2012届高三上学期单元测试精品：外研版选修八Module 1《Deep South》英语试卷

2012届高三上学期单元测试精品外研版必修八Module 1英语

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一、单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)

1. — The meal costs $82 in all. sir?

— In cash.

A. What can I do for you

B. How you got that

C. How would you like to pay

D. How is it

2. In order to his interest in music, Joy’s parents used to take him to concerts.

A. design

B. develop

C. invent

D. create

3. Lang Lang is well known a young pianist his excellent playing technique.

A. to; for

B. for; as

C. as; for

D. to; as

4. At the moment, it is not possible for us to give you a answer to your application.

A. funny

B. definite

C. correct

D. doubtful

5. The professor gave a lecture in simple English to make sure it’s to all the stud ents.

A. amazing

B. astonished

C. fantastic

D. accessible

6. The students worked at the math problem for 20 minutes, but no one could a right answer.

A. come up with

B. put up with

C. refer to

D. get up

7. Can you your attention on your lessons when you are listening to music?

A. concentrate

B. impress

C. organize

D. relax

8. China Daily is more popular among the readers, with other similar newspapers.

A. compare

B. comparing

C. to compare

D. compared

9. The invention of mobile phones has made easier for people to contact each other.

A. that

B. this

C. one

D. it

10. number of people who have access to the Internet in China is increasing year after year.

A. The; an

B. A; an

C. The ; /

D. A; /

11. As a mother, she spent as much time as she could with her little son.

A. staying

B. to staying

C. stay

D. stayed

12. Does the price include the tickets for the tour only, or meals ?

A. at least

B. as well

C. either

D. instead

13. You’re over 18 years old. It’s time for you to learn to be .

A. serious

B. patient

C. formal

D. independent

14. — Need we get the of our teacher to enter the lab?

— No, students in our school can use it freely.

A. defence

B. keyword

C. permission

D. discipline

15. — The Sydney Opera House looks fascinating and modern. But who it, do you know?

— Utzon, a Danish architect.

A. designed

B. has designed

C. had designed

D. designs

二、完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

Now the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire has produced a fiery export after a local producer grew the world’s hottest chilli (红辣椒).

Measuring 1.17 million on the Scoville Scale (史高维尔指标) — an official 16 of spicy (辛辣的) heat — the chilli is so 17 that it is not good to health.

18 by Nick Woods, 39, the chilli —which was planted in a 19 —made it to the Guinness Book of World Records 20 it is much hotter than its previous title holder, the Bhut Jolokia, from India.

Mr. Woods said that he grew the record-breaking chilli 21 .

He 22 , ―I did not set out to grow it. It is really easy for chillies to crossbreed (杂交) in a greenhouse. It tasted nice at first when I 23 , like a strange fruity 24 . After a while, it hit me. All of a sudden I felt it 25 in the back of my throat — so hot that I could not 26 . In the meantime, I 27 to shake uncontrollably. I had to sit down, and I felt physically 28 . The burn on my tongue lasted half an hour and the 29 went on and on. I was really 30 . I really don’t suggest anybody 31 it raw like that.‖

He said, ―We do feel quite 32 to get it because everyone in the world has heard of the Guinness Book of World Records. 33 someone else comes along and 34 it, they can never take it away from us that we once 35 the world record.‖

16. A. account B. measure C. assessment D. analysis

17. A. hot B. big C. red D. smelly

18. A. Cooked B. Improved C. Grown D. Created

19. A. garden B. forest C. cave D. greenhouse

20. A. because B. if C. until D. although

21. A. secretly B. accidentallyC. eagerly D. bravely

22. A. explained B. argued C. complained D. announced

23. A. listened B. tried C. watched D. felt

24. A. taste B. smell C. appearance D. size

25. A. swinging B. burning C. jumping D. melting

26. A. speak B. write C. remember D. understand

27. A. continued B. pretended C. began D. avoided

28. A. sick B. tired C. strong D. excited

29. A. adjustment B. thought C. effect D. impression

30. A. sorry B. worried C. guilty D. careful

31. A. describeB. carry C. eat D. touch

32. A. puzzled B. depressed C. satisfied D. honored

33. A. Even if B. As if C. Since D. Unless

34. A. proves B. avoids C. treats D. beats

35. A. supported B. found C. organized D. held

三、阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分)

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In a dry desert lies a small seed. It is the seed of a cactus (仙人掌) plant. The seed lies on the ground. It lies there for one year. It is waiting. The cactus seed must wait for rain. But not just any rain. It waits for a heavy rain. It needs a heavy rain so it can grow.

