（广东卷）高中英语 Unit 1　A land of diversity综合检测（含答案，分析）新人教教版选修8.doc

PAGE  Unit 1　A land of diversity (时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) Jaime Alfonso Escalante was considered one of the best teachers in the United States.He was born in 1930 in Bolivia.Both his parents were teachers.He __1__ math and science in his home country for 12 years. In the 1960s，Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States.During the next several years，he learned to speak English and __2__ his college education and teacher __3__.In 1974，Mr.Escalante was __4__ at Garfield High School to teach mathematics. The school was in a poor area of Los Angeles，California.Many of the students had __5__ problems with illegal drugs，gangs and __6__.The school was in danger of losing its official approval(批准，认可) to __7__. Mr.Escalantes students were __8__ Mexican-Americans from a Spanish-speaking area of the city.Many were the worst students at the school and thought to be “unteachable”．But Mr.Escalante __9__ the group to work hard.He told them basic math was too easy and that they had the __10__ to do harder work. Jaime Escalante started an advanced math __11__ with a small group of students.In 1982,18 of his students took the Advanced Placement test(跳级考试) and they all __12__.Mr.Escalantes students went on to become engineers，scientists and university professors.The advanced math program at Garfield became extremely successful over the next several years. Jaime Escalante received many teaching __13__ including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education.A movie about his success，Stand and Deliver，was __14__ in 1988.It influenced other teachers to use his __15__. Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998 and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife.He died earlier last year.He was 79 years old. 1．A.learned　　　　　 B．majored C．taught D．researched 2．A.repeated B．completed C．furthered D．continued 3．A.profession B．employment C．training D．application 4．A.admitted B．invited C．allowed D．hired 5．A.physical B．psychological C．seriou