（广东专用）高中英语 Unit 24 Period One Warm­up and Lesson 1课时精练 北师大版选修8

Unit24SocietyPeriodOneWarm­upandLesson1课时精练（北师大版选修8，广东专用）时间：45分钟Ⅰ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Asshewalkedroundthelargeshop，EdithrealizedhowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmasgiftforherfather.She__1__thathewereaseasytopleaseashermother，whowasalwayssatisfiedwithperfume.__2__，shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasamost__3__job.People__4__onyourfeet，pushedyouwiththeirshouldersandalmostknockedyouoverintheirhurryinorderto__5__somethingcheapaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest，Edithpausedinfrontofacounter，wheresomebeautifultieswereon__6__.“Theyare__7__silk，”theshopassistanttoldherwithasmiletryingtopersuadehertobuyone.ButEdithknewfrompast__8__thatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonslowlyandthen，quitebychance，stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgatheredroundacounter.Shefoundsomefinepipesonsaleandthe__9__wereverybeautiful.Edithdidnothesitateforlong，althoughherfather__10__smokedapipeonceinawhile，shebelievedthiswas__11__topleasehim.Whenshegothome，withhersmallbut__12__presenthiddeninherhandbag，itwastimeforsupperandherparentswerealready__13__table.Hermotherwasingreat__14__.“Yourfatherhasatlastdecidedtostopsmoking，”shetoldherdaughterhappily.Edithwasso__15__thatshecouldnotsayasingleword.【解题导语】本文讲述Jane在圣诞节给父亲选礼物，因往年送父亲领带不能使父亲高兴，满以为这次买烟斗送父亲会让父亲高兴的，却被告知父亲终于决定戒烟了。1．A.believedB．wishedC．hopedD．supposed解析希望，但愿。答案B2．A.ThereforeB．FortunatelyC．BesidesD．Finally解析此外；除此之外还有。答案C3．A.unhappyB．carefulC．excitingD．tiring解析由下文可知道，不愉快。答案A4．A.walkedB．steppedC．liftedD．stood解析人多，所以踩到脚。答案B5．A.watchB．findC．graspD．sell解析在寻找适当货物的过程中。答案B6．A.timeB．showC．boardD．duty解析在counter上陈列出来。答案B7．A.realB．cheapC．poorD．exact解析要说服别人买，那肯定是好的，真的东西，exact是精确的意思。答案A8．A.experienceB．thingsC．booksD．school解析以前的经验。答案A9．A.moneyB．cigaretteC．shapesD．shop解析从beautiful猜出。答案C10．A.alwaysB．nearlyC．onlyD．never解析从onceinawhile猜出。答案C11．A.hardlyB．impossiblyC．possiblyD．certainly解析肯定令爸爸喜欢。答案D12．A.cheapB．well­chosenC．expensiveD．ready­made解析精心挑选的。答案B13．A.onB．byC．besideD．at解析在吃饭。答案D14．A.excitementB．angerC．sadnessD．disappointment解析从happily猜出。答案A15．A.gladB．happyC．surprisedD．excited解析听到母亲的话后，“感到意外”。答案CⅡ.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Doyoueverwonderaboutthesmartestwaytospendyourallowance(零用钱)？Twelve­year­oldFabianFernandez­Hanmighthaveafewgoodideasforyou.FabianwontheNYSEFinancialFutureChallenge，sponsoredbytheNewYorkStockExchange(NYSE)Foundation.Hereceivedaprizeof2,500andhadthehonorofringingtheclosingbellatthestockexchangeonJanuary11.Thecontestaimedatgettingyoungpeopletothinkaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting.Kidsaged6to19wereaskedtocreateaproductideathatwouldteachtheirpeersaboutfinancesandthestockmarket，andinspirethemtothinkaboutsavingorinvestingmoney.Financialexpertschosefivefinalists，includingFabian，fromthousandsofentries.VotersonBpickedFabian's“Oink­a­Saurus”asthewinner.Fabian'sOink­a­SaurusisanideaforaniPhoneoriPodapp，acomputerprogramthatrunsonApplephonesandMP3players.Oink­a­Sauruswouldgatherinformationaboutpeople'sinterestsandspendinghabitsbytrackingwhattheybrowsedonlineorboughtinstores.Likeanimaginarypiggybank，Oink­a­Sauruswouldthenshowhowmuchmoneyausermighthaveearnedbysavingand/orinvestingthemoney，insteadofspendingit.Theotherfinalistsofferedtheirowncoolideasforteachingkidsaboutfinance.Eight­year­oldTyraSmithproposed“StockPocket”，agamethatwoulduseelectronicflashcards.Playerswouldlearnfactsaboutthestockmarketandwinpointsbyansweringquestionscorrectly.Twelve­year­oldKelseyFosssuggestedarealityTVshowcalled“StockMarketTycoonIdol”．Ontheshow，kidswouldcompetetomakeorlosevirtualmoneybyinvestinginthestockmarket.Herplanincludedadultexpertshelpingthekidsandteachingtheaudienceaboutmoneyatthesametime.Fabianandtheothercontestantstackled(处理)averytoughtopic.Investinginthestockmarketistrickyevenformanyadultstounderstand.TheNewYorkStockExchangeisthebiggestAmericanmarketplaceforbuyingandsellingstocks，orpartsofpubliccompanies.Whilesomecompaniesareprivatelyownedbyapersonorfamily，manybigcompaniesdivideownershipintosharetomanylittlepiecesofthecompany'stotalvalue.Together，thesharesarecalledstock.Peoplecaninvesttheirmoneyinacompanybybuyingoneormoreofitsshares.Ifthecompanydoeswell，thevalueoftheinvestmentusuallygoesup.Iftheywish，investorscanthenselltheirsharesataprofit.Moneycanbelostinthestockmarketaswell，whenthevalueofsharesfalls.Manyinvestorslostmoneyduringtherecenteconomicdownturn.【解题导语】生活中如何聪明地支配自己的零花钱呢？在纽约证券交易所赞助的一项比赛活动中，五名参赛选手各自提出了自己的办法，教人们如何管理钱财，如何投资以及一些股票交易常识。