（江蘇專用）高考英語一輪復習 Unit 4 Films and film events課時跟蹤檢測B卷（選修8）-人教版高三選修8英語試題

Filmsandfilmevents課時跟蹤檢測B卷Ⅰ.完形填空(2015·泰州高三模擬)WhenIwasyoung,IhadafriendnamedMarkwholovedtomakefriends.Healwaysshowed__1__howmanyfriendshehadatschool.Onedayhisgrandfathersaidtohim,“Mark,Ibetyouabigbagofpopcornthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyou__2__.I’msuremanyofthemare__3__morethancompanions.”Markacceptedthebetwithout__4__.However，hewasn’tsurehowtotestwhetherhisschoolmateswererealfriendsornot,__5__heaskedhisgrandfather.Theoldmananswered,“Waitaminute.”Thentheoldmanleft,returningsoonasthough__6__somethinginhishands,butMarkcouldseenothingthere.“Takeit.It’saveryspecialchair.Becauseit’s__7__，it’sratherhardtositonit,butifyoutakeittoschoolandmanagetositonit,you’llactivate(激活)itsmagicandyou’llbeableto__8__whoyourrealfriendsare.”Mark,braveanddetermined,tookthechairand__9__forschool.Atbreaktimeheaskedeveryonetoformacircle,andhe__10__himselfinthemiddle,withhischair.Havingdifficultyseeingit,Marktriedtositonitandfellstraightontohis__11__.Everyonearoundhimhadprettygood__12__.“Wait！Letmetryagain，”Marksaid.Butagain,he__13__theseat,causingmoresurprisedlooksandafewcatcalls.Markdidn’tgiveupandkepttryingtositonthe__14__chair.Buthekeptfallingontheground...__15__，suddenly,hetriedagainbutdidn’tfall.Lookingaround,Marksawthreeofhisbestfriendsholdinghimup.__16__，manyothershehadviewed__17__friendshaddonenothingbutmakefunofhim.Andthere,theshow__18__toanend.Markunderstoodthattrue__19__werethosewhocaredforhim,andnotjustthecompanionsthathappenedtobepassingby.Andsomeonewhotookjoyinhis__20__wasevenlessofafriend.1．A.around B．upC．off D．out2．A.know B．thinkC．hear D．see3．A.nothing B．anythingC．anybody D．nobody4．A.expectation B．imaginationC．permission D．hesitation5．A.but B．soC．or D．for6．A.carrying B．fetchingC．grasping D．catching7．A.light B．invisibleC．comfortable D．small8．A.explain B．callC．tell D．prove9．A.setoff B．setaboutC．seton D．setup10．A.threw B．putC．stood D．raised11．A.back B．sideC．stomach D．face12．A.impression B．interestC．laugh D．experience13．A.held B．seizedC．left D．missed14．A.hard B．comfortableC．magic D．real15．A.if B．unlessC．as D．until16．A.Therefore B．OtherwiseC．Meanwhile D．Somehow17．A.on B．toC．for D．as18．A.lasted B．addedC．came D．led19．A.friends B．companionsC．rivals D．schoolmates20．A.pleasures B．misfortunesC．successes D．experiencesⅡ.閱讀理解A(2015·江蘇啟東中學5月綜合練習)ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950),theIrish-bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou’dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday,inhistimeheturnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyinBritainbutonthestageoftheworld.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureofBritain.Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontotheissuesoftheirday.Theplight(苦難)ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem—Shawwasamongthemostwell-knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay，Widowers’Houses(1892)，dealswiththequestionofslum(貧民窟)housing.HisMrsWarren’sProfession(1893)broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.HewasanearlymemberoftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseintheUK.Shawwasalsothefounder(in1895)ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung，”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy(哲學)inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance：“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.”1．Shaw’sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom______.A．thechangeshebroughttotheBritishcultureB．hisphilosophiesontheroleofgovernmentC．hisawarenessofsocialproblemsofhisdayD．thesupportfortheLondonSchoolofEconomics2．Widowers’Housesisaplaythatmainlyfocuseson______.A．thefailureoftheUKeducationsystemB．thehousingproblemsofpoorpeopleC．robberyincidentsinslumareasD．socialistmovementsintheUK3．BydescribingShaw’squotationsas“partofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage”，theauthormeansthatShaw’swords______.A．havebecomethebestpartofEnglishB．havegreatlydevelopedtheEnglishlanguageC．havemadetheEnglishlanguagephilosophicalD．