高中选修八第二单元练习题及答案

1Ⅰ.单项填空1．Youarereallyverykind.I'llneverforgetthe________youhavedoneforme.A．favourB．deedC．helpD．good2．Goodtechniqueinmedicinemeanslesspainandfewerdeaths.________itisourdutytomasterit.A．AltogetherB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．However3．PremierWenJiabaosaidthatifweworkedhardand________optimistic,wewere________winthewaragainsttheswineflu.A．were;boundingB．were;boundtoC．was;boundingtoD．had;boundedto4．Themorecareyouputintotheprojectathand,themoreitwill________.A．gooffB．turnupC．payoffD．comeup5．—PeoplestoppedusingtheircarsandstartedusingpublictransportduringtheBeijing2008Olympics.—________.InChina'sbigcities,theroadsarealwaystoocrowded.A．AllrightB．ExactlyC．GoaheadD．Fine6．Youdon'thavetobeangry.He________wantedtoknowthetruth.A．nearlyB．hardlyC．merelyD．mostly7．—Ihavemendedthatcupforyou.—Thanks,butyouneedn'thave________.Iboughtanewonethismorning.A．helpedB．requiredC．wastedD．bothered8．Mostbusinessmenaremoreinterestedinthe________successoftheirproductsthantheireducationalvalues.A．commercialB．culturalC．classicalD．criminal9．—HowdoCanadiansliketobecalled?—Mostofthemdon'tobject________themtheirfirstnames.A．thatyoucallB．forcallingC．toyourcallingD．tocall10．Withlesstrafficandfewerfactories,theairofthesuburbsismuchcleanerthan________ofthecity.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it11．Thoughtheydon'tliveinthesamecitynow,hemanagestobeinformed________howTonyisgettingalong.A．atonetimeB．foratimeC．atnotimeD．fromtimetotime12．I________ittomyteachertotakeabetter­paidpostifIcangetone.A．oweB．belongC．giveD．donate13．Ididn'tmean________anything,butthoseappleslookedsogoodthatIcouldn'tresist________one.A．toeat;tryingB．toeat;totryC．eating;tryingD．eating;totry。14．Wetried________topersuadehimtostayhome,butatlast,hewenttotheconstructionsiteinspiteofhisbadillness.2A．ineffectB．invainC．infactD．inaddition15．Don'tletyourselfbe________byasmallfailureintheexperiment,tryagain.A．castawayB．castdownC．castasideD．castoutⅡ.阅读理解Asayoungman，Alwasaskilledartist，apotter(陶工).Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hiseldersondevelopedaseriousstomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommondisorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Butitwasactuallyacuteappendicitis(急性阑尾炎),andtheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,Al'semotionalhealthdeteriorated(恶化)undertheburdenofhisguilt.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix­year­oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldhandle，andheturnedtoalcoholtohelphimcope.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic(酒鬼)．Asthealcoholismprogressed，Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed—hishome,hislandandhisartobjects.EventuallyAldiedaloneinaSanFranciscomotelroom.WhenIheardofAl'sdeath，Ireactedwiththesamedisdain(蔑视)theworldshowsforonewhoendshislifewithnothingtoshowforit.“Whatacompletefailure！”Ithought.“Whatatotallywastedlife！”Astimewentby,Ibegantore­evaluatemyearlierjudgment.IknewAl'snowadultson,Ernie.Hehasgrownintooneofthekindest,mostcaringandmostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedEmiewithhischildrenandsawthefreeflowoflovebetweenthem.Iknewthatkindnessandconsiderationhadtocomefromsomewhere.Ihadn'theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.OnedayIworkedupmycouragetoaskhim.“I'mreallypuzzledbysomething，”Isaid.“Iknowyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyonetoraiseyou.Whatonearthdidhedotomakeyoubecomesuchaspecialperson？”Erniesatquietlyandreflectedforafewmoments.Thenhesaid,“Alcameintomyroomeverynight，gavemeakissandsaid‘Iloveyou，son’untilIlefthomeat18.”TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeentojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindandlovingfather,andhewasoneofthefinestmenIhaveeverknown.16.Al'seldersonprobablydiedofacuteappendicitisdueto________accordingtothispassage.A.lackofcareandnutritionB.thecouple'scarelessnessC.seriousstomachacheD.toomuchalcohol17.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Givenmoreattention,theboycouldbesaved.B.Aleventuallybecameanalcoholicwithoutanyreason.C.Al'swifewasalsodeadbecauseofherelderson'sdeath.D.Theboy'sdeathcouldn'tbeavoidedevenifhewasgivenmoreattention.18.Inthewriter'sopinion,whatwasAllike?A.Careless.B.Foolish.C.Bad.D.Family­loving.19.HowdidthewriterevaluateAl'sson,Ernieinthispassage?A.Kind.B.Caring.C.Loving.D.Allabove.20.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageforthewriteristoshow________.A.weshouldre­evaluateAl'smeaningoflifeB.loveisthebestheritageinourlifeC.Ernieisakind,caringandlovingsonD.Al'sdeathisatotallywastedlifeaswell3Ⅱ.完形填空OnthefirstdayofmyschoollifeintheUSA,Ishowedagreatinterestinmymarketingclass.Myteacher,Mrs.Tolman,suggestedI__16__anationalmarketingclubcalledDECAattractingmanystudentswithtalentandinterestin__17__.SoIdid.Thefirst__18__wastoraisemoneyforthemarketingcompetitionlaterintheyearbysellingcandles.Mrs.Tolmansaidthecompetitionwasdueinaweekandthat40percentofthe__19__wouldgointomypersonalaccount.Atthebeginning,Itriedtosellsomecandlestomyhostmom.ShesaidthatifIcould__20__confidenceanddoawonderfulsalespresentation,shewouldcertainlybuysome.Istartedmy__21__withafirmhandshake.ThenIintroducedallthedifferentkindsofcandles