Book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity
1．The World Trade Centre twin towers which________ destroyed in September 2001，________ 417 and 415 metres high.
A．were； wereB．was；was
C．were；wasD．was；were
2．Research________ that eating habits are changing fast.
A．pointsB．saysC．indicatesD．means
3．We look forward to the day when the car will be replaced by some less dangerous________ of transport.
A．methodsB．meansC．mannersD．ways
4．—Did you hear about ________ car accident on Spring Road yesterday?—Yes，I heard they took both drivers to hospital.One needed ________ surgery.A．the；/B．a；aC．the；theD．a；the
5．The match is to take place in two days and they are busy ________ the tennis court.
A．turning outB．marking outC．making outD．breaking out
6．________ percentage of the students pass the Band-4 English test in your college?
A．HowB．WhatC．WhichD．When
7．—Why didn’t you pay the accommodation rent?
—The rent？________
A．It all depends.B．It’s up to you.C．You are crazy!D．That isn’t due yet.
8．After studying in a medical college for five years，Jane________ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A．set outB．took overC．took upD．set up
9．He can hardly________ his wife’s bad-temper，so he decided to seek divorce with her.
A．teamed up withB．caught up with
C．put up withD．kept up with
10．By the time Jane gets home，her aunt________ for London to attend a meeting.
A．will leaveB．leavesC．will have leftD．left
11．It suddenly________ to me that we should use the computer to do the job.
A．struckB．occurredC．happenedD．saw
12．The wounded soldier lost ________ blood.
A．a great manyB．a great number
C．quite a littleD．a great deal
13．________ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general readers.
A．ThatB．WhatC．WhetherD．Where
14．________ my dear teacher couldn’t understand was ________ fewer and fewer middle school students showed interest in her lessons.
A．What；whyB．That；what
C．What；becauseD．Why；that
15．See the flags on the top of the building？That was ________ we did that morning.
A．whenB．whichC．whereD．what
My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足)．The doctors told us that with __16__ he would be able to walk __17__ but would never run very well.The first three years of his __18__ were spent in surgery (手术)．By the time he was eight，you wouldn’t know he had a __19__ when you saw him walk.
The children in our __20__ ran around as most children do during play，and Joey would jump right in and run and play，too.We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be __21__ to run as well as the other children.So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he __22__ to go out for the crosscountry team.Every day he trained with the team.He worked harder and ran more than any of the others.Perhaps he __23__ that the abilities that seemed to come __24__ to so many others did not come naturally to him.__25__ the entire team runs，only the top seven runners have the __26__ to score points for the school.We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team，so he didn’t know.
He __27__ to run four to five miles a day，every day—even the day he had a fever.I was __28__，so I went to look for him after school.I found him running alone.I asked him how he felt.“__29__，” he said.He had two more miles to go.The __30__ ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever.Yet he looked __31__ ahead and kept running.We never told him he __32__ run four miles with a fever.So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later the names of the team runners were __33__.Joey was number six on the list.Joey had made the team.He was in seventh grade—the other six team members were all eight-graders.We never told him he couldn’t __34__ to make the team.We never told him he couldn’t do it.We never told him he couldn’t do all those things.So he didn’t know.He __35__ did it.
16．A.examination
B．experimentC．excitementD．treatment
17．A.silentlyB．usuallyC．normallyD．quickly
18．A.schoolB．lifeC．illnessD．time
19．A.confidenceB．problemC．successD．comfort
20．A.neighborhoodB．cityC．familyD．childhood
21．A.pleasedB．certainC．ableD．willing
22．A.refusedB．decidedC．rememberedD．promised
23．A.sensedB．understoodC．learnedD．drove
24．A.suddenlyB．actuallyC．naturallyD．possibly
25．A.IfB．SinceC．AlthoughD．Because
26．A.strengthB．benefitC．intelligenceD．chance
27．A.continuedB．hadC．wantedD．indicated
28．A.upsetB．angryC．worriedD．disappointed
29．A.SorryB．OkayC．RightD．Absolute
30．A.tearsB．heatC．sweatD．failure
31．A.obviouslyB．anxiouslyC．straightD．typically
32．A.couldn’tB．wouldn’tC．mustn’tD．needn’t
33．A.discoveredB．calledC．completedD．examined
34．A.expectB．likeC．failD．try
35．A.seldomB．justC．alwaysD．never
Ⅲ.阅读理解Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in New York City.During his long life，he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world.Whitman was influenced by events around him.But his poetry spoke of the inner self.He celebrated great people like President Abraham Lincoln.He also celebrated common people.
As a young man，Whitman worked as a school teacher，a printer and a newspaper reporter.He was thirty-six years old when his first book of poetry was published.He called it Leaves of Grass.It has only twelve poems.The poems are written in free verse.The lines do not follow any set form.Some lines are short and some are long.The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound.They do not rhyme.
One of America’s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass.Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman’s work.But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it.
The American Civil War began in 1861.During the war，Whitman worked without pay at army hospitals.He helped care for the wounded and dying soldiers.He sat beside these men for hours.He brought them food and wrote letters for them.After the Civil War，Whitman worked for government agencies.He watched the United States try to heal itself and increase democracy.To Walt Whitman，democracy was more than a political system or idea.It was a natural form of government for free people.Whitman believed democracy was meant to honor the rights of every person and the equality of all people.
In 1873，Walt Whitman suffered a stroke.He spent the last few years of his life in Camden，New Jersey and wrote more poems.Whitman was poor and weak during the last few years of his life.He died in 1892.
36．Walt Whitman expressed his feelings by________.
A．singing songs
B．celebrating great people
C．writing poemsD．praising common people
37．Leaves of Grass was published in________.
A．1855B．1819C．1861D．187338．The underlined sentence “But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it.”(in Paragraph 3) is most likely to tell us that________.
A．many great writers liked Whitman’s poems very much
B．a lot of people agreed with Emerson
C．many poets and writers thought ill of Whitman’s poems
D．few poets and writers didn’t like talking to Whitman
39．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that Whitman was________.
A．a brave soldierB．a man of devotion
C．an honest officialD．a great politician
40．Which of the following is the right order of Whitman’s life?
a．His first collection of poetry was published.
b．He taught in a school as a teacher when he was young.
c．He helped the wounded soldiers in the war.
d．He passed away in Camden，New Jersey.
e．He was born in New York City in 1819.
A．e，c，b，a，dB．e，b，c，a，d
C．e，b，c，d，aD．e，b，a，c，d
A
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.C
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.B
14.A
15.D
16.D
17.C
18.B
19.B
20.A
21.C
22.B
23.A
24.C
25.C
26.D
27.A
28.C
29.B
30.C
31.C
32.A
33.B
34.A
35.B
36.C
37.A
38.C
39.B
40.D