牛津译林版高中英语选修8同步练习Unit 1 The written wordSection Ⅴ 课时跟踪检测 综合提升板块

Ⅰ.完成句子
1．他在这里住了十年，那便是他如此喜欢这个地方的原因。

He lived here for ten years. That_is_why he likes the place so much.
2．这座正在建设的房子是打算用作餐厅的。

The house being built now is_intended_to be a dinning hall.
3．我们的产品因设计独特和质量可靠，拥有很好的声誉。

Our products have_a_good_reputation_for its unique design and high quality.
4．他虽然是老师，但也不可能什么都懂。

Teacher_though/as he is, he can't know everything.
5．威尼斯的美很大程度上在于它那古代建筑的风格。

The beauty of Venice consists largely in the style of its ancient buildings.
6．儿童游乐场如雨后春笋般地在这个地方四处出现。

Play areas for children are springing_up all over the place.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．She devoted herself entirely to her research and it earned her a good________ in her field.
A．recognition B．reflection
C．impression D．reputation
解析：选D考查名词词义辨析。

句意：她完全致力于她的研究，这使她在她所在的领域赢得了良好的声誉。

reputation“声誉，名声”，符合句意。

recognition“认可”；
reflection“反映”；impression“印象”。

2．The young man dove into the cold water to________ the drowning boy. Everyone was proud of him.
A．rescue B．take
C．carry D．serve
解析：选A考查动词词义辨析。

句意：那个年轻人跳进冰冷的水里去救那个溺水的男孩。

大家都为他感到骄傲。

rescue“救援”，符合句意。

take“拿，获得”；carry“携带”；serve“服务”。

3．Dick Jones is very much________ his boss and knows exactly what she wants.
A．in comparison with B．in association with
C．in touch with D．in tune with
解析：选D考查介词短语辨析。

句意：迪克·琼斯和他的上司十分协调，他完全知道她想要什么。

in comparison with“与……比较起来”；in association with“与……相联系”；in touch with“与……接触”；in tune with“与……一致/协调”。

4．(2011·四川高考)Frank insisted that he was not asleep________ I had great difficulty in waking him up.
A．whether B．although
C．for D．so
解析：选B句意：虽然我费了很大劲才叫醒他，但Frank坚持认为他没睡着。

although“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句。

5．Parents may not understand what their children have done, because they ________ a younger generation.
A．belong to B．are belonged to
C．are belonging to D．will be belonged to
解析：选A句意：父母们也许不理解他们孩子的所作所为，因为他们属于更年轻的一代。

belong to“属于”，不用于被动语态，也没有进行时态，故A项正确。

6．The listening text is________ to test your ability at listening for specific information.
A．operated B．repaired
C．intended D．requested
解析：选C句意：这个听力测试就是要检验你听细节信息的能力。

be intended to do
sth.“打算/意欲做某事”，符合句意。

7．(2011·安徽高考)If you ______ faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price.
A．come across B．care about
C．look for D．focus upon
解析：选A考查动词短语辨析。

句意：如果你偶然发现了缺陷，但是你仍然想买那辆自行车的话，你可以让商店售货员减价销售。

come across“偶然发现”。

后三项分别表示“关心”；“寻找”；“集中(注意力)于”，都不符合句意。

8．They were still________ their friends after their parents' long illness.
A．in debt to B．in the debt to
C．in debt with D．in the debt with
解析：选A考查固定搭配。

句意：在他们的父母大病一场后，他们还欠朋友钱。

in debt to sb.“欠某人钱”，为习惯搭配。

9．In many American universities, the total work for a degree________ thirty-six courses, each________ for one semester (学期)．
A．is consisted of; lasts B．consists of; lasting
C．is made up of; lasts D．make up of; lasting
解析：选B考查动词短语及非谓语动词。

consist of“由……构成”，为不及物动词短语，没有被动语态；be made up of“由……组成”。

因此，可排除A、D两项；第二个空考查独立主格结构作状语的情况，last“持续”，为不及物动词，且与主语each之间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式作状语。

故选B。

10．He was seriously ill. That's________ he didn't appear at the party.
A．because B．what
C．why D．when
解析：选C why引导的表语从句表示结果，而because引导的表语从句表示原因。

根据语境可知，生病是原因，没去参加宴会是结果，故选C。

Ⅲ.阅读理解
Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early
childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost's father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much alcohol and became angry. Robert was the victim of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert's grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy's Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost's second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了美国著名诗人Robert Frost。

1．The followings are writers EXCEPT________．
A．Robert Edward Lee B．Robert Lee Frost
C．Ernest Hemingway D．Ezra Pound
解析：选A细节理解题。

由第二段第四句“The general's name was Robert Edward Lee.”可知，Robert Edward Lee是一位将军而不是诗人。

2．In which order did the following things happen to Frost?
a．He attended Dartmouth College.
b．He lived in California.
c．He moved to Britain.
d．He earned about ten dollars a year from writing.
e．He was thought highly of by British readers.
A．a，b，c，d，e B．b，a，c，e，d
C．a，b，c，e，d D．b，a，c，d，e
解析：选B细节理解题。

由第二段第二句可知他小时候住在California；由第四段第二句可知b项发生在1891年左右；由第六段第一句可知他搬家是在1912年；由第六段最后两句可知e项发生在1913年；由第五段最后一句可知d项发生在1930年；因此，B项正确。

3．The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that________．
A．he had great influence on Frost's poetry and life
B．Frost's poetry style was the same as Hemingway's
C．Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father
D．Frost could become a great poet due to his unhappy childhood
解析：选D推理判断题。

