1、课时作业(三十六)选修8Unit 1A land of diversity.单项填空1(2014安徽江南十校高三联考)Im sorry to have to tell you that the office is in a mess.Youre on duty today._.Ill clean it up.AThats OKBSorry about thatCIt was nothingDNo problem2(2014江西上饶一模)Would you like to see the movie？They say its really nice.Im afraid I cant make_.
2、Im not myself today.AthatBitCthisDone3(2014安徽芜湖市模拟)Henry is_failure as a learner driver，because he failed to pass_driving test again.Athe；/B/；theCa；theDthe；the4(2014江西上饶市一模)I really want to give you the visa，but you know our_are very strict.What a pity！Thank you all the same.AhabitsBcustomsCregulati
3、onsDtargets5(2014福建质检)The April Fools tradition is said_in the sixteenth century.Ato startBto be startingCto be startedDto have started6(2014皖北协作区高三联考)_the fact that many drivers are ever trained，we cannot stress too much the importance of traffic safety.AThanks to BDespiteCAs DAlthough7(2014江西重点中学协
4、作体第二次联考)A good education system should include the practical_of the theories students have been taught in the classroom.AapplicationBoccupationCcombinationDcelebration8(2014烟台四校联考)_suddenly occurred to him that his parents should have arrived in Beijing by this time.AWhatBItCThatDAs9(2014湖南省六校联考)Suc
5、cessful people are always very intelligent.They can discover_others easily ignore.AwhatBwhereChowDthat10(2013厦门高三质检)In my opinion，it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to_.Amake senseBmake progressCmake a lifeDmake his way11(2014北京西城模拟)Failure is the mot
6、her of success._your courage and youll succeed.AKeep offBKeep outCKeep upDKeep on12(2014大连双基测试)In the past several weeks，many cities in Northern China_from heavy fogs，causing great inconvenience to people.AsufferedBhave been sufferingCwere sufferedDhad been suffered13(2013河南洛阳八中月考)Miss Brown is very
7、 busy，isnt she?Yes，she is.She has_greater responsibilities so far.Ataken offBtaken outCtaken inDtaken on14(2014石家庄市高三模拟)When I got back home I saw a note pinned to the door，_“Sorry to miss you；I will call you later.”Aread Breads Cto read Dreading15(2013江西省高三上学期七校联考)Have you been spending too much mo
8、ney on clothes? _.I have been always persuading myself not to buy expensive clothes and trying my best to save money.ANo wayBNot reallyCI dont agreeDI couldnt agree more.完形填空建议用时15(2014山东省潍坊市高考模拟)A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down (杀死以免除其痛苦)First，a t
9、umor on her stomach got worse，and she was very_1_.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she_2_lie down in the middle of a walk and couldnt take another_3_.When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a_4_.But I was also angry at my stepfat
10、her，Steve，who told us the _5_ a week after it happened.He_6_because he didnt want to worry us，and he didnt want me to get depressed (沮丧的) and fail my exams.I just thought she was_7_at the animals hospital.I think you know all the_8_that went through my head：she was my dog！Why didnt he tell us earlie
11、r？I didnt even get to say goodbye.People in my family have a_9_of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer_10_she had already improved health.All I could think was：not again!I_11_to my mum，and she said，“I know.Im _12_，too.” I opened my mouth to shout.And t
12、hen she added，“Im so angry with Steve that he had to_13_through all this on his own.” Hearing my mums words，I shut up mouth.I had been so_14_on myself.I hadnt thought about_15_Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.Hed had her for longer than hed had usand he had to make the decision to_16_he
