高三英语冀教版 选修 8 Unit 6 Manners, customs and cultures 综合练习
(答题时间:70 分钟)
第一部分:单项填空
1. —Do you have the time?
—Sorry, I have no watch.
— .
A. What a shame. B. Thanks, anyway.
C. It doesn’t matter. D. Why not buy one?
2. As is known, one of the many benefits of ________ foreign travel is
learning to deal with
________ unexpected.
A. the; / B. /; an C. the; the D. /; the
3. The people living in that apartment have free ________ to the swimming
pool.
They don’t have to be charged.
A. time B. access C. entrance D. care
4. —I’m really worn out!
—So am I! After all, we _______ the discussion for nearly 2 hours.
A. had B. have C. are having D. have been having
5. With his full attention ________ on the task, he had no idea about
what’d happened around him.
A. was fixed B. fixing C. fixed D. being fixed
6. The girl struggling in the river shouted for help, but none of the
people jumped into the river to rescue her; ______, they just went away.
A. therefore B. anyhow C. instead D. yet
7. —It’s a long time _________ I last saw you.
—Yes, and it will be another month ________ we can meet again.
A. before since B. when; before C. since; until D. since; before
8. —I hear Jason has gone to Harvard University for his Master’s
degree.
—Oh, How nice! Do you know when he ________?
A. was leaving B. left C. had left D. has left
9. The two graceful ladies burst into laughter now and then as if
_________ something funny.
A. to chat with B. to chat about C. chatting with
D. chatting about
10. —How could the ancient temple be damaged over night?
—It happened _______ the heavy storm.
A. as a result B. on account C. owing to D. resulting in
11. Her husband has been laid off for a year. ___________ was that her
son got hurt badly.
A. To make matters worse B. Making matters worse
C. What made matters worse D. Which made matters worse
12. Failure as he was in his previous attempts, he still sticks _________
the research aimed at increasing production.
A. in B. to C. on D. with
13. ________ the frequent communication is deepening the understanding
between countries greatly; it may also contribute to some unsteady
factors.
A. When B. While C. If D. As
14. —Well, it is certain for him to get treated continuously.
—_______ he doesn’t respond to the treatment yet?
A. How do you like B. How about
C. What if D. But how
15. ________ for the specialist’s careful treatment, he _______ till
last year.
A. If it is not; can’t live B. Were it not; couldn’t have lived
C. Had it not been; couldn’t have lived D. If they were not;
couldn’t live
第二部分:完形填空
阅读下列短文,从短文后所给各题的 A,B,C,D 四个选项中,选出可以填
入空白处的最佳选项。
The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite
forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, 16 , a great
furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds
of furniture were 17 on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of
which came seven people: a man, a woman and five children of 18 ages.
The children hurried out and began laughing 19 as the whole family
moved into the house. Windows were 20
open: furniture was put into 21 ; and little faces looked curiously
at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first 22 to the
Robinsons.
Though we became firm 23 with our new neighbors, we often had
causes to be made angry be them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little
boys 24 as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, 25
wooden guns at us and 26 us to put our hands up. Sometimes our lives
were 27 ; at others, we were killed with a 28 “Bang! Bang!”. Even
more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came flying 29 the
garden fence.
But we did not 30 go in fear for our lives. The Borbinsons were
friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had
nothing to fear 31 our neighbors were around. We understood what it
was like to have 32 in the long, friendless, winter evenings 33
Mr. Robinson would 34 in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr.
Robinson would 35 over the fence and talk endlessly with father about
gardening problems.
16. A. but B. therefore C. however D. strangely
17. A. unloaded B. removed C. loaded D. destroyed
18. A. the same B. various C. young D. middle
19. A. delightedly B. sadly C. astonishingly
D. frighteningly
20. A. broken B. kicked C. forced D. pushed
21. A. place B. room C. order D. use
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22. A. managementB. introduction C. interview D. arrangement
23. A. enemies B. strangers C. friends D. relatives
24. A. looking B. pretending C. dressed D. worn
25. A. throw B. put C. fire D. point
26. A. ask B. order C. make D. lead
27. A. saved B. wasted C. devoted D. spared
28. A. soft B. sharp C. funny D. slow
29. A. on B. towards C. over D. under
30. A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. then
31. A. unless B. though C. so long as D. even if
32. A. love B. pleasure C. satisfaction D. company
33. A. while B. when C. as D. since
34. A. drop B. lip C. jump D. break
35. A. climb B. fall C. lean D. lie
第三部分:阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题中的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
There are so many different plastic cards that adults have to carry
around-library cards, savings cards for different banks, credit cards,
just to name a few… So why not have one card to replace them all?
