外研版高中英语选修8Module1单元检测题

1、 外研社选修八Module1单元检测题第I卷（共75分）I单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）IcanhardlyimaginePeteracrossthecontinentinfivedays.sailB.sailingC.tosailD.tohavesailedTheflyingarepreparingforthebombingthenextday.A.personB.crewC.manD.peopleHehiswifeandwentawaywithalltheirmoney.A.leftB.quittedC.abandonedD.aidedDidanythinghappenin

2、my?A.abseneeB.absentC.absenteeD.absentlyThisarticleiseasytounderstandsomenewwords.A.exceptB.exceptforC.exceptthatD.besidesOnthewholeheisanicepersontoworkwithheiscarelessnessA.exceptB.exceptthatC.exceptforD.besidesWeweregreatlybythenewsA.inspired,inspiringB.inspired,inspiredC.inspiring,inspiringD.ins

3、piring,inspired8.Takecarenottoanything!A.leave,behindB.leave,aloneC.leave,offD.leave,outTheboyEnglishtextbookwaslostisinClass8.A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.hisInChinariceandnoodlesareservedandshouldnotbewithotherfood.A.mixedB.leftoutC.introducedD.startedDoyouthinkthepolicehavethetopunishhiminthissituation?A.

4、rightB.thinkingC.doubtD.useAlthoughagainandagain,theboyjumpedofftheplatformandbrokehisleg.A.warnedB.warningC.hadwarnedD.beingwarnedInsomerestaurants,foodandserviceareworsethanusedtobe.A.thatB.TheyC.itD.what-Tom,youforgetthedoor.Itwasopenallnight.-ButIrememberitmyselfbeforeIleftforhome.A.tolock;locki

5、ngB.locking;tolockC.tolock;tolockD.knocking;locking15.-IseldomwatchTV,butlistentotheradioalot.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.SowillID.Soitiswithme第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）16mewith“DontIconsidermyselfsomethingofanexpertonapologies.Aquicktemperhasplentyofchancestomakethem.Inoneofmyearliest17,mymotheristelling

6、me,watchthe18whenyousay,Isorry”Holdyourheadupandlookstraightatthepersoninthe19,sohellknowyoQOit.Mymotherthusmadethekeypointofa21apology:itmustbedirect.Youmustnever22_tobedoingsomethingelse.Youdonot23apileofletterswhileapologizingtoaperson24inpositionafterblaminghimorherforamistakethatturnedouttobeyo

7、ur25_.Youdonotapologizetoahostess,whoseguestofhonoryoutreat26,bysendingflowersthenextdaywithoutmentioningyourbad27.Oneoftheimportantthingsweshouldhaveforan28,apologyisareadinesstoanswerforourcarelessmistakes.Weareusedtomaking29,whichleavesno30fortheotherpersonto31us.Sincemostpeopleareopen-hearted,th

8、enoexcuseapologyleavesbothpartiesfeeling32aboutthemselves.That,afterall,isthe33ofeveryapology.It34_littlewhethertheapologizeriswhollyoronlypartlyatfault:answeringforones35encouragesotherstotaketheirshareoftheblame.16.A.provideB.mixedC.comparedD.treated17.A.dreamsB.coursesC.memoriesD.ideas18.A.sideB.

9、groundC.wallD.ceiling19.A.distaneeB.roomC.faceD.eyes20.A.rememberB.enjoyC.meanD.regret21.A.usefulB.successfulC.possibleD.natural22.A.pretendB.forgetC.intendD.expect23.A.holdonB.putawayC.lookthroughD.pickup24.A.poorerB.weakerC.worseD.lower25.A.faultB.reasonC.resultD.question26.A.friendlyB.freelyC.rou

10、ghlyD.foolishly27.A.mannersB.excusesC.effortsD.roles28.A.activeB.effectiveC.interestingD.easy29.A.plansB.mistakesC.reasonsD.excuses30.A.situationB.needC.signD.room31.A.criticizeB.forgiveC.rememberD.blame32.A.wiserB.warmerC.betterD.clever33.A.purposeB.methodC.causeD.advantage34.A.caresB.mattersC.depe

