2019-2020学年高中英语 课后限时作业11 外研版选修8.doc

1、课后限时作业(十一)(见课时作业P21)语言知识练.单句语法填空1_Standing_(stand) in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a new iPad.2It wont be long _before_ you regret what youve done.3_Seen_(see) from space, the earth looks like a huge watercovered globe.4Many children are playing _happily_(happy) on the beach.

2、5Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _to_find_(find) it didnt fit.句型训练1我们继续往下谈的时候， 他变得越来越兴奋。_As_we_talked_on_， he got more and more excited.2下次你来的时候， 务必记得带上你的儿子。_Next_time_you_come_， do remember to bring your son.3既然你忙， 就让我为你做吧。_Now_that/Since_you_are_busy_， let me

3、 do it for you.4既吃惊又高兴， 托尼站起来接受了这个奖。_Surprised_and_happy_， Tony stood up and accepted the prize.5老人站在那里， 看着窗外。The old man stood there, _looking_out_of_the_window_. 高考题型练.阅读理解The ancient Mayan civilization collapsed due to a centurylong drought, new research suggests.Minerals taken from Belizes famou

4、s underwater cave, known as the Blue Hole, as well as lagoons(环礁湖) nearby, show that an extreme drought occurred between 800 AD and 1000 AD, right when the Mayan civilization ended. After the rains returned, the Mayans moved northbut they disappeared again a few centuries later, and that disappearan

5、ce occurred at the same time as another dry period, the sediments(沉积物) reveal.Although the findings arent the first to tie a drought to the end of the Mayan culture, the new results strengthen the case that dry periods were indeed the cause. Thats because the data come from several spots in a region

6、 central to the Mayan heartland, said study coauthor Andr Droxler, an Earth scientist at Rice University.From 300 AD to 700 AD, the Mayan civilization flourished in the Yucatan peninsula(尤卡坦半岛)These ancient Mesoamericans built great pyramids, mastered astronomy, and developed both a writing system a

7、nd a calendar system, which is famous for predicting that the world would end in 2012.But in the centuries after 700 AD, the civilizations building activities slowed and the culture fell into war and unrest.The evidence for a drought has been growing in recent years. A 2012 study in the journal Scie

8、nce analyzed a 2, 000yearold stalagmite(石笋) from a cave in southern Belize and found that sharp decreases in rainfall coincided with periods of decline in the culture. But the data came from just one cave, which meant it was difficult to make predictions for the area as a whole, Droxler said.To look

9、 for signs of drought, the team drilled the sediments in the Blue Hole of Lighthouse Lagoon, as well as one in the Rhomboid reef. The lagoons surrounded on all sides by thick walls of coral reef. During storms or wetter periods, excess water runs off from rivers and streams, overtops the retaining w

10、alls, and is deposited in a thin layer at the top of the lagoon. From there, all the sediments from these streams settle to the bottom of the lagoon, piling on top of each other and leaving a record of the historical climate.The team found that during the period between 800 AD and 1000 AD, when the

11、Mayan civilization collapsed, there were just one or two tropical cyclones(气旋) every two decades, as opposed to the usual five or six. After that, the Mayans moved north, building at sites such as Chichen Itza, in what is now Mexico.本文为说明文。新研究发现：古玛雅文明的消失与长达一个世纪的干旱有关。1What happened after an extreme d

12、rought between 800 AD and 1000 AD?AThe Mayans were suffering a heavy flood.BThe Mayans suddenly disappeared from the earth.CThe Mayans were often attacked by tropical cyclones.DThe Mayans moved to places in what is now called Mexico.解析 D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的After the rains returned, the Mayans moved nort

13、h和最后一段最后一句可知， 随着干旱的发生， 玛雅人迁移到如今称为墨西哥的地方， 故选D项。2What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?AThe achievements of the Mayan civilization.BThe prediction the Mayan civilization made.CThe effects the Mayan civilization had on humans.DThe background where the Mayan civilization began.解析 A段落大意题。根据第四段第一句以及后面的例子可知

