2019-2020学年人教版高中英语选修八同步作业：UNIT 5 MEETING YOUR ANCESTORS课后限时作业14 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课后限时作业(十四)限时/40分钟.单句语法填空(建议用时：7分钟)1I wonder if Sue has lost my phone number. I _have been expecting_ (expect) her to call for the last two hours.2Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _has been considering_(consider) going back to school, but she hasnt decided yet.3The students _have be

2、en working_(work) hard on their lessons and their efforts will be rewarded success in the end.4Over the past ten years, the sea level _has been rising_(rise) as a result of global warming.5If times _has changed_(change), have our ways of thinking changed too?6In order to find the missing child, vill

3、agers _have been doing_ (do) all they can over the past five hours.7Recently I _have been occupying_(occupy) myself in writing my report on endangered animals, which is due to be handed in next Monday.8I, in common with many other middleaged men, _have met_(meet) with the embarrassment of unemployme

4、nt during the past ten years.解析句意：在过去的十年里，我和很多其他中年人一样也遭遇过失业的尴尬。meet with遭遇，短暂性动词，一般不用在完成进行时中，这里强调动作的完成，故用现在完成时。9Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she _has been shouldering_(shoulder) since her marriage to Father.10Marty _has been working_(work) really hard on his book and he thinks hell ha

5、ve finished it by Friday.阅读理解(建议用时：7分钟)The ancient Mayan civilization collapsed due to a centurylong drought, new research suggests.Minerals taken from Belizes famous 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 10

6、00 AD., right when the Mayan civilization ended. After the rains returned, the Mayans moved northbut they disappeared again a few centuries later, and that disappearance 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

7、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 central to the Mayan heartland, said study coauthor Andr Droxler, an Earth scientist at Rice University.From 300 AD. to 700 AD., the

8、 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 and a calendar system, which is famous for predicting that the world would end in 2012.But in the centuries after 700 AD., the civi

9、lizations 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 Science analyzed a 2,000yearold stalagmite(石笋) from a cave in southern Belize and found that sharp decreases in rainfall coincided wi

10、th 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 for signs of drought, the team drilled the sediments in the Blue Hole of Lighthouse Lagoon, as well as one in the Rhomboid reef.

11、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 walls, and is deposited in a thin layer at the top of the lagoon. From there, all the sediments from these streams settle to the bo

12、ttom 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 Mayan civilization collapsed, there were just one or two tropical cyclones(气旋) every two decades, as opposed to the usual five o

13、r six. After that, the Mayans moved north, building at sites such as Chichen Itza, in what is now Mexico.语篇导读本文为说明文。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 drought between 800 AD. and 1000 AD.?AThe Mayans were suffering a heavy flood.BThe Mayans suddenly disappeared from the earth

14、.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 north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 civilizatio

15、n.BThe prediction the Mayan civilization made.CThe effects the Mayan civilization had on humans.DThe background where the Mayan civilization began.解析A主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句以及后面的例子可知，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 H

16、ole 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.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，这个团队的目的是研究历史气候的记录，故选C项。4What did Droxler think of the analy

17、sis 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岁的石笋所做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，unreliable不可靠的，故选D项。.七选五(建议用时：8分钟)“A picture is worth a thousand words”， or so they say. Well, motion pictures can contain even more memories. _1_ Here a

18、re some apps you can use to make your own short videos.Fun DubbingReciting lines from movies is an effective and classic way to learn English. So what if you could dub(配音) recordings accompanied by movie clips and then share them with friends? _2_ You name it. By contributing your voice, you can eit

19、her mimic(模仿) the original soundtrack or create something completely new of your own.Shorts_3_ With the help of the Shorts app, you can make pictures in your album into a slide show. Choose from any of the offtheshelf themes“holiday”， “travel”， “friendship” and “party” for exampleeach matched with i

20、ts own theme music and slide background. But if youre not satisfied with the combinations, feel free to do a little change by adding text to the pictures or replacing the music with something on your own playlist.Viva VideoVideo making and editing once seemed awfully hard. _4_ But this app will ease

21、 you into the field with straightforward functions and clear direction to help you “create your own video story”. Apart from filter, stickers and text, the coolest part of this app is that you can write the narratives yourself and add your own voice to the video. _5_ Viva Video requires a relatively

22、 powerful phone to run smoothly.ABut here is a little reminder.BThats why short videos are booming.CThese apps have a variety of identifications.DThis app has movies, animations(动画), lectures and TV series.ENewbies(网络新手) and amateurs didnt dare to even give it a try.FVideos and pictures arent merely