11、ndsD.remains35.A.faithB.greetingC.rightsD.action第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AAnAmericanmanfromLasVegasopenedadogandcathotelrecently.Petscanrestonsoftrugs（小地毯）,watchtelevisionandgettoknowsomenewfriendswhiletheirmastershavefuninthecity.TheAmericanDogandCatHotelopenedofficiallyonaWednesdayinMarch.There

12、iseverythingapetcouldwant-andmore.“Weheartimeandtimeagain.Thisissonice,Idliketostayhere.saidinaninterview.Hebelievedthatpeoplewouldwantfortheirpetswhattheywantedforthemselves.Kennels（狗舍）havebeenaroundforalongtime,butnowadaysmasterswanttoputtheirlovedpetsinsomebetterplaces,headded.Hesaidthecatsanddog

13、sliketowatchimages（图象）onTValthoughtheymaynotunderstandthem.Anyway,theydonthavetoknowBritneySpearsorEmimemtoenjoythepopmusic.Also.“Thedogsdontknowitisarug,buttheyknowitihesofaid.”Petmasterscanbookadogsuite（套房）for$79anight.Bathsandotherservicesarealsooffered.Thepethotelmanagerbelievesthatalltheanimall

14、oversintheworldwilllovethisgreatidea.Byandmore”inthelastsentenceoftfiqaaragraphthewritermeansthat.A.thererealsothingsforthepetmasterBsomeofthethingsareunnecessaryC.thererethingsapetcannotfullyenjoyD.allthethingsareplentyinamountWhomadetheexpressionthat“Thisissonice,Idliketostayhere.”？A.SomepetsC.The

15、hotelmanagerSomepetmastersD.TheinterviewerInthepetmastersopinion,thekennelsare.A.toooldtoliveinB.notgoodenoughjustanequalchoiceD.noIongerinexisteneeTheunderlinedparagraphsuggeststhat.A.somepetsknowsomepopstarsB.”rug”aisiffieultwordforapettolearnC.petsenjoythingsthesamewayhumansdD.petsenjoythingsatas

16、ensationallevelBAfewdaysago,hewasjustColonel（上校）Yang;fewpeopleknewhisnameorreeognizedhisface.ButlastThursday,whenhecamebacktotheearthaftera21-hourtriptospace,Yang“ChinasfirstspacerLiweissmilewasseenacrosstheworldabovethemagicwords:The38-year-oldastronautwassentintospaceat9a.m.lastWednesdaybyChinasSh

17、enzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.HeIandedsafelyat6:23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUS.Yangwassatisfiedwithhisjob.thinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,IhaveseenmanylandingscenesbeorGandI”hesaidonaspecialplanetoBei

18、jingafterlanding.BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvinee,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursintheair.HejoinedtheChinesespaceprogramme11yearslater.Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChinasnati（andtheUnitedNationsflagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoat

19、eamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Thewholeprojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplorationisnotaseasyasitseems.AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthatYangtookagreatrisk.Heexperieneedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces（

20、重力）ontakeoffandlandingwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.Hehasspentfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman.Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogrammeandsdirhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,”hesaid.IvenevermethistbecomingChinasfirstspacemanhasmadealltheeffortworthwhile.“WhenIboardedthespacecraftfo

21、rthefirsttime,IcouldntheIpsfelelingexcitedIdecidedthatIhadtoflyit.”ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuaNewsAgencyOnlineForum(新华社网上论坛)said:“YangstripisagiantleapforwardforChina.”Offici;nextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby2005.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkingandaspacelab.st(From21Century,Chin

22、aDaily)sorbitstakeonaverage?B.1.5hoursHowlongdideachofYangA.1hourC.6hours14hoursWhydidthewritermentionthegravitationalforcesontakeoffandlanding?A.Becauseitwasthemostdangerouspartoftheflight.B.Becauseitwasaveryspecialexperienee.C.Toshowhowmuchtraininghehadfortheflight.D.ToshowthatYangisbrave.Whichoft

