高中英语选修八新课标人教版单元课时质量测试（带解析）：unit 1 a land of diversity

(选修八·Unit 1)
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．________my dear teacher couldn't understand was ________ fewer and fewer middle school students showed interest in her lessons.
A．What; why　　　　　　　 B．That; what
C．What; because D．Why; that
答案与解析：A　第一空what引导主语从句且在主语从句中作understand的宾语，第二空只有填why才符合句意。
2．—May I have a look at your books?
—________.
A．By this means B．By all means
C．In this way D．By any means
答案与解析：B　问句是在请求，只有B项可表示“当然可以”，故选B。A、C 项表示“用这种方法”；D项表示“无论如何”。
3．It's very important for a student to ________ a good state of mind while taking the college entrance examination.
A．keep out B．keep on
C．keep up D．keep off
答案与解析：C　本题考查动词短语辨析。keep out 的意思是“使……在外面”；keep on 的意思是“继续做某事”；keep up 的意思是“坚持；保持”；keep off 的意思是“使……远离”。句意为“当参加大学入学考试时，对于学生来说，保持一个良好的心态是很重要的”。故答案选C。
4．Football is a________of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking.
A．mixture B．thought
C．time D．action
答案与解析：A　本题考查名词辨析。句意为：“足球是敏锐的头脑和艰苦训练的结合”。thought意为“想法；思索”；action 意为“行动”；mixture 意为“混合；结合体”，符合题意。
5．When the headmaster spoke out his plan，the ________ of the students in the class ________against it.
A．majority; were B．most; were
C．most; did D．majority; did
答案与解析：A　most 的前面不能加the，排除B、C两项；固定短语be against 表示“反对”，故答案为A。
6．He has ________ housework to do，so he seldom goes to the cinema with his child.
A．a large number of B．a great many
C．a little D．a great deal of
答案与解析：D　本题考查短语辨析。housework 为不可数名词，要由a great deal of 来修饰；a little 也可修饰不可数名词，但与语境“没时间陪孩子去电影院”相反；a large number of 和a great many 只能修饰可数名词复数。
7．It suddenly ________ to me that this man might be a cheater.
A．happened B．turned out
C．occurred D．came about
答案与解析：C　It occurred to sb. that...某人突然想起。句意：我突然想起这个人可能是个骗子。
8．Most film directors can have a proper ________ to public opinions on their films.
A．reaction B．role
C．imagination D．idea
答案与解析：A　reaction(to)对……的反应。句意：大部分导演对于公众对他们电影的看法反应恰当。role“角色”；imagination“想象”；idea“观点”。
9．He didn't ________ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A．hold on B．catch on
C．take in D．get over
答案与解析：C　take in 理解。hold on(打电话时)不要挂断；catch on 明白，作不及物动词用，catch on to 懂得，明白，作及物动词用；get over 克服。
10．(2011·胶州诊断)He's an intelligent boy.He ________ made such a foolish mistake.
A．can't have B．may not have
C．might not have D．mustn't have
答案：A
11．Look！There are ________ grazing over there.
A．two cattles B．two head of cattle
C．two cattle D．two heads of cattle
答案与解析：B　cattle是牛的总称，集合名词，two head of cattle两头牛是固定短语。
12．Their ________ grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.
A．apparent B．crazy
C．stable D．invaluable
答案与解析：A　apparent表示“显然的，外观上的”。句意：他们那假意的哀伤很快就变成了一阵阵狂笑。crazy“疯狂的；狂热的”；stable“稳定的”；invaluable“无价的”。
13．—Oh，dear.What happened?
—I ________ on the shiny floor and fell.
A．skipped B．jumped
C．attacked D．slipped
答案与解析：D　slip“滑倒”。答句句意：我滑倒在发亮的地板上了。skip“跳跃”；jump“跳跃”；attack“攻击”。
14．The digging will seem easier if you divide up the garden by marking ________ small sections with your spade(铲子)．
A．down B．up
C．out D．with
答案与解析：C　mark out“划线标出……的界限”。
15．The agreement indicates that the two companies will
________ with each other again.
A．team up B．turn up
C．look up D．pick up
答案与解析：A　team up with“与……合作或一起工作”为固定搭配。turn up“出现；露面”；look up“向上看”；pick up“捡起”。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
It was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before heheaded off to work.
One morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag，Molly handed him a second paper bag.This one was worn and held together with staples(书钉)．
“Why two bags？”her father asked.“The other is something else，”Molly answered.“What's in it？”“Just some stuff(东西)．Take it with you.”
