【中国好题源】（含答案解析）人教选修八 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors

Unit5 Meeting your ancestors
1.【原创】I had hardly got home it began to rain last night.
A before B as soon as C when D until
【解析】句中“had done ...when ...”是一个常用句型，意为“(刚)做完了……就在那时……”。
【答案】C
【教材原句】She had almost reached her destination when a delicious smell arrested her progress and she stopped.
2. 【原创】---Did you meet with the famous star yesterday
--- I had come a little earlier!
A．If only B．If not
C．But for D．For fear
【解析】If only“要是……就好了”后跟从句，往往用虚拟语气。与过去事实相反时，用过去完成时，故选A。
【答案】A
【教材原句】If only it could be just like last year
3.【2012·杭州模拟】Can you understand the ________ of the work that we will do
A．choice B．significance
C．celebration D．welcome
【解析】句意：你能理解我们将要做的工作的重要性吗？the significance of...“……的重要性”。
【答案】B
【教材原句】His university was aware of the significance of his work.
4.【2012·杭州质检】Not knowing how to grow crops，the primitive people had no ________ but to gather the fruit and hunt animals for food.
A．concern B．command
C．shortcoming D．alternative
【解析】句意：由于不知道如何种庄稼，原始人别无选择，只好收集水果及捕猎动物来充当食物。alternative“可能的选择”，have no alternative but...“除……外别无选择”，符合题意。concern“担心，关注，(利害)关系”；command“命令，指令”；shortcoming“缺点”。
【答案】D
【教材原句】Can you think of the alternatives we would use today
5.【2012·武汉模拟】The law requires equal treatment for all，________ race，religion or sex.
A．in favor of B．apart from
C．regardless of D．due to
【解析】句意：法律要求要平等对待每一个人，不考虑种族、宗教或者性别。in favo(u)r of“支持”；apart from“除……之外”；due to“因为，由于”。
【答案】C
【教材原句】So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
6.【2012 安庆质检】________ that we can't get the necessary equipment, we will have to give up the experiment.
A．To assume B．Assumed
C．Assume D．Assuming
【解析】句意：假如我们得不到必要的设备，我们将不得不放弃这个实验。assuming表示“假定；设想”，引导条件状语从句，相当于if。具有相同用法的词还有supposing, regarding, given等。
【答案】D
【教材原句】So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
7.【2012 滨州一摸】It was reported that Premier Wen Jiabao's speech at Pakistan's Parliament House was repeatedly ________ by thunderous applauses.
A．interrupted B．disturbed
C．interpreted D．indicated
【解析】句意：据报道，温家宝总理在巴基斯坦议会的演讲多次被雷鸣般的掌声中断。interrupt “打断；中止”，符合句意。disturb“打扰”。
【答案】A
【教材原句】I'm sorry to interrupt you but how could they live here
本单元语法：完成进行时
8.【2013届贵州遵义四中高三上学期第三次月考】24. An average of 130000 Chinese _________ abroad for studies every year over the past few years, boosting exchanges in the educational fields
A. was going B. have been going
C. has been going D. are going
【解析】句意：在过去的几年中，每年平均有10000中国人去国外学习….。由时间状语every year over the past few years可知用现在进行时。
【答案】B
9.【2012·南通名校模拟】—Where is Mother
—She is in the kitchen. She ________the housework all morning.
A．is doing B．was doing
C．has done D．has been doing
【解析】考查动词时态。句意表示母亲一上午都在做家务，现在仍在厨房做，故应用现在完成进行时表示从过去至今一直在持续的动作。
【答案】D
10.【2012·安徽江南十校高三联考】—Sir, I‘m here.
—Please listen. I ________ asking your parents to come to our school, but I'd like to hear your opinion first.
A．have considered B．am going to consider
C．considered D．have been considering
【解析】考查动词的时态。句意：我(一直)在考虑叫你的父母到学校来一趟，但我想先听听你的意见。根据句意，“我考虑叫你的父母到学校来一趟”这一动作从过去开始一直持续到现在，所以此句应用现在完成进行时。
【答案】D
完形填空【原创】
There are many ways to look up your ancestors when embarking on a genealogical exploration.
