高中英语选修八第五单元测试题

高中英语选修八第五单元测试题及答案

第5单元试卷

第一卷（满分95分）

第一部分英语知识运用

第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题A,B,C,D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.courseA.journeyB.fourC.labourD.hour

2.centerA.oceanB.decideC.causeD.socialist

3.passengerA.sugarB.organizeC.strangeD.together

4.majorityA.attractB.CanadianC.baggageD.magazine

5.surpriseA.policeB.apologizeC.bridgeD.children

第二节.情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处得最佳选项。选项中

有两个为多余选项。

A:Canyouhelpme?

B:Sure,what'stheproblem?

A:6_________

B:Well,howaboutSanFrancisco?Wewenttherelastyearandhadagreattime.

A:______7_________

B:Well,thereisGoldenGateBridgeofcourse,andGoldenCatePark.It*sareally

bigpark.YoucangoforlongwalksortakearestintheJapaneseTeaGarden.It*s

beautifulthere.

A:_____8__

B:ThereisalsoaplacecalledFisherman'sWharf.That'sreallypopularwith

tourists.Therearelotsofshops,cafesandrestaurants.Andfromthereyoucango

onaboattriptoAlcatraz.Youknow,it'sasmallbutverybeautifulisland.

A:______9_____.

B:No,youcan'tstayontheisland;therearen'tanyhotels.Youcanonlygoforthe

day.IthinkI'vestillgotabookaboutSanFrancisco.Icanlendittoyou.

A:-10_____.

A.Whatcanyoudothere?

B.Oh,great!Whatagreatplacetostayin!

C.Whatanidea!Whatisthebesttimetogothere?

D.lcan'tdecidewheretogofortheholiday——anyideas?

E.Thanksalot.SanFrancisco,hereIcome!

F.Hmm,thatsoundsgood.

C.HowcanIgothere?

第三节.单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

11.1wanttomakemeatballs.Wouldyoupleasegivemeahandto_______the

meat?

A.cutdownB.cutoff

C.cutinD.cutup

12.He______thepencilandbegantodrawthebeautifulsurroundingsonasheet

ofpaper.

A.sharpenedB.hassharpened

C.wouldsharpenD.wassharpening

13.Pleasedome_____favorandpassmethecupof______coffee.

A.the；/B.a；/

C.a；theD.the；the

14.Youshouldhavebeenmorepatient______thatcustomer；I'msurethat

sellinghimthewatchwasapossibility.

A.ofB.with

C.forD.at

15.Amiddle-agedwomancame_____tothebusstoponly______thebushad

gone.

A.torun；tofindB.running；tofind

C.andran；foundD.running；finding

16.Wemust_____theweatherintoconsiderationfirstwhenclimbing

mountains.

A.makeB.consider

C.regardD.take

17.—It'salongtime_____Isawyoulast.

—Yes,andwhatapityitisnowthatitwillbealongtime______weseeeachother

again.

A.before；sinceB.since；when

C.since；beforeD.when；before

18.Asocietywassetupto______theendangeredanimalandplantlifefrom

dyingoutinthisarea.

A.reserveB.preserve

C.observeD.deserve

19.Productionatthefactorywas______fortwohoursbecausetherewasno

electricity.

A.interruptedB.disturbed

C.missedD.lost

20.Thebell_______theendoftheperiodrang,________ourheateddiscussion.

A.indicating；interruptingB.indicated；interrupting

C.indicating；interruptedD.indicated；interrupted

21.Thesedaysthegovernmenthasissuedseveraleconomicpoliciesthatwill

prosperityofmanufacturingindustry.

A.accumulateB.accomplish

C.accessD.accelerate

22.Hewasarrested_______drunkendrivingonhiswaytothefootballgame.

A.withB.of

C.forD.to

23.Thesecretary_______lettersalltheafternoonandtherearestilltwolettersto

finish.

