选修8第3—4单元阶段验收题

李凡 李鹏

（总分：150分   时间：120分钟）

第一部分：听力（30分）

第一节 （7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. Where are the speakers probably？

A. In a café. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop.

2. What makes the man feel pity？

A. He is sick.                B. He didn't attend the party.

C. He ruined her birthday party.

3. What does the man plan to do this Saturday？

A. Go fishing.      B. Write for a newspaper.  C. Read books.

4. How old is the man？

A. 5.  B. 10. C. 15.

5. What does the man do？

A. A writer.        B. A jewelry expert.      C. A waiter.

第二節（22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why did the woman give up her dream of becoming a doctor？

A. She found the training very hard. B. She thought it's tiring to be a doctor.

C. She couldn't afford a college education.

7. How does the woman feel about her job now？

A. Satisfied.    B. Regretful.    C. Disappointed.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What will the man give to Karen？

A. A CD.    B. A book.    C. A scarf.

9. What will the woman do tomorrow？

A. Go shopping.    B. Pick up the man.    C. Attend Karen's party.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How was the wedding？

A. Elegant. B. Crowded. C. Wonderful.

11. What did the bride wear？

A. Blue dress. B. Jeans. C. Trousers.

12. What does the woman complain？

A. The food was not good. B. The children were so noisy. C. People went crazy.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What music of Madonna makes the man want to dance？

A. Holiday.              B. Take a Bow.          C. Celebration.

14. What does the woman advise the man to do？

A. Have some new experiences.               B. Teach her something different.

C. Learn from her mistakes.

15. What does the woman think about school？

A. Studying is complicated. B. It's fun to study well.

C. Getting good grades is important.

16. What does the man mean in the end？

A. He will forget the past.    B. The woman's thought is cool. C. He will give up history.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is TaskRabbit？

A. A service company. B. An old company with new ideas.

C. A successful magazine that offers many services.

18. What could a TaskRabbit worker do？

A. Find you a job to do. B. Lend you money.

C. Help you move your furniture.

19. Who founded the company TaskRabbit？

A. Leah Busque.            B. Sally.                                C. The speaker's boss.

20. What inspired the founder of TaskRabbit？

A. Making millions of dollars.  B. Finding ways to help the elderly.

C. Connecting neighbors to help each other.

第二部分：阅读理解（35分）

I. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（30分）

（A）

The Pygmalion Effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people， often children or students， the better they perform. How about the theory in the workplace？ Prof. Dov Eden from Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management，conducted some experiments.

In one of Prof. Eden's experiments，he divided bank branch managers into two groups. One group of managers was told that their employees were preeminent; the other group was told nothing about their employees' performance potential.

When Prof. Eden analyzed performance results， he found a significant difference between the branches. There had been no pre-existing  differences   between   the  employees， but the branch managers，who were led to expect more， got more—their branches scored higher in terms of profitability （收益） and overall economic success.

His findings confirm that the “Pygmalion Effect” can be created among leaders and subordinates（下屬）. Subordinates get a 3-to-1 boost（增强） in their performance success rate if their leader expects more from them， says Prof. Eden.“Success” is determined by many related factors， such as completing a course，a performance rating on the job，or grades in a training program.

But “if a leader   has   high   expectations， it  doesn't   mean  that  a subordinate will perform three times as well，” Prof. Eden says. “It means that he or she will have a three times greater chance of being above-average.”

Study results indicate that when a manager expects a lot from an employee， the manager's leadership style changes and subsequently boosts the employee's self-confidence.

The Pygmalion research expands based on studies  of the “experimenter effect” in  the  1960s， the notion that an investigator can unintentionally influence the outcome of an experiment in significant ways.

