单元练习

Unit 8单元练习第一节：单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Is there a particular milestone you‟re trying to reach? _______, what will you do when you reach that milestone?A. If soB. If notC. Even soD. Even not2. Unfortunately, when she was buying th e shirt for him, she hadn‟t_______ the fact that he had gained some weight.A. kept on mindB. put on heartC. kept in mindD. put in mind3. He _______ badly for a huge wound on his left leg. We must stop the bleeding as soon as possibleA. bledB. is bleedingC. was bledD. has bled4. The Hastings River was named ________ India‟s Governor General, Sir Warren Hastings.A. in place ofB. in honor ofC. in order ofD. in case of5. He fell off his boat into the sea, but he _______ and enjoyed telling people of the experience.A. tried survivingB. tried to surviveC. managed survivingD. managed to survive6. Be careful when crossing the bridge or you will fall into the deep river and get _______.A. woundedB. hurtC. injuredD. drowned7. But if you _______ the celebration and joy last night, you‟d think that Jesus has returned to Sydney.A. had witnessedB. were to witnessC. witnessedD. have witnessed8. I didn‟t think I would have anyth ing to buy, but still I brought some money _______ something unexpected happened.A. in caseB. so thatC. unlessD. even if9. One of the team‟ s strengths has been how it _______ when it falls behind.A. stays calmlyB. stays calmC. is stayed calmD. has stayed calm10. These animals are so special that I would do _______ I can to save them.A. whichB. thatC. whateverD. whichever11. It was he who recommended that the fire _______ out by means of dropping sand.A. be putB. to be putC. would putD. should put12. —Are you going to the Li Yuchun‟s concert?—No, the tickets are _______ more expensive for me.A. highlyB. hardlyC. slightlyD. nearly13. Make _______ list of _______ main problems they mentioned during the conversation.A. a; 不填B. a; theC. 不填；theD. the; the14. She _______ from a fall by catching the rail.A. stoppedB. prevented herselfC. held her ownD. saved herself15. —Is this the right train for Paris?—No, you _______ a No. 334 Express. Jump off and get one over there, Madam.A. mustn‟t catchB. shouldn‟t catchC. shouldn‟t have caughtD. mustn‟t have caught第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield（挡风玻璃）to get his attention.“Is your taxi 16 ?” I asked when he finally looked 17 at me. He nodded, then said 18 as I settled into the back seat, “I‟m sorry, but I was reading a 19 .” He 20 as if he had a cold.“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He 21 his head. “I‟ve read it several times already. I guess I 22 know it by heart.”“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”“This isn‟t 23 ,” he replied. “Although it 24 just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other …Old Friend‟ when we‟d meet. I‟m not much good at 25 .”“I don’t think any of us keep 26 our correspondence (来往信件) too well,”I said. “I know I don’t. But I take it he’s someone you’ve 27 quite a while.”“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the 28 through high school.”“There are not too many people who‟ve had such a long friendship,” I said.“29 ,”the driver went on, “I hadn’t seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I 30 away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of（多少有点儿）lose touch 31 you never forget.”“You said …was‟. Does that mean—?” He nodded. “ 32 a couple of weeks ago.”“I‟m sorry,” I said. “It‟s no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is 33 tougher.”He didn‟t 34 to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”“Well,” I agreed, “we should all ke ep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things 35 and we just don‟t seem to find the time.”When I got to my hotel room I didn‟t unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.16. A. available B. acceptable C. beneficial D. occupied17. A. down B. up C. to D. off18. A. unexpectedly B. curiously C. apologetically D. definitely19. A. booklet B. novel C. book D. letter20. A. sounded B. told C. seemed D. continued21. A. hung B. nodded C. shook D. kept22. A. anyhow B. hardly C. almost D. often23. A. friendship B. family C. leadership D. colleague24. A. could B. might C. maybe D. would25. A. writing B. reading C. talking D. learning26. A. up B. with C. on D. in27. A. found B. written C. known D. seen28. A. curriculum B. coincidence C. life D. way29. A. Eventually B. Actually C. Additionally D. Besides30. A. removed B. left C. headed D. moved31. A. even though B. as though C. when D. whereas32. A. Died B. Suffered C. Choked D. Survived33. A. ever B. even C. fairly D. quite34. A. appeal B. reply C. adapt D. talk35. A. take up B. pick up C. come up D. break up第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AHe was her best friend‟s boyfriend. It sounds like a lifetime TV movie. Back in high s chool in Chicago, Sue Napolitano and Larry McNevin were just friends. They wore jackets and were always sitting on the bridge smoking. But neither gave the other a romantic thought. In fact, asked to describe each other back in those days, Sue and Larry bo th came up with the adjective: “nice”.On Sept. 11, 2004, after 35 years, the high school friends were about to find