Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2012·浙江卷)No matter how bright a talker you are，there are times when it's better ________ silent.
A．remain B．be remaining
C．having remained D．to remain
答案 D [it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式：to remain silent 可归结为句型：it is＋形容词/名词＋to do/that...。当然it也可以作形式宾语，如find/feel it ＋to do/that...。 ]
2．(2014·石家庄高中毕业班教学质检)—Have you seen the film Lost on Journey?
—Yeah，amazing! It's ________ than the films I have ever seen.
A．any less interesting B．much less interesting
C．no more interesting D．far more interesting
答案 D [由答语中的“amazing”可知，答话人对电影持肯定的态度，故D项符合句意“它比我曾看过的电影有意思得多”。far修饰形容词的比较级，意为“非常，远远，大大”。]
3．(2014·广安二诊)—How was your recent trip to Sichuan?
—I've never had ________ one before.
A．a pleasant B．a more pleasant
C．a most pleasant D．the most pleasant
答案 B [考查形容词比较级。句意：——你最近去四川的旅行怎么样？——这是让我最为愉快的旅行了。否定词never与 比较级a more pleasant构成最高级的含义。故选B。]
4．(2014·北京西城二模)The baby bird is at the stage ________ it is ready to leave the nest.
A．that B．which C．when D．what
答案 C [考查定语从句。由语境可知，小鸟到了离开鸟窝的时间了。先行词为stage，意为“阶段”，定语从句it is ready to leave the nest中缺少时间状语，故用关系副词when作定语从句的时间状语。]
5．(2014·石家庄高三一模)Some modern teaching equipment as well as hundreds of books ________ to the rural schools.
A．had been donated B．was donated
C．have donated D．were donated
答案 B [考查动词时态与主谓一致。句意：一些现代化的教学设备和数百本书籍被捐给了农村学校。as well as是介词短语，它连接两个名词或代词作主语时，句子的谓语形式与as well as前的名词或代词的人称和数保持一致；equipment是表示集合的不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词应用单数且donate与句子主语之间是被动关系，应用被动语态；同时因为题干中没有另一个过去动作与“donate”对比，所以选B，一般过去时的被动语态。]
6．At first I thought I understood what my teacher said，but the more he explained，________．
A．the more I became confused
B．I became confused more
C．the more confused I became
D．the more confused did I become
答案 C [句意：开始我以为我已经理解了老师的话，但是他越解释，我变得越迷惑。“the＋比较级……，the＋比较级……”表示一方的程度随着另一方的增长而增长，形容词比较级后都用陈述语序，故选C。]
7．(2014·内江一诊)The train for Shanghai leaves at 9 tomorrow morning.So you ________ to get everything ready at 7 o'clock.
A．were supposed B．will suppose
C．are supposed D．are supposing
答案 C [句意：明天上午去上海的火车9点出发。因此7点钟你就应该准备好一切。be supposed to do sth为固定短语，意为“应该做某事”。]
8．(2014·南昌调研)When she was a pupil，she ________ a slice of honey cake at the baker's on her way home.
A．is used to buying B．used to buy
C．is used to buy D．used to buying
答案 B [used to表示过去习惯性的动作，意为“过去常常(曾经)”，符合题意。be used to do是被动语态，意为“被用来做……”；be used to doing“习惯于做……”。]
9．(2014·承德模拟)I wonder why you want to find a new job ________ you've already got such a good one.
A．once B．when C．if D．while
答案 B [句意：我想知道既然你已经找到这么好的工作，为何还想再找一份新的工作？when表示“既然”，引导状语从句。]
10．(2014·昆明教学质量检测)—Mr.Green，can you spare me a few minutes? I still have some questions about your assignment.
—________．
A．It's a pleasure B．Not at all
C．Help yourself D．Sure，go ahead
答案 D [考查交际用语。句意：“格林先生，你能为我抽出几分钟吗？我对你安排的任务还有几个问题想问一下。”“当然可以，问吧。”根据句意可知D项正确。it's a pleasure“不用谢”；not at all“别客气”；help yourself“请自便”。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
I remembered that cloudy day when I was 17 and ran barefoot down the path to the mailbox.When I saw my SAT score，I sank into the grass and cried.I got a 1，090.Back then，in 1985，the highest score was 1，600.All of my friends—the smart kids—got somewhere around 1，400.
