人教新课标选修八 Unit1 A land of diversity单元测试

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节         语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in _______ is now the state of Virginia.

Pudong Developmental Zone is no longer a rural area ________ it used to be.

It is _______ that he has been addicted to the drugs and has difficulty quitting it.

Eventually he gave in to the wish of the ________.

They _______ Tom to record the hit single.

He‘d _________a volleyball court on the beach with stick.

I’m told that you are going to Canada to have a three month further study. Don’t let such a good chance to improve your English _____ through your fingers.

Students sometimes support themselves by _______ of part- time jobs.

Didn’t it ever ________to you that one day you wouldn’t be fired because of your carelessness?

Students sometimes support themselves by ______ of part time job.

I have no _______ to the plan, so long as it would not cost too much.

The reason why I didn’t go to France was __________ a new job.

A dog ran in front of my mother’s car and she __________ stop very quickly.

I feel it an honour __________ to speak here.

My goodness, look at the time! It’s nine o’clock already and I’m __________ at breakfast.

He swallowed his words so much that I can never __________ what he is saying.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Parking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper
Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in E1 Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how    36   we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They    37    us with the ideas of family, faith and love.
I got my first    38    job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He    39   space in a little shopping center and gave his shop the flowery name of Mr. Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center    40    my Dad’s payment for cleaning the parking lot three    41    a week, which    42   getting up at 3 a.m. Mom and I helped    43   
dustbin and pick up rubbish by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I     44    
sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have     45   a lifetime. I obtained discipline（自律）and the importance of work, and learned at a(n)    46   age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests——in my    47  , school, homework and a job. This
   48    helped during my school years, when I worked 40 hours at a fast-food restaurant while taking a full    49   of college preparation courses.
The hard work    50   off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to    51   
graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard.     52   , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly（州议会）. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have     53   forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is value in all work and that if people are working to    54    for themselves and their families, that is    55     we should honor.
36. A. important              B. different                   C. competitive              D. fortunate
37. A. mixed                    B. filled                        C. piled                        D. left
38. A. true                       B. new                         C. real                          D. good
39. A. hired                     B. bought                    C. cleaned                    D. created
40. A. reduced                 B. afforded                   C. collected                  D. charged
41. A. mornings              B. evenings                  C. dawns                      D. nights
42. A. meant                   B. overcame                 C. admitted                  D. allowed
43. A. lift                         B. empty                      C. throw                       D. hold
44. A. must                     B. need                        C. would                      D. should
45. A. existed                  B. lasted                       C. kept                         D. stayed
46. A. small                     B. exact                        C. early                        D. golden
47. A. mind                      B. way                          C. part                         D. case
48. A. really                     B. nearly                      C. simply                      D. merely
49. A. piece                     B. length                      C. mass                        D. load
50. A. made                     B. took                         C. paid                         D. started
51. A. receive                   B. offer                         C. require                     D. study
52. A. Thus                      B. Later                        C. Again                       D. Instead
53. A. seldom                  B. just                          C. even                        D. never
54. A. account                 B. enter                        C. provide                    D. call
55. A. everything             B. something               C. nothing                    D. anything

第三部分：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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Eye Facts
There are many commonly held beliefs about eyesight that are not proven facts. For example, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure（结构）of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of sight if they have glasses unsuitable for their eyes.
We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believe that reading in weak light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. However, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does not damage eyesight in the long term.
Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transplanted from one person to another. There are close to one million nerve fibers（神经纤维）that connect the eyeball to the brain; as of yet, it is impossible to connect them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, someday a full transplant may be possible!
56. This passage is mostly about __________.
A. different types of eye problems                    B. myths about eyesight
C. beliefs of eye doctors                                                                      D. eye transplants
57. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is __________.
A. wearing glasses too long                             B. suffering from pain or headaches
C. reading in poor light                                                                       D. reading before going to bed
58. From the passage we can conclude that __________.
A. doctors are still learning things about eyesight
B. wearing wrong glasses is less harmful to adults
C. eye transplants have been performed successfully
D. people should not wear glasses at young age

