高考调研选修八课时作业2

1、课时作业（二）.语法填空1. I thought Stephanie and Lee were getting married in June. No, thats _ her cousins wedding is.2. _ is known to us all is that the 2012 Summer Olympic Games took place in London.3. No one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in _ we now know as California.4. _ he failed in

2、 the exam made him very sad.5. The conference aims to develop business and let people think about _ they can have a positive influence on the planet.答案 1. when 2. What 3. what 4. That 5. how.单句改错1. Its uncertain that the experiment is worth doing._2. What the boy didnt take medicine made his mother

3、angry._3. That well go camping tomorrow depends on the weather._4. When well finish translating the book depend on the time._5. If you come or not is up to you._6. That is what he likes the place so much._7. The fact which she had not said anything surprised all of us._8. Jack was soon told why he d

4、id was not necessary._9. The boy dived into the water and, after it seemed a long time, he came up again._10. My question is that he cant finish it on time._答案 1. thatwhether 2. WhatThat 3. ThatWhether 4. dependdepends 5. IfWhether 6.whatwhy 7. whichthat 8. whywhat 9. itwhat 10. thatwhy.用适当的介词或副词填空1

5、. _ no means should the little girl be left alone when both of you go out.2. This old custom will live _ for centuries.3. He walked so fast that I could hardly keep up _ him.4. We met some friends and other people _ addition.5. People who can speak English are _ the majority in this country.6. Brita

6、in declared war _ Germany in 1914.7. Ive got another little idea _ my own.8. He is the first black to be elected _ president.9. You can apply _ a full scholarship.10. Our seats on the train were back _ back.答案 1. By 2. on 3. with 4. in 5. in 6. on 7. of 8. as 9. for 10. to.单项填空1. When the girl turne

7、d up, a thought _ to me that I had seen her or a picture of her somewhere.A. occurred B. slippedC. happened D. seemed答案 A解析 a thought occurred to me . “我突然想起”。2. It suddenly _ to me that there was a simpler way to deal with the problem.A. appealed B. occurredC. belonged D. referred答案 B解析 occur to sb

8、.“某人想到”。句意：我突然想到有个更简单的方法来处理这个问题。appeal to“(对某人)有吸引力”；belong to“属于”；refer to“谈到；参考”。3. I was surprised by her words, which made me recognize _ silly mistakes I had made.A. what B. thatC. how D. which答案 A解析 动词recognize后面是宾语从句。what是形容词，在宾语从句中作定语，修饰中心词mistakes。4. The shopkeeper did not want to sell for

9、_ he thought was not enough.A. where B. howC. what D. which答案 C解析 介词for后是what引导的宾语从句，what在从句中作主语，he thought是插入语。5. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of _ you read.A. that B. whatC. which D. whether答案 B解析 此处what在宾语从句中作宾语。句意：通过提高阅读技巧，你能阅读得更快并且更多地理解你所读的东西。6. The bigge

10、st surprise for John was _ he was chosen as team captain.A. when B. whatC. which D. whether答案 A解析 此题句意：约翰最惊喜的时刻是当他被选为队长的时候。根据句意选A项，when在表语从句中作时间状语。7. _is hard is to do good all ones life and never do anything bad.A. He B. ItC. That D. What答案 D解析 此处what在主语从句中作主语。句意：难得的是一个人一辈子做好事并且从不做坏事。8. Why are you

11、 staring at me? You look stupid! The way you wear is _ annoys most.A. which B. whereC. how D. what答案 D解析 此处what在表语从句中作主语。9. It is no longer a question now _ the Chinese astronauts can wave our national flag in outer space.A. where B. whetherC. that D. what答案 C解析 本句it是形式主语, that the Chinese astronaut

12、s can wave our national flag in outer space是真正的主语。10. Great honors will be given to _ has successfully rescued the victims of the earthquake.A. those who B. whoeverC. who D. whom答案 B解析 句意：伟大的荣誉将给予成功营救地震幸存者的任何人。此处whoever在宾语从句中作主语。.完形填空Nine-year-old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine. _1_ the

