2018秋英語人教版選修8習題：第四單元檢測AWord版含解析

1、第四單元檢測（A）（時間:120分鐘滿分:150分）第I卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。M:Do you really Want to go to Egypt?W:Yes,l really Want to go there!l m looking forward to Seeing the PyramidS and the Nile.J 1 Where d

2、oes the woma n Want Very much to go?A. Italy.B.Russia.C.Egypt.答案:CM:How are the restaura nt PriCeS here?W:Oh,it S not CheaP but not Very expensive.You Can have a nice lunch for about $6.J 2What does the woma n think of the restaura nt PriCeS here?A. Fair.B.Cheap.C.Expe nsive.答案:AM:What S for lunch?W

3、:ChiCke n.M:It smells good.W:Tha nks.l hope it tastes as good as it smells.J 3What is the relatiOnShiP between the speakers?A. They are Stra ngers.B. One is a teacher and the other is a StUde nt.C. They are members of the family.答案:CM:Whose membership Card is that?W:I m SUre you can t guess.Look at

4、the photo.M:Let me See.It S Tom s!W:Right.The photo doesn t look like him,does it? M:No.But my photo doesn t look like me,either.J 4What are the two SPeakerS talking about?A. Tom.B. A photo.C. A membership card.答案:CM:ShaIl We go to the ConCert this eve nin g?I have two tickets.W:Oh,sorry,I m afraid

5、I Can t.I m Seeing my dad off at the railway StatiOn at 8:00.J 5What will the woman do this evening?A. Meet her dad at the railway Stati on.B. Say good-bye to her dad at the railway Stati on.C. Go to ano ther City together With her dad.答案:B第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、

6、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。M:EXCUSe me,have you got a NeW COnCePt English Book In W:No,l m afraid We Ve completely sold out.M:Oh,too bad.Do you have English For Today Book In ? W:Yes.One moment and I ll CheCk.Oh,here you are. M

7、:Great!How much is it?W:Te n yua n.M:Okay.I ll take it.J 6Where does this ConVerSatiOn take place?A. ln a bookstore.B. ln a factory.C. ln a library.答案:A7What is the most PrObabIe result of the Con VerSati on?A. The man got English For Today Book In .B. The man got NeW ConCePt English Book In .C. The

8、 man got no thi ng.答案:A聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。M:Hi,it S me.W:Hi, nice to hear from you.Where are you?M:I m in MeXiCo.I Came here On Friday.I have to Stay here for four days. W:ReaIly?What S the Weather like?M:It S hot and sunny.How are things With you?W:The Same as usual.Cold and rainy.When will you be back

9、?M:I ll be back tomorrow.W:Okay,see you the n.M:Fi ne.Take care!X 8What S the Weather like in Mexico?A. It S cold and rainy.B. It S hot and sunny.C. It S hot but rainy.答案:Bj 9When will the man be back?A. He ll be back on SatUrday.B. He ll be back on SUnday.C. He ll be back on Monday.答案:C聽第8段材料，回答第10

10、至12題。M:Good morning.What S your name?W:Good morni ng.My n ame is Hele n.M:Do you have a job now?W:Yes,I m a SeCretary now.M:How Iong have you WOrked as a SeCretary?W:For five mon ths.M:Why do you Want a new job?W:The One I have now is too far away from my home.M:We n eed a good SeCretary.Ca n you ty

11、pe?W:Oh,yes.How much does this job pay?M:Fifty dollars a week.W:What are the hours?Eight to four?M:That S right.And you get two WeekS Of VaCation.W:Can I Start right away?M:You have to take a test first.W:Fi ne.J 10What does Hele n do now?A. She is an assista nt.B. She is a SeCretary.C. She is a tea

12、cher.答案:B11 Why does She look for a new job?A. She WantS a new job that is n earer from her home.B. She WantS a new job that PayS her 50 dollars a week.C. She WantS a new job that gives her more holiday. 答案:A12When will Hele n Start her new job?A. She Can Start it right away.B. She Can Start it the

13、next day.C. She Can Start it Only after the test.答案:C聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。M:Hello,Kate!W:Why,hello,Tom.You are always welcome at my house .It S bee n years SinCe you Ve bee n here,has n t it?M:Yes,it has.I USed to live On Martin S farm.W:Oh,the farm is gone.A modern factory has been built there.M:You do

14、n t say.Well,that S progress.W:They have built a huge tower On OUr beach,too.M:There are plenty of other beaches,aren t there?W:I SUPPOSe so.What are you in terested in doing toni ght,Tom?M:I d like to go to the theatre.It S still there,isn t it?W:Oh, no .They tore it dow n to make a Park ing lot.M:

