湖南省株洲四中2014高中英语 Test 12 牛津译林版选修8

湖南省株洲四中2014高中英语 Test 12 牛津译林版选修8
A family lived high up on an especially dangerous mountain，stones from the top of which would often roll down the mountainside and __1__ the wind blew strongly all year long.No other family lived near them.But this family was never __2__.They loved each other and people traveling __3__ the mountains always stopped and asked for help.__4__ a windy evening in December，a young man arrived and asked for help.They let the young man __5__ his place by the fire.While he ate a hot meal，he talked __6__ to the family，as if it were his own.At last he said he did not know __7__ he wanted to do with his life.But he __8__ that he did not want to be forgotten after he had died.
“But __9__，〞the young man said，“I have done nothing.〞
The father said，“I think you have something in common with us.It would have been nice if we lived __10__ in the valley.I would have been respected by all our neighbors.When I die happily，people would put a stone over my grave so everyone wouldn’t __11__ me.〞
The young man said，“It is our nature to want to be remembered after we die！〞Suddenly a sound，__12__ like the roar of the ocean shook the house.
“The slide！The slide！〞 They rushed __13__ from the house，__14__ the darkness，to the secret spot the father __15__ to protect them from __16__.
The whole side of the mountain came rushing toward __17__ like a waterfall of destruction.But just __18__ it reached the little house，the wave of earth __19__ into two and went ar ound the family’s home.Everything in the path of the terrible slide was destroyed __20__ the little house.
1．A.which B．where
C．that D．when
2．A.lucky B．happy
C．lonely D．alone
3．A.through B．into
C．up D．over
4．A.In B．At
C．During D．On
5．A.take B．seat
C．put D．sit
6．A.happily B．freely
C．nervously D．carefully
7．A.how B．when
C．what D．that
8．A.did know B．has known
C．was knowing D．does know
9．A.so many B．by far
C．so far D．as far
10．A.up B．down
C．along D．on
11．A.hate B．follow
C．forget D．respect
12．A.rising B．raising
C．shouting D．crying
13．A.off B．out
C．down D．away
14．A.into B．towards
C．over D．under
15．A.built B．had built
C．has built D．found
16．A.wind B．storm
C．mountain slide D．destruction
17．A.the valley B．the young man
C．the family D．the house
18．A.before B．after
C．while D．as
19．A.opened B．divided
C．tore D．crashed
20．A.with B．besides
C．except D．except for
The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2015 and，a decade later，citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.
These were the goals set by the Shanghai Water Authority.With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020，Chen Yin，an official with the water authority，said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.
Zhang Yue，director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction，said，“Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions.They will not be easy to achieve.〞
He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.
Saving one cubic meter of water means sa ving the city’s infrastructure(根底设施) costs by 10,000 st year，Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.
“The_aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortage，〞Chen said，“The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.〞
Shanghai lacks drinkable water.The Huangpu River，which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable w ater，is nearing exhaustion.
The city，therefore，has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.
Besides penning regulations，the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.
At present，the city has 600,000 family toilets，each using 13 liters of water per flush.These are to be renovated(整修) to use only 9 liters of water per flush.
The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households—at a cost of 40 yuan each.
In three years，all the toilets will be renovated，which saves the city nearly 15 million yuan every year in water conservation.
Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage(污水) to improve the water environment.
At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water.To meet the total demand,27 more sewage－treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion yuan.
1．The people in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from ________ now.
A．underground B．the Yellow River
C．the Yangtze River D．the HuangpuRiver
2．The underlined words “the aim〞 here refer to ________.
A．the quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2015
B．citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world by 2025
C．water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy D．saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure costs by 10,000 yuan
3．The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to ________.
A．make people’s living more convenient
B．save drinkable fresh water
C．ease employment pressure
D．meet the total demand of water
4．The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A．call on residents to save water in their daily life
B．seek(寻找) ways to solve water shortage existing in Shanghai
C．introduce Shanghai’s advanced experience in improving the water environment D．show that citizens in Shanghai will have the best drinking water in the world 5．In the opinion of Zhang Yue，the real meaning of the action to publicize these ambitions is to make people know ________.
A．it is not easy to achieve
B．water shortage is very serious in China
C．the importance of improving infrastructure
D．economic developmen t can’t be separated with water supply
1．While he ate a hot meal，he talked freely to the family，as if it were his
own.(完形填空第一段倒数第三句)
当他吃着热乎乎的饭，他很随意地与那一家人交谈，仿佛就是他自己的家。

