英语选修7&8Unit 1 A land of diversity课时作业

选修八  Unit 1《A land of diversity》单元测试1

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择

1. His success was because of ________ he had been working hard. 

A. that      B. the fact which      C. the fact that     D. the fact

2. “Is Mary from New York City” “I don't know _______.” 

A. from what city does she come from      B. from what city she come

C. what city does she come from        D. what city she comes from

3. ________ makes mistakes must correct them. 

A. What      B. That          C. Whoever      D. Whatever

4. The reason why I didn't go to Shanghai was ________ a new job. 

A. because I got   B. because of getting     C. I got        D. that I got

5. It worried her a bit ____ her hair was turning grey. 

A. while      B. that          C. if        D. for 

6.___ fashion differs from country to country may reflect a cultural difference from one aspect.

A. What       B. That                  C. This             D. Which

7. ______ scientists know where a storm will happen, winds will suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction.

A. Even if   B. Since      C. Despite   D. Unless

8._______ she couldn't understand was ______ fewer and fewer students showed interests in her lessons.

A. What; why     B. That; what          C. What; because    D. Why; that

9. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Let's see _________.

A. who is he    B. who he is      C. who is it          D. who it is

10. When doing your history homework on the Civil War by typing in details to Google, a list of related books will ______ .

A. come on  B. come up    C. come down  D. come across

11. Drama is a huge part of British culture and has been ______ with great success to other parts of the world.

A. delivered  B. performed    C. exported   D. shown

12.The place  _________the bridge is supposed to be built should be ________ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.

A. which,; where   B. at which; which    C. at which; where    D. which; in which

13. －What's the model plane look like?

   －The wings of the plane are ______ of its body.

A. more than the length twice        B. twice more than the length

C. more than twice the length        D. more twice than the length

14. Being young means having all kinds of possibilities, so you should challenge your limits and go ______ your boundaries.

A. beyond  B. for    C. over     D. above

15. You can only tell the bad news to Sophia, Black and Allen, _____ it should be kept.

A. among them   B. among whom     C. between them     D. between whom

16. ― Why ______ you stay in the countryside, where it is not convenient to go shopping?

―But I've found it rather valuable for my health.

A. can   B. must    C. may       D. shall

17. Here is ___ basic equipment you need for hiking and _____ basic tips for successful hiking.

A. the; the  B. the; /    C. /; the     D. /; /

18. The school themselves admit that not all children will successful in the jobs ______ they are being trained.

A. in that         B. for that        C. in which        D. for which

19. ---What attracts people to California is its pleasant climate and relaxed lifestyle.

   ---This is ________ each year a great number of people from all over the world try to _______ to California.

A. how; immigrate B. Why; immigrate C. because; remove   D. why; remove

20. The most exciting thing for him was ______ he finally found two tinned fruits in ______ seemed to him to be a servant's bedroom .

A. that; what    B. what; what      C. that; that       D. what; that

II  完形填空

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to  21  too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.

   The next morning,  22  , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof  23  I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the  24  lawyer.

   The lawyer  25  me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went  26  to the desk and asked for my money.  27  I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the  28  hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he  29  nothing about it.

   Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer's  30  into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to  31  for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and  32  the clerk insisted that he had given  33  to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I  34  this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don't hand it  35  immediately, I will be forced to call the  36 ”. The clerk realized he had been  37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

   “ I don't know  38  to thank you enough for  39  my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don't  40  me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”

21. A. carry    B. lend    C. spend    D. hold

22. A. but    B. yet    C. however   D. instead

23. A. where    B. which    C. why    D. that

24. A. nearest    B. farthest   C. good    D. native

25. A. advised    B. promised   C. agreed   D. followed

26. A. up     B. down    C. back    D. along

27. A. Though    B. When    C. Unless   D. Since

28. A. one    B. another   C. first    D. second

29. A. believed   B. had    C. knew    D. heard

30. A. law    B. way    C. plan    D. words

31. A. search    B. ask    C. make    D. beg

32. A. when    B. though   C. because   D. as

33. A. these    B. this    C. them    D. it

34. A. agreed    B. saw    C. let    D. matched

35. A. over    B. in    C. up    D. out

36. A. policeman   B. officer    C. official   D. clerk

37. A. punished   B. helped   C. cheated   D. understood

38. A. why    B. how    C. when    D. where

39. A. returning   B. giving    C. getting   D. asking for

40. A. believe    B. thank    C. leave    D. fool

III 阅读理解

A

TURIN, Italy, Feb. 15, 2006 (Xinhua net) -- Chinese Wang Meng won the women's 500m short track speed skating Wednesday night, reaping China's first gold medal in the Turin Winter Olympic Games.

