【三维设计】2017版（江苏专用）二轮复习练习：选修8 Unit 2《The universal language》课时跟踪检测A卷（含解析）

　　The universal language　课时跟踪检测A卷

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2015·江苏名校高三联考)Dan Brown, ________ author of The Da Vinci Code, is ________ very famous American writer.

　　A．a; the　B．the; the

　　C．the; a

　　D．a; a

　　2．(2015·攀枝花市高三模拟)We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information, maybe none of them ________ as a solution.

　　A．serves　B．served

　　C．serving

　　D．being served

　　3．(2015·镇江高三模拟)The audience love the character in the play because he is ________ and often makes a situation seem funny.

　　A．reliable

　　B．stubborn

　　C．humorous

　　D．merciful

　　4．(2015·浙江省金丽衢十二校高三第二次联考)His confidence built up ________ as he gained more and more experience in teaching.

　　A．mostly

　　B．generally

　　C．constantly

　　D．gradually

　　5．(2015·合肥名校高三第三次模拟考试)Jack has been in low spirits these days.________ with his girlfriend last week, he was also fired by his boss yesterday.

　　A．Breaking up

　　B．Having broken up

　　C．Breaking off

　　D．Having broken off

　　6．(2015·湖南师大附中模拟)The problem was that he didnt know what had hurt her and he ________ her.

　　A．dared not to ask

　　B.not dared ask

　　C．didnt dare ask

　　D.didn’t dare asking

　　7．(2015·无锡一中高三模拟)My demand is that the information________ in my report ________ to Mr. Brown without delay.

　　A．referred to; to be e­mailed

　　B．referring to; e­mailed

　　C．referred to; be e­mailed

　　D．referring to; being e­mailed

　　8．(2015·岳阳八中期中练习二)— How was your holiday?

　　— It couldn’t have been ________. I just stayed in the hotel because it was raining most of the time.

　　A．boring　B．more boring

　　C．most boring

　　D．less boring

　　9．(2015·南京市高三第二次模拟)It was several minutes ________ we realized what was happening — our dog was trapped in a newly­dug tunnel.

　　A．since

　　B．before

　　C．until

　　D．while

　　10．(2015·皖南十二校联考)— Have you got any particular plans for the coming winter vacation?

　　— Yes.________， Im going to visit my grandparents.

　　A．If necessary

　　B．If so

　　C．If ever

　　D．If possible

　　11．(2015·永州市高三第一次适应性测试)— I think Tom should have invited Mary to the party.

　　— Its none of our business. If Tom had intended to invite her, he ________.

　　A．will have

　　B．would

　　C．might have

　　D．should

　　12．(2015·安庆第九中学模拟)— He ________ love with Mary for 8 years up till now.

　　— Theyll get married sooner or later.

　　A．has fallen in

　　B．has been in

　　C．fell in

　　D．is in

　　13．(2015·苏州十中模拟)Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage________ the girl and took her away，________ into the woods.

　　A．seizing; disappeared

　　B．seized; disappeared

　　C．seizing; disappearing

　　D．seized; disappearing

　　14．(2015·淮南高三模拟)The police have put up posters around the city with photos of the man they ________ in connection with the killing of a customer outside a bank.

　　A．seek

　　B．are seeking

　　C．have sought

　　D．were seeking

　　15. (2015·合肥一中等四校高三联考)— Ill be away for a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

　　— Not at all.________.

　　A．Ive no time

　　B．Id rather not

　　C．Never mind

　　D．Id be happy to

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2015·徐州一模)The composing career (作曲生涯) of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and received one of its biggest successes from a lie.

　　Roussel became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing operatic selections and popular songs on the piano. Three years later Roussel?s grandfather died, and his mother?s sister took him in. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. He studied to be a soldier in the navy, but still made time to study music.

　　In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to play the music of Beethoven and other composers. Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first public appearance as a composer. That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel?s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

　　Not long afterward, at the age of 25, Roussel did just that. He applied the qualities that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Edouard Colonne?s inspiring advice that Roussel should devote his life to music, Roussel?s naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel?s manuscript to the conductor.

