2017届高三英语一轮复习课时作业24：Unit 4《Making the news》（新人教版必修5）

　　Ⅰ.多项选择

　　1．He sat at the front ________ be able to hear everything the teacher said.

　　A．so as to

　　B．due to

　　C．thanks to

　　D．owing to

　　[解析]so as to 意为“为了”。句意：他坐在前面，以便能听见老师说的每一句话。due to 由于；thanks to 幸亏；owing to 由于。

　　[答案]A

　　2．The supermarket sells many foods that have been ________， so it is convenient to feed your stomach.

　　A．produced

　　B．stored

　　C．processed

　　D．charged

　　[解析]从后一个分句的意思“填饱肚子很方便”可推知前一分句的意思：超市出售很多制作好的食品。process 作动词意为“加工，处理，制作”。

　　[答案]C

　　3．I still feel ________ about the error in the accounts; I ought to have noticed it, and pointed it out.

　　A．shameless

　　B．regrettable

　　C．skeptical

　　D．guilty

　　[解析]guilty 在此意为“内疚的”。句意：对账目中的错误我仍然感到很内疚，我应该注意到这个错误，并指出来。shameless 无耻的，可耻的；regrettable 令人遗憾的；skeptical 怀疑的。

　　[答案]D

　　4．A survey done recently shows that not all parents ________ their children taking part in the weekend classes.

　　A．escape from

　　B．lead to

　　C．accuse of

　　D．approve of

　　[解析]approve of 意为“支持；赞同”。句意：最近的一项调查表明并非所有的父母都赞成孩子参加周末补习班。而escape from 逃脱；避开；lead to导致；通向；accuse of 指责。

　　[答案]D

　　5．The teacher finally ________ his project to the school board for approval.

　　A．admitted

　　B．permitted

　　C．submitted

　　D．accused

　　[解析]结合句意“那位老师最后将这个项目提交给校董事会批准”可知应选C项。submit 提交。admit 承认；permit 同意；accuse 指责，控告。

　　[答案]C

　　6．Plan your shopping ________ time.Avoid last­minute rushes to the grocery store when you are hungry.

　　A．in front of B．out of

　　C．ahead of

　　D．apart from

　　[解析]根据第二句的 Avoid last­minute rushes to the grocery store...可推知应用 ahead of time (提前)。in front of (方位上)在……之前；out of time 不合时宜的；apart from 此外。

　　[答案]C

　　7．I think you should ________ your studies, or you will never achieve your goal of entering an ideal college.

　　A．depend on

　　B．concentrate on

　　C．put on

　　D．come on

　　[解析]concentrate on 全神贯注于。句意：我认为你应该全神贯注于你的学习，否则你永远不会实现进入理想大学的目标。depend on 依靠；put on 穿上；come on 快来。

　　[答案]B

　　8．(2017·浙江金华一中月考)The BYD cars are in such______ in the U．S.that the company is planning to set up a factory there.

　　A．demand

　　B．command

　　C．require

　　D．request

　　[解析]句意：比亚迪汽车在美国的需求如此巨大，公司正计划着在那里建个工厂。in demand 非常需要；in command 领导；in request 有必要。

　　[答案]A

　　9．It took him a long time to ________ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.

　　A．require B．acquire

　　C．inquire

　　D．gather

　　[解析]句意：他花了好长时间学到了成为一个艺术家的需要的技能。acquire 学到 (知识、技能等)；require 需求；inquire＝enquire 询问；gather 聚集，故B项符合句意。

　　[答案]B

　　10．The students were told to ________ their English before going abroad.

　　A．give up

　　B．use up

　　C．polish up

　　D．end up

　　[解析]句意：学生们被告知在出国前提高一下自己的英语水平。polish up 通过练习提高技能或能力；give up 停止，放弃；use up 用尽，用完；end up 结束。

　　[答案]C

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2011·上海高考)Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists (考古学家) says.In a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue.It centres on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age.The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.

　　“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice.”

　　they write.

　　The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC.Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.

　　The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago.If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was.Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.

　　Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains.The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologist two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.

　　Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”

　　The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.

　　1．According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because ________.

　　A．it is only a temporary measure on the human remains

　　B．it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research

　　C．it was introduced by the government without their knowledge

　　D．it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains

　　2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A．Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.

　　B．Human remains of the oldest species were dug out at Happisburgh.

　　C．Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.

　　D．Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.

　　3．What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?

　　A．The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains.

　　B．The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.

　　C．The law on human remains hasn't changed in recent decades.

　　D．The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.

　　4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

　　A．New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands

　　B．Research time should be extended, scientists require

　　C．Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say

　　D．Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]'本文告诉读者2008年英国司法部颁布法律，要求在英格兰和威尔士发掘的所有人类遗迹都要在两年内回埋，考古学家对此感到不满。

　　1．B'事实细节题。根据文章第二段可知正确答案为B项。

　　2．C'事实细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句可知正确答案为C项。

　　3．D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知本题正确答案为D项。

　　4．D　主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们英国颁布法律，回埋所发掘出的遗迹，考古学家对此感到不满。故正确答案为D项。

　　B

　　(2010·湖北高考)Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild，many animals are still hibernating(冬眠)．It's too bad that humans can't hibernate.In fact，as a species, we almost did.

