高考英语一轮复习一轮复习Unit1Thewrittenword课下作业一_三牛津译林版选修8

选修8 Unit 1 课下作业（一~三）课下作业（一）考点过关针对练Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Pin (钉住) the pieces together before sewing them.2．He put the letter in a red envelope (信封), and mailed it.3．Some people are still in the water, waiting to be rescued (救援)．4．There have been rumors that the band will reunite (再联合) for a world tour.5．The government has decided to reform (改良) the health system.6．The plot (故事情节) of the film was so boring that I fell asleep while watching it.7．Lily twisted (转动) her head so she could see what was happening.8．I saw the vase made in the Tang Dynasty in the window of a(n) antique (文物) shop.9．She sat upright, her body rigid (僵直的) with fear.10．Genes determine the characteristics (特征) of every living thing.11．Metals will melt (熔化) when heated to a certain temperature.12．Would you please introduce me to Professor Li? I adore (崇拜) him very much.13．Can you translate those paragraphs (段落) into English?14．The police kept after the criminal (罪犯) until they finally caught him.15．He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt (债) I owe him.Ⅱ.单句语法填空1．The man in the river desperately (desperate) tried to reach the bank.2．The key to success as a romantic novelist (novel) is absolute belief in your story.3．Mark, who had at first been very tense (tension), at last relaxed.4．Your insight, kindness, courage, and generosity (generous) make this site what it is.5．We must strengthen our unity (unite) in the face of powerful enemies.6．On occasion, little Annie would violently (violent) attack anyone who came near.7．One characteristic (character) I have observed over the years in all great software developers is their passion for their work.8．Her father tried to persuade her to go back home with him, but in vain.Ⅲ.单句改错1．I won't buy a new pair of shoes for you until this pair is wore out. wore→worn 2．So why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful？have后加a3．Every one couldn't resist to laughing when they heard the story.去掉to 4．I intended to help him, but I was too busy at that moment.intended前加had 5．He tried to cover up his mistakes but in the vain.去掉the6．All electronic computers consist in five units although they are of different kinds.in→of7．Just make sure you are on tune with your intuition while making these decisions.on→in8．The company is appealing for everyone to save power and water.for→toⅣ.完成句子1．It is said that the school being built at present is_intended_for_the_disabled_children.据说现在正在建设的学校是为残疾儿童设立的。

2．She couldn't_resist_laughing when her teacher told a funny joke in class.当老师在班上讲了一个有趣的笑话时，她忍不住大笑起来。

3．The child was_rescued_from_the_fire,_but died soon because of terrible burns.这个孩子从大火中被救了出来，但不久之后由于严重的烧伤而死去了。

4．The unattended children are in_desperate_need_of love and attention.留守儿童非常需要爱和关怀。

5．The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has_a_very_good_reputation.这名医生治疗心脏病医术高超，而且从不收病人的礼物，所以他的名声很好。

6．The teacher raised his voice to_make_himself_heard.老师提高了嗓门以便别人能听到他的声音。

7．My father got_cured after the doctor used a new treatment.在医生使用新治疗方案之后，我的父亲被治愈了。

8．To live a low­carbon life, more and more people would_rather_ride_a_bicycle_than_drive.为了过低碳生活，越来越多的人宁愿骑自行车，也不愿开车。

课下作业（二）话题阅读培优练Ⅰ.根据提示填空Walk into any bookstore, and you can hardly avoid“bumping into” CharlesDickens. Many of Dickens's ❶novels (novel) still sell well today. And they ❷are_laid (lay) on outstanding shelves.One day nearly 10 years ago, however, when I was giving my students a lectureabout Dickens's ❸writing (write), a hand shot up.“But why should we still readthis stuff？”the student asked.The question ❹annoyed (annoy) me for years and for years, I told myself answers,but never with complete ❺satisfaction (satisfy). We read Dickens because we canlearn from experiences of his ❻characters (character) almost as ❼easily (easy)as we can learn from our own experiences. We read Dickens because ...The above reasons for reading Dickens may be fair. But these are not exactlythe reasons why I read Dickens. My search for an answer continued until one day atext me ssage came from a student of mine.“We still read Dickens's novels，”shewrote，“because they tell us why we are and what we are.”Simple as it was, thatwas the explanation I ❽had_sought (seek) for years.Dickens ❾shines_a_light_on (照亮) who we are during the best of times and worst10_pick_up (拿起) one of his many novels, read it and enjoy what of times. So go to ○it has to tell you about yourself.Ⅱ.片段选词填空❶librarianall who loved books and liked to share ❷knowledge. They ❸discussed various mattersall over the world. When the war was near, Alia was worried that the fires of warwould destroy the books, which are more ❹precious to her than mountains of gold.The books are in every language — new books, ❺ancient books, even a book on thehistory of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.She had asked the government for ❻permission to move the books to a safe place,but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands.Secretly, she brought bookshome every night, filling her car late after work. Her friends came to help her whenthe war ❼broke_out. Anis who owned a restaurant agreed to hide some books. Allthrough the night, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from thelibrary, passed them over the seven­foot wall and hid them in the restaurant. Thebooks stayed ❽hidden as the war continued. Then nine days later, a fire burned thelibrary to the ground.One day, the bombing stopped and the soldiers left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ❾moved again while the city was quiet. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ○10dreamed_of peace and a new library.课下作业（三）高考语篇提能练Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·长沙质检)Best Science Books of 2017At its heart, science is about curiosity. So it stands to reason that these books about science should make you examine your world more closely, and in doing so, give you a sense of wonder.Big Chicken,by Maryn McKennaInvestigative journalist Maryn McKenna uses the modern industrial chicken as a window into how antibiotics (抗生素) transformed modern agriculture — for good and ill. She traces how animal antibiotics endanger human health, causing serious problems from antibiotic­resistant stomach infections to UTIs. Recognizing that Americans are going to continue to eat chicken no matter what, McKenna suggests a way in which factory farming rids itself of its dependence on antibiotics.Why Time Flies, by Alan BurdickThe New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick examines the greatest gift humanity has ever known: time. Time, he writes, appears to exist in two distinct forms. One is the standardized, objective kind found in clocks and watches; the other is our internal, biological sense of time, the one we measure in our cells, bodies and minds. But the closer he looks, the less clear this distinction appears.Paleoart, by Zo e LescazeDinosaurs have long captured the imaginations of scientists and artists alike, and Paleoart brings those visions together in a blend of human knowledge and creativity.These images not only show our changing understanding of dinosaurs, but also reflect the distinct artistic sensibility of their time. Both artistic and educational these pictures are certainly influential.What It's Like to Be a Dog, by Gregory BernsBerns, a neuroscientist, trained dogs to sit in a machine in order to look into the brains of conscious dogs for the first time. That pioneering work inspired him to dig deeper into the minds of other animals, from sea lions to the extinct thylacine (袋狼). Berns says, “With their ability to think, choose and feel, dogs and other animals do not deserve the cruel treatment humans so often do to them.”语篇解读：本文是说明文，介绍了2017年四本最佳科学图书的作者、简介等相关内容。