Ⅰ.阅读理解
A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth.
Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist(天体物理学家), is set to be tasked with coordinating（协调） humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials（天外来客） make contact.
Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs. Othman.
She will set out the details of her proposed new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.
The 58-year-old is expected to tell delegates that the proposal has been prompted by the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars, which is thought to make the discovery of extraterrestrial life more probable than ever before.
Mrs. Othman is currently head of the UN’s little known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).
In a recent talk to fellow scientists, she said: “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several institutes, sustains the hope that some day human-kind will receive signals from extraterrestrials.”
“When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination.”
Opinion is divided about how future extraterrestrial visitors should be greeted. Under the Outer Space Treaty on 1967, which Unoosa oversees, UN members agreed to protect Earth against contamination(污染) by alien species by “sterilizing” them.
Mrs. Othman is understood to support a more tolerant approach.
But Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that alien interlopers（闯入者） should be treated with caution.
He said: “I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. The outcome for us would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”
1.The United Nations appointed Mazlan Othman as a space ambassador_____.
A.to talk to fellow scientists receiving signals from extraterrestrials
B.to protect the earth against pollution by alien species
C.to make contact with aliens trying to communicate with the earth
D.to settle UN members’ argument about signals from extraterrestrials
2.The leader whom aliens ask to be taken to will be_______.
A.Stephen Hawking, a British professor
B.Mazlan Othman, head of the Royal Society
C.BanKi?Moon, the general secretary of the UN
D.Mrs.Othman, head of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs
3.The underlined words in the ninth paragrath coule best be repalaced by ( )
A. making them unable to produce children
B.keeping them out of touch with the earh
C. stopping them away from outer space
D. makind them unable to explore space
4.What Stephen Hawking said suggests that______.
A.alien invaders(侵略者) should be attacked fiercely
B.we should greet Future extraterrestrial visitors warmly
C.alien invaders will help humans on earth explore resources
D.we should take care to treat alien interlopers
What do you do when you need to look something up? Go to the library? Open an encyclopedia（百科全书）? Click onto the Internet? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But how reliable is it?
There is no denying the popularity and usefulness of Wikipedia. It attracts as many as 78 million visitors every month, and the site is available in more than 270 different languages. It’s one of the most comprehensive resources available, which includes almost all details, facts and information that maybe concerned. It’s got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can log on and edit the contents or add a new page. And you don’t need any formal training.
Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators who check for false information. And main targets for harmful comments（such as politicians） are off-limits to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isn’t easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, it’s also open to “vandals”（破坏他人财产者）.
Some of the damage is easy to notice. One person drew devil horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates’ photo, while another edited Greek philosopher Plato’s biography to say he was a “Hawaiian weather man who is wildly believed to have been a student of ‘Barney the purple Dinosaur’ and to have been deeply influenced by his dog, Cutie”.
But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the dirty tricks. For example, in an article about British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime hit There’ll be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover. He did no such thing. And in another article, it was reported that TV theme tune composer Ronnie Hazlehurst had written the S Club 7 hit Reach. Once again, not true.
So, if you’re going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.
5.Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?
A.Before using the information from Wikipedia, one should first check it.
B.Though popular and widely used, Wikipedia provides little reliable information.
C.It is understandable that some people add false information to Wikipedia.
D.Updated on a daily basis, any information from Wikipedia is reliable.
6.We can learn from the passage that .
A.because of its popularity, 78 million people from 270 countries visit Wikipedia monthly
B.Wikipedia is the most comprehensive resource with all information we need
C.anyone who has access to the Internet can edit any contents of Wikipedia as they like
D.the primary job of the administrators is to make sure true information is conveyed
7.What does the underlined part “off-limits” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Not convenient .B.Not welcome.
C.Not accessible. D.Not boundless.
8.What’s the writer’s attitude to Wikipedia?
A.Negative. B.Worried.
C.Indifferent. D.Objective.
Ⅱ.语法填空
A century ago, there were a hundred thousand tigers in the wild. Today, there are barely 3.5 thousand. But the picture may not be so hopeless，1. it seems.
The Indian government has recently announced that its tiger number 2. (jump) by a third in the past four years. The government’s report “The 2014 Status of Tigers” says that there 3. (be) now 2226 of the endangered big cats in the country. That’s over five hundred more than 4. (record) four years ago.
This is significant in the 5.(fortunate) of the Indian tiger, which not so long ago was threatened with extinction in India.
