1、2012年人教版高中英语选修八 Unit1练习卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * The Super Girls Voice cannot _ its name when it does not produce a girl who is the beauty of beauties and whose singing is a girls voice. A fit in with B catch up with C live up to D hold on to 答案： C Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to _ out of
2、 school at the age of sixteen to help his father on the farm. A leave B drop C fall D go 答案： D -Im afraid I cant finish the book within this week. -_. A Please go ahead B Thats right C Not at all D Take your time 答案： D Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room _
3、. A to send it B to be sent to C to send it to D to have it send 答案： C The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. A not so B not much C much more D no more 答案： D The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _. A in no way B in vain C without effect D
4、at a loss 答案： B -Are you satisfied with the result -Not at all It couldnt be . A any worse B any better C good D bad 答案： A Scientists believe native Americans arrived by crossing the land bridge that connected Siberia(西伯利亚 )and more than 10， 000 years ago A this is Alaska B Alaska is now C is now Al
5、aska D what is now Alaska 答案： D Seans strong love for his country is _ in his recently published poems. A relieved B reflected C responded D recovered 答案： B -How far apart do they live - I know, they live in the same neighbourhood A As long as B As tar as C As well as D As often as 答案： B -Have you h
6、eard of Wang Meng -Yeah. She _ have done better. She won Chinas first gold medal at Turin. A should B might C neednt D couldnt 答案： D Difficulties and hardships have the best character of the young geologist A brought in B brought out C brought up D brought about 答案： B -What is Rudi up to - Rudi seem
7、s bent _finding a new job. A on B to C down D over 答案： A -Why not play the music we listened to yesterday -Because it _ old times. A calls on B calls for C calls in D calls up 答案： D 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,
8、 she _. A had often studied B was always studying C studied hard D had always been studying 答案： D Through years of teaching, Wu Qing knows _anyone else about how to _college life. A more than； learn from B well than； spend C better than； make full use of D much more than； live a 答案： C You must face
9、the reality and know the environment _. A that you get B where you have C you are in D when you stay 答案： C To achieve your goal,_ yourself and your direction _ the most important thing. A knowing; is B to know; were C know; was D and know; are 答案： A Compare yourself now with _ and try to exceed(超越 )
10、 past achievements so that you can make progress step by step. A what you used to be B what you used to do C you used to do D you used to be 答案： A If your writing is interesting youll pick up more marks. If your writing is _, you _. A boring； dont B bored； wont C bored； dont D boring； wont 答案： D The
11、 explorer got a disease in blood for the _ of fresh vegetables and fruit. A sake B lack C ignorance D benefit 答案： B 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. A affect; them B effect; it
12、C tell; it D show; them 答案： A -You cant get a profit without any risk or effort. -Theres _ in what you say. Ill take your advice. A something B nothing C anything D everything 答案： A -This store has such high prices. -I agree. Never again_ here. A I will shop B I do shop C will I shop D shop I do 答案：
13、 C How brave he was! His fame _ all the other parts of the country soon. A got into B reached to C spread around D came up 答案： C 完型填空 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 togeth
14、er 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. Isnt it 32 that were all finished said Valerie.
15、Im really looking forward to having a 33 time this summer. 34 be nice, Jennifer replied. Im afraid Im going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. Jennifers 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
16、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 dont 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
17、should give me plenty of 44 for the beach. It seems 45 will really be going different ways now, thought Jennifer. 【小题1】 A has been B were C had been D would be 【小A learned B obtained C remembered D shared 题2】 【小题3】 A exam B sports C graduatio D working 【小题4】 A If B Because C Although D When 【小题5】 A
18、diligent B polite C active D favorite 【小题6】 A specialized B relieved C envied D interested 【小题7】 A certain B great C unfortunate D annoying 【小题8】 A nice B high C bad D happy 【小题9】 A Can B Shall C Must D Need 【小题1A income B problem C family D difference 0】 【小题11】 A afford B give C support D send 【小题1
19、2】 A teachers B parents C friends D relatives 【小题13】 A in fact B in a way C as a result D on the contrary 【小题14】 A what B whom C that D these 【小题15】 A admitted B complain C proposed D screamed 【小题16】 A opens B runs C works D makes 【小题17A helped B assured C invited D promised 】 【小题18】 A on B do C lik
20、e D as 【小题19】 A peace B work C energy D time 【小题20】 A I B we C she D they 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 B 【小题 1】 C时间状语从句是 since引导的，而第一句话是
