外研版英語選修8課時作業(yè)Module2TheRenaissance單元素能自測

單元素能自測Ⅰ.完形填空Therearelotsofwaystoraiseawarenessforacause.Usually，the1theideais，themoreitgetsnoticed.Andthat'spreciselywhyone2Frenchmanhascaughtourattention.BaptisteDubanchetisbikingacrossEurope，surviving3ondiscarded(丟棄的)food.Thethree-month,1,900-milejourneyfromParistoWarsawisDubanchet's4ofraisingawarenessoffoodwasteinEuropeandthroughouttheworld.Asyoucan5，thetripisnopieceofcake.Whilerestaurants6tonsoffoodeachyear，muchofitremainsinaccessiblebecauseof7garbagecontainers，healthregulations，orbusinesspolicies.Onlyaboutoneintenplaces8himfoodthatwouldotherwisebediscarded.Forlegal9，mostrestaurantshaveapolicyagainst10foodwaste.“Somepeoplehaveeven11theirjobsbygivingmefood，”Dubanchetsaid.What's12interestingistheattitudevariouscitieshavetowardDubanchet'scause.Berlinhasbeenthe13whilethemostdifficultwastheCzechtownofPilsen.There，hehadto14atsome50differentstoresorrestaurantsbeforefindingfood.The15isallthemoreseriouswhenyouconsiderthe16exerciserequiredtobikefromFrancetoPoland.“Ihavetogetfood17becauseafterallthebikingIamtiredandIneedthe18，”Dubanchetexplained.“Ismy19fullorempty？Thatisthemostimportantthing，notwhatIameating.”Heaimsto20hisjourneybymid-July.Withanyluck，he'llturnafewmoreheadsintheprocess.本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了為提高人們節(jié)約食物的意識，法國人Dubanchet騎行穿越歐洲，途中靠人們丟棄的食物為生，并介紹了不同城市對食物垃圾的不同態(tài)度。1．A.clevererB．olderC．strangerD．simpler答案：C解析：下文語境題。引起人們對一項事業(yè)的關(guān)注有很多種方式。通常來說，想法越奇怪(stranger)，得到的關(guān)注也越多。根據(jù)下文所述，騎行過程中以垃圾為食是一種奇怪行為。clever聰明的；old年紀大的；simple簡單的。2．A.garbage-eating B．sports-lovingC．food-wasting D．law-breaking答案：A解析：下文語境題。根據(jù)第二段的surviving...ondiscarded(丟棄的)food可知，這個法國人靠丟棄的食物為食。這就是一個吃垃圾的(garbage-eating)法國人引起我們注意的原因。sports-loving熱愛運動的；food-wasting浪費食物的；law-breaking違法的。3．A.secretlyB．finallyC．entirelyD．probably答案：C解析：上下文語境題。根據(jù)上下文可知，BaptisteDubanchet騎行穿越歐洲，途中完全(entirely)靠吃人們丟棄的食物為生。secretly秘密地；finally最后；probably很可能。4．A.purposeB．wayC．opinionD．dream答案：B解析：上文語境題。由第一段第一句“Therearelotsofwaystoraiseawarenessforacause.(引起人們對一項事業(yè)的關(guān)注有很多種方式)”可知，從巴黎到華沙，歷時三個月，騎行1900英里，這就是Dubanchet引起歐洲和世界對食物浪費這一現(xiàn)象的關(guān)注的方式(way)。purpose目的；opinion觀點；dream夢想。5．A.observeB．imagineC．suggestD．remember答案：B解析：上下文語境題。正如你能想象(imagine)的，這趟騎行之旅并不容易。observe觀察；suggest建議；remember記起。6．A.storeB．cookC．shopforD．throwaway答案：D解析：上下文語境題。根據(jù)上下文可知，飯店每年都要丟掉(throwaway)大量的食物。store存儲；cook做飯；shopfor購買。7．A.lockedB．damagedC．connectedD．a(chǎn)bandoned答案：A解析：上下文語境題。雖然飯店每年都會丟掉大量的食物，但由于垃圾箱被鎖(locked)、健康法規(guī)或商業(yè)政策的限制，大部分被丟棄的食物是不容易獲得的。damage損壞；connect連接；abandon拋棄。8．A.boughtB．offeredC．orderedD．sold答案：B解析：上下文語境題。只有大約十分之一的地方為他提供了(offered)會丟棄的食物。buy買；order預訂；sell賣。9．A.reasonsB．rightsC．feesD．a(chǎn)ids答案：A解析：下文語境題。根據(jù)下文可知，送給別人被丟棄的食物是法律不允許的，因此此處指“出于法律原因(reasons)”。right權(quán)利；fee費用；aid援助。10．A.beggingforB．givingawayC．hidingD．causing答案：B解析：上下文語境題。大多數(shù)飯店都有政策禁止送給(giveaway)別人被丟棄的食物。begfor乞求；hide隱藏；cause導致，造成。11．A.didB．keptC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．risked答案：D解析：上下文語境題。有些人因為給“我”食物而冒著丟掉工作的風險(risk)。do做；keep保持；accept接受。12．A.hardlyB．usuallyC．particularlyD．merely答案：C解析：上下文語境題。