选修8第2单元同步验收题

耿赫

第一部分：听力 （30分）

第一节 （7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation take place？

A. In a restaurant. B.  In a hotel. C.  In a dining hall.

2. What does the woman mean？

A. She will cook for the man today.      B. She wants to pay for her own meal.

C. She will treat the man next time.

3. What are the two speakers talking about？

A. A friend.       B. Precious stones.       C. A necklace.

4. What did the man suggest the woman doing？

A. Going skiing.      B. Going skating.        C. Going hiking.

5. Which seat will the man sit？

A. In No.15.    B. In No.16.   C. In No.17.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about？

A. Traffic improvements. B. Travel packages.   C. Tourist sites.

7. How much does a five-day tour by air cost？

A. 500 yuan.       B. 650 yuan.       C. 850 yuan.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the boy doing？

A. Painting the house.     B. Painting a picture.    C. Painting the front door.

9. Why does the boy say sorry？

A. He used a colour his mum doesn t like. B. He dropped some paint on the carpet.

C. He made a mess in the house.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the conversation take place？

A. In the bank. B. In the street. C. In the police station.

11. What do we know about the woman？

A. She was a bank manager. B. She was a witness to the crime.

C. She was a victim of the robbery.

12. What did the suspect look like？

A. Tall， with dark hair and a moustache.   B. About 30 years old， wearing a light sweater.

C. Young， carrying a gun.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the man complaining about？

A. That his hard work didn t pay off. B. That he got a bad grade.

C. That he gave up his concert.

14. What grade did Barry get on his project？

A. A.         B. B.        C. C.

15. What did the boy do for his project？

A. Missed his holiday.     B. Gave up a football match. C. Spent hours in the library.

16. What will the boy probably do？

A. Speak to the teacher.    B. Read Barry s project.

C. Find out what is weak about his project.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which item s price is under $240？

A. A king-size bed.      B. A color TV.      C. A digital piano.

18. How much will the delivery be if you buy major appliances？

A. $5.       B. $15.        C. For free.

19. Where is Frontier Furniture located？

A. Two blocks west of the city hall.     B. Opposite the Union Square.

C. Opposite the city hall.

20. What is Frontier Furniture s opening time on weekdays？

A. From 10：00 am to 5：00 pm.    B. From 10：00 am to 5：30 pm.

C. From 10：30 am to 5：00 pm.

第二部分：阅读理解（40分）

I. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（30分）

A

China s famous “Lake Tianchi Monster” has surfaced anew （重新）， with local officials reporting sightings of as many as 20 of the mysterious and strange creatures.

Sightings of the strange beast—China s version of the “Loch Ness Monster”—date back more than a century， but like Scotland s famed “Nessie” reports vary and remain unproven.

On the morning of July 11， several locals caught sight of a school of mysterious creatures swimming through the lake in the Changbai mountains， in northeastern Jilin province， the Beijing Youth Daily said.

“Within about 50 minutes， the monsters appeared five times，” it quoted one of the locals， Mr. Zhang Lufeng， as saying. “At times there was one， at times there were several. The last time， there were as many as about 20.”

He said the creatures， two to three kilometers in the distance， appeared only as white or black spots. But from the ripples（細浪） in the water， he and others determined the spots were “living beings”.

Officials were not reachable for comment.

In 1903， according to local records， a creature like a huge buffalo （水牛） with a roar sprang out of the water and attempted to attack three people before one of them shot it in the belly six times. The beast roared and disappeared back into the water.

A more recently familiar sighting compared the head of the monster to that of a human— except with big round eyes， a protruding mouth and a neck 1.2 to 1.5 metres long. It also had a white ring separating its neck and upper body and smooth， grey skin.

Some scientists say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support living creatures of such a size.

1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 shows that    .

A. Scotland s famed “Nessie”  reports are different and remain proven

B. Scotland s famous “Nessie” reports are different and remain unproven

C. there have been a lot of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the end of last century

D. there have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of last century

2. According to Paragraph 8， the monster had the following except    .

A. a long neck B. big round eyes C. a grey ring D. smooth skin

3. The writer s purpose of writing this text is to tell us    .

A. how to describe a strange animal B. how to find Lake Tianchi Monster

C. that China s “Lake Tianchi Monster” resurfaces

D. about a huge buffalo and the head of the monster

B

When I was a child， I wanted to become a teacher very much， but what I didn t realize was how expensive my dream was.