One day, a heavy rain falls. It makes the seed sprout. The small seed then sends out tiny roots. The

roots go down into the earth. A new cactus begins to grow. The growing cactus needs food. Its food is in the seed. The seed feeds the cactus as it grows.

The cactus sends out more roots. They go deeper into the earth. There they reach water. Other roots are not so deep. They take water from light rains. Soon the food in the seed is gone. The new cactus must now make its own food. The cactus takes in light from the sun. It takes in air and water. The cactus turns these into food.

For two or more years the cactus grows. Then it is ready to flower. The cactus produces a bud (花蕾). The bud is the start of a flower. The bud has hairs on it. The hairs help keep animals away.

Then one day, there is a flower. But it will not stay for long. The cactus needs to save its food and water. So it keeps its flower only a few days. Then seeds fall from the flower. They fall to the ground. Here they lie for a year. They lie and wait for rain. One day, they will grow into a new cactus.

36. Why does the seed of a cactus lie on the ground?

A. To wait for a heavy rain to grow.

B. To avoid being hurt by animals.

C. To wait for a strong wind to send it far away.

D. To continue its growth after falling from the cactus.

37. The growing cactus gets its food from ______.

A. the wind

B. the seed

C. the heavy rain

D. the dry earth

38. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A. The roots of the cactus can’t go deep into the earth.

B. The cactus can make water from the air.

C. The cactus stops growing when its food is used up.

D. The cactus can create food with light, water and air.

39. The hairs on the bud of the cactus are used for ______.

A. taking in more air

B. absorbing more water

C. not being eaten by animals

D. not getting burnt by light

40. From the article we can make the conclusion that ______.

A. there is a heavy rain every year in the desert

B. a cactus will die when it starts to flower

C. animals show little interest in eating buds of cactuses

D. seeds of cactuses still keep alive in the dry weather

B

Leatherback Turtles are found in most warm seas, often migrating from one continent to another. They are the largest of all turtles, sometimes weighing more than 1,500 pounds. Unlike other turtles, their ribs and backbones are not joined to the shell. These turtles have huge strong front flippers which can propel them in the water at high speeds.

Leatherback Turtles have a very unique way of laying their eggs. From August to September, female turtles travel vast distances just to lay their eggs on the exact spot where they had laid their eggs previously. As soon as they reach the shore, they will not rest until they have arrived at their nesting grounds. By using their giant flippers, they dig a deep hole in the sand. In this hole, they will lay about 100 to 200 soft rubbery eggs . Once they are finished, the turtles will cover up the hole with sand and return to the sea, only coming next year to the same spot to dig another hole to lay eggs. The heat of the sun will warm the eggs and after a period of time, the hatchlings will climb out of the

sand and crawl towards the sea. Even though many turtles are hatched, many do not survive the first few weeks of their lives. There are many animals such as seagulls who prey on the young turtles. The baby turtle’s hard shell has not yet formed and has no hardened defense against the attacke rs. Some turtles are caught in fishermen’s nets and left out to die. Other turtles are caught between the wastes man produced such as plastic bags and eventually die of suffocation (窒息).

To make matters worse, Leatherback Turtles are hunted for their ornamental shell and their eggs are considered delicacies. Illegal gathering for eggs to be sold in markets also helps in the decline of these turtles.

41. Leatherback Turtles are different from other turtles because ______.

A. they are large in size

B. their ribs and backbones are not joined together

C. their ribs and backbones are not joined to the shell

D. they have front flippers

42. When Leatherback Turtles reach the shore, they will ______.

A. take a rest before laying eggs

B. find their old hole to lay eggs

C. lay eggs immediately

D. find their nesting grounds first

43. Which of the following is NOT a threat to Leatherback Turtles?

A. Seagulls.

B. Hunting.

C. Waste.

D. Weather.

44. We learn from the last paragraph that Leatherback Turtles ______.

A. are well protected now

B. need urgent protection

C. are allowed to be hunted by law

D. still exist in large numbers

45. The underlined word ―hatchlings‖in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

A. newly laid eggs

B. newly born turtles

C. mother turtles

D. big turtles

C

Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain. A US review has found that musical training can improve speech and foreign language skills.