“It’s good news 6. there are still many things to do to ensure the Indian tiger has，7. successful future”，said Belinda Wright of the Wild Life Protection Society of India.
India 8. (believe) to be home to around seventy percent of all the world’s tigers. In 2010, the thirteen countries where tigers are found all promised 9. (double) their numbers of the big cats over twelve years. According to the Indian Environment Minister, however, India is the only country where tiger numbers are 10. (actual) rising.
Ⅲ.短文改错
One day I saw an advertisement in a local newspaper. I ring up the company, and I was given the job immediately. They asked me to take a tour around the city next morning. The manager just told me to say anything which I could imagine about the city. My first tour was terribly The old bus was not air-conditioned, but it was in the middle of summer, so that was really uncomfortable to be inside the bus. The tourist soon became very hot and bad-tempered. I had a very hard time calm them down. This was because I stayed there only for a few weeks. Then I left and joined in a better company.
Ⅳ.书面表达
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Bob将于九月到你所在城市的建新华文学校学中文，来信请你在学校附近为他找一套住房。请根据图画提供的信息，写信介绍住房的情况，并告知住房面积为25平方米，月租500元
注意：
1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
答案：
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
语篇导读：联合国将任命首位“星际外交官”，代表人类与试图和地球联系的外星人进行最初接触。担当这一重任的是马来西亚天体物理学家马斯蓝·奥斯玛，她的职责是，假设有外星人接触地球时，协调人类的应对行动。
1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中“act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth.”得知选C项。
2.D细节理解题。根据第三段和第六段得知，而非head of the Royal Society。
3.A词义猜测题。根据上文得知，联合国各成员国同意保护地球免遭外来物种的污染；下文星际外交官决定支持更加宽容的方法，联系上下文可推断出采用“绝育”的方法，使他们失去生育能力，避免地球遭到外来物种的侵袭。
4.D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段斯蒂芬·霍金教授已提醒大家，应谨慎对待外星“擅入者”推断出，答案选D项。
B语篇导读：文章介绍维基百科的受欢迎程度，指出了其优点，同时也指出了其有些信息有虚假成分的不足之处。
5【解析】推理判断题。由文中最后一段可知A选项准确地表达了作者的建议。B选项表述过于否定。C选项表述有误。D选项表述过于肯定。
【答案】A
6【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第2句可知，A选项表述有误。B选项同样表述与原文不符，原文是“It’s one of the most comprehensive resources available”。由第三段的 “And main targets for harmful comments（such as politicians） are off-limits to public editing” 可知，C选项错误。D选项是对第三段第2句的另一种表述，准确反映了原文信息。
【答案】D
7【解析】词义猜测题。可根据单词的组成结构推测，也可根据上下文推测。第三段第1句“Of course, there are some controls” 应该与题目所在句的意思相呼应，由此可知C选项正确。
【答案】C
8【解析】观点态度题。从全文来看作者分别介绍了维基百科的优缺点，客观地对其进行了评述。
【答案】D
Ⅱ.语法填空
1.as 2.have jumped 3.are 4.recorded 5.fortune
6.but 7.a 8.is believed 9.to double 10.actually
Ⅲ.短文改错
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the job immediately. They asked me to take a tour around the city ∧next morning. The manager the
just told me to say anything which I could imagine about the city. My first tour was terribly. The
that terrible
old bus was not air-conditioned, but it was in the middle of summer, so that was really
and it
uncomfortable to be inside the bus. The tourist soon became very hot and bad-tempered. I had a tourists
very hard time calm them down. This was because I stayed there only for a few weeks. calming why
Then I left and joined in a better company.
Ⅳ.书面表达
【参考范文】
Dear Bob,
I’m so glad to know that you’ll come to our city to learn Chinese. You asked me to find a place for you. Now I’ve found one that I think is pretty good. It is on Fang Cao Street which is near the No.11 bus stop and just one stop away from Jianxin Chinese School. It’s a small flat of 25 square meters on the third floor, with a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. In the bedroom there is a bed, a sofa, a desk and a chair. The rent is 500 yuan per month. I hope you’ll like it. If not, I’ll try to find another place for you. I’m looking forward to your coming.
All the best!
