【创新设计】（广东专用）高中英语 Unit 24 Period Four Lesson 3 A Changing World课时精练 北师大版选修8(1).DOCVIP

unit 24 society period four lesson 3 a changing world 课时精练（北师大版选修8，广东专用）时间：30分钟.完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。the trip to city was eyeopening for everyone，and near its end，all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant.we _1_ the first night we had arrived.we had all gone into the markets of the city _2_ the young people could experience its energy.but what we actually saw simply _3_ us allthe rundown houses，the children in rags，the people begging for money.walking home，_4_ under a low bridge，we came across entire families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on _5_ the night.we had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.the poverty(贫困)was _6_ than anything my young companions had ever imagined.back in the hotel，an air of sadness settled over the group.many broke down and cried.spending time in this _7_ moves a person to care about humanity.that evening，our group spent hours talking about what we had _8_.gently，i encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult feelings that days discoveries had inspired.sitting together _9_ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak，we all began to realize that _10_ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.based on my experiences in povertystricken areas，i suggested that _11_ the emotions we had were painful，they could also be important in helping us to move forward.we all _12_ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._13_，what could we do about it？together，we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the _14_ we had seen.as i encouraged group members to focus on what they could do，a sense of determination _15_ the previous sadness.instead of despair，these young people began to feel a call to action.1a.put up with bgot back toclooked back on dmade up for解析look back on回顾，旅行快要结束时回顾第一晚的情景。答案c2a.now that bso thatcas if deven if解析我们来城市的目的。答案b3a.puzzled bannoyedcembarrassed dshocked解析由前文的eyeopening可知。答案d4a.marching brunningcpassing dmoving解析走在回家的路上，从桥下经过。答案c5a.beyond bwith ctill dfor解析for the night过夜。答案d6a.stronger bdeepercworse dless解析由第一段可知，情况要比我们想象的更糟糕。答案c7a.environment bhotelchouse dbackground解析environment环境。题意为：在这样的环境中度过时光使每个人关心起人道主义。答案a8a.inspected battemptedcwitnessed dchallenged解析目击，见证。答案c9a.along baround cby din解析sitting in a circle坐成一个圈，围坐。答案d10a.neither beithercnone deach解析题意为：我们在应对我们的反应的时候没有一个人是孤立的。答案c11a.once bwhile csince dunless解析while尽管，虽然。答案b12a.supposed badvisedcconfirmed dagreed解析我们一致同意不再允许这种事情发生。答案d13a.surely brather cnow dindeed答案c14a.burden bsufferingcanxiety ddifficulty解析我们采取措施来减少他们的痛苦。答案b15a.replaced bchangedccovered dimproved解析replace代替。答案a.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。one of the many things we take for granted in the twentieth century is the speedy collection and delivery of letters to and from all parts of the world at _16_(astonish) cheap rates.a husband away _17_ a business trip can write home to his wife two thousand miles away knowing that the letter will reach _18_ in a few days.his special airletter may cost him less than _19_ loaf of bread or his own bus fare to work.this service，however，is a favor of comparatively recent origin.until modern times the cost of sending letters privately was so great that the _20_(arrive) of a letter was a considerable event and might even cost financial hardship to the receiver _21_ had to bear the charges._22_ the middle ages on，there were indeed special messengers _23_(carry) state correspondence，and other messengers employed to travel with news between the great monasteries or the great merchants houses，but for centuries there was no official post service by which private letters could be sent.it was not until 1840 _24_ the official organization known as the penny post _25_(establish) in great britain and gave ordinary people cheap and efficient postal deliveries.【解题导语】 本文讲述了发送和收集信件的由来和变化。16解析修饰形容词cheap应用其副词形式。答案astonishingly17解析表“出差”用on a business trip。答案on18解析作宾语，应填宾格代词，表示“她将会在几天后收到信”。答案her19解析一块面包，要用a loaf of bread。答案a20解析定冠词后面要用名词，表示“信的到来”。答案arrival21解析引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是receiver收信人，故填who或that。答案who/that22解析表示“从什么时候起”用from.on。答案from23解析因messengers和carry是主动关系，故填carrying。答案carrying24解析这个是强调句。答案that25解析由句子结构可知，此空是填谓语动词，再细看，the official organization与establish是承受关系，根据前后时态提示，此空要用一般过去时的被动语态。答案was established.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)anacortes，wash，an explosion and fire at a washington state oil refinery(炼油厂)shot flames into the night sky early friday，killing three people and critically injuring four others.the fire struck the tesoro corp.refinery in anacortes，about 70 miles north of seattle，at about 12：30 am.，the company said in a statement.the flames occurred at the naphtha(挥发油)unit while maintenance work was being performed and was put out in about 90 minutes，the company said.the naphtha unit is a step in refining crude oil into gasoline and other fuels.four employees are in hospital with major burns over the majority of the bodies.susan gregghanson，a spokeswoman for harborview medical center in seattle，said they are two women,29 and 36，and two men 34 and 41.nearby residents，some 5 miles from the complex，called washington tv stations after midnight with reports of an explosion，saying flames were being blown by high winds.“my house shook，big time，”lisa wooding told komotv.“there were flames.first high，then low to the ground and broad.”tesoro human resources manager john mcdarment told the associated press he didnt know exactly how the fire started.“this is a very sad time for our organization.everyone in the tesoro family appreciates the impact that this will have on the families involved，and we are responding quickly to ensure the safety for our employees，and the neighboring community，”said bruce smith，tesoros chairman，president and ceo.activity around the complex has calmed down considerably as dawn approached.guards were turning reporters away from the gate and there was no apparent sign of the fire that had lit up the skies only hours earlier.the anacortes refinery，located about 70 miles north of seattle on puget sound，can refine(精练)about 120,000 barrels of oil daily into gasoline，jet fuel and diesel to markets in washington and oregon，according to the company.【解题导语】 这是一篇新闻报道。报道了2010年4月2号发生在华盛顿炼油厂的火灾。26which is the best title of the following for the passage?a3 dead,4 hurt in blast(爆炸)and fire at wash refinerybwashington state oil refiner loses a lot of moneycthe tesoro corp will be fined for the firedjohn mcdarment will take charge of it解析主旨大意题。新闻报道的题目往往在文章的第一段给出，如：an explosion and fire at a washington state oil refinery(炼油厂)shot flames into the night sky early friday，killing three people and critically injuring four others.下文对这件事进行了描述。答案a27when the fire broke out，_.athe employees were all on vocation or at homebsome residents found the flames and called washington tv stationscwashin