Module8UnitTwo第一卷一、單項選擇：從A，B，C，D四個選項中，選出能夠填入空白處的最正確答案。1.Infact,newspapereditorssometimesdonoteven_____controloverlargesectionsoftheirnewspapers.2.______canyouexpecttogetapayrise.3.John,_____Maryistoblameforthematter.D.lessthanIama_____friendofhis,becausewealllivevery_____toourschool,andIknowverywellthathesleepswiththewindows___eveninsummer.A.closing；close；closeB.close；closely；closingC.closing；closely；closedD.close；close；closed5.Itwas_____theambulancecame_____tothehospital.A.until；thattheboywassentB.until；thatwastheboysentC.notuntil；thattheboywassentD.notuntil；thatwastheboysent----Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.----Don’tworry.Wehavealready______twothirdsofit.D.givenaway7.--Didtheycometothebiologylaboratory--Idon'tknow.They__________whileIwasout.C.shouldhavecomeD.musthavecome8.Ican’tseeanycoffeeinthiscupboard.____A.HasitallbeenfinishedB.Wasitallfinished9.Iwas___________ofcrossingtheroad__________thecaraccidenthappened.A.aroundthetime;whenB.onthepoint;thatC.atthemoment;whenD.onthepoint;when10.------Shallwegototheartexhibitionrightaway------.A.It’syouropinionB.Idon’tmindC.It’salluptoyouD.That’syourdecisionmustkeeponworkingintheevening,.______youaresureyoucanfinishthetaskintime-----Howdoyoufindthebook-----It’s____.A.ofgreatusefulB.ofveryvalue------Whocleanedtheclassroom------WeconsiderTom____it.A.tocleanB.cleaningC.tohavecleanedD.tohavebeencleaning------Howdidyou____withthatidea------Ireadabook.------Howmanychaptersdoesthebookhave------It____threechapters.C.includingD.iscontained16.------Howmanybooksdoyouthinkhehas------Ithinkthebookshehascometo____1000.17.------Shallwemeettonight------Sorry,I’mbusy.Howabout_______dayD.someotherHewasinhospitalonlybecausehewastooexcitedatthefact____hewonthefirstprizeinthecontest.19.------Howmanysubjectsareyougoodat------Three,____,English,Chineseandpolitics.20.Heneversaidthathewasgoodatmathematics,’’the21.Robertissaid______abroad,butIdon’tknowwhatcountryhestudiedin.22.Thepolicehave________anyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.D.calledfor23.-----Whereishe-----Heis____visittoRome.C.onafive-weeksD.forafive-weeks24.Though____inSanFrancisco,Davehadalwayspreferredtorecordtheplainof

factssmalltownlife.C.developed25.-----Howdidyouknowit-----Well,thenews____alloverthetown.A.wasspreadB.spread

