1、高中英语Unit24SocietyLesson3AChangingWorld练习北师大版选修8Lesson3AChangingWorld课时过关即时巩固一、单词拼写1.Juice s from the orange was given to the baby.答案:squeezed2.Im very t.Give me some water to drink.答案:thirsty3.I need a s of sugar in my milk.答案:spoonful4.Will you a message to him when you see him?答案:relay5.I bought a
2、 dictionary which is the latest (版本).答案:edition6.They (着手做) the difficult job willingly.答案:undertook二、短语填空keep an eye ondate backrefer tokeep control overcast a dark cloud onhave a thirst for1.I dont want anything to drink.I only knowledge.答案:have a thirst for2.The political situation Chinas economy
3、 towards the end of the Qing Dynasty.答案:cast a dark cloud on3.They were able to place guards at the entrances of the hutongs,which made it easier to peoples movements.答案:keep an eye on4.Hutong now also the courtyards themselves and even to the communities that live there.答案:refers to5.Beijings huton
4、gs helped the Emperors to the city.答案:keep control over6.When in Beijing,we can walk up Sanmiao Street,which 900 years.答案:dates back三、完成句子1.我平生的一件大事,我一生的转折点,现在已经展现在我眼前。A great event in my life,the of my life,now opens up before me.答案:turning point2.很多外国公司已在这里开办了工厂。Plenty of foreign firms have factor
5、ies here.答案:set up3.毫无疑问他是个优秀的演员。There is that he is an excellent actor.答案:no doubt4.他以为我刚才指的是他女儿。He thought what I was his daughter.答案:was referring to5.是因为糟糕的天气,足球赛不得不推迟。because of the bad weather the football match had to be put off.答案:It was;that四、阅读理解My husband and I were at a store in my commu
6、nity(社区) waiting in line.We were behind a mother and her boy who was probably about seven years old.She had beautiful flowers in her basket.The flowers brought a smile to my face.I told the lady how lovely her flowers were and she said it was her son who picked them.So I asked if he would like to pi
7、ck some for me.He was off quickly down the road.When he returned he was so obviously pleased at having done a two-fold good job:picking nice flowers and helping me.When I thanked him,he said in a loud and clear voice, “Youre welcome.”So,by then his mother was praising her helpful polite son who felt
8、 great about doing a good deed.They were feeling great and I was feeling great,too.But it didnt end there.You see,among the whole line of people who watched the little boy and me as they were waiting to check out was an old woman.I had overheard(偶然听到)what she said about her life.She lived alone beca
9、use her husband died two years ago.As we were leaving the store,a little voice inside said,“Give the flowers to that woman.”In the parking lot I went up to her and explained what the little voice told me.But she said that she really couldnt take the flowers because it was the flowers that the little
10、 boy had given to me.She thanked me.So,these flowers touched the hearts of a mother and son,me and my husband,the line of shoppers and,our special stranger in the parking lot.1.Why did the author ask the boy to pick some flowers for her?A.Because she loved the flowers very much.B.Because she was too
11、 poor to buy flowers.C.Because the old woman asked her for some.D.Because there were no flowers sold in the store.解析:细节理解题。第一段第五句话中的“Itoldtheladyhowlovelyherflowerswere”说明作者非常喜欢孩子妈妈篮子里的花。答案:A2.Why was the boy off quickly down the road?A.He put some flowers on the road.B.He didnt want to pick flowers
12、 and left.C.He tried to get some flowers for the author.D.He went to pick flowers for the lonely woman.解析:细节理解题。第一段最后一句话“SoIaskedifhewouldliketopicksomeforme.”说明小男孩正是因为受到作者的请求才去摘花。答案:C3.Which word can best describe the boy when he was asked to pick flowers?A.Worried.B.Unwilling.C.Surprised. D.Deligh
13、ted.解析:推理判断题。第二段第一句话的“wasoffquickly”和第二句话的“soobviouslypleasedathavingdoneatwo-foldgoodjob”说明这个小男孩非常乐意为作者去摘花。答案:D4.What can we know from the passage?A.The old woman accepted the flowers with great joy.B.The old woman lived on her own after her husband died.C.The little boy made a living by selling fl
14、owers in the store.D.The boys mother refused to give the flowers to the old woman.解析:推理判断题。第四段第四句话“Shelivedalonebecauseherhusbanddiedtwoyearsago.”说明这位老太太的丈夫已经去世,她自己居住。答案:B五、七选五阅读理解Whatisadream?For centuries,people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep.1. Howev
15、er,they have been valued as necessary to a persons health and happiness.Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God.It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a persons character.2. He believed that dreams
16、 allow a person to express fantasies or fears,which would be socially unacceptable in real life.The second theory to become popular was Carl Jungs compensation theory.Jung,a former student of Freud,said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something,but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.