13、 African-American boy was _2_ by a series of photos. The _3_ were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him _4_.For the first time, the boy began to _5_ who he was.However, now the boy who used to struggle with his _6_ doesnt see it as a problem any more, but a(n

14、) _7_ for his successful career. It is a good example that Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the United States.Obamas white mother was born in the heartland of _8_. His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya. They met during college in Hawaii, but his fathe

15、r left the _9_ when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.At 10, Obama _10_ to live with his white grandparents in Hawaii. At his class, a white boy asked Obama if his father ate people. Out of _11_, Obama _12_ to his classmates that his father was a prince.Things came to ch

16、ange _13_ the young man made friends with those with a similar background at college. Their _14_ back in Africa helped Obama to finally face up to his _15_ origin. He worked hard to become a star at Harvard Law School and the third black senator in US history.At the beginning of his _16_ for the Whi

17、te House, _17_ people viewed Obama favorably. Many doubted his unusual _18_, which left him neither “black”enough nor “white” enough. But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make _19_ believe: There is not a black America and a white America and a Latino America and an Asian America.

18、Theres the United States of America.Barack Obamas _20_ fulfilled Martin Luther Kings dream that a man should be judged not by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.1. A. So B. ButC. Indeed D. While2. A. frightened B. pleasedC. shocked D. feared3. A. newspapers B. storiesC. reas

19、ons D. pictures4. A. white B. strongC. healthy D. popular5. A. doubt B. realizeC. hate D. hide6. A. nationality B. familyC. memory D. identity7. A. practice B. chanceC. advantage D. permission8. A. Asia B. AfricaC. the US D. Indonesia9. A. family B. universityC. America D. village10. A. decided B. r

20、eturnedC. left D. considered11. A. embarrassment B. politenessC. anger D. curiosity12. A. told B. refusedC. lied D. pretended13. A. until B. beforeC. after D. from14. A. arrivals B. experiencesC. travels D. adventures15. A. American B. IndonesianC. Hawaii D. African16. A. attempt B. campaignC. movem

21、ent D. approach17. A. many B. someC. few D. no18. A. background B. abilityC. result D. opportunity19. A. Africans B. the worldC. Americans D. the whites20. A. action B. wordsC. victory D. life答案与解析【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了美国第一位黑人总统奥巴马的成功历程。1. 答案 B解析 根据前后句的逻辑关系可知，此处表示转折关系，故用but。2. 答案 C解析 根据下文内容可知，一系列的照片使奥巴

22、马感到“震惊”，故用shock表示“使震惊”。frighten“使害怕”；please“使满意”；fear“害怕”，这三个词不能恰当表示奥巴马当时的心情。3. 答案 D解析 pictures与上文中的photos相对应。4. 答案 A解析 当时黑人为了让白人瞧得起，想变为白人，故此处要用white。5. 答案 A解析 奥巴马看到这些照片后，对自己是谁也开始怀疑了，故用doubt表示“怀疑”。realize“意识到”；hate“憎恶”；hide“隐藏”，均不符合题意。6. 答案 D解析 通过这些照片描述的情景以及下文多次出现的background可知，此处要填入一个相似的词，即identity“

23、身份”。nationality“国籍”；family“家庭”；memory“回忆”，均不符合题意。7. 答案 C解析 advantage与前面的problem相对应。即奥巴马现在不把自己的身份看作一个问题，而是看作一种优势。故此处用advantage表示“优势”。practice“实践”；chance“可能性；机会”；permission“许可”，均不符合题意。8. 答案 C解析 根据上下文内容可知，奥巴马的母亲是一位美国白种人，而他父亲是肯尼亚黑人。9. 答案 A解析 他的父母在夏威夷上大学时相遇，并结了婚。当他两岁的时候，他父亲离开了家。10. 答案 B解析 奥巴马十岁时回到夏威夷与外祖父

