新人教版高中英语选修八强化练习unit 4 section 3含答案.docx

1、新人教版高中英语选修八强化练习unit 4 section 3含答案Unit 4 PygmalionSection Using Language .单词拼写1The robber in arms wanted to _ (抢劫) the bank.2They found it wiser to _ (妥协) with her.3Hopes of a peaceful settlement are now _ (逐渐消失)4His heart sickened at the thought of that _ (可怕的) scene.5Do you realize how _ (令人讨厌的) y

2、ou are?6We could hear the child _ (啜泣)in the dark room.7We _ (俯视) the church from our office.8The r_ whistled and the game began.9She likes chocolate c_ with white cream filling.10She was paralysed from the _ (腰部) down.答案：1.robpromise3.fading4.horrible5.disgusting6.sobbing7.overlook8.referee9.cookie

3、s10.waist.用方框内所给单词或短语的适当形式完成下面短文As we know, we are 1._ friends. A good friend is kind enough to 2._ our mistakes and help us out when we are in trouble. And true friendship will not 3._ with time. Im grateful that I have such a good friend. 4._， I was invited to a party. After I was 5._，I met my old

4、 friend Jack. I remembered that I had difficulty in pronouncing those difficult words when in high school and it was Jack who gave me a lot of help. Every time I made a mistake in pronunciation, he would ask me to say the word 6._ and correct my pronunciation. Im so lucky to have a good friend like

5、him. Thank you，Jack!答案：1.in need of2.overlook3.fade out4.The other day5.shown in6.once more.单项填空1. If we all agree to make a(n)_ with each other when we are in disputes, wars are forever gone and we are surely living in peace. A. adjustment B. compromise C. promise D. acquaintance答案：B考查名词辨析。句意：如果我们在

6、有争端时彼此之间作出妥协，战争就会不再爆发，我们想必就会和平地生活。make a compromise with“与妥协”，符合句意。 2.When did the accident happen?_ when I was walking in the street. A. The other day B. Some day C. Another day D. Other day答案：A考查短语辨析。句意：“那个事故是什么时候发生的？”“前几天当我正在街上走着的时候。”the other day“前几天”；some day“总有一天；将来有一天”；another day“改天”；other d

7、ay前面得有修饰词，如the, some等。根据题意选A项。 3. Those cats _ me of my sleep. A. quarrelled B. robbed C. interrupted D. broke答案：B考查动词辨析。句意：那些猫吵得我无法入睡。quarrel“吵架”；rob“抢劫；剥夺”；rob sb. of sth.“剥夺某人某物”，符合题意。interrupt“打断”，后直接接人或会话等。break“打断；插嘴”。根据题意选B项。4. I forgot to buy milk in the store; therefore I had to go there _.

8、 A. once more B. in case C. at last D. in time答案：A考查副词短语辨析。句意：我忘记在商店买牛奶了，因此不得不再去那儿一次。once more“再一次”，符合语境。in case “以防万一”；at last“最后”；in time“及时”。5What has happened to the president possibly? Why he hasnt _ at the meeting?I have no idea. A. showed around B. showed off C. showed up D. showed in答案：C考查sh

9、ow的短语。show around“领某人参观”；show off“炫耀”；show up“出现”；show in “领进”。结合句意C项正确。6The critics _ Jane Austens novels as realism rather than romanticism. A. separate B. classify C. distinguish D. estimate答案：B句意：评论家把简奥斯汀的小说归为现实主义流派而不是浪漫主义流派。 classify“分类；归类”，符合题意。separate“分开；隔离”；distinguish“区分；辨别”；estimate“估计；估算

10、”。7The music _ and this moving film came to an end. A. died out B. faded out C. blocked out D. left out答案：B句意：音乐渐弱，这部感人的电影也结束了。fade out“(声音、画面)逐渐模糊；渐淡”，符合题意。 die out“灭亡；逐渐消失”；block out“挡住(光线)”；leave out“省去；遗漏”。8The children, _ had played the whole day long, were worn out.Aall of what Ball of whichCa

11、ll of them Dall of whom答案：D本题考查定语从句。句意：孩子们都玩了一整天，都累坏了。分析结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，排除A、C项；定语从句的先行词为 the children, 为人，排除B项。所以正确答案为D。9We have faith that the project, if _ according to the plan, will definitely work out well. A. carrying out B. being carried out C. carried out D. to be carried out答案：C句意：我们坚信，这项工

12、程如果按照计划实施的话会进展顺利。the project与carry out之间存在被动关系，故用过去分词置于if后作条件状语；if carried out.相当于一个一般现在时被动语态的条件句if it is carried out.的省略。A项表示主动、进行意义；B项被动，进行意义；D项表示将来、被动意义。10I wonder whether I can use your computer._ Its being repaired. A. I dont agree. B. Dont mention it. C. Im sorry. D. No problem.答案：C句意：“不知道我是否可

13、以用你的电脑。”“对不起。它正在维修中。”由答语的半后部分可知，Im sorry“对不起”，符合题意。I dont agree“我不同意”，语气生硬，不礼貌；dont mention it“不要提了”；no problem“没有问题”。.完形填空 Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road. She did not appear to have _1_， but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushe

14、d her to the _2_ hospital. She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was _3_ in all respects. She had been _4_ along a country road _5_ she had been stopped by a flying saucer _6_ in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and _7_ the flying saucer by creatures which looked like

15、human beings and which could easily make themselves _8_ although they could not _9_. They could read her thoughts and she could read _10_. They tested her politely and allowed her to _11_ after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be _12_，the doctor decided that she was

16、probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine.The woman insisted on being _13_ to go home，but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the _14_. The police then started to make inquiries(打听) and soon _15_ that there was already a _16_ going on for the woman,

17、 _17_ husband badly reported that she had _18_. Her car had been found with the drivers door open and the engine running. _19_ the car the surface of the road had been completely destroyed not by an explosion or anything of that kind，but _20_ a large, round, whitehot object had burnt through it.1A.