16．IntheNewYorkStockExchangeFinancialFutureChallenge，thegoalwasto________.A．makeasmuchmoneyaspossibleinthestockmarketB．createanideaforaproductthatwouldhelpkidslearnaboutmoneymanagementandinvestingC．competeforjobsonthefloorofthestockexchangeD．passatestaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting解析由第二段第一句Thecontestaimedatgettingyoungpeopletothinkaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting可知B项正确。答案B17．FinalistsintheFinancialFutureChallengewerechosenby________.A．kidsaged6to19B．teachersandprincipalsC．computerexpertsD．moneyexperts解析由第二段倒数第二句Financialexpertschosefivefinalists可知D项正确。答案D18．TouseOink­a­Saurus，akidwouldneed________.A．acellphoneoranMP3playerB．acomputerandapartnerC．stockinatleastonecompanyD．alow­interestcreditcard解析由第三段第一句Fabian'sOink­a­Saurusisanidea...MP3players可知A项正确。答案A19．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheexampleofthegreatideasofthefinalists?A．Oink­a­Saurus.B．iPodapp.C．StockPocket.D．StockMarketTycoonIdol.解析结合第三段和第四段可知B项符合题意。答案B20．Inthelastparagraphthewritertriestoexplain________.A．whatthestockmarketisB．whatadultsshouldhelpkidswithC．howtomakeaninvestmentD．howtomakeagreatidea解析最后一段开始就讲投资股票对许多成人而言都是很难把握的，然后详 细介绍了股票的操作，即向人们介绍了股票市场，故A项符合题意。答案AⅢ.信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。以下是一些关于大学阅览室的信息介绍：A．BingWingCarrelsStudydeskswithalockablestoragecompartmentarelocatedonthethirdflooroftheBingWingofGreenLibrary.Graduatestudentsandvisitingscholarsaregivenpriorityforcarrelassignments.Undergraduatestudents,ifassigned,mayuseacarrelforonequarteratatime.B．TheVelmaDenningRoomTheVelmaDenningRoomprovidesafocusedenvironmentforthedataandsoftwareservicesofferedbySocialScienceDataandSoftware(SSDS).SSDSprovidesaccesstoanextensivecollectionofdatasetsfromconsortia(财团),foreigngovernments,internationalorganizationsandU．S.agenciesandofficesonCD­ROManddiskette.Userscanview,download,ortransfernumericdataonCD­ROManddiskettefromcomputerworkstations.C．BenderRoomTheAlbertM.BenderRoom,withitswonderfulviewsoftheQuadandthehillsbeyondthecampus,offerscomfortableseatingandaquietatmosphereforstudy,leisurereading,andreflection.TheBenderRoomcontainsacollectionofgoodbooksofcurrentandclassicinterestinfictionandnon­fiction.ThiscollectionhasbeenmadepossiblebyagenerousgiftfromtheStanfordUniversityBookstore.D．LaneReadingRoomTheLaneReadingRoom,housestheHumanitiesandAreaStudiesResourceCenter〈http：//library.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/hdis/〉.Fromthebeginning,theroomhasservedasareadingroom,firstforgeneralpurposes,andlaterforthestudyofrarebooksandmanuscripts(手稿).TraditionalstudyandreadingspaceisnowcomplementedbyInternetaccess(availablefromallseatingintheroom)andcomputerworkstations.TheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesDigitalInformationService〈http：//library.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/hdis/〉(formerlytheAcademicTextService),whichprovidesaccesstoSUL/AIR'selectroniclibraryofhumanitiestextsaswellastoelectronicindexes,publications,andtheInternet.E．Dissertation(专题论文)RoomsDissertationRoomsareavailabletocurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.PriorityisgiventothosestudentsintheHumanitiesandSocialScienceswhousetheGreenLibrarycollections.Becausetheroomsareinhighdemand,allroomsaredouble­assignedandareavailableonlytostudentswhoarebothcurrentlyregisteredandadvancedtocandidacy.F．JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomTheJonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomisdesignedtofacilitatearangeofsocialsciencelearningandresearchactivities.Asocialsciencereferencecollectionofover15,000volumesaswellasclassictexts,newandnotablepublications,andcurrentissuesofcorejournalsinthesocialsciencesareavailable.TheJonssonReadingRoomisalsohometotheSocialSciencesResourceCenterComputerCluster.以下是一些人物信息。请匹配适合他们的阅览室。【解题导语】文章向我们介绍了大学阅览室的相关信息，以及几个想利用阅览室的想法，据此来进行信息匹配。21．LisaintendstogointostudiesonHumanitiesandAreaStudies,andsheisconsideringwhichspecificquestionshouldbefocusedon.Ratherthangettingeasyaccesstoelectronictexts,shewouldliketotakeaquicklookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedformfirst.解析题中的“lookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedform”与F项中的“newandnotablepubications”相对应。答案F22．Aliisonavisittotheuniversity.Hehasbeeninvitedtostayoncampusfor2weeks.Atthelibrary,hemayneedaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings.解析题中的“onavisit”“needaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings”与A项中的“visitingscholars”“Studydeskswithalockablestoragecompartment”相对应。答案A23．Jackh