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

1、高中英语 Unit 2 The universal language综合检测 牛津译林版选修8Unit 2The universal language(时间：100分钟满分：100分).单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids.Aaccessible BrelativeCacceptable Dsensitive2To show our respect，we usually have to take our gloves of

2、f _ we are to shake hands with.Awhichever BwheneverCwhoever Dwherever3(2013常州高二检测)_ it will do us harm or good remains to be seen.AIf BWhetherCThat DWhat4I was deeply moved by the song _ I listened to it.Afirst time Bthe first timeCfor the first time Dby the first time5She will be angry if you _ her

3、 while she is sleeping.Adisturb BinterruptCdistribute Dprevent6Whoever wants to _ the job please send us information through Internet.Aappeal to Bapply toCappeal for Dapply for7He is rather difficult to make friends with，but his friendship，_，is more true than any other.Aonce gained Bwhen to gainCaft

4、er gaining Dwhile gaining8He had a burning _ to win back the teachers confidence in him.Adesire BfeelingCemotion Dimpression9The couple _ last week，which surprised their friends and relatives greatly because they appeared happy together all the time.Abroke up Bput upCturned up Dmade up10Are you sati

5、sfied with his work?Not a little.He couldnt have done _.Aworse BbetterCwell Dbadly11My parents dont mind what job I do _ I am happy.Aeven though Bas soon asCas long as Das though12The little girl _ go out at night and often imagined _ a monster following her.Adared not；there beingBdare not；there bei

6、ngCdid not dare；there to beDdidnt dare to；there be13You need to _ help to find out why you took those things so you wont continue this kind of behavior.Aprovide BseekCsupply Denjoy14He certainly _ to be sent to prison because of what he did.Adeserts BdeservesCdesires Ddescends15(2013天津高考)_ small，the

7、 company has about 1,000 buyers in over 30 countries.AAs BIfCAlthough DOnce.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Although I love my life，it hasnt been a lot of fun as Ive been ill for 28 years.Music has always been a great love of mine and，in my 20s，when my _16_ was more manageable，I _17_ ten years as a professio

8、nal singer in restaurants，playing and singing folk songs._18_ that was years ago and times have changed._19_ I live with my mother on a country farm.Two years ago，I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _20_ my disability pension(残疾抚恤金)_21_ I needed to sleep in the afternoons，

9、I was limited in my _22_.I decided that I would consider _23_ to singing in restaurants.My family are all musicians，so I was _24_ when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didnt h

10、ave a lot of _25_ to get started.And _26_ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can _27_ use.When I told the owner of the shop about my _28_，he gave me a long，thoughtful _29_.“This means a lot to you，doesnt it？” he said.“Come with me.”He led me _30_ the crowded shop and to

11、a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand _31_ on his treasure and said，“I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your _32_ and Ill record them for you.That should get you started.”I _33_.Thanking him，I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choos

12、e _34_ that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.His _35_ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra，when I have the chance.16A.loneliness BsadnessCtiredness Dsickness17A.set BenjoyedCkept Dshared18A.Gladly BEventuallyCUnfortunately DSurprisingly19A.Now BThenCSometime DMe

13、anwhile20A.add up to Bmake up forCget rid of Dtake advantage of21A.If BAsCThough DBefore22A.movement BconditionCchoices Dpositions23A.reaching out Bliving upCgetting on Dgoing back24A.recognized BinterviewedCfound Dinvited25A.money BtimeCenergy Dknowledge26A.thus BonceCseldom Doften27A.actually Bhar

14、dlyCnearly Dformerly28A.job BfamilyCidea Doffer29A.face BviewClook Dsight30A.over BalongCtowards Dthrough31A.unhappily BlovinglyCpitifully Dgratefully32A.pick BturnCrole Dstep33A.had to cry Bought to cryCshould have cried Dcould have cried34A.more Bthe onesCfew Dthe rest35A.courage BdevotionCkindnes

15、s Dtrust.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ACharlie Rich had been recording all kinds of music for all kinds of labels throughout the late 1950s and 1960s，and had a couple of hitsLonely Weekends went into the Top 30 in the 1960s, so did Mohair Sam.Despite his constant desire to try new things (actually, maybe

