高中英语选修8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors (A卷)

高中英语选修8Unit5Meetingyourancestors（A卷）试卷一、选择题（共21题；共84分）.—We'vespenttoomuchmoneyrecently.—Well,itisn'tsurprising.Ourfriendsandrelativesaroundallthetime.A.arecomingB.hadcomeC.werecomingD.havebeencoming【答案】D【考点】现在完成进行时【解析】句意为：一一最近我们花了太多的钱。一一咳，这一点儿也不奇怪，最近我们的亲戚和朋友总是来拜访。havebeencoming是现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去发生对现在造成的影响或结果，且动作仍在继续。正符合句意，A、B、C三项时态不符。.Thiscakeisverysweet.Youalotofsugarinit.A.shouldputB.couldhaveputC.mightputD.musthaveput【答案】D【考点】情态动词【解析】表对过去确定的推测，用musthavedone。蛋糕很甜，你肯定放了很多糖。.ThegovernmentisnowtryingtoprovidehealthbenefitstoallcitizensinChina.A.temporaryB.universalC.fessional【答案】B【考点】形容词（包括比较级和最高级）【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。universal〃全体的，全民的，普遍的〃。句意为：政府正在设法给所有中国公民提供全民健康保障。.Lookatthethickfog!Theroadsignsaredifficultto,andlet'sslowdown.A.runoutB.turnoutC.takeoutD.makeout【答案】D【考点】动词短语【解析】runout〃用完，耗尽；结束，期满〃；makeout〃辨认出；理解，明白；假装〃。.Afterheheardthebadnews,hisfaceaworriedexpression.A.tookupB.tookonC.tookoutD.tookoff【答案】B【考点】动词短语【解析】takeon〃承担；呈现〃。脸上呈现出担心的表情。.—Doyouknowwheremybluecoatis?—Don'tbothertolookforit.I'msureitwillsomeday.A.turnoutB.turnonC.turnupD.turnover【答案】C【考点】动词短语【解析】根据上下文，空格应为：turnup〃出现〃。turnout”结果是，证明是〃；turnon"打开"；turnover〃翻过来，移交〃。.Tominthelibraryeverynightoverthelastthreemonths.A.works.workedC.hasbeenworkingD.hadbeenworking【答案】C【考点】现在完成进行时【解析】【解析】考查考察时态，题干中出现的overthelastthreemonths,用于现在完成进行时或现在完成时。8.Shakespeare'swritingisstillpopulartoday.Ithasreallythetestoftime.A.failedB.stoodC.taken0.conducted【答案】B【考点】动词【解析】句意：莎士比亚的作品现在还流行，它真的已经经受了时间的考验。根据句意选B。fail〃失败〃；stand"忍受，抵抗"；take"带来〃;conduct"管理,表现〃。第2页共7页9.Inventioncanbeasitmaysuddenlybeginjustbynoticingsomethingusual.A.accidentalB.carelessC.necessary0.imaginative【答案】A【考点】形容词（包括比较级和最高级）【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。accidental〃偶然的，意外的〃。句意为：发明可能是偶然的，因为它可能仅仅开始于观察一些平常的东西。lOJosephtoeveningclassessincelastmonth,buthestillcan'tsay"What'syourname?"inRussian.A.hasbeengoingB.wentC.goesD.hadgone【答案】A【考点】现在完成进行时【解析】句意为：自上个月以来约瑟夫就去上夜校（学俄语），但现在还仍然不会用俄语说〃你叫什么名字？〃A项为现在完成进行时（表示过去发生的动作持续到现在并还将持续下去）；B项为过去时；C项为一般现在时;D项为过去完成时（表示到过去为止已结束的动作）。由句意知选Ao11.—Tomisneverlateforwork.Whyisheabsenttoday?—Somethingtohim.A.musthappenB.shouldhavehappenedC.couldhavehappenedD.musthavehappened【答案】D【考点】情态动词【解析】对过去肯定性极强的推测，用musthavedone。.Asweallknow,sunshineandrainfallarebringingthecropsonnicely.A.acuteB.accurateC.authenticD.ample【答案】D【考点】形容词（包括比较级和最高级）【解析】句意为：众所周知，充足的阳光和降雨能促使作物很好地成长。ample〃足够的，充足的〃；acute〃有观察力的,敏锐的〃；accurate〃精确的；准确的〃；authentic〃真实的，真正的〃。.Weonthisprojectforfourhours,butIcan'tsayforsurewhenwecanfinishit.A.areworking第3页共7页B.havebeenworkingC.workedD.hadworked【答案】B【考点】现在完成进行时【解析】句意为：我们做这项工程已经4个小时了，但我不能确切地说什么时候会完成。现在完成进行时表示从过去一直持续到现在，而且还在进行。.Owingtothedrought,manypeoplewouldtodeathwithoutthehelpfromalloverthecountry.A.dieB.starveC.force0.escape【答案】B【考点】动词【解析】句意为：由于大旱，如果没有来自全国各地的帮助，很多人将会饿死。考查固定短语starvetodeath"饿死amwithallthehousework.A.tryingoutB.runoutC.giveoutD.wornout【答案】D【考点】动词短语【解析】wearout"（使）筋疲力尽,耗尽〃。16.