牛津高中英语模块八检测卷

牛津高中英语模块八检测卷

满分：100分

一、单项填空（25题，25分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.MrNixonisastrictbutkind-heartedteacher,thestudentsrespectbutare

afraidof.

A.whichB.thatC.forwhomD.onewhom

2.Itwasafterhegotwhathehaddesiredherealizeditwasnotsoimportant.

A.thatB.whenC.sinceD.as

3.Poorasshewas,MrsEvenswasalwaysreadytothosehopelesschildren.

A.devotingherselftohelpB.devoteherselftohelping

C.devoteherinhelpingD.devoteherselftohelp

4.Totellyouthetruth,Ithinkitisyou,Bernard,toblame.

A.morethan,whoisB.ratherthan,thatare

C.otherthan,thatisD.lessthan,whichare

5.whattheteacherexplained,hedecidedtostaybehindtoconsultwithherafter

school.

A.Hedidn'tunderstandB.Notunderstood

C.NothavingunderstoodD.Notbeingunderstood

6.Toeveryone'ssurprisethefashionableyoungladytobeathief.

A.provedoutB.madeoutC.turnedoutD.foundout

7.Americanseatvegetablesperpersontodayastheydidin1910.

A.morethantwiceasmanyB.morethantwice

C.twiceasmanyasD.astwiceasmuch

8.——WhichsportisthemostpopularintheUS?

——It'shardtosay.Itlargelywhatyoumeanby"popular”.

A.comesaboutB.belongstoC.determinesonD.dependson

9.IfsquiteobviousthattheagingpopulationinChinawillcauseheavy

pressureonwholesocietyinnearfuture.

A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;/

10.Mrs.Miltonsaysshewouldliketoshareeverythingshehaswithothersare

toogreedy.

A.exceptthosewhoB.exceptforthose

C.butforwhoD.butthosethat

11.——Yououghttohavecometoseethepatientyesterday.

——Yes,IknowI.

A.musthaveB.oughttoC.mighthaveD.shouldhave

12.Thetheoryhe'sstuckusthatearthquakescanbeforecast.

A.toprovesB.toprovestoC.toproveD.whichprovesto

13.Whetherwayswillbefoundtostoppollutionornotisjustworriesthepublic.

A.whyB.whichC.thatD.what

14.Thegirlwhoiskeptthenursehas______illsincelastweek.

A.inthechargeof,fallenB.inchargeof,been

C.inthechargeof,beenD.takenchargeof,fallen

15.SaminsistedthatthepictureMrGreenreferredto.

A.wasworthbuyingB.wasworthtobebought

C.beingworthbuyingD.beworthbuying

16.Althoughheknewlittleabouttheworkdoneinthefieldofphysics,hesucceeded

otherexperiencedexpertsfailed.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where

17.Couldyougivemeahand?Thedictionaryismyreach.

A.ontopofB.beyondC.toofarforD.higherfor

18.Sincewehavegotthemachinerepaired,wecanwithourwork.

A.carryoutB.carryonC.carryawayD.carrythrough

19.China9sentryintotheWTOhasasimportantameaningtoChinaastheUSA.

A.whichdoestoB.ithasC.itdoestoD.whatitis

20.---Whatclothesshouldweweartoattendaball?

-----Dressyoulike.

A.whatB.howeverC.whateverD.how

21.Thefacthedidn'trecognizememeansthatIalotinthepastfew

years.

A.that;changedB.which;hadchanged

C.when;changedD.that;havechanged

22.Heissaidwhenhewastryingtostealagain.

A.beingcaughtB.caught

C.tobecaughtD.tohavebeencaught

23.Youpromisedtobuymeacomputer,butyoudidn't.You.

A.musthavekeptyourwordsB.shouldhavekeptyourword

C.shouldhavekeptyourwordsD.oughtn'ttohavekeptyourword

24.----CouldyoutellmewhereJimlives?

-------------------Jimusedtolivenextdoortous,andnowheislivinginanothertown.

A.AtthetimeB.AtonetimeC.AtatimeD.Attimes

25.---Wasitwhathesaidorsomethingthathedidmadeyoucrysosadly,

Sarah?

-----No,notreally.

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.what

二、完形填空（20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳

选项。

Ahighschoolhistoryteacheroncetoldus,“Ifyoumakeoneclosefriendinschool,

youwillbemostfortunate.Atruefriendissomeonewhostayswithyoufor26

teachesthathewasright.Agoodfriendshipisnoteasily27.

Itispossiblethatwesimplydonotstayinoneplacelongenoughfora28

friendshipto29.However,therecanbe30disagreementontheneedforeachof

ustothinkcarefullyaboutthekindsoffriendshipswewant.

Tomostofus,friendshipsareconsideredveryimportant,butweneedtobeclearin

our31thekindsoffriendshipswewant.Aretheytobecloseor32atarm'slength?

