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1、选修8第4单元同步验收题选修8第4单元同步验收题第一部分 略第二部分第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. While he was in Dalian in Northeast Chinas Liaoning Province last year, he stayed in a hotel _ the sea. A. overlooking B. overworking C. overcoming D. oversleeping22. As we all know, Albert Einstein was a lifelong _ at Princeton Univer

2、sity in the USA. A. professor B. assistant C. librarian D. president23. Mr Smith gave brief opening _ before the dinnerparty started. A. research B. remarks C. renew D. return24. No peace will be achieved in the relations between the two countries unless both sides make some _. A. promises B. progre

3、ss C. competence D. compromises25. The lady was _ of her handbag while walking down the street.A. convinced B. robbed C. charged D. accused26. It is generally believed that a _ is a danger to society. A. babysitter B. robot C. salesman D. thief27. Do you think its too early to predict the final _ of

4、 the crisis?A. afford B. effort C. outcome D. income28. A great many migrant workers (民工) leave for Chinascoastal cities in the south to seek a . A. form B. firm C. fortune D. fault29. We are badly in _ of time, for the monthly examination is coming. A. favour B. need C. place D. honour30. Among all

5、 the NBA super stars, LeBron James is a _ man, in other words, he is very talented. A. brilliant B. broken C. weak D. poor31. The guests _ her new dress. A. accessed B. marked on C. assessed D. remarked on32. In _ of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Europe. A. middle B. places

6、 C. terms D. favours33. The marine park in Australia is now _ into 70 distinct habitat types, and at least 20 percent of each habitat type is designated a “no-take” zone. A. classified B. clarified C. separated D. plotted34. Here in China, womens social _ has been greatly improved in the last three

7、decades. A. point B. seat C. level D. status35. Some say that women are _ to men in learning foreign languages. Do you think so? A. junior B. superior C. senior D. familiar第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）I locked my dorm room, and headed for the out- side to fetch my washed clothes. Outside, I 36 for m

8、y clothes, but I couldnt see it anywhere. Then I glanced up and saw it high in the tree branches, completely out of my 37 .This had to be the most 38 moment in my life. Unfortunately, this was only the latest in a series of incidents that led me to a huge 39 : I left the University of California at

9、Davis only two weeks later.Id decided to 40 Davis for only one reason my friend, Karin, was going there. “Its 41 enough for us to go home when we want, but just far enough away so that it feels like a true college 42 ,” Karin said. But she and I 43 living across campus from each other. I grew lonely

10、 and 44 , homesick beyond words. One afternoon, I found out that the boys had 45 each of us girls on a scale from 1 to 10. I 46 second from the bottom. My self-confidence was 47 at an all-time low.Meanwhile, my roommate began experimenting with 48 and partying. Because her college experience was opp

11、osite to mine, she couldnt sympathize with my 49 . It seemed like nobody could.The story had a happy ending, however. I 50 three years later from a university (I was able to attend while living at home), a much happier woman. I was 51 , too, for I had learned an invaluable lesson about myself. I was

12、 not a typical college student.Our society places a high premium (重视) on going to 52 , and views the social opportunities to be just as important as the educational ones. But not everyone is made for college. I had a miserable 53 at Davis, but I learned something important I wasnt like everyone else

13、.No textbook or teacher could have taught me a better 54 , and for that reason I dont 55 my life in college.36. A. turned up B. came back C. stayed on D. looked around37. A. mind B. state C. reach D. flat38. A. frightening B. embarrassing C. pleasing D. interesting39. A. decision B. success C. laugh

14、 D. mistake40. A. manage B. find C. attend D. visit41. A. close B. modern C. familiar D. big42. A. party B. experiment C. course D. experience43. A. set about B. put off C. ended up D. gave up44. A. surprised B. depressed C. relaxed D. encouraged45. A. rated B. piled C. ordered D. compared46. A. acc