At the beginning of my last year in high school， I began applying to colleges. I wanted to go to the University of Connecticut， but a huge hurdle （障礙） stood between me and my dream—a lack of financial resources.

I knew that scholarships were only given to the really smart kids. I wasn t the smartest person in my class， but my heart was in the right place. Never say never， I told myself. I applied for every scholarship I could. Although I knew I didn t qualify for the financial aid system， I applied there， too.

After the vacation， my friends started receiving acceptance letters from colleges and I was eagerly expecting mine. Finally， a letter arrived from the University of Connecticut. I opened the envelope with trembling（颤抖的） hands and discovered that I had been accepted to the University of Connecticut！ I had worked so hard to get accepted; what if I was denied admission because of my financial status？

My parents couldn t afford to send me there， but I knew how proud my parents were to have the first university student in the family. My parents taught me never to give up my dreams， regardless of the difficulties that I met， and never to lose sight of what I truly wanted out of life. Months went by. Finally， a big envelope arrived. Not only was financial aid going to help me， but I had also won two scholarships I had applied for！ I had actually made my dream come true.

I am now in my third year at the University of Connecticut， pursuing a degree in maths. In the future I will be a teacher.

4. What was the author afraid of that might have prevented her from realizing her dream？

A. Not being clever enough. B. A lack of financial support.

C. A lack of support from her parents.

D. Knowing nothing about the profession-teaching.

5. By saying “my heart was in the right place”， the author meant that    .

A. she had set up her life goal B. she had found a suitable career

C. she knew whom to ask for help D. she was determined to realize her dream

6. How did the author feel when she discovered she was accepted to the University of Connecticut？

A. She was both excited and afraid . B. She felt doubtful about the result.

C. She was confident of her future comfortable life.

D. She felt thankful for being given the financial aid.

7. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？

A. Never Say Never   B. Set a Goal Beforehand

C. How to Get Financial Aid      ;   D. Parents  Influence on Children

C

You don t have to spend a lot of money on incentives（獎励）; self-made certificates can be more effective than anything else.

Twenty years ago， when I was a teacher at the middle school that I work at now， I used to manage the Writing To Read Computer Lab. I was just 18-years-old and could not afford expensive and fancy incentives for the 130 students that came to my lab， therefore I made certificates on the computer. Every Friday I would give 5 certificates to those students who showed some improvement. There was a special girl who came from a poor family who lived across from the school. She was in first grade when she came to my lab. Of course， she was one of the certificate receiver.

Seventeen years later， I was invited to her wedding ceremony， held at her small house. As I walked in the door， I was so surprised to see her hall of fame. Between her high school and university degrees， in the biggest frame， was the faded， old Writing To Read certificate！ I could not believe my eyes， seventeen years later and she still had the certificate I had given her.

Her mother later told me that she treasured that certificate more than any other because that was the one that gave her the confidence and strength to continue with her studies.

At that time， I realized that candy， and other fancy incentives work well for the moment， but nothing like something written on paper to make a lifetime impact. On a teacher s salary， I still can t afford the expensive， fancy incentives. But nothing could be more rewarding than knowing that you made a difference in at least one student s life. That is the best pay one could receive.

Keep encouraging students！

8. According to the second paragraph， we can infer that the author    .

A. taught students how to use computers B. had not any interest in teaching students

C. took some measures to encourage students

D. had a good job and he had a wonderful pay

9. The special girl still had the certificate because    .

A. it was worth a lot of money B. it was an award from her college

C. it was a gift given by her respected teacher

D. it encouraged her to go on with her studies

10. In the author s opinion， the best pay a teacher could get is to    .

A. become friends with his students B. be paid a high salary all the time

C. have a positive effect on a student s life D. be invited to take part in a student s party

11. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage？

A. Now the author is still a teacher. B. The special girl got married well.

C. Now the author is about 40 years old. D. The special girl was born in a poor family.

D

Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals， and the answer is： “Because the animals are like us.” Ask the experimenters why it is morally OK to experiment on animals， and the answer is： “Because the animals are not like us.” Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction （矛盾）. -Professor Charles R. Mage

