高中英语人教版 (新课标)选修7&8选修8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors精练

Unit 5　Section Ⅲ

Ⅰ．单词拼写

1．R______waste needs disposing with caution．

2．I d______the file by mistake yesterday，for which I was scolded by my manager．

3．The airplane climbed to a ________ (眩晕的) height．

4．The students ________ (鼓掌欢迎) the boy student's clever answer．

5．We will ________ (加速) the reform of the financial system under these circumstances．

6．They've ________ (逮捕) almost everybody who is involved in the robbery．

7．The results of the study have a great ________ (重要意义) for all the professions．

8．It was a ________ (宽慰) to be able to talk to someone about it．

9． ________ (不知怎么地)，she looks different．

10．The police have already ________ (确认) 10 murder suspects．

答案：1．Radioactive　2．deleted　3．dizzy　4．applauded　5．accelerate　6．arrested　7．significance　8．relief　9．Somehow　10．identified

Ⅱ．用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空

1．My interest in stamp collecting ________ my schooldays．

2．I'm trying to ________ at what might happen and be ready to handle it．

3．Jenny ________ Tom who is always compromising his principles．

4．I am not sure whether the problem will ________ at the meeting．

5．Every ________ she checked to see if he was still asleep．

6．We all sighed ________ when the plane finally touched down safely．

7．Who did you ________ the new member of the construction committee?

8．The mother ________ her son's safety．

9． ________ it would stop raining!

10．The project became so expensive that we had to ________ ．

答案：1．dates back to　2．look ahead　3．is fed up with

4．come up　5．now and then　6．with relief　7．choose as

8．is worried about　9．If only　10．pull out

Ⅲ．完形填空

Beth was sitting in an airport hall, waiting to board a plane． As she waited, she pulled out a magazine and started__1__．Suddenly she saw a stewardess__2__a wheelchair, with an ugly old man sitting in it．He had long white hair that was such a __3__．His face was really, really wrinkled, and he didn't look friendly __4__．At that moment, Beth didn't know why, __5__ she felt drawn to the man．For no __6__ she wanted to brush this old man's hair．

She went to the old man, and said, “Sir, may I have the __7__ of brushing your hair for you？”

He said, “What？”

She thought, “Maybe he has difficulty in __8__．”Again, a little louder, she __9__ the question．

The old man just looked at her __10__ , and said, “Well, I guess if you really want to．”

Beth got a brush and started brushing his hair．She __11__ for a long time．Just as she was __12__ , she heard the old man crying．She looked directly into his eyes, __13__ , and asked, “Sir, what's the matter？”

He answered, “I have been in the hospital far from my home for almost two months to have a special __14__ ．My wife couldn't come because she is so weak herself．”

He __15__ , “I was so worried about how terrible my hair looked, and I didn't want her to see me __16__ like that, but I couldn't brush my hair，all by myself．”

As he __17__ Beth for brushing his hair, tears were flowing down his face．

Beth was so moved that she __18__．As they were all boarding the plane, the stewardess, who was __19__ crying, stopped her, and asked，“ __20__ did you do that？”

“Because love brings me inner contentment，”answered Beth．

文章大意：Beth在机场候机时，看到一位老先生头发凌乱，神情沮丧，她走到老先生面前为他梳理头发。这一举动深深地感动了老先生。同时，老先生与妻子的故事也同样感动了Beth。爱，会让一个人的内心获得满足和幸福。

1．A．resting     B．writing

C．reading     D．sleeping

答案：C　由上文可知，Beth在机场候机，所以这里应该是指她拿出杂志阅读(reading)来打发时间。

2．A．pushing    B．bringing

C．showing    D．catching

答案：A　由全文语境可知，这位老先生刚出院，身体虚弱，所以他坐着轮椅，由一名空姐推着(pushing)。

3．A．fashion     B．shame

C．gift     D．mess

答案：D　由下文Beth为这位老先生梳头，及倒数第四段how terrible my hair looked可知，这位老先生头发很乱(mess)。

4．A．as least     B．as usual

C．at all     D．at once

答案：C　由上文Beth对这位老先生的第一印象ugly及本句中的wrinkled可推测，Beth觉得老先生看起来一点也不(not．．．at all)友善。

5．A．but     B．so

C．or     D．until

答案：A　“Beth被老先生吸引了”与之前老先生给她的印象构成转折关系，故选but。

6．A．excuse    B．reason

C．time     D．consideration

答案：B　根据上文Beth didn't know why可知，毫无缘由地(For no reason)，她想给老先生梳头。

7．A．right     B．duty

C．courage    D．honor

答案：D　Beth主动走上前要帮助老先生梳头，故May I have the honor of doing．．．(我能有幸……)结构符合此处语境。

8．A．seeing    B．hearing

C．thinking    D．speaking

答案：B　从下文Beth更大声地问同一个问题可以推知，Beth以为老先生听力(hearing)有问题。

9．A．analyzed     B．discussed

C．answered    D．repeated

答案：D　根据Again可以推知，Beth重复了(repeated)前面的问题。

10．A．excited    B．satisfied 

C．confused    D．frightened

答案：C　突然有人主动提出要为自己梳头，老先生自然很困惑(confused)。

11．A．worked    B．conducted 

C．wiped     D．complained

答案：A　Beth为老先生梳头梳了很长时间，此处用worked表示梳头这一“工作”。

12．A．speeding up   B．finishing up 

C．cheering up    D．turning up

答案：B　由上文for a long time可推测，Beth已经为老先生梳头梳了很长时间，所以这里指就在她要梳完的时候，老先生哭了起来。故finish up(结束，完成)符合语境。

13．A．happily    B．comfortably 

C．purposely    D．softly

答案：D　由全文不难得知，Beth对这位老先生很好，故此处温柔地(softly)看着老先生的眼睛，符合全文语境。

14．A．flight    B．task 

C．operation    D．interview

答案：C　由老先生坐着轮椅，且在医院里待了将近两个月的事实可推测，他做了一个特殊的手术(operation)。

15．A．added     B．asked 

C．replied     D．shouted

答案：A　本空后引号里的内容是老先生接着上文所说的话，故added(继续说)符合语境。

16．A．behaving    B．sitting 

C．talking    D．looking

答案：D　由上半句老先生说自己担心头发看起来很糟糕可知，他不想让妻子看到自己看起来(looking)头发乱糟糟的。

17．A．approved    B．thanked 

C．awarded    D．accompanied

答案：B　当老先生谢谢(thanked)Beth为他梳头时，他泪流满面。

18．A．left     B．stopped 

C．cried    D．followed

答案：C

19．A．also    B．still 

C．just     D．seldom

答案：A　听完老先生的话，Beth感动得哭了(cried)，那位空姐也(also)哭了起来。

20．A．Why     B．Where

C．How    D．When

答案：A　根据下文Beth的回答可知，空姐问Beth她为什么(Why)那么做。

Ⅳ．阅读理解

THREATS TO OUR NATIONAL TREASURES

J: journalist　X: Prof Xu

J: People have always had interest in the past．Professor Xu，what are the most important dangers to our archaeological treasures?

X：They get damaged or lost．It's a matter of education．People fail to take the right steps when something is found．Fortunately, the government has helped spread the basic knowledge among the population, telling what is to be done when an archaeological find is made．

J：What does that knowledge consist of?

X: Well, when something is found, construction work must be stopped and the police should be told about the find．That is to make sure that no further damage will be done．

J：Does it still happen that people do not report things they find?

X：Yes，indeed．They doubt whether it is necessary to do so．It sometimes happens that a find is notvery valuable．They are afraid that they would makescientists come for nothing．

J: Are there other reasons why people don't report their finds?

