高中英语选修8阶段测试同步训练试题7140.docx

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高中英语选修8阶段测试同步训练试题7140

高中英语选修8阶段测试同步训练试题2019.10

1,Thegovernmentandrebelleaderssatdownatthe__________（negotiate）tableforthefirsttimeyesterday.

2,Tobegintoanswerthesequestions,hedemandedwefirst_______（explore）thenormalcourseofhumanlanguagedevelopment.

3,Thepoemiswellworthyof__________（adore）.

4,Thebabywasfound__________（abandon）outsidealocalhospital.

5,Inthestreets,therearemanyworkers_________（bargain）forbetterpay.

6,________（repeat）forseveraltimes,thesentencewaseventuallyunderstoodbyallthestudents.

7,Iwoulddefendtherightofscientists__________（experiment）onanimals.

8,Paulsucceededin________（stick）twopiecesofpapertogetheratlast.

9,TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy,thatisexactlywhathappens.

DaveKovic,playedbyKevinKline,isakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.HeleadsatypicalAmericanwayoflife,exceptforonething－helooksexactlylikethePresident,BillMitchell.Infact,theonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation’sleaderisthatheisverynice!

Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.Daveisofferedachanceto“servehiscountry”bybecomingone.However,thingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.

DirectorIvanReitman,whomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwins,GhostbustersandLegalEagles,couldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.Instead,Daveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresident,andSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic.

Thefilmis100%American.However,ifyou’veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpower,thenyou’llenjoyDave!

1.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.

B．TodiscusstheAmericans’ideasaboutthePresident.

C．TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.

D．Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.

2.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?

A．SigourneyWeaver.B．KevinKline.

C．BillMitchellD．IvanReitman.

3.Theunderlinedword“one”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto__________.

A．thePresidentB．thedirectorC．anactorD．alook-alike

4.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?

A．TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.

B．Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.

C．TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.

D．TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.

10,Whendinninginrestaurants,Americansusuallyorderdrinksfirst,thensoup,salad,maincourseorentree（主菜）,anddessertatlast.ThisissomewhatadifferentorderwayfromthatinEurope.

Untilaboutthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury,Americansdidn’thavetoworryaboutwhetherthesaladcamebeforeorafterthemaincoursesincetheydidn’teatsaladatall.Chomping（大声地咀嚼）ongreenswasonceconsideredsissy（女人气的）,andAmericanspreferredtogettheirgreensindirectly,aftertheyhadbeenprocessedbyrabbitsordeer.TheshiftofpublictastetowardthesaladmaybeattributedtoNewYork’sDelmonicobrothers,whooriginallyintroducedsmorgasbordfromEurope,andserveditintheirrestaurant.Suchnovelties（新奇的东西）becamesopopularthatbytheendofthenineteenthcentury,theWaldorfsaladhassweptthecountry.

Europeansstillchompongreensafterthemaincourse,asawayofclearingthepalate（味觉）,andbeingreadyforthecheese.WhyAmericanseattheirsaladfirstisuncertain.Thefollowingjokingsuggestionsmightmakesense:

Thecustommayberelatedtotheslimmingcraze,for“saladfirst”mayfillyouupwithoutanyworryaboutfattening;toavoidcustomers’impatiencewithwaiting,therestaurantservessaladfirsttokeepthembusywhilethemaincoursesarebeingprepared;eatingrawfoodwhileoneiswaitingforthecookedfoodmaybeawayofannouncingthatoneisnotwastingtime,whichisseenasavirtue;probablyunfairtotherestaurant,thiscustomhasbeenencouragedbythemerchantastrick-themeagerness（不足量）ofamealislessnoticeableifitcomesafter“free”salad-afterall,rabbitfoodismuchcheaperthantherabbit.

1.Beforethemiddleofthenineteenthcentury,_________.

A.Americansatethesaladbeforethemaincourse

B.Americansatethesaladafterthemaincourse

C.Americansatethesaladeitherbeforeorafterthemaincourse

D.Americansdidn’teatsaladatall

2.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“rabbitfood”refersto_______.

A.thesaladB.foodmadeofrabbitmeat

C.junkfoodD.foodpreparedfortherabbit

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.SaladfirstappearedinAmerica,andthenwasintroducetoEurope.

B.TheAmericantraditionofeatingsaladbeforethemaincoursewasformedmainlyduetohealth.

C.Inlessthanfiftyyears,saladbecamepopularthroughouttheUnitedStates.

D.ServingSaladbeforetheentreebytherestaurantsisawayofcheatingthediners.

