人教版高中英语选修八unit5 Meeting your ancestors

I•阅读理解AAnexhibitionofmodels,3-DimagesandvideoshasbroughttheOldSummerPalace,knownasYuanmingyuan,backtolife,givingafascinatinginsightintothelifeofChinasroyalfamilies.SunYuanqingreports.Morethanacenturyafteritwaslooted（掠夺）andburneddown,Yuanmingyuanhasbeenrestoredtoitsformergloryinauniqueway.ExhibitionGloryoftheYuanmingyuan,arousesthehistoryandcultureofYuanmingyuanthroughmodels,3-Dimagesandvideos.ItiscurrentlyondisplayattheChineseCultureCenterinMoscowincelebrationoftheChina-RussiaTourismYear.“ItisabreakthroughinthehistoryofYuanmingyuan"saysChenYanying,co-curator（联合馆长）oftheexhibition.“Itisnotmeanttocondemnthecountriesthattookpartintheturmoil（骚动），instead,itisgoingtosendapositivevoice,toletmorepeoplelearnaboutandcometovisitYuanmingyuan."Yuanmingyuan'sculturalrelics,artworksandarchitecturethatwerelootedordestroyedinthelate1800sandearly1900s,havenowbeenbroughttolifeonthetouchpanels.AminiaturemodelofHaiyantang,thelargestEuropeangardeninYuanmingyuan,alsomadeitsdebut（登场）,alongwithreplicas（复制品）ofthe12bronzezodiacanimalheadsthatdecorateitsfountain.Oneofthehighlightsoftheeventisthevariousinteractive（交互式）programsthatallowvisitorstonotonlyappreciate,butalsotakepartinthecreationprocessofart,saysChen.“ForpeoplewhoknowlittleaboutYuanmingyuan,picturesalonecaiftdoit,"saysChen.“That'swhyweneedtodevelopexperiencecenterstohelppeopleinothercountriesrelatetoYuanmingyuan."Intheexperiencecenterofroyalarchitecturedesign,visitorscantrytobuildarchitecturemodels,discoveringhowChinesearchitecturetakesshapewithoutusingnailsandglue.IntheminiatureBanmuyuanGarden,theplacewheretheroyalfamilywatchedopera,therearehandmadeembroidered（绣花的）costumesandpuppets（木偶）,whichvisitorscantryonandposeforphotographswith.Intheimperialschoolroom,wheretheprincesoftheroyalfamilyusedtostudy,visitorscanlearnChinesecalligraphy.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍在莫斯科中国文化中心进行的圆明园模型、三维图像和视频展。InwhatwayisYuanmingyuanexhibitedinMoscow?Bymodels,3-Dimagesandvideos.Onlybymodels.Bymodelsand3-Dimages.Bymodelsandvideos.解析：选A细节理解题。从第一段的“Anexhibitionofmodels,3-DimagesandvideoshasbroughttheOldSummerPalace"可看出答案。ForwhatpurposedidweholdtheexhibitionaboutYuanmingyuaninMoscow?TodevelopbetterrelationshipwithRussia.TomakemorepeoplelearnsomethingaboutYuanmingyuan.ToshowChinesetechnologytotheworld.ToexhibitChineseculturetotheworld.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段的“instead,itisgoingtosendapositivevoice,toletmorepeoplelearnaboutandcometovisitYuanmingyuan”可知目的是想让更多的人了解圆明园。Whatisoneofthemostwonderfulpartsoftheexhibition?Visitorscanlistentotheintroductions.Visitorscantouchreplicas.Visitorscanperformbythemselves.Visitorscanenjoyandparticipateinthecreationprocessofart.解析：选D细节理解题。从第六段的“Oneofthehighlightsoftheeventis...allowvisitorstonotonlyappreciate,butalsotakepartinthecreationprocessofart”可知答案。WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?Theprincesoftheroyalfamilyplayedintheimperialschoolroom.Banmuyuanistheplacewheretheroyalfamilywatchedopera.Visitorscantryonhandmadeembroideredcostumestotakephotos.VisitorscanlearnChinesehandwriting.解析：选A推理判断题。从最后一段的“Intheimperialschoolroom,wheretheprincesoftheroyalfamilyusedtostudy"可知A项是不正确的。