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学年高中英语阶段评估检测八新人教版选修8docdoc
2019-2020学年高中英语阶段评估检测(八)新人教版选修8
Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
TodayisFriday,the29thofJune.Paultoldmesomethingexcitingthismorning:
hisfatherhelpedthepolicecatcha1yesterday!
WhenPaulwaswaitingforthe2withhisfatheracrosstheriver,heheardsomepeoplearguing3.Helookedaroundandsawtwowomenandabigman4eachother.WhenPaul’sfatheraskedwhatwasgoingon,oneofthewomensaidtheyweretouristsandthreeyoungmen5herfriend’spursewhentheywerebuyingpostcardsinabookstore.Theothertwohadrunaway,butthey6thebigmanclosely.
Whentheferryarrived,thebigmanhurriedontotheferryandthetwotouristswent7afterhim.Paulwasangry.Hewantedtogoupandhelpthetwowomen.Buthisfathersaidhedidn’twanttotakethatferry.Paulfeltrather8becausehethoughthisfatherwasafraidofthebigmanandunwillingtohelpothers!
WhatPaulsawnextchangedthe9ofhisfather.Hisfatherhurriedtoanearbyice-creamstoreandusedtheirphoneto10110.Hereportedtherobberytothepoliceandgavesome11detailsabouttherobber,thetouristsandtheferry.
Whenthey12offthenextferry,Paulsawthree13aroundthebigguyinhandcuffs(手铐)....WhilePaulwastellingmethestory,heseemedvery14.Hesaidhehadabetterunderstandingofhisfather.Althoughhelooked15,hewasarealhero.
1.A.robberB.theftC.touristD.murderer
2.A.busB.ferryC.shipD.boat
3.A.kindlyB.angrilyC.closelyD.loudly
4.A.shoutingatB.fightingagainst
C.debatingwithD.talkingwith
5.A.noticedB.stoleC.seizedD.cut
6.A.caughtB.soughtC.followedD.surveyed
7.A.abroadB.backC.homeD.aboard
8.A.angrierB.s
adderC.tougherD.tenser
9.A.feelingB.ideaC.actionD.belief
10.A.callB.telephoneC.ringD.dial
11.A.usefulB.carefulC
.fearfulD.hopeful
12.A.turnedB.setC.gotD.took
13.A.womenB.fellowsC.policemenD.tourists
14.A.delightedB.proudC.confidentD.reliable
15.A.outstandingB.great
C.scaredD.ordinary
第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Althoughmanyhighschooldropoutsleaveschoolpermanently,somedropoutslaterreenterschool.16(approximate)10percentofthesophomores17droppedoutbetween1980and1982returnedtoschoolby18fallof1982.Generally,highschoolreentrantsdiffer19typicaldropoutsinseveralschoolandstudentcharacteristics.Backgroundattributesandtestscoreperformance20(associate)withlowdropoutratestendtoberelatedtohigher-than-averagereentryrates.Forexample,reentryratesamong1980sophomoredropoutswereaboutone-fifth21(high)intheNortheastandNorthCentralregionsthanintheSouthorWest.Amongwhites,reentryratesintheWestwereone-thirdlowerthaninotherregions.22blacks,reentryratesintheNortheast(14percent)23(be)substantiallyhigherthanthoseintheSouth(6percent).HispanicdropoutsintheNorthCentralregionwerethreetimes24likelytoreturntoschoolasthoseintheNortheastorWest.HispanicsintheSouthweretwiceaslikelytoreenteras25intheNorthwestorWest.
Ⅱ.阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
(A)
Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.
PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.
Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsethatitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc..
Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes,orgeothermal,orhydro,orsolar,orwind,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.
Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,Whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.
26.Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?
A.PeopleareseeingtheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.
B.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.
C.PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.
D.Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc..
27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.
B.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.
C.Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.
D.Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.
28.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun_______.
A.notlessthan25miles
B.morethan25miles
C.nomorethan25miles
D.notmorethan25miles
29.Accordingtothepassage,electriccars_______.
A.donotburnfuelandaremoreenvironment-friendly
B.arepoisonousbecauseitisdifficultfornaturetocleanthegarbageupwhentheirbatteriesareburiedinonespot
C.areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated
D.arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill
30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.
A.beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunication
B.electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething
C.zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironment
D.electriccar
sarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousins
(B)
LONDON(Reuters)—Quietplease—Britain’sQueenElizabethispreparingtohaveherswanscounted.
BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondatingbacktothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiverThames,willbeconductedbytheQueen’sofficialSwanMarkerfromJuly2024.
“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen’sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsoftheUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets(小天鹅)arealsoassessedforanysignsofinjuryordisease,”BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.
TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheThamesforfivedayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsandcounting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.
Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen.Accordingtocustom,Britain’ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennowexercisestherightonlyonstretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.
Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterforbanquetsandfeasts.
Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscoverhowmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandcygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfromdiscardedfishingtackle(渔具).
ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamofSwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschoolprojectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.
“EducationandconservationareessentialtotheroleofSwanUppingandtheinvolvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience,”BuckinghamPalacesaid.
31.Inmedievaltimes,_______.
A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannow
B.alotofswanswerekilledbydogs
C.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquets
D.commonpeoplecouldcatchtheswans
32.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans_______.
A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyears
B.involvesalotofroyalmembers
C.sometimeslastslongerthanbefore
D.isalwaysguardedbyspecialsoldiers
33.Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenmainlywanttofindout_______.
A.theexactnumberofswansandcygnets
B.howalocalschoolprojectisgoingon
C.howmuchdamagetheswansandcygnetssuffer
D.h
oweducationandconservationarecarriedoutalongtheThames
34.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Britain’sQueenisconcernedaboutswans.
B.Britain’sQueenordersacountofswans.
C.AnoldtraditioninBuckinghamPalace.
D.QueenElizabethwillcountswansherself.
35.Theunderlinedwor