2019-2020年高中英语 Unit5 Meeting your ancestors同步检测 新人教版选修8.doc

2019-2020年高中英语 Unit5 Meeting your ancestors同步检测 新人教版选修8.单词拼写1_(不知怎么地)the thieves had managed to get in through a tiny bathroom window.2The mayor_(称赞)the firemans bravery in his speech.3Passengers were asked to_(确认)their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.4_(原始)people lived in caves and they often had to go hungry.5After a few years of practice, he became very_(熟练的)at drawing.6Your name has been d_from the list.7Dont hurry. We have a_time.8The results of this survey can be divided into three main c_.9He a_his speed, hoping to catch up with all the other athletes ahead of him.10Millions of people will face s_next year as a result of the drought.答案：1.Somehow2.applauded3.identify4.Primitive5skillful6.deleted7.ample8.categories9.accelerates10starvation.完成句子1Whenever we are in trouble, we must_ _(向前看)and encourage ourselves.2This job is open to all，_ _(不管)previous experience.3The history of this country can_ _ _(追溯到)the Stone Age.4_ _(要是就好了)we could have a day off tomorrow.5_ _(假定)the task is finished, where can we have a holiday?答案：1.look ahead2.regardless of3.date back to/date from4If only5.Assuming that.单项填空1More attention is to be paid to energy exploration to find_ _energy.AtraditionalBalternativeCavailable Dinexpensive答案：B考查形容词。句意：为了找到可替代能源，人们将投入更多的注意力进行能源勘探。alternative energy“替代能源”。2Is your husband good at cleaning up the room?Not very, but when it_cooking, he is much better than I am.Atalks about Brefers to Ces to Ddeals with 答案：C考查句式。when it es to doing sth.“当谈论到做某事时”。3Any information about your son?No，if only I_those tough words to him.Adidnt say Bhadnt saidCshouldnt have said Dcouldnt have said答案：B考查虚拟语气。if only引导从句应该使用虚拟语气。再由句意“要是我还没有对他说那些强硬的话该多好啊”可知，表示与过去的事实相反，因此用过去完成时。4The agent was_for carrying a false passport.Aarrested BaccusedCcharged Dsuspected答案：A考查动词辨析。accuse, suspect常与of连用；charge常与with连用，而arrest则与for连用。5I had given up hope of going to college_word came that I had been admitted to a famous British University.Awhile BwhenCso that Duntil答案：Bhad done.when.“刚刚突然”。6Did you meet with the famous space hero Yang Liwei?_I had e here earlier.AIf only BIf notCBut for DFor fear答案：A后句意为：要是我早来这里就好了！if only“要是就好了。”7All living organisms(有机物)，_their unique identity, have biological, chemical and physical characteristics in mon.Aas a consequence of Bfor the sake ofCin terms of Dregardless of答案：Dregardless of“不管；不顾”。8May I take action to help those people whose village has been_by the flood?_.Acut off; By all meansBcut up; By no meansCcut down; Nothing can be betterDcut across; No problem答案：A句意：“我可以采取行动帮助那些村庄被洪水切断的人吗？”“当然可以。”cut off“切断”，by all means“当然可以”。9_that you are chosen to be a volunteer at the London Olympic Games, what will you do?AAssumed BAssumingCTo assume DTo be assumed答案：B本题考查assume的非谓语形式，因为与句子主语之间是主动关系所以选B。10They are close friends and their friendship_college days.Adates back to Bdates backCdates to Ddates back from答案：Adate back todate from“始于；追溯到”。11The schoolmaster_the girls bravery in his opening speech.Aapplauded BappearedCapologized Dclapped答案：Aapplaud除了表示“鼓掌”之外，还可以表示“赞赏”。appear“出现”；apologize“道歉”；clap“拍手”。12Friends have trouble remembering_that Kevin Durant did for fun, other than basketball.Awhere it was Bwhat it wasChow it was Dwhy it was答案：B考查强调句型。句意：朋友们在纳闷除了篮球，Kevin Durant做什么有趣。remember后接宾语从句，宾语从句应用陈述语气。“做什么”应用what，故选B项。13I have got a headache.No wonder. You_in front of that puter too long.Awork Bare workingChave been working Dworked答案：C本题考查动词的时态。由I have got a headache现在完成时形式可知用现在完成进行时表示“从过去开始持续至今日还会进行下去”，体现过去开始的动作一直持续到现在或可能还要持续下去。14He hurried to the booking office only_that all the tickets had been sold out.Ato tell Bto be toldCtelling Dtold答案：Bonly to do表示“意想不到的结果”，表示出乎意料。15The firm was successfully run and_， he owed his success to the support of his friends.Alooking back Blooked backCto look back Dwhen looked back答案：A考查非谓语动词。and连接的是he owed his success to the support of his friends，因此选looking back表时间。句意：公司经营得很好，回首过去，他把它归功于朋友的支持。.阅读理解(xx鄂州市高三摸底考试)“Around 500,000 years ago, at the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian in Beijings suburban Fangshan district, which is about 50 km from the city of Beijing, there lived early human beings，” says a China history textbook.The textbook now has to be revised. New dating techniques suggest the remains of Peking Manfound in the 1920sare over 200,000 years older than previously thought. Whats important about that date, about 770,000 years ago, is that this was an ice age on Earth.Over Earths long history, there have been a number of times when ice and snow covered a large part of its surface. Such periods are known as ice ages.Earth is in an ice age now. It started about 2 million years ago. Despite the many warm periods since then, scientists regard the whole time as one ice age because of the continuous existence of at least one large ice sheetthe one over Antarctica.The new discovery was made by Chinese and US scientists. It suggests Peking Man is probably our oldest cold weather human being, said Darryl Granger, an atmospheric scientist at Purdue University whose research appears in Thursdays edition