新課標(biāo)選修八 unit 2 單元測(cè)試

1、新課標(biāo)選修八單元測(cè)試二(考試時(shí)間：120分鐘 總分150分) 第卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：聽(tīng)力：（略）第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分）第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)選擇：（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該題涂黑。21. She sent pocket money _ to him for a year.A. ahead of time B. from time to time C. on time D. at a time22. Scientists have reached the _ conclusion th

2、at the amount of solar energy reaching the earths surface has been gradually falling.A. satisfying B. exact C. disturbing D. hopeful23. What guided your choice of destination or was it _?A. arbitrary B. unexpected C. exciting D. natural24. Unfortunately, the government has shown that it will _ plans

3、 to build thousands of homes for people in the South Hams.A. object B. agree C. object to D. agree to25.The law _ the sales of cigarette to people under the age of 16.A. encourages B. allows C. forbids D. helps26. He tried to run away from the police and was charged with _arrest.A. controlling B. re

4、sisting C. winning D. losing27. The snow is beginning to _ in places to the south and east of London and we could see around 5 to 10 cm in rural areas, especially over the hills.A. fall B. accumulate C. winning D. losing28. The question _ we ought to call in a specialist was answered by the family d

5、octor. A. that B. which C. whether D. why29. -Johnson, come and look at the sea! It is beautiful, isnt it? -Absolutely! If only I _ here by the sea. A. lived B. live C. had lived D. will live30. Your article must be sent by e-mail_ it can meet the deadline. A. or else B. so that C. in case D. until3

6、1. He made a promise _ he would help me. A. that B. which C. whether D. why32. A supermarket, as the name suggests, is a place _ goods of all kinds can be bought. A. what B. which C. where D. in which33. At the_ spot, the president was shot 10 years ago when I was still _ a child of seven.A. just; b

7、ut B. very; more than C. just; no more than D. very; little more than34. A good teacher must _ to his students how important a proper learning method is.A. get through B, get across C. get away D. get over35. -How about the present performance of Jiangsu Nangang in CBA? -They _ off a bad start, but

8、they _ quite well.A. had got; played B. has got ;are playing C. got ;are playing D. got; played第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題l.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從3655各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。When the lights in Los Angeles went out on Monday afternoon, my first thought was about my Department of Water and Po

9、wer(DWP) bill. I knew it was not paid by the 36 time. Yet once I looked at it, I knew the problem was bigger than personal 37 The bill was only six days late, not long enough for the DWP to 38 my power.Next I wondered if there might be a problem in my 39 , or perhaps my neighborhood. I stepped 40 to

10、 take a look, but nothing was happening, just the 41 mid-afternoon silence. When I came back in, my wife was on the phone 42 a friend who had also 43 her power.I thought this was bigger than I imagined. I dug through a drawer and pulled our 44 , the one we keep for when the earthquake 45 . Switching

11、 it on and turning the handle, I couldnt help 46 feel an edge of satisfaction, as if I were setting out on an 47 Having turned in a news station and learned much about power cut, I began to 48 an evening of candlelight: my wife and kids and I sat closely together in the living room, telling stories

12、and 49 out the darkness.One of my fondest childhood 50 is of the 1965 New York power failure, when I just 51 four. I lived on the 10th floor of an apartment, and the entire world was 52 by candles. I remember my father coming home early, the soft stillness of our kitchen, the unimaginable 53 of the

13、skyline as it settled into night.Late Monday, 54 power had been restored, I told all this to a friend. It was 55 , I said about the 1965 New York power failure.36. A. expectedB. fittedC. allowedD. permitted37. A. matters B. eventsC. economicsD. accidents38. A. turn downB. turn offC. turn outD. turn

14、away39. A. room B. buildingC. streetD. area40. A. around B. up C. insideD. outside41. A. commonB. specialC. strangeD. usual42. A. to B. of C. withD. by43. A. missed B. lostC. got D. needed44. A. radio B. flashC. matchD. candle45. A. arrives B. comesC. takesD. hits46. A. and B. to C. but D. or47. A.

15、adventureB. inventionC. affairD. account48. A. considerB. imagineC. retellD. possess49. A. lookingB. breakingC. waitingD. finding50. A. memoriesB. interestsC. activitiesD. hobbies51. A. becameB. turnedC. grewD. got52. A. ended B. reflectedC. coveredD. lighted53. A. happinessB. sadnessC. darknessD. b

16、rightness54. A. after B. beforeC. sinceD. because55. A. wonderB. luckC. truthD. fun第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AEvery kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become kidults (kid+adult).

