1、溫馨提示： 此套題為Word版，請按住Ctrl,滑動鼠標滾軸，調(diào)節(jié)合適的觀看比例，答案解析附后。關(guān)閉Word文檔返回原板塊。課時提升作業(yè) 四十選修8 Unit 5Meeting your ancestors(限時35分鐘). 閱讀理解Ancient Chinese folk painting and many other art styles have been passed down from generation to generation, and are still practiced in different parts of China. Heres a look at four

2、unique Chinese folk art forms. Chinese Opera is the traditional form of Chinese drama. According to incomplete statistics, in Chinas various ethnic regions there are about more than 360 kinds of operas. The most famous ones include Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yueju Opera, Yuju Opera, Sichuan Opera, F

3、ujian Opera, Hebei opera, Huangmei Opera and so on, in total more than 50, among which Peking Opera is the most popular in China. Shadow Play dates back to Western Han Dynasty in Shaanxi more than 1, 000 years ago. The moving figures, usually carved out from leather, are operated by folk artists, ac

4、companied by music and singing. It is the worlds first dubbed(配音的) motion picture art form, thus considered the “ancestor” of modern film. Today this art form is still popular in northern China. Paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional decorative arts in China with a long history. Paper-

5、cutting can be seen across China and it has even developed into different local genres(流派). They are usually used to decorate gates and windows during festivals. The Kite was invented by Chinese people. According to legend the earliest kite in China was a wooden bird by Mo Di in the Eastern Zhou dyn

6、asty. Later his student Lu Ban improved the tech and used bamboo as material to make a kite. Today, various kite-flying activities can be found in different regions of China. Shandong Weifang Kite Festival is held every year and attracts lots of kite lovers and travelers. 【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了四種獨特的中國

7、民間藝術(shù)形式: 戲曲、皮影戲、剪紙、風箏。1. Which Chinese Opera is the most popular in China? A. Peking Opera. B. Kunqu Opera. C. Yueju Opera. D. Yuju Opera. 【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“ The most famous ones include Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yueju Opera, Yuju Opera, Sichuan Opera, Fujian Opera, Hebei opera, Huangmei Opera and

8、so on, in total more than 50, among which Peking Opera is the most popular in China. 最著名的有京劇、昆曲、粵劇、豫劇、川劇、閩劇、河北梆子、黃梅戲等, 共有五十多種, 其中京劇(Peking Opera)在中國最受歡迎。”可知選A。2. Why is Shadow Play considered the ancestor of modern film? A. It has a history of more than 1000 years. B. It was operated by ancient folk

9、 artists. C. It is accompanied by music and dances on the stage. D. It is the worlds first dubbed motion picture art form. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段It is the worlds first dubbed motion picture art form, thus considered the “ancestor” of modern film. 這是世界上第一個有配音的移動的圖片藝術(shù)形式, 因此被認為是現(xiàn)代電影的“祖先”。3. What does the u

10、nderlined word “They” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Different local genres. B. Traditional decorative pictures. C. Paper-cutting art works. D. Popular Chinese handwriting. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。由文章結(jié)構(gòu)可知, 本段是在介紹剪紙, 所以“They” 代指“Paper-cutting art works”, 故選C。4. What was the earliest kite made of in China? A. Paper

11、. B. Wood. C. Bamboo. D. Leather. 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“According to legend the earliest kite in China was a wooden bird by Mo Di in the Eastern Zhou dynasty. 據(jù)傳說, 中國最早的風箏是東周墨翟的木鳥。”可知中國最早的風箏是用木頭做的。故選B。【知識拓展】詞匯積累1. drama n. 戲劇, 劇本2. paper-cutting n. 剪紙3. decorate vt. 裝飾; 點綴; 粉刷4. legend n. 傳說; 傳奇人物5. f

12、olk artists 民間藝術(shù)家6. date back to 追溯到7. be passed down from generation to generation 世代相傳. 完形填空Betty Stephans recalls visiting a friend whose three-year-old daughter frequently 1 her housework by insisting that her 2 “come outside and see. ” She would then excitedly 3 her mother a flower, a butterfly

13、 or a broken birds egg. After the 4 interruption, Betty commented, “you are awfully 5 with her, but all these little trips nearly 6 your daily routine. Dont you ever just want to 7? ” “Well, ” the mother replied 8, “I brought her into the 9. The least I can do is let her show it to me. ” What a

14、(n) 10 approach to take! How 11 she was! She gave her child a precious gifther 12. The housework will always be there, 13 the little girl will grow and 14 you know it, shes out of school, married and a mother herself.  Studies indicate that almost all small children have 15 imaginations, but by

15、 the time theyre ten years old most of their imaginations have been stifled(扼殺). One of the 16 for that is that parents either do not have, or do not take, the time to 17 the wonders which children see every day. Parents often 18 to see what their children are interested in, too bad, 19 its such thi

16、ngs that help the little ones grow, develop their imaginations and become the problem-solvers of the future. Think about it. Let the 20 sit a while and spend that time with your child.  【文章大意】本文是議論文。文章通過一位母親耐心對待女兒的事例論證了父母應該多花時間陪孩子的道理。1. A. did B. avoided C. finished D. interrupted【解析】選D。根據(jù)下文中的.