D.made二、完形填空(共20小題；每題分，滿分30

分)閱讀下邊短文，從短文后所給各項的四個選項

(A、B、C和

D)中選出能填人相應空白處的最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項目涂黑。DearDio,Thankyouforyournote.Ilikeyour26betweendeathandfailure.Ihadnotthoughtofthesetwointhe27waythatyoudescribe.Ithankyouforbringingthistomy28.Yourinsightsareverydeep.29yousay,“deathisonlya(n)30butfailurecanchangesomeone’swholelife.”Yes,deathisfinal.Failureistemporary.Deathleavesuswith31.Butfailurecanleaveuswithlessonswhichwill32ourlives.Ihopethatyourfailuretopassthat33Englishtestwillhelpyou34itwillhurtyou.Pleaserememberthatitisnotbeing35downthatisimportant.Itistheinabilitytogetupthatis36.Youwillhavetolearntogetup,andtogetgoing.Failureisthe“stayingdown.”Itisnotthe“fallingdown.”Fromreadingyourletter,I37yourEnglishtobeverygood.Youwritebetterthan38ofmyAmericanfriends.Idonotknowthereasonfor39yourEnglishtest.Maybeyouweredistractedthatday.Itis40thatpersonsarejudgedonthebasisofasingletest.Youwritewell,you41yourfeelingswithexcellence,andyouthink42.Thesecharacteristicsshould43youmovetowardabrightabrightcareer.Justdon’tletyourself“staydown.”Getupand44themallknowthatyouaretalentedandyouare45tosucceed.Ithinkyouwill.Withbestwishesforafinecareer.．ideaB．comparisonC．thoughtD．reason．sameB．wrongC．correctD．right．attentionB．heartC．headD．home．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As．endB．resultC．factD．thing．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．thinking．increaseB．improveC．honorD．treasure．easyB．simpleC．terribleD．ordinary．asgoodasB．aswellasC．morethanD．muchthan．fallenB．stayedC．knockedD．felt．impossibleB．possibleC．necessaryD．important．judgeB．acceptC．preferD．expect．allB．anyC．oneD．some．succeedingB．passingC．finishingD．failing．likelyB．reasonableC．ashameD．fair．findB．expressC．speakD．tell．deeplyB．thoroughlyC．carefullyD．widely．leaveB．driveC．helpD．start．getB．askC．showD．let．devotedB．determinedC．engagedD．supposed三、閱讀理解(共20小題,每題2分,滿分40分)閱讀以下短文,從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中,選出最正確選項.AAdvertisingisasoldasstory-tellingitself.Foraslongaspeoplehavewantedtopersuadeotherstobuytheirgoods,givethemtheirvoteorlaydowntheirlives,theyhaveusedthemethodsofadvertising.Ofcourse,methodshavechangedovertheyears.Atfirst,wordofmouthwastheonlymeansofcommunicating,butaftertheinventionofthefirstprintingpressandthearrivalofthefirstnewspaper,thecamera,thetelevision,andthehomevideorecorder,thepersuasivemethodsoftheadvertisingindustryhavebecomemuchmoresophisticated.Advertisingappealsmoretoouremotionsthantoourmindsandthereforeusespersuasivetechniqueswhich,thoughnotmisleading,arecertainlybiasedtowardsitsproducts.Advertisementshavesomebasicfeatures.·Theyarefastandshort.Theydelivertheirmessageinminimumtimeandspace.Theyareconcentrated.Theirlanguageandimagesareextremelydense.Theyappealtoconsumers’emotionsratherthantotheirlogic.Theyentertain.Thatentertainmentmaybeintheformofajazzymelodyoraphotographoracleverjoke,butitalwaysdrawsattentiontoitselfbecauseadvertisementshavetocompeteagainsteveryothercompetitorforconsumers’attention.thepast,peopleusedmethodsofadvertisingwhentheywantedothersto.A．buytheirproductsandlaydownB．voteforthemandgiveuptheirlivesC．supportthemandliedownD．buytheirproductsandgivethemticketscanadvertisementsattractpeopleA．Byshowingreasonablepricesoftheproducts.B．Byshowingfabulouspicturesoftheproducts.C．Byremindingpeopletothinkbeforedecidingtobuytheproducts.D．Bypersuadingpeopleintheformofmusic,picturesandsoon.writerimpliedinthepassagethat.A．advertisersonlypresentgoodpointsoftheirproductsB．advertiserstrytocheatconsumersC．advertisersarenotsureabouttheirproductsD．advertisersarecompetingwitheachother.49.“Itself”inthelastsentenceofthepassagerefersto.A．photographB．entertainmentC．jokeD．