Not wanting to discuss the matter，he put both sacks into his briefcase，kissed Molly and rushed off.At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons(丝带)，three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13 pennies...The busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket，Molly's stuff included.
That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper.“Where's my bag？”“What bag？”“The one I gave you this morning.”“I left it at the office.Why？”“I forgot to put this note in it，”she said.“And，besides，Daddy，the things in the sack are the things I really like—I thought you might like to play with them.You didn't lose the bag，did you，Daddy？”“Oh，no，”he said，lying.“I just forgot to bring it home.I'll bring it tomorrow.”While Molly hugged her father's neck，he unfolded the note that read：“I love you，Daddy.”Molly had given him her treasures—all that a 7-year-old held dear.
Love in a paper bag，and he missed it—not only missed it，but had thrown it in the wastebasket.So back he went to the office.Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人)，he picked up the wastebasket.He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully.The bag didn't look so good，but the stuff was all there and that's what counted.
After dinner，he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack.It took a long time to tell.Everything had a story or a memory.
“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life，” he thought.
We should all remember that it's not the destination that counts in life，but the journey.That journey with the people we love is all that really matters.It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.
1．Why did Molly give her father a second bag?
A．She didn't want to keep the things in the bag.
B．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.
C．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.
D．She enjoyed playing with her father.
答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据文章第五段“And...I thought you might like to play with them”可知女儿给父亲这些东西是想让父亲高兴。本题易。
2．How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it?
A．He kept it in the drawer.
B．He took it back home.
C．He threw it into the wastebasket.
D．He put it on his table.
答案与解析：C　细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“The busy father smiled，finished...and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket”可知女儿的东西被父亲扔进了垃圾桶。
3．After father heard what his daughter said，he felt ________.
A．regretful B．surprised
C．sad D．satisfied
答案与解析：A　推理判断题。根据文章第五、六段可知父亲已经意识到做了对不起女儿的事，因此感到很内疚。
4．Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?
A．An important journey
B．Two bags
C．Father and daughter
D．Love in a paper bag
答案与解析：D　标题归纳题。阅读全文，不难看出“Love in a paper bag”作为标题最贴切。
Ⅲ.篇章结构
Sleep is something we all do.But some people need to sleep more than others.Babies sleep most of the time.Children in school sleep about ten to twelve hours a night.Most grown-ups sleep only seven or eight hours.__1__
All parts of our bodies have to rest after they work.Our arms need a rest after we lift heavy things.When we run fast，our legs work hard.They get tired.We have to rest them.Our brains work hard，too.__2__ We can sit quite still and rest our arms and legs.But our brains aren't resting.They go right on thinking as long as we are awake.
Our brains slow down a bit when we sleep and dream.__3__ Instead of thinking wide-awake thought，our brains make up dreams.Some dreams are very pleasing.Some are not.Most of the time we forget them when we wake up.
Scientists have tried to find out what would happen if people were not allowed to sleep.They asked some people not to go to bed.The people stayed up all night and all the next day.They stayed up the next night，too and the day after.They played games.But they made mistakes.They forgot things.__4__.The people grew rude and mean.They became angry with their friends.Finally they were too tired to stand up.The moment they sat down，they fell asleep.
Scientists found that if people are not allowed to sleep，they act in an unusual way.__5__ But we do know that we need it to stay well.
So tonight have a good sleep.Lie down under the covers.Shut your eyes.Let your thoughts travel about.Soon you'll stop thinking.You'll be asleep.
A．But even as we sleep our brains are doing some work.
B．It was hard for their tired brains to work.
C．When we are awake，they help us pay attention to the world around us.
D．No one knows quite surely why sleep is so good for us.
E．Good sleep helps to improve one's memory.
F．But babies，children and grown-ups—all of us need to have our sleep.
答案：1.F　2.C　3.A　4.B　5.D
Ⅳ.短文改错
One day I happen to find a chatting room on my QQ there people were chatting in English.I tried to chat with some of them.To my surprised，I found the oral English of some junior students were better than mine.I asked them for an advice and they told me to practise more on QQ.But every day I would spend one hour practise my oral English on QQ.Day after day I learned many useful words and expressions.With time went by，I found that I could even communicate college students freely.
答案：One day I to find a chatting room on my QQ people were chatting in English.I tried to chat with some of them.To my ，I found the oral English of some junior students better than mine.I asked them for an advice and they told me to practise more on QQ. every day I would spend one hour my oral English on QQ.Day day I learned many useful words and expressions. time went by，I found that I could even communicate college students freely.