It is possible with expensive laser surgery (激光手术) but this is very painful and amazingly expensive and the skin will never be perfect afterwards. You want to do a test, to see how you look with a tattoo, you can get a temporary tattoo which disappears after about a month
22、. This kind is very popular - 6 -in India, where people often have them for festivals.In some countries, such as Japan and Korea, tattoos are still connected with law-breaking activities and it isnt normal to see a tattoo in public. In many places of Europe and America, most people dont care very mu
23、ch whether you have a tattoo or not, though there are some types of job where they dont like tattoos. But some Presidents of the USA have had them.8. What can we know about tattoos from the first paragraph?A. Some frozen bodies were 3,000 years old.B. Tattoos appeared early in human history.C. The I
24、ceman was the first man to have tattoos.D. People in the past liked different lines and crosses.9. Why should we be careful when we get tattoos of languages?A. Because tattoos are hard to remove.B. Because the places to get tattoos are limited.C. Because the meanings of the foreign words are importa
25、nt.D. Because the educational level of tattoo artists is unreliable.10. Why are temporary tattoos getting popular?A. It is not difficult to remove them.B. They help make peoples skin perfect.C. People can have a laser surgery to get them.D. They play an important role in some festivals.11. What does
26、 the last paragraph tell us?A. It is impolite to show tattoos in public.B. The Japanese are not allowed to get tattoos.C. Presidents of the USA support people in getting tattoos.D. Tattoos are accepted more easily in some Western countries.【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。介绍了关于纹身相关的信息。- 7 -【
27、8 题详解】推理判断题。由第一段 Scientists have found some frozen bodies from around 3,000 BC and their skin shows the marks of tattoos. For example, Otzi, the Iceman (the oldest body ever found), was discovered in the mountains of Austria. He had many different lines and crosses tattooed on his back and his knees
28、. 可知，科学家们发现了一些公元前 3000 年左右的冰冻尸体，他们的皮肤上有纹身的痕迹。例如，奥茨，冰人（迄今发现的最古老的尸体） ，在奥地利的山区被发现。在他的背部和膝盖上有很多不同的线条和十字架纹身。这些都表明，纹身出现在人类历史的早期。故 B 选项正确。【9 题详解】推理判断题。由第二段 If you cant read the language, make sure you get someone to check what they represent.because the tattoo artist could write anything and you would neve
29、r know.可知，如果你看不懂这种语言，一定要找人来看看它们代表什么。因为纹身艺术家可以写任何东西，你永远不会知道他写的是什么。这都在表明认识和了解外国字意思的重要性。故 C 选项正确。【10 题详解】细节理解题。由第三段 you can get a temporary tattoo which disappears after about a month. 临时纹身，大约一个月后就消失了。故 A 选项正确。【11 题详解】推理判断题。由最后一段可知，在亚洲和日本纹身仍然与违法活动有关，在公共场合看到纹身是不正常的。在欧洲和美国的许多地方，大多数人并不太关心你是否有纹身。一些美国总统都有纹身
30、。通过对比，说明在一些西方国家，纹身更容易被接受。故 D 选项正确。【点睛】通过对细节的对比是解决推理判断题的方法之一，这就要求在阅读时，要准确判断对比的内容是什么，从而推理判断出所隐含的内容。小题 4 要求判断出“最后一段告诉我们什么？” 。我们通过阅读可知，最后段在告诉我们两个信息。第一，在亚洲和日本纹身仍然与违法活动有关，在公共场合看到纹身是不正常的。第二在欧洲和美国的许多地方，大多数人并不太关心你是否有纹身。一些美国总统都有纹身。通过对比东方国家和西方国家对于纹身的态度， 我们推断出，在一些西方国家，纹身更容易被接受。所以，掌握对比的方法，能更好的帮助我们准确判断答案。DBorn an
31、d raised in a digital age, todays young people are generally tech - 8 -savvy (技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, theyre less capable than the older generation.According to a recent study, 69 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK have no idea how to bleed a radiator(暖气片换水). About 35 pe
32、rcent of them dont know how to sew on a button, while about 11 percent dont understand how to change a light bulb or iron clothes.It appears young people are losing the skills older generations took for granted. In fact, the problem is shared by young people in the United States. According to a repo
33、rt by Forbes in 2014, most millennial (千禧一代) drivers dont know how to check their tire pressure. Cooking is another basic life skill that has been dropped, as millennials are much more likely to order food deliveries than previous generations.Technology may be to blame for this generational gap. Ski
34、lls at using phones and computers are the ones valued these days, and the practical skills are now seen as functions that can be easily outsourced (外包). Indeed, improvements in technology have made young people unfamiliar with many basic life skills. For example, with GPS always at hand, young peopl
