湖北卷学年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion综合检测 新人教版选修8.docx

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湖北卷学年高中英语Unit4Pygmalion综合检测新人教版选修8

Unit4　Pygmalion

（时间：

100分钟；满分：

120分）Ⅰ.多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1．ManyChineseuniversitiesprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.

A．infavourof　　　　B．inhonourof

C．infaceofD．inneedof

2．Encourageyourchildrentoreacha（n）________betweenwhathewantsandwhatyouwant.

A．achievementB．appointment

C．compromiseD．adaptation

3．Thesecretaryisverycarefulandnever________anylittlepointsinherdailywork.

A．overcomesB．overlooks

C．refusesD．denies

4．（2013·襄樊高二检测）Don't________tocontactmeifyouneedanymoreinformation.

A．dareB．hesitate

C．seekD．resist

5．Astheprogramended，thesoundoftheirconversationgradually________.

A．keptdownB．fadedout

C．fadedintoD．keptaway

6．（2013·平顶山高二质检）Hehadagooddisguise，butassoonashespokehe________himself.

A．missedB．lost

C．betrayedD．misled

7．Thisnewmachineistechnicallyfar________totheprevioustype.

A．superiorB．junior

C．seniorD．equal

8．—Whatwasthe________ofyourmeetinglastnight?

—Nofinaldecisionhasbeenreachedsofar.

A．consequenceB．outcome

C．effectD．plot

9．Tomorrowwearegoingtohaveameetingtodiscusstheproblem________relationshipbetweennatureandthedevelopmentofoursociety.

A．inneedofB．intermsof

C．inhonourofD．incaseof

10．Intheireffortstomakeusconcentrateonourstudy，teachershavemadeaclosestudyandhave________allourlittleweaknesses.

A．dividedB．arranged

C．classifiedD．separated

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend.Inmanyways，thisis__11__forthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesame__12__nightafternight.Onewould__13__themtoknowtheirpartsbyheartand__14__havecausetofalter（结巴）．Yet__15__isnotalwaysthecase.

Afamousactorina__16__successfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocrat__17__hadbeenimprisonedintheBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact，agaoler（狱卒）wouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.__18__thenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateach__19__，healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull.

Onenight，thegaolerdecidedtoplayajoke__20__hiscolleaguetofindoutif，aftersomanyperformances，hehadmanagedtolearnthe__21__oftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealed（使显露）thearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisdarkcell.Justthen，thegaoler__22__withthepreciousletterinhishands.Heenteredthe__23__andpresentedthelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutin__24__asusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly，__25__toseeifhisfellowactorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then，squinting（眯着眼看）hiseyes，hesaid，“Thelightis__26__.Readthelettertome.”Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.__27__thathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither，thegaolerreplied，“Thelightisindeeddim，sir.Imustgetmy__28__.”Withthis，hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat's__29__，thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandthe__30__copyoftheletterwhichheproceededtoreadtotheprisoner.

11．A.fortunateB．unfortunate

C．happyD．unhappy

12．A.linesB．words

C．playsD．roles

13．A.wantB．ask

C．expectD．wish

14．A.alwaysB．never

C．sometimesD．often

15．A.suchB．thething

C．oneD．this

16．A.highlyB．high

C．poorlyD．poor

17．A.whereB．what

C．whichD．who

18．A.BecauseB．Eventhough

C．WhenD．Asthough

19．A.playB．performance

C．roleD．case

20．A.withB．in

C．onD．to

21．A.pagesB．joke

C．linesD．contents

22．A.appearedB．disappeared

C．cameoutD．camein

23．A.roomB．cell

C．stageD．office

24．A.EnglishB．French

C．orderD．full

25．A.worriedB．surprised

C．anxiousD．afraid

26．A.brightB．dim

C．darkD．out

27．A.ToseeB．Tofind

C．SeeingD．Finding

28．A.glassesB．lines

C．lightD．letters

29．A.surpriseB．satisfaction

C．angerD．amusement

30．A.usualB．old

C．unusualD．new

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Ihadworkedlongandhardonthisproject.Knowingthatitwasfinallycompletegavemegreatsatisfaction.“Perfect！

”Isaid.“Now，allIhavetodoistokeepthedogsoffofit.”Iwentaboutsettingupbarriers（障碍）usingoldfence，brokenchairs，flowerpots，andanythingIcouldfindsoastoavoidfootprintsbothontheoilpaintandourcarpet.Itworkedperfectly.

