课时作业(三十七) 选修8 Unit 2 Cloning
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2017·日照模拟)—Dad，can we go to the shop？I want to buy some sweets.
—________.Can’t you see I’m busy at the moment?
A．Take it easyB．No problem
C．Forget itD．Don’t mention it
2．(2017·皖南八校高三第二次联考)I don’t think the competition is________failure，because it has offered us________valuable experience for the next competition.
A．/；/B．/；a
C．a；/D．a；a
3．(2017·黄冈质检)We haven’t seen each other for many years，so I am quite________the plan that we have a party this weekend.
A．in place ofB．in favor of
C．in honor ofD．in need of
4．(2017·宝鸡二检)Evidence came up________special speech sounds can be recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A．whatB．which
C．thatD．whose
5．(2017·皖南八校第二次联考)Singing with Sun Yang，the swimming champion，face to face is an unforgettable moment，________the little girl always treasures.
A．oneB．this
C．thatD．it
6．(2017·江苏南通第二次调研)—Could you tell me something about the virus，Dr Smith?
—Sure.It________via the bloodstream and causes ill health in a variety of organs.
A．concentratesB．circulates
C．accumulatesD．accelerates
7．(2017·马鞍山模拟)As is wellknown，everyone is forbidden________in buses，regardless of what they are.
A．to smokeB．smoking
C．to be smokingD．to smoking
8．(2017·绍兴高三质检)The reason why I object to________with Mr Black in the same office is that he is a heavy smoker.
A．workB．be working
C．workingD．being worked
9．(2017·淄博模拟)The major of maths or computer science can usually give you the________to an employee in a bank.
A．regulationB．qualification
C．professionD．occupation
10．(2010·湖北卷)If I find someone who looks like the suspect，my________reaction will be to tell the police.
A．physicalB．immediate
C．sensitiveD．sudden
11．I wasn’t blaming anyone；I________said errors like this could be avoided.
A．merelyB．mostly
C．rarelyD．nearly
12．—It’s reported that there’s________big breakthrough in the cancer treatment.
—If only my son could be brought back to________life!
A．a；/B．/；a
C．the；theD．a；the
13．(2017·山东临沂模拟)—Mum，I can’t see any point in studying hard.
—Come on，dear.Years of hard study will surely________in your future career.
A．make sureB．pay off
C．bring backD．pay back
14．(2017·辽宁五校第一联合体高三考试)________who had arrested him three times for carrying drugs.
A．Before George stood the policeman
B．Before George the policeman stood
C．Before the policeman stood George
D．Before George did the policeman stand
15．(2017·太原一模)—Our holiday cost a lot of money.
—That doesn’t matter________you enjoyed yourselves.
A．so long asB．unless
C．even thoughD．while
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2017·江西省两所名校高三年级联合考试)
Could you change your life in just 30 days？That’s the question
documentary maker Morgan Spurlock asked when he filmed his new
Channel 4 TV series,30 Days.Martin Grady reviews the first
programme of the series,30 days on the Minimum Wage.(The minimum wage in the US today is $5.15 per hour.)
Spurlock，who is most famous for Super Size Me，his film
about the dangers of eating junk food，became frustrated that
few people know about poverty in America.He and Alex
decided to film an experiment—they’d give up their jobs for a
month and try to live on the minimum wage.The resulting documentary，which was filmed realityshowstyle using a handheld camera，contains a powerful，social message about the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the USA.
The couple travel to Columbus，Ohio，one of the poorest cities in the USA.The only apartment that they can afford to rent is filthy，in a dangerous area，and has no heating or furniture.Alex begins working as a dishwasher，whilst Morgan does building work with no safety equipment.Neither of them earns more than the minimum wage.
It’s difficult to watch Morgan and Alex struggling in such terrible conditions.A charity gives them furniture for free，but they have to live without heating，TV and telephone.They’re exhausted and freezing all the time and begin to argue about money.The couple interview people in the same situation and listen to their stories.It’s difficult to imagine，but these people have lived on minimum wage for decades and many have children.
When Alex becomes ill and Morgan badly injures his wrist，they go to a free clinic for the poor，but can’t see a doctor because of long queues.People there say that without free
medical care they’d die.
After thirty days，the experiment has failed.They have spent over $1,000 more than they have earned.The couple are shocked—they can go back to their comfortable life in New York，but what if they wouldn’t？How would they continue to survive?
1．What was Spurlock’s response to the fact that poverty in America is little known to Americans?
A．Content.B．Interested.
