2014-2015学年北师大版选修八Unit24Society(第五课时)作业.doc

课后限时自测(二十四) Ⅰ.单项填空 1．The incomes of skilled workers went up.________，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall. A．Moreover　　　　　　B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise 【解析】　考查副词辨析。根据句意表示“有技术工人”和“无技术工人”两者情况的对比，故选meanwhile“与此同时”。 【答案】　C 2．—Tom，you get dead drunk again! —________？Its none of your business. A．So what　　　　　　B．How come C．Why not D．What for 【解析】　句意：——汤姆，你又喝得烂醉！——那又怎样？不关你的事。so what那又怎么样，符合句意。 【答案】　A 3．Its not ________ books you read but the way ________ you read them that decides how successfully you gain knowledge. A．the number of；不填 B．a number of；in which C．a good many；which D．quite a few；in which 【解析】　句意：不是你读了多少书，而是你读书的方式决定你怎样成功地获取知识。the number of...……的数量；the way后省略了that或in which。 【答案】　A 4．The murderer was finally caught and received the punishment of ________ to life imprisonment. A．sentence B．sentenced C．having been sentenced D．being sentenced 【解析】　介词后常带名词、动名词或代词作宾语。句意：杀人犯最后被抓并被判处终身监禁。故选D项。C项是干扰项，常作状语。 【答案】　D 5．—What about the package of food? —Youd better ________ it at the service counter before entering the bookstore. A．allocate B．purchase C．deposit D．postpone 【解析】　句意：——这包食物呢？——进书店之前你最好把它存放在服务台。deposit存放；allocate分配；purchase购买；postpone推迟。 【答案】　C 6．(2014·黄山质检)Whenever possible，John ________ how well he speaks Japanese. A．shows up B．shows around C．shows off D．shows out 【解析】　句意：不管什么时候，只要有可能，约翰就会炫耀他日语说得多么好。show up意为“露出，显出，出席，到场”；show sb.around意为“带某人参观”；show off意为“炫耀，卖弄”；show sb.out意为“领某人出去/离开”。 【答案】　C 7．Johns thefts from the bank where he worked ________ when the bank examiners made an inspection. A．came to light B．came into being C．caught out D．found out 【解析】　句意：经过银行检查员的调查，John在自己工作的银行进行的偷盗水落石出了。come to light为人所知。 【答案】　A 8．Jacks father lost his work and ________ from one city to another，trying to find new work. A．knocked off B．knocked into C．knocked down D．knocked about 【解析】　句意：杰克的父亲失业了，他从一个城市到另一个城市，试图找到一份新工作。knocked about漫游，闲逛。 【答案】　D 9．As people ________ more wealth，they tend to spend a greater part of the