牛津译林版高中英语选修八Selfassessment Unit2The Universal Language.docx

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牛津译林版高中英语选修八SelfassessmentUnit2TheUniversalLanguage

Self-assessment（Unit2TheUniversalLanguage）

第一部分：

第一节：

单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1.—Youarelate.Youhavemissedthemostinterestingpart.

—Oh.___________.

A.WhatashameB.Sorrytohearthat

C.That’sallrightD.Nothingimportant

2.Tomowns____________largercollectionof_____________booksthananyotherstudentinourclass.

A.the;不填B.a;不填C.a:

theD.不填,the

3.Inourchildhood,wewereoften_____________byGrandmatopayattentiontoourtablemanners.

A.remindedB.expectedC.allowedD.hoped

4.Sensiblepeopledon'tthinkitis____________tobuythingswhicharenotneededevenatalowprice.

A,worthB.worthyC.worthlessD.worthwhile

5.IwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenowifI___________moreenergiestomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutgoingonlineatcollege.

A.devotedB.wouldhavedevoted

C.weretodevoteD.haddevoted

6.Mr.Hughes'sagencyisoneof980communityagencies______________oftheNationalCommunityActionFoundation（NCAF）inWashington.D.C.

A.underthehelpB.underthecharge

C.undertheumbrellaD.undertheaid

7.Therewassuchlongqueueforcoffeeattheintervalthatwe_____________gaveup.

A.purposefullyB.eventually

C.generallyD.unfortunately

8.Thepictureoftheviolenceontheblackboystirred（触动）thepublic____________.

A.awarenessB.conscienceC.attentionD.expectation

9.Oh,whatapity!

It___________soeasyformetobringthosephotographswantedtoshowyou.ButI'veleftthemathome.

A.wouldhavebeenB.wouldbeC.hadbeenD.was

10.Withoutelectroniccomputers,muchoftoday'sadvancedtechnology

A.willnothavebeenachieved

B.havenotbeenachieved

C.wouldnothavebeenachieved

D.hadnotbeenachieved

11.Hishealth_____________underthepressureofworkandhehadtostayinhospitalforamonth.

A.brokeupB.brokeawayC.brokeoutD.brokedown

12._____________withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.

A.FacedB.HavingfacedC.TofaceD.Facing

13.ffonlyI_____________tomyparents'advice!

A.listeningB.listen

C.amlisteningD.hadlistened

14.NowheisimprovinghisEnglishby_____________ofreadingandlisteningtoitaloteveryday.

A.methodB.approachC.wayD.means

15.HowIwishI___________torepairtherecorder!

Ionlymadeitworse.

A.hadtriedB.havetriedC.hadn’ttriedD.didn’ttry

第二节.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

OnFridayDecember17,1903at10:

35am,theWrightbrothers（WilburandOrville）achievedtheirdream.Theyflew“theworld’sfirstpower-driven,heavier-than-airmachineinwhichmanmadefreeandcontrolled16.”

Thedreamstartedwithanideathatwasplantedintheirmindsbyatoygiventothembytheirfather.Inthe17oftheboys,“Lateintheautumnof1878,ourfathercameintothehouse18eveningwithsomeobjectinhishands,and19wecouldseewhatitwas,hethrewitintothe20.Insteadoffallingtothefloor,aswe21,itflewacrosstheroomtillit22theceiling,whereitflutteredawhile,andfinally23tothefloor."This24toysparked（激起）theirlifelonginterestinhumanflight.

TheWright25weregreatthinkers.Theyenjoyedlearningnewthings.26,theyrecycledbrokenparts.Theirinterestmovedtobicyclesandin1893,they27theWrightCycleCompanywheretheysoldand28bicycles.ButWilburhadhismind29onsomethingmoreexciting.'He30to,seriouslypursue（追求）flying.

Thebrothersspentmanyhoursresearching,testingtheirmachinesandmakingimprovementsafter31attemptsathumanflight.What32asahobbysoonbecameapassion._____33___determinationandpatiencetheyrealizedtheirdreamin1903.

Thenexttimeyouhearorseeanairplaneortravelonone,remember34itallstarted.Asimple35conceived（构想出）inthemindsoftwoyoungmenwhodidnotfinishhighschool.

16.A.voyageB.flightC.tourD.journey

17.A.mindsB.heartsC.languageD.words

18.A.anB.thisC.oneD.that

19.A.beforeB.untilC.sinceD.as

20.A.skyB.airC.fireD.room

21.A.expectedB.planned

C.arrangedD.wanted

22.A.climbedB.arrivedC.searchedD.struck

23.A.turnedB.wentC.sankD.happened

24.A.simpleB.freeC.onlyD.clever

25.A.familyB.brothersC.parentsD.members

26.A.InfactB.What'smore

C.AsaresultD.Atfirst

27.A.unitedB.openedC.boughtD.joined

28.A.recycledB.inventedC.repairedD.sent

29.A.setB.leftC.remainD.appear

30.A.threatenedB.remembered

C.decidedD.promised

31.A.famousB.secretC.unsuccessfulD.Safe

32.A.dressedupB.startedout

C.endedupD.turnedout

33.A.FromB.DespiteC.UnderD.With

34.A.WhatB.whyC.whoD.where

35.A.ideaB.suggestionC.planD.opinion

第三部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

（A）

Youmayhaveheardtheterm“theAmericanDream”.In1848,JamesW.MarshallfoundgoldinCaliforniaandpeoplebeganhavinggoldendreams.