　　1．What information can we get from the second paragraph?

　　A．Alberts grandfather died when Albert was eight years old.

　　B．Alberts aunt arranged for him to take piano lessons.

　　C．Albert gave up studying music after he studied to be a soldier in the navy.

　　D．Albert came to love the sea after summer vacations at the seaside.

　　2．From the third paragraph we know that ________.

　　A．in the French Navy, Roussel and two friends began composing

　　B．Roussels first public appearance at the church was successful

　　C．Roussels naval friend showed the wedding march to Edouard

　　D．Edouard Colonne advised Roussel to devote his life to music

　　3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．The composing career of Roussel started stably.

　　B．Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt.

　　C．A white lie helped Roussel achieve success.

　　D．Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend.

　　4．Who told a lie according to the text?

　　A．Roussels grandfather.

　　B．Alberts naval friend.

　　C．Roussels aunt.

　　D．Edouard Colonne.

　　B

　　(2015·河南省普通高中毕业班适应性测试)English songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades.Singers, from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminen and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears, have all been sitting in everyone’s heart, even for people who don’t speak English. But will you have better English skills if you listen to English songs for a long time?

　　From my experiences, some people listen to English songs for 20－30 years but still havent accomplished any good English skills. Some people choose English songs to be the “main learning approach”， but most of them have failed.

　　Listening to English songs does not help you to speak English fluently. It does help you gain some vocabularies. Most of them are unusual ones that you don’t use in your everyday life. You won’t learn the sentence “It is a complicate project. We really need to meet the deadline.” in any English songs.

　　People like using English songs to practice English skills because it’s easy and enjoyable.They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day by day can improve their English skills. It is not that actually.

　　You will not improve your listening skills because normal people don’t speak with melody (乐调). People dont talk like Eminen’s songs (well, actually, some teenagers do).

　　You can’t get yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs. The words that they pronounce in the songs are not the words that you will hear in your everyday life.It often even confuses you more how English is pronounced.

　　I would fully encourage you to watch English movies, listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music. Of course, you can consume it for fun but not the aim to improve your English skills.

　　5．What’s the text mainly about?

　　A．How English songs help people practice English skills.

　　B．Who has made English songs popular all over the world.

　　C．Why people wont improve their English by listening to English songs.

　　D．Where people can find good English songs to practise their English skills.

　　6．English songs are helpful for English learners if they want to ________.

　　A．speak English fluently

　　B．enlarge their vocabularies

　　C．improve their listening skills

　　D．learn to express themselves in daily life

　　7．Which of the following wont probably appear in English songs?

　　A．Country road, take me home.

　　B．Every night I see you, I feel you.

　　C．Its not a big big thing if you leave me.

　　D．We need to meet the deadline though its tough.

　　8．We can learn from the text that ________.

　　A．world­famous singers have done a lot to help people learn English

　　B．watching English movies or listening to radio news can be a great help

　　C．English songs get people familiar with English pronunciation or accent

　　D．most people who enjoy English songs in their car speak English very wellⅠ.1.选C　句意：丹·布朗——《达·芬奇密码》的作者，是一位非常著名的美国作家。根据语境可知，author后有of短语作定语，表示特指，所以第一空用定冠词the；第二空表示泛指，意为“一位……”，所以用不定冠词a。

　　2．选C　句意：我们将会探究收集信息的不同方法，也可能没有一个会解决问题。serve as“担当，起作用”。maybe none of them serving as a solution是独立主格结构。

　　3．选C　句意：观众喜欢剧中的这个人物，因为他幽默，经常使某种情形看起来滑稽可笑。humorous“幽默的”，符合题意。reliable“可信赖的”；stubborn“顽固的”；merciful“仁慈的”。

　　4．选D　句意：随着教学经验的不断增加，他的信心逐渐增强。gradually“逐渐地，渐渐地”，符合句意。

　　5．选B　句意：杰克这些日子情绪低落。上周和女朋友分手之后，昨天又被老板“炒”了。分词动作很明显发生在谓语动作之前，因此用现在分词的完成式。break up with sb.“(同某人)分手”，故选B。break off“折断；突然停止”。