Scott Barnhill, an 11-year-old fifth-grade student in the US has come
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up with an idea for a “Security One Card”.
Sound smart? The US Patent Office thought so, and it permitted a patent
for his idea in April.
Here’s an example of how Barnhill’s idea would work.
Let’s say you have the three cards mentioned above. Instead of carrying
them all, you could have just one by having additional magnetic strips
added to it.
The magnetic strips can be added to any plastic card, even a blank
one.
Companies could add their information to one of the strips. For
instance, you could ask a library to add a strip to your bankcard.
Barnhill has a lot of hobbies, including designing websites. He got
the idea at the age of 9 when he saw his father using a key card to enter
their hotel room. He thought, “The hotels are wasting money with the key
cards.” So, instead of using a hotel-issued key card, guests could use
their credit cards-if the hotel added a special magnetic strip. At
check-out, the strip would simply be removed.
Now that he has his patent, his next step is a letter-writing campaign
to get support from major credit card companies.
“I’m going to be writing letters to credit card companies to ask
if they can co-operate. I hope they’ll give me money every time someone
puts a strip on the back of another card, or every time the idea is used,”
Barnhill said.” I’ll write the letters and see what they say. If they
say no, I’ll ask someone else, another credit card company.”
He is hoping to make money from his patent and has decided it would
be better to collect royalties(专利使用税) if the idea takes off rather
than sell his patent.
“The person who invented ATM sold it wholly, and if he’d chosen
royalties he’d get like 2 cents for every deal and he’d be a billionaire
now.” Scott said.
36. The advantage of “Security One Card” is that it __________.
A. could remove the burden of taking all kinds of plastic cards
B. would be very safe
C. would save your money
D. could have a lot of magnetic strips on it
37. The immediate cause of Scott’s invention was that _________.
A. he found even a hotel issued its own cards-key cards
B. he realized hotels should use only one card
C. he found that adults have to carry around so many plastic cards
D. he realized it would be a good chance to make big money
38. When a “Security One Card” is used, ___________.
A. one has to add additional magnetic strips to it himself
B. one has to pay Scott Barnhill each time a magnetic strip is added
C. all the extra costs go to its users
D. a certain amount of money must be paid to its inventor
39. The underlined phrase “takes off” in the last paragraph but one
probably means _______.
A. makes money B. wins a lot of support
C. is worth a lot D. is perfect
B
A suicide(自杀) bomber blew up a bus parked outside a Karachi hotel
yesterday in a thunderous explosion that killed 11 French engineers, their
Pakistani driver and a passer-by. Twenty-tree people were wounded.
Pakistan’s government denounced(公开指责) the explosion as an act
of terrorism aimed at foreigners, and suspicion fell on militant Islamic
groups angered by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s support
for the US-led united war in neighboring Afghanistan.
There was no evidence linking the attack, directly to the al-Qaida
terrorist network of Osamaa bin Laden, but many of the militant Islamic
groups in Pakistan are sympathetic to al-Qaida and some have links to the
organization, according to the Associated Press.
Musharraf promised to fight back.
“We feel this act of international terrorism has to be met with full
force. My government has the complete determination of meeting this
threat,” he said.
“I would like the international community to understand our home
environment resulting from our cooperation against international
terrorism,” Musharraf said.
French President Jacques Chirac condemned(谴责) the attack and sent
his newly appointed defense minister to Pakistan.
The 11 French killed in the bombing were engineers working at the
Karachi seaport for a state-owned French marine construction company, the
French Foreign Ministry said in Paris. They were part of a team building
a submarine Pakistan bought from France.
The bus was parked outside the Sheraton Hotel when the bomb went off
-obviously in a second vehicle driven by the bomber, tearing a large
crater(弹坑) in the road and destroying nearby vehicles.
“We have recovered a burnt body from a car,” said Sindh provincial
police chief Sayed Kamal Shah, referring to the suicide bomber and his
vehicle. “The sound was so loud I think you could have heard it from six
miles away,” said Munir Sheikh, a police officer who was actually present
at the event and saw the explosion. The explosion caused 14 deaths,
including the bomber.