Yours,
Li Hua
课件39张PPT。选修8 Unit 3
Inventors and inventions 重点单词1.______n.专利证书；专利发明
2. _________vi.& vt.显示……的差别；使……有所不同；辨别
→___________adj.卓越的；杰出的
→____________adj.易分辨的
3. _____n.立方体；立方
→_____adj.立方的
4. _____ adj.突然的；意外的
→_______adv.突然地；唐突地
5. _________adj.方便的；便利的；就近的
→__________n.方便；便利；有益
6. __________n.小心，谨慎
7. _________ n.预料；期待；期望
→______v.期待；预期
8. ______adj.被动的；消极的；被动语态的
patent
distinguish
distinguished
distinguishable
cube
cubic
abrupt
abruptly
convenient
convenience
caution
expectation
expect
passive学生用书见P196 重点单词9. ______vt.放走
10.______vt.抓住；提住；夺
11. ________n.（评判的）标准；尺度
→_______（复数）
12.______vt.声称 n. 主张
13. ____adj.有效的；确凿的
14. ___n.文件；档案；文件夹vt.把……归档；提交
15. ___adj.熟的；成熟的
16. ________n.线，绳子
17. ________n.胶水
18. _______adj.冰冻的；严寒的release
seize
criterion
criteria
claim
valid
file
ripe
string
glue
freezing 重点单词14. ____vt.忍受；忍耐；负担
→_____________（近义词）
15.________adj.充满活力的；精力充沛的；动态的；
发展变化的
16. ___vt.轻打；轻拍；轻敲n.轻轻地敲击（声）；
（水）龙头
17. _______n.(水或气)流；电流adj.现在的；当前的
18. ______adj.稳固的；稳定的；安定的
19. ________vt.联想；联系n.同伴；伙伴
→___________n.联系；协会
20. ________adj.实际的；实践的；实用的
→________v.练习；实践n.练习；实践bear
Stand，endure
dynamic
tap
current
stable
associate
association
practical
practice 重点短语1._______给……打电话
2. ____________偶尔；有时
3. ________开始；着手
→____________着手做；动身
4. ___________被踩出的路；常规；惯例
5. ________迅速把手伸入；一心投入
6. ______ 的确；事实上
7. _______不挂断；紧紧握住；稍等
8. __________次序颠倒；发生故障
9. __________设法联系上（尤指打通电话）；
（设法）做完
10. _______回复电话
→_______挂断电话call up
now and then
set about
set out (to do)
beaten track
dive into
in truth
hang on
out of order
get through
ring back
ring off1.before 作为从属连词，在句中连接时间状语
The next morning I got up early before the sun was hot. （教材P20）
2.“only+状语从句”引起的倒装
Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.（教材P21） 重点句型3.so...that...如此……以至于……
The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel. （教材P21）
4.every time意为“每次……”，引导时间状语从句
Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before.（教材P25） 重点句型复习过去分词（用作定语、表语和宾语补足语）
I carried in my hand a small net used for catching fish.
(教材P21)
He seemed embarrassed by the failure of his patent.
(教材P24)
Catherine wants her paintings displayed in the gallery. (教材P24)语法要点distinguish vi.& vt.辨别；显示……的差别；使……有所不同
Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them. (教材P20)
这回我有机会来表现一下自己，我要发明某种东西，既可以把蛇抓到又不会伤害到它们。学生用书见P197 distinguish A from B 把A与B加以分开；使A有别于B
distinguish between A and B 辨别A和B
distinguish oneself (in/by/as) ...（在……方面/
以……/作为……）表现突出，使自己名扬
distinguished adj.卓越的，著名的，杰出的
be distinguished for...=be famous/(well)known for
因……而出名
(3) distinguishable adj.易分辨的，能区分的(1)(2) The twins are so alike that no one can distinguish one from the other.
这对孪生儿长得很像，没有人能分辨得出哪个是哪个。
You should learn to distinguish between right and wrong.
你应学会明辨是非。
He distinguished himself by his bravery.
他以勇敢著称。
He is distinguished for his knowledge of economics.
他在经济学知识方面出类拔萃。
I admire your distinguished achievements.
真羡慕你卓越的成就。
Tom is hardly distinguishable from his twin brother.
汤姆跟他的孪生哥哥（弟弟）几乎令人分辨不出。convenient adj.便利的；方便的；就近的
They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. （教材P20）
他们突然一下子就消失在附近的墙洞里去了。
It is convenient for sb.to do sth.做某事对某人来说
是方便的
sth.be convenient to/for sb.对某人来说很便利/
离……很近
convenience n.方便，便利；适宜；省事
at one’s convenience在方便的时候，在适宜的地方
for convenience为了方便
(3) conveniently adv.便利地；合宜地(1) (2) Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow？
你明天开始工作方便吗？
Would it be convenient to make up your room now, sir?
