课时作业37（选修8，Modules 12）
Ⅰ．完成句子
1．经过10个小时的飞行，他们终于踏上了中国的国土。
After a 10hour flight，they finally ______ ______ ______ Chinese soil.
2．以防天气不好，婚礼将在室内举行。
______ ______ ______ bad weather，the wedding will be held indoors.
3．她是那种在人群中很显眼的人。
She is the sort of person who ______ ______ in a crowd.
4．我们必须找出解决问题的方法。
We must ______ ______ a solution to the problem.
5．直到比赛开始他才到。
Not until the game had begun ______ ______ ______.
Ⅱ．单项填空
1．Most businessmen are more interested in the ______ success of their products than their educational values.
A．cultural B．commercial
C．classical
D．criminal
2．This kind of car is ______.Can you wait for several days?
A．in stock
B．out of stock
C．on stock
D．of stock
3．Think carefully before you answer questions online.You may be ______ into giving away very important personal information.
A．caught
B．addicted
C．seized
D．trapped
4．The government needs to ______ the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts and see to it that people live safe and happy lives.
A．seek
B．balance
C．identify
D．combine
5．I just got ______ to a position that was created for me，and many of my former peers have stopped talking to me.
A．accumulated
B．promoted
C．discounted
D．campaigned
6．Having decided to rent a flat，we______contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A．set about
B．set down
C．set out
D．set up
7．（2016甘肃兰州一中月考，18）— What happened to him?
—He was ______ of stealing the ring at the party last night，and the police were looking into the matter.
A．suspected
B．informed
C．reminded
D．approved
8．I am doing a ______ piece of work and I am ______.
A．tiresome；tire
B．tiresome；tired
C．tired；tiring
D．tired；tired
9．—Will $1000 ______ the cost of the trip?
—I'm afraid not.Perhaps I need ______ $400.
A．pay；another
B．charge；more
C．cover；another
D．afford；more
10．Having been tolerant towards the Philippines for a long time on the South China Sea，the Chinese government should ______ a military solution to the current conflict，I think.
A．secure
B．seek
C．participate
D．declare
11．We shouldn't ______ him for the mistakes he has made，since he has no experience.
A．accuse
B．blame
C．charge
D．claim
12．—I'm surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ______.
—So am I．They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
A．broken up
B．finished up
C．divided up
D．closed up
13．After several rounds of competition，the little girl ______ because of her excellent spoken English and quick response.
A．put out
B．picked out
C．broke out
D．stood out
14．（2016四川双流棠中外语学校月考，18）After so many hardships，the scientist ______ his motherland at last.
A．set on his foot
B．set foot on
C．set feet on
D．set his feet on
15．（2012海南嘉积中学三模，27）All the people in the town have moved to a higher place ______ a potential rainstorm.
A．in memory of
B．in spite of
C．in case of
D．regardless ofⅢ．完形填空
My mother is a geneticist，and from her I learned that despite our differences in size，shape and color，we humans are 99.9 percent the same.It is in our __1__ to see differences：skin，hair and eye color，height，language.But also in our nature，way down in the DNA that __2__ us human，we are almost the __3__.
I believe there is more that unites us than __4__ us.
My mother came to the US from India.She is __5__ enough that she got her service __6__ in a diner in 1960s Dallas.My father is a white boy from Indiana whose __7__ came from Germany in the mid1800s.
It seems __8__ to admit now，but I never __9__ that my parents were different colors.One day，I watched my parents walk __10__ the street of our church together.They were __11__ in the service that day，and as they walked，I saw their hands __12__ together in unison（一致地）.I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was，and how white my father was.I knew them as my parents __13__ I realized their skin color.I'm sorry to say that now when I see a mixedrace __14__ walking down the street，I see the “mixed race” first and the “couple” second.
When my parents married in 1966，there were __15__ places in this country that had laws __16__ mixed marriage.__17__，my white grandfather，__18__ father had been a typical racist，was not against their marriage.
Some of us are men，some are women.Some are young，some old.Some of us are short and others __19__.Some righthanded，some lefthanded.We have lots of differences；we are all __20__.But deep down inside us，down in our DNA，we are 99.9 percent the same.And I believe we need to remember that.
1．A．feature
B．character
C．nature
D．quality2．A．gets
B．lets
C．has
D．makes
3．A．same
B．different
C．familiar
D．similar
4．A．differs
B．divides
C．parts
D．splits
5．A．yellow
B．white
C．dark
D．brown
6．A．turned out
B．turned down
C．turned over
D．turned back
7．A．ancestors
B．parents
C．family
D．origin
8．A．silly
B．wise
C．stupid
D．foolish9．A．noticed
B．looked
C．watched
D．observed
10．A．in
B．up
C．out
D．down
11．A．entering
B．running
C．attending
D．participating
12．A．rocking
B．shaking
C．swinging
D．waving
13．A．unless
B．after
C．before
D．until
14．A．marriage
B．couple
C．double
D．twins
15．A．always
B．also
C．almost
D．still16．A．allowing
B．preventing
C．encouraging
D．banning
17．A．Therefore
B．However
C．But
D．Otherwise
18．A．which
B．whose
C．that
D．what
19．A．long
B．high
C．tall
D．kind
20．A．similar
B．familiar
C．unique
D．same
Ⅳ．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选项。
（2016河北衡水中学二模）
The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test.Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview.__1__
What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?
Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer，they would not do the right thing.__2__ Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive.
__3__ And giving a negative opinion of something is not important，either.__4__ If you have more to say by being truthful，even if it is to express a negative opinion，then that is what you should talk about.
__5__ And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying “I like my hometown...” and then struggle to find something to say.
We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way.
A．Actually，truthfulness is not important in such an interview.
B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?
C． It would be much better to say “Actually I don't really like my hometown...”
D．However，sometimes，you will be asked to talk about something that you don't really like or don't really want to talk about.
E．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown.
F．The important thing is that you have something to express.
G．Instead，they try to hide their true feelings.
参考答案
Ⅰ．1．set foot on 2．In case of 3．stands out 4．seek for/after 5．did he arrive
Ⅱ．1．B cultural意为“文化的”；commercial 意为“商业的”；classical意为“古典的”；criminal意为“犯罪的”。根据句意判断应选B项，表示“商业成功”。
2．B in stock意为“有现货”；out of stock意为“缺货；售光”。根据句意可知B项正确。
