高中英语 Unit24 Society单元综合检测 北师大版选修8.docx

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高中英语Unit24Society单元综合检测北师大版选修8

单元检测（三）

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。

ThefilmstartsoutonanormaldayinatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friends__1__inthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere’sabigsurprisewhenthemovie__2__withtwostudentsgoingcrazyinthe__3__—shootingandkillingpeople.

Thisis“Elephant”，__4__injust20days；itstarsrealhighschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoreadymadelines.Thestudentactorsmadeuptheirown__5__，withVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirown__6__.

Althoughitmaynotsoundveryhighquality，the__7__wonthePalmed’Or（金棕榈奖）forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesFilmFestivalinFranceonMay25th.Thefilmisbasedonthe__8__atahighschoolintheU．S.，wheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.The__9__ofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat’sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehouse.

Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisa__10__experienceforeveryone—funandfriendly，orhardandlonely.Inmanyways，thetwo__11__whocarryouttheshooting，actlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy’smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.

But，therearehintsoftheangertheyfeelinside.Oneoftheboysisbullied（欺负）atschool.Theotherplays__12__videogames.ButVanSantisn’t__13__theirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infact，thefilmdoesn’tofferanyreasonwhyschoolviolencehappens.“Ididn’twantto__14__anything.It’suptothe__15__todrawitsownconclusions，”saidthe51yearolddirector.

1．A.chatB．sleep

C．swimD．fight

2．A.startsB．ends

C．beginsD．talks

3．A.cinemaB．church

C．schoolD．station

4．A.discussedB．lasted

C．shownD．filmed

5．A.facesB．dialogue

C．mindD．clothes

6．A.teachersB．parents

C．livesD．family

7．A.victimsB．boys

C．filmD．director

8．A.playingB．fighting

C．teachingD．shooting

9．A.actorsB．director

C．killersD．title

10．A.differentB．same

C．happyD．sad

11．A.teachersB．boys

C．actorsD．girls

12．A.sexyB．lively

C．violentD．healthy

13．A.blamingB．praising

C．scoldingD．spending

14．A.tellB．show

C．explainD．stop

15．A.audienceB．students

C．killersD．listeners

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。

Manyyearsago，whenIworkedasavolunteeratStanfordHospital，Igottoknowalittlegirl16.________（name）Lisawhowassufferingfromarareandseriousdisease.Heronlychanceofrecoveryappearedtobeabloodtransfusion（输血）17.________herfiveyearoldbrother,18.________hadmiraculously（奇迹般地）survivedthesamediseaseandhaddevelopedtheantibodies（抗体）neededtofightthe19.________（ill）．

Thedoctorexplainedthesituationtoherlittlebrother，andaskedtheboy20.________hewouldbewillingtogivehisbloodtohissister.Isawhimhesitateforonlyamomentbeforetaking21.________deepbreathandsaying，“Yes，I’lldoitifitcansaveLisa.”

Asthetransfusionprogressed，helayinabednexttohissisterand22.________（smile），aswealldid，seeingthecolorreturning23.________hercheeks.Thenhisfacegrewpaleandhissmilefaded.Helookedupatthedoctorandaskedwithatremblingvoice，“WillIstarttodierightaway？

”

Beingyoung，theboyhad24.________（understand）thedoctor；hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogiveherall25.________blood.

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

StudiesshowfarmlandinAfricaisoftenlackinginimportantnutrients.Butresearcherssayacombinationoffarmingmethodsmayhelp.

Researcherswonderhowtoincreaseproductionwithoutnecessarilyclearingmorelandtogrowadditionalcrops.Americanresearcherssaythatcanhappenwithgreateruseofanagriculturalsystemcalledperenniation.Itmixesfoodcropswithtreesandperennialplants—thosethatreturnyearafteryear.

SoilscientistJohnReganoldsays，“Oneofthemajorproblemsisthatthesoilsarefairlypoorinmostoftheregions.Sohowdoyougrowfoodcropsonpoorsoils？

Therehavetobefoodproductionsystemsthatcanbuildthesoilandimprovetheyield.”

Mr.Reganoldsayspoorsoilmayhaveresultedfromyearsofweatheringthatwashedawaymanynutrients.Hesayssomefarmersmayhavedonemoreharmthangood.

“Theyhavebeenactuallyusingfarmingpracticeswherethey’renotputtinginorganicmatter.They’renotputtinginfertilizers.Theycan’taffordthosethings.Anditjustrunsthesoildown.Sothey’reworseningthesituation.”

ThescientistsaysthewordperenniationdefinesthreesystemsthatarealreadyusedinAfrica.Theoldestofthethreeiscalledevergreenagriculture.Thisiswherefarmersplanttreeswiththeircrops.FarmersinAfricahavebeendoingthisforsixtyyears，anditseemstobegrowinginpopularity.

