課后達(dá)標(biāo)檢測(cè)8　Unit 2　Language

　　(建議用時(shí)：70分鐘)

　　Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．(2024·高考湖北卷)While intelligent people can often________the complex，a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

　　A．sacrificeB．substitute

　　C．simplify

　　D．survive

　　2．(2024·衡陽(yáng)質(zhì)檢)Sometimes，________we show our gratitude for a person is reflected in the kind of food we serve him or her.

　　A．when

　　B．whether

　　C．why

　　D．how

　　3．(2024·衡陽(yáng)八中月考)The other day，my brother drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed.

　　A．a(chǎn)s

　　B．which

　　C．what

　　D．that

　　4．________about the student，the teacher called his parents to find out why he was so often absent from class.

　　A．Concerning

　　B．Concern

　　C．Concerned

　　D．To concern

　　5．—The film we saw last week is very romantic.

　　—________.I didn’t think it romantic at all.

　　A．With all due respect

　　B．I beg to differ

　　C．As predicted

　　D．I can’t agree with you more

　　6．(2024·江蘇濱海中學(xué)期中)We differ from students in big cities________ we are weak________ they are strong.

　　A．in which；although

　　B．in that；since

　　C．in which；when

　　D．in that；where

　　7．(2024·江蘇鹽城中學(xué)高三綜合測(cè)試)—What do you think of the songs?

　　—As a matter of fact，________of them sounds beautiful.

　　A．not every one

　　B．not all

　　C．no one

　　D．not everyone

　　8．(2024·江蘇盱眙新馬高級(jí)中學(xué)期末)The bell ________the end of the period rang，________our heated discussion.

　　A．indicating；interrupting

　　B．indicated；interrupting

　　C．indicating；interrupted

　　D．indicated；interrupted

　　9．(2024·江蘇江陰南菁高級(jí)中學(xué)期中)It is difficult for children to change their eating habit later in life.________，parents should encourage healthy eating from an early age.

　　A．Otherwise

　　B．Therefore

　　C．Besides

　　D．However

　　10．The mayor，who found the wrong regulations，suggested that they________.

　　A．banned

　　B．banning

　　C．to be banned

　　D．be banned

　　11．Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health.It may also be good for ________ building.

　　A．respect

　　B．friendship

　　C．reputation

　　D．character

　　12．The news shocked the public，________to great concern about students’ safety at school.

　　A．having led

　　B．led

　　C．leading

　　D．to lead

　　13．—In this day and age，women can have children and jobs as well.

　　—I can’t agree more.It’s great to have the two________.

　　A．linked

　　B．related

　　C．connected

　　D．combined

　　14. This machine is very easy________.Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

　　A．operating

　　B．to be operating

　　C．operated

　　D．to operate

　　15．(2024·江蘇洪澤中學(xué)期中檢測(cè))The hospital’s patients，mainly ________road accident victims，have been recovered from their injuries.

　　A．made up of

　　B．made of

　　C．made from

　　D．consisted ofⅡ.完形填空

　　(2024·湖南部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三聯(lián)考)The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features associated with this technology, it has become an important part of __1__ management.

　　Originally it was in the period of the 1950s that computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store __2__ data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers __3__ were used to perform multiple functions. The combination of computers with communication technology happened later, which __4__ the creation of servers. Websites were designed like written documents, videos and images were __5__ in the enterprise servers.

　　Computers now perform more __6__ tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key __7__：

　　The track of the financial status of the company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this __8__， which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Emails are sent daily to __9__ official information and other software is used to create reports and memos.Corporate advertising materials like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.

　　Companies __10__ a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to __11__ the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc.. Moreover through the computer companies get into a direct __12__ with their bank accounts. There was actually no end to its use.

　　1.A.familyB．office

　　C．government

　　D．school

　　2．A.personal

　　B．scientific

　　C．logical

　　D．financial

　　3．A.nearly

　　B．hardly

　　C．usually

　　D．gradually

　　4．A.took over

　　B．resulted from

　　C．led to

　　D．turned down

　　5．A.stored

　　B．downloaded

　　C．charged

　　D．changed

　　6．A.easyB．simple

　　C．complicated

　　D．interesting

　　7．A.uses

　　B．branches

　　C．sections

　　D．technologies

　　8．A.cause

　　B．purpose

　　C．process

　　D．effect

　　9．A.update

　　B．convey

　　C．correct

　　D．write

　　10．A.damage

　　B．release

　　C．maintain

　　D．improve

　　11．A.doubt

　　B．input

　　C．output

　　D．a(chǎn)nalyze

　　12．A.track

　　B．finance

　　C．connection

　　D．investmentⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空

　　(2024·婁底高三聯(lián)考)On Sunday, I was walking home from the subway when I saw a little girl clinging tightly to her mother and crying sadly. Her father stood awkwardly 1.__________ few feet away. I heard the mom say “It’s okay; go with 2.____________ daddy，” as she got into her car. I could hear the girl’s cries 3.____________ I continued down the block. When I reached the end, I looked back to see the little girl desperately hugging her mom again.

　　It was obvious 4.____________ the girl’s parents split up. I was so sad to see this because the crying girl reminded me 5.____________ my broken family when I was young. I was only 10 years old when my parents got divorced. I stayed with my father. I missed my mother 6.____________ much that I often woke up crying in the middle of my sleep.7.____________ time I visited my mother, I felt the pain and sadness in her eyes. The divorce did a lot of damage to my young heart.

　　I hope couples can treat their marriages seriously 8.____________ the sake of their children.

