1、题组提分练四十选修8Unit 5限时30分钟见学生用书P387语法填空(原创)Every time a new year comes, people set out to better themselves. They promise they will lose weight, find a new job, 1._ maybe even take that vacation theyve talked about. But why do we make these 2._ (promise) to ourselves, and where did this tradition come f
2、rom? Why does this tradition live on when so many people fail 3._ (keep) the resolutions (决心) they make? Well, we can start by blaming the ancient Babylonians.Around 4,000 years ago in Babylon, the earliest4_ (record) celebration took place to honour the coming of a new year. Calendars (日历) werent t
3、he same as they are today, and a series of ceremonial events 5._ (hold) in late March and lasted 11 days. Resolutions continued with the Romans. When the early Roman calendar no longer synced up with (与同步) the sun, Julius Caesar decided to make 6._ change. He 7._ (final) introduced the Julian calend
4、ar, 8._ more closely represented the modern calendar we use today. Caesar declared January 1 the first day of the year.Google launched a Resolution Map in 2013 where people could add resolutions and see others adding 9._ (they) in real time. However, no matter how many people participate in Googles
5、project, only eight percent of people are 10._ (succeed) in sticking their resolutions out.答案与解析【语篇解读】为什么我们要在新年下决心？这一传统从何而来呢？为什么这么多人都坚持不了新年决心，这项传统还是不能延续下去呢？追根溯源，这要从古巴比伦人说起。1or考查连词。设空前后的lose weight, find a new job和 maybe even take that vacation是选择关系，应用连词or。or “或者”。2promises考查名词的数。设空前是these, 故设空处应填复数名
6、词。3to keep考查非谓语动词。fail to do sth.“不能做某事”。4recorded考查非谓语动词。设空处所填词在句中作定语修饰名词celebration，应用非谓语动词。record与celebration是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作定语。the_earliest_recorded_celebration“最早的有记载的庆祝仪式”。5were held考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。设空处所填谓语动词与and后的谓语动词lasted时态一致，应用一般过去时；主语events与hold是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，且谓语动词应用复数形式，故填were held。hol
7、d(举行)heldheld。6a考查冠词。make a change “做出改变”。7finally考查词性转换。修饰谓语动词introduced应用副词，故填finally。 8which考查非限制性定语从句。非限制性定语从句的先行词是the Julian calendar，指物，定语从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句。9theirs考查代词。设空处所填词在句中作宾语，指代名词their resolutions, 应用名词性物主代词theirs。10successful考查词性转换。设空处在句中作表语，应用形容词，故填successful。be_successful_
8、in_doing_sth._“成功地做某事”。词汇微存participate in参与短文改错(2018德阳诊断)Last summer vacation was my most pleasant one. My parents and I had made a tour to Xian. Instead of having a travel agency arranging our transportation and accommodation, we booked the train tickets and hotel rooms on the Internet by us. Durin
9、g our tour in Xian, we went to many places of interests and took lots of photos, learned about the history of Xian. No tourists would miss the local food in Xian, so would we. We enjoyed the typical local food, it tasted more delicious than we had expected. Hardly had I returned than I shared the ph
10、otos and experiences for my classmates. The trip to Xian has been such happy memory to me that I will never forget it.答案与解析Last summer vacation was my most pleasant one. My parents and I made a tour to Xian. Instead of having a travel agency our transportation and accommodation, we booked the train
11、tickets and hotel rooms on the Internet by During our tour in Xian, we went to many places of and took lots of photos, about the history of Xian. No tourists would miss the local food in Xian, would we. We enjoyed the typical local food, tasted more delicious than we had expected. Hardly had I retur
12、ned I shared the photos and experiences my classmates. The trip to Xian has been such happy memory to me that I will never forget it.去掉had考查动词时态。短文叙述的是去年暑假的事情，应用一般过去时，故去掉had。arrangingarrange考查非谓语动词。a travel agency与arrange是逻辑上的主谓关系，但不表示一直发生的动作，故用不含to的不定式作宾补。usourselves考查代词。本句主语是we, 故表示“靠我们自己”应用by our
13、selves。by oneself“靠自己”。interestsinterest考查名词的数。place of interest“名胜”， 该短语的复数形式是places of interest。learnedlearning考查非谓语动词。we与learn是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。sonor/neither考查倒装句。后者和前者都是否定的情况时，应用nor/neither引导倒装句。itwhich考查定语从句。该句是定语从句，从句先行词是the typical local food，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词which 引导定语从句。thanwhen考查固定句式。此处是
14、hardly.when.“一就”句式。forwith考查介词。share sth. with sb. “和某人分享某物”。happy前加a考查冠词。表“一个美好的回忆”， 应用不定冠词a表示泛指。阅读七选五(2018醴陵模拟)体裁：说明文话题：科普知识与现代技术难度：What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? _1_ Do you prefer grays or blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than
15、 lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. _2_ If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened
16、 your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly._3_ A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. _4_ A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of mo
17、re suicides than any other bridge in the areauntil it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.(说明黄色、红色、粉色和淡蓝色对情绪的积极作用)_5_ It is an established fact that factory workers work
18、better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as we grow upwe are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in
19、different colours as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.G. Colours do influence our m
20、oodsthere is no doubt about it.答案与解析【语篇解读】心理学家提示我们对颜色的喜好是与生俱来的，颜色可以影响我们的心情。1D空前一句提出喜欢黄色等亮色系的人，空后一句说明喜欢暗色的人的性格特点，故该空应说明喜欢黄色、红色等颜色的人的性格特点，故选项D符合语境。2B空后一句说明“如果你喜欢棕色，那么你一睁开眼睛或一旦能看清东西，你的确就会喜欢棕色”可知B项“我们对某种颜色的喜好是与生俱来的”符合语境。3G该段说明的是颜色对人的情绪的影响，并以泰晤士河大桥的颜色从黑色变为绿色后自杀人数下降为例证明颜色的作用，故选项G正确。4A空后说明的是黑色大桥造成的自杀人数多，故选项A“黑色让人沮丧”符合语境。5E空前一句说明“大桥如果涂成浅蓝或者粉色自杀人数会更少”，空后一句说明机器涂成橙色工人会更努力地工作，故该空应说明浅色系对人的好处，故选项E“浅色系或亮色系不仅使人开心而且使人活跃”符合语境。词汇微存cheerful adj.开心的；optimist n乐观主义者