23、 for separate purposes.GVideo making and editing is what Apple fans want to try.语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了几款可以制作视频短片的手机应用，包括应用的名称、功能等。1解析B顺承关系。根据第一段前两句可知，动画电影包括了更多的信息，更加吸引人，空后一句介绍几款可以用来制作视频短片的手机应用。因此，空处起到承上启下的作用，B项(这也是视频短片兴起的原因)符合语境，故选B项。2解析D例证关系。根据空后一句You name it(只要你能说得出来的)可知，空处应该为举例子，而选项中只有D项包含“电影、动画片、讲座、电视剧”

24、的例子，故选D项。3解析F顺承关系。空后两句提到将相册里的照片制作成幻灯片，以及挑选不同的主题匹配不同的主题音乐和幻灯片背景，此应用使视频和音乐融合在一起。F项(视频和照片不仅仅是为了不同的目的而存在)符合语境，故选F项。4解析E顺承关系。根据空前一句中的awfully hard(非常难)及空后But表转折可知，该空应是介绍Video making艰难的地方或者导致的结果。E项(初学者和业余爱好者甚至都不敢尝试)符合语境，故选E项。5解析A转折关系。根据空前一句中的the coolest part of this app可知，是在夸赞此应用；再根据空后一句中的a relatively powe

25、rful phone可知，此应用对手机要求高，由此判断空处表转折，A项(但是有一个小小的提醒)符合语境，故选A项。.完形填空(建议用时：18分钟)I guess you can say Im not healthy.I throw up (呕吐) 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

26、doesnt seem like a_4_ time, but those 6 months feel like 6 years.I was never_5_ or even close 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

27、 Ive fallen into all of those.Im tired of the_10_ that I have been living.My parents are_11_ 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，

28、_14_ you have entered, it is extremely hard to get out.And if you do get out, you are so_15_.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

29、_， and that is what frightens me most.All I can do is to try and get the_19_ I need.However, I know the best help comes from my heart and the actual need within me to_20_ this illness.1A.remember BseeCreadDeat2A.experimentBpurposeCprocessDplan3A.accidentBillnessClossDpunishment4A.freeBmeaningfulCbad

30、Dlong 5A.fatBrudeCsickDwrong 6A.shocksBkillsCexcites Dencourages 7A.alwaysBsometimesCalsoDeven 8A.feelBlookCsoundDtaste9A.partiesBmatchesClessonsDlectures 10A.dream BbeliefClifeDfood 11A.pleased BhonestCinterestedDdisappointed12A.carry BsupportCfitDattack13A.blaming BlosingCvisitingDmaking 14A.once

31、BalthoughCunlessDbecause15A.friendly Blovely CbusyDlucky16A.suffered BreturnedCrecoveredDseparated 17A.add to Bworry about Ctalk aboutDdepend on 18A.hospital BschoolChouseDstation19A.education BspaceChelpDmoney 20A.catchBspreadCforgetDstop语篇导读本文为记叙文，主要讲述了作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

32、进的大部分食物又都吐了出来，故选D项。2解析C作者不知道自己的身体在这个吃然后吐的过程(process)中到底怎么了，故选C项。3解析B根据空前的suffer from和第20空后的illness可知，此处指作者得病(illness)6个月了，故选B项。4解析D根据空后的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，故选D项。5解析A根据下一句中的in shape可知，作者以前不胖(fat)，故选A项。6解析B作者每次见到漂亮的女孩，都感觉非常痛苦难受。kill使痛苦；使受折磨，故选B项。7解析A每当

33、看到那些漂亮的女孩，作者总会有这样的想法。always总是，符合语境，故选A项。8解析B句意：为什么自己不能像她那样好看呢？look like看起来像，符合语境，故选B项。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，故选A项。10解析C根据空后的I have been living可知，作者厌倦了自己的生活(life)方式。live alife过着一种的生活，故选C项。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，故选D项。 12解析C作者心理负担

34、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，故选C项。13解析B最糟糕的是，因为作者行为和外貌上的变化，朋友们在离她而去。blame责备；lose失去；visit拜访；make交(朋友)，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，故选A项。15解析D如果你真的能走出(暴食症这个黑洞)，那你就很幸运(lucky)了，故选D项。16解析C作者真的希望有一天自己能康复，不再承受暴食症的痛苦。recover from从康复，故选C项。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)。add to增加；talk about谈论；depend on依靠，取决于，故选B项。18解析A根据空前的end up可知，作者认为也许自己会病重住院(in the hospital)，故选A项。19解析C根据下一句中的the best help可知，此处指的是得到自己所需要的帮助(help)，故选C项。 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，故选D项。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！