out how nice “nice” could be. Larry was looking for another friend with whom he went to high school through , a service that reconnects high school friends through e-mails. That friend suggested he call Sue.Then Larry and Sue talked from the topics of music to food and found they shared similar tastes. After that, they both ran to their closets to dig out their yearbooks t o find the other‟s picture.With that one call, Sue, who divorced (离婚) in 1985 after five years of marriage, and Larry, who divorced in 1997, began calling and e-mailing each other daily. A month later Sue flew to Chicago. Larry and Sue hugged and cried when they met at the airport. They were like two lovers separated for years.On April 11, 2005, while the two were in Las Vegas, they got married. After the wedding, Larry said it made more sense for him to move to Phoenix, since he planned on retiring to someplace warm, and few places are warmer. They now live in Phoenix and are surprised how high school friends found their way back together after 35 years.36. When Sue and Larry were in high school, _______.A. Sue was Larry‟s girlfriendB. they felt it was nice to stay togetherC. they both liked lifetime TV moviesD. they always had romantic ideas with each other37. On Sept. 11, 2004, Larry was surfing at Classmates. com. with the purpose to ________.A. search for his girlfriendB. look for how to reconnect SueC. seek advice about marriageD. search for another schoolmate38. According to the passage, the climate in Phoenix is probably _______.A. coldB. warmC. wetD. dry39. After so many years, Sue and Larry got married, which they both felt ________.A. amusingB. foreseeableC. amazingD. impossibleBPeople today, in all this new world technology and thinking, have lost sight of what a true friendship is. I thought I would help the world out a little and explain what real, true friends are.1. Friends don‟t have to be exactly the same. Friends have similarities but they also have their differences. The key to opening up the world of friendship is not only to expand on similarities but to accept each oth er‟s faults. Because you can‟t ever judge your friend.2. Friends have to argue! No one likes to but it is necessary.3. You have to be comfortable together. Otherwise, you just aren‟t going to click. If you feel uneasy around the person then something isn‟t quite right.4. Friends love unconditionally. They have their little angry moments but what‟s done is done and all is forgiven and forgotten. Why let something that happened in the past ruin the happiness you could have in the future?5. Believe in love at first sight because there is the same thing happening in friendship. Some people think that you have to know someone really well to become good friends. Trust me, it‟s not true.These are only a few of the basics. Just remember, friends are forever. But only if you keep it that way. Don‟t disrespect your friends, love them instead.40. According to the writer, friends can be made _______.A. only when there‟s no difference between the two peopleB. only when the two people get to know each other very wellC. shortly after the two people met sometimesD. simply by forgetting the two people‟s past41. The underlined sentence means that _______.A. you will feel angryB. you can‟t be friendsC. you can‟t be com fortableD. you shouldn‟t drop him / her a line42. In the writer‟s opinion, true friends ________.A. must be similar to each otherB. do not argueC. must be honestD. must always love each other43. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. True Friends.B. Love Your FriendsC. How to Make FriendsD. Friends Are ForeverCDear Jewel,I’m not exactly shy, but I always avoid making friendships with people. I have two close friends whom I contact occasionally (偶尔) and I want to have more, but sometimes I think I’m just too much of a loner. I didn’t really make any close friends in my four-year-long university. The one or two friends I did make, but I didn‟t put any effort into keeping in touch with them and we lost touch. I often find myself alone on weekends. But I keep up with music and fashion. Once in a while, cool people have tried to become friends with me, but I always finally pull away. Do you think it‟s strange to be a loner? Should I try to change my life? How can I do that?—ALONE AS ALWAYSDear A.A.A,Do I think you’re “strange”because you’re a “loner”? No, I think you’re just human. Would I encourage you to live a life of solitude (孤单)? No, of course not. Life is all about growth, reflection (反省) and socialization. Relaxing alone once in a while is totally cool. However, leaving completely from your social scene isn‟t healthy.It leads to a lonely existence. Now, it‟s time to take action. Try to pick up the phone and call good friends. Chances are they will be happy to hear from you. Want to enlarge your social circle? V olunteer (自愿) for a good cause. Take general interest courses. Get off your couch and take a dance class or join an amateur (业余的) sports team.Get stuck when chatting with people? Plan what you want to say in advance. List conversationtopics that‟ll get people talking. Learn to ask open-ended and follow-up questions.Most importantly, have some confidence. Know your strengths. Know