1、英语选修 8 外研版 m2 课时作业Well，I cant afford so expensive a car.It is worth 200,000 yuan.AAs if BEven ifCNow that DIn case解析：考查连词。now that 既然。 as if 仿佛，好像；even if 即使；in case 假使，以防。答案：C3Prices of the basic necessities of life have been going up sharply since word came that war would_between the two countries
2、 soon.Awatch out Bbreak outCdie out Dgive out解析：考查短语辨析。break out 指 “(战争、灾难、疾病等) 突然爆发”。句意：自从有消息说战争很快将在这两个国家之间爆发，基本生活必需品的价格一直在急剧上涨。答案：B4. The two parties are holding the talk in a friendly _at present.Hopefully，they will reach an agreement.Aatmosphere BconditionCsituation Dphenomenon解析：考查名词辨析。atmosphe
3、re 气氛，in a friendly atmosphere 意为“在一种友好的气氛中”。condition 条件，状况； situation 形势，情形；phenomenon 现象。答案：A5After the financial crisis，new measures taken by the government brought new development opportunities and helped the industry back to rapid growth path.Now，trade is _again.Asending up Bpicking upCsetting
4、 up Dmaking up解析：句意为“金融危机之后，政府采取的新措施带来了新的发展机会，帮助产业回到了快速增长的轨道上。现在，贸易又开始回升了”。send up 发射，上升； pick up 拿起，接( 某人)，好转；set up 建立，引起；make up 编造，组成，化妆，补足，和解。从语意的连贯判断选 B。答案：B6When he looked up，he suddenly found himself_ by a group of teenagers，_looked at him anxiously.Ato be surrounded；whichBsurrounded ；whoCbe
5、 surrounded；whoDhaving been surrounded；which解析：考查非谓语动词和定语从句。此处表示“发现自己被一群十几岁的孩子包围了”，用过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动，第二空填 who 引导定语从句，修饰 teenagers。答案：B7When the man was trying to break into the bank，he was caught by the police_.Ain a spot Bon the spotCoff the spot Dto the spot解析：本题考查 spot 的相关短语的用法。句意：当那个人试图闯入银行时，他被警察当
6、场抓获了。on the spot 在现场，当场，与本句的语境一致；in a spot 陷入困境；off the spot 不准确，离题；而 D 项是一个不存在的结构。答案：B8He has behaved in the most extraordinary way；I cant _ his behavior at all.Aresult from Bdepend onCwatch out Daccount for解析：句意：他的行为非常怪异，我根本无法理解他的言行举止。result from( 因) 发生；depend on 依靠，取决于；watch out 当心；account for 解释
7、 的原因。 答案：D9_ should any money be given to a small child.AOn no account BBy any meansCIn that case DTo some degree解析：题干是倒装句，应选择一个表示否定意义的短语。on no account(by no means/in no case)决不，绝对不，位于句首时句子要倒装；by any means 无论如何；in that case 在那种情况下；to some degree 在某种程度上。答案：A10What are most obvious in this book are al
8、l those details of daily life which make Mrs Richard _ common.Anothing but Banything butCabove all Drather than解析：nothing but 只有；anything but 根本不；above all 最重要的是； rather than 而不是。答案：B11Excuse me，but I want to use your computer to type a report.You_ have my computer if you dont take care of it.Ashall
9、 not B might notCneed not Dshould not13Alice received an invitation from her boss ，_ came as a surprise.Ait BthatCwhich Dhe解析：此处为非限制性定语从句，不能用 that 引导，故排除 B 项；it 和 he 都不是连词，故A、D 两项也错误；只有 which 可引导非限制性定语从句，用以代指前面整个句子的内容。 答案：C14What should we do for our environmental protection?We should use as many _p
10、acking materials as possible.Aenvironmental friendlyBenvironmentfriendlyCthe environmentally friendlyDthe environmentfriendly解析：考查形容词。many 后不可加 the；environmentfriendly 意为“有利于环境的”。答案：B15Thank you ever so much for your help._.AGlad to hear that BNot worth thankingCThink nothing of it DYoure too polite
11、解析：考查交际用语。Think nothing of it. 在此处意为“不用谢”。答案：C二、阅读理解AA tutor is someone who teaches or advises a younger person with less experience.Some tutoring programs connect adults with children who need guidance and researchers say tutoring can reduce drug and alcohol use and violence among young people.In S
12、outhern California，a nonprofit group called School on Wheels has volunteers who tutor children from homeless families.Experts say that about one in every fifty children in the country is homeless at some time during the year.They might live in shelters or weekly hotels or abandoned buildings or even
13、 on the streets.Anywhere except a permanent home.Sinead Chilton is a marketing consultant(顾问)for School on Wheels.She says she was surprised to learn the seriousness of the problem when she moved to the United States from London.“When I first moved here ten years ago，I didnt even consider the fact t
14、hat there were homeless children in America.And then when I realized that there were 1.6 million homeless children in America，it just surprised me.I really didnt know how to help them.”Ms.Chilton has worked with School on Wheels for more than six years.She says she still remembers the first student
15、she tutored.She met with her every week at a local church.The church provided shelter for people on winter nights.The girl slept on the floor.A retired teacher named Agnes Stevens started School on Wheels eight years ago.She wanted to help homeless children stay in school.The group now has more than
