北师大版高中英语选修八Unit 23《Conflict》单元测试.docx

1、北师大版高中英语选修八Unit 23Conflict单元测试Unit 23Conflict第一部分语言知识及运用(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115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。For some time Ive had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday.Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning，I really did not _1_ much

2、 of it.It was a nice gesture that became a routine.One Sunday，however，what I considered _2_ became very special.As I was leaving the Sunday service，a little boy _3_ and said，“Sir，what are you going to do with your flower？”“Do you _4_ this？”I said，pointing to the rose pinned to my coat.He said，“Yes，s

3、ir.I would like it if you are _5_ going to throw it away.”The little boy said，“Sir，Im going to give it to my granny.My mother and father got _6_ last year.I was living with my mother，but I could not stay，so she sent me to live with my grandmother.She has been so good to me that I want to give that p

4、retty flower to her for _7_ me.”When the little boy finished I could hardly _8_.My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the _9_ of my soul.I reached up and _10_ my flower.With the flower in my hand，I looked at the boy and said，“Son，that is the _11_ thing I have ever heard，but

5、 you cant have this flower because its not enough.If youll look in front of the platform，youll see a big _12_ of flowers.Different families buy them for the _13_ each week.Please take those flowers to your granny because she _14_ the very best.”If I hadnt been touched enough already，he made one last

6、 statement and I will always treasure it.He said，“What a _15_ day！I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.”【解题导语】 作者对每次去教堂由别人在自己的衣服上别上一朵花的做法已习以为常。但有一天在离开教堂的时候，一个小孩问他能否把他衣服上的花送给他。原来他父母离异，他跟祖母一块生活，他要把花送给祖母以表示对祖母的感激。作者非常感动，建议他到教堂的讲台前去拿一束鲜花送给祖母，因为一朵花无法表达对祖母的爱。1A.say Bthink Cremind Dcare解析文章一开

7、始作者首先说明花对自己并不重要，为下文孩子喜欢他的花做好铺垫。think much of“看重”，符合题意。答案B2A.valuable BuselessCordinary Dnormal解析与后面的special相对比，应选C。normal“正常的”，不能与special构成对比关系。答案C3A.approached BstoppedCinterrupted Dfollowed解析这孩子想要作者的花，当然是走上来，故选A。答案A4A.notice Bsee Clike Dmean解析根据语境，作者不敢确定孩子是想要这花，他指着花，以此证实孩子的想法，故选D。答案D5A.always Bjus

8、t Cever Dalready解析孩子请求作者如果花没有其他用途，过后仅仅(just)是扔掉，就把花给他吧。答案B6A.divorced Blost Cdisturbed Dtroubled解析这孩子先后分别跟母亲和祖母生活，可推断他的父母是离婚(divorced)了。答案A7A.comforting BadoptingCsupporting Dloving解析孩子要送花给慈爱的祖母，感激她的爱(love)，adopt(收养)不符合祖母和孙子间的关系。答案D8A.move Bspeak Cbreathe Drefuse解析根据下文，作者眼含热泪，显然是被孩子的一番话所感动得几乎说(speak

9、)不出话来。答案B9A.depths Bback Cbottom Dcorner解析the depths of ones soul心灵深处/from the bottom of ones heart发自内心。答案A10A.uncovered BunloadedCunpinned Dunwrapped解析与前面的pin(别上)相反的动作当然是unpin(摘下，解开)。unload卸货，unwrap打开包裹。答案C11A.sweetest Bnicest Csaddest Dstrangest解析作者深受感动，认为所听到的话是最美好的(nicest)，而不是最甜蜜的(sweetest)。答案B12

10、A.pile Bbouquet Ccollection Dchain解析一大束花a bouquet of flowers。答案B13A.relatives Bold Cpoor Dchurch解析根据第一段，人们买花是送给教堂(church)的。答案D14A.deserves Bproves Csounds Dmatches解析作者认为这么伟大的祖母配得上(deserve)最好的鲜花。match强调两者在实力、内容、色调方面相“配套；势均力敌”。答案A15A.sunny Bspecial Clucky Dwonderful解析孩子对能获得一大束花非常感动，觉得今天是个非常美好的日子。答案D第二

11、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。Many Chinese believe _16_(eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some Americans regularly eat _17_(cook) eggs to keep their minds sharp._18_，doctors dont recommend to eat _19_ raw eggs or animal brains.Th

12、en，what food is good for your brain？Scientists have found _20_ relationship _21_ diet and a healthy brain.Generally speaking，fish is a brain food.Besides fish，you should introduce lots of dark green leafy vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet，_22_ most people lack the special vitamins _23_ t

13、hese brain food provide.If you eat brain foods _24_(regular)，they can increase brain power， help you pay attention，keep you motivated，improve your memory and _25_(less) stress from studies.Then you can do much better in your test.答案16.eating17.uncooked18.However19.either20.a21.between22.because23.th

14、at24.regularly25.lessen第二部分阅读(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。AEver wanted to clone yourself so that while youre playing your clone is hard at work? While its still not possible to do it in the physical world，a new startup company claims they can enable people to pu

15、t a cyber(网络的) clone to work on the net using new smart AI technology.MyCyberTwin，from an Australian company，is an intelligent software clone of a real person with the ability to conduct lifelike conversations while its human twin is offline.According to the company，MyCyberTwin users can easily crea

16、te a personal online clone that can chat on their behalf through social networks such as My Space，blogs，dating sites and MSN instant messaging.The technology may give bloggers a 24/7 online presence and a unique opportunity to interact with their readers no matter what time their blogs are accessed.

