高考英语一轮复习Unit23Conflic课时练(3)北师大版选修8

课时练(三) 第Ⅱ卷强化增分练(练规范)

(限时：45分钟)

Ⅰ.语法填空

(2016·江西省九校联合考试)If you read a newspaper or listen to a newscast (news report) recently, you may hear or read a strange word, “staycation”．Staycation is __1__ new word the American press (newspapers, radio, and television) is using__2__ (describe) a vacation very close to your own home，__3__ simply staying at home during your vacation. It is a __4__ (combine) of the words “stay” and “vacation”．

According to many news reports, these staycations are very popular among American families this year. Why? The high price of gasoline for cars and airplanes has made it very expensive for Americans to travel __5__(compare) to past years. When you combine this with the weak American dollar, it all adds up to people deciding to stay close to home__6__their traditional summer vacations. Of course, some places are more __7__(interest) to “stay at home”than others. And if you live in a very small town, well, you may just want to skip your vacation and save your time up to next year!

Everything is __8__ (expense) nowadays, and let's face it — a vacation just may not be in your plan this year. You don't have to give up family fun just because you can't get away; instead, follow my tips for an economical staycation filled with old favorites and new adventures! Staycations__9__ (achieve) high popularity in current hard economic times in which__10 (employ) levels and gas prices are high.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。“staycation”是入夏以来迅速走红的英语新词，它成为众多旅游杂志和网站的热门话题。

1．a 空格后的word为可数名词单数形式，new的读音以辅音音素开头，且此处表示泛指，意为“一个单词”，故填a。

2．to describe 分析句子结构可知，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语，故填 to describe。

3．or 空格前的“a vacation very close to your own home”和空格后的“simply staying at home during your vacation”之间是选择关系，故此处应填连词or。

4．combination 根据空格前的冠词a可知，此处应为名词形式。combine 是动词，意为“结合，联合”，其名词形式为 combination。

5．compared 分析句子结构可知，此处应用分词形式作状语。compared to ...意为“与……相比”，常在句中作状语。此处表示“与过去几年相比”，故填compared。

6．during 此处表示“在他们传统的暑假期间”。during 意为“在……期间”，符合题意。根据第一段倒数第二句中的“during your vacation”也可推知答案。

7．interesting 此处应用形容词作表语，主语为“some places”，此处指一些地方比另一些地方更有趣，适合待在家里。故填interesting。

8．expensive 空格处应用形容词作表语，意为“如今所有东西都很贵”，故填expensive。

9．have achieved 空格处在句中作谓语，本句句意：在当前的经济困难时期，居家旅游受到了人们的普遍欢迎……根据本句中的时间状语“in current hard economic times” 和语境可知，此处应用现在完成时，因主语“Staycations”为复数，故填have achieved。

10．unemployment此处意为“在失业率和油价都很高的经济困难时期”，unemployment为名词，意为“失业”，符合语境。

Ⅱ.短文改错

(2016·唐山市高三一模)

Hi Thomas，

How is everything with you recently? I'm very exciting because I have applied for a holiday job, taught English conversation in a teacher training college near Shanghai. I'm a bit of worried because I don't know if I should bring some present for the teachers I'll meet. Should I shake hands when I meet people, or just smiling? What topics will my students want to talk then? Might I say or do something that will seem rudely? This may seem unimportant with you, but I want to plan everything in advance, or I'd love to know what you think. You had been to China before.

Looking forward to your reply.

All the best，

Bruno

答案：第二句：exciting→excited; taught→teaching

第三句：去掉of; present→presents

第四句：smiling→smile

第五句：talk后加about

第六句：rudely→rude

第七句：with→to/for; or→so

第八句：had→have

Ⅲ.书面表达

(2016·兰州市高三实战考试)假如你是李华，今年的中国国际旅游节下个月将在你们城市举行，组委会拟招聘一些高中生担任英语导游，你打算应聘。请根据下列内容要点给组委