高考英大一轮复习 Unit 1 A land of diversity课时作业（含解析）新人教版选修8

课时作业(三十六)选修8Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.单词拼写1．Theteacheraskedustoreadthetextcarefullysoasto________(理解，明白)itsmainidea.2．Suchkindofthingsnever________(发生)inasocialistcountry.3．Twentyheadsof________(牛)wereeatinggrassonthegrasslandwhenawolfranby.4．The________(大多数)oftheyoungpeoplewhoarefromItalyarelearningChineseinourschool.5．Increasingnumbersofpeople________(选择)toworkathomenowadays.6．Shehadlookedeverywhereforherchildren，buttheywere________(到处)tobefound，whichmadeherveryworried.7．Aredskyatnight________(表明，暗示)fineweatherthefollowingday.8．He________(溜)intotheroomwhennoonewasnoticinghim.Ⅱ.情景对话(·陕西省榆林六校第四次适应性训练)Researcher：Goodafternoon，ma’am.I’mdoingsomemarketresearchandI’mhopingyoumighthaveafewminutestoanswersomequestions.Woman：OK，sure.Researcher：Great！Thankyouverymuch.__1__Woman：Ofcourse！Doesn’teveryone?Researcher：__2__Woman：Iboughtthisparticularcomputerlastyear.ButIgotmyfirstPCin2005.Researcher：Isee.__3__Woman：Well，Iuseittosendemailsalot，and...um，Ihaveaself­taughtFrenchprogram.__4__Researcher：Nowyou’vementionedemailandonlineshopping，doyouusetheInternetforanyotherpurposes?Woman：Notreally.__5__Researcher：OK，thanks.Sorrytohavegivenyousomuchtrouble.Thanksagain.A．Howmuchisthelaptop?B．Howlonghaveyouownedit?C．AndIshoponlineprettyoften.D．Howmanycomputersdoyouhaveathome?E．Firstofall，doyouownapersonalcomputer?F．Ihaven’texploredittoomuch.G．Andwhatdoyouprimarilyuseyourcomputerfor?Ⅲ.单项填空1．(·安徽江南十校高三联考)—I’msorrytohavetotellyouthattheofficeisinamess.You’reondutytoday.—________.I’llcleanitup.A．That’sOK B．SorryaboutthatC．Itwasnothing D．Noproblem2．(·江西上饶一模)—Wouldyouliketoseethemovie？Theysayit’sreallynice.—I’mafraidIcan’tmake________.I’mnotmyselftoday.A．that B．itC．this D．one3．(·安徽芜湖市模拟)Henryis________failureasalearnerdriver，becausehefailedtopass________drivingtestagain.A．the；/ B．/；theC．a；the D．the；the4．(·江西上饶市一模)—Ireallywanttogiveyouthevisa，butyouknowour________areverystrict.—Whatapity！Thankyouallthesame.A．habits B．customsC．regulations D．targets5．(·福建质检)TheAprilFools’traditionissaid________inthesixteenthcentury.A．tostart B．tobestartingC．tobestarted D．tohavestarted6．(·皖北协作区高三联考)________thefactthatmanydriversareevertrained，wecannotstresstoomuchtheimportanceoftrafficsafety.A．Thanksto B．DespiteC．As D．Although7．(·江西重点中学协作体第二次联考)Agoodeducationsystemshouldincludethepractical________ofthetheoriesstudentshavebeentaughtintheclassroom.A．application B．occupationC．combination D．celebration8．(·烟台四校联考)________suddenlyoccurredtohimthathisparentsshouldhavearrivedinBeijingbythistime.A．