北师大版高中英语选修八Unit 24《Society》能力提升.docx

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北师大版高中英语选修八Unit24《Society》能力提升

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素能提升演练（二十四）

选修8Unit24

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1.Sheisa______（志愿的）workeratthehospital.

2.Hemadeseveral______（调整）totheplan.

3.Idon’twanttobecomea______（负担）tomychildrenwhenIamold.

4.He______（存储）hismoneyinthebankforoldage.

5.Wewerebeingdriventodespairbyour______（积累）debts.

6.He______（辞职）hispositionaschairmanofthecommitteeyesterday.

7.Therearesome______（空置的）officesonthethirdfloor.

8.Thisisagooddistrictwith______（大量的）fishandrice.

9.BarackHusseinObamawasthefirstblacktobe______（选举）asPresidentoftheUS.

10.They______（着手做）plantingtreesinthedesert.

Ⅱ.单项填空

1.Inthisspendingcircle,ontheonehand,we______possessionsbutneverfeellikewehaveenough.

A.accumulateB.calculate

C.appointD.estimate

2.______,weshouldrememberthat“being”and“doing”aremuchmoreimportantthan“having”.

A.FirstofallB.Aboveall

C.AllinallD.Allthesame

3.Expertsinsistthatsteps______nowtoprepareforthefuture.

A.willbetakenB.shallbetaken

C.aretakenD.betaken

4.［2012蚌埠模拟］—Howdoyoulikeyourcollegelife?

—Terrible.Notonly______lesssparetime,but______myselfevenbusierthanbefore.

A.doIenjoy;doIfindB.Ienjoy;Ifind

C.doIenjoy;IfindD.Ienjoy;doIfind

5.［2012合肥模拟］Thelandladyhadafew______roomstorenttothestudents.

A.blankB.vacantC.hollowD.free

6.［2012太原模拟］Afiercefirebrokeouttherelastnight.______,mostofthebuildingwasburnttotheground.

A.AsamatteroffactB.Asresult

C.AsconsequenceD.Consequently

7.［2012嘉兴模拟］Shewentthroughaperiodofemotional______afterhercompanyfellintoruinsandshefinallydecidedtofindanewjob.

A.controlB.adjustment

C.outburstD.improvement

8.［2012泉州模拟］Thenewlawtopunishthedrunkdriverwillcomeinto______onthedayitpasses.

A．existenceB．useC．serviceD．effect

9.Therearemanybadcustomsandlawsthatoughttobe______.

A.stoppedB.rid

C.abolishedD.published

10.MissAnnehasjustgothersalaryraised,soherdecisionto______wasagreatsurprisetoeveryone.

A.dismissB.resignC.retireD.fire

11.—Thechairmanwas______bysecretballot.

—Itissaidthathewasforcedtoresignwithinthreemonthsofhiselection.

A.electedB.selected

C.pickedD.asked

12.Thechemicalindustry______mostresponsibilityforthelocalpollutionaccidents.

A.concernsB.tolerates

C.undertakesD.ignores

13.［2012六安模拟］BernardMadoffwas______to150yearsinprisonforthefraud.

A.judgedB.accused

C.chargedD.sentenced

14.Therentisreasonable,and______,thelocationisperfect.

A.moreoverB.therefore

C.meanwhileD.otherwise

15.Beforetheinventionofrefrigeration,the______offishandmeatwasathornyproblem.

A.keepingB.maintaining

C.protectionD.preservation

Ⅲ.完形填空

［2012扬州模拟］

Acoupleofyearsago,Iwenttoalady’shousetobuysomevitamins.Uponenteringthehouse,I1thattherewasanelectronickeyboardonastand,leaning2thewall.Beingapianomusicloverand3,Iaskedifthewomanplayed.Shenoddedandaddedthatshehadbeen4lessonsatage54!

Itoldherthatitwasvery5thatshewaspursuing（追求）herpassiontoplaythepiano.

Thensheaskedme6question.“Ihavebeenplayingfor8yearsnow,”Ianswered.

“Thenyoumustplayasongformebeforeyouleave,”she7.IthoughtshewasjokingandIsimplysmiled.Attheendofthedealofthevitamins,she8meofourmusical“9”.Shethenshowedmetoanolduprightpianointhelivingroom,10askedmetoplayasongforher.Ithought11anddecidedtoplayDavidLantz’s“ReturntotheHeart”,sinceshehadsomuchpassionfor12,anditwasmysoul-searchingsong.

Iplayedthesongtothebestofmyability,andwithmyemotions13intoitaspossible.Shelovedit.14Iwasabouttostepoutofthedoor,Iheardaweakvoicecallingout,“Youngman!

”

Iturnedaround.Andtherewasanoldlady15onelittlestepatatimewiththehelpofanotherwoman.“Iwantedtocomeoutto16youforthebeautifulsongthatyouplayed.Ihavebeenverysick,andit’sveryhardformeto17mybed,butyourmusicmademefeelgood”,shesaid.Withthat,sheturnedaroundandwalked18backtoherroom.

