第八單元過關檢測BⅠ.閱讀理解AFailureisprobablythemostfatiguing(令人疲勞)experienceapersoneverisnothingmoretiredthannotsucceeding,beingblocked,notmovingisanevilcausesfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigue.Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways:start-upfatigueandperformancetheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakebecauseitistooboringorbecauseitistoodifficult,weavoidthelongerweputitoff,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,althoughnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandcureisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:willpowermomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajob,orputtingitunderapileofthingsIhavetodo,Iclearmydeskofeverythingelseandattackthedifficultitempreventstart-upfatigue,alwaystreatthemostdifficultjobfirst.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttowearewillingtogetstarted,butwecan’tseemtodothejobdifficultiesappeartobeinsurmountableandhoweverhardwework,wefailagainandmountingexperienceoffailurecarrieswithitanever-increasingburdenofmentalsuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan,andthenlettheunconsciousnesstakeover.ofthefollowingcanbecalledanevilcircle?→tiredness→success→tiredness.→tiredness→failure→tiredness.→success→failure→success.→failure→success→failure.答案:B提示:根據第一段內容“Failurecausesfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigue.”可知答案。tothepassage,whenkeepingputtingoffatask,wecanexperience.

fatiguefatigue 答案:C提示:根據第二段中“Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakeup.”可知答案,其中的theformer指的即是start-upfatigue。overcomestart-upfatigue,weneed.

exercise muscles willpower答案:D提示:根據第三段中“Thecureisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:willpowerexercise.”一句可知答案。underlinedword“insurmountable”(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans“”.

difficulttoovercome tounderstand toeveryone答案:A提示:根據該詞所在句子的后一部分“...andhoweverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.”可知該詞詞義與“難以克服”相近。B導學號53090067RecentlyIcameincontactwiththetruemeaningofwouldhavebeen,Kane,awasthetwo-year-oldsonofJolene,mynewneighbor.AtaglanceKanewasa’dbeenbornwithhardsticksforonthatmorningIwitnessedtheeffectthatKane’sphysicalshortcomingshadonhisIalsowitnessedmuchmorethanthat.Isawanextraordinaryfamilythatembracedthisspecialfamilythatwouldn’tallowKanetoknowhewashadconstructedasmallcartjustafewinchesoffthefloorforhissontogethishandstomoveabout,Kanemovedthecartto“goto”anyplacejustaseveryoneelsewasabletoworkedthatlittlecartlikeawasavitalfocusoftheentirewasmorethanjustamemberofthefamily;hewasthechildwasthedriver,themotivator,andthefounderofmuchoftheinteraction.Muchlaterinmylife,IcametorealizethatGodhadsentthischildtohelpsomeofuswhojustweren’tgettingwhatlovewasallwithmylimitedcapacityforunderstandingatthetimethatKanewasahighlydevelopedspiritwithgreatwisdom.Kanedemandedattention,butnotbecauseofhismobilitychallengesorotherapparenthismind,hehadnochallengesortruthisthathereceivedattentionbecausehewasaliveandrealandhadsomuchtooffer.Kanewasandstillisalotofwarmandpowerfulenergysenttousall,sowemightlearnthatlovesurpassesall,afragileyetlovelybaby,washeretoteachusallanimportantattheageoftwohedidjustthat.didtheauthorthinkofKane’sfamilymembers?werestrangebecausetheylockedKaneathome.wasrespectableforthemtostarttheirownbusiness.wasridiculousforthemtomakeacartforKane.weregreatlybravetofaceallthedifficulties.答案:D提示:推理判斷題。根據第三段,特別是最后三句話可知,凱恩是整個家庭的關注點和靈魂,家里人是他的協助者,一家人都能勇敢地面對所有的困難。didKane“getto”everywherehewantedtogo?movinghiscartwithhisownhands.askinghisfathertoleadhimaheadwithastick.askinghisgrandparentstopushhimeverywhere.parentsspeciallyemployedababysitterforhim.答案:A提示:事實細節題。根據第三段第三、四句話可知,凱恩利用自己的雙手來移動他的二輪車。totheauthor,GodmadeKanewithdisabilitytohelp.

