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Test on Unit 2, Module 8I. Vocabulary (20%)A. Complete the following sentences with the right words or word forms.1. We humans must be aware that the s_ limitless resources of the earth will actually be used up if we continue such over-exploitation.2. I have decided to stay in the hotel t_ before I find an apartment to settle in.3. Sam is a s_ person, who is frank and never attempts to hide his feelings from other.4. The p_ for making a cheese cake is explained fully in the appendix, following which I am sure you can successfully bake one.5. Chinese scientists have made a b_ in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially solve Chinas uranium(鈾) supply problem.6. The old temple has been r_ completely according to its original features.7. Kim had always been working very hard and was admitted into the most p_ university in the country.8. The novel paints a v_ picture of life in the jungle, telling us very clearly what it is like there.9. The new design of this washing machine is full of _ (innovate) ideas.10. The _ (stereotype) image of a tattoo wearer as a social dropout is changing.11. Dr. Wang is a biologist specializing in the study of the genetic _ (constitute) of cells.12. Years ago the _ (inhabit) of the town fought for their right to collect their own taxes.B. Choose the right phrases below to fill in the blanks.make ones hair stand on end in recognition of cast down refer toas originate from to varying degrees grow in popularity pay off object to in vain in favor of be here to stay protectfrom in good/poor condition 13. This tendency of replacing words with pictures can be found _ in more than a few newspapers.14. The thought of having to spend a night in the empty old castle by himself was enough to _.15. We walked a couple of blocks, looking _ for a taxi. So we had to queue for the bus instead.16. She was awarded an honorary degree _ her work in the community.17. Though receiving lots of criticism, TV commercials _, because they provide the lifeline for TV stations.18. We should harbor the belief that all these weeks of endeavors will _ when we participate in the grand final.19. The employees in that company strongly _ the proposed development plan, so they went on a strike to protest.20. Despite the old age of the vase, it is still _ thanks to the careful preservation. II. Multiple Choice (10%)21. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of _ you read.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where22. One reason for her preference for the city is _ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where23. Nobody can explain the mystery _ he suddenly disappeared.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. why24. The fact has worried many scientists _ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. when25. Occasions are quite rare _ he has the time to spend a whole day with his kids.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. when26. The word body is committed to doing _ it can to assist the people of Haiti suffering from the big earthquake.A. howeverB. whichC. whateverD. no matter what27. You could get a birds eye view from _ we stood.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where28. Though having discussed it for long, they still havent reach an agreement _ they should pore more money into the project.A. thatB. whetherC. whatD. where29. _ is reported _the new underground lines have been completedA. What; that B. As; thatC. It; whenD. It; that30. _ if you bought the phone you could use it for free was lying.A. Who told you thatB. Those who told you thatC. Whoever told you thatD. No matter who told you that III. Passage Completion (10%)Some greatest successes of history have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence, which is from a loved one or a 31 (trust) friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might 32 have known Nathaniel Hawthorne. When Nathaniel told his wife that he was 33 failure and had been fired in a customhouse, 34 surprised him with a shout of joy.“Now,” she said 35 (proud), “You can write your book!”“Yes,” replied the man, with falling confidence, “and what shall we live 36 while I am writing it?”To his surprise, she opened a drawer and pulled out a large amount of money.“ 37 on earth did you get that?” he cried out.“Ive always known you were a man of genius,” she told him. “I knew that someday you 38(write) a masterpiece. So every week, out of money you gave me for 39 (housekeep), I saved a little bit. Here is enough to last us for one whole year.”From her trust and confidence came one of the 40 (great) novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter.IV. Cloze Test(15%)It is well acknowledged that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very 41 of their career. They were 42 to the broom(掃帚), spending the first hours of their business lives 43 the office. And here is the basic 44 of success, the great secret: 45 your energy, thought, and capital wholly on the business in which you are 46 . Having begun in one line, determine to fight it out on that 47 , to lead in it, adopt every 48 , have the best machinery, and know the most about it. The companies which fail are those which have 49 their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here, there, and everywhere. “Dont put all your eggs in one basket” is all 50 , I tell you. “Put all your eggs in one basket, and then 51 that basket”. Look round you and take 52 ; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who 53 three baskets must put one on his 54 , which is likely to fall down. One 55 of the American businessman is lack of concentration.Remember: put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket. As Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves.”41. A. beginning B. end C. point D. promotion42. A. ordered B. promoted C. introduced D. stated43. A. sweeping out B. taking out C. bringing out D. picking out44. A. inspiration B. condition C. plan D. case45. A. concentrate B. devote C. apply D. bury46. A. charged B. engaged C. prepared D. done47. A. position B. career C. row D. line48. A. improvement B. chance C. learning D. rise49. A. gathered B. forbidden C. got D. scattered50.A. apparent B. clear C. wrong D. perfect51.A. notice B. observe C. stare D. watch52.A. notice B. comment C. interest D. concentration53.A. brings B. takes C. carries D. owns54.A. mind B. brain C. head D. hand55.A. fault B. advantage C. pattern D. modelV. Reading Comprehension (20%)AThe author and poet Elmaz Abinader grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, in the northeastern United States. Her parents came from Lebanon. Her family spoke mostly Arabic at home. At school, she says, other children insulted(侮辱) her. She looked for some connection between her two lives. As she tells it, everything changed when she went to college. She took control of her identity. She began to cook Middle Eastern foods and to listen to Arabic music with her friends. She also began to write about her grandmother. In college in the nineteen seventies, Elmaz Abinader studied writing. But she says most of the American writers she studied had European roots. She felt that her culture