1、模块8届高中英语 阶段质量评估八 外研版选修82012届英语复习模块能力检测：阶段质量评估（八）（外研版选修8） (120分钟 150分)第卷（选择题）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. _ we can see, we cant get very far in this project without her help. A. As long as B. So long asC. So far D. As far as【解析】选D。as far as we can see据我们所知；as/so long as只要，语
2、意不通；so far不引导句子。22. He expressed his hope _ local government will take measures to prevent A/H1N1 from spreading. A. that B. which C. what D. where【解析】选A。考查同位语从句。句意：他表达了他的愿望，就是当地政府会采取措施来防止甲型H1N1流感的传播。后面是hope的具体内容，从句中不缺少成分，故用that来引导同位语从句。23. We tried to finish the work before dark, but it didnt quite
3、 _ as planned. A. go on B. carry onC. make out D. work out 【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意为：我们想天黑之前完成工作，但结果未能如愿。go on继续；carry on继续；make out看出；理解，辨认；work out算出，锻炼，结果。24. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _ his financial situation. A. with reference to B. owing t
4、oC. in terms of D. regardless of【解析】选D。考查介词短语辨析。A项“关于”；B项“因为，由于”；C项“按照，在方面”；D项“不顾，不管”。 25. Tony was bright and worked hard. It was no _ he always got the first place in his studies. A. doubt B. problem C. question D. wonder【解析】选D。no wonder“难怪”，常构成It is/was no wonder. . . , 符合句意。no doubt毫无疑问，肯定地；no p
5、roblem没有问题；no question毫无疑问；三者可构成There is no doubt/problem/question. . . 的句型。 26. The environmental disaster is bound to occur _ we have to change the way we live. A. but B. although C. unless D. in case【解析】选C。句意：除非我们改变生活方式，否则环境方面的自然灾害的发生是不可避免的。A、B表转折；C如果不，除非；D以防，根据句意，可知选C。 27. He once again broke th
6、e rules of the company. _ , he was dismissed. A. Unluckily B. ConsequentlyC. Actually D. Surprisingly【解析】选B。考查副词词义辨析。句意：他又一次违反了公司纪律。因此他被开除了。A：不幸运地；B：因此，所以；C：实际上；D：令人吃惊地。从句意可知选B。 28. It was not until dark _ he found _might be the correct way to solve the problem. A. that; what B. that; thatC. when; w
7、hat D. when; that【解析】选A。本句为强调句型，被强调部分为not until dark, 故第一空用that构成强调句型，第二空用what引导宾语从句，并在从句中作主语。 29. You might as well expect a river to flow backward _ us carrying out the plan. 2010滨州模拟A. than stop B. as to stopC. as stop D. so as to stop【解析】选C。句意为：你若阻止我们实施这个计划，就像期待河水倒流一样。本题看似结构复杂，其实结合选项和题干结构，不难看出考查
8、的是as well as结构。 30. Russ and Earl were auto mechanics _ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition. A. to earn B. to have earnedC. earning D. earned【解析】选C。句意为：Russ和Earl是赚钱一样多的机械修理师，但是Earl有更大的野心。此题考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。因earn和auto mechanics具有逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词短语作定语，表示目前的情况，而不定式作定语表示将来的情况。 31. The owner of the cine
9、ma needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, _ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds. A. who B. that C. as D. which【解析】选D。句意为：电影院的老板需要进行大量的改善工作，为此要雇用更多的人，这意味着要花数万英镑。本题考查定语从句的引导词。which指代前句内容，而不是指代老板，引导非限制性定语从句。 32. Where is Bob? I cannot find him anywhere. H
10、e _ have been off long. I heard him make a call just now. A. shouldnt B. cant C. mustnt D. neednt【解析】选B。考查情态动词的用法。由下文的“I heard him make a call just now. ”可以推断，这里要表达的意思是：他离开的时间一定不长。所以选B项，意思是“不可能”。must只能用于肯定推测；shouldnt“不应该”；neednt“没必要”均不合题意。 33. I want to go to Beijing with you. If so, your holiday ar