parentsgettoknowtheirresponsibilityfamilymembersknowtheimportanceofunionespeciallythehealthyrealizewhatlovereallymeansespeciallythedisabledrealizetheirinnerpower答案:C提示:推理判斷題。根據最后一段可知,凱恩依然給我們傳遞溫暖和力量,從他身上我們應該知道“愛超過一切”,即健康的人們意識到愛真正意味著什么。neededattentionbecausehewantedtoshow.

canchallengehisdifficultyinmovinghadchallengesorshortcomingsinhislifehimselfneededtobelookedafterbyothershadthepowertoprovehewascapabletoo答案:D提示:事實細節題。根據倒數第二段最后一句話可知,凱恩得到關注的原因是他依然活著,且實實在在地給人們提供那么多的(溫暖和快樂)。C導學號53090068Goodbasictablemannersareimportantbecauseit’scertainthatbothguestsandhostsarecomfortableatthethesewillcarryyouthroughmostcommonsituations..Noonelikestoseeaballofmeatinyouryoufeelyoumustspeakimmediately,ifyouhaveonlyasmallbite,tuck(卷起)itintoyourcheekwithyourtongueandspeakbriefly.

Chewquietly,andtrynottonoisesisnotonlyunappetizing(引不起食欲),butitcanalsointerrupttheflowofconversation.Keepbitesordertoobeytheaboverulesitissmarttokeepbitesizesmeatandsaladsothatitdoesn’thangfromyour’tcutallofyourmeatatonetime,becausethistendstoremindpeopleoffeedingsmallchildren.Eatataleisurely(悠閑地)rule,besidesbeinggoodforyourself,alsoshowsyourhostthatyouwanttoenjoythequicklyisasignofdisrespectforthehost,asitshowsthatyourfocusisonthefood.Excuseyourselfwhenleavingtheyoumustleavethetable,makeyourexcusessomewhatobvious,andappeartobepressingtoprovethatthereissomethingurgentthatmustbedealtwithatonce.Praisetheifthefoodisnotdelicious,saysomethingcanfindthepositivesideoftheburntlegoflamb...“Gee,thesaucewassuretasty.”Itisalwayspleasanttoendamealwithapositivenote.whichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthispassage?. .. .答案:D提示:文章主要講述了餐桌禮儀,因此很可能出現在報紙的文化專欄。probablesubtitlefortheunderlinedpartis.

’tspeakwithyourmouthfullasmallbitewhenspeaking’teattoomuchmeatbrieflywhileeating答案:A提示:從第二段第一句話可知沒人愿意看到人們滿嘴里含著飯的情景,如果你必須說話并且嘴里就含有一小口飯的時候,你可以把飯卷到腮邊,然后簡要地說話。由此可知此段主要內容為:不要滿嘴里含著飯說話。doestheunderlinedword“slurp”inParagraph3mean?away. noises.bored. much.答案:B提示:通過下文可知出聲吃飯不但使人沒有食欲,而且能夠打斷人們談話,因此可知此段要求人們吃飯時不要出聲,即slurp=makenoises。DParkerLiautaud,ateenagestudent,ispreparingforanexpedition(探險)totheSouth19-year-oldisnowtrainingfora640-kilometrejourneyfromtheAntarcticcoasttotheSouthhesuccessfullymakesthejourneyin22daysasplanned,hewillbreakthespeedrecordforthefastesttripfromthecontinent’scoasttotheSouthPoleonwouldalsobetheyoungestmaletoreachthegoal,althoughayoungerfemaleoncediditinthepast.Parkersayshewasmotivatedbytheopportunitytoraiseawarenessaboutclimatechange,ratherthanpushinghisownphysical(提及)BenSaunders,theBritishexplorerwhorecentlymadeanexpeditiontotheSouthPoleandback,asaninspiringinfluenceinhisphysicalpreparation,hesaid,“TrainingissomethingIusedtofeelveryoutofplacedoing,butnowIfeelveryconfidentaboutmyabilitytogetfromAtoBphysically.”Giventhatbackgroundandatrainingscheduleinvolvingtwoorthreehours’preparationaday,hemightbeexpectedtotakeahiatusfromhisstudiesatYale,heiscontinuinghiscourseingeologyandgeophysics,untilheheadsouttotheAntarcticnextinAntarctica,hewillbecarryingoutteststohelpshowhowtheclimateischanging,includingtestingalightweightweatherstationforthefirsttimeonthecontinent.Parkeradmittedfeelinganxiousaboutthejourney,whichheiscarryingoutwithhispartnerDougStoupandisexpectedtocompleteinlessthanamonth,buthesaid,“Thebestwaytorespondtopressureistobeaswell-preparedashumanlypossible.”theexpedition,ParkerLiautaudwill.

