外研山西专版高中英语 阶段评估 外研版选修8 .doc

阶段评估（十三）
选修8　Modules　1～6
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1．What does the man ask the woman to do?
A．Wait while he finishes the letter.　
B．Drop him off at home.
C．Mail the letters on her way to class.
2．What is the cause of Sara’s colds?
A．The strong wind.
B．The changeable weather.
C．The cool temperature.
3．When must the cameras be returned?
A．Before eight o’clock in the morning.
B．Before eight o’clock in the evening.
C．By the next day.
4．What are they talking about?
A．Necessities of revision of all lessons.
B．The final examinations.
C．The ways of getting high scores in the final exams.
5．How does the man like this dish made?
A．With lots of sugar.　B．With no salt.　 C．With more salt.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第6段对话，回答第6至8题。
6．How many branches do most of the net schools have?
A．About ten. B．Uncertain. C．Only one.
7．Which of the following doesn’t need in the long－distance examinations?
A．Examination rooms.　　　　
B．Examination supervisors.
C．Pencils and erasers.
8．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The answers of the online test are transmitted by the Internet.
B．The results of the online test will be out in a long time.
C．Only few people will take part in the long－distance education in the future.
听第7段对话，回答第9至11题。
9．What is the man doing?
A．Asking the waitress about the menu.
B．Asking the waitress to bring his bill.
C．Asking the waitress to explain his bill.
10．Which items are the beer?
A．The second and the sixth.
B．The second and the seventh.
C．The second and the eighth.
11．How did the man pay his bill?
A．By credit card.　　　　　
B．By traveler’s cheque.
C．By a cheque with a banker’s card.
听第8段对话，回答第12至14题。
12．What are they talking about?
A．No－child family.
B．Bringing up children.
C．Marriage in the USA.
13．What’s the reason why married couples have decided not to have any children?
A．Because they don’t like children.
B．Because they feel it hard to bring up children.
C．Because the pressure of modern work and life is heavy.
14．Which of the following is true?
A．Few old people agree to have no children.
B．Some people do not willingly have children.
C．Many men become parents after a long preparation.
听第9段对话，回答第15至17题。
15．What is the general idea the woman has on modern art?
A．She thinks very poorly of it.
B．She thinks some of modern art is good，and the rest is bad
C．She does not think that all the modern artists are serious towards their works.
16．Why does the man want to stop discussing the matter of modern art?
A．Because he thinks he will lose the argument soon.
B．Because he thinks it is no good talking about the problem any more.
C．Because he knows his opinions on modern art do not sound reasonable enough.
17．What will the woman most probably do if there is a modern art exhibition near her house?
A．She will do anything except visiting the show.
B．She will visit the show with the man.
C．She will spare some time to have a look at the exhibition.
听第10段独白，回答第18至20题。
18．Why didn’t Jim go to see the film?
A．He had to teach.
B．He took an exam.
C．He had to prepare for an exam.
19．What did Jane find especially moving in the film?
A．The farmer’s reaction(反应)to the loss of the crop.
B．The farmer’s moving speech.
C．The way the farmer cried.
20．How did Jane tell Jim about the film?
A．By telephoning him.
B．By writing a note.
C．By talking to him face to face.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节　语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21．________makes me sick the way she always considers herself superior to others.
A．This　　　 B．That　　　 C．What　　　 D．It
22．The umbrella wasn’t invented to________people from rain.Its first use was as a shade against the sun!
A．defend B．protect C．prevent D．hide
23．—What do you think of the article?
—To tell the truth，it’s________and not worth reading.
A．blank B．vacant C．bare D．hollow
24．It was during the strong earthquake________the boy lost his parents and became an orphan.
A．when B．what C．which D．that
25．—Where’s Peter?
—He has________to Beijing.By the way，have you ever________there?
A．gone；been B．gone；gone C．been；been D．been；gone
26．—Who is the man over there?
—I don’t know him，nor________to know him.
A．do I want B．I do want C．I want D．want I
27．It had been raining continuously for a week，________many houses and farms were destroyed.
A．during which time B．for which time
C．during whose time D．by that time
28．Thank you，but you don’t have to remind us.We are fully________of the gravity of the situation.
A．sure B．confident C．aware D．certain
29．—May I have a word with Jane?
—Sorry，she________to her friend on the phone.
A．is talking B．is to talk C．is talked D．talks
30．State Council announced 19th－21st May in 2008 the national mourning days，________fellow citizens who died in Wenchuan Earthquake.
A．in place of B．in spite of
C．in memory of D．in honor of
31．A call from her mother________in her mind an attack of homesickness and she couldn’t help crying.
A．set off B．set about C．set out D．set up

