成才之路高中英语外研版选修8同步练习4单元综合检测.docx
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成才之路高中英语外研版选修8同步练习4单元综合检测
Module4 综合检测
时间100分钟 满分120分
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
OffshoreEnglishisatermbeingusedbymanypeopleforInternationalEnglish.ItistheEnglishspokenandwrittenbynonnativespeakersininternationalcommunication.Manyinbusinessarestartingtoworrythatnativespeakersareactuallyatadisadvantageininternationalcommunication.OnecasestudythatisquotedisofacontracttoprovideflightsimulatorstoSouthKorea,whereaFrenchcompanywonthecontractbecausethebuyersfounditeasiertounderstandtheEnglishspokenbytheFrenchthantheEnglishspokenbytheBritishcompany.
ManynativeEnglishspeakersfeellittleneedtolearnforeignlanguages,sotheyoftenlackunderstandingofthedifficultiesandproblemslearnersface.Theyalsodon'tseetheneedtomodifytheirlanguageforaforeignaudience,sotheyuseidioms,synonyms(同义词),phrasalverbs,etc...,withoutthinkingoftheimpactthismighthaveonaforeignbusinessperson.
TheEnglishstudiedbynonnativespeakerstendstouseanarrowercorevocabulary.Thismeansthatnonnativespeakersfromdifferentcountriesandculturesmayunderstandeachothermoreeasilythanthenativespeakersdo.FewnativespeakersoutsidetheworldofESLteachinghavemuchideaofwhatnonnativelearnersaretaught,andthinkthatastheirEnglishisatnativespeakerlevel,theyspeakitbetterthantheirnonnativecounterparts.Thisunawarenessisstartingtocauseproblemsthatbusinessesarebeginningtoidentify,andcoursesinoffshoreEnglisharenowbeingofferedtonativespeakersinanattempttotrainthemtospeakthekindofEnglishthatwillmakeiteasierfornonnativespeakerstounderstand,enablingthemtowinmorecontracts.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutoffshoreEnglish?
A.Itcanbespokenbynonnativespeakers.
B.Itisusedtowinmorecontracts.
C.Itisdifficulttounderstand.
D.Itisfullofidioms,synonyms,phrasalverbs,etc.
答案:
A 细节判断题。
从文章第一段第二句话可知答案。
2.AFrenchcompanywonthecontractbecause________.
A.ithasadvancedtechnologyandequipment
B.itcanbereliedon
C.itisongoodtermswithSouthKorea
D.theEnglishspokenbytheFrenchiseasiertounderstand
答案:
D 细节判断题。
从文章第一段第四句话可看出答案。
3.WhyarenativeEnglishspeakersactuallyatadisadvantageininternationalcommunication?
A.Becausewhattheysayisdifficultforthenonnativespeakerstounderstand.
B.BecausetheyspeakEnglishbetterthantheirnonnativecounterparts.
C.Becausetheyaredifficulttodealwith.
D.Becausetheydon'twanttoimprovethemselves.
答案:
A 细节推理题。
从文章第三段第一、二句话我们看出,非操本族语者,用的词汇比较少,比较集中,而操本族语者用的词汇广泛,不利于非操本族语者理解。
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.OffshoreEnglishwilltaketheplaceofEnglishspokenbynativespeakers.
B.MoreandmorepeoplewillstudyoffshoreEnglish.
C.OffshoreEnglishiswhatiswrittenincontracts.
D.ManynativeEnglishspeakersoftenlackunderstandingofthedifficultiesandproblemsnonnativespeakersface.
答案:
B 判断推理题。
文章最后一段告诉我们一个事实:
在国际交往中操本族语者开始学习“offshoreEnglish”,所以我们推断学习这门语言的人会越来越多。
B
Tomasteralanguageonemustbeabletospeakit,understanditwhenitisspoken,aswellastoreadandwriteit.ThesedaysmoreandmoreforeignersarecomingtoChinaandmoreandmoreChinesearegoingabroadtoworkorstudysothatthespokenlanguageisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.
Speaking,ofcourse,can'tgowithoutlistening.Ifyouwanttopronounceawordcorrectly,youmustbeabletohearitcorrectly.ThesoundsoftheChineseandEnglishlanguagesarenotexactlythesame.Ifyoudon'tlistencarefully,you'llfinditdifficultorevenimpossibletounderstandthenativespeakers.
Well,whataboutwriting?
Likespeaking,it'susedtoexchangeideas.Peoplegenerallyuselongersentencesintheirwriting.Theimportantthingistomakeyourideasclearinyourheadandthenwritetheminclearlanguage.