What B．ItC．That D．As9．(·湖南省六校联考)Successfulpeoplearealwaysveryintelligent.Theycandiscover________otherseasilyignore.A．what B．whereC．how D．that10．(·厦门高三质检)Inmyopinion，itisnotsohelpfultogivesomeonesomebreadasitisimportanttoteachhimhowto________A．makesense B．makeprogressC．makealife D．makehisway11．(·北京西城模拟)Failureisthemotherofsuccess.________yourcourageandyou’llsucceed.A．Keepoff B．KeepoutC．Keepup D．Keepon12．(·大连双基测试)Inthepastseveralweeks，manycitiesinNorthernChina________fromheavyfogs，causinggreatinconveniencetopeople.A．suffered B．havebeensufferingC．weresuffered D．hadbeensuffered13．(·河南洛阳八中月考)—MissBrownisverybusy，isn’tshe?—Yes，sheis.Shehas________greaterresponsibilitiessofar.A．takenoff B．takenoutC．takenin D．takenon14．(·石家庄市高三模拟)WhenIgotbackhomeIsawanotepinnedtothedoor，________“Sorrytomissyou；Iwillcallyoulater.”A．read B．readsC．toread D．reading15．(·江西省高三上学期七校联考)—Haveyoubeenspendingtoomuchmoneyonclothes?—________.Ihavebeenalwayspersuadingmyselfnottobuyexpensiveclothesandtryingmybesttosavemoney.A．Noway B．NotreallyC．Idon’tagree D．Icouldn’tagreemoreⅣ.完形填空[建议用时15′](·山东省潍坊市高考模拟)Afewweeksago，ourdog，whichwehadkeptformorethantenyears，hadtobeputdown(杀死以免除其痛苦)．First，atumoronherstomachgotworse，andshewasvery__1__.Then，thepaininherbackgotsobadthatsometimesshe__2__liedowninthemiddleofawalkandcouldn’ttakeanother__3__.WhenIfirstfoundout，Iwasverysadandcriedalot.Shewasmorelikeasistertomethana__4__.ButIwasalsoangryatmystepfather，Steve，whotoldusthe__5__aweekafterithappened.He__6__becausehedidn’twanttoworryus，andhedidn’twantmetogetdepressed(沮丧的)andfailmyexams.Ijustthoughtshewas__7__attheanimals’hospital.Ithinkyouknowallthe__8__thatwentthroughmyhead：shewasmydog！Whydidn’thetellusearlier？Ididn’tevengettosaygoodbye.Peopleinmyfamilyhavea__9__ofkeepingthingsfrommetoprotectme，suchasonlytellingmethatmyaunthadcancer__10__shehadalreadyimprovedhealth.AllIcouldthinkwas：notagain!I__11__tomymum，andshesaid，“Iknow.I’m__12__，too.”Iopenedmymouthtoshout.Andthensheadded，“I’msoangrywithStevethathehadto__13__throughallthisonhisown.”Hearingmymum’swords，Ishutupmouth.Ihadbeenso__14__onmyself.Ihadn’tthoughtabout__15__Stevewasgoingthrough.Thatdogwashisbaby.He’dhadherforlongerthanhe’dhadus—andhehadtomakethedecisionto__16__herlife，andthenkeptinsilenceforanentire__17__.Allmyangermeltedaway，andallIfeltwas__18__.Itmakesmerealizethatwefocusedsomuchonourselvesthatwe__19__thepainofothers.Atthatmoment，mymum’swordswereanincredible__20__thatI’llneverforget.1.A.lazy B．lonelyC．painful D．shameful2.A.would B．shouldC．might D．could3．A.walk B．stepC．foot D．breath4.A.tool B．toyC．baby D．pet5.A.plan B．