1、高中英语人教新课标必修 8Unit5 Meeting your ancestors单元练习 一、听力 (听力 )（共 20 小题；共 20 分） 第一节 (共 5 小题 ) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题 ,从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项 ,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后 ,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman want to do? A. To have an X ray. B. To go to the hospital. C. To help the wounded m
2、an. 2. Where and when will the meeting be held? A. Room 303,3:00 pm. B. Room 303,2:00 pm. C. Room 302,2:00 pm. 3. When would Thomas and Lily like to leave? A. Tomorrow. B. Next Monday or Tuesday. C. This Monday. 4. What is the mans choice? A. He prefers train for trip. B. He doesnt like traveling. C
3、. Not mentioned. 5. According to the woman, what should the man do at first? A. He should ask about the flat on the phone. B. He should read the advertisements for flats in the newspaper. C. He should phone and make an appointment. 第二节 (共 15 小题 ) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题 ,从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选
4、项 ,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前 ,你将有时间阅读各个小题 ,每小题 5秒钟 ;听完后 ,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料 ,回答第 6 至 8 题。 6. How long is it since they met each other? A. More than one year. B. Less than one year. C. Three months. 7. Where does the man work? A. In a food factory. B. At a university. C. At the National
5、 Bank. 8. Which of the following is true? A. The woman speaks German better than Spanish. B. Tom, Johns son, is in Grade Three. C. The man has two children. 听第 7 段材料 ,回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. Who are the two speakers? A. A man and his wife. B. A man and his sister. C. A man and his girlfriend. 10. Why is th
6、e man unhappy about their weekends? A. They seldom invite friends over. B. They seldom go out for a picnic. C. They seldom spend weekends together. 11. Which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ on? A. Who should get the car ready. B. How many friends they should invite. C. What food and
7、 drink they should prepare. 听第 8 段材料 ,回答第 12 至 14 题。 12. Why does the man go to see the doctor? A. Because he is seriously ill. B. Because he wants to see death. C. Because the doctor wants his money. 13. What does the doctor advise the man to do? A. Take more medicine. B. Have a holiday. C. Give so
8、me of his money to poor people. 14. How do you find the man? A. He is honest. B. He is careless about his health. C. He cares for his money beyond everything else. 听第 9 段材料 ,回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. How has the man been feeling lately? A. Lonely. B. Unhappy. C. Depressed. 16. What does the woman advise th
9、e man to do? A. To learn English. B. To join a club. C. To do exercise. 17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is the womans elder brother. B. You dont feel alone when you have a close friend. C. The man comes from north America. 听第 10 段材料 ,回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. Why was the Mesa Verde
10、National Park built? A. To attract more visitors. B. To earn money. C. To protect the culture of ancient Native Americans. 19. What language do the words“Mesa Verde“belong to? A. English. B. Spanish. C. French. 20. How many ruins were discovered in all? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 二、单词拼写 (单句首字母填空 )（共
11、5 小题；共 5 分） 21. I dont want to i (打断 ) you; go on with your story. 22. R of where they are and what they are doing, they want access to the Net. 23. The policemen said they would a the thieves as soon as possible. 24. In the past, many people suffered from s because of a lack of food. 25. Im afraid
12、I have no a but to ask you to leave. 三、单词拼写 (根据中文提示拼写单词 )（共 10 小题；共 10 分） 26. It is impolite to (打断 ) others while they are speaking. 27. After the explosion the police made several (逮捕 ). 28. We must (假定 ) him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. 29. All their proposals were rejected (不管 ) of
13、their strengths. 30. He thought he knew the way, but (不知怎么地 ) he lost his way. 31. Some people eat too much while many African people die of (饥饿 ). 32. The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners (加速 ). 33. Our headmaster asked us to discuss the matter immediately, saying it was of great
14、(意义 ). 34. They collect blood samples for (分析 ) at a national laboratory. 35. After the long discussion, we all agreed that we had (可供选择的 ) ways to solve the problem. 四、翻译 (根据中文提示完成句子 )（共 15 小题；共 30 分） 36. With the rapid development of medical science, we (会看到 ) more new drugs used in the treatment
15、of cancer. 37. 请你把盘子里的肉切碎好吗？ (词数不限 ) Will you please the meat on the plate? 38. 他习惯的农村生活自从 1992 年以来发生了巨大的变化。 The country life he was used to greatly since 1992. 39. 我已经厌倦了每天都过这种无聊的生活。 I have been living such a boring life every day. 40. I (正要出去 ) when my grandfather arrived. (about) 41. The history
16、of this country can (追溯到 ) the Stone Age. 42. 过去几个月发生了很多车祸。 The last few months many traffic accidents. 43. This is the first time I (感觉到真正放松 ) for months. (relax) 44. 她很累。她工作了一上午了。 (词数不限 ) She is very tired. She all the morning. 45. He went ahead and did it, (不顾后果 ). 46. 我从乡下回来已经一年多了。 It over a yea
17、r since I came back from the countryside. 47. 你已经工作四个小时了。你应该休息一会儿了。 You for four hours.You should take a rest now. 48. Im afraid I (我不能来 ) to your party.(词数不限 ) 49. 即使你不满意这份工作提供的薪水，你应该学会为未来打算。 (词数不限 ) Even though you are not satisfied with the salary offered by the job, you should learn to . 50. 我打赌
18、我们到家的时候杰克仍会在睡觉。 I bet Jack still when we get home. 五、单项选择（共 20 小题；共 20 分） 51. He lost his computer while shopping, away all his secret photos. A. gave B. to give C. giving D. having given 52. - Weve spent too much money recently. - Well, it isnt surprising. Our friends and relatives around all the t
19、ime. A. are coming B. had come C. were coming D. have been coming 53. Compared with many people, Im indeed lucky. , I have a roof over my head. A. At all B. At most C. At once D. At least 54. We must the meat before making dumplings. A. cut down B. cut up C. cut in D. cut off 55. John had planned to
20、 make a compromise, but he changed his mind at the last minute. A. anyhow B. otherwise C. therefore D. somehow 56. George said that he would come to school to see me the next day, but he . A. wouldnt B. didnt C. hasnt D. hadnt 57. If you smoke, please go outside. A. can B. should C. must D. may 58.
21、They are trying their best to make a new drug to tiredness. A. keep B. arrest C. accelerate D. scrape 59. made her parents worried a lot. A. Her not to come back B. Not her to come back C. Her not coming back D. Not her coming back 60. Judging from his face, there was a confident smile, we knew that
22、 he didnt lose heart. A. in which B. from which C. by which D. on which 61. She was surprised to find the fridge empty; the child everything! A. had been eating B. had eaten C. have eaten D. have been eating 62. I offered the suggestions of spending the vacation in the mountains or by the sea. A. al
23、ternative B. considerable C. subjective D. realistic 63. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it . A. was decorated B. had decorated C. had been decorating D. was being decorated 64. We must him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. A. treat B. assume
24、 C. admit D. judge 65. You cant imagine when you read it in the newspaper. A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving 66. Once made out, the law must be carried out any difficulty. A. regardless of B. instead of C. because of D. in nee
25、d of 67. Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him he had done something very clever. A. as if B. in case C. while D. though 68. In order to find the missing child, villagers all they can over the past five hours. A. did B. do C. had done D. have been doing 69. He didnt his studying
26、in the college though he had to suffer starvation. A. interrupt B. scrape C. preserve D. arrest 70. Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she since her marriage to father. A. shoulders B. shouldered C. is shouldering D. has been shouldering 六、完形填空（共 20 小题；共 30 分） My mother is a geneticist, and
27、 from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our 71 to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that 72 us human, we are almost the 73 . I believe there is more
28、 that unites us than 74 us. My mother came to the US from India. She is 75 enough that she got her service 76 in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose 77 came from Germany in the mid-1800s. It seems 78 to admit now, but I never 79 that my parents were different colors.
29、 One day, I watched my parents walk 80 the street of our church together. They were 81 in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands 82 together in unison(一致地 ). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents 83 I realized
30、 their skin color. Im sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race 84 walking down the street, I see the “mixed race“ first and the “couple“ second. When my parents married in 1966, there were 85 places in this country that had laws 86 mixed marriage. 87 , my white grandfather, 88 father had been a
31、 typical racist, was not against their marriage. Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others 89 . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all 90 . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same
32、. And I believe we need to remember that. 71. A. feature B. character C. nature D. quality 72. A. gets B. lets C. has D. makes 73. A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar 74. A. differs B. divides C. parts D. splits 75. A. yellow B. white C. dark D. brown 76. A. turned out B. turned down C. turn
33、ed over D. turned back 77. A. ancestors B. parents C. family D. origin 78. A. silly B. wise C. stupid D. foolish 79. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. observed 80. A. in B. up C. out D. down 81. A. entering B. running C. attending D. participating 82. A. rocking B. shaking C. swinging D. waving 83.
34、 A. unless B. after C. before D. until 84. A. marriage B. couple C. double D. twins 85. A. always B. also C. almost D. still 86. A. allowing B. preventing C. encouraging D. banning 87. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Otherwise 88. A. which B. whose C. that D. what 89. A. long B. high C. tall D. ki
35、nd 90. A. similar B. familiar C. unique D. same 七、阅读理解（共 15 小题；共 30 分） A LONDON (Reuters) Quiet please Britains Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted. Buckingham Palace has announced that the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census(统计调
36、查 ) of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queens official Swan Marker from July 20-24. “With the assistance of the Queens Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the University of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets (小天鹅 ) are also assessed for any signs of injur
37、y or disease,“ Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count. The process involves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wearing special scarlet uniforms and counting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets. It may seem
38、strange, but it is very important to the Queen. According to custom, Britains queen owns all unmarked, mute swans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the right only on stretches of the Thames and its nearby tributaries. In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river cou
39、nting the swans, but would catch as many as possible as they were sought after for banquets and feasts. This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much damage is being caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle. It is
40、also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of Swan Uppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project on the whole subject of swans, cygnets and Thames. “Education and conservation are essential to the role of Swan Uppin
41、g and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience,“ Buckingham Palace said. 91. In medieval times, . A. swans were better protected than now B. a lot of swans were killed by dogs C. swans were a delicious dish on royal banquets D. common people could catch the swans 92. We ca
42、n infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans . A. remains almost unchanged in the past years B. involves a lot of royal members C. sometimes lasts longer than before D. is always guarded by special soldiers 93. The underlined word “tributaries“ can be best replaced by “ “. A. dist
43、ricts B. banks C. trees D. branches 94. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. Britains Queen is concerned about swans. B. Britains Queen orders a count of swans. C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace. D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans herself. B About 12 000 years ago-long
44、before the famous UFO crash make headlines in America an alien spaceship crashed in China. And their descendants are still living in a faraway Chinese village today! That is the mind-bending claim made in the new book Out of Time and Place, a collection of reports from the files of Fate, a magazine
45、edited by Terry ONeil. The story first came to light in 1937 when an expedition led by Chi PuTei came across a group of caves deep in the BayanKaraUla Mountains. In the caves were found strange-looking skeletons with big heads and small, slender bodies-closely matching typical descriptions of space aliens. The explorers also uncovered 716 mysterious stone discs with strange hieroglyphics(象形文字 ) on them. In
