2012届高考英语一轮单元复习北师大版选修8

1、北师大版 2012 届高考英语一轮单元复习选修 8第i卷（选择题，共115分）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 ， the less you will be taken advantage of.a the more knowledge get you b the more knowledge you getc you get the more knowledged the more get you knowledge22 the soup is too salty ， otherwise itbe p

2、opular with the guests.a wouldb willc shouldd must23 not onlythe task ahead of time ， but alsoto help others.a she finished ； she volunteeredb did she finish ； did she volunteerc did she finish ； she volunteeredd she finished ； did she volunteer24 john applied for the post of eliot s secretary.does

3、hethe necessary patience and abilityto do the job well?aperformbobservecsupportdpossess25 atfifa 2010 world cup， germany beat argentina byscore of 4 0.athe ； aba ； acthe ； /da； /26 i can t understand how itthat you were late three times last week.a came acrossb came aboutc came overd came out27 is i

4、t just athat nancy ， whose husband organised the competition ， won first prize?a coincidence b correspondencec contraryd contradiction28 i can t find mr smith.where did you meet him this morning? it was in the hotelhe stayed.a whenb whichc thatd where29 i still feelabout the error in the accounts ；

5、i ought to have noticed it ， and pointed it out.a shameless b regrettablec guiltyd sceptical30 the female model came onto the stage， wearing a pair of sunglasses， her beautiful faceby an upturned collar.a hidingb hiddenc to hided hid31 do come here on monday ， we ， as planned ， will take part in the

6、 gathering of aidsprevention volunteers.a thenb andc therefore d or32 iyou not to give up that job now ， where can you find a better one?a told b were tellingc had toldd tell33 how much did the guyyou to fix your 3g mobile phone? i don t remem，berbut it was quite a lot.a costb spendc charged take34

7、is there anything i can do for you ， sir? ， i m being served.a oh， you are a nice girl b that s all rightc it s very kind of youd thank you all the same35 haven t seen lucy recen，tlywhat s happened? oh， it s more than two monthsshe worked here.a whichb thatc befored since第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满

8、分 30 分 ）（2010南昌二模）the following is a true story.it shows that potential discovered may lead to success.a young man traveled by train.as it was running across a_36_， passengers looked out of the_37_idly andaimlessly.when the train came near a bend it_38_and then an unadorned （ 简陋的 ） house came into_3

9、9_.it was so obvious_40_the deserted landscape that everybody on the train began to“ _41_ ” it with their eyes wide open.some passengers_42_began a discussionboaut it.the young man was also_43_by the scene.on his return he_44_the train at the nearest station and found his_45_to the house.its_46_told

10、 him that troubled by the_47_of the train he wanted to sell the house but_48_would buy it.soon the young man_49_three thousand dollars for the house ， regarding it as a_50_site for advertisement.it was facing the railway_51_wherethe train had to slow down andthe_52_passengers would cast their eyes a

11、t the house to_53_themselves.he managed to get_54_to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for_55_.finally the coca- cola company took a lease on （ 租用 ） it to put up promotion signs.the young man was paid 180 thousand dollars for a three- year rent.36 a.city

12、bstationc tunneldwilderness37 a.windows b housesc roomsdplanes38 a.broke downc slowed down39 a.beingb turned downd put downb viewc use d effect 40 a.against b onc for d to41 a.enjoy b hearc inspect d see42 a.everb evenc still d yet43 a.excited b expressedc shockedd impressed44 a.got inb got outc got

13、 offd put off45 a.wayb pathc roadd means46 a.loserb employerc bossd owner47 a.soundb noisec voiced saying48 a.nobodyb nonec nothingd someone49 a.costb paidc spentd took50 a.favorable b wrongc best d just51 a.stationb trackc carriaged bend52 a.tiredb excitedc movedd delighted53 a.expressb enjoyc refr

14、eshd seat54 a.closeb accessc downd up55 a.promotionb productionc saled advertisement第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）a（2011厦门本测）i used to believe in the american dream that meant a job ， credit and success.i wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else ， all of us separately chasing the same t

15、hing.one year， through a series of unhappy events ， it all fell apart.i found myself homeless and alone.i had my truck and $56.i searched the countryside for some place i could rent for the cheapest possible amount.i came upon a deserted cottage in a small r emote valley.i hadn t been alone for 25 y

16、ears.i was scared， but i hoped the hard work would distract and heal me.i found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month.the locals knew nothing about me.but slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor.they dropped off blankets ， tools and canned deer meat and began sticking ar

17、ound to chat.they would ask if i wanted to meet cousin albie or go fishing.they started to teach me a belief in a different american dream ， not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.men would stop by with wild berries ， ice cream or truck parts to see if i was up for courting.i wa

