2014高考英语一轮总复习 课时作业40 Unit5 Meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8

　　课时作业(四十)　选修8　Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors

　　.单项填空

　　1．(2016·南京四校阶段调研)—I prefer western food.It’s a kind of healthy food.

　　—________But western food is said to be high in sugar and fat，such as hamburgers and fries.

　　A．Is that right？ B．How do you know that?

　　C．Do you really think so？ D．Who told you that?

　　2．(2016·临沂质量检测)—Jenny is always________for appointments.Why is she late today?

　　—She might have got trapped in a traffic jam in the rush hour.

　　A．patient B．grateful

　　C．punctual D．available

　　3．Every day a number of tourists take pictures in front of the tower，which________as early as 800 years ago.

　　A．dates back to B．is dated back

　　C．dates back from D．was dated from

　　4．As there is less and less coal and oil，scientists are exploring new ways of making use of________energy，such as sunlight，wind and water for power and fuel.

　　A．primary B．alternative

　　C．instant D．unique

　　5．________what happens in the outside world，fill your inside world with peace，love，and joy.

　　A．Instead of B．In addition to

　　C．Regardless of D．According to

　　6．Stamp collecting is a hobby or rather a habit，________you can learn even at an early age.

　　A．it B．that

　　C．what D．one

　　7．—I am________endless examinations.

　　—Cheer up，David.Keep on until the college entrance examination ends.

　　A．caught up with B．come up with

　　C．fed up with D．put up with

　　8．A middle-aged woman came________to the bus stop only________the bus had gone.

　　A．to run；to find B．running；to find

　　C．and ran；found D．running；finding

　　9．(2012·合肥二检)I________a topic for the composition，but haven’t decided yet.

　　A．will think about B．was thinking about

　　C．had thought about D．have been thinking about

　　10．(2012·杭州二检)—Hurry up！Your aunt should arrive at the station at any moment.

　　—But the kids left the house in such a terrible________that I have to tidy it up.

　　A．issue B．catastrophe

　　C．shape D．mess

　　11．(2016·石家庄质检)Currently，some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students

　　________their academic performance，so China should check on a regular basis.

　　A．on account of B．in addition to

　　C．regardless of D．in relation to

　　12．The escaped prisoner got________immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again.

　　A．to arrest B．arresting

　　C．arrested D．to be arrested

　　13．(2012·山东临沂一模)I’d like to stay here for a few more days________an unexpected guest is coming to my house.

　　A．and B．but

　　C．though D．or

　　14．(2012·山西部分重点高中高三联考)________it is human nature to be curious，it is also our responsibility to respect others’ secrets.

　　A．While B．Because

　　C．As D．Since

　　15．—I will not accept the job because I am not satisfied with the salary.

　　—You should learn to look________—the company is world-famous.

　　A．ahead B．through

　　C．down D．up.完形填空[建议用时15′]

　　(2016·宁夏银川一中第四次考试)

　　After 22 years of marriage，I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife，Peggy.I started dating another woman.

　　One day Peggy said to me，“Life is too__1__，and you need to spend time with the people you love.You probably won’t believe me，but I know you love her and I think that if you spend more time with her，it will make us__2__.”

　　The “other” woman my wife was encouraging me to__3__is my mother，a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father__4__20 years ago.Right after his death，I__5__2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career.When I moved back near my hometown six years ago，I promised myself that I would spend more time with my mom.But with the__6__of my job and three kids，I never got around to seeing her much__7__family get-togethers and holidays.

　　Mom was__8__and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.

　　We didn’t go anywhere __9__，just a neighboring place where we could talk.__10__her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows，I had to read the menu for her.

　　“I used to be the__11__when you were little，” she said.

　　“Then it is time for you to relax and let me__12__the favor，” I said.

　　We had a nice talk__13__dinner，just catching up on each other’s lives.We talked for so long that we__14__the movie.

　　“__15__was your date？my wife asked when I got home that evening.”

　　“Nice...nicer than I thought it would be，” I said.