Dowewantto33ourselvesordowewanttowalkonthesurface?Forsomepeople,

manyfriendshipsonthesurfaceare34enough-andthafsallright.Butatsome

point,weneedto35thatourexpectationsarethesameasourfriends5expectations.

Thesharingof36experience37ourtearsaswellasourdarkdreamsisthesurest

waytodeepenfriendships.Butit38beundertakenslowlyandcarriedononlyifthere

are39ofinterestandactioninreturn.

Whataresomeofthe40offriendship?Thegreatestistheattractiontoexpecttoo

muchtoosoon.Deeprelationships41time.Another“majordifficulty“isthe

selfishnesstothinkone“possesses“theother,includinghistimeandattention.Similarly,

friendships42actionsinreturn.In43words,youmustgiveasmuchasyoutake.

Finallythereisaquestionoftakingcareofthefriendship.Unlessyouspend44time

together,talkingonthephone,andwritingletters,friendshipswilldie45.

26.A.KnowledgeB.TeachersC.ExperienceD.Parents

27.A.understoodB.formedC.realizedD.produced

28.A.trueB.commonC.deeplyD.actually

29.A.designB.intendC.developD.appear

30.A.noB.someC.anyD.none

31.A.heartsB.thoughtsC.actionsD.minds

32.A.remainedB.leftC.keptD.stayed

33.A.ownB.oweC.shareD.spare

34.A.thatB.veryC.quiteD.not

35.A.makesureB.rememberC.expectD.checkout

36.A.socialB.ordinaryC.goodD.personal

37.A.includesB.toincludeC.includingD.included

38.A.canB.needC.willD.must

39.A.marksB.sightsC.scenesD.signs

40.A.difficultiesB.differencesC.advantagesD.things

41.A.costB.spendC.askD.take

42.A.requireB.requestC.dependD.suggest

43.A.someB.manyC.otherD.different

44.A.enoughB.comfortableC.lessD.alot

45.A.forB.awayC.outD.from

三、阅读理解(20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Hello,everyone.Haveyoueverwonderedwhattheweatherislikeinotherplaces

aroundtheworld?Today,I'dliketotalktoyouaboutthechangingseasonsinmycity

whichwastheassignedtopicforthisclass.

Firstofall,thewinterseasonusuallybeginsinDecemberandendsinearlyMarch.

ThecoldestmonthisJanuary,andtemperaturescandropbelowfreezingformostofthis

month.Thecityusuallyaveragesabout30inchesofsnowduringthisentire3-month

period.Occasionally,wehavesnowstormsthatcandropafootofsnowinaveryshort

periodoftime.Winteractivitiesduringthisseasonincludesledding,skiing,and

snowshoeing.

SpringusuallyarrivesinlateMarch,andthetemperatureshover(stay)around50

degreesduringtheday.Itisabeautifulseasonbecausetheflowersstarttobloom.Itis

sometimeswindy,andthisisgreatforflyingkites.Peopleinmycityoftenliketogoon

picnics,strollthroughparks,andplayoutdoorgames.

Next,summerstartsinJune,astemperaturesslowlyrisetoaround80degrees.The

summerinmycityisverydrywithlittlerainthroughouttheseason,andtemperaturescan

soar(increasequickly)above100degreesinAugust.Fortunately,theweatherisverydry

withlowhumidity(湿度),soitisreallypleasantevenonhotdays.Popularactivities

duringthisseasonarehiking,fishing,camping,waterskiing,andoutdoorsportsincluding

footballandsoccer.

Andfinally,summerchangestofallinlateSeptemberwhentheweathercoolsoff,

andthetreesbegintochangecolors.Alotofpeopleenjoydrivingintothemountainsand

viewingthefallcolors.Itisalsoatimewhenpeoplecleanuptheiryardsandgardensin

preparationforthewinterseason.

So,asyoucansee,mycityhasalottooffernomatterwhenyouvisitthisarea.

46.Thispassageismostlikelypartof.

A.aTVweatherprogramonseasonalchanges

B.ascientificreportonweather

C.aninformaldiscussionbetweenfriends

D.adailyspeechatschool

47.Whatcanweknowaboutthewinterseason?

A.Januaryreceivesabout30inchesofsnow.

B.WewillexperiencesnowstormsformostofJanuary

C.Outdooractivitiestendtobepopularduringthisseason.

D.Wintertemperatureshoverbelowfreezingforthe3-monthperiod.

48.Whatcanwelearnabouttheclimateofthecity?

A.Coolandrainyinautumn.B.Hotandhumidinsummer.

C.Freezinganddryinwinter.D.Warmandwindyinspring

B

LOSANGELES-JesusIbarrawasconfusedbytheelderlymanintheskullcap（无沿

便帽）.HewasobviouslymucholderthanotherstudentsatCentralAdultHighSchool.