18、sn ， but they were ct ivil anyway.the women on that mountain worked harder than any i d ever met.they taught me how to store foeosdtrienatmh and keep it cold and safe.i_learned_to_keep_enough_for_an_extra_plate_for_company.what i had believed in， all those things i thought were necessary for a civil

19、ized life ， were non-existent in this place.up on the mountain ， my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors.after four years in that valley ， i moved back into town.i saw a lot of people were having a really hard time ， losing their jobs and homes.with the help of a real es

20、tate broker （房地产经纪人） ichatted up at the grocery store ， i managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people.it s four of us ，nobwut over time i ve had nine come in and move on to other places from here.we d all be in shelters if we hadn t banded together.the american dream i believe

21、in now is a shared one.it nost so much about what i can get for myself ； it s about how we can all get by together.56 before a series of unhappy events happened ， the writer.a had a well- paid jobb worked hard for his american dreamc worked hard and liked to shared felt hopeless about his american d

22、ream57 what does the underlined word“ it ” in the second paragraph refer to?a the house. b the job.c the company. d the american dream.58 what does the underlined sentence“ i learned to.m” ositnpproabraagbrlyapmhe3an?a the writer learned to run a company.b the writer learned to share with others.c t

23、he writer learned to keep enough plates.d the writer learned to save money for his company.59 why did the writer rent a big house?a to make some money.b to show off his wealth.c to share with those people in need.d to make friends with his neighbors.60 the writer mainly tells us about.a his unhappy

24、experiencesb the friendly people in the valleyc the change of his living conditionsd his new idea of the american dream b（合肥2010 年第二次教学检测 ）homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up ， up ， and up. “ howhigh can they go？ ” is the question on everyone s lips. “ as long as interest rate

25、s stay ar，oundot5hinpgercentmight be able to prevent housing prices going up ， ” said one house seller in santa monica ， california.“ it s c，ra” zysaid tim， who is looking for a house near the beach.， i bo“ugihnt 1m9y93first place ，a two- bedroom flat in venice ， for $70,000.my friends thought then

26、that i was overpaying.five years later ， i had to move.i sold it for $230,000 ， which was a nice profit.last year ， while visiting friends here ， i saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $510,000 ！ ”it is a seller masrket.homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10

27、percent more than the asking price.donna ， a new owner of a one- bedroom flat on venice beach ， said ， “ that s what i did.i told the owner that whatever anyone offers you ， i ll give you $20,000 more under the tabl，e so you don t have to payour house seller any of it.i was tired of negotiating with

28、 the house sellers.tim says he hopes he doesn t get that desperate.“ whether you decid，e ytooubusytilol rfeneol tlike you made the wrong decision.if you buy ， you feel like you overpaid.if you don t bu，y you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”everyone says the bubble （ 气泡 ） ha

29、s to burst sometime ， but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house.even government officials have no idea what the future will br ing. “ all we can say is that， clearly ， these things go in regular cycles ， ” said the state director of housing.“ whatgoes up must come down.but

30、 ， as we all know ， housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down （ 被接受 ） so you can t lose over the lonrgun.twenty years down the road ， your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”61 if tim had sold his flat last year ， he could have earned.a $510,000b $440,000c $280,00

31、0d $160,00062 donna paid another $20,000 to the owner secretly because.a she felt like offering 10% moreb secret money made low pricec the owner asked for the moneyd she was bored with bargaining63 we can infer from tim s words in paragraph 4 that.a homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house price

32、sb buying a house is always a great opportunityc homebuyers never make the right decisiond both sellers and buyers become desperate64 which of the following is true about the housing bubble?a it is something everyone hates to see.b only experts know when it will burst.c it is unavoidable in the regu

33、lar circles.d it usually stays for about twenty years. c（厦门2011 年质量检查）believe it or not， the color of the tie barack obama wore to the inauguration （ 就职典礼 ） is now a hotly debated topic.the level of publi c interest in obama s tie might seem strange but many people believe his choice will symbolize

34、the type of government he plans to run ， as the color of a politician s tie is thought to convey ideas of p，owterurstworthiness and more.polities of tiesit may be the least practical item of male dress ， but it is arguably the most expressive.in the uk and many other countries around the world ， con

35、servative （ 保守的 ） politicians may wear a blue tie and their liberal opponents a red one.in america ， the colors go the other way round.the republicans have in recent years become associated with the color red ， and the democrats with blue.but in spite of this ， bush wears blue ties more often than a

36、ny other color.what they meanaccording to sharon haver ， editor of ， in america the feelings associated withcolors overrule their political significance.“ a guy who wants to be regarded as strong and in chargewould wear red ， ” haver says.unsurprisingly ， the business tycoon donald

