Module 2 Traffic Jam练习题

练习题Module2Traffic JamAYouprobably knowwho MarieCurie was,but youmay nothave heardof Rachel Carson.Of theoutstandingladies listedbelow,who doyou thinkwas the most importantwoman of the past100years JaneAddams1860-1935Anyone whohas everbeen helpedby asocial workerhas Jane Addams tothank.Addams helpedthe poorandworked forpeace.She encourageda senseof communityby creatingshelters andpromoting educationandservices forpeople inneed In1931,Addams becamethe firstAmerican woman to win the NobelPeacePrize.Rachel Carson1907-1964If itwerent forRachel Carson,the environmentalmovement mightnot existtoday.Her popular1962bookSilent Springraised awarenessof thedangers ofpollution andthe harmfuleffects ofchemicals onhumansand on the worldslakes andoceans.Sandra DayO,Connor1930-presentWhen Sandra Day OConnorfinished thirdin herclass atStanford LawSchool,in1952,she couldnot find参议员work ata lawfirm becauseshe was a woman.She becamean Arizonastate senatorand,in1981,the firstwomantojoin theU.S.Supreme Court.OConnor gavethe decidingvote inmany importantcasesduring her24years on the topcourt.Rosa Parks1913-2005On December1,1955,in Montgomery,Alabama,Rasa Parkswould notgive upher seaton abus to a whitepassenger.Her simpleact landedParks inprison.But italso setoff theMontgomery busboycott.It lastedformore thana year,and kickedoff the civil-rights movement.The onlytired Iwas,was tiredof givingin JsaidParks.

1.What isJane Addamsnoted forin historyA.Her socialwork.B.Her teachingskill.C.Her effortsto win a prize.D.Her communitybackground.

2.What isthe reasonfor OConnorsbeing rejectedby thelaw firmA.Her lackof propertraining inlaw.B.Her littlework experiencein court.C.The discrimination against women.D.The poorfinancial conditions.

3.Who madea greatcontribution to thecivil-rights movementin theUSA.JaneAddams.B.RachelCarson.C.SandraDayOConnor.D.Ross Parks.

4.What canwe inferabout thewomen mentionedin thetextA.They arehighly educated.B.They aretruly creative.C.They arepioneers.D.They arepeace-lovers.Grandparents Answera CallAs a third-generation nativeof Brownsville,Texas,Mildred Garza never plannedto moveaway.Evenwhen herdaughter and son askedher tomove toSan Antonioto helpwith theirchildren,she politelyrefused.Only aftera yearof friendlydiscussion didMs.Garza finallysay yes.That wasfour yearsago.Today allthreegenerations regardthe movetoasuccess,giving thema closerrelationship thanthey wouldhave hadinseparate cities.No statisticsshow thenumber ofgrandparents likeGarza whoare movingcloser to the childrenandgrandchildren.Yet thereis evidencesuggesting that the trendis growing.Even PresidentObamasmother-in-law,Marian Robinson,has agreedto leave Chicago andmove into the WhiteHouse to help carefor her granddaughters.According toa studyby grandparents.Com.83percent of the peoplesaid Mrs.Robinson sdecision willinfluence grandparentsin theAmerican family.Two-thirds believemore familieswillfollow theexample ofObamas family.“In the1960s wewere alla littlewild andcouldnt getaway fromhome farenough orfast enoughtoprove wecould doit onour own,“says ChristineCrosby,publisher ofGrate magazinefbr grandparents.Wenow realizehow importantfamily isand howimportant it is to be nearthem,especially whenyoure raisingchildren.”Moving isnot foreveryone.Almost everygrandparent wantsto bewith hisorhergrandchildren andiswilling tomake sacrifices,but sometimesitiswiser tosay noand visitfrequently instead.Having yourgrandchildrenfar awayis hard,especially knowingyour adultchild isstruggling,but givingup thelife youknowmay beharder.

5.Why wasGarzas movea successA.It strengthenedher familyties.B.It improvedher livingconditions.C.It enabledher tomake morefriends.D.It helpedher knowmore newplaces.

6.What wasthe reactionofthepublic toMrs.Robinsons decisionA.17%expressed theirsupport forit.B.Few peopleresponded sympathetically.C.83%believed ithad abad influence.D.The majoritythought itwas atrend.

7.What didCrosby sayabout peoplein the1960sA.They wereunsure ofthemselves.B.They wereeager toraise morechildren.C.They wantedto liveaway from their parents.D.They hadlittle respectfor theirgrandparent.