　　Mom and I get out for__16__a couple of times a month.Sometimes we take in a movie，but__17__we talk.Through the talks，I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War.I know how she met my father there，and know how they__18__the difficult times.I can’t get enough of these stories.They are__19__to me，a part of my history.

　　Peggy was right.Dating another woman has__20__my marriage.1.A.easy

　　B．difficult

　　C．short

　　D．hard

　　2．A.closer B．longer

　　C．happier D．easier

　　3．A.date B．please

　　C．meet

　　D．consult

　　4．A.passed out B．passed by

　　C．passed down

　　D．passed away

　　5．A.went B．drove

　　C．moved

　　D．removed

　　6．A.pressure B．development

　　C．demand

　　D．loss

　　7．A.beyond B．with

　　C．during D．on

　　8．A.excited B．annoyed

　　C．delighted D．surprised

　　9．A.ordinary B．fancy

　　C．plain D．common

　　10. A．Since B．Until

　　C．If D．Unless

　　11．A.worker B．waitress

　　C．reader

　　D．owner

　　12．A.award B．return

　　C．turn D．answer

　　13．A.over B．with

　　C．on D．across

　　14．A.forgot B．refused

　　C．missed

　　D．abandoned

　　15．A.What

　　B．Who

　　C．Where D．How

　　16．A.talk B．movie

　　C．walk D．dinner

　　17．A.finally B．merely

　　C．mostly

　　D．especially

　　18．A.went through

　　B．got through

　　C．looked through D．saw through

　　19．A.friendly

　　B．kind

　　C．loyal

　　D．important

　　20．A.ruined B．damaged

　　C．helped D．affected

　　.阅读理解

　　(2016·安徽皖北协作区高三联考)

　　Many of us still tend to think that emotions can affect reasonablethought，and sometimes land us in trouble.But in recent

　　years psychologists have taken quite a different view.Keith Oatley，Professor of Psychology at Glasgow University，is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions.

　　He believes we_are_very_ambivalent_about_them：we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human.For example，Mr Spock，a character in the television series Star Trek，is super-intelligent and he has no emotions at all.However，he is never made captain of the spaceship.Maybe，this is because Mr Spock is not the kind of person you can share your feelings with—a person who shows his emotions.

　　As Professor Oatley points out，our emotions have very important functions，for example，fear.If we cross the road and a car approaches，we usually stop moving or step back.We stop what we are doing，check what we have done and pay very careful attention to the environment.The emotion of fear makes us take this small series of actions which，on average，help preserve our safety.

　　On the other hand，if things are going well and small problems come up，we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand.As a consequence，we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job.

　　Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing

　　us from doing something.Then this small “kit” of reactions enables us to

　　prepare ourselves to be quite aggressive to that person，or to try harder，and so on.

　　Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these important moments in actions.With fear and anger our emotions make us decide to start

　　doing something else，while with happiness they “suggest” we continue what we are already doing.

　　1．What’s Keith Oatley’s opinion about emotions?

　　A．They affect reasonable thought.

　　B．They get us into trouble.

　　C．They are helpful to us.

　　D．They are reasonable.

　　2．What does the underlined part “we are very ambivalent about them” in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．We have contradictory feelings towards emotions.

　　B．We have similar ideas of emotions.

　　C．We are quite clear about emotions.

　　D．We can do nothing about emotions.

　　3．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A．Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.

　　B．Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.

　　C．Anger may urge us to make greater efforts.

　　D．Anger tends to do us more harm than good.

　　4．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

　　A．we must control our emotions in daily life

　　B．emotions play a more important part than we realize

　　C．positive emotions such as love and joy are good for us

　　D．negative emotions make us continue what we are doing

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　(2016·河南五市联考)

　　I was working in a beer company，helped the president do something important.At the same time，my mother was in the final stages of the cancer.I worked during the day and drive 40

　　miles home to be with her every night.It was tired，but it was

　　that I want to do.I didn’t want bother the president with my

　　trouble，yet I felt someone at the company needed to know

　　about it.So I told a friend and asked him not to share the information with someone.However，the president called me into his office one day.He faced me from across her large desk，looked at me and said，“Alice，I hear your mother is very ill.” I was caught by a surprise and burst into tears.He just gentle said a sentence I will never forget：“Whatever you need.”

