英语选修7&8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors练习

选修八  Unit 5《Meeting your ancestors》单元测试2

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择

1. —Is the ancient musical instrument in good condition?

  —__________ .It has been preserved well.

A、OK.I will       B、Sure        C、No problem         D.All right

2.Welcome to our club.You will be accepted as members           your age and sex.

A、because of     B、regardless   C、in case of           D.in place of

3. —__________ and you will get a good chance.I'm sure that you will make great progress.

   —Thank you.

A、Look ahead     B、Well done   C、Come on           D.No problem

4. Five young men were          for the explosion,with ten citizen killed and sixty-two injured.

A、reduced        B、confused   C、arrested           D.intended

5. —How old is the ancient tower? 

  —It's about 610 years old.It __________ back to Ming dynasty.

A、dates          B、brings     C、rings             D.takes

6.The escaped prisoner got __________ immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again.

A、to arrest       B、arresting   C、arrested           D.to be arrested

7.She could have lived with us when she visited our city last time,but __________ she didn't let us know.

A、otherwise     B、meanwhile  C、altogether         D.somehow

8.The reason why George is looking for another job is that he is __________ his manager's complaints.

A、fed up with    B、come up with     C、kept up with    D.put up with

9.Without evidence to prove him guilty,John should be __________ to be innocent of the crime.

A、acknowledged    B、assumed      C、distributes      D.comforted

10.On the top of the books __________ the stamp album my uncle gave me as a birthday present.

A、has          B、is         C、are               D.have

11.I had never imagined so little a child typing with such great speed and __________ .

A、authority      B、adaptation      C、accuracy        D.acquaintance

12.For some time now,Chinese people,under the leadership of CPC, __________ the contents of the Scientific Development Theory in the course of practicing socialism in China.

A、had been carrying out              B、carried out

C、were carrying out                 D、have been carrying out

13. —Jim,are you __________ this Saturday?

   —Oh,sorry.I need to go to the bookshop __________ the bank on Saturday.

A、convenient;and                   B、convenient;as well as

C、available;with                    D、available;as well as

14. —What will you buy for your father's birthday?

   —I want to buy a __________ wallet for him.

A、black leather small                B、small black leather

C、small leather black                D、black small leather

15. —I didn't take notes in class yesterday because I had lost my pen.

   —You __________ mine.I __________ it.

A、must have borrowed;wasn't using

B、may have borrowed;didn't use

C、should have borrowed;hadn't used

D、could have borrowed;wasn't using

II  完形填空

   In July, 2003, after searching for 12 years, explorers announced that they had located the sunken ship called Republic in 1,700 feet of water about 100 miles off the southeast coast of the United States. The Republic was a steamship carrying 59  16   from New York to New Orleans   17   it  18    in a hurricane on October 25,1865, according to newspaper reports and other historical records.

   All the passengers were rescued,  19  the ship and its valuable goods, including 20,000 $20 gold coins--intended to help pay for the reconstruction of the South after the Civil War — went to the bottom of the ocean with the Republic.

   Over the past thirty years, underwater archaeology  20  as diving equipment and robots that can be used under water   21  . It can raise good    22   , both for governments and private commercial companies which   23    this kind of business. The   24   of the Titanic has made underwater archaeology very popular. Since the Republic is so far out in international waters, the company doesn't need   25  to begin work at the site. No one    26   near the site for about 140 years.

   Nearly 4,000 artifacts were   27   , giving a good impression of life in the 1860s, from shoes to chess pieces, combs, toothbrushes, plates and cups, personal things, cooking and serving bowls, and many, many more    28   .

   Recovering the Republic may  29  up to $3 million. However,  30   that selling the gold coins may bring   31   money in profits   32   from $120 to $180 million. Today more than 51,000 coins have been recovered, which is believed to be about 25% of  33   . The collection includes over 100 different types of gold coins  34   between 1838 and 1865, and contains some of the  35  examples of United States gold and silver coins from the period.