现在来收拾您的房间方便吗,先生？
Please call me back at your convenience.
请你方便的时候回个电话给我。
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
为了图方便，我把参考书放在书桌前。bear(bore；borne/born) vt.忍受；忍耐；负担；生育
I cannot bear the smell of sausage on the barbecue.
(教材P24)
我忍受不了架子上烤香肠的味道。 put up with sth.容忍某事
stand doing sth.忍受做某事
bear/endure/tolerate to do sth./doing sth.忍受做某事
bear sb./sb.’s doing sth.忍受某人做某事
bear with sb./sth.耐心对待……；容忍/忍耐……
bear sth.in mind记住(1)(2) She has borne three children.
她生了三个孩子。
Why do I have to bear all the costs of repair?
为什么要我负担所有的维修费用？
I can’t bear people smoking while he’s eating.
我无法忍受人们吃饭时吸烟。
He can’t bear being laughed at in public.
＝He can’t bear to be laughed at in public.
他无法忍受在公共场合遭人嘲笑。 We have to bear with his bad temper because he is a bit frustrated these days.
我们不得不容忍他的坏脾气，因为这些日子他有点灰心丧气。
You must bear it in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor.
你要记住你的父母指望你成为一名好医生。温馨提示：borne和born是bear的两个过去分词，表示“出生，出自”时用born，并且仅用于被动式。表示“生育”时用borne。associate vi.联想；联系
Although he is most often associated with the invention of the telephone， he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. （教材P26）
虽然人们常把他与电话的发明联系在一起，但是他的确是一位永不停息的探索家，不断寻求着改善人们日常生活质量的实用方法。 associate sb./sth.with sb./sth.
把……和……联系在一起；由……联想到……
associate with sb.与某人交往或常打交道
association n.联合；联想；交往；协会；团体
in association with...与……合伙/合作
associated adj.有关联的，相关的
be associated with...和……有关(1) (2) （3） You must bear it in mind that you should never associate with bad companions.
你必须要牢记千万别和坏人交往。
We are working in association with a local company to raise money for the homeless.
我们联合一家当地的公司，为无家可归的人筹款。
My association with him goes back to our days in high school.
我和他的交往可以追溯至高中时代。
In the children’s minds summer is associated with picnics.
在孩子的意识里，夏天是和野餐联系在一起的。 call up 给……打电话；使……回忆起
When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. （教材P20）
我给住在乡下的母亲打电话的时候，她感到很心烦。学生用书见P198 call at 拜访（某个地点）
call in 回收; 召集；召来
call off 取消，停止
call on/upon 拜访（某人）；号召
call for 需求，需要；去接（某人）
call out 大声喊叫；召集
与打电话有关的词语：
ring/call back 回复电话
ring off 挂断电话
ring up=call up 给……打电话
give sb. a ring/call 给某人打电话
sb.be wanted on the phone 有某人的电话
answer the phone 接电话
hang/hold on 不挂断电话(1) (2) The sound of happy laughter called up memories of his childhood.
这笑声使他回忆起童年时代的情景。
I tried to call you up last night， but no one answered the phone.
我昨晚曾打电话给你，但没人接。
The game was called off because of the bad weather.
比赛因天气恶劣被取消。
The Ministry of Education calls on students to exercise for an hour every day.
教育部呼吁学生每天锻炼一个小时。
She wanted you to call her back as soon as you are home.
她希望你回家后尽快给她回电话。set about 开始；着手做(about是介词，其后常接名词或动名词)
I set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. （教材P20）
我着手研究蛇的习性，以便能找到捕蛇的最简易的方法。set out 表示“开始，着手”时后接不定式；还表示“出发，动身”
set off 表示“启程，开始”，多指开始踏上征程，常常和on，for等搭配；还可表示“使爆发”
set aside 将……放到一边；为……节省或保留（钱或时间）；暂时不考虑
set up 搭建，建立；使恢复
set down 放下；写下，记下
set free 释放；解放 They set about working/set out to work the moment he got home.
我一到家他们就开始工作。
She is going to set out for France at five o’clock in the morning.
她准备早上五点钟出发去法国。
If you want to catch that train， you’d better set off for the station immediately.
你要是想赶上那班火车，你最好马上动身去火车站。
I hope I will set up my own business someday.
我希望有一天我能建立自己的事业。get through 设法联系上(尤指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过
I can’t get through. （教材P26）
我打不通电话。go through 检查；经历
pass through 从……中穿过；走过……中
look through 浏览；仔细查看
see through 看穿；识破
live through 活过（一段时间）；经过……后仍然活着
break through 突破（障碍） It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs.
