新人教版选修8高考英语课时训练：BOOK 8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors

人教版高中英语课时训练.完形填空(2012广东六校联考)There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty.One day，he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become _1_.The fortune teller said，“Young man，you are already wealthy now.”“Where is my wealth？” the young man asked_2_.“It is with you.Your _3_ is (are) your wealth.You use them to see this world.You use them to see all the _4_ things in this world.You can read，study and learn.Your hands are your wealth.You can use them to work.You can use them to hug your beloved ones.Your _5_ are your wealth.You can go to any places.” the fortune teller said.“You call these wealth? Everyone has them，” the young man said.“These are wealth.What you have now are not what others can luckily have.Are you _6_ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _7_ for them，” the fortune teller said.“No，are you crazy？I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _8_ to me！” the young man _9_.“Precisely，these are wealth to you.You will not exchange them for money.Furthermore，although a lot of people have their wealthy things，they do not _10_them or treasure them.They are not _11_ to Heaven for giving them their wealth.They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them.Do you want to _12_ one of them before you will treasure them？” the fortune teller said.Everyone is wealthy.But we should not _13_ it for granted.We need to treasure our wealth，take care of it and use it _14_.We should not overuse it because once it is _15_，it is gone forever.Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.【语篇解读】其实健康的身体就是我们最大的财富。1A.happyByoungCwealthy Dpoor【解析】他不安于贫困，去找算命先生自然是询问如何致富。【答案】C2A.anxiously BsadlyCquietly Dpatiently【解析】四个选项中只有A项anxiously可以表现他迫不及待的心情。【答案】A3A.knowledge BskillsCbrain Deyes【解析】根据下文“You use them to see this world.”可知应为eyes。【答案】D4A.ugly BbeautifulCstrange Duseful【解析】虽然四个选项所表示的都是眼睛可以看到的，但beautiful合乎算命先生说话的意思。【答案】B5A.legs BcarsCjewels Dbanknotes【解析】根据后面的“You can run very fast.”可知应为legs。【答案】A6A.lovely BoptimisticCangry Dwilling【解析】根据后面的“I am willing to give you.”及willing的用法可知选D项。【答案】D7A.charge BbuyCexchange Dchange【解析】charge和change意思不符；buy后不跟for，所以用exchange。【答案】C8A.precious BuselessCextra Dspecial【解析】根据前面的一句“I am not going to exchange my eyes for money！”可知年轻人不愿意交换，可以推断眼睛对他来说是重要的、宝贵的。所以选A。【答案】A9A.wept BdemonstratedCsmiled Dyelled【解析】从年轻人说话的语气推断他应该很生气，所以冲着算卦先生大声嚷道。yelled符合文中的情形。【答案】D10A.see BrealizeCkeep Dhold【解析】realize为“意识到”，其他三个选项不妥。【答案】B11A.grateful BcarefulCmeaningful Dfaithful【解析】对上苍赐给我们的财富我们应该心怀感激，grateful符合文意。【答案】A12A.get BgraspChave Dlose【解析】根据上文可知应该选lose。【答案】D13A.take BmakeCset Dsell【解析】take.for granted是固定搭配。【答案】A14A.wrongly BwiselyCnaturally Dreally【解析】根据上文“We need to treasure our wealth，take care of them.”推断应该选B项。【答案】B15A.old BusedCgone Ddead【解析】联系下一句“.they are gone forever.”可知应该选gone。gone是形容词，表示动作的完成，不表示被动。【答案】C.语法填空It was a winter morning，just before Christmas，while most people were warming up their cars，my husband，Trevor，had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work.On his 1._(arrive)，he parked his bike outside the back door 2._usual.After 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone，3._was our only transport.Trevor used it to get to work，and also the bike was used 4._(get) groceries，saving us from having to walk long distances from 5._we live.I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told 6._our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help.One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to fetch it.Once again my husband had a way to get to and 7._his job.It really is 8._honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can 9._(pass) from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 10._(strong) our faith in humanity.And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others.【语篇解读】作者通过自己的经历对自己发挥着重要作用的单车丢失后，许多好心善良的人甚至素不相识的陌生人也提供了大量的无私帮助告诉我们：善行无论大小，作用是巨大的。1arrival前面为介词on，所以要用名词形式或动名词形式(ing)。句意：他一到那里就把自行车停到了后门外。2asas usual和往常一样。3which引导一个非限制性定语从句，代替前面指物的先行词bike，所以用which。4to get作目的状语，所以要用动词不定式结构。解题时可以把被动形式改为主动形式：.use the bike _(get)groceries。5where这里指的是从我们住的地方到杂货店等。6them这里指的是报社的工作人员，作动词told的宾语，所以要用宾格。7from从前面的get to his job来看，这里指的是下班(回家)，所以要用from。8an注意这里honour为抽象名词具体化，再加上该单词以元音音素开头，所以要用不定冠词an。9be passedsmile是被人传递的，所以应该用被动语态，因前面有情态动词can，所以要用be。10strengthened所填的词在句中作谓语，再加上事情已经发生，所以要用动词的一般过去时。.阅读理解A(2012广东江门调研)How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them.Theyll say，“This is my fate，my destiny.I cannot change it.”Of course not! You dont have to suffer needlessly.Your destiny depends on you，not on any other external factors.I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it.Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning，goes to work，comes back home，relaxes，chats with people，watches TV，then goes to sleep.Next day，the same routine cycle follows.Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”？ She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it.Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest，but we have to do our share of exerting (运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.Remember that you reap what you sow.You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky.You have to get off the couch，get your eyes off the TV screen，get your hands off the phone.Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it.If something goes wrong，dont just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback.Learn your lesson，make the most of the situation，and do something to solve the problem.Its not enough to think positively: you also have to act positively.If someones life is in the trouble，do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person.So it is with your own life.It is not enough to hope for the best，but you have to do your best.In other words，dont just stand (or sit ) there，do something to improve your life.