选修8第4单元同步验收题.docx

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选修8第4单元同步验收题

选修8第4单元同步验收题

第一部分略

第二部分

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.WhilehewasinDalianinNortheastChina’sLiaoningProvincelastyear,hestayedinahotel________thesea.

A.overlookingB.overworking

C.overcomingD.oversleeping

22.Asweallknow,AlbertEinsteinwasalifelong________atPrincetonUniversityintheUSA.

A.professorB.assistant

C.librarianD.president

23.MrSmithgavebriefopening________beforethedinnerpartystarted.

A.researchB.remarks

C.renewD.return

24.Nopeacewillbeachievedintherelationsbetweenthetwocountriesunlessbothsidesmakesome________.

A.promisesB.progress

C.competenceD.compromises

25.Theladywas________ofherhandbagwhilewalkingdownthestreet.

A.convincedB.robbed

C.chargedD.accused

26.Itisgenerallybelievedthata________isadangertosociety.

A.babysitterB.robot

C.salesmanD.thief

27.Doyouthinkit’stooearlytopredictthefinal________ofthecrisis?

A.affordB.effort

C.outcomeD.income

28.Agreatmanymigrantworkers（民工）leaveforChina’scoastalcitiesinthesouthtoseeka.

A.formB.firmC.fortuneD.fault

29.Wearebadlyin________oftime,forthemonthlyexaminationiscoming.

A.favourB.needC.placeD.honour

30.AmongalltheNBAsuperstars,LeBronJamesisa________man,inotherwords,heisverytalented.

A.brilliantB.broken

C.weakD.poor

31.Theguests________hernewdress.

A.accessedB.markedon

C.assessedD.remarkedon

32.In________ofnaturalresourcesitisoneofthepoorestcountriesinEurope.

A.middleB.placesC.termsD.favours

33.ThemarineparkinAustraliaisnow________into70distincthabitattypes,andatleast20percentofeachhabitattypeisdesignateda“no-take”zone.

A.classifiedB.clarified

C.separatedD.plotted

34.HereinChina,women’ssocial________hasbeengreatlyimprovedinthelastthreedecades.

A.pointB.seatC.levelD.status

35.Somesaythatwomenare________tomeninlearningforeignlanguages.Doyouthinkso?

A.juniorB.superior

C.seniorD.familiar

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Ilockedmydormroom,andheadedfortheout-sidetofetchmywashedclothes.Outside,I36formyclothes,butIcouldn’tseeitanywhere.ThenIglancedupandsawithighinthetreebranches,completelyoutofmy37.

Thishadtobethemost38momentinmylife.Unfortunately,thiswasonlythelatestinaseriesofincidentsthatledmetoahuge39:

IlefttheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisonlytwoweekslater.

I’ddecidedto40Davisforonlyonereason—myfriend,Karin,wasgoingthere.“It’s41enoughforustogohomewhenwewant,butjustfarenoughawaysothatitfeelslikeatruecollege42,”Karinsaid.ButsheandI43livingacrosscampusfromeachother.Igrewlonelyand44,homesickbeyondwords.

Oneafternoon,Ifoundoutthattheboyshad45eachofusgirlsonascalefrom1to10.I46secondfromthebottom.Myself-confidencewas47atanall-timelow.

Meanwhile,myroommatebeganexperimentingwith48andpartying.Becausehercollegeexperiencewasoppositetomine,shecouldn’tsympathizewithmy49.Itseemedlikenobodycould.

Thestoryhadahappyending,however.I50threeyearslaterfromauniversity（Iwasabletoattendwhilelivingathome）,amuchhappierwoman.Iwas51,too,forIhadlearnedaninvaluablelessonaboutmyself.Iwasnotatypicalcollegestudent.

Oursocietyplacesahighpremium（重视）ongoingto52,andviewsthesocialopportunitiestobejustasimportantastheeducationalones.Butnoteveryoneismadeforcollege.Ihadamiserable53atDavis,butIlearnedsomethingimportant—Iwasn’tlikeeveryoneelse.

Notextbookorteachercouldhavetaughtmeabetter54,andforthatreasonIdon’t55mylifeincollege.

36.A.turnedupB.cameback

C.stayedonD.lookedaround

37.A.mindB.stateC.reachD.flat

38.A.frighteningB.embarrassing

C.pleasingD.interesting

39.A.decisionB.successC.laughD.mistake

40.A.manageB.findC.attendD.visit

41.A.closeB.modernC.familiarD.big

42.A.partyB.experiment

C.courseD.experience

43.A.setaboutB.putoff

C.endedupD.gaveup

44.A.surprisedB.depressed

C.relaxedD.encouraged

45.A.ratedB.piledC.orderedD.compared

46.A.acceptedB.scoredC.sensedD.grew

47.A.generallyB.gradually

C.suddenlyD.naturally

48.A.drinkingB.running

C.swimmingD.sailing

49.A.illnessB.carelessness

C.curiosityD.unhappiness

50.A.returnedB.graduated

C.escapedD.recovered

51.A.wiserB.tallerC.busierD.safer

52.A.factoryB.stationC.collegeD.church

53.A.journeyB.program

C.testD.time

54.A.subjectB.lessonC.historyD.language

55.A.valueB.mind

C.rememberD.regret

第三部分

A■

Best-sellinghorrorwriterStephenKinghasanotherhitonhishands,butdon’tgolookingforitatourbookstore.King’snewghoststory,RidingtheBulletisonlyavailableontheInternet.