1. Prof. Eden's experiments prove that             .

A. high expectations can lead to good performance

B. managers' performance influences subordinates' behaviour

C. there's little difference between employees' potential

D. success in the workplace is mainly determined by profitability

2. From the text we can infer that             .

A. one's potential can only be stimulated under pressure

B. the Pygmalion Effect can be applied to different social fields

C. the managers should change their leadership styles frequently

D. the more expectation，the higher efficiency

3. The underlined word “preeminent” in the second paragraph means “             ”.

A. outstanding  B. importantC. modest  D. prepared

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text？

A. Prof. Eden is not the first person to study the “Pygmalion Effect”.

B. A subordinate will perform three times as well if the manager has high expectations.

C. Proper leadership style change of managers can boost the employees' self-confidence.

D. The “Pygmalion Effect” is the further study of the “experimenter effect”.

（B）

Double Falsehood is a play written by Lewis Theobald and first performed in 1727. It was based mainly on another work co-written  by  William  Shakespeare more than a century earlier. Professor Brean Hammond of Nottingham University said the respected Arden Shakespeare publishers attributed it to Shakespeare and released it in print on March 22， 2010.

Its appearance， and the attribution to Shakespeare， is likely to arouse another round of scholarly debate. The  debate  is  over  what  the English-speaking world's  most  famous  and  influential playwriter wrote and what was falsely attributed to him. For Hammond， the publication of the play was the peak of years of research. “I started working on it in the 1980s and wrote a couple of articles on the play， ” he said.

Theobald always claimed his play was based on a lost version by Shakespeare that was in turn based on the story of Cardenio， taken from the novel Don Quixote， by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. Hammond said modern scholarship had established that the early work， performed in 1613， was co-written by Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Theobald then largely re-worked and cut it， meaning the presence of three hands in the present version. “Shakespeare wrote most of the first half （of the original） and  Fletcher  wrote  most  of  the second half—you could detect a new hand from the style of writing， ” Hammond said.

Theobald's work， a story of love and betrayal， was popular with 18th-century audiences， but the writer was widely considered as a cheat for claiming he had used the words of Shakespeare. “The play has been rubbished in the past，” Hammond said. “It did have a successful theatrical run when it came out，but soon after people began asking questions and thought that it was not a single-author play by Shakespeare and we know that it's not.”

That interpretation became widely accepted and the play was widely accessible for the first time in nearly 300 years. “What's left in it now for the modern reader is Shakespeare's DNA，” Hammond concluded.

5. From Paragraph 1 we know that the play Double Falsehood             .

A. was created and directed by Lewis Theobald

B. was adapted from one of Shakespeare's works

C. was written by Shakespeare and another writer

D. was published by Professor Brean Hammond

6. Why has the publication of the play set off academic debate？

A. There has been a play falsely attributed to Shakespeare.

B. Shakespeare is the most famous and influential playwriter.

C. There have been a great number of researchers studying Shakespeare.

D. The Arden Shakespeare publishers made wrong judgements.

7. What can be concluded about Lewis Theobald from the text？

A. He was a popular playwriter in the 18th century.

B. He became famous by saying the play was Shakespeare's.

C. He was wrongly blamed for nearly 300 years.

D. He earned a lot of money from the play in spite of the debate.

8. The underlined sentence is the closest in meaning to “             ”.

A. Shakespeare left his DNA to modern readers

B. Modern readers can see the work after studying Shakespeare's DNA

C. The play has been proven to be Shakespeare's after analysis of his DNA

D. Modern readers can still recognize the writing style of Shakespeare

（C）

Steven Spielberg was not a scholar， and his classmates teased him. Rather than read，  the kid really preferred running around with an  8mm  camera， shooting home-made  movies， which  he showed to friends for a small fee.

In his first year of high school， he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return， he was mistakenly  placed in  a  learning-disabled class， which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school， where he eventually graduated.

After being denied entrance into a traditional film-making school， Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965， he recalls， in one of those serendipitous moments， his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios， he met Chuck Silvers， an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.

He appeared the next day. Spielberg， dressed in a dark suit， carrying his father's briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.