of the journal Nature.The average yearly temperature at the time in that part of China was around the freezing mark, but it was too dry for an ice sheet, Granger said.This raises a question. How did Peking Man survive the cold weather?Rick Potts, a Smithsonian Institution human origins expert who wasnt involved in the research, raised three possibilities：First, fire. Early findings showed signs of a fire in Peking Mans cave. But there has been debate about whether the fire was accidental or controlled.Second, fur. There is no evidence that Peking Man used simple tools to make more formfitting clothes. Its more likely he wore animal fur.Lastly, he may have developed gradually to handle the cold. Peking Man may have experienced physiological changes that allowed more blood to flow to his hands and legs, Potts said. “People in general who live in colder climates tend to be shorter and wider，” he explained.Unlike the times of Peking Man, today the global temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect. In the future, could humans develop to handle the warmth just as Peking Man did to fight the cold?文章大意：最新研究发现北京人的年代应该是处于冰河世纪，比我们原先的估计早二十万年。1According to the new research, Peking Man actually dates back to_.Aaround 500,000 years agoBover 200,000 years agoCabout 770,000 years agoDabout 2 million years ago答案：C细节理解题。由第二段最后一句话“Whats important about that date, about 770,000 years ago, is that this was an ice age on Earth.”可知。2What is the most important standard for scientists to decide an ice age?AThe weather conditions.BThe continuous existence of any large ice sheets.CThe average yearly temperature.DThe long period of snowfall.答案：B推理判断题。由第四段第三句话“.scientists regard the whole time as one ice age because of the continuous existence of at least one large ice sheetthe one over Antarctica.”可知。3Which of the following is TRUE of Peking Man?AHe is the oldest human being.BHe used fire to keep warm.CHe wore formfitting clothes made from fur with simple tools.DHe might have been shorter and wider than previously thought.答案：D推理判断题。由倒数第二段“People in general who live in colder climates tend to be shorter and wider”可推知，北京人可能比我们原先预计的要矮胖，这样才能与当时的气候相适应。4The passage can probably be found in_.Aa history textbook Ba scientific magazineCa research report Dan entertainment newspaper答案：B推理判断题。由全文文章大意可推知。B Anthropologists are scientists that study people who often lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Items those men, women, and children left behind when they diedeverything from clothing to jewelry and toolstells anthropologists a lot. And sometimes even their words survive.Experts believe that a discovery in Mexico is the oldest example of writing ever found in America. The people who created it probably lived 3 000 years ago, long before Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World.Workers digging in a rock mine happened to notice a stone block with marks carved onto its surface. They found the large piece of stone near the city of Cascajal, Mexico, which was once the capital of an ancient people called the Olmec.“There are signs on the block that seem to show objects used by the Olmec during their religious ceremonies，” says Dr Stephen Houston, of Brown University in the US. “There is a sign that looks very similar to a knife and another that looks like the chair of a King，” he explains.Houston, an expert on the writing systems of ancient cultures, says the discovery is exciting because “it makes clear that the Olmec could read and write. It is like hearing voices from the past.” But experts dont know exactly what the writing says. Finding other examples of Olmec writing could help decipher_the_puzzle.“We could have whole sets of ancient writing which will basically make ancient people speak to us directly，” says Houston. “There are many puzzles to be solved, and this is just one of them.”文章大意： 前不久专家在墨西哥发现了刻在石块上的一种古老的文字，可能是一个叫Olmec的古老民族遗留下来的。但是由于样本太少，目前还无法识别文字表示的内容。5According to the passage, what items do scientists often use to learn more about the past?A. Clothing and jewelry. B. Books and stones.C. Knives and chairs. D. Items ancient people left.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可得知，过去遗留下来的东西可以作为借鉴。6What is important about the stone block mentioned in the passage?AIt proves that people lived in this part of the world more than 3 000 years ago.BIt allows scientists to translate the ancient language used in this area.CIt is evidence of the oldest form of writing ever found in America.DIt shows the people of the area have a written language.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可得知，这是在美洲发现的最早的文字。7The underlined expression “decipher the puzzle” in Paragraph 6 most probably means to_.A. discover when the Olmec people lived B. learn why the Olmec civilization disappearedC. learn how to speak Olmec D. find out the meaning of the Olmec language答案：D词义猜测题。上一句说，专家们不能确切地知道石头上文字的含义，由此推测，划线部分所在的句子意思是：找到其他样本有助于破译这一谜团。8Which is the best title for the passage?A. Worlds First Book B. Oldest Writing in the New WorldC. What Does It Say? D. New Language Is Discovered答案：B主旨大意题。本文介绍了在墨西哥发现了美洲最早书写的文字，因此最佳答案为B。the New World指代America。