高二英语revision12m8u1试题

Revision 12

Module 8 Unit 1 The Written World

知识点罗列：

1) appreciate vt. (appreciation) 2) replace v. = to take the place of

3) spare v. & adj. ~ no efforts ~ sb. time ~ room ~ time 4. works n.

5) resist v. ~ temptation. ~ laughing (reistance)

6) recommend v. ~ sth. / sth. to sb. ~ that-clause (should + v.)

7) different adj. different kinds of be ~ from (difference; differently)

8) reminder n. (remind sb. of sth. remind sb. to do remind sb. that-clause)

9) end v. ~ sth. ~…with ~ in ~ up with in the ~ at the ~ of by the ~ of

come to an ~ bring sth. to an ~ carry sth. through to the ~

put an ~ to sth. or put sth. to an ~

10. lead v. ~ a happy life / ~ a life of lead to ~ sb. to do sth. ~ sb. + prep

in the ~ take the ~

Useful phrases:

1. the antiques of the literary world文学界的遗产

2. be left to gather dust尘封不动

3. an old –fashioned film过时的电影

4. an award-winning film 获奖电影

5. best-known works知名著作

6. be based on以…为根据

7. a place in the world在世界上有一定的地位8. be make into sth制成…

9 . would rather do sth than do sth宁愿做..而不愿做…. 10. at a time 一次

11. in the early 1800s十九世纪早期12. at one time一度

13. on stage在舞台上14. be set in 以…为背景

15. set sb free from…把某人从…中解放出来16. add… to..把…加到…

17. have prejudice against sb.对某人有偏见18. add to增添

19. fancy meeting you here!想不到在这儿见到您19. add up to加起来一共

20. an educated person一个受良好教育的人21.before long不久

22. be bent on doing sth.决心做…22. be seen as…被看成是

23. take sb to court把..送上法庭24. be forced to do sth被迫做…. 25. make sth out of…用…制成…26. serve as充当

27. be filled with sorrow满是愧疚28.have a talent for有…才能

29. pin sth to sth把…别到…30get caught被抓住

31. have talent for…有…天赋32. at the sight of…一看到

33. let out a sad sigh长叹一声34. a deal of 大量

35. encourage sb to do sth.鼓励某人做…36. give away泄露

37.a dash of一点儿38. earn one’s living谋生

39. shorten one’s life夭折40. at the age of在…岁

41. mourn one’s death悼念亡人42. donate … to …把…捐献给…43. the monument to sb. 某人的纪念碑44. tend to do sth有做…的趋势

45. be intended to do sth. 是用来做…46..consist of构成

Important sentences:

1) This makes them difficult for some people to read and the classics are left to gather dust

on shelves.

2) Pip dislike it when Joe comes to visit him in London.

3) He pities Oliver, takes him home, and tries to reform him.

Grammar and Usage:

1. They might not (mightn’t) have been written last year.

2. It is not uncommon to find her reading the newspaper.

3. I wonder whether /if I shouldn’t bring an umbrella.

4. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say.

Exercises:

1. Nobody_________ throw away rubbish everywhere!

A. can

B. need

C. shall

D. will

2. --Do you think the rain will affect the football match?

-- The players are used to such rainy weather, so it _______ make any difference to them.

A. shan’t

B. shouldn’t

C. needn’t

D. mustn’t

3. I tried to persuade him not to smoke, but he _________ listen to me.

A. wouldn’t

B. couldn’t

C. had better not

D. used to

4. When we got to the cinema, the film hasn’t started yet, so we ___________

A. needn’t hurry

B. didn’t need hurry

C. needn’t to hurry

D. needn’t have hurried

5. _____ our team defeated theirs was not surprising.

A. What

B. Whether

C. That

D. Which

6. Little Jim should love ______to the cinema this evening.

A. to be taken

B. to take

C. being taken

D. taking

7. Premier Zhou ______to be unforgettable in the hearts of Chinese people.

A. proved

B. regarded

C. thought

D. considered

8. I have no doubt ______we shall be able to do something for you.

A. whether

B. that

C. when

D. if

9. The experiment, though they had tried their best, ______ to be a failure.

A. turned up

B. turned out

C. turned in

D. turned on

10. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _____ with my progress.

A. the teacher is not satisfied

B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied

D. is the teacher satisfied

11. Isn’t it time you _____down to ______ the papers?

A get, mark B. get ,be marked C. got, being marked D. got, marking

12. With the food ___________ good, it was sold out soon.

A. to taste

B. taste

C. tasting

D. tasted

13. It’s no longer a question now ___________ man can land on the moon.

A. that

B. which

C. whether

D. what

14. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _______ harm them.

A. more than

B. other than

C. rather than

D. better than

15. His failure in the experiment suggested that he ______his teacher’s proper instructions.

A. shouldn’t have followed

B. shouldn’t follow

C. mustn’t have followed

D. hadn’t followed

16. The great changes _____ have taken place _____ carrying out the economic reform in our country.

A. may not; unless

B. never ; but for C could not; without D. would, bedsides

17. I didn’t expect you can finish the work in three days, ____________

A. don’t I

B. do I

C. can you

D. can’t you

18. Sean’s strong love for his countries is ___________ in his recently published poems.

A. relieved

B. reflected

C. responded

D. recovered

19. There have been several new events ___________ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic

Games A. add B. to add C adding D. added

20. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to _____ healthy eating habit.

