英语选修8 外研版Module2同步练习题（4—阅读）及答案
.阅读理解
A team of scientists proved that seals (海豹) had a very good sense of hearing. These men trained blind seals to expect food when they heard sounds.
The seals always began snapping (猛咬) when a strong signal was sounded.
It was proved that even a soft signal, a considerable distance (相当远的距离) away, could make these sea animals respond (起反应). That should make the fishermen who make much noise while working, or talk loudly, start thinking.
The same team of scientists also trained seals to recognize different sounds. One bell-tone meant food, two bell-tones meant no food. In the beginning, the seals made mistakes when the two bell-tones were sounded. They were given a light tap after each mistake. The seals were good learners. They easily learned to tell the difference between the sounds.
1．To those seals a strong signal meant ________. A．snapping B．nothing C．food D．a light tap
答案：C 每当信号强烈时，海豹就开始猛咬，这就意味着它们有食物吃了。 2．The article doesn't say directly but suggests that fishermen usually think ________. A．seals have no sense of hearing B．seals have good sense of hearing C．seals can only recognize bell sounds
D．seals can not hear soft and long distant sounds
答案：D 文中提到海豹对微弱的声音，甚至是对远离的微弱声音都能敏捷地作出反应。而渔夫们工作时却大声喧哗，这是因为他们孤陋寡闻而对海豹产生的错误认识。
3．Light taps were given to those who ________. A．expected food B．came for food C．made mistakes D．recognized the sounds
答案：C 在驯化海豹的过程中，科学家们轻轻拍打一下那些犯错误的海豹，帮助它们识别声音。
4．Which title will be the best to suit the article?
A．Clever Seals B．Smart Learners C．An Underwater School D．An Unknown School
答案：C A、B两项仅仅涉及海豹，而没有体现出科学家驯化海豹的目的。D项没能反映出文章的主题。An Underwater School这一标题新颖，主题鲜明、突出。故选C。
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.阅读理解
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Watercolor is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cavemen who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colors found in the earth with water.
Fresco(湿壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolor. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster(灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelo's heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.
The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches(草图)or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for outdoors and also small private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a remarkably strong attraction for them.
The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States passed England as the center for watercolor, producing such well-known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.
1．The purpose of the passage is to introduce________. A．the gradual weakness of fresco painting B．oils' power or influence over watercolor C．the discovery of water color in English
D．the start and development of watercolor 答案：D
2．In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought________. A．watercolor was softer, and thus better B．oil painting lasted longer, and was better C．watercolor wasn't fit for finished works D．watercolor was too hard to use in any works
答案：C 推理判断题。由第三段．..watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches or as a tool for study.可知。
3．According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because________. A．is was easy to use outdoors B．it was a strong medium C．it was extremely bright in color D．is was suitable to popular tastes 答案：D
4．What would the next paragraph most probably deal with? A．The works of famous US watercolor artists B．Modern American oil painters C．The weakness of oils as popular paints D．Techniques of producing watercolor 答案：A
B
Scotland's first Confucius classroom was officially opened recently. The Confucius classroom at St George's school was opened by the Lord Provost and will be used as a center for pupils studying Chinese language and culture.
When opening the classroom, the Lord Provost said, “Learning about Chinese culture is very important for young people today to understand the connection between their lives and the lives of others throughout the world.”
Marilyne MacLaren, one of the officials said, “It is necessary for young people growing up in the 21st century to be educated about other major players in the world affairs. The new program started in Scotland will provide an excellent chance for more school pupils in Scotland to learn Chinese language, which is fast becoming an international language.”
St George's school Head Teacher Judith McCure said, “We are glad to be working with other Scotland schools on this important program. International education is of great importance for today's global development and the Confucius classroom will give pupils the chance to work
英语选修8 外研Modle2同步练习题4—阅读及答案
