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人教版高中英语单元测评卷
选修八unit3-unit4
（时间：60分钟,满分：100分）
一、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B 、C 、D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It's a blessing to do somebody a favor, but sometimes it's a blessing to let another person do something for you. The notice was posted next to the mailbox in the tenants' apartment.\善行) for Mrs.Green,%up to drive Mrs.Green home from her chemotherapy treatment twice a month.\after I went upstairs. But according to my grandmother, it had __3__ meaning. She was always __4__ to me because she noticed that I thought it a shame to __5__ people do things for me. One evening, snowflakes had been falling for several hours __6__ it came time to leave for class. I __7__ to the bus stop, reaching it just as a bus went by. For an hour, I prayed __8__ that a bus would come. Then I gave up. But as I pushed the door of my __9__ open, I found myself face to face a woman at the mailbox with __10__ in her hand. Obviously she had a car and was going __11__.In that split second, I blurted(脱口而出), \you give me a __12__？\A strange look __13__ her face and she agreed. She __14__ me off where I had been heading. Back home as I walked up, I met her again.\cancer to give me a lift in a snowstorm.__16__ went down and I stammered(结结巴巴地说), \
She visited me later and said, \don't __18__it, but I don't have chances. Tonight before I went out to get my __19__, I prayed to God to let me feel like __20__ of the human race again. Then you came along…\1.A.read 2.A.squeezing 3.A.other 4.A.holding on 5.A.help 6.A.so 7.A.rode 8.A.helplessly 9.A.apartment 10.A.books 11.A.down 12.A.hand 13.A.crossed 14.A.threw 15.A.struggled
16.A.Tiredness B.Tears C.Anxiety 17.A.someone B.everyone C.nobody 18.A.know B.see C.appreciate 19.A.trouble B.key C.box 20.A.part B.history C.role 二、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分）
D.Snow D.none D.get D.mail D.top
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his talk, Jack reached for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, \？\
Hands shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I ran up the stairs to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, \simply take the initiative and create what we want!\
After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as \Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had this idea if I got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed him again and again but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I needed to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call \Waiting for Jack\
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. I wrote and rewrote. Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a \—whether it's a person, a place or a thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
21.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author ________.
A.wanted Jack to autograph her book B.wanted to be as successful as Jack C.wanted to make friends with Jack D.wanted to get help from Jack 22.It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.
A.enjoys playing a lot B.likes showing off his wealth C.seldom takes risks D.welcomes challenges in life 23.How did the author lose contact with Jack?
A.She and Jack had an argument. B.She had no time to contact Jack. C.Jack was too proud to get along with. D.She was too upset with her broken dream. 24.What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?
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B.wrote B.repeating B.another B.insisting on B.enjoy B.after B.labored B.patiently B.room B.letters B.back B.lift B.lightened B.took B.coped C. advised D.explained C.draining D.wandering C.little D.no C.pointing out D.carrying out C.ask D.let C.since D.when C.flew D.drove C.desperately D.hopelessly C.mailbox D.office C.keys D.combs C.out D.upstairs C.coffee D.break C.boomed D.froze C.showed D.dropped C.met D.suffered
A.The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack. B.The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life. C.The importance of taking action to achieve a goal. D.The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes.
B
You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That's why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.
The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia.\central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬) built into a street lamp.\
The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.
In addition to the rain sensor, there's also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone's using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.
According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.
While there are no plans to take Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.
25.For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?
A.To predict a heavy rain. B.To check the weather forecast. C.To protect people from the rain. D.To remind people to take an umbrella. 26.What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?
A.Its moving speed. C.Its installation.
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The designer will open a company to promote his product. B.The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production. C.The designer is confident that his creation is practical. D.The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.
C
When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?
Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a
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company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.
Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.
Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and self-centered to believe that a younger person could do better. Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unfit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life's labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can't find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire. Old people are not retiring because this new generation of \due to modern advances in medicine.
With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual's freedom and right to work and can deprive(剥夺) society of valuable experience and insights. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.
28.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To explain the compulsory age limit. B.To discuss the retirement age. C.To examine people's working life. D.To introduce a particular stage.
29.Which of the following is NOT a reason for allowing old people to continue working according to the passage?
A.Their contribution should be valued. B.Their experience should be made use of. C.They can help the youngsters. D.They are loyal employees. 30.What can be inferred in the fourth passage?
A.The young people have more creative spirits. B.Modern advances in medicine make old people never die. C.Pensions and freedom are not given to the old now. D.Old people believe that a younger person could do better. 三、七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The iPod Generation
B.Its appearance. D.Its safety.
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what's happening around them.__31__ Outside life is shut out. 45.At what age are children able to _____________ between right and wrong?（辨别） 五、单句改错（共10小题；每题2分,满分20分）
So are you one of them?
For me; walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect.__32__ What's even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says; \
Suppose, you're at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough？But a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration.__33__Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that \
__34__ It's probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their \
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We'll be in a virtual (虚拟的) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in.__35__And they are changing our social habits along the way.
In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It's so strange－suddenly, I don't feel like wearing my earphones anymore.
A.Our instruments are changing quickly. B.I also have wires hanging from my ears. C.In the home situation, teenagers love these wires. D.I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment.
E.After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed. F.Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions. G.They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digital noise reduction systems. 四、单词填空（共10小题；每题2分,满分20分）
36.I would rather die than __________ my friend.（背叛） 37.Don’t blame them, because they are the________.(清白的)
38.__________（幸运地）, I seized the opportunity to interview the professor. 39.John rose so _____________ that she knocked down her chair.（突然地）
40.Too much TV has been _____________ with violence, overweight and loneliness.（联系） 41.When dealing with such dangerous things, you must be ____________.（谨慎的） 42.If it is _____________ for you tomorrow, I'd like to visit you again.（方便的） 43.He was so careless that he __________ （忽视）such important details. 44.If you __________, you will miss the opportunity.（犹豫）
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46.The fan collected a lot of information associating with his favorite stars. 47.On receiving the assignment, we at once set out to working. 48.The policeman seized the thief by his arm.
49.We all know that Yao Ming is distinguished for a basketball player. 50.Born in a rich family, the boy has spoiled.
51.As a matter of fact, he is more superior to me in the firm. 52.I made an acquaintance of my wife at a party. 53.General speaking, most boys like playing basketball. 54.Reading is of great important to children.
55.After a long talk, the two sides reached to a compromise.