人教版英语选修八Unit 5 Section 1

1、unit 5 section .单词拼写1 the brilliant young man had no a _lternative_ but to give up the chance of studying abroad.2 the match lasted nearly three hours and was i_nterrupted_ at times by rain.3 please c_ompare_this book with that one and find out the differences between them.4 if the package is wrappe

2、d well, we a_ssume_ the contents are also wonderful.5. we should not overlook the fact that there is an a_cute_ water shortage in our city.6 ann s_harpened_ her pencil and got down to her homework.7 mother reserved her complaint about my m_essy_ room until my friend left.8 my elder sister died of _s

3、tarvation_ (饥饿) during the war.9 i passed on my _tentative_(不确定的) conclusions to the police.10 professor higgins can judge a persons social status with _accuracy_ ( 准确) according to their language.补全句子1 the doors of the palace _were_made_of_ (用制成) beaten gold.2 i have _come_to_a_conclusion_ (得出结论) t

4、hat our team will win.3 hes _suffering_from_ (患病) severe mental disorder.4 now let me _show_you_around_ (带你参观) our product exhibition room.5 a teacher should entertain _as_well_as_ (也，还) teach.6 he continued speaking, _regardless_of_ (不管，不顾) my feelings on the matter.7 people keep a dog to _scare_aw

5、ay_ (把吓跑) thieves.8 we have screens on our windows to _keep_out_ (把挡在外面) the flies.9 the waterfall can _be_used_for_(被用来) the generation of electricity.10 it will take two hours _at_most_ (最多) to get there.阅读理解a(2019 浙江卷)zachariah fike has an unusual hobby.he finds old military( 军队的) medals for sale

6、 in antique stores and on the internet.but unlike most collectors，zac tracks down the medals rightful owners， and returns them.his effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a christmas gift from his mother ，a purple heart with the name corrado ag.piccoli，found in an antique shop.zac kno

7、ws the meaningof a purple heart he earned one himself in a war as a soldier.so when his mother gave him the medal，he knew right away what he had to do.through the internet，zac tracked down corrados sister adeline rockko.but when he finally reached her ，the woman flooded him with questions ：“who are

8、you ？what antique shop ？” however，when she hung up，she regretted the way she had handled the call.so she called zac back and apologized.soon she drove to meet zac in watertown，n.y.“at that point，i knew she meant business，” zac says. “to drive eight hours to come to see me.”the piccolis grew up the c

9、hildren of italian immigrants in watertown.corrado，a translator for the army during ww，was killed in action in europe.before hearing from zac ，adeline hadnt realized the medal was missing.like many military medals，the one zacs mother had found was a family treasure. “this medal was very precious to

10、my parents.only on special occasions (场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands，” adeline says.as a child ，adeline couldnt understand why the medal was so significant. “but as i grew older，” adeline says，“and missed my brother more and more，i realized that was the only thing we had

11、left.” corrado piccolis purple heart medal now hangs at the italian american civic association in watertown.zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in alabama.since he first reunited corrados medal，zac says his record is now 5 for 5.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了 zac 的一个不同寻常的业余爱好：当在古董店或 者网上找到旧的军队勋章时

12、，他会设法找到其合法的主人并且归还。1where did zac get a purple heart medal for himself？_a_a in the army.b in an antique shop.c from his mother.d from adeline rockko.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.he earned one himself in a war as a soldier.”可知， zac 是在部队服役的时候获得了一枚紫心勋章，故 a 项正确。2what did zac realize when adeline drove to meet him？_

13、b_a she was very impolite.b she was serious about the medal.c she suspected his honesty.dshe came from a wealthy family.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“at that point，i knew she meant business， zacsays.to drive eight hours to come to see me.”可知，zac 意识到 adeline 对这枚勋章是十分在意的，要不然她也不会打电话道歉，更不会驱车 8 小时来见自己，故 b 项正确。 mean b

14、usiness“(非正式)当真，认真”。3what made adeline treasure the purple heart？_d_a her parents advice.b her knowledge of antiques.c her childhood dream.d her memory of her brother.解析：细节理解题。 根据第六段中的“but as i grew older，adeline says，and missedmy brother more and more，i realized that was the only thing we had left.

