2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Ⅲ Learning about Language and Using Language练习 新人教版选修8.doc

1、Section Learning about Language and Using Language. 用所给词的适当形式填空1.The picture_(indicate) that where there is a will, there is a way.2.The_(authority) were trying to disclose the truth to the press.3.The rural_(reform) have achieved good results, and there has been a noticeable change in the countrysi

2、de.4.With the chance_(slip) through your fingers, it is no use crying over spilt milk.5.My uncle_(hire) two people to help him at harvest time last autumn.6.It was becoming_(apparently) to me that she didnt like me.7.She_(shave) off the top branches of that bush.8.The_(conduct) won great applause af

3、ter the performance.9.Everyone should be treated with_(just).10.I was sent to bed as a_(punish).答案1.indicates2.authorities3.reforms4.slipping5.hired6.apparent7.shaved8.conductor9.justice10.punishment. 完成句子1.When we first got to New Orleans, we bought a map on which the streets that each parade would

4、 travel along were_(标出).2.I had been up all night at a party so I didnt_(想) doing anything very much the next day.3.In New Orleans we_(与合伙) other people, so we could enjoy Mardi Gras in safety.4.You need to stay in New Orleans at least two weeks if you want to_(涵盖) all the tourist places.5.Stand_(背对

5、背) and dont talk to each other.6.In the snowstorm, _(很多) students were waiting in long lines to sign for the art test.7.Zeng Xiaoyu has_(申请得到) a passport to the UK.8._(很明显) he was mistaken by Jane.9.Firstly, we should be given more opportunities to use what weve learned in order to_(更好掌握) it.10.I pr

6、efer to walk there_(而不) take a bus.答案1.marked out2.feel like3.teamed up with4.take in5.back to back6.a good/great many7.applied for8.It was apparent that9.have a better grasp of10.rather than. 单句改错1.The customs office is that your baggage is inspected when you enter or leave a country.2.I was about

7、to give up when an excellent idea suddenly occurred upon me.3.I spent all day in my car traveled around the city.4.Build in 1873, the old temple attracts thousands of visitors every day.5.Its a 79km roundtrip takes in all the famous tourist spots.6.Many Chinese people applied to the right to live in

8、 America.答案1.thatwhere2.uponto3.traveledtraveling4.BuildBuilt5.takestaking或takes前加which/that6.tofor限时30分钟. 阅读理解AChristmastime in the city brings forests of trees already cut and waiting to be sold.But some people like to drive to tree farms.Others wait for their trees to come to them.They order one

9、from the pages of a catalog or on the Internet.Some say the easiest thing of all is to buy a manmade tree with Christmas lights already on it.No falling needles to have to clean up.The National Christmas Tree Association says 33，000，000 real trees were sold last year, compared to 9，000，000 manmade o

10、nes.Manmade trees generally cost more, but they can be reused.Most natural trees are cut up and recycled, but some people buy trees that can be planted.Most Christmas trees are now grown on farms instead of in forests.Twentyone thousand tree farmers in the United States grow Christmas trees on more

11、than 180，000 hectares.Oregon was the leading producer last year.Twentytwo percent of people who bought real trees last year chose them at a farm.Two percent of those people cut the trees themselves.The next most popular places were big stores like Walmart and Home Depot.Groups like the Boy Scouts al

12、so sell Christmas trees.But some people pay nothing for theirs.They steal it.Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has many pretty evergreens.Some years ago, a university worker found a way to keep them there.A month before Christmas, workers treated them with “pink ugly mix”.It contains water and

13、 red food colour.The bright colour starts to disappear after about a month.It can take longer, however.Cornell decided not to use the mix this year, but the idea has spread.1.Manmade trees are chosen for Christmas partly because_.A.they cost less than real onesB.they are usually sold with giftsC.the

14、y look prettier than real onesD.they can be used for more than once解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，可重复使用是人造圣诞树的优点之一。答案D2.What can we learn from the passage?A.Oregon produced the most Christmas trees last year.B.Most Christmas trees come directly from the forests.C.All real trees for Christmas are recycled by Ame

15、ricans.D.Manmade Christmas trees are more popular with Americans.解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Oregon was the leading producer last year.”可知，去年Oregon生产的圣诞树最多。答案A3.People can get their Christmas trees from the following places EXCEPT_.A.OregonB.Home DepotC.Boy Scouts D.Cornell University解析细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，康奈尔大学不生产

16、也不销售圣诞树。答案D4.The “pink ugly mix” method served the purpose of_.A.preventing the evergreens from being stolenB.making the evergreens grow strong and healthyC.keeping the bright colour of the Christmas treesD.increasing the sales of the evergreens during Christmas解析推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句及最后一段可推知，康奈尔大学的工作者使用“

17、pink ugly mix”是为了防止常青树被盗。答案A5.The passage is mainly about_.A.the important festivals in AmericaB.the origin of Christmas as a holidayC.the way Americans celebrate ChristmasD.the popularity of Christmas trees in America解析主旨大意题。本文通过具体数据说明了圣诞节时圣诞树在美国的销售情况，进而揭示圣诞树在美国很受欢迎。答案DBScientists recently discover

18、ed that pictures on cave walls at Creswell Crags are the oldest known in Great Britain.But they didnt find out in the usual way.Archaeologists often date cave art with a process called radiocarbon dating.The technique can measure the age of carbon found in charcoal (木炭) drawings or painted pictures.