　　Apparently，at times in the past, peasants in France liked a semi­state of human hibernation.So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants.As soon as the weather turned cold, people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.

　　In line with this，Jeff Warren，a producer at CBC Radio's The Current，tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial (人造的 )lighting and the electric bulb.

　　When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”， which was not clarified, though.Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods.The business of eight hours' uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention.

　　In the past, without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight.The late night period was known as

　　“The Watch”．It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours.

　　According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia(失眠)at midnight is not a disorder.It is normal.Humans can experience another state of consciousness around their sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning.This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people.The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison, used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.

　　Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous, as anxiety may set in.Medical science doesn't help much in this case.It offers us medicines for a full night's continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warren's theory, it is really the opposite of what we need.

　　1．The example of the French peasants shows the fact that________ .

　　A．people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep

　　B．there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits

　　C．people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather

　　D．winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end

　　2．The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people________.

　　A．to set traps to catch animals

　　B．to wake up their family and neighbours

　　C．to remind others of the time

　　D．to guard against possible dangers

　　3．What does the author advise people to do?

　　A．Sleep in the way animals do.

　　B．Consult a doctor if they can't sleep.

　　C．Follow their natural sleep rhythm.

　　D．Keep to the eight­hour sleep pattern.

　　4．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

　　A．To give a prescription for insomnia.

　　B．To urge people to sleep less.

　　C．To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.

　　D．To throw new light on human sleep.

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]　全球性气候变暖改变不了很多动物都会冬眠这个事实，而对历史文献的研究发现，人的睡眠习惯中也有冬眠的特点，只是自从有了电灯之后，人们开始有了8小时睡眠的习惯。

　　1．B　推理判断题。第一段提出作者的观点：作为一个种群，我们人类早期几乎也冬眠；第二段说，曾几何时，法国的农民喜欢一种半冬眠状态，冬天来临时，法国各地的农民就将自己关在家里，连续几个月什么都不做。从语境的连贯看，第二段的例子是为了说明第一段提出的观点：人类的睡眠习惯中有冬眠的影子。而A项意为“人们可能会因为睡眠过多而懒惰”；C项意为“在寒冷的季节，人们的睡眠更安稳”；D项意为“对人们来说，冬季是几个月连续睡觉的日子”，都不符合文章的叙述。

　　2．D　推理判断题。由第五段可知：在人类没有发明电灯之前，人们天黑就睡觉，到半夜时分就会醒来，此时他们就注意警惕周围野兽的袭击，而实际上，很多人在这个时候到处走动，或者走亲访邻。人们把这个时候称为“The Watch”，也就是说，在这个时候人们就注意警惕和防范可能出现的危险，因此选D“提防可能出现的危险”。而B项“叫醒家人与邻居”不是这个时候的首要任务；A项意为“布置陷阱抓野兽”；C项意为“提醒他人注意时间”，都与这个时候所做的事没有关系。

　　3．C　推理判断题。由最后两段可知：人们在半夜可能会失眠，这其实是正常的，对有些人来说，这段时间是很有创造力的时候，如果不尊重自己的睡眠节奏是很危险的，由此判断，作者的观点是C，人们应该遵循自己自然的睡眠节奏，万一出现所谓的“失眠”，不要急于求医，否则可能适得其反。A项意为“按动物的睡眠方式去睡觉”；B项意为“如果难以人眠就找医生看一看”；D项意为“坚持8小时的睡眠模式”，都不符合最后两段的叙述。

　　4．D　主旨大意题。本文从动物“冬眠”的话题开始，谈论人类早期也有类似的冬眠现象，然后说我们应该遵循睡眠的自然规律，不要打破自己的睡眠模式，因此全文的主题是D，阐述人类睡眠的一些特点。A项意为“给失眠的人开处方”，这是文章最后一段的内容；B项意为“敦促人们少睡觉”，与文章的主题不符；C项意为“分析现代人的睡眠模式”，与本文无关。

　　Ⅲ.完成句子

　　1．________，Shanghai World Expo was held in Shanghai firstly on May 1st,2010.(delight)

　　使我们高兴的是，上海世博会首先于2010年5月1号在上海举行。

　　2．My English teacher often________my English.(assist)

　　我的英语老师经常帮助我提高我的英语水平。

　　3．He has________.(acquire)

　　他受过良好的教育。

　　4．They demanded that the right to vote________every adult.(give)

　　他们要求选举权应该给予每一个成年人。

　　5．Please________of what happens.(inform)

　　请随时通知我发生的事情。

　　6．Thanks to your help，we completed the task________.(ahead)

　　多亏你的帮助，我们提前完成了任务。

　　7．The young man________by the police.(accuse)

　　这个年轻人被警方控告偷东西。

　　8．Hardly________when a student came to see her.(go)

　　她刚一出门就有一个学生来看她。

　　9．Not until midnight________.(stop)

　　直到午夜雨才停。

　　10．At the foot of the mountain________.(lie)

　　在山脚下有个村庄。

　　答案

　　1．To our delight

　　2．assists me to improve/assists me in improving/assists me with

　　3．acquired a good education

　　4．(should) be given to

　　5．keep me informed

　　6．ahead of time

　　7．was accused of stealing

　　8．had she gone out

　　9．did it stop raining

　　10．lies a village