英语选修7&8Unit 1 A land of diversity课时作业

选修8  Unit 1 A land of diversity

时间：50分钟   满分：100分

学校_______班级_____姓名________考号_________分数________

Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空（每个1分，共9分）

1．By the time you arrive home，your father____________(leave)  for Shanghai on business.

2．Obama won his re­election on November 7，2012，which was the second time that he         _______________(elect)  as President of the United States.

3．Word came, as expected, that College Entrance English Exam ______________(reform) soon.

4．By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world's population ____________(live)  in cities rather than in the country.

5．The terrible car accident is believed by the police ________________(occur) two weeks ago.

6．Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months,  ____________(apparent)  because of over­production.

7．It's beyond ____________(describe). Nowhere else in the world can there be such a beautiful and magnificent view.

8．After the explosion, every means ____________(use)  to prevented the river from being polluted.

9．Just so you know, plane crashes are a very rare____________(occur), but can still happen.

【答案】　1. will have left   2. had been elected   3. will be reformed  4. will be living　

5. to have occurred  6. Apparently    7. Description   8. has been used

9. occurrence  

Ⅱ. 完成句子（每个2分，共10分）

1．After 15 years in the USA, he has finally made his decision ____________(申请) American citizenship. (apply)

2．While you are reading an article, ____________________(你最好画出) the key words and topic sentences. (mark)

3．We____________________(一直依靠) a shoestring since my husband lost his job. (live)

4．—The trade caused me $500 worth of loss.

      —Pity! You didn't listen to my advice; otherwise, you _________________________(不会受骗)．(take)

5．He is such an ill­tempered man that on no condition____________________(我和

【答案】　1. to apply for 　2. you'd better mark out

　3. have been living on    4. would not have been taken in

　5. will I team up with him

III．语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）

The Australian flag has the British flag in the top left­hand corner. The rest of the flag is dark blue and then it has six white 1.________ (star) on it. I think they represent six different states in Australia, 2.________ I'm not really sure.  My favourite city in Australia is Sydney. I lived there for about 6 months and it's a really 3.________ (live) city. There are lots of young people and lots of things to do. There are also many 4.________ (tour) sites to visit, for example, the Sydney Opera House.

 When people think about Australia, most of them think about the Outback. Very few people in Australia live in the Outback really, which is why 5.________ is so empty. There are huge empty spaces, like deserts, sometimes, 6.________ you can go for hours without 7.________ (see) even one other person. When I was in the Outback, the most 8.________(amaze) sight I saw was Ayers Rock, or Uluru as it 9.________(call) now, which is its Aboriginal(澳大利亚土著的) name. So Uluru is the biggest rock in the world, and it is really amazing when you travel through the Outback and then 10.________(sudden), out of nowhere, you see a huge rock that looks like a mountain. It's an amazing sight, one of the best I saw in Australia

4．tourist　考查名词作定语。tourist sites旅游景点。

5．it　考查代词。从语境可知，it指代上文的the Outback，在句中作主语。
6．where　考查定语从句的关系副词。分析句子可知，该句为where引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词empty spaces。
7．seeing　考查非谓语动词。介词without后接动名词。
8．amazing　考查形容词。因为修饰的是sight，所以要用amazing。
9．is called　考查动词的时态和语态。根据now可知，该句为一般现在时，且it与call之间为被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态。
10．suddenly　考查副词。从语境可知，此处用副词在句中作状语。

Ⅳ.短文改错（共10分）

　When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out . We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so ,we’ll live to regret it .

　　【答案】

　　1. think –thought

　　2. countryside前加the

　　3. or—and

　　4. on—with

　　5. been去掉

　　6. seriously—serious

　　7. airs—air

　　8. much—many

　　9. found—find

　　10. your—our

　　【解析】

　　1. think –thought句意：我认为生活在那儿很快乐。时态用法错误。这里用一般过去时，表示“过去认为”

　　2. countryside前加the 句意：但是我想念农村的家乡。这里countryside是特指，故用定冠词the。

　　3. or—and句意：那里山绿并且空气新鲜。连词用法错误。前后句为并列关系，故用连词and。

　　4. on—with句意：随着工业化的发展。短语搭配错误。短语with the development of随着……的发展。

　　5. been去掉句意：许多研究表明。语态用法错误。主语与动词为主动关系，这里不需要用被动语态。

　　6. seriously—serious句意：全球变暖已经成为严重的问题。词性用法错误。修饰名词，前面用形容词修饰。

VII．阅读理解（共26分）

A

A

It was Mother’s Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”

At the front of the supermarket a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”

By now paramedics（救援人员）had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him, “ My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”

