1、 世紀金榜 圓您夢想溫馨提示： 此套題為Word版，請按住Ctrl,滑動鼠標滾軸，調(diào)節(jié)合適的觀看比例，答案解析附后。階段評估檢測（八）選修8(120分鐘 135分). 語言知識及應用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié) 完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分, 滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意然后從115各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。Today is Friday, the 29th of June. Paul told me something exciting this morning: his father helped the police catch a 1 yesterday!

2、 When Paul was waiting for the 2 with his father across the river, he heard some people arguing 3 . He looked around and saw two women and a big man 4 each other. When Pauls father asked what was going on, one of the women said they were tourists and three young men 5 her friends purse when they wer

3、e buying postcards in a bookstore. The other two had run away, but they 6 the big man closely. When the ferry arrived, the big man hurried onto the ferry and the two tourists went 7 after him. Paul was angry. He wanted to go up and help the two women. But his father said he didnt want to take that f

4、erry. Paul felt rather 8 because he thought his father was afraid of the big man and unwilling to help others! What Paul saw next changed the 9 of his father. His father hurried to a nearby ice-cream store and used their phone to 10 110. He reported the robbery to the police and gave some 11 details

5、 about the robber, the tourists and the ferry. When they 12 off the next ferry, Paul saw three 13 around the big guy in handcuffs(手銬). . . . While Paul was telling me the story, he seemed very 14 . He said he had a better understanding of his father. Although he looked 15 , he was a real hero. 1. A.

6、 robberB. theftC. touristD. murderer2. A. busB. ferryC. shipD. boat3. A. kindlyB. angrilyC. closelyD. loudly4. A. shouting atB. fighting againstC. debating withD. talking with5. A. noticedB. stoleC. seizedD. cut6. A. caughtB. soughtC. followedD. surveyed7. A. abroadB. backC. homeD. aboard8. A. angri

7、erB. sadderC. tougherD. tenser9. A. feelingB. ideaC. actionD. belief10. A. callB. telephoneC. ringD. dial11. A. usefulB. carefulC. fearfulD. hopeful12. A. turnedB. setC. got D. took13. A. womenB. fellowsC. policemenD. tourists14. A. delightedB. proudC. confidentD. reliable15. A. outstandingB. greatC

8、. scaredD. ordinary第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。Although many high school dropouts leave school permanently, some dropouts later reenter school. 16 (approximate) 10 percent of the sophomores 17 dropped out between 1980 and 1982 returned to scho

9、ol by 18 fall of 1982. Generally, high school reentrants differ 19 typical dropouts in several school and student characteristics. Background attributes and test score performance 20 (associate) with low dropout rates tend to be related to higher-than-average reentry rates. For example, reentry rate

10、s among 1980 sophomore dropouts were about one-fifth 21 (high) in the Northeast and North Central regions than in the South or West. Among whites, reentry rates in the West were one-third lower than in other regions. 22 blacks, reentry rates in the Northeast (14 percent) 23 (be) substantially higher

11、 than those in the South (6 percent). Hispanic dropouts in the North Central region were three times 24 likely to return to school as those in the Northeast or West. Hispanics in the South were twice as likely to reenter as 25 in the Northwest or West. . 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解(共20小題; 每小題2分, 滿分40分)（A）

12、Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins. People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions vehicles”, but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fi

13、re to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by somethingusually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far

14、 we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. Its as if the California Greens are covering their eyes“If I cant see it, its not happening. ”

15、 Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heatat the generator, through the transmission

16、 lines, etc. . A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as farso electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric ca

17、r truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we dont use much of those energy sources. In addition, electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread acros

18、s all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot. 26. What does “clueless” mean in paragraph 2? A. People are seeing the California Gre

19、ens everywhere. B. People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles. C. People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells. D. People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning coal, oil, etc. . 27. What is the main idea of the passage? A.

20、 Electric cars are not clean at all. B. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones. C. People cast doubts on electric cars batteries. D. Gasoline is an efficient way to power a vehicle. 28. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _. A. not less than 25 miles B. more

21、 than 25 milesC. no more than 25 miles D. not more than 25 miles29. According to the passage, electric cars _. A. do not burn fuel and are more environment-friendlyB. are poisonous because it is difficult for nature to clean the garbage up when their batteries are buried in one spotC. are very good

22、at cleaning up when things are not too concentratedD. are poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill30. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communicationB. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly

23、 by burning somethingC. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered cousins（B）LONDON (Reuters)Quiet pleaseBritain s Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted. Buckingham Palace has announ

24、ced that the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queen s official Swan Marker from July 2024. “With the assistance of the Queen s Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the

25、 University of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets (小天鵝) are also assessed for any signs of injury or disease，” Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count. The process involves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wear

26、ing special scarlet uniforms and counting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets. It may seem eccentric, but it is very important to the Queen. According to custom, Britain s sovereign owns all unmarked, mute swans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the right only on stretches of the Tham

27、es and its nearby tributaries. In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river counting the swans, but would catch as many as possible as they were sought after for banquets and feasts. This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much da

28、mage is being caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle (漁具)It is also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of Swan Uppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project on the whol

29、e subject of swans, cygnets and the Thames. “Education and conservation are essential to the role of Swan Upping and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience，” Buckingham Palace said. 31. In medieval times，_. A. swans were better protected than nowB. a lot of swans were ki

30、lled by dogsC. swans were a delicious dish on royal banquetsD. common people could catch the swans32We can infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans _. A. remains almost unchanged in the past yearsB. involves a lot of royal membersC. sometimes lasts longer than beforeD. is always