35、e have had no need to learn how to read physical maps.However, this change has raised concerns among many people. “If you have your masters degree and you cant live within your means or go home from your job and feed yourself a nutritious (有营养的) meal, youre not a complete graduate,” Chris Moore, a p
36、rofessor from Brigham Young University, US, told HuffPost.Thats why theres an increasing call for the return of “home ec” in the US, short for home economics, which teaches basic life skills like cooking and how to do laundry. It was very popular in the early 20th century, but was later taken out of
37、 schools and universities because of budget(预算) cuts. But recently, home ec was reintroduced in a small number of schools and universities.“The educational system would work better if every academic class had a - 9 -practical course that applied the theory to do something regular people do in real l
38、ife,” Robert Frost, instructor and flight controller at NASA, wrote on Quora, according to Huffpost.12. Compared with previous generations, todays young people are _.A. more capable in practical skills.B. more capable in technological skills.C. take changing light bulls and sewing for granted.D. les
39、s likely to order food deliveries.13. What is the reason for the gap between the present generation and previous ones?A. Todays young people are lazy.B. Todays young people are spoiled by their parents.C. The economic situation of the past was worse than the present one.D. Improvement in technology
40、is to blame for it.14. What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?A. The educational system would work better if practical courses are included in academic classes.B. The change caused by improvements of technology raised many problems among people.C. Home economics has returned in large sc
41、ale.D. Home economics teaches basic home technological skills.15. What is the best title for the passage?A. The improvements of technology.B. Differences between the present and previous generations.C. Young peoples lack of basic home skills.D. The meaning and function of home economics.【答案】12. B 13
42、. D 14. A 15. C【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。报道了如今的年轻人精通技术，但却缺少基本生活技能。呼吁学校教育在培养和提高年轻人的生活技应该扮演重要的角色。- 10 -【12 题详解】推理判断题。由第一段 Born and raised in a digital age, todays young people are generally tech savvy (技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, theyre less capable than the older generation 可知，因为年轻人出生和成长在数字时代，
43、他们一般都是技术精明的。但当涉及到基本生活技能时，他们的能力不如老一辈。因此可以判断出现在的年经人与老一辈人相比，年轻人技术能力更强。故 B 选项正确。【13 题详解】细节理解题。由第四段 Technology may be to blame for this generational gap.可知，科技的进步造成了年轻人和老辈人之间的代沟。故 D 选项正确。【14 题详解】推理判断题。由最后三段尤其是最后段 The educational system would work better if every academic class had a practical course that
44、applied the theory to do something regular people do in real life.可知，如果每个教学班都开设一门实践课程，把理论运用到现实生活中，那么教育体系就会运行得更好。故 A 选项正确。【15 题详解】标题归纳题。通读全文可知，短文列举年轻人缺少基本生活技能的实例，阐述了年轻人与老一辈人造成代沟的原因，提出了解决年轻人缺少基本生活技能的措施。这些都是围绕着年强人缺少基本生活技能这个主题展开的。故 C 选项正确。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
45、选项。Color is fundamental in home designsomething youll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms youll love to live in. Do you want a room thats full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a
46、long day? _16_, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. _17_, they can get a little complex. But good news is that therere really only three kinds of decisions
47、 you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and - 11 -the large ones._18_. Theyre the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than b
48、uying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. _19_. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effec
49、t on the feeling of a space.The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether youre looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. _20_.A.If youre experimenting with a color.B.While all of them are useful.C.Whatever youre looking for.D.Its not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces.E.Small color choices are the ones were most familiar with.F.So it pays to be sure, bec
