高二英语选修8unit3测试题及答案.doc

高二英语选修8unit3测试题及答案
考生注意：本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间90分钟。
注意事项：
1答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡和第Ⅱ卷上对应位置。
2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在答题卷上。
3考试结束将第Ⅱ卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷 选择题（共90分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. clear
A. heart B. learn C. wear D. appear
2. whole
A. person B. pilot C. pocket D. potato
3. begin
A. regard B. stranger C. orange D. bought
4. technique
A. achieve B. headache C. change D. lunch
5. meant
A. meat B. near C. thread D. ocean
第二节 情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.选项中有两个为多余选项
——Hello, Mr. Nicol. I haven’t seen you for a long time. What seems to be the problem?
——__6__
——Which part of you head?
——__7__xk b1.co m
——Oh, I see the left side. How long have they been troubling you?
——__8__
——Did you take anything for the headaches?
——__9__
—— When do they come on?
——__10__
—— Have you had headaches in the past?
——Just one or two, but never anything like this.
A. I have a pain in my back.
B. Mostly along here, along this side.
C. Well, they started about three weeks ago.
D. I have been having these headaches, doctor.
E.I just can’t go to sleep at night.
F. They seem to be there all day long, and right through the night.
G.I took some aspirin(阿司匹林) but it didn’t seem to make much difference to me.
第三节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）
11 .A great many books ---- every year, and large quantities of them --- well.
A. have published; sell B have been published; sell
C. have been published; sell D. Has been published; sell
12 .There is a great drive--- for tourists.
A. marking out B. Marked out C. having marked out D to mark out
13. It was suggested that this naughty boy _______.
A. will be punished B. could be punished C. had been punished D. be punished
14. _____ you have done to him is terrible, so you should make an apology .
A. Whether B. What C. How D. That
15 .One advantage of playing the guitar is ____ it can give you much pleasure.
A. how B. why C. that D. When
16 .He has given us a suggestion ___ we should buy a house in the cottage with money we have saved.
A. when B. where C. what D. that
17. She always differs __me __how to spend the vacation.
A. on, with B. with, on C. at, with D. From, on
18. It was sometime last week, But I can’t remember the __ time.
A. correct B. exact C. accurate D. right
19 .He __ the money back in six months.
A. undertook paying B .undertook to pay
C was undertaken paying D. was undertaken to pay
20.We ___ by the failure.
A. cast down B. are cast down C. are casting down D. casted down
21.If you read fast every day, you ___improve your English level.
A. are bound to B. are bounded to C. bound D. bound to
22. A teacher’s job isn’t easy ___.
A. to be done B. to do C. for doing D. of doing
23. Along with the letter was his promise___ he would visit me this week.
A. which B. what C. that D. whether
24. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgetable moment,____
__ I will always treasure.
A. that B one C. it D. what
25.Mr.Smith,____ of the boring speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired B. tiring C. having tired D. having to be tired
第四节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项
The Parking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper
Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in E1 Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how 26 we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They 27 us with the ideas of family, faith and love.
I got my first 28 job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He 29 space in a little shopping center and gave his shop the flowery name of Mr. Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center 30 my Dad’s payment for cleaning the parking lot three 31 a week, which 32 getting up at 3 a.m. Mom and I helped 33
dustbin and pick up rubbish by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I 34
sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have 35 a lifetime. I obtained discipline（自律）and the importance of work, and learned at a(n) 36 age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests——in my 37 , school, homework and a job. This
38 helped during my school years, when I worked 40 hours at a fast-food restaurant while taking a full 39 of college preparation courses.
The hard work 40 off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to 41
graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. 42 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly（州议会）. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have 43 forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is value in all work and that if people are working to 44 for themselves and their families, that is 45 we should honor.