your weaknesses. Work on becoming an interesting person to meet.Best of luck.Jewel44. According to the first letter, ALONE AS ALWAYS ________A. is often shy when chatting with othersB. sometimes attracts attention from cool peopleC. doesn‟t make any friends in universityD. often likes to go out alone on weekends45. Which advise did Jewel not offer?A. Call good friends.B. Enlarge social circle.C. Travel with parents.D. Have confidence.46. According to the second letter, Jewel thought that______.A. life should not be total solitudeB. loners aren‟t healthy in maint aining relations with othersC. being lonely often is completely coolD. A.A.A. should catch up with fashion47. After reading the letter from Jewel, ALONE AS ALWAYS will probably be ______.A. more lonelyB. disappointedC. doubtfulD. satisfiedDThere’s a new zoo in Louisiana, US, which has many of the usual attractions. Like most zoos, its goal is to protect wild animals and educate the public. However, the Louisiana Audubon Nature Center is more than a wildlife center. It has a planetarium (天文馆), a forest, and a special frozen zoo that rarely has visitors.Saving species from dying out is the main goal of the Nature Center. Tourists visit the public areas of the Nature Center. But scientists work behind the public areas. They use the place to prevent animals dying out. They hope that the frozen zoo will one day be able to save and keep allthe animals alive on our planet. In the frozen zoo, there aren’t any live animals in cages. Instead, it has live cells in tiny building blocks of the animals—in liquid nitrogen (氮) bottles. Liquid nitrogen is very cold and it keeps the cells perfect, so the cells should be safe for hundreds of years. The frozen zoo has over 1,000 different species that are put in nitrogen. If one of these species becomes endangered, the scientists can unfreeze the cells and bring the species back.Many animals are struggling to survive. But their future is not that worrying, because there are more and more zoos joining the frozen zoo project. And scientists are also working to save habitats (the places where animals live and plants grow). Hopefully we will be able to save all species from dying out and give them a safe place to live.48. What makes Audubon Nature Center a special zoo?A. Protecting wild animals.B. Educating the public.C. Being built in Louisiana.D. Having a special frozen zoo.49. What‟s the main goal of the Nature Center in Louisiana?A. To save species from dying out.B. To freeze animals.C. To conduct scientific experiments.D. To entertain the public.50. The underlined phrase “tiny building blocks of the animals” in Paragraph 3 means _______.A. rows of buildings for animals to live inB. rows of bottles containing live cells of animalsC. rows of cages for animals to live inD. rows of frozen zoos51. The best title is “_______”.A. A Wildlife CenterB. A Modern ZooC. A Frozen ZooD. Protecting AnimalsEHow does a place become a World Heritage Site（世界遗产）? It takes a lot of people to decide.1) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO(联合国教科文组织). The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because it said it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.2) The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meet every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinksa country isn‟t taking good care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.52. The passage implies that ______.A. becoming a world heritage site takes hard workB. a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage ListC. a place which was taken good care of is often on the World Heritage ListD. the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its long history53. If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country ______.A. can ask UNESCO for more money and helpB. should continue to take special care of itC. won‟t take trouble of caring for i tD. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger54. The passage mainly discusses ______.A. what the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO isB. how the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage SiteC. how the Great Wall becomes a World Heritage SiteD. how a place becomes a World Heritage Site55. The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is ______.A. to attract more tourists from other countriesB. to get more money and help from other countriesC. to have it taken better care ofD. to make it known to other countries第四节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）I want to design a special future house to live in. I 56. ___________think the house is not only beautiful, but also comfort. 57. ___________I like the nature, so in my opinion, the design should 58. ___________stand closely to nature. I can use some wood, stones 59. ___________and bricks to build it. The roof is made up wood and 60. ___________it has six side. The balconies are made of stones. I‟d 61. ___________like to use some lights and balls to decorate it. The 62. ___________walls making of bricks are painted with light blue 63. ___________paint, that can bring me the feeling of a clear sky. I 64. ___________did hope I can have a house of my own. 65. ___________第五节：书面表达（25分）目前互联网的使用日益普及。