jazzymelodyBTechnicallythedomainnamesystemconsistsofthreeparts.FirstistheaddressingsystemofInternetProtocol(IP)numbers,the32-bitnumbersthatarethetrueaddressesofcomputersconnectedtotheInternet.Nextisthenamingsystem,.etc.,whicharecollectivelyknownastopleveldomains,orTLDs.Thenamingsystemwasdevisedtofindacomputerorsendemail.Finally,thereistheroutingsystem,which“maps”domainnamestoIPnumbers.Computerscalled“rootservers”containakindofgiantdirectorythatlinksspecificnamestospecificaddressesontheInternet.Thereareseveralpoliticalheadachesaboutdomainnamesthathavenoclearsolutions.Becausedomainnameshavetobeunique,theyareinevitablylinkedtotrademarkdisputeswhentwoormorebusinesses,orpeople,wantthesamename.Domainnamesalsoraiseissuesofprivacy.UsingasearchtoolsuchastheWhonamiGlobalInternetNameSearchsite,anyonecanlookupthenameandaddressofwhoeverisregisteredastheownerofadomainname.systemtotheInternetCorporationforAssignedNamesandNumbers,orICANN,basedinMarinaDelRey.ICANN’sboardofdirectorsheldoneofitsperiodicgeneralmeetingsrecentlyinStockholm,aneventthatfeaturedanoutpouringoffrustrationandcontroversyabouthowthegroupismanagingitsnewresponsibilities.youwanttosendemail,youmustownthefollowingexcept.A．acomputerB．theaddressingsystemC．adomainaddressD．atelephonelineorcableofthefollowingisNOTtrueA．ThedomainnamesystemwasonceunderthecontroloftheU.S.government.B．ThegeneralmeetingofICANNisheldonaregularbasis.C．Twobusinessescanhavethesamedomainnames.D．Searchsiteshelppeopletogetinformationaboutdomainnameowners.purposeofnamingsystemwasto.A．linkspecificnamestospecificaddressesontheInternetB．findpeopleoncomputers.C．distinguishcomputersorsendemailD．solveproblemsforbusinessesandpeoplenameswhichhavenoclearsolutions.A．causepeople’sheadacheB．causedifficultsituationsforthegovernmentC．getbusinessestochangetheirtrademarksD．forcebusinessestoputtrademarksontheirgoods.CAdultBasicEducation(ABE)andGEDPreparationTaskTheAdultBasicEducationDepartmentservesahugepopulationoflearners.Ourtaskistoteachbasicskillsandhelplearnerstogetmoreknowledgetofunctioneffectivelyasafamilymember,citizen,worker,andlifelonglearnerinachangingworld.DescriptionABEisanon-creditprogramofself-improvementdesignedtoimprovebasicskillsforstudentswhoareofdifferenteducationallevels.Developmentofreading,writing,andmathskillsarepaidspecialattentionto,aswellaslifeskills,employability,andtechnology.Studentswithoutahighschooldiploma（文憑）alsohavetheopportunitytopreparefortheGEDexamsinthefivesubjectareas:writing,socialstudies,science,literature,andmath.Prerequisites（條件）ABEclassesareopentoanyone18oroverwhodesirestoimprovebasicwriting,andmathskillsatthepre-collegelevel.Studentswhoare16or17mustfirstobtainanofficialrelease（證書）fromhighschoolbeforeattendingclass.Tobeaccepted,studentsmustattendanEducationalPlanningSession.DuringtheEducationalPlanningSessionstudentswillbegivenanoverviewoftheABEprogramsaswellasPCCpolicies,fees,etc,Studentswillalsohavetheirwriting,andmathabilitiesassessed（評估）duringtheEducationalPlanningTheresultsoftheirassessmentswillhelptheteachersdevelopindividualofstudyforstudentstoguidethemtowardtheirpersonalgoals.StudentsneedingspecialhelpmustgetintouchwiththeOfficeforStudentswithDisabilities(503-977-4341)atleasttwoweeksbeforethesessionisheld.CoursesABE0741:BeginningLiteracyABE0742:BeginningABE0743:IntermediateIABE0744:IntermediateIIABE0745:SecondaryIABE0746:SecondaryII(IncludespreparationfortheGEDTest.)54.TheABEDepartmentservesanaimto.A．providelearnerswithbasicknowledgeandskillstofitinwithsocietyB．helplearnerssuccessfullygetajobinachangingworldC．offerdiplomastothosewhofailtofinishsecondaryeducationD．providestudentswithopportunitiestopreparefortheGEDexams55.A17-year-oldisnotacceptedtoABEclassesonlybecausehe.A．isbelow18B．can’tofferahighschooldiplomaC．hasleftschoolwithoutofficialpermissionD．isassessedaspoorinlearningperformances56.WhatistheEducationPlanningSessionintendedforA．Anassessmentofstudents’basicskilllevels.B．Helpingstudentsbebetteratthefourbasicskills.C．FindingoutwhethertheycanbeacceptedtoABEclasses.D．Providingspecialhelptodisabledstudents.57.Differentcoursesareofferedtodifferentstudentsaccordingto.A．theirownchoicesB．theassessmentsduringtheEducationPlanningSessionC．theirperformancesinschoolD．howmuchtheypayforthecourses