was not welcome in American writing. At some point, she read a book that, in her words, “made the difference.” The book was “The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts.” It was written by the Chinese-American writer Maxine Hong Kingston. In it, she tells stories about her Chinese grandmother, and about children considered too American for their immigrant family. Reading “The Woman Warrior” led Elmaz Abinader to read works by others outside the center of American culture. These included African-American and Latino writers. She found a community of people like her. People are learning to live in two cultures. Elmaz Abinader earned a doctorate in writing. Her first book, in nineteen ninety-one, was “Children of the Roojme: A Familys Journey From Lebanon.” The family she based it on was her own. She has also written a collection of poetry called “In the Country of My Dreams.” And Elmaz Abinader writes and performs plays. Her play “Country of Origin” is about the struggles of three Arab-American women. Music in the play mixes traditional Middle East sounds with present-day jazz. Elmaz Abinader says she began to understand years ago that as a writer, she was also an activist. Today she is a professor of creative writing at Mills College in Oakland, California. She says a beautiful story or a good poem can affect a reader more than any speech. Her aim, she says, is to make the story of Arab-Americans as important as that of any other group in the United States. 56. What can we know about Elmaz Abinader from the passage?A. She was insulted by other children at school for being different.B. She always lived in Arabian culture in the United States.C. She was good at cooking Middle Eastern foods. D. She wanted to become a musician.57. What can be inferred from the passage?A. “The Woman Warrior” was written in Arabic by an Arabic writer. B. “The Woman Warrior” made Elmaz Abinader read more widely. C. Elmaz Abinader didnt adapt herself to American culture as a little girl. D. Elmaz Abinader organized a community of people living in two cultures.58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. “Children of the Roojme” was set in the writers own family. B. Elmaz Abinader published her poetry “In the Country of My Dreams” in 1991. C. “Country of Origin” is mixed with jazz and present Middle East sounds. D. Elmaz Abinader only published a play of her own.59. Elmaz Abinader thinks that _.A. a speech is valueless, compared with a good poem B. she is a writer more than an activist C. a beautiful story can move a reader more than any speech. D. the history of Arab-Americans should equal that of any other group in the United States60. What would be the best title for the text?A. The History of Arab-Americans B. Writer and Immigrant Culture C. Writers and the Immigrant Story D. A Writer and the Immigrant StoryBWhen it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Lets start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair(失望) and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell.”We have never met.It is such comforting companions that I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist，who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.61. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friends house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with her friend62. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means _.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feeling about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London63. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _.A. call each other regularly B. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each other D. dream of meeting each other64. We can infer from the last paragraph that in the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _.A. seek professional help B. be left aloneC. stay with her best friend D. break the silence65. What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable ExperiencesB. Remarkable ImaginationC. Lifelong FriendshipD. Noble CompanionsCThe octopuss(章魚) reputation as a human-killer isnt simply an exaggeration(夸張)it is a total myth. The octopus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but only of its natural victims. Some shellfish(殼類動物) and an occasional sick or incautious fish have reason to be frightened of this multi-armed hunter, but a person is much too large to interest even the biggest octopus. Even the largest among octopi is much smaller than most people imagine. Far from being large enough to swallow a ship, as monster octopi in movies have been known to do, the largest octopus, found on the Pacific coast, weighs around 110 pounds and grows to no more than ten feet in width.The hard, parrot-like beak(喙) of an octopus is not used for attacking deep-sea divers, but for cutting open shellfish. Indeed, the octopus possesses such a tiny throat that it cannot swallow large pieces of meat. Instead, it feeds by pouring digestive juices into its victims, and then sucking up the soupy remains. A shellfish that finds itself in the grasp of an octopus has only a short time to live. But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to go close enough to these careful creatures to get a good look at them.66. This passage is mainly about . A. the horrors of the octopusB. the largest octopus in the worldC. octopi and their behaviourD. the octopuss deadly hunting method67. It is implied but not stated in the passage that .A. people have unreasonable fears about the octopusB. the octopus is not interested in human beingsC. the octopus is afraid of human beingsD. the octopus is a very cruel sea animal68. What does the underlined part “careful creatures” refer to in the last paragraph?A. Octopi.B. Shellfish.C. Fish.D. The victims.69. The hard beak of the octopus is used for . A. attacking deep-sea diversB. cutting up large pieces of meatC. cutting open its victimsD. defending itself70. From the passage, we can conclude that .A. the octopus is not dangerous to manB. people often fear creatures that are not dangerous to themC. the octopus only hunts its natural victimsD. things described in movies are not to be believedDWe all hate speed cameras, dont we? Theyre not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents; they just make money for the government. They trick us, cost us cold hard cash, disturb us from driving properly and are unfair.Well, heres a surprising thing: what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives? Its a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at whats happening in France, a country with a historically poor record of road safety.There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example, but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time, or 4.9 per cent less than 2004. Comparing road deaths to population in 2005, thats about 817 per million people compared with Australias 806.And guess what? Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years.Okay, you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety and cameras-for-income, but it seems in France theres been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A three-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick