《创新设计》2014-2015学年高中英语同步精练：选修8 UNIT 1 PERIOD 1（人教版重庆专用）.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 1 A land of diversity Period 1 Warming Up，Prereading & Reading 同步精练（人教版选修8，重庆专用）.介、副词填空1Some of the presidents advisers feared Hitler might declare war_the United States.2We kept_our friendship for over twenty years.3The old people died but the young ones lived_. 4He succeeded_m

2、eans_perseverance.5_the time he was ten, Tom had built a chemistry lab himself.6She has two cars, and_addition, a motorboat.7We hope the garden to keep_the weeds.8Millions of people die_the illnesses caused by smoking.答案1.on2.up3.on4.byof5.By6.in7.down 8from.单词拼写1. He drew a quite artificial_(差别) be

3、tween men and women readers. 2Whisky contains a large_(百分比) of alcohol. 3Gradually she learned to make a joke of all these_(困难)4The _(部) of Transport made a searching enquiry to discover the cause of the plane crash.5The oil market is enjoying a _(繁荣)6The _(种族的) discrimination issue is a political h

4、ot potato.7Leonardo da Vinci is a famous artist in the _(意大利) Renaissance.8In the USA foreign policy is decided by the _(联邦的) government.9The _(大多数)of people seem to prefer TV to radio.10He was _(选举) chairman of the education committee. 答案1.distinction2.percentage3.hardships4.Ministry5.boom6.racial7

5、.Italian8.federal9.majority 10elected.翻译与仿写1. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.翻译：_仿写：这次会议有可能会由于天气原因而被推迟。_2That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.翻译：_仿写：那就是这些改革如此重要的原因。_3By the ti

6、me California elected to become the thirtyfirst federal state of the USA in 1850，it was already a multicultural society.翻译：_仿写：当我回到学校时，铃声已经响了。_4It was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.翻译_仿写：正是从太阳那里我们得到了光和热。_5

7、It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.翻译：_仿写： 人们相信勤奋工作就能成功。_答案1.然而，很可能至少在15 000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。Its likely that the conference will be put off because

8、of the weather.2那就是为什么今天还有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。Thats why these reforms are so important.3到1850年加利福尼亚选择成为美国第31个联邦州的时候，它已经是一个有着多元文化的社会了。By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.4更大批量的中国移民是在19世纪60年代修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路时来的。It is from the sun that we get light and heat.5人们认为，要不了多久，多种国籍的混合将

9、会非常大，以致不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群体，而是多种族、多文化的混合体。Its believed that working hard can lead to success.语篇填词California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest _1_. At various times, people from different countries in the world have_2_to California. It is likely that the first settlers came to Ca

10、lifornia_3_a land bridge at least 15,000 years ago. In the 16th century, Europeans arrived and forced thousands of the native people into_4_. In the 18th century，California was ruled by Spain. Thats why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. In 1842，the people of

11、 Mexico gained their_5_from Spanish and California became a part of Mexico. However in 1846，the United States declared_6_on Mexico and won the war, so California had to be given to the United States; In the early 1800s, Russians began setting in California. In 1848，gold was_7_in California，which att

12、racted the people who had the dream of becoming rich. In fact, few_8_their dreams. Many died or returned home，but most remained in California to_9_for themselves. In 1850，California was_10_to become the thirtyfirst state of the United States.答案1. population2. immigrated3. by means of4. slavery5. ind

13、ependence6. war7. discovered8. achieved 9. make a life10. elected.单项填空1Three new buildings_in our city by the time you return from England.Awill be builtBare going to be builtCwill have been builtDhave been built解析句中by the time引导的从句为一般现在时，则主句用将来完成时，故选C项。答案C2The postWorld War II baby resulted in a 43

14、 percent increase in the number of teenagers_in the 1960s and 1970s.Aboost BboomCproduction Dprosperity解析句意：二战后的生育高峰使得20世纪60和70年代的少年数量增加了43%。 boost 推进，发展；boom 也可以指经济的繁荣，侧重繁荣的时期，也可以指急剧上升增加，如出国热，兼职热，生育高峰期；production 产量；prosperity 指经济繁荣昌盛，强调事情做得很成功。答案B3. The moment the 29th Olympic Games _ open, the wh

