1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家【优化指导】（新课标全国）2013高考英语总复习 课时作业37Unit2选修8一、单项填空1According to recent reports，one of the rare animals，_ crocodile，will be in danger of dying out in _ 2020s.Aa；/Bthe；theCthe；/ D/；the解析：考查冠词。第一个空定冠词the用于单数可数名词前，表示类别；第二个空the用于“年号”的复数或所有格前表示年代，如：in the 1990s或in the 1990s表示“20世纪”。答案：B2Is ther
2、e a supermarket around _ I can buy a pair of new shoes?Athat BwhichCwhere Dwhat解析：考查定语从句。around是副词表示“附近”，where(in which)引导定语从句修饰supermarket。此题易错选which，是在超市里面买鞋，而不是在超市的周围，故不选which。句意：这附近有我能买双新鞋的超市吗？答案：C3The old man is not equal to _ care of himself.Atake BtakingCtook Dtaken解析：be equal to此处表示“胜任”，其结构中
3、的to是介词，后跟名词或动名词。句意：那位老人不能照顾自己。答案：B4Scarcely _ they rushed out of the building into the street.Adid they felt the earthquake thanBhad they felt the earthquake whenCdid they felt the earthquake whenDhad they felt the earthquake than解析：scarcely.when引导的从句位于句首，从句要部分倒装，而且主句用过去完成时态。句意：一感觉到地震他们就冲出大楼到街上去了。答案
4、：B5It was _ Jane was dismissed _ how serious the financial crisis was.Anot until；did she realizeBuntil；that she realizedCnot until；that she realizedDuntil；did she realize6America was_was first called India by Columbus.Athat BwhereCwhat Dthe place解析：what引导了表语从句。在从句中what作了主语，表示“地点”。句意：美国就是被哥伦布首次称作印第安的
5、地方。答案：C7I wonder if John has forgotten my number.I_him to call me for the past two hours.Awas expecting Bhave expectedChave been expecting Dexpected解析：考查动词时态。由时间状语“for the past two hours”可以看出应用完成时，由第一句话可知，应用进行时，所以用现在完成进行时，表示我期待他给我打电话这个动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到说话时还在继续进行，有可能还继续下去。答案：C8As is known to us all，anyo
6、ne who drives after drinking alcohol_be punished.Acan BshallCwould Dmay解析：考查情态动词的用法。shall用于二、三人称的陈述句，表示说话者的告诫、意图、命令、决心等。句意：任何一个酒后开车的人都会受到惩罚。答案：B9Social networking is an important factor _ business success.Adevoting to Bappealing toCattaching to Dleading to解析：考查动词短语在具体语境中的运用。lead to“通向，导致”。句意：社会关系是使得
7、事业成功的一个很重要的因素。答案：D10Clothing made of manmade fibers has certain advantages over _ made of natural fibers like cotton，wool or silk.Aone BwhatCthat Dthose解析：考查代词的用法。that代替前面的clothing。此题易错选B项。答案：C11_ we sympathize with Lehman Brothers Holdings who has gone bankrupt，we cant really do very much to help t
8、hem out of the difficulties，especially when the US economy has slowed down.AAs long as BAsCWhile DEven解析：考查状语从句中连接词的选择。句意：虽然我们对已经倒闭的雷曼兄弟公司表示同情，然而我们无法帮助他们摆脱困境，尤其是在美国经济已经放缓的时候。根据语境，应用while“虽然”引导让步状语从句。as常引导原因状语从句；as long as“只要”引导条件状语从句；when“当的时候”。答案：C12Three boy students from Chang Jiang University，fo
9、r_ lives were priceless，died for saving the two drowning children in Chang Jiang River.Awhom BwhoCwhose Dwhich解析：考查定语从句关系代词的选用。whom代替先行词three students，在从句中作介词for的宾语。句意：来自长江大学的三名男生，对他们来说生命是无价的，为救两个落水的少年献出了自己宝贵的生命。答案：A13Dont leave out any detail in your account，even if a word_.Acounts Bmanages Cperfor
10、ms Dacts 解析：考查动词辨析。既然不要漏掉细节，这说明每个单词都很重要。count“重要”符合题意。答案：A 14They have invited us to visit their country，_ is very kind of them.Athat BitCwhich Dwhat15I _ to take a holiday this summer，but I had to change my plan.Awould hope Bwas hopingChad been hoped Dhad hoped解析：hope动作发生在had to change动作之前，是“过去的过去”
11、，故用过去完成时。句意：我原打算今年暑假休假，但我不得不改变主意。答案：D二、完形填空The labor market in the US is starting to recover，but for many young workers the recovery is not fast enough._1_ the national unemployment rate is now lower，one study suggests Americas youth faces a(n)_2_ uncertain future.Professor Shierholz says young work
12、ers have yet to see similar gains_3_ a slowly improving job market.Law student Elliot feels good about his career choices but he _4_ the conditions are not good for students.“Im _5_，”he said.“I think people are working on getting it better，but I think people are generally pretty discouraged right no
13、w and I am with that _6_.”Instead of having to _7_ against experienced workers for fewer entry level jobs，chemistry student Dan plans to ride out the storm until the economy _8_.“Things are not looking too good _9_，so I want to get my Ph.D.，”he said.But times have changed.Professor Ayman says _10_ w
14、ill be no longer as important as marketable skills.“What employers are _11_ is the skills and abilities which will make a _12_.”Journalism student Nicole says that students _13_ not lose sight of their goals，but they also need to be _14_.“Even if youre offered a job thats outside of what youd like t