17、 . . her mother a flower, a butterfly or a broken birds egg 和After the . . . interruption 可知, 女兒多次“打斷(interrupt) ”媽媽正在做的事情。2. A. friend B. mother C. brother D. father 【解析】選B。根據(jù)文中多處出現(xiàn)的mother以及談論的話題可知, 此處是女兒堅持讓自己的“媽媽(mother)”出來看看。3. A. show B. make C. bring D. choose【解析】選A。根據(jù)上文中女兒說的come outside and se

18、e和下文中媽媽說的The least I can do is let her show it to me 可知, 女兒把媽媽叫出去并興奮地“讓她看(show)”花朵、蝴蝶和打破的鳥蛋。4. A. brief B. sudden C. annoying D. constant【解析】選D。根據(jù)上文中的 daughter frequently . . . her housework可知, 女兒不停地打斷媽媽正在做的事情。5. A. angry B. honest C. patient D. popular【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文中媽媽所說的話The least I can do is let her

19、 show it to me 可知媽媽并沒有因為被女兒多次打擾而生氣, 因此Betty認為這位媽媽很“有耐心(patient)”。6. A. ruin B. establish C. follow D. benefit【解析】選A。手頭的事總是被打斷, 這很可能會 “破壞(ruin)”日常事務的有序進行。7. A. laugh B. scream C. apologize D. applaud【解析】選B。日常事務不能有序進行, 很多人遇到這種情況都會抓狂、“尖叫 (scream )”。8. A. coldly B. cheerfully C. respectfully D. regretfu

20、lly【解析】選B。根據(jù)媽媽對女兒的態(tài)度以及下文媽媽所說的話可推知她并沒有生氣, 而是很“愉快(cheerfully)”。9. A. city B. home C. world D. garden【解析】選C。結(jié)合上文女兒讓媽媽看的東西以及下一句The least I can do is let her show it to me可知, 此處媽媽想表達的是“既然我把她帶到這個世界(world), 最起碼我要做到允許她把這個世界展示給我”。10. A. beautiful B. differentC. effective D. flexible【解析】選A。這是一個多好的方法啊。11. A. w

21、ise B. funny C. brave D. careless【解析】選A。根據(jù)文中的 She gave her child a precious gift可知作者認同這位母親的觀點, 因此覺得這一做法“很好 (beautiful) ”, 媽媽很“英明(wise) ”。12. A. time B. energy C. courage D. knowledge【解析】選A。根據(jù)下文中的 parents either do not have, or do not take, the time to. . . 可知, 這位媽媽送給孩子的一份珍貴的禮物就是她的“時間(time)”。13. A. s

22、o B. or C. and D. but【解析】選D。“家務會一直在那里”和“小女孩會長大”之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系, 故選but。14. A. after B. before C. until D. when【解析】選B。孩子會在不知不覺中長大, 畢 業(yè)、結(jié)婚、自己當媽媽, 故選before, 表示“在你還不知道的時候”。15. A. poor B. limited C. vivid D. poetic【解析】選C。前后兩個分句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系, 根據(jù)后一分句中的imaginations have been stifled可知, 幾乎所有的小孩子都有“生動的(vivid)”想象力。16. A. exc

23、uses B. reasons C. instructions D. memories【解析】選B。此處講想象力被扼殺的原因。17. A. work B. supply C. create D. share【解析】選D。想象力被扼殺的一個原因是父母沒時間或不花時間和孩子們“分享(share ) ”他們眼中的奇跡。18. A. try B. wish C. fail D. bother【解析】選C。根據(jù)上文中的 parents either do not have, or do not take, the time to . . . the wonders which children see

24、可推知, 這些父母“不(fail)”知道孩子們的興趣所在。19. A. if B. though C. unless D. because 【解析】選D。“因為 (because)”正是孩子們感興趣的事情幫助他們不斷成長, 所以不花時間與孩子分享他們眼中的奇妙世界很不好。20. A. future B. problem C. housework D. imagination【解析】選C。本文的論點是多陪孩子、多參與他們的活動, “家務活(housework)”先放一放, 用這段時間多陪陪孩子。. 語法填空閱讀下面短文, 在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。One of the p