I had thought I was one of the smart kids.In the fifth grade，I was put in Miss Thweat's Language Arts class，which I knew was the hardest.In junior and senior high，I took honors classes and graduated from Palmetto High in the top 10 percent.Being smart meant getting into a good college，then becoming a brain surgeon，or a Supreme Court Justice or winning a Nobel Peace Prize by ending world hunger.These were on my list of things to do when I grew up.Until I took the SAT and I found out I was average.
I took the test again.And again.And again.1，090 was my best.I'm no genius，except at tennis，so I got into the University of Pennsylvania，an Ivy League school，because I was recruited by the tennis coach.My SAT score didn't kill my opportunities.It killed my confidence.Once at Penn，I felt outclassed.There were no dumb kids，except me.And that one girl who scored a 1，010 was the US backstroke champion.Before the SAT，I'd done well in school，but at Penn I panicked over exams.I couldn't focus in class.I got C minuses.
When my tennis coach sent me to a counselor，I said，“I don't need a counselor.I need a tutor.”But my coach was right.My problem was psychological.I know this because after spending my junior year in Spain，something shifted．I wasn't the same average Andrea.I was Ahndrreeah.I read “Cien A？os de Soledad，”conquered Ferdinand and Isabella，and mastered subjunctive verbs.I remember thinking，“If I can get A's in Spanish，I can get A's in my own language.”When I went back to Penn my senior year，I did get A's.So，friends，don't lose confidence and believe in yourselves.
【解题导语】 作者在SAT考试中成绩不理想，一度丧失了信心，后来她又获得了自信，学习成绩也提上来了。
1．We infer from Paragraph 1 that the author ____________．
A．hadn't treated the SAT seriously before the exam
B．never thought she was as smart as her friends
C．had thought her SAT score would reach 1，600
D．wasn't satisfied with her SAT score
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第一段的When I saw my SAT score，I sank into the grass and cried.I got a 1，090.Back then，in 1985，the highest score was 1，600.All of my friends—the smart kids—got somewhere around 1，400.可知作者对自己的成绩很不满意。]
2．Why did the author mention her experiences in the fifth grade and junior and senior high?
A．To tell why she had thought she was a smart kid.
B．To show that she wasn't as smart as she had thought.
C．To explain why she wanted to be a smart kid in the past.
D．To prove that she used to be her teachers' favorite student.
答案 A [细节理解题。作者在第二段的开头提到I had thought I was one of the smart kids，后面两个例子只是为了说明她以前为什么认为自己是一个聪明的孩子。]
3．It is implied that after taking SATs again and again，the author ____________．
A．fell in love with taking all kinds of exams
B．seized more opportunities than other girls
C．decided to prove her talent in the field of tennis
D．was greatly discouraged and lost her confidence
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第三段的It killed my confidence...Before the SAT，I'd done well in school，but at Penn I panicked over exams.I couldn't focus in class.I got C minuses.可推断经过那些考试后作者深受打击，失去了信心。]
4．What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To tell readers how to learn efficiently.
B．To tell a sad story that once happened to her.
C．To prove that there are actually no smart kids.
D．To encourage readers to have faith in themselves.
答案 D [作者意图题。根据末段的So，friends，don't lose confidence and believe yourselves.可推断作者是想通过这篇文章告诉读者，我们不管遇到什么情况，都要相信自己可以做好。]
Ⅲ.补全对话
根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余的。
—How can I help you?
—__1__
—Would you like to send it by surface mail or airmail?
—__2__
—If you send the parcel by surface mail，it will take about 2 months to arrive，whereas by airmail，it will arrive in one week or more.
—That's a big difference.__3__ How much will it cost to send it by airmail?
—That depends on the weight.Place it on the scale，please.
—OK.
—That's 300 grams.__4__
—That's not bad.I'll do that then.Does that include insurance on the contents of the parcel or is that a separate payment?
—__5__It's another 5 pounds.
—OK.
A．That's all right.
B．That's separate.
C．I want to buy some stamps.
D．It will cost ten pounds for airmail.
E．I'd like to send this package to China.
F．I suppose airmail will be much more expensive.
G．What's the difference between surface mail and airmail?
答案 1.E 2.G 3.F 4.D 5.B
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