（湖北专用）2011高考英语一轮复习 板块五 Unit 18 New Zealand课下作业复习(详细解析).docVIP

大纲版（湖北版）2011高考一轮英语复习课下作业 复习板块五 Unit 18 New Zealand Ⅰ.多项选择 1．We must always ________ alive the memory of the bitter past. A．keep B．remain C．stay D．hold 解析：keep sth.alive“使……活着；保持”。 答案：A 2．Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes. A．turning up B．putting up C．making up D．showing up 解析：考查动词短语的用法。句意：村子里每个人都喜欢杰克，因为他擅长于讲笑话和编笑话。make up“编造”，符合句子语境。turn up“出现，调大(音量等)”；put up “搭起”；show up “出现，到达”，均不合句意。 答案：C 3．This kind of fish lives around the island ________ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. A．away B．from C．off D．on 解析：off可表示“靠近……的海面”。使用该词的前提是：该事物在水中。 答案：C 4．Ive brought an English dictionary which you can_________ if you dont know the meaning of words. A．get to B．come to C．take to D．refer to 解析：refer to a dictionary为固定搭配，意为“查字典”。 答案：D 5．The United States is ________ the south of Canada and ________ the east of Japan. A．to；in B．on；to C．in；beside D．at；on 解析：考查表方位的用法。in表示“在某一地理范围之内”，to表示“范围之外”，on表示“两地相邻”。 答案：B 6．Knife should be kept ________ the childrens_________. A．beyond；reach B．in；reach C．out；side D．to；life 解析：beyond ones reach “在某人够得着的范围外；够不着”。 答案：A 7．Winter used to be extremely severe here，but these days it seems to be getting a little ________. A．wilder B．warmer C．hotter D．milder 解析：考查形容词词义。mild温和，与severe相对应。 答案：D 8．She has experienced many unexpected things this year，but she looks as ________ and happy as ever. A．sorrowful B．upset C．cheerful D．shameful 解析：考查形容词词义。cheerful与happy相对应。 答案：C Ⅱ.阅读理解 A funny thing is that humans are the only species that laughs.Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems. Laughter is a great thing—thats why weve all heard the saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease.When we look at laughter—what it is，what happens in our brains when we laugh，what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier，theres a huge amou