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肇庆市第四中学2015-2016学年度高二第一学期
英语新课程模块二考试试题
第I卷
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
Owning pet birds is not just feeding them when necessary．You have to be very responsible if you have decided to keep birds as pets．If you really want to acquire a companion, think in advance whether you are able to handle it．
Depending on what pet bird you are going to have and how big it is, the cost is different．For example, the cost of a comfortable cage, the cost for nutritional food and the money for some additional things should be taken into consideration．There are also some unexpected cost．For example, when your pet bird gets sick, you have to send for a vet （兽医）．
You may think that you do not have free time to have a dog so you’d better have a pet bird because it doesn’t require a lot of attention．You are wrong! Some people even do not have time for a short sleep．They will not have enough time for pets, either．For good bird health it is very important to handle them and play with them as much as you can．
Also there are a lot of people who think that birds do not require a lot of space and they are wrong again．They also need to fly so if you do not have space for it, you’d better reconsider the things．
But do not forget the great advantage of having a pet bird．In the animal kingdom, birds rank near the top when it comes to smarts．You can have a friend for life if you take good care of it．It’s a real character and can bring joy and colour in your home．
1．What is the text mainly about?
A．Different types of pets for different people．
B．The advantages of keeping a pet bird．
C．The reasons for keeping a pet bird．
D．Things to consider if you want to keep a pet bird．
2．We can learn from the second paragraph that ．
A．the cost of having a pet bird is unpredictable sometimes
B．you have to be very rich to keep a pet bird
C．some cost of keeping a pet bird is unnecessary
D．it is very easy to calculate the cost of having a pet bird
3．If you want to have a pet bird, you needn’t consider ．
A．the space a pet bird needs to fly B．the knowledge about a pet bird
C．the cost of having a pet bird D．the time taken to care for a pet bird

(B)
Ask a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phone．Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school．Others have told pupils to leave them at home．
However, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they say．Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of ‘smartphones’ in lessons．
During the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones’ stopwatches．The smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer （转存） electronic files between school and home．
The research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham．“At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,” Dr Hartnell-Young said．“After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired．”
Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project．However, they recognized that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems．
4．We can infer from the first paragraph that ．
A．mobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school
B．teachers are strongly against students owning mobile phones
C．mobile phones should be developed to meet students’ needs
D．students are free to use their mobile phones at school
5．When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they ．
A．were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools
B．all enjoyed the project very much
C．didn’t know what they were used for
D．didn’t fully realize the learning functions of mobile phones
6．Who benefited most from the project?
A．Pupils who were confident． B．Older pupils．
C．Pupils who were not confident． D．Younger pupils．
7．The purpose of the text is to tell us that ．
A．the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years
B．mobile phones can actually help students learn
C．mobile phones begin to be widely used in schools
D．too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problems

(C)
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8．Contemporary Art studio is a place where ．
A．one can improve his/her painting skills greatly
B．one can enjoy many kinds of artworks
C．one can learn how to paint on pottery
D．one can make pottery by himself/herself
9．Who may be suitable for a Chinese-English translator?
A．An American college student who is interested in English translation．
B．An American graduate who is good at Chinese．
C．A Chinese graduate who majored in business．
D．A Chinese college student who has good English writing skills．
10．If Mr．Black wants to buy a painting, he can ．
A．call 668-556-429
B．send an email to [e-mail]
C．send an email to [e-mail]
D．call 453-268-130
11．Which of the following can be the best title for the fourth advertisement?
A．Flight Service To Pick You Up B．Nice Rome trips．
C．Airport Car Rentals With Drivers． D．Cheap Car Tours．