“For the entire summer，” Spielberg remembers， “I  dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and  writers， including Silvers， who knew the kid wasn't a studio employee， but winked at him. I even found an  office  that  wasn't  being  used， and  became  a  squatter （擅自占用他人房子的人）. I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory：  Steven Spielberg， Room 23C.”

It paid off for everyone. Ten years later， the 28-year-old Spielberg directed Jaws， which took in $470 million， then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn't—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.

9. Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates？

A. He was the youngest boy. B. He was too short for his age.

C. He liked to fight with other boys. D. He didn't care much about his lessons.

10. Why did Steven's friends pay him some money？

A. To watch his movies. B. To use his camera.

C. To look at his photos. D. To include them in the movie.

11. What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating from high school？

A. Study English at a college. B. Become a newspaper editor.

C. Work for Universal Studios. D. Go to a traditional film-making school.

12. What could have changed Steven Spielberg's life？

A. Being dressed in a suit. B. Meeting Chuck Silvers.

C. Missing a film-making school. D. Working for Universal Studios.

（D）

What is a play？ Basically， it's a blueprint for a stage production. It's performed by actors and directed and designed by others. You've probably seen a play before， if not on stage， then on TV or at the cinema—many plays have been adapted for TV or films.

If you've ever glanced at the text of a play you'll see that it's pretty much all dialogue. Don't groan and think， “I can't write that much talking！” Remember that dialogue can be just like prose （散文）—there are tense sections where characters battle with each other and other times when the writing is poetic.

Starting your play

Characters—Start with the basics： their age and relationship to each other. You can make a list of these，known as the Cast of Characters. For yourself， you'll want to know what drives each of the characters： their ambitions， their fears， and threats to their happiness.

Setting—Where and when will your play take place？ Don't worry about drawing a set; leave that to the designers. All  you  need to worry about is giving your collaborators（合作者） what they need to know. This means the time period， items needed on stage（such as furniture， doorways， windows， etc.）， as well as the place in the world.

Stage directions—They  can  be  very  confusing  for both  novices  and  professionals. Stage directions are there to give the actors， designers， and directors a clue about what they actually see happening on stage. They're not for the audience， who will never get to read them.

An important thing to know is that stage directions are not narration. Not every action or attitude from your characters needs to be included. Neither does a description of everything on stage need to be included. Do include a basic setting description， an actor's entrance， exit and physical action that must be performed for the dialogue to make sense， and pauses in the dialogue. Do not include the tone of voice or hints for every line， and characters' thoughts or intentions.

13. What is the text of a play mainly made of？

                                                                                                        

14. What is the Cast of characters according to the passage？

                                                                                                        

15. What are the stage directions used for？

                                                                                                        

II. 根據短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（5分）

    1    Being angry doesn't really solve much， but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults， too. Instead of calming down， some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano！

    2    Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.    3    

Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents， break something， or even worse， hit their brothers or sisters.    4    However， it's not OK for a kid to do any of those things.Kids don't want to act in this way， but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do？

Well， the good news is that kids don't just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.    5    Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad—it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because， right now， that puppy is causing some problems to you.

A. You can train you temper.

B. You don't want to cause trouble.

C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings， even angry ones.

D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.

E. In fact， they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.

F. Instead of thinking of the person you're angry with， think of something else.

G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.

第三部分：語言知识运用（50分）

I. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（30分）

That was my first ballet performance and I was the lead role. A huge black curtain    1    me from the crowd. My heart raced so rapidly that it would    2    out of my chest. A rush of    3    shot through my body when the music began and I took my    4    at the center of the stage. I pushed off the floor as hard as I could and    5    into the air. Then I started to come    6    for my landing， preparing to jump again， and yet my foot    7    . I fell. For a moment I couldn't    8    ，  wondering if I should go on.    9    ，  trained for thousands of hours for twelve years， my muscles ignored the    10    of my mind and I    11    myself back on my feet. I finished the part and left the stage. Bending over a table， I tried to    12    tears. I didn't want to go back to finish the last twenty minutes. I didn't    13    the lead role.