　　课时作业(四十)　

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．解析：　考查交际用语。句意为：——我更喜欢西餐。它是一种健康的食品。——你真的这样认为吗？但是据说西餐含糖和脂肪量高，例如汉堡包和炸薯条。根据答语第二句的内容可知，应选“Do you really think so？”。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　考查形容词词义辨析。patient有耐心的；grateful感谢的；punctual准时的；available有效的，可利用的。句意为：——Jenny约会总是很准时，今天她怎么迟到了？——她可能碰到上下班高峰期的交通堵塞了。根据语境可知，此处用punctual。

　　答案：　C

　　3．解析：　短语date back to相当于date from，意为“追溯到，始于”。两者通常与过去的时间状语连用，但多用于一般现在时，且一般不用于被动语态。句意为：每天都有许多游客在这座可追溯到800年前的塔前拍照。

　　答案：　A

　　4．解析：　句意为：由于煤和燃油越来越少，科学家们正在探索新的方法使用替代能源，像阳光，风和水等。primary首要的，初期的；instant立即的，迅速的；unique独特的；alternative可选择的，可替代的。

　　答案：　B

　　5．解析：　考查介词短语辨析。句意为：不管外边的世界发生什么，用平静、爱和快乐填充你的内心世界。regardless of不管，不顾。instead of代替，而不是；in addition to除……之外(还有)；according to根据……按照。

　　答案：　C

　　6．解析：　考查代词。句意为：集邮是一种爱好，更准确地说是一种习惯，一个你在很小的时候就能学会的习惯。空格处与前句中的habit构成同位关系，所以选择D项。逗号后面的部分的结构是：one是先行词，you can learn even at an early age是省略了关系代词that的定语从句，that在定语从句中作learn的宾语。

　　答案：　D

　　7．解析：　考查短语动词辨析。句意为：“我厌烦了无休止的考试”。“振作起来，David。坚持到高考结束。”be fed up with厌倦，受够了，饱受。catch up with赶上；come up with提出(想法、办法等)；put up with忍受，容忍。

　　答案：　C

　　8．解析：　句意为：一个中年妇女跑着来到公交车站，结果却发现公交车已经开走了。running为v.-ing形式作方式状语，only to find表示意想不到的结果。

　　答案：　B

　　9．解析：　考查动词的时态。根据句中的“but haven’t decided yet”可知，我现在还没有确定好作文题目，同时说明我一直在思考这个作文题目，这个思考的动作从过去开始，一直持续到现在，还有可能持续一段时间，所以用现在完成进行时。

　　答案：　D

　　10．解析：　考查名词辨析。答语意为：但是孩子们将房子搞得乱七八糟的，我必须整理一下。mess意思是“杂乱，不整洁”，in a mess杂乱不堪，符合题意。

　　答案：　D

　　11．解析：　考查介词短语辨析。句意为：目前有些国外的大学只是向中国学生卖文凭，而不顾他们的学术水平如何，因此中国必须定期对此进行检查。这里用regardless of表示“不管，不顾”。A.因为；B.除了……(以外)还；D.关于。

　　答案：　C

　　12．解析：　“get＋过去分词”构成被动语态。句意为：逃犯一出现在火车站就被逮捕，并再度被送进监狱。

　　答案：　C

　　13．解析：　本句话的语境是：“我”想再多待几天，但是有个意想不到的客人要到“我”家。前后句在语意上是转折关系。

　　答案：　B

　　14．解析：　句意为：虽然好奇是人类的天性，但尊重别人的秘密是我们的责任。根据语意可知此处表示转折，故while“尽管，虽然”正确。

　　答案：　A

　　15．解析：　look ahead为将来打算。答语句意：你应该为将来打算，这家公司是世界知名的。look through浏览；look down朝下看；look up往上看，查阅。

　　答案：　A

　　.完形填空

　　语篇解读：　22年的婚姻之后，作者发现了维系夫妇二人良好关系的秘诀，那就是与另外一个女人约会，这个女人不是别人，正是自己的母亲。

　　1．解析：　根据1空后面的内容可知，作者的妻子认为人生太“短暂”。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　此处与第一段中的relationship相呼应，意思是这样做能让我们之间的关系“更加亲密”。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　根据第一段后半部分中的dating可知，作者的妻子鼓励作者与之“约会”的对象是作者的母亲。

