2019年高考英语外研版选修8-课时作业(四十七)　Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe .docx

1、课时作业(四十七)选修8Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe & Module 6 The Tang Poems班级:姓名:建议时间 / 40分钟基础检测.词形转换1.She was rewarded for her 40 years (faith)service with the company. 2.Ill look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little(patient).3.To our(relieve), my brothers illness proved not to b

2、e as serious as we had feared. 4.Starting your own business could be a way to achieve financial (independent).5.An inventor has a rich (imagine) so that he or she invents many new things.单句填空6.He is a foreigner and he is not accustomed to (treat) like that while he is in China.7.When (ask) for his v

3、iews about his teaching job,Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.8.Just in front of our house(stand) a tall tree with a history of 1,000 years. 9.Bacteria do not develop at low temperatures, so that food can (preserve) in cold storage.10.You neednt (come) in person; a telephone cal

4、l would have been enough.短语填空11.They went swimming(不管) all the danger signs.12.The dress(与相似) mine. Im sorry for having taken it by mistake.13.The young workers (着手做) their work with great enthusiasm.14.TV programmes must (满足的要求) many different tastes.15.Her father will never(赞成,同意) her marrying suc

5、h a lazy fellow.句型训练16.This will be very important work, and its success or failure will depend on (我们是否能筹集到足够的钱).17.(人们不再那么热衷于) a space travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. 18. (让我感到很宽慰的是), she didnt notice that anything was wrong.19.I (本来可以解出这道题), but I was too ne

6、rvous.20. (不管我们是否成功), we can be sure that we did our best.能力提升.阅读理解According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to perceive(感知) time is linked to their pace of life.“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short

7、time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures,” commented lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College, Dublin.The study was done with a variety of animals using a phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is

8、 seen as constant. Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans.One example of this phenomenon at work, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit. The research showed flies “observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve”, which allows

9、 them to avoid being hit. Professor Graeme Douglas Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research project, said in a statement, “Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process t

10、hat information equally quickly. Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains. Flies might not be deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly.”In comparison, the tiger beetle (虎甲虫) runs faster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming bl

11、ind, which requires it to stop periodically to re-evaluate its preys (猎物) position.Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension along which animals can specialize and there is a considerable range to study this system in more details.21. What is the research mentione

12、d in the passage mainly about?A.Pace of life of animals. B.Time perception of animals.C.Lifetime of small animals. D.Impressive abilities of animals.22. What does Kevin Healys comment mean in Para. 2?A.The ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed.B.The survival of fast

13、moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.C.Animals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time.D.Animals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life.23. Why can houseflies avoid being hit?A.They can think very deeply before they act.B.They can fly much faster

14、 than their eyes can keep up.C.They can process the information as quickly as they receive it.D.They can send information to brain more quickly than to their eyes.24. What will a tiger beetle have to do to catch a moving prey?A.Try to run as fast as it can.B.Prevent itself from becoming blind.C.Slow

15、 down to gain its time perception.D.Stop occasionally to spot the prey again.完形填空I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital.It was a gift to 25 so many amazing people and Id like to share one of these moments.One day,I was called to a room where a(n) 26 woman was staying.Usually I helped with 27

16、 who were ready to leave.Instead,she 28 to go to the gift shop.I got a 29,helped her into it,and headed down to the entrance.When we got there,it wasnt open yet.After a 30-minute 30,we entered the gift shop.As I pushed her around,I could see the 31 in her face as she looked at everything, happy to b

17、e out of her room.She 32 some window decorations,and then saw chocolates.She asked me to push her in that 33,and then I helped her 34 all the different chocolate arrangements. 35 she decided on three different boxes.She told me to write the numbers 1,2,and 3 on the boxes.She 36 that the nurses were

18、taking such good care of her,so she 37 chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses.As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate,they 38 offered some to me before taking some themselves.There were 39 all around.Witnessing the old ladys 40 and getting the opportunity to spend ti

19、me with someone who got so much joy from life was a 41 in itself.I have so many more stories,and each person made an impact on my life.Ive 42 that health has a way of bringing people together. 43 is a blessing,and being in a place where health is so 44 and appreciated is unlike anything else.25.A.in

20、troduce B.meet C.attract D.describe26.A.elderly B.strange C.important D.famous27.A.nurses B.kids C.patients D.parents28.A.pretended B.wanted C.failed D.promised29.A.car B.shopping cart C.wheelchair D.bike30.A.ride B.walk C.drive D.wait31.A.relief B.anxiety C.joy D.puzzle32.A.chose B.made C.used D.re

21、ceived33.A.manner B.case C.direction D.point34.A.prepare for B.make up C.figure out D.look through35.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Fortunately D.Actually36.A.explained B.declared C.expected D.imagined37.A.exchanged B.designed C.tasted D.bought38.A.in fact B.at a loss C.in turn D.at ease39.A.whispers B.s

22、miles C.shouts D.cheers40.A.kindness B.choice C.decision D.loneliness41.A.lesson B.chance C.gift D.fact42.A.concluded B.imagined C.predicted D.learned43.A.Health B.Luck C.Virtue D.Praise44.A.tested B.valued C.maintained D.promoted.书面表达假定你是李华,你的美国笔友Mike来信说,他和几个同学正在学中国古诗,请你推荐一本有助于学习古诗的书。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:1. 书名及作者:Read Poetry, Learn History by Wang Chunshui;2. 推荐理由:适宜外国读者;学古诗,了解中国历史、文化及古代生活;3. 表达祝愿。注意:1. 词数100左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。Dear Mike,Im glad to know you are learning classical Chinese poetry, and Id like to recommend a book to you. Yours,Li Hua