accidentC．anecdote D．truth6．A.lied B．waitedC．reflected D．hesitated7.A.still B．onceC．even D．never8．A.facts B．opinionsC．thoughts D．doubts9．A.story B．secretC．habit D．hobby10.A.though B．beforeC．while D．after11．A.adjusted B．turnedC．contributed D．related12．A.angry B．shockedC．guilty D．abused13．A.break B．goC．look D．push14．A.focused B．hookedC．dependent D．hard15．A.that B．whereC．what D．which16．A.save B．expandC．make D．end17．A.year B．monthC．week D．day18．A.regret B．blameC．sorrow D．sympathy19．A.shared B．ignoredC．reminded D．rid20．A.comfort B．compromiseC．gift D．suggestionⅤ.阅读理解(·山西省五校高三联合测试)Manyyearsago，aFrenchnaturalist，ComtedeBuffon，wrotesomebooksaboutnaturalhistory.Thebookswereagreatsuccesseventhoughsomecritics(批评家)didnotlikethem.Somecriticssaid，“ComtedeBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist.”ThomasJeffersondidnotlikewhatComtedeBuffonhadsaidaboutthenaturalwondersoftheNewWorld.ItseemedtoJeffersonthatComtedeBuffonhadspokenofnaturalwondersinAmericaasiftheywereunimportant.ThistroubledThomasJefferson.Hewasalsoanaturalist，aswellasafarmer，aninventor，ahistorian，awriterandapolitician.HehadseenthenaturalwondersofEurope.Tohim，theywerenomoreimportantthanthoseoftheNewWorld.In1788，ThomasJeffersonwroteabouthishomestate，Virginia.Whilewriting，hethoughtofitsnaturalbeautyandthenofthewordsofComtedeBuffon.Atthatmoment，Jeffersoncreatedanewword—belittle.Hesaid，“ComtedeBuffonbelievesthatnaturebelittlesherproductionsonthissideoftheAtlantic.”NoahWebster，theAmericanwordexpert，likedthisword.HeputitintheEnglishlanguagedictionaryin1806，“Belittle—tomakesmall，unimportant.”AmericanshadalreadyacceptedJefferson’swordandstartedtouseit.In1797，theIndependentChronicleusedthewordtodescribeapoliticianthepapersupported.“Heisanhonorableman，”thepaperwrote，“solettheoppositiontrytobelittlehimasmuchastheyplease.”In1872，afamousAmericanwordexpertdecidedthatthetimehadcometokillthisword.Hesaid，“BelittlehasnochanceofbecomingEnglish.AndasmorecriticalwritersofAmerica，likethoseofBritain，feelnoneedofit，thesooneritisforgotten，thebetter.”Thisexpertfailedtokilltheword.Today，belittleisusedwheretheEnglishlanguageisspoken.1．WhydidThomasJeffersondisagreewithComtedeBuffon?A．ComtedeBuffonwasmoreofapoet.B．ComtedeBuffonwasn’tatruescientist.C．ComtedeBuffonwasawriterfromEurope.D．ComtedeBuffonhadprejudiceagainsttheNewWorld.2．WecaninferthatJeffersoncreatedtheword“belittle”outofhis________.A．anger B．excitementC．kindness D．responsibility3．Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheword“belittle”？A．Ithasalreadydisappeared.B．ItwascreatedbyThomasJefferson.C．