1、课时作业(三十六)选修8Unit 1 A land of diversity限时：30分钟.单项填空1You see, Im poor in maths, you are not good at English, andThats _we should help each other.Awhen BwhereChow Dwhat2Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children?No，thats _ they are mistaken.Awhere Bwhen Cso Dhow
2、3While traveling in Sichuan, you cant miss _ people call “The National Treasure”Giant Panda.Athat Bit Cwhat Dwhich4After ten years absence she came back, only to find her old house was not _ it used to be.Awhich Bwhat Cwhen Dhow5Since he was 67, it didnt seem _ that he would continue long in that po
3、sition.Aimpossible BnecessaryCparticular Dlikely6Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?_.Ours is much stronger than theirs.AOf course BIt dependsCDont mention it DBy no means7It never occurred to me _ you could succeed in persuading him to change his
4、 mind.Awhich Bwhat Cthat Dif8Nowhere else in Europe _ people who invite complete strangers to their homes for coffee or dinner.Ayou will find Bwill you findCyou have found Dhave you found9As I remember someone saying, a red sky in the evening often _ fine weather the next day.Aindicates BimpressesCo
5、btains Dconfirms10In many places, _ bicycle is still _ popular means of transportation.Aa; the B/; aCthe; a Dthe; the11Help has already come from them, but the aid is _ near what we expected.Aeverywhere BsomewhereCanywhere Dnowhere12To travel to the United States，you must first apply _ the American
6、Embassy _ your visa.Afor; to Bto; forCfor; for Dto; to13It is said that the head mistress _ three months ago will soon _.Ahired; fired Bdismissed; be firedChired; be fired Dhiring; be dismissed14Is this the reason _ she explained in the report for her success in the job?Awhat Bthat Chow Dwhy15How di
7、d you make so rapid progress in your English？Do you have any secrets?No. Only _ hard working.Ain terms of Bin honor ofCby means of Don behalf of.完形填空By the third year of teaching Id begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teachin
8、g fourth grade and my students had made me_16_. I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.The morning bell rang. I walked_17_through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twentytwo smiling faces_18_me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to _19_ their smiles.
9、 Back into the classroom, they_20_， comparing plans for the_21_. I had to remove one student from each arm_22_I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book(点名册) my desk was covered with_23_and gifts followed by a_24_of “Merry Christmas” wishes.16A.excited Bti
10、red Camazed Drelaxed17A.eagerly BaimlesslyCgently Dheavily18A.watched BgreetedCdelighted Dwarned19A.return Bforget Cignore Drefuse20A.calmed Bsettled Cchatted Dargued21A.study BweekendCvacation Dlesson22A.before Bwhen Cafter Dbecause23A.letters Bbooks Cchalks Dcards24A.knowledge BcollectionCseries D
11、bunch“Oh, thank you，” I must have_25_a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my_26_mood(情绪). It was kind of them to_27_me. After a while, I heard a small nervous_28_say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing_29_by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”“Than
12、k you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.“Um, could you_30_it now？”I gently tore at the paper and tape. “_31_，” he said, “its breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(装饰物), complete with a hook already_32_. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby stu