11、rangement must _ mine. 2010杭州模拟A. catch up with B. come up withC. put up with D. fit in with【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。后句意为：如果这样的话，你的假期安排必须和我的一致。fit in with符合，与一致，符合句意。catch up with赶上，come up with提出，想起；put up with忍受。34. _ was reported that Liu Xiang came out first at the 11th National Games. A. What B. As C. T
12、hat D. It【解析】选D。考查Its+p.p. +that结构。句意为：据报道，刘翔在第11届全运会上获得第一名的成绩。若选as, 句子须改为As was reported, Liu Xiang. . . Games. 35. The little girl who got lost decided to remain _she was and wait for her mother. 2010天津模拟A. where B. what C. how D. in which【解析】选A。句意：这个迷路的小女孩决定呆在原地等候她的母亲。where she was是where引导的从句，意为原
13、先的地方，如果在定语从句中可用in which。因此选A。第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） I work in a company in India. And it has 36 in Germany and the UK, so I 37 take business trips to these places. We have a(n) 38 at the office by which anybody coming back to India from a foreign country gets chocolates for all the 39 . Natural
14、ly the chocolates are finished 40 because everyone loves them and 41 to grab as many as possible. I had noticed that the housekeeping staff 42 in our company never got to 43 even a single chocolate. Recently, I came back to 44 after a month-long trip from Munich and Id bought a lot of chocolates for
15、 the office staff. I called over 45 of the housekeeping staff members called Babu. I gave him a box of chocolates and told him to distribute it 46 among the housekeeping staff. His face immediately broke into a wide smile and this made me 47 . But the story doesnt 48 here. The best part of it all wa
16、s that Babu actually distributed the chocolates among everyone equally 49 giving extra chocolates to a woman who has a 5-year-old son . It was so 50 for me to see this .I find it really 51 to understand how we，who have the money to buy chocolates and other goodies, do not even feel like 52 and just
17、think how much we can grab. 53 , Babu, who earns only just about enough to raise his family, was so 54 and did not even keep one extra chocolate for himself. It made me 55 one simple question: Which is better, having a little less money but being kind and generous or having lots of money but being s
18、elfish? 作者通过描述一件事情提出这样一个问题：钱少一点但很善良、慷慨和有很多钱却很自私，哪一个更好呢？36. A. governments B. machinesC. branches D. buildings【解析】选C。考查名词。此处branches指这家在印度的公司在英国和德国的一些分支机构。37. A. seldom B. frequently C. hardly D. never【解析】选B。考查副词。由于有分支机构，所以作者经常去这些地方出差。38. A. order B. theory C. example D. tradition【解析】选D。考查名词。作者的办公室有一
19、个传统。 39. A employees B. childrenC. leaders D. managers【解析】选A。考查名词。所有从国外出差回来的人都要给员工买巧克力。40. A. at a time B. in timeC. in no time D. on time【解析】选C。考查介词短语。下文提到每个人都喜欢巧克力，因此巧克力应该很快就被拿完了。41. A pretends B. fails C. hesitates D. tries【解析】选D。考查动词。每个人都喜欢巧克力，因此大家都尽力多拿一些。42. A. studying B. working C. playing D.
20、 helping【解析】选B。考查动词。勤杂人员是作者单位的员工，所以用working。43. A. taste B. smell C. buy D. make【解析】选A。考查动词。这些勤杂人员从来不去吃巧克力。44. A. Germany B. England C. India D. China【解析】选C。考查名词。文章开头说公司在印度，所以作者出差后应该回到印度。45. A. those B. ones C. that D. one【解析】选D。考查代词。根据下文，作者把一位叫Babu的勤杂人员叫过来。46. A. unfairly B. equally C. extremely D.