B
We still don’t understand the influence of the mind’s power over the body, nor do we understand why there should be such power. All we can say for certain is that the mind does have power over the body in very many different ways.
If a man is told that he is at the North Pole and he believes what he is told, he’ll show physical signs which suggest that his body is reacting as though he were at the North Pole. He’ll go pale and shiver. When the film Lawrence of Arabia was shown, cinema managers around the world reported that the sales of ice cream rocketed. The endless desert scenes had made the moviegoers feel uncomfortably hot.
Hypnotists use the power of the mind over the body in order to use their influence. The hypnotist must only convince the patient that something is true, and the patient will act accordingly. If he convinces the patient that his arms are as heavy as lead, then the patient will be unable to lift his arms. If he convinces the patient that a piece of ice is a hot iron and he then touches the patient’s skin with the ice, a blister（水泡）will develop. The body will react to the suggestion and not to the reality, and signs of a real burn will appear.
59. From the passage, we can imagine that people watching a film about the North Pole would probably want __________.
A. an ice cream                                                B. a cold shower
C. a hot drink                                                  D. a hot iron
60. A hypnotist is supposed to be able to control __________.
A. patients’ bodies                                           B. people’s minds
C. patients’ diseases                                         D. people’s movements
61. The phrase “the reality” refers to __________.
A. a real burn                                                   B. a hot iron
C. the touch of ice                                           D. the body’s reaction
62. A good title for this passage would be __________.
A. Mind and Body                                            B. Physical Signs
C. Research on Mind                                        D. The Power of the Mind

C
Science is a major topic in our culture. Since it touches almost every field of our life, educated people need at least some knowledge with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the scientific subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific ideas is easier to obtain if one knows something about the things that excite and discourage the scientist.
This book is written for the person whose knowledge with science is not complete; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty（发霉的）storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of tricks; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to add to a course in any science, to come with any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader view on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an idea and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. Besides, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies（哲学）that are deep in our culture.
We have tried to present in this book a correct and up-to-date picture of the scientific world and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to include more and more women. This increasing role of women is not just the only event but, rather, part of the trend obvious in all parts of society, as more women enter traditionally male-controlled fields and make influential contributions.
We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our method is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a cruel and unpleasant way to earn a living.
63. According to the passage, ‘scientific subculture’ means __________.
A. scientific society                                           B. technical groups
C. complex situation                                        D. knowledge system
64. We need to know something about science because __________.
A. scientists have specific scientific ideas
B. science affects almost every field of our life
C. it is easier to understand general characteristics of science
D. it is not easy to understand the things that excite and discourage scientists
65. The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers who __________.
A. are scientists making influential contributions
B. want to have a little understanding of science
C. want to break the male-controlled world
D. have a misunderstanding about science
66. This passage most probably is __________.
A. the review of a book                                                                       B. the concluding part of a book
C. the information added to a book                 D. the introduction of a book
67. According to the passage, we can infer that the book probably is __________.
A. interesting               B. serious                     C. realistic                    D. humorous