The Olympic debutant (初次参赛者) led all the way to clock 44.345 seconds, winning the nation's third winter Olympic gold medal after Yang Yang's two in 2002.

Bulgarian Evgenia Radanova, world record holder and 2002 silver medalist, had to settle for a silver again with a time of 44.374 seconds. Canada's Anouk Leblang-Boucher got the bronze in 44.759 with Chinese Fu Tianyu disqualified for cross tracking.

The 20-year-old Wang, who has won four World Cup races over 500m, proved herself as the most consistent short tracker in the world. Her victory helped ease China's pain of losing an expected gold in the women's 500m long-track speed skating when World Cup leader Wang Manli came second to Russia's Svetlana Zhurova on Tuesday.

Like China's Athens Olympic champion Liu Xiang, Wang jumped onto the podium and waved excitedly to the cheering crowd. "Until I jumped onto the podium did I know my name had not yet been announced," Wang said, laughing. "I was just so excited and anxious to get onto the podium."

South Koreans Kang Yun-Mi and Jin Sun-Yu, tipped as biggest threats to Chinese skaters before the competition, were edged out in the semifinals.

41. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Wang Manli had been expected to win the women's 500m long track speed skating but she failed

B. Evgenia Radanova became world record holder in 2002.

C. Wang Meng won the first gold medal in the Turin Winter OlympicGames.

D. Svetlana Zhurova came second together with Wang Manli.

42.Why did Wang Meng jumped onto the podium before her name was announced?

Because Liu Xiang had done so before.

Because she didn't understand the language.

Because the cheering crowd wanted her to do so.

Because she was so excited and anxious.

43. How many skaters are mentioned in this passage?

A. 10       B. 9       C. 11       D. 8

44. Which of the following explanations is closest in meaning with the underlined word  “edged out” in the last paragraph?

A. forbidden to take part   B. kicked out   C. chosen               D. picked out

B

With the number of college graduates climbing to a record high this year—some 2.12 million are entering the job market, an increase of 670,000, or 46.2 percent, over last year, many people are asking if China's first “McDonald's generation", born in the early 1980s,can stand the intense competition and find a place in the job market. They say this will be a test of both China's job market and its carefree younger generation.

“Do not worry. We'll get whatever we want"，they tell each other to ease their own anxiety.

Born in the early days of the country's reform and opening to the outside world, growing up in the market economy, the youngsters, familiar with McDonald's and Mickey Mouse, love to eat hamburgers, and wear foreign brand jeans and T-shirts and worship Bill Gates. Compared with their parents, they enjoy more freedom in looking for a job—and with that freedom coming burdens.

These college graduates are seen scouring recruitment information in newspapers and journals, the Internet and job markets nationwide.

Shortly after hotel management major, Hao Wenhua, a young woman from Chongqing in Southwest China, failed the recruitment test of a five star hotel in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. She appeared at a job market in Nanning, approximately 300 kilometers from Guilin, looking rather tired.

Many businesses and companies say that they would take on experienced staff rather than the new graduates who are short of the experience of how to succeed in today's fast paced society.   

45. Which of the following groups of people belongs to China's first McDonald's generation?   

A. People who were born in the early days of China's reform and opening to the outside world.   

B. People who like to eat hamburgers and wear foreign brand clothes.

C. People who admire Bill Gates.   

D. People who lack the experience of how to succeed in today's fast changing world.

46.What can we infer from the story of Hao Wenhua in the passage? We can infer______ .   

A. that there are many chances to find jobs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

B. that hotel management is not a good major in college   

C. that there is intense competition in the job market   

D. that many businesses and companies don't like new college graduates

47.What is the best title for the passage?   

