課時提升作業(二十四)

　　選修8　Unit 1

　　1. My sister is very stubborn, so it is　to change her mind.

　　A. in peace　B. in sight　C. in effect　D. in vain

　　2. (2024·泉州模擬)Thank you so much. You　me from an embarrassing situation.

　　A. rememberB. recover

　　C. rescue

　　D. reserve

　　3. (2024·玉田模擬)I am heavily　at the moment, but I hope to be out of it when I get paid.

　　A. in debt B. in trouble

　　C. in vain

　　D. in danger

　　4. (2024·南昌模擬)I don’t think the chair can take your weight; it’s

　　children.

　　A. traded with B. referred to

　　C. connected to

　　D. intended for

　　5. (2024·湖南省高考壓軸)I would rather　for a walk in the park alone than　

　　in the hotel room with my parents.

　　A. go; to stay B. to go; stay

　　C. going; staying

　　D. go; stay

　　6. (2024·泉州模擬)The new CPC leaders are trying their best to　the expectations of the people.

　　A. put up with B. add up to

　　C. come up with

　　D. live up to

　　7. (2024·合肥模擬)The twin sisters were shopping for hours on Women’s Day and managed to　bags of bargains.

　　A. come across B. pick up

　　C. deal with

　　D. take in

　　8. (2024·鹽城模擬)In order to persuade drivers tochecking their phone whenever it rings, New York State is to introduce “Texting Zones” along its major highways.

　　A. allow B. resist

　　C. admit

　　D. forbid

　　9. He was caught in the heavy rain. That’s　he was in hospital.

　　A. how B. which

　　C. why

　　D. because

　　10. He is　learning English well.

　　A. bent to B. bent on

　　C. bending to

　　D. bending on

　　11. (2024·黃岡模擬)Many companies in the developing country, China in particular, areto hire more MBAs in order to improve their traditionally unscientific approach to management.

　　A. conventional B. appropriate

　　C. considerate

　　D. desperate

　　12. (原創)The course aims to develop the children’s　of music in performance.

　　A. enjoyment B. appreciation

　　C. entertainment

　　D. reputation

　　13. (2024·昆明模擬)—Would you mind if I set out earlier tomorrow morning?

　　—Well, I’d rather you.

　　A. don’t B. didn’t

　　C. won’t

　　D. wouldn’t

　　14. It has been reported that some government leaders　their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

　　A. overlook B. employ

　　C. abandon

　　D. abuse

　　15. (2024·新課標高考壓軸)With many problems　to be discussed, we decided to hold another meeting as soon as possible.

　　A. remainB. remained

　　C. to remain

　　D. remaining

　?、? 完形填空

　　In our town, there was no one else quite like my father. When any other man in town had an extra　1　, he bought a drink or other things. When　2　had an extra dollar, he bought a book. Other people had pictures on their walls, or at least a calendar. We had　3　, 3, 000 of them, lining every vertical surface of our home.

　　Father was the most stubborn　4　I ever knew. Every summer he took a month off to attend classes in another town. In total, he　5　seven degrees and　6　11 different colleges and universities.

　　My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries of Father’s hunger for　7　. Every spring, he would take us hiking through the mountains to　8　mineral formations and　9　rocks and wild flowers for his specimen collections. On winter　10　, when the skies were especially clear, he would set up a　11　and wake us to view the stars, which he then named like a tour guide for the heavens. Ever since, 　12　I’ve traveled, the　13　have remained my friends.

　　My father was　14　drilling me on proper speech. Before I was 3, he was reading aloud to me from the Bible, Shakespeare and Mark Twain. 　15　, I read aloud to him so he could work on my diction(遣詞用字). By the time I was 10, I could recite from a whole range of classical literature and poetry. Once, 　16　we happened to meet near the church, he swept me inside, stood me up in the pulpit(講道壇)and said, “Go ahead, ”I immediately launched into a　17　while he kept coaching from a pew(教堂內的靠背長凳), “Louder! Put more fire into it! ”

　　Of course, there were times when I　18　studying. But Father would always remind me　19　my duty by quoting Shakespeare, “If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. ”

　　Obviously, his efforts　20　, for my voice has enabled me to earn a good livelihood. But that’s just one small part of the enormous debt I owe to my father.

