人教新课标高二英语选修八 Unit 4 基础练习题 含答案

人教新课标高二英语选修八Unit 4 基础练习题

I. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

1. Evolution occurs as a result of ________ (adapt) to new environments.

2. I think you should take it somewhere to have it mended ________ (proper).

3. I couldn’t sleep because the bed was so ________ (comfo rtable).

4. I would have no ________ (hesitate) in recommending Philip for the position.

5. If you think you can carry on drinking so much without damaging your health, then you’re ________ (mistake).

II. 用适当的介词填空。

1. Jane works well with those superior ________ her in the firm.

2. Biologists classify animals and plants ________ different groups.

3. She invited loads of friends to her party, but only a handful ________ them turned up.

4. Her remarks ________ the employment question led to a heated discussion.

5. They bought up pieces of old furniture and passed them off ________ valuable antiques.

III. 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空（每个短语限用一次）。

1. As the programme ended, their conversation was ________________.

2. It was at the Taylors’ party that I first ________________.

3. I don’t know about you but I’m thirsty and ________________ a drink.

4. ________________ natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.

5. I thank you all ________________ for making this occasion such a big success.

IV. 将下面两个句子合并成一个含有过去分词作状语的句子。

1. ①The professor entered the lecture hall.

②He was accompanied by two of his students.

2. ①The little boy was frightened by a dog.

②He began to cry.

3. ①Strict rules for the tea ceremony were set up in the sixteenth century.

②They haven’t been changed mu ch ever since.

4. ①The town can be seen from the top of the hill.

②It looks more like a big garden.

5. ①We are given two more days.

②We can do it much better.

V.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish dramatist, a literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a(n) 1. ________ (lead) figure in 20th century theatre. Shaw was also a freethinker, a supporter of women’s rights and an advocate of 2. ________ (equal) of income. In 1925 he 3.

________ (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money.

Shaw was born on 26 July 1856, in Dublin. His education was irregular, due to his 4. ________ (like) of any organized training. At 5. ________ age of 15 he started to work as a junior clerk. In 1876 he went to London, joining his sister and mother. Shaw did not return to Ireland for 6.

________ (rough) thirty years. He began his literary career by 7. ________ (write) music and theatre criticism, and novels.

In his plays Shaw combined contemporary moral problems with ironic (讽刺的) tone

and “Shavian” (萧伯纳风格) wit, which have produced such phrases 8. ________ “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches”,“England and America are two countries 9. ________ (divide) by a common language”. Discussion and intellectual skills are the basis of his drama.

Shaw died on November 2, 1950. During his long career, Shaw wrote over 50 plays, the most famous of 10. ________ are Widower’s Houses, Arms and the Man, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, Back to Methuselah and Saint Joan.