Look for your ancestor's 1 records at the Ellis Island website. 2 your ancestor immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, you can use this 3 to try and find the passenger records for the 4 . There you can view the ship's original manifest. The website is free to use, 5 you will need to register.
Visit the local library and ask to be directed to the genealogical section. There you will find 6 on surnames and regions. Look for a book on your ancestor's 7 and begin by searching through the index for 8 . If you know the 9 your ancestor lived in, look for a book that 10 that region during the era your ancestor lived there. Search through the index for your ancestor's surname.
Search online for your ancestor's 11 . There are over 30 million graves posted online. Go to the Find a Grave website and 12 for your ancestor's 13 . If you find your ancestor, there may be photographs of the headstone, along with death and burial 14 .
Search for your ancestor in old 15 articles. You can search online at Newspaper Archives, which is the largest 16 newspaper database. It 17 millions of newspaper pages from 1759 to 18 times. A membership fee is required. 19 type in your ancestor's name on the website's search form, 20 see if the name is found in any old newspaper article.
1. A immigration B travelling C settlement D removal
2. A because B when C If D while
3. A place B site C position D book
4. A tour B change C battle D trip
5. A yet B and C so D since
6. A magazines B newspapers C websites D books
7. A first name B surname C nickname D middle name
8. A articles B stories C clues D ends
9. A area B address C post D name
10.A explain B features C covers D includes
11.A homes B families C grave D caves
12. A look B find C ask D search
13. A name B country C hometown D city
14. A message B records C information D places
15. A books B newspaper C news D magazines
16. A new B old C library D online
17. A contains B tells C reads D sells
18. A past B current C ancient D old
19. A only B mostly C Simply D possibly
20. A but B so C when D and
【解析】
1. A 根据下句中的immigrated可知答案。
1. C 此处上下句为条件关系。
1. B 由该段最后一句话website中的得出答案。
1. D trip“旅行”，符合语境。
1. A 此处为让步转折关系。
1. D 根据上句中的local library可知答案。
1. B 对应上句中的surnames。
1. C 查询线索（clues）。
1. A 上下两句都提到region。
1. B feature“特写”。
1. C 根据下句中的graves得出答案。
1. D 查询（research）的名字（name）。[]
1. A 同上。
1. C 照片及死亡、埋葬信息（information）。
1. B 由下句Newspaper Archives可知答案。
1. D 从上句online 得出答案。
1. A contain“包含”从1759年到当代（current times）的报纸。
1. B 同上。
1. C simply“仅仅；只不过”，符合语境。
1. D 此处为并列顺承关系。
阅读表达【原创】
The Internet can offer a lot of useful information for identifying an ancestor, but it can also make the task a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. Catering to amateur genealogists worldwide, many subscription-based Internet services exist to help you on your journey through family history, providing access to copious archived historical records. While these offer premium services for a (usually monthly) fee, you don't have to empty your wallet to find clues that help trace your family tree. In some instances, you can use certain databases absolutely free.
1.Go to the website FamilySearch.org. This free website requires no registration. Enter the name and other known information of an ancestor . If you already have a family tree, referring to it as you search is helpful. Start with recent generations and work backward.
2 Check the Pedigree Resource Files that appear. These files contain research and a link to family trees submitted by users to the site.
3 Contact the user who submitted the information. Learn more about their research techniques and the credibility of their work. They may also know other interesting information about your ancestors.
4 Use other available records through FamilySearch.org like the U.S. Census and Social Security Death Index to help trace your ancestors.[]
1. What is the passage mainly about (no more than 8 words)
2. Fill in the blank with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
3. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one
There are certain research and a link to family trees which were provided by the web’s users in the files.
