2012年人教版高中英语选修八Unit1练习卷

The Super Girl’s Voice cannot _______ its name when it does not produce a girl who is the beauty of beauties and whose singing is a girl’s voice.

Bing Xin wrote her first article at the age of 19 and finished her last one at the age of 94. Through all those years, she _________.

Through years of teaching, Wu Qing knows _________anyone else about how to _________college life.

You must face the reality and know the environment _________.

To achieve your goal,_________ yourself and your direction _________ the most important thing.

Compare yourself now with _________ and try to exceed(超越) past achievements so that you can make progress step by step.

If your writing is interesting you'll pick up more marks. If your writing is _________, you _________.

The explorer got a disease in blood for the _______ of fresh vegetables and fruit.

The way you write for people can _________ whether or not they believe you. You need to strike a balance between being polite and formal and getting _________on your side.

-----You can't get a profit without any risk or effort.
----There's _________ in what you say. I'll take your advice.

-----This store has such high prices.
------I agree. Never again_______ here.

How brave he was! His fame ______ all the other parts of the country soon.

-----Why not play the music we listened to yesterday?
----Because it ______________ old times.

------What is Rudi up to?
　　---- Rudi seems bent ______finding a new job.

Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to _____ out of school at the age of  sixteen to help his father on the farm.

---I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.
　 ---_____.

Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room
_____.
　 

The heart is _________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by
the brain.

The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but ___________.

------Are you satisfied with the result?
-----Not at all．It couldn’t be        .

Scientists believe native Americans arrived by crossing the land bridge that connected Siberia(西伯利亚)and         more than 10，000 years ago．

Sean’s strong love for his country is _____ in his recently published poems.

------How far apart do they live? 
-----     I know, they live in the same neighbourhood．

----Have you heard of Wang Meng?
----Yeah. She ______ have done better. She won China’s first gold medal at Turin.

Difficulties and hardships have        the best character of the young geologist．

What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They　26　　friends since Grade Three and had  27　many of their high school experiences. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was　28　day at Laman High School.　 29　they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly　30　　student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly　31　　in a good social life.
"Isn't it　32　　that we're all finished?" said Valerie. "I'm really looking forward to having a　33　　time this summer."
"　 34　　be nice,"　Jennifer replied. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. "
Jennifer's parents had only a small　35　　and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could　36　　all the things her　37　　could not.
Valerie,　 38　　, came firm a fairly wealthy family. She had little desire to work hard for　　39　　she had always taken for granted.
"I really don't want to go to college for a while," she　40　 . "My uncle　41 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has　42　　me to spend a year there　43　　a waitress. That should give me plenty of　44　　for the beach. "
"It seems　45　　will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer.

A．has been B．were C．had been D．would be

A．learned B．obtained C．remembered D．shared

A．exam B．sports C．graduatio D．working

A．If B．Because C．Although D．When

A．diligent B．polite C．active D．favorite

A．specialized B．relieved C．envied D．interested

A．certain B．great C．unfortunate D．annoying

A．nice B．high C．bad D．happy

A．Can B．Shall C．Must D．Need

A．income B．problem C．family D．difference

A．afford B．give C．support D．send

A．teachers B．parents C．friends D．relatives

A．in fact B．in a way C．as a result D．on the contrary

A．what B．whom C．that D．these

A．admitted B．complain C．proposed D．screamed

A．opens B．runs C．works D．makes

A．helped B．assured C．invited D．promised

A．on B．do C．like D．as

A．peace B．work C．energy D．time

A．I B．we C．she D．they

A study of a university in Shanghai had found that many of the students there are using a quote（引语）from the Italian poet Dante as a kind of motto. The study of Fudan University, one of China’s top universities, of 489 students, found that 82 had chosen Dante’s “Follow your own path and don’t worry about what others say” as their motto, out of 278 people who said they had a motto. This was followed by “Believe yourself” and “Self-improvement without stop.”
Students also expressed a common hope for greater understanding and care and said they were always ready to give a hand to those in need.
Some researchers think that mottoes can play an important part in children’s growth and they say that a good motto can help children develop a better character.
The study shows _________.

Of the students asked, _______ students have mottoes.

The motto “Self-improvement without stop” shares the similar meaning with ______.

The best title for the passage should be _______.

International Studies (BA)
Key features
● Recognizes the “global community”（国际社会）
● Has close connections with practical research
● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
About the course
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
Related（相关的）courses
BA (Hons) Community Management
BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
Employment possibilities
International organizations
International business
Earth Science (BSc)
Key features
● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
● Pays much attention to practical skills
● Offers chances for fieldwork（实地考察）
About the course
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.
The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
Related courses
BSc (Hons) Geograhpy
BSc (Hons) Geology
Employment possibilities
Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
International Studies is a course in ________.

After taking the course of International Studies, the students will  _______.

Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________.

It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who _______.

