课时提升练(八)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．We were ________(anxiety) for your safe arrival.
2．The scientist ________(观察) the behavior of the mice after they were given the drug.
3．His years of experience at the job put me at a ________ (advantage)．
4．He d________ with his brother about a political question.
5．You have________ (confusing) the meanings of the two words.
6．The explorer was an expert at ________ (survive) in the wilderness.
7．His excuses were ________ (各种各样的), but none was convincing.
8．There is a speed l________of 5 m．p.h.in towns.
9．It________ (amazing) me to hear that you were leaving.
10．What kind of ________ (食宿) did you have on the ship?
【答案】 1.anxious 2.observed 3.disadvantage 4.differed 5.confused 6.survival 7.various 8.limit 9.amazed 10.accommodation
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．我非常高兴能被邀请参加你的生日聚会。(too...to...)
I'm too_glad_to_be_invited to your birthday party.
2．我怎样才能让你们理解这件事的重要性？(get)
How can I get_it_across to you how important this is?
3．你认为接下来我们应该做什么？(插入语)
What do_you_think we should do next?
4．我费了好大劲才说服他放弃抽烟。(have difficulty in)
I had_much_difficulty_(in)_persuading him into giving up smoking.
5．刘大成在电视上亮相后歌唱事业迅速腾飞。(take)
Liu Dacheng's singing career took_off after his TV appearance.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
A
“You are going to the United States to live? How wonderful! You are really lucky.”
Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But does it true all the time? Is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting?
Specialists say that it isn't easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “There are three stages of culture shock，”say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and，as a result，enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems, the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity.
They have to build a new selfimage.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.
[语篇解读]文章介绍了去国外留学并不是人们想象的那样美好，去国外留学要经历文化差异的影响，并具体列举了可能存在的影响。
1．When people move to a new country, they ________.
A．will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty
B．have well prepared for their new surroundings
C．will get used to the culture of the country quickly
D．will never be familiar with the culture of the country
【解析】 由文章第三段第一句“Specialists say that it isn't easy to get used to life in a new culture.”得出答案。
【答案】 A
2．According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except ________.
A．language communication
B．weather conditions and customs
C．public service systems
D．homesickness
【解析】 根据第四段叙述可知主要是天气、语言交流、共同设施体系等几个方面，但是没有提到homesickness。
【答案】 D
3．According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, ________.
A．the fewer difficulties you may have abroad
B．the more difficulties you may have abroad
C．the more money you'll earn abroad
D．the less homesick you'll feel abroad
【解析】 由文章第五段可知，最能感受到文化冲击的人是在家乡及社会团体中最成功的人，因为他们一切都要从头开始。
【答案】 B
4．When people are homesick，they tend to ________.
A．find some people to talk to
B．go outside to have a walk
C．visit their friends far away
D．stay indoors all the time
【解析】 根据最后一段When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time.一句可知选D项。
【答案】 D
B
(2015·大连48中第一次模拟)Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶)that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish to them.
[语篇解读] 文章介绍了作者的丈夫去悉尼后行李箱丢了，一家好心人在垃圾箱发现了丈夫的一些文件归还的故事。
5．What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A．Go shopping.
B．Find a house.
C．Join his family.
D．Take a vacation.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段．..stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.一句可知B正确。
【答案】 B
6．The girl's parents got Rashid's phone number from________.
A．a friend of his family
B．a Sydney policeman
C．a letter in his papers
D．a stranger in Sydney
【解析】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段At last they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.一句可知选C。
【答案】 C
7．What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Showed.B．Sent out.
C．Delivered.
D．Gave back.
【解析】 猜测词义题。根据句子和文章叙述可知应该是“归还”了重要的文件。
【答案】 D
8．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．From India to Australia.
B．Living in a New Country.
C．Turning Trash to Treasure.
D．In Search of New Friends.
【解析】 主旨大意题。文章主要围绕好心的一家人在垃圾箱发现了作者丈夫的重要文件，因此C正确。
【答案】 C
Ⅳ. 阅读填句
The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.__1__ By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.
1．Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious.__2__ Ask kids，“What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time？”and then try them out.Did those ingredients make the pancakes better？What could we try next time?
2．Creativity
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.__3__ There are a dozen different things you can do with them.Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.
3．Interpersonal Skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids.We know what's going on inside our own head，but what about others？Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.__4__ “Why do you think she's crying？”“Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face？” “If someone were to do that to you，how would you feel？”
4．Self Expression
__5__ There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas—music，acting，drawing，building，photography.You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.
A．Encourage kids to cook with you.
B．And we can't forget science education.
C．We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.
D．So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don't yet exist?
E．Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.
F．We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.
G．Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.
【答案】 1—5 DACFG
Ⅴ.短文改错
Dear Peter，
I'm very glad to receive your email asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.
Locating
in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own.Apart from the convenient public transportation，our private car will make your visits difficult.Because all the family members can speak fluently English and have outgoing personalities, I'm sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them.Above all, they hosted the American student last year, through that they gained lots of experience.In addition, the hostess cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
Yours，
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Peter，
I'm very glad to receive your email asking for information about the host family we have arranged
you to stay with.
in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house
big enough to enable you to have a room of your own.Apart from the convenient public transportation， private car will make your visits
.Because all the family members can speak
English and have outgoing personalities, I'm sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them.Above all, they hosted
American student last year, through
they gained lots of experience.In addition, the
cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
Yours，
Li Hua