40. Which of the following is true according to tile passage?
A. Pervez Musharraf is French President.
B. Jacquess Chirac is Pakistani President
C. Sayed Kamal Shah is a police officer.
D. Munir Sheikh is member of a militant Islamic group.
41. The explosion was considered to be made by __________.
A. Osama bin Laden B. militant Islamic
groups
C. the al-Qaida terrorists D. a Pakistan policeman
42. The French Foreign Minister ___________.
A. was newly appointed and sent to Pakistan by French President
yesterday.
B. condemned the attack in a press conference in Pairs yesterday.
C. denounced the explosion as an act of terrorism aimed at French
people
D. said the French killed were engineers building a submarine Pakistan
bought from France.
43. The suicide bomber __________.
A. was found dead and burnt in a car
B. shot through the window of his vehicle
C. was found dead in a large crater in the road
D. was arrested by Pakistan police officer Munir Sheikh
C
Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday.
There are so many interesting places to visit and if you enjoy seeing more
than just the city center there is no better way to travel than by car.
Hire Charge
What is included:
(a) Unlimited distance to be traveled.
(b) Expenses on oil maintenance(保养) and repairs which will be
paid back to the driver on production of receipts.
(c)Full insurance and not including personal accidents(see below).
What is not included;
(a) Personal accident insurance.
(b) Garaging, gas, parking and traffic fines.
Conditions of Hire
1. The shortest rental period at these low prices is three days. For
prices for one or two days only see our representative at the hotel.
2. Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London
to be sure of hiring a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking
in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be
able to help you.
3. The cars described on the sheet are examples of the type of cars
available in each price range.
If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the booking form and return
it to us. A booking fee of £12 as part of the car hire cost is required.
Should you be forced to give up your car hire booking after paying
in full (two weeks before date of hire) then a cancellation charge of
£12 will be made.
44. In which section do you think this reading passage is taken from?
A. Daily Stories B. Home News.
C. Advertisements. D. Guides for
Travel.
45. What costs is a car hirer responsible for?
A. The cost of maintenance of the car.
B. The money paid for breaking the traffic laws
C. Insurance against damage to the car.
D. The cost of repairs to the car.
46. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. You can hire a car at any time at low prices.
B. The company prefers short rental periods to longer ones.
C. According to the reading, the distance limit for a hirer is
required.
D. You shall pay for the necessary repairs first.
47. If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of
hiring, the £12 booking fee is________.
A. not returned at all B. returned in part
immediately
C. not required D. returned in full within two weeks
D
A branch of psychology called neurolinguistic ( 神 经 语 言 学 )
programming has made an interesting and useful discovery: You can change
the way you imagine or remember things without changing what you imagine,
and it will change your feelings. For example, if a visual memory makes
you sad whenever you think about it, you can make that mental picture
smaller and less bright, and when you do, the memory won’t make you as
sad. Since you haven’t changed the content of the memory, you haven’
t lost any information. You’ve simply made it less painful.
When you visually remember a pleasant memory, you can make the picture
more colorful and the memory will give you even stronger good feelings.
You can make your pictures of the future brighter, wider, deeper, or you
can bring the images closer. Changes like these will make you feel
different-even when you leave the content of the picture the same.
What is true for visual images also applies to the way you talk to
yourself. For example, if you have trouble encouraging yourself, try
changing the tone of voice you use when you speak to yourself. Some people
order themselves around. The voice they use to talk to themselves is cruel
and commanding. Listening to yourself being bossy can have the same effect
as listening to someone else being bossy: it can make you want to rise
up. Change your tone to friendly or sweet, and you might feel more
encouraged. When you tell yourself “I can do it”, fill your internal
voice with eagerness and back it up with inspiring music. The
possibilities are in fact endless.
The important thing to understand is that the way you code your inner
world has an impact, and you have quite a bit of control over that coding.
You can change it deliberately. When you do, it will change your feelings,
which will change your actions, which will change the world around you.
48. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. You can Change the World around You!
B. Be Merry.
C. You Can Change People’s Attitude towards You.
D. Talk to Yourself in a Friendly Way.
49. Tile underlined word “deliberately” can be replaced by ________.
A. by chance B. on purpose C. difficultly D. easily
50. We call infer that if we make a sad mental picture bigger and brighter,
we can become _______.
A. happier B. sadder C. calmer D. wiser
51. What does the underlined sentence “Some people order themselves
around” suggest?
