新课标高中选修8 第一单元诊断性测试[下学期]

Test1 (Book8 ---Unit1)
第一部分：语法和词汇运用检测（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分, 占卷面总分15%）
21. ---What attracts people to California is its pleasant climate and relaxed lifestyle.
---This is ____ each year a great number of people from all over the world try to ____ to California.
A. how; immigrate B. Why; immigrate C. because; remove D. why; remove
22. You can easily find the line, which is _______ with an arrow.
A. noted B. made C. signed D. marked
23.The seawater takes _____ a lot of heat in summer.
A. up B. in C. over D. off
24. The young actress looked so charming in her beautiful dress that we took ______ pictures with her.
A. a great many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of
25. It didn’t _____ him that she would refuse his invitation
A. happen to B. adjust to C. belong to D. occur to
26. The tobacco, which is used to make cigarettes, was first grown in _______ is now part of the United States.
A. what B. that C. all D. which
27. ---Why do you look so upset
---There are so many troublesome problems _____.
A. remaining to be settled 　　　B. remained settled
C. remaining to settle 　　　　D. remained to be settled
28. I really don’t know _______I kept the secret papers.
A. where was it B. it was where that C. where it was that D. where was it that
29. The boss appeared ______ the accident and was not surprised at the news.
A. to know B. to have known C. knowing D. having known
30. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Let’s see _________.
A. who is he B. who he is C. who is it D. who it is
31. ______ surprised the family most was ________ the girl played basketball very well.
A. That; that B. That; what C. What; that D.What; what
32. --- I ‘ll ask our physics teacher to explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion she taught us yesterday.
----That’s just _______ most of the students haven’t understood.
A. what B. why C. how D. where
33. ____ she couldn’t understand was _____ fewer and fewer students showed interests in her lessons.
A. What; why B. That; what C. What; because D. Why; that
34. Since she left home, I have been worried about her and _____ well at all.
A. was sleeping B. wasn’t sleeping C. haven’t been sleeping D. have been sleeping
35. Quite a lot of people _______ the tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
A. catch up B. date back C. blow up D. keep up
第二部分：综合运用能力检测 (40%)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents　　36　not to send their children to school. Such children are known　　37　　 “home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home　　38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)　　39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational　　40 for their children by doing so.　　41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than 　　42 on national tests in reading and math.
　　David teaches his three children at home. He 　　43　that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s　　44　and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may　　45　a discussion about climate, snow removal 　　46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out　47　the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it　48　　be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are　49　　and how the polar ice caps　50 ocean levels.
　Home schooling is often more interesting than　　51　 schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable　　52　 with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not　53　to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the　　54　to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be　　55　　most children get their formal education.
　　36. A. consider　　　 B. prefer　　　　 C. provide　　　　　　 D. suggest
　　37. A. for　　　　 B. to　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 　 D. in
　　38. A. because　　 B. for　　　　　　C. though　　　　　　 D. while
　　39. A. activities　　　 B. uses　　　　　C. thoughts　　　　　　D. values
　　40. A. experience　　　 B. knowledge　　C. behavior　　　　　　D. way
　　41. A. Sadly　　　　　 B. Actually　　 　C. Unbelievably　　 　D. Happily
　　42. A. normal　　　　　B. ordinary　　　C. common　　　　　 D. average
　　43. A. believes　　　　 B. says　　　　　C. offers　　　　　　 D. imagines
　　44. A. interests　　　 B. discussion 　　　C. needs　　　　　　 D. hobbies
　　45. A. carry　　　　　 B. open　　　　　C. lead　　　　　　 D. start
　　46. A. furniture　　　 B. equipment　　　C. tool　　　　　　　D. maker
　　47. A. seeing　　　　　 B. looking　　　　C. watching　　　　　D. noticing
　　48. A. need　　　　　　 B. must 　　　　C. ought　　　　　　　D. could
　　49. A. appeared　　　　 B. formed　　　　C. invented　　　　　 D. built
　　50. A. affect　　　　　 B. decide　　　　　C. make　　　　　　 D. determine
　　51. A. outside　　　　 B. expensive　　　 C. informal　　　　　D. regular
　　52. A. living　　　　　 B. matching　　　　C. mixing　　　　　 D. connecting
　　53. A. fit　　　　　　 B. adapted　　　　C. available　　　　　 D. good
　　54. A. money　　　　　 B. desire　　　　C. hope　　　　　　　D. demand
　　55. A. why　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　C. when　　　　　　 D. where
第二节：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(进入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
56.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6…’？
A. People don’t communicate without telephone.
B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.
C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.
D. People communicate more because of more traffic.
57.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones
A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.
C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.
58. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life
Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.
A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e
59.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .
A. the TV screen B. a fax machine
C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone
60.The best heading for the passage is .
A. The power of Phone B. Kinds of Phone C. How to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones
B
In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning."
"What makes you think that " Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."
"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."
Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.
61. The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.
A. a doctor in Qatar B. Nurse Maitlan C. Dr. Brown D. Agatha Christie
62. The baby was sent to London because _____.
she was born there B. the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her
C. she was the daughter of a doctor in London
D. the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time
63. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.
A. had never met this baby B. had spent a long time studying the baby's case
C. visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith
D. gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone
64. It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.
a dangerous pair of glasses B. the water in Qatar
C. a harmful substance used to kill insects D. a dead writer
65. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be _____.
an urgent one B. quite a simple one
C. a usual one D. the result of thallium poisoning
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第三部分：词汇和课文记忆检测 (20%)
第一节 根据句意,填入合适的单词, 注意用正确形式(共10小题, 满分10分)。
1 California is the most m_________ state in the US.
2. It is believed that the first settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of s land bridge which existed in p ____________ times.
3. The m___________ of the first Spanish were religious men who came to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
4. In 1846, the United States d____________ war on Mexico.
5. Between 1942 and 1945 more immigrants came to California to work in the ship and a____(飞机) industries.
6.America is a mix of different n_____________ and cultures.
7.Most _____________(申请者) know that they have very little chance of getting a visa to California.
8. It was said that the accident o__________(发生) at midnight.
9. It became a____________(显而易见的) to everyone that they made a wrong decision.
10. What is his r___________(反应) to the bad news
第二节 根据课文内容, 用所给的词和短语的适当形式填空（共10空，满分10分）。
California is the third 11__________ state in the USA but has the largest 12_________. At various times, people from different countries in the world have 13_____________ to California.
It is likely that the first settlers came to California 14 _____________ a land bridge at least 15,000 years ago. In the 16th century, Europeans arrived and force thousands of the native people into 15__________. In the 18th century, California was ruled by 16________. That’s why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. In 1842, the people of Mexico gained their 17__________from Spain and California became part of Mexico. However, in 1846, the United States 18__________ war on Mexico and won the war, so California had to be given to the United States. In the early 1800s, Russians began settling in California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, which attracted the people who had the dream of becoming rich. In fact, few 19_________ their dreams. Many died or returned home, but most remained in California to 20_________ for themselves. In 1850, California became the thirty-first state of the United States.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单句改错，找出错误并改正(每句只有一处错误，每题1分, 共10分)
The oil workers tried every mean to exploit the oil under the sea . ___________________
I have mixing feelings about the novel. _____________________________
It didn’t occur on me that you would be against it. ____________________________
We could hardly believe the high price marking on the goods. ______________________
The population of Australia is fewer than that of Canada. _________________________
Although he was asked to speak at the meeting, he remained silently. ________________
The cattle is feeding quietly on the hillside. _____________________________
If he will be invited to the meeting is not known. _________________________
We never pretend to know that we don’t know. __________________________
The fact which he had not said anything surprised everybody. ______________________
第二节 用所给的词语或句型汉译英(共5小题, 每小题3分, 共15分)
我没想到他也移民到美国了。（It occur to sb that…）
_____________________________________________________________________________
棉花吸水。（take in）
_____________________________________________________________________________
我们在讨论是否与其他同学一起合作并雇一辆车。（team up with）
________________________________________________________________________________4．人们通过音乐来表达感情。（by means of）
________________________________________________________________________________
5．尽管他吃了一些药，他的健康仍很差。（remain）
slavery, large, declare, population, make a life, by means of,
immigrate, Spain, achieve, independence
Keys
21-25 BDBBD 26-30 AACBD 31-35 CAACD 36-40 BCADA 41-45 BDBAD 46-50 BCDBA
51-55 DCABD 56-60 CBDCA 61-65 BBACA 三、1. multicultural 2. prehistoric 3. majority
4. declared 5. aircraft 6. nationalities 7. applicants 8. occurred 9. apparent 10. reaction
11. largest 12. population 13. immigrated 14. by means of 15. Spain 16. slavery 17. independence 18. declared 19. achieved 20. make a life 四、1.mean—means
2. mixing-mixed 3. on—to 4. marking—marked 5. fewer—smaller 6. silently—silent
7.is—are 8. If—Whether 9. that—what 10. which—that
翻译: 1. It never occurs to me that he has immigrated to the USA.
2. Cotton takes in water.
3. We are discussing whether we should team up with other students to hire a car.
4. People express their feelings by means of music.
5. Though he has taken some medicine, he remains in poor health.
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