1、2014-2015 学年北师大版选修 8 Unit 24 Society 第 7 课时作业.语法填空，单句训练1(辽宁高考改编)By the time Jack returned home from England, his son_(graduate) from college.答案：had graduated 考查时态。句意：杰克从英国到家时，他的儿子已经大学毕业了。by the time“到的时候” ，引导时间状语从句时，如果从句的谓语动词用一般过去时，主句的谓语动词要用过去完成时。2(上海高考改编)Lucy has a great sense of humor and always k
2、eeps her colleagues _(amuse) with her stories.答案：amused 考查非谓语动词。keep sb./sth. done，根据句意，sb.与它后面的动词之间为被动关系，故用 amused。3(2015枣庄高三检测改编)Mike often attempts to escape _(fine) whenever he breaks traffic regulations.答案：being fined 句意：每当迈克违反交通规则时，他都会竭力逃脱被罚款。escape doing sth.“避免做某事” ，Mike 与 fine 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故
3、用escape being done。4(2015济南外国语学校高三检测改编)Its impossible for all the people to get the job because _ of them are not fit for it.答案：all not 与 all 连用为部分否定，表示 “并非所有的 都” 。5(2015天津一中高三月考改编)Barack Obama, who came into _ power on January 20, 2009, was awarded _ 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.答案：/; the come into power
4、 为固定短语，意为“上台执政，掌权” ；“2009 年的诺贝尔和平奖”是特指，所以第二个空应用定冠词。6(2015沈阳高三模拟改编)In the country, many students at school were _(diagnose) with H1N1 flu, but after being treated, they all recovered.答案：diagnosed 句意：在那个国家，许多在校学生被诊断出患有甲型 H1N1 流感，但经过治疗，他们都痊愈了。diagnose“诊断” ，符合句意。7(2015黄冈一中高三月考改编)Suzhou, which is the pla
5、ce I want to visit this summer, is known _ its beautiful gardens.答案：for 考查介词搭配。be known for.“因而闻名” ，符合句意。8Why are you so upset?I thought my ideas were good but nobody _ me in the meeting.答案：supported 考查动词词义辨析。句意： “你为什么如此不高兴？”“我觉得我的主意很好，可是在会议上没有人支持我。 ”support“支持” ，符合句意。9Oil prices have risen by 10 pe
6、rcent since the start of the year, _(reach) a record US $100 a barrel.答案：reaching 考查非谓语动词。句意：自今年开始，油价已上涨了 10%，达到每桶 100 美元的纪录。由前面的一句话表述的内容可知后面为结果，reaching为现在分词作结果状语。10How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?The key _solving the problem is to meet the demands _(make
7、) by the customers.答案：to；make 考查非谓语动词。句意：“你们是如何处理公司与客户间的分歧的？”“解决问题的关键是满足顾客的要求。 ”the key to 中的 to 为介词，其后接动名词；made by the customers 为过去分词短语作后置定语。.语法填空，篇章训练阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Sandy：Hello, James. Havent seen you for _1_ weeks.James：Oh, hey, Sandy. I have been studying a lot for my fina
8、l exam.Sandy：Well, the term is almost over now .What are your plans?James：Well, my pen friend _2_(come) for a visit this summer , and wed like to go around the country. But _3_(travel) is expensive.Sandy：Have you thought about camping?James：Camping? I have never done _4_.Sandy：I think you _5_ really
9、 like it. Its much _6_(cheap) than staying at a hotel. And being close to nature is a good way to forget about school life for _7_ while.James：What a good idea! We can find a nice place and just camp _8_ we like.Sandy：Well, not exactly. Youre only _9_(allow) to camp in certain places._10_ there are
10、many national parks ，state parks and even village campgrounds around the country.James：Sounds great!1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1.several 2.is coming/will come 3.travel(l)ing 4.that 5.will 6.cheaper 7.a 8.where 9.allowed 10.But.阅读理解AScientists today are making greater effort to study oce
11、an currents(洋流). Most do it using satellites and other hightech equipment. However，ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special wayby studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years experience，he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about h
12、undreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap_meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear. Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoesabout 60,000 in totalfell into t
13、he ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didnt. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he c
14、ould learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result，there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help
15、 in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study. As the result of his wor
16、k, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from p
17、otatoes to golf gloves.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了海洋专家 Curtis Ebbesmeyer 以一种特殊的方式来研究洋流的经过以及他为此付出的努力和取得的成果。1The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.Afitting rooms Btrading fairsCbusiness talks Dgroup meetings答案：B 词义猜测题。根据下文的“.try and match left and right shoes to sell and wear.”可知
18、，人们在努力找出可以配成一双的鞋用来出售和穿，由此推断人们应该是建了一个交易市场，故选 B 项。2Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _.Awhat caused the shipping accidentBwhen and where the shoes went missingCwhether it was all right to use their shoesDhow much they lost in the shipping accident答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，Ebbesmeyer 打电话的目的是
19、想知道鞋业公司是否还要那些鞋，所以选项 C 符合题意。3How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?ABy collecting information from beachcombers.BBy studying the shoes found by beachcomber.CBy searching the web for ocean currents models.DBy researching ocean currents data in the library.答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“.a group of serious beac
20、hcombers. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.”可知，Ebbesmeyer 是通过研究从海滩搜寻人员那里收集到的信息来证实他的设想的。4Ebbesmeyer is most famous for _.Atraveling widely the coastal cities of the worldBmaking records for any lost objects on the sea
