課時(shí)作業(yè)(三十六)　[選修8　Unit 1 A land of diversity]

　　[限時(shí)：30分鐘]

　　Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．—You see, I'm poor in maths, you are not good at English, and…

　　—That's ________we should help each other.

　　A．when

　　B．where

　　C．how

　　D．what

　　2．—Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children?

　　—No，that's ________ they are mistaken.

　　A．where

　　B．when

　　C．so

　　D．how

　　3．While traveling in Sichuan, you can't miss ________ people call “The National Treasure”—Giant Panda.

　　A．that

　　B．it

　　C．what

　　D．which

　　4．After ten years' absence she came back, only to find her old house was not ________ it used to be.

　　A．which

　　B．what

　　C．when

　　D．how

　　5．Since he was 67, it didn't seem ________ that he would continue long in that position.

　　A．impossible

　　B．necessary

　　C．particular

　　D．likely

　　6．—Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?

　　—________.Ours is much stronger than theirs.

　　A．Of course

　　B．It depends

　　C．Don't mention it

　　D．By no means

　　7．It never occurred to me ________ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.

　　A．which

　　B．what

　　C．that

　　D．if

　　8．Nowhere else in Europe ________ people who invite complete strangers to their homes for coffee or dinner.

　　A．you will find

　　B．will you find

　　C．you have found

　　D．have you found

　　9．As I remember someone saying, a red sky in the evening often ________ fine weather the next day.

　　A．indicates

　　B．impresses

　　C．obtains

　　D．confirms

　　10．In many places, ________ bicycle is still ________ popular means of transportation.

　　A．a(chǎn); the

　　B．/; a

　　C．the; a

　　D．the; the

　　11．Help has already come from them, but the aid is ________ near what we expected.

　　A．everywhere

　　B．somewhere

　　C．a(chǎn)nywhere

　　D．nowhere

　　12．To travel to the United States，you must first apply ________ the American Embassy ________ your visa.

　　A．for; to

　　B．to; for

　　C．for; for

　　D．to; to

　　13．It is said that the head mistress ________ three months ago will soon ________.

　　A．hired; fired

　　B．dismissed; be fired

　　C．hired; be fired

　　D．hiring; be dismissed

　　14．Is this the reason ________ she explained in the report for her success in the job?

　　A．what

　　B．that

　　C．how

　　D．why

　　15．—How did you make so rapid progress in your English？Do you have any secrets?

　　—No. Only ________ hard working.

　　A．in terms of

　　B．in honor of

　　C．by means of

　　D．on behalf of

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　By the third year of teaching I'd begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me__16__. I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

　　The morning bell rang. I walked__17__through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces__18__me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to __19__ their smiles. Back into the classroom, they__20__， comparing plans for the__21__. I had to remove one student from each arm__22__I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book(點(diǎn)名冊(cè)) my desk was covered with__23__and gifts followed by a__24__of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

　　16．A.excited

　　B．tired

　　C．a(chǎn)mazed

　　D．relaxed

　　17．A.eagerly

　　B．a(chǎn)imlessly

　　C．gently

　　D．heavily

　　18．A.watched

　　B．greeted

　　C．delighted

　　D．warned

　　19．A.return

　　B．forget

　　C．ignore

　　D．refuse

　　20．A.calmed

　　B．settled

　　C．chatted

　　D．a(chǎn)rgued

　　21．A.study

　　B．weekend

　　C．vacation

　　D．lesson

　　22．A.before

　　B．when

　　C．a(chǎn)fter

　　D．because

　　23．A.letters

　　B．books

　　C．chalks

　　D．cards

　　24．A.knowledge

　　B．collection

　　C．series

　　D．bunch

　　“Oh, thank you，” I must have__25__a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my__26__mood(情緒). It was kind of them to__27__me. After a while, I heard a small nervous__28__say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing__29__by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

　　“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.“Um, could you__30__it now？”

　　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “__31__，” he said, “it's breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(裝飾物), complete with a hook already__32__. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my__33__back.

