2019_2020学年高中英语Unit2Cloningperiod4UsingLanguage课时规范训练新人教版选修8.doc

1、period 4 Using Language.词汇基础A单词拼写1She fell heavily, s_ her head against the side of the boat.2During the war, our army often used letters attached to a chicken f_ to deliver important messages.3Our trip was interesting, but the rainy weather was a d_.4My _(最初的) reaction was to move to Belgium but af

2、ter careful consideration I decided to stay here.5His clothes are too flowery, which make him look just like a big _(火鸡)6People _(崇拜) him for his generous character.7The eggs need to be put in a warm place to _(孵化)8For months the company has_(抵抗) changing its accounts system.【答案】1.striking2.feather3

3、.drawback4.initial5turkey6.adore7.hatch8.resistedB选择合适的单词或短语并以其适当形式填空bring up；in vain；from time to time；bring back to life；strike；resist；be bound to；bring about；in time；strike into ones heart1Anyway he was dead.Nobody could_.2He went fishing_.3He was _ in the village.4He tried _ to catch the butterf

4、ly on the flower.5It is hard to _ an invitation like that.6He _ a match and lighted a candle.7It_ rain soon.8The accident _ the fear _(让他刻骨铭心)9Computers _ many changes in the workplace.10Dont worryIm sure things will get better _.【答案】1.bring him back to life2.from time to time3brought up4.in vain5.r

5、esist6.struck7is bound to8.struck；into his heart9have brought about10.in time.综合提升A句型转换1He is obviously in good health.He is obviously _ _ _.2Suddenly I struck on a good idea.Suddenly _ _ _ _ _.3She is only a child.She is _ a child.4Betty is proud of her voice.Betty is _ of her voice.【答案】1.in good c

6、ondition2.a good idea struck me3merely4.vainB完成句子1他们把这一发现归功于牛顿。They _ this discovery _ Newton.2地震时，我的第一反应就是惊慌。My _ reaction was to panic when earthquake happened.3房子条件良好。The house is _ _ _.412点的钟一敲响，她就跑出去了。Twelve _ just _ when she rushed out.5经过数年的努力工作，中国艺术家成功地使这座宫殿恢复了生机。After years of hard work，the

7、 Chinese artists _ the palace _ _ _ successfully.【答案】1.owed；to2.initial3.in good condition4had；struck5.brought；back to life.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota，Florida

8、，my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C)，thinking of beaches and orange trees.When we touched down to blue skies and warm air，I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.Swimming pools，wine tasting，and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours，not

9、 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend，but the best part，particularly to my taste，dulled by months of coldweather root vegetables，was a 7 am.adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.The market，which was founded in 1979，sets up its tents every

10、Saturday from 7：00 am. to 1 pm., rain or shine，along North Lemon and State streets.Baskets of perfect red strawberries，the redpainted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck，and most of all，the tomatoes：amazing，large，soft and round red tomatoes.Disappointed by many a broken，vineripened(蔓上成熟的) promise，Iv

11、e refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.No matter how attractive they look in the store，once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry，hard，and tasteless.But I homed in，with uncertainty，on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand，full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist.These

12、were the real deal，and at that moment，I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for months. Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight，my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is on

13、e of the suppliers for Jack Dusty，a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton，where，luckily for me，I was planning to have dinner that very night.Without even seeing the menu，I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it.()1.What did the author think of her winter life in New York?AExciting. BB

14、oring.CRelaxing. DAnnoying.()2.What made the authors getting up early worthwhile?AHaving a swim.BBreathing in fresh air.CWalking in the morning sun.DVisiting a local farmers market.()3.What can we learn about the tomatoes sold in New York in winter?AThey are soft. BThey look nice.CThey taste great.

15、DThey are juicy.【答案】13.BDBBAmazon is breaking into physical retail in a new way.The online retail giant revealed a new kind of physical store concept in a video published on Monday.The store，called Amazon Go，doesnt work like a typical Walmart or supermarket.Instead，its designed so that shoppers will

16、 use an app，also called Amazon Go，to automatically add the products that they plan to buy to a digital shopping cart by scanning a QR code(二维码)They can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line because Amazon will charge their Amazon account and send them a receipt.The first A

17、mazon Go store is located in Seattle，where Amazon is headquartered.For years，there have been rumors the ecommerce company would expand its dominance from digital to physical shopping.Amazon began experimenting with physical bookstores a year ago，but Amazon Go may mark its boldest bet on physical one

18、s yet.By removing much of the staff needed to operate a store，Amazon keeps costs lower than traditional competitors.Its also in a strong position to bring together data on its customers shopping habits online and offline to make better suggestions in all situations.However，Amazons move deeper into p

19、hysical retail shops comes in a sensitive political climate.The company could be perceived as being a threat to some of the 3.4 million Americans who work as cashiers，according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.On the campaign trail，Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezo

20、s for “getting away with murder taxwise” and “having a huge antitrust(反垄断的) problem”Will the President add “job killer” to the list of criticisms?Amazons effort to launch a new kind of retail store predates(在之前) the rise of Donald Trump.“Four years ago we asked ourselves：what if we could create a sh

21、opping experience with no lines and no checkout？Could we push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning to create a store where customers could simply take what they want and go？” The company says on an informational page about Amazon Go.For now，Amazon is starting slow.The Amazon Go is

22、only open to Amazon employees in our Beta program，and is scheduled to open to the public in early 2017.()4.In Amazon Go，people can_.Abuy products by paying cashBbuy carts without scanning a QR codeChave no bother to check out and queueDuse an app to wait in a checkout line()5.What can we infer from

23、the third paragraph?AAmazon has dominated the physical bookstores.BAmazon can contribute to reducing the cost of staff.CAmazon manages to take the place of physical shopping.DAmazon can ignore each customers advice in all situations.()6.The reason why Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon Go is

24、that Amazon Go_.Awould result in a political crisisBwould threaten the career of cashiersCmay result in a huge antitrustDis No.1 job killer in the list of criticisms()7.The main purpose of writing the passage is_.Ato introduce the Amazon Go storeBto explain how Amazon Go worksCto arouse peoples interest in AmazonDto indicate Trumps attitude to Amazon【答案】13 BDB47 CBCA