（江苏专用）高考英语一轮复习 Unit 4 Films and film events课时跟踪检测B卷（选修8）-人教版高三选修8英语试题

Filmsandfilmevents课时跟踪检测B卷Ⅰ.完形填空(2015·泰州高三模拟)WhenIwasyoung,IhadafriendnamedMarkwholovedtomakefriends.Healwaysshowed__1__howmanyfriendshehadatschool.Onedayhisgrandfathersaidtohim,“Mark,Ibetyouabigbagofpopcornthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyou__2__.I’msuremanyofthemare__3__morethancompanions.”Markacceptedthebetwithout__4__.However，hewasn’tsurehowtotestwhetherhisschoolmateswererealfriendsornot,__5__heaskedhisgrandfather.Theoldmananswered,“Waitaminute.”Thentheoldmanleft,returningsoonasthough__6__somethinginhishands,butMarkcouldseenothingthere.“Takeit.It’saveryspecialchair.Becauseit’s__7__，it’sratherhardtositonit,butifyoutakeittoschoolandmanagetositonit,you’llactivate(激活)itsmagicandyou’llbeableto__8__whoyourrealfriendsare.”Mark,braveanddetermined,tookthechairand__9__forschool.Atbreaktimeheaskedeveryonetoformacircle,andhe__10__himselfinthemiddle,withhischair.Havingdifficultyseeingit,Marktriedtositonitandfellstraightontohis__11__.Everyonearoundhimhadprettygood__12__.“Wait！Letmetryagain，”Marksaid.Butagain,he__13__theseat,causingmoresurprisedlooksandafewcatcalls.Markdidn’tgiveupandkepttryingtositonthe__14__chair.Buthekeptfallingontheground...__15__，suddenly,hetriedagainbutdidn’tfall.Lookingaround,Marksawthreeofhisbestfriendsholdinghimup.__16__，manyothershehadviewed__17__friendshaddonenothingbutmakefunofhim.Andthere,theshow__18__toanend.Markunderstoodthattrue__19__werethosewhocaredforhim,andnotjustthecompanionsthathappenedtobepassingby.Andsomeonewhotookjoyinhis__20__wasevenlessofafriend.1．A.around B．upC．off D．out2．A.know B．thinkC．hear D．see3．A.nothing B．anythingC．anybody D．nobody4．A.expectation B．imaginationC．permission D．hesitation5．A.but B．soC．or D．for6．A.carrying B．fetchingC．grasping D．catching7．A.light B．invisibleC．comfortable D．small8．A.explain B．callC．tell D．prove9．A.setoff B．setaboutC．seton D．setup10．A.threw B．putC．stood D．raised11．A.back B．sideC．stomach D．face12．A.impression B．interestC．laugh D．experience13．A.held B．seizedC．left D．missed14．A.hard B．comfortableC．magic D．real15．A.if B．unlessC．as D．until16．A.Therefore B．OtherwiseC．Meanwhile D．Somehow17．A.on B．toC．for D．as18．A.lasted B．addedC．came D．led19．A.friends B．companionsC．rivals D．schoolmates20．A.pleasures B．misfortunesC．successes D．experiencesⅡ.阅读理解A(2015·江苏启东中学5月综合练习)ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw(1856­1950),theIrish­bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou’dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday,inhistimeheturnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyinBritainbutonthestageoftheworld.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureofBritain.Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontotheissuesoftheirday.Theplight(苦难)ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem—Shawwasamongthemostwell­knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay，Widowers’Houses(1892)，dealswiththequestionofslum(贫民窟)housing.HisMrsWarren’sProfession(1893)broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.HewasanearlymemberoftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseintheUK.Shawwasalsothefounder(in1895)ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung，”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy(哲学)inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance：“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.”1．Shaw’sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom______.A．thechangeshebroughttotheBritishcultureB．hisphilosophiesontheroleofgovernmentC．hisawarenessofsocialproblemsofhisdayD．thesupportfortheLondonSchoolofEconomics2．Widowers’Housesisaplaythatmainlyfocuseson______.A．thefailureoftheUKeducationsystemB．thehousingproblemsofpoorpeopleC．robberyincidentsinslumareasD．socialistmovementsintheUK3．BydescribingShaw’squotationsas“partofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage”，theauthormeansthatShaw’swords______.A．havebecomethebestpartofEnglishB．havegreatlydevelopedtheEnglishlanguageC．havemadetheEnglishlanguagephilosophicalD．