A.istypingB.hadtype

C.hasbeentypedD.hasbeentyping

24.Hehaslearned_______,nomatterwhathappensandhowbad________seems

today,lifegoesonanditwillbebettertomorrow.

A.that；itB.it；that

C.it；itD.that；that

25.—Don'tforgettophonemewhenyougettoNewYork.Justletmeknowyou've

arrivedsafely.

—Iwon'tforget.Goodbyethen.

A.WithpleasureB.Haveanicetrip

C.Don'tmentionitD.It'sveryniceofyou

第四节.完形填空

Mother'sDaywascoming,butJohnhadbeenvisitingcustomers.Hewasnowina

smalltownjustoutsideaflowershopandheknewwhattodo.

Hewentintotheshopandsawayoungman__26__theclerktosellhimsomeroses

forsixdollars,buttheclerkjustexplainedthatroseswere„27__.

TheclerklookedupatJohn,__28__herhead.SomethinginsideofJohnwas„29_by

theboy'svoice.Johnhadbeen„30„inhisbusiness,andhelookedattheclerk

and__31..mouthedthathewouldpayfortheroses.

Theclerklookedattheyoungmanandtoldhimtogettherosesforsixdollars.

Theyoungmanalmostjumpedintothe„32__andranfromthestorewith

the_33__.ltwasworththeextradollarsjusttoseethatkindof„34_.

Johnorderedhisownflowersandmadesurethatthe„35„wouldincludeanote

tellinghismotherhowmuchhelovedher.Hedroveawayfromtheshop,feeling

very__36__.Hecaughtalightabouttwoblocksaway.Ashe__37„atthelight,he

sawtheyoungboywalkingdownthesidewalk.Hewatchedhimcrossthestreet

andenteraparkthroughtwohugegates.Suddenly,he__38__thatitwasn'tapark

butacemetery（公墓）.

Thelight„39„,andJohnslowlycrossedtheintersection.He__40„andonan

impulse（冲动）gotoutandbegantofollowtheboy.Theyoungmanstoppedbya

smallmonumentandwenttohis__41__.Hebegantocryafterhe

carefully„42„therosesonthegrave.Hestaredatthelittleboy'sheaving（起伏的）

bodyandlistenedtohiscrying.

Johnturnedwith__43„,andwalkedbacktohiscar.Hedrove„44__totheshop

andtoldtheclerkhewould_45_theflowerspersonally.Hewantedtotellhis

motheronemoretimejusthowmuchhelovedher.

26.A.beggingB.orderingC.forcingD.urging

27.A.cheapB.beautifulC.expensiveD.special

28.A.shakingB.wavingC.noddingD.holding

29.A.recalledB.touchedC.hurtD.lightened

30.A.influencedB.ruinedC.buriedD.blessed

31.A.loudlyB.silentlyC.gentlyD.calmly

32.A.riverB.airC.lakeD.hole

33.A.moneyB.flowersC.basketD.cards

34.A.surpriseB.horrorC.excitementD.sadness

35.A.deliveryB.messageC.transportationD.transfer

36.A.relaxedB.disappointedC.goodD.sorry

37.A.sangB.waitedC.lookedD.stood

38.A.rememberedB.foundC.discoveredD.realized

39.A.flashedB.changedC.disappearedD.shone

40.A.drovebackB.pulledoverC.brokedownD.burstout

41.A.armsB.palmsC.feetD.knees

42.A.laidB.decoratedC.setD.grew

43.A.laughterB.angerC.tearsD.astonishment

44.A.slowlyB.quicklyC.carefullyD.excitedly

45.A.bringB.fetchC.takeD.catch

第五节.阅读理解

A

DearReader,

TodayIamgoingtoaskyoutosupportWikipediawithadonation.

Wikipediaisbuiltdifferentlyfromalmosteveryothertop50website.Wehavea

smallnumberofpaidstaff,justtwentythree.Wikipediacontentisfreetouseby

anyoneforanypurpose.Ourannualexpensesarelessthansixmilliondollars.