BTheEiffelTowerisoneofEurope'smostfamousbuildings.ItstandsintheChampdeMars,aparkneartheRiverSeineinParis.Itis300meterstallandwasbuiltbyAlexandreGustaveEiffelfortheParisUniversalExpositionin1889,or“expos"aswenowcallthem,andthese“expos"areplaceswherepeoplecanseenewinventions,newkindsofart,andnewkindsoffood.Becausethetowerwassuchatallbuilding,Eiffelwantedtomakeiteasyforpeopletogettothetop.Hewantedtouseanelevator,whichwasaverynewinventionatthetime.EiffelaskedElishaOtistodesignanelevatortothefirstandsecondplatformsofthebuilding.Unfortunately,theFrenchgovernmentdidnotlikethefirstdesignthatOtisshowedthem,andtheywouldnotlethimputtheelevatorin.Byearly1889,thefirstvisitorshadtoclimbhundredsofstairstogetonthefirstandsecondplatformsofthetower.TheEiffelTowercostoveramillionUSdollars一alotofmoneyatthattime.Peoplewhoinvestedinthebuildingwereworriedthattheywouldnotgettheirmoneyback.However,inthefirstyeartheygotmuchmorethantheirmoneyback.Thousandsofticketsweresoldtopeoplewhowantedtogoupandlookattheviewfromthetop.TheopeningoftheEiffelTowertookplaceon10June1889.Eiffelhimselflivedinthetowerwherehehadhisownapartment.Manykingsandqueensvisitedthetowerduringtheopeningand,ofcourse,theyvisitedEiffel'sapartment.AlthoughEiffeldesignedthetowerforpeopletovisit,itwasalsousedforscientificexperiments.Nowadays,thetowergetstwiceasmanyvisitorsastheotherveryfamousbuildinginParis一theLouver.TheWriterOscarWildesaidthathelikedtheEiffelTowerbecauseitwastheonlyplaceinParisfromwhichhecouldnotseetheEiffelTower!语篇解读：本文主要介绍法国的埃菲尔铁塔：历史、造价、开放、评价。Thestoryisbout.newinventionsB.tallbuildingsC.expensivebuildingsD.atowerinParis解析：选D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍法国的埃菲尔铁塔。TheelevatorintheEiffelTower.costoveramilliondollarswasmadebyAlexandreEiffeltookpeopletothetopwasdesignedbythegovernment解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段的“Becausethetowerwassuchatallbuilding,Eiffelwantedtomakeiteasyforpeopletogettothetop”可知答案。PeoplevisittheEiffelTowertosee.A.AlexandreEiffelB.Eiffel'sapartmentC.theviewofParisfromthetopD.thekingsandqueensofEurope解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段的“Thousandsofticketsweresoldtopeoplewhowantedtogoupandlookattheviewfromthetop”可知答案。8.TheonlyplaceinParisyoucannotseetheEiffelTowerfromis.A.theLouvreB.theEiffelTowerC.ChampdeMarsD.TheRiverSeine解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段的“helikedtheEiffelTowerbecauseitwastheonlyplaceinParisfromwhichhecouldnotseetheEiffelTowed'可知答案。CZhoukoudianisasmallvillagesituatedabout50kilometerstothesouthwestofBeijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedpeoplesviewofChina'shistory.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswerethreeteeth!In1929,acompleteskullwasalsodiscovered.Eventually,archaeologistsfoundalmost200items,includingsixskullsandmorethan150teeth.Thesediscoveriesprovedtheexistenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelativeslivedwerediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofLonggushan.Theylivedinthecavesinthearea.However,thelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthan5%livedtotheageof50.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyhadusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmth,andprotectionagainstwildanimals.Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandstones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedChinain1937,excavations（发掘）attheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedin1949,theworkstartedagain.ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaWorldHeritageSiteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsoprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Today,partsofthecaveshavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrain.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweeds,causingseriousdamage.Pollutionfromthenearbyfactorieshasalsocontributedtotheproblem.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChineseAcademyofSciencesistryingtoraisepublicawarenessofit.语篇解读：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。Archaeologists.thoughtthatZhoukoudianwasabeautifulvillagethoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianwouldn'tchangethehistoryofChinadiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonesinZhoukoudianthoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianarethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinAsia解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedpeople'sviewofChina'shistory.'可知答案。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?ThediggingwasdelayedbytheJapaneseinvasioninthe1930s.TheseancientChinesewerethefirstpeopletousefireindailylife.Somevaluablethingsexcavatedfromthesitearestillmissing.ThediggingofZhoukoudianisfamousandiswell-funded.解析：选D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。What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?ThediggingofZhoukoudianisstillunderway.Zhoukoudianplaysanimportantpartinthestudyofprehistoricsocieties.ZhoukoudianisaWorldHeritageSite.Zhoukoudianisingreatneedofprotection.解析：选D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。Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.theworkofexcavatingtheBeijingManSitehasnotproceededsmoothlyBeijingManhadashortlifeC.BeijingManlivedinthecavesofLonggushanD.archaeologistsfoundsixcompleteskullsandmorethan150teethin1929解析：选A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。DMystoryisaboutabeggarandmeandittookplaceonthebusystreetsofFreetown,amoderncitysurroundedbybeautifulmountainsandgoldenbeaches.Thebeggar,whosenameIneverknew,hadaseriousillness.Hisclotheswereragged,andheworenoshoes,andeverydayIwouldseehimwalkingthroughthebusystreetsbeggingformoney.Afterweeksoftryingtobegmoneyfrommewithoutsuccess,heblockedmywayonemorninganddemandedthatIgivehimmoney.Ithrewafewpenniesontothegroundandrushedaway,butIknewatoncethatIcouldnotcontinuetogivehimmoney.Ihadn'tcometoFreetowntogivemoneytobeggars.IhadjoinedthePeaceCorpstohelpanothercountryandlearnanotherculture.ThatdayIaskedalocalwomanwhatIshoulddoaboutthebeggar.“Hedoesn'treallywantyourmoney.Thismanwantssomethingmorefromyou,"shesaidwithashysmile.“Thismanwantsyourrespect."thoughtaboutwhatshesaidthatnightandthenextdaywhenthebeggarcameuptome,Ishookmyheadwhenhedemandedhispennies.Suddenly,theFreetownskiesseemedtoopenanditbegantopour.Iraisedmyumbrellaandsaidtohim,“Standundermyumbrellauntiltherainpasses."Hegavemeasurprisedlookbutremainedundertheumbrella.Weneverspokeawordforthefewminutesitcontinuedtorainandwhenthesunreappeared,Iclosedmyumbrella,smiled,andwavedgoodbye.ThefollowingdayIsawhimagain.Thistime,insteadofdemandingmoneyfromme,hesmiledandwavedandcontinuedwalkingdownthestreet.Wehadbothgainedsomethingthatday:respectforeachother.Soyousee,everyoneneedsrespect,whateverhisage,orwhateverhiscareer.WhatcanwelearnaboutFreetownfromthepassage?Itisfarawayfromthesea.Itisfamousforitsbeggars.Itisamoderncitywithnaturalbeauty.Thereareserioustrafficjamsinitsstreets.