Unit5Meetingyourancestors课时作业(湖北专用人教版选修8).doc

第  PAGE 4 页 共  NUMPAGES 4 页 　[选修8　Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors] 课时作业 (限时：45分钟) Ⅰ.多项选择 1．Male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this ________ out of the long-existing discrimination. A．identity B．responsibility C．concept D．personality 2．These days the government has issued several economic policies that will ________ 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．decline C．accept D．secure 9．From what he has said, lets 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 One of the greatest contributors to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879,