13、dent said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my_33_back.Later that day, I sat_34_the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I_35_pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remembe
14、r the deep influence my students have on me.25A.confirmed BassessedCresponded Dexplained26A.pleased BlowCthrilled Dangry27A.talk about Bthink ofCturn to Dconnect with28A.call Bsound Cshout Dvoice29A.shyly Bbravely Crudely Dsadly30A.classify Bcollect Copen Darrange31A.Careful BDangerousCPatient DHast
15、y32A.exposed Badapted Cadjusted Dattached33A.trees Bhooks Cgifts Dtears34A.looking into Bturning overCgiving away Dpacking up35A.anxiously BhurriedlyCdelicately Dcasually.阅读理解American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.The major factors contributing to the
16、making of this flew nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world.What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture.The early immigrants who were English Puri
17、tans settled down in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom.Actually they looked for a better life.So individualism(个人主义), selfreliance, and equality of oppor
18、tunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遗产) of America.In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.They brought their own culture to America and later on，different cultures were mixed together.Thus the unique A
19、merican culture is formed，a common cultural life with commonly shared values.The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States.The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has p
20、roduced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society.American family is typically parents and their unmarried children.Middleaged and elderly peo
21、ple generally do not live with their married children.The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place.Quite a number of people change residences every year.The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.36American culture is unique because of the followi
22、ng factors EXCEPT_.Ahard environment Bethnic diversityCplural religion Dadvanced modernization37We can learn from this article that_.Athe frontiersmen left important society values for American cultureBthe early immigrants brought about the unique American cultureCpeople in the world once rushed to
23、America because of its unique cultureDthe American family members dont get along well with each other38Whats the authors attitude towards American culture?AHe is critical of it. BHe admires it very much.CHe just states the facts. DHe looks down upon it.39The last paragraph is about_.Athe family stru
24、cture in American societyBthe influence of the three elements in the current American societyCthe new life style of American familyDthe reason why American people like to change residences40What might be the most suitable title of this article?AThe Immigrants in AmericaBWhy American Culture Is Uniqu
25、eCThe Influence of American CultureDPlural Religion and American Culture答案课时作业(三十六).1.B考查表语从句。下句意为：这正是我们应该互相帮助的地方。where引导表语从句，其他选项不合题意。2A考查表语从句。where引导表语从句，表示那就是她们的错误所在。3C考查宾语从句。本题中的动词miss后接了一个宾语从句，又由于动词call后需要接双宾语，故选用what在该宾语从句中充当宾语从句中动词call的宾语。4B考查表语从句。从句子结构看，该词需要引导表语从句并充当该表语从句中be动词的表语，所以用what。wha
26、t在此相当于the house that。5D考查形容词辨析。句意：他已经67岁了，看起来不可能在那个职位上待很长时间了。A、B选项用于Its impossible/important/necessary/unusual that句型，that从句常用should动词原形，而非would动词原形。C项不符合题意，故选D。6D考查交际用语。根据Ours is much stronger than theirs可知By no means表示“绝不可能、决不会”符合语境。而Of course表示“当然可以”；It depends表示“看情况而定”；Dont mention it表示“不用谢”，均不符