15、What?That S terrible!W:No,that S progress.13Where are Kate and Tom?A. ln Tom S office.B. ln Kate S home.C. 0n the farm.答案：Bj 14What has been built on the beach?A. A modern factory.B. A new theatre.C. A huge tower.答案:C15What WaS Tom going to do that eve ning?A. He WaS going to the theatre.B. He WaS g

16、oing to Stay at Kate S home.C. He WaS going to the beach.答案:A16What did Tom Say When he heard that the theatre had been torn down to make a Parking lot?A. That S great!B. That S wonderful!C. That S terrible!答案:C聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。I thought my new job WaS great,but On my first day,everyth ing WaS Wron

17、 g.First I slept late.The n I CaUght the Wrong bus .I arrived at the factory at nine in Stead of eight thirty.My new boss WaS Very an gry.He taught me What to do in a hurry.All I had to do WaS to WatCh a machine.lt fills bottles With PerfUme.Then I PUShed a butt on and Sent the bottles to ano ther W

18、Orker.At l Un ch,my boss asked me to buy him a San dwich .I bought a Sandwich,but I dropped it and StePPed on it.l bought another Sandwich.Then I didn t have enoUgh money for my own IUnch.At the end of the afternoon,l felt Very hungry and tired.I didn t Want to See another bottle of PerfUme again in

19、 my life.The next morning I arrived on time .and quit!Yes,I left the factory and didn t work there any Ionger!J 17What happe ned to the SPeaker On the first day of her new job?A. She got UP early as usual.B. She took the Wrong way.C. Everythi ng WaS wrong. 答案:CJ 18Whe n did the SPeaker reach the fac

20、tory?A. At eight thirty.B. At nine thirty.C. At nin e. 答案:CJ 19How many san dwiches did the boss ask the SPeaker to buy for him?A. 0ne san dwich.B. Two San dwiches.C. Three San dwiches.答案:AJ 20Why did the SPeaker feel Very hungry and tired at the end of the after noon?A. She WOrked Very hard WithOUt

21、 rest.B. She didn t Want to See another bottle of PerfUme again.C. She didn t have IUnChand She had to work all the day round. 答案:C第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共12小題;每小題2.5分,滿分30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項。AIf you ask people to name the One PerSon who had the greatest effect on the English Iangu

22、age,you will get anSWerS like Shakespeard, SamUeI Johnson,and WebSter,but none of these men had any effect at all COmPared to a man who didn t even SPeak English William the Conqueror.BefOre 1066,in the Iand We now call Great Britain lived PeoPleS belOnging to two major Ianguage groups .In the WeSt-

23、Ce ntral regi On lived the Welsh,who SPoke a CeItiC Ian guage,a nd in the n Orth lived the Scots,whose Ian guage,though not the Same as Welsh WaS also CeItiC .In the rest of the CoUntry lived the SaXon s,actually a mixture of An glos,Sax On s,a nd other Germa nic and NOrdiC peoples,who spoke What We

24、 now call An glo-Sax On （or Old En glish）,a Germa nic Ian guage .If this State of affairs had IaSted,E nglish today would be close to Germa n.BUt this State of affairs did n Ot last. In 1066,the Norma ns led by William defeated the SaXonSand began their rule over England.For about a Century,FrenCh b

25、ecame the OffiCiaI language of England while Old En glish became the Ian guage of PeaSa nts.As a result,E nglish words of politics and the law come from FrenCh rather than German.ln some cases,modern English even shows a distinction（區(qū)另U） between upperclass FrenCh and lower-class An glo-Sax On in its

26、 words.We eve n have differe nt words for some foods,meatin PartiCUIar,depending On Whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be Cooked,which shows the fact that the SaXon PeaSa nts Were doing the farmi ng,while the UPPer-CIaSS Norma ns Were doing most of the eati ng.When AmeriCans V

27、iSit EUrOPe for the first time,they usually find Germany more“oreign ” thanFranCe because the Germa n they See On Sig ns and advertiseme nts SeemS much more differe nt from En glish tha n FrenCh does.Few realize that the En glish Ian guage is actually Germa nic in its begi nning and that the FrenChi

28、nfluences are all the result of Oneman S ambition.j 21The two major Ianguages spoken in What is now called Great Britain before 1066 Were .A. Welsh and SCOttiShB. Nordic and Germa nicC. Celtic and Old En glishD. An glo-Sax Onand Germa nic答案:C解析:纟田節(jié)理解題。Who spoke a CeItiC Ianguage ” though not the Sam

29、e as Welsh WaS also Celtic.和Who spoke What We now call An glo-Sax On (Or Old En glish)是信息的出處。j 22WhiCh of the following groups of words are,by inference,rooted in French?A. preside nt,lawyer,beefB. preside nt,bread,waterC. bread,field,sheepD. folk,field,cow答案:A解析:推理判斷題。 A 項的 PreSident,lawyer 同屬 Engl

30、ish words of politics and the law,來自法語;beef 是 meat at home ready to be cooked,也來自法語。23Why does FranCe appear less foreig n tha n Germa ny to AmeriCa ns On their first ViSit to EUrope?A. Most advertiseme nts in FranCe appear in En glish.B. They know little of the history of the En glish Ian guage.C.

