选修8-各单元词汇-检测练习

Unit 1 A land of diversity一、请根据各句上下文的意义，选择正确的单词填入空白处。

第一组：strait, hire, apparent, seagull, racial, nationality, bakery, slavery, slip, majority, applicant, ferry1 It is _________ from her accent that she is from the north of China.2 China is a big country with 56 __________.3 The Taiwan _________ separates Taiwan from the mainland.4 Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a __________ of the tongue.5 They have appealed for an end to the __________ discrimination in aspects such as employment.6 It was time to end the _________ and set slaves free.7 You can buy newly-made cakes from across the __________.8 There were more than 50 ___________ for the job, but only 10 were employed.9 The __________ of representatives are in favor of the plan, only a few are against it.10 There is no bridge over the river between the primary school and the village. So those children need to be __________ to and from school. 11 He was ________ three years ago and he is content with the job in the company.12 A_________ is a seabird with long wings and usually with white or black feathers.第二组：swap, cattle, socialist, mixture, means, immigration, insert, indicate, percentage, luggage, aircraft, react13 China is a __________ country with the Chinese Communist Party ruling.14 Over the past years, there has been a big rise in __________ to the USA.15 __________ coins into the slot and press for a ticket.16 We own a big farm, where sheep and _________ are kept.17 What _________ of the population in China are farmers?18 Some people can _________ badly to seafood, such as shrimps.19 Research __________ that eating habits are related to health.20 An __________ carrier is a large ship that carries planes which use it as a base to land on and take off from.21 His telephone is out of service. Is there any other __________ of contacting him?22 I’ve finished this magazine. Can I _________ with you?23 Water is a _________ of hydrogen and oxygen.24 After getting off the train, I asked Peter to stay with our __________ while I found a taxi.二、把下列短语填入每个句子的空白处（注意所填短语的形式变化）：1 Our trip __________ a visit to the old temple built in the Ming Dynasty.2 It never __________ me to ask him for help.3 I got to know Jack years ago and now we __________ each other quite well.4 Thoughts are expressed ___________ words.5 ___________ workers joined in the general strike last week. They wanted higher wages.6 The old man used to ___________ by selling newspapers.7 We _________ a tennis court on the lawn.Unit 2Cloning一、请根据各句上下文的意义，选择正确的单词填入空白处。

第一组：clone, arbitrary, moral, merely, resist, decoration, assumption, commercial, differ, straightforward, regulation, disturbing, media1 It is impossible to make _________ about how people feel about the new law.2 It is very _________ to think that a fierce tiger that escaped from a zoo wandered about.3 Dolly, the _________ sheep, lived for only six years.4 All the new employees are asked to learn about the rules and _________ of the company and they must obey them.5 Never draw an __________ conclusion before you think carefully.6 American English __________slightly from British English in vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.7 The bank strongly __________ cutting down interest rates.8 The __________ covered Hu Jintao’s visit to Hong Kong in honor of the 10th anniversary celebrations since its return to China.9 Huaqiangbei and Dongmen are both the ___________ heart of Shenzhen City.10 He is _________ a boy of five, but he can speak very good English.11 That some evil leaders hoped to clone themselves raised some _________ questions among the world.12 I like to make friends with those _________ people. I hate those who are dishonest.13 Christmas is drawing near. Let’s go and buy some __________ to make our house and Christmas tree more beautiful.第二组：breakthrough, obtain, argument, forbid, reasonable, ceiling, accumulate, undertake, zebra, bother, retire, procedure14 Xiao Lin likes to spend all his time playing online computer games ata net bar. Now his mother _________ him to go to visit any net bar.15 Your application must go through a few __________ before it is finally approved.16 We had an __________ with the waiter about the bill because we thought he overcharged us.17 He was fortunate to have _________ a big fortune by investing wisely in the stock market.18 Professor Wang works very hard, for he both teaches and __________ research.19 His explanation was not _________, so all of us didn’t accept it.20 The electric fan is hanging from the _________ of the room.21 After years of hard work the five doctors achieved a ________ in cancer treatment.22 My father is currently 59 years old and will __________ from work next year.23 By reading this book I am sure that you will __________ a lot of information about Britain.24 Sorry to _________ you, but there is a call for you on line two.25 A_______ is an African wild animal like a horse with black and white lines on its body.二、把下列短语填入每个句子的空白处（注意所填短语的形式变化）：1 During my stay in Japan my sister visited me ___________.2 I __________ to know that she failed in the final exam.3 All your efforts will ___________. Just keep it up!4 All those present at the meeting __________ the plan.5 He has made full preparations for the exam. He __________ succeed.6 Are there anyone __________ human cloning?7 I think some day dinosaurs may be ___________ through cloning.Unit 3Inventors and inventions一、请根据各句上下文的意义，选择正确的单词填入空白处。