Itwasusedtodescribenature.D．TheIndependentChroniclemadeitpopular.课时作业(三十六)Ⅰ.单词拼写1．grasp2.occur3.cattle4.majority5.elect6.nowhere7．indicated8.slippedⅡ.情景对话1．E2.B3.G4.C5.FⅢ.单项填空1．解析：考查情景交际。句意为：——我很抱歉地告诉你办公室乱七八糟。今天你值日。——对不起，我马上打扫。由语境可知，是由于自己的疏忽没有值日才使办公室一团糟，故这里应表示道歉之意。B项符合语境。答案：B2．解析：考查代词辨析。句意为：——你想去看那部电影吗？据说相当不错。——我恐怕去不了。我今天心情不好。makeit为常用口语表达，根据情景不同有不同的意思，在此意为“办到，做到”。答案：B3．解析：考查冠词。语意为：Henry作为一个驾驶学员是失败的，因为他又一次没有通过驾驶考试。afailure表示“一个失败者”，此处failure表示“失败的人”，其前用不定冠词a；thedrivingtest特指“驾驶考试”，第二空用定冠词the。答案：C4．解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：——我确实想给你签证，但你知道我们的规定非常严格。——真遗憾！但还是谢谢你。A项意为“习惯”；B项意为“海关，习俗”；C项意为“规章，规则，规定”；D项意为“目标，靶子”。根据语境可知，答案选C。答案：C5．解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：据说愚人节的传统开始于十六世纪。分析句子成分可知，主语TheAprilFools’tradition与start之间是主谓关系，故排除B、C两项；又因start这一动作在谓语动词动作之前已经完成，故用不定式的完成式。答案：D6．解析：考查介词。句意为：尽管事实上很多的驾驶员都受过培训，但是我们再怎么强调交通安全的重要性也不为过。根据句意可知应选B，表示“尽管”。C项、D项都是连词，后只能跟句子；A项“幸亏，由于”，不符合句意。答案：B7．解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：好的教育体系应该包括学生课堂所学知识的实际运用。A.应用，申请；B.职业，占领；C.联合；D.庆祝。根据句意可知，本句话强调知识要学以致用。答案：A8．解析：考查句型。句意为：他突然想起来，他的父母现在应该到北京了。此句中的it作形式主语，后面的从句为真正的主语。注意句型Itoccurredtosb.that...某人(突然)想起/想到……。答案：B9．解析：考查名词性从句。句意为：成功的人总是很聪明。他们能发现别人容易忽略的东西。宾语从句“________otherseasilyignore”缺少宾语，故选what。答案：A10．解析：makealife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等，符合题意。makesense讲得通；明白；makeprogress取得进步；makeone’sway向前。答案：C11．解析：考查短语意义。句意为：失败是成功之母，保持你的勇气，你一定会成功的。keepup保持，符合题意。keepoff不提(某话题)，避免；keepout遮掩，避开；keepon继续。答案：C12．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。句意为：在过去的几个星期里，中国北方的许多城市一直遭受着浓雾天气，给人们带来了极大的不便。由“Inthepastseveralweeks”可知，此处应用现在完成进行时，表示从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在，可能还要继续下去，且manycities与suffer之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故B项正确。答案：B13．解析：句意为：——布朗小姐很忙，是吗？——是的，她很忙。到现在为止她又承担了更大的责任。takeoff起飞，腾飞，脱下；takeout拿出，取出；takein吸收，领会，欺骗；takeon承担，呈现出，雇佣。takeonresponsibility承担责任，符合语境。答案：D14．解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：当我回到家时，我看到门上别着一张纸条，上面写着“很遗憾没有见到你；晚会儿我会打电话给你。”note与read之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用read的现在分词形式。read表示“写着”。答案：D15．解析：考查交际用语。根据答语中第二句的内容可知，应选B，意为“不是”。答案：BⅣ.完形填空语篇解读“我”家小狗死了，继父为了不影响“我”的考试，隐瞒了一周，为此“我”感到很生气。后来，妈妈的一句话让我感到非常惭愧，因为“我”只顾自己的感受，却忽视了他人的痛苦。1．解析：一开始，她肚子上的肿瘤恶化了，她很痛苦(painful)。答案：C2.解析：她的背疼得厉害，以至于她有时总是会走到一半就躺下。would(带出过去常见的情况)总是，老是。答案：A3．解析：她一步(step)也走不动了。答案：B4.解析：对“我”来说，与其说她是个宠物(pet)倒不如说她像我的姐妹。答案：D5.解析：“我”的继父一周后才告诉我们真相(truth)。答案：D6．解析：他等(waited)了一周才告诉我们真相是因为他不想让我们担心，不想让“我”感到沮丧，也不想影响“我”的考试。答案：B7.解析：“我”只是认为她还(still)在动物医院里。答案：A8．解析：“我”认为你知道“我”脑海里所有的想法(thoughts)。答案：C9．解析：“我”家里