人教高中英语选修8-Unit ~课时练习及解析

PAGEPAGE1人教版高中英语选修八Unit1~2课时练习Ⅰ.单项填空1．Thecitywasbadlydestroyedbyanearthquake，andittookyearsto________.A．takeeverythingbacktoliveB．haveeverythingbacktolifeC．leteverythingbacktoliveD．bringeverythingbacktolife解析：bringsth.backtolife“使……恢复生气，使……恢复正常”。答案：D2．—Whatwasthespeakersaying?—Sorry，IwassotiredthatIcouldn't________whatshewassaying.A．takeup B．takeinC．takeon D．takeaway解析：根据答语“不好意思，我刚才太累了，没听懂她在说什么”，takein符合句意。takein在此意为“理解，领会，明白”。takeup“从事，占掉(空间、时间)”；takeon“呈现(面貌等)”；takeaway“拿走”。答案：B3．I'vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish.Butbynomeans________withmyprogress.A．theteacherisnotsatisfiedB．istheteachernotsatisfiedC．theteacherissatisfiedD．istheteachersatisfied解析：bynomeans位于句首时，句子要用倒装语序，排除A、C两项；由but可知后一句表示否定，排除B项。答案：D4．Manystudentsstronglyobjectedto________schoolatweekends.A．attend B．attendingC．attended D．havingattended解析：句意：许多学生强烈反对周末上课。objectto...短语中to是介词，后接名词或动名词作宾语，故排除A、C两项；此处不强调完成，故排除D项。答案：B5．AsfarasIamconcerned，whathemadeinhisspeechisjusta(n)________，nothingserious.A．choice B．excuseC．statement D．slip解析：句意：在我看来，他在演讲中所犯的只是一个小错误，没什么大惊小怪的。slip在此意为“疏忽，差错”，符合句意。答案：D6．Don'tworry，becausethebosshas________topayofftherestofthewagesnextmonth.A．undertaken B．admittedC．refused D．disagreed解析：由前面的信息可知答案为A项；undertaketodosth.“答应做某事”。答案：A7．Eventhoughhertalentwas________toeveryonewhoheardhersing，lifegotinthewayofherdreams.A．apparent B．abundantC．absurb D．academic解析：句意：虽然每一个听过她唱歌的人都知道她才华出众，但生活却阻碍了她梦想的实现。apparent在此意为“明显的，显而易见的”，符合句意。abundant“丰富的，充裕的”；absurd“荒谬的，可笑的”；academic“学校的，学院的，学术的”。答案：A8．(2012年安徽蚌埠质检)Mysisterwasagainstmysuggestionwhilemybrotherwas________it.A．inhonourof B．inmemoryofC．infavourof D．insearchof解析：while“然而”，表示转折、对比，against表示“反对”。故选用infavourof“赞成”。inhonourof“为了向……表示敬意”；inmemoryof“为纪念”；insearchof“寻找”。A、B、D三项均不合题意。答案：C9．—Doyouallfeellikegoingouttonight?—________.Everythingdependsonyou.A．I'measy B．No，Idon'tC．Noproblem D．Forgetit解析：句意：——今晚你们都想出去吗？——我随便。一切由你们决定。I'measy意为“我随便，我好办，我无所谓”，表示接受对方提出的任何建议，符合Everythingdependsonyou这一语境。答案：A10．Afterquestioningthemanforsixhours，thepolice________theinformationtheywanted.A．seized B．recoveredC．appealed D．obtained解析：句意：警察审问了这男人6个小时后，才得到了他们想要的信息。seize“抓住”；recover“恢复”；appeal“呼吁，控诉”；obtain“得到，获得”。D项符合句意。答案：D11．________failstorecognizethatisboundtomakeseriousmistakes.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whichever解析：句意：任何没有认识到那一点的人都注定要犯严重的错误。whoever在这里相当于anyonewho，在主语从句中作主语。答案：B12．Hehopedtheaudiencewassatisfiedandtheperformers'efforts________.A．payoff B．werepaidoffC．paidoff D．havepaidoff解析：句意：他希望表演能让观众满意，表演者的付出能得到回报。payoff作“得到回报，得到好结果”讲时，通常不用于被动语态。答案：C13．Everymeans________triedout，buttheycan'tfindasolutiontotheproblem.A．is B．hasbeenC．are D．havebeen解析：means“方法”，其单复数形式相同，句中means前有every修饰，是单数名词，谓语动词也应用单数形式；根据句意知应用现在完成时。答案：B14．—Whatdoyouknowfromthesignpost?—It________thedirectiontoLondonfromhere.A．announces B．explainsC．points D．indicates解析：announce“宣布”；explain“解释”；point(to)“指向”；indicate“标示”。答句句意：它标示了从这里去伦敦的方向。答案：D15．Johnwas________tolearnthenewsthathewasrejectedbythecommittee.A．castdown B．castoffC．castabout D．castaway解析：castdown“使沮丧”；castoff“扔掉”；castabout“设法寻找”；castaway“扔掉，抛弃”。句意：约翰听到被委员会拒绝的消息非常沮丧。根据句意选A项。答案：AⅡ.阅读理解(2012年云南模拟)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A(Reuters)PresidentBarackObama－bolstered(加强)byastrongereconomicoutlookandrecentjobgrowth－wouldwininamatchupagainstthetwoleadingRepublicanpresidentialcandidatesMittRomneyandNewtGingrich，apollonMondayshowed.AWashingtonPost­ABCNewssurveyof1,000adultsfoundthat，forthefirsttime，Obama'sprospectshavebrightenedagainsthispotentialrivalsashisoveralljobapprovalratingclimbedonhishandlingoftheslowlyrecoveringeconomy.Iftheelectionwereheldnow，Obamawouldwin51percentofthevotecomparedto45percentforRomney，theformerMassachusettsgovernorandcurrentRepublicanfrontrunner，accordingtothepoll.Hewouldwinwith54percentcomparedto43percentforGingrich，theformerspeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativeswhohasvowedtocontinueseekinghisparty'snomination.Thepoll，conductedbytelephonefromFebruary1throughFebruary4，showedObamawonhighermarksthanRomneywhenitcomestoprotectingthemiddleclassandtaxes.ThosepolledalsosaidtheytrustedObamamoretohandleinternationalaffairsandterrorism.ButObamaandRomneytied(不分胜负)whenitcametocreatingjobsandmoreofthosesurveyedsaidtheytrustedRomneytohandletheeconomyandthefederalbudgetdeficit(赤字)．