高二英语同步课堂课时练人教版选修8Unit1Alandofdiversity

1、名校名 推荐选修 8unit 1a land of diversity一、完形填空most people believe they dont have much imagination.they are _1_ .everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to make _2_ of it.creativityisnt always _3_ with great works of art or ideas.people at work and in their free time _4

2、_ think of creative ways to solve problems.maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! here are three techniques to help you.making connections! this technique involves taking _5_ ideas and trying to find links between them.first, think about t

3、he problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle.write down all the ideas/words _6_ with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc.think of as many as you can.the next stage is to relate the _7_ to the job you have t

4、o do.so imagine you want to buy a friend an original _8_； you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.no limits! imagine that normal limitations dont _9_.you have as much time/space/money, etc.as you want.think about your goal and the new _10_.if your goal is to learn to ski, fo

5、r _11_， you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money) now _12_ this to reality.maybe you can practise skiing every day in december, or every monday in january.be someone else! look at the situation from a _13_ point of view.good businessmen use this tec

6、hnique in trade, and so do writers.fiction writers often imagine they are the _14_ in their books.they ask questions: what does this character want? why cant she get it? what changes must she make to get what she wants? if your goal involves other people, put yourself in their _15_.the best fisherme

7、n think like fish!1 a.wrongbunbelievablecreasonabled realistic2 a.effort b usagecuse d waste3 a.equippedb comparedccoveredd connected4 a.skillfullyb routinelycvividlyd deeply5 a.familiarb unrelatedccreatived imaginary6 a.presentedb markedclitd associated7 a.ideasb ambitionscachievementd technique8 a

8、.experiencebservicecpresentd object9 a.workb lastcexistd change10 a.possibilitiesb limitationsctendencyd practice11 a.allb funcrealityd example12 a.devoteb adaptcleadd keep13 a.privateb globalcdifferentd practical1名校名 推荐14 a.features b themesccreatures d characters15 a.positionsb dreamscimagesd dire

9、ctions二、语法填空if you want to be successful in changing your habits, you should think about changingyour inner beliefs about your habits.for example, your old belief was:“ i love cigarette because(1)_ makes me feel good and (2)_(relax) i need cigarette to be happy andrelaxed.” if you keep this belief,

10、you wont be able to keep your resolution (3)_ (stop)smoking for very long.instead, you should adopt this new belief:“ i love yoga because it makesfeel good and relaxed.cigarette is toxic(4)_destroysmybody.yoga makes mehappy. ” youshould analyze your beliefs and make sure they wont stop you from chan

11、ging yourhabits.the (5)_ is true when you try to formpositive habits.ifyou want to start eatinghealthy food, here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about:healthy food is very“good (6)_ my health.it gives me a lot of energy and i feel very good.”everybody can change.all it takes is

12、courage and (7)_ (commit) decide rightnow！ to improve (8)_ life by changing your habits.takeaction rightnow!dont beafraid.yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way.but never forget (9)_ successis guaranteed for you if you have positivehabits in your life.ifyourefuse to quit, success(10)_ (b

13、e) yours.三、阅读理解pop stars today enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty ( 皇室 )wherever they go,people turn out in their thousands to greet them.the crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpseof their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.the stars are transported in their chauffeur driven rollsro

14、yces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes.they are surrounded by a permanententourage (随从 ) of managers, press agents and bodyguards.photographs of them appear regularlyin the press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like royalty, pop stars are news.ifthey enjoy many of the

15、privileges of royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences aswell.it is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public.they must be constantlyshielded from the adoring crowds who idolize them.they are no longerprivateindividuals, butpublic property.the financial rewards the

16、y receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for theirrates of pay are great.and why not? society has always rewarded itstop entertainers lavishly.the great days ofhollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation (奉承 ) onan all time scale.bytodays standards, the

17、 excesses ofhollywooddo notseemquite sospectacular.a single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the filmsof the past ever did.the competition for the title“ top of the pops” is fierce, but the rewardstruly huge.it is only right that the stars should be paid in this way.do

18、nt the top men in industry earnenormous salaries for the service they perform to their companies and their countries? pop starsearn vast sums in foreign currency often more than large industrial companies and the taxmancan only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the exchequer ( 国库

