高三英语单元测试40 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8.doc

新人教版英语高三单元测试40 选修8 unit 5 meeting your ancestorspart one: multiple choice1it is bad manners to_others while they are having a conversation.adisturbbbothercinterrupt ddrop in2we all can go out for a picnic this afternoon_that the others agree.ato assume bassumedcassume dassuming3the new discovery of oil is of great_to the countrys economy.asignature bsignificantcsignificance dsign4it is reported that the agent was_for carrying a false passport.aarrested baccusedccharged dsuspected5 research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware_price.anot to mention bin addition tocon account of dregardless of6 _the weather，the sports meet will be held on time.ainstead of bin relation tocregardless of din favor of7the carrot should be_into small pieces before you put them into the boiling water.acut down bcut offccut in dcut up8 as the fierce war broke out in the gaza strip，people there felt as if they were_from the outside of the world.acut out bcut offccut up dcut through9the traditional friendship between our two peoples_ancient times.ais dated back to bdates atcdates back to dis dated from10look at the trouble i am in！if only i_your advice.afollowed bwould followchad followed dshould follow11it was a pity that you missed the famous star yesterday.if only i_to my hometown!adidnt return bhadnt returnedcshouldnt return dwouldnt return12ive asked only one person to come and help ussam._he doesnt come?ahow about bwhat ifcif only dwhat about13the plane is due to take off at 800 from the airport._we cant get there in time?try to take another flight then.aas if beven ifconly if dwhat if14._you eat the correct foods_be able to keep fit and stay healthy.aonly if；will you bonly if；you willcunless；will you dunless；you will15.for some time now，chinese people，under the leadership of cpc，_the contents of the scientific development theory in the course of practicing socialism in china.ahad been improving bhave been improvingcwere improving dimproved16.didnt the guard see him breaking into the bank?no，he_in the other direction.awas looking bhad lookedclooked dis looking17 so far，hope project_thousands of students in the rural areas of western and central china from dropping out of school.aprevent bpreventedchad prevented dhas prevented18.the new college graduate has tried several companies，but each time he_.ahas been turned down bhad been turned downcwas turned down dis turned down19.how do you think of his teaching method?it should be popular；it_practical.aproves bis provedchas been proved dwas proved20. it is bad manners to_others while they are having a conversation.adisturbbbothercinterrupt ddrop in21.we all can go out for a picnic this afternoon_that the others agree.ato assume bassumedcassume dassuming22. the new discovery of oil is of great_to the countrys economy.asignature bsignificantcsignificance dsign23. it is reported that the agent was_for carrying a false passport.aarrested baccusedccharged dsuspected24. research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware_price.anot to mention bin addition tocon account of dregardless of25. _the weather，the sports meet will be held on time.ainstead of bin relation tocregardless of din favor ofpart two :完型填空 ive always loved pigeons(鸽子). some years ago i managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start 26 them myself. they cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏) our 27 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so i 28 carried on. i learnt so much about them that i could 29 a good racer anywhere and i bought some beauties. my pigeons won some top races, and i even began to make a bit of 30 . you see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 31 big prizes. my wife had been changing her 32 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. she was quite 33 of all the prizes wed won. then there was the travelling, which she liked. you see some one has to take the pigeons a 34 way off and set them free. some of the 35 were really nice. i never travelled. i used to like to wait at home and see them come in. theyve got this wonderful sense of 36 , which can bring them back home so quickly. theyd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 37 storms or against strong winds. and there theyd come, tiny white birds against the great 38 . then id watch them 39 round and come down onto the landing shelf. id look at my watch and think, “my goodness, thats a good 40 . ”and id take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 41 what time hed arrived. then my wife would 42 up and say, “has he arrived yet?” then we would work out if wed won 43 .then last year we had a 44 ! all of them got some sort of flu and 45 . it was terrible. i had to burn them all. we lost a fortune, of course.26. a. racing b. feeding c. tending d. flying27. a. dream b. work c. marriage d. hobby28. a. just b. even c. almost d. hardly29. a. notice b. learn c. imagine d. recognize30. a. living b. fun c. money d. change31. a. losing b. winning c. giving d. making32. a. subject b. decision c. relation d. attitude33. a. proud b. fond c. careful d. sure34. a. different b. 1ong c. short d. far35. a. distances b. activities c. trips d. movements36. a. direction b. sight c. hearing d. touch37. a. over b. across c. with d. through38. a. heaven b. mountain c. cloud d. sky39. a. turn b. dance c. circle d. whistle40. a. fly b. time c. day d. 1ook41. a. write b. record c. count d. memorize42. a. come b. show c. phone d. cheer433. a. again b. finally c. only d. accidentally44. a. disadvantage b. chance c. problem d. disaster45. a. flew b. died c. cured d. lostpart three :阅读理解 a 篇 remembering names is an important social skillhere are some ways to master itrecite and repeat in conversation when you hear a persons name，repeat itimmediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lipsyou could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial ask the other person to recite and repeat you can let other people help you remember their namesafter youve been introduced to someone，ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for youmost people will be pleased by the effort youre making to learn their names admit(承认) you dont know admitting that you cant remember someones name can actually make people relaxedmost of them will feel sympathy if you say“im working to remember names betteryours is right on the tip of my tonguewhat is it again?” use associations(联系) link each person yon meet with one thing you find interesting or unusualfor example，you could make a mental note: vicki cheng - tall, black hair. to reinforce youre your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible. limit the number of new names you learn at one time. when meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. free yourself from remembering every one. few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. last names can come later. go early. consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. sometimes just a few people show up on time. thats fewer names for you to remember. and as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others - an automatic review for you.46. how will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names? a. they will be moved. b. they will be annoyed.c. they will be happy. d. they will be discouraged(泄气的).47. if you cant remember someones name, you may _ a. tell him the truth b. tell him a white lie c. ask him for pity d. ask others to help you48. when you meet a group of people, it is better to remember _ a. all their names b. a couple of names first c. just their last names d. as many names as possible49. what does the text mainly tell us? a. tips on an important social skill. b. importance of attending parties.c. how to make use of associations. d. how to recite and repeat names.b篇mistakes are a part of life. to err is human. failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. be happy facing lifes challenges. when you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way. life is like a game and maybe you can award(奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. try it. add ten points for every achievement. and when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ hey, ive won!” and give yourself a reward. if you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “well, i tried!” which is better than not trying at all. dont let it be said you didnt try. what is it that you want to make yourself happy? actually happiness means different things to different people. for example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. for a new mother happiness would be seeing her babys first steps. happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. so happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself. it really doesnt have to be big. as a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. make the best out