1、课时作业(四十)选修8Unit 5Meeting your ancestors.单项填空1(2011塘沽一中模拟)When the whole area was_by the snow，the government sent food there by helicopter.Acut awayBcut downCcut up Dcut off2Tom，behave yourself.Its bad manners to_while others are talking.Ahesitate BadjustCinterrupt Doperate3The residents in the neigh
2、borhood all_the governments decision to close the small dye factory.Adeleted BidentifiedCinterrupted Dapplauded4You have the_of working hard and being successful or of not working hard and being unsuccessful.Aselection BchoiceCalternative Doption5The companys profit fell_in the first three months in
3、 2009 because of the global financial problem.Aautomatically BnarrowlyCroughly Dsharply6May I clean the room tomorrow?No，you have no_.You must do it now，for the guests will come at any moment.Achance BalternativeCway Dhelp7Every day a number of tourists take pictures in front of the tower，which_as e
4、arly as 800 years ago.Adates back to Bis dated backCdates back from Dwas dated from8The young lawyer stood for freedom of speech for everyone_color，race or belief.Aregardless of Bin favor ofCbecause of Dexcept for9Terry，_the service at the hotel in the downtown area，has decided to change to another
5、one.Apatient with Bsatisfied withCinterested in Dfed up with10How long are you staying in New York?For ten days_.Ive to be back to attend an important conference in time.Aat all Babove allCat first Dat most11I will not accept the job because I am not satisfied with the salary.You should learn to loo
6、k_the company is world famous.Aahead BthroughCdown Dup12After the movie，they returned home happily，_that the house had been broken into.Afind Bto be foundCfound Donly to find13Bill suggested_a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.Ahaving held Bto holdCholding Dhold14Mount
7、Wuyi is such an attractive place of interest_everyone likes to visit.Athat BasCwhich Dwhat15(2011西城抽样)You were not listening；what troubled you?I_my coming match exam.Aam thinking about Bwas thinking aboutChad thought about Dwill think about.阅读理解(2011抚顺一中模拟)Many people are tired of their jobs and kno
8、w they want to give something back to the environment，but have no idea where to look for a greencollar job.Thats where consultants such as Marie Kerpan can help out.Tired of her own job as a career adviser at a New York firm，and expecting the looming trend of green career changers，Kerpan in 2000，pos
9、itioned herself as an environmental career consultantthe first，she claims，of her kind.Since then，her company，Green Careers，has helped thousands of people assess what cause their skills and interests are best suited towhich could be anything from renewable energy to water conservationand has helped t
10、hem get hired.Most of her clients come from middle management or higher，and are seeking what she calls a pathofleastresistance move“doing something you already know how to do and putting it in the context of the green agenda，” she explains.One former human resources manager at General Electric，for e
11、xample，had “a whole bag of tools”，and just had to figure out how to use them in a green job.The solution was simple enoughshe landed a post as human resources manager at an organic food company.But if someone prefers his green career to be a completely new experience，thats okay too.“This is a new fr
12、ontier，and theres also a lot more freedom to make a greater change，” says Kerpan.Such was the case with architectturnedactivist Horowitz.As partner in San Franciscos KMD Architects，he seemed to have all：a central role in successful commercial projects，frequent travels to exciting destinations，and en
13、ough downtime to mind his own Sonoma Valley vineyard.But through his involvement with Equator Environmental，a forprofit group he cofounded with his nephew Gerrity Lansing，Horowitz awakened an inner passion for the environment.The creation and sale of carbon credits (碳排放信用)，he realized，could make mor
14、e profit，by conserving rainforests than destroying them.1According to the passage，what are greencollar jobs?AJobs about human resources management.BJobs to deal with water conservation.CJobs about protecting the earth.DJobs engaged in doing physical labour.2What kinds of people tend to take on green
15、collar jobs?APeople from the countryside.BThose who are good at growing green vegetables.CAnyone who is tired of his present job.DThose who have been successful in their wellpaid jobs.3Why do people change their present jobs for greencollar ones?ABecause they can breathe fresh air and enjoy natural
16、scenery.BBecause they can live an easy life in green.CBecause they are tired of their present jobs and want to do something good to the environment.DBecause they can make more profit.4What is the main topic of this passage?AChanging to greencollar jobs.BWhat greencollar jobs are.C The way to get gre
17、encollar jobs.DAdvantages of greencollar jobs.(2011安庆市检测)Have you played it？Its a game for a person or for a carload.Someone begins，“Im grateful to God for.” And he or she shares something.Then the next person gives gratitude for something.This goes on for 5 minutes or more until you reach your dest
18、ination.Theres no loser.Everyone feels happy after expressing gratitude.And sometimes you discover amazing things.My 5yearold granddaughter and I played the gratitude game when she visited us.I found out she was grateful to her friend Josh.and “the other Josh”She was grateful to go swimming at the p
19、ool.She was grateful to have a daddy who played with her and to a nice mommy.She would begin the gratitude games as soon as we settled into the car to drive somewhere.Playing it with her，I tried to be honest and not just say something fast.I really stopped to think.What was I grateful for at the mom
20、ent？That our country was not at war.That we had plenty to eat.Playing the game made me more aware of the good things in my life.A friend of mine was having a tough time seeing that there wasnt any good in his life.I suggested to my friend that he take a few minutes before going to bed and write down
21、 all the good things he could think of that happened during the day.Later he told me what happened.He couldnt think of anything good.But he persisted until he was able to write a few things down.The next morning he decided to look for signs of good during the day.He sat down on his front steps.A rob
22、in (知更鸟) landed on the grass.In his words，it began “doing a little dance”，preening (整理羽毛) and cleaning itself.He watched the entire show.It was delightful.He realized that if he hadnt been really looking for good，he would never have noticed the robin and would have missed what to him was a remarkabl
23、e display.That evening he filled several pages with recordings of good that had happened during the day and things he was grateful for.Gratitude had made a huge difference!5The purpose of the gratitude game is to_.Alet people share their gratitude to GodBdiscover amazing things in lifeCmake people r
24、ealize the good things around themDpractice peoples skill of expressing themselves6From the description by the writer，we can know that her granddaughter_.Aspoke much faster than the writerBenjoyed the gratitude gameCfinished the game within five minutesDdoubted her honesty7What was the problem with
25、the writers friend?AHe saw nothing worth his appreciation.BHe had lost his purpose of life.CHe had trouble remembering what had happened during the day.DHe found it hard to play the game.8The story of the writers friend tells us that_.Alife is meaningless to a person who doesnt know how to give gratitudeBone can always find relief in nature when he is in depressionCgratitude plays an important role in changing a persons characterDits not difficult to find good things in life if one starts looking for them