2013届高考英语复习 Unit1 A land of diversity专题练习 新人教版选修8

1、2013届高三英语复习专题练习：Unit1 A land of diversity（新人教版选修8）.单项填空1(2012·泉州质检)Failure is the mother of success. _ your courage and you'll succeed.AKeep offBKeep outCKeep up DKeep on解析：考查短语辨析。keep up “保持”，符合题意。句意：失败是成功之母，保持你的勇气，你一定会成功的。keep off “不提(某话题)；避免”； keep out “遮掩；避开”； keep on “继续”。答案：C2In my op

2、inion, it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to _.Amake sense Bmake progressCmake a life Dmake his way解析：make a life “习惯于新的生活方式、工作等”，符合题意。make sense “讲得通；明白”； make progress “取得进步”； make one's way “向前”。答案：C3Less than twenty percent of the employees in

3、 their company are women.That is to say, men are in the _.Amajority BactivityCpossibility Dminority解析：由句意可知，不到20%为女性，也就是说大部分为男性，所以选A。in the majority为固定搭配，意为“占多数；过半数”。答案：A4Tom was made to clean the classroom for a whole week as a(n) _ for his wrong doing.Aargument BcompetitionCpunishment Dpreparation

4、解析：考查名词辨析。句意：作为对做错事的惩罚，汤姆打扫教室一周。punishment “惩罚”，符合句意。答案：C5One reason for her preference for city life is _ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.Athat BhowCwhat Dwhy解析：考查表语从句中的连词。that引导名词性从句不作任何语法成分且不可以省略。答案：A6I was about to give up when it suddenly _ to me that I should try

5、to solve the problem in another way.Areferred BadaptedCoccurred Dadjusted解析：句意：我正要放弃，这时突然想到应该用另一个方法尝试着解决这个问题。it occurs to sb.that .“某人突然想起；突然出现在脑海中”，是固定用法。refer to “谈到；涉及；参阅”； adapt to “适应于”； adjust to “适应于；调整”。答案：C7(2012·福州模拟)Economy is booming, so it is hard for some of the firms to _ enough

6、labor, though their working conditions are rather good.Ahire BfireCuse Drecommend解析：句意：经济在迅速增长，对于一些企业来说，招募足够的劳动力却很困难，尽管他们的工作条件相当不错。hire“雇用”，符合句意。答案：A8He would like to _ the position as a salesman advertised in the newspaper yesterday.Await for Bstand forCsearch for Dapply for解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：他想申请昨天在报纸

7、上刊登的销售人员的职位。apply for “申请”，符合句意。wait for “等候”； stand for “代表；表示”； search for “查找”。答案：D9Out of pity, the old lady offered to _ the poor homeless child for the night.Aworry about Bbring upCgive up Dtake in解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据句意，这里表示“收留”，用take in。worry about “为担心”； bring up “教育；抚养”； give up “放弃”。答案：D10The _

8、of teaching methods in this poor high school has achieved quite satisfactory results, with no students dropping out any more and more students admitted into key universities.Areform BdecreaseCdiscovery Drepetition解析：考查名词reform的用法。reform “改革”； decrease “减少”； discovery “发现”； repetition “重复”。the reform

9、 of teaching methods “教学方法的改革”。答案：A11(2012·合肥质检)The number of students in our class _ more than 70 and the majority of them _ from the countryside.Ais; is Bis; areCare; is Dare; are解析：the number of . “的数量”，作主语时谓语动词用单数； the majority of . “的大部分”，后跟可数名词复数形式时，谓语动词用复数，故B项正确。答案：B12_ has been proved _

10、 eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.AIt; that BWhat; thatCIt; whether DWhat; what解析：考查it作形式主语的用法。it为形式主语， that引导的从句为真正的主语。答案：A13(2012·马鞍山模拟)The bell _ the end of the class rang, _ the heated discussion.Aindicating; interrupting Bindicated

11、; interruptedCindicating; interrupted Dindicated; interrupting解析：铃声与“表明”，“打断”有逻辑上的主谓关系，况且二者后都有其宾语，故两词都用其­ing形式。第一空作定语，第二空作结果状语。答案：A14In many places in China, _ bicycle is still _ popular means of transportation.Aa; the B不填； aCthe; a Dthe; the解析：句意：在中国的许多地方，自行车仍然是一种受欢迎的交通工具。“the单数名词”指的是整个类别，这个类别

12、是可以区别于另外一个类别的。而popular means of transportation应该有很多种，自行车只是其中一种，故第二空填不定冠词。答案：C15(2012·安庆检测)It is most _ that the environmentalists will come to the area to investigate the possible damage caused by the serious pollution.Alikely BperhapsCpossibly Dprobably解析：句意：环境保护者很有可能会到这个地区调查严重污染所造成的潜在的破坏。句型it

13、 is likely that .中的likely为形容词，而不是副词， B、C、D三项均为副词形式，与句式不符。答案：A.完形填空(2011·山西省运城市教学检测)One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.The director discovered from the CV(简历)that the youth's academic achievements were_1_ all the way. He asked, “Did you obtain any _2_ in s

14、chool？” The youth answered “None”The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your _3_ fees？” The youth answered, “My father_4_when I was one year old; it was my mother who paid for them.”The director asked, “_5_ did your mother work？” The youth answered, “My mother worked as a clothes _6_.”