　　Later that day, I sat__34__the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I__35__pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

　　25．A.confirmed

　　B．a(chǎn)ssessed

　　C．responded

　　D．explained

　　26．A.pleased

　　B．low

　　C．thrilled

　　D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　27．A.talk about

　　B．think of

　　C．turn to

　　D．connect with

　　28．A.call

　　B．sound

　　C．shout

　　D．voice

　　29．A.shyly

　　B．bravely

　　C．rudely

　　D．sadly

　　30．A.classify

　　B．collect

　　C．open

　　D．a(chǎn)rrange

　　31．A.Careful

　　B．Dangerous

　　C．Patient

　　D．Hasty

　　32．A.exposed

　　B．a(chǎn)dapted

　　C．a(chǎn)djusted

　　D．a(chǎn)ttached

　　33．A.trees

　　B．hooks

　　C．gifts

　　D．tears

　　34．A.looking into

　　B．turning over

　　C．giving away

　　D．packing up

　　35．A.anxiously

　　B．hurriedly

　　C．delicately

　　D．casually

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.The major factors contributing to the making of this flew nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world.What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture.

　　The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom.Actually they looked for a better life.So individualism(個(gè)人主義), self-reliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遺產(chǎn)) of America.

　　In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.They brought their own culture to America and later on，different cultures were mixed together.Thus the unique American culture is formed，a common cultural life with commonly shared values.

　　The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States.The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States.

　　Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society.American family is typically parents and their unmarried children.Middle-aged and elderly people generally do not live with their married children.The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place.Quite a number of people change residences every year.The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.

　　36．American culture is unique because of the following factors EXCEPT________.

　　A．hard environment

　　B．ethnic diversity

　　C．plural religion

　　D．a(chǎn)dvanced modernization

　　37．We can learn from this article that________.

　　A．the frontiersmen left important society values for American culture

　　B．the early immigrants brought about the unique American culture

　　C．people in the world once rushed to America because of its unique culture

　　D．the American family members don't get along well with each other

　　38．What's the author's attitude towards American culture?

　　A．He is critical of it.

　　B．He admires it very much.

　　C．He just states the facts.

　　D．He looks down upon it.

　　39．The last paragraph is about________.

　　A．the family structure in American society

　　B．the influence of the three elements in the current American society

　　C．the new life style of American family

　　D．the reason why American people like to change residences

　　40．What might be the most suitable title of this article?

　　A．The Immigrants in America

　　B．Why American Culture Is Unique

　　C．The Influence of American Culture

　　D．Plural Religion and American Culture

　　答案

　　課時(shí)作業(yè)(三十六)

　　Ⅰ.1.B　考查表語從句。下句意為：這正是我們應(yīng)該互相幫助的地方。where引導(dǎo)表語從句，其他選項(xiàng)不合題意。

　　2．A　考查表語從句。where引導(dǎo)表語從句，表示那就是她們的錯(cuò)誤所在。

　　3．C　考查賓語從句。本題中的動(dòng)詞miss后接了一個(gè)賓語從句，又由于動(dòng)詞call后需要接雙賓語，故選用what在該賓語從句中充當(dāng)賓語從句中動(dòng)詞call的賓語。

　　4．B　考查表語從句。從句子結(jié)構(gòu)看，該詞需要引導(dǎo)表語從句并充當(dāng)該表語從句中be動(dòng)詞的表語，所以用what。what在此相當(dāng)于the house that。

　　5．D　考查形容詞辨析。句意：他已經(jīng)67歲了，看起來不可能在那個(gè)職位上待很長時(shí)間了。A、B選項(xiàng)用于It's impossible/important/necessary/unusual that…句型，that從句常用should＋動(dòng)詞原形，而非would＋動(dòng)詞原形。C項(xiàng)不符合題意，故選D。

　　6．D　考查交際用語。根據(jù)Ours is much stronger than theirs可知By no means表示“絕不可能、決不會(huì)”符合語境。而Of course表示“當(dāng)然可以”；It depends表示“看情況而定”；Don't mention it表示“不用謝”，均不符合語境，故排除。

