【湖北专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业　Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8.docVIP

课时作业(四十)　[选修8　Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors](限时：45分钟)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅰ.多项选择________ out of the long-existing discrimination. A．identity B．responsibility________ the growth of manufacturing industry. A．accelerate B．accomplish C．accumulate D．approve 3．The company is making efforts to encourage its workforce to make the switch to ________ means of transportation such as carpooling or biking to reduce air pollution. A．alternative B．immediate C．primitive D．systematic 4．Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students ________ their academic performance, so China should check in a regular basis. A．on account of B．in addition to C．regardless of D．in relation to 5．Scientists havent ________ the cause but believe it may be the result of several factors in combination. A．distinguished B．declared C．recognized D．identified 6．You must attend the meeting ________ at ten oclock, at it is scheduled—not a minute early or late. A．accurately B．punctually C．flexibly D．approximately 7．NASA has made a(n) ________ that our earth has no threat associated with the film 2012 which is based on pure myths. A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation 8．I admit I made a lot of mistakes in the work, and I will ________ responsibility for them. A．assume B．declinelets make a ________ guess about how the accident happened. A．clear B．sure C．certain D．tentative 10．—I am ________ endless examinations. —Cheer up, David. Keep on until the college entrance examination ends. A．caught up with B．come up with C．fed up with D．put up with Ⅱ.[2012·山东卷] 阅读理解In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations(引文)showing how it was used. This was a huge task, so Murray had to find