17、Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hel

18、lo Kitty mobile phone accessory. Other kidults still enjoy childrens stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a childrens book!Kidults can be like vitam

19、ins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society, said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韓國(guó)外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It co

20、uld give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.Tim Greenhalgh,a professor,explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age

21、 and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.56. We can infer from the article that _.A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they cant give up their toysB. Bloomsbury knows some kidults dont want people to know that they are kidultsC. Kidults like to have vitamins very muchD. Some toys

22、 are so interesting that even adults like them very much57. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way except that _.A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kidsB. it can help kidults feel relaxedC. it is helpful to solve some social problemsD. it can make peopl

23、e loyal to ones parents58. According to the writer, _.A. being a kidult is nothing wrong B. kidults have mental problemsC. our society is very dull D. some people can never grow upBIf women are mercilessly exploited(剝削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the

24、 thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional cre

25、ation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or rais

26、ed, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that wo

27、men will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in th

28、e matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect

29、basic qualities of stability and reliability(穩(wěn)定耐用)? That is for you to decide.59. Designers and big stores always make money_. A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions C. by constantly changing the fashions in womens c

30、lothing D. because they attach great importance to quality in womens clothing60. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _. A. a waste of money B. a waste of time C. an expression of taste D. an expression of creativity61. New fashions in clothing are created

31、 for _. A. the commercial exploitation of women B. the womens strength of character C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability D. an important contribution to society62. By saying the conclusions to be drawn are obvious ( Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four), the writer means that _. A. wome

32、ns inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at B. women are better able to put up with discomfort C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashionCWhile football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by refe

33、rees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased. For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether t

34、he ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.Weve been testing the technology at the

35、 main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru, said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. The technology has performed well, and were pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year.The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is

36、 placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天線),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the balls location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether

37、a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sp

38、orts.FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next years World Cup.63. Carlos Technologies is pleased because _. A. football fans are angry with referees B. their new product can satisfy

39、 football fans C. their new product will have a good market D. they can sell a lot of football in the future64. In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,. mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy means _. A. Carlos Technologies cant afford the high price for advertisin

40、g their product B. Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement C. Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product D. Referees mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies new product65. The underlined word feedback probably means _.

41、 A. information given back by a user B. advice given by someoneC. supplying food to customers D. food given back by consumers66. The new product has drawn attention from some _.A. famous people B. referees C. big companies D. countriesDLondon-A morning train rides away, across the channel. English k

42、ids discuss the Liverpools football team in a Paris pub.Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.As there are few jobs at home over recen

43、t years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs sh

44、ut down.For me, the difference is that London is real, alive, said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. I am French, but Ill stay in London, she said.There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. I thi

45、nk people laugh more in Paris, she said.Both cities have changed beyond recognition, said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner.Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more

46、ordered, and life is better.But certainly not cheaper.In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close

47、enough so they dont have to choose.I love Paris, my little neighbourhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized , she said. In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.67. It can be inferred that _.A. Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the worldB. in the

48、19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two citiesC. London and Paris used to be separatedD. Liverpool is a big city in France68. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.B. People cant travel to London without a passport.C. P

49、eople can travel to London without a passport.D. People can find any job in London.69. According to this passage we know that _.A. Parisians enjoy English food more than their ownB. Londoners seldom travel to Paris on holidaysC. both cities have their advantagesD. young people prefer to live in Lond

50、on70. Which city is better to live in according to the passage?A. Paris. B. London. C. Both cities. D. It just depends.71. Whats the meaning of the last sentence?A. People can do everything in London. B. People will feel lonely in London.C. People in London enjoy living in different ways.D. People i

51、n London enjoy a lawless life.ENow lets look ourselves as a species in relation to ecosystem balance.Modern scientists believe that humankind, like other animals, evolved(進(jìn)化) through millions of years of changes and adaptations to the environment and that our most direct evolutionary ancestor was pr

52、obably an earlier species of the primate(monkey, ape) group. Despite this similarity with other creatures, however, the evolution of humankind differs from that of other species in one important and unique way.In other species, evolution has led to specialization, both in the species abilities and i

53、n its place within the environmental structure. For example, the giraffe is much adapted to feeding on treetops, but it is also specialized and thus limited to feeding on trees and shrubs. Only with great difficulty can it bend down to graze on the ground. Similarly, the anteater is extremely well a

54、dapted to eating ants but is unable to catch or eat other animals. The same is true for countless other species.For humankind it is opposite. Our evolution had led to a very generalized ability. Our highly developed intelligence and ability to make and handle tools mean that we can do almost anythin

55、g. Humans evolved in such a way that we are able to move into every environment on Earth and even into space. No natural competitor offers great resistance, and other natural enemies such as disease have been controlled.Said another way, we see in humankind a great imbalance between biological potential and environmental resistance. The result is the