C．Indifferent.D．Unsatisfied.
2．According to the passage，the relationship between Alex and Spurlock is________.
A．husband and wife B．just friends
C．just colleagues D．boss and secretary
3．The documentary was filmed with a handheld camera to________.
A．make the film more convincing
B．save the cost of making films
C．cut the cost of their living
D．indicate their living room was so small
4．The film reflects the phenomenon that________.
A．all Americans are healthy
B．all Americans are struggling in terrible conditions
C．few Americans still live on the minimum wage
D．the poor have great difficulty making ends meet
5．Which of the following about Alex and Spurlock is not true?
A．They live without heating and telephone.
B．They take on different jobs.
C．They interview poor people.
D．It is easy for them to see a doctor.
B
(2017·临沂市高考模拟)
James lives in Hawaii and his mother lives in Korea.James speaks English (he never learned Korean)，and his mom only speaks Korean.They communicate perfectly.
Eric is from Honduras，but he lives in the US.Eric just started learning English and speaks very little.But，everyday Eric reads the latest local US news on the Web，with no problem.
What these people (and close to 60 million others around the world) share is a remarkable，free software program called Babylon.
Babylon may well be the most advanced translation software in the world，and it’s a musthave for anyone whose life goes beyond the borders of their own language or those who want it to.
Once you download it，you can simply highlight (选中) the part in practically any format，and it’s instantly translated into the language of your choice.You can use it to translate a website，email，word doc，pdf，and actually any document in any format you can think of.
You can write a document in your native language，and Babylon will instantly translate it into another before you send it.
The program translates 75 languages，including Spanish，Chinese，Arabic，Indian，and Russian.It also includes uptodate encyclopedias (百科全书)，dictionaries，and spell checkers.
Babylon is a long way from early translation software that would，more often than not，make an unreadable text with grammar errors that was better suited for making laughs than comprehension.Babylon’s ability to understand and translate is perfect.In fact，businesses are adopting Babylon as the standard when it comes to translating commercial communications and other important documents.
Babylon is also a great tool for people who are learning another language.Use it anytime you come across a word or passage you don’t understand.
What users enjoy most is the program’s ability to open up a different world to them.Whether it’s surfing a news site in a different country，or being able to properly communicate with a family member or friend overseas，Babylon can make it happen.
Best of all，Babylon is free！To get your free copy，visit Babylon.com.
6．Why does the writer mention James and Eric at the beginning of the passage?
A．To tell us how to communicate with family.
B．To introduce the topic of this passage.
C．To inform us that people often ignore cultural diversity.
D．To show us how important it is to learn English.
7．What is the main function of Babylon?
A．It is a software used for translation.
B．It’s a website designed for communication.
C．It’s a program intended to help language beginners.
D．It’s a document downloaded personally.
8．While using Babylon，________.
A．you should pay to download the program
B．you need to send the text to the program directly
C．you must change the text into a format you need
D．you just need to highlight the part that wants translating
9．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Babylon is just as practical as any other software.
B．Babylon can translate all the languages in the world.
C．Former translation software was not perfect in use.
D．One should use Babylon to surf a news site or webpage.
10．Which of the following is more likely to use Babylon?
A．Students learning their languages.
B．A man working as a secretary.
C．A company doing international trades.
D．People who often chat on line.
