英语（江苏专用译林）复习练习：模块八Unit2课下作业

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精[课下作业］Ⅰ.单项填空1．-Doyoulikeyourpresentjob?—________ActuallyIamconsideringlookingforanewone。A．Notexactly. B．Howcome？C．Notreally. D．Whatif？答案C［答话人准备换工作，说明他不太喜欢自己现在的工作，故用Notreally，表示否定，意为“不怎么喜欢”。A项表示“不完全如此”，B项表示“怎么回事”，D项表示“如果……将会怎么样"。］2．Iwastellingthemaboutmyexcitingtravels，whenhe________withastoryofhisown.A．brokedown B．brokeoffC．brokein D．brokeup答案C［句意：我正在给大家讲我的惊险旅行时，他突然插入讲述他自己的经历.breakin插入,相当于cutin，符合题意。breakdown坏了；breakoff折断；breakup分离，分开。]3．ManygraduatesinChinadotheirbesttogoabroadtoseektheir________．A．luck B．chance C．fortune D．fate答案C［句意：在中国,许多毕业生尽其所能到国外去寻找财富。seekone’sfortune寻找致富或成功之路。］4．Townshad________upinwhatwasadrydesert。A．brought B．sprung C．spoken D．jumped答案B[springup“突然兴起，迅速出现”，符合题意。］5．—Hi，areyouanengineerinLenovoGroup?—No，butI________．A．wantto B．wanttobeC．wantso D．wantit答案B［句意：“你好，你是联想集团的工程师吗？”“不是，但我希望是。”答话人想成为联想集团的工程师，答句是“No,butIwanttobeanengineerinLenovoGroup.”的省略形式。当不定式后有be时，be不可省略。]6．Thenewsystemneedstobeinoperationforfivemonths________itcanbeupdated.A．as B．while C．before D．once答案C[before的基本含义是“在……之前”，又可以根据不同语境灵活翻译成“才"、“还没来得及就……”“趁……就”等。这里before用于肯定句中，强调主句动作所用时间长或花费的精力大,译成“才”。］7．Itwasa（n)________remarkduringtheinterview。Ididn’tmeantohurtherfeelings。A．formal B．innocent C．awesome D．immediate答案B［innocent“天真的;无恶意的"，符合句意.］8．Someofthetouristswere________onadesertedislandbecauseofaheavystormamonthago.A．castaway B．castdown C．thrownoff D．thrownout答案A[castaway“使（海难的幸存者）漂流到岸上”,常用于被动语态。]9．George________thegoodchancetopresenthisproposaltothedirector，andatlast,itwasadopted。A．realized B．seized C．delivered D．released答案B［seizeachance“抓住机会",符合句意。］10．Thereisagrowing________earlierretirement。A．trendtowards B．tendtowardsC．trendfor D．tendfor答案B[trendtowards“向……的趋势"，符合句意。］Ⅱ。阅读理解AMusiccanmakeusfeelhappyorpeaceful,energizeustodance，ormoveustotears.Asanorchestraconductor,AmyAnderssonallowspeopletoexperiencethemanyfeelingsthatmusiccaninspire。Anderssonfellinlovewithmusicasachild.Shesanginschoolchoirsandmusicalsstartinginfirstgrade,beganstudyingpianoatageseven,andstartedcomposingatagenine.Althoughherschooldistricthadnoorchestra,shesays，“Iboughtmanyrecordingsoftheworld'sgreatorchestrasandconductorsandlistenedtothemforhoursonend。"Duringaconcert,theaudienceseesthebackofaconductorandthearmmovementssheorheusestoleadtheorchestra.Whataudiencesdonotseeisalltheworktheconductorhasdonebeforehandtopreparefortheperformance—firstalone，andtheninrehearsals(排练)withtheorchestra.Monthsbeforeaconcert，Anderssonstudiesapieceofmusicbyplayingitonthepiano.Shedecideshowshewantseachsectiontosound。Shoulditbefastorslow?Loudorsoft?Shelistenstorecordings,readsaboutthecomposer’slife，andreviewshistoricaleventsthatwouldhaveinfluencedthecomposer.Hergoalistorecreatethemusicasthecomposerintended.Eachinstrumentcontributesuniquesoundstoamusicalperformance。Althoughitisnotnecessaryforconductorstoknowhowtoplayalloftheinstruments，theymustbefamiliarwiththerangeandsoundofeachinstrumentintheorchestra。Tohelpyoungmusiciansunderstandhowtoplaythemusic，Anderssonmighttellthemtoimagineashipbeingtossed（颠簸）bywaves。Anderssonishappyknowingthatsheandthemusicianshavechangedlivesforthebetter,upliftedspirits,andbroughtjoyintoordinarydays。【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了乐队指挥Andersson把音乐带入生活的故事。1．Asachild,Anderssonlearnedaboutorchestrasfrom________．A．studyingpiano B．schoolteachersC．somemusicians D．listeningtorecordings答案D［细节理解题。由第二段末的Iboughtmanyrecordingsoftheworld’sgreatorchestrasandconductorsandlistenedtothemforhoursonend可知。]2．Anorchestraconductor________．A．usuallyenjoysbeingaloneB．spendsalittletimerehearsingC．needstodoalotofpreparatoryworkD．hasafewdaystoprepareforaconcert答案C［推理判断题。