At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”

The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

1. What dose the author intend to tell us?

A. One can never be too careful.

B. Actions speak louder than words.

C. Love begins with a little smile.

D. A small act of kindness brings a great joy.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.

B. Tenyson’s idea of buying a flower gained his father’s support.

C. Tenyson’s care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.

D. The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson’s gesture.

3. The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means “___________”.

A. astonished B. struck C. frightened D. excited

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Flower Power

B. Mother’s Day

C. An Accidental Injury

D. An Embarrassing Moment

【考点】考察社会生活类阅读

【文章大意】在去年的母亲节这一天，我们在购物的时候，前面有一位老人摔倒了并流了很多血。儿子给她买了花，结果对方很感激儿子善意的做法。也很开心有人能够关心她。作者想通过这个事情告诉我们：有时候一件微不足道的的善意的行为会给自己和他人带来很多的快乐，要与人为善。

1. 【答案】D

2. 【答案】B

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第二段2,3行It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up.可知儿子提出要买花给她。我立刻表示同意并表扬儿子的想法。故B正确。

3. 【答案】C

【试题解析】推理题。根据本句As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.尤其是横线后面的He said he was just too scared to go up to her可知对儿子来说，那么多的血让他很害怕，所以他不敢走过来。故C正确。

4. 【答案】A

【试题解析】主旨大意题。儿子给一个摔倒在地流了很多血的老人买了花，对方很感激儿子善意的做法。鲜花让她很开心有人能够关心她。告诉我们要与人为善。选项中只有A项“鲜花的力量”符合文章思想，BCD都与文章内容有出入。故A正确。

B

  Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. However, he cannot take the credit for creating other well-loved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White. They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables(寓言) into cartoon movies.

   The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version we know today. It started off with the girl mourning her mother’s death and going to her tomb three times a day. In addition, there were only birds that helped Cinderella; there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or helpful mice, nor was there mention of a horse and carriage.

   The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderella’s food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence（因此）her name.

   In the original story, the king’s ball actually lasted for three days. With the help of the birds, the girl, beautifully dressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her. However, she broke away from him to rush back home each night. On the last night, the prince placed soothing sticky on the stairs; as Cinderella made her escape, a shoe got stuck on it.

Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant: when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fit the shoe, the wicked(邪恶的) stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fit into the shoe. The daughter did as told. So the prince took her away to be his bride. But when they passed the tomb of Cinderella’s mother, the birds called out to the prince,

“Turn and peep, there’s blood in the shoe;

the shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”

Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother. The other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe, with the same result. Only Cinderella’s foot fit perfectly and so the prince chose to marry her. The story ends with the wedding day: as Cinderella’s two stepsisters followed her, pretending to be devoted to her so that they could enjoy the king’s riches, two birds flew by and plucked(啄) out their eyes. Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind.

The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.

5. What dose the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Such wonderful things.

B. Other well-loved characters.

C. Old fables.

D. Cartoon movies.

6. How did Cinderella get her name?

A. The Birds came up with it.

B. It was given by Disney.

C. It came from the word “ash”.

D. She got it from her mother.

7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?

A. Helpful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.

B. The ball was held to celebrate the prince’s wedding.

C. Cinderella left her shoe on the stairs on purpose.

D. The birds told the prince that he had been cheated.

8. The moral of the original story is that ____________.

A. a wicked person cannot escape punishment.

B. a devoted person certainly deserves respect.

C. a well-behaved child earns a great reward.

D. a dishonest child cannot get mother love.

9. What does the author think of the Disney version?

A. Excellent. B. Ordinary C. Dull.  D. Ridiculous.

【考点】考察文化教育类阅读

【文章大意】本文告诉我们《灰姑娘》的原版内容和迪斯尼的版本不一样，文章解释了原版的具体内容。

5. 【答案】B

6. 【答案】C

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderella’s food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence（因此）her name.可知正是因为她们把Cinderella的食物扔进了灰烬，并让他在灰烬上睡觉，属于Cinderella才会得到这样的一个名字。故C正确。

7. 【答案】D

【试题解析】细节题。根据But when they passed the tomb of Cinderella’s mother, the birds called out to the prince,“Turn and peep, there’s blood in the shoe;the shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”可知是小鸟告诉王子他被骗了。故D正确。

8. 【答案】A

9. 【答案】A

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.可知原版的《灰姑娘》和迪斯尼版的完全不一样，迪斯尼版虽然有了很多改变，不过还不错。故A正确。

D

 Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.

  Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力)  to enjoy life.  Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.

   Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace.  Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room.  Here are several rooms your house of life should have.

    Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.

    Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.

    Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.

   Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the had days, if you could, and did, play a bit.

  Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.

10. The author intends to tell us that____________.

    A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means

    B. big houses are people's most valued possessions

    C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life

    D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches

11. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that__________.

    A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied

    B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor

    C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life

    D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage

12. It can be learned from the passage that __________.

    A. more money brings more happiness

    B. art is needed to make your house beautiful

     C. literature can enrich your spiritual life

     D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness

13. What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. House of Life                               B. Secret of Wealth

C. Rest and Refreshment                         D. Interest and Enthusiasm

【考点】考察文化教育类阅读

10. 【答案】D

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章4,5,6,7段第一句Art should be a desire for you和 Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room和Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent.和Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life.真正幸福的人需要懂或者拥有：艺术，文学，音乐和运动等，而这些主要是与我们精神上的丰富有关系的。也就是说真正的幸福是精神上的富有。故D正确。

11. 【答案】B

【试题解析】推理题。根据本句h. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.很多人住的是豪宅，但是他内心里的生命的住所是一个小棚屋。也就是说无论他物质上多么富有，但是内心的精神世界是贫穷的。故B正确。

12. 【答案】C

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第五段Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment.文学可以让我们的心灵得到丰富，在那里你可以得到心灵的安宁。故C正确。

13. 【答案】A

Ⅱ.完形填空（共30分）

The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course is my trip__1__England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me__2__.

There were quite a lot of interesting places in England，__3__Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on__4__sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist__5__in Oxford is Christ(基督)Church. It's__6__one of Oxford University's 39 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church，__7__was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter__8__. I felt really excited when I heard this.

__9__place that impressed me__10__during my trip was a place called Stratford­upon­Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven't__11__it, but I'm sure you heard about William Shakespeare—the great man's__12__. In Stratford­upon­Avon, I could__13__Shakespeare's Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with__14__.

I went to Shakespeare's Birthplace. It was the house__15__Shakespeare was born and__16__his early years.__17__sitting room, hallway(走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished(布置)in 16th­century__18__. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated(以图解说明)Shakespeare's life and career in both Stratford and London.

I really enjoyed this nice trip to England，__19__I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I could visit such an interesting__20__. I want to go there again in the future.

文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。去年暑假我的英伦之行令人难忘。这是“我”第一次出国，自然令我激动非常。“我”兴趣盎然地去了牛津大学，参观了牛津大学许多著名院校……。

1．A.at  B．for

C．from D．to

答案：D　强调方向性，表示“去”。故用to。

2．A.excited  B．disappointed

C．exciting D．disappointing

答案：A　根据上下文可以判断，这次旅行是令人“激动的”。故用excited。

3．A.for example  B．such as

C．as such D．for instance

答案：B　such as强调“列举”，for example即for instance强调“举例说明”。

4．A.both  B．either

C．neither D．each

答案：A　both sides“街道两边”。

5．A.views  B．scenes

C．sites D．interests

6．A.also  B．too

C．still D．yet

答案：A　即强调Christ Church “也是”，故用also。

7．A.that  B．which

C．who D．where

答案：B　which引导的非限制性定语从句。

8．A.novels  B．records

C．films D．songs

答案：C　根据常识可知，一些关于“哈里·波特”的电影。故用films。

9．A.Other  B．Every

C．Each D．Another

答案：D　根据上文的意思，下面要说的是“另一处”给“我”留下深刻印象的地方。

10．A.deep  B．deeply

C．high D．highly

答案：B　抽象意义的“深深地”，常用 “­ly”副词。

11．A.thought about  B．heard about

C．listened to D．considered as

答案：B　hear about表示“听说”。

12．A.hometown  B．office

C．play D．theatre

答案：A　上下文已提到，伟人的“家乡”，故用hometown。

13．A.speak  B．say

C．talk D．see

答案：D　表示“看看”莎士比亚的出生地。

14．A.Shakespeare  B．Oxford

C．England D．Harry Potter

答案：A　上下文已提到“莎士比亚”。

15．A.who  B．that

C．when D．where

答案：D　where引导的定语从句，在句中作状语。

16．A.paid  B．spent

C．cost D．took

答案：B　强调“度过”其早年生活。

17．A.It's  B．Its

C．It had D．It was

答案：B　形容词性物主代词its相当于the house's做定语修饰sitting room, hallway, bedrooms, and kitchen等。

18．A.style  B．site

C．shape D．shade

答案：A　16世纪“风格”来装饰。用in 16th­century style.

19.A．for which  B．which

C．from which D．in which

20．A.place  B．town

C．country D．summer

答案：C　指上文提到的England。