Unit 8 A卷

　　一、单项填空

　　1．(2024许昌调研)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驻马店模拟)—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南京模拟)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吉林检测)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(化疗)．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、阅读理解

　　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(反馈)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(识别)，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

　　课时作业(十五)

　　Unit 8　A卷

　　一、单项填空

　　1．解析：句意：我担心考试的结果，而我弟弟则极渴望这次考试得奖。 be anxious about相当于be worried about；be anxious for意为“渴望某事物”。

　　答案：B

　　2．解析：考查动词短语辨析。turn up出现，露面；调大/高；turn down 关小；拒绝。固定句型would like sb.to do sth.想让某人做某事；be used to doing sth.习惯做某事。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：句意：在化石燃料用光之前，我们需要进一步开发可再生能源。根据句意第一空需填before，run out 是不及物动词短语，没有被动形式。

　　答案：D

　　4．解析：句意：——你搞懂了那个男的刚才讲的话吗？——没有，他的意思不清楚。你给我解释一下，好吗？get across意为“被理解”，符合句意。

　　答案：C

　　5．解析：句意：起先他拒绝承认偷过东西，但是当他看到监控录像时，他垮掉了，承认了一切。break down表示“(身体)垮掉”。

　　答案：C

　　7．解析：句意：背诵对语言学习非常有益，反过来还有助于更好地学习理科。 on the contrary “相反”；in turn“转而，反过来”；by chance“碰巧”；for once“就一次”。

　　答案：B

　　8．解析：句意：……很多中国人仍然遵守传统的风俗习惯。observe遵守。

　　答案：C

　　9．解析：risk后面接doing，因此排除C、D两项；be caught in 为习惯搭配，意为“遇上，突然遭受”。句意：你还是带把伞吧，不要冒着被雨淋湿的危险。

　　答案：A

　　10．解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：——你答应帮忙了，你决不能不履行诺言。——不，我不会不履行的。pick out“挑出”；back out“决定不履行(允诺的事)”；make out“辨认出，了解”；take out “带出去”。

　　答案：B

　　11．解析：句意：在我有大麻烦的时候，你怎么可以袖手旁观，什么都不做呢？stand for 代表，拥护；stand by 坚持某种说法；袖手旁观；支持；stand out 突出，显眼，杰出；stand up 站立，起立。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：答语句意：钓鱼是一项需要很大耐心的爱好，而我没有耐心。money“钱”；wisdom“智慧，聪明”；patience“耐心，毅力”；strength“力气，力量”。

　　答案：C

　　13．解析：考查短语limit sth.to...“把……限制在……范围内”，其被动形式是sth.be limited to...。

　　答案：D

　　14．解析：句意：有工作经历的毕业生比那些不曾在任何公司工作过的毕业生条件优先。preference“优先”。

　　答案：B

　　15．解析：句意：在我们的日常生活中，每个人都会时而失败，但重要的是看你怎样对待失败。make a difference“产生影响”。

　　答案：B

　　二、完形填空

　　1．解析：根据下文可以看出，作者来做的是手术后的身体检查。

　　答案：D

　　2．解析：像以往一样，作者被带去抽血。A项表示立即，文中没有暗示时间的紧迫。

　　答案：B

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

　　答案：A

　　4．解析：根据下文“She______my fear of needles...”中的needles可知选D项。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：躺在供检查用的床上。D项为试验台。

　　答案：C

　　6．解析：医务人员的微笑和蔼亲切，和我的害怕构成对比。

　　答案：A

　　7．解析：温暖的微笑和我的恐惧形成鲜明的对比，反差很大，迥然不同，stand out恰表其意。

　　答案：B

　　8．解析：那天她不是我的护士。

　　答案：C

　　9．解析：表示疑问，什么有可能使她在这种时刻(我感到恐惧的时刻)笑成那个样子。B项意为“尤其是”，不合题意。

　　答案：C

　　10．解析：作者认为她不够严肃，对她的病处理不够认真。

　　答案：A

　　11．解析：今天她给我的感觉与以往不同，对作者悉心照料。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：护士了解作者对针的恐惧。

　　答案：C

　　13．解析：因了解作者故而把针藏起来，体现护士考虑周到。

　　答案：D

　　14．解析：从前文的tender看出伤疤未痊愈。fresh表示此意。

　　答案：B

　　15．解析：轻轻地(在我的皮肤上)触及过来。

　　答案：D

　　16．解析：检查手术伤口的平滑度，看是否痊愈。remove“去除”，press“按压”，不合逻辑。

　　答案：A

　　17．解析：作者因疼痛而呻吟，护士问她以前触摸过没有。unfold“打开”。

　　答案：C

　　18．解析：以轻轻而柔软的口吻来劝慰作者，接受手术后新的自己。

　　答案：B

　　19．解析：the scar和the wound都是对it的解释。The scar.The wound.均为省略句——(She touched)the scar.(She touched)the wound.。

　　答案：D

　　20．解析：表示手一直放在胸部的伤口上直到安稳地睡去。

　　答案：A

　　三、阅读理解

　　解题导语：本文借语言学习的载体，向读者介绍了Rosetta Stone这个语言学习机构及其对语言学习者能够发挥的重要作用。

　　1．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“At every step and in every skill，you receive immediate and actionable feedback，including speech recognition(识别)，advice and attention.”可知。