1、Unit 1 A land of diversity Period 2 Learning about Language & Using Language 同步精练（人教版选修8，课标通用）时间：30分钟.短语填空a good many of； apply for；react to；consist of；take in；mark out；occur to；shape like；believe in；team up with1The Greeks_the power of men to control their own destinies.2_his books were bought from
2、 that bookstore.3The students_this proposal warmly.4It never_me that he was the right man in the right place.5Do you know the deadline for_financial aid?6He_a friend and set up a trade business.7The boy is rather slow in_what the teacher says in class.8They_the tennis court with white point.9This pi
3、llow is_a carrot.10This committee mostly_women.答案1.believed in2.A good many of3.reacted to 4occurred to5.applying for6.teamed up with 7taking in8.marked out9.shaped like10.consists of.完成句子1. 如果必要的话，你可以去请牙医看看。(if necessary)_ _， you may go to see the dentist.2. 不是所有人都买得起汽车的。(部分否定)_ _ _can afford a car
4、.3. 轮到我请你吃午饭了。(Its ones turn to do sth)_ _ _ _ _you to lunch.4. 无论我们对他说什么，他都信以为真。(take in)He_ _whatever we told him.5. 你可曾想到被你最好的朋友出卖？(occur to)_ _ _ _ _you to be betrayed by your best friend? 答案1.If necessary2.Not all people3.Its my turn to treat4.took in5.Did it ever occur to.单项填空1The management o
5、f computer network is really beyond my_，but I can get useful information from it.Agrasp Bbelief Ccontrol Dreach解析句意：电脑网络管理超出了我的理解范围，但我仍然可以得到有用的信息。故选择A。 beyond ones control是超出了某人的控制范围。显然与句意不符。答案A2. Many streets in this city have been_for cultural protection.Astood out Bleft outCmarked out Dworked out
6、解析句意：这座城市里许多街道被规划为文化保护区。stand out醒目，突出； leave out省去，不考虑，遗漏； mark out制定，指出，规划； work out解决出，算出。故选C。答案C3Nowhere else in the world_cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong. Aa tourist can find Bcan a tourist find Ca tourist will find Da tourist has found解析nowhere放在句首，句子用部分倒装。答案B 4Some insects_the colour of t
7、heir surroundings to protect themselves.Atake in Btake offCtake on Dtake out解析句意：有些昆虫可以变成它们周围环境的颜色以保护自己。take on呈现(某种性质、样子等)，符合句意。take in收留(某人)，欺骗，吸收，包括，理解；take off(飞机等)起飞，脱掉(衣服等)，(观念、产品等)突然大受欢迎；take out取出。答案C5The old lady_and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.Aslid Bslipped Csplit Dspill
8、ed解析考查动词辨析。句意：老太太滑倒了，从楼梯项上摔到了下面。slip意为“滑倒；滑落”；slide意为“滑行；光滑地移动”；split意为“裂开”；spill意为“溅出；流出”。选B。答案B6There are_books in our city library. You can borrow some to read whenever it is convenient for you.Aa good many of Ba great deal ofClarge amounts of Da great many解析句意：我们市图书馆有许多书。无论何时，只要你方便，都可以借一些来读。B和C选
9、项都修饰不可数名词，排除。a good many of 限定词名词复数， a great many名词复数。故答案为D。答案D7My elder sister_a wellpaid job in Shanghai the moment he graduated from Harvard University.Aapplied for Bgot fromCsent for Dtook back解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：我姐姐从哈佛大学一毕业，就在上海申请了一份高薪工作。apply for申请；get from从得到；send for派人去请；take back拿回，收回。故选A。答案A8She
10、 often says her greatest happiness_serving the handicapped children.Arelies on Bconsists inCcomposes of Dconsists of解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：她常说她最大的快乐在于为残疾儿童服务。consist in意为“在于，存在于”；rely on意为“依靠，依赖”；be composed of意为“由构成”；consist of意为“由组成；构成”。选B。答案B9It suddenly_to the detective that the millionaire was probably
11、murdered by his own daughter.Ahappened BoccurredCthought Dtook place解析考查近义动词辨析。句意：侦探突然想到，谋杀这个百万富翁的可能就是他自己的女儿。分析语境可以看出，此处应该使用occur to sb短语结构表示， come to ones mind意为“想到、突然想起”。此句中的it为形式主语，that从句为实际主语。选B。答案B10Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?Yes._， Im going to visit some homes for
12、 the old in the city.AIf ever BIf busyCIf anything DIf possible解析句意：对于将要来临的假期，你有什么特别的计划吗？是的，如果可能的话，我将拜访市里几家老朋友。故选D。答案D11He hasnt slept at all for three days._he is tired out.AThere is no point BThere is no needCIt is no wonder DIt is no way解析考查 wonder 的用法。句意：他已经三天没有睡觉了，现在筋疲力尽也不足为奇。根据句意，选C。 no wonder
13、 表示“不足为奇的”；no point 表示“没有意义”；no need表示“没有的必要”；no way 表示“决不”。答案C12The clothes which_with the famous players name sell well all through the year.Aare marked BmarkedCare marking Dmark解析考查语态。句意：标有著名运动员名字的衣服整年都好销售。短语be marked with意为“标有”。选A。答案A13With time going by, the old mans health is getting worse and
14、 worse and it is becoming_that he cant look after himself.Aparticular BapparentCnecessary Dconvenient解析考查形容词辨析。句意：随着时间的流逝，这位老人的健康变得越来越糟糕，很明显他已不能照顾自己了。apparent 意为“显而易见的”，根据题意选B。particular“特别的，尤其”；necessary“必要的”；convenient“方便的”。答案B14What does a red sky at night_？ Fine weather or bad weather the follow
15、ing day?Aimpress BexpressCindicate Dfeel解析考查动词辨析。句意：夜晚天空呈红色预示着什么？第二天是晴天还是阴天？ indicate意为“预示，象征；表明”，符合题意。impress“给留下深刻的印象”；express“表达”；feel“感觉”。答案C15How can we get to the camping site nearly one hundred miles away? If only we had a car!Why not consider_a car to get there and letting Jim take us back i
16、n his jeep?Ahiring BfiringCstealing Dpicking解析考查动词hire的用法。hire“雇请；出租；受雇”；fire“解雇，开除”。根据上文句意，说话人说要是我们有辆车去露营地就好了，听话人回答，为什么不考虑雇一辆车去那呢？故选A。答案A.阅读理解AThe music of the United States reflects the countrys multiethnic population through a diverse array of styles. Rock and roll, country, rhythm and blues, jaz
17、z，and hip hop are among the countrys most internationally renowned genres(类型)Since the beginning of the 20th century, popular recorded music from the United States has become increasingly known across the world, to the point where some forms of American popular music are listened to almost everywher