Justbeforereturningtothehouseandtoamuchneededshower，Itookonelastlookatthisfineworkofart.“Whatisthat？

”Isaid.“Wheredidthatcomefrom？

”

Clearlymarkedandevenlyspacedacrosstheentirearea，Ifoundtinymarksrunninginstraightlines.Icarefullysteppedtoourflowergarden.ItwasthereIfoundseveralofthesmallmarkings.Now，almostfrozeninplacebythisstunning（令人震惊的）discovery，Iremainedinpositionsoastopreventfurtherdamagingmywork.Justthen，offtomyleft，itappeared.Achipmunk（花栗鼠）．HewasasstunnedasIwas.Westoodtherefacetofacelookingateachother，wonderingwhowouldmakethefirstmove.

Thewarm，wetairwasnowgettingthebestofme.Sweatnowranfreelyovermyhead，andinpoortiming（适时）intomyeyes.IreacheduptorubthemandwhenIopenedmyeyeshewasgone.

Myonlysatisfactionwasinthinkingthatwhenhereturnedhomehetrackedoilyfootprintsintohisownhome.And，hopinghewasmarried，hiswifewouldnotlethimliveitdownfortherestofhislife.Istoodup，shookmyhead，andlaughingaboutitallwalkedintomyhouse.

Yes，Itrackedoilonthecarpet.Iammarried.Mywifewillnotletmeliveitdownfortherestofmylife.

31．Whatwastheprojecttheauthorcompletedinthepassage?

A．Apainting.B．Acarpet.

C．Afence.D．Aflowergarden.

32．Wecanknowfromthepassagethatthechipmunk

________.

A．madefunoftheauthor

B．stolesomethingimportantinthehouse

C．destroyedtheauthor'swork

D．cameforsomefood

33．Whatdidtheauthordotothechipmunk?

A．Hecaughtitandgaveitsomepunishment.

B．Hefrighteneditaway.

C．Hetriedtocatchitbutfailed.

D．Hedidn'tdoanyharmtoit.

34．Whatkindoffeelingdidtheauthorintendtoexpressinthepassage?

A．Satisfactionandpleasure.

B．Regretanddisappointment.

C．Loveandappreciation.

D．Understandingandsympathy.

B

ArthurMiller（1915－2005）isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungary，drawnlikesomanyothersbythe“GreatAmericanDream”．However，heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.

Miller'smostfamousplay，DeathofaSalesman，isapowerfulattackontheAmericansystem，withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLoman，theherooftheplay，weseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewiththissystem.Willyis“burntout”andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment：

ifhecan'tdothework，thenheisnogoodtohisemployer，theWagnerCompany，andhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis，andatalossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.Herefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.

Whenitwasfirststagedin1949，theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,anditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlay，theNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAward，andthePulitzerPrizeforDrama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.

MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury，Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary10,2005，the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.

35．WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?

A．Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.

B．Hewasattractedbythe“GreatAmericanDream”．

C．Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.

D．Hisfamilybusinessfailed.

36．TheplayDeathofaSalesman________.

A．exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworld

B．discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompany

C．talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMiller

D．focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness

37．Afteritwasfirststaged，DeathofaSalesman________.

A．achievedhugesuccess

B．wonthefirstTonyAward

C．waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmen

D．wasseverelyattackedbydramatists

38.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．ArthurMillerandhisfamily.

B．TheawardsArthurMillerwon.

C．ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.

D．ArthurMillerandhisbestknownplay.

C

Today，wecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturies，whichremainverypopulartoday.

Duringearliertimes，peoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.Forexample，inShakespeare'splay“TheComedyofErrors”，ShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.Forhisplay“Macbeth”，ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters，buttheintensityofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten，Shakespeareandhisartliveon.

Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstruggles，thefearofdiseases，andthepopularlanguageofthecity'stradesmen.Shakespeare'sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.Hisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforests，localflowers，