课时作业(三十九)　[选修8　Unit 4 Pygmalion]

　　[限时：30分钟]

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward ________ the outdoor concert by the pop singer.

　　A．to canceling

　　B．not to canceling

　　C．not to cancel

　　D．to not canceling

　　2．Besides the Internet, television is another major way of communication, ________ us to see the performer as well as to hear the voice.

　　A．permitting

　　B．to permit

　　C．being permitted

　　D．permitted

　　3．Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but ________our work, we declined the offer.

　　A．not finished

　　B．not having finished

　　C．finished

　　D．having finished

　　4．________， the disease diphtheria will produce a powder poison that will kill the patient.

　　A．If it untreated

　　B．If is untreated

　　C．If being untreated

　　D．If untreated

　　5．While ________ as a volunteer at the Beijing Olympics, she made friends with the famous tennis player.

　　A．being served

　　B．serving

　　C．having served

　　D．served

　　6．The man said firmly: “We cannot ________ with those whose principles are directly opposed to our own.”

　　A．cast

　　B．compromise

　　C．condemn

　　D．classify

　　7．Perhaps the customer has ________ his monthly statement and not paid the bill.

　　A．omitted

　　B．bewildered

　　C．overlooked

　　D．escaped

　　8．And he began to laugh again, and that so ________， that though I did not see the joke as he did, I was again obliged to join him in his mirth.

　　A．blindly

　　B．coldly

　　C．heartily

　　D．wildly

　　9．“Could you help me solve the math problem？”“Of course, I can.” He replied ________.

　　A．without hesitation

　　B．without consideration

　　C．without discussion

　　D．without doubt

　　10．________ we started thinking and believing we could do it, anything was possible.

　　A．As

　　B．While

　　C．Until

　　D．Once

　　11．He sat there letting ________ sand fall slowly through his fingers.

　　A．a piece of

　　B．a number of

　　C．a handful of

　　D．a loaf of

　　12．—Don't hesitate to buy the dress if you like the design and pattern.

　　—No, I won't, ________ the price is reasonable.

　　A．as soon as

　　B．as well as

　　C．as far as

　　D．as long as

　　13．—Did Linda see the traffic accident?

　　—No, no sooner ________ than it happened.

　　A．had she gone

　　B．she had gone

　　C．has she gone

　　D．she has gone

　　14．After inspecting the building, specialists discovered some faults that otherwise ________.

　　A．had been overlooked

　　B．would have been overlooked

　　C．have been overlooking

　　D．would have overlooked

　　15．I don't believe you've already finished reading the book. I________ it to you this morning!

　　A．would lend

　　B．was lending

　　C．had lent

　　D．lent

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughter __16__ some things from a moving truck. Normally I'm shy away from contact with __17__.That particular day, though, something was in me; I can't explain __18__， but I felt like I should just help these people, even __19__ something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck. So I __20__ and introduced myself, welcomed them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n) __21__ to put some proper shoes on. After I had flip-flops(夹趾拖鞋)on, I went over and helped them move all of their __22__ into the apartment.

　　16．A.stealing

　　B．burdening

　　C．unloading

　　D．packing

　　17．A.teachers

　　B．strangers

　　C．friends

　　D．parents

　　18．A.which

　　B．why

　　C．what

　　D．when

　　19．A.with

　　B．about

　　C．for

　　D．on

　　20．A.came up

　　B．came on

　　C．came out

　　D．came back

　　21．A.moment

　　B．hand

　　C．hour

　　D．break

　　22．A.treasure

　　B．goods

　　C．furniture

　　D．belongings

　　After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new __23__. It might seem unimportant, but it seems like people are less __24__ and friendly to their neighbors these days; I wanted to __25__ that, at least in my small __26__ block. So we did talk，and they're from Florida, just like me.

　　At that __27__ time in my life, I was going through a really difficult __28__ with my girlfriend of 7 years. I didn't feel like helping anyone or doing anything __29__， but I figured why not？And I'm glad I did. Also, as __30__ would have it, their daughter is my age(college student)and we each had a mutual(相互的)__31__in one another. This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months, probably more.

　　The __32__ was the act itself, though. I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in the __33__. And I felt really good about it. Since then, I've tried __34__ my comfort zone to perform other unplanned acts of __35__. So far, so good.I'd encourage everyone else to do the same!

　　23．A.neighbors

　　B．girlfriend

　　C．students

　　D．classmates

　　24．A.open

　　B．afraid

　　C．curious

　　D．lucky

　　25．A.change

　　B．accept

　　C．receive

　　D．observe

　　26．A.house

　　B．school

　　C．apartment

　　D．company

　　27．A.particular

　　B．common

　　C．normal

　　D．usual

　　28．A.breakout

　　B．breakup

　　C．breakthrough

　　D．breakdown

　　29．A.primitive

　　B．positive

　　C．meaningless

　　D．important

　　30．A.luck

　　B．accident

　　C．success

　　D．result

　　31．A.choice

　　B．habit

　　C．love

　　D．interest

　　32．A.award

　　B．chance

　　C．reward

　　D．prize

　　33．A.game

　　B．process

　　C．program

　　D．direction

　　34．A.expanding

　　B．decreasing

　　C．reducing

　　D．closing

　　35．A.success

　　B．courage

　　C．kindness

　　D．consideration

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　Anthony Horowitz was miserable (痛苦的) as a child.He was, as he puts it, “not very bright” and couldn't win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother.At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him.“The thought was, ‘It'll be good for him’，” Horowitz recalls (回忆)．

　　It was not.Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years.“My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me，” he said.“I wasn't even smart enough to rebel (反抗)．One thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write.When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

　　Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors.His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.

　　The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency MI6.