atightschedulealldifficultiesalone640kilometresadayallthewaybyhimself答案:A提示:細節理解題。由第一段中的“Ifhesuccessfullymakesthejourneyin22days...totheSouthPoleonfoot.”和最后一段中的“which...isexpectedtocompleteinlessthanamonth”可知,ParkerLiautaud的探險之旅日程很緊,故A項說法正確。Saundersismentionedinthetextbecause.

hedidisagreatencouragementtoParkerhesaidtoParkerisveryimportantisawell-knownBritishexplorerknowsalotabouttheAntarctic答案:A提示:細節理解題。由第二段中的“Citing(提及)BenSaunders...asaninspiringinfluenceinhisphysicalpreparation”可知,之所以提到BenSaunders是因為他最近的南極之行對Parker來說是莫大的鼓舞,故選A項。underlinedword“hiatus”inParagraph3probablymeans“”.

答案:D提示:詞義猜測題。由第三段中的“Giventhatbackgroundandatrainingschedule”及“However,heiscontinuinghiscourse...”可知,ParkerLiautaud由于南極之行以及與此相關的一些訓練準備工作的需要,他可能會暫時中斷在耶魯大學的學習,故選D項。doestheauthormainlytellusinthetext?climateoftheAntarctickeepschangingrapidly.teenagestudentpreparesfortheSouthPolerecord.19-year-oldboyhascrossedtheAntarcticsuccessfully.takescouragetogoonanexpeditiontotheSouthPole.答案:B提示:主旨大意題。本文主要講述一位大學生正在為自己的南極之行做準備,如果此行能夠按計劃順利完成,他將刷新一項紀錄。Ⅱ.七選五導學號53090069TheWinner’sGuidetoSuccessDoyouknowwhatmakespeoplesuccessful?Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanscholarrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplearoundtheworld.16

BeresponsibleforyourselfSometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetfact,whenyousaysomeoneorsomethingoutsideofyourselfisstoppingyoufrommakingsuccess,you’regivingawayyourownpower.17

WriteaplanItisverydifficulttotrytogetwhatyouwantwithoutagoodisjustliketryingtodrivethroughstrangeroadstoacityfaraway.18Withoutthis“map”,youmaywasteyourtime,moneyandalsoyourenergy;whilewiththe“map”you’llenjoythe“trip”andgetwhatyouwantintheshortestpossibletime.

Bewillingtopaytheprice19Soyoumustbereadytoworkhard—evenharderthanyouhaveeveryouarenotwillingtopaytheprice,youwon’tgetanythingvaluable.

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Itseemstousthateveryoneknowsitiseasiersaidthanyouaredoingsomething,youmusttellyourselfagainandagain:Givingupisworsethanfailurebecausefailurecanbethemotherofsuccess,butgivingupmeansthedeathofhope.giveup.iseasytoget.goodplanislikeamaptoyou.aresomekeystosuccessthattheygive.peopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlife.’resaying,“YouhavemorecontrolovermylifethanIdo.”else’sopinionofyoudoesn’thavetobecomeyourreality.答案:16~20DFCBAⅢ.完形填空Thetrainstartedthewindowseatedanoldmanwithhisthirty-year-oldthetrainmovedby,thesonwas21withthesceneryoutside.“Seedad,thesceneryofgreentrees22awayisverybeautiful.”

This23fromthesonmadetheotherpeoplefeel24aboutstarted25somethingorotheraboutthisthirty-year-oldson.“Thispersonseemstobe26,”amanwhisperedtohiswife.

27itstarteddropsfellonthetravelersthroughtheopenson,filledwith28saidtohisfather,“Seedad,how29therainis.”

Anewly-marriedman’swifewasangrywiththeraindropsspoilinghernew30.Thehusbandsaidtothefather,“Can’tyouseeit’s31,oldman?Ifyoursonisnot32,thengethimsoontoamentalhospitalanddonot33publichenceforth(今后).”