15、ole world cheered.Adeclared Bhave been declaredChave declared Dwere declared解析句意：第29届奥运会一被公布开幕，全世界欢呼雀跃。“第29届奥运会被公布开幕”是过去的被动动作，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。答案D4. Jane will have to_her piano practice a long time if she wants to be a professional concert performer.Aset up Badd upCkeep up Dhold up解析keep up“坚持；维持”，符合题意

16、。set up建立；add up加起来；hold up举起；阻挡。答案C5Have you seen the film Under the Hawthorn Tree?Of course, I have. It was in our village_it was made.Athat BwhereCwhen Dwhich解析考查强调句型。 句意：你看过电影山楂树之恋吗？当然看过了，这部电影就是在我们村拍摄的。原句为It was made in our village.该句是对地点状语进行强调，在强调句中，只有强调人时，才可以用who，否则一律用that，故选A。答案A6Of course, m

17、ost immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the_of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.Amaximum BminorityCmajority Dminimum解析考查名词辨析。 句意：当然，大多数移民并没有一夜之间就发财，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。maximum 意为“最大限量；最高点”；minority意为“少数，半数以下”；majority意为“大多数”；minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。故选C。答案C7

18、We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always_his principles. Alives on Blives up toClives through Dlives with解析考查live相关短语的辨析。句意：我们十分尊重约瑟夫教授，因为他总是信守原则。live up to意为“遵守，实践(诺言，原则)”；live on意为“以为生”；live through意为“度过，经历过”；live with意为“忍受；容忍”。故选B。答案B8. An uncle of mine lived_cancer for over 20 ye

19、ars，and died_January at the age of 86.Afor；from Bon；ofCwith；in Dagainst；with解析考查介词辨析。live with容忍，忍受；die in January在一月去世。答案C9It is most_that the environmentalists will come to the area to investigate the possible damage caused by the serious pollution.Alikely BperhapsCpossibly DProbably解析句意：很有可能环境保护者

20、会到这个地区调查严重污染所造成的潜在的破坏。句型It is likely that.中的likely为形容词，而不是副词，B、C、D三项均为副词形式，与句式不符。答案A10Many died or returned home，but most remained in California to_a life for themselves in the new towns or on farms.Amake Bcome Cbring Dlay解析只有make a life搭配正确，而come to life；bring sb/sth to life 构成搭配，所以A项正确。答案A11To mak

21、e this_clear we shall have to look closely into biologys long history.Adistinction BindicationCrecognition Dconsideration解析考查名词辨析。句意：为了搞清楚这一差别，我们必须认真地审视一下生物学发展的漫长历史。distinction意为“区别；差异”；indication意为“标示，迹象”；recognition意为“(正式的)承认，认知”；consideration意为“考虑”。故选A。答案A12The_of school leavers that go to univer

22、sity is about fifty percent. Adegree BpercentageClevel Dstandard解析考查名词辨析。percentage百分率；degree学位，度数；level层次，水平；standard标准。答案B13AIDS is said_the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.Athat it is Bto beCthat it has been Dto have been解析考查“sb/sth be said不定式”结

23、构的用法。句意：在过去的几年里，据说艾滋病是对那个地区男女健康的最大挑战。Its said that句型可转化为sb /sth be said to do/to be doing/to have done的形式，由此可排除A、C两项；根据句子中的时间状语over the past few years可知要用完成时，故答案为D。答案D14Our classmates who prefer to hold a party for him are_the majority.Aat Bin Con Dto解析in the majority “占多数”，为固定搭配。答案B15Lincoln was_Pr

24、esident in 1860, and led the United States through the nations greatest crisis, the Civil War.Aselected BchosenCelected Dpromoted解析句意：林肯于1860年当选总统并带领美国度过了国家最大的危机美国内战。elect“选举，当选”，符合句意。答案C.完形填空(A)The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond，California，USA.“Police station？A train for Santa Fe

25、hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing.Please_1_there at once.With an ambulance，too.A man is badly_2_，”said an anxious voice of a young woman.“And you know I am the.”“Please wait！Hi！Hi！”the policeman kept on_3_though the line was cut off.Within a minute，a police car and an ambulance car started

26、 off.Before long they got to the crossing，but they_4_everything was fine.No accident，no wounded man.“What a dirty trick！”said the policeman_5_.“We must find out that bad woman and.” They were just talking about the_6_when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly.All of a sudd

27、en，a truck appeared.It came_7_towards them，too.When the truck was passing the crossing，it suddenly refused to move on.Right then and there，before the eyes of all the policemen_8_，the train hit the truck heavily and struck it dozens of meters away.When Randolph Bruce，the driver，was_9_out of the damag

