高二英语选修8检测题一.docx

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高二英语选修8检测题一

选修8试题

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.GeorgeWashingtonwasbornin1732inarichfamilyin_______isnowthestateofVirginia.

A.whichB.whereC.thatD.what

2.PudongDevelopmentalZoneisnolongeraruralarea________itusedtobe.

A.whatB.whereC.despiteD.there

3.Itis_______thathehasbeenaddictedtothedrugsandhasdifficultyquittingit.

A.obviouslyB.apparentlyC.possiblyD.likely

4.Eventuallyhegaveintothewishofthe________.

A.mostB.majorityC.averageD.common

5.He‘d_________avolleyballcourtonthebeachwithstick.

A.turnedoutB.markedoutC.madeoutD.brokenout

6.I’mtoldthatyouaregoingtoCanadatohaveathreemonthfurtherstudy.Don’tletsuchagoodchancetoimproveyourEnglish_____throughyourfingers.

A.skiB.spreadsC.slipsD.skip

7.Studentssometimessupportthemselvesby_______ofpart-timejobs.

A.waysB.helpC.meansD.assistance

8.Didn’titever________toyouthatonedayyouwouldn’tbefiredbecauseofyourcarelessness?

A.dreamB.occurC.expectD.happen

9.Studentssometimessupportthemselvesby______ofparttimejob.

A.waysB.helpC.meansD.assistance

10.Ihaveno_______totheplan,solongasitwouldnotcosttoomuch.

A.refusalB.commentC.ideaD.objection

11.ThereasonwhyIdidn’tgotoFrancewas__________anewjob.

A.becauseIgotB.becauseofgettingC.IgotD.thatIgot

12.Adograninfrontofmymother’scarandshe__________stopveryquickly.

A.oughttoB.hadbetterC.usedtoD.hadto

13.Ifeelitanhonour__________tospeakhere.

A.toaskB.askingC.tobeaskedD.asked

14.Mygoodness,lookatthetime!

It’snineo’clockalreadyandI’m__________atbreakfast.

A.stillB.yetC.everD.only

15.HeswallowedhiswordssomuchthatIcannever__________whatheissaying.

A.makeoutB.catchupC.dealwithD.listento

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

TheParking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper

BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninE1Paso,Texas,andwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.

Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershow16weweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.They17uswiththeideasoffamily,faithandlove.

Igotmyfirst18jobwhenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.He19spaceinalittleshoppingcenterandgavehisshoptheflowerynameofMr.Ben’sCoiffure.Theowneroftheshoppingcenter20myDad’spaymentforcleaningtheparkinglotthree21aweek,which22gettingupat3a.m.MomandIhelped23dustbinandpickuprubbishbyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I24sleepinthecaronthewayhome.Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhave25alifetime.Iobtaineddiscipline（自律）andtheimportanceofwork,andlearnedata（n）26agetheimportanceofbalancinglife’scompetinginterests——inmy27,school,homeworkandajob.This28helpedduringmyschoolyears,whenIworked40hoursatafast-foodrestaurantwhiletakingafull29ofcollegepreparationcourses.

Thehardwork30off.IattendedtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentonto31

graduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.32,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly（州议会）.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedone,Ihave33forgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisvalueinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingto34forthemselvesandtheirfamilies,thatis35weshouldhonor.

16.A.importantB.differentC.competitiveD.fortunate

17.A.mixedB.filledC.piledD.left

18.A.trueB.newC.realD.good

19.A.hiredB.boughtC.cleanedD.created

20.A.reducedB.affordeC.collectedD.charged

21.A.morningsB.eveningsC.dawnsD.nights

22.A.meantB.overcameC.admittedD.allowed

23.A.lifB.emptyC.throwD.hold

24.A.mustB.needC.wouldD.should

25.A.existedB.lastedC.keptD.stayed

26.A.smallB.exactC.earlyD.golden

27.A.mindB.wayC.partD.case

28.A.reallyB.nearlyC.simplyD.merely

29.A.pieceB.lengthC.massD.load

30.A.madeB.tookC.paidD.started

31.A.receiveB.offerC.requireD.study

32.A.ThusB.LaterC.AgainD.Instead

33.A.seldomB.justC.evenD.never

34.A.accountB.enterC.provideD.call

35.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；满分40分）

A

Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forexample,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructure（结构）ofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatyoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofsightiftheyhaveglassesunsuitablefortheireyes.

Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadinginweaklightcausespooreyesight,butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,althougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotdamageeyesightinthelongterm.

Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransplantedfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibers（神经纤维）thatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain;asofyet,itisimpossibletoconnectthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible!

36.Thispassageismostlyabout__________.

A.differenttypesofeyeproblemsB.mythsabouteyesight

C.beliefsofeyedoctorsD.eyetransplants

37.Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageis__________.

A.wearingglassestoolongB.sufferingfrompainorheadaches

C.readinginpoorlightD.readingbeforegoingtobed

38.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat__________.

A.doctorsarestilllearningthingsabouteyesight

B.wearingwrongglassesislessharmfultoadults

C.eyetransplantshavebeenperformedsuccessfully

D.peopleshouldnotwearglassesatyoungage.

B

Westilldon’tunderstandtheinfluenceofthemind’spoweroverthebody,nordoweunderstandwhythereshouldbesuchpower.Allwecansayforcertainisthattheminddoeshavepoweroverthebodyinverymanydifferentways.

IfamanistoldthatheisattheNorthPoleandhebelieveswhatheistold,he’llshowphysicalsignswhichsuggestthathisbodyisreactingasthoughhewereattheNorthPole.He’llgopaleandshiver.WhenthefilmLawrenceofArabiawasshown,cinemamanagersaroundtheworldreportedthatthesalesoficecreamrocketed.Theendlessdesertsceneshadmadethemoviegoersfeeluncomfortablyhot.

Hypnotistsusethepowerofthemindoverthebodyinordertousetheirinfluence.Thehypnotistmustonlyconvincethepatientthatsomethingistrue,andthepatientwillactaccordingly.Ifheconvincesthepatientthathisarmsareasheavyaslead,thenthepatientwillbeunabletolifthisarms.Ifheconvincesthepatientthatapieceoficeisahotironandhethentouchesthepatient’sskinwiththeice,ablister（水泡）willdevelop.Thebodywillreacttothesuggestionandnottothereality,andsignsofarealburnwillappear.

39.Fromthepassage,wecanimaginethatpeoplewatchingafilmabouttheNorthPolewouldprobablywant__________.

A.anicecreamB.acoldshower

C.ahotdrinkD.ahotiron

40.Ahypnotistissupposedtobeabletocontrol__________.

A.patients’bodiesB.people’sminds

C.patients’diseasesD.people’smovements

41.Thephrase“thereality”refersto__________.

A.arealburnB.ahotiron

C.thetouchoficeD.thebody’sreaction

42.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.

A.MindandBodyB.PhysicalSigns

C.ResearchonMindD.ThePoweroftheMind

C

Scienceisamajortopicinourculture.Sinceittouchesalmosteveryfieldofourlife,educatedpeopleneedatleastsomeknowledgewithitsstructureandoperation.Theyshouldalsohaveanunderstandingofthescientificsubcultureinwhichscientistsliveandthekindsofpeopletheyare.Anunderstandingofgeneralcharacteristicsofscienceaswellasspecificscientificideasiseasiertoobtainifoneknowssomethingaboutthethingsthatexciteanddiscouragethescientist.

Thisbookiswrittenforthepersonwhoseknowledgewithscienceisnotcomplete;forthepersonwhohasbeenpresentedwithscienceasamusty（发霉的）storehouseofdriedfacts;forthepersonwhoseesthechiefobjectiveofscienceastheproductionoftricks;andforthepersonwhoviewsthescientistsassomesortofmagician.Thebookcanbeusedtoaddtoacourseinanyscience,tocomewithanycoursethatattemptstogiveanunderstandingofthemodernworld,orsimplytoprovideabetterunderstandingofscience.Wehopethisbookwillleadreaderstoabroaderviewonscientificattitudesandamorerealisticviewofwhatscienceis,whoscientistsare,andwhattheydo.Itwillgivethemanideaandunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandourcultureandanappreciationoftherolessciencemayplayinourculture.Besides,readersmaylearntoappreciatetherelationshipbetweenscientificviewsandsomeofthevaluesandphilosophies（哲学）thataredeepino