Unit 1 A land of diversity Period 2 Learning about Language & Using Language 同步精练（人教版选修8，重庆专用）
时间：30分钟
Ⅰ.短语填空
a good many of； apply for；react to；consist of；take in；mark out；occur to；shape like；believe in；team up with
1．The Greeks________the power of men to control their own destinies.
2．______________his books were bought from that bookstore.
3．The students________this proposal warmly.
4．It never________me that he was the right man in the right place.
5．Do you know the deadline for________financial aid?
6．He____________a friend and set up a trade business.
7．The boy is rather slow in__________what the teacher says in class.
8．They____________the tennis court with white point.
9．This pillow is__________a carrot.
10．This committee mostly____________women.
答案 1.believed in 2.A good many of 3.reacted to 4．occurred to 5.applying for 6.teamed up with 7．taking in 8.marked out 9.shaped like 10.consists ofⅡ.完成句子
1. 如果必要的话，你可以去请牙医看看。(if necessary)
________ ________， you may go to see the dentist.
2. 不是所有人都买得起汽车的。(部分否定)
________ ________ ________can afford a car.
3. 轮到我请你吃午饭了。(It's one's turn to do sth)
________ ________ ________ ________ ________you to lunch.
4. 无论我们对他说什么，他都信以为真。(take in)
He________ ________whatever we told him.
5. 你可曾想到被你最好的朋友出卖？(occur to)
________ ________ ________ ________ ________you to be betrayed by your best friend?
答案 1.If
necessary 2.Not
all
people 3.It's
my
turn
to
treat 4.took
in 5.Did
it
ever
occur
to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．The management of computer network is really beyond my________，but I can get useful information from it.
A．grasp
B．belief
C．control
D．reach
解析 句意：电脑网络管理超出了我的理解范围，但我仍然可以得到有用的信息。故选择A。 beyond one's control是超出了某人的控制范围。显然与句意不符。
答案 A
2. Many streets in this city have been________for cultural protection.
A．stood out
B．left out
C．marked out
D．worked out
解析 句意：这座城市里许多街道被规划为文化保护区。stand out醒目，突出； leave out省去，不考虑，遗漏； mark out制定，指出，规划； work out解决出，算出。故选C。
答案 C
3．Nowhere else in the world________cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.
A．a tourist can find
B．can a tourist find
C．a tourist will find D．a tourist has found
解析 nowhere放在句首，句子用部分倒装。
答案 B
4．Some insects________the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A．take in
B．take off
C．take on
D．take out
解析 句意：有些昆虫可以变成它们周围环境的颜色以保护自己。take on呈现(某种性质、样子等)，符合句意。take in收留(某人)，欺骗，吸收，包括，理解；take off(飞机等)起飞，脱掉(衣服等)，(观念、产品等)突然大受欢迎；take out取出。
答案 C
5．The old lady________and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A．slid
B．slipped
C．split
D．spilled
解析 考查动词辨析。句意：老太太滑倒了，从楼梯项上摔到了下面。slip意为“滑倒；滑落”；slide意为“滑行；光滑地移动”；split意为“裂开”；spill意为“溅出；流出”。选B。
答案 B
6．There are________books in our city library. You can borrow some to read whenever it is convenient for you.
A．a good many of
B．a great deal of
C．large amounts of
D．a great many
解析 句意：我们市图书馆有许多书。无论何时，只要你方便，都可以借一些来读。B和C选项都修饰不可数名词，排除。a good many of ＋限定词＋名词复数， a great many＋名词复数。故答案为D。
答案 D
7．My elder sister________a wellpaid job in Shanghai the moment he graduated from Harvard University.
A．applied for
B．got from
C．sent for
D．took back
解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我姐姐从哈佛大学一毕业，就在上海申请了一份高薪工作。apply for申请；get from从……得到；send for派人去请；take back拿回，收回。故选A。
答案 A
8．She often says her greatest happiness________serving the handicapped children.