特別(particularly)有趣的是，各個城市對Dubanchet事業(yè)的態(tài)度。hardly幾乎不；usually通常；merely僅僅。13．A.easiestB．nearestC．biggestD．richest答案：A解析：下文語境題。根據(jù)后面的whilethemostdifficultwastheCzechtownofPilsen可知，前面應該是與最困難的對比，因此柏林是最容易(easiest)得到食物的城市。near距離近的；big大的；rich富裕的。14．A.workB．shoutC．a(chǎn)skD．jump答案：C解析：上下文語境題。在最難獲得食物的鎮(zhèn)上，他要詢問(ask)大約50家不同的商店或餐館，才能找到食物。work工作；shout大喊；jump跳躍。15．A.competitionB．conversationC．conflictD．challenge答案：D解析：上下文語境題。大約50家商店或餐館一家家詢問有沒有食物，對騎行者來說是一個挑戰(zhàn)(challenge)。competition競爭；conversation對話；conflict矛盾。16．A.adequateB．rewardingC．demandingD．suitable答案：C解析：下文語境題。從法國到波蘭，對人來講應該是費力的(demanding)鍛煉。adequate充足的；rewarding有益的，值得做的；suitable合適的。17．A.againB．a(chǎn)loneC．laterD．fast答案：D解析：上下文語境題。“我”不得不很快(fast)獲得食物，因為騎行之后，“我”很累，需要能量。again再一次，又一次；alone單獨；later后來。18．A.spiritB．energyC．timeD．effort答案：B解析：上文語境題。騎行之后很累，需要補充能量(energy)。spirit精神；time時間；effort努力。19．A.stomachB．handC．pocketD．basket答案：A解析：上下文語境題?！拔业亩亲?stomach)是不是飽了？”這是最重要的，而不是“我”在吃什么。hand手；pocket口袋；basket籃子。20．A.arrangeB．restartC．reportD．finish答案：D解析：上下文語境題。他打算在7月中旬完成(finish)他的旅行。arrange安排；restart重新開始；report報道。Ⅱ.閱讀理解Unlikemostoftheotherspecialholidays,thehistoryofAprilFool'sDay,sometimescalledAllFool'sDay,isnottotallyclear.Therereallywasn'ta“firstAprilFool'sDay”thatcouldbepinpointedonthecalendar.Somebelieveitsortofcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.Ithadbeenlastinguntilthatyearthatthenewyearwascelebratedforeightdays,beginningonMarch25.ThecelebrationendedonApril1.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesⅨ，theGregorianCalendarwasintroduced，andNewYear'sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.However，communicationsbeingwhattheywereinthedayswhennewstraveledbyfoot,manypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.Others，themorestubborncrowd,refusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratethenewyearonApril1.Thesebackwardfolkwerelabeledas“fools”bytheordinarypeople.Theyweresubjecttosomeridicule，andwereoftenmadefunof.Thisharassment(困擾)developedovertimeintoatraditionofjoke-playingonthefirstdayofApril.ThetraditioneventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotlandintheeighteenthcentury.ItwaslaterintroducedtotheAmericancoloniesofboththeEnglishandFrench.AprilFool'sDaythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfeast，sotospeak，withdifferentnationalitiesspecializingintheirownbrandofhumorattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies.InScotland，forinstance，AprilFool'sDayisactuallycelebratedfortwodays.Theseconddayisdevotedtotricksinvolvingthebackpartofthebody.Theoriginofthe“kickme”signcanbetracedtothiscustom.Mexico'sAprilFool'sDayisactuallyobservedonDecember28.Iteventuallyevolvedintoalightermemorialinvolvingjokesandtrickery.Pranks—playfulbutfoolishtricks,performedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying，Yourshoe'suntied！)，totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommontrick.Whatevertheprank，thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,“AprilFool！”