英语外研版单元测试book8module

Module1单元测试题（外研版 —Iwouldn’tliketogooutwithyou.I’mtoo— You’vepromisedtodrivemetotheNotat B.Itdoesn’tC.Come D.TakeitMaryusedtotake advantageofthelunchhourtohave shortsleepinherA./; B.the; C.the; D./;Theoldmankeeps ngmorningexerciseeverydaysohis ofhealthisfairlyA. B. C. D.Asabusybusinesswoman,Mrs.Greendoeswellin herjobandA. B. C. D.Whatdoyoumean,thereareonlytentickets?There betwelve.(2009年卷A. B. C. D.Hislecturegaveusa(n) intoNewYork’smulticulturalA. B. C. D.—Lilywonfirstprizeinthesingingcompetitionlast—Great.That’swhatshe foralonghadbeen B.wouldC.was D.hasTheseglasscontainersforlaboratoryuseare andmustbehandledwithgreatA. B. C. D.I’m sorrytohaveputallofyoutosuchA. B. C. D.Moreandmorevisitorscomehereforsightseeing,whichhasgreatly thedevelopmentoflocaltourism.A. B. C. D.Adoctorwaswiththepassengers medicalemergenciesduringtheA.instead B.because C.incase D.inspiteOldGeorgeusedtobeasailorandhehadarich ofadventureA. B. C. 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D.Oncetherewasapotterwhosepottery（陶器）waswell-knownfarandwide.However,hewasnot16withhisfinely-madebutfragilepottery.Hethoughtifthepotterymadebyhimcouldbeunbreakable,hisfameandhis17 wouldbeevenbetter.HeprayedtoGodtogrant（同意）his18forunbreakablepottery.Onenight,hedreamtthatGodsaidtohim,“Ifyouaresureyouwon’t19itIwillmakeyourwishcometrue.”Thepottersaid,“Yes,God,IamsurethatIwillnotregretit.”Thenext20,thefirstthingthepotterdidwhenhewokeupwasto21whetherGodhadgrantedhiswish.He22theclaytomakeapot.Thenhedrieditunderthesun.Whenthepotwas 23,helifteditanddroppedittothefloor.Thepotdidnotbreak!Thepotterwasfilledwith24.Thenewsoftheunbreakablepotsmadebythepotterspreadvery25.Peoplefromallovertheworldrushedhereforhispottery.Hebecameveryrichand26.Butthegoodfortunedidnot27.Afterawhile,hisbusinesssloweddown.Althougheverybodykeptpraisinghisproduct,28boughtonedidnotneedtobuyanotheragain29thepotswereunbreakable.Thepottergotpoorerandpoorer.HenowkeptprayingtoGodtolethim30hisoriginalpottery.Onenight,hedreamtthatGodappearedtohim.Tearfully,he31Godtoforgivehimfor 32.Godsaid,“Becauseyouadmityour33,Iwillforgiveyouandmake34wishcomeSofromthenon,thepotter’soriginalpotterywasonceagain35greatA. 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D.（共两节，满分40分ADameVeraLynnbeatTheBeatlesandotherstotoptheBritishchartsonSundayandbecametheoldestlivingsingertohaveanumberonehitalbumattheageof92.Lynn’salbumoutsold(比……畅销)recentcharttoppersArcticMonkeysandJamieT,whichreachednumbertwo,asthe70thoftheoutbreakofWorldWarIIearlierthismontharousedmemoriesofherpopularity.“We’llMeetAgain—TheVeryBestOfVeraLynn”,acollectionof24ofherbest-lovedrecordings,hadbeenrisingthroughthecharts.Lynnwascalledthe“s’Sweetheart”duringthe supportingspiritswithoptimisticsongssuchasWe’llMeetAgainwhichstruckachord(引起共鸣)withsoldiersheadingtowarandthefamiliestheyleftbehind.Thealbumwasreleasedatthesametimewiththe70thofBritain’sdeclarationofwaronNaziGermanyonSeptember3.“I’msosurprised,Ican’tquitebelieveitItreallyisamazingthatthishashappenedafteralltheseyears,”shesaid.Askedwhythealbumhad epopularagain,LynntoldtheBBC:“Ithinkit’sbecauseoftheproblemsthataregoingoninvariouspartsandabitofnostalgia(怀旧之情butIdon’tknow.AndI’dlikesomebodytolme.”GennaroCastaldo,frommusicstoreHMV,saidthealbumhadbeengrowingconsistentlyinpopularityinrecentweeks.