3．D catch意为“抓住”；addict意为“使上瘾；使沉迷”；seize意为“抓住”；trap意为“困住；诱骗”。be trapped意为“中计；落入圈套”。句意：在网上回答问题时要留神。你可能会中圈套，把重要的个人机密泄露出去。
4．B seek意为“寻找；追寻”；balance意为“（使）平衡；（使）均衡”；identify意为“识别；确定”；combine意为“联合；结合”。该题应选B项，表示“平衡不同群体的人的利益避免矛盾”。
5．B accumulate意为“累积；积聚；积攒”；promote意为“促进；发扬；提升”；discount意为“将……打折扣”；campaign意为“从事运动；参加战役”。此处应选B项，get promoted表示“得到提升”。
6．A 句意：决定租公寓后，我们开始着手和市里所有的房屋代理处联系。set about doing sth.表示“开始着手做某事”；set down表示“写下”； set out虽然也有“开始着手做某事”之意，但是后跟不定式；set up表示“建立”。
7．A suspect sb.of doing sth.意为“怀疑某人做了某事”；inform sb.of sth.意为“通知某人某事”；remind sb.of sth.意为“提醒某人某事”；approve of doing sth.意为“赞同做某事”。根据结构和后面的句意可知应选A项。
8．B tiresome“烦人的，令人讨厌的”，多修饰事物；tired“感到疲累的”，多修饰人；tiring“令人感到疲累的，累人的”，多修饰事物；tire，动词，“使疲劳，使疲倦”。根据句意应选B项。
9．C cover可表示“够支付……的费用”；“another＋数词＋名词”或“数词＋more＋名词”都表示“另外的……”。
10．B secure意为“保护；使安全”；seek意为“寻求；寻找”；participate意为“参加；参与”；declare意为“宣布；宣称”。根据空后的宾语判断应选B项，表示 “寻求军事解决”。
11．B accuse sb.of sth./charge sb.with sth.意为“指控某人某事”；blame sb.for sth.意为“因某事责备某人”；claim sb.against/on sth.意为“向某人索赔某物”。根据后面的介词for可知应选B项。
12．A break up意为“拆散；分开；（关系）破裂”第一句句意：听说苏和保罗分手了，我很惊讶。
13．D put out意为“扑灭；熄灭”；pick out意为“挑出；选出”；break out意为“爆发；发生”；stand out意为“突出；杰出”。该题应选D项，表示“这位小姑娘脱颖而出”。
14．B set foot on为固定短语，意为“进入；踏上”。句意：经历了许多磨难后，这位科学家最终踏上了祖国的土地。
15．C in memory of意为“为纪念……”；in spite of意为“尽管；不管”；in case of意为“以防；万一”；regardless of意为“不管；不顾”。句意：全镇的人都搬到了一个地势高的地方，以防可能有暴风雨。
Ⅲ．1．C feature意为“特征；特点”；character意为“性格；品质”；nature意为“本性；本质”；quality意为“质量；品质”。根据句意及下句But also in our nature的提示可知应选C项。
2．D make意为“使……成为……”，此处表示“使我们成为人类”。
3．A 根据But also in our nature判断应选same与上文形成转折，并且最后一段倒数第二句也是提示。
4．B 根据前面的unite推断应选其反义词divide，表示“分开”。differ意为“使不同”；part意为“分手”；split意为“分裂”。
5．C 根据下文可知是因为我妈妈的皮肤太黑以至于达拉斯的餐厅拒绝为她服务。下段中间I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was给予了提示。
6．B turn out意为“结果是；生产”；turn down意为“拒绝”；turn over意为“翻阅；移交”；turn back意为“往回走；阻挡”。B项符合文意。
7．A 从came from Germany in the mid1800s判断，我父亲的“祖先”在19世纪中叶从德国移民到美国。
8．A silly意为“傻的；幼稚的”；wise意为“聪明的”；stupid意为“笨的”；foolish意为“愚蠢的”。根据句意句意判断应选A项，表示当时我从来没有注意到我父母不同的肤色，这很傻，很幼稚。
9．A notice意为“注意到”。watch和observe意为“观察”，不合句意。
10．D walk down the street意为“沿街散步”，down相当于along。
11．D participate in意为“参加”。enter为及物动词，后面不加介词。
12．C swing意为“摇动；摇摆”，此处表示我看到他们的手拉在一起摇摆。shake意为“颤抖”；wave意为“挥动”。
13．C 根据上下文判断应选before表示“在……之前”。
14．B 根据句意上下文判断应选couple。句意：当我看到一对不同肤色的夫妇逛街的时候。
15．D still意为“仍然有”。这个国家当时仍然有地方禁止不同肤色的人通婚。
16．D 根据文意及下句可知应选banning，表示“（法律）禁止”。
17．B 根据下文was not against可知此处与上文是转折关系，故选however表示转折。
18．B 根据句子结构看出此处应选whose引导定语从句，并在从句中作定语，表示我祖父的父亲曾经是一位激进的种族主义者。
19．C 此处应选tall与前面的short对应。
20．C similar意为“相似的”；familiar意为“熟悉的”；unique意为“独特的”；same意为“同样的”。句意：我们有许许多多的差异，我们都是独一无二的。
Ⅳ．1～5 DGAFC