18、a rest B. an accidentC. a test D. an idea答案：B根据前后语境，排除C、D两项，but的转折语意告诉我们B项是正确的。(have) a rest在语意上与后面的but不形成转折。2A. more famous B. most famousC. best D. nearest答案：D根据语境和生活常识知应选D项。在生活中，若在路上遇到生病的人应立刻把她(他)送往最近的一家医院，不应为其他三个答案。3A. funny B. sadC. moving D. astonishing答案：D根据下文所讲述的“She had been stopped by the

19、flying saucer.She had been forced to leave her car and enter the flying saucer.They had carried out a number of tests on her.”等可推知，她所讲述的这一经历应是“令人吃惊的”。4A. driving B. walkingC. running D. wandering答案：A下文中的“She had been forced to leave the car.”已明确告诉我们A项是正确的。5A. as B. sinceC. when D. if答案：C这是一典型的句式结构，w

20、hen在此相当于at that time。例如：We were to start out when it began to rain.我们正要出发，这时天开始下雨了。6A. rising B. flyingC. running D. landing答案：D根据语境应为“降落在她面前”。7A. enter B. visitC. watch D. clean答案：A根据下文中的“.and allowed her to leave after carrying out a number of tests on her.”可知选A项。8A. noticed B. seenC. understood D

21、. heard答案：Cmake oneself understood使某人被理解，根据下文“They could read her thoughts and she could read theirs.”可知选C项。9A. move B. thinkC. read D. speak答案：D与上一题是相辅相成的，即“尽管他们不能讲话，但能使他们被她所明白。”10A. their B. theirsC. her D. hers答案：B根据“They could read her thoughts and she could read _.”可知此处应表达对等关系，故用theirs。 11A. le

22、ave B. stayC. drive D. watch答案：A根据上文中的“She had been forced to leave the car and enter the flying saucer.”可知选A项。12A. happy B. thankfulC. nervous D. normal答案：D由于句中有otherwise这一转折词，故选D项。13A. told B. allowedC. advised D. ordered答案：B由于检查的情况是“normal”和“side effects of some medicine”可知选B项。14A. earth B. carC.

23、 road D. hospital答案：D本句的意思为“她住在一个城镇上，离这家医院有一千英里远”。15A. decided B. believedC. supposed D. discovered答案：D上文“.started to make inquiries(打听).”与本空构成顺承关系，意为“打听并不久发现”。16A. discussion B. searchC. movement D. meeting答案：B语境表明，有人已经在找这位妇女，即为“a search for”，表示“寻找”。17A. which B. whenC. whose D. where答案：C分析整句可知，这是由

24、whose引导的非限制性定语从句，whose在句中作定语。18A. disappeared B. fledC. returned D. left答案：A根据下文可知，她的丈夫知道她失踪了。disappear意为“消失，失踪”。19A. Behind B. In front ofC. Below D. At the foot of答案：B由“.she had been stopped by a flying saucer in front of her.”可知，飞碟落在了车前面，所以应是车前面的路被毁。20A. as B. ifC. as if D. only if答案：C由于这是一种推断，故答

25、案为C项。.阅读理解 The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are “rocketboosters (火箭助推器)” to the brain and better therapy than selfhelp books, researchers will say this week. Scientists, psychologists (心理学家) and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the Bard and other

26、classical writers has a beneficial effect on the mind, catches the readers attention and cause moments of selfreflection. Using scanners(扫描仪), they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T. S Eliot and others. They then “translated”

27、the texts into more “straightforward(通俗易懂的)”， modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words. Scans showed that the more “challenging” prose (散文)and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the more pedestrian(通俗化) versions. Scientists were able to

28、 study the brain activity as it responded to each word and record how it “lit up” as the readers encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structure. This “lighting up” of the mind lasts longer than the initial electrical spark, shifting the brain to a higher gear, encourag

29、ing further reading. The research also found that reading poetry, in particular, increased activity in the right hemisphere (半球)of the brain, an area concerned with “autobiographical memory”， helping the reader to reflect on and reappraise their own experiences in light of what they have read. The a

30、cademics said this meant the classics were more useful than selfhelp books. Philip Davis, an English professor who has worked on the study with the universitys magnetic resonance centre, will tell a conference this week: “Serious literature acts like a rocketbooster to the brain.” The research shows the power of literature to shift mental pathways, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections in the young and the elderly alike.文章大意：本文主要讲了阅读莎士比亚的作品和其他古典作家的作品可促进大脑发展。 1. How do classics such as Shakespeare and Wordsworth benefit the readers? A. They set of