　　7. C　考查主語從句。句意：我從來沒有想到你能成功說服他改變主意。It occurs to sb. that…意為：某人突然想到……，其中that引導(dǎo)主語從句，it是形式主語，代替that從句的具體內(nèi)容。

　　8．B　考查倒裝和動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。否定副詞nowhere位于句首，句子使用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。從句意看，并沒有強(qiáng)調(diào)完成的意思，所以也不用完成時(shí)態(tài)。

　　9．A　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：正如我記得有人所說的：晚上紅色的天空預(yù)示著第二天晴空萬里。所以選indicate “預(yù)示”。impress “給人印象”；obtain “獲得”；confirm “確認(rèn)；確定”。

　　10．C　考查冠詞用法。第一空the bicycle表示類別。第二空是泛指，表示“一種運(yùn)輸方式”。

　　11．D　考查副詞辨析。句中的but表示的是轉(zhuǎn)折意義，由此可知援助與我們預(yù)期的相差甚遠(yuǎn)，表示的是否定含義，所以用nowhere。

　　12．B　考查apply短語的用法。apply to sb.for sth.向某人申請(qǐng)某物。句意：要去美國旅行，你要首先向美國大使館申請(qǐng)簽證。

　　13．C　考查動(dòng)詞辨析和動(dòng)詞的語態(tài)。hire表示“雇用”；fire表示“解雇”；dismiss表示“開除”。由語態(tài)關(guān)系可知，答案選C。句意：據(jù)說三個(gè)月前受雇的女校長將很快被解雇。

　　14．B　考查定語從句。因?yàn)榇颂庩P(guān)系詞代替先行詞在定語從句中作賓語，故只能用that，which或省略。

　　15．C　考查介詞短語by means of的用法。by means of用；以；依靠。根據(jù)上文句意，聽話人是通過勤奮才在英語方面很快取得進(jìn)步的，故選C。

　　Ⅱ.文章介紹了在圣誕節(jié)前夕，一位老師和學(xué)生之間發(fā)生的事情。學(xué)生親手制作的圣誕禮物深深地感動(dòng)了老師。

　　16．B　考查語境。根據(jù)上文By the third year of teaching I'd begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children可知，教學(xué)使得作者很疲勞。此處表示“我很疲勞”，故選B。

　　17．D　考查語境。根據(jù)下文through the cold into the overly heated school building可知，heavily此處表示“我迎著寒風(fēng)艱難地走進(jìn)教學(xué)樓”，故選D。

　　18．B　考查語境。根據(jù)Twenty-two smiling faces可知，是向老師問候。此處表示“學(xué)生向我問候”，故選B。

　　19．A　考查語境。return “歸還”；forget “忘記”；ignore “忽略；忽視”；refuse “拒絕”。根據(jù)上文學(xué)生們對(duì)老師的問候可知，此處表示“我還以微笑”，故選A。

　　20．C　考查語境。根據(jù)下文comparing plans for the ______ (vacation)可知，此處表示“學(xué)生在聊天”，故選C。

　　21．C　考查語境。根據(jù)上文第一段的I'd begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday可知，此處表示“為圣誕假期做的計(jì)劃”，故選C。

　　22．A　考查連詞。I had to remove one student from each arm發(fā)生在I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties之前。此處表示“我把一名學(xué)生的手拿開，我才在講臺(tái)旁坐下……”，before表示“直到……才”，故選A。

　　23．D　考查語境。根據(jù)下文的gifts followed by a ______ (series) of “Merry Christmas” wishes可知，此處表示“卡片”，故選D。

　　24．C　考查名詞辨析。a series of “一連串的；一系列的”；a knowledge of “某一方面的知識(shí)”；a collection of “許多的”；a bunch of “一堆；一束”。根據(jù)下文of “Merry Christmas” wishes可知，此處表示“一連串的圣誕祝愿”，故選C。

　　25．C　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。respond “回應(yīng)；回答”；confirm “證實(shí)”；assess “評(píng)估；評(píng)定”；explain “解釋；說明”。根據(jù)上文的Oh, thank you 和下文的 a million times可知，此處表示“我向?qū)W生回謝”，故選C。