14、， 本段主要介绍玛雅文明繁荣时期所取得的成就， 故选A项。3Why did the team drill the sediments in the Blue Hole of Lighthouse Lagoon?ATo learn how the Blue Hole came into being.BTo know what lies on the bottom of the lagoon.CTo study the record of the historical climate.DTo see how excess water runs off from rivers and streams

15、.解析 C细节理解题。根据第七段第一句和最后一句中的leaving a record of the historical climate可知选C项。4What did Droxler think of the analysis of the 2,000yearold stalagmite?AAmazing. BRidiculous.CReasonable. DUnreliable.解析 D推理判断题。根据第六段最后一句可知， 这项对2 000岁的石笋所作的分析研究只是来自一个洞穴的数据， 很难对整个地区做出正确的预测， 故选D项。unreliable不可靠的。.完形填空I guess you

16、can say Im not healthy.I throw up almost everything I _1_， and I have no idea what is going on with my body in the_2_ of doing it.Im 17 years old, and I have been suffering from this_3_ for about 6 months.That doesnt seem like a_4_ time, but those 6 months feel like 6 years.I was never_5_ or even cl

17、ose to it.Ive always been short and in shape, but it_6_ me every time to see a really pretty girl because I_7_ think, “Why cant I_8_ like that？” Also, the town I live in is full of drugs, _9_， and drinking, and Ive fallen into all of those.Im tired of the_10_ that I have been living.My parents are_1

18、1_ in me and practically think Im a failure.Im always worried if my trousers are going to_12_ me the next day.And on top of that, Im_13_ friends because they think Ive changed.Bulimia(暴食症) is a black hole that，_14_ you have entered, it is extremely hard to get out.And if you do get out, you are so_1

19、5_.I hope that someday I can say Ive_16_ from this terrible thing, because all I want to do is to live my life and not to have to_17_ my weight all the time.At the point where Im going, I might end up in the_18_， and that is what frightens me most.All I can do is to try and get the_19_ I need.Howeve

20、r, I know the best help comes from my heart and the actual need within me to_20_ this illness. 1.A.remember Bsee Cread Deat 2.A.experiment Bpurpose Cprocess Dplan 3.A.accident Billness Closs Dpunishment 4.A.free BmeaningfulCbad Dlong 5.A.fat Brude Csick Dwrong 6.A.shocks Bkills Cexcites Dencourages

21、7.A.always Bsometimes Calso Deven 8.A.feel Blook Csound Dtaste 9.A.parties Bmatches Clessons Dlectures 10A.dream Bbelief Clife Dfood 11A.pleased BhonestCinterested Ddisappointed12A.carry Bsupport Cfit Dattack13A.blaming Blosing Cvisiting Dmaking 14A.once Balthough Cunless Dbecause15A.friendly Blovel

22、y Cbusy Dlucky16A.suffered Breturned Crecovered Dseparated 17A.add to Bworry about Ctalk about Ddepend on 18A.hospital Bschool Chouse Dstation19A.education Bspace Chelp Dmoney 20A.catch Bspread Cforget Dstop本文为记叙文， 主要讲述了作者作为一名暴食症患者身患暴食症后的痛苦感受。1解析 D此处的eat与上文中的throw up相对应， 作者将吃进的大部分食物又都吐了出来。2解析 C作者不知道

23、自己的身体在这个“过程”(process)(吃然后吐的过程)中到底怎么了。3解析 B上文中的suffer from给出了暗示， 从本文最后的illness也可看出。4解析 D根据空处后面的those 6 months feel like 6 years可知， 虽然6个月的时间看似不算长(long), 但对作者而言就像6年一样煎熬。5解析 A根据下一句中的in shape可知， 作者以前不胖(fat)。6解析 B作者每次见到漂亮的女孩， 都感觉非常痛苦难受， 故kill符合题意。kill使痛苦；使受折磨。7解析 A每当看到那些漂亮的女孩， 她总会有这样的想法。always总是， 符合题意。8解析