AndhewasanAngloonacampuswheremoststudentsareLatinos,blacks,and

Asian-Americans.

“Iaskedmyselfwhathewasdoinghere,"saysIbarra,21,ofLosAngeles.64Ithought

hewasavolunteer.ThefirsttimeItalkedtohim,IaskedaquestioninEnglish,andhe

answeredinSpanish.IthoughthewaswhiteandJewish.Ineverimaginedthathewould

speakSpanish.^^

JacobBlitzsteinsurprisedhisfellowstudentsallthetime.Heisn'tsomestuffyguy,

thoughhewearshisneatgraybeardandconservative（traditional）clothes.

Blitzsteiniswarmandgregarious（enjoysbeingwithothers）.Helikestohearagood

joke-andlovestotellagoodstory.Heisdetermined,especiallywhenitcomesto

pursuinghisdream.

Recently,thatdreamcametrue.Ataceremonyattendedbytwoofhischildrenand

threegrandchildren,Blitzstein,81,graduatedfromhighschool

AfterPrincipalLannyNelmshandedhimthediploma（证书）andannouncedhisage,

Blitzsteinwavedtotheaudienceandcried.

Andwhynot?He'sprobablytheoldestCentralHighgraduatesincetheschool

openedin1974.Althoughnorecordsofsuchthingsarekept,aLosAngelesdistrict

spokesmansaysBlitzsteinistheoldestgraduatehe'severheardof

Earninghisdiplomatook10years,duringwhichtheretiredstoreownersuffereda

stroke（中风）andtwoboutsofpneumonia,hadtwopacemakers（心脏起搏器）installed,

andlosthiswifeandtwobrothers.

Hekepttohistaskforareason.School6tisthebestmedicineyoucanhave,“hesays.

“Youhavesomethingonyourmind-agoal.”…

Withhisdiplomainhand,Blizsteinstatesthathe'snotthroughyet.

“Youknowsomething?I'mgoingtocollege,9,hetoldavisitorrecently.Hehas

checkedoutWestLosAngelesandSantaMonicacommunitycollegesandsayshehopes

totransferfromtheretoafour-yearschool.

"It'snotajoke,hesays.66IfIlivetotheyear2006,maybeI'llbeadoctor.

49.WhatwasJacobBlizstein^dream?

A.Tobetheoldestgraduate.B.Tograduatefromhighschool.

C.Tosurprisehisfellowstudents.D.Toinvitehischildrentoattendhisceremony.

50.At81,thisgraduateproves.

A.ifsalwayspossibletolearnmoreB.ifsnecessarytoreceivethecollegeeducation

C.itisn'tajoketobeadoctorD.it'seasytograduatefromhighschool

51.WhatdoesBlitzsteinmeanbysayinghe'snotthroughyet?

A.Ifsadreamfromwhichhecan'twakeup.

B.It'sastartforhimtogoonwithhisstudy.

C.Hecan'tbelievethathecanreceivethediploma.

D.Hedoesn'tthinkhe'llpasstheexaminationforthecolleges.

52.“Stufty“inthe4thparagraphmeans.

A.old-fashionedB.respectableC.narrow-mindedD.fat

C

Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?Notsure?Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedfora

fewyears.

Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocansee,anewstudysays,

Withoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.

Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingout

andtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityof

Montrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefar

away.

Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast

20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafter

age16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearing

blindfolds.

Inonetask,volunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3

metersaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfront,both

groupsperformedequallywell.

Whensoundscamefromthesideortheback,however,theblindgroupperformed

muchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsince

childhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.

Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblind

people,saytheresearchers.Crossingthestreet,forinstance,ismuchharderwhenyou

can,tseethecarscoming.

Still,theresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdid,

especiallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperiment,thescientistsalso

foundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactivein

locatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn'tshow

sound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeople.The

scientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingsofbrainsoftalate-onsef,blind

people.

53.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling.

A.thesourcesofloudsoundsB.thelocationsofdistantsounds

C.thedirectionofsharpsoundsD.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem

54.Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?

A.AresearchonBlindPeopleB.WhereisThatNoiseComingFrom

C.HearingBetterintheDarkD.WhatIfLivingWithoutYourEyes?

55.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Theresearchersarequitesureabouttheworkingsofbrainsof"late-onset“blind

people.

B.Peoplewhowereblindbeforeage11arebetteratcrossingthestreetthanthoseafter

16.

C.Partsofthebrainofthosewhowentblindbyage11becameactiveinlocating

sound.

D.Theblindfoldedperformedbe注eratlocatingsoundsinfront.

56.Ifpeoplewereaskedtotellthedirectionofasoundfromtheside,whowouldperform

best?

A.Thosewhoareblind.B.Thosewhohavegoneblindsincechildren.