31、Many FrenCh words are SimiIar to English ones.D. They know FrenCh better tha n Germa n.答案:C解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句后半句中的because the German they See on Signs andadvertisements SeemS much more different from English than FrenCh does .改寫成為 because the FrenCh they See on Signs and advertisements SeemS much mor

32、e SimiIar to English than German does.便能夠得出正確答案。24What is the SUbjeCt discussed in the text?A. The history Of Great Britain.B. The SimiIarity between English and French.C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror.D. The FrenCh in flue nces On the En glish Ian guage.答案：D解析:主旨大意題。前三個選項很容易排除：本文沒有講英

33、國歷史，也沒有舉出任何例子說明英語與法語的相似點，更未提及征服者威廉的統(tǒng)治史。根據(jù)文章第一段與最后一段可知，D項是正確選項。BIf En glish means en dless new words,difficult grammar and SOmetimeS Stra nge PronUn Ciati on,you are Wrong.Haven t you noticed that you have become Smarter SinCe you Started to learn a Ianguage?ACCOrding to a new StUdy by a BritiSh Univ

34、ersity,learning a SeCOnd Ianguage Can lead to an inCreaSe in your brain power.Researchers found that lear ning other Ian guages Cha nges gray matter.This is the area of the brain WhiCh PrOCeSSeS information.It is SimiIar to the Way that exercise builds muscles.The StUdy also found the earlier people

35、 lear n a SeC Ond Ian guage,the greater the effect is.A team led by Dr Andrea MeChelli,from University College London,took a group of BritOnS who onIy spoke English.They Were COmPared With a group of early bilinguals ” who had learnt a SeCOnd Ianguage before the age of five,as well as a nu mber of l

36、ater learners.SCanS ShOWed that gray matter den sity（密度）in the brain WaS greater in bili nguals tha n in people WithOUt a SeCOnd Ianguage.But the Ionger a PerSon Waited before mastering a new Ianguage,the smaller the differe nce was.OUr findings SUggeSt that the StrUCtUre of the brain is Changed by

37、the experience of learning a SeCOnd Ian guage, Said the SCie ntists.It means that the Cha nge itself in CreaSeS the ability to lear n.PrOfeSSOr Dyla n VaUgha n JoneS of the Un iversity of Wales has researched the Iink betwee n bilingualism and maths skills . HaVing two Ianguages gives you two Window

38、s on the world and makes the brain more flexible（靈活的）,he said. YbU are actually going beyOnd Ianguage and have a better Understanding of different ideas .The findings Were matched in a StUdy of native ItaIian SPeakerS who had learned English as a SeCOnd Ian guage betwee n the ages of 2 and 34.Readi

39、ng,writi ng,a nd COmPrehe nsion Were all tested.The results ShOWed that the younger they Started to learn,the better. StUdying a Ianguage means you get an entrance to another world, explained the SCientists.25ln the SeCOnd ParagraPh,the Writer mentiOnS exercise in Order to.A. say Ian guage is also a

40、 kind of PhySiCaI labourB. prove that One n eeds more PraCtiCe Whe n he/she is lear ning a Ian guageC. show the importa nce of USing the Ian guage Whe n you Iear n the Ian guageD. make people believe Ian guage lear ning helps gray matter work well答案：D解析:推理判斷題。作者把語言學習對大腦的促進作用比作體育鍛煉對肌肉強健的促進作用 明語言學習對大腦

41、有類似的促進作用。,意在說j 26The Un derl ined Word bili nguals probably means.A. a researcher On Ian guage lear ningB. a SeC Ond Ian guage lear nerC. a PerS On who Can SPeak two Ian guagesD. an active Ian guage lear ner答案:C解析:詞義猜測題。從early bilinguals 的定語從句 Who had learnt a SeCOndIanguage before the age offive 可知

42、bilingual與C項意思接近。J 27We may know from the SCientific findings that .A. the earlier you Start to Iear n a SeC Ond Ian guage,the higher the gray matter den Sity isB. there is no difference between a later SeCOnd Ianguage Iearner and one who doesn t know a SeCOnd Ian guageC. the experience of Iearning

43、a SeCOnd Ianguage has bad effect on people S brainD. the ability of Iear ning a SeC Ond Ian guage is Cha nging all the time答案:A解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段 SCanS ShOWed that gray matter density（密度）in the brain WaS greater in bilinguals than in people WithOUt a SeCOnd Ianguage.But the Ionger a PerSon Waited before

