单元规范训练BOOK8Unit1Alandofdiversity新人教版选修8

1Book8Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.单项填空1．TheWorldTradeCentretwintowerswhich________destroyedinSeptember2001，________417and415metreshigh.A．were；wereB．was；wasC．were；wasD．was；were2．Research________thateatinghabitsarechangingfast.A．pointsB．saysC．indicatesD．means3．Welookforwardtothedaywhenthecarwillbereplacedbysomelessdangerous________oftransport.A．methodsB．meansC．mannersD．ways4．—Didyouhearabout________caraccidentonSpringRoadyesterday?—Yes，Iheardtheytookbothdriverstohospital.Oneneeded________surgery.A．the；/B．a；aC．the；theD．a；the5．Thematchistotakeplaceintwodaysandtheyarebusy________thetenniscourt.A．turningoutB．markingoutC．makingoutD．breakingout6．________percentageofthestudentspasstheBand­4Englishtestinyourcollege?A．HowB．WhatC．WhichD．When7．—Whydidn’tyoupaytheaccommodationrent?—Therent？________A．Italldepends.B．It’suptoyou.C．Youarecrazy!D．Thatisn’tdueyet.8．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears，Jane________herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setoutB．tookoverC．tookupD．setup9．Hecanhardly________hiswife’sbad­temper，sohedecidedtoseekdivorcewithher.A．teamedupwithB．caughtupwithC．putupwithD．keptupwith10．BythetimeJanegetshome，heraunt________forLondontoattendameeting.A．willleaveB．leavesC．willhaveleftD．left11．Itsuddenly________tomethatweshouldusethecomputertodothejob.A．struckB．occurredC．happenedD．saw212．Thewoundedsoldierlost________blood.A．agreatmanyB．agreatnumberC．quitealittleD．agreatdeal13．________hereferredtoinhisarticlewasunknowntothegeneralreaders.A．ThatB．WhatC．WhetherD．Where14．________mydearteachercouldn’tunderstandwas________fewerandfewermiddleschoolstudentsshowedinterestinherlessons.A．What；whyB．That；whatC．What；becauseD．Why；that15．Seetheflagsonthetopofthebuilding？Thatwas________wedidthatmorning.A．whenB．whichC．whereD．whatⅡ.完形填空MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet(畸形足)．Thedoctorstoldusthatwith__16__hewouldbeabletowalk__17__butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhis__18__werespentinsurgery(手术)．Bythetimehewaseight，youwouldn’tknowhehada__19__whenyousawhimwalk.Thechildreninour__20__ranaroundasmostchildrendoduringplay，andJoeywouldjumprightinandrunandplay，too.Wenevertoldhimthatheprobablywouldn’tbe__21__torunaswellastheotherchildren.Sohedidn’tknow.Inseventhgradehe__22__togooutforthecrosscountryteam.Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.Heworkedharderandranmorethananyoftheothers.Perhapshe__23__thattheabilitiesthatseemedtocome__24__tosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.__25__theentireteamruns，onlythetopsevenrunnershavethe__26__toscorepointsfortheschool.Wedidn’ttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam，sohedidn’tknow.He__27__torunfourtofivemilesaday，everyday—eventhedayhehadafever.Iwas__28__，soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningalone.Iaskedhimhowhefelt.“__29__，”hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.The__30__randownhisfaceandhiseyeswereglassyfromhisfever.Yethelooked__31__aheadandkeptrunning.Wenevertoldhimhe__32__runfourmileswithafever.Sohedidn’tknow.Twoweekslaterthenamesoftheteamrunnerswere__33__.Joeywasnumbersixonthelist.Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasinseventhgrade—theothersixteammemberswerealleight­graders.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn’t__34__tomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn’tdoit.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn’tdoallthosethings.Sohedidn’tknow.He__35__didit.316．A.examinationB．experimentC．excitementD．treatment17．A.silentlyB．usuallyC．normallyD．quickly18．A.schoolB．lifeC．illnessD．time19．A.confidenceB．problemC．successD．comfort20．A.neighborhoodB．cityC．familyD．childhood21．A.pleasedB．certainC．ableD．willing22．A.refusedB．decidedC．rememberedD．promised23．A.sensedB．understoodC．learnedD．drove24．A.suddenlyB．actuallyC．naturallyD．possibly25．A.IfB．SinceC．AlthoughD．Because26．A.strengthB．benefitC．intelligenceD．chance27．A.continuedB．hadC．wantedD．indicated28．A.upsetB．angryC．worriedD．disappointed29．A.SorryB．OkayC．RightD．Absolute30．A.tearsB．heatC．sweatD．failure31．A.obviouslyB．anxiouslyC．straightD．typically32．A.couldn’tB．wouldn’tC．mustn’tD．needn’t33．A.discoveredB．calledC．completedD．examined34．A.expectB．likeC．failD．try35．A.seldomB．justC．alwaysD．neverⅢ.阅读理解WaltWhitmanwasbornin1819inNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife，hewatchedAmericagrowfromayoungnationtothestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Whitmanwasinfluencedbyeventsaroundhim.Buthispoetryspokeoftheinnerself.HecelebratedgreatpeoplelikePresidentAbrahamLincoln.Healsocelebratedcommonpeople.Asayoungman，Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher，aprinterandanewspaperreporter.Hewasthirty­sixyearsoldwhenhisfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.Ithasonlytwelvepoems.Thepoemsarewritteninfreeverse.Thelinesdonotfollowanysetform.Somelinesareshortandsomearelong.Thewordsattheendofeachlinedonothaveasimilarsound.Theydonotrhyme.OneofAmerica’sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofLeavesofGrass.RalphWaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman’swork.Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingordenouncedit.TheAmericanCivilWarbeganin1861.Duringthewar，Whitmanworkedwithoutpayat4armyhospitals.Hehelpedcareforthewoundedanddyingsoldiers.Hesatbesidethesemenforhours.Hebroughtthemfoodandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheCivilWar，Whitmanworkedforgovernmentagencies.HewatchedtheU