Inastatement，theRomneycampaign'spollingstrategist，NeilNewhouse，saidthesurveywasflawedand“introducedspecificnegativeinformationaboutGovernorRomneyimmediatelypriortoaskingtheballotmatchupagainstPresidentObama”．Thepresident'sjobapprovalratingroseto50percent，accordingtothesurvey，whichhasasamplingerrorofplusorminus4percentagepoints.WhenaskedifObamadeservedasecondtermaspresident,49percentsaidyesand49percentsaidno.InanNBCinterviewonSunday，ObamasaidhedeservedanothertermwhenAmericansvoteinNovember.AjobsreportonFridayshowedtheU．S.economycreatedjobsatthefastestpaceinninemonthsinJanuary.Theunemploymentrateunexpectedlydroppedto8.3percent，itslowestlevelinthreeyears.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道，文章主要是关于在总统大选中奥巴马及其他竞选人的优势和不足。16．Whoisbetterconcerningprotectingthemiddleclassandtaxes?A．NewtGingrich B．NeilNewhouseC．MittRomney D．BarackObama解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，在保护中产阶级和税收方面，更多人相信Obama。答案：D17．InwhichaspectdidObamaandRomneytie?A．Creatingjobs.B．Improvingtheeconomy.C．Handlingthefederalbudgetdeficit.D．Handlinginternationalaffairsandterrorism.解析：细节理解题。根据第五段可知，在创造就业机会方面，Obama和Romney打成了平手。答案：A18．WhatisthepercentageofAmericanswhosupportPresidentObama'sre­electioninthesurvey?A．51% B．54%C．43% D．49%解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，有百分之四十九的人支持总统Obama连任。答案：D19．WhatcanwelearnfromNeilNewhouse'swords?A．ThesurveywasunfairtoRomney.B．ThesurveywasagainstObama.C．Thesurveyhadnegativeeffectonpeople'svoting.D．Thesurveywasmadeinarush.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第四段可知，NeilNewhouse批评这个调查有失偏颇，对Romney是不公平的。答案：A20．Accordingtothelastparagraph，whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Obamaisself­confidentinre­election.B．TheU．S.createdjobsatthefastestpacethanothercountries.C．Theunemploymentrateisthelowestonrecord.D．AmericansvoteforpresidentinJanuary.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，Obama非常自信，认为自己理应连任。答案：AB(2012年黄冈市高三质检)Apioneeringheadteacheriscallingforallhighschoolstofollowhisleadandstartclassesat11am，allowingteenagerstwohoursextrainbed.Dr.PaulKelley，headofMonkseatoninNorthTyneside，saiditwouldmeantheendofsleepinginlessonsbeforelunch，afterexperimentsshowedteenagerscouldhavedifferentbodyclocksfromadultsandyoungerchildren.RussellFoster，anOxfordprofessorofneuroscience(神经系统科学)，testedthememoryof200Monkseatonpupilsat9amand2pmusingpairsofwords，anddiscovereda9%improvementintheafternoon.Studentscorrectlyidentified51%ofwordpairsinthelatersession，comparedwith42%inthemorning.TaylerMcCullough,15，oneofthetestsubjects，saidthemajorityofstudentswouldwelcometheextrahoursinbed.“I'mextremelyhardtogetupinthemorning.Oneortwopeopleliketogettoschoolearly，butmostofuswouldbeupforgoinginlater.I'msureitwouldmakeabigdifferencetoourlearningability.”Kelleyisadamantthatachangeofschooltimetablewillhaveameaningfuleffectonexamperformance.Hewantshisschool'sgovernorstoapprovehisplanandputthenewtimetableinplacebeforetheopeningofMonkseaton'snewschoolbuilding，themosttechnologicallyadvancedinthecountry，inSeptember.Kelleyhopeshislatestideawillbejustassuccessful.“Wehavetobepractical.Butthisprovesthat，bystartinglater，children'slearningimproves，asdoestheirhealth.”Fostersaid，“Thisispreliminary(初步的)data，butwhat'sexcitingisthatitmatchesmoredetailedstudiescarriedoutinCanadaandtheUS.Teenagersgetuplatenotbecausetheyarelazybutbecausetheyarebiologicallyprogrammedtodoso.”【语篇解读】经过研究发现学生在下午的记忆效果更好，因而一位高中校长呼吁高中学校更改作息时间表，认为这样更加符合青少年的生物钟