模块综合测评
Ⅰ.阅读理解(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、D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Max Mathews has been called the father of computer music.He created electronic tools so that people could use computers as musical instruments.He had a great influence on the development of electronic music and how it is written，recorded and played.
In 1957，Mathews wrote the first computer program that enabled a computer to create sound.At that time，he was working as an engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.His computer program enabled a large IBM computer to play a 17 seconds piece of music that he had written.The computer was so slow that it would have taken an hour to play tee piece of music in 17 seconds.For that reason，Mathews moved the work to a tape player，which could be sped up to play the music at a normal speed.He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great，but the technical importance of the music was huge.
Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program.He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.
He also developed an electronic device he called the Radio Baton.The device looks like two drum sticks.It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels of orchestral music playing on a computer.The user does this by moving the two sticks on a special electronic surface.
Mathews believed modern musicians are not making full use of the power of computer music.He said a violin always sounds like a violin.But with a computer，the way a violin sounds is unlimited.He said he didn't want computer sounds to replace live music.But he said he hoped laptop computers would one day be considered serious instruments.
【语篇解读】 Mathews是计算机音乐制作软件程序的创始人，这位作曲家可以通过数
字合成器的指令和功能来操作计算机。
1．What do we know about Mathews's first piece of computer music? A．It took several minutes to play this music. B．It was written in the middle of the 1950s. C．It made the IBM computer work so slowly. D．It had the same good quality as other music.
【解析】 细节理解题。从第二段首句可知，他的第一首电脑合成音乐是在20世纪50年代中期做成的，故选B。
【答案】 B
2．Mathews made the Groove program in order to ________. A．improve the sound quality of music B．create a record for recording studios C．improve the live performances D．develop the computer music
【解析】 细节理解题。从第三段末句可知，The Groove program主要是为现场表演而制作的软件，故选C。
【答案】 C
3．From the text we know that the Radio Baton is ________. A．a computer program B．a piece of computer music C．an electronic device D．a recording studio
【解析】 细节理解题。从第四段首句可知，the Radio Baton是一款电子设备，故选C。
【答案】 C
4．According to the text，Mathews hoped that________. A．computer sounds would take the place of live music B．modern musicians would make good use of computer music C．computers would change the musical instruments D．computers would be considered serious instruments
【解析】 推理判断题。从最后一段的内容尤其最后一句可知，答案选D。 【答案】 D
B
Shakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，made full use of the greatest
resources of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it.Such a study is well worth the effort，even though some aspects of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeare's day.
However，it is surprising that we should know comparatively (相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author.We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon，and that he died there in 1616.He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town，but of this we cannot be sure.We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children.We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces.But this is almost all that we do know.
However，what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its details but its products，the plays and the poems.For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics (批评) have been theorizing (理论化) about the plays.Sometimes，indeed，it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.
Fortunately，this is not likely to happen.Shakespeare's people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere，and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.
5．What's Paragraph 1 mainly about? A．The great varieties in writing styles. B．The great length of Shakespeare's works.
C．The richness of the content in Shakespeare's works. D．The rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works.
【解析】 段落大意题。本段开头点出莎士比亚与其他作家相比较，对英语使用的最为充分，接着对其进行了例证，即其作品中的词汇是常人使用的词汇的5倍。由此可知D项正确。
【答案】 D
6．According to the passage，which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?
A．His date of birth. B．His marriage.
C．His life in the grammar school. D．His date of death.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“He almost certainly attended...cannot be sure.”可知，莎士比亚有没有上过语法学校不确定。所以选C项。
【答案】 C
7．What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. People don't think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.
B．People pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare. C．People can't read the poetry of Shakespeare any more. D．The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.
【解析】 推理判断题。在大量的评论之下，莎士比亚的诗歌看起来会消失，由此可以看出人们过多地观注了评论而忽略了诗歌。
【答案】 B
8．“Shakespeare's people” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________. A．the characters in Shakespeare's works B．the people living in Shakespeare's day C．the readers of Shakespeare's works
D．the people whose native language is English
【解析】 细节理解题。该段从侧面肯定了莎士比亚的作品，是“莎士比亚作品中的人物”为英语增加了光彩，也使热爱文学的人们感到愉悦。
【答案】 A
C
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve.He had little school education.In spite of this，he became the most famous writer of his time.He made millions of dollars by writing.His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens，but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain，his pen name.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.In fact，he was not expected to live through the first winter.But with his mother's tender care，he managed to survive.As a boy，he caused much trouble for his parents.He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbours.He didn't like to go to school，and he constantly ran away from home.He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi.He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father's death in 1847，Mark Twain began to work for a printer，who only provided him with food and clothing.Then，he worked as a printer，a riverboat pilot and later joined the army.But shortly after that he became a miner.During this period，he started to write short stories.Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870，Mark Twain got married.In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876，and Huckleberry Finn in 1884，which made him famous，and brought him a great fortune.
Unfortunately，Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts.In 1904，his wife died，and then three of their children passed away.
At the age of 70，his hair was completely white.He bought many white suits and neckties.He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.
9．Mark Twain left school at 12 to ________. A．work as a printer C．join the army
B．write stories D．make a living
【解析】 推理判断题。根据第二段首句可知，马克·吐温出生于1835；再根据第三段他父亲死于1847可知他那时12岁；由第三段首句“...Mark Twain began to work...”可知，答案为D。
【答案】 D
10．Which of the following about Mark Twain is NOT true? A．He was not a healthy boy.
B．He caused much trouble for his parents. C．He gained lots of money by writing.
D．He had a happy childhood but a sad later life.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段首句可知A项正确；根据第二段的第四句可判断B项正确；根据第四段尾句可知C项正确；D项与文章所述事实不符。故答案为D。
【答案】 D
11．Arrange the following facts about Mark Twain's life in order of time. a．working as a printer b．working as a riverboat pilot c．working as a miner d．joining the army
e．working as a full-time writer A．a，b，c，d，e
B．a，b，d，c，e
2016-2017学年高中英语模块综合测评2外研版选修7