A. Some people often order a lot of food.
B. Some people order others to follow their instructions.
C. Some people are very cruel to themselves.
D. Some people are very strict with themselves.
E
Business activities are becoming increasingly worldwide as many firms
spread their operations into markets abroad. Many U.S. firms, for example,
are trying to enlarge markets by doing business in China, India, Latin
America, Russia and other Eastern European countries. Multinational
Corporations (MNC), which operates in more than one hundred countries,
especially moves operations to wherever they can find the least expensive
employees who are able to do the work well. Productions jobs requiring
only basic or repetitive skills-such as sewing computer pieces-are
usually the first to be moved abroad. MNC can pay these workers a small
part of what they would have to pay in their own countries, and often work
them longer and harder. Most U.S. multinational businesses keep the
majority of their up-per-level management, marketing and finance within
the United States. They employ some lower-level managers and a large
number of their production workers in offices, factories, and buildings
in developing countries. MNC based in the United States have moved many
of their production operations to Central and Latin America, China, India,
and Southeast Asia.
Merger is also becoming more common than in the past. In the United
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States, for example, tobacco product and food producer R.J. Reynolds
Industries bought food giant Nabisco Brands to form RJR Nabisco Holdings
Corporation in 1985, and in 1995 the industrial power generator,
electronics, and machine producer Westinghouse Electric Corporation
bought media production company CBS Inc.
52. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Business Abroad.
B. Modern Business Development.
C. Spread of MNC.
D. Business in the Developing Countries.
53. Why do many U.S. firms move their factories to Central and Latin
America, China, India, and Southeast Asia?
A. To help those countries to develop industries.
B. To get rid of the gap between the poor and the rich.
C. To produce more production.
D. To gain more value from the cheap employees.
54. The word “Merger” in the first sentence of the last paragraph means
_________.
A. joining B. bargaining
C. separating D. competing
55. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Worldwide business will be popular.
B. Employees will be inexpensive.
C. People should not work for foreign firms.
D. Small companies should keep on preventing being bought.
第四部分:写作
第一节:短文改错:
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,
并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\),在该行右边横线上写出该
加的词。
此行错一个词;在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
One of my friend wrote an article about Chinese children,
56.____________
said that China will become powerful not because of its weapons, 5 7 .
____________
army or economy but because of its children who received 58.
____________
strict education from they are babies. He said he had seen a 59.
____________
six-year-old young boy who could do calculations much quickly 60.
____________
than himself who was an university graduate. It is true 61.
____________
that Chinese parents try our best to give the best education 62.
____________
to the kids. We have to prepare our kids to it. Some 63. ____________
education experts, however, against raising super children, 64.
____________
arguing that parents should let their children grow free. 65.
____________
第二节:书面表达
哈尔滨的天价医疗案在社会上引起了巨大的反响,很多人对此发表了不同的
意见和看法,你班针对这事件及医疗改革(health care reform)话题展开了讨
论,通过讨论主要达成了以下的一些共识:
1. 相关政府部门要认真调查这一类案件,对违法的医院和医务人员要严厉惩
罚。
2. 政府应该采取积极的措施来防止再次发生这样的事件。
3. 医疗改革一定要关注普通人的利益。
4. 医疗改革应该要……(其他的看法)
要求:请根据以上提示写一篇词数 120 词左右的短文。
【试题答案】
1~5 BDBDC 6~10 CDBDC 11~15 CDBCC
16~20 CABAD 21~25 ABCCD 26~30 BDBCA
31~35 CDBAC 36~40 AADBC 41~45 BDACB
46~50 DAABB 51~55 CBDAA
改错:
56. friend-friends 57. said-saying 58. received -
receive 59. from-since
60. much-more 61. an-a 62. our-their
63. 第三个 to-for 64. against 前加 are 65. free-freely
作文(参考范文)
A possible version:
A medical case which took place in Harbin has a great impact on the
whole society. Several days ago, our class held a discussion about the
health care reform. After the discussion, we reached the following common
agreement. We all think that some related official departments should
investigate these kinds of cases seriously. Those who break the law should
be severely punished. The government should take effective and practical
measures to prevent those kinds of things from happening again. The health
care reform must pay special attention to the interest of ordinary people.
We need a clean medical treatment environment. In my opinion, the health
care reform should focus on the ruling out of the medical corruption.
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