北师大版高中英语选修八Unit 23《Conflict》单元检测.docx

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北师大版高中英语选修八Unit23《Conflict》单元检测

单元检测

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Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节　完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Numbersenseisnottheabilitytocount.Itistheabilitytorecognizea__1__innumber.Humanbeingsarebornwiththisability.__2__，experimentsshowthatmanyanimalsare，too.Forexample，manybirdshavegoodnumbersense.Ifanesthasfoureggsandyouremoveone，thebirdwillnot__3__.However，ifyouremovetwo，thebird__4__leaves.Thismeansthatthebirdknowsthe__5__betweentwoandthree.

Anotherinterestingexperimentshowedabird’s__6__numbersense.Amanwastryingtotakeaphotoofacrow（乌鸦）thathadanestinatower，butthecrowalwaysleftwhenshesawhimcoming.Thebirddidnot__7__untilthemanleftthetower.Themanhadan__8__.Hetookanothermanwithhimtothetower.Onemanleftandtheotherstayed，buttheydidnot__9__thebird.Thecrowstayedawayuntilthesecondmanleft，too.Theexperimentwas__10__withthreemenandthenwithfourmen.Butthecrowdidnotreturntothenestuntilallthemenwere__11__.Itwasnotuntilfivemenwentintothetowerandonlyfourleftthattheywere__12__abletofoolthecrow.

Howgoodisahuman’snumbersense?

It’snotverygood.Forexample，babiesaboutfourteenmonthsoldalmostalwaysnoticeifsomethingistakenawayfroma__13__group.Butwhenthenumbergoesbeyondthreeorfour，thechildrenare__14__fooled.

Itseemsthatnumbersenseissomethingwehaveincommonwithmanyanimalsinthisworld，andthatourhuman__15__isnotmuchbetterthanacrow’s.（2018·广东）

1．A.riseB．pattern

C．changeD．trend

2．A.ImportantlyB．Surprisingly

C．DisappointedlyD．Fortunately

3．A.surviveB．care

C．hatchD．notice

4．A.generallyB．sincerely

C．casuallyD．deliberately

5．A.distanceB．range

C．differenceD．interval

6．A.amazingB．annoying

C．satisfyingD．disturbing

7．A.relaxB．recover

C．reactD．return

8．A.appointmentB．excuse

C．ideaD．explanation

9．A.foolB．hurt

C．catchD．kill

10．A.reportedB．repeated

C．designedD．approved

11．A.confusedB．gone

C．tiredD．drunk

12．A.graduallyB．luckily

C．strangelyD．finally

13．A.singleB．small

C．localD．new

14．A.seldomB．temporarily

C．merelyD．often

15．A.sightB．nature

C．abilityelief

第二节　语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Ienjoytheideaofmakingsomeonesmileeverydaybygivingthemasmallgiftwithout16.________name.Theotherday，myfriendsandIweresittinginarestaurant.Itsohappenedthattherewasa17.________（tradition）daybeingcelebratedinacollegenearbysotheplacewasfullofcollegestudentsdressedupbeautifully.Wewerejustlookingaround18.________wesawareallyprettygirlwearingasimpleblueandgreendress19.________alovelysmileonherface.Wehadasmallsized，colorfulkitewithus,20.________wewroteasmallnoteonitforherabouthowprettyshewasandaskedthewaitertogiveittoher.

Shelooked21.________（shock）initially（最初）butthenshereadthenote,22.________（smile）．Thelookonherfacewaspriceless.Thewaiterpointedtowards23.________andtoldherthatwegaveittoherandshesaid“Thankyou”tous.Shelookedreally24.________（happy）thanothers.Ifeltgreataswell.It25.________________（consider）tobeasmallactbutitisjustthestart.

Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

GeorgeGershwin，bornin1898，wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz，somepeopleasked，beconsideredseriousmusic?

In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime，hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworldfamousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928，GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthewellknownmusicianNadiaBoulanger，butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazzinfluencedstyle.Whilethere，GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed，