Book 8 Unit 1 Aland of diversity检测题2013.6.
一、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
1. The Taiwan S______ separates Taiwan Island from the mainland. 2. Only a few of them thought highly of the plan. The m________ were against it.
3. ---What n________ are you? ---I’m Chinese.
4. It was becoming ____（明显的） to me that she didn’t like me. 5. She has six pieces of _________（行李）. 6. China has a p___________ of more than thirteen hundred million. 7. I was one of the _________ （申请人）for the job.
8. Statistics________（表明） that the entironmental pollution has become more and more serious.
9. What ________（百分比）of the students in our school were admitted to college?
10. Air is a m_________ of gases.
11. Our team has five head of _________（牛）.
12. After the arrival of the Europeans, the native people were forced into s______________.
13.I was in half the way when it suddenly ________(想到) to me that I had left my notebook home.
14.__________(显然)，he was mistaken about by the others.
15.You have difficulty in moving to America, because the rules of i_________ is rather strict for the foreigners. 二、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分） 1．In many places in China，______bicycle is still________popular means of transportation.
A．a；the B．/；a C．the；a D．the；the 2．Don’t worry about the present situation in the world；________of people prefer peace to war.
A．the most B．the great part C．the majority Dthe number 3．—Why are you so late?
—I was in half the way when it________to me that I had left my notebook home，so I had to fetch it.
A．occurred B．hit C．happened D．reminded
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4．Would you slow down a bit，please？I can’t ________you. A．keep up with B．put up with C．make up to D．hold on to 5．In the face of all these difficulties，we’re not discouraged and our spirits________well.
A．keep up B．go up C．hold up D．pick up
6． Don’t be___by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
A．taken off B．taken out C．taken away D．taken in 7．________the houses were knocked down in the earthquake. A．A great many B．The number of C．A great many of D．A great deal of 8．To travel to the United States，you must first apply________the American Embassy________your visa.
A．for；to B．to；for C．for；for D．to；to 9． Is this the reason________she explained in the report for her success in the job?
A．what B．that C．how D．why
10．The reason________death was feared was________no man could experience it twice.
A．why；that B．why；because C．why；why D．because；that 11．It is very________that，in many schools，the students are going to spend less time in doing homework than they used to. A．possibly B．probably C．lovely D．likely 12． Since he was 67，it didn’t seem________that he would continue long in that position.
A．impossible B．necessary C．particular D．likely 13.—Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child?—Yes，________.A．that’s all right B．by all means C．it just depends D．never mind
15. She couldn’t speak，but made her wishes known________sign. A．by means of B．by any means C．by all means D．by no means 16. But by no means________with my progress.
A．the teacher is not satisfied B．is the teacher not satisfied C．the teacher is satisfied D．is the teacher satisfied
17.—You see，I’m poor in maths，you are not good at English，and...—That’s________we should help each other.
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A．when B．where C．how D．what
18. —Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children?
—No，that’s________they are mistaken. A．where B．when C．so D．how
19. The health official said________12 suspected cases of influenza A (HINI) were tested negative and________，so far，this city has reported no case of the virus.
A．what；that B．that；what C．/；that D．that；/ 20. While traveling in Sichuan，you can’t miss________people call “The National Treasure”—Giant Panda. A．that B．it C．what D．which
21.After ten years’absence she came back，only to find her old house was not________it used to be.
A．which B．what C．when D．how
22. Look at the trouble I am in！If only I________your advice. A．followed B．would follow C．had followed D．should follow 23. —It was a pity that you missed the famous star yesterday. —If only I________to my hometown! A．didn’t return B．hadn’t returned C．shouldn’t return D．wouldn’t return
24. —I’ve asked only one person to come and help us—Sam. —________he doesn’t come?
A．How about B．What if C．If only D．What about
25. —The plane is due to take off at 8∶00 from the airport. —________we can’t get there in time? —Try to take another flight then.
A．As if B．Even if C．Only if D．What if 三、语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Once there lived a rich man 31 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33 very large stone. Then he 34 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old
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man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 35 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 (say) to himself: “The night 38 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 the stone, he found a bag of money. 四、阅读表达（每小题3分，共15分）
For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh.
Apples are different in color, size, and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart( 酸的 ). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce.
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
1. What is the passage mainly about? (No more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________2. Which season is good for the growth of apple trees? (No more than 15 words)
_____________________________________________________________ 3. How many countries are considered to be large producers of apples? What are they? (No more than10 words)
_____________________________________________________________ 4. Please explain the underlined word “yielded” in English. (No more than 5 words)
_____________________________________________________________5. What good effects do apples have on people? (No more than 20 words)
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