2023年外研山东专版高中英语第二单元同步测试外研版选修8.docx

Ⅰ.单项填空 1．We firmly believe that war never settles anything.It only________violence. A．runs into　　　　　　 B．comes from C．leads to D．begins with 2．Whoever invented________wheel is believed to have made________most useful invention in________history. A．a；the；/ B．the；the；/ C．the；a；/ D．a；a；the 3．The drug did not________his health，in fact，it seemed to have no________at all. A．effect；effect B．effect；affect C．affect；effect D．affect；affect 4．He was reading a very interesting story，completely________to the outside world. A．losing B．being lost C．to be lost D．lost 5．It was Tom as well as his friends that________for the serious accident. A．was to be blamed B．were to blame C．was blaming D．was to blame 6．________of man－made city life，people are turning to the unknown nature for what city lacks. A．Tiring B．To be tired C．Tire D．Tired 7．The victims’ families of the murder have________to the Supreme Court to have a definite answer. A．approved B．appealed C．attracted D．appeared 8．—Shall we go and have a picnic at the weekend —________.It’s said that there might be snow then. A．Why not B．Great C．Good idea D．It depends 9．________the weather，the sports meeting will be held on time. A．Regardless of B．Instead of C．In relation of D．On behalf of 10．They are________the most reasonable diet that will do good to their health. A．seeking B．stimulating C．shaping D．sinking 11．My mother is thirsty________knowledge as she had only a few years of schooling. A．on B．at C．with D．for 12．I am writing________my mother to express her thanks for your hospitality. A．on behalf of B．on account of C．in honor of D．in memory of 13．It is generally accepted that the profit－sharing plan is designed to________the staff to work harder. A．discourage B．affect C．motivate D．forbid 14．After retirement，Mr Johnson________golf and became very keen on it. A．took up B．made up C．kept up D．drew up 15．After three hours，we stood at the top of the hill，________we got a fine view of the city. A．which B．from where C．from there D．wherever Ⅱ.句子翻译 16．你不能老依靠父母给你钱。 ________________________________________________________________________ 17．恐怕我们必须把你留下。 ________________________________________________________________________ 18．粗心使他犯了错。(lead) ________________________________________________________________________ 19．那一年，没有老师的帮助，我不可能考上大学。(without) ________________________________________________________________________ 20．I think your food is，generally speaking，cold while ours is，generally speaking again，cooked，and you eat a lot of frozen food. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Ⅲ.阅读理解 I spent three months volunteering with Volunteer Bolivia.It was at times annoying，scary and difficult，but also life－changing，satisfying and amazing.Because I had studied Spanish for a couple of years before I went out，I had just one week of classes at Volunteer Bolivia. Living with a family also helped my Spanish greatly and I felt immediately like one of their daughters.They were good friends from the beginning of my time there and I was looked after very well.I still had a lot of independence.The Volunteer Bolivia centre，with its café bar and cultural talks，was a meeting place for all the volunteers and I met some wonderful people from all over the world who were doing the same as me—giving something of themselves to a country which needs so much. My placement was in a caring centre for prisoners’ children from the Cochabamba prisons and from the very start I felt welcomed and needed.There I met some inspiring members who put so much of their heart into caring for those children who maybe had no one else to love them.The work itself was not only very hard but at times emotionally demanding，especially sending a group of two－year－olds back into the prison at the end of the day.Despite all this，I learnt a lot through the experience and now I’m more aware of the problems faced daily by many people in South America.The centre has very limited funding so they rely heavily on the work of volunteers，and any time people give is very valuable to them.Since returning to Britain I have kept in touch with the people I worked with and I’m trying to support them as much as possible.Volunteering through Volunteer Bolivia has changed my life and is an experience I will never forget. 21．We can infer that the official language of Bolivia is most probably________. A．English B．Spanish C．French D．Italian 22．Where did the author stay when she was in Bolivia A．In a hotel. B．In the volunteer centre. C．In a café bar. D．With a local family. 23．The author’s job as a volunteer in Bolivia was to________. A．raise money for some prisons B．meet volunteers from other countries C．look after some prisoners’children D．help the local people with their farm work 24．What did the author think of h