11,American’sgeniuswithhightechnologymayhaveputmenonthemoon,butthereisgrowingdoubtaboutitsabilitytosolvehumanproblemsclosertohome.

Infact,aslightbutsignificantchangefrompurelytechnologicalsolutionsisalreadyunderwayasscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworld’sproblemswillnotcomefromanattractiveexhibitionofelectronicsandmachines.Instead,astheyseeit,solutionsmustdevelopfromabetterunderstandingofthehumansthatdrivethesystemandfromafullerappreciationofthelimitsandpotential（潜能）oftheearth’sresources.

Whatthismeansisanincreasedemphasisonthelifeandearthsciences,onsociology,psychology,economicsandevenphilosophy.

Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscience,particularlyyoungresearchers,arebeingdrawnintothesedevelopingfields.

Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalroleinsolvingenergyandfoodshortages,orthatanswerstoenvironmentaldifficultieswillnotcomefromfurtheradvancesinthesametechnologiesthatmayhavehelpedcausetheproblems.

Wheretherealchallengelies,intheviewofthenewgenerationofscientists,isinfindingwaystoproducegoodsmeettheworld’sneeds,usinglessoftherawmaterialsthatarebecomingshort.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Theenvironmentcrisiswillnotbesolvedunlesswestopusingvirgin（原始）materials.

B.Inscientificresearch,ahigherpriority（优先）shouldbegiventounderstandingall

livingsystems.

C.Explorationofouterspacewillfinallyleadtoanimprovementonhumanlivingconditions.

D.U.S.high-technologycompaniesarewelcomingthisnewchangeinscientific

research.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidea?

A．AgrowingnumberofAmericansaredoubtfulaboutwhathightechnologycandoinsolvingtheworld’sproblems.

B．Manyscientistsarebeginningtobelievethatthebetterunderstandingofhumanbeingswillplayamoredecisiveroleinsolvingtheworld’sproblems.

C．Moreandmoreyoungscientistsaretryingtheirbesttofindnewwaystosolvetheworld’sproblems.

D．Technologicalcreativitywillstillplayaveryimportantpartinsolvingtheworld’sproblems.

3.Youngscientistsdemandthatinordertosatisfyhumanneeds_________.

A．existingproductsbeimproved

B．morecomplexmachinesandelectronicequipmentbedesigned

C．waysbefoundtoproducebettergoodsusingfewerrawmaterials

D．anynewinventionandinnovationbeencouragedintechnology

4.Inthepassage“humanproblems”or“worldproblems”refersmainlyto________.

A．globalfoodshortageB．resourcesdepletion（削减，耗尽）

C．environmentalpollutionD．alloftheabove

5.Theauthorstatesallthefollowingexceptthat_________.

A．thedevelopmentofpresenttechniquescannotprovideanyanswerstotoday’s

problems

B．anincreasingnumberofyoungscientistsaretakingagreatinterestinbiologicalandsocialsciences

C．manyscientistshavecometounderstandthelimitsofnaturalresources

D．manyscientistsarguethathightechnologyissomethingbutnoteverything

12,ItseemsthatnothingisevereasyintheMiddleEast,andtheroadtopeaceforIsraelandPalestineisnodifferent.

But,withanewPalestinianprimeministerinplaceonApril23,theUShasseenanewchancetoputintoplaceits“roadmap”forpeace.

ByMay5,thePalestinianshadacceptedtheplan,butIsraelstillwantedmajorchangestobemade.

ThelatestfightingbetweenthetwostatesbeganinSeptember2000.Overthepast31months,thousandsofPalestiniansandIsraelishavebeenkilledorinjured.IsraelandPalestinehavefoughtagainsteachothersinceIsraelcreateditsownstatein1948.WhenIsraelwonthe1967war,itgainedcontrolofEastJerusalem,theWestBankandGaza.Sincethen,thePalestinianshavedemandedthesethreeareasbepartoftheirstate.

MahmoudAbbasbecamePalestine’snewprimeministerafterPalestinianleaderYasirArafatwasforcedtoagreetosharehispower.BoththeUSandIsraelhadrefusedtoenterintopeacetalkswithArafat,whomtheyconsiderunreliable.

Theroadmapforpeaceleadsintwodirections:

thesafetyofIsraelandastateforthePalestinians.

Three-stepplan

TheplanwaswrittenlastDecemberbytheUS,theUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnion,andRussia.

*Thefirststepistostoptheviolenceonbothsides.Palestinianswoulddrawupaconstitution（宪法）fortheirgovernment.AndIsraelislivingonlandthatwasoncePalestinewouldnotbuildnewhomes.

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