21、过去时，所以用过去完成时。 【小题 2】 D share 的意思是 “共有 ” 。 【小题 3】 C graduation day 为 “毕业日 ” 。 【小题 4】 C两人 “虽然 ”是朋友，在很多方面却有差异。 【小题 5】 A从下文看， Jennifer 是一个相当用功的学生。 【小题 6】 D be interested in：对 感兴趣。 【小题 7】 B great 表 “美妙的 ” 【小题 8】 Bhave a high time“玩的很开心 ” 【小题 9】 C must 表推测。 【小题 10】 A a small income:微薄收入。 【小题 11】 A：打工赚钱，买得
22、起父母买 不起的东西。 【小题 12】 B同上题。 【小题 13】 D on the contrary“正相反 ” 【小题 14】 A what 引导宾语从句。 【小题 15】 A admit 表实话实说 【小题 16】 B她的叔叔已邀她去巴哈马过一年，在他开的饭店里当女招 待。 Run是 “经营 ” 【小题 17】 C invite sb to do“邀请某人做 ” 【小题 18】 D as是 “做为 ” 【小题 19】 D这份工作会给她提供足够的时间在巴哈马群岛的海滩上游 玩。 【小题 20】 B听了 Valerie 的话， Jennifer 心中暗想， “看来 我们真的要各奔前程了 ”
23、。 阅读理解 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 p
24、rocesses（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
25、. 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
26、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 todays world:
27、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. Hoffma
28、n was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I dont understand things quickly.” 【小题 1】 Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _. A it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast. B we might be controll
29、ed by other peoples ideas. C we will follow the ideas of others naturally. D we might be footed by other peoples ideas. 【小题 2】 If you are a critical thinker, you will _. A think deeply about different ideas B trust the reports in the newspapers C take one view against another view D criticize other
30、people for their mistakes 【小题 3】 In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that _. A the smarter you are, the faster you do things B the faster you do things, the smarter you become C speed can improve intelligence D intelligence is not decided by speed 【小题 4】 What would be the best title for
31、the passage A Thinking and Critical Thinking. B Understanding Critical Thinking. C Thinking Is Natural and Human. D Thinking Fast Means Intelligence. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】 B细节题：从第一段的： Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others.说明我们没有判断性的思考就会被别人控制。 【小题 2】 A推理题：
32、从第二段的句子： 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.说明判断性思维会让你考虑问题更深刻。 【小题 3】 D 猜测词义题 ,从最后一段的句子： If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力） , you
33、 may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein.说明智力不是速度决定的。 【小题 4】 B主旨题：这篇文章是对判断性思维的理解。 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
34、 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
35、 . Q: So nothing caused it A: Theres 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
36、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 worlds vol
37、canoes lie . Q: Why such a concentration（集中） there A: Thats 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 . 【小题 1】 What kind of writing do you t
38、hink this passage is A A text taken from a geography book . B An interview published in the press . C A conversation carried out in a film . D An oral test recorded as an example . 【小题 2】 Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean A
39、 The movement of the surface of the earth makes it possible. B The Pacific Ocean produces magma and presses it everywhere. C The oceans and the continents are separated from each other. D The earths surface around the Pacific is thinner than any other part. 【小题 3】 Barbara Reynolds main purpose here
40、is . A to show how dangerous volcanoes are to the world B to learn what signs a volcano gives us before its eruption C to warn the world of the existence of “the ring of fire” D to introduce some general idea of volcanoes to the public 【小题 4】 Which of the following can be considered as the best conc
41、lusion of the conversation A There are so many volcanoes in the world and we are always in danger. B Volcanoes have erupted more frequently than ever before. C Volcanoes are waiting to be better known. D Something must be done to protect the people near the ring of fire. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】
42、 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 1】 B 推理题：从第一句话： The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological （地质学的） Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .看出是一段采访。 【小题 2】 A最后一个问题是：为什么火山这么的聚集：答案：是： When continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma（熔岩） at depth and then you h
43、ave volcanoes in the same ring .可推知答案：。 【小题 3】 D Barbara Reynolds在采访中主要介绍了些火山知识，所以选 D。 【小题 4】 C从整个采访的内容可知人们对火山还不了解，还有很多知识要了解。 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 sell
44、ing 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 translati
45、on 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 dont think they will mind spending $ 120 on this product, the Takara marketing manager said during an intervi
46、ew 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 ).
47、The console divides each bark into six emotional types happiness, sadness, disappointment, anger, threat and desire and shows common phrases, such as Youre ticking me off, that fit the dogs 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
