【湖北专用】高考英语一轮复习课时作业　Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8.doc

课时作业(四十)选修8unit 5 meeting your ancestors(限时：45分钟).多项选择1male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this _ out of the longexisting discrimination. aidentity bresponsibilitycconcept dpersonality2these days the government has issued several economic policies that will _ the growth of manufacturing industry.aaccelerate baccomplishcaccumulate dapprove3the company is making efforts to encourage its workforce to make the switch to _ means of transportation such as carpooling or biking to reduce air pollution. aalternative bimmediatecprimitive dsystematic4currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to chinese students _ their academic performance, so china should check in a regular basis. aon account of bin addition tocregardless of din relation to5scientists havent _ the cause but believe it may be the result of several factors in combination. adistinguished bdeclaredcrecognized didentified6you must attend the meeting _ at ten oclock, at it is schedulednot a minute early or late. aaccurately bpunctuallycflexibly dapproximately7nasa has made a(n) _ that our earth has no threat associated with the film 2012 which is based on pure myths. aclarification bclassificationcidentification dpresentation8i admit i made a lot of mistakes in the work, and i will _ responsibility for them. aassume bdeclinecaccept dsecure9from what he has said, lets make a _ guess about how the accident happened. aclear bsureccertain dtentative10i am _ endless examinations. cheer up, david. keep on until the college entrance examination ends. acaught up with bcome up withcfed up with dput up with.2012山东卷 阅读理解one of the greatest contributors to the first oxford english dictionary was also one of its most unusual. in 1879, oxford university in england asked prof. james murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the english language. it would include every english word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations(引文)showing how it was used.this was a huge task, so murray had to find volunteers from britain, the united states, and the british colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in english. hundreds of volunteers responded, including william chester minor. dr. minor was an american surgeon who had served in the civil war and was now living in england. he gave his address as “broadmoor, crowthorne, berkshire，” 50 miles from oxford.minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to murray. over the next 17 years, he became one of the staffs most valued contributors.but he was also a mystery. in spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit oxford. so in 1897, murray finally decided to travel to crowthorne himself. when he arrived, he found minor locked in a booklined cell at the broadmoor asylum(精神病院)for the criminally insane.murray and minor became friends, sharing their love of words. minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 years. murray continued to visit minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.in 1910, minor left broadmoor for an asylum in his native america. murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the oxford english dictionary was completed. the 12 volumes defined 414，825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.11. according to the text, the first oxford english dictionary_a. came out before minor diedb. was edited by an american volunteerc. included the english words invented by murrayd. was intended to be the most ambitious english dictionary12. how did dr. minor contribute to the dictionary?a. he helped murray to find hundreds of volunteers.b. he sent newspapers, magazines and books to murray.c. he provided a great number of words and quotations.d. he went to england to work with murray. 13. why did dr. minor refuse to visit oxford?a. he was shut in an asylum.b. he lived far from oxford.c. he was busy writing a book.d. he disliked traveling.14. prof. murray and dr. minor became friends mainly because_a. they both served in the civil warb. they had a common interest in wordsc. minor recovered with the help of murrayd. murray went to america regularly to visit minor15. which of the following best describes dr. minor?a. brave and determined.b. cautious and friendly.c. considerate and optimistic.d. unusual and scholarly.16. what does the text mainly talk about?a. the history of the english language.b. the friendship between murray and minor.c. minor and the first oxford english dictionary.d. broadmoor asylum and its patients.完成句子17_， the old castle is still in good condition and attracts tourists from all over the world. (date)源自于16世纪，这座古堡仍然状况良好而且吸引了来自世界各地的游客。18no sooner had the professor entered the conference hall _. (applaud)教授刚一走进会议大厅所有人就都鼓起掌来。19it was shocking _ after he took office for less than half a year. (arrest)新任的市长上任不到半年就被公安逮捕了，这个消息使人们大为震惊。20they reached the company out of breath, _ they were fired. (tell)他们上气不接下气地赶到公司，不料却被告知他们被开除了。21we should be aware that _ than health, which is the foundation of ones success. (valuable)我们应该意识到，没有任何东西比健康更重要，健康是成功的基础。22the pace of spending _ in the last few years as the prices of goods are increasingly going up. (accelerate)最近几年随着物价的不断上涨，人们的消费步伐在加快。23the sixmetrethick layer