44、 mastering a new Ianguage,the smaller the difference WaS.可知答案。28The main SUbjeCt talked about in this PaSSage isA. scie nce On Iear ning a SeC Ond Ian guageB. man S ability of Iearning a SeCOnd IanguageC. lan guage Can help brain powerD. lan guage Iear ning and maths StUdy答案:C解析:主旨大意題。本文的第一段即是本文的主題，

45、然后下文圍繞這一主題進行了深入的闡述，即語言學習可以提高你的智力”。On FebrUary 9,2014,Ka nsas City reside nt Sarah Darli ng WaS walk ing along the Street Whe n She met a homeless man named Billy Ray HarriS Unexpectedly.lnStinCtiVely（ 本能地）,she reached into her Change PUrSe and emptied out all the CoinS She had into his collection Ca

46、n.Little did either realize that this small act of gen erosity would Cha nge their lives forever.It WaS not Until the following morning that Sarah realized that not only had She given Billy all herChange,but also her platinum（白金）and diamOnd engagement ring that She had PIaCed in her Change PUrSe ear

47、lier.She and her husband Bill KrejCi rushed to See if they could locate Billy,hoping that he would Confirm her SUSPiCion（懷疑）about Where She had misplaced her PreCiOUS jewelry.Not onIy WaS the homeless man in the Same spot,he also immediately returned the ring.The grateful couple Paid him back for hi

48、s hon esty by empty ing out their POCketS of all the CaSh they had about $60.HOWeVer,Bill KrejCi,a Web designer,felt as though he needed to do SOmething more for this amazingly hon est man, especially after the story SPread quickly and hun dreds of people reached out to See how they could help Billy

49、.So On FebrUary 18,he Set UP a SPeCiaI Page for him On a fun drais ing Site With a goal of rais ing $1,000 in 90 days .In just four days,the don ati OnS have ballo Oned to over $85,000 and there SeemS to be no end in Sight yet.If that is not enough,Billy is off the StreetS and now living With an unn

50、amed Samaritan（ 樂善好施 者）.And that S not all.Thanks to all the media COVerage,he WaS reunited With his older brother EdWin HarriS,who he had bee n Un able to locate for 27 years.All this good fortune is just because Billy did the right thing he retur ned SOmeth ing that did not rightfully bel Ong to h

51、im.J 29We know from the PaSSage that Billy .A. has no brother or SiSterB. lives With Bill KrejCiC. once made a livi ng by begg ingD. sold Sarah S engagement ring答案:C解析：推理判斷題。由第一段中的“.a homeless man named Billy Ray HarriS .emptied out all the CoinSShe had into his collect ion can .可知答案。j 30How did Sar

52、ah and her husband feel about getting their engagement ring back?A. Certai n.B. I ndiffere nt.C. Disappo in ted.D. Surprised.答案:D解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的She and her husband .rushed to See if they could locateBilly,hoping .Not only .,he also immediately returned the ring .可知,最初 Sarah及其丈夫不確定是否可以找到Billy,對能否要回戒指

53、持懷疑態(tài)度，所以當Billy歸還戒指時，他們會很吃驚。31To help Billy,Bill KrejCiA. decided to buy him a houseB. i nvited reporters to in terview himC. asked people to help him On the StreetSD. set UP a SPeCiaI Page to raise money for him答案：D解析:細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第二句“.he Set UP a SPeCiaI Page for him on a .raising $1,000 in 90 days .

54、”可知答案。J 32What Can We learn from Billy S story?A. Hon esty is the best policy.B. All rivers run into the sea.C. Acti OnS SPeak louder tha n words.D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。通讀全文可知A項為正確選項。第二節(jié)（共5小題 海小題2分,滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。BUSin ess is the orga

55、 ni Zed approach to PrOVidi ng CUStOmerS With the goods and SerViCeS they Wan t.The word bus in ess also refers to an Orga ni Zati On that PrOVideS these goods and SerViCeS.Most bus in esses Seek to make a Profit（禾寸潤）that is,they aim to achieve in come that is more tha n the costs of OPerat ing the

56、business.33.Com mon Iy called non PrOfitS,these orga ni Zati OnS are PrimariIy non gover nmen talSerViCe PrOViders.34.BUSin ess man ageme nt is a term USed to describe the tech niq UeS of pla nnin g,direct ion,and Con trol of the OPerati OnS of a business.35.One is the establishme nt（制定）of broad bas

57、ic policies With respectto PrOdUCti on; sales; the PUrChaSe of equipme nt,materials and SUPPlies; and acco Un ti ng.36.Thethird relates to the establishment of Standards of work in all departments.Direction is COnCerned PrimariIy With SUPerViSion（監(jiān)管）and guidance by the management in authority.37.A. PIa nning in bus in ess man ageme nt has three main aspects.B. ln the theory of bus in ess man ageme nt,orga ni zatio n has two main aspects.C. The SeC Ond aspect relates to the ap