选修八第一单元i

选修八第一单元

（第一卷）

第一部分：单词辨音（共5小题，每小题1分, 共5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．courage

A．would B．enough C though D．brought 2．stamps

A．songs B．prepares C sticks D．problems

3．wood

A．fool B．took C noon D．shoot

4．pair

A．idea B．everywhere C pioneer D．report

5．clothes

A．something B．northeast C．southern D．truth

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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 be 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

第三部分：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

After watching Cheryl, my daughter-in-law, through the six long months her mother suffered towards 21 , I think the most painful moments can be in the waiting to say good-bye.

Cheryl 22 the two-hour trip over and over to be with her mother. As her mother’s pain intensified (加剧) and more medication was needed to ease her into sedation (镇静状态),Cheryl sat for hours of silent vigil (守夜) by her mother’s 23 .

Each time she kissed her mother before leaving, her mother would tear up and say, “I’m sorry you drove so 24 and sat for so long and I didn’t even 25 to talk with you.”

Cheryl would tell her not to 26 , it didn’t matter. Still her mother felt she had let her down and 27 at each good-bye 28 the day Cheryl found a way to give her mother 29 reassurance (放心) her mother had given to her so many times.

“Mom, do you remember when I made the high school basketball team as a substitute (替补队员)?” Cheryl’s mother nodded. “You’d drive so far and sit for so long and I 30 even left the bench to play. You waited for me after every 31 and each time I felt bad and apologized to you for wasting your 32 .”

“Do you 33 what you would say to me?”

“I would say I didn’t come to see you 34 , I came to see you.”

“Well, now I say the same words to you. I didn’t come to see you 35 ,

I came to see you.” Her mother understood and smiled as she floated back into

36 .

Their afternoons together 37 quietly into days, weeks, and months. Their love 38 the spaces between their words. To the last day they ministered to (照料)each other in the 39 , love given and received just by seeing each other. A love so strong that, even in this deepened silence that followed their 40 good-bye, Cheryl could still hear her mother’s love.