16、 one thousand volunteers.Each year they tutor as many as two thousand students.The group also provides services to other children，including backpacks and school supplies.School on Wheels also helps parents to put their children in school and advises parents about the education system.语篇解读：南加州一个名为“车轮
17、上的学校”的非盈利组织的志愿者为无家可归的孩子们提供辅导，为居无定所的流浪孩童们带来了巨大的福音！1. We know from the passage that_.AMs.Chilton was once a homeless childBSchool on Wheels was started to make moneyCtutoring can help children to get rid of bad habitsDthe tutors of School on Wheels are paid by the government解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“.researchers
18、 say tutoring can reduce drug and alcohol use and violence among young people.”可知，单独辅导可以帮助年轻人摒除恶习。答案：C2What made Sinead Chilton surprised when she first got to America?AThe status of School on Wheels.BThe large number of homeless children in America.CThe fact that there were homeless American childr
19、en.DThe difference between real America and her imaginary America.解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段“And then when I realized that there were 1.6 million homeless children in America， it just surprised me.”可知，当 Sinead Chilton 得知当时在美国有160 万无家可归儿童时，她感到惊讶。由此可知，美国无家可归儿童的庞大数量使 Sinead Chilton 感到意外。答案：B3The passage mentioned
20、 the girl Ms.Chilton tutored to show_.Amost homeless kids are girlsBa church is better than a permanent homeCMs.Chilton is very experienced in tutoringDthe poor living conditions of homeless children解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“She met with her every week at a local church.The church provided shelter for people o
21、n winter nights.The girl slept on the floor.”可知，Chilton 每周在当地的教堂与女孩会面。教堂在寒冷的冬夜为人们提供避难所，那个女孩就睡在地上。由此可知，文中提到 Chilton 曾经教过的那个女孩是为了说明无家可归儿童糟糕的生存状况。答案：D4. Which of the following is not a service provided by the group? AGiving out school supplies to children.BOffering education to homeless children.CProvi
22、ding weekly hotels for homeless children.DGiving advice on the education system to parents.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“In Southern California，a nonprofit group called School on Wheels has volunteers who tutor children from homeless families.”可知 B 项正确；根据倒数第二段“The group also provides services to other children, in
23、cluding backpacks and school supplies.”可知 A 项正确；根据最后一段可知 D 项正确。车轮上的学校没有为无家可归儿童提供住宿的服务。答案：CBKeeping the mind occupied with tasks no matter how meaningless they are，can shake off negative emotions，a study found.However，the bad news is that humans seem genetically(天生地)to be lazy in order to save energy
24、，according to Professor Christopher Hsee，a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys.After they had completed the first they were made to wait for 15 minutes to receive the next one.They were given a choice of either handing in the first sur
25、vey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to.Whichever option they chose，they received a chocolate bar.Twothirds chose the_lazy_option.Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed nearby.Professor Hsee concluded keeping busy helped keep people happy
26、.He said the findings，reported in the journal Psychological Science， had policy implications(指导意义)“Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless， ”he proposed.At the individual level，he advised，“Get up and do something.Anything.Even if
27、 there really is no point to what you are doing，you will feel better for it.”He added，“Besides ，thinking deeply or engaging in selfreflection counts as keeping busy，too.You do not need to be running around.You just need to be engaged，either physically or mentally.”The study shows that he had tested
28、the principle by getting a research assistant to carry out pointless tasks.“I know this is not particularly ethical(合乎道德的) ，but he is happy，”he said.语篇解读：一项研究发现，快乐的秘诀就是让自己忙碌起来。要让自己有事情可做，无论是多么没意思的事，都有助于抵制消极的情绪。5. Why do human beings seem lazy by nature?ABecause they are not naturally energetic.BBecau
29、se they like to save strength.CBecause they consider some tasks meaningless.DBecause they learn to be lazy from their parents.解析：细节理解题。根据文章的第二段可知，研究发现，人类天生是懒惰的，因为他们想省劲儿。答案：B6The underlined phrase“the lazy option”in Paragraph 4 refers to “_”Athe nearby place Bthe faraway placeCthe chocolate shop Dtheir workplace解析：文章结构题。根据第四段 They were given a choice of either handing in the first
