1、Unit 22 Environmental Protection Period Five Communication Workshop 课时精练(北师大版选修8,广东专用)时间:30分钟.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Franklin Roosevelts first three months as president were one of the most exciting periods in American politics.Roosevelt went
2、_1_the White House in March,nineteen thirtythree._2_nation was in crisis.Banks across the country had closed _3_doors.The Great Economic Depression was at its lowest point and the Congress moved quickly to help people without food _4_money.They launched _5_series of major economic programs.Condition
3、s _6_(improve)within a year after Roosevelt took office.There _7_(be)no question about that.Banks were open.More peoeple had jobs.Farmers were doing better.And _8_poor were not so close to disaster as before.However,conditions were far from perfect.Ten million workers still did not have jobs.Young p
4、eople _9_(leave)school were not lucky to find any jobs at all.And most business owners were only earning small profits,if any at all.After the _10_(bad)crisis was past in history,some groups of Americans began to attack Roosevelt and his programs.【解题导语】 本文讲述了弗兰克林总统任职后整治了美国经济危机,解决了部分人的就业和农民们的温饱问题等。但在
5、历史上最糟糕的经济危机过后,他却遭到攻击。1解析go intoenter进入。答案into2解析the nation全国。答案The3解析举国上下的银行关门了。答案their4解析否定结构用连词or并列。答案or5解析a series of一系列的。答案a6解析一般过去时态。在Roosevelt就职后一年内状况就改善了。答案improved7解析一般过去时态。关于状况改善是没有问题了。答案was8解析the poor贫穷的人。答案the9解析leaving school(毕业),作定语修饰people。毕业的年轻人很不幸运,根本找不到工作。连大多数企业老板仅仅挣得一些小的利润,如果能够挣得利润
6、的话。答案leaving10解析信息词见第3空之后的at its lowest point和本句的in history。在历史上最糟糕的经济危机过去之后,美国的一些组织开始攻击Roosevelt和他的计划。答案worst.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)ASome children are naturalborn bosses.They have a strong need to make decisions,manage their environment,and lead rather than follow.Stephen Jackson,a Year One studen
7、t,“Operates under the theory of whats mine is mine and whats yours is mine,”says his mother.“The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑)Later,I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beatup ones.”“Examine the extended family,and youll probably find a bossy gra
8、ndparent,aunt,uncle or cousin in every generation.Its an inheritable_trait,”says Russell Barkley,a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina.Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位)when they sense their parents are weak,hesitant,or in disagreeme
9、nt with each other.“Whether its inborn nature or developed character at work,too much control in the hands at the young isnt healthy for children or the family.Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior,”says family psychologist John Taylor.“Children”,he says in his book From Defiance to Coopera
10、tion,“have secret feelings of weakness”and “a desire to feel safe.”Its the parents role to provide that protection.When a “bossy child” doesnt learn limits at home,the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family.The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or c
11、oaches,for example,trouble keeping friends.It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.“I see more and more parents giving up their power,”says Barkley,who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years.“They bend too far because they dont want to be as strict as their
12、own parents were.But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills.Their kids,in turn,feel more anxious.”【解题导语】 对孩子而言,无论是生来俱有的还是后天养成的霸道行为都是无益的,因为这种行为的根源是恐惧。父母应为孩子遮风挡雨,而不是纵容他们我行我素。否则他们难以融入社会,陪伴他们的只有无尽的孤独。11Bossy children like Stephen Jackson _.Amake good decisionsBshow selfcenterednessCl
13、ack care from othersDhave little sense of fear解析推理判断题。根据他母亲所说的话可知他一切以自我为中心。第一段第二句的前半句是说这样的孩子想作出决定,但这并不表明决定是正确的,所以A项错误;C项在文中没有信息支持;根据第三段后半部分可排除D项。答案B12The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means _.Ainborn natureBdeveloped characterCaccepted theoryDparticular environment解析猜测词义题。根据本段
14、上一句可推测是遗传所致,下一段第一句的前半句也是暗示。答案A13The study on bossy behavior implies that parents _.Ashould give more power to their childrenBshould be strict with their childrenCshould not be so anxious about their childrenDshould not set limits for their children解析推理判断题。倒数第二段提到纵容孩子会导致很多不利于孩子成长的行为发生,最后一段则表明作者明确反对给孩
15、子过多的权力,由此可推断此项正确。答案B14Bossy children may probably become _.Arelaxed Bskillful Chesitant Dlonely解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句判断此项正确。后三项在文中没有信息支持。答案D15What is the passage mainly about?AHow bossy behavior can be controlled.BHow we can get along with bossy children.CWhat leads to childrens bossy behavior.DWhat ef
16、fect bossy behavior brings about.解析主旨大意题。文章先列举了孩子霸道行为的表现,接着分析了可能是与生俱有或后天形成,然后挖掘了家庭内部的深刻根源,由此可推断此项正确。答案CBIf youre in charge of a project,the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you.As a director,I suggest,I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.In the 1986 movie Not
17、hing in Common,Jackie Gleasons character,Max Basner,gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman.The scene,shot on a boat,shows Maxs hopelessness about being out of work.I was looking for some ways that would allow Max to show his feelings.Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did,an
18、d at first I was frightened.What could I possibly tell “The_Great_One” about acting?I decided to direct by suggestion,and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene.“So Max is sad,right?”I said.Gleason nodded.“And hes probably still carrying his pens with his name on themthe ones he used to han
19、d out to his customers,right?”Gleason nodded.“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?”He was silent for a moment.“Why dont I throw them overboard?”I stood up and turned toward the crew.“Hey,everybody,Jackie has a wonderful idea.Lets shoot it.”After filming the scene,Gleason
20、called me over and said with a smile,“Garry,what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”You and your team can discover the answers to problems together.When there are no prizes or gold stars for those who get the solution first,youll all benefit when everything turns out right.16The wri
21、ter tells us that,to succeed in the project you are in charge of,you should _.Amake everyone work for youBget everyone willing to help youClet people know you have the final sayDkeep giving orders to everyone解析细节推断题。从文章第一句可知。答案B17From the passage we can know _.AJackie Gleason is the director of the
22、film Nothing in CommonBJackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his jobCMax,a character in the film,is in very low spirits when he loses his jobDJackie Gleason writes the play of the film Nothing in Common解析细节理解题。从第二段的第二句“The scene,shot on a boat,shows Maxs hopelessness about being out of
23、work.”可知。答案C18The underlined part “The Great One”(in Paragraph 3)refers to _.AGleasonBthe director himselfCMaxDMaxs boss解析细节判断题。由上一句及本短语的引号可知,此处指Jackie Gleason。答案A19Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him?AGleason thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the director.BGleason succe
24、eded in hitting upon a wonderful idea.CGleason was confident about his work the next day.DGleason appreciated the directors way of directing films.解析推理判断题。格利森把导演叫过去,微笑着说:“盖利,我明天还会有什么好主意呢?”由此可见“大腕”对他这种执导方式是欣赏的。答案D20The most suitable title for the passage is _.ADirecting a FilmBThe Key to SuccessCA Wonderful ExperienceDWorking with Film Stars解析归纳标题题。本文的首句为主题句。答案B