高中英语人教版选修8期中质量检测含解析.doc

期中质量检测 (时间：120分钟满分：150分)第卷第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。(Text 1)M: The snow has stopped. Lets go out and play.W: No. Its warm inside.(Text 2)M: How much do I need to pay?W: The shoes cost 40 dollars and the coat costs 120 dollars.(Text 3)W: I like hanging out with Tom.M: Everybody likes him. He is very funny.W: I feel happy to be around him.(Text 4)M: After working for ten hours, now I just need a bed.W: You work too hard.M: I have no choice. Its my first job. I want to perform well.W: But health is more important.(Text 5)W: I like your new bike.M: My aunt bought it for me. She doesnt want me to come to school on foot every day.W: You live a little far. A bike is a must. I want a new bike too. How much does it cost?M: 200 dollars.1Whats the weather probably like today?AWarm.BHot.CCold.2How much does the man need to pay in all?A40 dollars. B120 dollars. C160 dollars.3What do we know about Tom?AHe is popular with others.BHe doesnt like telling jokes.CHe likes the woman very much.4What does the woman think of the man?AHe works too hard.BHe doesnt do his job well.CHe pays too much attention to his health.5What does the woman want to do?ATo buy a new bike.BTo borrow the mans bike.CTo sell her old bike.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 (Text 6)W: Your son Ted looks so lovely in the picture.M: Thanks. It was taken when he was two years old. Five years have passed. How time flies!W: Time flies. My daughter Cindy is already twelve years old now.M: Really? I cant believe this. She was only three years old when I saw her last time.W: She is in middle school now. But she doesnt like school. She wants to be a pop singer.M: Ted wants to be a guitar player.6How old is Ted now?A2 years old. B5 years old. C7 years old.7What does the womans daughter want to be?AA teacher. BA singer. CA guitar player.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 (Text 7)W: Can I help you?M: I bought a cellphone here a week ago. But there are many problems with it.W: What are the problems?M: This button often doesnt work. I often cant hear clearly. And the back of the phone is too loose. I want to exchange it.W: Let me check your phone first . Im afraid I cant exchange it for you. Look here. It is slightly damaged. You must have dropped it onto the ground.M: But I havent, Madam. Im really busy this afternoon. Could I speak to your manager, please?W: Im sorry, but hes not in the store now.M: Then Ill come back tomorrow.8What does the woman do?AA shop assistant.BA repairer.CA manager.9What does the man want to do?ATo repair his phone.BTo buy a new phone.CTo exchange his phone.10What does the woman think has happened to the phone?AIt has been damaged by the man on purpose.BIt dropped onto the ground.CIt dropped into water.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 (Text 8)W: David, hurry. You finished breakfast half an hour ago. What keeps you in the room?M: I cant find my pen.W: Why didnt you prepare everything well last night?M: I was too sleepy. I stayed up until midnight.W: You shouldnt stay up before an exam. David, you are not studying in the right way. Are you sure you can pass the exam this time?M: I dont know. Oh, Ive found my pen. I must go now.W: Take your umbrella.M: Is it raining now?W: No. Its fine now. But the weather report said it would rain this afternoon.M: OK, Ill take it.11When does this conversation take place?AIn the morning. BIn the afternoon.CIn the evening.12What did David do last night?AHe prepared everything well for his exam.BHe stayed up late studying.CHe looked for his pen.13Why does the woman ask David to take an umbrella?ABecause it is raining now.BBecause it is snowing now.CBecause it will rain today.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 (Text 9)W: When will you leave for Australia?M: On August 25.W: Thats close. There is only one week left. Have you got everything ready?M: Yes. I booked the flight ticket yesterday.W: Did you just book one ticket?M: Yes. Why?W: Wont your parents go with you? I mean youve never been there before.M: Dont worry about that. My uncle lives in Australia now. Hell pick me up at the airport.W: How lucky you are! How I wish I could go to study in Australia, too. But my parents cant afford the expenses.M: You can do some parttime jobs.W: I know. But its not easy. The cost is too much. Dont forget to talk with me online when you are there. I want to know your life there.M: OK. But Im afraid I wont have much time of my own. Ill have to study hard and Ill also work in my spare time. But I promise Ill talk with you once Im free.W: OK. Remember to take some photos there.M: Sure.14Whats the date today?AAugust 11. BAugust 18. CAugust 25.15What do we know about the man?AHe often goes abroad.BHe will go to Australia alone.CHe will go to Australia with his uncle.16Why doesnt the woman go to study in Australia?ABecause she doesnt want to study abroad.BBecause she doesnt want to leave her parents.CBecause her parents cannot afford the expenses.17What does the woman ask the man to do?ATo tell her about his life in Australia.BTo call her from time to time.CTo do some parttime jobs.