15、 The director asked, “Have you ever _7_ your mother wash the clothes before？” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to _8_.”The director said, “When you go back today, go and clean your mother's _9_， and then see me tomorrow morning.”The youth went back and requested his mother

16、to let him clean her hands. His mother felt _10_， happy but with mixed feelings, and she _11_ her hands.The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His _12_fell as he did that.This was the first time the youth had realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes every day to _13_

17、 him to pay the school fees. Then the youth _14_ washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.The next morning, the youth went to the director's office. The director asked, “Can you tell me what you have _15_ yesterday in your house？”The youth said, “I know now what is _16_. Without my mother

18、, there would not be the _17_ me today.”The director said, “This is what I am looking for to be my _18_. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, and a person who would not put money as his only _19_in life. You are _20_.”语篇解读：本文是记叙文。一位成绩出色的大学毕业生去应聘，当面试者了解到是他的母亲通过洗衣苦苦支撑这位年轻人

19、上学时，他要求年轻人回家给母亲洗手。年轻人回家给母亲洗手时，才第一次意识到母亲的不易，懂得了什么叫做“感激”。1A.excellent BordinaryCpoor Daverage解析：从后文面试者问年轻人有没有得过奖学金，以及后面母亲总是让年轻人学习可知，他的学业成绩很好。答案：A2A.troubles BfriendsCscholarships Dexperiences解析：结合语境可知此处是面试者在问年轻人在学校有没有得过奖学金。答案：C3A.meal BschoolCbus Droom解析：面试者接着问年轻人是不是他父亲为他支付学费。答案：B4A.gave up Blost hear

20、tCgot away Dpassed away解析：从后文年轻人回答是母亲为他支付学费可推断此处是说，他父亲很早就去世了。答案：D5A.How BWhyCWhere DWhen解析：结合下句年轻人的回答可知此处是面试者在问年轻人，他母亲在什么地方工作，即干什么工作。答案：C6A.saleswoman BcleanerCtailor Dkeeper解析：后文有提示，面试者问年轻人有没有帮助母亲洗过那些衣服，由此可知，年轻人的母亲是一位洗衣工。答案：B7A.helped BnoticedCsaw Dfound解析：从后文，年轻人从来没有帮助母亲洗过衣服，因为母亲总是让他学习，可知此处是面试者在问年

21、轻人有没有帮助母亲洗过那些衣服。答案：A8A.watch BrestCrelax Dstudy解析：根据后文描述的情况可知，母亲总是想让儿子学习。答案：D9A.feet BcurtainsChands Dclothes解析：后文有提示，年轻人为母亲洗手，可知此处答案为C。答案：C10A.strange BproudCsorry Danxious解析：因为儿子要为母亲洗手，母亲当然首先是感到很不自在。答案：A11A.closed BshowedCopened Dhid解析：母亲向儿子伸出了手，因此用show。答案：B12A.dust BsweatCglasses Dtears解析：年轻人第一次意

22、识到母亲的艰辛，因此他情不自禁流下了泪水。答案：D13A.direct BsupportCallow Denable解析：母亲就是通过这样艰辛的劳动使他能够付学费上学。enable “使能够”。答案：D14A.quickly BquietlyCcarefully Dsadly解析：前文说到，母亲不让儿子洗衣服，因此他只好悄悄把母亲剩余的衣服洗了。答案：B15A.learned BdoneCsaid Dachieved解析：从后文年轻人的回答可知，面试者问他昨天在家里都学到了什么。答案：A16A.devotion BunselfishnessCappreciation Dunderstandin

23、g解析：从后文的回答可知，年轻人懂得了感恩，故选appreciation。此处和最后一段第二句话照应，故不选A。答案：C17A.happy BsuccessfulCperfect Dwealthy解析：年轻人意识到没有母亲的辛劳，也就没有自己的成功。答案：B18A.student BsecretaryCassistant Dmanager解析：由文章第一句可知公司在招聘一位经理。答案：D19A.meaning BvalueCgoal Dmeasure解析：面试者想招聘一个不把金钱作为生活的唯一目标的人。答案：C20A.hired BfinedCfired Dwanted解析：从年轻人的回答可知

24、，他符合面试者的要求，因此推断，他被录用了。答案：A.阅读理解(2012·莆田质量检测)The International Organization for Migration is urging consumers not to buy products made by migrants exploited (剥削) for their cheap labor. The IOM is launching a global campaign to end human trafficking (人口贩卖). It begins in Europe where large numbers

25、 of people are trafficked, but eventually will expand to other regions of the world.Richard Danziger is head of the Global Counter Trafficking Program at the International Organization for Migration. He says poverty, gender inequality (性别不平等), and conflict contribute to human trafficking, but it is

26、the demand for unreasonably cheap labor and cheap goods that drive this trade.The campaign aims to change consumer behavior through the use of soft power, not hard power.“We are not asking people to boycott (联合抵制) a particular brand or boycott a particular supermarket or chain store. We are simply a

27、sking people to find out what lies behind the products they buy. We are asking people to buy responsibly，” he said.There have been large increases in the last five years in the trafficking of men and boys to work in agriculture, con­struction, fishing and domestic service field.“We estimate，bas

28、ed on some ILO ( International Labor Organization) figures that in industrialized countries there are over 100,000 trafficked migrant workers. If they were paid their back wages the wages that are due, it could come to something like $2.5 billion. So, we are talking about large sums.Throughout the w

29、orld, there is an estimate by ILO of what we call stolen wages of almost $20 billion，” Danziger said.Danziger says consumers are increasingly demanding fair trade. They are asking that the products they buy are produced according to ethical (道德的) standards. The campaign hopes to tap into these ideas

30、 by raising awareness of the many products and services that result from trafficked and exploited labor.Consumers have the power to end labor exploitation by buying responsibly and by pressuring businesses and retailers(零售店) to operate in an ethical manner, Danziger said.语篇解读：这是一则社会新闻，国际移民组织呼吁大众不要购买那些由剥削移民的雇主生产的商品，以帮助消灭国际间的人口贩卖。