C.Thosewhowentblindatage16.D.Thosewhoareblindfolded.

D

Accidentsarecaused;theydon'tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:an

overloadedtray,ashelfoutofreach,apatchoficeontheroad.Butmoreoftenthannot

thereisachainofeventsleadinguptothemisfortune-frustration,tirednessorjustbad

temper-thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyis,asortofattackononeself.

Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweall

knowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthat

theyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.

Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoid,andtheidea

whichusedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityof

criminallycarelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmost

accidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.

Itisnotalwaysclear,either,whatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohave

anaccident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyactionsandmost

companieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,

everydayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomenareabsentfromworkduetoan

accident.Theseaccidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment-noiseand

fatigue,boredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswho

workinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuch,usuallypeoplewhohavea

highanxietylevel,runthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.

57.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.

A.atextbookB.asciencestory

C.apopularmagazineD.areportofabusinessman

58.“Accident-prone“here(inParagraph2)means.

A.likelytohaveaccidentsB.injuredinaccidents

C.likelytodieinaccidentsD.responsibleforroadaccidents

59.Thepassagesuggeststhat.

A.accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroads

B.accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactors

C.doctorsrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactories

D.about50,000peoplelosttheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday

6O.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasafactorofaccidentsinthispassage?

A.MoodB.CarelessnessC.TirednessD.Weather

61.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AccidentsandAnxietyB.HowaccidentsAreCaused

C.HumanFactorsinAccidentsD.HowtoPreventAccidents

E

Dreams:MakingThemWorkforUs

SeveralnightsaweekJosephwokeupscreamingfromthesameterribledream.

Josephcouldneverrecallhiswholedream,though.Heonlyrememberedthatsomeone

wasrunningafterhim.Josephwastryingtogetaway,butinhisdreamhecouldnotmove.

Hecontinuedhavingthisnightmareformonths.Hewassotiredinthemorningthatitwas

hardforhimtogotowork.

MiltonKramer,apsychiatristanddreamerresearcher,foundthatpeoplewakeup

feelingverydiscouragedaftertheyhaveabaddream,whileafterhavingagooddream,

peoplefeelmoreoptimistic.Clearly,dreamscanhaveharmfulorbeneficialeffects.Asa

result,Kramerbelievesthatweneedtolearnhowtochangeourbaddreams.

Beforewecanbegintochangeanightmare,however,wefirsthavetoremember

whathappenedinourdream.Actually,therearemanywaystodothis.Wecankeepa

journalordiaryofwhatwedowhenweareawake.Then,beforegoingtosleep,wecan

reviewourday.Aswebegintofallasleep,weshouldremindourselvesthatwewantto

rememberourdreams.Whenwewakeup,weshouldliestillwhilewetrytoremember

ourdream.Weshouldalsotrytorememberanimportantwordorpicturefromthedream.

Thisimagemakestherestofthedreameasiertoremember.Finally,ifwehavetrouble

rememberingdreams,wecantrysleepinglater.Thelongerwesleep,thelongerand

clearerourdreamswillbe.

Dr.RosalindCartwrightisadreamresearcher,too.Shehasdevelopedanotherdream

treatmentforchangingdreams.AccordingtoDr.Cartwright,dreamtreatmentinvolves

foursimplesteps.Thefirststepistorecognizewhenyoucarehavingabaddreamthat

willmakeyoufeelhelplessorupsetthenextmorning.Thesecondstepistoidentifywhat

itisaboutthedreamthatwillmakeyoufeelbad-forexample,weakinsteadofstrong,or

outofcontrolinsteadofincontrol.Next,stopandbaddream.Youdonothaveto

continueyourbaddream,becauseyouareincharge.Thelaststepistochangethe

negativepartofthedream.Sometimesyoumayhavetowakeyourselfupandchangethe

dreambeforeyoureturntosleep.Othertimesitispossibletochangethedreamwhileyou

arestillasleep.

Byusingdreamtreatment,Josephwasabletochangehisnightmares.Generally,his

baddreamsstoppedaltogether.Hebeganhavingmorepositivedreamsandwokeup

feelingrefreshedandcheerful.Stoppinganightmareandchangingittoapositivedream

experiencecanbephysicallyandpsychologicallybeneficialtousall.

62.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Dreamsareveryimportant,anditispossibletochangeabaddreamintoagood

dream.

B.Josephwasfinallyabletochangehisnightmaresbyusingdreamtreatment.

C.Dreamtreatmenthasfoursimplestepsforsuccess.

D.Josephsucceededinstoppingthenightmares.

63.Putthefollowingdreamtreatmentstepsinthecorrectorder.

a.Changethenegativepartofthedream.

b.Identifythepartofthedreamthatmakesyoufeelbad.

c.Recognizewhenyouarehavingabaddream.

d.Stopyourbaddr