37、trump is known for wearing red ties.but what about blue ？ according to haver， “ blueis a softer color.look at the sky.it s peaceful and calm and trustworthy.”selecting the right tie for the right occasion? perfect job interview tieperhaps no other tie- wearing occasion is as important as the job int

38、erview.gilchrist ， the fashion expert ， advises playing it safe and choosing a conservative one.best choices are solids ， stripes or small patterns.an excellent color is burgundy （深红色 ） or another serious color.avoid pink or yellow ， which suggests that the wearer lacks gravity.pattern ties ， gilchr

39、ist suggests，should be limited to a maximum of three colors.a striped tie is a safechoice as this is acceptable to everyone.last ， gilchrist recommends saving the expensive“ hip ” tiefor those applying for glamorous creative jobs.? date-night tiewhen picking out the right tie for taking a girl out o

40、n a date ， spend more time considering color than pattern.according to studies ， women are attracted to men wearing the color blue ， because blue gives the image of a， fa“ithsftualb，leconstant ， always there ” person.so what is the worst colorto wear on a date ？ “ flattened caterpillar （毛虫 ） yellow-

41、 green ， ” according to gilchrist ， “ it will repel both sexes equally. ”65 why are people interested in the tie that obama wore to the inauguration?a because they think the tie he wore will enable them to know about his personalities and policies.b because they want to advise him how to select an a

42、ppropriate tie for such a big occasion.c because they think the tie will tell if he is trustworthy as they expected when he assumes office.d because they believe the tie is an essential part of dressing to a mature politician like obama.66 what can we infer about bush ， the former president ， from t

43、he passage?a he was probably liberal in his policies when he was in power.b he was a republican when he served as president.c he wore only blue ties and had no ties of alternative colors.d he wanted to make himself unique by the tie that he wore.67 the example of “ the business tycoon donald trump”

44、_is_g_i_v.en to_a prove that color reflects people s feelings to a certain degreeb show that donald is so wealthy that he can afford expensive tiesc tell that donald is physically strong and can handle everythingd explain that red is a popular color ， especially with businessmen68 which of the follo

45、wing statements is true according to the text?a ties can be ignored by politicians since they are the least practical item of male dress.b do choose ties carefully before dating ， because it is the most important occasion.c why to avoid pink or yellow ties in job interviews is that they don t match

46、the atmosphere.d the more colorful the tie is ， the more likely you ll get the job you want.d（厦门2011 年质量检查）compared to adults ， children seem to be moving constantly.so ito surprise thsantmost parentswho are quizzed about their child s physical activity level describe their children as fairly active

47、.but a new study of nearly 2,000 british school children suggests that many parents overestimate the amount of physical activity their children are really getting.the researchers equipped 1,892 british school children ， ages 9 and 10 ， with accelerometers that measure all physical activity during a

48、given time period.the research ， known as the speedy study collected the exercise data from children at 92 schools in norfolk ， england， between april and july 2007.a child was regarded inactive if he or she recorded less than an hour a day of physical activity.although the majority of children stud

49、ied were getting enough physical activity ， a_sizable_minority_of_children_were_not.overall,39 percent of girls and 18 percent of boys studied were getting less than an hour of physical activity each day.but if you asked the parents of the inactive children to describe their child， the vast s activi

50、ty levelmajority 80 percent described their children as fairly or very physically active ， according to the findings published in the american journal of preventive medicine.interestingly ， the children themselves had more awareness about their lack of physical activity.overall,40 percent of childre

51、n overestimated their physical activity.but it wasn t the parents of overweight children who were most likely to guess wrong aboutphysical activity levels.the parents who were most out of touch about their child s physicawere more likely to have children who were slim.parents of girls were also more

52、 likely to overestimate physical activity.the researchers noted that parents should be educated about the importance of physical activity for children even if the child is not overweight.“ parents of slim children appear to assume that their children are adequately active ， ” the study authors repor

53、ted. “ increasing awareness regarding health benefits of physical activity beyond weight control might help have a correct idea of physical activity levels and encourage behavior change.69 according to the speedy study ， what kind of children can be judged physically inactive?a slim children.b child

54、ren with less than an hour a day of physical activity.c overweight children.d children out of touch with their parents for a long time.70 what does the writer prob ably mean by saying “ asizable minority of children were not ” in paragraph 3?a the amount of children s physical activity is far from t

55、he writer s satisfaction.b only a small number of children were not getting enough physical activity.c a small number of children didn t overestimate their physical activity.d the minority of children were not studied at all.71 the passage is intended to.a encourage parents to fairly judge their chi

56、ldren s physical activity levelsb persuade parents to keep an eye on their children s weightc urge children to wear accelerometers during exercised advise parents to keep in touch with their children e（2010郑州第二次质量预测）have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up ？ remember thetv program seven up ？ it started following the lives of a group of children in 1973.we first meet them as wide- eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-year intervals ： nervous14-year