24、 B句意：为什么自己不能像她那样好看呢？look like看起来像， 符合题意。9解析 A此处与空前的drugs和空后的drinking构成并列。作者所住的小镇里都是吸毒、狂欢和酗酒的人。parties狂欢聚会。10解析 C作者厌倦了自己的生活方式。此处为live alife搭配。11解析 D根据空后的a failure可知， 父母对作者很失望(disappointed), 他们认为她很失败。 12解析 C作者心理负担很重， 一直担心第二天自己的裤子是否还“适合”自己， 即担心自己变胖， 第二天裤子就穿不下了。fit sb(衣服)合某人的身。13解析 B最糟糕的是， 因为作者行为和外貌上的变化

25、， 朋友们在离她而去。blame责备；lose失去；visit拜访；make交(朋友)。lose符合题意， 故选B项。14解析 A暴食症就犹如一个黑洞， 一旦你掉进去， 就会万劫不复。once一旦， 引导条件状语从句。15解析 D如果你真的能克服暴食症(走出暴食症这个黑洞), 那你就很幸运了(lucky)。16解析 C作者真的希望有一天自己能康复， 不再暴食。recover from从康复。17解析 B根据上文中的Im always worried可知， 作者想过属于自己的正常生活， 不用再每天为自己的体重担心(worry about)。depend on依靠；取决于。18解析 A根据空前的e

26、nd up可知， 作者认为也许自己会病重住院(in the hospital)。19解析 C根据下一句中的the best help提示可知， 此处指的是得到自己所需要的帮助(help)。 20解析 D作者知道最好的帮助源于自己的内心， 源于自己对戒除(stop)暴食症的强烈需求。.语法填空British English may have come first, but around the world, the American way of spelling is now far more popular.An 1._(accuracy) examination of these two

27、variants of the English language 2._(show) that publications now largely use the American version, 3._(swap) words like “centre” for “center” after the 1880s. According to the data, this shift 4._(strengthen) around the time of World War . Around 1880, 5._ American English began to cross into wider

28、use among many words, including “grey” and “flavour”， British English can be seen dwindling(缩小). After World War ， the world also began to prefer “defense” 6._ the British English version, “defence”For many years, British English maintained 7._(it) hold on “honour”， struggling with the American vers

29、ion for years before the two flipflopped(突然转向反向) in 8._(popular) around the world. However, American English was in 9._ lead in the 1970s as “honor” 10._(increasing) became the more spelling of choice.本文介绍了由英式英语占主导到美式英语更受人欢迎这一转变。1accurate解析 考查词性转换。空处作定语修饰名词examination, 故用形容词accurate。2shows解析 考查时态、语态

30、和主谓一致。此处叙述客观情况， 故应用一般现在时；主语examination与show为主谓关系， 应用主动语态；examination为单数形式， 故谓语用单数形式。3swapping解析 考查非谓语动词。publications与swap构成逻辑上的主谓关系， 故用现在分词作伴随状语。4strengthened/was strengthened解析 考查时态和语态。根据时间状语around the time of World War I可知用一般过去时；strengthen可以作及物动词， 也可以作不及物动词， 故此处可以用主动语态也可以用被动语态。5when解析 考查引导词。分析句子结构

31、可知， 空处引导定语从句， 先行词为表示时间的Around 1880, 引导词在定语从句中作时间状语， 故用when。6to解析 考查介词。preferto喜欢多于， 为固定搭配。7its解析 考查代词。句意：多年来， 英式英语保持着“honour”这一拼写形式的权威。hold在此作名词， 意为“影响， 权威”， 故用形容词性物主代词its修饰。8popularity解析 考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知， 空处应填名词， 作介词in的宾语， popularity意为“流行， 受欢迎”。9the解析 考查冠词。in the lead占据优势， 为固定搭配。10increasingly解析 考查词性转换。空处作状语修饰动词became, 应用副词increasingly, 意为“越来越多地， 不断增加地”。