13、r life，and then kept in silence for an entire_17_.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was_18_.It makes me realize that we focused so much on ourselves that we_19_the pain of others.At that moment，my mums words were an incredible_20_that Ill never forget.1.A.lazy Blonely Cpainful Dshameful2A.woul
14、d Bshould Cmight Dcould3A.walk Bstep Cfoot Dbreath4A.tool Btoy Cbaby Dpet5A.plan Baccident Canecdote Dtruth6A.lied BwaitedCreflectedDhesitated7A.stillBonce Ceven Dnever8A.facts Bopinions Cthoughts Ddoubts9A.storyBsecret Chabit Dhobby10A.though Bbefore Cwhile Dafter11A.adjusted BturnedCcontributed Dr
15、elated12A.angry Bshocked Cguilty Dabused13A.break Bgo Clook Dpush14A.focusedBhooked CdependentDhard15A.that Bwhere Cwhat Dwhich16A.save Bexpand Cmake Dend17A.year Bmonth Cweek Dday18A.regret Bblame Csorrow Dsympathy19A.sharedBignoredCremindedDrid20A.comfort BcompromiseCgift Dsuggestion.阅读理解(2014山西省五
16、校高三联合测试)Many years ago，a French naturalist，Comte de Buffon，wrote some books about natural history.The books were a great success even though some critics (批评家) did not like them.Some critics said，“Comte de Buffon is more of a poet than a scientist.”Thomas Jefferson did not like what Comte de Buffon
17、had said about the natural wonders of the New World.It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.This troubled Thomas Jefferson.He was also a naturalist，as well as a farmer，an inventor，a historian，a writer and a politician.He had se
18、en the natural wonders of Europe.To him，they were no more important than those of the New World.In 1788，Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state，Virginia.While writing，he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Comte de Buffon.At that moment，Jefferson created a new wordbelittle.He
19、said，“Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.”Noah Webster，the American word expert，liked this word.He put it in the English language dictionary in 1806，“Belittleto make small，unimportant.”Americans had already accepted Jeffersons word and started
20、 to use it.In 1797，the Independent Chronicle used the word to describe a politician the paper supported.“He is an honorable man，” the paper wrote，“so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.”In 1872，a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word.
21、He said，“Belittle has no chance of becoming English.And as more critical writers of America，like those of Britain，feel no need of it，the sooner it is forgotten，the better.”This expert failed to kill the word.Today，belittle is used where the English language is spoken.1Why did Thomas Jefferson disagr
22、ee with Comte de Buffon?AComte de Buffon was more of a poet.BComte de Buffon wasnt a true scientist.CComte de Buffon was a writer from Europe.DComte de Buffon had prejudice against the New World.2We can infer that Jefferson created the word “belittle” out of his_.AangerBexcitementCkindness Dresponsi
23、bility3Which of the following is true of the word “belittle”？AIt has already disappeared.BIt was created by Thomas Jefferson.CIt was used to describe nature.DThe Independent Chronicle made it popular.课时作业(三十六).单项填空1解析：考查情景交际。句意为：我很抱歉地告诉你办公室乱七八糟。今天你值日。对不起，我马上打扫。由语境可知，是由于自己的疏忽没有值日才使办公室一团糟，故这里应表示道歉之意。B