　　答案：　A

　　4．解析：　根据4空前面的widow可知，作者的母亲是一位寡妇，由此可知她自从丈夫在20年前“去世”后就一直独居。另外，5空前面的death是线索提示。

　　答案：　D

　　5．解析：　就在父亲去世后，作者“搬”到了2 500英里之外的加利福尼亚，开始了自己的生活和事业。此外，下一句开头部分的内容也是线索提示。

　　答案：　C

　　6．解析：　虽然作者自我承诺多花时间陪母亲，但是由于工作和三个孩子的“需要”，除了家庭团聚和假期之外，作者从未能履行自己的诺言。

　　答案：　C

　　7．解析：　参见上题解析。此处beyond表示“除……之外”。

　　答案：　A

　　8．解析：　作者此前很少陪伴母亲，如今突然给母亲打电话并建议两人一同外出就餐和看电影，她显然很“惊讶”。本句中的suspicious也是线索提示。

　　答案：　D

　　9．解析：　作者和母亲并没有去任何“豪华的”地方，仅仅去了一个附近的可以说话的地方。

　　答案：　B

　　10．解析：　“因为”她的视力不佳，作者不得不将菜单读给母亲听。

　　答案：　A

　　11．解析：　此处与上一段中的read相呼应，意思是当作者小的时候，作者的母亲经常是“读者”。

　　答案：　C

　　12．解析：　如今作者的母亲年事已高，是作者“回报”恩惠的时候了。

　　答案：　B

　　13．解析：　作者和母亲在晚饭期间交谈甚欢，此处over表示“在……期间”。

　　答案：　A

　　14．解析：　作者和母亲交谈的时间很长，以至于“错过”了那部电影。

　　答案：　C

　　15．解析：　根据下一段中的内容可知，作者的妻子询问的是这次约会“如何”。

　　答案：　D

　　16．解析：　根据第8空后面的“go out to dinner”可知作者和母亲每个月都要出去吃几次“晚饭”。

　　答案：　D

　　17．解析：　上文提到作者和母亲长时间交谈，以至于错过了电影，由此可知，两人在一起的时候“主要”是交谈。

　　答案：　C

　　18．解析：　通过交谈，作者知道了母亲如何与父亲相识和他们如何“渡过”那些困难时光。

　　答案：　A

　　19．解析：　根据上下文内容可知，这些故事对作者而言很“重要”。

　　答案：　D

　　20．解析：　根据第一段第一句的内容可知，与母亲约会对作者的婚姻有“帮助”。

　　答案：　C

　　.阅读理解

　　语篇解读：　相关研究表明，情感对人而言至关重要，不可或缺。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句中的“which shows the fundamental importance of emotions”以及第三段中的“our emotions have very important functions”可知，Oatley认为情感对我们来说是有益的。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　句意理解题。根据第二段中的“we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human”可知，我们认为我们的情感毫无道理，但对于我们人类来说，它是必不可少的，这足以说明我们的矛盾心理。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　细节理解题。本题可用排除法。根据第三段的内容可知A项正确；根据第四段的最后一句可知B项正确；根据第五段的最后一句可知C项正确。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可推知，积极的情感和消极的情感都发挥着比我们意识到的更重要的作用。

　　答案：　B

　　.短文改错

　　I was working in a beer company，

　　the president do something important.At the same time，my mother was in the final stages of

　　the—— cancer.I worked during the day and

　　40

　　miles home to be with her every night.It was ，but it was

　　I want to do.I didn’t want

　　bother the president with my

　　trouble，yet I felt someone at the company needed to know

　　about it.So I told a friend and asked him not to share the information with .However，the president called me into his office one day.He faced me from across

　　large desk，looked at me and said，“Alice，I hear your mother is very ill.” I was caught by

　　a—— surprise and burst into tears.He just

　　said a sentence I will never forget：“Whatever you need.”