18、e.Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants of the land that is today known as the United States and played its first music. Beginning in the 17th century, immigrants from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany and France began arriving in large numbers, bringing with them new styles and i
19、nstruments. African slaves brought musical traditions, and each subsequent wave of immigrants contributed to a melting pot.Much of modern popular music can trace its roots to the emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African Ame
20、rican basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous musics. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Hispanic and Jewish communities, among others.Many Americ
21、an cities and towns have vibrant(活跃的) music scenes which, in turn, support a number of regional musical styles. Along with musical centers such as Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles, many smaller cities such as Asbury
22、 Park, New Jersey have produced distinctive styles of music. The Cajun and Creole traditions in Louisiana music, the folk and popular styles of Hawaiian music, and the bluegrass and old time music of the Southeastern states are a few examples of diversity in American music.【语篇解读】 本文主要讲了美国音乐的起源、类型、特点
23、及影响。1. The styles of the music of the United States is closely related to its_.Alarge population Bdiverse populationCrich history Dbig influence解析文章开头说明，美国音乐反映的是美国多民族的特点。答案B2. The American music became worldknown from_.Athe beginning of the 20th centuryBthe 17th centuryCthe late 19th centuryDthe 192
24、0s解析从第一段可得知答案。答案A3. The basis of American popular music is_.Anative American musicBEuropean musicCAfrican American musicDAmerican folk music解析从最后一段前两句可得知答案。答案C4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?ABig cities have more influential music than smaller cities.BEuropean music has little influe
25、nce on American pop music.CAmerican music is also blended with regional styles.DAfrican American blues appeared before the 19th century.解析文章最后一段说明，美国不同地区也有自己不同的音乐风格。答案CBShirley Chisholm is best known as the first black woman elected to United States Congress and the first black woman to run for pres
26、ident of the United States. However, her life was filled with much more than being the first black woman to do important things. She believed in being a person to fight for change. All her life, she worked to improve the lives of others.Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. Though her pare
27、nts had very little money, they wanted their daughters to get a good education and to have a better life. When Shirley was three years old her parents sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in Barbados.There Shirley received a good education from the British school system. She enjoy
28、ed the years she lived with her grandmother. Shirley always remembered the words her grandmother spoke.In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors. In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private
29、investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost thirty years later.As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher. She believed she could improve society by helping children. She worked for seven years at a child care center in the Harlem area of New York
30、City. She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education. From 1959 to 1964 Shirley was an education official in the day care division of the citys office of child welfare.In 19
31、64 Shirleys political career began. She was elected to the New York State Assembly, where she served for four years. In 1968 she announced she would run for the United States Congress and she succeeded. She became the first black woman elected to Congress. Shirley was very different from other membe
32、rs of Congress. She looked different. Her hair was a big cloud of curls. She wore very large eyeglasses. And she had dark skin. Her voice was strong. She spoke with power.She said her greatest tool was her mouth. She was not afraid to say the things others would not say before Congress and the publi
33、c.【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。文章介绍了美国首位黑人女国会议员Shirley Chisholm的生平事迹。5. From the passage, we learn that Shirleys parents believed that_.Awomen played an important part in modern societyBlack people ought to have equal rights as whitesCa good education was important for a childs futureDthe UK had a better education
34、 system than the USA解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“they wanted their daughters to get a good.”可知C正确。其他选项从文章中均无信息支持。答案C6Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood?AHer father. BHer mother.CHer sisters. DHer grandmother.解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知在她童年时期对她影响最大的是她的祖母，故选D。答案D7How many of the following have been mentio
35、ned in the passage?aHer education. bHer family.cHer marriage. dHer political career.eHer political beliefs. fHer contribution to the USA.AThree BFour CFive DSix解析推理判断题。第二段提及她的家庭，第二、三段提及她的教育，第三段提及她的婚姻，第五段介绍的是她的从政生涯，文章没有提及她的政见和对美国的贡献，故选B。答案B8In which order did the following events take place?aHer marr
36、iage to Conrad Chisholm ended.bShe was elected to the New York State Assembly.cShe became an education official.dShe succeeded in running for the United States Congress.eShe received an advanced degree in Columbia University.Aecbda BcabdeCecabd Decbad解析推理判断题。从文中可以直接找到的事件的时间有：e是在1952年；c是在1959年；b是在1964年；d是在1968年。根据第三段可知，她与Conrad Chisholm结婚是在1949年并结合本段最后一句可推知，a发生在1979年左右，故选A。答案A