27、合语境，故排除。7. C考查主语从句。句意：我从来没有想到你能成功说服他改变主意。It occurs to sb. that意为：某人突然想到，其中that引导主语从句，it是形式主语，代替that从句的具体内容。8B考查倒装和动词的时态。否定副词nowhere位于句首，句子使用倒装结构。从句意看，并没有强调完成的意思，所以也不用完成时态。9A考查动词辨析。句意：正如我记得有人所说的：晚上红色的天空预示着第二天晴空万里。所以选indicate “预示”。impress “给人印象”；obtain “获得”；confirm “确认；确定”。10C考查冠词用法。第一空the bicycle表示类别
28、。第二空是泛指，表示“一种运输方式”。11D考查副词辨析。句中的but表示的是转折意义，由此可知援助与我们预期的相差甚远，表示的是否定含义，所以用nowhere。12B考查apply短语的用法。apply to sb.for sth.向某人申请某物。句意：要去美国旅行，你要首先向美国大使馆申请签证。13C考查动词辨析和动词的语态。hire表示“雇用”；fire表示“解雇”；dismiss表示“开除”。由语态关系可知，答案选C。句意：据说三个月前受雇的女校长将很快被解雇。14B考查定语从句。因为此处关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作宾语，故只能用that，which或省略。15C考查介词短语by m
29、eans of的用法。by means of用；以；依靠。根据上文句意，听话人是通过勤奋才在英语方面很快取得进步的，故选C。.文章介绍了在圣诞节前夕，一位老师和学生之间发生的事情。学生亲手制作的圣诞礼物深深地感动了老师。16B考查语境。根据上文By the third year of teaching Id begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children可知，教学使得作者很疲劳。此处表示“我很疲劳”，故选B。17D考查语境。根据下文th
30、rough the cold into the overly heated school building可知，heavily此处表示“我迎着寒风艰难地走进教学楼”，故选D。18B考查语境。根据Twentytwo smiling faces可知，是向老师问候。此处表示“学生向我问候”，故选B。19A考查语境。return “归还”；forget “忘记”；ignore “忽略；忽视”；refuse “拒绝”。根据上文学生们对老师的问候可知，此处表示“我还以微笑”，故选A。20C考查语境。根据下文comparing plans for the _ (vacation)可知，此处表示“学生在聊天”
31、，故选C。21C考查语境。根据上文第一段的Id begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday可知，此处表示“为圣诞假期做的计划”，故选C。22A考查连词。I had to remove one student from each arm发生在I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties之前。此处表示“我把一名学生的手拿开，我才在讲台旁坐下”，before表示“直到才”，故选A。23D考查语境。根据下文的gifts followed by a _ (series)
32、 of “Merry Christmas” wishes可知，此处表示“卡片”，故选D。24C考查名词辨析。a series of “一连串的；一系列的”；a knowledge of “某一方面的知识”；a collection of “许多的”；a bunch of “一堆；一束”。根据下文of “Merry Christmas” wishes可知，此处表示“一连串的圣诞祝愿”，故选C。25C考查动词辨析。respond “回应；回答”；confirm “证实”；assess “评估；评定”；explain “解释；说明”。根据上文的Oh, thank you 和下文的 a million
33、 times可知，此处表示“我向学生回谢”，故选C。26B考查语境。根据文中的special和except可知，此处表示“我情绪低落时”，故选B。27B考查动词短语辨析。talk about “谈论”；think of “想起；关心”；turn to “转向，求助于”；connect with “与联系”。根据上文的It was kind of them可知，此处表示“学生老想着我”，故选B。28D考查语境。call作名词意思为“电话”此处不能用call的动词，因为原句中有动词say了；sound “指各种声音”；shout “大喊大叫”； voice “嗓音”。根据上文的I heard和下文
34、的say my name可知，此处表示“我听到有点紧张的声音在叫我的名字”，故选D。29A考查语境。根据上文的small nervous可知，此处表示“这个学生有点害羞”， 故选A。30C考查语境。根据下文的I gently tore at the paper and tape和Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(装饰物)可知，此处表示“你打开它好吗”，故选C。31A考查语境。根据下文的its breakable和Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament
35、(装饰物)可知，此处表示“小心”，故选A。32D考查独立主格。with a hook already done(表被动)，独立主格用法。故选D。这里表示的是“附在”。33D考查语境。根据上文的Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree可知，此处表示“我被这个学生感动得流下了眼泪”，故选D。34B考查动词短语辨析。look into “调查”；turn over“翻转；翻来覆去”；give away “泄露；捐赠”；pack up “整理”。根据上下文语境可知，此处表示“我把学生给我的装饰物放到手里翻来
36、覆去地看”，故选B。35C考查语境。根据上文的Later that day, I satthe ornament in my hands和下文的pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.可知，此处表示“我小心翼翼地把它从装饰盒里拿出来”，故选C。.这是一篇议论兼说明的文章，向我们说明了美国历史上独特文化形成的原因。36D细节理解题。用排除法。第一段的美国独特文化形成的主要因素是“hard environment, ethnic di
37、versity(多民族) and plural religion”，而没有提到advanced modernization，故选D。37A细节理解题。由第二段的叙述尤其是最后一句可知，美国的早期移民为美国文化留下了包括“individualism(个人主义), selfreliance, and equality of opportunity”在内的社会价值观(society values)。故选A。38C推理判断题。纵观全文可以看出，作者只是客观地叙述了美国独特的文化形成的原因、背景，以及当今影响美国文化的三大因素等，并没有对此作出评论，故选C。39B主旨大意题。在该段中，第一句是该段的中心句，全段围绕该句向我们介绍了影响当今美国社会的三大因素。故选B。40B主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章开篇点题，第一句告诉了文章的主题：American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.然后全文围绕这一主题展开论述，向我们讲述美国独特文化形成的原因。故选B。