WikipediaisrunbythenonprofitWikimediaFoundation,whichIfoundedin2003.

Wikipediaisdrivenbyaglobalcommunityofmorethan150,000volunteers—all

devotedtosharingknowledgefreely.Overalmosteightyears,thesevolunteers

havecontributedmorethan11millionarticlesin265languages.Morethan275

millionpeoplecometoourwebsiteeverymonthtoaccessinformation,freeof

chargeandfreeofadvertising.

ButWikipediaismorethanawebsite.Weshareacommoncause：Imagineaworld

inwhicheverysinglepersonontheplanetisgivenfreeaccesstothesumofall

humanknowledge.That'sourcommitment.

Yourdonationhelpsusinseveralways.Mostimportantly,youwillhelpuscover

theincreasingcostofmanagingglobaltraffictooneofthemostpopularwebsites

ontheInternet.Fundsalsohelpusimprovethesoftwarethatruns

Wikipedia—makingiteasiertosearch,easiertoread,andeasiertowritefor.We

arecommittedtoincreasingthefreeknowledgemovementworldwide,bytaking

onnewvolunteers,andbuildingstrategicpartnershipswithinstitutionsofculture

andlearning.

Wikipediaisdifferent.It'sthelargestencyclopedia（百科全书）inhistory,writtenby

volunteers.Likeanationalparkoraschool,wedon'tbelieveadvertisingshould

haveaplaceinWikipedia.Wewanttokeepitfreeandstrong,butweneedthe

supportofthousandsofpeoplelikeyou.

Thankyou,

JimmyWales

46.Whatdothesecondandthirdparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A.WhyyoushoulddonatetoWikipedia.

B.Howmuchtheworkersarepaid.

C.HowWikipediaisrun.

D.HowmanypeoplecontributetoWikipedia.

47.AllthefollowingarethereasonsfortheneedofyourdonationEXCEPT.

A.tokeepWikipediafreeforpeopleallovertheworld

B.toupdatethesoftwarethatrunsWikipedia

C.toraisethesalariesofthestaff

D.topaythecostofrunningthewebsite

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph4referto?

A.Freeaccesstoallhumanknowledge.

B.Humanknowledge.

C.Everysingleperson.

D.Acommoncause.

49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWikipedia?

A.Itonlyhas23workersatpresent.

B.Itwillrunanationalparkoraschool.

C.Ithasgotmuchhelpfromotherpeople.

D.Itmayputsomeadvertisementstoearnmoney.

50.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthistext?

A.TointroducethedifferencesbetweenWikipediaandotherwebsites.

B.ToimprovethesoftwarethatrunsWikipedia.

C.TomakeWikipediamorepopular.

D.TocallonpeopletodonatetoWikipedia.

B

OnMay3,2002,archaeologistsinEnglandfoundagraveofamandatingbackto

around2300BC.Buriedwithhimwerethetoolsofahunterorwarrior.Therewas

abonepinthatmayhavebeenfromapieceofclothingsuchasaleathercoat.He

carriedacopperknifeonhisbreast.Themostamazingfindwastwogoldearrings.

Thatwouldhavemadehimamanofdistinction.Onlyafewcentimetersfromhis

headweretwopotsmadeofclay,toolsandmaterialstomakearrows,abowanda

dozenarrowsforhuntingandasecond,smallercopperknife.Nexttothemlaya

cushionstone,uponwhichthemancouldworkmetal.

Hisgraveistherichestofanyfoundfromthatperiod,becausethismanwas

buriedwithtwogoldearringswhicharetheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritain

(datedto2470BC).Besides,hewasburiedthreemilesfromStonehenge.

Archaeologiststendtobelievehewasamemberofapowerfulclasswhomight

haveorganizedtheconstructionofStonehenge.