havebecomeaninseparablepartoftheEnglishlanguage4．WhichofthefollowingaboutGeorgeBernardShaw’sworksisTRUE?A．Theyshouldbeadaptedformodernreaders.B．Theyaremostlyaboutthelivesofworkingclass.C．Theydealwithimportantsocialissuesoftheirday.D．Mostofthemarestillperformedonthestageoftheworldtoday.B(2015·鹽城三模)AnAustralianfilmcompanyhashaltedthepreproductionofitsupcomingfilmDeepWaterbecauseofeeriesimilaritiestheplothastothedisappearanceofMalaysianAirlinesflightMH370.MH370disappearedfromradarscreenslessthananhouraftertake-offfromKualaLumpurforBeijingwith239peopleonboardonMarch8.Noconfirmedsightingoftheplanehasbeenmadesince.Theactionhorrorfilm,fromArclightFilms,tellsthestoryofaflightboundforChinathatmysteriouslycrashesinaremotestretchofocean.Thesurvivorsthenhavetofightagainsthungrysharksastheplaneisstartingtosink.“OutofsensitivitytotheMalaysiaflightsituation，we’vedecidedtoputitonpausefornow，”ArclightFilmsmanagingdirectorGaryHamiltontoldtheHollywoodreporterMonday.ThenewscomesasMalaysianPrimeMinisterNajibRazakstatedatapressconferencethatnewanalysissuggestedtheflightendedinthesouthernIndianOcean，andthatallthoseonboardarenowdead.Theeerilysimilarfilmplothadbeenpromotedwiththetagline(宣傳詞)：“Survivorsofaplanecrashfaceterrorbeyondimaginationastheplaneisstartingtosinkandsoondiscovertheyaresurroundedbythedeadliestnaturalbornkillersonearth.”It’snotthefirsttimeAlisterGrierson,thefilm’sdirector,hashadapreferenceforfilmsubjectsofreal-lifedisasters.Twoweeksbeforethe2011releaseofhisbestknownfilmSanctum,aboutanunderwatercavedivingexpedition,Australiawashitbydisastrousfloods.GriersonbeganpreproductiononDeepWateratVillageRoadshowStudiosinQueenslandweeksbeforethereal-lifeincidentofMH370.TheQueensland-basedfilmmakersaidhecouldn’tdenythestrangetimingbetweenhisprojectandMH370.Despitesayingitwas“mysterious”,heinsiststhathisfilmisvastlydifferent.“Insimpleterms,DeepWaterisaboutanaccidentthathappensonanairplanewhichgoesdownintheocean,andthesurvivorstryingtostayaliveafterwards.”“It’smorecomplicatedastherearevillains(反面角色)andsharks,butit’safunadventurewiththrillsandscares.”Itisunclearwhenthepreproductionwillrestart,butitwillbeatleasttwoyearsbeforethefilmmakesittocinemas.5．WhyhasthepreproductionofDeepWaterbeenstopped?A．BecauseMH370mysteriouslydisappearedaftertake-offonMarch8.B．Becausetheplotofthefilmissimilartothereal-lifeincidentofMH370.C．BecauseMalaysianPrimeMinisterwasverysensitiveatapressconference.D．Becausethefilmwon’tmakeittocinemasuntiltwoyearslater.6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAlisterGriersonisTRUE?A．HeisafilmdirectoronthemissingflightMH370.B．Heisinterestedinfilmsubjectsofreal-lifedisasters.C．Heiswell-knownforhisbestfilmDeepWater.D．HeworkedwithArclightFilmstomakeSanctum.7．Theunderlinedword“eerie”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”．A．strange B．funnyC．deadly D．sensitive8．Wherewillyoumostprobablyreadthisarticle?A．Inapopularsciencemagazine.B．InQueenslandFinancialDaily.C．Inanentertainmentspecialcolumn.D．InadisasterreportofMH370.答案Ⅰ.語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。Mark一直認為自己有很多朋友，但是他的祖父卻不這么認為，兩人打賭通過一個測試來證明他是否有那么多朋友，結果證明祖父的想法是對的。這個故事告訴我們真正的朋友是那些關心在乎我們的人。1．選C根據(jù)下文中的“Ibetyouabigbagofpopcornthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyou...”可知，此處表示他總是炫耀他有很多朋友。故選C。2．選B根據(jù)上文可知，他喜歡交朋友，總認為自己有很多朋友。故選B。3．選Anothingmorethan是固定搭配，意為“僅僅，只不過”。故選A。4．選D根據(jù)上文描述他總認為并炫耀自己有很多朋友以及下文中問祖父如何證明可知，他毫不猶豫地接受了這個打賭。withouthesitation“毫不猶豫”，符合語境。5．選B空格前后句表示因果關系。6．選A根據(jù)下文中的“It’saveryspecialchair.”可知，祖父手里面的是椅子，椅子應該是搬著的。所以carry更符合語境。7．選B根據(jù)上文中的“butMarkcouldseenothingthere”可知，這個椅子是看不見的。8．選CMark和祖父打賭是為了弄清楚Mark真正的朋友有哪些，所以這個測試是為了辨別出真朋友。故選C。9．選A根據(jù)下文可知，Mark去了學校，所以此處表示動身去學校。setofffor意為“動身去……”，符合語境。10．選B空格后面有“himself”，所以此處用put。putoneselfin...“把自己放在……”。故選B。11．選AMark是要坐在那把椅子上，而事實上并不存在椅子，所以根據(jù)常識可知，他肯定會仰面跌倒，即背部朝地。12．選C根據(jù)第五段中的“makefunofhim”可知，看到Mark跌倒，周圍的人都大笑起來。故選C。13．選D根據(jù)下文中的“...causingmoresurprisedlooksandafewcatcalls”可知，Mark又沒能坐到椅子上，所以miss符合語境。故選D。14．選C根據(jù)第三段中的“you’llactivate(激活)itsmagic...”可知，Mark認為這是把有魔力的椅子。15．選D根據(jù)語境可知，Mark試了一次又一次，直到他沒有再跌倒為止。故選D。16．選C根據(jù)上文中的“Marksawthreeofhisbestfriendsh