Dog Translation Products Coming to U. S.
A Japanese toy maker declares that they have developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human language and plans to begin selling the gadget——under the name of Bowlingual——in U. S. pet stores and gift shops this summer.
Tokyo-based Takara Co. Ltd. says about 300, 000 of the dog translator gadgets have been sold since it was on sale in Japan late last year. It is forecasting far bigger sales once an English language translation for dogs comes to America in August. The United States is home to about 67 million dogs, more than six times the number in Japan.
"We know that the Americans love their dogs so much, so we don't think they will mind spending $ 120 on this product," the Takara marketing manager said during an interview at a recent pet products conference in Atlanta.
Regarded as one of the coolest inventions of 2002 by Time magazine, Bowlingual is made up of a 3 - inch long wireless microphone that is fastened to a dog collar and sends out sounds to a small console (控制台) that is connected to a database (数据库). The console divides each bark into six emotional types——happiness, sadness, disappointment, anger, threat and desire——and shows common phrases, such as "You're ticking me off," that fit the dog's emotional state.
Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget in cooperation with famous sound experts and animal behaviorists.
One thing that does appear certain is that the markets for animal translation products will likely remain a dog's world since Takara has no plans to develop a similar gadget for cats. "They are too unpredictable (反复无常) , " the marketing manager said.
This passage mainly tells us that Bowlingual ___________.

The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ___________.

When was this passage most probably published?

From the passage, we can see that Takara Co. Ltd. is ___________ the sale of its new product.

The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological （地质学的）Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .
Q: Why , after 600 years of no activity , did Mount Pinatubo in Philippines erupt（喷发）in 1991 ?
A: Volcanoes （火山）each have their own eruption styles . This volcano probably has a rule which makes it erupt in the order of every 500 to 1000 years , but a volcano in Hawaii seems to erupt every year , and some of the Alaskan volcanoes might erupt every 10 or 20 years .
Q: So nothing caused it ?
A: There’s nothing out of the ordinary . If you were to take an ordinary calendar year , 50 to 75 or 80 volcanoes erupt around the world every year . There are 20 to 30 volcanoes every month that show signs of unrest . That might be a full-blown eruption or a whole host of activities like that .
Q: What is “the ring of fire” ?
A: If you look at where active volcanoes are placed around the world , there are somewhere between 500 and 600 of them . There is what appears to be almost a necklace that goes around the Pacific Ocean . It makes a ring where 60% of the world’s volcanoes lie .
Q: Why such a concentration（集中）there ?
A: That’s based on a theory that the oceans and the continents are like separate pieces . When continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma（熔岩）at depth and then you have volcanoes in the same ring .
What kind of writing do you think this passage is ?

Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean ?

Barbara Reynolds’ main purpose here is          .

Which of the following can be considered as the best conclusion of the conversation?

Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about drinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.
The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen-beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.
Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.
Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”
Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.

If you are a critical thinker, you will ________.

In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that ________.

What would be the best title for the passage?

单词拼写：
It is just a __________(提示) to him that he is very important to me. 
Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century n____________. 
I can't afford a new car just now. I'm no___________(百万富翁), you know. 
Health is the most important w_________.
Mum and Dad didn't seem to approve much of my new c____________(同伴).
She never agreed to the public e__________ of her sculptures while she was still alive.
In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with _________(暴行)in the classroom.
She won a __________(文学的) prize for her popular novel.
She tore open the_________ and anxiously read the letter.
He erected a __________(纪念碑) on the spot where his daughter was killed.

动词填空：
At length we succeeded in _________(settle) all the problems. 
Some lawyers seem to enjoy________ (abuse) witnesses. 
I ________(pity) anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.
Bush has been somewhat less outspoken, apparently sensitive to being seen as _________(pressure) his successor at a tough moment.
You can improve your writing just by ______(shorten) some of these long sentences.
Of course it can be well worthwhile simply ______(transform) cultured tissue in this way.
By____ (resist) the Mafia's attempts to control the region, he was putting his own life in danger.
________(sigh)deeply, she began her routine of getting ready for bed.
Plans ________ (reform) the health care system have failed more than once.
The prisoner_________(exhibit) no emotion when the sentence was read out.

课文填空:
As we know, classics are the (1)a________ of the literary world. They are examples of great writing and(2)w______, and even those written centuries ago can still be found in bookshops and(3)l_________ today. One of great classic novels is Great Expectation, which was written by Charles Dickens. The main(4)c_______ of the story is called Pip. One day Pip is in a misty field of(5)t______ when a man appears and frightens him. Mist is a(6)s________ of danger and uncertainty in the novel. There is also a twist in the plot when a very(7)g_______ stranger gives Pip a lot of money. Since then Pip has changed a lot. He moves to London and develops the(8)s_______ of being shallow and having prejudice, and even against his old(9)c_________. But by the end of the novel, Pip has learned that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a (10)f______ education.

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

根据下列图画用英语写篇短文；图中男子为Mr Li。词数100左右。
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Mr Li is a football fan. One day                                                  
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