24、母生活在一起。故用return表示“返回”。11. 答案 A解析 奥巴马是黑人，白人同学问他此事时，他当然会感到尴尬的，故用embarrassment表示“尴尬”。politeness“礼貌”；anger“愤怒”；curiosity“好奇”，均不符合句意。12. 答案 C解析 他向同学撒谎说他父亲是王子。故此处要用lie表示“撒谎”。pretend “假装”；tell后面不接介词to；refuse“拒绝”，均不符合语境。13. 答案 C解析 此处指他在大学与有相似背景的同学相处在一起后，情况开始改变，故用after。14. 答案 B解析 此处指奥巴马与黑人同学回到非洲的生活经历，故experi

25、ences是最佳选项。arrival“到达”；travel“旅游”；adventure“冒险”，这三个词的意义较具体，而experience带有概括性。15. 答案 D解析 上文交代他父亲是非洲人，所以他是非裔美国人，故D项正确。16. 答案 B解析 词汇辨析和行文逻辑题。此处指竞选美国总统的运动。指“运动(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列活动)”时常用campaign。attempt“努力；尝试”；movement“(具有共同思想或目标的)运动”；approach“途径；方法”，均不合题意。17. 答案 C解析 根据上文可知，因为奥巴马是黑人，所以支持他的人不多，故few是最佳选项。18

26、. 答案 A解析 根据下文的意思可知，此处填background，表示“出身背景”。ability“能力”；result“结果”；opportunity“机会”，均不符合题意。19. 答案 C解析 奥巴马竞选总统，有权利投票选举的当然是美国公民，所以奥巴马要想竞选美国总统，一定要让美国人而不是其他国家的人相信20. 答案 C解析 此处是全文的一个总结，指奥巴马竞选总统胜利一事，故选victory。.阅读理解The name “cowboy” conjures up many different images from movies, songs and TV. These imagined c

27、owboys range from white-hat-wearing heroes to gun-shooting hooligans(流氓). But, cowboys are actually real people from US history. When the US Civil War ended, many soldiers had no place to call home. So, they began to drift to the countrys rural West. Ranchers(农场主) hired these men to take care of the

28、 cattle and work around the ranch. When the ranch owner wanted to sell the cattle, the cowboys would round up the herd from the open prairie(牧场) and drive the cattle miles to the market. With the invention of barbed wire(铁丝网), the cowboy era(1865-1890) began to come to an end. But people in the East

29、 had always been curious about their lifestyle. Many country/western songs during this time tried to capture the true cowboy spirit. Newspapers published cowboy tales in serial form and adventure novels followed. The bigger the fiction, the better the sales. These novels often portrayed cowboys as c

30、ruel and violent men. Cowboys carried the bad reputation for many years afterwards. When movies began to be popular in the 1920s, the cowboy image changed again. Now, a cowboy became the great white knight(骑士) that loved his horse more than the beautiful ladies he rescued. As the cowboy of the “Old

31、West” spent more time with his horse than the ladies, this eras image was not entirely false. Then, in the 50s, Hollywood began producing so-called “spaghetti westerns(意大利西部片)”. They earned the nickname because Italian companies financed the films and TV shows. This started the decades “Cowboy Craze

32、”. While this didnt last long, it made modern country/western music, fashion and dance extremely popular.In recent years, with the help of musicians, radio stations and bars, cowboy nostalgia(怀旧情绪) has returned. Even though his image is still changing somewhere between ballad singing country boy and

33、 bar room fighter theres one thing for sure, you cant keep the cowboy down .1. The purpose of this text is to _.A. introduce cowboy movies and novelsB. introduce various productions associated with cowboysC. show the cowboys everlasting charmD. inform us about the cowboys spirit2. Before they became cowboys, they _.A. served in the armyB. worked as bar-room fightersC. owned ranchesD. were adventurous explorers3.