That19thcentury“AmericanDream"motivated（激发）theGoldRushandgaveCaliforniaitsnicknameofthe"GoldenState".

TheAmericanDreamdrovenotonly1800sgold-rushprospectorsbutalsowavesofimmigrantsthroughoutthatcenturyandthenext.PeoplefromEurope,andalargenumberofChinese,arrivedintheUSinthe19thcenturyhopingthatinAmericatheywouldfindgoldinthestreets.Butmost.instead,workedasrailroadlaborers.TheycreatedtheoldestChinatown,inSanFrancisco,andgavethecityaChinesename"theoldgoldhill".

Inthe20thcentury,somecriticssaidthatitwasnolongerpossibletobecomeprosperousthroughdeterminationandhardwork.UnfaireducationforstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandracialdiscriminationalmostmadetheAmericanDreamanightrnare.

Then,inthe1990s,CaliforniasawanewwaveofdreamersinSiliconValley.PeoplepouredtheirenergyintotheInternet.ThisnewchapteroftheAmericanDreamattractedmanybusinesspeopleandyoungtalentsfromChinaandIndiatoformstart-upsandseekfortuneinAmerica.

Betterpay,anicehouse,andarisingstandardoflivingwillalwaysbeattractive.However,thenewAmericanDream.isnolongerjustaboutmoney.ItencouragesAmericanstoconsumewiselytoprotecttheenvironment,improvethequalityoflife,andpromotesocialjustice.

TheGovernorofCalifornia,ArnoldSchwarzeneggerhasbecomethemodelofthenewAmericanDream.Afteryearsofhardwork,hegrewfromapooryoungmanfromAustriaintoasupermoviestarandthenagovernor.ManypeoplehopehisstorycansavetheAmericanDreamandgiveCaliforniaabrighterfuture.

36.Itcanbeinferredthat_____________.

A.America'sgoldendreamcouldneverberealized

B.America'sgoldendreamhadboughtgreatfortunetoChineseimmigrants

C.differenttimeshavedifferentthemesoftheAmericandream

D.determinationandhardworkarethebestwaytorealizetheAmericandream

37.Whydidmostoftheearlyimmigrantsworkasrailroadlaborers?

A.Becausetheycouldearnmoremoneyasrailroadlaborers?

B.Becausetheyhadtomakealivingbyworkingasrailroadlaborers.

C.Becausetheythoughtrailroadwasthefirststeptofindgold.

D.Becauserailroadlaborersweregreatlyhonoredatthattime.

38Theunderlinedsentence“hisstorycansavetheAmericanDream”（inthelastparagraph）indicatesthat_____________.

A.thedreamofseekingfortunateinAmericaiseasytorealize

B.mostoftheimmigrantstoAmericadon’treachtheirpreviousgoals

C.thesuccessofArnoldSchwarzeneggerisamongthecommonexamplesoftheimmigrants

D.theimmigrantshavemadegreatcontributionstoCalifornia

39.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WaveofImmigrantstoAmerica

B.MakeFortunesAbroad

C.HardWorkLeadstoSuccess

D.ChangesofAmerica’sGoldenDream

（B）

Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoone,myson’steaminthelead（领先）.Parentssurroundedtheplayground,offeringencouragement.

Withlessthantensecondsremaining,theballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson'steammate,MickeyO’Donnell.Withshoutsof"Kickit!

”echoing（回响）acrosstheplayground.Mickeyturnedaround“andgaveiteverythinghehad.Allaroundmethecrowderupted（沸腾）.O’Donnellhadscored!

Thentheyweresilence.Mickeyhadscoredallright,butinthewronggoal,endingthegameinatie.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.Yousee.MickeyhasDownsyndrome（综合症）andforhimthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.Hehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscored.

ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickey,hisfacefilledwithjoy,huggedmysontightlyandshouted."Iscored!

Iscored.Everybodywon!

Everybodywon!

“ForamomentIheldmybreath,notsurehowmysonwouldreact.Ineednothaveworried.Iwatched,throughtears,asmysonthrewuphishandinthe.classichigh-fivesaluteandstartedshouting,"WaytogoMickey!

WaytogoMickey!

“WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickey,joiningintheshoutingandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.

Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon;IsmiledasIreplied,"Itwasatie.Everybodywon."

40.Whatwasthescoreofthesoccermatch?

A.Twototwo,equaltoboththeteams.

B.ThreetooneinMickey'steam'sfavor.

C.Twotooneintheoppositeteam'sfavor.

D.EverybodywonbecauseofMickey’sgoal.

41.Theunderlinedword"hush"inparagraph3means

A.cheerB.cryC.laughterD.silence

42.WhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?

A.Theresultofthematchwouldfailhisson.

B.Hissonwo