2019-2020学年英语外研版选修8同步检测：5-2SECTION Ⅱ　SPEAKING AND WRITING ～ WRITING AND SPEAKING WORD版含解析.doc

1、Section Grammar Writing.选词填空1Eating too much often results_in sickness.2His teaching style is_similar_to most of the other teachers in our school.3There is nobody here other_than me.4He has read a_series_of articles about UFO.完成句子 1The Cassini Huygens space probe, which (which/that) reached Saturn l

2、ast week, has sent_back (发回) amazing (amaze) photographs of the planets famous rings viewed (view) in ultraviolet light.2The different colours show exactly (exact) what (what/that) the rings are made of.3The probe is an international project to_explore (explore) the planet and its rings and moons.4I

3、t was launched (launch) in 1997 and its mission was to explore the “gas giant” planet which_is_the_furthest_planet_to_be_seen_from_the_Earth_without_a_telescope (它是我们不用望远镜所能看到的最远的行星)5Scientists say the spacecrafts fouryear (四年) tour of Saturn may tell them how_the_rings_are_formed (这些光环是如何形成的)6The i

4、mages (image) of Titan and Phoebe look strangely like photos of the Earth and our own Moon, taken (take) decades ago by the earliest space missions.7They are so (so/such) clear that it_is_easy_to_forget_they_are_coming_from (很容易就忘掉了它们是来自) a distance of oneandahalfbillion kilometers.完形填空I was shown i

5、nto the waiting room which, as I had expected, was full. Any waiting room especially a dentists is not the best place in the world to _1_ an afternoon. No matter how hard a dentist tries to make his waitingroom look _2_， it always has an atmosphere of its own the unpleasant smell and disordered _3_

6、in the room.This waiting room was no exception. There were _4_ pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table _5_ like a great pile of waste paper. I took my _6_ and decided to pass the time _7_ the people around me.A little man beside me was _8_ the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. I

7、t was _9_ to understand what he was looking at, for _10_ three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the _11_， take another, and sink back into his chair. Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to _12_ her son from making a _13_. He had placed an ashtray (烟灰缸) on the floor and

8、was making planenoises _14_ he waved a pencil in his hands. The boy had clearly become uninterested in _15_.Near him, an old man was asleep, and the boys mother was _16_ sooner or later her son would _17_ the gentleman up.There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse _18_. The

9、people looked _19_ with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next lucky _20_ was led out of the room.1A.spendBtakeCcost Dstay答案与解析：A根据句意知，此处用spend“度过”合乎句意：度过这样一个下午。2A.unpleasant BhappyCfunny Dpleasant答案与解析：D与the unpleasant smell形成对比。3A.teeth BpeopleCthings Dbooks答案与解析：B作者在这里强调的不是室内陈设的混

10、乱，根据下文应指混乱的“人”。4A.dirty BniceCvaluable Dmodern答案与解析：A由后面的like a great pile of waste paper可知应选dirty(脏的)。5A.tasted BsoundedClooked Dfelt答案与解析：C“像一堆废纸”应是一种视觉感受。6A.chair BseatCbench Ddesk答案与解析：Btake ones seat意为“就座”。7A.talking with BwatchingCthinking about Dlistening to答案与解析：B下文描述的均为候诊室里众人的神情，故应选用watchin

11、g(观看)。8A.turning over BcountingClooking up Dlooking at答案与解析：A从quickly and nervously以及下一句可以推知，他是在“翻看”杂志。9A.interesting BpossibleCeasy Dhard答案与解析：D他在那儿快速地、神经质似地翻动杂志，并且隔一会儿就换一本，真让人“很难”判断他到底要看什么。10A.each BeveryCabout Dcertain答案与解析：Bevery three minutes意为“每隔三分钟”。另外A、D一般不接复数名词，C不能与or so连用。11A.chair BfloorC

12、bed Dtable答案与解析：D由上文中的the magazines on the table可推知。12A.prevent BallowCforbid Dfight答案与解析：A由常识知在医院里应保持安静，所以小孩的母亲应是阻止小孩发出声音，故应选prevent(阻止)。13A.song BnoiseCmistake Dmodel plane答案与解析：B小孩的母亲正竭力阻止他发出“声音”，因为他正在地上拨弄烟灰缸，同时还在挥动手中的铅笔以模仿飞机的声音。14A.as BifCso Dthough答案与解析：A“在挥动铅笔的同时”模仿飞机的声音。15A.reading BtalkingCw

13、aiting Dsinging答案与解析：C很明显，孩子对这种等待不感兴趣。其余三项与文中的小孩无关。16A.sure BsorryCangry Dafraid答案与解析：D由上文知小孩在不停地制造噪音，而旁边的老人正在睡觉，所以小孩的母亲害怕小孩早晚会把老人吵醒，故选afraid(恐怕，害怕)。17A.make BwakeCcall Dturn答案与解析：B“将弄醒”应为wake.up。18A.left BenteredCsmiled Dspoke答案与解析：B由the door opened和.led out of the room可推知。19A.down BaroundCup Dbehi

14、nd答案与解析：C人们本都是坐着的，所以护士进来时，他们自然是抬头“向上”看。20A.patient BdoctorCboy Dmother答案与解析：A被护士带出的肯定是“病人”，其余选项不合语境。.阅读理解“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity，” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Ive never watched her show, but when a selfmade billionaire gives life advice its probably w

15、orth listening to.Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If youre a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree st

16、ump (树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.A book by the UK. psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. Its not about going to a temple to burn some incense (香) in hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; its practical advice you c

17、an follow each day.Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups: those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside.

18、 On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper，” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not sp

19、ot the message.Its easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”， in fact, keep an open mind and dont go through the same routine every day.I fir

20、st came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Nine years later, and still here, Ive had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possib

21、le. Ive also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about Professor Wisemans studies I think not.As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking, but i

22、ts important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem.Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.1Which of the following proverbs most

23、 agrees with the writers point?AMake the best of a bad job.BRome was not built in a day.CAll is not gold that glitters.DA good heart conquers ill fortune.答案与解析：AMake the best of a bad job意为“身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明”，与最后一段作者的观点“try to turn bad luck into good(把厄运变好运)”最为接近。故答案为A。Rome was not built in a day意为“伟业非一

24、日可成”；All is not gold that glitters意为“闪光的东西并不都是金子”；A good heart conquers ill fortune意为“善心克厄运”。2What do you know about Oprah Winfrey?AShe became famous through her family background.BShe was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life.CShe is a British talk show host.DShe became successful by

25、her own effort.答案与解析：D根据第一段中的“a selfmade billionaire”可知美国talk show主持人Oprah Winfrey是从白手起家，通过自我奋斗而成名的。3The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in order to show _.Aluck is in your own handBbad luck can turn into goodCyou should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to youDman can c

26、onquer nature答案与解析：C根据第二段内容可以判断，作者引用中国“守株待兔”的故事是为了说明“人们不应该待在家里等待机会的降临”的观点。4From the experiment Wiseman drew the conclusion that _.Alucky people are quickmindedBunlucky people are slow to readClucky people often have an open mindDunlucky people are more creative答案与解析：C根据第四、五段内容，尤其是第五段最后一句可知，Wiseman通过试验得出结论：“幸运的人”具有开放的心态，做事不墨守成规。5The underlined word “spot” is the closest in meaning to “_”Arecognize BmarkClocate Dreceive答案与解析：A根据上文语境及The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message可知spot在句中用作及物动词，是“发现，识别”之意。