2014屆高三英語一輪同步練習(40)　選修8　Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors（人教版）

1、.同步練習四十選修8Unit 5Meeting your ancestors 限時：30分鐘.完形填空The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation. It suggests that while technology such as cellphones, e­mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more _1_ than ever, they're also driv

2、ing us away from people around us.Users get final connectivity at the price of _2_ face­to­face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are _3_ to a different way of being “alone togetherActually, _4_ text messages or writing microblogs allows u

3、s to _5_ thoughts.But bits and pieces of online cannot _6_ a “real conversation. Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in an _7_. “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds

4、.she said. She also mentions that _8_ ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and _9_ people.Turkle mentioned the popular _10_ of “I share, therefore I am among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harva

5、rd University, thinks it's a mindset adopted by most young people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona 網(wǎng)絡人格 that they forget how to live a n _11_ life. For example, They may _12_ more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being there.來源:Zxxk _13_， ex

6、perts remind us that it's unfair to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets, such as cellphones and tablets, who're avoiding personal _14_. We take advantage of these devices to hide o

7、urselves from others. Texting messages or calling may be an _15_ to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.she said.1A.received BsharedCconnected Drespected 2A.

8、having BriskingCsacrificing Dsharing3A.related B mittedCdevoted Daccustomed4A.sending BgettingCreading Dtaking5A.change BexchangeCdeliver Draise6A.indicate BreplaceCcover Dinvolve7A.conversation B puterCparty DInternet8A.abandoning BjoiningCburying Dattaching9A.interviewing BintroducingCknowing Dmee

9、ting10A.feeling BconceptCfact Dtruth來源:Zxxk 11A.colorful BinterestingCreal Dmeaningful12A.worry Bcare Cask Ddebate13A.Therefore BAltogetherCInstead DHowever14A.information BspaceCcontact Dmanagement15A.approach BsourceCresult Dexcuse.閱讀理解AEdward Wilson is America's, if not the world's, leadi

10、ng naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world's natural resources. How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity生物多樣性of our earth. Wilso

11、n begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today's Walden Pond with that of Thoreau's day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years.Can th

12、e Earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future? Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the Earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species物種 are the basis o

13、f our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.At the end of the book, Wilson

14、 discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the Earth, you may as well read and act on the ideas in this book.16What is the purpose of writing the book?ATo call people on to protect the environment.BTo explore the nature.CTo make good u

15、se of the natural resources.DTo call on people to explore, make good use of and protect the Earth.17We learn from the text that Wilson cares most about _Athe environment for plantsBthe biodiversity of our earthCthe waste of natural resourcesDthe importance of human values18How many species are most

16、important to our present food supply?ATwenty. BEighty.COne hundred. DTen thousand.來源:119Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _Alearn how to farm scientificallyBbuild homes for some dying speciesCmake it clear what to eatDuse more species20We can infer that the text is _Aa descript

17、ion of natural resourcesBa research reportCa book reviewDan introduction to a scientistB“Beating is a sign of affection, cursing 罵 is a sign of love.Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern timeswith parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever bee

18、nbut experts say they still ring true.Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre­college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way to success.“Good education doesn't mean letting your child enjoy privileges

19、, especially our boys， said Song Wenming, an entrepreneur 企業(yè)家 in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang Province. “They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future.In August, Song sent his 17­year­old son to Valley Forge Military Academy VFMA in Pennsylvania. An

20、d_he_is_far_from_alone,_even_though_it_takes_a_lot_of_moneyaround_$48，000_per_yearto_send_a_child_to_a_strict_military_school.Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Toda

21、y, there are 28. “All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled， said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.Song's only son, Song Siyu, had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager sa

22、id he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.Now, three months later，he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.“The

23、training is hard but I know it is good for self­development of individuals， said Song Siyu. “The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal.But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have

24、 transferred to other schools.But for those who stick with it, there is a reward for all the hard work.21From the second paragraph, we can know the old Chinese saying _Ais out of date in modern timesBis disagreed by rich parentsCis still worth trustingDis deeply believed by better educated parents22

25、The underlined sentence means that _ .ASong sent his only son to military school, so he feels lonelyBSong is the only one who sends his child to military schoolCthere are other people sending their children to military school besides SongDthe fee of the military school is so high that only Song can

26、afford it 23Song Siyu got some achievements in the military school EXCEPT _. Ataking a bath in a short timeBhaving his meal with his eyes closedCtaking unreasonable criticismDimproving his character來源:124How many Chinese students are there at Valley Forge before this year?A10. B13. C15. D25.25Which

27、of the following can be inferred from the passage?AIt's likely that more and more Chinese students will attend VFMA. BMost Chinese parents approve of educating their children by beating and cursing nowadays. CSong Siyu had no difficulty in adjusting to the life at VFMA. DMost Chinese students su

28、pport the way of education at VFMA. 課時作業(yè)四十.?紐約時報?發(fā)表了一篇文章，解釋了如今的手機、電子郵件和網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖等扼殺了人們真正交流對話的時機。1C考察動詞辨析。語境：科技，比方手機、電子郵件和網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖使我們感到聯(lián)絡得更多了。receive收到；share分享；connect保持通話，聯(lián)絡；respect尊敬。來源:12C考察動詞辨析。根據(jù)前面的語境可知，人們進展交流，是通過手機、電子郵件和網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖，犧牲sacrifice了面對面的交流。risk冒險；share分享。3D語境：人們習慣了accustomed一種不同的獨處的方式。be accustomed

29、to習慣于。be related to與有關系；be committed to致力于；be devoted to專心于。4A語境題。從下文的text messages or writing microblogs看出，是發(fā)送sending信息。5B考察動詞辨析。語境：發(fā)送信息或者寫博客允許我們互相交流exchange思想。change改變；deliver遞送；raise進步。6B考察動詞辨析。語境：網(wǎng)上的零碎的交流是不能代替replace真正的交流的。indicate說明；cover采訪，涉及；involve牽涉。7A考察名詞辨析。語境：在交流conversation時，她愿意聽人們說話的聲音，

30、愿意看他們的面容。面對面的交流可以做到以上的事情。computer電腦；Internet網(wǎng)絡。8C考察動詞辨析。語境：把自己掩埋bury在挪動技術里減少我們與陌生人交流和見面的時機。abandon放棄；join參加；attach附屬于。9D10B考察名詞辨析。語境：Turkle提到在這一代中流行的一種理念concept，“我分享了，我就存在了。feeling感情；fact事實；truth真理。11C考察形容詞辨析。語境：他們忙于創(chuàng)新或打磨他們的網(wǎng)絡人格以致于忘記了怎樣過真正的real生活。colorful多彩的；interesting有趣的；meaningful有意義的。12B語境：他們可能更

31、多地關心care about寫有關參加晚會的博客，而不是在那里享受。worry about擔憂。13D從下文的experts remind us that it's unfair to blame mobile technology看出是轉折關系，故用however然而。14C語境：這些擁有手機和平板電腦的人是在防止個人接觸rmation信息；space空間；management管理。15D語境：發(fā)信息或打 作為避開與別人聯(lián)絡的借口excuse。approach方法；source來源；result結果。.A16D推理判斷題。閱讀全文可以得到答案為D。A、B和C概

32、括都不全面。17B推理判斷題。由文章第一段可知，Edward Wilson的書The Future of Life不僅讓我們對資源的利用有一個很好的理解，而且指出“我們有必要對地球的生物多樣性有一個充分的理解。第三段的Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the Earth faces today.也說明了biodiversity是解決地球面臨的許多問題的關鍵。應選B項。18A細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段的A mere hundred species are the basis of our food supply, of which