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段可知，弗里敦是一个被美丽的群山和金色的沙滩环绕着的现代城市，即有着自然美景的现代城市。Whenitbegantorainheavily,theauthor.lenthisumbrellatothebeggarinvitedthebeggartohishousesharedhisumbrellawiththebeggarleftthebeggarbehindandwalkeddownthestreet解析：选C细节理解题。根据第五段最后三句可知，突然下起大雨时，作者让乞丐在自己的伞下避雨，直到天放晴了才跟他道别。Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?Everyoneneedsrespect.One'shelpalwayscounts.Weshouldrespectthepoor.Weshouldn'tlaughatbeggars.解析：选A主旨大意题。本文作者主要通过讲述自己与乞丐之间的故事说明了一个道理：人人都需要尊重。最后一段是对文章主旨的概括。•任务型阅读Areyoufeelinganxiousaboutyourtestnextweek?Herearesometipsthatwillhelpyouindealingwithstressandanxiety.StudyregularlyOneofthemostimportantwaysofavoidingtestanxietyistopreparewellinadvance.Studyregularlyforafewhourseveryday.16__ReducestudypressureIfstudentsarenotabletodealwithanxietyornervousness,theycouldtalktotheirteachers,studentcounselors（辅导员），parentsorfriends.Parentsshouldalsoavoidpressurizingtheirkidstodowell.__17.Thenyourchildrencanstudywithoutanytension（紧张）.Anotherimportantpointthatariseshereisneitherthestudentsnortheparentsshouldcomparethechildrenwiththeirotherclassmatesandfriends.Physicalfitness18_Manytimesduetoanxietystudentsavoidsleepandstarvethemselves.Theyshouldsleepforatleast6—7hoursadayandeatnutritiousandhealthyfood.Exercisingregularlyisequallyimportantastalkingtofriendsandsocializing（社交）.19Planyourstudieswell.Chartoutatimetableandtakeproperbreaksbetweenstudying.Alongwiththestudytime,allot（分配）timetorelaxanddowhatyoulovetodo.Practicingsimplebreathingtechniqueswillalsohelpreducestress.20_Whileitisimportanttogaingoodscoresintests,itisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.Learningtodealwithnervousnessandstresswillnotonlyhelpthemtodowellinschooltests,butalsointheirfuturelife.PreparescheduleListencarefullyinclassDonotforgettoeatandsleepproperly.Ithelpsinincreasingtheconfidenceofstudents.Createapeacefulandrelaxingatmosphereathome.Studentsshouldrememberthattestsarejustapartoflife.Testandexamtimecausesalotofnervousnessinstudents.答案：16〜20DECAFIII•完形填空Myhusband,Tom,hasalwaysbeengoodwithanimals,butIwasstillamazedwhenhe

befriendedafemalegrouse（松鸡）.It's21foragrousetohaveanycontact（接触）withpeople.Infact,they'rehardtospot,_22_theyusuallyflyoffwhentheyhearhumansapproaching.Thisgrousecameintoourlivesin23.Tomwasworkingoutinthefieldwhenhe24herwalkingaroundattheedgeofthefield.Shewas25unafraidandseemedtobe_26aboutwhathewasdoing.Tomsawthe27_birdseveraltimes,andshegotmorecomfortablearoundhim.Wequicklygrew28ofthebirdanddecidedtocallherMildred.Oneday,asTomwasworking,Mildredcamewithinafewfeetofhimtowatch.Tom29hedidn'tseeherandkeptworkingtoseewhatshewoulddonext.Apparently,shedidn'tliketobe30—.She'drunupandpeck（啄）atTom'shands,then__31—offtoseewhathewoulddo.Thiswentonforabout20minutes,untilMildredbecametiredofthe__32_andleft.Asspringwentandsummercame,Mildredstartedto33moreandmoreoften.34MildredfeltcomfortableenoughtojumpuponTon/slegandstaylongenoughformetogeta35__ofthetwoofthemtogether.Thisfriendlygrousesoonfelt36notjustwithourfamily,butwithanybodywhowalkedordroveby.Whenhuntingseasonopened,weputa37_attheendofourdrivewayasking38nottoshootourpetgrouse.Myfather,wholiveddowntheroad,__39_warnedpeoplenottoshoother.40,hunterswouldstopandtakepictures,becausetheyhadneverseenanythinglikeher.