2014-2015学年高中英语选修8（人教版）《Unit 1　A land of diversity》（湖北卷，含答案分析）课时作业(一)　Warming Up Reading.docVIP

新课标　　选修8　　英语(湖北专用)Unit 1　A land of diversity 课时作业(一)　Warming Up ReadingⅠ.单词拼写 1．There is a ________ (明显) improvement in your spoken English. 2．Scientists are working to find a ________ (方法) of storing this type of power. 3．He ________ (决定) that he should become a doctor. 4．How long can the present business ________ (繁荣) last? 5．The ________ (多数) of his books are kept upstairs. 6．My mother suffered all kinds of ________ (艰难) throughout her life. 7．A large ________ (比例) of school-books now have pictures. 8．Switzerland is a ________ (联邦) republic. 9．All ________ (飞行器) must fuel before a long flight. 10．The Bering ________ (海峡) separates Asia and America. Ⅱ.多项选择 1．Despite many of the possible difficulties，they went to the West and decided to________there. A．make lives　　　 B．make a life C．make living D．make life 2．(2013·武汉高二调研)In 2008，Obama was________the first black president in the American history. A．chosen B．elected C．selected D．picked 3．With all these disasters happening in our country this year，were not discouraged and our spirits________well. A．keep up B．go up C．hold up D．pick up 4．Independent innovation(创新)has brought us a ________ in profits,40% higher than in the traditional way. A．boom B．failure C．decrease D．suffering 5．(2013·商丘高二检测)In my opinion，this can be done by________of electricity. A．way B．method C．mean D．means 6．________passengers survived in the traffic accident except a woman and two children. A．The most B．Majority of the C．Most the D．The majority of the 7．(2013·石家庄高二检测)The earths shadow on the moon was quite________. A．distant B．distinct C．domestic D．distinctive 8．Can you tell us how the old customs________for so long? A．lived up B．lived through C．lived with D．lived on 9．Different nations have different cultures，so we should get a thorough understanding about the cultural________. A．obesity B．various C．consequence D．diversity 10．The player was ________ to win the 110 meter hurdles，but he fell to the ground and missed the chance. A．p