模块综合测评（一）(时间：100分钟；满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分；满分30分)A(2015全国卷)Monthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19：30 on the first Thursday of each month except August.Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book.They end around 21：00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers，by Chris Lewis.James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”December 5thIce for the Metropolis，by Malcolm Tucker.Well before the arrival of freezers，there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering.Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells，and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotswold Canals，by Liz Payne.The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening.The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer.We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and AitsThames Islands，by Miranda Vickers.The Thames has many islands.Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them.She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings：www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMore info：www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum1213 New Wharf Road，London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel：020 7713 0836【语篇解读】本文为一篇应用文。介绍了英国的 London Canal Museum 分别在十一月、十二月、二月和三月举行的四次 monthly talks 的相关信息，包括名称、主讲人、主要内容，并附带介绍了具体联系方式等信息。1When is the talk on James Brindley?AFebruary 6th.BMarch 6th.CNovember 7th.DDecember 5th.【解析】细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词 James Brindley 直接定位到原文第二段，尤其是关键信息句 James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.和 Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early“civil engineers”。由此可以知道 November 7th这一天的报告是关于 James Brindley的，故选择C项。A、 B、D中三个日期的报告均未提到有关 James Brindley 的信息。【答案】C2What is the topic of the talk in February?AThe Canal Pioneers.BIce for the Metropolis.CEyots and AitsThames Islands.DAn Update on the Cotswold Canals.【解析】细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词 topic和February可知问的是二月份的报告的话题，同时根据全文结构特点可以看出每一段的第一句中的黑体字就是每一次报告的话题名称，所以可以直接定位到原文第四段，第一句的黑体字部分An Update on the Cotswold Canals 就是答案，故选D项。【答案】D3Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?AMiranda Vickers.BMalcolm Tucker.CChris Lewis.DLiz Payne.【解析】细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词 the islands in the Thames 可以直接定位到原文第五段。该段第一句 Eyots and AitsThames Islands，by Miranda Vickers.就是答案所在信息句，由此可知 Miranda Vickers将作一个关于 the islands in the Thames 的报告，因此选A项。B、C、D三项中提到的人物均未在第五段中出现。【答案】ABMale cichlids are mainly freshwater fish that may go after other fish which dare cross their path.A male cichlid will even lunge even if “the other fish” happens to be himself: When some types of these cichlids see their own reflections in a mirror，they respond as aggressively as when they encounter a real fish opponent.A new study suggests that even though these two situations may look the same，a fishs brain actually reacts differently in each case.That doesnt mean，however，that the fish recognizes itself.Researchers from Stanford University recently studied male cichlids that fight their own reflections.The team observed that the part of the brain associated with fear and other negative emotions becomes active when the fish fight their mirror images.According to Julie KDesjardins，one of the scientists who worked on the study，the scientists are not sure that the fish are afraid of themselves.Even if it is not fearful，the fish is having a negative response，she told Science News.The researchers did not observe a difference in the behaviors of fish going after other fish and with fish going after their own reflections.However，when they looked in the fishs brain，using a technique called Immediate Early Gene (IEG) expression，they found a difference.With this technique，the scientists watched particular genes in the fish that were associated with particular regions of the brain.Measuring IEG helped the scientists to determine which areas of the brain were more active than others.When a male cichlid went after its own reflection，the scientists found that the fish brain was especially active in a region similar to the amygdala (a small structure in the brain) but when it went after other fish，it didnt have the same activity in its amygdala region.In human beings and other animals，the amygdala is associated with fear and other negative emotions.Using IEG expression to study fear in fish is new and unusual，but some older studies have shown similar results in other animals.Monkeys，for example，have been shown not to recognize themselvesbut they do act differently around their own reflections than they do around other monkeys.【语篇解读】美国研究人员发现，无论面对真鱼还是镜子中的自己，被测试的鱼都会和对方搏斗；通过对其脑部的检测进一