4. What does the underlined word “they” mean
5. List two other available records through FamilySearch.org.
Keys:
1. How to find your ancestors.
1. you are searching for
3. These files contain research and a link to family trees submitted by users to the site.
4. the user who submitted the information
5. Census and Social Security Death Index[]
B
【河南省漯河高中和信阳高中2012-2013学年高二上学期阶段测试联】
Uganda is a country in East Africa and, as in many such countries, a high percentage of the population, about 80 percent, are village-dwellers living in huts, which are often no bigger than a garage. The walls of the huts are made of mud, which is held together by reeds and sticks, and the roofs of the older ones are thatched（覆盖）with grass, although an increasing number of newer village houses have roofs made from corrugated（波纹形的）iron.
Several generations of the same family live together in the huts, which are usually divided into two sections by a curtain. The inner section, the one furthest from the open door of the hut, is where everyone sleeps and food is prepared and served in the outer part. If the family owns chickens or goats, they are kept in a small room attached to the main house.
Food is usually prepared on open fires although some people prefer to cook inside. However, this is quite dangerous and also means that the walls of the hut are stained by smoke and the atmosphere is acrid. The family sit in a circle on mats while they eat.
Newer village houses are almost always made of corrugated iron and are bigger,with one or two separate bedrooms and the kitchen in a smaller building beside the main house. But, old or new, the houses are not powered by electricity,and all homes are lit by paraffin（石蜡）candles called “tadobba”.
Nor is there any running water in the houses. Some villages have their own well, but in many cases, collecting water involves a long and arduous walk to a river or spring, carrying plastic containers or pots made of clay.
Children are the ones who have to fetch water, and they have to do this early in the morning before they go to school, or in the evening when they e home. They often have to climb high hills or walk through valleys with narrow paths through dense vegetation. It is no surprise that they grow up muscular and fit after such daily exercise,walking for several kilometres carrying such heavy weights.
64.Most Ugandans live .
A. with their whole family in large mud houses in the countryside
B. in towns in small houses made of mud and iron
C.in villages in small houses made of wet earth,grass and wood
D.With their parents and children as well as their chickens and goats
65.Where is food usually prepared
A.In the kitchen.
B.On the floor in the middle of the house.
C.On fires in front of the hut.
D.In a small room attached to the main house.
66.How are the old and new houses the same
A.Both of them have roofs made of corrugated iron.
B.Neither of them have a garage or kitchen.
C. Neither of them have electricity, lights or running water.
D. Both of them have water inside but no electric light.
67.The majority of Ugandan children have to .
A.go to a well or a river and often carry it for a long distance
B.do a lot of work cooking and carrying water
C.collect water on the way home from school
D.get water out of their own well
【考点】说明文
【文章大意】短文主要对乌干达人的居住情况及生活情况进行了介绍。
64.【答案】C
【试题解析】第1段提到“…a high percentage of the population, about 80 percent, are village-dwellers living in huts, which are often no bigger than a garage. The walls of the huts are made of mud, which is held together by reeds and sticks…”由此可知，C项内容符合题意。
【难度】容易
65.【答案】C
【试题解析】短文第3段提到“Food is usually prepared on open fires although some people prefer to cook inside.”由此可知，正确答案为C项。
【难度】一般
66.【答案】C
【试题解析】第4段提到“But, old or new, the houses are not powered by electricity, and all homes are lit by paraffin candles called “tadobba”.”，第5段提到“Nor is there any running water in the houses.”。由此可知，旧房子和新房子的共同之处在于没有电、电灯和自来水。故答案为C。
【难度】一般
67.【答案】A
【试题解析】根据短文最后一段内容，乌干达的多数孩子不得不去水井处或者河边取水，经常是长途跋涉。故答案为A。
【难度】一般
C
【河南省漯河高中和信阳高中2012-2013学年高二上学期阶段测试联】
Published in 1896 and one of the most memorable horror stories ever written, Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoke, is the story of a vampire（吸血鬼）, someone who lives on human blood. Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his vnovel in Transylvania. Even today,there are readers of the book who believe that Transylvania is a mythical（神话的）country,a figment（虚构）of Stoker’s imagination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Transylvania is part of modern-day Central European country Romania, and the country does indeed have a history of mythological vampires.
