高中英语人教版选修6期末质量检测（一）

nights. She can’t play computer games even on weekends. She hates the rules, but her parents say the rules make her a good student.

Now, she is very worried because she did badly on her math test, which she took last Wednesday. She doesn’t want to tell her parents, but her father often goes to the school and talks with her teachers about her progress. Now she really doesn’t know what to do about this problem.

17．When does Emily have to finish her homework every night? A．By 9：00. C．By 10：00.

18．What does Emily have to do on Saturday morning? A．Do her homework. B．Clean her room. C．Learn to dance.

19．What do we know about Emily? A．She is a bad student.

B．She can play computer games on weekends. C．She doesn’t want to be ruled like that. 20．Why is Emily worried now?

A．Because her father knew about her secrets. B．Because she did not do well in her math test. C．Because her teacher was angry with her. 答案：1～5 BBCBC 6～10 BACAB 11～15 AABCB 16～20 BABCB 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(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和D)中，选出最佳选项。

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Should I heat the water on the stove or in the electric kettle? Do I start the washing machine in the afternoon or after 10 at night? How do I lower CO2 emissions (排放) by the way I use energy?

Answers to such and similar questions are provided by the online game “RED” — which is the short form for “Renewable Energy Drama”. Researchers from IDMT in Erfurt, Germany, have developed the Web application. They investigate how consumers of energy can be inspired to make best use of the energy gained from renewable resources. The experts see great potential in online games for teaching the subject of “Saving electricity at

B．By 8：00.

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home” in an entertaining manner and to show that one’s own behavior can affect how much electricity costs.

The software is aimed at adults and young people interested in renewable energies who want to know how they can save energy. “How much energy do individual household appliances consume, which ones are the ’energy robbers’ and are the high bills the results of price increases or are the uplights that are always on the reason for the high bills — RED supplies the answers. The user does not even have to spend a great deal of time, for the game takes only about 10 to 15 minutes，” says a researcher.

RED leads you through the daily life of an imaginary family of three. The screen shows all the rooms in a house. The user goes into each room and is able, via mouse click, to do the regular housework such as cooking food or doing laundry. If he, for example, clicks on the washing machine, an information box supplies him with information about CO2 emissions and the electricity costs for a load of laundry when the machine is full, three quarters full or half full, and it calculates how much this would cost per year.

In a second module, the online game informs the users how they can save electricity by using “Smart Meters”. Taking the time of day into account, they measure the exact actual usage of electricity. This is how the consumers can find out the potential for savings and start his dishwasher only at night — when electricity is particularly cheap. They also find out when energy from renewable resources, eco-electricity, is cheap.

The “Saving electricity at home” module will go online soon and so will the second RED module, “Saving electricity with Smart Meters.” The online game can be played at www.residens-projekt.de and is free of charge.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了一款旨在帮助使用者节能的在线游戏。 21．What do we know about RED? A．It is a free online game. B．It is designed for students. C．It has already gone online. D．It takes as long as ten minutes.

解析：选A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“the online game ’RED’”以及最后一段中的“The online game ... is free of charge”可知A项正确。

22．Consumers may learn from RED that ________. A．it is better to do laundry in the afternoon B．electric kettles are the energy robbers C．electricity is the cheapest at night D．eco-electricity is always cheap

解析：选C 细节理解题。由第五段中的“start his dishwasher only at night — when

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electricity is particularly cheap”可知C项正确。

23．The author develops Paragraph 4 mainly by ________. A．listing reasons B．using quotations C．making comparisons

D．giving examples

解析：选D 写作手法题。本文第四段主要采取列举事例的方式说明RED是如何运作的。

24．What does the underlined word “they” most probably refer to? A．Users. C．Researchers.

B．Consumers. D．Meters.

解析：选D 代词指代题。上句提到这款游戏通过电表帮助使用者节能，故此处指电表可以准确地测量到实际的耗电量以提醒他们采取措施节约用电。

B

When was the last time someone unexpectedly did something nice for you? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? It’s happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.

A few years ago, I was dining in a restaurant with a friend who

kept talking about himself, completely not aware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery. It wasn’t my friend’s talks that made me suffer. I was recovering from a broken heart, and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship. I could have burst into tears right there at the table.

When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “Your meal was already paid for.” My friend and I didn’t have a clue how it happened. Then I remembered a man I saw out of the corner of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, had a beer, and stayed for maybe ten minutes. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman in white paid for you.” It felt like an angel was saying, “I see you, honey. It’s going to be okay.”

Just last year, I was running a half-marathon. With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting_the_wall”. I thought I couldn’t move another inch. Out of nowhere, a stranger came up to me and said, “What’s your name, sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, let’s go! Come on! It’s just around the corner! You can do it！” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn’t even supposed to be in the race that day.

I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like these?

语篇解读：意外受到陌生人的帮助，会让你永记一生。 25．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．The kindness of strangers B．Valuable friendship C．Two special experiences D．Helping others is worthwhile

解析：选A 标题归纳题。文章第一段引出主题，询问是否有陌生人曾经“unexpectedly did something nice for you”，然后下文讲述了自己的两段相关的经历，故文章的主要内容是讲述陌生人的帮助的。

26．According to the passage, the man in white ________. A．was the author’s friend B．had a big meal in the restaurant C．was generous and kind-hearted D．enjoyed making fun of others

解析：选C 推理判断题。从第三段的描述可知这位穿白衣的人与作者不相识，看到作者难过就为他们付了钱，他是一个慷慨、善良的人。

27．The underlined expression in the passage means “________”．

A．being hurt by the wall B．winning the game C．taking a deep breath D．running out of energy

解析：选D 词义猜测题。由画线部分前面的“... I was out of gas. Runners call it ... ”可知，画线部分与“I was out of gas”表达相似的意思。

28．A stranger helped the author during a half-marathon by ________. A．giving her a bottle of water B．accompanying and encouraging her C．showing her the right way D．keeping her cool and awake

解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段的“he ran with me until ... I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement ...”可知答案。

C

Over ten years ago, America’s National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) began to study creativity and aging. The NEA, the National Institutes of Health and four other programs launched (发起) the Creativity and Aging study. It examined the effect of participatory (参与的) art programs on the physical and mental health of older individuals.

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