A. grow

B. develop

C. increase

D. raise

21. --- Is this raincoat yours? ---- No, mine ____ there behind the door.

A. is hanging

B. has hung

C. hangs

D. hung

22. It is staying up late last night that _______ my being late for work.

A. got to

B. ended up with

C. devoted to

D. led to

23. If I drive in this city myself, I’ll probably get lost because I haven’t got ___ good sense of ___

direction. A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. the; a

24. ____ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants of genes in human body.

A. Exposed

B. Being exposed

C. Having exposed

D. After being exposed

25 – Have you _____ some new idea ? -- Y eah. I’ll tell you later.

A. come about

B. come into

C. come up with

D. come out with

26.At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ________.

A. has been reached

B. had been reached

C. has reached

D. had reached

27. House prices have increased greatly and they are ______ the reach of those with average incomes.

A. over

B. within

C. beyond

D. below

28. Although the old sofa ______ too much space, they still held on it for future use.

A. took up

B. took over

C. took place

D. took on

29. Their theory ______ to be right after many experiments.

A. is proved

B. proved

C. proving

D. was proved

30. The old man insisted that I ____ his wallet and that I ____ with him to the police station.

A. take, go

B. had taken, go

C. took, go

D. had taken, went

31. With all the money ____ out, he had to go hungry.

A. run

B. running

C. to run

D. to be run

32. It’s reported that it will be many years _____ scientists find the solution to this problem.

A. since

B. after

C. before

D. when

33. It is clear that the Japanese Prime Minister’s constant visits to the Y asukuni War Shrine（靖国神社）

have ______ the disaster of Sino-Japan relationship.

A. resulted from

B. contributed to

C. stood for

D. concentrated on

34. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain. A. twice big as B. as twice big as

C. three times the size as

D. three times the size of

35. Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______you want to use it for.

A. what

B. why

C. how

D. whether

36. Y ou may not have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the next

round and ______. A. tomorrow never comes B. tomorrow is another day.

C. never put off till tomorrow

D. there is no tomorrow

37.-- ____ you _____ him around the museum yet ? --- Y es. We had a great time there.

A. Have; shown

B. Do; show

C. Had; shown

D. Did; show

38. ____ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarship totaling $21,000.

A. Judging from

B. Having judged the best

C. Judging the best

D. Judged the best

39.– Do you think the housing price will keep ____ in the years to come ?

--- Sorry, I have no idea.

A. lifting up

B. going up

C. bringing up

D. growing up

40. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them ___ in his

lectures. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. to interest 二、Fill in the blanks

A.1. Martin Luther King is considered a hero because he spent his whole life fighting against racial

p____________.

2. The girl and her best friend were both t________ and nervous about the results of the examination.

3. The panda is an example of an animal n______________ to China.

4. There is much u____________ about the company’s future because the director is retiring this year.

5. My English teacher that my composition was too long and that I had to s___________ it.

6. All of China m __________ when Zhou Enlai died.

7. By planting trees, we t___________ the desert into an oasis.

8. Many young people prefer to live and work in Shanghai, a typical u_________ area in China.

9. Few people in the world find success easily or o_____________.

10. Mother Teressa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, has earned her r___________ for

kind help to the poor people in India.

11. I don’t think classics are o__________ and boring and have nothing to do with life

today.

12. Kent is a constant r__________ of Pip’s shabby beginnings, so he made a decision to

move from it to the bright lights of London without any __________(同伴).

13. Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very _________(浅薄的) one.

14. Holding the __________（自制的）soccer gently in his hands, Kevin sat down on the

old bench and waited.

15. He experiences an _____________(不正常的) childhood without any parents.

B.1.The newspaper says that the newly released album ________ _________

_________ and has become best-seller of the month.

报纸上说这个新专辑受到好评, 成了这个月的畅销品.

2. Mary’s being hurt ________ ________ the uncertainty of our winning the game.

玛丽受伤了, 这增加了我们在比赛中获胜的不确定性.

3. If you want to _________ _________ _______ in the IT business you will have to

___________ your efforts.如果你想在IT产业界获得一席之地, 就得加倍努力.

4. Painkillers have ___________ ___________, so you should only take one pill

_________ _________ __________.止痛药有副作用,一次应该只吃一片.

5. As a mother, she ________ _________ _________ _____________ __________ any

harm come to her child.

作为一位母亲,她情愿自己挨饿也不愿孩子受到任何的伤害

6. Do you see the new building over there? We _______ it _______ ________our new

laboratory.你看到那边的新楼了吗?那将是我们的新实验楼.

7. Pip is ______ _______ _______ an educated person. Pip决心要做一个有教养的人.

8. Kevin _________ ________ _________ __________ at the sight of his old ball, and

__________ _________ a sad sigh.

Kevin一看到他的旧足球, 叹了一口气,充满了愧疚.

9. Mike __________ _________ __________ ___________soccer.

Mike在足球方面没什么天赋.

10. Mike _________ a ball ________ ________ old socks ___________ _________. a

piece of plastic. Mike在旧袜子上裹了一块塑料纸做了一只足球.