外研社選修八 模塊一 單元檢測(cè)題

1、 外研社選修八 模塊一 單元檢測(cè)題一單項(xiàng)填空(1x15)1. I was telling them about my exciting travels when he _ with a story of his own.A. broke down B. broke out C. broke in D. broke up2.She took an umbrella with her this morning_ would be caught in the rain.A. so that B. in order that C. in case D. now that3.-According to

2、the agreement, you must finish the work by this week.- Dont worry. Were trying hard and it _ that long.A. hasnt lasted B. wont last C. didnt last D. doesnt last4. In face of _ failure, it is the most important to keep up_ good state of mind.A. 不填; a B. a; 不填C. the; 不填D. 不填; the5._ endless homework o

3、n weekends. The students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.A. Being from B. To be free from C. Free off D. Having been free of 6. - The vase cost me _100 yuan. - Well, its crazy of you to spend so much money when you could buy_ one.A. next to; much a

4、cheaper B. nearly ; much cheaper a C. almost; much cheaper D. close to; a much cheaper7. - How can I pick out your car in the parking lot? - Its easy. The bright color of my car makes it_.A. turn out B. stick out C. stand out D. get out 8. A meeting was being held in Beijing to _ trade between China

5、 and Korea.A. develop B. promote C. increase D. grow9. Ladies and gentlemen, I have the great _ of introducing our speaker for tonight.A. pride B. advantage C. privilege D. insight10. After as long discussion, we finally _a plans that souded practical.A. came across B. came up to C. came up D. came

6、up with11.- How come that youre fond of extreme sports? - I guess it_ . So are several of my relatives.A. is picked up in life B. came to me by chanceC. is just a hobby D. runs in the family12. Dont play fir again! Theres a several risk_ youll get burnt.A. when B. that C. if D. whether13. - My fathe

7、r is coughing heavily.- Youd better_ . Its bad for his health.A. discourage him from smoking B. forbid him smokingC. force him to stop to smoke D. warn him against smoking14. The crew of this ship_ eight sailors, who _ very experienced in voyages.A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are 15. At le

8、ast 203 miners were killed, 22_ and 13_ in a coal mine gas explosion Monday afternoon in Fuxin.A. injuring; trapping B. injured; trapped C. injured; trapping D. injuring; trapped第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿(mǎn)分30分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 A lady and her husband stepped off t

9、he train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 16 of Harvards president. But they were 17 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 18 that the couple would gradually become 19 and go away. However, they didnt throughout. The secretary

10、 eventually decided to disturb the president, though 20 . A few minutes later, the president dragged out and towards the couple with a 21 face. The lady told him, We had a son that 22 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and he was 23 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My hus

11、band and I was very sad and would like to 24 a memorial to him, somewhere on campus. The president wasnt 25 , and in turn, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said,“ we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 26 would look like a cemetery (墓地). ”“Oh, no,” the l

12、ady 27 eagerly. “We dont mean to put up a statue. We would like to give a 28 to Harvard. ”The president rolled his eyes and 29 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building ! Do you have any 30 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard. ”For a moment

13、the lady was silent. The president seemed 31 , for he could get rid of them now. Casually, the lady turned to her husband saying 32 ,“ Is that just all it costs to start a university? Why dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 33 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled

14、back to California, their hometown, where they founded the University 34 their name, a memorial to a son that 35 no longer cared about. 16. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office17. A. bothered B. stopped C. served D. interviewed18. A. expecting B. wanting C. wondering D. imagining19. A. angry B. disap

15、pointed C. uninterested D. calmed20. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. doubtfully D. unwillingly21. A. ugly B. sorry C. cold D. sleepy22. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served23. A. proud B. hard C. clever D. happy24. A. put B. raise C. set D. make25. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. pleased26.

16、 A. field B. part C. garden D. campus27. A. explained B. apologized C. complained D. admitted28. A. building B. library C. playground D. laboratory29. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called30. A. news B. idea C. thought D. money31. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. contented32. A. loudly B

17、. readily C. softly D. proudly33. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though34. A. bearing B. giving C. enjoying D. glorifying35. A. presidents B. students C. Stanford D. Harvard第三部分: 閱讀理解(共15小題,每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分30分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并將答案涂在答題卡上 A. Paper-free studiesImagine a classroom missing the one thing

18、that's long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing ? paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical (關(guān)鍵的) moment. A "paperless classroom" is what more and more schools are trying

19、to achieve. Students don't do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm (手掌) size, or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student's personal computer. Having computers also means that students can use the Web.