15、o do，_15_ it if you can because it can help _16_ you up in unexpected ways，”said Nicole.Shierholz says the great tragedy(悲剧)is that young workers have fewer _17_ nets.Many graduating students who cannot find jobs will not qualify for unemployment_18_.They end up having to _19_ their family and frien
16、ds who may themselves be having bad labor market outcomes.Shierholz says the good news is that job growth in the last six months has been above numbers needed to _20_ normal population growth.本文讲述了美国当下不容乐观的就业情况以及不同专业的学生和专业人士对此的不同看法和分析。1A.WhenBAlthoughCIf DOnce解析：根据句中lower和uncertain future可知，前后为转折关系。
17、答案：B2A.unbelievably BreasonablyCincreasingly Duniversally解析：根据句中uncertain future可知，年轻人对于未来日益不确信。答案：C3A.instead of Bin spite ofCthanks to Dby means of解析：此处是让步关系。尽管就业情况在缓慢好转。答案：B4A.admits BshowsCpromises Dproves解析：根据句中but和the conditions are not good可知，Elliot要承认这个事实。答案：A5A.independent BoptimisticCproud
18、 Dpractical解析：根据前句中feels good和后句中getting it better可知，Elliot对就业持乐观态度。答案：B6A.feeling BsenseCmind Dbelief解析：这里用feeling指代前面提到的pretty discouraged。答案：A7A.play BcompeteCvote Dbeat解析：这里指职场方面的竞争，用compete。答案：B8A.changes BbenefitsCexists Dimproves解析：根据句中ride out the storm可知，这里指等经济好转后。答案：D9A.at first Bright now
19、Cby chance Din future解析：Dan选择继续求学来渡过就业压力，由此可知现在的经济形势不太好。答案：B10A.knowledge BcompetenceCdegrees Dgrades解析：Dan想继续深造拿到博士学位再工作，此教授评论说时代变了，可知学历并不像以前那样重要了。答案：C11A.looking for Bfinding outCpaying for Dworking out解析：根据教授的话可知，学历没有技能重要，因此雇主希望得到的是技能。答案：A12A.success BdecisionCdifference Dcontribution解析：根据句中abili
20、ties可知，这里指有影响力的能力。make a difference为固定搭配，意思为“有影响，有重要性”。答案：C13A.must BmayCwill Dneed解析：这里用must加强语气。答案：A14A.reliable BflexibleCactive Dconfident解析：根据下文内容可知，即使有的工作你不喜欢，也试着去做，说明在坚持目标的同时还要灵活。答案：B15A.decline BprovideCdream Dtake解析：这里用take指接受你不喜欢的工作。答案：D16A.pick BliftCmake Dclear解析：根据句中help和in unexpected w
21、ays可知，这样的工作对你的能力有所提升。答案：B17A.health BvalueCeducation Dsafety解析：根据句中the great tragedy和下文内容可知，这里指安全保障系统不健全。答案：D18A.challenges BbenefitsCadvantages Dfeatures解析：由于保障不健全，没有就业的学生就无法享受失业保险金。答案：B19A.depend on Bbelieve inCstick to Dlook after解析：根据前文cannot find jobs可知，没有就业的学生只能依靠自己的家人和朋友。答案：A20A.come up with
22、Bput up withCkeep up with Dend up with解析：根据句中the good news和语境可推断，所需就业增加的数量赶上了正常人口增长的速度，用keep up with。答案：C三、短文填空根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。_1_Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of fingerprints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to chi
23、ldren，though nobody knows why this is the case.The ridge(隆起)structure on a persons fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries.Burns，cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one，which bears a reproduction of the original patt
24、ern._2_Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own fingerprints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.Fingerprints can be made very easily with printers ink.They can be recorded easily._3_Because of the simplicity and economy of this system，fingerprints have often been used as a
25、 method of solving criminal case.A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain._4_When a suspect leaves fingerprints behind at the scene of a crime，they are difficult to detect(察觉)with the naked eye._5_Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a
26、quarter of an inch square can be obtained.ASpecial techniques are used to“develop”them.BA fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all part of the finger.CIt is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed.DWith special methods，identification can be achiev
27、ed successfully within a short time.EA latent(潜在的)print is the chance reproduction of the friction ridges deposited on the surface of an item.FHis fingerprints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.GEvery human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on hi
28、s fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable.答案：1.G2.C3.D4.F5.A四、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。When our six children were young，suppertime
29、 is always being interrupted by neighborhood children ring the bell.They wanted one child or another to come out and played.Finally we had good idea.We hung a sign on the front door that was read：“Were having dinner.Come back later.”That night，we sat down to what they thought would be a pleasant，uninterrupted meals.And as soon as we began dinner，the doorbell rang.On the front door stood a fiveyearold boy from across the street.He looked up at us and said，“I just want to know what the sign say.”版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究