16. A. deer        B. passengers      C. newspapers     D. people

17. A. while       B. when            C. as             D. as soon as

18. A. sank        B. buried           C. went           D. got

19. A. and         B. or               C. however        D. but

20. A. found                  B. came into being

  C. went into               D. came into beings

21. A. improved               B. progressed

   C. were improved          D. were progressed

22. A. outcome    B. profits          C. results        D. consequences

23. A. take out     B. take in         C. undertake     D. take up

24. A. invention   B. discovery        C. being         D. appearance

25. A. a permit     B. a certificate      C. time          D. energy

26. A. was         B. has been        C. had been      D. is

27. A. invented     B. recovered       C. covered        D. uncovered

28. A. object       B. piece           C. lists           D. items

29. A. cost         B. took            C. spent         D. paid

30. A. it expected   B. it is expected     C. it is reported    D. it reported

31. A. many        B. an amount of    C. a number of    D. a great deal

32. A. ranging      B. including        C. expanding     D. rising

33. A. the rest      B. the total         C. the most       D. the money

34. A. writing       B. suggesting      C. showing        D. dating

35. A. best         B. smallest         C. finest          D. tiniest

III.   阅读理解

                               A

   On May 3, 2002, archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC. Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior. There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat. He carried a copper knife on his breast. The most amazing find was two gold earrings. That would have made him a man of distinction. Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay, tools and materials to make arrows, a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second, smaller copper knife. Next to them lay a cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal.

   His grave is the richest of any found from that period, because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain (dated to 2470 BC). Besides, he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.

 Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.

 He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European  mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.

 36. Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man'?

    A. Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone

    B. A copper knife and two gold earrings.

    C. Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows.

    D. some chicken and grains.

 37. The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.

A. A poor man      B. a kind-hearted man 

C. a rich man       D. an ordinary man

 38. Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?

     A. He was buried three miles from Stonehenge.

     B. He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain.

     C. He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.

     D. All of the above.

 39. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

     A. How Stonehenge was built.

     B. Building Stonehenge was hard.

     C. Stonehenge was made of big stones.

     D. It is a mystery how Stonehenge was built.

40. We can infer that _______ .

     A. how Stonehenge was built

     B. the King of Stonehenge was from France

     C. Stonehenge was built through several ages

D. Stonehenge was built because of war

                             B

THREATS TOOUR NATIONAL TREASURES

J: journalist     X: Prof Xu

J: People have always had interests in the past. Professor Xu, what are the most important dangers to our archaeological treasures?

X: They get damaged or lost. It's a matter of education. People fail to take the right steps when something is found. Fortunately, the government has helped spreading the basic knowledge among the population, telling what is to be done when an archaeological find is made.

J: What does that knowledge consist of ?

X: Well, when something is found, construction work must be stopped and the police should be told about the find. That is to make sure that no further damage will be done.

J: Does it still happen that people do not report things they find?

X: Yes, indeed. They doubt whether it is necessary to do so. It sometimes happens that a find is not very valuable. They are afraid that they would make scientists come for nothing.

J: Are there other reasons why people don't report their finds?

X: Oh, yes. People are afraid that archaeologists may take a real interest in the site and spend many weeks or months digging around at it. That would result in farmers missing the right opportunity to plant crops or construction work to be stopped for a long time. They don't realize that they should not weigh their own business interests against our national history.

J: If it is so important to dig things up and collect them, then why are archaeologists worried that other people dig up artifacts and give them to museums or add them to their own private archaeological collections?

X: Archaeology is a professional discipline. Years of training and experience are needed. It is not just about finding things and digging them up. The field work must be done very carefully. Of every find there needs to be a written record, to which a photograph must be added. The records must also state exactly what was found, where it was found and when. The outdoor work is followed by work in the lab, cleaning, restoring and identifying each artifact. Finally, when all is done, an analysis must be written and published in a magazine or a book.

J: Are there any other dangers, natural disasters perhaps?

X: Unfortunately there are treasure hunters: people search for valuable objects, especially jewellery and gold. They are the worst. History does not need to fear nature very much. What has been buried has often been buried well. It is often human digging that causes the loss of valuable materials. It may seem a contradiction, but leaving things as they are would often be the best way of keeping things for the generations to come.