17、MyCyberTwin CEO，Liesl Capper，said that the real business impact(影响)of MyCyberTwin would be the fact that it gives social networks defensible technology.“The features on existing social networks can all be copied by competitors and because of this，social networks are vulnerablethey could die in a mom

18、ent，”Ms. Capper said.“MyCyberTwin offers a deep interactive tool for both users and advertisers，that is dead easy for users to plug and playbut is extremely hard for competitors to copy，”she said. “MyCyberTwin will allow people to put their personality online，and through the software people can lear

19、n about visitors to their site or blog，”Ms.Capper said.According to Ms.Capper，having MyCyberTwin on a social network will give that site a real point of difference to its competitors.“Imagine_a_dating_site_where_users_can_have_their_cyber_twin_available_24/7_to_chat_with_potential_(潜在的)_new_partners

20、，to find the most compatible(协调的)ones for them to get back to later.”“There is also huge potential for companies to have virtual sales assistants always online to answer questions about their products in a lifelike conversation with customers.”“Unlike old chat robots which took years to build，MyCybe

21、rTwins can be put together quickly and are easy to train.MyCyberTwins chat to friends or visitors to a blog.At the same time they gather information，such as why people visit a website，what they really think about a product，or where their owners friends are going on the weekend.”【解题导语】 本文介绍了澳大利亚一家公司研

22、发的一种叫做“MyCyberTwin”的软件，它可以被训练为代替该软件使用者在网上和来访者交流的一个工具。26The underlined word“its” in Para.8 refers to_.AMs. Cappers BMyCyberTwinsCthe Australian companys Dthat sites解析指代理解题。做这种题时可以找到原文，然后向上搜索，一般它所指代的内容应该在上文可以找到。本题所说的“its”指代上文中提到的使用了这个软件的网站。答案D27Which of the following can best replace the underlined wo

23、rd “vulnerable” in Para.5?AWeak and easily hurt. BDangerous.CWellequipped. DInfluential.解析词义猜测题。根据下文“they could die in a moment”可以猜测出词义：软弱的，脆弱的。答案A28Which of the following is NOT the function of MyCyberTwins?A Through the software people can learn about visitors to their site or blog.BThey can help

24、people do housework.CThey can be available to answer questions of customers as virtual sales assistants.DThey can gather information while they are chatting to visitors to a blog.解析细节理解题。文章没提到B 项内容。答案B29Which is the purpose of Ms. Cappers words quoted in the last three paragraphs?AShe emphasized tha

25、t you might find a lot of potential new partners in a dating site.BShe suggested that companies should have virtual sales assistants always online to answer questions about their products.CShe explained what can be done by MyCyberTwin in order to promote it.DShe wanted to know what people really thi

26、nk about MyCyberTwin.解析推理判断题。认真看最后三段可以看出该女士的用意是推广产品。答案C30“.Can have. cyber twin available 24/7 to chat.”most probably means _.Athe cyber twin is able to chat with you on July 24Bthe cyber twin is able to chat to at least 7 visitors,24 at the mostCyou can chat with the cyber twin about 24 hours in th

27、e whole weekDcyber twin is able to chat with you at any time解析推理判断题。文中两处出现24/7这个数字，根据第三段该数字后半句no matter what time their blogs are accessed，以及第二处讲到约会网站使用这个软件的情况，可以猜测到这个数字是指一周里面每天工作24小时连续工作7天即每时每刻都在运作之意。由此D项表达了该句的意思。答案DBThe United States government has decided that food from cloned cattle，pigs and goa

28、ts is safe to eat.The Food and Drug Administration of America also says it found no risks in meat and milk from offspring(后代) born to them.A clone is a genetic copy of an animal.A laboratory process develops a cell from the animal into an embryo(胚胎)The embryo is put into a female animal which，if all

29、 goes well，gives birth to the clone.The FDA looked at studies for several years before it announced its decision in a final report this month.The United States Department of Agriculture supported the findings.But it says time is needed to smooth the way for marketing meat and milk from clones.So，for

30、 now，the industry is being asked to continue a voluntary ban on such products.The idea of eating cloned animals rates low with the American public.Several major food companies say they have no immediate plans to get involved.The Food and Drug Administration will not require any product to be identif

31、ied(识别) as coming from clones or their offspring.A producer would need approval to label a product“clonefree”The_agency says that could be misleading because the food is not different from other food.But activists argue that the FDA based its decision on incomplete research into possible risks.The Center for Food Safety criticized(批评) the use of studies supplied by cloning companies.Animal rights activists point out that cloning attempt