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 (Text 10)If you go to a new school and want to make friends there, what should you do? Here are some tips.First, be as confident as you can, but dont be rude. Being confident means that you have a positive attitude toward life in general and other peoples ideas too.Second, smile and laugh. Smile at people when they look at you, and laugh when they say something thats funny to you. Its a great conversation starter, and it makes you seem friendly.Third, invite others to do things. Often, youll need to take the first step to find new friends. Ask some people to share a table at lunch or ask someone to be your volleyball partner in a gym class.Fourth, join in some activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer great opportunities to develop some new interests.Try out for a school play or sports team; try attending a few volunteer activities.Fifth, have an opinion. Offer your opinions in class and share your opinions in conversations. Ask others what their opinions are. People will remember you in no time and want to talk to you and get to know you better.Last but not least, remember peoples names. Do your best to remember other peoples names and interests, which means you care about them.18How many tips are given by the speaker in all?A5. B6. C7.19What does the speaker suggest we do in Tip 2?AHave selfconfidence.BSmile and laugh.CInvite others to do things.20What should we do according to the last tip?AShare our opinions with others.BJoin in some activities after class.CTry to remember other peoples names.答案：15 CCAAA610 CBACB1115 ABCBB1620 CABBC第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AThe young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel (铁锹), and a strange set of tools: a brick layers trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.He walked down near the water the tide (潮水) was out and switched on the radio to listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across. Then he created a square shape.After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a splendid tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved (雕刻) out a big front gate.The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and carved artistic designs on others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had known for a while what many in the crowd still ignored: the tide was coming in. Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he also had done so against a powerful, irresistible (不可抵抗的) deadline.As the crowd looked on, water came at the base of the castle. In minutes it was surrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gate fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows soon no more than a small part was left.Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fear and discouragement. But the man remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.语篇解读：一位年轻人来到沙滩上做沙雕，潮水袭来，美丽的沙雕被浪吞噬。人们感叹沙雕就这样没了，但年轻人并不悲观，因为他见证了沙雕从无到有，从有到无的过程。21In this passage, why did the young man start early in the day?AHe needed the sun to help dry the sand.BIt gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.CHe knew the tide was out on this particular morning.DIt was easier to begin his work with only a few people around.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段句子“. the tide (潮水) was out and switched on the radio . Then he shoveled wet sand into .”可知，年轻人等到潮水退去才开始听着轻音乐干起活来。所以答案选C，年轻人早来的原因是他知道这天早上潮水会退去。22In this passage, what does the incoming tide signal?AIt is time to begin working.BIt is the end of a days work.CIt is the busiest time of the day.DIt is time for lookerson to leave.解析：选B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段句子“He had known for a while . the tide was coming in . he also had done so against a powerful, irresistible (不可抵抗的) deadline.”可知，虽然众人不知道但年轻人很清楚潮水正在袭来，所以他不仅用他的艺术作品体现了自己的自信与风格，而且战胜了潮水袭来之前的有限时间。所以答案选B，年轻人创作完沙雕，结束了一天的工作，潮水也正在袭来。23How did the lookerson react when the tide began to come in?AThey were disappointed to see the art ruined.BThey tried their best to save the sand castle.CThey were nervous about their own belongings.DThey helped the artist finish the castle.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段开头句子“Many in the crowd looked terribly sad .”可知，旁观者在看到潮水吞噬沙雕的时候都很伤心，失望。所以答案选A。24We can tell that the young mans reward for his work is _.Apayment for his work Bpersonal satisfactionCpopularity as an artistD.attention from the crowd解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“But the man remained calm . had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing .”可知，年轻人很镇静，很满足，因为他见证了沙雕从无到有，从有到无的整个过程。所以他从自己的作品中得到的回报就是自我满足感。因此答案选B。BI think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. I know I do. I would like to earn large amounts of money. You can win a large amount of money in the United States through lotteries. People pay money for tickets with numbers. If your combination of numbers is chosen, you will win a huge amount of money often in the millions.A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery. It changed his life. He was not “born with a silver spoon in his mouth”. Instead, my friend was always short of money. And the money he did earn was chicken feed.Sometimes Al even had to accept handouts (施舍物) from his friends. But do not get me wrong. My friend was always very careful with the money he spent. In fact, he was often a cheapskate. He did not like to spend money. The worst times were when he had no single penny left.One day, Al scraped together a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He thought he would never gain lots of money unexpectedly. But his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. Al was so excited. The first thing he did was buy a costly new car one thing that he normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on unnecessary things. It was like he had “money to burn”When we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. He would always tell me the money made him feel like a millionaire. But, Al spent too much money. Soon he was “down and out” again. He had spent his “bottom dollar” his very last amount. He did not even save any of the money.I admit I do feel sorry for my friend. He had enough money to “live like a king”. Instead, he was back to “living on a shoestring” a very low budget. Some might say he was wise about small things, but not about important things.25What does the author desire to do like others?ATo combine the numbers perfectly.BTo make a huge fortune.CTo be chosen for selling lotteries.DTo get in touch with millionaires.