(1)He speaks English as if he were an Englishman.
他说起英语来就好似一个英国人似的。

(2)He raised his hand as if to take off his hat.
他抬起了手，像要脱帽似的。

(3)Look at the clouds as if it is going to rain.
看看天空的云，好似要下雨了。

2．With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020，Chen Yin，...，said....(阅读理解第二段第二句)
截止到2020年，随着城市人口按照预期的稍微增加和经济的繁荣，陈银，……说……。

(1)With time going by，everyone will become older.
随着时间的流逝，每个人都会变老。

(2)With a lot of work to do，he has to stay at home.
有好多工作要做，他不得不呆在家里。

(3)He used to sleep with the windows open.
他过去常常开着窗户睡觉。

(4)There stands a woman with a baby in her arms.
一位怀抱婴儿的女人站在那儿。

3．Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure costs by 10,000 yuan.(阅读理解第五段第一句)
节约一立方水就意味着节约了10 000元的根底设施的开支。

(1)Missing the train means waiting for an hour.
错过了这趟火车就意味着必须再等一个小时。

(2)I’m sorry，if I hurt your feelings—I didn’t mean to.
假设我伤了你的感情，真对不起——我不是故意的。

(3)He was meant for (to be) a doctor.
他的天分适合当医生。

Test 12
Ⅰ.1.B[where引导定语从句。

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2．C [上文讲没有邻居，但but明确他们不觉得孤单，且下文也有暗示，应当选C项；而alone强调独自一人，没有陪伴。

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3．A [through强调“穿过〞。

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4．D [具体指什么样的一天或什么样的上午、下午、晚上用“on〞。

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5．A [take one’s place就座，固定搭配。

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6．B [由“as if it were his own〞可知，freely(无拘无束地，自由地)更贴切。

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8．A [did表强调，且与上句保持时态一致。

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9．C [so far到目前为止，通常与现在完成时搭配。

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10．B [山谷应在“山下〞，所以选B项。

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11．C [在墓地上立石碑的目的是让人们别忘了“我〞，应当选C项。

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12．A [“响起像海啸一样的声音〞，rise为不与物动词，意为“(声音)变响；发出〞，而raise是与物动词，应当选A。

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13．D [“他们逃离房屋〞。

假设选A如此把from去掉；假设选B应为rush out of；
假设选C没线索明确他们向“山下〞逃去。

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14．A [他们跑出了屋子显然是冲进了黑夜之中，into表动态；towards朝向，不合题意。

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15．B [应该是早先建好的藏身之处，故用过去完成时。

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16．C [从上下文线索看，防范的应是“山体滑坡〞。

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17．D [作者重点描述的应是泥石流中的“房子〞，所以选D项。

the young man和the family都已经躲起来了。

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18．A [泥石流只有到之前分叉，才会让房子幸免于难，应当选A项。

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19．B [divide强调把一个整体分成假设干份；open打开，开放；tear撕开； crash 裂开。

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20．C [由上文可知，只有房子没有被毁，应当选C项。

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Ⅱ.1.D[文章第七段告诉我们：某某80%的城市饮用水来自黄浦江。

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2．D [aim此处指“目标〞，即上文提到的每节约一立方水相当于节约城市根底设施费用1万元。

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3．B [厕所改造也是为了节约饮用水。

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4．D [作者在文章第一段首先点明了主题，即某某人将在2015年饮用上最干净的水。

] 5．B [从文中第三段可知。