Iwasdeeply19byherappreciationandfeltadeeperunderstandingofthesong.Itserveditspurposebeautifully,returningtoone’s20forpeaceandjoy.

1.A.observedB.watchedC.noticedD.caught

2.A.onB.atC.overD.against

3.A.playerB.teacherC.composerD.starter

4.A.givingB.attendingC.teachingD.reviewing

5.A.interestingB.wonderful

C.movedD.impressive

6.A.anotherB.adifferent

C.thesameD.other

7.A.advisedB.ordered

C.demandedD.requested

8.A.warnedB.reminded

C.askedD.required

9.A.courseB.task

C.discussionD.deal

10.A.andB.but

C.asaresultD.what’smore

11.A.forthemomentB.atthemoment

C.foramomentD.atamoment

12.A.musicB.songs

C.thepianoD.vitamins

13.A.droppingB.falling

C.pouringD.running

14.A.SinceB.AsC.WhileD.Because

15.A.takingB.makingC.havingD.giving

16.A.thankB.praiseC.admireD.owe

17.A.getonB.getup

C.getoffD.getdown

18.A.quietlyB.calmlyC.happilyD.slowly

19.A.shockedB.touched

C.delightedD.disturbed

20.A.worldB.heartC.brainsD.dreams

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemploymentfromyourcomputermajorclassmates,youmayhavehadthelastlaugh.Therearemanyadvantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-tech“InformationAge”demandspeoplewhoareflexibleandwhohavegoodcommunicationskills.

Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhofillimportantpositions.Forexample,anumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreatermanagerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studiesshowthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedforchange,whichistheleadingfeature（特点）ofthekindofhighspeed,high-pressure,high-techworldwenowlivein.

Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobs,buttheyarealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.Astudyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalargepercentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskills,notedas“veryimportant”by92percentofthecompanies.Socialsciencemajorshavetheseskills,oftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyare.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthattheyhavebeenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.

Finally,althoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjob,recentgraduatesreportthattheydon’tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.

1.Bysayingthat“youmayhavehadthelastlaugh”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeansthatyoumayhave_____.

A.sharedthejokeswithcomputermajors

B.earnedasmuchascomputermajors

C.foundjobsmoreeasilythancomputermajors

D.stoppedjokingaboutcomputermajors

2.Comparedwithgraduatesofothersubjects,socialsciencegraduates_____.

A.arereadytochangewhensituationschange

B.bearbetterabilitytodealwithdifficulties

C.areequallygoodatcomputerskills

D.arelikelytogiveotherspressure

3.Theunderlinedword“land”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.keepforsometimeB.successfullyget

C.immediatelystartD.loseregretfully

4.Accordingtothetext,whathasmadeiteasyforsocialsciencegraduatestofindjobs?

A.Willingnesstotakelow-paidjobs.

B.Readinesstogainhigh-techknowledge.

C.Skillsinexpressingthemselves.

D.Part-timeworkexperience.

答案解析

Ⅰ.1.voluntary2.adjustments3.burden4.deposits5.accumulating

6.resigned7.vacant8.abundant9.elected10.undertook

Ⅱ.1.【解析】选A。

考查动词辨析。

句意：

在这个消费圈里，一方面，我们积累财产，但是从不觉得够用。

accumulate积累；calculate计算；appoint任命，委派；estimate估计。

2.【解析】选B。

句意：

最重要的是，我们应该记住“做人”和“做事”比“拥有”更重要。

firstofall首先；aboveall最重要的是；allinall总之；allthesame尽管如此；仍然。

3.【解析】选D。

考查虚拟语气。

句意：

专家们坚持主张为了将来做准备，现在就应该采取措施。

insist表示“坚持主张”时，其后的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，即should+动词原形，should可以省略。

【变式备选】

Themaninsisted_______ataxiformeeventhoughItoldhimIlivednearby.

A.findB.tofind

C.onfindingD.infinding

【解析】选C。

insist常用于结构“insistondoingsth.”，意为“坚持做某事”。

insist后接动名词作宾语时必须加上介词on。

4.【解析】选C。

考查notonly...butalso结构。

句意：

——你觉得大学生活怎么样啊？

——糟糕极了。

不仅空闲的时间少了，而且我发现自己比以前忙多了。

notonly...butalso句型中，如果notonly置于句首时，notonly引导的句子要部分倒装，但butalso之后的句子不倒装。

【知识拓展】notonly...butalso...的用法

（1）notonly...butalso...连接并列成分

Shakespearewasnotonlyawriterbutalsoanactor.

莎士比亚不仅是个作家，还是个演员。

HecannotonlyspeakEnglishbutalsowriteit.

他不仅能说英语还能写英语。

（2）notonly...butalso...连接并列主语时，遵循就近原则，也就是说，butalso之后的部分决定谓语动词的形式。

Notonlyhisparentsbutalsohewasinvited.

不仅他的父母，他也受到了邀请。

（3）notonly...butalso...连接句子时，notonly置于句首，其引导的句子需用部分倒装的结构。

butalso之后的句子不倒装。

Notonlydothenurseswantapayincrease,buttheyalsowantreducedhours.

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