人教高中英语选修八同步作业：nit 2 Cloning课后限时作业4 含答案

课后限时作业(四)

限时/40分钟

Ⅰ.单句语法填空(建议用时：7分钟)

1．The story he told the police differed greatly __from__ the one he told his mother.

2．He finally became a rock superstar—his long and hard training paid __off__.

3．My brother undertook __to help__(help) me out when I got into trouble.

4．She always differs __with__ me about when and where to spend the holiday.

5．To my disappointment, the question is hard __to answer__(answer)．

6．My parents are always __in__ favour of me whenever I make a decision.

7．Having been told __exactly__(exact) where he lived, I had no difficulty in finding Peter's address.

8．You mustn't take photos inside the museum; it __is forbidden__(forbid)．

9．Li Hua insisted that he merely did what everybody would have done and strongly objected to __being called__(call) a hero.

解析句意：李华坚持说他只是做了每个人都会做的事，并坚决反对被称作英雄。object to中的to为介词，其后接动词，应用动名词形式；且Li Hua与call构成逻辑上的动宾关系，故用被动语态。

10．Honey, look at your mistake in spelling this word, or you __could have obtained__(obtain) full marks in this exam.

解析句意：亲爱的，看看你的单词拼写错误，否则你就可以在这次考试中得满分了。根据or可知，此处应用虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的情况，could have done表示过去本可以做而实际上没有做……。

Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时：14分钟)

A

The Most Scenic Drives in America

Updated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997, this travel book includes over 200 brand new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes. The updated volume also provides maps, the latest information on state parks, and lodging(住宿) suggestions.

Cover Price：$47.88

Price：$23.88

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Our Brother's Keeper

Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother, Jeff, who

was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happened when he met several of his brother's old marine friends. Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share. Together the author and his new friends made a journey to Vietnam, to visit the place where Jeff died. Surprisingly, their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff. A powerful story of brotherhood, bravery and understanding…

Cover Price: $59.40

Price: $10.00

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I Am a Pencil

Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third graders in New York City. His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, having many different beliefs. But there were a few things they had in common: family troubles, for one, money struggles, and poetry. Every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, made great progress in writing. Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging faith that deep within each of us lives a poet, a genius—a child.

Cover Price：$59.88

Price: $19.95

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What It Takes to Help Me Out

An editor for US Ne w s & World Report, David L．Marcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens. The great stresses are put on these teens, which makes them lose their nature. This should cause us a truthful thinking.

Cover Price: $35.86

Price: $15.00

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语篇导读本文为应用文，是一则关于四本书的广告，介绍了这四本书的内容、价格及折扣。

1．Who can give you some advice on how to educate immigrant students with troubles?

A．Jedwin Smith. B．David L. Marcus.

C．Jeff. D．Sam Swope.

解析D细节理解题。根据I Am a Pencil部分中的第一、二句可知，这本书可以为有困难的移民学生提供教育建议且这本书的作者是Sam Swope，故选D项。

2．Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?

A．The Most Scenic Dri v es in America.

B．Our Brother's Keeper.

C．I Am a Pencil.

D．What It Takes to Help Me Out.