8.What doesthe authorsuggest thegrandparents doin thelast paragraphA.Make decisionsin thebest interestsof theirownB.Ask theirchildren topay morevisits tothemC.Sacrifice for their strugglingchildren注D.Get toknow themselvesbe erCIam PeterHodes,a volunteerstem cellcourier.Since March2012,Ive done89trips—of those,51（干细胞）have beenabroad,I have42hours tocarry stem cells inmy littlebox becauseFve gottwo icepacks（捐献者）and thatshow longthey last.In all,from thetime thestem cellsare harvestedfrom adonor tothetime theycan beimplanted in the patient,weve got72hours atmost,So Iam alwaysconscious oftime.I hadone triplast yearwhere Iwas caughtby ahurricane inAmerica.I picked up thestem cellsinProvidence,Rhode Island,and wasmeant tofly toWashington thenback toLondon.But whenI arrivedatthe check-in deskat Providence,the ladyon thedesk said:“Well,Im reallysorry,Ive gotsome badnews foryou—there areno fightsfrom Washington.So Itook mybox andput itonthedesk andI said:“In thisboxare somestemcellsthat areurgently neededfbr apatient-please,please,youve gotto getme backto theUnitedKingdom.She justdropped everything.She arrangedfor aflight ona smallplane tobe heldfor me,（改道）re-routed methrough Newarkand gotme backtotheUK evenearlier thanoriginally scheduled.For thiscourier job,youre consciouslyaware thatin thatbox youvegot somethingthat ispotentiallygoing tosave somebodyslife.

9.Which ofthe followingcan replacethe underlinedword“courier”in Paragraph1A.providerB.delivery manC.collectorD.medical doctor

10.Why doesPeter haveto completehis tripwithin42hoursA.He cannotstay awayfrom hisjob toolong.B.The donorcan onlywait forthat long.C.The operationneeds thatmuch time.D.The icewont lastany longer.

11.Which flightdid thewoman putPeter onfirstA.To LondonB.To NewarkC.To ProvidenceD.To WashingtonDMakeUp YourMind toSucceedKind-hearted parentshave unknowinglyleft theirchildren defenselessagainst failure.Thegeneration bornbetween1980and2001grew upplaying sportswhere scoresand performancewere played（正面的）down because“everyones winner.^^And theirreport cardssounded morepositive thaneverbefore.Asaresult,Stanford Universityprofessor CarolDweck,PhD,calls them“the overpraisedgeneration.”Dweck hasbeen studyinghow peopledeal withfailure for40years.Her researchhas ledher to find outtwoclearly differentmind-sets thathave agreat effecton howwe reactto it.Heres howthey work:（才能）A fixed mind-set isgrounded inthe beliefthat talent is genetic-youre aborn artist,point guard,or numbersperson.The fixedmind-set believesits sureto succeedwithout mucheffort andregards failureaspersonal shame.When thingsget difficult,its quickto blame,lie,and evenstay awayfrom futuredifficulties.On theother hand,a growthmind-set believesthat notalentisentirely heaven-sent andthat effortand（自尊）learning makeeverything possible.Because theego isntontheline as much,the growthmind-setsees failureasachance ratherthan shame.When facedwith adifficulty,its quickto rethink,change andtryagain.In fact,it enjoysthis experience.（）We areall bornwith growthmind-sets.Otherwise,we wouldntbe ableto liveintheworld.Butparents,teachers,and instructorsoften pushus intofixedmind-sets byencouraging certainactions andmisdirectingpraise.Dweeks book,Mind-set:The NewPsychology ofSuccess,and onlineinstructionalprogram explainthis indepth.But shesays thereare manylittle thingsyou canstart doingtoday tomake surethatyour children,grandchildren andeven youare neverdefeated byfailure.

12.What doesthe authorthink aboutthe presentgenerationA.They don*t dowell atschool.B・They areoften misunderstood.C.They areeager towin insports.D.They aregiven toomuch praise.

13.A fixedmind-set personis probablyone who.A.doesnt wantto workhardB・cares alot aboutpersonal safetyC.cannot sharehis ideaswith othersD.can succeedwith thehelp ofteachers

14.What doesthe growthmind-set believeA.Admitting failureis shameful.B.Talent comeswith onesbirth.C.Scores shouldbe highlyvalued.D.Getting overdifficulties isenjoyable.

15.What shouldparents dofortheirchildren basedon DwecksstudyA.Encourage themto learnfrom failures.B・Prevent themfrom makingmistakes.C.Guide themin doinglittle things.D.Help themgrow withpraise.七选五Everyone knowsthat fishis goodfor health.16it seemsthat manypeople dontcook fishat home.Americans eatonly aboutfifteen poundsof fishper personper year,but weeat twiceasmuchfish inrestaurantsas athome.Buying,storing,and cookingfish isntdifficult.17this textis abouthow tobuy andcookfish inan easyway.18Fresh fish should smellsweet:you shouldfeel thatyoure standingat theoceans edge.Any fishyor strongsmell meansthe fishisnt fresh.19When youhave boughta fishand arrivehome,youdbetter storethe fishintherefrigerator ifyou dontcook itimmediately,but freshfishshouldbe storedin yourfridgefor onlya dayor two.Frozen fishisnt astasty asthe freshone.There aremany commonmethods usedto cookfish.20First,clean itand seasonit withyour choiceof（调料）spices.Put thewhole fishonaplate andsteam itinasteam potfor8to10minutes if it weighsabout（）one pound.A largerone willtake moretime.Then,its readyto serve.A.Do notbuy it.B.The easiestis tosteam it.C.This ishow youcan doit.D.It justrequires alittle knowledge.E.The fishwill gobad withinhours.F.When buyingfish,you shouldfirst smellit.G.The fatsin fishare thoughttohelpprevent heartdisease.第二节完形填空（共小题；每小题分，共分）