　　Ⅳ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·郴州高三期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè))I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York，when one of my students,15－year－old Mikey，gave me a note from his mother.It explained his absence from class the day before：

　　“Dear Mr.McCort，Mikey’s grandmother，who is eighty years of age，fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job.Please excuse Mikey and he’ll do his best in the future.P.S.：His grandmother is OK.”

　　I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk.I said nothing.Most parental－excuse notes I received were penned by my students.The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull，“Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”

　　The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject，but when they produced excuse notes，they were excellent.So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.

　　“Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’or‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’．” Heads went down.Pens raced across paper.They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.

　　The next day everyone had excuse notes.Heated discussions followed.But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door.He entered the classroom and walked up and down，looking at papers，and then said.“I’d like you to see me in my office.” My heart sank.

　　When I stepped into his office，he came to shake my hand and said，“I just want to tell you that lesson，that task，was great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you.”

　　1．We can infer that when Mikey was absent from the class，he was ________.

　　A．looking after his grandmother

　　B．taking care of his baby sister

　　C．somewhere enjoying himself

　　D．studying the art of the excuse note

　　2．How did the author usually find out his students’ parental－excuse notes were dishonest?

　　A．They were written in dull words.

　　B．They were more like stories than facts.

　　C．He called their parents and found out the truth.

　　D．The handwriting obviously looked like children’s.

　　3．From the 5th paragraph we know ________.

　　A．the kids were afraid of God

　　B．it was too difficult a task for the kids

　　C．none of the kids had lunch that day

　　D．the kids were very interested in the task

　　4．Why did the author’s heart sink?

　　A．He thought the headmaster would scold him.

　　B．The heated discussions angered the headmaster.

　　C．The students were not behaving themselves.

　　D．The headmaster was looking at his students’ papers.

　　5．Which of the following best describes the author as a teacher?

　　A．Honest. B．Strict.

　　C．Wise.

　　D．Hardworking.

　　B

　　(2024·長(zhǎng)沙高三模擬)Schools are taking exam anxiety more seriously now because tests have become very important in determining their performance under the federal No Child Left Behind law.Research suggests that students do better when they’re relaxed and in a good mood.

　　Craft was one of about 800 10th－graders around the country who participated last year in the study by the California－based Institute of HeartMath.It found that 55% of 10th－graders often had high levels of test anxiety and their scores were lower than those of students who used the company’s techniques to improve relaxation and mood.

　　This year states must start testing children on math and reading in Grade 3 through 8 under the federal No Child Left Behind Act，which also requires that students take a science test at least once in elementary，middle and high school by 2024—2024.

　　Bowers is director of counseling for Tucson Unified School District，where some schools use a program called Brain Gym.The program teaches children to take deep breathing exercises to relax and focus on good memories using a series of movements also designed to improve blood flow to the brain.

　　The idea of programs like HeartMath and Brain Gym is to get participants’minds working efficiently.“It has worked well at East Side Charter School in Willington，Delaware.Once they started using HeartMath，many children at the K－7 school have been able to reduce exam solicitude，as a result，math and reading score improved.”said Bowers.

　　“They are taught to be in a pleasant place...to breathe deeply and slowly.And，close their eyes and imagine something they love like going with their grandfather to the ice cream store.”Payyon says.

　　The HeartMath Institute also suggests getting at least eight hours of sleep the night before a test and having a healthy breakfast that morning.

　　6．What does the underlined word“solicitude”in the fifth paragraph probably mean?

　　A．Chances.

　　B．Anxiety.

　　C．Grades.

　　D．Content.

　　7．What relaxation techniques should we take to lower exam anxiety?

　　A．Taking deep breathing and recalling movement exercises.

　　B．Getting students’ minds working efficiently by more tests.

　　C．Advising students to get more sleep before a test.

　　D．Making students take a test in a pleasant place.

　　8．What’s American schools’ main purpose to introduce relaxation techniques?

　　A．To make an advertisement for a company.

　　B．To introduce a program called Brain Gym.

　　C．To improve the students’ test scores.

　　D．To reduce examination anxiety of students.

　　9．What does the underlined word“It”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A．The Institute.

　　B．The country.

　　C．The study.

　　D．Craft.

　　10．According to the passage，Bowers’attitude towards the programs is________.

　　A．skeptical

　　B．neutral

　　C．casual

　　D．supportive

　　Ⅴ.閱讀填空

　　(2024·長(zhǎng)沙實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三月考) Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation，or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation.In unity there is strength.Africans often point to the United States，formed by the original 13 states，as an example of this principle.Africa now is divided into many weak nations.United，they would be much stronger.Africans could then more easily deal with foreign efforts to control them.Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.

　　The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings.As we have seen，one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.If，for example，you were to ask a man from Paris“What are you？”，he would certainly answer “A Frenchman”．Ask the same question of a man from Ibadan in Nigeria and he might give one of three answers，or all three，depending on his education and outlook.He might say，“A Yoruba”(his people)，or “A Nigerian”， or just simply “An African”．

　　Another factor that enters into the desire for unity is that African leaders throughout the continent feel that they all have many things in common.They all lived through the experience of colonial rule.Many of them went to school and university with men who now lead other African countries.They all feel very angry about the way in which they were treated in the past.Compared with these strong bonds (結(jié)合)，which overshadow the borders of nations，the idea of building separate nations does not have so much meaning.Some leaders say they are ready，in fact，to give up their separate nations.

　　Many nations have written into their constitutions(憲法)，and they may give up their powers to a Pan－African government that will come into being.

　　Title：

　　1．____________ Measures uniting the continent into a

　　2．____________