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高二英语选修8检测题一
选修8试题
第一部分:
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)
1.GeorgeWashingtonwasbornin1732inarichfamilyin_______isnowthestateofVirginia.
A.whichB.whereC.thatD.what
2.PudongDevelopmentalZoneisnolongeraruralarea________itusedtobe.
A.whatB.whereC.despiteD.there
3.Itis_______thathehasbeenaddictedtothedrugsandhasdifficultyquittingit.
A.obviouslyB.apparentlyC.possiblyD.likely
4.Eventuallyhegaveintothewishofthe________.
A.mostB.majorityC.averageD.common
5.He‘d_________avolleyballcourtonthebeachwithstick.
A.turnedoutB.markedoutC.madeoutD.brokenout
6.I’mtoldthatyouaregoingtoCanadatohaveathreemonthfurtherstudy.Don’tletsuchagoodchancetoimproveyourEnglish_____throughyourfingers.
A.skiB.spreadsC.slipsD.skip
7.Studentssometimessupportthemselvesby_______ofpart-timejobs.
A.waysB.helpC.meansD.assistance
8.Didn’titever________toyouthatonedayyouwouldn’tbefiredbecauseofyourcarelessness?
A.dreamB.occurC.expectD.happen
9.Studentssometimessupportthemselvesby______ofparttimejob.
A.waysB.helpC.meansD.assistance
10.Ihaveno_______totheplan,solongasitwouldnotcosttoomuch.
A.refusalB.commentC.ideaD.objection
11.ThereasonwhyIdidn’tgotoFrancewas__________anewjob.
A.becauseIgotB.becauseofgettingC.IgotD.thatIgot
12.Adograninfrontofmymother’scarandshe__________stopveryquickly.
A.oughttoB.hadbetterC.usedtoD.hadto
13.Ifeelitanhonour__________tospeakhere.
A.toaskB.askingC.tobeaskedD.asked
14.Mygoodness,lookatthetime!
It’snineo’clockalreadyandI’m__________atbreakfast.
A.stillB.yetC.everD.only
15.HeswallowedhiswordssomuchthatIcannever__________whatheissaying.
A.makeoutB.catchupC.dealwithD.listento
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
TheParking-Lot(停车场)Sweeper
BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninE1Paso,Texas,andwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.
Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershow16weweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.They17uswiththeideasoffamily,faithandlove.
Igotmyfirst18jobwhenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.He19spaceinalittleshoppingcenterandgavehisshoptheflowerynameofMr.Ben’sCoiffure.Theowneroftheshoppingcenter20myDad’spaymentforcleaningtheparkinglotthree21aweek,which22gettingupat3a.m.MomandIhelped23dustbinandpickuprubbishbyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I24sleepinthecaronthewayhome.Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhave25alifetime.Iobtaineddiscipline(自律)andtheimportanceofwork,andlearnedata(n)26agetheimportanceofbalancinglife’scompetinginterests——inmy27,school,homeworkandajob.This28helpedduringmyschoolyears,whenIworked40hoursatafast-foodrestaurantwhiletakingafull29ofcollegepreparationcourses.
Thehardwork30off.IattendedtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentonto31
graduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.32,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly(州议会).InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedone,Ihave33forgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisvalueinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingto34forthemselvesandtheirfamilies,thatis35weshouldhonor.
16.A.importantB.differentC.competitiveD.fortunate
17.A.mixedB.filledC.piledD.left
18.A.trueB.newC.realD.good
19.A.hiredB.boughtC.cleanedD.created
20.A.reducedB.affordeC.collectedD.charged
21.A.morningsB.eveningsC.dawnsD.nights
22.A.meantB.overcameC.admittedD.allowed
23.A.lifB.emptyC.throwD.hold
24.A.mustB.needC.wouldD.should
25.A.existedB.lastedC.keptD.stayed
26.A.smallB.exactC.earlyD.golden
27.A.mindB.wayC.partD.case
28.A.reallyB.nearlyC.simplyD.merely
29.A.pieceB.lengthC.massD.load
30.A.madeB.tookC.paidD.started
31.A.receiveB.offerC.requireD.study
32.A.ThusB.LaterC.AgainD.Instead
33.A.seldomB.justC.evenD.never
34.A.accountB.enterC.provideD.call
35.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;满分40分)
A
Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forexample,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructure(结构)ofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatyoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofsightiftheyhaveglassesunsuitablefortheireyes.
Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadinginweaklightcausespooreyesight,butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,althougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotdamageeyesightinthelongterm.
Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransplantedfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibers(神经纤维)thatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain;asofyet,itisimpossibletoconnectthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible!
36.Thispassageismostlyabout__________.
A.differenttypesofeyeproblemsB.mythsabouteyesight
C.beliefsofeyedoctorsD.eyetransplants
37.Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageis__________.
A.wearingglassestoolongB.sufferingfrompainorheadaches
C.readinginpoorlightD.readingbeforegoingtobed
38.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat__________.
A.doctorsarestilllearningthingsabouteyesight
B.wearingwrongglassesislessharmfultoadults
C.eyetransplantshavebeenperformedsuccessfully
D.peopleshouldnotwearglassesatyoungage.
B
Westilldon’tunderstandtheinfluenceofthemind’spoweroverthebody,nordoweunderstandwhythereshouldbesuchpower.Allwecansayforcertainisthattheminddoeshavepoweroverthebodyinverymanydifferentways.
IfamanistoldthatheisattheNorthPoleandhebelieveswhatheistold,he’llshowphysicalsignswhichsuggestthathisbodyisreactingasthoughhewereattheNorthPole.He’llgopaleandshiver.WhenthefilmLawrenceofArabiawasshown,cinemamanagersaroundtheworldreportedthatthesalesoficecreamrocketed.Theendlessdesertsceneshadmadethemoviegoersfeeluncomfortablyhot.
Hypnotistsusethepowerofthemindoverthebodyinordertousetheirinfluence.Thehypnotistmustonlyconvincethepatientthatsomethingistrue,andthepatientwillactaccordingly.Ifheconvincesthepatientthathisarmsareasheavyaslead,thenthepatientwillbeunabletolifthisarms.Ifheconvincesthepatientthatapieceoficeisahotironandhethentouchesthepatient’sskinwiththeice,ablister(水泡)willdevelop.Thebodywillreacttothesuggestionandnottothereality,andsignsofarealburnwillappear.
39.Fromthepassage,wecanimaginethatpeoplewatchingafilmabouttheNorthPolewouldprobablywant__________.
A.anicecreamB.acoldshower
C.ahotdrinkD.ahotiron
40.Ahypnotistissupposedtobeabletocontrol__________.
A.patients’bodiesB.people’sminds
C.patients’diseasesD.people’smovements
41.Thephrase“thereality”refersto__________.
A.arealburnB.ahotiron
C.thetouchoficeD.thebody’sreaction
42.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.
A.MindandBodyB.PhysicalSigns
C.ResearchonMindD.ThePoweroftheMind
C
Scienceisamajortopicinourculture.Sinceittouchesalmosteveryfieldofourlife,educatedpeopleneedatleastsomeknowledgewithitsstructureandoperation.Theyshouldalsohaveanunderstandingofthescientificsubcultureinwhichscientistsliveandthekindsofpeopletheyare.Anunderstandingofgeneralcharacteristicsofscienceaswellasspecificscientificideasiseasiertoobtainifoneknowssomethingaboutthethingsthatexciteanddiscouragethescientist.
Thisbookiswrittenforthepersonwhoseknowledgewithscienceisnotcomplete;forthepersonwhohasbeenpresentedwithscienceasamusty(发霉的)storehouseofdriedfacts;forthepersonwhoseesthechiefobjectiveofscienceastheproductionoftricks;andforthepersonwhoviewsthescientistsassomesortofmagician.Thebookcanbeusedtoaddtoacourseinanyscience,tocomewithanycoursethatattemptstogiveanunderstandingofthemodernworld,orsimplytoprovideabetterunderstandingofscience.Wehopethisbookwillleadreaderstoabroaderviewonscientificattitudesandamorerealisticviewofwhatscienceis,whoscientistsare,andwhattheydo.Itwillgivethemanideaandunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandourcultureandanappreciationoftherolessciencemayplayinourculture.Besides,readersmaylearntoappreciatetherelationshipbetweenscientificviewsandsomeofthevaluesandphilosophies(哲学)thataredeepino