Stonehengewasbegunaround3000BC.Inabout2300BCthehugestonecircles

werebuilt.Thebiggeststoneweighedapproximately20tons.Butthesmallerblue

stones,stillweighing4tonsonaverage,camefromwestWales.Itisnotyetknown

howthesewereconveyedoveradistanceof380km.Itisalsoamysteryhowearly

manwasabletoconstructStonehengewithouttheuseofmodernconstruction

machinesandlorries.

Heisanexampleofpeoplewhobroughtcultureandnewtechniquesfromthe

EuropeanmainlandtoBritain.Intermsoftechnicaldevelopmentpeoplewere

goingfromtheStoneAgetotheBronzeAgeandthentotheIronAge.

51.Whicharenotincludedinthethingsthatarefoundinthegraveofaman?

A.Tools,abonepin,abowandacushionstone

B.Acopperknifeandtwogoldearrings.

C.Twopots,arrowsandmaterialstomakearrows.

D.somechickenandgrains.

52.Themanburiedinthegravemightbe_____atthattime.

A.ApoormanB.akind-heartedman

C.arichmanD.anordinaryman

53.Whyisthemanburiedinthegravecalledthe"kingofStonehenge"?

A.HewasburiedthreemilesfromStonehenge.

B.HehadtheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritain.

C.Hemightbeamemberofapowerfulclasswhomighthaveorganizedthe

constructionofStonehenge.

D.Alloftheabove.

54.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.HowStonehengewasbuilt.

B.BuildingStonehengewashard.

C.Stonehengewasmadeofbigstones.

D.ItisamysteryhowStonehengewasbuilt.

55.Wecaninferthat______.

A.howStonehengewasbuilt

B.theKingofStonehengewasfromFrance

C.Stonehengewasbuiltthroughseveralages

D.Stonehengewasbuiltbecauseofwar

C

THREATSTOOURNATIONALTREASURES

J:journalistX:ProfXu

J:Peoplehavealwayshadinterestsinthepast.ProfessorXu,whatarethemost

importantdangerstoourarchaeologicaltreasures?

X:Theygetdamagedorlost.Ifsamatterofeducation.Peoplefailtotaketheright

stepswhensomethingisfound.Fortunately,thegovernmenthashelped

spreadingthebasicknowledgeamongthepopulation,tellingwhatistobedone

whenanarchaeologicalfindismade.

J:Whatdoesthatknowledgeconsistof?

X:Well,whensomethingisfound,constructionworkmustbestoppedandthe

policeshouldbetoldaboutthefind.Thatistomakesurethatnofurtherdamage

willbedone.

J:Doesitstillhappenthatpeopledonotreportthingstheyfind?

X:Yes,indeed.Theydoubtwhetheritisnecessarytodoso.Itsometimeshappens

thatafindisnotveryvaluable.Theyareafraidthattheywouldmakescientists

comefornothing.

J:Arethereotherreasonswhypeopledon'treporttheirfinds?

X:Oh,yes.Peopleareafraidthatarchaeologistsmaytakearealinterestinthesite

andspendmanyweeksormonthsdiggingaroundatit.Thatwouldresultin

farmersmissingtherightopportunitytoplantcropsorconstructionworktobe

stoppedforalongtime.Theydon'trealizethattheyshouldnotweightheirown

businessinterestsagainstournationalhistory.

J:Ifitissoimportanttodigthingsupandcollectthem,thenwhyare

archaeologistsworriedthatotherpeopledigupartifactsandgivethemto

museumsoraddthemtotheirownprivatearchaeologicalcollections?

X:Archaeologyisaprofessionaldiscipline.Yearsoftrainingandexperienceare

needed.Itisnotjustaboutfindingthingsanddiggingthemup.Thefieldwork

mustbedoneverycarefully.Ofeveryfindthereneedstobeawrittenrecord,to

whichaphotographmustbeadded.Therecordsmustalsostateexactlywhatwas

found,whereitwasfoundandwhen.Theoutdoorworkisfollowedbyworkinthe

lab,cleaning,restoringandi