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选修⑧Unit2单元检测

[语言基础扎根练]

Ⅰ.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空

1．Thearticlecondemned（谴责）thoseofficialswhodidonethingandsaidanother.

2．Thelittlegirldared（胆敢）notbreatheawordofittoanybody.

3．Thispieceofstring（线；细绳）istooshorttopackuptheluggage,andletmejoinanotherpieceontoit.

4．Theysought（寻找）outashadyspotwheretheymightsitdownandrest.

5．Itisreportedthatthetrend（趋势）ofthehousingpriceisstillupwards.

6．Ifchildrenweremadetofeelinferiortootherchildren,theirconfidencewoulddecline（减弱）．

7．Theopportunities（机会）availablewilldependonyourpreviousworkexperienceandqualifications.

8．Ihopeyoucansubmityourtermpapersbeforethedeadline（最后期限）．

9．Whenscolded（责备）byhisfather,theboyalwayskeepssilent.

10．Theeconomyisintheupswing,whichmakeshightechservicesinmoredemand（需求）too.

11．Hehascast（选派角色）herasanambitiouslawyerinhislatestmovie.

12．Measuresforpreventingandcontrollingindustrialpollutionhavegradually（gradual）beenperfected.

13．Nothingintheworldismore_valuable（valuable）thanknowledge.

14．Heisgenerallyacknowledgedtohavethefinestcollection（collect）ofDutchpaintingsinprivatehands.

15．Substanceshavenotendency（tend）toexpandunlessheated.

Ⅱ.单句改错

1．HehasfalleninlovewithMaryforeightyearsuptillnow.fallen→been

2．Thepolicemanseizedthethiefbyhandtightly.by后加the

3．Thegirldoesnotdareseeherteacher,dareshe？

第二个dare→does

4．Themanwasfoundguiltyofarmedrobbery,andcondemnedofeightyears'imprisonment.第二个of→to

5．Onfirstsightthehouseappearedtobeempty,butactuallyitwasn't.On→At

6．Asaspeakerhewasalwaysinthedemand.去掉the

7．Thepolicewereinvestigatingthecaseanddeclinedgivemoredetails.declined后加to

8．Thiswon'tbelongbeforeyoubecomeusedtolivinghere.This→It

Ⅲ.补全句子

1．我完全同意你的观点，不过明天可能有雨。

Ican_not_agree_with_your_idea_more,_buttheremightbearaintomorrow.

2．年轻人发觉解决那个问题很难。

Theyouthfound_it_hard_toworktheproblemout.

3．不论你在哪里，都必须礼貌待人。

Wherever_you_are,_youmustbepolitetoothers.

4．约翰还没来得及阻止她，她就跑出去了。

Before_John_stopped_her,_sheranout.

5．上周和女朋友分手以后，Jack昨天又被老板解雇了。

Having_broken_upwithhisgirlfriendlastweek,Jackwasfiredbyhisbossyesterday.

[话题语篇高考练]

Ⅳ.阅读理解

A

In1957,MaxVernonMathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramcalledMusic,whichenabledacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.HewasthenworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.ItenabledalargeIBMcomputertoplayaseventeensecondpieceofmusichehadwritten.

Thecomputerwassoslowthatittookanhourtoplaytheseventeensecondpieceofmusic.SoMathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayertoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.Helatersaidthatthesoundqualityofthemusicalnoteswasnotgreat,butthetechnicalimportanceofthemusicwashuge.

ThesciencefictionwriterArthurC.ClarkevisitedBellLaboratoriesinthe1960s.Heheardacomputer“sing”thesongDaisyBellondevices（设备）andlearnedabouttheprogramsdevelopedbyMathewsandotherengineers.Clarkenotedthistechnologyinhisbook2001:

ASpaceOdyssey,whichwaslatermadeintoamovie.

MathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsoftheMusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.

