2017-2018学年高中英语 模块检测（二）新人教版必修4.docVIP

模块检测(二) 时间：100分钟　分数：120分 第一部分　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。 A The pen is more powerful than the sword.There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong.Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world，and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race.The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861，in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book that shook the world was called Uncle Toms Cabin.There was a time when every English－speaking man，woman，and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.Not many people read it today，but it is still very interesting if only to show how a warm－hearted writer can arouse peoples sympathies.The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave.The Southern Americans were very angry at the book，which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs，but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it，and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free. 【语篇解读】　哈里特·比彻·斯托及其著作《汤姆叔叔的小屋》震惊了世界，而且成为美国内战的导火索，为黑奴的解放做出了很大贡献。 1．Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for ________． A．one of her books B．she was a very warm－hearted person C．she was a kind wife D．she worked for the war 解析：细节理解题。由第二段中“One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world.”可知因为她的书籍而闻名。 答案：A 2．What do we learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage? A．Before the civil war she had been a slave. B．Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America. C．She had a good school education. D．She was better at writing than swinging a sword. 解析：推理判断题。由“The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave.”可知作者自己既没有到过南部，也没见过黑奴，故在内战前她生活在美国北部。 答案：B 3．Why could Mrs H