Module 2 单元测试题第二部分：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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AShare your poems, get feedback (反馈) for your poetry, and enter poetry contests (竞赛). Choose from the following poetry contests that you can enter. Get feedback for every poem that you write including your contest entries.How It WorksAs a member, you will get feedback for everything you write. You can enter poetry contests with cash prizes. You will be ranked (分等级). Write and see how the feedback you receive influences your rank. Since the year 2000 we have been helping writers improve their writing skills.Poetry Contests in MayFriendship across culturesWrite a story about a friend that opened your world to another culture. Deadline: Today!Technology warsWrite a story on the topic provided in the announcement.Deadline: Today!Poetry Contests in JuneLyrics make the songPen your newest, and best, song lyric masterpieces and enter them into this contest.NO POETRY ALLOWED FOR THIS CONTEST!Must be song lyrics only.Deadline: June 1stUnexpected romanceWrite a story that brings two people together, two people who don't necessarily realize that they belong together but the audience is rooting for them. Write a story for a cash prize.Deadline: June 15thPoetry Contests in JulyNewbie writing contestFor our New Arrival “This Sentence Starts the Story” contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: “Hell found me.” A poe try contest with a cash prize.Deadline: July 3rdShare your storyA memoir (回忆录) gives us the ability to write about our life. But you can write about life with the option (选择) to create and invent and to make sense of a life, or part of that life. Write a piece of your life! A cash prize to the winning entry. Deadline: July 10th21. What do we know about the contests in May?A. They are held yearly.B. They are topic-based.C. They offer no feedback.D. They are human-focused.22. Contestants of “Lyrics make the song” .A. can hand in poemsB. should write song lyricsC. have a chance to win a cash prizeD. must enter their works before July 3rd23. What type of writing is this text?A. A writing guide.B. A poetry review.C. An official report.D. An announcement.BI once saw a TV programme at college about a scientist who used “drift bottles (漂流瓶)” to mark ocean currents. It was a rather boring programme. I was more interested to read an article about someone who found a bottle on a beach with a message inside. Like the drift bottles, it had been thrown into the sea — but 21 years before. I decided to find out more about such bottles, and I started work on this intriguing (非常有趣的) research.An early message in a bottle was thrown into the sea by Christopher Columbus during a terrible storm. He wrote about his discovery of America and expected that his message would be sent to the Queen of Spain. He wanted the news to reach her, but he thought he might be drowned (淹死) in the storm. In fact, he survived but the bottle was never found.I would be excited to find a message in a bottle, but in the 16th century, it could be dangerous. In those days, the British Navy (海军) used messages in bottles to send information about the enemy. When Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ found out that a boatman had opened a bottle containing one of these secret messages, she created a new job, Uncorker of Ocean Bottles. I was amazed to learn that anyone else who opened a bottle could be sentenced to death. It seems very strange to us now.A long time ago, before dating websites existed to help people find partners, a sailor in Sweden put this message in a bottle —“To someone beautiful and far away.” It was found by a young woman in Sicily. She answered the message —“I am notbeautiful, but it seems a miracle (奇迹) I found your message.” They began to write letters to each other, and eventually got married.Nowadays it's easy to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world, but I think people will still go on throwing bottles with messages into the ocean and guessing where the winds and the waves will carry them. And how romantic it would be to find a bottle with a message inside!24. Why did the author do some research on bottles thrown into the sea?A. He had found a message in one.B. He had read an article about one.C. He had to do a project on them at college.D. He had watched a TV programme about them.25. Christopher Columbus put a message into a bottle to .A. study ocean currentsB. report his discoveryC. ask for rescueD. try his luck26. How did the author feel about the 16th century punishment for opening ocean bottles?A. Frightening.B. Amusing.C. Astonishing.D. Satisfying.27. Why did the young woman in Sicily reply to the Swedish sailor's message?A. She wanted to have a pen friend.B. She felt she fitted his description.C. She failed to access a dating website.D. She was impressed by the bottle's journey.CGene Wolfe is one of the most admired and respected American science fiction and fantasy writers. He is also a productive writer of outstanding short fiction, whichis collected in many volumes over the last forty years, most recently in The Best of Gene Wolfe.Although Wolfe is not as well-known to readers as he once was, he has been the receiver of great