由第三段第一、二句“how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood.”可知，提到海明威主要为了印证Frost能成为一位伟大的诗人与他的不幸的童年有关。

4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Once Frost's first book was published he gained great praise in his country.
B．After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry.
C．Frost was found to have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.
D．Robert Frost's father was angry and drank a lot because he didn't realize his dream.
解析：选D推理判断题。

由第三段倒数第二、三句“Robert Frost's father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much alcohol and became angry.”可知，Frost的父亲不得志，经常酗酒和生气。

5．What's the passage mainly about?
A．Robert Frost's unhappy childhood.
B．Robert Frost's first and second book.
C．Robert Frost's family and jobs.
D．Robert Frost's life and poetry.
解析：选D主旨大意题。

综观全文可知本文介绍了Robert Frost的人生历程和他的诗集。

故选D。

Ⅳ.选做题
任务型阅读(江苏专用)
Vegetables may aid the brain
A study suggests certain vegetables such as broccoli(西兰花)and spinach (菠菜) might help older women keep their minds sharp.
Researchers have discovered that women in their 60s who eat more green leafy vegetables how less signs of mental decline over time, reported Wednesday's CRI online.
They gave participants a bundle of tests measuring memory, oral ability and attention. The study didn't include men, but researchers say a similar diet would likely have the same results.
Eating fish can cut risk of heart rhythm disorder
US scientists have found that eating fish can reduce the risk of deadly heartbeat disorders. They say baked fish can effectively reduce the risk of atria fibrillation (心房颤动) among older men and women, reported Tuesday's CRI online.
Researchers say in their 12 years of research among 4，800 people over the age of 65, they found those who ate fish one to four times per week had an about 30 percent lower risk compared with those who ate fish less than once a month. They say the omega-3 fatty acid can reduce the risk of a range of heart disorders and is vital to brain development and function.
Red wine may extend life
US scientist have found that a mixture that makes red wine a healthy drink may also hold the secret to a longer life. They say antioxidant(抗氧化剂) in wine acted on fruited flies and worms in the same way as a method known to extend the life of many animals, which is by sharply limiting how much they eat.
Limiting calories has been shown to make animals such as dogs and monkeys live longer, but they are often tired and lose productivity. The researchers will begin testing the mixture in mice.
答案：1.healthy 2.memory 3.attention 4.leafy
5．sharp 6.4，8007.stronger8.brain9.calories10.longer
任务型读写(安徽专用)
There has been much disagreement over children's education in recent years. One of the questions is whether children benefit more from boarding to schools or from going to day schools and staying with their parents after school. It is becoming a matter of concern for more and more people, especially for parents with only one child.
The people who are in favor of children going to boarding schools point out that a boarding school is an ideal place for building up children's independence , which they seldom learn from their parents at home. Children who have the experience of going to boarding schools will come up with their own ways to problems they meet with instead of turning to
their parents or others for help. What's more, these children usually enjoy team work than the little emperors' in many one-child families. They are generally more used to competing with others and will find it easier to fit modern society, which is full of competition when they grow up.
On the other hand, those who are against children going to boarding schools argue that these schools are usually much more expensive than ordinary day schools. Usually children from rich families gradually develop a sense of pride toward those from other families. And children at boarding schools have less time to be with their parents, which may lead to a gap between them and weaken family ties.
Title: Arguments about (1)______schools
More and more people came to be (2)______about
children's education in recent years.
Advantages of boarding at school ●Becoming more (3)______
●Coming up with their own ways to solve problems ●(4)______team work
●Fitting (5)______，competitive society
(6)______of boarding
at school ●(7)______much more money for boarding school
●Having less time to be with their parents, (8)______a gap.
●(9)______a sense of pride toward those from rich families
(10)______ Every coin has two sides
答案： 1.boarding 2.concerned 3.independent 4.Enjoying 5.modern 6.Disadvantages7.Paying8.causing
9．Developing10.Conclusion
阅读填空(湖南专用)
In a fast­paced life, it is obvious that we're paying little attention to a healthy life. Burgers, pizza and all such food items that can be prepared and served quickly are termed as fast food and have a large group of consumers from all age groups. Fast food is basically on-the-go food, quickly made, and served within minutes for the people who lead fast-paced lives.
Burgers and sandwiches are perhaps the most popular fast food items that are available
every corner. Hot dogs are another popular fast food item which is cheap and can be bought easily. Cold drinks and soda that often accompany these fast food items also belong to the same category. Most of the fast food items sold anywhere in the world have the same issues — lack or a relatively lower percentage of essential nutrients and presence of excessive fats.
Most of these quick and convenient meals contain high amount of sodium (钠), which increases the risks of high blood pressure. Excessive use of fat and butter increases fat intake as well as the calorie intake, so regular and excessive consumption of fast food often results in fatness, which also leads to other increases. So, fast food isn't considered a healthy choice.
It is time that people should try to reduce the intake of fast food. If you have the habit to have fast food every day, make it a weekly event and slowly reduce the consumption of fast food. Every time you feel the urge to have fast food, remind yourself of its disadvantages. In case you just cannot help visiting the fast food joint, pick out healthy salads, and other food items which will minimize if not rid the risks. Consume food that has been cooked using healthy cooking methods like grilling or roasting instead of deep frying.
答案：1.Fast Food 2.prepared and served/made and served 3.the most popular 4.Hot dogs 5.Effects/Bad effects 6．high blood pressure7.Conclusion 8.Advice/Suggestions/Tips 9．reduce the/its consumption10.healthy cooking methods。