外研高中选修八Module4单元练习题及答案.doc

1、【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 外研社 选修八 Module 4 单元练习题 第 I 卷 一、单项填空（共 15 题，计 15 分） 1. Paul doesnt have to be made .He always works hard _. A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning 2. I demand that John _ there at once. A. will go B. shall go C. would go D. should go 3. When

2、 he moved to Canada, the children _ the change very well. A. adapted B. adapted to C. adopted D. adopted to 4. He sold his farm and _ he had enough money for his journey. A. thus B. yet C. however D. still 5. Take a hat with you _ the sun is very hot. A. in case B. in case of C. in case to D. so tha

3、t 6. To our surprise, He learned to speak English _ six months! A. with B. by C. for D. within 7. His new book, _next October, will be published by Penguin House. A. to finish B. to be finished C. finished D. being finished 8. Everything we can see and touch is made up of_. A. thing B. business C. a

4、ffair D. matter 9. _ some officials, Napoleon inspected his army. A. Followed B. Followed by C. Being followed D. having been followed 10. _ a reply, he decided to write again. A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received 11. The news sounds_. A. encourage B. encou

5、raged C. encouraging D. to encourage 12. It was _ fine weather that we decided to go camping. A. very B. so C. such D. such a 13. I dont think_is kind _you_that. A. it; for; do B. that; of; to do C. it; of; to do D. it; for; to do 14. The boy is said _ to hospital last week. A. to send B. to be sent

6、 C. having been said D. to have been sent 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 15. The assistant works very hard. She is always the first _ and the last _. A. come, leave B. coming, leaving C. to come, to leave D. to come, leaving 二、完形填空 本题共 20 分，每小题 1.5 分 先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题的 A

7、、B、C、D 四个答案中选择 最佳答案。 Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have - 16- visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have a very -17- sense of direction and I may have visited a place ti

8、me after time but I still manage to get- 18- on my way there. When I was young I was -19- shy that I never dared ask complete strangers -20- and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some -21- I would get to the spot I was heading for. I am -22- too shy to ask people for directions,

9、but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they do not know their hometown and will insist-23- telling you the way even if they do not know it; others, -24- are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long -25- of directions w

10、hich you cannot possibly hope to remember; and- 26- others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the-27-direction to that -28- you should be going. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always tell them that I am a stran

11、ger to the town in order to avoid -29- them wrong directions, but even this can have embarrassing 令人难堪的 results. Once I was on my way to work-30- I was stopped by a man who asked me -31- I would direct him to the Sunlight Building. I gave my-32- reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I -33-

12、 that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and search him out of the crowd behind me, as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him -34-.Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed i

13、n the-35- man who had asked for directions to my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked. 16. A just B only C already D ever 17. A good B distant C poor D fine 18. A lost B disappeared C stuck D started 19. A a bit B such C very D so 20. A a way B the way C way D

14、 a direction 21. A opportunity B fortune C possibility D chance 22 A no longer B no more C not in the least D neither 23.A in B for C on D of 24. A whom B which C that D who 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 25. A line B page C list D chapter 26. A more B still C yet D further 2

15、7. A opposed B same C other D opposite 28. A in which B on which C to which D for which 29. A to give B giving C to be giving D having given 30. A while B when C as D then 31. A that B as if C if D where 32. A same B common C known D usual 33. A realized B recognized C believed D considered 34. A to

16、 wait B waiting C be waiting D waited 35. A only B certain C very D one 三、阅读理解。 （阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案，共 20 小题。每小题 2 分，满分 40 分。） （ A ） Now, Were always hearing about road accidents 事故,and when were in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes?

17、Any large hospital will tell you the number of accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road. I dont pretend to be an expert, but Ive thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to prevent them. One of the commonest and most dangerous causes

18、of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment 设备. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater 电炉 into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets

19、 to cut off the power before mending a lamp or some thing else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you touch anything and dont pretend you know when you actually dont. If youve got children in the house, its always best to keep m

20、edicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy. Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry

21、 clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And dont forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So youd better give it up. Safety First may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trou

22、ble. 36. The writer thinks the reason why there are so many accidents in our homes is that we are . 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 A less careful in our homes than in a car B more careful in our homes than in a car C as careful in our homes as in a car D not so careful in a c

23、ar as in our homes 37.One of the most dangerous and most common causes of home accidents is . A continuing to use loose plugs B taking a bath with an electric heater in the room C mending a lamp without cutting off the power D using electrical equipment in an improper way 38.The writer advises you a

24、bout the use of electrical equipment. A to appear as if you know everything B to pretend that you dont know anything C to pretend that you know everything D not to think you know everything 39.Its best to keep medicines in places that children cant . A get on Bget to Cget in Dget over 40.One way to

25、prevent fires at home is to . A leave stoves in the middle of the rooms B dry clothes near stoves C tell children to stay away from fire D smoke away from fires （ B ） How Can a Small Stamp Be Worth $16,800? Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value（价值）to stamp collectors. A mistak

26、e on a two-penny（便士，英国辅币） stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.Do you think it impossible? Well, it is true. And this is how it happened. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony（前英 殖民地） of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Oc