reading,reading,SgramsMillionswasofferedno.

DofpeopledieofhungerinsouthernAfricaeveryyear,butwhenZambiathousandsoftonsoffreemaizebytheUS,thegovernmentpolitelypaid“Wedon’tknowwhetherthefoodissafe,

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saidZambia

’scommerce,TradeandIndustryMinisterDipakPatel.HisworriesaresharedbycountriesaroundtheworldthatareintwomindsaboutAmerica’sgeneticallymodified（GM，轉基因的）crops.Justlastweek,EU（歐盟）membernationswerediscussingwhetherornottoimportGMsweetcornfromtheUS.Eversincepeoplestartedfarming,theyhavetriedtocrossbreed（雜交）plantstomakethemstrongerorbettertasting.Atonetime,onlyrelatedplantscouldbecrossedwitheachother.ButwhenGMtechniquesweredevelopedinthe1970s,scientistswereabletoputasinglegenefromalivingcreatureintoanunrelatedcreature.Thismeanstheycanmakecropsmoreproductiveandresistanttodiseasebyaddinggenesfromotherspecies.Theycanalsocreatefoodwithspecialcharacteristics,suchas“goldenrice”,whichisenrichedwithvitaminA.ButmanypeoplebelieveGMfoodsareahealthrisk.“Iflefttome,IwouldcertainlynoteatGMfoods,”saidScottishscientistArpadPusztai.“Weareputtingnewthingsintofoodwhichhaven’tbeeneatenbefore.Theeffectsontheimmunesystem（免疫系統）arenoteasytopredict.”Atthemoment,theofficialargumentisthatGMfoods“arenotlikelytopresentrisksforhumanhealth”.Buttherearestillmanyquestionstobeansweredasthefoodsareproducedindifferentways.Someexpertsbelievethegeneticmaterialaddedtoplantscantransfertohumansandgivedamagetoourbodies.FurtherharmcouldbecausedbythegenesfromGMplantscrossbreedingwithnaturallyproducedcrops.58.Welearnfromthepassage.A．peoplehavediscoveredthatGMfoodswilldoharmtohumanhealthB．millionsofZambiapeopledieofeatingtoomuchGMfoodsC．peoplearestillnotsureifGMfoodswilldoharmtohumanhealthD．geneticmaterialaddedtoplantswilldamageourbodiessoonerorlater59.Whatdoes“intwominds”inthethirdparagraphmeanA．UnsureB．WorriedC．LikelyD．Careless60.ThefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGMfoodsA．Itisproducedfromplantsaddedgenesfromotherspecies.B．GMfoodscanhavespecialcharacteristics.C．GMfoodswillaffectpeople’simmunesystem.D．GMfoodshavebeenproducedsince1970s.61.What’stheauthor’sattitudeA．Supportive.B．Neutral.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.EMoreShanghaipeoplearerentingcarstotraveloverthecomingSpringFestival,reportedtoday.Mostcarsinlargelocalcar-rentalcompaniessuchasYongda,AnjiandDazhongareleased(=rented)sofarwiththeBuickSportUtilityVehicle（SUV）inhighdemand.SantanaandJettausedtobethemostpopularcarmodelsrentedbyShanghaipeoplefortravel,whilethehigh-endBuickmodelshavegenerated(=caused)greatinterestamonglocalsrentingcarsthisyear.However,therentonaBuickGLorGSmodelisbetween650yuanand750yuanaday,nearlydoublethoseoftheSantanaandJettacars.ComparedwithSantana,Buicklooksbetter,hasgreatercapabilitiesandissaferandmorecomfortable,saidacarleaser.