Although it was suggested in the past that listening to Mozart’s mu sic or other classical music make you smarter, there has been little evidence to show that music can boost brain power.

But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has pulled research together that links between musical training and learning can affect skills including language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion.

Researcher Nina Kraus said the data strongly suggested that the neural (神经中枢的) connections made during musical training also prepared the brain for other aspects of human communication.

―The effect of musical training suggests that music is a resource that tones (增强) the brain for auditory (听觉的) fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in encouraging individual development.‖ the researchers said in the ir study.

Kraus said learning musical sounds could improve the brain’s ability to adapt and change and also enable the nervous system to provide constructive patterns that are important to learning.

The study, published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, showed the improvement of research in recent years focusing on the effect of musical training on the nervous system which could have strong impact on education.

The study found that playing an instrument prepares the brain to choose what is related in the

complex process that may involve reading or remembering a score, timing issues and coordination (协调) with other musicians.

―A musician’s brain selectively enhances information-bearing elements in sound,‖Kraus said in a statement. The study also reviewed literature showing, for example, that musicians are more successful than non-musicians in learning to connect sound patterns for a new language with words.

46. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. researches on musical instruments

B. the study of music

C. the effect of classical music

D. the benefit of musical training

47. According to the researcher Kraus, musical training contributes to the following EXCEPT ______.

A. body fitness

B. the brain’s ability to adapt and change

C. mental concentration

D. the ability to communicate

48. It was believed but hasn’t been proved that listening to classical music could ______.

A. boost your intelligence

B. improve your speech abilities

C. develop the ability to learn languages well

D. make you feel happy

49. According to the study, musicians are better at learning a foreign language because ______.

A. they are better at remembering a score

B. they are more sensitive to changes

C. they are better at connecting sounds with words in a foreign language

D. they can cooperate better with others

50. Which field might the study have a great effect on?

A. Arts

B. Education

C. Music

D. Medicine

D

According to a recent study, only about one out of four high school’s yearbooks still feature the classic ―Most Likely to Succeed‖ award. The reason is that we’re afraid to give a kid a label that will haunt them for the rest of their life, always pushing them to be a success and making them feel like a failure if they’re not VIPs.

A survey by the website https://www.360docs.net/doc/2016581577.html, also found that about one out of three people who were named ―Most Likely to Succeed‖ in high school say it was a ―curse (祸害)‖ .Two in five say it was an ―inspiration‖.

Blake Atwood is one of the people who said it was a curse. He was voted ―Most Likely to Succeed‖ by his classmates in 1998, and he works as a copywriter for a law firm now.

I feel sorry for this guy. Not because he’s not successful, but because he doesn’t realize he is. A synonym (同义词) for success is accomplishment. He’s a tax-paying, society-contributing member of the human race. He gets up every morning with a roof over his head, food on his table and a family that loves him. What else does he need?

Did he reach every goal he had for his life? Probably not, but not all goals are achieved. The secret of goals is that the victory is sometimes not in the attainment (达到)of them, but in the struggle and journey to achieve them along the way. What did you learn? Who did you meet? What impact did you make on them ?

My goal was to play college basketball. Due to many reasons, it was not to be. However, the quest

for that goal led me to a college where I started doing this. I never played a minute of college ball, but does that make me any less successful? I don’t think so.

One of my favorite quotes comes from the coach, John Wooden. It goes something like this: ―Success is the state of mind derived from the satisfaction of knowing you did your best to become the very best you were capable of becoming.‖ My wish for Blake Atwood and for you is not the achievement of others’view of ―success‖ , but the achievement of yours.

