外研版选修8Module 2 The Renaissance测试题

Module 2 Section Ⅲ　Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner

课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．His speech was so inspiring (inspire)that his students were inspired to work (work) harder than ever before.

2．Suspected(suspect) of carrying drugs, the traveler was stopped by the customs officer.

3．In the early 1920s, thousands of people went to Australia to seek (seek) their fortune.

4．You may depend on it that they will look after your daughter when you are away for the meeting.

5．(2019·天津耀华中学月考)It's up to the travel companies to warn (warn) customers of any possible dangers.

6．As science and technology develops steadily, so does the education style of China.

7．Tom, rather than his teammates, was to blame (blame) for the failure of the volleyball match yesterday.

8．Mike worked very hard all the time because he didn't want to be left behind in his lessons.

9．After retirement, Mr.Smith took up painting, which he had always loved but had not had time for.

10．His wonderful performances appeal to all ages and social groups in China.

Ⅱ.单句改错

1．The boy was tiring of this game, and he began to watch TV.

tiring→tired

2．You will end up in the debt if you keep on spending money like that.

去掉the

3．The discovery of new evidence led to the thief be caught.

be→being

4．I have made it clear whether tomorrow's meeting will be put off till the day after tomorrow because of the bad weather.

whether→that

5．I'm very glad to put on a performance here on the behalf of our school.

去掉the

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

Leonardo da Vinci, the son of a local lawyer, was born on 15 April 1452 near the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was apprenticed (做学徒) to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence and in 1478 became an independent master. In about 1483, he moved to Milan to work for the ruling (统治的) Sforza family as an engineer, sculptor, painter and architect.

Leonardo was in Milan until the city was invaded by the French in 1499 and the Sforza family was forced to flee. He may have visited Venice before returning to Florence. During his time in Florence, he painted several portraits, but the only one that survives is the famous portrait—the Mona Lisa(1503～1506).

In 1506, Leonardo returned to Milan, staying there until 1513.This was followed by three years living in Rome. In 1517, at the invitation of the French King Francis Ⅰ， Leonardo moved to the Chateau of Cloux, near Amboise in France, where he died on 2 May, 1519.

The fame of Leonardo's surviving paintings means that he has been regarded primarily as an artist, but the thousands of surviving pages of his notebooks show the most brilliant mind. He wrote and drew on subjects including geology, anatomy (解剖学), which he studied in order to paint the human form more exactly. He “invented” the bicycle, airplane, helicopter, and parachute some 500 years ahead of their time.

If all these works had been published in an understandable form, Leonardo's place as a pioneering scientist would have been beyond debate. Yet his true genius was not as a scientist or an artist, but as a combination of the two: an artist­engineer. His painting was scientific, based on a deep understanding of the workings of the human body and the physics of light and shade. His science was expressed through art, and his drawings and diagrams showed what he meant, and how he understood the world worked.

【解题导语】　本文介绍了达·芬奇的生平以及其在绘画、科学等方面的成就。

1．Leonardo's career reached its peak probably during his stay in         .

A．Milan　　　 B．Venice

C．Florence   D．Rome

解析：选C　推理判断题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，达·芬奇在Florence(佛罗伦萨)期间创作了很多绘画，其中留下来的只有《蒙娜·丽莎》，由此推断，这个时期是他事业的巅峰。

2．Why did Leonardo study anatomy?

A．He wanted to be a doctor.

B．He had strong interest in it.

C．He wanted to invent other objects.

D．He wanted to paint the human form exactly.

解析：选D　细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知，达·芬奇研究解剖学的目的是为了更加精确地描绘人体。

3．What does the last paragraph intend to tell us?

A．Leonardo had a special way of painting.

B．Leonardo was both an artist and a scientist.

C．Leonardo was an artist instead of a scientist.

D．Leonardo was more of a scientist than an artist.

解析：选B　段落大意题。综合文章最后一段，本段主要强调达·芬奇是画家和科学家的融合，既是画家也是科学家。

B

It is the ideal way for travellers to ensure they wake up with the perfect view—a portable Eco­capsule that can be set up anywhere in the world. The innovative, egg­shaped pods ensure travellers can camp in the most extreme corners of the world, with all the luxury of a hotel room.

Looking like something in a sci­fi movie, the pod is equipped with solar panels, and a retractable wind turbine, which guarantee solar and wind energy as its power. In this way, the tiny home can let you live comfortably wherever you travel. It even has its own shower and toilet, sleeping area for two, and a small kitchen. It may look like a camp, but at least with the Eco­capsule you can look forward to a hot shower and running water on your travels.

The 3,306 lb pods can be transported on your travels in a sea­container or can be towed on a trailer, meaning the possibilities are endless.

Bratislava­based Nice Architects are behind the extraordinary Eco­capsules and said they initially designed them for people who stay in the nature for a long time. However, it quickly became apparent that they could be opened up to the wider public and even used in urban areas to combat high rent, and placed on roofs for studio space or living quarters. The Eco­capsule can serve as a cottage, a pop­up hotel or even as a charging station for electric cars.