Then came my teacher. “The    14    thing on stage is to fall. You've gotten it， so what's left to    15    ？ Just go and give it all.” Her words    16    me. Minutes later， I went back onstage and completely let go of    17    . I just danced， letting the music guide me through the movement.

Now， as a Principal Dancer， I often think about that performance. We fall when we try our hardest. There is no    18    ， only pride. Falling is    19    and sometimes it is easier just to stay on the    20    . But if we never get up， we will never experience what it is like to fly.

1. A. covered B. hid C. protected D. drove

2. A. beat          B. drop  C. run D. shout

3. A. amazement    B. excitement  C. sadness D. satisfaction

4. A. time          B. turn  C. place D. order

5. A. flew B. spun C. rose D. looked

6. A. out B. in C. down D. off

7. A. slipped B. stopped C. stepped D. advanced

8. A. think B. cry C. move D. believe

9. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Instead

10. A. loss B. pain C. relief D. hesitation

11. A. found B. dragged C. accustomed D. allowed

12. A. dry up B. wipe out C. burst into D. fight back

13. A. play  B. deserve  C. get D. finish

14. A. unexpected    B. awkward  C. common D. worst

15. A. go B. do  C. lose D. say

16. A. awoke    B. enriched  C. excited D. surprised

17. A. the music    B. myself  C. the teacher D. others

18. A. excuse    B. fear C. benefit D. shame

19. A. shocking    B. interesting C. rare D. terrible

20. A. spot      B. road C. ground D. stage

II. 閱读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（20分）

Once a rich man met a group of Arabs in the desert. It was not long    1    they became friends. Then one day    2    rich man found his gold was gone. “Someone    3    （take） it during the night，” he thought. The chief promised to find out the thief. He said to his men， “Each of you must go to my tent and pull my donkey's tail. You all know    4    my donkey is very wise. When a thief    5    （touch） his tail， he will bray （叫）”

One by one the Arabs went    6    the chief's tent，    7    the donkey did not bray. Then the chief asked his men to open their hands. He smelled their hands. After he smelled the hands of the last one he shouted， “You are the thief. Go and bring back our friend's gold at once，    8    I'll kill you！” The man brought the gold to the rich man.

The rich man was    9    （surprise）. The chief explained， “I was sure that the real thief dare not pull my donkey's tail， so I rubbed the tail with    10    strong-smelling oil. There was no smell at all from the thief's hands.”

第四部分：写作（35分）

I. 短文改错。（15分）

下面短文中共有10处错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^）， 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每句不超过两个错误;

2. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mike，

This summer I will go to study at the London University， but I don't know how to adapt myself for the new life.

I hear that many freshmen are at loss what to do when they are in a new country. Feel lonely and homesick， they find it much harder to get use to the new culture， diet and climate. Most of them can't take well care of themselves in their everyday life. Beside，it is difficult to find a satisfied host. It is more difficult to fully understand what the teachers teach in class though they speak English all the time.

Could you tell me how to deal with these problem so that I will be able to suit the university life in the future？

Yours，

Li Hua

II. 书面表达。（20分）

《鲁滨逊漂流记》 （Robinson Crusoe） 是英國小说家丹尼尔·笛福（Daniel Defoe）写的一部著名小说。请根据下列要点写一篇100字左右的书评：

（1） 该书出版于1719年，它是最流行的历险小说之一;

（2） 主要情节：它是关于鲁滨逊，一位英国人，在一个荒凉的热带小岛附近船只失事的故事。他自己建造小屋，种植粮食，变得自给自足。二十三年后，他偶遇一伙食肉野人，并从他们手中救出了一位囚犯，给他取名Friday。他们成了密友。四年后他们得到了营救，然后一起回到了英国。

参考词汇：

1. 自给自足的self-sufficient

2. 食人肉的野人cannibal

3. 在一个荒凉的热带小岛附近船只失事shipwreck on a lonely tropical island