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。本文叙述了作者的丈夫如何与一只松鸡成为朋友的事情。文章描述了作者的丈夫Tom与松鸡成为朋友的过程，而后，松鸡变成了这一家人的朋友，即便是在狩猎季节，他们也提醒那些猎人不要猎杀那只松鸡。A.interestingB.reasonableimpossibleD.unusual解析：选D对于一只松鸡来说与人类有任何的接触都是不寻常的。interesting“有趣的"；reasonable“有道理的"；impossible“不可能的"；unusual“不寻常的；罕见的"。A.thoughB.becauseC.unlessD.until解析：选B事实上，它们很难被发现，因为当他们听到人类靠近的时候，通常就会飞走。though“虽然"；because“因为"；unless“除非"；until“直到"。A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter解析：选A这只松鸡是在春天走进我们的生活的。倒数第二段首句有提示：Asspringwentandsummercame。A.gotB.keptC.noticedD.imagined解析：选CTom正在田地里劳作，突然他注意到她在田边上走动。get“使得”；keep“保持”；notice“注意到”；imagine“想象”。A.naturallyB.certainlyC.normallyD.surprisingly解析：选D令人感到惊奇的是，她并不害怕，而且看起来对他所做的事情很好奇。

naturally“自然地”；certainly“当然”；normally“正常地”；surprisingly“令人惊奇地”。A.crazyB.curiousC.concernedD.cautious解析：选B见上题解析ocrazy“疯狂的；着迷的”；curious“好奇的”；concerned“关心的；担心的”；cautious“慎重的”。A.shyB.awkwardC.friendlyD.elegant解析：选CTom看了这只友好的松鸡几次，然后她就感到待在他周围更加舒服了。shy“害羞的”；awkward“笨拙的”；friendly“友好的”；elegant“优雅的”。A.carefulB.tiredC.fondD.sick解析：选C我们很快喜欢上了这只松鸡并决定叫她Mildredocareful"仔细的”；tired“疲倦的”；fond“喜欢的”；sick“生病的”。A.supposedB.realizedC.hopedD.pretended解析:选DTom假装没看到她而继续做他的事情，看看她下一步要做什么osuppose“认为；设想”；realize“意识到”；hope“希望”；pretend“假装”。A.ignoredB.observedC.amazedD.disturbed解析：选A很明显，她不喜欢被忽略。ignore“忽视”；observe“观察”；amaze“惊奇”；disturb“打扰”。A.putB.backC.setD.take解析：选B她会跑上前来啄Tom的手，然后后退，看看他会做什么。putoff“推迟”；backoff“后退"；setoff“出发；开始"；takeoff“起飞"。A.gameB.workC.placeD.man解析：选A这事持续了大约20分钟，直到Mildred对这个游戏感到厌烦而离开。A.giveupB.comeoutC.turnoverD.flyby解析：选B当春天过去夏季到来的时候，Mildred开始更加经常的出现。giveup"放弃”；comeout“出来；出现”；turnover“翻转”；flyby“飞过；飞逝”。B.B.SuddenlyD.PresentlyC.Constantly

解析：选A到最后，Mildred感到足够的安全舒适，可以跳到Tom的腿上待足够长的时间而我便可以为他们两个一起拍个照。eventually“最终”；suddenly“突然”；constantly“不断地”；presently“目前”。A.chanceB.dreamC.pictureD.sense解析：选C此处“getapictureofthetwoofthemtogether”“为他们两个一起拍照”。A.comfortableB.guiltyC.anxiousD.familiar解析：选A这只友好的松鸡很快感到很舒适，不仅与我们家里人，而且与任何一个路过或驱车而过的人都是这样。A.lanternCA.lanternC.gun解析：选B当狩猎季节到来的时候,(hunters)不要射杀我们的宠物松鸡。A.driversC.hunters解析：选C见上题解析。A.justC.thus解析：选D我的父亲也(also)警告人彳B.signloudspeaker我们在马路的一头放了一个标志(sign),叫猎人B.farmerstouristsB.yetD.also40.A.InfactB.ForlongC.OnthecontraryD.Bytheway解析：选A事实上(Infact),猎人会停下来拍照，因为他们从未见到过像这只松鸡一样的动物。W.语法填空InaclassroominIndiathereisnodesk,noelectricityandevennowater.Butthisistheclassroomstudents41—(dress)inshabbyclothescrowdandtakelessons.42__isherethatavolunteerteacher,LiNianci,asenior3studentfromShanghaiShixiHighSchool,haslearnedsomeimportantlessons.The18-year-oldteenagerspent14days__43_(teach)inMorningLightSlumSchoolinFaridabad,44__countrysideareaofDelhi.She45(give)thechancetoteachEnglishbyaninternationalvolunteerorganization,IVHQ,aftersendinganapplicationform.Lisaidher__46(big)challengewasthehightemperatures,usuallyabove45°C.SheexplainedthatFaridabadisverypoorandmostpeopledon'thaveairconditionersorevenelectricfans.Besides,el