Howeve, Romanians are always puzzled by the description of the novel’s central character, Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat（贵族）with impeccable（完美的）manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries.
So where did Stoke get the image for his Dracula The answer bees clearer when one learns of his relationship with a man called Henry Irving,the greatest British stage actor of his time.
Stoker was working as a civil servant in his home city of Dublin when he first met Irving. Bored with his tedious life and work, Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre and for a while was the drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. One of the reviews he wrote was of a performance of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role.
Irving was so pleased with Stoker’s review of his performance that he asked to meet him. Stoker couldn’t believe his luck when one night,he was invited to a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour. Irving entertained the assembled dinner guests with some renditions（表演）of famous poems and speeches from Shakespeare.
Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving,in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character. Sadly,Irving never did,but the two men became close friends,and in 1878 Stoker left the civil service and became Irving’s manager in London.
68.Bram Stoker set his novel in Transylvania because .
A.it is in modern-day Romania
B.Transylvania is a mythical country
C.he wanted to tell a true story[]
D.he had read stories about vampires from the area
69.The central character of the novel .
A.is very similar to the vampires that Romanians know about
B.Is pletely different from the vampires Romanians know about
C.Has impeccable manners,like a real Romanian vampire
D.Is puzzled by the parison with Romanian vampires
70.What was Stoker’s hope
A.That the book would bee a stage-play.
B.That Irving would play the central character in the stage play.
C.That he could live in London.
D.That Irving would work for him.
【考点】说明文
【文章大意】短文主要谈的是Bram Stoker对吸血鬼这部恐怖小说的创造过程。
68.【答案】D
【试题解析】短文第1段提到“Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his vnovel in…”。由此可知，D项内容符合题意。
【难度】一般
69.【答案】B
【试题解析】短文第2段提到“…a tall, elegant aristocrat（贵族）with impeccable（完美的）manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with.”。故答案为B。
【难度】一般
70.【答案】B
【试题解析】最后一段提到“Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving, in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character.”因此，正确答案为B。
【难度】一般
书面表达
你们班英语课上进行了一场有关偶像崇拜的讨论，同学们提出了不同的看法，请根据下表的提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文。
一些同学的看法 :
1． 我们需要偶像；2． 偶像是我们的榜样，能激励我们努力上进；
3． 不少名人是得益于偶像崇拜而成名的。
另一些同学的看法:
1．我们不需要偶像；2． 偶像崇拜浪费时间、金钱，影响学习；
3． 不健康的偶像崇拜，害人害已。
你的观点
注意：
1．词数120左右；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2． 可适当发挥，使行文连贯。
3．参考词汇：偶像—idol; 崇拜—worship
Our class have had a discussion about idol worship []
Possible version
Our class have had a discussion about idol worship. Some of my classmates consider that we need idols that have set good examples to us. And our idols’ deeds can inspire us to make efforts to make progress. Besides, not a few famous people have benefited from idol worship since they experienced their roads to be famous.
However, others do not agree. They believe we never need idols and idol worship can do nothing but waste money and time which we should have spent on studies. What’s worse, some unhealthy idol worship may do harm to ourselves as well as others.
As for me, I’m not opposed to idol worship, but we must be aware that idol worship can’t take the place of our efforts and our future will and should be created by our own hands.
【一句多译】
1.我们需要偶像，偶像是我们的榜样。
Some of my classmates consider that we need idols that have set good examples to us.
Some of my classmates consider that we need idols, and it is they that set good examples to us.
2.偶像能激励我们努力上进。
And our idols’ deeds can inspire us to make efforts to make progress.
And learning from them, we can make greater progress.
3. 偶像崇拜浪费时间、金钱，影响学习。
Idol worship can do nothing but waste money and time which we should have spent on studies.
It’s a waste time and money to worship idols, and even worse, it may influence our study.
4. 就我而言， 我不反对崇拜偶像。
As for me, I’m not opposed to idol worship.
As far as I’m concerned, I don’t go against idol worship