英语选修78选修8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors人教版习题精选二十七.docx

1、英语选修78选修8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors人教版习题精选二十七2019-2020年英语选修7、8选修8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors人教版习题精选二十七 第1题【单选题】Some people act regardless_what will happen afterwards( )A、withB、asC、ofD、for【答案】：【解析】： 第2题【单选题】It was with the help of the local guide_the mountain climber was rescued( )A、whoB、thatC、w

2、henD、how【答案】：【解析】： 第3题【单选题】The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, _accompanied by an adult( )A、onceB、whenC、ifD、unless【答案】：【解析】： 第4题【单选题】-Do you like coffee or milk？-BothBut I prefer coffee_milk( )A、toB、forC、withD、from【答案】：【解析】： 第5题【单选题】In spite of fai

3、ling to save every endangered species, we may preserve the majority_extinction( )A、againstB、withC、beyondD、from【答案】：【解析】： 第6题【填空题】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are _(fair) treated by society.They think it is not right fo

4、r women to be paid less than men for the_amount of work.Some people say men have _ (many) duties than women.A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important _(decide)，so it is right for them to be paid more.Some are even against married women _(work) at all.When wives go out

5、to work，they say，the home and children are given no attention _If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs，they will be _(able) to do the things that they are best at doing：making a nice home and bringing _children.Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which

6、 society wishes them to fill and have _freedom to choose between a job and home life，_a mixture of the two.In fact women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.【答案】：【解析】： 第7题【完形填空】完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was a single parent of four small children,

7、working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 1over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 2. Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 3. Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there wasnt 4for a lo

8、t of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 5for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6.They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 8to share by all five of us.The big 9arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill

9、 and 10them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 11back at the “Santas Workshop”.Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 12my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 13. She had only one small, flat bag w

10、ith a few candiesfifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 14we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,15to be angry again. This is what she told me.“I was looking 16thinking of what to buy, and I 17to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a li

11、ttle girl, four years old, and all she 18for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 19the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so 20as I did that day.A、roofB、hatC、skyD、starA、littleB、lessC、enoughD、moreA、busyB、seriousC、strictD、kindA、effortB、roomC、

12、timeD、moneyA、improvementB、problemC、surpriseD、excitementA、shoppingB、travellingC、partiesD、greetingsA、the otherB、each otherC、one by oneD、every other oneA、toysB、clothesC、presentsD、billsA、dayB、chanceC、chequeD、treeA、forcedB、remindedC、invitedD、beggedA、drawB、stayC、moveD、meetA、includingB、besidesC、exceptD、reg

13、ardingA、quietB、excitedC、happyD、ashamedA、sinceB、afterC、whileD、untilA、waitingB、readyC、hopingD、afraidA、outB、overC、forwardD、aroundA、forgotB、stoppedC、failedD、hatedA、wantedB、didC、gotD、playedA、madeB、searchedC、boughtD、fetchedA、angryB、richC、patientD、bitter【答案】：【解析】： 第8题【阅读理解】阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和

14、D ）中，选出最佳选项。有误The ancient city of Xian in China holds many treasures. And last month, archaeologists working there made an important discoverya buried palace built in the third century B.C. to honor Chinas first emperor.The entire palace measures roughly 2,260 feet long by 820 feet wide. It includes

15、 10 courtyard houses and one main building. Archaeologists found bricks and pieces of pottery at the site of the palace, as well as the remains of walls and roads.The palace is part of the massive burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi. He conquered seven warring kingdoms and united ancient China

16、in 211 B.C.Qin Shihuangdi wanted his legacy, or accomplishments, to be remembered forever. So he hired more than 700,000 workers to build his funeral complex in Xian. It represents a miniature version of his vast kingdom.The complex also includes the world-famous terra-cotta army, a collection of mo

17、re than 8,000 life-size clay statues. These sculptures represent soldiers, acrobats, and horses from the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). Scientists have not yet found all these terra-cotta warriors, even though they discovered more of the statues last summer.Farmers discovered the complex by accide

18、nt in 1974. Since then, scientists studying the site have learned a great deal about life in ancient China. But much of the emperors tomb has yet to be dug up, or unearthed. Many of the artifacts (objects from the past) are so old that scientists cannot preserve them.Archaeologists fully acknowledge

19、 that nobody in the world has the technology (to safely dig up Xians treasures) yet, explains Kristin Romey, an expert on Chinese archaeology.But as technology improves, archaeologists will keep digging to uncover the rest of the wonders that still lie buried in Xian.Its one of the most important ar

20、chaeological discoveries thats waiting to be made, says Romey, and we know where it is.How long is the history of the newly found palace?A、About 820 years.B、About 2,000 years.C、About 2,200 years.D、About 2,400 years.Why did Qin Shihuang have people build his tomb?A、To keep all of his treasures in sto

21、re.B、To expect people to remember him forever.C、To prevent his body from disappearing soon.D、To collect more than 8,000 life-size clay soldiers.What causes trouble to dig out the emperors tomb?A、The local government doesnt support it.B、Archaeologists are in great need.C、There isnt plenty of money.D、

22、Technology isnt advanced yet.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A、An Ancient Palace is UncoveredB、More Terra-cotta Warriors Are FoundC、Archeologists Are Waiting to Dig a TombD、Technology Helps Discover the New Wonder【答案】：【解析】： 第9题【阅读理解】阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项。

23、有误In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called “Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan”. The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had

24、 once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas(玛雅). Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwoods drawing in the book showed incredible cities with temples, pyramids and other buildings as

25、 impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants(居民) had disappeared almost a thousand years before.Since that time, far more has been learned about this remarkable civilization. The Mayas had a highly-developed system of government

26、and of agriculture, as well as an incredibly accurate system of measuring time. They were also wonderful engineers capable of moving huge blocks stone long distances and cutting them to accurate shapes and sizes.And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, they never used it. Neither did they us

27、e metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned many of their cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD 900, Mayan civilization collapsed(崩溃). By the year 1200, their last great capital, Chichen Itza, was deserted.Who were these strange peo

28、ple and the even stranger gods they worshipped? What brought about their sudden and mysterious collapse? Some writers have tried to prove that the Mayas had contact with visitors from space and even that they themselves came from another planet. Some people believe that their civilization came to an

29、 end because the Mayas never developed a proper resistance to local germs and diseases. All we really know is that when the first Europeans appeared off their coast in 1517, this great and mysterious culture was only a memory.Stephens book astonished the world because .A、it was the first time people

30、 heard about MayasB、the Mayas were excellent builders and farmersC、he had experienced so may difficulties to find this lost civilizationD、it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilizationOne of the most surprising findings about Mayas was that .A、they developed accurate system measurin

31、g timeB、they knew how to build pyramids with stonesC、they deserted their cities and moved to new onesD、they built cities which they never lived inAt last Mayas disappeared from the world most probably in .A、a thousand years before 1841B、around AD 900C、any year between 1200 and 1517D、1200What brought about Mayan sudden collapse?A、Tropical germs and diseases.B、European conquest.C、Mysterious force from outer space.D、No one know