高考英语同步练习 周末自主测评二十 Units 1~2 The written word & The universal language 译林版选修8

　　周末自主测评二十

　　选修八

　　Units 1~2

　　The written word & The universal language

　　(微型高考，自主评估，建议用时：60分钟)

　　.单项填空

　　1.Education is a lifelong process， process that starts long before start of school，and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life.

　　A.a；a　B.a；the

　　C.the；a

　　D.the；the

　　解析：考查冠词的用法。句意：教育自始至终伴随人的一生，早在人们上学之前就开始了，应是人生命中不可缺少的一部分。第一空处用不定冠词，a process作前面a lifelong process的同位语；第二空处用定冠词，表示“开始上学”这一特定的事件。

　　答案：B

　　2.(2010·烟台质检)—How was your job interview？

　　—Oh，I couldn't feel.I

　　hardly found proper answers to most of the questions they asked.

　　A.better

　　B.easier

　　C.worse

　　D.happier

　　解析：本题考查否定词与比较级连用表达最高级含义。I couldn't feel worse意为“糟透了”。

　　答案：C

　　3.It was raining heavily.Little Mary felt cold，so she stoodto her mother.

　　A.close

　　B.closely

　　C.closed

　　D.closing

　　解析：close用作副词，意为“靠近地”，指具体距离的靠近；closely表示抽象意义，意义“密切地，严密地”，故选A。

　　答案：A

　　4.He was robbed last night，buthe didn't have much money on him then.

　　A.fortunately

　　B.eventually

　　C.certainly

　　D.surprisingly

　　解析：句意：昨天晚上他被抢了，但幸运的是，他身上没带太多钱。fortunately“幸运地”；eventually“最后，最终”；certainly“当然可以”；surprisingly“惊人地”。

　　答案：A

　　5.The police found few people at the station and all the buses.

　　A.staying；gone

　　B.stayed；gone

　　C.staying；have gone

　　D.to stay；had gone

　　解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：警察发现几乎没人呆在车站并且所有的公交车都走了。用v.­ing形式作宾补，表示当时正存在的状态；用gone表示“走掉，不见”的状态。

　　答案：A

　　6.The coming of the railways in the 1830s our social and economic life.

　　A.transformed

　　B.transported

　　C.transferred

　　D.transmitted

　　解析：句意：19世纪30年代铁路的出现改变了我们的社会经济生活。transform“改变”。transport“运输”；transfer“转移”；transmit“传播”。

　　答案：A

　　7.—Would you rather there tomorrow？

　　—No，I'd rather he there instead of me.

　　A.to go；will go

　　B.go；went

　　C.go；will go

　　D.going；shall go

　　解析：would rather do sth.“宁愿做某事”；would rather后接从句时常用虚拟语气。

　　答案：B

　　8.Jim's computersuddenly while he was writing an article on it.

　　A.broke down

　　B.broke out

　　C.broke up

　　D.broke in

　　解析：break down“发生故障”；break out“爆发”；break up “解散，解体，分解”；break in“闯入”。

　　答案：A

　　9.Whenif she would request a rise， the actress noted that money was not important.

　　A.asked

　　B.being asked

　　C.having asked

　　D.asking

　　解析：句意：当那位演员被问到她是否要求加薪时，她强调说钱并不重要。when asked相当于when she (the actress) was asked，此处是状语从句的省略。

　　答案：A

　　10.Lily is always friendly others，so you will find her easy .

　　A.to；make friends

　　B.to；make friend with

　　C.with；to make friends with

　　D.to；to make friends with

　　解析：第一空表达“对……友好”用be friendly to，第二空easy后面需用不定式，“与……交朋友”用make friends with。

　　答案：D

　　11.This sort of hot and spicy food is very of the food in the south of the country.

　　A.normal

　　B.ordinary

　　C.typical

　　D.common

　　解析：be typical of“是……的典型”。

　　答案：C

　　12.(2010·苏北四市高三第三次调研)As a candidate， you must make a good on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.

　　A.decision

　　B.situation

　　C.impression

　　D.position

　　解析：句意：作为候选人，如果你想赢得竞选的胜利，你必须给你遇见的所有人留下好的印象。make a good impression on sb.“给某人留下好的印象”。

　　答案：C

　　13.Many elderly people are now not used to theof modern living，which they consider is away from the old customs.