17、3. Thus,people who think too highly of themselves may dream about failing;those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.Using more recent research,William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans.4. Until th
18、ey reach age five,they cannot express very well what their dreams are about.Once people become adults,there is little or no change in their dreams.The dreams of men and women differ.For instance,the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men,and often involve physical aggression
19、.The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand.5. If you dream that a loved one is going to die,do not panic.The dream may have meaning,but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.A.Children do not dream as much as adults.B.First,there was Sigmund Freuds theory.C.Dreams
20、make up for what is lacking in waking life.D.They think their mind is trying to tell them something.E.It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.F.However,people should not take their dreams as reality.G.They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.答案:1.G2.B3.C4.A5.F六
21、、完形填空I always walk to my husbands office after work,wait for him and then we drive home together every day.One day,while I was waiting for him,a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车) 1 near me.I was busy 2 the car when I noticed the driver.3,she was probably the most 4 woman I had ever seen outside of a movie
22、screen.Her eyes were as blue as the sea,and she had teeth like pearls.Minutes later,a man walked over and they drove off.Sitting there,dressed in jeans and a T-shirt,I wanted to 5.“Why is it so 6 that some people have it all?” I thought.The next week I saw her again,and after that it almost became m
23、y 7 to see her.I would 8 if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went.I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her 9.A few weeks later,this question was 10 for me.I was waiting at my usual spot and the ladys husband came over to their car.He opened the door.The pretty woman
24、 11 walked around to the passenger sideleaning on a walking cane.She 12 one leg with her hands and then the other.She had an artificial limb(假肢) on her left leg and a brace on her right one.As they drove away,I began to cry.When my husband arrived,I told him about what had 13.He said that he knew he
25、r husband and also knew the story.When the lady was twelve years old,she had been 14 in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks.Unfortunately,both her parents were killed.The rail company made a large 15 with her because the crossing had no 16.Thats 17 she owns such a nice car now.For weeks I ha
26、d 18 this woman and her way of life,but now I realized how 19 I was.When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you,dont be fooled by 20.1.A.drove in B.pulled upC.sped by D.turned away解析:根据该句中的“.abeautifulCadillac1nearme.”可以判断,一辆凯迪拉克轿车停在“我”身旁。pullup意为“停车”,符合语境。drivein意为“驶进”,speedby意为
27、“飞逝”,turnaway意为“拒绝”,都与语境不符。答案:B2.A.cleaning B.takingC.expecting D.admiring解析:根据上句中的abeautifulCadillac可知,“我”对此车很羡慕。admire意为“羡慕”,符合语境。clean意为“清理”,take意为“拿”,expect意为“预期”,都与语境不符。答案:D3.A.Honestly B.SincerelyC.Surprisingly D.Obviously解析:根据下句“Hereyeswereasblueasthesea,andshehadteethlikepearls.”可知,这位女驾驶员明眸皓
28、齿;据此可以判断,的确她可能是“我”看到的电影银幕外最美的女子。honestly意为“诚实地”,符合语境。sincerely意为“真诚地”,surprisingly意为“惊人地”,obviously意为“显然”,都与语境不符。答案:A4.A.peaceful B.typicalC.beautiful D.patient解析:参见上题解析。beautiful意为“漂亮的”,符合语境。peaceful意为“和平的”,typical意为“典型的”,patient意为“有耐心的”,都与语境不符。答案:C5.A.cry B.argueC.escape D.ask解析:根据下句中的“Whyisitso6t
29、hatsomepeoplehaveitall?”可知,“我”羡慕这位驾驶凯迪拉克轿车的女士;结合该句中的dressedinjeansandaT-shirt可以判断,“我”衣着平常,“我”想哭。cry意为“哭泣”,符合语境。argue意为“争论”,escape意为“逃离”,ask意为“询问”,都与语境不符。答案:A6.A.unbearable B.unusualC.unfair D.unbelievable解析:根据语境可知,“我”衣着平常,而那位驾驶凯迪拉克轿车的女士则明眸皓齿。据此可以判断,“我”感到不公平。unfair意为“不公平的”,符合语境。unbearable意为“无法忍受的”,un
30、usual意为“不平常的”,unbelievable意为“难以相信的”,都与语境不符。答案:C7.A.chance B.wonderC.regret D.routine解析:根据该句中的“ThenextweekIsawheragain.”可知,第二周“我”又见到了她;据此可以判断,“我”时常见到她,routine意为“常规”,符合语境。chance意为“机会”,wonder意为“奇迹”,regret意为“遗憾”,都与语境不符。答案:D8.A.imagine B.wonderC.guess D.doubt解析:根据该句中的if从句可以判断,“我”想知道她和她的丈夫是否经常在外面吃饭并且去哪里吃。
31、wonder意为“想知道”,符合语境。imagine意为“想象”,guess意为“猜测”,doubt意为“怀疑”,都与语境不符。答案:B9.A.great B.equallyC.full length D.standard解析:根据该句中表达的语境可以判断,“我”想要她走出轿车,看看她的整个身高。fulllength意为“全身地”,符合语境。great意为“伟大的”,equally意为“等同地”,standard意为“标准的”,都与语境不符。答案:C10.A.raised B.answeredC.presented D.checked解析:根据该句中的question可知,“我”有了这一问题的答案。answer意为“回答”,符合语境。raise意为“举起”,present意为“展现”,check意为“检查”,都与语境不符。答案:B11.A.slowly B.firmlyC
