人教高中英語選修8-Unit ~課時練習及解析

PAGEPAGE1人教版高中英語選修八Unit1~2課時練習Ⅰ.單項填空1．Thecitywasbadlydestroyedbyanearthquake，andittookyearsto________.A．takeeverythingbacktoliveB．haveeverythingbacktolifeC．leteverythingbacktoliveD．bringeverythingbacktolife解析：bringsth.backtolife“使……恢復生氣，使……恢復正?！?。答案：D2．—Whatwasthespeakersaying?—Sorry，IwassotiredthatIcouldn't________whatshewassaying.A．takeup B．takeinC．takeon D．takeaway解析：根據(jù)答語“不好意思，我剛才太累了，沒聽懂她在說什么”，takein符合句意。takein在此意為“理解，領(lǐng)會，明白”。takeup“從事，占掉(空間、時間)”；takeon“呈現(xiàn)(面貌等)”；takeaway“拿走”。答案：B3．I'vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish.Butbynomeans________withmyprogress.A．theteacherisnotsatisfiedB．istheteachernotsatisfiedC．theteacherissatisfiedD．istheteachersatisfied解析：bynomeans位于句首時，句子要用倒裝語序，排除A、C兩項；由but可知后一句表示否定，排除B項。答案：D4．Manystudentsstronglyobjectedto________schoolatweekends.A．a(chǎn)ttend B．a(chǎn)ttendingC．a(chǎn)ttended D．havingattended解析：句意：許多學生強烈反對周末上課。objectto...短語中to是介詞，后接名詞或動名詞作賓語，故排除A、C兩項；此處不強調(diào)完成，故排除D項。答案：B5．AsfarasIamconcerned，whathemadeinhisspeechisjusta(n)________，nothingserious.A．choice B．excuseC．statement D．slip解析：句意：在我看來，他在演講中所犯的只是一個小錯誤，沒什么大驚小怪的。slip在此意為“疏忽，差錯”，符合句意。答案：D6．Don'tworry，becausethebosshas________topayofftherestofthewagesnextmonth.A．undertaken B．a(chǎn)dmittedC．refused D．disagreed解析：由前面的信息可知答案為A項；undertaketodosth.“答應做某事”。答案：A7．Eventhoughhertalentwas________toeveryonewhoheardhersing，lifegotinthewayofherdreams.A．a(chǎn)pparent B．a(chǎn)bundantC．a(chǎn)bsurb D．a(chǎn)cademic解析：句意：雖然每一個聽過她唱歌的人都知道她才華出眾，但生活卻阻礙了她夢想的實現(xiàn)。apparent在此意為“明顯的，顯而易見的”，符合句意。abundant“豐富的，充裕的”；absurd“荒謬的，可笑的”；academic“學校的，學院的，學術(shù)的”。答案：A8．(2012年安徽蚌埠質(zhì)檢)Mysisterwasagainstmysuggestionwhilemybrotherwas________it.A．inhonourof B．inmemoryofC．infavourof D．insearchof解析：while“然而”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折、對比，against表示“反對”。故選用infavourof“贊成”。inhonourof“為了向……表示敬意”；inmemoryof“為紀念”；insearchof“尋找”。A、B、D三項均不合題意。答案：C9．—Doyouallfeellikegoingouttonight?—________.Everythingdependsonyou.A．I'measy B．No，Idon'tC．Noproblem D．Forgetit解析：句意：——今晚你們都想出去嗎？——我隨便。一切由你們決定。I'measy意為“我隨便，我好辦，我無所謂”，表示接受對方提出的任何建議，符合Everythingdependsonyou這一語境。答案：A10．Afterquestioningthemanforsixhours，thepolice________theinformationtheywanted.A．seized B．recoveredC．a(chǎn)ppealed D．obtained解析：句意：警察審問了這男人6個小時后，才得到了他們想要的信息。seize“抓住”；recover“恢復”；appeal“呼吁，控訴”；obtain“得到，獲得”。D項符合句意。答案：D11．________failstorecognizethatisboundtomakeseriousmistakes.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whichever解析：句意：任何沒有認識到那一點的人都注定要犯嚴重的錯誤。whoever在這里相當于anyonewho，在主語從句中作主語。答案：B12．Hehopedtheaudiencewassatisfiedandtheperformers'efforts________.A．payoff B．werepaidoffC．paidoff D．havepaidoff解析：句意：他希望表演能讓觀眾滿意，表演者的付出能得到回報。payoff作“得到回報，得到好結(jié)果”講時，通常不用于被動語態(tài)。答案：C13．Everymeans________triedout，buttheycan'tfindasolutiontotheproblem.A．is B．hasbeenC．a(chǎn)re D．havebeen解析：means“方法”，其單復數(shù)形式相同，句中means前有every修飾，是單數(shù)名詞，謂語動詞也應用單數(shù)形式；根據(jù)句意知應用現(xiàn)在完成時。答案：B14．—Whatdoyouknowfromthesignpost?—It________thedirectiontoLondonfromhere.A．a(chǎn)nnounces B．explainsC．points D．indicates解析：announce“宣布”；explain“解釋”；point(to)“指向”；indicate“標示”。答句句意：它標示了從這里去倫敦的方向。答案：D15．Johnwas________tolearnthenewsthathewasrejectedbythecommittee.A．castdown B．castoffC．castabout D．castaway解析：castdown“使沮喪”；castoff“扔掉”；castabout“設(shè)法尋找”；castaway“扔掉，拋棄”。句意：約翰聽到被委員會拒絕的消息非常沮喪。根據(jù)句意選A項。答案：AⅡ.閱讀理解(2012年云南模擬)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項。A(Reuters)PresidentBarackObama－bolstered(加強)byastrongereconomicoutlookandrecentjobgrowth－wouldwininamatchupagainstthetwoleadingRepublicanpresidentialcandidatesMittRomneyandNewtGingrich，apollonMondayshowed.AWashingtonPost-ABCNewssurveyof1,000adultsfoundthat，forthefirsttime，Obama'sprospectshavebrightenedagainsthispotentialrivalsashisoveralljobapprovalratingclimbedonhishandlingoftheslowlyrecoveringeconomy.Iftheelectionwereheldnow，Obamawouldwin51percentofthevotecomparedto45percentforRomney，theformerMassachusettsgovernorandcurrentRepublicanfrontrunner，accordingtothepoll.Hewouldwinwith54percentcomparedto43percentforGingrich，theformerspeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativeswhohasvowedtocontinueseekinghisparty'snomination.Thepoll，conductedbytelephonefromFebruary1throughFebruary4，showedObamawonhighermarksthanRomneywhenitcomestoprotectingthemiddleclassandtaxes.ThosepolledalsosaidtheytrustedObamamoretohandleinternationalaffairsandterrorism.ButObamaandRomneytied(不分勝負)whenitcametocreatingjobsandmoreofthosesurveyedsaidtheytrustedRomneytohandletheeconomyandthefederalbudgetdeficit(赤字)．