23、hefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThespaceflightshowedChinadidbetterinspaceexplorationthantheUS.B.ItisreportedthatYangLiweiwilldoaspacewalkintheyear2005.C.ItisimpossibleforYangLiweitowalkaroundinhisfirstspaceexploration.D.Attheageof28,Mr.YangLiweibecameapilotintheChineseAirForce.Whatisthemain

24、ideaofthestory?A.Chinasfirstmannedspaceflight.B.Aherowithgreatcourage.C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace.D.HowYangLiweibecameChinasfirstspaceman.CAstoryfromtheBibletellsofoldBabyIon,wherethemendecidedtobuildatowerthatwouldtouchthesky.ButGodwasunhappy,andhemadethemspeakdifferentIanguages.Theycouldntundersta

25、ndeachother,sotheirdreamnevercametrue.Yetthedreamremainsalive:ifallmenspeakthesameIanguage,theycandoanything.L.L.ZamenhoffromPolandwasamongthemenwhopursuethisdream.HedevelopedEsperanto（世界语）between1877and1885.Asthemostsuccessfulman-madeworldIanguage,itisspokenbyovertwomillionpeoplearoundtheworld.Last

26、month,theWorldEsperantoCongress（大会），dealingwithIanguagerights,endedinSweden.The2004conferencewillbeheldinBeijing.MostEsperantospeakersareinCentralandEasternEuropeandinEastAsia,particularlyChinesemainland.Esperantohastwoadvantages.First,itseasy.Eachletterhasexactlyonesoundandtherearejust16basicgramma

27、rrules.Thesecondadvantageisthatitbelongstonoonecountry.ButEsperantohasonlyreachedasmallnumberofpeoplecomparedwithnaturallanguageswidelyusedaroundtheworld-suchasEnglishorChinese.WhiletheseIanguagesaredeeplyconnectedwiththeirnationsandcultures,Esperantodoesnthavethisbackground.WillEsperantoreallybecom

28、eaglobalIanguage?Itremainsaquestion.Thewritertellsusastoryatthebeginningto.A.explainwhymenhavebeenmakingtheefforttocreateaIanguagesharedbyallB.explainwhymennowspeakdifferentlanguagesC.showtherelationshipbetweenmanandGodD.provethatIanguageisveryimportantWhatdoestheunderlinedword“pursue”inthesecondpar

29、agraphmean?A.“Realize”.B.“Workfor”C.“BeagainstD.“Follow”.WhatisthebasicdiffereneebetweenEsperantoandEnglish?A.MorepeoplespeakEnglishthanEspernto.B.Esperantowordsareeasiertospell.C.Esperantohasfewergrammarrules.D.Esperantoisnotsupportedbyanycountryorculture.47.Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A.Advant

30、agesanddisadvantagesofEsperanto.B.MensdreamofsharingthesameIanguage.C.ThemostsuccessfulplannedIanguage-Esperanto.D.ComparisonofEsperantoandotherIanguageslikeEnglishandChinese.DLondon-Sheep,liketurkeysandostriches,arenotconsideredthemostcleveranimals.BritishscientistssaidlastWednesdayhumansmayhaveund

31、erestimated（低估）thewoolycreatures.Theycouldbemuchsmarterthanwethink.ResearchersattheBabrahamInstituteinCambridge,southernEngland,haveshownthattheanimalshaveagoodmemorysystemandareextremelygoodatrecognizingfaces-whichtheythinkisasuresignofintelligenee（cleverness）.Behavioral（行为的）scientistKeithKendricka

32、ndhisfriendstrained20sheeptorecognizeanddistinguish（区另U）25pairsofsheepfacesandusedelectrode电极）tomeasuretheirbrainactivity,whichshowedtheycouldremember50facesforuptotwoyears.Iftheycandothatwithfaces,thefactisthattheyhavetohavereasonableintelligenee;otherwise,whatisthepointofhavingasystemforrememberin