21、 secretly【解析】选B。考查副词。从第三段可知，是公平地分发这些巧克力。 47. A. happy B. sad C. disappointed D. frightened【解析】选A。考查形容词。这位勤杂员脸上的笑容当然让作者高兴。48. A. start B. continue C. end D. last【解析】选C。考查动词。根据下文的描述，此处指故事没有结束。49. A. still B. yet C. instead D. even【解析】选D。考查副词。Babu不但在员工中平分巧克力，甚至把多余的还给了一位有一个5岁孩子的妇女。even表示一种递进关系。 50. A. t
22、iring B. touching C. worrying D. interesting【解析】选B。考查形容词。Babu把多余的巧克力给了那位妇女，而不是留给自己，这是令人感动的。51. A. easy B. funny C. hard D. strange【解析】选C。考查形容词。作者发现有一个问题很难理解。52. A. sharing B. dividing C. changing D. enjoying【解析】选A。考查动词。作者难以理解的是为什么他们很有钱却都不愿与别人分享而只想着能抢到多少。53. A. Whats more B. In reality C. On the othe
23、r hand D. Worse still【解析】选C。考查关联词。on the other hand“在另一方面”，与上文情况形成对比。what s more“而且”； in reality“实际上”； worse still“更糟糕的是”，均不合句意。54. A. diligent B. generous C. brave D. intelligent【解析】选B。考查形容词。Babu尽管薪水很低，却很慷慨大方。 55. A. make up B. figure out C. think of D. take off【解析】选C。考查动词短语。这件事引起作者思考一个简单的问题。think
24、of意思是“考虑，想起”。make up “组成，编造；化妆等”； figure out“计算，理解，弄明白”； take off“拿走；脱下；起飞；成功”，均不合题意。第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)British teenagers look to the stars When their parents were children, they imagined a future standing in front of a class of pupils or doing the rounds（巡诊）as a doctor. But todays Briti
25、sh teenagers, a survey suggests, seem to have set their sights only on becoming the next Leona Lewis or Wayne Rooney. Researchers questioned 3, 000 teenagers about their ambitions and also asked parents about their youthful career hopes. According to the survey, youngsters dream of a celebrity（明星）li
26、festyle, perhaps after finding fame through shows such as the X Factor, and of being actors or sports stars. Copying the likes of Rooney and David Beckham was the top career ambition of todays teenagers, cited（提起）by 12 percent. Almost as many, 11 percent, wanted to be pop stars, and the same proport
27、ion（比例）dreamed of being actors. The success of celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay is likely to explain why becoming a chef is now the dream of 5 percent, a career ambition which did not figure in the list of 25 years ago. A quarter of a century back teaching was the top career ch
28、oice, cited by 15 percent. These days the job is chosen by only 4 percent. Of the traditional professions, only law has risen in popularity. The survey also suggests that more girls dream of becoming doctors and boys want careers as astronauts or firefighters. Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus sai
29、d the findings reflect todays celebrity culture and warned children against unrealistic dreams. “Children see footballers, pop stars and actors on TV and their lives look exciting, glamorous（光鲜的）and fun, ”she said. “It is hard for them to realize that they are the end product of a lot of ingredients
30、 including talent, determination and years of hard work. Wayne Rooney is not on the pitch（球场）by chance. ” As Antrobus pointed out, there is absolutely nothing wrong with children having big dreams, but “these have to be based on reality, ”she said. 56. The study suggests that todays British teenager
31、s want to _ sports stars, pop stars and actors. A. have the talent ofB. work as hard as C. enjoy the celebrity lifestyles of D. become successful by chance like 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段“. . . youngsters dream of a celebrity lifestyle. . . ”和倒数第二段中“Children see footballers, pop stars and actors on TV and their lives look exciting, glamorous and fun”得出答案。57. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. 12 percent of British teenagers surveyed wanted to become chefs. B. 22 percent of British teenagers surveyed wanted to be pop stars or actors. C. None of the traditional professions are f
