人教版高中英语选修八单元质量评估(五) (3)

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji单元质量评估(五)一、单项选择（共10小题；共10分）1. --- How high do you suppose it is?--- It is two meters. I can touch its top.A. at leastB. at presentC. at mostD. at an end2. that someone suddenly asks you to play the leading part in a film, what will you think offirst?A. BelievingB. UndertakingC. AssumingD. Applauding3. --- I'm sorry to you, but there's someone asking to see you.--- All right.A. answerB. callC. tellD. interrupt4. They stepped into the water and walked through it without hesitation its bitter coldness.A. in terms ofB. in need ofC. regardless ofD. accounting for5. His parents would buy him a mobile phone on the that he was admitted into the keyuniversity.A. beliefB. presentationC. assumptionD. concern6. Mother started to cook the meal; meanwhile daughter helped to the vegetables.A. cut upB. bring upC. pack upD. break up7. I'm really this weather—why can't it be sunny for a change?A. fed backB. fed onC. fed toD. fed up with8. --- How old is the building?--- It's 60 years old. It back to the year 1954.A. datesB. bringsC. ringsD. takes9. The money her mother gave her was not for bus fares and lunches, so she found a part-time job.A. acuteB. ampleC. authenticD. accurate10. The development of China's economy has been since the 80s of last century.A. acceleratingB. accomplishingC. accumulatingD. attaining二、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 11 at my face, but I pushed them 12 . My mom believed I would learn 13 I was ready. But the 14 never came.On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 15 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can't speak Chinese?” He 16 me, “You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.”“Hey, this is America, not China. I'll get some 17 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 18 .“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 19 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.I found the fish 20 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I'd like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he 21 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 22 their impatience. With every 23 , the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 24 me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted i nto laughter. My face turned 25 and I ran back home 26 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.Should I laugh or cry? They're Chinese. I should feel right at 27 . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸) to the language.Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 28 , but, in the end, the joke is on 29 . Every laugh is a culture 30 ; every laugh is my heritage(传统) fading away.11. A. custom B. games C. characters D. language12. A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside13. A. when B. before C. unless D. until14. A. success B. study C. time D. attempt15. A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare16. A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after17. A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time18. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation19. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept20. A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market21. A. guessed B. forget C. doubted D. ignored22. A. by B. as C. with D. from23. A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement24. A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading25. A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red26. A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tiedC. empty-handedD. broken-hearted27. A. service B. home C. risk D. root28. A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident29. A. it B. us C. me D. them30. A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected三、阅读理解（共20小题；共40分）A"Around 500,000 years ago, at the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian in Beijing's suburban Fangshan district, which is about 50km from the city of Beijing, there lived early human beings," says a China history textbook.The textbook now has to be revised. New dating techniques suggest the remains of Peking Man—found in the 1920s—are over 200,000 years older than previously thought. What's important about that date, about 770,000 years ago, is that this was an ice age on Earth.Over Earth's long history, there have been a number of times when ice and snow covered a large part of its surface. Such periods are known as ice ages.Earth is in an ice age now. It started about 2 million years ago. Despite the many warm periods since then, scientists regard the whole time as one ice age because of the continuous existence of at least one large ice sheet—the one over Antarctica.The new discovery was made by Chinese and US scientists. It suggests Peking Man is probably our oldest cold weather human being, said Darryl Granger, an atmospheric scientist at Purdue University whose research appears in Thursday's edition of the journal Nature.The average yearly temperature at the time in that part of China was around the freezing mark, but it was too dry for an ice sheet, Granger said.This raises a question. How did Peking Man survive the cold weather?Rick Potts, a Smithsonian Institution human origins expert who wasn't involved in the research, raised three possibilities:First, fire. Early findings showed signs of a fire in Peking Man's cave. But there has been debate about whether the fire was accidental or controlled.Second, fur. There is no evidence that Peking Man used simple tools to make more form-fitting clothes. It's more likely he wore animal fur.Last, he may have developed gradually to handle the cold. Peking Man may have experienced physiological changes that allowed more blood to flow to his hands and legs, Potts said. "People in general who live in colder climates tend to be shorter and wider," he explained.Unlike the times of Peking Man, today the global temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect. In the future, could humans develop to handle the warmth just as Peking Man did to fight the cold?31. According to the new research, Peking Man actually dates back to .A. around 500,000 years agoB. over 200,000 years agoC. about 770,000 years agoD. about 2 million years ago32. What is the most important standard for scientists to decide an ice age?A. The weather conditions.B. The continuous existence of any large ice sheets.C. The average yearly temperature.D. The long period of snowfall.33. Which of the following is TRUE of Peking Man?A. He is the oldest human being.B. He used fire to keep warm.C. He wore form-fitting clothes made from fur with simple tools.D. He might