　　A.direction

　　B.tend

　　C.trend

　　D.treat

　　解析：trend“趋势、趋向、潮流”，符合题意。direction“方向”；tend v.“趋向”；treat“招待”。

　　答案：C

　　14.The Chinese are good at table tennisthe English are interested in football.

　　A.if

　　B.as

　　C.while

　　D.since

　　解析：句意：中国人擅长乒乓球而英国人对足球感兴趣。while表对照，而其他选项不合题意。

　　答案：C

　　15.—Alice，the dress is very beautiful on you.Where did you buy it？

　　— I bought it in Xidan supermarket.

　　A.I think so.

　　B.Thank you very much.

　　C.No，I don't think so.

　　D.Well，really？

　　解析：从the dress is very beautiful on you 可以看出，这里表示赞扬，因此应答者应表示感谢，故选B。

　　答案：B

　　.完形填空

　　One night last summer，my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door.“I'm leaving for 　1　，Jim，”she said.“Would you mind dropping by my house in a while and 　2　 on my mother？”

　　“Not a problem.”I said.

　　I'd lived next door to Debbie and her 84­year­old 　3　，Nan，for about six months，and we'd become fast friends.Debbie always worked at night.She 　4　 leaving her mom alone，so she asked if it was okay if she equipped one of those baby monitors and 　5　 me a receiver.

　　I was 　6　 to help.After all，I've been blind since I was a baby and out of work for years.In fact，at 54，I'd come to wonder if I had much 　7　 any more.

　　Like me，Nan was 　8　 —and was also hard of hearing.That evening Nan and I chatted for a while 　9　.

　　“If you're okay，”I said，“I think I'll go back.”Before I 　10　，I made sure the baby monitor was working.

　　“Good night，Nan.”I said.I 　11　 my stick and headed out of the door.“See you tomorrow.”Nan called behind me.I locked the door and 　12　 my way home.

　　Several minutes 　13　，I heard a sound.It was Nan on the 　14　.“Jim！Jim！”I heard over the monitor.“The house is 　15　！Help！”

　　I went as 　16　 as I could to Debbie's.I got to the front door.I could 　17　 a heavy，thick smoke.I put my hand on the doorknob，and reached for my key and 　18　 the door.“Here，Jim.Help！”Her voice was weak.

　　“Let's get out of here！”I shouted.Grabbing her hand，I started to move on.I tapped with my stick 　19　 we found the front door.We felt our way down the steps，　20　 in the sweet，fresh summer air，and to the gate of her yard.“Thank you，Lord.We're all safe.”

　　语篇解读：本篇为记叙文，盲人作者描述了帮邻居照看年迈的盲母并从失火的房中救人的故事。

　　1.A.play

　　B.study

　　C.game

　　D.work

　　解析：由下文空4前的“Debbie always worked at night.”可知此处应选work。

　　答案：D

　　2.A.checking

　　B.taking

　　C.putting

　　D.keeping

　　解析：句意：你介意来我家里一会儿，照看一下我母亲吗？check on sb.“留意、照看一下某人”。take on“雇用”；put on“穿上(衣、鞋、)”，而此处的宾语是人；keep on“继续”。

　　答案：A

　　3.A.father

　　B.mother

　　C.sister

　　D.brother

　　解析：由前文“　2　 on my mother”可知此处指mother。

　　答案：B

　　4.A.thought about

　　B.worried about

　　C.cared for

　　D.looked for

　　解析：由语境可知Debbie总是上夜班，把妈妈一个人留在家里使她感到担心。worry about“为……担心/不安”，符合语境。think about“考虑”；care for“关爱”；look for“寻找”。

　　答案：B

　　5.A.sold

　　B.bought

　　C.brought

　　D.gave

　　解析：Debbie问“我”能否把所配备的婴儿监控器的一个接收器给“我”(以便照顾她母亲)。A项“卖”；B项“买”；C项“拿来，取来”。

　　答案：D

　　6.A.sad

　　B.sorrowful

　　C.glad

　　D.upset

　　解析：由上文第三段“...and we'd become fast friends”可知大家既然是朋友肯定会很乐意帮忙的。glad“高兴的，乐意的”，符合语境。sad“悲伤的”；sorrowful“难过的”；upset“不安的”。