19、 )so who wouldbegrudge them their rewards?its all very well for people in boring jobs to complain about the successes and rewardsof others.people who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars representonly the tip of the iceberg.for every famous star, there are hundreds of othe

20、rs struggling to earn aliving.a man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no rightto expect very high rewards.he has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be alimit to what he can earn.but a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormou

21、s risks.heknows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top.he knows that yearsof concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure.but he knows, too, that the rewardsfor success are very high indeed: they are the payback for the huge risks involvedand once hema

22、kes it, he will certainly earn them.thats the essence of private enterprise.1 the author develops the passage mainly by _.a comparing different ideas2名校名 推荐bgiving explanationscinferringd listing typical examples2 the underlinedword“ begrudge in” the thirdparagraph is closest in meaning to“ _”a be j

23、ealous ofb be satisfied withcbe anxious aboutd be crazy about3 according to the passage, which of the following can match the view of the author?a.he who laughs last laughs best.bif you venture nothing, you will gain nothing.che who makes no mistakes makes nothing.d success belongs to the perseverin

24、g.4 the author holds a(n) _attitude towards the high income of pop stars.a criticalb approvalcoptimisticd indifferent5 which of the following is true according to the passage?a.people are blind in idolizing stars.bthere is fierce competition in becoming pop stars.cthe government taxes pop stars very

25、 little.d pop stars life is more luxurious than that of royalty.3名校名 推荐选修 8unit 1a land of diversity能力 一、在我 日常生活中 充分 想象的作用， 想象运用得当能 帮助人 解决很多 。1 a由下文 “ everyonehas imagination. 可知”大部分人 他 没有多少想象力的 点是 的。故答案 a 。2 c一旦我 大，我 中的 多人就忘 如何“利用”想象力。所以下文教你如何培养自己的想象力。make use of 利用， 固定搭配。3 d下文 的都是有关个人工作生活的 事，所以本句意

26、思 “ 造力不 是和 大的 和思想著作 系在一起的。”4b人 在工作和 暇 ，都会很正常的想出一起解决 的 法。skillfully巧妙地； routinely 例行公事地，正常的；vividly 生 地； deeply 深深地。5 b由下文蜡 的例子可知，本句的意思是： 种技巧要求写下互不相关的想法并努力找到它 之 的 系。familiar 熟悉的； unrelated 无关的不相干的； creative 造性的；imaginary 假想的。6 d由下文叙述可知，此 表示写下和蜡 “有关的”所有想法和 。7a你能想到多少就想多少，下一步是把 些想法和你必 要做的事情 系在一起。idea 想法

27、； ambition 野心； achievement 成就； technique 技 。8 c假 你想 朋友 一个有 意的礼物，你可以 看比 的票或者晚上 他出去消遣。 experience ； service 服 ； present 礼物； object 物体。9 c由“ no limits ！”和后文 “ you have as much time/space/money, etc.as you want.可”推知此 是 ：想象一下一般的限制都不“存在”。10a考 你的目 和新的“可能”做到的事情。possibility 可能性； limitation限制；tendency 向； prac

28、tice 行。11d 里 滑雪作 例子，故要用 example，与 for 搭配，构成 for example ，表示“例如”。12 b由下文 “ maybe you can practise skiing every day in december, or every monday injanuary. 可”推知此 是 ： 在使 个目 适 。adapt.to.使适 。13c 本段 到了“ 位思考”的技巧，故本空 c。要求人 从不同的角度看待 。14 d小 作家常常把自己想象成自己 中的一个人物。feature 特征；theme 目；creature 生物； character 人物。15 a 系上下文，本段主要 “ 位思考”。故 a ，表示“位置；立 ”。二、 人如果想改 要先改 你的信念，有好的 成功就是必然的。1 it考 代 。此 it 代替前面的cigarette。2 relaxed由下文 “ i need cigarette to be happy and relaxed可得出答案。 ”3 to stop考 非 作定 。此 to stop 用来修 resolution ， resolution 进行解 明。 resolution 也即是戒烟的决定。4 and考 。由“ is toxic与 “”destroys均 ” 可知