2018年高二新人教版英语选修8同步练习 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Using Language.docVIP

Unit 5 第4课时Using Language Ⅰ.单项填空 从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1．(原创)I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina twirling around and around and hearing people ________ for me. A．applaud B．entertain C．welcomeD．encourage 答案：A　本题题意：我一直梦想着像一个美丽的芭蕾演员一样跳舞，轻盈地旋来转去，耳边是人们的掌声。applaud表示“鼓掌”。 2．(原创)In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels well have to ________our speed. A．accelerate B．accumulate C．accomplish D．approve 答案：A　本题题意：要赶超世界先进水平， 我们还得快马加鞭。accelerate 表示“(使)加速，加快”。 3．(原创)He had begun to eat with great appetite when his attention was ________by a stealthy footstep on the stairs. A．struck B．arrested C．trapped D．seized 答案：B　本题题意：他正吃得津津有味，忽听楼梯上有悄悄的脚步声。arrest表示“吸引(注意)”。 4．(原创)To my great ________， the difficulties were all overcome. A．relief B．brief C．belief D．chief 答案：A　本题题意：使我感到欣慰的是，困难全都克服了。to ones relief表示“令某人庆幸的是”。 5．(原创)It is said that young people often________to the future while the elderly look back on the past. A．look up B．look through C．look around D．look ahead 答案：D　本题题意：据说青年人常思将来，老年人常思既往。look ahead (to sth)表示“展望未来；为将来着想”。 6．(原创)While mini-books have become a big business, there are few people who would believe that these books ________15th century. A．date back to B．come up with C．fit in with D．break away from 答案：A　本题题意：现在迷你书已经风行市场，但却少有人知道它的历史竟可以追溯到15世纪。date back (to...)| date from 表示“追溯到；始于；自……至今”。 7．If only they ________me what theyve decided. A．told B．will tell C．would tell D．tell 答案：C　本题题意：但愿他们能把决定告诉我。if only表示“只要； 要是……就好了，但愿”，用以表示对现在或未来的愿望，谓语部分采用“would/should/might/could＋动词原形”。如果用以表示与过去事实相反的愿望，谓语动词部分则采用过去完成时。例如：If only hed remembered to buy some fruit. 他当时要是记得买些水果来该多好。 8．(原创)He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow he ________behind. A．had been falling B．had fallen C．fall D．fell 答案：D　本题题意：他原本能按预定进度做完这件事的，但不知怎地却落后了。根据could have finished it可知第一分句采用了虚拟语气结构，表达了一个与过去相反的假设，所以并列连词but后的第二分句采用一般过去时，陈述过去的一个事实。 9．(原创)This________the world well by stimulating economic growth