praise, including three World Fantasy Awards, two Nebulas, and eight Hugo Award nominations (提名). Sci-fi author Harlan Ellison has called him, “no less than one of the finest, most original writers in the world today”, and the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction names him “quite possibly the most important” writer in the field of science fiction.Born in 1931, New York, Gene Wolfe moved frequently as a child, but spent most of his growing-up years in Texas. Wolfe began writing fiction in 1956, selling his first story,The Dead Man, to Sir magazine in 1965. He produced a vast amount of short fiction during the 1960s and 1970s, many of which were published in Damon Knight's Orbit anthologies. In 1972 Wolfe's groundbreaking The Fifth Head of Cerberus appeared. The story of human conquest (征服) upon two distant planets, the book examines issues of identity, individuality, and the results of colonialism upon both the colonized and the colonizer. The novel was later listed in David Pringle's 1985 list of The 100 Best Novels in science fiction for the period1949―1984.Many of his novels, The Shadow of the Torturer included, rely on a diary or letter to tell his story. In addition, Wolfe's early interest in mystery novels shines through in his ability to drop cleverly hidden clues (线索) that allow the reader to grasp at the possible narrative behind the narrative.By 1984 Wolfe was able to retire and devote himself full-time to his writing. Yet despite (尽管) all this, and despite the continuing respect of his colleagues, his work has become somewhat unfamiliar. Wolfe's admirers hope this fact will be at least somewhat improved by his most recent offering, The Wizard Knight, which falls within the fantasy type that is currently popular.28. What is Harlan Ellison's attitude toward Gene Wolfe?A. Concerned.B. Sympathetic.C. Admiring.D. Regretful.29. What do we know about The Fifth Head of Cerberus?A. It was well received.B. It was Gene Wolfe's first novel.C. It was published in Sir magazine.D. It was co-authored by David Pringle.30. Which has great influence on Gene Wolfe's writing style?A. His understanding of life.B. His childhood experiences.C. His colleagues' suggestions.D. His love for mystery fiction.31. What can we infer about Gene Wolfe from the last paragraph?A. His work has become less popular.B. He became famous for The Wizard Knight.C. His fans were disappointed to some degree.D. He stopped fantasy writing after his retirement.DThe word or phrase that you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your correspondence (信件), according to a British psychologist. Helen Petrie, professor of human / computer interaction (交互作用) at City, University in London, analysed the responses of 1,200 Britons who participated in a survey funded (提供资金) by CentralNic, an Internet domain name company. The results were recently published on CentralNic's website.Petrie identifies three main password “types”. “Family oriented” respondents numbered nearly half of those surveyed. These people use their own name or nickname, the name of a child, partner, or pet or a birth date as their password. They tend to be occasional computer users and have strong family ties. “They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value,” says Pe trie. One third of respondents were “fans”, using the names of athletes, singers, movie stars,fictional characters, or sports teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to attach themselves to the lifestyle represented by a celebrity. Two of the most popular names were Madonna and Homer Simpson. The third main group of participants are “cryptics” because they pick confusing passwords or a random (随机的) string of letters, numbers, and symbols such as “Jxa+157”. Petrie says cryptics are the most security-conscious group. They tend to make the safest but least interesting choices.Passwords are revealing for two reasons. First, because they are invented on the spot. “Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you're l ikely to write down something that comes quickly to mind,” says Petrie. “In this sense passwords take advantage of things that are just below the surface of consciousness. Also, to remember your password, you pick something that will stick in your mind. You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional importance.”32. How did Petrie draw her conclusions?A. By observing participants' reactions.B. By interviewing 1,200 people.C. By studying survey results.D. By doing an experiment.33. What do we know about people whose passwords are “family oriented”?A. They probably have large families.B. They are likely to be animal lovers.C. They tend to be social and emotional.D. They are probably infrequent computer users.34. What does Petrie say a bout the “cryptic” group?A. They have strong safety awareness.B. They lack imagination and creativity.C. They change their passwords regularly.D. They can't think of an interesting password.35. Why can passwords reveal our personalities?A. We choose words we will easily remember.B. We are willing to invent something personal.C. We are likely to value important experiences.D. We pick up a password after careful consideration.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