“It’sareallylovelysurprise.Andnobodycouldhaveimaginedafewweeksago,”hesaid.Heralbumfeaturessongssuchas“There’llBeBluebirdsOver”,and“AufWiederseh’nSweetheart”,whichwasanumberonehitintheUnitedStatesin1952.LynnwasbornonMarch20,1917ineastLondonandhersingingcareerwasalreadyflourishingwhenthewarbrokeoutin1939.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatVeraLynn isthemostpopularsingeralloverthegotanumberonehitalbuminheroldsingsbetterthanothersatagereachednumbertwoontheBritishchartsduringWorldWarDuringthewarsoldiersandtheirfamiliesenjoyedVeraLynn’ssongsbecause sheownedthelargestcollectionofherbest-lovedhersongshadbeenpopularsincesherecordedhersongswereinspiringandmadethemfeelhersongshelpedBritaindeclarewaronNaziWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheVeraLynnwasbornintheUnitedVeraLynndidn’texpectsuchagreatVeraLynndidn’tthinkshedeservedherVeraLynnexpressedsomeproblemsinherWhenLynn’salbumbecamemoreandmorepopular,GennaroCastaldowas A. B. C. D.VeraLynnhaddevelopedhersingingcareerbeforeshewas A. B. C. D.BManyoftheoldsayingsusinganimalstopredicttheweatherarefolklores,butnotall.It’sstillunknownhowanimalscanpredicttheweather,butlimitedresearchandacuteobservationshaveprovedtheanimalkingdom’sabilitytonoticechangesbeforewedo.Throughtheirhighlydevelopedsenseofhearing,smellandawarenessofchangesinatmosphericconditions,animalsdoappeartoCowsareoneofthemostwell-knownnaturalweatherindicators.Ifacowliesinafielditmeansrainisontheway,becausecowssensethemoisture(湿气)intheairandaremakingsuretheyhavesomewheredrytoliedown.Fishareknowntoeatmorebeforeastorm.Somesaycatsincreasetheirgrooming(梳理毛发)activitieswhenextrastaticelectricity(静电)isintheair.Andhorsesareknowntorunfastbeforeaviolentstormorwhenwindyconditionsarecoming.Meteorologist（气象学家）RandyRauchofWTSP-TVinClearwaterconfirmsthatanimalscanserveassevereweatherbarometers(气压计).“It’sactuallybeenlongbelievedthatanimalshaveasixthsensewhenitcomestosevereweathers,”Rauchsaid.“It’slongbeentalkedaboutinfolklores.You’llhearallkindsofstoriesthatdogs,cats,cows,crickets—allhavesomesortofknowingpowerbeforeasevereweather.”Thattheorywasputtothetestduringthemassivetsunamiin2004.Ithasbeensaidthattheactionsofanimalswereoneofthemainreasonsthatresidentsintheareaknewtotakecover.“Manyoftheelephantsscatteredtohighermountains5to10minutesbeforethefirstwavehittheshoreline,”Rauchsaid.“Thishasbeenalongstorywithanimalsinthewildknowingthatweatherorsomekindofterribleeventisgoingtooccur.”WhatisthemainideaoftheInfolklores,animalswereusedtopredicttheAnimalscanpredictsevereweathersorterribleDifferentanimalsdisydifferentactionsbeforeaHumanscouldrelyonanimalstoavoidterribleWhydoesacowlieinafieldwhenrainisontheTo ingwetTosaveadryceontheToprotectitsstomachfromtheToavoidbeingblownWhenextrastaticelectricityisintheair,catswill eat B.runC.lie D.groomthemselvesWecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat therecouldbeasmallnumberofwildanimalskilledinthetsunamiinelephantsarelongknowntobeabletopredictterribleonlyelephantstrainedinthewildcouldpredictterribletheresidentsthoughttheelephantsactedtooWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheAnimalsarebelievedtohaveasixthAnimals’sixthsensehasneverbeenElephantsseemtobethebestatpredictingnaturalPeoplealsohaveaspecialabilitytopredictterribleCWhenwethinkofEasterIslandthefirstthingthatstrikesusisthestonefiguresthatdotthecoastline.TheEasterIslandstatues,alsocalledMoaistatues,havestoodtheirgroundforthousandsofyears—holdingthesecretsofalostcivilization.In1