Unit 8 A卷

　　一、單項填空

　　1．(2024許昌調研)I am anxious ______the results of my exam while my younger brother is anxious ______the prize of the exam.

　　A．for；forB．about；for

　　C．on；of

　　D．to；of

　　2．(2024駐馬店模擬)—Would you like me______the radio a bit?

　　—No，it’s all right.I’m used to______with the radio______.

　　A．to turn up；work；on

　　B．to turn down；working；off

　　C．turning up；working；off

　　D．to turn down；working；on

　　3．(2024南京模擬)We need to further develop renewable energy sources ______fossil fuels______.

　　A．until；are running out

　　B．before；are run out

　　C．after；have been run out

　　D．before；run out

　　4．—Did you make sense of what the man said just now?

　　—No，his meaning didn’t ______.Would you explain it to me?

　　A．get through

　　B．get off

　　C．get across

　　D．get out

　　5．At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape，he ______and admitted everything.

　　A．broke up

　　B．broke away

　　C．broke down

　　D．broke in

　　6．The teacher was surprised to see lots of people______at the back of the room______worried.

　　A．seating；looked

　　B．seated；looking

　　C．sitting；looked

　　D．sat；looked

　　7．Reciting does much good in language learning and it ______helps to learn science subjects better.

　　A．on the contrary

　　B．in turn

　　C．by chance

　　D．for once

　　8．Though having lived abroad for years，many Chinese still______the traditional customs.

　　A．perform

　　B．possess

　　C．observe

　　D．support

　　9．Take an umbrella with you.You can’t risk______a rain.

　　A．being caught in

　　B．catching

　　C．to be caught in

　　D．caught

　　10．—You promised to help—you mustn’t ______now.

　　—No，I won’t.

　　A．pick out

　　B．back out

　　C．make out

　　D．take out

　　11．How can you______and do nothing while I am in great trouble?

　　A．stand for

　　B．stand by

　　C．stand out

　　D．stand up

　　12．—Why didn’t you go fishing with your friend yesterday?

　　—Well，fishing is a hobby which calls for a great deal of ______，which I don’t have.

　　A．money

　　B．wisdom

　　C．patience

　　D．strength

　　13．The speed of cars and trucks is______30 kilometers per hour in large cities in China.

　　A．limited

　　B．limiting

　　C．limiting to

　　D．limited to

　　14．Students who graduate with working experience will be given______over those who never work in any company.

　　A．prediction

　　B．preference

　　C．presence

　　D．preparation

　　15．In our daily life，everyone fails every now and then.It is how you react that makes a______.

　　A．development

　　B．difference

　　C．progress

　　D．life

　　二、完形填空

　　(2024吉林檢測)It was only a few weeks after my surgery.I went to Dr.Belt’s office for a__1__.It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化療)．My scar was still very tender.__2__，I was taken to an examination room to have my blood__3__，again—a terrifying process for me，since I’m so frightened of__4__.

　　I lay down on the__5__.Then Ramona entered the room.Her__6__smile was familiar，and__7__in contrast to my fears.I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier.She wasn’t my__8__on that day，but I remember her because she was laughing.What could she__9__find to laugh about at a time like this？So I decided she wasn’t__10__enough about the whole thing.

　　But this day was__11__.Ramona had taken my blood before.She__12__my fear of needles，and she kindly__13__the medical equipment under a magazine.As we opened the layers of bandage，the__14__scar on my chest could be seen.

　　She gently__15__over and ran her hand across the scar，__16__the smoothness of the healing skin.I began to cry gently and quietly.She brought her warm eyes to mine and said，“You haven’t__17__it yet，have you？”And I said，“No.”

　　I continued to cry gently.In__18__tones she said，“This is part of your body.This is you.It’s okay to touch it.”But I couldn’t.So she touched it for me.The__19__.The healing wound.And beneath it，she touched my heart.

　　That night as I lay down，I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there__20__I fell asleep.I knew I wasn’t alone.