　　Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way.“I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity.I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action，” he said.

　　That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups.In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.

　　Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life.He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself.I do believe it completely.”

　　36．The text is mainly about________.

　　A．Horowitz's popular book—Alex Rider

　　B．Horowitz's miserable childhood

　　C．Horowitz, a successful children's writer

　　D．Horowitz's special writing style

　　37．In his childhood, Anthony Horowitz________.

　　A．was more intelligent than his brother

　　B．was paid more attention by his parents

　　C．couldn't understand why he was sent to the boarding school

　　D．led a miserable life because of poverty

　　38．In the boarding school, Horowitz's teachers________.

　　A．showed great concern for him

　　B．often abused and bullied him

　　C．taught him how to write stories

　　D．thought little of his ability

　　39．Which of the following is TRUE of Anthony Horowitz?

　　A．He was the beloved child of his family.

　　B．He benefited a lot from boarding school.

　　C．He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.

　　D．Although he is successful, he isn't very happy.

　　40．What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

　　A．Confidence is the key to success.

　　B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.

　　C．Interest is the best teacher.

　　D．Diligence is the parent of success.

　　答案

　　课时作业(三十九)

　　Ⅰ.1.D　考查非谓语动词。look forward to中的to是介词，因此后面要用动名词形式；其否定式是在动名词前面直接加not。

　　2．A　考查非谓语动词。此处为permit sb.to do…结构，这里不能用被动形式，排除C、D两项；而不定式常作状语，且不用逗号隔开，故排除B项。permitting在此作定语，相当于非限制性定语从句which permits…

　　3．B　考查非谓语动词。动词finish的逻辑主语是we，它是动作的执行者，所以应用现在分词形式，排除选项A和C；再依据句中的declined the offer可知，该处应指工作没有完成，所以答案为B。分词短语在此作状语，相当于原因状语从句because we hadn't finished our work。

　　4．D　考查状语从句的省略。完整形式为：If the disease diphtheria is untreated…，从句的主语与be动词省略了。

　　5．B　考查非谓语动词。因为句子的主语和谓语动词serve之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，因此用现在分词。

　　6．B　考查动词辨析。句意：“决不能向那些与我们的立场相悖的人妥协，” 这个人坚定地说。compromise with意为“与……妥协”，符合句意表达。

　　7．C　考查动词辨析。句意：也许这位顾客忽略了他的月度报表，而没付单。overlook意为“忽略”；omit意为“遗漏；忘记”；bewilder意为“使迷惑；使糊涂；难住”；escape意为“逃过……的注意；被……忘掉”。

　　8．C　考查副词辨析。句意：他又开怀大笑起来，弄得我虽然并不像他那样觉得这件事有什么可笑之处，也身不由己地跟着他笑了起来。heartily意为“尽情地，疯狂地”。

　　9．A　考查介词短语辨析。根据句意，他应是毫不犹豫地回答，所以用without hesitation。without consideration “没有考虑”；without discussion “没有讨论”；without doubt “没有疑问、肯定”。

　　10．D　考查状语从句的引导词。句意：一旦我们开始思考，并相信我们可以做，什么都是可能的。as “当……的时候”；while “当……的时候”；until“一直到”；once “一旦”。故选D。

　　11．C　考查限定词。a piece of一块；a number of 许多的；a handful of一把；a loaf of常与bread连用。因为sand是不可数名词，故只能选C来修饰。句意：他坐在那里，让手中的一把沙子慢慢从指缝间流下。

　　12．D　考查状语从句的引导词。as soon as “一……就……”，引导时间状语从句；as well as “和，也”，是副词短语；as far as “据……所知”，引导条件状语从句；as long as “只要”，引导条件状语从句。此处是条件状语从句，引导词意思是“只要”，选D。

　　13．A　考查倒装。对话意思为：“琳达看到那场交通事故了吗？”“没有，她刚走事故就发生了。”no sooner…than…结构中，前半句用部分倒装，并使用过去完成时，表示这里的动作先于than后面发生的动作。

　　14．B　考查虚拟语气。解题的关键是抓住关键词“otherwise”。句意：经过检查以后，专家们发现了一些要不然就被忽视的不足之处。这里显然是对过去的结果的虚拟，所以要用would have done结构并且要用被动形式。

　　15．D　考查动词的时态。根据空格后的时间状语this morning可知，本题中“借”的动作发生在过去，因此使用一般过去时。A项是过去将来时；B项是过去进行时；C项是过去完成时，与本题的时间状语都不相符，故选D。

　　Ⅱ.16.C　根据下文from a moving truck及something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck可知是从车上卸东西。

　　17．B　新来的邻居，应该属于陌生人。句意：通常我都不愿意和陌生人接触。

　　18．C　根据前文something was in me所以本空格内应该是指something。句意：我内心有某种东西，我不能解释是什么(东西)，故用what。

　　19．A　此处的介词，应该和前边的动词help构成搭配，意思为“帮助某人某事”。help somebody with something是符合这个意思的固定搭配。此题难点在于很多同学看不出与动词help的联系。

　　20．A　come up来，走近。come on跟我来！来吧！快点来！进步，发展；come out出来；(花)开出，(书等)出版；come back回来，想起来，复原，恢复。

　　21．A　根据句意：给我点时间去换鞋。

　　22．D　treasure珍贵的东西；goods货物；furniture家具；belongings所有物、财产、行李。根据语境，新搬来的邻居，应该指所有物。

　　23．A　根据句意可知应该是和新邻居交谈。

　　24．A　be open to是“愿意接受……”的意思。

　　25．A　句意：我决定改变这种情况。

　　26．C　apartment block意为“公寓大楼”，句意：至少在我的这个公寓大楼里要改变这种现状。