722,DutchexplorerslandedonEasterIsland,avolcanicislandintheSouthPacific.AcivilizationisolatedbyPacificOceanwasabouttomeettheoutsideworldforthefirsttimeincenturies.Thestrangerswereabouttofindsomethingverystrangethemselves－anislanddottedwithhundredsofhugestonestatues.Thefirstmeetingwasanimmenseclashofculturesanditwasbloodytoo,becausethesailorskilledtennativeswithinminutesoflanding.StandingonEasterIslandtheMoaistatuesareallthatremainoftheRapaNuitribeTheoriginsofthesepeopleareamystery,buttheyaresaidtohaveinhabitedtheislandfromthe4thcentury,livingofffish,chicken,andnts.Around1500,thelandisbelievedtohave ebarren(荒芜的),leadingtofightingandextinction().Theinhabitantsofthischarmingandmysteriouscecalledtheirland“thecenteroftheworld”.Therearenearly900MoaistatuesonEasterIsland.Eachofthemisunique－differinginexpression,heightorweight.Theyare3to4metershigh,and4to5tonsinweight,andonthetopofeachhead,acircularhatwhichis1to2metershighisputon.Forcenturieswhyandhowtheybuiltthestonestatueshasbeenheatedlydiscussed.Modernsciencetriestopiecetogetherthestory.Opinionsdifferwidelyonhowtheyweremoved,butnoonedisputes(表示异议)theyearsofeffortinvolvedingettingthestatuescarvedandintoce.Oneofthemostacceptedtheoriesisthatthestatueswerecarvedandpositionedsotheirgazewouldprotecttheirhomes.WhenDutchexplorerslandedonEasterIsland,they were edbythehadafightwiththewereattractedbythelocal D.failedtoconquertheBeforetheyear1500,peopleonEasterIsland livedasatisfyingandpeaceful egreathadgonethroughalongperiodofhadbuiltadevelopedAccordingtothepassagethestatueswereprobablybuiltto protectthehomesofthenativesonthehonorthosewhodiedforthenativesonthedefendthemselvesagainstoutsiderecordthecivilizationontheScientiststodayagreethat thestatueshadsomemysteriousthenativeshadadvancedmachinestomovethethestatuesweremovedindifferentitwasnoteasytobuildandmovetheWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheHowthestonestatueswerebuiltremainsaThenativesontheislandwereveryproudoftheirEasterIslandisthecenteroftheEasterIslandremainedundisturbedbeforeDReadthisarticleandfindoutwhichoneisamust-readforyourchildrenforClifford’sThanksgivingCliffordhastostayhomewithhisneighbors,asEmilyElizabeth’sfamilygoesvisitinghergrandmother.Atfirst,Cliffordfeelslonely,thinkingofhisownfamily,butthenhedecidestovisithismothertoo.Hetravelsmany,crossesbridges,andheevengetsintothesubway!FollowClifford’striptothebigcity!Itis$3.99athttp .TheauthorisNormanBridwell.Itisforchildrenaged4-8.TheMagicTreeTheMagicTreeHousedescribeshowJackandAnniereturnbacktotheeveofthefirstThanksgiving.Theretheymeetthepilgrims()aswellasSquanto,anativeAmericanwhohelpedthem.Thestoryoffersanage-appropriate,in-depthpictureofwhatlifewasreallylikeforearlysettlers,aswellastheiradventuresandexcitements.Itisforages4-8.Thebookcosts$2.50at .TheauthorisSalMurdocca.Franklin’sFranklinthinksthattherewillbeanover-abundanceoffoodforThanksgivingdinner.SoheinviteshisteacherandfriendsforThanksgivingdinner.Itcosts$2.50at Thebookisforchildrenaged4-8.TheauthorisPauletteBourgeois.TheFirstTheFirstThanksgivingisforages4-8anditlsaboutthestoryofthepilgrims’learninglanguages.Itisbeautifullyillustratedwithplentyofbeautifulwatercolors(水彩画).TheauthorisJamesWaitingandthepriceofthebookis$2.50.Youcanfinditonhttp Cliffordtravelstothebigcityprobablybecause heiseagertovisithis B.heisnothappyatC.hemisseshisneighborsvery 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