“I’don’tmindpayingahighercostforaBuicktoenjoythetraditionalholiday,”hesaid.SUVcarsareverypopularinthecarrentingmarket,accordingtosomecar-rentalfirms.“Allthe31BuickGL8SUVcarswereleasedoutseveraldaysago,”saidanemployeewiththeShanghaiYongdaCarRentalCompany.Localpeopleprefertogotravelingwithagroupoffriends,soSUVcarsareabetterchoice,saidanindustryanalyst（剖析家）.Moreover,SUVcarsaresaferonruggedandroughroads,theanalystsaid.Accordingtothedata（數據）,mostpeoplerentedcarsofsevendays,alessernumberrentedthemfortwoorthreedays.(WendyZhang)62.Thecarsmentionedinthepassagefallintothreemajorbrands（品牌）,whichare.A．Yongda,AnjiandDazhongB．Buick,SantanaandJettaC．Yongda,SantanaandJettaD．SUV,GLandGSIfyouwanttorentaSantanaforaslongasmostleasersdo,howmuchshouldyouexpecttospendA．About1200yuan.B．About2100yuan.C．About2500yuan.D．About3500yuan.64.Theunderlinedsentence“Buickhasgreatercapabilities”inParagraph4maymeanthatBuickis.A．abletorunfasterB．abletoseatmorepassengersC．morepowerfulD．morevaluableWhatdoestheunderlinedphrase“the31BuickGL8SUVcars”inthereadingpassagerefertoThecarsofthe31BuickGL8SUVmodel.The31carsoftheGL8orSUVmodelofBuick.The31carsoftheBuickorGL8SUVmodel.The31carsoftheGL8SUVmodelofBuick.第二卷四、單詞拼寫：groupismadeupoflocal________(音樂家)whohavebeenperformingtogetherforseveralyears.2.Ialwaysget___________(蝴蝶)beforeanexam.Mostp__________feelnervousbeforetheygoonstage.Agoodeducationshouldnotjustbeap________oftherich.ZhangYimouisafamousfilmd__________.6.Languageisasocialandcultural____________(現象).7.DengXiaopingdidmakegreatcontributionstohis____________(祖國).8.Therestaurantcertainlyliveduptoits________(名望);thefoodwasdelicious.9.Doyouknowwhoisthegreat_________(小提琴演奏家)intheworld10.S________wasabolished(取銷)aftertheCivilWar.五.動詞填空(注意形式)________(terrify)byasnake,sheletoutascreamofcry.Youaresupposed________(recite)thetextonFriday.Severallawshavebeenmadetopreventprisonersfrom__________(torture).Whenaskedtocommentondetailsoftheagreement,thePresidenthadnochoicebut________(decline).Billspenttwoweeksinthehospital_________(regain)hisstrengthaftertheoperation.Greenewasonhisfeetnow,hisbody__________(tremble)withrage.Doyouliketoseethesefilm________(direct)byZhangYimou.Thisinsighttaughtmesomethingabouttheenormouspowerthatisgeneratedby_________(desire)somethingverymuch.9.Heproposedasmallerarmy_________(compose)ofbetter-trainedandbetter-equippedsoldiers.10.Thepoolwasclosedafter___________(condemn)asahealthhazard.六.課文內容填空:Theworld-famousopera,Turandot,isthestoryofacold-heartedChinese(1)p______,namedTurandot.Inordertoavoid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