26. A. important B. different C. competitive D. fortunate
27. A. mixed B. filled C. piled D. left
28. A. true B. new C. real D. good
29. A. hired B. bought C. cleaned D. created
30. A. reduced B. afforded C. collected D. charged
31. A. mornings B. evenings C. dawns D. nights
32. A. meant B. overcame C. admitted D. allowed
33. A. lift B. empty C. throw D. hold
34. A. must B. need C. would D. should
35. A. existed B. lasted C. kept D. stayed
36. A. small B. exact C. early D. golden
37. A. mind B. way C. part D. case
38. A. really B. nearly C. simply D. merely
39. A. piece B. length C. mass D. load
40. A. made B. took C. paid D. started
41. A. receive B. offer C. require D. study
42. A. Thus B. Later C. Again D. Instead
43. A. seldom B. just C. even D. never
44. A. account B. enter C. provide D. call
45. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
第一节：阅读理解（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，选出最佳答案。
A
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.
So, you have to give a speech-- and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again. ”
Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to -person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.
46. The main idea of this article is _________.
A. you can improve your speaking ability B. a poor speaker can never change
C. always make a short speech D. it is hard to make a speech
47. Paragraph 2 implies that ________.
A. many people are afraid of giving a speech B. many people are happy to give a speech
C. many people do not prepare for a speech D. many people talk too long
48. The phrase “talk over their heads” means ________.
A. speak too loudly B. look at the ceiling
C. look down upon them D. use words and ideas that are too difficult
49. All of the following statements are true except that ___________.
A. few people know how to make good speeches
B. a lecturer does not need to organize his speech
C. research is important in preparing a speech
D. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability
50. The title for this passage may be _______.
A. Do Not Make a Long Speech B. How to Give a Good Speech
C. How to Prepare for a Speech D. Try to Enjoy a Speech

B
Solar energy for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner. It can help the whole country as well. Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor and the type of home you have is another. Things like insulation (绝缘材料), present energy costs, and the type of system you buy are added factors.
Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. Sooner or later Mother Nature will say that’s all. The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other sources, like the sun.
We won’t have to worry about the sun’s running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides, the sun doesn’t offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel(矿物燃料) adds to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we won’t need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems.
With all these good points, why don’t we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy.
All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed (限量供应). Solar energy is now in its infancy (初期). It could soon grow to become a major part of our nation’s energy supply.
51. What’s this passage mainly about?
A. Something about solar energy and pollution. B. Solar energy.
C. Energy and pollution. D. Energy and money.
52. Solar energy can help us _____.xk b1.co m
A. escape punishment from nature B. become home owners
C. get rid of present energy D. save our precious fuel
53. The sun is an endless source of energy, and it will not run out of energy for _____.
A. several million years B. several hundred years
C. several billion years D. several thousand years
54. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Energy from coal would not pollute our living environment.
B. Energy from natural gas would not pollute our living environment.
C. Energy from the sun would not pollute our living environment.
D. Energy from oil would not pollute our living environment.
55. Solar energy is now in its infancy, _____.
A. but in the future it will become an important part of our nation’s energy supply
B. so we will build more power plants
C. and the supply of electricity will be rationed throughout the country
D. so we don’t need it
C
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together, they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred（憎恨）. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident including the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by incidents caused mainly by smaller national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey(曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension（停赛） of the team for at least three years.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that
encourages aggressive patriotism(爱国主义).
56. According to the author, recently the Olympic Games have ______.
A. created goodwill between the nations
B. brought about only false national pride
C. hardly showed any international friendship
D. put an end to misunderstanding and hatred
57. The underlined word “disallowed”(in Paragraph 2) means “______”.
A. permitted to pass
B. considered as reasonable
C. won by the other side
D. refused to accept
58. What did the manager mean by saying, “Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?
A. His team would no longer take part in international games.
B. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.
C. There should be no more Hockey matches organized by the Federation.
D. The Federation should break up.
59. The author gives the example in paragraph 2 to show ______.
A. how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B. that sportsmen are often against the final decisions
C. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D. that unfair decisions are common in the O