ThemethodisgainingwidespreaduseincountriessuchasNiger，BurkinaFaso，MalawiandZambia.Thetreesareplantedamongmaize（玉米），milletorsorghumcrops.Theynotonlyaddnitrogen（氮）tothesoilthroughtheirroots，butalsothroughtheirleaveswhentheyfalloffandbreakdown.Atothertimesoftheyear，thetreescanprotectplantsfromstrongsunlight.

JohnReganoldsaysheknowsofonewomanwhohashadgreatsuccesswithperenniation.

“She’sagrandmotherinherfifties.HernameisRhodaMang’yanaandshestartedusingthissystemabouttwentyyearsago.Andheryieldsinitiallywereaboutatonofmaize.Nowwithagoodyearshegetsfourtonsperhectare，fourtimeswhatshewasgetting.”

26．Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A．tellpeoplehowtoincreaseproduction

B．introduceanagriculturalsysteminAfrica

C．introducetheoldestfarmingmethodinAfrica

D．tellushowtopreventsoilbeingpoor

27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weathering”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A．Beingexposedtowindandrain.

B．Growingdifferentcrops.

C．Beingpollutedseverely.

D．Beingploughedimproperly.

28．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A．Perenniationmixesfoodcropswithtreesandperennialplants.

B．Poorsoilisthemainprobleminincreasingfoodproduction.

C．Farmersmaybemoretoblameforthepresentsituation.

D．Americanresearchersfirstinventedperenniation.

29．Evergreenagricultureispopularwiththefarmersmainlybecauseit________.

A．canbuildthesoilandimprovetheyield

B．canprovidemorewoodaswell

C．istheeasiestmethodtocarryout

D．isusedforalongtime

30．WhydoesJohnReganoldmentionRhodaMang’yana?

A．ToshowthemethodisverypopularinAfrica.

B．Becausesheisanexpertatfarmingproduction.

C．Toprovethefarmingmethodiseffective.

D．Becausesheproducesmoregrainsthananyoneelseinthecountry.

B

ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden，butwithfivechildrenIwastoobusytohaveone.Moneywaslimited，andsowastime.Oftenoneofthechildrenwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch，andIwouldsay，“Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside？

Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees，youknow.”Finally，whenallfivehadgottenthroughhighschoolandcollege，andhadstartedhavingtheirownfamilies，Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.

However，Iknewgardenscostmoney.AndafteralltheseyearsIwasusedtolivingonaprettylean，nofrillsbudget.

Then，onespringmorningonMother’sDay，asIwasworkinginmykitchen，Iheardcarsdrivebyandlookedoutofthewindowtoseeanewtreeplantedinmyyard.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes！

Itwasamoneytree！

Dollarbillswerestuckalloverthattree，andtherewasanotewhichread，“Ioweyoueighthoursofdiggingtime.Love，Marvin.”

Marvin，myfirstson，keptthispromise，too.Hedugupanicetenbyfifteenfootbedforme.Myotherchildrenboughtmetools，asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Webuiltagardentogether.

Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygardenisnowverypretty，andjustwhatI’dalwayswanted.WhenIgoouttoweedortendmyflowers，Idon’tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelsasiftheywererighttherewithme.WhenIthinkaboutwhatmychildrenhavedoneforme，Igettearsinmyeyeseverytime.

I’mstillnotsurewhethermoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes.

31．Thetextismeanttotellus________.

A．alovestorybetweenmotherandchildren

B．howtogrowyourownmoneytree

C．amother’sdreamofhavingagarden

D．howtobringupchildren

32．Whycouldn’ttheauthorhaveagardenofherownaccordingtothetext?

A．Herchildrendidn’tlikegarden.

B．Shedidn’thaveenoughtimeandmoney.

C．Nobodywantedtogetoneforher.

D．Therewasnoneedforagarden.

33．Whichissimilarinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“nofrills”inParagraph2?

A．Wasteful.B．Helpful.

C．Hopeful.D．Tight.

34．Marvin’spromisewasto________.

A．buyamoneytreeforhismother

B．buygardeningbooksforhismother

C．buildagardenforhismother

D．sendmuchmoneytohismother

35．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．MyFlowerGarden

B．AGoodDream

C．MyChildren

D．AMoneyTree

C

Twoyearsago，theFunkfamilyofsuburbanChicagoadoptedaChinesebabygirlwhohadbeenabandonedonasidewalknearaYangzhoutextilefactory.

Lastyear，halfwayacrosstheUnitedStates，theRamirezfamilyofsuburbanMiamiadoptedagirlwhohadbeenabandonedaweeklateronthesamespot.

BothfamiliesnamedtheirdaughtersMia.Itturnsout，afirstnameandChineseheritagearen’ttheonlythingsthethreeyearoldshaveincommon.Thegirls’mothers—HollyFunkandDianaRamirez—metonawebsiteforparentswhohadgonethroughinternationaladoptions.Afteralotofemailscomparingphotographsandbiographicalde