[全程方略]高中英语 Module 3 Adventure in Literature and

Module 3 Integrating Skills

Ⅰ. 完形填空

Visitors to the zoo usually pity the animals owing to their particular emotional associations(联想). Which animals should be indeed pitied?

The first type of animals are those clever and 1 developed animals 2 lively intelligence and desire for activity can 3 no outlet(出口, 出路)behind the bars of the cage. Those animals living in a free state before being 4 in the zoo have a strong desire for moving about 5 , but have to turn around repeatedly in their quarters. Owing to this disappointment, foxes and wolves 6 in places which are far too small, are among the most 7 of all zoo animals.

Another sad scene, seldom 8 by ordinary zoo visitors, is the 9 flying trials of swans(天鹅).

At migration(迁徙)time, these creatures, like most other water birds, are generally made unable to fly by the 10 of cutting off a tip of the wing bone. 11 such swans in the zoo generally seem happy under 12 care and they raise their young without any trouble, at migration time things become 13 . The birds never really 14 that they can no longer fly, and repeatedly swim to the 15 of the pond so that they can have the whole extent of its surface when trying to 16 against the wind. 17 , their loud flying calls can be heard as they try to rise, and again and again the grand preparations end in 18 .

I do not like seeing those 19 water birds in the zoo. The missing tip of one wing and the still sadder picture that the bird makes when it 20 its wings hurt me badly. What a truly sorry picture it is! 1. A. high 2. A. whose 3. A. find 4. A. thrown 5. A. partly 6. A. kept

B. highly

C. deep

D. deeply

B. whom

C. that

D. which

D. transform D. fed

D. freely

B. lose B. put

C. declare C. lost

B. strongly

C. widely

B. bought C. run D. controlled D. fortunate D. wakened D. constant

7. A. curious 8. A. smelt

B. thoughtful B. written B. suitable

C. miserable C. noticed C. obvious

9. A. similar

10. A. experiment 11. A. Although 12. A. original 13. A. private 14. A. suggest 15. A. limit

B. operation

C. treatment

D. movement

B. When

C. Since

D. Because

D. legal D. similar D. realize D. center

B. proper B. public B. admit B. side

C. particular C. different C. force

C. middle

16. A. take off 17. A. Strangely 18. A. passage 19. A. various 20. A. spreads Ⅱ. 阅读理解

B. stand up B. Instead B. support B. powerful

C. take up

D. stand by D. Meanwhile

D. success

C. However C. failure

C. valuable

D. unlucky

D. enters

B. strengthens C. enlarge

A

War Horse is a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written

for kids aged 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.

In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer’s

son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial influence of war, Albert’s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.

Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn, who belongs to Nicholls’ friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.

A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses’ duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers

takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.

Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into “no-man’s-land” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.

Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert’s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie’s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the two horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie’s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home. 1. Why does Albert’s father secretly sell Joey? A. Because he’s in need of money.

B. Because Captain Nicholls is fond of Joey. C. Because Albert is too young to care for Joey.

D. Because he believes Joey will contribute to the country. 2. Which of the following is TRUE about Captain Nicholls? A. He’s a rich man. B. He’s a Frenchman. C. He’s a man of his word. D. He doesn’t win Joey’s trust.

3. The underlined phrase “dote on” in Paragraph 4 probably means . A. train

B. ride

C. raise

D. love

4. What causes the death of Topthorn? A. Too little food. C. Tiredness.

B. Wound.

D. Too little water.

5. According to the last paragraph, we know . A. Emilie loves Joey very much B. Emilie and Albert become friends

C. Emilie’s grandfather doesn’t believe in Albert D. Albert will live with Joey and Emilie’s grandfather

B

As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats, the musicians from the ship’s band stood and played. They died when the ship went down. Men stood on the deck and smoked cigarettes. They died, too. This behavior is puzzling to economists, who like to believe that people tend to act in their own self interest. “There was no pushing, ”says David Savage, an economist at Queensland University in Australia who has studied witness reports from the survivors. It was “very, very orderly behavior”.

Savage has compared the behavior of the passengers on the Titanic with those on the Lusitania, another ship that also sank at about the same time. But when the Lusitania went down, the passengers panicked. There were a lot of similarities between these two events. These two ships were both luxury ones, they had a similar number of passengers and a similar number of survivors.

The biggest difference, Savage concludes, was time. The Lusitania sank in less than 20 minutes. But for the Titanic, it was two-and-a-half hours. “If you’ve got an event that lasts two-and-a-half hours, social order will take over and everybody will behave in a social manner, ”Savage says. “If you’re going down in under 17 minutes, basically it’s instinctual. ”On the Titanic, social order ruled, and it was women and children first. On the Lusitania, instinct won out. The survivors were largely the people who could swim and get into the lifeboats.

Yes, we’re self-interested, Savage says. But we’re also part of a society. Given time, social norms(规范)can beat our natural self-interest. A hundred years ago, women and children always went first. Men were stoic(坚忍的). On the Titanic, there was enough time for these norms to become forceful.

6. According to the author, economists were confused because . A. people’s behavior was disorderly on the Titanic B. people did not act in their own interest on the Titanic C. most men did not act in their own interest on the Lusitania D. women and children could not climb into the lifeboats

7. The expression “won out” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“ ”. A. took the upper hand C. ran wild

B. went out of control

D. shut down

8. According to David Savage, was a critical factor in determining people’s behavior in

the sinking of these two ships. A. social order

B. place

C. instinct

D. time

9. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Both ships were expensive ones.

B. The numbers of women and children from both ships who survived were similar. C. About the same number of people from each ship died. D. Both ships had a similar number of passengers.

10. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage? A. Why Didn’t Musicians Play on the Lusitania? B. Why Did Musicians Play on the Titanic? C. Why Didn’t Passengers Panic on the Titanic? D. Why Did Men Smoke on the Titanic?

【拓展题型训练】 阅读第二节

根据短文的内容，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。 If you think you’ve gained too much weight or are too skinny, you can talk to a doctor. Your doctor will tell you 1 .

If it is concerned about your height, weight, or BMI (体重指数), your doctor may ask questions 2 . Your doctor may also ask about your family background to find out if you’ve received something from your parents that might make you taller, shorter, or a late bloomer (someone who develops later than other people of the same age). The doctor can then put all the information together to decide 3 .

If your weight isn’t in a healthy range, you will probably get specific diet and exercise recommendations based on your individual needs. Following a doctor’s or dietitian’s plan designed especially for you will work much better than following fad (时尚) diets. For teens, fad diets or starvation plans can actually slow down growth, and the weight loss usually doesn’t last.

What 4 ? Most teens who weigh less than other teens of their age are just fine. They may be going through puberty on a different schedule than kids of the same age, and their bodies may be growing and changing at a different rate. Most underweight teens catch up in weight as they finish puberty during their later teen years so there’s rarely a need to try to gain weight.

In a few cases, teenagers can be underweight because of a health problem that needs treatment. If you feel tired or ill a lot, or 5 , or other problems that have lasted for more than a week or two, be sure to let your parents or your doctor know. A. whether you might have a weight or growth problem B. if you have symptoms like a cough, stomachache

C. about your health, physical activity, and eating habits D. if you’re worried about being too skinny E. if you take care of it