Theoldman34atfirstandtheninalowtonereplied,“Weareonthewaybackfromthe35.Mysongotdischarged(出院)thiswasblindfromweek,hegothis36.Therainandnatureareallnewtohis37usfortheinconveniencethatwemayhavecaused.”

Thethingsweseemayberightfromourviews38weknowthewhenweknowthetruthour39tothatwillhurteventryto40theproblembetterbeforetakingaquickaction.

答案:A提示:由倒數第二段中的內容可知他剛剛恢復視力,自然看到外面的景色非常“高興”。 答案:D提示:他當時在乘坐火車,對窗外一閃而過的郁郁蔥蔥的樹景十分迷戀。passaway用來委婉地表示人的去世,顯然不符合語境。 答案:C提示:火車上的其他乘客對窗外的景色熟視無睹,司空見慣,因此對他的“行為”感到不滿。 答案:B提示:在乘客看來,他竟然激動地對窗外的樹木大呼小叫,顯然是小題大做,非?！捌婀帧?。 答案:D提示:30歲的人對日常生活中習以為常的樹木高興地忘乎所以,車上的其他乘客為此“議論”紛紛。 答案:A提示:乘客顯然非常討厭他的行為,認為他好像是“瘋”了,很不正常。 答案:B提示:上文中沒有提到有下雨的跡象,所以此時天開始下雨是十分“突然”的事情。 答案:C提示:他剛剛恢復視力,此前沒有見到過雨,自然非?！案吲d”。 答案:A提示:對他而言,雨是很新奇的事物,所以他認為雨十分“漂亮”。 答案:D提示:這是一對新婚夫婦,由此可知透過車窗進入火車中的雨滴打濕了她的“套服”。 答案:A提示:外面“正下著雨”,新郎不想讓雨水擾了他的雅興,更不能容忍老人兒子的話語,于是把滿腔怒火發泄在了老人身上。 答案:D提示:此時的新郎無比憤怒,說如果老人的兒子不“健康”,就把他送到精神病醫院。 答案:C提示:新郎對老人的兒子非常反感,奉勸老人管束一下他的兒子,不要讓他“打擾”眾人。 答案:B提示:老人的兒子剛剛出院,卻受到了眾人的非議,此時老人的心情十分沉重,所以首先“猶豫”了一下。 答案:D提示:由下一句中的內容可知他們剛剛走出“醫院”,此時正在回家的路上。 答案:A提示:上一句提到他天生就看不見東西,由此可知經過治療,他在上周恢復了“視力”。 答案:B提示:老人請求對方為他們兩個人可能帶來的不便而“寬恕”他們。 答案:C提示:“直到”我們知道真相之前,我們往往自以為是地認為自己看到的東西也許是正確的。 答案:A提示:當我們了解了事情的真相后,我們對所目睹的事情的“反應”甚至會傷害我們。 答案:D提示:新郎在未弄清事情的原委之前誤解了老人和他的兒子,所以在匆忙采取行動之前,應該盡可能更好地“理解”問題。Ⅳ.語法填空導學號53090070Manypeoplebelievethattheyare41(suppose)todrinkeightglassesofwater42day,orabouttwoliters(公升).Why?Becausethatis43theyhavebeentoldintheirlives.44,newreportofferssomedifferentexpertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshoulddrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellike45(drink).

Thereportcontainssomegeneral46(suggest).Theexpertssaywomenshouldgetaboutlitersofwater47(day).Menshouldgetaboutwait—ineachcase,thatismorethaneight48(glass).Thereisanimportantreportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertofact,theexpertssaythatitmaybe49(possible)toknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines(指導方針),becausethedailyrequirementcanincludethewater50(contain)infoods.

答案:one/every/perⅤ.短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Onceakingaskedanartisttopaintapicturefortoldtheartisthedidn’twanttoanyshadowsinthepicture,justsunshine,buttheartistdidthekingsawthefinishpicture,hewasshadows,everythinginthepicturelookedflatandpointofthestorywasthatweneedbothshadowsandsunshinetohaveacompletelypicture,justasweneedbothrainandsuntohaveliving,too,needbothsadnessandoftenlearnimportantlessonduringsadwhenwefeelsa