24、项符合语境。答案：B2解析：考查代词辨析。句意为：你想去看那部电影吗？据说相当不错。我恐怕去不了。我今天心情不好。make it为常用口语表达，根据情景不同有不同的意思，在此意为“办到，做到”。答案：B3解析：考查冠词。语意为：Henry作为一个驾驶学员是失败的，因为他又一次没有通过驾驶考试。a failure表示“一个失败者”，此处failure表示“失败的人”，其前用不定冠词a；the driving test特指“驾驶考试”，第二空用定冠词the。答案：C4解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：我确实想给你签证，但你知道我们的规定非常严格。真遗憾！但还是谢谢你。A项意为“习惯”；B项意为“海关，习
25、俗”；C项意为“规章，规则，规定”；D项意为“目标，靶子”。根据语境可知，答案选C。答案：C5解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：据说愚人节的传统开始于十六世纪。分析句子成分可知，主语The April Fools tradition与start之间是主谓关系，故排除B、C两项；又因start这一动作在谓语动词动作之前已经完成，故用不定式的完成式。答案：D6解析：考查介词。句意为：尽管事实上很多的驾驶员都受过培训，但是我们再怎么强调交通安全的重要性也不为过。根据句意可知应选B，表示“尽管”。C项、D项都是连词，后只能跟句子；A项“幸亏，由于”，不符合句意。答案：B7解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：好的教
26、育体系应该包括学生课堂所学知识的实际运用。A.应用，申请；B.职业，占领；C.联合；D.庆祝。根据句意可知，本句话强调知识要学以致用。答案：A8解析：考查句型。句意为：他突然想起来，他的父母现在应该到北京了。此句中的it作形式主语，后面的从句为真正的主语。注意句型It occurred to sb.that.某人(突然)想起/想到。答案：B9解析：考查名词性从句。句意为：成功的人总是很聪明。他们能发现别人容易忽略的东西。宾语从句“_others easily ignore”缺少宾语，故选what。答案：A10解析：make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等，符合题意。make sense
27、讲得通；明白；make progress取得进步；make ones way向前。答案：C11解析：考查短语意义。句意为：失败是成功之母，保持你的勇气，你一定会成功的。keep up保持，符合题意。keep off不提(某话题)，避免；keep out遮掩，避开；keep on继续。答案：C12解析：考查动词的时态和语态。句意为：在过去的几个星期里，中国北方的许多城市一直遭受着浓雾天气，给人们带来了极大的不便。由“In the past several weeks”可知，此处应用现在完成进行时，表示从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在，可能还要继续下去，且many cities与suffer之间是
28、逻辑上的主谓关系，故B项正确。答案：B13解析：句意为：布朗小姐很忙，是吗？是的，她很忙。到现在为止她又承担了更大的责任。take off起飞，腾飞，脱下；take out拿出，取出；take in吸收，领会，欺骗；take on承担，呈现出，雇佣。take on responsibility承担责任，符合语境。答案：D14解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：当我回到家时，我看到门上别着一张纸条，上面写着“很遗憾没有见到你；晚会儿我会打电话给你。”note与read之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用read的现在分词形式。read表示“写着”。答案：D15解析：考查交际用语。根据答语中第二句的内容可知，应
29、选B，意为“不是”。答案：B.完形填空语篇解读“我”家小狗死了，继父为了不影响“我”的考试，隐瞒了一周，为此“我”感到很生气。后来，妈妈的一句话让我感到非常惭愧，因为“我”只顾自己的感受，却忽视了他人的痛苦。1解析：一开始，她肚子上的肿瘤恶化了，她很痛苦(painful)。答案：C 2.解析：她的背疼得厉害，以至于她有时总是会走到一半就躺下。would(带出过去常见的情况)总是，老是。答案：A3解析：她一步(step)也走不动了。答案：B 4.解析：对“我”来说，与其说她是个宠物(pet)倒不如说她像我的姐妹。答案：D 5.解析：“我”的继父一周后才告诉我们真相(truth)。答案：D6解析：
30、他等(waited)了一周才告诉我们真相是因为他不想让我们担心，不想让“我”感到沮丧，也不想影响“我”的考试。答案：B 7.解析：“我”只是认为她还(still)在动物医院里。答案：A8解析：“我”认为你知道“我”脑海里所有的想法(thoughts)。答案：C9解析：“我”家里的人有一种为了保护“我”什么也不让“我”知道的习惯(habit)。答案：C 10.解析：例如，在“我”阿姨身体好多了之后(after)才告诉“我”她得了癌症。 答案：D11解析：“我”向妈妈求助。turn to向求助，符合语境。答案：B12解析：前文的“But I was also angry at my stepfat
31、her”及后文的“Im so angry”是线索提示，妈妈也很生气(angry)。答案：A13解析：下文的“Steve was going through”是线索提示，go through表示“经历，遭受”。答案：B14解析：“我”一直只关注自己。从最后一段中的“It makes me realize that we focused so much on ourselves”可知，答案为A。答案：A15解析：“我”从没考虑他所经历的事情。what在此引导宾语从句，并在宾语从句中作宾语。答案：C16解析：他必须自己做决定来结束(end)她的生命。答案：D17解析：根据前文的“a week aft
32、er it happened”可知，对于此事他保持了一周(week)的沉默。答案：C18解析：“我”所有的愤怒都没有了，“我”所感到的就只是后悔(regret)。答案：A19解析：这件事使“我”意识到我们太关注自己，而忽视(ignored)了别人的痛苦。答案：B20解析：那一刻，妈妈的话是“我”永远也不会忘记的极好的礼物(gift)。答案：C.阅读理解语篇解读文章讲述了美国总统Thomas Jefferson创造“belittle”这个新词的故事。1解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken o
33、f natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.”可知，在杰斐逊看来，Comte de Buffon对美洲自然奇观的描述似乎使它们看起来无足轻重。故D项“Comte de Buffon对新世界的描述有偏见”正确。答案：D2解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Comte de Buffon”和“He said，Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.”可知Jefferson创造这个单词是出于愤怒。答案：A3解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Jefferson created a new wordbelittle”可知B项正确。答案：B
