高二英语第八单元综合检测A级
一、单项选择
1. They ______jump into the river before the ship was blown up.
A. could B. may C. were able D. dare
2. ______it be true?
A. Can B. May C. Might D. Should
3. —Must I do everything for you?
—______.
A. No，you mustn’t B. No，you don’t have to
C. No，you can’t D. Yes, you needn’t
4. I was told that she ______ask me questions.
A. not dare B. didn’t dared
C. dare not to D. dare not
5. There was a lot of time， she ______.
A. mustn’t have hurried B. can’t have hurried
C. must not hurry D. needn’t have hurried
6. In an accident in India many of ______lost their sight.
A. the injure B. the injuring
C. the injured D. injures
7. —Could I keep the magazine a little longer?
—Yes, of course you ______.
A. could B. can C. will D. may
8. It’s nearly eight o’clock, Jack ______be here at any moment.
A. can B. must C. should D. need
9. In some parts of the world, you ______ boil the water before drinking it.
A. have to B. are used to C. can D. will
10. The girl ______often sit at the desk, lost in thought.
A. would B. could C. night D. should
二、完形填空
John Clen was small for his age. By the time he was nine, the Civil war 11 in Ohio. The United States was 12 into two camps-North and South. All across the country, people hotly argued the 13 of slavery. 14 anyone keep slaves? Would Americans 15 fight Americans?
Wherever he went, John saw soldiers 16 in the square. The states were gathering their forces 17 war. One day John told his 18 father that he, too, was going to war as a drummer boy. The father praised his son but thought it was 19 boyish dreaming. Yet John went to 20 strong by to join the army. The officer looked at the small boy with 21 ：He like John but he said no, 22 the idea of taking a boy of nine to fight was 23 .
John did not 24 no for an answer. On May 24, 1861, he got on at rain full of 25 . He 26 until the train reached Covington camp. There John made 27 useful in every possible 28 . The soldiers were all fond of him. John 29 one them.
When the war ended, John had fought many battles bravely, 30 , truly, is an amazing war record for a boy of thirteen, John Clen died in 1937, a major general.
11. A. broke out B. broke down C. carried out D. carried on
12. A. shared B. divided C. directed D. changed
13. A. matter B. trouble C. result D. question
14. A. Would B. Should C. Could D. Might
15. A. constantly B. Unexpectedly C. equally D. really
16. A. drilling B. fighting C. marching D. inspecting
17. A. against B. in C. for D. to
18. A. excited B. touched C. pleased D. astonished
19. A. foolish B. much C. mostly D. only
20. A. say B. demand C. ask D. require
21. A. interest B. love C. satisfaction D. care
22. A. because B. thus C. as D. since
23. A. unusual B. unthinkable C. possible D. thinkable
24. A. have B. get C. take D. make
25. A. soldiers B. food C. guards D. guns
26. A. lay B. waited 　　C. sat D. hid
27. A. it B. those C. himself D. themselves
28. A. method B. way C. means D. tool
29. A. joined B. became C. took D. changed
30. A. it B. that C. when D. which

三、阅读理解
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U. S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room, ”says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. ”John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a n
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