31、 guarded by special soldiers33This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden mainly want to find out _. A. the exact number of swans and cygnetsB. how a local school project is going onC. how much damage the swans and cygnets sufferD. how education and conservation are carried out along the Thames34

32、Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. Britain s Queen is concerned about swans. B. Britain s Queen orders a count of swans. C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace. D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans herself. 35The underlined word “tributaries” can be best replaced by _. A. di

33、stricts B. banksC. trees D. branches（C）The worlds astronomers came to their senses yesterday and approved a new definition of the word “planet” that would drop tiny Pluto from the club and relegate it instead to a lesser realm of “dwarf planets”. It was a welcome step away from a proposal that would

34、 have kept Pluto as a planet but meantime opened the door for dozens of small, icy bodies on the fringes of the solar system. The important vote came after fierce debate at a meeting of the International Astronomical Union, which had been considering a proposal to define a planet as any object that

35、orbits a star and is large enough for its own gravity to pull it into a spherical (球形的) shape. That definition was scientifically precise but led to results that offended common sense. An asteroid, a small moon, and another icy ball like Pluto would suddenly have risen to planet-hood, swelling the n

36、umber of planets to 12, with many more icy rocks likely to qualify as more was learned about them. Fortunately, the astronomers have now added another requirement to the definition. Planets must not only be large enough to be round, they must also have cleared out the neighborhood around their orbit

37、s. Pluto would not qualify it orbits in a belt of icy debris on the edge of the solar system. Neither would an icy rock nicknamed Xena, which orbits in that same zone, nor Ceres, a big asteroid that marches in the company of other asteroids. Plutos moon, Charon, which had qualified under the first p

38、roposal, is also out of the running. Pluto, with its small size and oddball orbit, should never have been deemed a planet in the first place. Henceforth there will be eight planets, at least three dwarf planets, and tens of thousands of “smaller solar system bodies, ” like comets and asteroids. Our

39、only regret is that the astronomers chose the name “dwarf planets” for Plutos new category instead of abandoning the word entirely when discussing these less-than-planetary bodies. 36. We can know from the passage that the new definition of planet _. A. has been welcomed by all walks of lifeB. will

40、kick the Pluto out of the planet group in the solar systemC. still makes the Pluto as a planetD. will enlarge the number of planets in our solar system into permanently 1237. After the new definition of “planet” was put forward, all of the following are regarded as planet EXCEPT _. A. VenusB. CeresC

41、. MarsD. Jupiter 38. The writers attitude towards the new definition of “planet” is _. A. welcomeB. indifferentC. hostileD. neutral 39. If the original definition of “planet” had not been changed, there would be the following consequences EXCEPT that _. A. thousands of icy rocks in space will be cla

42、ssified as planetsB. some asteroids big enough to pull themselves into a spherical shape will be regarded as planetsC. the Pluto will be relegated to “dwarf planet”D. there will be at least twelve or even more planets in the solar system40. We can infer from the article that the decision to apply ne

43、w definition to “planet” _. A. has won universal support from scientistsB. has been severely criticized by many astronomersC. has not been made inconsideratelyD. has been banned by the International Astronomical Union（D）2012廣州模擬The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to

44、 go home when his new boss approached him. “Empty your pockets please, Alfred, ” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice. Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew hed been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste. “Im disappointed in you, Alfred! ” said the

45、 little gray-haired man. “Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. Its the first time Ive ever done such a thing, ” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old mans sympathy. Mr. Carrs brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Lets see what the police have to say. But first Ill call your

46、mother and let her know her son is heading to jail. ”“Do whatever you want, ” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police. Mr

47、. Carr was surprised when Mrs. Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble? ” she asked. “Hes been stealing from the store, ” the old man coolly replied. Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carrs arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he

48、 felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr? ”The womans calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I dont want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and Ill let it go. ” Th

49、en he warmly shook Mrs. Higginss hand. Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool. ” In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame

50、, only pride in his mothers actions. “She was smooth! ” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw. His mothers face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were te

51、ars in her eyes. This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her gray face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother. 41. Which of the following is TRUE accord

52、ing to the passage? A. It was the first time Alfred had stolen something. B. Alfred tried to sound big to hide his fear. C. Mr. Carr set a trap to catch Alfred stealing. D. Mr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning. 42. What does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean? A. Annoy

53、ed. B. Made less angry. C. Convinced. D. Got over. 43. What was the mothers attitude towards Alfred? A. She felt disappointed with him. B. She was very strict with him. C. She was supportive of him. D. She was afraid of him. 44. What impressed Alfred most about his mother at the drug store was _. A.

54、 how angry she wasB. that she didnt cryC. that she was able to save him D. how effectively she handled Mr. Carr45. From the last paragraph, we know that Alfred _. A. was no longer a youthB. felt proud of his motherC. wanted his mother to be happyD. felt guilty and regretful for his deed第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題

55、；每小題2分，滿分10分)請閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。以下是一些電子產(chǎn)品的介紹：A. Microsoft Office: This computer software package provides you with everything for your business or study needs. Whether you need to write a report, do your business accounts, design a web page or stay in touch through email, Office can do it all a

56、nd much more. Cost740B. Motorola L7i mobile phone: Web enabled phone that allows you to surf the net anywhere at anytime, with a 2 mega pixel camera built in for photos and videos. 1 GB memory to store large music and movie files. Cost530C. Lenovo laptop computer X61: This ultra-portable notebook is

57、 ideal for mobile users such as travellers and businessmen because it is lightweight (only 1 kilo) and offers extremely long battery life (up to 8 hours before recharging is necessary). Cost 1, 200D. Supersonic MP4 Player: Multimedia player is just what you need to stay entertained wherever you go. Use the 1. 5-inch screen as a video player or to play games. With 15GB of st