高中英语Unit5WondersofOurBody课时训练重庆大学版选修8

Unit5 Wonders of Our Body课时训练

Ⅰ.品句填词

1．There’s a____________(病毒)going around the o ffice.

答案：virus

2．He ____________(捐献)thousands of pounds to charity.

答案：donated

3．What was his ____________(反应) to the news?

答案：reaction

4．The problem is not____________(根本) a financial one .

答案：primarily

5．Dogs have a keen ____________(感官) of smell.

答案：sense

6．Heat gently until the sugar ____________(溶解)．

答案：dissolves

Ⅱ.选词填空

be up to；neither...nor...；rob of；take for granted；finish off

1．He husband was always there and she just

________________________________________________________________________

him ________________.

答案：took；for granted

2．I’m sure he’s________________no good.

答案：up to

3．He has been ________________his dignity.

答案：robbed of

4．Their house is__________big __________ small.

答案：neither；nor

5．He ________________his drink with one large gulp.

答案：finished off

Ⅲ.单项填空

1．Those who suffer from head ache will find they get________from this medicine.

A．relief B．safety

C．defense D．shelter

解析：选A。句意：那些头痛的人会发现这种药物能使头痛缓解。relief表示“缓解，减轻，解除”，所以A项符合句意。safety“安全，保险”；defense“防御；防护”；shelter“掩蔽，保护”。

2．________many times，he finally understood it.

A．Told B．Telling

C．Having told D．Having been told

解析：选D。非谓语动词tell的动作发生在主句谓语动词动作之前，且与句子的主语存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故选D。

3．There is a great deal of evidence________that music activities engage different parts of the brain.

A．indicate B．indicating

C．to indicate D．to be indicating

解析：选B。句意：有大量证据表明，音乐活动能使大脑的不同部位都参与进来。现在分词短语indicating...作后置定语，修饰名词evidence，与evidence存在逻辑上的主谓关系。若单个的现在分词作定语，通常用作前置定语。不定式作定语，通常表示未发生的动作。

4．If the weather had been better，we could have had a picnic.But it________all day. A．rained B．rains

C．has rained D．is raining

解析：选A。根据前一句中的虚拟语气是对过去发生的事情的虚拟可知，整句话的时态应该是一般过去时。5．Liza________well not want to go on the trip －she hates traveling.

A．will B．can

C．must D．may

解析：选D。根据后半句she hates traveling可知，Liza很可能不想去旅行。may well为固定搭配，意为“很可能”；will不能表示推测；can not表示推测，意为“一定不”；must not意为“禁止，不许”。6．The________of the pain can be easily achieved but the disease can be hardly cured. A．relief B．relax

C．release D．ease

解析：选A。句意：减轻痛苦很容易，但是要想治愈疾病却非常困难。relief(痛苦或忧虑)减轻或解除；减轻痛苦的事物；relax放松；使放松；release发泄，释放；ease使宽慰。

7．It won’t b e easy，but we’ll get across the river

________________________________________________________________________

.

A．somewhat B．somewhere

C．somehow D．sometimes

解析：选C。考查词义辨析。somewhat “达到某种程度，有点”；somewhe re“在某处，到某处”；somehow“以某种方式，不知怎么地”；sometimes“有时”。C项符合句意。

8．Scientists haven’t________the c ause but believe it may be the result of several factors in combination.

A．distinguished B．declared

C．identified D．recognized

解析：选C。句意：科学家没有确认其起因，但认为可能是多个因素相结合的结果。identify“确认，鉴定”，符合句意。distinguish“区别，辨别”；declare“宣布，声明”；recognize“认出，辨认出”。9．—The children in the kindergarten are________up with the some food every day.

—They should have different diet，for example，yogurt.

A．built B．set

C．done D．fed

解析：选D。句意：“在幼儿园，孩子们厌倦了每天吃相同的食物。”“他们应该有不同的饮食，例如酸奶。”be fed up with“受够了；饱受；厌烦”，符合题意。build up“建立”；set up“架起，建立”；do up“整理，包装，打扮”。

10．Their political action________the fall of the government.

A．promoted B．accelerated

C．hastened D．advanced

解析：选B。句意为：他们的政治行动加速了政府的倒台。accelerate“加速，加快”；promote“提倡；晋级；促进；推动，促销”；hasten “匆忙，急忙”；advance “前进”。

Ⅳ.完形填空

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten，and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing.Dad was quite skilled in sailing，but not good a t__1__.As for me，I__2__both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really__3__.It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university.I came home and__4__Dad to go sailing.Out we set soon on the__5__lake.Dad hadn’t sailed for years，but everything__6__well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake，a__7__wind came all of a sudden.The boat was hit__8__.Dad was always at his best in any__9__，but at this moment he__10__.

“John！__11__！” he shouted in a trembling voice，with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any__12__.He was the one I always__13__for strength and security.Before I could respond，a__14__of water got into the boat.I rushed to the tiller__15__it was too late.Another huge wall of water__16__the boat in a minute.We were thrown into the water，and Dad was struggling aimlessly.At that moment，I felt fiercely__17__of him.

I swam to Dad__18__and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat.Upon sitting on the hull，Dad was a little awkward about his flash of__19__.“It’s all right，Dad.We are safe now，” I comforted him.

That was the first time Da d had counted on me in a moment of emergency.More importantly，I found it was my turn to start__20__for my father.

【解题导语】父亲善于驾驶帆船，不善于游泳；而我既会驾驶帆船也会游泳。在一次突发事件中，我认