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外研社 选修八 Module 5
单元侧试题
I. 单项选择(15分)

1._____ great efforts we failed to carry our plans through.
A. In spite B. Because of C. But for D. In spite of
2. ______the beginning of the year they were like strangers. But now they are good friends.
A. On B. At C. With D. By
3. -When will you go abroad? Next week?
-__________.
A. That depends B. That depends on
C. That will depend D. That will depend on
4. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to ______ the eyes from strong sunlight.
A. prevent B. care C. defend D. protect
5. The father as well as the mother and their children _______ to make up a trip to Beijing.
A. wish B. wishes C. are wishing D. have wished
6. Our English teacher loves us very much and he ________.
A. thinks well of B. is thought well C. is well thought of D. is well thinking
7.-Shall we go out for a walk or stay at home?
-Which ______ do yourself?
A. would you rather B. would you like C. had you better D. do you feel like
8. Some countries may be _______but can never be ________.
A. defeating; conquering B. conquering; defeating
C. defeated; conquered D. conquered ; defeated
9. Last year the well-known actress did all ____ help the poor children in that mountain village.
A. she could do B. she could to C. what she could to D. that she could
10. Jim is not ________ as his sister.
A. good as a student B. as good a student C. as a good student D. an as good student
11. Nowhere in the world ______ a man who loves you so much.
A. you may find B. may you find
C. you can find D. can you find
12. --- Do you like the music? -----Yes, it _____ beautiful.
A. is sounding B. sounded C. sounds D. is sounded
13. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome the difficulty, _____ great it is.
A. whichever B. how C. whatever D. however
14. ----I don’t think Tom has ever been to Iceland. ----_________.
A. Nor Mary does B. Mary doesn’t either C. Mary hasn’t too D. Nor has Mary
15. I’m sorry to say that I can’t imagine such a gentleman ____ be so rude to a lady.
A. might B. should C. would D. could
II. 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　　Tom picked up a piece of string(绳子) on his way to the market. He was　16　to roll it up when he noticed Malandain was　17　him. As he had quarreled with Malandain, he felt a bit of　18　at being seen thus by his　19　. So he hurriedly　20　the string,　21　to look for something else and then walked to the market.
　　He soon lost himself in the marketing　22　. When noon came, he joined the　23　at Jourdain’s. While he was drinking, he first heard the public crier announce the　24　of a wallet and then　25　name called by the crier, who told him to　26　at the mayor’s office.
　　It was there that he　27　that he was said to have　28　the wallet by Malandain. In　29　he insisted on his innocence(无辜)　30　by showing the　31　and then asked for face to face with Malandain. It was not until he was　32　that the mayor let him leave.
　　Tom continued to defend, but the more he defended, the less he was believed,　33　the wallet was found. He grew　34　and soon took to his bed.
　　Several months later he died in anger, still insisting on his innocence,　35　,“A little piece of string—a little piece of string—see, here it is.”

