高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion单元综合测 新人教版选修8.doc

unit 4 pygmalion - 单元测 一、适当形式填空(单句适当形式)（共5小题；共5分） 1. as a little boy, he can make a quick (adapt) to the new environment. 2. without any (hesitate), he jumped into the river to save the drowning young woman. 3. a lot of people got into the bus, which made the trip very (comfortable). 4. if you want to do the trip (proper), you should ask the guide for some advice. 5. mrs. zhang punished her son since he made rude (remark) about the old man.二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共5小题；共5分） 6. this is the most (令人烦恼的) case that the judges have come across so far. 7. edison showed his (非凡的) talent in inventing all sorts of things. 8. in that country, womens social (地位,身份) hasnt changed much over the years. 9. she (忽视,忽略) his rudeness and tried to pretend nothing had happened.10. no matter how soft the light is, it still (使褪色) carpets and curtains in every room.三、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共5小题；共5分）11. if you think you can drink so much without damaging your health, then your are m .12. i have a h feeling that we are going to miss the plane.13. it is also believed that setting off fireworks will bring good f in the coming year.14. the police caught the man who r the bank yesterday.15. it is reported that after lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a c .四、单项选择（共10小题；共10分）16. , i paid a visit to the small town last week where i was born, which i hadnt visited for years.a. every timeb. once morec. on timed. now and then17.the book has been well received, but actual sales, it hasnt been very successful.a. in terms ofb. in need ofc. in favour ofd. in honor of18. in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.a. having lostb. lostc. being lostd. losing19.with the coming of dawn, the stars from the sky.a. turned outb. stuck outc. faded outd. dropped out20.- how often do you drop your english teacher a line?- , but usually once a week.a. as usualb. generally speakingc. it dependsd. have no idea21.in order not to be disturbed, i spent three days up in my study.a. lockingb. being lockedc. to lockd. locked22. twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.a. being bittenb. to be bittenc. having bittend. having been bitten23. the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into the international stars.a. givingb. having givenc. to gived. given24.- how did they get to know each other?- it was at a party that he first made her , and she became his business partner soon after that.a. acquaintanceb. friendshipc. accommodationd. company25.the man said firmly: “we cannot with those whose principles are directly opposed to our own.”a. castb. compromisec. condemnd. classify五、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）the true story of treasure island it was always thought that treasure island was the product of robert louis stevensons imagination. 26 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. stevenson, a scotsman, had lived 27 for many years. in 1881 he returned to scotland for a 28 . with him were his american wife fanny and his son 29 . each morning stevenson would take them out for a long 30 over the hills. they had been 31 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. kept indoors by the heavy rain, lloyd felt the days 32 . to keep the boy happy, robert asked the boy to do some 33 . one morning, the boy came to robert with a beautiful map of an island. robert 34 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 35 . whats that? he asked. thats the 36 treasure, said the boy. robert suddenly 37 something of an adventure story in the boys 38 . while the rain was pouring, robert sat down by the fire to write a story. he would make the 39 a twelve-year-old boy, just like lloyd. but who would be the pirate(海盗)? robert had a good friend named henley, who walked around with the 40 of a wooden leg. robert had always wanted to 41 such a man in a story. 42 long john silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 43 . so, thanks to a 44 september in scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 45 stories in the english language.26.a. howeverb. thereforec. besidesd. finally27.a. aloneb. next doorc. at homed. abroad28.a. meetingb. storyc. holidayd. job29.a. lloydb. robertc. henleyd. john30.a. talkb. restc. walkd. game31.a. attemptingb. missingc. planningd. enjoying32.a. quietb. dullc. busyd. cold33.a. cleaningb. writingc. drawingd. exercising34.a. doubtedb. noticedc. decidedd. recognized35.a. the seab. the housec. scotlandd. the island36.a. forgottenb. buriedc. discoveredd. unexpected37.a. sawb. drewc. maded. learned38.a. bookb. replyc. pictured. mind39.a. starb. heroc. writerd. child40.a. helpb. problemc. used. bottom41.a. praiseb. producec. included. accept42.a. yetb. alsoc. butd. thus43.a. readb. bornc. hiredd. written44.a. rainyb. sunnyc. coold. windy45.a. newsb. lovec. real-lifed. adventure六、阅读理解（共16小题；共32分）a we considered a list of the best american bookshere are five that helped define the national character. most from a century or so ago, they still entertain, teach, and inspire: moby dick by herman melville first published in 1851, the adventure stories of captain ahab and his monomaniacal(偏执的) pursuit of the white whale draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories. the education of henry adams by henry adams awarded the pulitzer prize in autobiography(自传) in 1918. adams provides insight into his family, including his experience as private secretary to his father, minister to england during the american civil war. leaves of grass by walt whitman when whitman published leaves of grass in 1855, he wanted to define the american experiencesing of the new country in a new voice, reflecting the great changes in the american literary world that had taken place during his lifetime. poems by emily dickinson an enthusiastic poet whose works have had considerable influence on modern poetry, dickinsons frequent use of dashes, sporadic(零星的) capitalization of nouns, and unconventional metaphors have contributed to her reputation as one of the most innovative(创新的) poets of 19th-century american literature. the song of hiawatha by henry wadsworth longfellow first published in 1855, this is longfellows most popular and most recognized poem, the heroic life and death of a magic american indian, sent by the great spirit to guide the nations in the ways of peace.46. walt whitman wrote leaves of grass in order to .a. show his talent and heroic life to usb. give the american encouragement in a new voicec. reflect the great changes in america that had taken place during his lifetimed. praise america and show the great changes in the american literary world47. if you want to read a story about a magic american indian, you can read .a. moby dickb. leaves of grassc. poemsd. the song of hiawatha48. which statement is true according to the passage?a. of the five books, moby dick was published last.b. the education of henry adams is a non-fiction book.c. because