Inastatement，theRomneycampaign'spollingstrategist，NeilNewhouse，saidthesurveywasflawedand“introducedspecificnegativeinformationaboutGovernorRomneyimmediatelypriortoaskingtheballotmatchupagainstPresidentObama”．Thepresident'sjobapprovalratingroseto50percent，accordingtothesurvey，whichhasasamplingerrorofplusorminus4percentagepoints.WhenaskedifObamadeservedasecondtermaspresident,49percentsaidyesand49percentsaidno.InanNBCinterviewonSunday，ObamasaidhedeservedanothertermwhenAmericansvoteinNovember.AjobsreportonFridayshowedtheU．S.economycreatedjobsatthefastestpaceinninemonthsinJanuary.Theunemploymentrateunexpectedlydroppedto8.3percent，itslowestlevelinthreeyears.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇新聞報道，文章主要是關(guān)于在總統(tǒng)大選中奧巴馬及其他競選人的優(yōu)勢和不足。16．Whoisbetterconcerningprotectingthemiddleclassandtaxes?A．NewtGingrich B．NeilNewhouseC．MittRomney D．BarackObama解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句可知，在保護中產(chǎn)階級和稅收方面，更多人相信Obama。答案：D17．InwhichaspectdidObamaandRomneytie?A．Creatingjobs.B．Improvingtheeconomy.C．Handlingthefederalbudgetdeficit.D．Handlinginternationalaffairsandterrorism.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段可知，在創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機會方面，Obama和Romney打成了平手。答案：A18．WhatisthepercentageofAmericanswhosupportPresidentObama'sre-electioninthesurvey?A．51% B．54%C．43% D．49%解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，有百分之四十九的人支持總統(tǒng)Obama連任。答案：D19．WhatcanwelearnfromNeilNewhouse'swords?A．ThesurveywasunfairtoRomney.B．ThesurveywasagainstObama.C．Thesurveyhadnegativeeffectonpeople'svoting.D．Thesurveywasmadeinarush.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段可知，NeilNewhouse批評這個調(diào)查有失偏頗，對Romney是不公平的。答案：A20．Accordingtothelastparagraph，whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Obamaisself-confidentinre-election.B．TheU．S.createdjobsatthefastestpacethanothercountries.C．Theunemploymentrateisthelowestonrecord.D．AmericansvoteforpresidentinJanuary.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，Obama非常自信，認為自己理應連任。答案：AB(2012年黃岡市高三質(zhì)檢)Apioneeringheadteacheriscallingforallhighschoolstofollowhisleadandstartclassesat11am，allowingteenagerstwohoursextrainbed.Dr.PaulKelley，headofMonkseatoninNorthTyneside，saiditwouldmeantheendofsleepinginlessonsbeforelunch，afterexperimentsshowedteenagerscouldhavedifferentbodyclocksfromadultsandyoungerchildren.RussellFoster，anOxfordprofessorofneuroscience(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)科學)，testedthememoryof200Monkseatonpupilsat9amand2pmusingpairsofwords，anddiscovereda9%improvementintheafternoon.Studentscorrectlyidentified51%ofwordpairsinthelatersession，comparedwith42%inthemorning.TaylerMcCullough,15，oneofthetestsubjects，saidthemajorityofstudentswouldwelcometheextrahoursinbed.“I'mextremelyhardtogetupinthemorning.Oneortwopeopleliketogettoschoolearly，butmostofuswouldbeupforgoinginlater.I'msureitwouldmakeabigdifferencetoourlearningability.”Kelleyisadamantthatachangeofschooltimetablewillhaveameaningfuleffectonexamperformance.Hewantshisschool'sgovernorstoapprovehisplanandputthenewtimetableinplacebeforetheopeningofMonkseaton'snewschoolbuilding，themosttechnologicallyadvancedinthecountry，inSeptember.Kelleyhopeshislatestideawillbejustassuccessful.“Wehavetobepractical.Butthisprovesthat，bystartinglater，children'slearningimproves，asdoestheirhealth.”Fostersaid，“Thisispreliminary(初步的)data，butwhat'sexcitingisthatitmatchesmoredetailedstudiescarriedoutinCanadaandtheUS.Teenagersgetuplatenotbecausetheyarelazybutbecausetheyarebiologicallyprogrammedtodoso.”【語篇解讀】經(jīng)過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)學生在下午的記憶效果更好，因而一位高中校長呼吁高中學校更改作息時間表，認為這樣更加符合青少年的生物鐘