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“I know I do. I would like to earn large amounts of money.”可知，作者也像其他人一样，想挣一大笔钱。故选B。26Before Al won the lottery _.Ahe spent too much money buying chickenBhe didnt value the money he had earnedChe had trouble feeding his familyDhe hated to give a hand to his friends解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，Al总是缺钱，他赚的钱少得可怜。第三段又表明朋友经常帮助他。故选C。27What does the fourth paragraph imply?AAl always had good luck in life.BAl valued his money above his life.CAl had loved the expensive car probably.DAl pretended to have more money.解析：选C推理判断题。第四段中的“The first thing he did was buy a costly new car”表明，Al有钱后的第一件事就是买了一辆豪车，这辆车可能是他以前喜欢但买不起的东西。故选C。28When a person is “down and out”， _.Ahe is as poor as a church mouseBhe lives a life like other peopleChe has set aside all his moneyDhe is looking forward to big success解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的“He had spent his bottom dollar his very last amount.”可知，他把最后一笔钱也花掉了，他又过起了穷困潦倒的生活。故选A。CGlobal warming could make humans shorter, warn scientists who claim to have found evidence that it caused the worlds first horses to shrink nearly 50 million years ago.In fact, a team from the universities of Florida and Nebraska says it has found a link between the Earth heating up and the size of mammals horses, in this case, the last time the world heated up.The scientists used fossils to follow the evolution of horses from their earliest appearance 56 million years ago.As temperatures went up, their size went down, and vice versa (反之亦然); at one point they were as small as a house cat, said Dr Jonathan Bloch, curator (馆长) of the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.The scientists say that the current warming could have the same effect on mammals and could even make humans smaller.“Horses started out small, about the size of a small dog like a miniature schnauzer (雪纳瑞犬). Whats surprising is that after they first appeared, they then became even smaller and then dramatically increased in size, and that exactly corresponds to the global warming event, followed by cooling. It had been known that mammals were small during that time and that it was warm, but we hadnt understood that temperature specifically was driving the evolution of body size，” Dr Bloch said in the Science journal.语篇解读：科学家研究发现，地球温度的变化影响着哺乳动物身体的大小，继而发出警告，全球变暖可能会使人类变矮。29How did the scientists find out the evolution of horses?ABy using fossils.BBy following the horses.CBy heating up.DBy studying cats.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知，科学家用化石来追溯马从5 600万年前诞生至今的进化历程。30What does the underlined word “miniature” in the last paragraph probably mean?ASmall. BLarge.CNatural. DGentle.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据单词“miniature”中的前缀“mini(小的)”可判断出答案为A。另外，根据画线词miniature所在句的语境“马最初的个头很小，和一只小狗的个头差不多，大约也就像一只迷你型雪纳瑞犬那么大”可知miniature词义同small。31What can we learn from what Dr Jonathan Bloch said?AAs temperatures went down, the size of horses went down.BHorses first appeared small, then smaller and then became big.CHorses becoming smaller was connected with the global cooling.DHorses will be as small as a house cat in the end.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，布洛赫博士在科学杂志中写道：“马最初的个头很小，和一只小狗的个头差不多，大约也就像一只迷你型雪纳瑞犬那么大。令人惊讶的是，在马诞生后过了一段时间，它们的个头变得更小，之后个头又显著变大。”故选项B正确。32What would be the best title for the passage?AGlobal warming could make humans shorterBScientists from Florida and NebraskaCHorses used to be like catsDDr Jonathan Bloch解析：选A标题归纳题。科学家们研究发现地球温度的变化影响着哺乳动物体型的大小，继而科学家发出警告，全球变暖可能会使人类变矮。故选项A作为标题最佳。D“Ive never met a human worth cloning，” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from the cramped confines of his lab at Texas A&M University. “Its a stupid endeavor.” Thats an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13yearold dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy later this year or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of mans best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.Westhusins experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missyplicity project, using hundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs, the A&M team has produced only a dozen or so embryos carrying Missys DNA. None have survived the transfer to a surrogate mother. The wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously aborted fetuses may be acceptable when youre dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous，” he says.Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusins phone at A&M College of Veterinary Medicine has been ringing busily. Cost is no obstacle for customers like Missys mysterious owner, who wishes to remain unknown to protect his privacy. Hes plopped down $3.7 million so far to fund the research because he wants