我们只花了几分钟时间就通过海关检查。
I couldn’t get through to her because her phone was busy all day.
她的电话整天占线，因而我没能联系上她。
Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get money to stay alive.
许多无家可归的人开始养成乞讨谋生的习惯。
He has great difficulty in getting along well with his classmates.
他与同学很难相处好。before 作为从属连词，在句中连接时间状语
The next morning I got up early before the sun was hot.
（教材P20）
第二天早上，天还不是很热，我就早早地起来了。学生用书见P199before作连词表示时间时，根据其在句中的实际情况，译法有多种，具体可译为：①在……之前；②……(之后)才……；③(不多久)就……；④以免……；⑤还没来得及……就……；⑥有时before相当于rather than，可理解为“(宁愿……)也不愿……”。 We lived in Paris before moving to London.
我们搬到伦敦之前住在巴黎。
He was told that it would be at least three more months before he could recover and return to work.
他被告知至少三个月之后他才能康复回去工作。
—He rushed out of the room before I could say a word.
——我还没来得及说一个字他就冲出了房间。 I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long， but it’ll still be some time before Brian gets back.
我很抱歉你已经等了这么长时间，但是还要再过一段时间布朗才能回来。
She was such a proud person that she would die before she would admit she was wrong.
她是一位那么自负的人，她宁愿死也不承认错误。Ⅰ.品句填词（用所给词的恰当形式或根据语境写一个合适的词）
1.While you can learn a lot on your own diving an unknown area, your education can be greatly accelerated when you have an experienced person to lead you.
【答案】1.into
2.He claimed that the fund (raise) in the sale will be used to rebuild the poor mountain village of ethnic minorities in Yunnan province.
【答案】2.raised
3.Mom drove (caution) through the snow and the children wondered what she was going to show them.
【答案】3.cautiously
4.She argues that the sooner we set about (collect) information, the more active we’ll be.
【答案】collecting
学生用书见P1995.I believe I’m competent in this job, and have wonderful performance beyond your (expect).
【答案】 5.expectation
6.The groups you associate often determine the type of person you become—healthy or unhealthy.
【答案】 6.with
7.Walking through the sweet little fishing town, charmingly ______ (dot) with bright red and blue peaked-roof cottages, I had to keep reminding myself that I’d traveled nearly to the world’s roof.
【答案】7.dotted8.We sit for long hours in front of a computer, (glue) to our chairs or stuck to our phones.
【答案】 8.glued
9.It requires discipline and effort to simply sit and listen _______(passive) to someone speak for any length of time.
【答案】 9.passively
10.This week’s forest fire which creeps south Europe so far ______ (claim) 8 lives. And Spain suffers the most serious one.
【答案】 10.has claimedⅡ.单句改错
1. A young man needs to save up and work hard. Only by this means can they gather big fortune in a quicker way.
【答案】they →he
2.The moment she came back from work, she set about to clean the kitchen thoroughly.
【答案】about→out或 to clean→cleaning
3.Many people associate dark clouds to depression and gloom.
【答案】to→with4.The girl’s face called for the image of his dead wife in his mind.
【答案】for→up
5.You must bear it in mind your parents hope that you can become a good doctor.
【答案】your前加that
6.The earthquake has destroyed most houses in the village. How are they going to get across the winter?
【答案】across→through
7.Alexander tried to get his work to recognize in the medical circles.
【答案】to recognize→recognized8.If you haven’t finished the project, then it’s better to be left being unmentioned.
【答案】去掉being
9. We were going to play football, but it was too hot that we decided to do otherwise.
【答案】 too→so 或者that →so
10.With no agreement reaching, the leaders will spend another two hours discussing the problem.
【答案】reaching→reached
Ⅲ.课文语法填空
When I called up my mother in the countryside 1.___________ the phone, she told me snakes came to my home now and then, and they seemed to 2. （make） their home there. I got the chance to distinguish 3. (I)by inventing something to catch snakes. No products can help me catch snakes, so I set 4 . researching the habits of snakes in order to trap them. I decided on three approaches: firstly 5. （remove）their habitat; secondly attracting . them 6. a trap, and thirdly them. I used the 7. （freeze） bowl to make the snakes 8. （little） and then collected them. The next day we set all of them 9. , in other words we cooling them back into 10.______ wild. on/over/throughhave made myselfaboutremovingintothe frozenlessfree