HealsodevelopedanelectronicdevicehecalledtheRadioBaton,whichlooksliketwodrumsticks.Itenablestheusertocontrolthespeedandsoundlevelsoforchestralmusic（管弦乐）playedonacomputerbymovingthetwosticksonaspecialelectronicsurface.

Mathewssaidhebelievedmodernmusicianswerenotmakingfulluseofthepowerofcomputermusic.Hesaidaviolinalwayssoundslikeaviolin.ButwithhisMusic,thewayaviolinsoundsisunlimited.Hedidnotwantcomputersoundstoreplacelivemusic,buthehopedcomputerswouldonedaybeconsideredseriousinstruments.

语篇解读：

本文是记叙文。

MaxVernonMathews把音乐与计算机结合起来，创造了魅力无穷的计算机音乐。

1．WhydidClarkevisitBellLaboratories?

A．Tomakehisbookintoamovie.

B．TohelpMathewsdevelopMusic.

C．Tosatisfyhisowncuriosityaboutmusic.

D．Togathermaterialsforhisliterarycreation.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据第三段可知，Clarke在他的一本书里涉及了Mathews的电子音乐技术。

由此可推知，Clarke主要是为文学创作获取素材才去BellLaboratories的。

2．WhatelectronicmusictoolsdidMathewscreate?

A．Somethingusedtorecordlivemusic.

B．Somethingusedtocreatespecialsound.

C．Somethingusedtoimprovecomputermusic.

D．Somethingusedtocreatecomputermusic.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第五段可知，制作计算机音乐时，RadioBaton可以用来控制管弦乐的速度、声级等，能改进音乐。

3．WhatdoesMathewsthinkofhisMusic?

A．Itismorepleasanttotheear.

B．Itcanhelpmakemoresounds.

C．Itwillfinallyreplacetheviolin.

D．Itismorepopularthanlivemusic.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据最后一段可知，一般小提琴发出的声音就是那一种，用Mathews的Music可以让它的声音有无数种，即他的Music能帮助发出更多声音。

4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMathews?

A．Heisthefatherofcomputermusic.

B．Hiscreationsucceededonthefirsttry.

C．HewroteMusictoreplaceinstruments.

D．Hechangedthefunctionsofcomputers.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

根据全文可知，是Mathews首先创造了计算机音乐，并进而发展出一系列与音乐相关的电子产品，在音乐界掀起了一场革命，故他是计算机音乐之父。

B

（2018·湖北省鄂西北联考）Ithappenstomostfirsttimefishkeepers.Theyruntoafishstore,pickoutthebestlookingfish,andgetallthethingstheyneedfortheirtanks.Thentheyfilluptheirtanksandputtheirfishinthewater.Overthecourseofthenextweek,theirfisharen'tlookingsogood.Thenallofasudden,alloftheirfishstarttodieoff.

Luckily,thereisanexplanation.Ammonia（氨）andnitrite（亚硝酸盐）aretoxictofish.Yousee,keepingfishinatankproducesammonia.Ifafishisplacedinanewtank,thetankwon'tbeequippedwiththeabilitytochangethatammoniaintoalessharmfulchemical.Andthat'swhytheydie.

Toavoidthewholefailure,youhavetounderstandalittlesomethingcalledtheNitrogenCycle（氮循环）.Afterammoniaisproducedinatank,akindofbacteriumthatisnaturallyfoundinwater（abacteriumthatconsumesammoniaandproducesnitrite）reproducesitselftoformalargeenoughareatochangeallammoniaintonitrite.Astheconcentration（浓度）ofnitriteincreases,thesamethinghappenstonitrite,whichhappenedtoammonia.Agroupofbacteriathatchangenitriteintonitrate（硝酸盐）forminlargenumbers.Thecycletakesaboutoneweektoseveralmonths,dependingonyourtechnique.Whenatankreachesapointwhereitcanchangeallammoniaandnitritebeingproducedinatanktonitratebeforetheyreachharmfulconcentrations,ithasfinishedtheNitrogenCycle—itissafeforfish.