　　答案：C

　　7.A.value

　　B.price

　　C.money

　　D.service

　　解析：从本段after all后的语境及行文逻辑来看作者自孩提时代起就成了盲人并已失业多年，54岁的他甚至考虑自己是否还有任何价值。value“价值”，符合语境。price“价格”；money“钱”；service“服务”。

　　答案：A

　　8.A.deaf

　　B.old

　　C.wise

　　D.blind

　　解析：由空前的like me“像我一样”可知Nan也是盲人。

　　答案：D

　　9.A.long before

　　B.before long

　　C.once again

　　D.as usual

　　解析：语境暗示，“我”和Nan是认识了大约六个月的朋友，因此按行文逻辑此处应是“像往常一样”“我”和Nan聊了一会儿。as usual“像往常一样”，符合语境。long before“很久以前”；before long“不久”；once again“又一次，再一次”。

　　答案：D

　　10.A.left

　　B.stayed

　　C.talked

　　D.chatted

　　解析：句意：我说：“如果你没事的话，我就回去了。”在“我”离开之前，“我”检查了一下监视器以确保其功能正常。

　　答案：A

　　11.A.set up

　　B.put up

　　C.picked up

　　D.made up

　　解析：道别后，“我”拿起“我”的拐杖走出房门。pick up“拿起，捡起”；set up“创立、建立(组织、机构、团体等)”；put up“张贴，搭起、建起(具有一定高度的有形的物体)”；make up“杜撰，编造”。

　　答案：C

　　12.A.moved

　　B.pushed

　　C.pulled

　　D.felt

　　解析：根据行文逻辑，因“我”是盲人，因此要“摸索”着走回家。

　　答案：D

　　13.A.instead

　　B.later

　　C.then

　　D.ago

　　解析：several minutes later“几分钟之后”。

　　答案：B

　　14.A.neighbor

　　B.receiver

　　C.worker

　　D.speaker

　　解析：几分钟之后接收器中传来Nan的呼救声。

　　答案：B

　　15.A.on fire

　　B.in trouble

　　C.in danger

　　D.on sale

　　解析：由语境可知，房子着火了。on fire“着火”。in trouble“陷入困境，遇到麻烦”；in danger“处在危险中”；on sale“正在销售”。

　　答案：A

　　16.A.fast

　　B.slowly

　　C.safely

　　D.well

　　解析：语境表明，听到呼救声，“我”尽快地来到Debbie的家。

　　答案：A

　　17.A.see

　　B.feel

　　C.taste

　　D.smell

　　解析：由常识可知，因“我”是盲人“看(see)”不见，“烟”是(feel)摸不出来、(taste)尝不出来的，而是闻/嗅(smell)出来的。

　　答案：D

　　18.A.unlocked

　　B.shut

　　C.broke

　　D.knocked

　　解析：语境表明，“我”伸手去摸钥匙然后把门打开。unlock“开锁”；shut“关(门)”；break“破(门)”；knock“敲(门)”。

　　答案：A

　　19.A.before

　　B.after

　　C.until

　　D.since

　　解析：“我”用拐杖敲击着探路直到找到前门。until“直到……才”，符合语境。

　　答案：C

　　20.A.showing

　　B.noticing

　　C.losing

　　D.breathing

　　解析：我们摸索着下了台阶，“呼吸(breathe)”着甜美新鲜的夏日的空气，到了她家的院门。show“展示，呈示”；notice“注意到，留意到”；lose“失去，丢失”。

　　答案：D

　　.阅读理解

　　A

　　Pretoria，South Africa—Hundreds of swimmers play in the water along a South African beach.Suddenly a huge shark appears offshore and heads for the bathers.Before it can get close to the swimmers，the shark，for some mysterious reason，starts swimming parallel to the beach.Then it turns back from shore and heads out to the sea，leaving the swimmers untouched.

　　Such a scene will soon become common along shark­infested(鲨鱼成群的)shores.An electrical engineer from the University of Pretoria has developed an electrical system that repels(击退)sharks by controlling their movements.Confused by this action，the sharks end up turning back from the beach.