　　16. A. about 　　　　 B. able　　　　　　C. sure　　　　　 D. certain
　　17. A. seeing 　　　　B. looking 　　　　C. noticing　　　　 D. watching
　　18. A. shyness 　　　 B. regret 　　　 　C. shock 　　　　　D. shame
　　19. A. enemy 　　　　 B. friend 　　　　C. visitor 　　　　　D. villager
　　20. A. threw 　　　　 B. hid 　　　　　 C. rolled 　　 　　 D. led
　　21. A. tried 　　　　 B. pretended 　 　C. got 　　　　　　D. decided
　　22. A. crowd 　　　　 B. thought 　　　 C. work 　　　　　 D. imagination
　　23. A. meal 　　　　　B. buying 　　　　C. returning 　 　　D. game
　　24. A. loss 　　　　　B. finding 　　　 C. price 　　　　　 D. robbery
　　25. A. his own 　　　 B. his enemy’s 　　C. the mayor’s 　　 D. someone’s
　　26. A. sit 　 　　　　B. appear 　　　　 C. come 　　　 　 D. wait
　　27. A. told 　　　　　B. knew 　　　　 C. learned 　　 　　D. promised
　　28. A. thrown away 　 B. given up 　　　 C. taken back 　　 D. picked up
　　29. A. silence 　　　 　B. danger 　　　　　 C. anger 　　　　　D. time
　　30. A. first 　　　　 　B. second 　　　　　 C. then 　　　 　　D. finally
　　31. A. wallet 　　　　　B. string 　　　　　 C. heart 　　　　　 D. money
　　32. A. sentenced 　 　　B. beaten 　　　　　C. questioned 　 　 D. searched
　　33. A. just before 　 　B. as soon as 　　　 C. only when 　 　　D. even after
　　34. A. thinner 　　　　 B. angrier 　　　　　C. happier 　　 　　D. surer
　　35. A. believing 　　　 B. thinking 　　　　 C. repeating 　 　　D. presenting
III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course (路线) with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a fine run.
Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York. She too was running easily, moving along at my speed. The pace (步速) felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I’d overtake (追上) her later on when she tired.
So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.
Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to known him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don’t chat during a race unless you feeling good, and Peggy plainly was.
Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy was moving away-first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She beat me soundly.
There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work..
36. What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?
A. It would be hard work. B. It would be an easy race.
C. It would be a test of his strength. D. It would be a good learning experience.
37. What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?
A. Peggy overtook the young runner. B. Peggy was running energetically.
C. Peggy was laughing as the writer. D. Peggy paid no attention to the writer.
38. By saying “a long, punishing hill” (paragraph5), the writer implies that ______.
A. Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop B. men are more skilled at climbing hills
C. overtaking Peggy would be easy D. climbing the hill would be a demanding task
39. What lesson dose the writer learn from the race:
A. Women are as good as men in sport. B. Women are better at climbing hills.
C. He should have more training in a cross-country race.
D. He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.
B
　　About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.
　　He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP!-it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH... !!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!” Building up a head of steam, he went on.“That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”
　　“Please, mister, please... I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!” tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my brother, mister,” he said. “He rolled of the curb （路沿）and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?” he’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
　　Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.
　　It was a long walk back to the black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent （凹痕）to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.
　　40．The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.
　　A. the businessman drove at a high speed　　B. he envied the brand-new car very much
　　C. he wanted to ask for some money 　　D. he wanted to get help from the driver
　　41．Which of the following is the right order of the story?
　　a．The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.
　　b．The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
　　c．The younger brother begged Josh for help.
　　d．Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
　　e．Josh shouted at the younger brother.
　　A. b, a, e, c, d　　B. a, c, d, b, e　　 C. b, a, c, e, d　　 D. a, c, b, e, d
　　42．What can we learn from the passage?
　　A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.　　B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors.
　　C. Josh was a kind-hearted man. 　　D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.
　　43．According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.
　　A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
　　B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
　　C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
　　D. protecting oneself from being hurt
C
Experts have put forward detailed plans to a tunnel (隧道) to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.
A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored (共同发展) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.
There is no direct passenger access (通道) between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.
Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.
A professor of Tsinghua university said, "A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction."
For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.
The Xiamen conference focused (集中) on the longest southern route., which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.
The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.
The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer Land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.
44. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?
A. The English Channel Tunnel. B. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.
C. The Taiwan Straits tunnel. D. The passage doesn't mention it.
45. The example of English Channel Tunnel shows _______.
A. it's not easy to complete a huge project
B. there are many problems to be solved before doing something
C. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time
D. the preparation takes longer time than the construction
46. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored (赞助) the plan.
B. If the project is completed, the world's longest tunnel will appear.
C. You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.
D. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.
47. What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?
A. The lack of money for the project from the government.
B. Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.
C. The detailed plans for the tunnel.
D. The technical problems with the tunnel.
D
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