D

A German company was concerned about talks in Moscow trying to sell some 100 million dollars worth of equipment to a Russian State company. Talks went smoothly but differences remained. So Martin Bayer himself, the CEO of the German Company, decided to come to Moscow to head the talks. Besides caring about his business, the CEO wanted to go to Russia to hunt bears.
Martin Bayer was one of the greatest hunters of our time (and the Russians knew about it). He went to the Sahara more than hundred times and hunted lions, crocodiles; he hunted polar bears in the North Pole and tigers in the rain forests of India. But he had never hunted Russian bears.
So the Russians decided to organize a bear hunt for Mr. Bayer to sweeten the talks. This wasn't a simple task. Some people in the west still believe that bears may be found and seen everywhere in Russian cities just like squirrels may be seen in our back yards. This is not true. The closest place one may find bears in the wild is maybe 2,500 miles away from Moscow. However, a solution was quickly found. The Russian businessmen went to Moscow Circus（马戏团）and for $2,000 bought a very old bear. This bear used to amuse and amaze audiences in many countries for 30 years, but got and looked too old, and was retired.
“Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening,” they told to Mr. Bayer. “If compared to the Russian bears, your African lions are nothing more than harmless cats.” The bear was brought to a forest 50 miles from Moscow and was left there. Mr. Bayer was told that bears were plentiful in that forest and that many cattle and even people had been eaten in the surrounding villages.
Meanwhile, an 18-year old female drove through the forest on a motorcycle and suddenly saw a bear (no bears had been seen in those places for 200 years). She was frightened, fell, left her helmet and her motorcycle and ran away.
Mr. Bayer was excited and ready to hunt. This could become the most successful part of his extraordinary hunting experience. The next moment Mr. Bayer saw a bear in a helmet driving on a motorcycle through the forest in front of him. The bear had a happy expression on his face, as he was doing something he had been doing in the circus for 30 years: circling on a motorcycle!
Mr. Bayer lives in a private mental institution near Hamburg happily ever after. The equipment was never sold to Russia. It was sold to Iraq instead.
68. Why did the Russians invite Mr. Bayer to hunt bears?
A. Russian bears are famous for their cruelty.
B. They managed to find a bear for hunting.
C. They expected the trade to be successful.
D. There was a bear in Moscow Circus.
69. Why did the Russians say “Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening”?
A. To tell Mr. Bayer that many people had been killed by bears.
B. To make Mr. Bayer feel the hunting really challenging.
C. To warn Mr. Bayer to mind his safety while hunting.
D. To tell Mr. Bayer that the bear is really dangerous.
70. We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.
A. Mr. Bayer has gone mad
B. the bear injured him badly
C. he has worked in a mental institution since then
D. the trade has gone smoothly between Russian and Iraq
71. Which would be the best title of the passage?
A. Mr. Bayer, a Brave Hunter
B. Russian Bears, Dangerous Animals
C. Don’t Hunt in Russia
D. Don’t Deal with the Russians

E
The Pathfinder

When we found him, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were torn, his hands bleeding. Before we reached him, we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked unsteadily a few yards through the woods and fell again.
After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His tracks showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so dulled by fear and tiredness that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night.
We found him just in time.
This man, like others before him, had simply been frightened when he knew he was lost. What had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a pleasant walk, had he made a few preparations before he stepped from the highway or off a known path.
Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of observation. A skilled woodsman always keeps an eye on his surroundings. He notes that the shape of a mountain, the direction water flows through a swamp, and the way a tree leans across a path. With these in mind, he may be turned around many times, but he is seldom lost.
There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does come across some strange problem that puts him into the “lost” situation. A rainstorm or sudden blizzard may catch him without a compass（指南针）in his pocket. Darkness may find him in a rough area, where travel is dangerous without a light.
When this happens, the normal first reaction（反应）is the fear of being laughed at as a result of his poor knowledge in the woods. He may also be concerned about the inconvenience that he will cause his friends when he doesn’t show up. This false pride may lead him to keep on the move in a false effort to find his way against all difficulties.
The person who thinks ahead is seldom in great danger. He’ll be safe if he observes carefully, thinks ahead, and remains calm.
72. The author suggested that if the man had not been found, he would have __________.
A. been shot by a gun
B. become confused
C. been attacked by wild animals
D. been in great danger
73. According to the passage, if a person gets lost in the forest, at the very beginning, he would __________.
A. worry about being laughed at
B. push himself to find his way out
C. feel it is convenient to ask for help from his friends
D. be concerned about being frightened by wild animals
74. When a person tries to find his way in the woods, __________ is the most important.
A. intelligence               B. observation              C. direction                  D. chance
75. The author tells the story of the lost man as an example of people who __________.
A. go into the woods by themselves
B. don’t know how to signal for help properly
C. are frightened when they think they are lost
D. notice everything when stepping from the highway

第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
One evening two young men were walking in the street.
They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock              76. __________
strikes twelve. Most people were in bed. Quickly they came            77. __________
to a house so it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen       78. __________
sleeping. Standing at the front gate, one man said in English to     79. __________
the other at a low voice, “You wait here. I will go around to          80. __________
the front door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out            81. __________
of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were          82. __________
very afraid and ran away as fast as possibly. They didn’t stop         83. __________
until they had got to a lonely place. One man said to the other      84. __________
in surprise, “It’s too bad. I had thought that the dog could            85. __________
understand English.”

第三节：书面表达（共25分）
假设你校来了一批加拿大的访问学生，周末学校安排他们到近郊游玩，并由你负责。请你按照下列相关信息，在出发前一天简单介绍行程与安排。
注意：
1. 词数不少于60。
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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