课时作业(三十七)
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．解析： 考查交际用语。句意为：——爸爸，我们去商店好吗？我想买一些糖果。——算了吧。难道你看不出来我现在忙着吗？Forget it算了吧，符合语境。
答案： C
2．解析： 考查冠词的用法。句意为：我不认为这次比赛是一件失败的事，因为它为我们下次比赛提供了珍贵的经验。第一空是抽象名词具体化，与不定冠词a连用，表示“一件失败的事情”；第二空experience是不可数名词，意为“经验”，表泛指时不与冠词连用。
答案： C
3．解析： 考查介词短语辨析。句意为：我们已经很多年没有见面了，所以我非常赞成这周末办个聚会的计划。in place of代替；in favor of支持；赞同；in honor of为了向……表示崇敬；in need of需要。根据句意可知应选B项。
答案： B
4．解析： 考查名词性从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导同位语从句，解释说明Evidence的具体内容，故选that。
答案： C
5．解析： 考查代词辨析和名词性从句。句意为：和游泳冠军孙杨一起面对面唱歌真是一个令人难忘的时刻，也是这个小女孩永远珍惜的一个时刻。此处用one作an unforgettable moment的同位语，其后接定语从句the little girl always treasure，并省略了作宾语的关系代词that。
答案： A
6．解析： 考查动词辨析。句意为：——史密斯医生，您能给我讲一下这种病毒的情况吗？——当然可以。它是通过血液传播的并能造成各种器官的病变。空后面的via意为“通过，借助于”，据此可以判断应用circulate传播。
答案： B
7．解析： 考查forbid的用法。句意为：众所周知，无论是谁，在公共汽车上都是禁止吸烟的。这里考查的是forbid sb.to do sth.的被动语态形式。
答案： A
8．解析： 不及物动词object意为“反对”，其后常与介词to连用，故此处用动词ing形式作介词的宾语，work与I之间为主动关系，故用其主动式。句意为：我反对跟布莱克先生在同一个办公室工作的原因是他吸烟很厉害。
答案： C
9．解析： 考查名词。regulation规则；qualification资格；profession职业，专业；occupation职业，占有。句意为：数学或计算机科学专业通常可以使一个人具备做一名银行雇员的资格。
答案： B
10．解析： 句意为：假如我发现某个人看上去和这个嫌疑犯相像的话，我的第一反应将是报告给警方。本题考查形容词辨析。immediate立即的，即刻的，直接的；physical身体的，自然的；sensitive敏感的，神经过敏的，易受伤害的；sudden突然的，意外的。从语境判断选B，immediate reaction直接的反应。
答案： B
11．解析： 考查副词辨析。句意为：我不想责备任何人；我只是想说这样的错误是能够避免的。merely仅仅，只不过；mostly大部分，主要地，多半，通常；rarely不常，很少地，难得地；nearly几乎；差不多。
答案： A
12．解析： 句意为：——据报道，在癌症治疗上取得了巨大突破。——要是我的儿子能够重生就好了！a big breakthrough一个重大的突破，是“不定冠词＋可数名词单数”的泛指用法；bring sb.back to life使某人恢复生命(生机)，life前不用冠词。if only要是……多好。
答案： A
13．解析： 句意为：——妈妈，我看不到任何努力学习的意义。——宝贝，得了吧。多年的努力将在未来的生涯里得到回报。pay off得到回报；make sure确保；bring back带回；pay back还回(钱等)。
答案： B
14．解析： 考查倒装。分析句子成分可知，who引导的定语从句修饰先行词the policeman，地点状语Before George位于句首时，句子要全部倒装。
答案： A
15．解析： 考查状语从句。so long as意为“只要”；unless意为“除非”；even though意为“即使”；while意为“然而”。句意为：——我们度假花了很多钱。——没关系，只要你们玩得开心就好。根据句意可知，答案为A。
答案： A
Ⅱ.阅读理解
语篇解读 很少有人了解美国的贫困现象，Spurlock和Alex决定亲身体验底层生活并拍摄成纪录片，以此唤醒人们对美国贫困现象的关注。
1．解析： 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的“Spurlock...became frustrated that few people know about poverty in America.”可知，Spurlock对于很少有人了解美国的贫困现象感到很不满意，因此选择D。
答案： D
2．解析： 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“The couple”可知，本题答案为A。
答案： A
3．解析： 考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句中的“which was filmed realityshowstyle using a handheld camera”可知，他们使用手提摄像机拍摄是为了让影片更逼真，A项正确。
答案： A
4．解析： 考查细节理解。通读全文，尤其是最后两段可知，美国穷人生活困苦，靠最低工资难以维持生计，故选D项。make ends meet使收支相抵，勉强维持生计。
答案： D
5．解析： 考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段中的“but can’t see a doctor because of long queues”可知，他们看医生并不容易。
答案： D
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍世界著名词典与翻译软件Babylon。
6．解析： 推理判断题。作者提到James和Eric是为了引出本文关于词典与翻译软件的话题。
答案： B
7．解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“a remarkable，free software program called Babylon”及第四段中“Babylon may well be the most advanced translation software in the world”可知，A项正确。
答案： A
8．解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句“Once you download it，you can simply highlight
the part”可知，答案选D。
答案： D
9．解析： 推理判断题。根据文章第八段第一句中的“more often than not，make an unreadable text with grammar errors that was better suited for making laughs than comprehension”可知，以前的翻译软件常常会翻译成一些驴唇不对马嘴的带有语法错误的不可读的文章。
答案： C
10．解析： 推理判断题。根据文章第八段最后一句“In fact，businesses are adopting Babylon as the standard when it comes to translating commercial communications and other important documents.”可知，国际贸易公司最可能会用到这一软件。
答案： C