(D)
Plant cloning has been an agricultural technique used by farmers and gardeners for centuries．Grafting （嫁接） is a common form of plant cloning．Many plants in nature actually clone themselves and reproduce asexually．
Cloned plants are much more predictable than normal plants, so their yield （产量） is more reliable．Cloned plants also reproduce faster, limiting the amount of time between planting and harvesting．It is also often cheaper to produce seeds through cloning than through traditional methods．Plants can essentially be optimized so that farmers or individual growers always have the best seeds available．With more yield at a faster rate, farms can produce more food for more people while decreasing overall costs．
Cloning can be used to wipe out diseases that previously killed off entire fields of crops．This would make plants immune （免疫的） to the kinds of diseases that farmers and gardeners around the world fear each year．Crop failures due to disease and virus could become a thing of the past．Also, plants that are near extinction can be brought back to life through cloning．
Through cloning scientists can develop “super” fruits and vegetables of superior nutritional quality．This could make for a healthier population overall．This is already being done through selective pollination （授粉）, and genetic cloning could take it to the next level．
By plant cloning we have a population of identical plants and all these plants equally suffer from the same diseases, but in nature the weak would die and the strong would survive．While there are some dangers to consider with plant cloning, there are plenty of benefits that could prove vital to the propagation （繁衍） of the human species．
12．The underlined word “optimized” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”．
A．examined B．enlarged
C．produced D．perfected
13．According to the text, cloned plants ．
A．have a short growth cycle
B．have lower yield than normal plants
C．need little care from people
D．resist various kinds of diseases
14．What can we infer from the text?
A．People should avoid eating cloned fruits．
B．The fruits produced by cloned plants taste much better．
C．There are more cloned plants than normal plants．
D．Plant cloning can disturb the laws of nature．
15．What is the main purpose of the text?
A．To inform us about the advantages of plant cloning．
B．To warn the negative effects of plant cloning．
C．To present different kinds of plant cloning．
D．To predict the future of plant cloning．

第二节 （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。
I’ve been keeping an English blog for many years．These practical tips have helped me over the course of my blogging．
● Read quality books, blogs, journals, etc．which are written in English．Blogging is not always about writing． 16 Reading also improves your English comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing．
● Practice helps, so continue writing． 17 Trying to make a perfect post （帖子） free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but you’re not making use of your time efficiently （有效地）．
● 18 Think about the main points you want to raise．I prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points I want to talk about．Doing this has helped me stay on track and focus on my main points．The outline and the list of points I want to write about serve as my guidelines when I’m writing．
● When writing, use simple words and sentences．Using simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier． 19 Always remember this: The aim of your writing is to get your message across and the only way to become an effective writer is successfully conveying your message to your readers．
● Write your posts ahead of time． 20 To free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might affect your writing, consider making your posts ahead of time．
A．Prepare an outline of your post．
B．Also, it makes your posts more understandable to your readers．
C．Welcome comments from your blog readers．
D．There are benefits of daily blogging but if it becomes tiring, forget about it．
E．Don’t be scared of making mistakes．
F．Mistakes can be reduced with the help of your readers．
G．You need to read to be able to write fluently．

第 II 卷
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all over the city five days a week．When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop, she would drive quickly along the emergency lane．While driving, she usually 21 on her cell phone. Drinking a soda or eating a sandwich----her hands，legs，and mouth were always 22 while she was driving．
Last night she got 23 in Friday evening rush hour．She was going to be 24 for her date．She was already 25 when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped．Elaine drove 26 over to the emergency lane．Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror． She had to 27 her car．A good-looking officer walked up．“Officer, I’m pregnant．I have constant morning sickness．I’m just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my 28 ” She looked at the officer with 29 eyes．
He looked at her pitifully, then said 30 ．“Okay，ma'am． Take the first exit you come to．I hope you'll be feeling better.”
The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on． This was the second time that 31 had worked for her．She had one more thing to do before she got home． She had to mail a package．When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm，no parking was 32 ，except for the handicapped(残疾人的)space． Elaine drove right into it．It would only be a minute，and she told 33 ．All she had to do was 34 the mailbox store，get the package 35 ，and pay the clerk．
Fortunately, there was no 36 in the store．Everything was done so 37 that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car．Then she stopped 38 ．There was an envelope on the windshield．She opened it slowly．She knew 39 it was，but not how much it was．She screamed when she saw the 40 ．A dog started barking．
21．A．depended B．talked C．carried D．sold
22．A．busy B．open C． free D．full
23．A．hurt B. punished C．annoyed D．stuck
24．A．excited B．ready C．late D．mad
25．A．satisfied B．exhausted C．ang