　　In this unusual shark repellent method，an insulated(绝缘的)cable is buried on the bottom of the sea around a beach from which people swim.When an electric current is sent through the cable，an electric field is produced in the water above the cable.

　　When the shark swims into the electric field，nerve cells just below the shark's skin detect the field.The electricity produces a reflex(反射)action in the shark's muscles，causing the dangerous animal with sharp teeth to swim parallel to the cable.Confused by increasing loss of control of its muscles，the shark suddenly changes its direction and heads seaward，away from the electric field.

　　In a test of the invisible new shark­repellent system，a cable was placed around a beach in St.Lucia，an island in the tropics.A protective net，which had been installed around the beach a long time ago to keep sharks from swimmers，was left in place during the experiment.

　　When the electric field was left on for more than a year and a half，no sharks were found in the net.However，when the power was turned off,89 sharks ended up in the net.

　　Using the electric­wall method instead of nets to protect bathers would avoid the needless death of many sharks，said biologists.Currently，thousands of sharks die each year when they become trapped in protective nets that surround holiday resorts in Africa and Australia.About 10 to 15 humans are killed by sharks annually.

　　语篇解读：本文介绍了一种替代传统的沿海滨防鲨鱼网的新型电缆设施。这样既可以使在鲨鱼经常出现的海滨的游泳者安全也减少了鲨鱼因触网而造成的死亡。

　　1.In the first passage，why doesn't the shark attack the swimmers？

　　A.Because there are many swimmers in the water.

　　B.Because the shark doesn't want to eat the swimmers.

　　C.Because of some mysterious reason from the God.

　　D.Because there is an invisible electric field confusing the shark.

　　解析：细节推断题。根据“...an electrical system that repels sharks by controlling their movements.Confused by this action，the sharks end up turning back from the beach.”可知。

　　答案：D

　　2.An electrical engineer from the University of Pretoria has developed .

　　A.a protective net

　　B.a new shark­repellent system

　　C.the electric field

　　D.an insulated cable

　　解析：细节理解题。根据“An electrical engineer from the University of Pretoria has

　　developed an electrical system that repels sharks by controlling their movements.”及下文的“shark repellent method”可知答案。

　　答案：B

　　3.An electric field is produced in the water above the cable .

　　A.only when the shark swims into the electric field

　　B.an insulated cable is buried on the bottom of the sea around a beach from which people swim

　　C.only when an electric current is sent through the cable

　　D.only when the sharks are trapped in protective nets

　　解析：细节推断题。根据“When an electric current is sent through the cable，an electric field is produced in the water above the cable.”可知。

　　答案：C

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

　　A.Protective nets had been installed around the beach earlier than the new shark repellent system.

　　B.This new kind of shark repellent system will take place of the protective nets.

　　C.Thousands of sharks die and about 10 to 15 humans are killed by sharks each year

　　in Africa and Australia since this new system was put into use.

　　D.Using the electric wall method instead of nets to protect bathers would avoid the

　　needless death of many sharks.

　　解析：细节推断题。根据最后三段的内容可知C是错误的。

　　答案：C

　　B

　　Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims，but doesn't easily pass from person to person.Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake，but kills only a small number of people it infects.So what happens if they mix？

　　This is the scenario that has some scientists worried：The two viruses meet—possibly in Asia，where bird flu is endemic(地方病)—and combine into a new disease spreading around the world.

　　Scientists are unsure how likely this possibility is，but note that the new swine flu strain(变种) —a never­before­seen mixture of pig，human and bird viruses—has shown itself to be especially skilled at snatching genetic material from other flu viruses.

　　“This particular virus seems to have this unique ability to pick up other genes，”said leading virologist Dr. Robert Webster，whose team discovered an ancestor of the current flu virus at a North Carolina pig farm in 1998.

　　The current swine flu strain—known as H1N1—has sickened more than 2,300 people in 24 countries.While people can catch bird flu from birds，the bird flu virus—H5N1—does not easily jump from person to person.It has killed at least 258 people worldwide since 2003.

　　The World Health Organization reported two new human cases of bird flu on Wednesday.One patient is recovering in Egypt，while another died in Vietnam—a reminder that the H5N1 virus is far from gone.