16、because of that), Rich found himself without hits until 1973, when he became a superstar due to the great success of Behind Closed Doors. After all, this was a musician that had a minor country hit in 1970 with a revision of Frank Sinatras Nice “N” Easy.Behind Closed Doors, in some ways, is a simila

17、r spirit to that single，since its perfect between country and pop. Lyrically, it was a perfect country song；the narrator promises his devotion to his woman and how nobody understands their love, since they dont know what goes on behind closed doors. Musically, the melody certainly had a country rhyt

18、hm，but it was stately, assured，and melodic, the kind of song that any singer would have been eager to make his or her own. Many tried. Percy Sledge, Albert King, Tom Jones, Dolly Parton, and Freddy Fender all recorded it; so did many other artists, including instrumentalists like Boots Randolph and

19、Floyd Cramer. All of these were listenable；some were revelatory；many were pleasant，serving to illustrate what an adaptable, welldesigned song Kenny ODell wrote. Still，Charlie Richs original version outdid them all, since it not only had one of Billy Sherrills most excellent productions but Richs ast

20、onishing, delicate delivery made it seem like he had written the song himself about his own love for his wife.It became a hit not just on the country charts，where it peaked at Number One, but on the pop charts as well. It was named Single on the Year by the CMA.In the same year, 1973, Rich was named

21、 Male Vocalist of the Year, largely due to this song and its successor, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World and it went gold. Even with such reputation, the most impressive thing about Behind Closed Doors is that it deservedly made a cult(崇拜) figure of a genuine country superstar.36Which of the fol

22、lowing songs became a hit in the 1960s?ABehind Closed Doors.BThe Most Beautiful Girl in the World.CMohair Sam.DNice “N” Easy.37Behind Closed Doors was written by_.AKenny ODell BFrank SinatraCCharlie Rich DAlbert King38Charlie Rich outdid Percy Sledge in Behind Closed Doors in that_.Ahe was named Mal

23、e Vocalist of the YearBhe illustrated the song betterChe wrote the song himself about loveDhe desired to try new things himself39The author wrote the passage to_.Atell us the story of Charlie Richs songsBpersuade us to listen to Charlie Richs songsCtell us the success of Charlie Richs songsDcomment

24、on Behind Closed DoorsBAs part of the celebrations for Johnny Mercers hundredth anniversary, the BBC Concert Orchestra organized the performance of his final stage musical, The Good Companions, at the Watford Colosseum.The Good Companions is based on JB Priestleys most popular novel. It tells of an

25、uppermiddle class woman, Elizabeth Trant, whoquite against the advice of her relativesdecides to use her newfound wealth to fund a group of strolling players whose director has run off with all the money. Trant finds her true self in the theatre, while the enterprise also helps the workingclass Jess

26、 Oakroyd, to get out of his mundane(平凡的) existence and instead work as a handyman(勤杂工) for the group. The similarly unhappy Inigo Jollifant, who is a teacher at a rundown private school, becomes the music hall groups pianist and becomes famous as a hit songwriter.Andre Previn was an experienced Holl

27、ywood composer and conductor. Mercer, meanwhile, received nineteen Academy Award nominations，and was the lyricist of scores of American standards.Its hard to know who deserves the most praise out of the cast, because they were very well chosen, both vocally and as actors, Ian Talbot inhabited the ro

28、le of Jess Oakroyd with charm and sympathy, and he maintained his Yorkshire accent throughout the delivery of his songs. The superb Liz Robertson was perfect as Miss Trant. She managed to show the many sides of the character. Mark Meadows also shone as Inigo Jollifant.To play the teacherturnedcompos

29、er is no mean feat since Jollifant has to play the piano while singing at several points, but for the multitalented Meadowsformer member and musical director of The Swingle Singersthere seemed to be no problem.So one couldnt have hoped for a better team, and The Good Companions is indeed a witty and

30、 engaging piece.40What is the theme of the story?ALove. BHate.CEscape. DFriendship.41What does the author think of the performance of the opera?ASplendid. BBad.CJust soso. DDisappointing.42Paragraph 2 is mainly about_.Athe staging Bthe settingCthe cast Dthe story43What would be the best title for the passage?AReview of The Good Companions.BThe Celebrations for Johnny Mercers Hundredth Anniversary.CThe Development of a BBC Concert Orchestra.DThe Formation of a Better Team.CVienneseborn composer(作曲家) Frede