由第三段中的Whataudiencesdonotseeisallthework..。withtheorchestra可推断,乐队指挥在正式表演前需要做很多的准备工作。]3．Anderssonreadsaboutcomposers’lives________．A．becausesheadmiresthemB．tobetterrecreatetheirmusicC．becausetheyareveryfamousD．tointroducethemtotheaudience答案B[推理判断题.由第四段中的readsaboutthecomposer’slife。。。Hergoalistorecreatethemusicasthecomposerintended可推断，Andersson之所以了解作曲家们的生活是为了更好地再现他们的音乐。］4．WhyisashiptossedbywavesmentionedinParagraph6?A．Todescribethebeautyoforchestralmusic。B．TotellanadventurestoryaboutAndersson.C．Tomakeyoungmusiciansmoreimaginative.D．ToshowhowAnderssonteachesyoungmusicians。答案D［细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的Tohelpyoungmusiciansunderstandhowtoplaythemusic，Anderssonmighttellthemto..。可知。]BInahousewithmorethanonekid，thereareboundtobesomeproblems.Brothersandsistersborrowstuff，anddon'talwaysreturnitintopcondition.Youngerkidssometimesfeelliketheolderkidsgettodowhatevertheywant。Olderbrothersandsistersthinkthatthebabyofthefamilygetsmoreattention.Thesearetypicalproblemsfoundthroughouttheages,everywhereintheworld.Whenbrothersandsistersdon’tgetalong，it’scalledsiblingrivalry。Asiblingisabrotherorsisterandrivalrymeanscompetition.It'snormal，buttoomuchcompetitioncanmakeforanunhappyhomelife.Alittlecompetitionisn’tabadthing.Sometimesitcankeepyouworkinghard—likewhenyouandyourbrotherspendtimeshootinghoops。Ifhe’sgoodatit，itmaymakeyouwanttoimprove，too.Butsomesiblingrivalryinvolvesarguing,likewhenyouthinkyourbrotherishoggingtheball。Peoplewholoveeachothermightarguesometimes,buttoomuchfightingisunpleasantforeveryone.Haveyoueverheardofthegreen－eyedmonstercalledjealousy(嫉妒)?Sometimesbrothersandsistersarejealousofoneanother.Forinstance,ifyoursisteralwaysdoeswellatschool，itmaybefrustrating（令人沮丧的)foryou，especiallyifyourgradesarelower.Althoughyou’reprobablyproudofyourbrothersandsisters，it’snormaltobealittlejealous,too。Itmaymakeyoufeelbettertofocusmoreondoingyourownpersonalbest，ratherthancomparingyourselfwithabrotherorsister。Allkidswantattentionfromtheirparents，butsometimesyouneedtotaketurns.Ifyou’refeelingignoredorlikeyourbrotherorsisterisalwaysinthespotlight，talktoyourmomordad。Ifaparentknowsyou'refeelingleftout,togetheryoucanfigureoutwaystohelpyoufeelbetteragain.Sometimeswhenyou’rejealousandfrustrated,it’seasytoloseyourtemper.Trytofollowthesetipstoavoidgettingintoafightwithyourbrotherorsister:Takeadeepbreathandthinkabit。Trytofigureoutifyouareangrywiththepersonorjustfrustratedwiththesituation。Remindyourselfthatyouhavespecialtalents.Yoursistermayhavewonanartcontest，butyoumightbebetteratbasketball，ormath，orsinging.Eight－year－oldMarisasaysherbrother“alwayswinsrunningraces,butIalwaysgetgoldstarsforgoodhomeworkgradesandthatmakesmefeelbetter.”Trytocongratulateyoursiblingsontheirachievementsandsharetheirhappiness。Ifyoudothisforthem，they'llbemorelikelytodoitforyou。5．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsussomethingabout________．A．problemsfoundinafamilywithmorethanonechildB．howtogetmoreattentionfromyourparentsC．thewaytomakeyourroomcleanandtidyD．whetheritisrighttoletthechildrendowhatevertheywant答案A[段落大意题。第一段第一句是本段中心句，后面列举了几个在多孩子家庭中出现的一系列问题，故第一段主要讲述的是在多于一个孩子的家庭中存在的问题。故选A。]6．Whensiblingrivalryhappens，itprovesafactthat________．A．brothersandsisterswillhavetoseparatefromtheirhomeB．toomuchcompetitionwillbemadebybrothersandsistersC．noonecanstopbrothersandsistersarguingalldaylongD．brothersandsistersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother答案D[细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Whenbrothersandsistersdon’tgetalong，it'scalledsiblingrivalry可知,所谓siblingrivalry就是指兄弟姐妹之间相处不好。］7．Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutalittlecompetitionbetweenbrothersandsister