2016高考英语（江苏专用）全程复习方略 课时提升 作业二十五：Unit2 The universal language（牛津译林版选修8） Word版含解析

　　课时提升作业(二十五)

　　选修　UnitⅠ. 单项填空

　　1. (2016·青岛模拟)They no longer have to　large numbers of temporary workers to do the harvesting.

　　A. take on　B. take off

　　C. take up

　　D. take in

　　2. He　his chance to attack when Danny hesitated.

　　A. achievedB. seizedC. keptD. held

　　3. The police are still　the men involved in last week’s robbery.

　　A. looking B. finding

　　C. seeking

　　D. demanding

　　4. (2016·沈阳模拟)John has a very good　of foreign coins which are said to be very valuable.

　　A. ambition B. combination

　　C. characteristic

　　D. collection

　　5. I hope the teacher can be merciful　me, or I cannot get through the exam.

　　A. to B. in

　　C. on

　　D. at

　　6. (2016·天津模拟)The storm came on so suddenly that they were wet throughthey could get to shelter.

　　A. since B. when C. until D. before

　　7. (2016·昆明模拟)—How was the party last night?

　　—Wonderful! I have never had a　one than that.

　　A. more boring B. more enjoyable

　　C. most enjoyable

　　D. most boring

　　8. The problem was that he didn’t know what had hurt her and he　her.

　　A. dared not to ask B. not dared ask

　　C. didn’t dare ask

　　D. didn’t dare asking

　　9. (原创)They strongly suggested that tougher tobacco health warnings on cigarette packs　by EU in no time.

　　A. planned B. were planned

　　C. plan

　　D. be planned

　　10. The president said that the situation on the island made him　because everything happened right on the country’s borders.

　　A. disturbed B. was disturbed

　　C. was disturbing

　　D. was to disturb

　　11. Unemployment, traffic crowdedness and other problems are leading to a(n) _______in our quality of life.

　　A. swing

　　B. increase

　　C. decline

　　D. trend

　　12. (2016·赣州模拟)What would happen to the children if Peter and Alice　?

　　A. broke down B. broke off

　　C. broke up

　　D. broke into

　　13. He　love with Mary for 12 years up till now.

　　A. has fallen in B. has been in

　　C. fell in

　　D. is in

　　14. This pupil is not willing to read English, which　him to failing in learning.

　　A. classifies B. associates

　　C. indicates

　　D. condemns

　　15. (2016·成都模拟)People can choose their activities according to their intereststhe season.

　　A. whatever

　　B. whenever

　　C. wherever

　　D. however

　　Ⅱ. 阅读理解

　　(A)Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark in 1963. Her mother Cissy Houston is a gospel singer(福音歌手). Her father served in the military and was in the entertainment business.

　　As a teenager, Whitney Houston performed as a back-up singer for Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls and other artists. But she also had a successful modeling career by the time she was twenty. In 1983, Clive Davis, the head of Arista records, heard Whitney Houston singing in New York City. He offered her a recording agreement soon after. For the next two years, Whitney Houston worked on her first record album. “Whitney Houston” was released in 1985. Slowly but surely, it became a huge hit. It stayed in the number one position on Billboard magazine’s Top Two Hundred Albums chart for fourteen weeks.

　　The album “Whitney Houston” had seven number one hit singles. It remains the biggest-selling first album by any artist.

　　In 1992 she starred in The Bodyguard, which was a big hit, making more than four hundred million dollars in ticket sales worldwide. But the film’s popularity did not even come close to the success of the album that went with it. Forty-four million copies have been sold. Among the singles is I Will Always Love You, a song written and recorded earlier by Dolly Parton. Whitney Houston’s version sold many more copies.

　　In 1992, Whitney Houston married singer Bobby Brown, of the band New Edition. In the late 1990s, Whitney Houston’s professional behavior began to come under question. She began to cancel shows and was late for important events. Her appearance changed; she lost weight and looked unhealthy. Her voice was also suffering. Many reports said she was abusing drugs and alcohol.

　　On Feb. 11, 2012, the singer and actress was found dead in her hotel room in Los Angeles. News reports say Whitney Houston’s family has been told the entertainer died from taking too many prescription drugs(处方药). Her death brought surprise and sorrow to her fans as well as to the music industry. (337W)

　　1. Whitney Houston got her first record album released with the help of　.

　　A. Lou Rawls　B. Bobby Brown

　　C. Clive Davis

　　D. Dolly Parton

　　2. What do we know about the film The Bodyguard?

　　A. The film was more successful than the album that went with it.

　　B. The Houston version of I Will Always Love You was more famous.

　　C. The song I Will Always Love You in the film made four hundred million dollars.

　　D. As a big hit, the film made forty-four million dollars in ticket sales worldwide.

　　3. What is the author’s feeling about Houston’s life?

　　A. Praise with pity.

　　B. Sorrow with criticism.

　　C. Disappointment with blame.

　　D. Amazement with accusation.

　　4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　A. Road of a successful singer.

