选修八 Unit 2 The universal language
检测评价A卷
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2019·南通、泰州模拟)I doubt if I will come to listen to his speech next time.It couldn't have been ________ in fact.
A．any worse C．any better
B．so bad D．so good
解析：选A “否定词＋比较级”表示最高级意义。根据前一句内容可推知“他的演讲再糟糕不过了”。故A项正确。
2．(2019·苏锡常镇模拟)Statistics show that in the first quarter of the year the divorce rate is 14.6 percent.This means about 5,166 families in China ________ every day.
A．break down C．break out
B．break away D．break up
解析：选D 根据上句推断空处应该是指“家庭的破裂”。break up“结束，破碎，终止”，符合句意。break down“出故障，身体垮了”； break away“拆除”； break out“(战争、灾难的)爆发”。
3．(2019·常州考前信息卷)There is only one more day to go ________ your favorite music group play live.
A．since C．when
B．until D．before
解析：选D 考查连词。句意：还有一天你最喜欢的乐队将会现场演奏。“There is＋时间＋before ...”为固定句式，意为“还有多长时间某事就会发生”。
4．The computer program of the 1950s was unable to ________ between letters and numbers.
A．discriminate C．negotiate
B．conclude D．compensate
解析：选A 句意：20世纪50年代的电脑无法区分字母和数字。discriminate“歧视，区别，辨别”，符合句意。conclude“推断，决定，作结论”；negotiate“谈判，商议”；compensate“补偿，赔偿”。
5．—Sharon，why is the man so upset now!
—His wallet, mobile phone and ID card ________， the police are investigating and will send him to a social assistance station.
A．was stolen C．being stolen
B．stolen D．having stolen
解析：选B 答句句意：他的钱包、手机、身份证被偷了，警察正在调查并会把他送到社会救助站。句中are investigating and will send为谓语，故此处选非谓语动词；非谓语动词steal与逻辑主语wallet, mobile phone and ID card 之间为被动关系。故选B。
6．The factory is staying open all weekend to try to meet the customers' ________ for this product.
A．principle C．pressure
B．standard D．demand
解析：选D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这家工厂周末都在开工，以满足顾客对该产品的需求。meet one's demand for sth.表示“满足某人对某物的需求”，因此选D。
7．Asked about house prices, 74.4 percent of people think them unacceptably high, but they are optimistic about the ________ the new measures will bring about.
A．decline C．increase
B．format D．tendency
解析：选A decline“下降，降低”，此处指“房价的下降”，句中表示“人们对新措施会带来房价的下降充满了乐观”。
8．The government needs to ________ the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts and see to it that people live safe and happy lives.
A．seek C．identify
B．balance D．combine
解析：选B 句意：政府需要平衡不同群体的利益以避免冲突，确保人们过上安定幸福的生活。balance“使平衡”，符合句意。seek“寻求”；identify“确定，识别”；combine“使联合，使结合”。
9．His injuries were severe. Five minutes late, ________ he would have died. A．but C．so
B．or D．and
解析：选D 句意：他的伤很严重，如果再晚五分钟，他就会死掉。“祈使句＋and/or
＋简单句”结构中的祈使句表示条件，简单句表示结果。此处祈使句被名词短语five minutes late替代。根据句意可知用and。
10．Some of the tourists were ________ on a deserted island because of a heavy storm a month ago.
A．cast away C．thrown off
B．cast down D．thrown out
解析：选A 句意：一个月前，由于一场暴风雨，一些游客被遗弃在了荒岛上。cast away “抛弃；使漂流”，常用于被动语态。cast down“丢下；使沮丧”； throw off“摆脱”； throw out“扔掉”。
11．(2019·扬州模拟)Little Jim ________ to my home after he broke my mobile phone by accident.
A．dared not to come C．dared not come
B．dared not coming D．didn't dare coming
解析：选C 句意：在偶然摔坏了我的手机后，小吉姆就不敢来我家了。dare用作情态动词时，后接动词原形，主要用于疑问句、否定句及条件句中，没有人称和数的变化；dare用作实义动词时，有人称和数的变化，常用搭配dare to do sth.“敢于做某事”，否定句中to常省略。故选C。
12．Li Mingyang, who________as the main center on the Chinese Women's Basketball Team for two years, is now a member of a Japanese basketball club, which is considered shameful by many Chinese.
A．has served C．served
B．had served D．was serving
解析：选C 句意：李明阳，担任了两年的中国女子篮球队的主力中锋，现在是日本的一个篮球俱乐部的成员，这被很多中国人认为是可耻的。此处是定语从句的谓语动词，说的是过去的事情，所以要用一般过去时，故选C。
13．(2018·常熟质检)There are certain historic occasions________ are likely to remind people of what happened in the past and set people reflecting on them.
A．when C．where
B．that D．what
解析：选B 句意：有些历史性的场合很可能提醒人们过去发生的事情，并引起人们对