M8 Unit 1 A Land of Diversityl 单元测试.docx

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M8Unit1ALandofDiversityl单元测试

M8Unit1ALandofDiversity单元测试PartOne

一、单项选择（共15小题，共15分）

21.Weonlyhad$100andthatwas___________tobuyanewcomputer.

A．nowherenearenoughB．nearenoughnowhere

C．enoughnearnowhereD．nearnowhereenough

22.Itneveroccurredtome_____youcouldsucceedinpersuadinghimtochangehismind.

A．whichB．whatC．thatD．if

23.Fathermadeapromise________Ipassedtheexaminationhewouldbuymeabicycle.

A．thatB．ifC．whetherD．thatif

24.Somestudentsfindithardto________thenewteacher'sdialect?

A．takeinB．takeupC．takeoverD．takeon

25.—DoyouthinktheirtabletennisteamwillwinthefirstplaceatthecomingAsianGames?

—____________.Oursismuchstrongerthantheirs.

A．OfcourseB．ItdependsC．Don'tmentionitD．Bynomeans

26He‘d_________avolleyballcourtonthebeachwithstick.

A.turnedoutB.markedoutC.madeoutD.brokenout

27The________ofthestudentsinourclass_____girls.

A．majorities;areB．most;are

C．majority;areD．majority;is

28.Infaceoffailure,itisimportantto__________agoodstateofmind.

A．keepupB．keeponC．keepoutD．keepoff

29.Thedeadrateis__________pigsandrecoveryusually__________within7－10days.

A．lowin;occursB．richin;happens

C．highin;cameaboutD．poorin;tookplace

30.She_________redwithangerassoonassheheardthenewsthatherfavoriteteamhadbeendefeated.

A．wentB．cameC．stayedD．remained

31NowhereelseinEurope_______________peoplewhoinvitecompletestrangerstotheirhomesforcoffeeordinner.

A．youwillfindB．willyoufind

C．youhavefoundD．haveyoufound

32.Livingthingsaredyingoutquickly.First,weshouldask________destroyingtheminthepastyears.

A．whatpartpeoplehavebeenplayingB．peoplehaveplayedin

C．whatpartpeoplehaveplayedinD．peoplehavebeenplayingwhatpart

33Howbadlyreformisneededwas_____________recentlybytherisingyouthcrimefigures.

A．suspectedB．indicatedC．influencedD．announced

34.________BarbaraJonesofferstoherfansishonestyandhappiness.

A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．Whom

35.Hetoldus________hehaddone.

A．thatallB．allwhatC．allwhichD．whatall

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,myparentsflashedcardswithChinese36atmyface,butIpushedthem37.MymombelievedIwouldlearn38Iwasready.Butthe39nevercame.

OnaChineseNewYear’sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowas40athim,confused,scratchingmyhead.“Stillcan’tspeakChinese?

”He41me,“Youcan’tevenbuyafishinChinatown.”

“Hey,thisisAmerica,notChina.I’llgetsome42withorwithoutChinese.”Irepliedandturnedtomymomfor43.

“Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianYu,”shesaid,handingovera$20bill.I44thewords,runningdownstairsintothestreetsofChinatown.

Ifoundthefish45surroundedinaseaofcustomers.“I’dliketobuysomefreshfish,”Ishouldtothefishman.Buthe46myEnglishwordsandturnedtoservethenextcustomer.Thelaughofthepeoplebehindincreased47theirimpatience.Withevery48,thebreathofthedragons（龙）onmybackgrewstronger—mybloodboiling—49metocryout.“XianShengYu,please.”“VeryXianSheng,”Irepeated.Thecrowderuptedintolaughter.Myfaceturned50andIranbackhome51,exceptforthe$20billIheldtightlyinmypocket.

ShouldIlaughorcry?

They’reChinese.Ishouldfeelrightat52.Instead,Iwasthejoke,adisgrace（丢脸）tothelanguage.

Sometimes,Ilaughatmyfish53,but,intheend,thejokeison54.Everylaughisaculture55;everylaughismyheritage（传统）fadingaway.

36.A.customB.gamesC.characters.D.language

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37.A.aheadB.aroundC.alongD.aside

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38.A.whenB.beforeC.unlessD.until

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39.A.successB.studyC.timeD.attempt

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40.A.aimB.jokeC.nodD.stare

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41.A.caredaboutB.laughedatC.arguedwithD.askedafter

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42.A.rightnowB.fromnowC.attimesD.intime

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43.A.decisionB.permissionC.informationD.preparation

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44.A.repeatedB.reviewedC.spelledD.kept

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45.A.farmB.standC.pondD.market

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46.A.guessedB.forgotC.doubtedD.ignored

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47.A.byB.asC.withD.from

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48.A.secondB.effortC.desireD.movement

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49.A.forcingB.allowingC.persuadingD.leading

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50.A.brightB.blankC.paleD.red

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51.A.open-mouthedB.tongue-tiedC.empty-handedD.broken-hearted

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52.A.serviceB.homeC.riskD.root

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53.A.tradeB.deedC.challengeD.incident

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54.A.itB.usC.meD.them

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55.A.thrownB.lostC.dividedD.reflected

第三部分阅读理解（每小题2分，）

A

F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrinceton.Universityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.

Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary:

“MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.”K^S*5U.C#O%

Thissideofparadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautifulandDamned（1922）,acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge（1922）,andaplayTheVegetable（1923）.ButhisgreatestsuccesswasTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquickbroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.

However,Fitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.whilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.K^S*5U.C

56.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?

A.5B.6C.7D.8

57.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald’slifeaccordingtothepassage?

a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.

b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.

c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.

d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.

e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.

f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.

A.f-c-e-a-b-dB.b-e-a-f-c-d

C.f-d-e-c-b-aD.b-f-c-d-e-a

58.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald.

A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabama.

B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmy

C.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn’tbrokendown

D.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital

59.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout.

A.Zelda’spersonallifeB.Zelda’sillnessandtreatment

C.Fitzgerald’sfriendshipwithGraham

D.Fitzgerald’scontributionstotheliteraryworld

B

ForgetTwitterandFacebook,GoogleandtheKindle.Televisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumaround.Indeed,formanyofthepoorestregions（地区）oftheworld,itremainsthenextbigthing——finallybecomesgloballyavailable.Andthatisagoodthing,becausetheTVrevolutionischanginglivesforthebetter.

Acrossthedevelopingworld,around45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2005thenumberhadclimbedabove60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.,wherearemoreTVsthanpeople,andwherepeoplenoweasilygetaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricawillgetaTVoverthenextfiveyears.In2005,afterthefalloftheTaliban（塔利班）,whichhadoutlawedTV,1in5Afghanshadone.Theglobaltotalisanother150millionby2013——pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.

Television’smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndia,researchersRobertJensenandEmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillages,womenweremorelikelytogotothemarketwithouttheirhusbands’approvalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.Theyweremorelikelytomakedecisionsoverchildhealthcare.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadulteducation.IntheIndianstateofGujarat,ChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongswithwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsixmonths,viewershadmadeasmallbutsignificant（有意义的）improvementintheirreadingskills.

ToomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolence,overweightandloneliness.However,TVishavingapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwide.K^S*5U.C

60.Theunderlinedword“outlawed”inparagraph2probablymeans“”.

A.allowedB.bannedC.offeredD.refused

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AmericansusedtogetaccesstotheInterneteasily.

B.Theworld’sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.

C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005.

D.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.

62.Theauthorintendsto.

A.stresstheadvantagesofTVtopeople’slives

B.persuadewomentobecomemoreindependent

C.encouragepeopletoimprovetheirreadingskills

D.introduce