　　B. Famous songs sung by Whitney Houston.

　　C. Drugs destroy best-loved singer.

　　D. Life of Whitney Houston.

　　(B)

　　(2016·青岛模拟)

　　Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practise a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

　　One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there’s no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

　　With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit(成套设备)and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

　　It wasn’t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

　　Years later, when asked how she had achieved all these, she thought for a moment, and said, “If those old people next-door hadn’t mattered so much to me, I wouldn’t have found a solution, and none of these would have ever happened. ”(317W)

　　5. Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

　　A. Because she didn’t want others to hear her play.

　　B. Because she didn’t mean to disturb others.

　　C. Because she didn’t have her own room.

　　D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

　　6. Brenda started to give concerts　.

　　A. after she practised in her space bubble

　　B. when she became part of the unique space journey

　　C. after she became a real musical astronaut

　　D. when people came to see her in the space bubble

　　7. Brenda became famous because　.

　　A. she was good at music and science

　　B. she became a real musical astronaut

　　C. she invented a special way of practice

　　D. she played well and had a talent

　　8. Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

　　A. Kind, hard-working and clever.

　　B. Brave, kind and hard-working.

　　C. Lovely, brave and kind.

　　D. Nervous, kind and clever.

　　【语篇随练】

　　请结合阅读理解B用英语概括每段段落大意

　　段　落 段　落　大　意

　　Para. 1

　　Para. 2 ___________________________

　　Para. 3 ___________________________

　　Para. 4 ___________________________

　　Para. 5 ___________________________

　　答案解析

　　Ⅰ. 1.【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 他们再也不必雇用大量临时工来收割农作物了。take on呈现, 雇用, 符合语境。take off脱下;take up从事, 占据;take in接受, 理解。都不符合语境。

　　2.【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。句意: 正当丹尼犹豫的时候, 他抓住机会进攻。seize在这里表示“抓住(机会)”, 宾语一般是chance, opportunity, moment等。

　　3.【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 警察仍在寻找跟上星期的抢劫案有牵连的人。seek寻找, 寻求, 符合语境。look看;find找到;demand要求, 需要。都不符合语境。

　　4.【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。句意: 约翰收集了好多外国硬币, 这些硬币据说很有价值。a collection of. . . ……的收藏品;ambition志向;combination组合;characteristic特点。

　　5.【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。句意: 我希望老师能对我手下留情, 否则我过不了考试。be merciful to sb. 对某人仁慈/宽容。

　　【变式备选】

　　I hope the teacher can show mercy　me, or I cannot get through the exam.

　　A. to B. in

　　C. on

　　D. at

　　【解析】选A。考查动词搭配。固定表达show mercy to/towards相当于be merciful to或have mercy on。

　　6.【解析】选D。考查时间状语从句引导词。句意: 暴雨来得很突然, 他们还没找到避雨的地方, 就已浑身湿透了。before在这里表示“尚未来得及”。

　　7.【解析】选B。考查否定词与比较级连用表示最高级的用法。句意: ——昨晚的宴会怎么样? ——好极了!我从未参加过比那更令人愉悦的宴会。never与比较级连用表示最高级含义, 根据句意可排除A项, 故选B。

　　【变式备选】

　　—How was the party last night?

　　—Too bad! I have never had a　one than that.

　　A. more boring

　　B. more enjoyable

　　C. most enjoyable

　　D. most boring

　　【解析】选A。根据答语Too bad!可知, 答话者对这个宴会十分不满, 故答案为A, 表示“这是我参加过的最乏味的宴会”。

　　8.【解析】选C。句意: 问题是他不知道什么伤害了她, 而且他也不敢问她。dare既可作情态动词, 也可作实义动词, 作实义动词用于否定句时可省略to。

　　9.【解析】选D。考查虚拟语气。句意: 他们强烈建议欧洲国家联盟应当抓紧计划在香烟的包装上加上更加严厉的影响健康的警告。在suggest表示“建议”后的宾语从句里, 谓语应使用虚拟语气, 由should+动词原形构成。plan及其主语warnings是被动关系, 故选D。

　　【变式备选】

　　(2016·福州模拟)On AIDS Day, the Minister of Health Department demanded that the problems　paid special attention to.

