高中英语阶段评估检测八新人教版选修8

阶段评估检测（八）选修8(120分钟135分)Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。TodayisFriday,the29thofJune.Paultoldmesomethingexcitingthismorning:hisfatherhelpedthepolicecatcha1yesterday!WhenPaulwaswaitingforthe2withhisfatheracrosstheriver,heheardsomepeoplearguing3.Helookedaroundandsawtwowomenandabigman4eachother.WhenPaul’sfatheraskedwhatwasgoingon,oneofthewomensaidtheyweretouristsandthreeyoungmen5herfriend’spursewhentheywerebuyingpostcardsinabookstore.Theothertwohadrunaway,butthey6thebigmanclosely.Whentheferryarrived,thebigmanhurriedontotheferryandthetwotouristswent7afterhim.Paulwasangry.Hewantedtogoupandhelpthetwowomen.Buthisfathersaidhedidn’twanttotakethatferry.Paulfeltrather8becausehethoughthisfatherwasafraidofthebigmanandunwillingtohelpothers!WhatPaulsawnextchangedthe9ofhisfather.Hisfatherhurriedtoanearbyice-creamstoreandusedtheirphoneto10110.Hereportedtherobberytothepoliceandgavesome11detailsabouttherobber,thetouristsandtheferry.Whenthey12offthenextferry,Paulsawthree13aroundthebigguyinhandcuffs(手铐)....WhilePaulwastellingmethestory,heseemedvery14.Hesaidhehadabetterunderstandingofhisfather.Althoughhelooked15,hewasarealhero.1.A.robberB.theftC.touristD.murderer2.A.busB.ferryC.shipD.boat3.A.kindlyB.angrilyC.closelyD.loudly4.A.shoutingatB.fightingagainstC.debatingwithD.talkingwith5.A.noticedB.stoleC.seizedD.cut6.A.caughtB.soughtC.followedD.surveyed7.A.abroadB.backC.homeD.aboard8.A.angrierB.sadderC.tougherD.tenser9.A.feelingB.ideaC.actionD.belief10.A.callB.telephoneC.ringD.dial11.A.usefulB.carefulC.fearfulD.hopeful12.A.turnedB.setC.gotD.took13.A.womenB.fellowsC.policemenD.tourists14.A.delightedB.proudC.confidentD.reliable15.A.outstandingB.greatC.scaredD.ordinary第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Althoughmanyhighschooldropoutsleaveschoolpermanently,somedropoutslaterreenterschool.16(approximate)10percentofthesophomores17droppedoutbetween1980and1982returnedtoschoolby18fallof1982.Generally,highschoolreentrantsdiffer19typicaldropoutsinseveralschoolandstudentcharacteristics.Backgroundattributesandtestscoreperformance20(associate)withlowdropoutratestendtoberelatedtohigher-than-averagereentryrates.Forexample,reentryratesamong1980sophomoredropoutswereaboutone-fifth21(high)intheNortheastandNorthCentralregionsthanintheSouthorWest.Amongwhites,reentryratesintheWestwereone-thirdlowerthaninotherregions.22blacks,reentryratesintheNortheast(14percent)23(be)substantiallyhigherthanthoseintheSouth(6percent).HispanicdropoutsintheNorthCentralregionwerethreetimes24likelytoreturntoschoolasthoseintheNortheastorWest.HispanicsintheSouthweretwiceaslikelytoreenteras25intheNorthwestorWest.Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)（A）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsethatitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc..Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes,orgeothermal,orhydro,orsolar,orwind,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,Whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.26.Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A.PeopleareseeingtheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.C.PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D.Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc..27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C.Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D.Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.28.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun_______.A.notlessthan25milesB.morethan25milesC.nomorethan25milesD.n