AprilFool'sDayisa“for-fun-only”observance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheirfamilymembersouttoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevercareful,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了愚人節(jié)的來歷及各地的一些相關(guān)風俗。1．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．theexacttimewhen“AprilFool'sDay”gotitsnamewasin1582B．AprilFool'sDaywasthefirstdayofspringinthepastC．CharlesⅨreformedandintroducedtheGregorianCalendarD．before1582,thenewyearwascelebratedforeightdaysinFrance答案：D解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一、二句“Theclosestpointintime...wasin1582,inFrance.Ithadbeenlastinguntilthatyearthatthenewyearwascelebratedforeightdays,beginningonMarch25.”可知，在1582年之前，法國人從3月25日起開始慶祝新年，這種慶祝一直持續(xù)8天。D項正確。故選D。2．Whydidsomepeoplerefusetoacceptthenewcalendar?A．Becausetheydidn'treceivethenewsintime.B．Becausetheywerelabeledas“fools”byothers.C．Becausetheydidn'twanttochangetheirlivingcustom.D．Becausetheylackedcommunicationswithothers.答案：C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“Others,themorestubborncrowd,refusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratethenewyearonApril1.”可知，有些固執(zhí)的人不愿接受新歷法，他們依舊在4月1日那天慶祝新年。由此結(jié)合選項意思可知，C項與之最接近。故選C。3．Thelastfourparagraphsaredevelopedmainlyby________.A．givingexamplesB．givinginstructionsC．followingthetimeorderD．presentingresearchfindings答案：A解析：寫作手法題。最后四段列舉了蘇格蘭和墨西哥的愚人節(jié)風俗和愚人節(jié)那天的活動，由此可知，文章最后四段是通過舉例子的手法展開的。故選A。4．Theunderlinedword“elaborate”inParagraph7canbestbereplacedby“________”．A．patientlyprepared B．carefullyorganizedC．slowlyprepared D．quietlyorganized答案：B解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句子中的“rangefromthesimple...to...”可推知，“elaborate”應是“simple”的反義詞。故選B，意為“精心策劃的”。Ⅲ.讀后續(xù)寫Itwassomewherebetweenspringandsummer,andmymomandIweredrivingthroughthecountryside.Backthen,Iwas13yearsold,andalwaysfeltunhappywithmom.ButlittledidIknowthatthistripwasgoingtobeaspecialone.Apotofflowerssatinthebackseat,whoseheavenlyscentfilledthecar.Suddenly,inthemiddleofnowhere,mymompulledover.“Whatareyoudoing？”Icried,fearingthatthecarhadbrokendownandwe'dbestuckthere,sofarfromhome.Butthatwasn'tthecase.Mymomhoppedoutofthecar,grabbingtheflowersfromthebackseat.“It'lljustbeaminute，”shecalledbackthroughtheopenwindows.Myeyesimpatientlyskimmedtheedgeoftheroadbeforesettlingonalittlesignshowingthatitwasanursinghome.Ilookedbacktothebuilding,somewhatannoyed,asmymomreappeared,empty-handed.Beforeshestartedthecar,curiositydrovemetoask,“Doyouknowsomeonethere？”Sheshookherhead.“Thenwhatdidyoudowiththeflowers？”Shesmiledslightly,“Igavethemtothereceptionist.”“What？”Shelaughedatmyconfusion.“Itoldthereceptionisttogivetheflowerstowhoeverneededthem,especiallywhohasn'tgottenanyinawhile.”Ikeptsilentforamoment.Notlongafterwecontinuedourdriving,Ispokeagain,“Didyouleaveyourname？”Tothissheansweredinstantly，“No.Leavingflowersthereforsomeonewhowillappreciatethemmakesmefeelgood，whichisenoughofathank-youforme.”Suddenly,stillthinkingaboutMom'sdeeds,Iheardsomethingburstloudly.Itwasourcarthatbrokedown!Nothingcouldbeworse,becauseneithermymomnorIunderstoodhowtorepairit,andwedidn'tknowwherethegaragewas.Italsoseemedimpossibletowaitforanypasser-