the five books were from a century or so ago, they couldnt teach and inspire us.d. herman melville was considered as one of the most innovative poets of the 19th-century.b followed by an eagle, a rabbit took shelter in the nest of a beetle(甲虫), whom he begged to save him. the beetle felt pity for the rabbit and begged the eagle not to kill the poor creature. in the name of the great jupiter, the beetle requested that the eagle respect his intercession(说情) and the laws of kindness even though he was nothing but a tiny insect. however, the eagle became very angry and drove the beetle away with his wing. in cold blood he caught the rabbit and ate him up right on the spot. when the eagle flew away, the beetle followed him to find out where his nest was. then he entered and rolled the eagles eggs out, breaking them one by one. very sad and angry to think that anyone would do such a terrible thing, the eagle built his next nest in a higher place. but there, too, the beetle managed to get to it and destroyed the eggs as he had done before. the eagle now didnt know what to do. so he flew up to jupiter, his god and king, and placed the third nest of eggs in his lap, begging him to guard them for him. however, the beetle made a little ball of dirt and flew up with it to jupiter and dropped it on his lap. when jupiter saw the dirt, he stood up right away to shake it off, forgetting the eggs, which were again broken as they rolled off his lap. the beetle now informed jupiter that he had done this to take revenge on (报复) the eagle, who had not only wronged him, but had acted with little respect for jupiter himself. therefore, when the eagle returned, jupiter told him that the beetle broke his eggs and that his complaint was not without good reasons. however, jupiter did not want the race of eagles to face extinction, so he advised the beetle to arrange a peaceful settlement with him. but the beetle would not agree to this, and jupiter had to change the eagles reproduction(繁殖) time to another season when there are no beetles to be seen.49. we learn from the first paragraph that the beetle was .a. sympatheticb. confidentc. nervousd. intelligent50. why did the eagle build his next nest in a higher place?a. to spot small animals easily.b. to stay away from the beetle.c. to protect his eggs from danger.d. to stay closer to his god jupiter.51. jupiter thought that the beetles revenge on the eagle was .a. unnecessaryb. understandablec. too lated. too light52. the conflict in the story was mainly caused by .a. the rabbitb. the beetlec. the eagled. the eggsc traditional fairy tales are being abandoned by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study has found. a research has discovered one in five parents has given up old classics such as snow white and the seven dwarves and rapunzel in favour of more modern books. one third of parents say their children have been left in tears after hearing the horrible details of little red riding hood. and nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing. similarly, goldilocks and the three bears is also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents feel it forgives stealing. the survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit us drama grimm, which starts tonight at 9 p.m. on watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairy tales. the survey has found a quarter of parents polled will not consider reading a fairy tale to their children until they have reached the age of five, as they have to face too many awkward questions from their children. steve hornsey, general manager, watch, said, “bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and send them off to sleep soundly. but as we see in grimm, some fairy tales can be dark and dramatic tales so it s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children. as adults, we can see the innocence in fairy tales, but a five-year-old child would take them too seriously. despite the dark nature of some classic fairy tales, as we see in grimm, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story.” the study also shows two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares. however, half of parents think traditional tales are more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids books, such as the gruffalo, the hungary caterpillar and the mr. men books.53. we can learn from para. 3 that grimm is .a. a fairy tale bookb. a movie for childrenc. a play loved by childrend. a drama based on traditional fairy tales54. the underlined word “soothe” in para. 4 can be replaced by “ ”.a. put downb. calm downc. take downd. come down55. which of the following may steve hornsey agree to?a. a moral always exists in a classic fairy tale.b. all fairy tales are dark.c. adults take fairy tales too seriously.d. all fairy tales are good for childrens sleep.56. whats the authors attitude towards traditional fairy tales?a. optimistic.b. not mentioned.c. casual.d. disapproving.d for most of his life, daniel defoe worked as a businessman. however, when he was 60, he wrote something that was a great success. it was robinson crusoe, the first novel in english literature. why do we say that robinson crusoe was the first novel in english literature? novels are full-length invented stories. but even if the events and people in the story are invented, they are described in a way that makes them seem real. before robinson crusoe, nobody in english literature had written a story like that. in robinson crusoe, defoe describes robinsons adventures in great detail. it seems that the writer is talking to the reader. in the early 18th century, most writers wrote in a complex style that was very different from the way people talked. critics at the time didnt like the style of robinson crusoe. they didnt understand that defoe had created something new in literature. robinson crusoe is not only an exciting story but also a great novel. it makes the reader think about important questions about life. one interesting idea in the book is about the relationship between individuals and society. robinson lives alone on an island. he is free to live any way he wants, but he chooses to live as a civilized man. another interesting idea in the book is how people need one another in society. on the island, there is nobody to help robinson. he has to do everything himself. he has to learn how to be a builder, a farmer and how to make clothes and shoes. this experience teaches robinson how we all need the help of experts. the idea of value is also discussed in the book. when robinson goes back to the sunken ship, looking for things that could be useful, he picks up some gold and says, this is no use to me. he understands that something has value only if it is useful. robinson crusoe was the first novel in english literature. it was also the first best-seller. when he wrote the story, defoe changed english literature for ever.57. what was daniel defoe probably famous as in his life according to the passage?a. a businessman.b. a builder.c. a farmer.d. a nov