As many as 115 million animals are experimented on and killed in laboratories in the U.S. every year. Much of the experimentation—including pumping chemicals into rats  stomachs， cutting muscle tissue from dogs  thighs， and putting baby monkeys in separation chambers（動植物体内的室，腔） far from their mothers—is paid for by you， the American taxpayer and consumer， yet you can t visit a laboratory and see how the government has spent your money. You can t even get an exact count on the number of animals killed every year because experimenters and the government have decided that mice and rats and certain other animals don t even have to be counted.

Animal experimentation is a multibillion-dollar industry fueled by massive public funding and involving a complex web of corporate， government， and university laboratories， cage and food manufacturers（厂主）， and animal breeders， dealers， and transporters. The industry and its people income because animals， who cannot defend themselves against cruelty， are legally locked up and broken.

Fortunately for animals in laboratories， there are people who care. Some of them work in labs， and when they witness cruelty， they call PETA. Thanks to these courageous whistleblowers （揭发者）， PETA s undercover （暗中进行的） investigators and caseworkers， who examine a lot of scientific and government papers， have exposed what goes on behind laboratory doors.

12. The underlined sentence shows that animal experimentation    .

A. is illegal in the USA B. should be stopped now

C. is an appropriate solution D. is based on a contradiction

13. Although you pay for much of the experimentation， you can t do the following except    .

A. visit a laboratory and see how the government has spent your money

B. get an exact count on the number of animals killed every year

C. obey the rules about animal experimentation by yourself not by others

D. decide that mice and rats and certain other animals don t even have to be counted

14. The writer s purpose of writing this passage is to    .

A. tell us the advantages and disadvantages of animal experimentation

B. tell us animal experimentation is reasonable

C. let us know animal experimentation is not good

D. let us know animal experimentation is very useful

15. Which of the following can t describe “animal experimentation” according to the third paragraph？

A. expensive B. inexpensive C. cruel D. corporative

II. 根據短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（10分）

There are many factors which may have an influence on adults and children being able to feed a healthy life.

1  Often， both parents work outside the home. Children are expected to take on more responsibility at home to help their parents. They also have sporting and leisure activities as well as school expectations.

The busyness also adds another factor： the need to use cars to get from one place to another quickly.

2  Computers， DvDs. CDs， television， PlayStations and X-boxes have become major leisure activities， rather than traditional active pursuits. This has led to a lifestyle of less exercise.

3  Unfortunately， they also promote fast food which fits easily into busy lifestyles. It is much more convenient at times to buy a quick takeaway rather than prepare a meal. The media constantly bombard（轰炸） their audience with “perfect” body images， the need to buy the most fashionable clothes， the most up-to-date computer games， the best places to visit and the best things to do.

Environments vary.  4  This can be harmful to people who suffer from breathing difficulties. Environments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it difficult to lead a healthy life.

5  Any person who wants to be healthy will find a way to be healthy—if he/she is motivated enough！

A. The media provide entertainment and information.

B. Advertisements play an important role in people s life.

C. We may be exposed to pollution， such as cigarette smoke.

D. Nowadays， people are very busy.

E. People are living in a bad air environment.

F. The important one is motivation or the desire to be healthy.

G. Today， society places a lot of emphasis on technology.

第三部分：語言知识运用（50分）

I. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（30分）

Last week， a professor used an illustration （例证） to tell a group of business students.  1  in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said， “Okay， time for a quiz.” 2  he pulled out a  wide-mouthed Mason jar （广口玻璃瓶） and set it on the table  3  him. He then produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and  4  placed them， one at a time， into the jar.

When the jar was filled to the top， he asked， “Is the jar full？” Everyone in the class said， “Yes.” He replied， “ 5 ？” He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel （碎石）， then dumped some gravel in and  6  the jar causing pieces of gravel to  7  themselves down into the  8  between the big rocks. He asked the group once more， “Is the jar full？”

By this time the class was  9  of it. “Probably not，” one of them answered.