havebecomeaninseparablepartoftheEnglishlanguage4．WhichofthefollowingaboutGeorgeBernardShaw’sworksisTRUE?A．Theyshouldbeadaptedformodernreaders.B．Theyaremostlyaboutthelivesofworkingclass.C．Theydealwithimportantsocialissuesoftheirday.D．Mostofthemarestillperformedonthestageoftheworldtoday.B(2015·盐城三模)AnAustralianfilmcompanyhashaltedthepreproductionofitsupcomingfilmDeepWaterbecauseofeeriesimilaritiestheplothastothedisappearanceofMalaysianAirlinesflightMH370.MH370disappearedfromradarscreenslessthananhouraftertake­offfromKualaLumpurforBeijingwith239peopleonboardonMarch8.Noconfirmedsightingoftheplanehasbeenmadesince.Theactionhorrorfilm,fromArclightFilms,tellsthestoryofaflightboundforChinathatmysteriouslycrashesinaremotestretchofocean.Thesurvivorsthenhavetofightagainsthungrysharksastheplaneisstartingtosink.“OutofsensitivitytotheMalaysiaflightsituation，we’vedecidedtoputitonpausefornow，”ArclightFilmsmanagingdirectorGaryHamiltontoldtheHollywoodreporterMonday.ThenewscomesasMalaysianPrimeMinisterNajibRazakstatedatapressconferencethatnewanalysissuggestedtheflightendedinthesouthernIndianOcean，andthatallthoseonboardarenowdead.Theeerilysimilarfilmplothadbeenpromotedwiththetagline(宣传词)：“Survivorsofaplanecrashfaceterrorbeyondimaginationastheplaneisstartingtosinkandsoondiscovertheyaresurroundedbythedeadliestnaturalbornkillersonearth.”It’snotthefirsttimeAlisterGrierson,thefilm’sdirector,hashadapreferenceforfilmsubjectsofreal­lifedisasters.Twoweeksbeforethe2011releaseofhisbestknownfilmSanctum,aboutanunderwatercavedivingexpedition,Australiawashitbydisastrousfloods.GriersonbeganpreproductiononDeepWateratVillageRoadshowStudiosinQueenslandweeksbeforethereal­lifeincidentofMH370.TheQueensland­basedfilmmakersaidhecouldn’tdenythestrangetimingbetweenhisprojectandMH370.Despitesayingitwas“mysterious”,heinsiststhathisfilmisvastlydifferent.“Insimpleterms,DeepWaterisaboutanaccidentthathappensonanairplanewhichgoesdownintheocean,andthesurvivorstryingtostayaliveafterwards.”“It’smorecomplicatedastherearevillains(反面角色)andsharks,butit’safunadventurewiththrillsandscares.”Itisunclearwhenthepreproductionwillrestart,butitwillbeatleasttwoyearsbeforethefilmmakesittocinemas.5．WhyhasthepreproductionofDeepWaterbeenstopped?A．BecauseMH370mysteriouslydisappearedaftertake­offonMarch8.B．Becausetheplotofthefilmissimilartothereal­lifeincidentofMH370.C．BecauseMalaysianPrimeMinisterwasverysensitiveatapressconference.D．Becausethefilmwon’tmakeittocinemasuntiltwoyearslater.6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAlisterGriersonisTRUE?A．HeisafilmdirectoronthemissingflightMH370.B．Heisinterestedinfilmsubjectsofreal­lifedisasters.C．Heiswell­knownforhisbestfilmDeepWater.D．HeworkedwithArclightFilmstomakeSanctum.7．Theunderlinedword“eerie”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”．A．strange B．funnyC．deadly D．sensitive8．Wherewillyoumostprobablyreadthisarticle?A．Inapopularsciencemagazine.B．InQueenslandFinancialDaily.C．Inanentertainmentspecialcolumn.D．InadisasterreportofMH370.答案Ⅰ.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。Mark一直认为自己有很多朋友，但是他的祖父却不这么认为，两人打赌通过一个测试来证明他是否有那么多朋友，结果证明祖父的想法是对的。这个故事告诉我们真正的朋友是那些关心在乎我们的人。1．选C根据下文中的“Ibetyouabigbagofpopcornthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyou...”可知，此处表示他总是炫耀他有很多朋友。故选C。2．选B根据上文可知，他喜欢交朋友，总认为自己有很多朋友。故选B。3．选Anothingmorethan是固定搭配，意为“仅仅，只不过”。故选A。4．选D根据上文描述他总认为并炫耀自己有很多朋友以及下文中问祖父如何证明可知，他毫不犹豫地接受了这个打赌。withouthesitation“毫不犹豫”，符合语境。5．选B空格前后句表示因果关系。6．选A根据下文中的“It’saveryspecialchair.”可知，祖父手里面的是椅子，椅子应该是搬着的。所以carry更符合语境。7．选B根据上文中的“butMarkcouldseenothingthere”可知，这个椅子是看不见的。8．选CMark和祖父打赌是为了弄清楚Mark真正的朋友有哪些，所以这个测试是为了辨别出真朋友。故选C。9．选A根据下文可知，Mark去了学校，所以此处表示动身去学校。setofffor意为“动身去……”，符合语境。10．选B空格后面有“himself”，所以此处用put。putoneselfin...“把自己放在……”。故选B。11．选AMark是要坐在那把椅子上，而事实上并不存在椅子，所以根据常识可知，他肯定会仰面跌倒，即背部朝地。12．选C根据第五段中的“makefunofhim”可知，看到Mark跌倒，周围的人都大笑起来。故选C。13．选D根据下文中的“...causingmoresurprisedlooksandafewcatcalls”可知，Mark又没能坐到椅子上，所以miss符合语境。故选D。14．选C根据第三段中的“you’llactivate(激活)itsmagic...”可知，Mark认为这是把有魔力的椅子。15．选D根据语境可知，Mark试了一次又一次，直到他没有再跌倒为止。故选D。16．选C根据上文中的“Marksawthreeofhisbestfriendsh