A. Fierce Competition in the Job Market.

B. McDonald's Generation Has Grown up.   

C. McDonald's Generation Faces Job Hunting.

D. The Number of College Graduates Climbs to the Highest Point.

C

Your mobile phone rings, and instead of usual electronic signals, it's playing your favorite music. A friend sends you a favorite song to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone.

The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones---all –purpose gadgets that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and Internet browser into one. Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.

The fans could pass music or songs along to friends--- a kind of musical trading card. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile phone downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph Simon, who is now chairman of your mobile, based in Santa Monic, California. “If you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,” said Simon. “It's like going through a toll (收费)gate. There's more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.”

Massachusetts-based converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that let people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. Finally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.

“A mobile phone is not a listening machine, and you'll be disappointed if you think you can change it into a radio,” said Ohad Ouziel, a creative manager for Converse in Israel. “But if someone sends you a song while you are on vacation, you appreciate the feeling.”

48. The title of this passage should be _______.

A. Wonderful Mobile Phones        B. The Music Business

C. The Internet, A Modern Invention  D. Music On Your Phone

49.The underlined word “blend” (in Paragraph 2)probably means _______.

A. send    B. become    C. combine     D. compare

50.Record companies _______ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.

A. are worried about               B. are interested in  

C. try hard to stop                 D. take no notice of

51.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to______ through the mobile phone network than on the Internet.

A. protect the copyright of music works    B. send personal messages

C. pass music to friends                 D. send voice mail

D

June 26,2000—the Human Genome Project, a great 3 billion,15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life. But those communities and policy makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.

For the last few years, the genetic advances in fast developing field of biotechnology(生物学) have provided material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination。

While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research in the US, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code" of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes connected with terrible diseases, and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.

Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop lots of new drugs for these diseases.   

52. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the Human Genome?   

A. Because it can destroy many illnesses.   

B. Because its completion can help them get rid of many diseases.   

C. Because it can provide a lot of chances of work.   

D. Because they wanted to be better known than others.

53.Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?   

A. Japan.             B. Germany.   

C. The United States    D. European countries.   

54.All of the following statements are correct except that_____.

A .if the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses

B. the USA began the genes study early in the 19th century

C. many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map 

D. the scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers

55.The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause——    

A. the policy makers to feel very worried and carefulB. the scientists to work harder   

C. many people to find work easily    D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs

56.The main idea of this article is_______.    

A. the great Human Genome     B. the Gene's discovery   

C. unlocking the Genetic Code   D. the Genes and the Scientists

E

“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,” she says. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said ‘Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you'll be a writer.' So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition (理想) and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields—sadly now covered with modern houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.”

57. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.  B. It should be attractive to young readers.

C. It should be based on original ideas. D. It should not include too much conversation.

58. In Mollie Hunter's opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?

A. Being poor in life experience.      B. Being short of writing skills.

C. The weakness of description.          D. The absence of a story.

59. ______ made Mollie Hunter determined to be a writer.

A. Loving of telling stories        B. Her early writing experience 

C. Her teacher                  D. Mollie's ambition

60. What's the writer's purpose in this text?

A. To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books.

B. To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.

C. To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience.

D.To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter's books.

IV 书面表达

假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：

注意：1．发言稿必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；

      2．发言稿开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

      3．词数：100左右。

      4．参考词汇：偏食be particular about food  零食snack

Dear friends,

As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it's very important for us to form healthy eating habits.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

That's all. Thank you!

参考答案

单项选择

1—20  CDCDB  BAADB     ACCAB     DBDBA

完型填空

21--40  ACDAA    CDDCC      BADBB    ACBCB

阅读理解

41--60  ADBBA     CCDCB    ABCBD      CADCB

作文：

Possible version:

Dear friends,

   As we all know, we are what we eat.  Therefore, it's very important for us to form healthy eating habits.

 However, bad eating habits are still very common among us students. Some of us often go to school without breakfast; some like to have snacks; some others are particular about food; and still some eat or drink too much. All these bad habits will surely do harm to our health.

   To keep fit, we should have various healthy diets, which generally include proper amounts of fish, meat, vegetables, fruit as well as main food. Besides, we'd better have meals regularly.

   In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong body. Only in this way can we have enough energy to study better.

   That's all. Thank you!