Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 46 Home to Many Cultures 同步课时练（含解析）

Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 46 Home to Many Cultures
1.Two _____ students _____ to the opening ceremony last Friday.
A. hundreds; were invited B. hundred; were invited
C. hundreds of; invited D. hundred; invited
2.Of the 100 workers, thirty workers are from China and the rest _____ from other countries.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
3.Remember _____ in touch with me when you are in Shanghai _____ business.
A. keeping; on B. to keep; on C. keeping; in D. to keep; in
4._____ students in this school is about 2,000. And _____ students take the bus to school.
A. The number of; the number of B. A number of; a number of
C. A number of; the number of D. The number of; a number of
5.Try to answer the question a________ to the knowledge you’ve learnt.
6.That man is too old and he can h__________ look after himself.
7.There is little water left. Would you like to f__________some
8.My mother has p__________ to take me to the zoo the next week.
9.Danny is r__________ as my best friend of all.
10.根据当地人所说,它是一个特别的、神奇的地方。
_____ _____ the local people, it's a special and magical place.
11.美国是爵士乐的发源地。
America _____ _____ _____ jazz.
12.据当地人所说,它是一个既特殊又神奇的地方。(according to sb)
______________________________________________________________
13.在你去一个国家之前,花费时间了解这个国家的习俗是值得的。
________________________________________________________________________
14.让我就中国习俗方面给你一些建议和意见。
__________________________________________________
15.从方框中选择适当的词语并用其正确形式填空。
centre important polite office thin
1. We should speak to our parents _____________.
2. He takes more exercise and he is much _____________ than before.
3. The Greens live in the _____________ area of New York City.
4. English and French are the _____________ languages inCanada.
5. What’s the ____________ of learning English well
16.Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French­Canadians live in the province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from Europe and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country before the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian­Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
1. The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ______.
A.同时
B.相比之下
C.而且
D.实际上
2.________ live in Quebec.
A. Most of the French-Canadians
B.45% of the Canadians
C.27,000 people
D.350,000 French-Canadians
3.The official languages of Canada are ________.
A. English and Chinese
B. French and English
C. Indian and French
D. Chinese and Inuit
4.About 23% of people in Canada come from ________.
A. China
B. England
C. France
D. some other countries except France and Britain
答案以及解析
1.答案：B
解析：上周五邀请了两百学生参加开业庆典。表示实指时，hundred, thousand，million用单数，后面不跟介词of；表示虚指时，hundred, thousand，million用复数，前不加数词，后跟介词of。本句表示实指：两百。主语students是谓语动作invite的承受者，句子用被动语态。故选B。
2.答案：C
解析：由are from可知应用一般现在时,故排除B、D两项。the rest在句中作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式根据它所指代的名词的单复数形式来定。此处代指“70个工人”故选C。
3.答案：B
解析：句意:你在上海出差时记得和我保持联系。短语remember to do sth.“记得去做某事(这件事没有做)”, remember doing sth.“记得做过某事(这件事已经做完了)”;business“出差”。
4.答案：D
解析：句意:这所学校的学生数量是2 000名。许多学生坐公共汽车上学。the number of“……的数量” ;a number of“大量的”。
5.答案：(a)ccording
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6.答案：hardly
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7.答案：fetch
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8.答案：promised
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9.答案：regarded
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10.答案：According to
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11.答案：is home to
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12.答案：According to local people, it’s a special and magical place.
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13.答案：It is worth spending the time to learn about the customs of a country before you go there.
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14.答案：Let me give you some suggestions and advice about Chinese customs.
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15.答案：1. politely 2. thinner 3. central 4. official 5. importance
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16.答案：1-4BABD
解析：1.词义猜测题。根据“It is the second largest country in the world.…it has a very small population.”前边提到了“大”,后边说到了“小”,可知前后是对比关系,故选B。
2.细节理解题。由文中句子“Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the FrenchCanadians live in the province of Quebec. 将近30%是法国人。大多数法裔加拿大人住在魁北克省”可知选A。
3.细节理解题。由文中句子“Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English.”可知,加拿大的官方语言是英语和法语。故选B。
4.细节理解题。由文中句子“About 45% of the people are of British origin…Nearly 30% are of French origin. 大约45%的人是英国人……将近30%是法国人”可知,在加拿大约23%的人来自除这两个国家外的其他国家,故选D。
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