　　1．A.prescriptionB．discussion

　　C．conversation

　　D．checkup

　　2．A.At once

　　B．As usual

　　C．In fact

　　D．In addition

　　3．A.drawn

　　B．mixed

　　C．corrected

　　D．cleaned

　　4．A.doctors

　　B．nurses

　　C．blood

　　D．needles

　　5．A.operation table

　　B．office floor

　　C．examining bed

　　D．test bed

　　6．A.warm

　　B．bitter

　　C．shy

　　D．weak

　　7．A.worked out

　　B．stood out

　　C．found out

　　D．gave out

　　8．A.girl

　　B．partner

　　C．nurse

　　D．companion

　　9．A.accidentally

　　B．particularly

　　C．possibly

　　D．actually

　　10．A.serious

　　B．curious

　　C．worried

　　D．nervous

　　11．A.difficult

　　B．different

　　C．pleasant

　　D．common

　　12．A.talked about

　　B．got around

　　C．knew about

　　D．put away

　　13．A.found

　　B．replaced

　　C．showed

　　D．hid

　　14．A.old

　　B．fresh

　　C．worn

　　D．fine

　　15．A.came

　　B．went

　　C．searched

　　D．reached

　　16．A.examining

　　B．covering

　　C．pressing

　　D．removing

　　17．A.watched

　　B．discovered

　　C．touched

　　D．unfolded

　　18．A.tough

　　B．soft

　　C．cold

　　D．strict

　　19．A.bandage

　　B．soul

　　C．pain

　　D．scar

　　20．A.until

　　B．after

　　C．since

　　D．when

　　三、閱讀理解

　　What’s the Fastest Way to Learn a Language?

　　Learning a new language seems hard and frightening as we look back on the years of grammar and translations in school.Yet babies communicate eighteen months and speak the language fluently before they go to school.

　　Firstly and most importantly，a child’s natural language-learning ability exits only in a speech environment free of translations and explanations of translations and explanations of grammar.Secondly，a child’s language learning speeds up by constant feedback(反饋)from family and friends.Thirdly，children learn through play.

　　At Rosetta Stone，you know adults can recover the native language-learning ability they once had as children.At every step and in every skill，you receive immediate and actionable feedback，including speech recognition(識別)，advice and attention.

　　Every act is an act of play for children and there’s no reason why it should be different for learners of any age.With Rosetta Stone programs，you rediscover the joy of learning languages.Clever，puzzle-like activities produce sudden“aha！”moments and astonishing language discoveries，we see it all the time.A slow of recognition，as though the brain suddenly realizes what is like to learn a language as a child.

　　Visit our website and find out how you can make your own language-learning ability active with Rosetta Stone.It’s the fastest way to learn a language.

　　1.Which of the following is TRUE about Rosetta Stone?

　　A．You can learn only a few languages.

　　B．You will get some advice in time during learning.

　　C．You may take part in the language school today.

　　D．You can get your money back after seven months.

　　2．The main purpose of the text is to ______.

　　A．tell adults how to learn a language well

　　B．present readers to buy CDs of Rosetta Stone

　　C．present some problems of learning languages

　　D．compare adults and children in learning languages

　　3．If there’s a $499 program，you order it today and pay______.

　　A．$479B．$459C．$449D．$439

　　4．The passage is most likely to be a(n)______．

　　A．education paper

　　B．review on language

　　C．science report

　　D．advertisement for a product

　　課時作業(十五)

　　Unit 8　A卷

　　一、單項填空

　　1．解析：句意：我擔心考試的結果，而我弟弟則極渴望這次考試得獎。 be anxious about相當于be worried about；be anxious for意為“渴望某事物”。

　　答案：B

　　2．解析：考查動詞短語辨析。turn up出現，露面；調大/高；turn down 關小；拒絕。固定句型would like sb.to do sth.想讓某人做某事；be used to doing sth.習慣做某事。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：句意：在化石燃料用光之前，我們需要進一步開發可再生能源。根據句意第一空需填before，run out 是不及物動詞短語，沒有被動形式。

　　答案：D

　　4．解析：句意：——你搞懂了那個男的剛才講的話嗎？——沒有，他的意思不清楚。你給我解釋一下，好嗎？get across意為“被理解”，符合句意。

　　答案：C

　　5．解析：句意：起先他拒絕承認偷過東西，但是當他看到監控錄像時，他垮掉了，承認了一切。break down表示“(身體)垮掉”。

　　答案：C

　　7．解析：句意：背誦對語言學習非常有益，反過來還有助于更好地學習理科。 on the contrary “相反”；in turn“轉而，反過來”；by chance“碰巧”；for once“就一次”。

