1、课时作业55Unit 5Meeting your ancestors.短语填空1It was the beautiful cover of the book that _ the childrens _.2All the people should be treated with respect _ their race，education and wealth.3We are advised by the teacher to _ and equip ourselves for the future.4Before cooked，the vegetables should be _ and
2、mixed together.5I do not think this case is _great _，so we need not spend so much time on it.6We come to realize that this kind of tests should _ selecting top students.7This railway will be completed in six months _.8Its really difficult to _ those children on that occasion.9Most of the students _
3、examinations one after another.10The committee needs someone who _ financial planning.答案1.arrested；attention2.regardless of3.look ahead4.cut up5.of；significance6.be used for7.at(the) most8.be patient with9.are fed up with10.is skillful in.单词拼写1Each step he took was slightly _(迟疑不决)2Living conditions
4、 in the village are still quite _(原始)3_(充足的) sunshine and rainfall are bringing the crops on nicely.4We have taken effective measures to _(保护) our natural resources.5He was _(逮捕) on a charge of murder.6The trouble with Bill was that he never had a _(明确的)aim in life.7The driver stepped on the gas and
5、 _(加速) the car.8Dont get _(晕眩的) with success and forget yourselves.9Hearing the news，he breathed a sigh of _(欣慰)10The audience _(鼓掌喝彩)the singer for three minutes.答案1.tentative2.primitive3.Ample4.preserve5.arrested6.specific7.accelerated8.dizzy9.relief10.applauded.单项填空1We had a really bad time about
6、 six months ago but now things are beginning to _.A. look up B. come up C. make up D. turn up解析look up意为“向上看；看望；查寻；好转”，这里意为“好转”。come up被提出；make up化妆，构成，编造；turn up开大，出现。答案A2The next bus will come 20 minutes later._， lets go there for a coffee.A. Somehow B. Anyway C. Meanwhile D. Therefore解析考查副词辨析。题意：
7、下班车20分钟后才到，其间我们去那里喝杯咖啡吧。meanwhile“同时，其间”，符合语意。somehow“以某种方式”；anyway“不论如何，不管怎样”；therefore“因此”。答案C3The manager said that they had an _plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.A. appropriate B. alternativeC. approximate D. anxious解析题意：经理说如果他们递交的计划不被接受他们还有另外一个计划。alternative可供选择的，两者挑一的。approp
8、riate适当的；approximate大约的，大概的；anxious焦虑的。答案B4The 2010 Shanghai World Expo was _ being a failure; it was a great success.A. far from B. along withC. next to D. regardless of解析考查介词短语辨析。题意：2010上海世博非但没有失败，而且相当成功。far from非但不(而且)，符合句意。along with与一道，连同一起，随同一起；next to仅次于；regardless of不管。答案A5Jacks business is
9、not as good as before, so he has to _ the expenses of his company.A. cut off B. cut away C. cut up D. cut down解析考查动词短语辨析。题意：Jack的生意不如以前了，所以他不得不减少自己公司的开支。cut off切断；cut away切掉；cut up切碎；cut down砍倒，削减。故选D。 答案D6Nevertheless, it has been said that some children today_their school education.A. ignore B. cu
10、t C. interrupt D. disturb解析考查动词词义辨析。题意：然而，据说，如今的一些孩子中断了自己的学校教育。interrupt中断，符合语意。ignore忽略；cut砍；disturb打扰，扰乱，使不安。答案C7Being poor，they had to build a _shelter out of tree trunks.A. common B. normal C. primitive D. formal解析考查形容词辨析。题意：由于贫穷，他们不得不用树干建造了一个简陋的棚子。primitive落后的，符合句意。normal正常的；common普遍的，平常的；forma
11、l正式的。答案C8_he knew that his children would not find their way back this time.A. Somehow B. Somewhat C. However D. Anyway解析题意：不知怎么地，他知道孩子们这次会找不到路回来。somehow不知怎么地，用某种方法；somewhat有点；however然而；anyway不管怎样。故选A。 答案A9We must _ him to be innocent until he is proved guilty.A. assume B. accomplishC. attain D. ass
12、emble解析考查动词辨析。题意：尚未证实他有罪，我们就得假定他是清白的。assume意为“假定，假设”，符合句意。accomplish完成(工作或任务)，达到(某个程度)；attain达到，获得；assemble集合，装配。答案A10A failure once more! If only I _ my parents!A. listen to B. listened toC. had listened to D. would listen to解析考查if only句型。题意：又失败了，我要是听父母的话就好了！所以用“If only I had listened to.”。答案C11Wel
13、l go outing _ the cloudy weather.Abecause of Bin case ofCin place of Dregardless of解析regardless of不管，不顾。because of由于；in case of以防万一；in place of取代。答案D12_for the fire!Its OK. Ill be careful enough.A. Look out B. Watch over C. Put out D. Light up解析考查动词短语辨析。look out for当心，提防，留心；watch over看守，监视；put out把火
14、扑灭；light up点燃。根据答语“没关系，我会很小心的”可知，第一个说话者提醒说“要小心点儿”，所以用look out。答案A13As a saying goes, every mother has _for her children.A. affection B. pressure C. influence D. control解析 affection“爱，喜爱”。题意：如谚语所言，每位母亲都爱自己的孩子。pressure“压力”；influence“影响”；control“克制，控制”。答案A14I bought the dress at half the _ price.Well,
15、its really a bargain.A. common B. normalC. primitive D. formal解析表示“正常的价格”，用normal price。common意为“普遍的，平常的”；primitive意为“原始的，远古的”；formal意为“正式的”。答案B15To our _， computers, far from getting rid of jobs, can create employment.A. anxiety B. relief C. view D. judgment解析 to ones relief使某人欣慰的是。anxiety意为“焦虑”；vi
16、ew意为“观点”；judgment意为“判断”。题意：使我们欣慰的是，电脑非但没有消除工作，反而能创造就业机会。答案B.阅读理解(2010江西高考)Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly.Motorcars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour，aircraft cross the world inside a day，while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed，this love of speed s
17、eems neverending.Every year motorcars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time，but at a price.When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane，our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfo
18、rtable feeling known as jetlag；our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone.Again，spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers.Mobile phones also have their dangers，according to some scientists；too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brain
19、s，a consequence we do not like to think about.However，what do we do with the time we have saved？Certainly not relax，or so it seems.We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing，or even just one thing at a time.Perhaps the_days are long gone when we might l
20、isten quietly to a story on the radio，letting imagination take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle.No multitasking there；their lives went on at a much gentler pace，and in a familiar pattern.There is m
21、uch that we might envy about a way of life like this.Yet before we do so，we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced：they farmed with bare hands，often lived close to hunger，and had to fashion tools from wood and stone.Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 1The new
22、products become more and more timesaving because_.Aour love of speed seems neverendingBtime is limitedCthe prices are increasingly highDthe manufacturers boast a lot解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中：先将第一句作为结果加以叙述，再陈述其原因即为“Indeed，this love of speed seems neverending.”答案A2What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to? AI
23、maginary life. BSimple life in the past.CTimes of inventions. DTime for constant activity.解析词义猜测题。从第二段的首句“All this saves time，but at a price.”到第三段第一句中提到的“.what do we do with the time we have saved？”再到“or even just one thing at a time”无不说明，新发明所节省的这些时间无不需要付出代价，由此可推知人们怀念的the days即现代发明之前的“simple life in
24、 the past”是一去不复返了。答案B3What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology? ACritical. BObjective.COptimistic. DNegative.解析推理判断题。由文章大意及最后一段中“There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this.we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced：.”到最后一句“Modern machinery has freed peo
25、ple from that primitive existence.”可推知，作者的观点是一分为二即“客观的”，故为objective。答案B4What does the passage mainly discuss?AThe present and past times.BMachinery and human beings.CImaginations and inventions.DModern technology and its influence.解析主旨大意题。文章的首段就明确地告诉了我们：现代发明加速了人们的生活。文章主要讨论了这些发明给人们的生活带来了哪些影响以及如何客观地分析
26、这个问题。故选项D正确。答案D.短文填句_1_ It is a new term in todays tourism industry. But in an age of growing environmental awareness, it is not too difficult for us to imagine and understand this new form of holiday.Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is typically defined (定义) as trav
27、el to places where special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages (遗产) are the main attractions. _2_ Therefore, programs concerning the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form part of ecotourism.Ecotourism is developing at great speed. According to a recent report by the
28、World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide. _3_ They include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events._4_ However, it looks like some smaller towns and country areas may well be
29、come the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resources.Ecotourism has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity mainly for the relaxing, natural and vivid experience it offers to tourists. People are attracted to nature
30、and long to be close to it. However, a conflict between nature and human beings is unavoidable. _5_A. The definition of ecotourism is beyond words.B. It takes ecology and culture into consideration.C. You may not be very familiar with “ecotourism”D. More than 80 activities have been listed for ecoto
31、urism.E. People can have great fun enjoying nature through ecotourism.F. Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today.G. How to protect natural resources while taking advantage of them is of great importance.答案1.C2.B3.D4.F5.G.短文改错I often quarrel about my mother ov
32、er whether I can watch TV after school.She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons.It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that，Ill unable to control myself and forget all about my study.She also thinks it is bad for my eye.But I
33、 really cant accept her ideas.In my opinion，watch TV can set my mind at rest after a days hard works.Besides，it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad.Thus，we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.答案I often quarrel abou my mother over whether I can watch TV after school.She
34、holds view that senior three students have to make full use of every minute to work hard at their lessons.It seems to m that once I am allowed to do that，Ill unable to control myself and forget all about my study.She also thinks it is bad for my ey.But I really cant accept her ideas.In my opinion，watc TV can set my mind at rest after a days hard work.Besides，it is important for us to know what ha happened at home and at abroad.Thus，we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.