20、They can look up information on any subject they're studying ? from maths to social science. High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afganistan (阿富汗) over one year ago. "We could touch every side of the country through

21、different sites ? from the forest to refugee camps (難民營(yíng))," she said. "Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible." And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the netwo

22、rk for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book. A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student. "Think about t

23、he money and trees we could save with the computers," she said. But, with all this technology, there's always the risk (危險(xiǎn)) that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available (可用的) for these hi-tech students.36

24、.What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph, “run out of ink at the critical moment”, mean?A. Pens may not write well at the critical moment.B. Pens get lost easily, so you may not find them at the critical moment.C. Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.D. Pens u

25、se ink, while pencils don't.37. In a paperless classroom, what is a must?A. Pens. B. Computers. C. Information. D. Texts.38. The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that _.A. the Web could take them everywhere B. the Web taught them a lot C. the Web is a good

26、 tool for informationD. the Web, better than the textbooks, can give the latest and comprehensive (全面的) information39. The paperless classrooms will benefit _ the most.A. students B. teachers C. trees D. computers40. What does the phrase in the last paragraph, “break down”, mean?A. Break into pieces

27、. B. Stop working. C. Fall down. D. Lose control.BChina Wednesday slashed interest by 0.25 percent points in a bid to breathe new life into the economy. It was the eighth fall in interests the announced by the Peoples Bank of China, the central bank, since May 1996.Accroding to the central bank, the

28、 annual interest rate of account deposits is lower from 2.5 percent to 1.98 percent.The annual interest of various loans is lowered by an average of 0.5 percentage  points. The interest rates for deposited reserves by financial  in the central bank is lowered from 2.07percent to 1.89 perce

29、nt.“The latest interest rate cut suggest the central bank is relaxing its sound monetary policy to deal with the person economic slowdown,” said Yuan Gangming ,a senior economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences .Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics reveal the Chinese economy gr

30、ew 8.1 percent in the first quarter of last year,7.8percent in the second quarter,7 percent in the third quarter and 6.5 percent in the forth quarter.The implementation of the “sound” monetary policy was mainly because of worries that inflation may occur country financial system may be unsafe.41.The

31、 word “slashed” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by   .A. cut short    B. cut off  C. got off    D. got over42.According to the passage, the average rate of Chinas economic growth of last year is   .A.8.1%      B.9.8% 

32、;    C.7.35%     D.6.5%                                 43.Which of the following can be inferred from th

33、e passage ?A. Both the annual interest rate of current account deposits and that of one-year Fixed-term deposits are lowered to some degree.B. The present economic situation is not so good as that of last year.C. The worries of inflation and the countrys financial system made China Implement the “so

34、und” monetary policy.D. All of the above.CLondon has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV. In order to read this magazine, you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choos

35、e which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choiceeverything is included from cooking to the latest sports news. If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to turn to is the index page which has an easy-to-remember page number,100 for example. Then you start choosing what you

36、 want to read. The news is on page 101 to 109 so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping

37、 and dial 162 for the list of the weeks best bargains. But should you drive or take a train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being undated all the time. Journalist type ne

38、w material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes. London already has three services. One, transmitted by ITV, is called ORACLE while the other two ,on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts.Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating fo

39、r some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just

40、 out reading habits but our whole way of life.44.The novelty(新穎) of magazine lies in _.   A. its paperlessness             B. its unique viewpoint   C. its simplicity in operation   D. its quickness transmissio

41、n45.We can know from the passage that _.A.     the magazine id available at any local newspaperB.     most of the post men in London will lose their jobs somedayC.     the readers can get all of the information staying at homeD.  

42、   everyone can read this magazine if they have a television46.In the sentence “ Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the _.   A .decoder      B. magazine     C. program     D. subject47.According to th

43、e passage, the underlined word “decoder” is used to help people    _.A.     calculate the sum of certain figuresB.     receive some special TV program for entertainment(娛樂(lè))C.     go shopping and have other entertainmentD. 

44、60;   read the information transmitted by TV signals48.The passage is mainly about _.A.     a new magazine printed in LondonB.     a popular program about magazinesC.     an advanced technology helping people to communicateD. an u

45、p-to-date way of keeping up to dateDWestern teens share their top tunesHave you ever wondered what kind of music kids across the Pacific Ocean are listening to? Are they crazy about Britney Spears? Do they love the Backstreet Boys? Or do they dance to Eminem? Well, nearly 6,000 teens have taken part

46、 in a Teens & Music study, conducted by USA Weekend Magazine last autumn. And the results show what type of music is hot and what is not. It comes as no surprise that hip-hop (街舞音樂(lè)) and rap (說(shuō)唱樂(lè)) are the most popular types of music among American teenagers. They began in the mid-1970s, with youn

47、g black kids in New York, taking music onto the streets. Hip-hop and rap are well-known for the breakdancing (霹靂舞) that goes with them. The word "rap" comes from a 1960s slang (俚語(yǔ)) word for conversation. It is a rapid, slangy rhyme (韻律) that is spoken rather than sung. Eminem is among the

48、most popular rappers ever to hit the US. His first album "The Marshall Mathers LP" topped the American music chart (排行榜) in May 2000. Although about a third of teens in the US showed their support for him, almost as many said that his music was so offensive that they couldn't listen to

49、 it. Compared with Eminem, actor-rapper Will Smith is more of a star for the kids. He was awarded the Wannabe Award, on April 12 at Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. It is an award given to a celebrity whom kids most want to be. Pop music, such as Brittney Spears and the Backstr

50、eet Boys has always suited the tastes of the general public. It continues to enjoy support among teens and is second most popular after rap. Third is rock music with exciting dance beats (節(jié)拍) and simple lyrics that speak loudly of social problems. The melodies (旋律) are led by electric guitars. Rock became popular in the US in the early 1950s. Ameri