32．The salesman returned the money he had cheated from the old man for the sake of his________.
A．coincidence B．consequence
C．confidence D．conscience
33．Although Miss Chen sometimes loses her temper，but________she is an excellent teacher.
A．all in all B．above all C．after all D．first of all
34．—Dave’s not at his desk today.
—________ Isn’t he feeling well?
A．Of course. B．How come? C．So what? D．No wonder.
35．You will find this newspaper，Student English Times________great value in helping you improve your English.
A．with B．for C．of D．to
第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It seems as if cell phones could be the protection that parents expecting the kids to have freedom and be safe have been looking for.Let’s__36__your 11－year－old son is going on a long bike ride with a friend，so they take along your cell phone__37__they need help.Not only could they call you if necessary，but__38__Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipped on many mobile phones today，your son and his friend could also be__39__easily.Plus，with a special service，you could track the boy’s__40__location.Or consider this：If your daughter is__41__herself and three friends to a concert，she could_42__out exactly how to locate the concert and get back home by using her equipped cell phone.And through a(n)__43__software package，you could__44__her whereabouts (行踪)．
__45__tracking devices as we all consider useful，however，have__46__.If the boys urgently needed help during the ride，__47__might be too late by the time someone found them.And if they wanted to，the concert－going girls could deviate (偏离) from the__48__route and go to a night club after the__49__—they could turn off the phone or leave it in their own car and drive with someone else.
Cell phones and their accompanying programs are tools for__50__children’s safety today，but all of them are__51__extremely reliable.Under no circumstances does__52__else replace a well－established parent－child relationship__53__love and trust.
If you do decide to let your kids use these devices，don’t rely__54__on them for protection.Your children need you to watch them，but__55__will never take the place of your time，attention，eyes，and ears when overseeing your child’s whereabouts.
36．A.pretend　　　 B．see　　　　 C．prove　　　 D．say
37．A.even if B．only if C．in case D．so that
38．A.with B．as C．also D．for
39．A.called B．observed C．contacted D．located
40．A.obvious B．clear C．exact D．safe
41．A.leading B．driving C．heading D．guiding
42．A.point B．make C．turn D．get
43．A.additional B．universal C．international D．exceptional
44．A.learn B．know C．follow D．search
45．A.These B．Such C．Some D．Few

46．A.faults B．shortages C．difficulties D．disadvantages
47．A.parents B．it C．policemen D．we
48．A.considered B．established C．designed D．planned
49．A.drive B．ride C．show D．party
50．A.guaranteeing B．providing C．making D．finding
51．A.never B．always C．usually D．merely
52．A.everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
53．A.relied on B．based on C．laid on D．kept on
54．A.specifically B．believably C．only D．particularly
55．A.relationship B．science C．protection D．technology
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one-word answers.“Where are you going？”“Places.”“When will you be back？”“Sometime.”“Who will you be with？”“People.”
That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over.They are breaking away from you so that they’ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult.
Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children’s closeness.Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks.Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult，they’ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice.But in order to determine who they are right now，they need to separate from you.
Your job，however，is to keep them safe—and that requires knowing where they are and who they are with.Let them know clearly that it’s not because you want to dominate their life and control them；it’s because it’s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another.
When they’re home and sit down to eat a meal，sit down with them.You need to open up to them about your life.Tell them of an interesting incident at the office，let them in on a bit of family gossip (闲谈)，discuss a piece of news with them.They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life.By letting a teen in on your life，they just may let you in of theirs.
56．The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to “________”．
A．teens no longer tell parents their detailed information
B．teens don’t tell parents where they had been any more
C．parents are impatient to listen to their children
D．parents are occupied by doing their business
57．The author believes that teens’ one－word answers show______.
A．their awareness of independence
B．their physical and mental changes
C．an unpleasant parent－child relationship
D．their wishes for keeping silent
58. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Parents should understand their children.
B．Parents should keep their children safe.
C．Parents should open their hearts to their children.
D．Parents should give their children enough freedom.
59．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To give advice. B．To direct teenagers.
C．To present findings. D．To comfort parents.
B
“I swear，I didn’t steal anything！” I shouted over the alarm.Obviously the security guard didn’t believe me because he seized the shopping bag right out of my hand.
“Do you have a receipt for this？” he asked doubtfully，putting any new back－to－school outfit (全套装备) onto the dusty floor near the mall entrance.
“Of course I do，” I replied，fishing my wallet out of my coat pocket.Elsie and Monica，my two best friends，stood beside me.They were laughing their heads off!
I almost tore my wallet apart for the receipt，but it had disappeared.“Let me look again，” I said nervously.Then I looked again，and again，and again！My face was getting hotter by the minute，and my heart was beating like a racehorse.
Finally，I looked back at the guard and whispered，“It’s not here.” The guard picked up my clothes and said，“You’ll have to come with me，Miss.”
When he opened the office door，I saw a man sitting behind a big metal desk.It was the manager.Then I had an idea.
“May I say something？” I asked.“I can prove I didn’t steal this thing.” Then I explained all about the cashier (出纳员)．She said that she had bought the exact same outfit as a birthday present for her little sister.“We’ll just see about that，” the manager said and went off to find her.Ten minutes later，I was free!
It was terrible to be unfairly accused of something！Then I remembered shouting at my sister that very morning for taking my new hair clips.Had she really taken them？I made a promise that day never to accuse someone of something without proof，and I haven’t.At least something good came out of my terrible experience.
60．Why didn’t the security guard believe the author?
A．Because she looked nervous at that time.
B．Because she had no money in her wallet.
C．Because she didn’t have a receipt for the outfit.
D．Because her face turned red after being caught.
61．That the author’s two friends laughed their heads off showed________.
A．they didn’t believe the author was a thief at all
B．they laughed at the author who stole things
C．they expected the author to be caught
D．they played a trick on the author
62．Who proved that the author hadn’t stolen anything?
A．The manager. B．The cashier.
C．The author’s friends. D．The security guard.
63．From her experience，the author learned that________.
A．you should believe in yourself in face of difficulty
B．it is a terrible thing to be suspected by friends
C．you should ask for a receipt for whatever you buy
D．you should not doubt others if you can’t prove it
C
Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.Some call it the summer learning setback.Put simply，it means the longer kids are out of school，the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine－month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks o were spread among forty－six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year－round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.Brenda McLaughlin is research director at the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University.She says studies of year－round schooling have not found strong learning gains.Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year－round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer learning setback.They simply spread it out across the year.”
Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.Experts say this can be prevented.They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem.The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp” “extra time” and “hands－on learning”．
64．According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap______.
A．helps children to gain weight
B．leads children to work harder
C．improves children’s memories
D．aff