A．relies on
B．consists in
C．composes of
D．consists of
解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她常说她最大的快乐在于为残疾儿童服务。consist in意为“在于，存在于”；rely on意为“依靠，依赖”；be composed of意为“由……构成”；consist
of意为“由……组成；构成”。选B。
答案 B
9．It suddenly________to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.
A．happened
B．occurred
C．thought
D．took place
解析 考查近义动词辨析。句意：侦探突然想到，谋杀这个百万富翁的可能就是他自己的女儿。分析语境可以看出，此处应该使用occur to sb短语结构表示， come to one's mind意为“想到、突然想起”。此句中的it为形式主语，that从句为实际主语。选B。
答案 B
10．—Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?
—Yes.________， I'm going to visit some homes for the old in the city.
A．If ever
B．If busy
C．If anything
D．If possible
解析 句意：——对于将要来临的假期，你有什么特别的计划吗？——是的，如果可能的话，我将拜访市里几家老朋友。故选D。
答案 D
11．He hasn't slept at all for three days.________he is tired out.
A．There is no point
B．There is no need
C．It is no wonder
D．It is no way
解析 考查 wonder 的用法。句意：他已经三天没有睡觉了，现在筋疲力尽也不足为奇。根据句意，选C。 no wonder 表示“不足为奇的”；no point 表示“没有意义”；no need表示“没有……的必要”；no way 表示“决不”。
答案 C
12．The clothes which________with the famous player's name sell well all through the year.
A．are marked
B．marked
C．are marking
D．mark
解析 考查语态。句意：标有著名运动员名字的衣服整年都好销售。短语be marked with意为“标有……”。选A。
答案 A
13．With time going by, the old man's health is getting worse and worse and it is becoming________that he can't look after himself.
A．particular
B．apparent
C．necessary
D．convenient
解析 考查形容词辨析。句意：随着时间的流逝，这位老人的健康变得越来越糟糕，很明显他已不能照顾自己了。apparent 意为“显而易见的”，根据题意选B。particular“特别的，尤其”；necessary“必要的”；convenient“方便的”。
答案 B
14．What does a red sky at night________？ Fine weather or bad weather the following day?
A．impress
B．express
C．indicate
D．feel
解析 考查动词辨析。句意：夜晚天空呈红色预示着什么？第二天是晴天还是阴天？ indicate意为“预示，象征；表明”，符合题意。impress“给……留下深刻的印象”；express“表达”；feel“感觉”。
答案 C
15．—How can we get to the camping site nearly one hundred miles away? If only we had a car!
—Why not consider________a car to get there and letting Jim take us back in his jeep?
A．hiring
B．firing
C．stealing
D．picking
解析 考查动词hire的用法。hire“雇请；出租；受雇”；fire“解雇，开除”。根据上文句意，说话人说要是我们有辆车去露营地就好了，听话人回答，为什么不考虑雇一辆车去那呢？故选A。
答案 A
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
The music of the United States reflects the country's multiethnic population
through a diverse array of styles. Rock and roll, country, rhythm and blues, jazz，and hip hop are among the country's most internationally
renowned genres(类型)．Since the beginning of the 20th century, popular recorded music from the United States has
become increasingly known across the world, to the point
where some forms of American popular music are listened to
almost everywhere.
Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants of the land
that is today known as the United States and played its first music. Beginning in the
17th century, immigrants from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany and
France began arriving in large numbers, bringing with them new styles and
instruments. African slaves brought musical traditions, and each subsequent wave of
immigrants contributed to a melting pot.
Much of modern popular music can trace its roots to the emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African American basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous musics. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Hispanic and Jewish communities, among others.Many American cities and towns have vibrant(活跃的) music scenes which, in turn, support a number of regional musical styles. Along with musical centers such as Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles, many smaller cities such as Asbury Park, New Jersey have produced distinctive styles of music. The Cajun and Creole traditions in Louisiana music, the folk and popular styles of Hawaiian music, and the bluegrass and old time music of the Southeastern states are a few examples of diversity in American music.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲了美国音乐的起源、类型、特点及影响。
1.
