外研版高中英语选修八综合能力测试8

综合能力测试八（选修8）

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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。

1.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?

A.Ashopassistant.B.Apoliceman.

C.Apostman.

2.Howoldistheman'sdaughter?

A.Sixmonthsold.B.Twoyearsold.

C.Oneyearold.

3.WhendidthewomanplantogotoSpain?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.

C.Inautumn.

4.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?

A.Arestaurant.B.Acinema.

C.Ahospital.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelecture?

A.Itwasinteresting.

B.Itwasfarbeyondhisunderstanding.

C.Itwaslongbuteasytounderstand.

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。

6.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoathome?

A.Dothewashing-up.B.Washclothes.

C.Cleanthecar.

7.Whatdoesthemanpromisetodoatlast?

A.Doallthehouseworkfromnextweekend.

B.Cleanthekitchenaftercooking.

C.Preparemealseveryday.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howlongwillthemanmostprobablyrentthebike?

A.From7：00amto5：00pm.

B.From9：00amto7：00pm.

C.From9：00amto5：00pm.

9.Whatwillhappenifthemanbringsthebikebackafter7：00pm?

A.Hehastopayforthehelmet.

B.Hecan'tgetthe50dollarsback.

C.Hehastopay50dollars'extramoney.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthewomanabitnervous?

A.Sheisafraidofgettinguplate.

B.Sheisanewcomertotheschool.

C.Sheisn'treadyforthecomingexam.

11.Whatmustthestudentsdobeforemorningreading?

A.Handinhomework.

B.Domorningexercises.

C.Gototheteacher'soffice.

12.Whatcanthestudentsdoiftheyfeelhungry?

A.Asktheteacherforsomefood.

B.Havesomethingtoeatinclass.

C.Eatsomethingduringthebreak.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whereisthewomangoingfirst?

A.Bergner's.B.Penny's.

C.Lisa's.

14.WhenshouldthewomanhavecalledHelen?

A.At3：45.B.At4：15.

C.At4：45.

15.What'stheman'stelephonenumber?

A.61199621.B.61299621.

C.61299622.

16.What'stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandemployee.

C.Friends.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatkindofEnglishlessonsdoesthespeakerrecommend?

A.Examinationskills.

B.Readingandwriting.

C.Listeningandspeaking.

18.Howcanalearnertakethelessonswhenheisnotonline?

A.Byusingthedownloadedsoundfiles.

B.Bymakingconversationswithothers.

C.Byreviewingwords,phrasesandidioms.

19.Whatismentionedasanadvantageofthespeaker'sonline

course?

A.Ithelpslearnerstomakefriends.

B.Itofferslearnersbetterstudymethods.

C.Itimproveslearners'listeningandspeakingskillsquickly.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sideaaboutlearningEnglish?

A.Beingconfidentinlearning.

B.LearningEnglishlittlebylittle.

C.Havingclearlearninggoals.

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。

A

（2016•南昌三中月考）HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudents

withtheopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandthe

experienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.

WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbe

cleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiven

thehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellasto

takeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.

AccommodationZones

HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3and4ofthe

transportsystem.Mosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchof

centralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential.Zones3and4often

offerlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedarea.Itisveryconvenient

totravelinLondonbyunderground.

MealPlansAvailable

♦ContinentalBreakfast

♦BreakfastandDinner

♦BreakfastPackedLunchandDinner

It'simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovidea

traditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinental

Breakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal,breadandteaor

coffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinental

BreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwith

vegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyour

host'spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhome

assomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

SelfCateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenand

bathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindof

accommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitablefor

thelongstaystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamily

atmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneed

topractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.

21.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.

A.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

B.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

C.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes

D.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

22.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?

A.Medicalcare.B.Roomcleaning.

C.Physicaltraining.D.Freetransport.

23.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisprobablyinZone1.

B.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.

C.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentre.

D.Accommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovided.

24.Whydosomepeoplechooseselfcateringaccommodation?

A.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.

B.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.

C.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

D.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.

B

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.But

theonlythingthatwasn'tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatch

manyfishwhileIcouldn'tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupset

andkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,4tSon,ifyouwantto

catchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingeven

moreupsetthenbecause,"I'mnotafish!”Ididn'tknowhowto

thinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluence

whatafishdoes?

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreally

meant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocal

fishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthat

afishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowater

temperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwater

becausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirect

sunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthe

sunhutstheireyes...ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecame

effectiveatfindingandcatchingthem...

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearing

myfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothink1汰esalespeople.^^Butitdidn't

completelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatcha

fishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.Whathesaidwas,“Youneedto

thinklikeafish.^^Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-term

servicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearned

whatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.I

willshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

25.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.