　　1. A. car

　　B. room

　　C. work

　　D. dollar

　　2. A. Mother

　　B. Father

　　C. Sister

　　D. Brother

　　3. A. foods

　　B. pictures

　　C. fruits

　　D. books

　　4. A. scholar

　　B. worker

　　C. lawyer

　　D. doctor

　　5. A. found

　　B. brought

　　C. earned

　　D. learned

　　6. A. visited

　　B. attended

　　C. helped

　　D. founded

　　7. A. traveling

　　B. training

　　C. learning

　　D. creating

　　8. A. study

　　B. open

　　C. get

　　D. make

　　9. A. prepare for

　　B. call for

　　C. hope for

　　D. search for

　　10. A. days

　　B. nights

　　C. holidays

　　D. afternoons

　　11. A. microscope

　　B. camera

　　C. mobile phone

　　D. telescope

　　12. A. whenever

　　B. wherever

　　C. whatever

　　D. whichever

　　13. A. stars

　　B. parents

　　C. families

　　D. friends

　　14. A. never

　　B. hardly

　　C. particularly

　　D. constantly

　　15. A. However B. So

　　C. Thereafter

　　D. But

　　16. A. what

　　B. when

　　C. who

　　D. that

　　17. A. performance

　　B. writing

　　C. recitation

　　D. communication

　　18. A. got tired of

　　B. got tired from

　　C. got rid of

　　D. became aware of

　　19. A. to

　　B. from

　　C. on

　　D. of

　　20. A. paid for

　　B. paid off

　　C. called off

　　D. broke off

　?、? 書面表達

　　假如你校開展“讀古典名著”的討論活動。請你根據下表內容寫一篇英語短文, 投稿給你校校報。

　　65%同學的意見 35%同學的意見

　　幫助我們了解異域風情;

　　陶冶情操;

　　有借鑒作用 語言與今天大不相同, 很難讀懂;

　　讀名著過時了, 也很乏味

　　你的觀點……

　　注意: 1. 語言連貫, 符合邏輯; 2. 合理添加你的觀點;

　　3. 標題已經給出, 不計入總詞數;

　　4. 詞數: 150個左右。

　　參考詞匯: classic n. 名著　cultivate v. 陶冶

　　The Discussion about Reading Famous Classical Works

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　　【語篇隨練】多練一點　技高一籌

　　根據完形填空回答下面的問題

　　. Skim the passage quickly and write down the main idea of it. (no more than 15 words)

　?、? Read the passage carefully and try to answer the questions.

　　1. Why did the writer say there was no one else like his/her father in their town? (no more than 25 words)

　　2. List three things the writer’s father did with him/her.

　　①

　?、?/p>

　?、?/p>

　　答案解析

　?、? 1. 【解析】選D。考查介詞短語。句意: 我妹妹很固執, 你要她改變心意根本就是白費力氣。in vain“徒勞, 白費力氣”; in peace“和平地”; in sight“在視線內”; in effect“實際上”。

　　2. 【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~辨析。rescue sb. from. . . 意思是“把某人從……中解救出來”, 符合題意。

　　3.【解析】選A。句意: 我現在陷入嚴重的債務危機中, 但是我希望發了工資后會擺脫債務困擾。由后半句的“out of it when I get paid”可知A項正確。in debt“欠債”; in trouble“陷入困境”; in vain“徒勞的”; in danger“陷入危險”。

　　4. 【解析】選D。考查動詞短語辨析。句意: 我認為這把椅子不能承受你的重量, 它是專門為小孩子設計的。be intended for. . . “專門為……, 專門給……”。

　　【加固訓練】

　　An agreement, 　prevent the youth from being lost in cyberspace, was signed last week.

　　A. intending to

　　B. to intend to

　　C. intended to

　　D. being intended to

　　【解析】選C?？疾榉侵^語動詞。過去分詞作后置定語, 相當于which was intended to。be intended to“打算”。

　　5. 【解析】選D?？疾閣ould rather do. . . than do. . . 的用法。句意: 我寧愿在公園里獨自散步, 也不愿與父母待在旅館里。

　　6. 【解析】選D。考查動詞短語辨析。這里指的是不辜負人民的期待, 所以用live up to。

　　7. 【解析】選B。考查動詞短語辨析。句意: 在婦女節這天, 那對雙胞胎姐妹外出購物了幾個小時, 設法買到了幾袋子減價品。come

　　across“偶遇”; pick up“買到”; deal with“處理”; take in“收留, 收容”。根據句意可知應選B項。

　　【加固訓練】

　　—It’s surprising that Li Mei speaks English so fluently.

　　—She　English when she lived in England.