The styles of the music of the United States is closely related to its________.
A．large population
B．diverse population
C．rich history
D．big influence
解析 文章开头说明，美国音乐反映的是美国多民族的特点。
答案 B
2. The American music became worldknown from________.
A．the beginning of the 20th century
B．the 17th century
C．the late 19th century
D．the 1920s
解析 从第一段可得知答案。
答案 A
3. The basis of American popular music is________.
A．native American music
B．European music
C．African American music
D．American folk music
解析 从最后一段前两句可得知答案。
答案 C
4.
What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．Big cities have more influential music than smaller cities.
B．European music has little influence on American pop music.
C．American music is also blended with regional styles.
D．African American blues appeared before the 19th century.
解析 文章最后一段说明，美国不同地区也有自己不同的音乐风格。
答案 C
B
Shirley Chisholm is best known as the first black woman elected to United States Congress and the first black woman to run for president of the United States. However, her life was filled with much more than being the first black woman to do important things. She believed in being a person to fight for change. All her life, she worked to improve the lives of others.
Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. Though her parents had very little money, they wanted their daughters to get a good education and to have a better life. When Shirley was three years old her parents sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in Barbados.There Shirley received a good education from the British school system. She enjoyed the years she lived with her grandmother. Shirley always remembered the words her grandmother spoke.
In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors. In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost thirty years later.
As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher. She believed she could improve society by helping children. She worked for seven years at a child care center in the Harlem area of New York City. She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education. From 1959 to 1964 Shirley was an education official in the day care division of the city's office of child welfare.
In 1964 Shirley's political career began. She was elected to the New York State Assembly, where she served for four years. In 1968 she announced she would run for the United States Congress and she succeeded. She became the first black woman elected to Congress.
Shirley was very different from other members of Congress. She looked different. Her hair was a big cloud of curls. She wore very large eyeglasses. And she had dark skin. Her voice was strong. She spoke with power.She said her greatest tool was her mouth. She was not afraid to say the things others would not say before Congress and the public.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。文章介绍了美国首位黑人女国会议员——Shirley
Chisholm的生平事迹。
5. From the passage, we learn that Shirley's parents believed that________.
A．women played an important part in modern society
B．lack people ought to have equal rights as whites
C．a good education was important for a child's future
D．the UK had a better education system than the USA
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“they wanted their daughters to get a good...”可知C正确。其他选项从文章中均无信息支持。
答案 C
6．Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood?
A．Her father.
B．Her mother.
C．Her sisters.
D．Her grandmother.
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知在她童年时期对她影响最大的是她的祖母，故选D。
答案 D
7．How many of the following have been mentioned in the passage?
a．Her education.
b．Her family.
c．Her marriage.
d．Her political career.
e．Her political beliefs.
f．Her contribution to the USA.
A．Three
B．Four
C．Five D．Six
解析 推理判断题。第二段提及她的家庭，第二、三段提及她的教育，第三段提及她的婚姻，第五段介绍的是她的从政生涯，文章没有提及她的政见和对美国的贡献，故选B。
答案 B
8．In which order did the following events take place?
a．Her marriage to Conrad Chisholm ended.
b．She was elected to the New York State Assembly.
c．She became an education official.
d．She succeeded in running for the United States Congress.
e．She received an advanced degree in Columbia University.
A．e—c—b—d—a
B．c—a—b—d—e
C．e—c—a—b—d
D．e—c—b—a—d
解析 推理判断题。从文中可以直接找到的事件的时间有：e是在1952年；c是在1959年；b是在1964年；d是在1968年。根据第三段可知，她与Conrad Chisholm结婚是在1949年并结合本段最后一句可推知，a发生在1979年左右，故选A。
答案 A