B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.

D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

26.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherreallymean?

A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmany

ways.

27.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobe

found.

A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunder

watersidetrees

28.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom.

A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire'sbiography

C

Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHoward

University,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupreme

Courtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyed

dreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheage

of65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.Butoneyearafter

Istartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdraw

fromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldream

wouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywitha

combinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedour

firstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic—andveryemotional.Ayear

latercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,I

gavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboys

undertheageof8!Ourhomewasacompletezoo-ajoyouszoo.Not

surprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefulltime.ButInevergave

uponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeant

takingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfrom

theboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.Therecertainly

weretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthem

tofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittook

meover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhen

you'relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhen

you'reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon't

arriveinyourlifeononeday.It'saprocess.Remember:littlestepsaddup

tobigdreams.

29.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.

B.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

C.Shewantedtostudybyherself.

D.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

30.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewantedtoremainafulltimehousewife.

B.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

C.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.

D.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.

31.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelast

paragraph?

A.Everycoinhastwosides.B.Wellbegun,half

done.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D.Littlebylittle,one

goesfar.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Ambitiousandsensitive.B.Innocentand

singleminded.

C.Caringanddetermined.D.Honestand

responsible.

D

GlobalArchitectureBusinessDevelopmentDirector

Thepersonfillingthispositionwilldevelopthecompany's

developmentplanandsupervise（监督）theexpansionofthebusiness.

Candidatesshouldbeabletohaveabackgroundinsuccessfulbusiness

planning.

JOBDESCRIPTION

Responsibleformanagingexternalcontracts（对夕卜承包）and

relationshipswithlocalbusinessesandthelocalgovernmentoffices.

Responsibleforevaluatingthesuccessofprojectsandservices.

QUALIFICATIONS,TRAININGandEXPERIENCE

Adegreeinbusinessmanagement.Minimumoffiveyears'relevant

experience,preferablymanagingamulti-functionalteam.Excellentsales,

negotiationandinterpersonalskillsarekeyrequirementsofthejob.

Strongnumerical（数字的）andanalyticalabilityandasolidgraspof

computerspreadsheet（电子表格）applicationsareessential.Personnel

managementrequired.Goodcommunicationskillsareessential,both

writtenandverbal.Mustbewillingtotravel.Sendcoverletterand

resumeto：

MarkoCerise

HumanRelationsManager

GlobalArchitectureAssociates

DearMrCerise,

IreadyourjobadvertisementinProfessionalMonthlyandbelieve

thatIamwellsuitedtofilltheposition.

Forthepast6yearsIhavebeenworkingastheregionalpromotions

managerforanationalchainofbookstores.Inthisposition,Iwas

responsibleforsupervisingateamofsixpromotionsandmarketingstaff.

Itwasmyresponsibilitytoplanthesaleseventsandpromotional

campaigns,andproduceevaluationreportsontheefficacyofeach

campaign.Thepositioninvolvedregularvisitstoeachofthenine

branchesinthearea,soIamusedtospendingasignificantpartofmy

workingweekontheroad.

Abigpartofthejobwascommunicatingwithbothsenior

managementandindividualstoremanagerstoensurethatnewproduct

lineswereappropriatelysupportedandwithinbudgettargets.Ihave

foundworkinginthispositiontobeveryrewardingbutIfeelIamready

forachangeandlookforwardtofacingnewchallenges.

Inrespecttomycurrentposition,Iwouldbewillingtostartwithin

onemonthofreceivingajoboffer.

Forfurtheremploymentandeducationaldetailspleaseseethe

accompanyingresum.

Sincerely,

JenniferDanker

33.Whatkindofworkisadvertised?

A.Humanresources.B.Architecture.

C.Management.D.Marketing.

34.Intheletter,theword“efficacy“inParagraph2isclosestin

meaningto"

A.effectB.collision

C.costD.problem

35.WhatrequirementstatedintheadvertisementdoesMsDankert

NOTaddress?

A.Managementexperience.B.Experiencewithpromotional

events.

C.Knowledgeofcomputersoftware.D.Supervisoryskills.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选

项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（2016•遵义四中月考）

Howtotalktoteensaboutdrinking

Teen'sdrinkingisalwaysahottopic.There'snodoubtthatit'snot

goodforteenstodrink,buthowdoparentsdiscusstheproblemwiththeir

kids?There'resometipsbelow.