Chinesestudentsreadfartooslowly.Ifyoureadfaster,youunderstandbetter.Ifyoureadtooslowly,bythetimeyouhavereachedtheendofapageyouhaveforgottenwhatthebeginningisabout.Whenyoumeetwithnewwords,don'tlookthemupinthedictionaryatonce.Guessthemeaningsfromthecontext.Youmaynotguessquitecorrectlythefirsttime,butasthenewwordscomeupagainandagainindifferentcontexts,theirmeaningswillbecomeclearerandclearer.Ifyoutrytolookupeveryword,you'llneverfinishabook.
Studentsofaforeignlanguageneedaparticularknowledge,theknowledgeofthelife,historyandgeographyofthepeoplewhoselanguagethey'restudying.Theyshouldstudythesesubjectsintheforeignlanguage,notonlyintranslation.Inthiswayone_can_kill_two_birds_with_one_stone:
hecanlearnthelanguageandsomeknowledgeoftheforeigncountryatthesametime.
5.Inthefirstparagraphthewritertoldus________.
A.howtospeakEnglish
B.howtoreadandwrite
C.whyEnglishpeoplecouldn'tunderstandeachother.
D.whyspokenEnglishisimportant
答案:
D 根据第二句话ThesedaysmoreandmoreforeignersarecomingtoChinaandmoreandmoreChinesearegoingabroadtoworkorstudysothatthespokenlanguageisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.可知,越来越多的外国人到中国来和越来越多的中国人到外国去,这里的英语越来越重要。
故答案选D项。
6.Inthefourthparagraphthewritergaveussomeadviceon________.
A.howtoguessthemeaningfromthecontext
B.howtoreadfast
C.howtolookupnewwordsinthedictionary
D.howtogetthegeneralideaofapassage
答案:
B 根据第四段第二句话Ifyoureadfaster,youunderstandbetter可知,如果读得快,那么对文章的理解也较好,然后本段分析了快慢的优缺点,故本段主要是讲述快读的方法。
7.“Tokilltwobirdswithonestone”means________.
A.togetsomeparticularknowledge
B.togetmorethanwhatonepays
C.thestoneisveryuseful
D.thebirdsareblindenough
答案:
B 根据最后的一句话hecanlearnthelanguageandsomeknowledgeoftheforeigncountryatthesametime可知,短语Tokilltwobirdswithonestone(本意是:
一石二鸟)此处意义为得到的比一个人所祈求的东西多。
故答案选B。
C
Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer(征服)Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth,isanindependentcountry.
Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage(短缺)ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.
Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.
TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarmheartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks”.Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived(复兴)itsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.
8.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?
A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.
B.HowIrelandgainedindependence.
C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.
D.Howtwo“Irelands”cameintobeing.
答案:
D 主旨大意题。
第一段告诉我们爱尔兰人和英格兰人之间的斗争,南部爱尔兰的独立,但主要讲述的是爱尔兰的两部分是怎样形成的。
故D项正确。
9.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.
A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulation
B.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountryside
C.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworker
D.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments
答案:
A 推理判断题。
根据第二段的Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.可推知,A项符合题意。
10.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.
A.theIrishcharacterB.Irishculture
C.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.afamousIrishwriter
答案:
B 主旨大意题。
根据最后一段的Sinceindependence,Irelandhasreviveditsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.可知,B项符合题意。
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.LifeinIrelandB.AVeryDifficultHistory
C.Ireland,PastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland
答案:
C 主旨大意题。
前两段介绍爱尔兰的历史,后两段介绍爱尔兰的现在。
故C项符合题意。
D
Isthereadifferencebetweenprivacyandsecrecy?
Whatathoughtprovoking(发人深省的)question!
But,whatisprivateisalsoasecretandwhatissecretisprivate.Therefore,itseemsthatthereisnoactualdifference.Ineithercasewemaychooseatsomepointtosharesomethingprivateorsecret.But,forthemostpart,ourprivatelives,thoughts,ambitions,desiresandactionsarethosethingsthatwealsokeepsecret.
Whensomethingisprivate,inourownlivesoracountryclub,thoseadmittedintothisdomain(范围)arelimited.Itisheldprivatetopreservetheuniquequality.Whensomethingissecretitisalsoheldinthatstatetopreserveitsuniquequality.Whetherprivateorsecretitmaybeanythingfrompreciousanddeartoustoshamefulordangerous.Nevertheless,asindividualswehavetherighttothatpartofusthatwedonotwishtosharewitheveryone.And,whateverwordyoucaretocallit,itisstillthesamething.
Forexample,asurprisebirthdaypartyisasecretuntilitoccursandmayalsobep
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