【高考总动员】2016届高考英语一轮复习 课时提升练8 Unit 8 Adventure 北师大版必修3.docVIP

课时提升练(八) Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．We were ________(anxiety) for your safe arrival. 2．The scientist ________(观察) the behavior of the mice after they were given the drug. 3．His years of experience at the job put me at a ________ (advantage)． 4．He d________ with his brother about a political question. 5．You have________ (confusing) the meanings of the two words. 6．The explorer was an expert at ________ (survive) in the wilderness. 7．His excuses were ________ (各种各样的), but none was convincing. 8．There is a speed l________of 5 m．p.h.in towns. 9．It________ (amazing) me to hear that you were leaving. 10．What kind of ________ (食宿) did you have on the ship? 【答案】　1.anxious　2.observed　3.disadvantage　4.differed　5.confused　6.survival 7.various　8.limit　9.amazed　10.accommodation Ⅱ.完成句子 1．我非常高兴能被邀请参加你的生日聚会。(too...to...) Im too_glad_to_be_invited to your birthday party. 2．我怎样才能让你们理解这件事的重要性？(get) How can I get_it_across to you how important this is? 3．你认为接下来我们应该做什么？(插入语) What do_you_think we should do next? 4．我费了好大劲才说服他放弃抽烟。(have difficulty in) I had_much_difficulty_(in)_persuading him into giving up smoking. 5．刘大成在电视上亮相后歌唱事业迅速腾飞。(take) Liu Dachengs singing career took_off after his TV appearance. Ⅲ. 阅读理解 A “You are going to the United States to live? How wonderful! You are really lucky.” Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But does it true all the time? Is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting? Specialists say that it isnt easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “There are three stages of culture shock，”say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and，as a result，enjoy their life more. There are some