19、Carbon is an element found in many things, including charcoal and even people.But in this case, there was no paint or charcoal to test.People carved the pictures of animals and figures into the rock using stone tools.The scientists had an “aha！” moment when they noticed small rocks stuck to the top

20、of the drawings.The small rocks must have formed after the drawings were made.“It is rare to be able to scientifically date rock art，” said Alistair Pike, an archaeological scientist at Britains University of Bristol.“We were very fortunate that some of them were covered by stalagmites (石笋).”When a

21、test proved that the stalagmites formed 12，800 years ago, the scientists knew the art underneath them had to be at least that old.And some of the animals shown, like the European bison, are now extinctanother tipoff that the art is quite old.The artists came to Creswell Crags.This place is one of th

22、e farthest points north reached by our ancient ancestors during the Ice Age.At that time, much of the North Sea was dry, so people could move about more easily.Some tools and bones found there are 13，000 to 15，000 years old.They show that the travellers hunted horses, reindeer, and arctic hare.Their

23、 artwork is similar to art in France and Germany.It tells scientists that the Creswell Crags artists must have had a close connection to the people several thousand kilometres awayanother important clue to understanding how humans spread out across the world.6.Why do scientists say the art is quite

24、old?A.The animals carved in the stone are strange.B.The art was carved into stone with stone tools.C.The cave is one of the farthest point in the world.D.Some pictures were covered by stalagmites more than 10，000 years old.解析推理判断题。根据第三、四段可知，一些画表面覆盖着的石笋已有12 800年的历史，据此科学家推测出画非常古老。答案D7.By studying the

25、cave art, scientists know something about_.A.why some of the animals have died outB.how ancient people crossed the North SeaC.how humans spread out across the worldD.what kind of animals people hunted at that time解析细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的another important clue to understanding how humans spread out across t

26、he world可知，这些画是了解人类如何散布到世界各地的线索，所以选C项。答案C8.What can we learn from the passage?A.Carbon is a rare element.B.To date rock art in scientific methods is not very difficult.C.Some animals shown on the cave walls at Creswell Crags have died out.D.During the Ice Age, it was more difficult for people to tra

27、vel around by land than by sea.解析细节理解题。由第四段第二句可知，岩石壁画里的某些动物，如欧洲野牛已经灭绝，所以C项正确。答案C9.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Cave art in Britain.B.Cave art found in an unusual way.C.Cave art proved to be Britains oldest.D.Cave art about animals is most beautiful.解析标题概括题。本文主要讲述了

28、cave art为什么是英国最古老的壁画，所以选C项。答案C. 语法填空Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer.One day while he_1_(work) in a field, he heard a cry for help.He immediately_2_(throw) his tools away.Following the sound, Fleming came to a deep bog (沼泽), in which a boy was screaming and sinking.Fleming tied a rope around his o

29、wn waist and the other end_3_a tree, and walked into the bog.With great effort he pulled himself and the boy to_4_(safe).He quickly took the boy to his farmhouse, _5_Mrs. Fleming fed him, dried his clothes, and sent him home.The next day a carriage arrived.A welldressed man stepped out, saying he wa

30、s the father of the boy.“You saved my sons life，” said the man.“_6_can I repay you？”“I dont want payment，” Fleming replied.“Anyone would have done the same.”Just then, Flemings son appeared at the door.“Is he your son？” the man asked.“Yes，” said Fleming_7_(happy).“I have an_8_.Let me pay for his edu

31、cation.If hes like his father, hell grow to be a man well both be proud of.”And so he_9_.Thus the farmers son attended the best schools, graduated from a medical college, and became the worldfamous scientist winning the Nobel Prize and_10_(discover) of penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming.Its said that

32、 many years later the man saved from the bog caught pneumonia (肺炎).Penicillin saved his life.His name is Sir Winston Churchill.1.解析考查时态。结合语境可知应用过去进行时表示过去某时正在进行的动作。答案was working2.解析考查时态。结合语境可知应用一般过去时，注意throw的过去式、过去分词的不规则变化。答案threw3.解析考查固定搭配。本句考查固定短语tie.to.，表示“把系在上”。答案to4.解析考查词形转换。pull sb. to safety表示

33、“把某人拖到安全处”。答案safety5.解析考查关系副词。关系副词where引导非限制性定语从句并充当从句的地点状语。答案where6.解析考查疑问副词。此处表示“我怎样才能报答你呢”。答案How7.解析考查词形转换。修饰动词应用副词。答案happily8.解析考查语境填词。此处表示“我有个想法”。答案idea9.解析考查省略。so he did表示“他确实这样做了”，表示被救男孩的父亲承担了Sir Alexander Fleming的上学费用。答案did10.解析考查词形转换。此处表示青霉素的发现者，故应用discoverer。答案discoverer. 书面表达假设你是李华，你生活的城市

34、肥城是国家级园林城市。为扩大知名度，你打算在互联网上对其进行宣传。请根据下表提供的信息用英语写一篇短文介绍自己的家乡。概况1.地处泰山脚下，占地约1，277平方千米，人口约100万；2.历史悠久，矿产资源丰富；3.环境优美，公园众多(如范蠡公园、白云山公园等)；4.经济发展迅速，人民生活幸福，竞争力不断提高。注意：1.词数：100个左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：国家级园林城市national garden city_答案Located at the foot of Mount Tai, our city Feicheng covers an area of 1，277 sq

35、uare kilometers or so and about one million people are living in it.With a long history, it is rich in mineral resources.Whats more, being a national garden city, the environment of it is very beautiful.For example, there are many attractive parks in our city, such as Fanli Park and the Park of Baiy

36、un Mountain.In the free time, especially during the holidays, a lot of citizens as well as tourists often travel there to relax and enjoy themselves.Much to our delight, with the fast development of economy, not only are people living a happy life, but its competitive power is also much stronger than before.