【课堂新坐标】2016-2017学年高中英语 Module 5 Great People and GreatInventions of Ancient China模块综合测评 外研版必修3.docVIP

模块综合测评 Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain.He was in poor health in his youth so he had to be educated at home.His mother worried about his health and she was advised that he should not be taught too much.However, the boy showed an early interest in mathematics and worked hard at it.Later he was accepted by Cambridge University. Babbage began to work on a small difference engine(差分机)in 1819, which in a very short period of time could work out mathematical tables by itself.He released it in 1822.In 1827 he became a professor of mathematics and began his life-long work on computing machines.He worked selflessly.As a matter of fact, he often spent his own money on his invention. In 1834，he invented the Analytical Machine which is the prototype(原型)of a computer.This was a great achievement.He devoted a lot of wealth and energy to his invention, but he never produced a real computer.Finally in 1871 he died peacefully.However, his principles are still those on which modern computers are built.As a result, he is remembered as the “grandfather of computing”． 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了计算机之父Babbage的故事：他自小身体不好，但酷爱数学，在家自学并被剑桥大学录取。此后他任数学教授，并把他的毕生精力都投入到发明创造上。 1．We can learn from the passage that________. A．Babbage grew up in a poor family B．Babbages mother was a teacher C．Babbage was admitted to a university D．Babbages teachers disliked him 【解析】　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Later he was accepted by Cambridge University.”可知，Babbage被剑桥大学录取。故 C 项正确，其他各项文中均未提及。 【答案】　C 2．How long did Charles Babbage work on the difference engine? A．Three years.　　　　　B Five years. C．Eight years. D．Fifteen years. 【解析】　推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Babbage began to work on a small difference engine(差分机)in 1819”和第二句“He released it in 1882”可推知，研究差分机的工作他进行了三年。故 A项正确。 【答案】　A 3．The writer mentions the fact “he often spent his own money on his invention” to show that________. A．the invention needed a lot of money B．it was hard to invent a computer C．nobody supported Babbage at that time D．Babbage devoted a lot