15、”可知，adeline 珍视那枚勋章是因为那是他们留下的唯一东西，承载着姐姐对弟弟的思念，故 d 项正确。bzhoukoudian is a small village situated about 50 kilometers to the southwest of beijing.in the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there which changed peoples view of chinas history.they came from an unknown species of m

16、an and were the first evidence of human life in china thousands of years ago.the remains were three teeth!in 1929, a complete skull was also discovered.eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including six skulls and more than 150 teeth.these discoveries proved the existence of a human sp

17、ecies who lived in the area between 700,000 and 200,000 years ago.four sites where beijing man and his relatives lived were discovered on the northern face of longgushan.they lived in the caves in the area.however, the life span of beijing man was short.about 70% of the people probably died before t

18、he age of 14.fewer than 5% lived to the age of 50.ashes were found alongside the fossils which showed they had used fire for cooking food and also for light, warmth, and protection against wild animals.this is the earliest evidence of the use of fire anywhere in the world.they also made tools of bon

19、es and stones.unfortunately, when japan invaded china in 1937, excavations ( 发掘) at the beijing man site stopped and most of the fossils disappeared, including a beijing man skull.after the peoples republic of china was established in 1949, the work started again.zhoukoudian was listed as a world he

20、ritage site in december 1987.it has not only given us important information about prehistoric asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution.today，parts of the caves have been badly affected by rain.some areas arealmost completely covered in weeds, causing serious

21、 damage.pollution from the nearby factories has also contributed to the problem.this is a very serious matter and the chinese academy of sciences is trying to raise public awareness of it.文章大意：文章向我们介绍了周口店“北京人”遗址，它的位置、发现过程以及考古意 义。4archaeologists _c_.a thought that zhoukoudian was a beautiful villageb

22、 thought that the findings in zhoukoudian wouldnt change the history of chinac discovered some prehistoric human bones in zhoukoudiand thought that the findings in zhoukoudian are the first evidence of human life in asia 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “in the 1920s ， archaeologists discovered someprehistoric hum

23、an bones there which changed peoples view of chinas history.”可知答 案。5which of the following statements is not true？_d_a the digging was delayed by the japanese invasion in the 1930s.b these ancient chinese were the first people to use fire in daily life.c some valuable things excavated from the site

24、are still missing.d the digging of zhoukoudian is famous and is well funded.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的内容可知 a、b、c 三项都正确，根据最后一段周 口店遗址的破坏可以确定没有吸引到资金。6whats the main idea of the last paragraph？_d_a the digging of zhoukoudian is still under way.b zhoukoudian plays an important part in the study of prehistoric soci

25、eties.c zhoukoudian is a world heritage site.d zhoukoudian is in great need of protection.解析：主旨大意题。本段在开头叙述完周口店对于考古的意义之后详细叙述周口店现在 所处的糟糕状况，因此 d 项才是该段的大意。7from the passage, we can infer that _a_.a the work of excavating the beijing man site has not proceeded smoothlyb beijing man had a short lifec beij

26、ing man lived in the caves of longgushand archaeologists found six complete skulls and more than 150 teeth in 1929解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的最后两句：对北京人遗址的发掘工作由于日本的侵略曾一度终止，新中国成立后，发掘工作又重新开始。由此可以推知对北京人遗址的发掘工作 进展得不顺利。b 项是事实而不是推论，c、d 两项是错误的。故选 a。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 项。the jobs of the future have

27、 not yet been invented. 1.d by helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1curiosityyour children need to be deeply curious. 2.a ask kids ，“what ingredients ( 配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time ？” and then try them out. “did

28、 those ingredients make the pancakes better？”“what could we try next time？”2creativitytrue creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 3.c there are a dozen different things you can do with them.experimenting with materials to create something new can go a

29、long way in helping them develop their creativity.3interpersonal skillsunderstanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids.we know whats going on inside our own head，but what about others? being able to read people helps kids from misreading asituation and jumping to false conclusions. 4.f“why do you think shescrying？”“can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face ？”“if someone were to do that to you，how would you feel？”