28、ed truck，he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone.As he was taken to the_10_in time，his life was saved.Later the police did whatever they could to_11_the woman who had telephoned them.It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the ne

29、ighboring state，who had got the firsthand_12_of this crime as described above.1A.call Bcome Cgo Dnotice解析由文章最后一段“It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state.”这句得知报案的人不在事故现场，请求警察立刻赶到那儿，可知选C项。答案C2A.beaten Btreated Cneeded Dinjured解析根据上文“A train

30、 for Santa Fe hit a truck”得知两车相撞，又请求警察“with an ambulance”可知，有人严重受伤。答案D3A.talking Blaughing Ccrying Dshouting解析由上文的“anxious”可知情形急促，报案者自然是说话急促从而表达不清晰，警察听不清自然大声问。本题难度在于区分cry和shout，cry强调说话时比平时声音大，无感情色彩，而shout则强调故意抬高声调或由于情绪不佳或生气。答案C4A.realized Bfound Cproved Dwondered解析警察赶到那儿应该是“发现”而不是“意识到”或“证明”。答案B5A.ne

31、rvously Bdisappointedly Cangrily Dsurprisingly解析根据“What a dirty trick！”和下文的“bad”推知警察“生气”了。答案C6A.trial Bwarning Cprogram Dpunishment解析由上文的“trick，bad”以及警察生气很容易推出，警察因受骗，将会“惩罚”报警的人。答案D7A.passing Bturning Crunning Drolling解析由上文“All of a sudden，a truck appeared.”可知，卡车“running(迅速行驶)”。所以选C。答案C8A.above Bbelo

32、w Calive Dpresent解析“present”此处为形容词“现场的”，作后置定语。答案D9A.pushed Bhelped Clet Dasked解析由下文“he was seriously wounded”可知，司机有人帮助才能从车里出来。答案B10A.company Bhouse Cstation Dhospital解析根据“he was seriously wounded”以及下文“his life was saved”可知，司机被送到医院。答案D11A.meet Bpunish Cfind Darrest解析由于那位女士报警，“his life was saved”，所以，警

33、察不会“punish(惩罚)”或“arrest(逮捕)”，而是“找到”。答案C12A.information Bresult Cadvice Dnews解析女士提供了第一手“信息”。答案A(B)As we get older，the fear of not having a good memory grows for many people.A lot of people_13_that the loss of memory can be the sign of Alzheimers(早老性痴呆症)It is true that as we grow older we are more_14_

34、to develop Alzheimers.But with a proper lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and exercise，one can stay mentally_15_into their old age.There are many causes of memory loss that have nothing to do with Alzheimers.As researchers come_16_to understanding Alzheimers，the outlook(前景)is_17_for people wit

35、h this illness.New treatments are becoming available.With improved diagnosis，medications and treatment，one day we may be able to_18_or even reverse(反转)memory loss as we age.Memory loss is_19_a topic of concern for people.Having Alzheimers can lead to increased dependency on others.Not being able to

36、manage basic daily_20_on your own or even not being able to recognize family members would be a serious hit to anyone.This is why many elderly people often have questions and concerns.13A.worry Bguess Cinsist Dsuggest解析由下文中对记忆力减退与早老性痴呆症的关系的介绍可知，这里说的是人们的“担心”。答案A14A.eager Bnervous Clikely Dready解析年龄渐大

37、的人的确“更有可能”患上早老性痴呆症。答案C15A.healthy Bhonest Cbrave Dkind解析只要有健康的生活方式，人们就能保持精神“健康”。答案A16A.faster Bslower Cfarther Dcloser解析研究人员越来越了解早老性痴呆症，也就是他们跟这种病走得“越来越近”。答案D17A.reducing Bending Cimproving Dwaiting解析随着科学的发展，早老性痴呆症患者的前景有了“改善”。答案C18A.make Btake Cprevent Dprotect解析有一天人类将能够“预防”或反转记忆力减退。答案C19A.also Bstill Cever Deven解析上文提到了美好前景，下文讲述了早老性痴呆症的严重后果，这说明这种病“仍然是”人们关注的话题。答案B20A.activities Bnews Cmeals Ddrinks解析记忆力丧失的人不能应付日常“活动”。答案A- 11 - 版权所有高考资源网