X: Oh yes．People are afraid that archaeologists may take a real interest in the site and spend many weeks or months digging around at it．That would result in farmers missing the right opportunity to plant crops or construction work to be stopped for a long time．They don't realize that they should not weigh their own business interests against our national history．

J：If it is so important to dig things up and collect them, then why are archaeologists worried that other people dig up artefacts and give them to museums or add them to their own private archaeological collections?

X：Archaeology is a professional discipline．Years of training and experience are needed．It is not just about finding things and digging them up．The field work must be done very carefully．Of every find there needs to be a written record, to which a photograph must be added．The records must also state exactly what was found, where it was found and when．The outdoor work is followed by work in the lab, cleaning，restoring and identifying each artefact．Finally, when all is done, an analysis must be written and published in a magazine or a book．

J：Are there any other dangers, natural disasters perhaps?

X: Unfortunately there are treasure hunters：people search for valuable objects, especially jewellery and gold．They are the worst．History does not need to fear nature very much．What has been buried has often been buried well．It is often human digging that causes the loss of valuable materials．It may seem a contradiction, but leaving things as they are would often be the best way of keeping things for the generations to come．

文章大意：本文是记者和教授之间的一段对话。通过他们的交谈，我们可以了解到文物保护的相关知识、发现文物时的处理办法、人们对文物保护应尽的义务及文物偷盗者对文物的危害等。

1．The interview is a conversation between ________ ．

A．Mr Xu and his wife

B．a student and a teacher

C．a professor and a newspaper reporter

D．a professor and a farmer

答案：C　细节理解题。根据对话开始的J：journalist　X：Prof Xu可知，这是一位教授与一名记者之间的对话。

2．According to Professor Xu, there are ________ why people do not report finds．

A．no reasons　　　　　  B．certain threats

C．few dangers  D．several reasons

答案：D　细节理解题。根据记者的提问Does it still happen that people do not report things they find？以及Are there other reasons why people don't report their finds？并结合教授的回答可知，有几种原因导致了人们对发现的古遗址或古文物知情不报。

3．For most artefacts ________ can quite easily see whether they are valuable or not．

A．farmers B．the police

C．construction workers D．local experts

答案：D　推理判断题。根据文章可知，对所发掘物品的价值最了解的肯定是考古专家。

4．In the opinion of Professor Xu, the greatest danger to our archaeological treasures are ________ ．

A．natural disasters B．farmers and construction workers

C．scientists D．treasure hunters

答案：D　细节理解题。在对话的最后一部分教授提到Unfortunately there are treasure hunters．．．They are the worst．由此可以看出文物偷盗者对文物破坏是最严重的。

Ⅴ．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well．The animal cried piteously__1__hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do．Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed__2__(cover) up anyway; it just wasn't worth__3__to save the donkey．

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him．They all grabbed a shovel (铲)and began to shovel dirt into the well．At first, the donkey realized__4__was happening and cried horribly．Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down．A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well．He__5__(astonish) at what he saw．With each shovel of dirt__6__hit his back, the donkey was doing something__7__(amaze)．He would shake it off and take a step up．

__8__the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up．Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and__9__(happy) ran off!

Each of our troubles is a stepping stone．We can get out of the deepest wells just__10__not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up．

1．______　2．______　3．______　4．______　5．______

6．______　7．______　8．______　9．______　10．______

答案：

1．for　for hours指“几个小时”，修饰动词cried。

2．covering/to be covered　表示主语“需要被……”时，need后面可接doing或to be done。

3．it　句型be worth it to do sth值得做……。

4．what　what引导宾语从句并在从句中作主语。

5．was astonished　be astonished at对……感到惊讶。

6．that/which　关系代词that/which引导定语从句。

7．amazing　形容词作后置定语，修饰不定代词 something，意为“令人惊讶的事情”。

8．As　as在此处引导时间状语从句，意为“随着……”。

9．happily　此处应用副词形式修饰动词短语ran off。

10．by　介词短语by doing sth作方式状语，意为“通过某种方式”。