Kinggaveoutastatementsaying“heiscurioustoseewhatsortofreactionthereisandwhetherornotthisisthefutureofpublishing”.Heisnotthefirstauthortomakehisworkavailablewhollyonline,butheisthefirstamongthetopranksofwriterstotakethatstep.

KingtoldTheTimesthathisexperimentwithputtinghisstory,RidingtheBulletontheInternethasbeensosuccessfulthatheisconsideringputtingafull-lengthbookonline.“Thenewwayofpublishing,”saidKing,“couldchangethewaypeopleregardreading.”ThestorywasputoutfullyovertheWebanditwillonlybeavailableontheInternet,asan“e-book”.Itwasgivenawayforfreeforthefirst24hours.Afterthat,readerscoulddownloaditfor$2.50.AsofSunday,morethan5,000,000peoplehaddownloadedthepiece.

Simon＆Schuster,whichiselectronicallypublishingthee-book,says4,000,000readersordereditinthefirst24hoursduringwhichitwasavailable.KinghimselfsaystheInternethasgreatpromiseasawaytoshareoutliterature,buthedoesn’tthink“anythingwilltaketheplaceoftheprintedwordandthebookwithacover”.

56.IfyouwanttogetacopyofKing’snewbookRidingtheBullet,whatshallyoudo?

A.Orderitfromthelocalbookstore.

B.Pay$2.50forane-bookversion.

C.Sendane-mailtoKing.

D.DownloaditfromtheInternetforfree.

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.King’se-bookwasasuccess.

B.KingwasinterviewedbyTheTimesforhisnewbook.

C.InKing’sopinion,thee-bookwillreplacetheprintedbook.

D.Kingisgoingtochangethewaypeopleread.

58.Thewords“thee-book”inthelastparagraphreferto“________”.

A.theeasy-to-readbook

B.theexpensivebook

C.anyelectronicbookbyotherwriters

D.RidingtheBullet

59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.Kingcouldhaveearnedalargeamountfromthetraditionalwayofpublishing

B.publishingontheWebisKing’sonlychoiceatthemoment

C.Kingisworriedaboutthefutureofthepublishingindustry

D.Kingisnotfamousandhastodosomethingonlinetoattractreaders

B■

Parentsriskpreventingchildrenfromreadingbydraggingthemaroundbookstoresandforce-feedingthemliteraryclassics,leadingchildren’swriterAnthonyHorowitzhassuggested.

Horowitz,authorofthebest-sellingAlexRiderseriesofactionadventurebooks,saidthecurrentpublicconcernaboutchildren’sreadinghadbeencontrolledbytheanxiousmiddleclass.

“Readingisnotamatterweshouldkeephittingchildrenovertheheadwith,”hesaid.Horowitzcommentedthatgainsinreadingskillsatschoolthroughthenationalliteracystrategy（策略）hadbeenachievedatthecostofpupils’enjoymentofreading.Healsocalledonschoolstosetasidemoretimeforchildrentoreadforpleasureandlesstimeforanalyzingtextslinebyline.

“Athomeparentsshouldnotforcetheirchildrentoreadbookstheyreadasachildbecausechildrenliteraturewasnowinagoldenperiod,”hesaid.“Aschildren,mygenerationwasgiventhebooksthatourparentsread.Nowchildrencandiscovertheirownbooks.Therehaveneverbeensomanygoodlivingyoungwriters.”

Hesuggestedthatthebestwaythatparentscouldencourageachildtoreadwastosetaside15minutesadaytoreadtothem.

60.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means“________”.

A.childrenshouldnotbeforcedtoread

B.childrencan’treadefficientlyunlessparentshittheirhead

C.childrenarenotfondofreading

D.parentsshouldnotkeephittingtheirchildren’shead

61.Wecaninferthatthenationalliteracystrategy________.

A.iswelcomedbychildren

B.issupportedbyteachers

C.isperhapsnotsuccessful

D.developsthechildren’sinterestinreading

62.WhatkindofbookswasHorowitzprobablygiventoreadwhenhewasachild?

A.Thekindofbooksheenjoyedmuch.

B.Booksaboutadventures.

C.Booksforpleasure.

D.Booksofliteracyclassics.

63.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowtoEncourageChildrentoRead.

B.Don’tForceYoungtoReadClassics.

C.Children’sWriterAnthonyHorowitz.

D.SpendTimeReadingwithChildren.

C

Thesecretofhomingpigeons’unbelievableabilitytofindtheirwayshomehasbeendiscoveredbyscientists:

Thefeatherednavigatorsfollowtheroadsjustlikewedo.

ScientistsatOxfordUniversityspent10yearsstudyinghomingpigeonsusingGlobalPositioningSystem（GPS）andgotasurprisingresult.Thebirdsoftendon’tusethesuntodecidetheirdirections.

Instead,theyflyalongmotorways,turnatcrossingsan