The Eco­capsules could even be quickly imported for housing for emergency teams who have been quickly deployed to help with natural disasters that have destroyed nearby infrastructure. Described by the website as a “Swiss Army knife”—it packs everything you need, the self­contained unit can sustain long periods of time without external resources.

The 86 sqft pods are able to sleep two people for up to a year and for those worried about a cold night's sleep, the Eco­capsule has a thick layer of efficient heat isolation and energy restoration which significantly reduce heat loss.

The pod is designed to withstand harsh weather conditions due to its innovative design and materials used. No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its prospect and the producers are receiving heavy orders.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇产品说明文。主要介绍了一种便携式产品——Eco­capsule的功能、设计原理、大小、技术构造等情况。该产品配有太阳能电池板和可伸缩的风力发电涡轮机为其提供太阳能和风能，可以让两人同时入住，有良好的保暖效果。

4．Where does the Eco­capsule get power?

A．From solar panels and a retractable wind turbine.

B．From a portable battery.

C．From an electric generator.

D．From its shower.

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，看起来就如科幻电影中的某种东西一样，该产品里装着太阳能电池板和可伸缩的风力发电涡轮机，它们能为其提供太阳能和风能。据此可知，该产品由太阳能电池板和风力发电涡轮机提供能源，故A项正确。

5．Whom may be the Eco­capsule initially designed for?

A．Campers.   B．Office ladies.

C．Field biologists.   D．Homeless people.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“they initially designed them for people who stay in the nature for a long time”可知，该产品是为长期待在野外的人设计的，C项意为“野外生物学家”，故C项正确。

6．Why don't the Eco­capsule's users worry about coldness during their night's sleep?

A．Because there is a retractable wind turbine in it.

B．Because it has an air conditioner in it.

C．Because it is a self­contained unit.

D．Because it is equipped with a thick layer to reduce heat loss.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第六段中的“for those worried about a cold night's sleep, the Eco­capsule has a thick layer of efficient heat isolation and energy restoration which significantly reduce heat loss”可知，对于那些担心夜晚寒冷的人来说，该产品有一层厚的高效隔热和能量恢复层，可以有效减少热量损失，故D项正确。

7．How do the designers view the Eco­capsule's future market?

A．Negative.   B．Optimistic.

C．Worried.   D．Doubtful.

解析：选B　观点态度题。根据文章最后一句“No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its prospect and the producers are receiving heavy orders.”可知，优秀的设计师们对该产品很自信，生产商也收到了大量的订单；结合本文描述的该产品的功能和高科技特点等可以判断，该产品设计者对此产品的市场前景持积极的态度，故B项正确。

Ⅳ.七选五

Two biggest wealth in life∶your talent and your time. Talent increases and time decreases. Our life, in a way, is trading time with talents. Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase.  1  .

•Get to know how you use your usual time and make improvements

Take a week and write down what you do every 30 minutes every day and make it into categories. After a week's recording, you'll see which part consumes most of the time.  2  .And you could come up with a revised timetable for your next week.

•Use fragment(碎片) times and “dead times”

By time recording, you'll be amazed how much time you've wasted in waiting for the bus, queuing, walking, etc.You could really put that time to better use.  3  . Use your fragment times for insignificant matters so that you could have more time for things that really matter.

•  4 

There're always things to be done every day, and the thing we could do is to identify whether it's urgent or important. The things you need to do for the day rest only on the urgent as well as important things. Don't become slaves to urgent but unimportant things.

•Use the 20%－80% principle

At the most efficient time, 20% of time could generate 80% of efficiency and on the contrary, at the least efficient time, 80% of the time could only generate 20% of efficiency. We should be doing important works at the most efficient time. That time period differs from person to person，  5  . Yet，

 generally speaking, it's round 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.

After being familiar with those tips, the next thing would be to implement and hold on to it. Do the right thing at the right time, and we shall make our time to its fullest!

A．but everyone has a peak effect time

B．Make an analysis about the ways you could improve your efficiency

C．Like memorizing English words or making necessary phone calls

D．depending on your mentality and physical condition

E．That is why we shall save every second and make it count

F．Pick three things you must finish today

G．Finish as many tasks as possible

【解题导语】　时间是人生最大的财富之一，那么该如何充分利用时间呢？本文为我们提供了几个充分利用时间的方法。

1．解析：选E　根据上文中的“Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase.”可知，我们不能浪费时间，应节约每一秒，让它过得有意义。故选E。

2．解析：选B　根据上下文可知，通过记录一周的时间分配情况，找出大部分时间用于做什么，进行分析后确定如何更有效地利用时间，从而制订出合理的时间表。故选B。

3．解析：选C　根据上文可知，应将等公交、排队等时间利用起来，C项给出了两个利用这些时间的例子。故选C。

4．解析：选F　此处为小标题，各小标题的格式应保持一致，该空应为祈使句；根据本段内容可知，做事要分主次，不能成为紧急却不重要的事情的奴隶。故选F。

5．解析：选D　根据上文的“That time period differs from person to person”可知，高效时间段因人而异，要看个人的身体和精神状况。故选D。