“Good！” he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He dumped the sand in the jar and it  10  into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked， “Is the jar  11 ？”

“No！” the class shouted.

Once again he said， “Good！” Then he grabbed a pitcher of  12  and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.  13  at the class he asked， “What s the  14  of this illustration？” One  15  student answered， “The point is， no matter how full your  16  is， if you try really hard you can  17  fit some more things in！”

“Good answer， but no，” the speaker replied， “The  18  this illustration teaches us is： If you don t put the big rocks in first， you ll never get them in at all.  19  to put the ‘big rocks’ in first in your  20 ， or you ll never get them in at all.”

1. A. Being stood           B. To stand        C. Standing        D. Stood

2. A. As B. Then C. Before D. However

3. A. at the back of B. after        C. around     D. in front of

4. A. carefully        B. finally         C. actually        D. quickly

5. A. Clear          B. Again         C. Loudly        D. Really

6. A. observed       B. settled         C. shook         D. enlarged

7. A. pull           B. work          C. see           D. drop

8. A. position        B. room          C. space         D. situation

9. A. tired          B. aware          C. afraid         D. reminded

10. A. went          B. stared          C. changed       D. dived

11. A. broken         B. full         C. filled         D. gone

12. A. sand         B. gravel        C. water        D. soil

13. A. Shouting      B. Laughing     C. Coming     D. Looking

14. A. story         B. point       C. result         D. condition

15. A. slow         B. upset         C. eager         D. honest

16. A. schedule      B. room         C. pocket        D. bag

17. A. always       B. perhaps       C. sometimes     D. usually

18. A. lesson        B. truth        C. experience     D. knowledge

19. A. Learn        B. Promise      C. Try          D. Remember

20. A. study         B. life       ;  C. memory      D. program

II. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（10分）

Born in 1919， in Iran and  1  （bring） up in Zimbabwe， Doris Lessing spent her childhood on a remote farm in the African bush. Basically self-educated， she  2  （drop） out of school at 13， and married 6 years later.

Lessing s first novel， The Grass is Singing， was a critique （評论） of racial politics in Rhodesia. In 1949 she left the country  3  her young son and came to England. And her first novel  4 （publish） the next year.

In London she wrote a series of autobiographical（自传的） novels from 1952-69， the Children of Violence series，  5  explored the developing consciousness （意识） of her heroine， Martha Quest. In 1962， Lessing published  6  best-known work， The Golden Notebook， which has become a feminist （女权主义的） classic.

In 1999， she was appointed a Companion of Honour for her  7  （serve） to literature and at  8  same year， she finished another book， Mara and Dann， which tells of a brother  9  a sister in a world full of violence and adventures in the future. And in 2007， Doris Lessing， who explored     10  （relationship） between the genders and races， won the Nobel Prize in literature.

III. 翻译。（10分）

1. 这个国家希望能在20年内还清全部债务。（pay off）

2. 但是，我认为这个迟早会发生。（be bound to）

3. 如果人们不从中学到教训，那么他的苦难和牺牲就是徒劳的。（in vain）

4. 我们强烈反对这个计划。（object）

5. 空乘人员威胁要罢工。（strike）

第四部分：写作 （30分）

I. 短文改错。（10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I accompanied two exchange students to the Great Wall on last Sunday. Early in the morning， we got on the bus happy. We arrived at our destination two hours late， and everyone couldn t wait to start climbing. We spent the next few hour on the Great Wall， stopping occasionally to take photos or appreciate the fantastic scenery around it. Then we went to the Great Wall Museum， that contains exhibitions showing the history of the Great Wall. We got better understanding of it. Time passes quickly. It was noon before we knew it. Before leave， we had a group photo take to record this unforgettable moment. Excitement was written on everyone s face.

II. 書面表达。（20分）

假如你是汤姆。今天下午你在放学回家的路上突然发现路边有一座房子着火了，你毫不犹豫地冲上前去，打开灭火器，帮助主人控制了火情。请你就此展开想象，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：

1. 100词左右;

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行连贯;

参考词汇：灭火器fire extinguisher

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