have been shorter and wider than previously thought.34. What does the passage mainly want to convey to us?A. The latest discovery about Peking Man.B. The life of Peking Man during ice age.C. The way Peking Man use to fight against coldness.D. The time Peking Man date from.BWe bet that on cold wintry days, many of you love to stay in your warm home and, every now and then, come out into the kitchen for a snack. Unfortunately, plenty of creepy-crawly critters (爬行生物) like to do the same thing!Winter is the time when bugs(虫子) invade your house without an invitation. The season can be tough for such creatures. In winter the air is cold, the ground is hard and many trees have no leaves. So bugs do what they have to do to survive.Monarch butterflies head south to warmer climates. Ants crowd in deep underground colonies and eat food they have been storing all year. Many insects go into a deep sleep called diapauses. There're different kinds of diapauses, but all are similar to hibernation, a time when bigger animals become inactive in the cold. Insects go into an inactive period, too, but it often isn't when the temperature drops.They rely on more dependable signals in the environment. For example, many insects can tell how much sunlight there's each day. They use that to tell themselves when to shut down. Bugs are cold-blooded, meaning that their inside temperature is the same as the outside. They can't move much when it gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. So they search for any warm place.They're looking for protection. These guys have been doing this for 300 million years, so they don't really know they're coming into your house. The home is a recent event in terms of their evolutionary behavior. They enter through tiny cracks or come in unnoticed on your clothes or shoes. Remember that they may be invading your homes for warmth and food, but they don't care about humans.35. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To point out that humans like to stay at home in winter.B. To mean that humans and bugs have the same living habits.C. To mean that bugs will invade humans' houses for their winter.D. To put forward the idea that bugs are not welcome in winter.36. What often decides bugs' diapauses?A. The lower local temperature.B. The amount of sunlight.C. Kinds of environmental signals.D. The insects' inside temperature.37. According to the text, bugs invade humans' homes to .A. attack humansB. look for enough foodC. seek for protectionD. show their evolutionary results38. What would be the best title for the text?A. Bugs' Life on Cold Wintry DaysB. Why Do Bugs Invade Your Home in Winter?C. Good Relations Between Humans and BugsD. What Does Diapauses Mean?CAn increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A level (A级) were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St. Andrews University, said his first year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250."There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn't traditionally done," he added.University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people's renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said, "It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty."39. Professor John Beath's lectures are .A. given in a traditional wayB. connected with the present situationC. open to both students and their parentsD. warmly received by economists40. Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their .A. greater stabilityB. higher payC. fewer applicationsD. better reputation41. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters .A. wiser in money managementB. have access to better equipmentC. confident about their future careersD. get jobs in Child Trust Funds42. What's the main idea of the text?A. Universities have received more applications.B. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.D. Parents are concerned with children's subject selection.DWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After all, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes(糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says, "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts(甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick herthree-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask 'why me?' about something or other," she insists, "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune(免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."43. We can know that before 1995 Mary .A. had two books publishedB. received many career awardsC. knew how to use a computerD. supported the JDRF by writing44. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .A. living with diabetesB. successful show businessC. service for an organizationD. remembrance of her mother45. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .A. lost control of herselfB. began a balanced dietC. tried to get a treatmentD. behaved in an adult way46. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Mary feels pity for herself.B. Mary has recovered from her disease.C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.EThe most common symbol of a nation in the modern world is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive (原始的) artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years' development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.Early human beings used very fragile (脆弱的) houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People's food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems(图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power ofthe wind would be added to the good wishes of gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 BC was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab Lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.47. The best title for the passage would be .A. Development of the National FlagB. Power of the National FlagC. Type of FlagsD. Uses of flags48. The underlined word "vulnerable" in paragraph 3 means .A. impossible to make sure ofB. likely to be protectedC. easy to damageD. difficult to find49. What does the author know of the first national flag?A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.B. He believes it was made in China.C. He thinks it came from China.D. He doubts where it started.50. What will the author most probably talk about next?A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag.B. The second ancestor of the national flag.C. The use of modern flags in Europe.D. The importance of modern flags.四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共10小题；共10分）51. 当我正在讲话时你不要打断我好吗？(interrupt) (词数不限)Will you stop when I'm talking?52. 当提到医学时，我曾认为总是诚实对待病人是非常重要的。