51. According to the passage, ―Most Likely to Succeed‖ award ______.

A. caused a dispute among the students

B. was thought highly of by all the students

C. was ordered to stop

D. was a way to inspire the students to succeed

52. We can learn from the passage that Blake Atwood ______.

A. has achieved none of his goals in life

B. is a negative example of this award

C. hasn’t realized the meaning of success

D. hasn’t succeeded in his career as a copywriter

53. The author thinks that the secret of goals lies in ______.

A. the attainment of them

B. the process to achieve them

C. the impact made by them

D. the ways of setting them

54. The author lists John Wooden’s quote in the passage in order to ______.

A. explain the procedures for success

B. prove that Blake Atwood is wrong

C. show his understanding of success

D. provide some advice for the readers

55. What is the best title of this passage?

A. ―Most Likely to Succeed‖ Award

B. Different Attitudes towards Success

C. My Great Pity for Blake Atwood

D. The Distance of Achieving Success

四．单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子。

56. The internet is one of the biggest ________（来源）of information in the world.

57. It is said that kites were originally made for _______（军事）use in our country.

58. We are owners of the house, so I personally think they shouldn’t get into our house without _____（允许）.

59. I’m sorry to tell you that we a re unable to give you a ______（明确）date of the meeting for the time being.

60. The average ___（百分比）of women village officials is now higher than 16% all over China.

61. The internet is _______（可用）through both computers and mobile phones.

62. As students, we must _______（集中）our attention on our lessons.

63. There are many ________（优点）in making computers as small as one can.

64. According to the latest _______（统计）, the mainland has become the largest export market for Taiwan.

65. Children should be encouraged to be _______（独立）thinkers.

五、写作（15分）

假如你是李明，你的加拿大笔友Lucy 发来电子邮件与你交流上网的感受。请根据下列要点提示给她写一封120词左右的回信。

1. 在学校每周上网2小时左右，周末在家上网约4个小时。

2. 在网上搜索与学习有关的信息，收发邮件，偶尔与朋友聊天。

3. 感觉网络使生活更美好，但为了学习和健康不会迷恋网络。

注意：可以适当发挥，但不能脱离主题。

参考词汇：上网surf the Internet

附加题阅读表达（第56题1分，第57、58、60题每题2分，第59题3分，满分10 分）阅读下面短文,并回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] With the popularity of computers and video games in recent times, most parents and children are so occupied in watching movies, television and addicted to computer games that they have little or no time for reading. However, no one can deny the benefits from the habit of reading books.

[2] Those who take up reading as a habit have more opportunity to gain vast knowledge. Researches show that teens who have reading habits can get better academic records than those who do not. So, parents and schools should give their children more opportunity to read more books, so that they are able to enhance their learning and knowledge.

[3] Reading books is considered to be one way of entertaining or relaxing. People can enjoy an interesting book to relieve stress after a working day. It is also convenient for them to read books at home, in their car, on the bus or anywhere they like. A favorite book can aid them to feel comfortable, providing them more energy to continue working or doing other daily activities.

[4] For teenagers, reading good books can bring a great deal of pleasure. Being interested in reading, they will avoid the addiction to online games or violent films which are harmful to their development. Therefore, parents are advised to encourage the children to ___________.

[5] Reading books brings more confidence to the readers in communication. No one can look down on you due to your deep knowledge and correct information. A reading habit also enables you to gain respect from others. For the old, reading books plays an important part in assisting them not to be left behind by the young. By improving knowledge with the updated information that they get from books, they can keep their minds fresh and also be aware of the new things or changes in life. They will feel confident in communicating with or educating their children.

56. What’s the main idea of the passage? (no more than 10 words)

___________________________________________________________

57. Why do some parents and children have little or no time for reading? (no more than 20 words)

___________________________________________________________

58. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 10 words)

___________________________________________________________

59. Why do many people love reading? Give your explanations from the passage. (no more than 25 words)

___________________________________________________________

60. What does the author say about the benefits of reading for the old? (no more than 25 words)

___________________________________________________________

参考答案:

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16-35 BACDA BABAB ACACB CDADD

36-55 ABDCD CDDBB DAACB DCBCA

单词拼写

56. sources 57. military 58. permission 59. definite 60. percentage

61. accessible 62. concentrate 63. advantages 64. statistics 65. independent

One possible version:

Dear Lucy,

Glad to have received your e-mail. Now I am writing to share my experience of surfing the Internet with you. Usually I surf the Internet two hours every week at school, and this is mostly done in my computer class. At weekends, I can be online for about 4 hours at home, searching for information about my subjects, sending and receiving e-mails and chatting with my best friends once in a while. Indeed, the Internet has made our life better. Every time I am online, I feel the world has become a small village and you are just my next-door neighbour. However, I won’t be addicted to the Internet because as a student, I will concentrate on my study. Besides, spending too much time online is bad for our health. Do you agree with me?

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ming

附加题

56. The benefits of reading books.

57. Because they are so occupied in watching movies, television and addicted to computer games.

58. read as many books as possible.

59. Reading benefits our life by improving our knowledge to a large extent, helping us relax and become more confident in communication.

60. By reading the old can keep their minds fresh and also be aware of the new things or changes in life.