Sobeforeyoueverplaceafishintoatankfromnowon,usesomeskillstomakeitdothatfirst.Todoso,slightlyincreaseammoniaconcentrationofyourtank.Ifafter24hours,yourtankhasnomarkofammoniaornitrite,youcanensurethatit'scycled.Youjustneedtoperformapartialwaterchangeandyourtankisreadyforfish.

语篇解读：

本文是说明文。

新手养鱼经常遇到这样的问题：

他们刚养不久的鱼相继死去。

这是因为新鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒死亡。

5．WhatcanwelearnfromPara.1?

A．It'sreallyhardforpeopletokeepfishwell.

B．Theauthorfeelsverysorryforthosedeadfish.

C．Newfishkeepersbegintoraisefishinahurry.

D．Peoplehavenoideahowtousetheirtankswell.

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

第一段描述了养鱼新手经常会遇到的问题：

他们刚养的鱼很快就死了；由第二段的最后两句可知这是因为新买的鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒而死；由此可推知，作者在第一段中想说明新手养鱼太仓促了。

6．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“toxic”inPara.2?

A．Open.　　　　　　B．Harmful.

C．Familiar.D．Beneficial.

解析：

选B　词义猜测题。

由第二段的“thetankwon'tbeequippedwiththeabilitytochangethatammoniaintoalessharmfulchemical”可推知，ammonia和nitrite这两种化学物质对鱼类有害。

7．WhatdoweknowabouttheNitrogenCycle?

A．Itmakessureoffish'ssafety.

B．Itprovidesallthenutritionfishneed.

C．Itincreasestheconcentrationofammonia.

D．Itproducesmorechemicalstocleanthetank.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

由第三段的内容尤其是最后一句“ithasfinishedtheNitrogenCycle—itissafeforfish”可知，新买的鱼缸经过氮循环之后，人们就可以用它来养鱼了；故选A。

8．Whichquestioncan'tbeansweredinthetext?

A．What'stherightwaytoraisefishinanewtank?

B．WhathappensduringtheNitrogenCycle?

C．Whyarefishinanewtanklikelytodie?

D．Whyisnitratelessharmfultofish?

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

文章第一段介绍了养鱼新手常遇到的问题，第二段解释了造成这种问题的原因，第三段具体介绍了氮循环的过程，最后一段介绍了用新鱼缸养鱼的正确方法；故选D。

Ⅴ.完形填空

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WhenIwasachildI__1__him.Once,myfathermadea（n）__2__withMargaretO'Brienandheoftentookmetotheset.Ialsowantedtobeamoviestar.Tenyearslater,atageseventeen,Igotmy__3__.

IplayedtheleadinGigi.However,the__4__offinallybeingarealactresswaspainfullyshortlived.Alltheinterviewsandallthereviews__5__myfather.

WouldIbeasgoodasmyfather?

WasIasgifted,asfunny?

WouldIbeaspopular?

Iwasextremely__6__.

Ilovedmyfather,butmy__7__wasjusthim.

“Daddy，”Ibegan,“pleasedon'tbe__8__whenItellyouthis.Iwanttochangemy__9__.IloveyoubutIdon'twanttobeaThomasanymore.”

Itriednotto__10__duringthelongsilence.Andthenhesaid,“Iraisedyoutobeathoroughbred（优秀的赛马）.Whenthoroughbredsrun,theywearblinderstokeeptheireyesfocusedstraight__11__withnodisturbance,nootherhorses.Theyhearthecrowdbuttheydon't__12__.Theyjustruntheirownrace.That'swhatyouhavetodo.Don'tlistentoanyone__13__youtomeortoanyoneelse.Youjustrunyourownrace.”

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Runyourownrace,Baby.Dadcouldhavesaiditadozenotherways:

“Be__17__.”；“