201.530阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答A BC D题卡上讲该项涂黑A RaceAgainst DeathIt was acold Januaryin1925in NorthAlaska.The townwas cutoff fromthe restoftheworld duetoheavy snow.On the20th ofthat month,Dr.Welch21a sickboy,Billy,and knewhe haddiphtheria,a（传染的）deadly infectiousdisease mainlyaffecting children.The childrenof Nomewould be22ifitstruckthe town.Dr.Welch neededmedicine assoon aspossible tostop otherkids fromgetting sick.23,theclosest supplywas over1,000miles away,in Anchorage.How couldthe medicineget toNome Thetowns24was alreadyfull ofice,so itcouldnt comeby ship.Cars andhorses couldnttravel onthe25road.Jet airplanesand bigtrucks didntexist yet.26January26,Billy andthree otherchildren haddied.Twenty morewere

27.（）Nomes townofficials cameup withan

28.They wouldhave the medicine sentby_29（狗拉雪橇）一from Anchorageto Nenana.From there,dogeled drivers—known as“mushers“would30（接力）.it toNome ina relayTherace beganon January

27.The firstmusher,Shannon,pickedupthemedicinefromthetrain atNenanaand rodeall night.3j hehanded themedicine tothe nextmusher,Shannons facewasblack fronthe extremecold.On January31,a mushernamed Seppalahad to32a frozenbody ofwater calledNorton Sound.It wasthemost33part ofthe journey.NortonSoundwas coveredwith ice,which couldsometimesbreak upwithout warning.If thathappened,Seppala mightfall into the icywater below.Hewould34,andsowould thesick childrenof Nome.But Seppalamade itacross.A hugesnowstorm hiton February

1.Amusher namedKaasen hadto bravethis storm.At onepoint,（雪橇痕迹）huge pilesof snowblocked his35,He hadto leavethe trailto getaround them.Conditions wereso badthat itwas impossiblefor him to36the trailagain.The onlyhope wasBalto,Kaasens leaddog,Balto puthis nosetotheground,37tofindthe smellof otherdogs thathad traveledon thetrail.If Baltofailed,it wouldmean disasterfor Nome.The minutespaeeed by.Suddenly,Balto beganto

38.He hadfound thetrail.At5:30am onFebruary2,Kaasen andhis dogs39i nNome.Within minutes,Dr.Wei chhad themedicine.He quicklygave ittothesick children.All ofthem recovered.Nome hadbeen

40.

21.A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.cured

22.A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless

23.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

24.A.airport B.station C.harbor D.border

25.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty

26.A.From B.On C.By D.After

27.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick

28.A.plan B.excuse C.message D.topic

29.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road

30.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give

31.A.Though B.Since C.When D.If

32.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross

33.A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish

34.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die

35.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination

36.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change

37.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning

38.A.run B.leaveC.bite D.play

39.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived

40.A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed

三、语法填空（每篇共小题；每小题分，满分分）

101.515仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有个空格请根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语10的适当形式完成语法填空，并将答案填写在相应的位置上Will41matter ifyou donttake yourbreakfast Sometime agoa test42（）（）give inthe UnitedSates.Those testsincluded peopleof different43age from12to

83.During theexperiment,these peoplewere givenall kindsof breakfasts,and sometimesthey got44breakfast atall.Special testswere setup to see45well theirbodies workedwhenthey hadeaten46certain kindof breakfast.The resultsshow thatif aperson eatsaproper breakfast,he or she willwork withbetter effect47if heorshehas nobreakfast.This（）fact appearstobe48especial trueif aperson works49his brain.For example,if astudent eatsfruit,eggs,（）bread andmilk beforegoing toschool,he willlearn morequickly andlisten with50much attentioninclass.第二节短文改错（共小题；每小题分，满分分）10110假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处10语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；L只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分

2.1011One day,little Tonywent toa shoppingcenter withhis parent.Itwasvery crowded.Tony sawa toyona shopwindow.He likedit sovery muchthat hequickly walkedintotheshop.After looksatthetoy forsometime,he turnedaround andfound wherehis parentswere missing.Tony wasscared andbegun tocry.Awoman sawhim cryingand tellinghimtowait outsidea shop.Five minuteslater,Tony sawparents.Momsaid,“How nicetoseeyou again!Dad andI wereterrible worried.v Tonypromised herthat thiswould neverhappenagain.第二节书面表达（25分）一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我，请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文.家庭.工作.业余生活123注意、词数左右；

1100、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2开头语已为你写好

3.I oftenimagine whatmy lifewill belike inthe future.。