　　6．选C　句意：问题是他不知道什么伤害了她，而且他也不敢问她。dare既可作情态动词，也可作实义动词，作实义动词用于否定句时可省略to。

　　7．选C　refer to与information之间为被动关系，故用过去分词形式作定语。在demand/require/request/order等动词后的名词性从句中，从句谓语动词应用虚拟语气形式“should＋动词原形”， should可以省略，故选C。

　　8．选B　“couldnt have done＋形容词的比较级”表示“没有比这更……”，故排除A、C两项；再根据语境可知，此处应该是指“没有比这更无聊的了”，故选B。

　　9．选B　句意：过了好几分钟我们才意识到发生了什么事——我们的狗被困在一个新挖的隧道内。“It was＋时间段＋before＋从句”是固定句型，意为“过了多长时间才……”，从句用一般过去时。

　　10．选D　句意：“对于即将到来的寒假你有一些特别的计划吗？”“有。如果可能的话，我打算去看望我的爷爷和奶奶。”将答句补全后为：Yes. If it is possible, I’m going to visit my grandparents.

　　11．选C　句意：“我认为汤姆本应该邀请玛丽参加晚会的。”“这和我们无关。如果汤姆打算邀请她的话，他早就做了。”根据语境可知，此处是和过去事实相反的虚拟语气，故主句用would/could/might have done形式，且此处的助动词have不能省略，故C项正确。

　　12．选B　句意：“到目前为止，他与玛丽相爱8年了。”“他们迟早会结婚的。”fall in love with强调动作，不与表示时间段的状语连用；be in love with表示状态，可与表示时间段的状语连用，排除A、C两项；根据时间状语up till now可知用现在完成时，故选B。

　　13．选D　句意：突然，一个开着金黄色车的高个男子抓住那个女孩把她带走了，消失在树林中。第一个空是谓语动词与took并列，故用seized；第二个应用现在分词作状语，因为disappear与其逻辑主语是主动关系。

　　14．选B　句意：警方在全城张贴了他们正在搜寻的那个男人的照片，那个男子与一起在银行外发生的谋杀一名客户的案件有关。根据句意可知，seek这个动作正在进行，所以用现在进行时。

　　15．选D　将答句补充完整为“Id be happy to look after your cat.”，不定式省略了与上文相同的内容，保留不定式符号to。故选D。

　　Ⅱ.语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。法国著名作曲家Roussel的朋友编造谎言说著名的乐队指挥Colonne对他的音乐作品大加赞赏，这坚定了Roussel创作音乐的决心，并促使Roussel获得了成功。1．选D　细节理解题。由该段的倒数第二句可知，在比利时海边度假让他爱上了大海，因此选D。

　　2．选B　细节理解题。第三段讲述他当海军的生活，从文中的“he had his first public appearance as a composer”和后面的“That success”可知，B项正确。

　　3．选C　正误判断题。从故事内容可知，Roussel的朋友谎称著名的乐队指挥(Colonne)对他很赞赏并鼓励他退役专心从事音乐创作，这促使Roussel在音乐创作上获得了成功。因此选C项。

　　4．选B　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Roussels naval friend later admitted that he had made it up ...the conductor”可知，选B。

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”这一做法是不可行的。文中阐述了具体原因，并给出了建议——看电影或听资讯广播会帮助提高英语技能。

　　5．选C　主旨大意题。通过对全文的理解可知，作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”的做法是不可行的，文中具体论述了这个做法不可行的原因。故选C。

　　6．选B　细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，听英语歌曲不会帮助你流利地说英语，但是它确实可以帮助你增加词汇量。故选B。

　　7．选D　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，你不会在任何英语歌曲中学习到类似“这是一个复杂的项目。我们真的需要在最后期限之前完成”这样的句子。故选D。

　　8．选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者十分鼓励人们通过看英语电影、听广播资讯或其他正常的对话来练习英语口语而不是听音乐。故选B。