41. The interview is probably a conversation between

      A. Mr Xu and his wife                    B. a student and a teacher

      C. a teacher and a newspaper reporter    D. a professor and a farmer

42. According to Professor Xu, there are ______ why people do not report finds.

      A. no reasons         B. certain threats

      C. few dangers        D. several reasons

43. The reason why some people do not inform the police about archaeological finds is that ______ .

  A. they are afraid of the police

  B. the government has failed to inform the public

  C. they think working archaeologists will cause trouble

  D. they don't have the years of training and experience that are needed

44. For most artifacts ______ can quite easily see whether they are valuable or not.

   A. farmers   B. the police    C. construction workers   D. local experts

45. In the opinion of Professor Xu, the greatest danger to our archaeological treasures are ______ .

     A. natural disasters         B. farmers and construction workers

     C. scientists               D. treasure hunters

                             C

篇章结构

     A mental health researcher who has studied depressed mothers in Pakistan plans an effort next year to help them. Doctor Atif Rahman is in the Department of Child Psychiatry (精神病治疗法) at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in England.

     Doctor Rahman led a team that linked depression (沮丧；消沉) in women with lower weight in their babies during the first year of life.   46 

The study identified one hundred and sixty of the women, or one in four, as depressed. They had lost interest and pleasure in normal life. They always felt sad or tired. They had problems eating or sleeping. They felt guilty and thought about killing themselves.

      47   Re-examinations took place at two, six and twelve months of age. The health workers also re-examined the mental health of the mothers.

     Babies whose mothers remained depressed grew less than the babies of the other women. The babies of the depressed mothers were also more likely to get sick with diarrhea (腹泻). The findings appeared in September in Archives of General Psychiatry(精神病学档案).  48  Other studies in South Asia have found that depression affects almost twice as many women in developing countries. Conditions in poor countries can make it more difficult to care for a baby. Doctor Rahman says depression can make it even more difficult for a mother to do things such as boil water to kill harmful organisms (微生物).

     49   These women visit new mothers for up to a year. The workers offer advice about things like health and cleanliness.

      50   The program will be tested for three years to see how well it succeeds.

A. Now Doctor Rahman wants to add special support for depressed mothers.  The idea is that the health worker will listen to the mother's problems and suggest some easy things at first that she can do for her baby.

B. Earlier studies showed that ten to fifteen percent of pregnant women and new mothers in Western nations suffer from depression.

C. For ten years, Pakistan has employed what are called "lady health .workers".

D. The team studied six hundred and thirty-two women from small villages in Rawalpindi. The women were in good physical health and in the last three months of pregnancy.

E. The researchers compared these women with one hundred and sixty others who were not depressed. Health workers then weighed and measured the babies of both groups at birth.

F. The study showed that depression in women had nothing with lower weight in their babies.

IV. (1) 短语翻译

   51. 古代埃及人工制品 ____________________________

   52. 六米厚的灰 ___________________________________

   53. 鱼骨做成的项链 ______________________________

   54. 不管；不顾 __________________________

   55. 人类文明 ____________________________

(2) 句子翻译

   56. 我们不顾恶劣的天气继续我们的旅行。(regardless of)

   57. 新年伊始，他开始为将来设想，制定长期工作计划。(look ahead)

   58. 他一直都在想办法解决这个问题。(have/ has been doing)

   59. 她的教练宽慰地为他的成功鼓掌。(relief; applaud)

   60. 要是他早有预见，计划得更好些就好了。（If only…）

   61. 他失业以后心情很郁闷。(in low spirits)

   62. 他们正试图研制一种新药来控制这种疾病的蔓延。(arrest)

   63. 我们有充足的差旅费。(ample)

   64. 他的无礼反映了他缺乏家教。(suggest)

   65. 厚厚的积雪是他们寸步难行。(progress)

参考答案

I 单项选择

1~5 BBACA

6~10 CDABB

11~15 CDDBC

II 完型填空：

16---20 BBADB     21---25 CBCBA

26---30 BBDAB     31---35 BABDC

III 阅读理解：

36---40 DCDDC    41---45 CDCDD

篇章结构： 46---50 DEBCA

IV．短语翻译：

51. ancient Egyptian artifact

52. layers of ash almost 6 meters thick

53. the necklace made of a fish bone

54. regardless of

55. the civilization of mankind

翻译句子：

56. We carried on our travel regardless of terrible weather.

57. At the beginning of New Year she begins to look ahead and makes a long-term plan for work.

58. He has been thinking about the way to solve the problem.

59. Her coach applauded her success with relief.

60. If only he had looked ahead and planned better!

61. He was in low spirits after he lost his job.

62. The are trying to make a new medicine to arrest the spread of the disease.

63. We have ample money for the journey.

64. His bad manners suggest a lack of family education.

65. Their progress was stopped by the deep snow.