　　答案：B

　　8．解析：句意：……很多中國人仍然遵守傳統的風俗習慣。observe遵守。

　　答案：C

　　9．解析：risk后面接doing，因此排除C、D兩項；be caught in 為習慣搭配，意為“遇上，突然遭受”。句意：你還是帶把傘吧，不要冒著被雨淋濕的危險。

　　答案：A

　　10．解析：考查動詞短語辨析。句意：——你答應幫忙了，你決不能不履行諾言。——不，我不會不履行的。pick out“挑出”；back out“決定不履行(允諾的事)”；make out“辨認出，了解”；take out “帶出去”。

　　答案：B

　　11．解析：句意：在我有大麻煩的時候，你怎么可以袖手旁觀，什么都不做呢？stand for 代表，擁護；stand by 堅持某種說法；袖手旁觀；支持；stand out 突出，顯眼，杰出；stand up 站立，起立。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：答語句意：釣魚是一項需要很大耐心的愛好，而我沒有耐心。money“錢”；wisdom“智慧，聰明”；patience“耐心，毅力”；strength“力氣，力量”。

　　答案：C

　　13．解析：考查短語limit sth.to...“把……限制在……范圍內”，其被動形式是sth.be limited to...。

　　答案：D

　　14．解析：句意：有工作經歷的畢業生比那些不曾在任何公司工作過的畢業生條件優先。preference“優先”。

　　答案：B

　　15．解析：句意：在我們的日常生活中，每個人都會時而失敗，但重要的是看你怎樣對待失敗。make a difference“產生影響”。

　　答案：B

　　二、完形填空

　　1．解析：根據下文可以看出，作者來做的是手術后的身體檢查。

　　答案：D

　　2．解析：像以往一樣，作者被帶去抽血。A項表示立即，文中沒有暗示時間的緊迫。

　　答案：B

　　3．解析：draw“汲取，拉出”，have the blood drawn“抽血”。

　　答案：A

　　4．解析：根據下文“She______my fear of needles...”中的needles可知選D項。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：躺在供檢查用的床上。D項為試驗臺。

　　答案：C

　　6．解析：醫務人員的微笑和藹親切，和我的害怕構成對比。

　　答案：A

　　7．解析：溫暖的微笑和我的恐懼形成鮮明的對比，反差很大，迥然不同，stand out恰表其意。

　　答案：B

　　8．解析：那天她不是我的護士。

　　答案：C

　　9．解析：表示疑問，什么有可能使她在這種時刻(我感到恐懼的時刻)笑成那個樣子。B項意為“尤其是”，不合題意。

　　答案：C

　　10．解析：作者認為她不夠嚴肅，對她的病處理不夠認真。

　　答案：A

　　11．解析：今天她給我的感覺與以往不同，對作者悉心照料。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：護士了解作者對針的恐懼。

　　答案：C

　　13．解析：因了解作者故而把針藏起來，體現護士考慮周到。

　　答案：D

　　14．解析：從前文的tender看出傷疤未痊愈。fresh表示此意。

　　答案：B

　　15．解析：輕輕地(在我的皮膚上)觸及過來。

　　答案：D

　　16．解析：檢查手術傷口的平滑度，看是否痊愈。remove“去除”，press“按壓”，不合邏輯。

　　答案：A

　　17．解析：作者因疼痛而呻吟，護士問她以前觸摸過沒有。unfold“打開”。

　　答案：C

　　18．解析：以輕輕而柔軟的口吻來勸慰作者，接受手術后新的自己。

　　答案：B

　　19．解析：the scar和the wound都是對it的解釋。The scar.The wound.均為省略句——(She touched)the scar.(She touched)the wound.。

　　答案：D

　　20．解析：表示手一直放在胸部的傷口上直到安穩地睡去。

　　答案：A

　　三、閱讀理解

　　解題導語：本文借語言學習的載體，向讀者介紹了Rosetta Stone這個語言學習機構及其對語言學習者能夠發揮的重要作用。

　　1．解析：細節理解題。根據第三段中的“At every step and in every skill，you receive immediate and actionable feedback，including speech recognition(識別)，advice and attention.”可知。