33、gfacesandnotrememberinganythingelse,”Kendricksaidinaninterview.Sohoursofseeminglymindlesseatinggrassmaynotbesomindlessafterall.Kendrickbelievessheepgottheirreputation（名声）asdumb（unabletospeak）animalsbecausetheyliveinlargegroupsanddonotappeartotendabouteverything.“Allanimalsincludinghumans,oncetheyare

34、frightened,donttendtoshowsignsofintelligentaction,”heexplained.InresearchreportedinthescieneejournalNature,Kendrickandhisteamshowedthatsheep,likehumans,haveaspecializedsysteminthebrainwhichallowsthemtodistinguishbetweenmanydifferentfaceswhichlookextremelysimilar.“Themostimportantfinding（ofthestudy）i

35、sthattheyareable,bothfromabehavioralpointofviewandfromlookingatthewaythebrainisorganized,torememberalargenumberoffacesofindividual（个体）foraverylongtime.”SaidKendrick.Itisaverystrangesystem.Theyashowingsimilarabilitiesinmanywaystohumans.”FromwhatKendricksaidintheinterviewwelearnthatscientistsA.havelea

36、rnedalotaboutsheepsintelligeneeB.havelearnedlittleaboutsheepsintelligeneeC.cantdoanythingmoreaboutsheepsmemoryD.donthavetoresearchanimalsorymemAsisshowninthepassage,.A.sheepareamongtheweakanimalsB.itisnotrightforpeopletoraisesheepingroupsC.whensheepeatgrassinthefields,theirmindsmaybeactiveD.ifpeople

37、feelfrightened,sheepmaybecomemorebraveWhenscientistsfoundthatsheepshowsimilarabilitiesinmanywaystohumanstheymaythinkit.A.worryingB.movingC.frighteningD.interestingIfthispassagecomesfromanewspaper,inwhichpagemayitbe?A.Culture.B.Education.C.Science.D.Society.EMoreShanghaipeoplearerentingcarstotravelov

38、erthecomingSpringFestival,Ereportedtoday.Mostcarsinlargelocalcar-rentalcompaniessuchasYongda,AnjiandDazhongareleased(=rented)sofarwiththeBuickSportUtilityVehicle(SUV)inhighdemand.SantanaandJettausedtobethemostpopularcarmodelsrentedbyShanghaipeoplefortravel,whilethehigh-endBuickmodelshavegenerated(=c

39、aused)greatinterestamonglocalsrentingcarsthisyear.However,therentonaBuickGLorGSmodelisbetween650yuanand750yuanaday,nearlydoublethoseoftheSantanaandJettacars.ComparedwithSantana,Buicklooksbetter,hasgreatercapabilitiesandissaferandmorecomfortable,saidacarleaser.IdonmindpayingahighercostforaBuicktoenjo

40、ythetraditionalholiday,”hesaid.SUVcarsareverypopularinthecarrentingmarket,accordingtosomecar-rentalfirms.“Allthe31BuickGL8SUVcarswereleasedoutseveraldaysago,”saideawithnployetheShanghaiYongdaCarRentaiCompany.Localpeopleprefertogotravelingwithagroupoffriends,soSUVcarsareabetterchoice,saidanindustryan

41、alyst（分析家）.Moreover,SUVcarsaresaferonruggedandroughroads,theanalystsaid.Accordingtothedata（数据），mostpeoplerentedcarsofsevendays,alessernumberrentedthemfortwoorthreedays.（WendyZhang）52.Thecarsmentionedinthepassagefallintothreemajorbrands（品牌），whichare.A.Yongda,AnjiandDazhongB.Buick,SantanaandJettaC.Yon

42、gda,SantanaandJettaD.SUV,GLandGS53.IfyouwanttorentaSantanaforaslongasmostleasersdo,howmuchshouldyouexpecttospend?A.About1200yuan.B.About2100yuan.C.About2500yuan.D.About3500yuan.TheunderlinedsentenceBui“hasgreatercapabilities”inParagraph4maymeanthatBuickis.A.abletorunfasterB.abletoseatmorepassengersC.morepowerfulD.morevaluable