　　A. referred to being

　　B. referred to be

　　C. refer to being

　　D. refer to be

　　【解析】选B。考查虚拟语气。句意: 在艾滋病日, 卫生部部长要求提到的问题应该特别注意。referred to为过去分词短语作后置定语, 修饰problems, demand后接宾语从句时应使用虚拟语气, 即should+动词原形, should可以省略。

　　【知识拓展】

　　常见的“should型”虚拟语气

　　与表示建议、要求、命令(suggest/suggestion, demand, order, propose/proposal, insist, command, require, desire, recommend)等相关的名词性从句中, 通常用“should型”虚拟语气, 即从句的谓语动词用“should +动词原形”结构, 而且should可省略。

　　They all agreed to my proposal that we(should)share in the taxi fare.

　　他们都同意我的提议, 我们分摊计程车费。

　　The order came that free food(should)be distributed at once.

　　命令下达了, 立刻发放免费食品。

　　My advice is that you(should)treat her well.

　　我的忠告是你应该善待她。

　　10.【解析】选A。根据句子结构可知, 这里是make复合宾语结构, 宾语him与disturb之间为动宾关系, 所以要用过去分词disturbed表示“心乱的, 被打扰的”。

　　11.【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 失业、交通拥挤和其他问题导致我们的生活质量下降。decline下降;swing摇摆, 摆动;increase增加;trend趋势。

　　12.【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 如果彼得和艾丽斯离婚, 孩子们会发生什么情况? break up破裂;break down发生故障;break off中断;break into破门而入。

　　13.【解析】选B。考查时态用法。句意: 到目前为止, 他与玛丽相爱12年了。fall in love with强调动作, 不与时间段状语连用;be in love with表状态, 可与时间段状语连用, 排除A、C;根据时间状语up till now可知用现在完成时, 故选B。

　　【变式备选】

　　He　love with Mary about 12 years ago.

　　A. has fallen in

　　B. has been in

　　C. fell in

　　D. is in

　　【解析】选C。根据时间状语about 12 years ago, 可判断出要用一般过去时, 表示动作发生于约12年前。

　　14.【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 这个学生不愿意读英语, 这使得他无可奈何地接受学习不及格的事实。condemn sb. to sth. 迫使某人接受不愉快的境况。classify把……分类;associate联系;indicate指示。

　　【变式备选】

　　He was　to two years in prison for treating his mother cruelly.

　　A. assumed

　　B. arrested

　　C. accused

　　D. condemned

　　【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 他因虐待母亲被判处两年徒刑。condemn谴责, 判刑;assume认为, 假定为;arrest逮捕, 阻止, 制止, 拘留, 吸引;accuse控告。condemn sb. to sth. 宣告某人要受的惩罚或接受不愉快的状况, 故选D。

　　15.【解析】选A。考查让步状语从句。句意: 无论什么季节, 人们都可以根据自己的爱好选择他们喜爱的活动。whatever the season是whatever the season is的省略。whenever无论何时;wherever无论哪里;however无论怎么样。

　　Ⅱ.惠特尼·休斯顿生于1963年, 少年时期便开始了演唱生涯, 1985年发行首张专辑, 获得巨大成功。她是一位曾多次获奖的著名歌手、演员并曾担任模特。2012年2月11日死于滥用处方药。

　　1.【解析】选C。细节理解题。文章第二段提及1983年Clive Davis这位伯乐发现了惠特尼·休斯顿, 并与她签订了合同, 在1984~1985年制作了她的第一张专辑。故选C。

　　2.【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章第四段对电影《保镖》做了介绍, 其中提及由惠特尼·休斯顿演唱的I Will Always Love You比原唱更为有名, “销售了更多的唱片”。电影《保镖》本身不如同名歌曲专辑出名, A项表述相反, 应排除;文章中并没有提及歌曲I Will Always Love You的销售收入, C项错误;D项的电影票房收入与文章不符(实际为四亿多美元), 也应排除。

　　3.【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章对惠特尼·休斯顿的成功表示赞许(. . . the biggest-selling first album by any artist, big hit等), 但对其后期沉溺于毒品表示惋惜(come under question, unhealthy, suffering等), 故选A。

　　4.【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文介绍了惠特尼·休斯顿的童年、事业、家庭等情况, 因此D项“惠特尼·休斯顿的一生”能全面概括文章的大意。

　　一个想当鼓手的女孩为了不打扰周围的老年人, 自己发明了一种奇特的练习方法, 最后经过自己的智慧和努力而成名。

　　5.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. 可知, 她在一些最不可思议的地方练习打鼓是因为她不想打扰那些老年人。

　　6.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段可知, 她在太空玻璃球里练习了一段时间之后, 才开始举办音乐会。

　　7.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段可知, 她出名的原因是她在自己发明的太空玻璃球里练习, 比较与众不同。

　　8.【解析】选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知, 她是一个心肠好、刻苦并且聪明的女孩。

　　【语篇随练】

　　Para. 1 Brenda Bongos’ ambition and trouble

　　Para. 2 She was enlightened.

　　Para. 3 She built a space bubble.

　　Para. 4 Her success

　　Para. 5 Her feelings