21、Crunning a global currents research associationDphoning about any doubtful objects on the sea答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“.become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.”可知，
22、选项 D 正确。5What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?ATo call peoples attention to ocean pollution.BTo warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.CTo explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.DTo give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.答案：C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一段是文章主题
23、所在，主要讲述科学家和人们通过不同的手段来研究洋流，但海洋专家 Curtis Ebbesmeyer 通过一种与众不同的方式来进行，所以选 C 项。BBack in the old days, there were three wise men in ancient Greece. These three wise men were from three different generations. Socrates was the oldest of the three. He passed his knowledge to his student, Plato, who then passe
24、d it on to Aristotle. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all great philosophers (哲学家). Together, their schools of thought have since become the foundation of Western philosophy.Aristotle was born in 384 B. C. His father, Nicomachus, was a doctor to the king of Macedonia. As the son of a doctor, Ari
25、stotle was no stranger to science. Growing up, he learned quite a lot about medicine and biology from his father. Later, after Nicomachus passed away, he was sent to study in Platos Academy in Athens. Aristotle was about eighteen years old then.Platos Academy was Europes first university. It offered
26、 courses on various subjects. Shortly after Aristotle began his study there, he devoted himself to learning everything on the curriculum. He soon proved himself an excellent student. Because of his wide range of interests, Aristode never limited his range of education. As a result, he became the lea
27、ding expert in many fields. Philosophy was simply one of them. Aristotle was in the Academy for nearly 20 years. He first joined as a student and then stayed on as a teacher. By the time that Plato died around 347 B. C ， Aristotle had already built up a very good name for himself. However, he did no
28、t get the job as the head of the Academy. That post went to Platos nephew. Some people believed that Aristotle felt angry at the choice. But there is no proof to that theory. Regardless of what he had truly felt, Aristotle decided to leave Athens. So in 347 B. C ， he quit the Academy and went to wor
29、k for Hermeias, ruler of Atarneus, in Asia Minor (todays Turkey). Aristotle was not alone in this time. He and another Academy member, Xenocrates, who was also a famous philosopher, founded the Assus Academy. They taught there for several years. During his stay in Atarneus, Aristotle was on very goo
30、d terms with Hermeias. He even married the mans niece, Pythias. Interestingly, when Aristotle later wrote his famous book, Politics, he said that the ideal ages for marriage was 37 for the husband and 18 for the wife. Given that Aristotle was 37 years old at the time, it is very likely that Pythias
31、was 18.语篇解读：本文介绍了古希腊著名哲学家亚里士多德的生平。6Which of the following is NOT a philosopher?ASocrates. BXenocrates.CPlato. DNicomaehus.答案：D 细节理解题。文章第二段第二句提到 Nicomachus 是一名医生，根据第一段第五句和最后一段倒数第六句可知，其他三人都是哲学家，故选 D。7Whats the right order of the following events?aSocrates passed his knowledge to his student, Plato.bAr
32、istotle was sent to Platos Academy.cAristotle wrote his famous book, Politics.dAristotle learned about medicine and biology from his father.ePlato died.Aa，c，b，d，e Ba，d， b，e ，cCd， a，c ，b，e Dh，a，e，c ，d答案：B 事件排序题。根据文章所述事情的时间顺序可知 B 项正确。8Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
33、AAristotle felt very angry that he was not chosen as the head of the Academy.BPlatos Academy was the first university in the world.CAristotle ended up with a happy marriage.DAristotle never left his homeland all his life.答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章最后三句可知亚里士多德有着幸福美满的婚姻。A 项只是一种说法，并未得到证实；B 项的“the world”应改为“Europe”
34、 ；由亚里士多德离开 Athens 去了 Aisa Minor 可知 D 项错误。9According to the passage we can know in Platos Academy _.Astudents were provided with only a few subjects at that timeBAristotle worked hard but he was still not famousCAristotle didnt have a very good time for 20 yearsDAristotle was not only a student but a
35、lso became a teacher答案：D 综合判断题。根据文章第三段第二句可知 A 项错误；根据文章第三段第六句可知 B 项错误；C 项文中没有信息支持；根据文章第三段第八句中的“He first joined as a student and then stayed on as a teacher.”可知 D 项正确。10The passage mainly tells us _.Asome information about AristotleBthree wise men in ancient GreeceCthe foundation of Western philosophy
36、DEuropes first university答案：A 主旨大意题。文章主要是介绍亚里士多德的一些情况，因此答案是 A项。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用() 划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。Some students think a difficult exam
37、is just like a challenge but that the more difficult it is, better it will be.They say a difficult exam can help students in find out where they are weak in their studies and improve our learning methods.However, others were against a difficult exam.In their opinion, if it is very difficult, they ma
38、y be discouraging and feel terribly about their studies.I prefer an exam either too difficult nor too easy.A very easy exam makes it difficult for teacher to learn how we are getting on to our studies, while too difficult an exam makes us lose heart.答案：Some students think a difficult exam is just li
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