高中英语 Unit 2 The universal language综合检测 牛津译林版选修8.docx

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高中英语Unit2Theuniversallanguage综合检测牛津译林版选修8

Unit2　Theuniversallanguage

（时间：

100分钟　满分：

100分）

Ⅰ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．Frankputthemedicineinatopdrawertomakesureitwouldnotbe________tothekids.

A．accessible　　　　　B．relative

C．acceptableD．sensitive

2．Toshowourrespect，weusuallyhavetotakeourglovesoff________wearetoshakehandswith.

A．whicheverB．whenever

C．whoeverD．wherever

3．（2013·常州高二检测）________itwilldousharmorgoodremainstobeseen.

A．IfB．Whether

C．ThatD．What

4．Iwasdeeplymovedbythesong________Ilistenedtoit.

A．firsttimeB．thefirsttime

C．forthefirsttimeD．bythefirsttime

5．Shewillbeangryifyou________herwhilesheissleeping.

A．disturbB．interrupt

C．distributeD．prevent

6．Whoeverwantsto________thejobpleasesendusinformationthroughInternet.

A．appealtoB．applyto

C．appealforD．applyfor

7．Heisratherdifficulttomakefriendswith，buthisfriendship，________，ismoretruethananyother.

A．oncegainedB．whentogain

C．aftergainingD．whilegaining

8．Hehadaburning________towinbacktheteacher'sconfidenceinhim.

A．desireB．feeling

C．emotionD．impression

9．Thecouple________lastweek，whichsurprisedtheirfriendsandrelativesgreatlybecausetheyappearedhappytogetherallthetime.

A．brokeupB．putup

C．turnedupD．madeup

10．—Areyousatisfiedwithhiswork?

—Notalittle.Hecouldn'thavedone________.

A．worseB．better

C．wellD．badly

11．Myparentsdon'tmindwhatjobIdo________Iamhappy.

A．eventhoughB．assoonas

C．aslongasD．asthough

12．Thelittlegirl________gooutatnightandoftenimagined________amonsterfollowingher.

A．darednot；therebeing

B．darenot；therebeing

C．didnotdare；theretobe

D．didn'tdareto；therebe

13．Youneedto________helptofindoutwhyyoutookthosethingssoyouwon'tcontinuethiskindofbehavior.

A．provideB．seek

C．supplyD．enjoy

14．Hecertainly________tobesenttoprisonbecauseofwhathedid.

A．desertsB．deserves

C．desiresD．descends

15．（2013·天津高考）________small，thecompanyhasabout1,000buyersinover30countries.

A．AsB．If

C．AlthoughD．Once

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

AlthoughIlovemylife，ithasn'tbeenalotoffunasI'vebeenillfor28years.

Musichasalwaysbeenagreatloveofmineand，inmy20s，whenmy__16__wasmoremanageable，I__17__tenyearsasaprofessionalsingerinrestaurants，playingandsingingfolksongs.__18__thatwasyearsagoandtimeshavechanged.__19__Ilivewithmymotheronacountryfarm.

Twoyearsago，IdecidedthatIwouldneedtohavesomekindofextraworkto__20__mydisabilitypension（残疾抚恤金）．__21__Ineededtosleepintheafternoons，Iwaslimitedinmy__22__.IdecidedthatIwouldconsider__23__tosinginginrestaurants.

Myfamilyareallmusicians，soIwas__24__whenIwentintoourlocalmusicstore.IexplainedthatIwantedtosingagainbutusingrecordedkaraokemusic.IknewthatdiscswereveryexpensiveandIreallydidn'thavealotof__25__togetstarted.And__26__youfindonlythreetofoursongsoutoftenonadiscthatyoucan__27__use.

WhenItoldtheowneroftheshopaboutmy__28__，hegavemealong，thoughtful__29__.“Thismeansalottoyou，doesn'tit？

”hesaid.“Comewithme.”

Heledme__30__thecrowdedshopandtoabenchwithalargeprofessionalkaraokeboxonit.Heplacedhislargehand__31__onhistreasureandsaid，“Ihave800karaokesongsinhere.Youcantakeyour__32__andI'llrecordthemforyou.Thatshouldgetyoustarted.”

I__33__.Thankinghim，Imadeatimewithhimtolistentoallthesongsandchoose__34__thatIcouldsing.Ihavecomefullcirclewithhishelp.

His__35__stillwarmsmyheartandmakesmedojustthatbitextra，whenIhavethechance.

16．A.lonelinessB．sadness

C．tirednessD．sickness

17．A.setB．enjoyed

C．keptD．shared

18．A.GladlyB．Eventually

C．UnfortunatelyD．Surprisingly

19．A.NowB．Then

C．SometimeD．Meanwhile

20．A.adduptoB．makeupfor

C．getridofD．takeadvantageof

21．A.IfB．As

C．ThoughD．Before

22．A.movementB．condition

C．choicesD．positions

23．A.reachingoutB．livingup

C．gettingonD．goingback

24．A.recognizedB．interviewed

C．foundD．invited

25．A.moneyB．time

C．energyD．knowledge

26．A.thusB．once

C．seldomD．often

27．A.actuallyB．hardly

C．nearlyD．formerly

28．A.jobB．family

C．ideaD．offer

29．A.faceB．view

C．lookD．sight

30．A.overB．along

C．towardsD．through

31．A.unhappilyB．lovingly

C．pitifullyD．gratefully

32．A.pickB．turn

C．roleD．step

33．A.hadtocryB．oughttocry

C．shouldhavecriedD．couldhavecried

34．A.moreB．theones

C．fewD．therest

35．A.courageB．devotion

C．kindnessD．trust

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

CharlieRichhadbeenrecordingallkindsofmusicforallkindsoflabelsthroughoutthelate1950sand1960s，andhadacoupleofhits—LonelyWeekendswentintotheTop30inthe1960s,sodidMohairSam.