　　A. picked up B. made up

　　C. put up

　　D. looked up

　　【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~短語辨析。句意: ——李梅英語說得這么流利, 真令人吃驚?！≡谟臅r候學的。pick up“偶然學會”, 符合句意; make up“組成, 編造”; put up“舉起, 搭起”; look up“查找”。

　　8. 【解析】選B?？疾閯釉~辨析。句意: 為了說服司機抵制開車途中手機響起就查看的陋習, 紐約州要在其主要的公路上引進“短信(查看)區”。resist doing. . . “抵制……, 不做……”。

　　【加固訓練】

　?、賁ome students　admitting they were　computer games.

　　A. resisted; hooked on B. accepted; addicted to

　　C. distributed; involved in

　　D. refused; devoted to

　　【解析】選A。第一空用resisted后接動名詞; 第二空可以填hooked on(迷上), addicted to(對……上癮), involved in(陷入), 但accept, distribute, refuse后通常不接動名詞。

　　②We　to punishing a whole group for one person’s fault.

　　A. complain B. object C. oppose D. resist

　　【解析】選B。考查動詞辨析。complain意為“抱怨”; oppose意為“反對”, 后直接跟名詞或動名詞, 不接不定式; resist意為“抗拒, 反抗”, 后不接to; object to意為“反對”, 其中to是介詞, 后跟名詞或動名詞作賓語。

　　9. 【解析】選C。句意: 他被大雨淋了。那就是他生病住院的原因。固定表達that’s why. . . “那就是……的原因”; 而that’s because. . . 則表示“那是因為……”。

　　【加固訓練】

　　He was in hospital. That’s　he was caught in the heavy rain.

　　A. how B. which

　　C. why

　　D. because

　　【解析】選D。句意: 他生病住院了, 那是因為他被大雨淋了。that’s because. . . 表示“那是因為……”, 符合語境。

　　10. 【解析】選B。句意: 他決心要學好英語。be bent on doing sth. 意為“一心想要/決心做某事”, 符合句意。

　　11. 【解析】選D?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。desperate極需要的; 渴望的。句意: 為了提高傳統的不科學的管理方式, 很多發展中國家, 尤其是中國的很多公司極需聘請更多的MBA人才。conventional傳統的; appropriate合適的; considerate體貼的, 考慮周到的。

　　12. 【解析】選B?？疾槊~辨析。appreciation欣賞, 贊賞, 鑒別。句意: 該課程旨在培養孩子欣賞音樂演奏的能力。enjoyment享受, 樂趣; entertainment娛樂, 消遣, 款待; reputation名聲, 名譽。

　　13.【解析】選B。考查would rather的用法。would rather后接that從句時,其謂語的時態規律是: 用過去式表示現在或將來, 用過去完成時表示過去。很顯然, 這是對對方請求要做的動作的一個虛擬, 所以選B, 即用一般過去時代替將來時。

　　14. 【解析】選D。句意: 據報道, 一些政府官員濫用職權為自己謀取非法利益。overlook“俯瞰”; employ“雇用”; abandon“遺棄; 拋棄”; abuse“濫用; 辱罵”。

　　15. 【解析】選D?？疾閣ith復合結構。句意: 仍有許多問題要討論, 我們決定盡早再舉行一次會議。problems是with的賓語, 也是remain的動作執行者, 故用現在分詞作with復合結構的賓語補足語。

　　Ⅱ. 【文章大意】這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。主要講述作者父親與眾不同, 是個非常愿意學習的學者, 別人把額外的錢用來買喝的或者買其他東西, 而作者的父親會用額外的錢買書。這對作者的成長影響很大, 作者是父親渴求學習的受益者。

　　1. 【解析】選D。詞匯復現題。從下文的When　hadan extra dollar, he bought a book. 可知, 是指額外的錢。

　　2.【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。從文章第一句In our town, there was no one else quite like my father. 可知, 這里指的“父親”與眾不同。

　　3.【解析】選D。詞匯復現題。從上面的When　had an extra dollar, he bought a book. 可知父親買了很多的書。

　　4.【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。從本段的后半部分“父親每年夏天花一個月的時間到另一個城鎮去上課學習, 總共拿到七個學位, 上了十一所不同的大學和院校”可知“父親是個學者(scholar)”。

　　5.【解析】選C。考查動詞辨析及語境理解。根據前后的意思看, 父親是通過學習拿到了七個學位。earn意思是“贏得”, earn degrees意思是“拿到學位”。