　　语篇解读：禽流感刚刚告一段落，人类却又迎来了猪流感——甲型H1N1流感。禽流感不在人与人之间传播，而甲型H1N1流感通过打喷嚏和与人握手就可以传播。如今科学家们担心的是：要是两种病毒混合变异产生新的病毒会怎么样呢？

　　5.What's the main idea of the passage？

　　A.The warning of the mixture of swine flu and bird flu.

　　B.The brief introduction of swine flu.

　　C.The brief introduction of bird flu.

　　D.The difference between swine flu and bird flu.

　　解析：主旨大意题。由文中第一段最后一句“...what happens if they mix？”可知A项正确。B、C、D三项都是文章中的一部分，范围小了。

　　答案：A

　　6.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph refer to？

　　A.The danger of bird flu.

　　B.The danger of swine flu.

　　C.This possibility of the new swine flu strain.

　　D.The two viruses meet and combine.

　　解析：推理判断题。由文中第二段可知D正确。

　　答案：D

　　7.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？

　　A.Bird flu kills only a small number of people it infects.

　　B.Scientists are not sure how likely the possibility of the new swine flu strain is.

　　C.The team of Dr. Robert Webster discovered an ancestor of the bird flu virus at a

　　North Carolina pig farm in 1998.

　　D.More than 2,300 people in 24 countries died of H1N1.

　　解析：细节理解题。由“Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake，but kills only a small number of people it infects.”可知A项错误；由“...whose team discovered an ancestor of the current flu virus at a North Carolina pig farm in 1998.”

　　可知C项错误；由“The current swine flu strain—known as H1N1—has sickened more than 2,300 people in 24 countries.”可知D项错误；由“Scientists are unsure how likely this possibility is...”可知B项正确。

　　答案：B

　　8.From the last paragraph，we can conclude that .

　　A.there are two new human cases of bird flu in the world

　　B.bird flu broke out again in Egypt and Vietnam

　　C.bird flu in Vietnam is more serious than in Egypt

　　D.bird flu has not been got rid of

　　解析：推理判断题。A项是文中的事实。由两个新增病例不能推出B、C两项；由文中最后一句“...a reminder that the H5N1 virus is far from gone.”可知D项正确。

　　答案：D

　　.书面表达

　　江苏专用

　　下面描绘的是醉酒驾车的违章行为，请你根据这幅漫画用英语写一篇短文。要求描述图片的内容，并发表一下你的看法。

　　注意：1.可适当发挥想象，避免简单描述；

　　2.词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

　　This is a picture which describes vividly a kind of common phenomenon among some drivers in our country.

　　参考范文：

　　This is a picture which describes vividly a kind of common phenomenon among some drivers in our country. In the picture， a drunk driver is caught speeding. He has drunk so much that he can't walk normally. How can he drive a car in such bad condition？

　　It is well known that drunk driving has been the leading cause of road accidents， but some people still drive after drinking. Drunk driving is a great danger both to our society and to drivers.It's time we took some measures to make a total ban on it. Firstly， we should reinforce the traffic security education to raise people's awareness towards safety. Secondly， the government should make stricter laws about it and punish drunk drivers severely. Thirdly， we can make posters and signs warning people not to drive after drinking.

　　In my opinion， the approaches above should be followed and gradually spread out all over the country. Only in this way can people pay enough attention to their daily driving. If we can keep on doing this， the road accidents will decrease soon in the future.

　　安徽专用

　　请根据以下“人类与环境”的关系图，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

　　注意：1.说明保护环境的重要性；

　　2.为使行文连贯，可适当发挥；

　　3.参考词汇：环境资源：environmental resources；

　　生态环境：ecological environment。

　　　参考范文：

　　As we all know，human beings and the environment can have a great effect on each other.If we use environment resources properly，human society will develop very quickly and the environment around us will be improved at the same time.But on the other hand，if we use them wrongly，we will suffer a lot from it because there will be many environment problems.For example，ecological environment will be destroyed，a lot of land will be changed into desert and soil will be washed away in heavy rains.In my opinion，we have the only one earth to live on，which everybody should be aware of and take action to protect the environment.To protect it is to save ourselves.