27、ean. In 1847 an order（订货单） for stamps was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps. Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. The dan

28、ce would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. He carelessly put the words “Post Office“ instead

29、of “post Paid“, two words seen on stamps at that time, on the several hundred that he printed. 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penn

30、y Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for one of them. 41.The mistake on a two-penny stamp has made A a lot of trouble for the post office. B Mauritius the fourth country to put out stamps. C it worth half a million times its face value. D it worth as much as six

31、teen thousand and eight hundred dollars. 42.When was the mistake in printing made? It was made A not long ago. B in the eighteenth century. C in the nineteenth century. D after some stamps arrived from London. 43.In 1847 most countries of the world were A not yet using stamps. B printing stamps in M

32、auritius. C printing their own stamps. D collecting valuable stamps. 44.Why did Mauritius print some stamps too? Because A London stamps were not well printed. B London would not print them. C invitations to a big dance had to be posted quickly. D Mauritius had a very good printer. 45.“Post Paid“ me

33、ans _. A the same as “Post Office“. B the Post Office is the place to buy stamps. C money has been paid for the stamp. D the letter must be posted C I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric 怪僻 的 farmer. I had never met him before although I had often hear

34、d people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadnt the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go . It had been snowing

35、heavily that day and I didnt know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyoneeven my own wife!“ he said. I could see 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：76

36、4723079 that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal 丑闻. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn 厩.“I wouldnt leave her out in the cold!“ he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could no

37、t expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.“ She was such a good cow! I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!“ he said, and burst into tears again. 46.The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means . A.

38、expect B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly 47.Before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see Milly lying . A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room. C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn 48.What do we know about Milly from he story? A. She had met with an a

39、ccident. B. She had caused a scandal C. She was seriously ill. D. She was hidden somewhere. 49.The farmer wished that the writer might . A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life C. free him from a scandal D. keep the whole thing a secret 50.The person who told the story is probably a . A.

40、 farmer B. policeman C. country doctor D. newspaper reporter D We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are being shaken. We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we noticed it for only a short time. For instance, w

41、e feel it during the takeoff of an airliner. We feel the planes acceleration because our bodies do not gain speed as fast as the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.

42、 Soon the plane reached a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer and change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops. 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 51. We can tell that our train is moving _. A. when we see a green light ahead of the train B. by watching the nei

43、ghboring train move past ours C. when the building outside the window move past us D. according to the time-table 52. Acceleration means _. A. a fast speed B. a full speed C. an increased speed D. an increase in speed 53. When the jeep starts to run, we feel that _. A. we are pushed back against the

44、 seat B. we are thrown forward B. we are lifted high up in the sky C. everything is strange to us 54. Why do we feel the acceleration when a bus starts? A. Because the bus cant gain the speed so fast as we do B. Because the bus is not in good condition C. Because we cant gain the speed as fast as it

45、 does D. Because an acceleration doesnt disappear in a minute 55. Which of the following statements is correct? A. There is still an acceleration as a car slows down B. There is no longer an acceleration when a ship is going as fast as she can. C. We can feel acceleration in an train all the time D.

46、 There isnt any acceleration when you start to ride a bike 第 II 卷 四、将下列句子译成英语（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分；满分 10 分） 56. 即使他知道这个秘密，他也不肯说出来。 57. 我有件重要的事要和你谈谈。 58. 他住的地方走 20 分钟就到。 59. 这两个小店合并起来成为一个大商店。 60. 她用功读书, 因此获得高分。 五、书面表达 【语文公社】 所有中小学资源免费下载。欢迎投稿！E- mail：smyww6603 QQ：764723079 假设你是王兰，是青岛市海山学校的学生，高一时你曾给青岛日报写过一封关

47、于 你家乡无名河污染严重的读者来信，并发表在该报上。如今，青岛市面貌发生了很大的 变化。于是你又给该报写了一封信作为读者回音。现在请你用日记的形式将此事记载下 来，应包括下面的内容： 1政府很重视你的来信，接受制止污染，改善环境的建议； 2关掉一家污染严重的化工厂，搬迁并改建一家造纸厂； 3加强保护自然，反对污染的斗争； 4大量植树、种花、种草，绿化环境； 5新建一座自来水厂，饮用自来水，不用河水。 注：环境保护 surrounding 加强管理 strengthen 绿化 makegreen 自来水厂 water works 外研社 选修八 Module 4 单元练习题答案 1-5 B D

48、B A A 6-10 D B D B C 11-15 CC C D C 16-20 BCADB 2125 DACDC 26-30 BDABB 31-35 CDABC 36-40 ADDBC 41-45 DCACC 46-50 BCABC 51-55 CDACA 56. He will not tell us the secret, even though/even if he knows it. 57. I have an important matter to talk to you about. 58. He lives within 20 minutes walk. 59. The two small shops combined to make a large one. 60. She studied hard; thus she got high marks. One possible version: September 20th Sunday Fine In 1997 I wrote a letter to China Daily, and it was carried in the paper. It was about the serious pollution in Chan