—ThewomanbiologiststayedinAfricastudyingwildanimalsfor13yearsbeforeshereturned.—Oh,dear!Shealotofdifficulties!A.maygothroughB.mightgothroughC.oughttohavegonethroughD.musthavegonethrough【答案】D【考点】情态动词【解析】对过去肯定性极强的推测〃过去肯定……〃，用musthavedone。17.—Sorrytoyou,butcouldIaskyouaquickquestion?—Noproblem.A.worryB.preventC.interrupt0.disappoint第4页共7页【答案】C【考点】动词【解析】句意为：很抱歉打断你……，故用interrupto其他三项意思不符合。18.ltisluckywebookedaroom,orwenowheretostaynow.A.hadB.hadhadC.wouldhaveD.wouldhavehad【答案】c【考点】情态动词【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意为：很幸运我们订了一个房间，否则我们现在将无处可住。or引导含蓄虚拟条件句，根据"now”可知，是对现在的情况进行虚拟，因此用〃would+动词原形〃，故选C。ltiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbeintermsofoverallquality.A.supportedB.matchedC.evaluated0.controlled【答案】C【考点】动词【解析】句意：普遍认为应该根据学生的全部素养来评估他们。evaluated评估，所以选C。support〃支持〃;match"匹配〃control"控制〃。.Wemusthimtobeinnocentuntilheisprovedguilty.A.assumeB.believeinC.convinceD.confirm【答案】A【考点】动词【解析】答案为A。句意：尚未证明他有罪，就得假定他是清白的。assume"假定，假想〃；believein〃相信〃;convince"说服";confirm"证实"。根据句意,选A。.theweather,thesportsmeetingwillbeheldontime.A.InfavorofB.RegardlessofC.ApartfromD.Dueto【答案】B【考点】介词和介词短语【解析】答案为B。考查介词短语辨析。语境说运动会按期举行，因此这里表示〃不顾〃天气情况，用B表示〃不管，不顾〃。其他选项的含义：A〃赞成〃，C〃除了……之外〃，D〃由于〃。二、阅读理解（共1题；共16分）.Peopleborninwinteraremorelikelytosuffermentalhealthdisorders,accordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyresearchersatVanderbiltUniversityinTennessee.第5页共7页Researchersraisedbabymicefrombirthtoweaning(断奶)ineither"summer"lightcyclesof16hoursoflightand8hoursofdarkor"winter"cyclesof8hoursoflightand16hoursofdark.Athirdgroupexperienced12hoursoflightand12hoursofdarkaday.Thenhalfthewintermicestayedinawintercycle,whilehalfswitchedtoasummerschedule.Thesummermiceweresimilarlysplit.Themiceraisedinequalperiodsoflightanddarkweresplitintothreegroups,oneofwhichstayedonthe12-hourschedule,oneofwhichjoinedthewintergroup,andoneofwhichjoinedthesummergroup.After28days,itturnsoutthesummer-bornmicebehavedthesamewhethertheystayedonthesummercycleorswitchedtowinter.Butamongthewinter-bornmice,thosestayedinwinterkepttheirpreviousschedule,whilethosethatswitchedtosummerstayedactiveforanextrahourandahalf,whichindicatesthatmicebornandweanedinawinterlightcycleshoweddramaticdisruptionsintheirbiologicalclocks.Thefindingisthefirstofitskindinmammals,anditcouldexplainwhypeopleborninwinterareathigherriskformentalhealthdisordersincludingbipolardepression,schizophrenia,andseasonalaffectivedisorder."Weknowthatthebiologicalclockregulatesmoodinhumans,"saidstudyresearcherMcMahon."Ifthemechanism(机制)similartotheonethatwefoundinmiceoperatesinhumans,thenitcouldnotonlyhaveaneffectonanumberofbehavioraldisorders,butalsohaveamoregeneraleffectonpersonality."(l).Howmanygroupsofmicearetherefinallyinallintheexperiment?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.【答案】D【考点】科普知识与现代技术【解析】在第二段中提到了分成了三组，而在第三段中又将这三组分别分成了两组、两组和三组，因此在实验中一共有七组老鼠。.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Thebiologicalclockregulatesmoodinhumans.B.Peopleborninwinterareathigherriskforphysicalhealthdisorders.C.Beingborninwinterhasanegat