Despitehisconstantdesiretotrynewthings（actually,maybebecauseofthat）,Richfoundhimselfwithouthitsuntil1973,whenhebecameasuperstarduetothegreatsuccessofBehindClosedDoors.Afterall,thiswasamusicianthathadaminorcountryhitin1970witharevisionofFrankSinatra'sNice“N”Easy.

BehindClosedDoors,insomeways,isasimilarspirittothatsingle，sinceit'sperfectbetweencountryandpop.Lyrically,itwasaperfectcountrysong；thenarratorpromiseshisdevotiontohiswomanandhownobodyunderstandstheirlove,sincetheydon'tknowwhatgoesonbehindcloseddoors.Musically,themelodycertainlyhadacountryrhythm，butitwasstately,assured，andmelodic,thekindofsongthatanysingerwouldhavebeeneagertomakehisorherown.Manytried.PercySledge,AlbertKing,TomJones,DollyParton,andFreddyFenderallrecordedit;sodidmanyotherartists,includinginstrumentalistslikeBootsRandolphandFloydCramer.Allofthesewerelistenable；somewererevelatory；manywerepleasant，servingtoillustratewhatanadaptable,welldesignedsongKennyO'Dellwrote.Still，CharlieRich'soriginalversionoutdidthemall,sinceitnotonlyhadoneofBillySherrill'smostexcellentproductionsbutRich'sastonishing,delicatedeliverymadeitseemlikehehadwrittenthesonghimselfabouthisownloveforhiswife.

Itbecameahitnotjustonthecountrycharts，whereitpeakedatNumberOne,butonthepopchartsaswell.ItwasnamedSingleontheYearbytheCMA.Inthesameyear,1973,RichwasnamedMaleVocalistoftheYear,largelyduetothissonganditssuccessor,TheMostBeautifulGirlintheWorldanditwentgold.Evenwithsuchreputation,themostimpressivethingaboutBehindClosedDoorsisthatitdeservedlymadeacult（崇拜）figureofagenuinecountrysuperstar.

36．Whichofthefollowingsongsbecameahitinthe1960s?

A．BehindClosedDoors.

B．TheMostBeautifulGirlintheWorld.

C．MohairSam.

D．Nice“N”Easy.

37．BehindClosedDoorswaswrittenby________.

A．KennyO'DellB．FrankSinatra

C．CharlieRichD．AlbertKing

38．CharlieRichoutdidPercySledgeinBehindClosedDoorsinthat________.

A．hewasnamedMaleVocalistoftheYear

B．heillustratedthesongbetter

C．hewrotethesonghimselfaboutlove

D．hedesiredtotrynewthingshimself

39．Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.

A．tellusthestoryofCharlieRich'ssongs

B．persuadeustolistentoCharlieRich'ssongs

C．tellusthesuccessofCharlieRich'ssongs

D．commentonBehindClosedDoors

B

AspartofthecelebrationsforJohnnyMercer'shundredthanniversary,theBBCConcertOrchestraorganizedtheperformanceofhisfinalstagemusical,TheGoodCompanions,attheWatfordColosseum.

TheGoodCompanionsisbasedonJBPriestley'smostpopularnovel.Ittellsofanuppermiddleclasswoman,ElizabethTrant,who—quiteagainsttheadviceofherrelatives—decidestousehernewfoundwealthtofundagroupofstrollingplayerswhosedirectorhasrunoffwithallthemoney.Trantfindshertrueselfinthetheatre,whiletheenterprisealsohelpstheworkingclassJessOakroyd,togetoutofhismundane（平凡的）existenceandinsteadworkasahandyman（勤杂工）forthegroup.ThesimilarlyunhappyInigoJollifant,whoisateacheratarundownprivateschool,becomesthemusichallgroup'spianistandbecomesfamousasahitsongwriter.

AndrePrevinwasanexperiencedHollywoodcomposerandconductor.Mercer,meanwhile,receivednineteenAcademyAwardnominations，andwasthelyricistofscoresofAmericanstandards.

It'shardtoknowwhodeservesthemostpraiseoutofthecast,becausetheywereverywellchosen,bothvocallyandasactors,IanTalbotinhabitedtheroleofJessOakroydwithcharmandsympathy,andhemaintainedhisYorkshireaccentthroughoutthedeliveryofhissongs.ThesuperbLizRobertsonwasperfectasMissTrant.Shemanagedtoshowthemanysidesofthecharacter.MarkMeadowsalsoshoneasInigoJollifant.ToplaytheteacherturnedcomposerisnomeanfeatsinceJollifanthastoplaythepianowhilesingingatseveralpoints,butforthemultitalentedMeadows—formermemberandmusicaldirectorofTheSwingleSingers—thereseemedtobenoproblem.

Soonecouldn'thavehopedforabetterteam,andTheGoodCompanionsisindeedawittyandengagingpiece.

40．Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A．Love.B．Hate.

C．Escape.D．Friendship.

41．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheperformanceoftheopera?

A．Splendid.B．Bad.

C．Justsoso.D．Disappointing.

42．Paragraph2ismainlyabout________.

A．thestagingB．thesetting

C．thecastD．thestory

43．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ReviewofTheGoodCompanions.

B．TheCelebrationsforJohnnyMercer'sHundredthAnniversary.

C．TheDevelopmentofaBBCConcertOrchestra.

D．TheFormationofaBetterTeam.

C

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