15、epted B. scored C. sensed D. grew47. A. generally B. gradually C. suddenly D. naturally48. A. drinking B. running C. swimming D. sailing49. A. illness B. carelessness C. curiosity D. unhappiness50. A. returned B. graduated C. escaped D. recovered51. A. wiser B. taller C. busier D. safer52. A. factor

16、y B. station C. college D. church53. A. journey B. programC. test D. time54. A. subject B. lesson C. history D. language55. A. value B. mind C. remember D. regret第三部分A Best-selling horror writer Stephen King has another hit on his hands, but dont go looking for it at our bookstore. Kings new ghost s

17、tory, Riding the Bullet is only available on the Internet.King gave out a statement saying “he is curious to see what sort of reaction there is and whether or not this is the future of publishing”. He is not the first author to make his work available wholly online, but he is the first among the top

18、 ranks of writers to take that step.King told The Times that his experiment with putting his story, Riding the Bullet on the Internet has been so successful that he is considering putting a full-length book online. “The new way of publishing,” said King, “could change the way people regard reading.”

19、 The story was put out fully over the Web and it will only be available on the Internet, as an “e-book”. It was given away for free for the first 24 hours. After that, readers could download it for $2.50. As of Sunday, more than 5,000,000 people had downloaded the piece.SimonSchuster, which is elect

20、ronically publishing the e-book, says 4,000,000 readers ordered it in the first 24 hours during which it was available. King himself says the Internet has great promise as a way to share out literature, but he doesnt think “anything will take the place of the printed word and the book with a cover”.

21、56. If you want to get a copy of Kings new book Riding the Bullet, what shall you do? A. Order it from the local bookstore. B. Pay $2.50 for an e-book version. C. Send an e-mail to King. D. Download it from the Internet for free.57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Kin

22、gs e-book was a success. B. King was interviewed by The Times for his new book. C. In Kings opinion, the e-book will replace the printed book. D. King is going to change the way people read.58. The words “the e-book” in the last paragraph refer to “_”. A. the easy-to-read book B. the expensive book

23、C. any electronic book by other writers D. Riding the Bullet 59. We can infer from the passage that _. A. King could have earned a large amount from the traditional way of publishing B. publishing on the Web is Kings only choice at the moment C. King is worried about the future of the publishing ind

24、ustry D. King is not famous and has to do something online to attract readersB Parents risk preventing children from reading by dragging them around bookstores and force-feeding them literary classics, leading childrens writer Anthony Horowitz has suggested.Horowitz, author of the best-selling Alex

25、Riderseries of action adventure books, said the current public concern about childrens reading had been controlled by the anxious middle class.“Reading is not a matter we should keep hitting children over the head with,” he said. Horowitz commented that gains in reading skills at school through the

26、national literacy strategy (策略) had been achieved at the cost of pupils enjoyment of reading. He also called on schools to set aside more time for children to read for pleasure and less time for analyzing texts line by line.“At home parents should not force their children to read books they read as

27、a child because children literature was now in a golden period,” he said. “As children, my generation was given the books that our parents read. Now children can discover their own books. There have never been so many good living young writers.”He suggested that the best way that parents could encou

28、rage a child to read was to set aside 15 minutes a day to read to them.60. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means “_”. A. children should not be forced to read B. children cant read efficiently unless parents hit their head C. children are not fond of reading D. parents should not keep hitting

29、 their childrens head61. We can infer that the national literacy strategy _. A. is welcomed by children B. is supported by teachers C. is perhaps not successful D. develops the childrens interest in reading62. What kind of books was Horowitz probably given to read when he was a child? A. The kind of

30、 books he enjoyed much. B. Books about adventures. C. Books for pleasure. D. Books of literacy classics.63. What might be the best title for this passage? A. How to Encourage Children to Read. B. Dont Force Young to Read Classics. C. Childrens Writer Anthony Horowitz. D. Spend Time Reading with Chil

31、dren.C The secret of homing pigeons unbelievable ability to find their ways home has been discovered by scientists: The feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using Global Positioning System (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often dont use the sun to decide their directions.Instead, they fly along motorways, turn at crossings an