【语篇解读】论述如何做到自我提升：不能只有积极的思想，还要有积极的行动。1According to the woman mentioned in Para.3，her life _.Adoesnt need improvingBcouldnt be improvedCwill be better some dayDwill be worse in the future【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知该女子接受现在的生活是因为她认为她已经尽力，但生活却未能改变。【答案】B2What does the author think of the womans life?APositive. BSatisfying.CColorful. DPassive.【解析】作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动，并没有“doing her best”，所以是passive(消极的)。【答案】D3Which of the following statements is the authors opinion?AYour temporary problem is not discouraging.BYour luck can be changed by your efforts.CYou can only achieve success when God wills it.DYou should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段的“Dont expect your luck to change，unless you do something about it”，可知B为正确答案。【答案】B4In Para.5，the author emphasized the importance of _.Apositive action Bpositive thinkingChope for the best Dintention to succeed【解析】细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动，而不仅仅靠运气、思想或希望。尤其是根据末句的“Its not enough to think positively；you also have to act positively”，可知A为正确答案。【答案】A5The text is mainly written to advise you to _.Aunderstand yourself Bimprove your lifeCbelieve in yourself Dchange your normal way【解析】文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。【答案】BBWhether its a carol(圣诞颂歌) service or an evening of karaoke down the pub，many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas.Singing aloud will not just lift the spiritsits good for your physical health as well.Filling the lungs with air，increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help our physical health.For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing，simply for the benefit it can bring.The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe，simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy.“Singing is linked to long life，stress reduction，and general health protection.It also brings a great amount of happiness.It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch (音高)”Professor Graham Welch，who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London，has spent more than 30 years studying the effects of singing.He says that singing is a form of exercise.It means were also having a strong aerobic activity (有氧运动) when were singing，which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress.“And communal singinglike in a singing group，a church service or even a singsong in the pubhelps improve our sense of selfrespect.It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves，a greater sense of feeling included.”Helen Astrid，a singing teacher，also sees the great effects that singing brings.“It lifts us up on a spiritual level，it helps our selfrespect，and its great for all ages from small kids to granniesyou can have a good sing and let_your_hair_down.”But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine，though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍唱歌是一种适合于任何人的有氧运动，它对提高人们的自信、保持健康长寿和减少压力均有影响，对于人的身心健康有着积极的作用。6Heart Research UK holds a campaign to _.Aencourage people to sing for God at ChristmasBstudy the effects of singing on peopleCget people to sing and improve their healthDbring happiness to people celebrating the holiday【解析】细节理解题。从第二段中的“For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing，simply for the benefit it can bring.”和“Singing is linked to long life，stress reduction，and general health protection.It also brings a great amount of happiness.It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch(音高)”可知，答案应为C。【答案】C7What are the benefits of singing according to Graham Welch?aSingers living longer.bSingers general health protection.cSingers feeling happier.dSingers stress reduced.eSingers selfrespect improved.Aa，b，c Bb，c，dCc，d，e De，a，b【解析】细节理解题。从第三段对Welch的观点“He says that singing is a form of exercise.It means were also having a strong aerobe activity(有氧运动) when were singing，which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress.”和第四段引用他说的话“And communal singing like in a singing group，a church service or even a singsong in the pubhelps improve our sense of selfrespect.It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves, a greater sense of feeling included”可以得出答案C项正确。【答案】C8The underlined part “let your hair down” probably means _.Afeel at ease Bprotect yourselfCdress casually Dcover your nervousness【解析】猜测词义题。从上一行“lifts us up on a spiritual level”和“helps our selfrespect”来看，自信心增强了，精神状态好了，人就觉得“轻松”了。故选A。【答案】A9What can we infer from the passage?ASinging at Christmas is good for health.BIn a low mood one is not able to sing well.CExperts have disagreements on singing.DSinging is the same as other aerobic activities.【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的末尾“It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch(音高)”可知，B项正确。【答案】B10Which is the BEST title of the passage?AKaraokeBest Place for Singing!BChristmasBest Time for Singing!CSingingHealthy but not Easy!DFor healthLets Sing!【解析】主旨判断题。根据文章第一段可知，本文观点为“Singing aloud will not just lift the spiritsits good for your physical health as well.”，在接下来的几个部分又分别列举了Heart Research UK、Professor Graham Welch、Helen Astrid的研究发现，从而对文章观点进行进一步的论证。【答案】D11用30词左右概括文章大意_【答案】Singing is a strong aerobic activity whose benefits include making people feel happier，reduce stress and improve their selfrespect.In a word，it can do good to both your spirits and your physical heath.6