•Findoutwhatyourteenknows.Manyteenagersbelievetheycan't

talktotheirparentsaboutdrinkingordrugsbecausetheirparents

immediatelystartwiththelecture.Teensarecuriousaboutadult

thingsandtheonlywaytofindoutwhatyourteenknowsistostay

open-mindedandletteenstalkaboutconcernsandideasasthey

comeup.36

•Give"callme"instructions.Yourchildneedstobetold

specificallythathecancallyounomatterwhathappens.37

Remindthemoften.

•Keeptheconversationgoing.38Talkingabout

drugsandalcoholneedstobeongoingsothatallaspectsareexplored

thoroughly.Whenhavingdiscussions,listentoyourteen'spointof

view.Whensharingwhatyouthink,tryhardnottolecture.

•Allowforthepossibility.39Bypayingattentionto

thecluesyou'regettingandaskingyourchildwhathe/shethinks,

you'llbeawareofhis/herdecision-makingprocess.Thatway,youcan

handleyourconcernsbeforeexperimentationturnsintoaproblemof

habitualuseoraddiction.

•Watchfordoublemessages.Teensgetfartoomanydouble

messagesaboutdrinking.40Teenshateitwhentheyseetheir

parentsdrunkorusingdrugs.Ifyoucomehomefromworkandsay,

“Ireallyneedadrink,"you'resendingthemessagethatalcoholis

thewaytohandlestressandproblems.

A.Allowingforthepossibilitythatyourteenmightdrinkletsyou

employrealisticpreventativemeasures.

B.Tellhimoverandover.

C.Educationaboutdrinkingdoesnotstartandendwithone

conversation.

D.Thus,youfindoutwhattheyarethinkinganddoing.

E.Tellyourteenthatit'sOKtoneverdrink.

F.Theydon'tneeddoublemessagesfromtheirparents,either.

G.Onereasonkidsdrinkistobeatboredom.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

IwasrequiredtoreadoneofBernieSiegel'sbooksincollegeand

washookedonhispositivityfromthatmomenton.Thestoriesofhis

unconventional41andtheexceptionalpatientshewroteabout

wereso42tomeandhadsuchabig43onhowIsawlife

fromthenon.WhoknewthatsomanyyearslaterIwouldlooktoDr.

BernieandhisCDsagainto44myowncancerexperience?

I'manambitious45,andwhenIstartedgoingthroughchemo

(化疗),eventhoughI'mavery46person,Ilostmydrivetowrite.I

wasjusttootiredandnotinthe47.Oneday,whilewaitingtogo

infor48，IhadoneofDr.Bernie'sbooksinmyhand.Another

patient49whatIwasreadingandstruckupaconversationwithme

50hehadoneofhisbookswithhimaswell.It51thatamong

otherthings,hewasaneighty-year-oldwriter.Hewas52a

publishedauthor,andhewascurrently53onanewbook.

Wewouldseeeachotheratvarioustimesand54friends.

Sometimesheworeaduckhat,andIwouldtellmyself,hewasdefinitely

a(n)55ofDr.Bernie.Hereallyputa56onmyface.He

unfortunately57lastyearduetohiscancer,58heleftadeep

impressiononmeandgavemethe59topickupmypenagain.I

60tomyself,“Ifhecandoit,thensocanI.”

41.A.tastesB.ideas

C.notesD.memories

42.A.amazingB.shocking

C.amusingD.strange

43.A.strikeB.push

C.challengeD.impact

44.A.learnfromB.goover

C.getthroughD.referto

45.A.readerB.writer

C.editorD.doctor

46.A.positiveB.agreeable

C.humorousD.honest

47.A.moodB.position

C.stateD.way

48.A.adviceB.reference

C.protectionD.treatment

49.A.viewedB.knew

C.noticedD.wondered

50.A.whileB.because

C.althoughD.providing

51.A.cameoutB.workedout

C.provedoutD.turnedout

52.A.naturallyB.merely

C.hopefullyD.actually

53.A.decidingB.investing

C.workingD.relying

54.A.becameB.helped

C.missedD.visited

55.A.patientB.operator

C.fanD.publisher

56.A.signB.smile

C.markD.mask

57.A.showedupB.setoff

C.felldownD.passedaway

58.A.sinceB.but

C.soD.for

59.A.guidanceB.trust

C.opportunityD.inspiration

60.A.promisedB.swore

C.thoughtD.replied

第n卷(非选择题)

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单

词的正确形式。

Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.He

owned61farm,whichlookedalmostabandoned.62(lucky),

healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Hesoldorexchanged

someofthemilkinthetownsnearly63otherfoodandmade

cheeseandbutterforthefamilywithwhat64(leave).Thecowwas

theironlymeansofsuppo