25、urposes of childrens slang(俚語) is to stop adults from being able to understand 1. _ they are saying. Obviously, the strategy works. Recent research shows that the 2. _ (major) of adults cant translate the meaning of common slang.  In a survey of 4, 500 people last month, it 3. _(find) that 85 p

26、ercent of adults didnt understand accepted translations of emoji(表情符號)and text. The researchers warned that a lack 4. _awareness of what children are communicating online can leave them unprotected, with phrases that express eating disorders and unhappiness not 5. _(understand).  For young peop

27、le growing up with technology, this new language comes 6. _(natural), but its leaving some adults unsure about what is being said by their children online. 7. _ is important for adults to speak to young people about how they use social media and chat online.  Caroline Bunting, general manager a

28、t Internet Matters, said, “While it is unrealistic to expect parents 8. _(know) every piece of Internet slang their children will ever see, online 9. _(safe) starts with a conversation. Its vital for parents to talk to their kids about their digital worlds, including the sorts of 10. _(thing).  

29、;1. 【解析】what。考查連接詞。設(shè)空處引導賓語從句且在從句中作賓語, 再結(jié)合句意 “明白他們在說什么”可知應填what。2. 【解析】majority。考查名詞。根據(jù)語境可判斷應該用名詞形式。3. 【解析】was found。考查一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。find所表示的動作發(fā)生在過去, 且 it(形式主語, 真實主語是that引導的從句)與find之間是被動關(guān)系, 故填was found。4. 【解析】of。考查介詞。lack of意為“缺乏”。5. 【解析】being understood。考查動詞-ing 形式作補語的用法。此處是with復合結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語, 因understand與phr

30、ases之間是邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系, 且understand所表示的動作與謂語動作同時發(fā)生, 故填 being understood。6. 【解析】naturally。考查副詞。設(shè)空處修飾謂語動詞comes, 故填副詞naturally。7. 【解析】It。考查it的用法。設(shè)空處作形式主語, 真實主語是其后的不定式短語, 故填I(lǐng)t。8. 【解析】to know。考查不定式作補語的用法。 expect sb. to do sth. 是固定表達, 意為“期望某人做某事”。9. 【解析】safety。考查名詞。設(shè)空處作主語, 且意為“安全”, 故填safety。10. 【解析】things。考查名詞復數(shù)

31、。由sorts of可知, 此處應填thing的復數(shù)形式。. 短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文, 請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤, 每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加: 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(), 并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除: 把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。修改: 在錯的詞下劃一橫線, 并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意: 1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞; 2. 只允許修改10處, 多者(從第11處起)不計分。Li Ming is one of the best student in my class and the teach

32、ers speak high of him. I wonder how he could do so good, so I talked to him. He told me that he spent one hour every day read books. If he was busy, he would do it before sleeping. And unlike him, we couldnt wait to play with games after we finished our homework. Now I understand that reading broade

33、n his mind and enriches his life, helping him to be the better person. I have made up my mind to take up reading from now. 1. 【解析】第一句中studentstudents。one of the+復數(shù)名詞。2. 【解析】第一句中highhighly。speak highly of高度評價, 為固定短語。3. 【解析】第二句中wonderwondered。根據(jù)so后talked, 可判斷此處用一般過去時。4. 【解析】第二句中g(shù)oodwell。此處修飾動詞do, 故用副詞

34、形式。5. 【解析】第三句中readreading。spend+some time+(in)doing sth. 為固定結(jié)構(gòu), 意為“花費多少時間做某事”。6. 【解析】第五句中AndBut。句意: 他花費時間讀書, 而我們會玩游戲。根據(jù)句意可知前后存在轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。7. 【解析】第五句中去掉with。此處play為及物動詞, 后面直接加賓語。8. 【解析】第六句中broadenbroadens。動名詞作主語謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。【知識拓展】動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)的情況動名詞短語、不定式短語、名詞性從句作主語, 謂語用單數(shù)。表示時間、距離、金額、重量、面積、體積、容積等度量的名詞短語作主語時, 謂語用單

35、數(shù)。表示學科和某些疾病名稱的名詞是復數(shù)形式, 作主語時候謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。有些名詞形式上是復數(shù), 意義上是單數(shù), 根據(jù)意義一致原則動詞用單數(shù)。9. 【解析】第六句中thea。此處意為“變成一個更好的人”, 故用不定冠詞。10. 【解析】第七句中now后加on。from now no 為固定搭配, 意為“今后, 從現(xiàn)在起, 從今以后”。. 書面表達某中學生英文報就“保護中國傳統(tǒng)文化”為主題舉行英語征文活動。你閱讀了上述文章后準備給該報投稿, 稿件內(nèi)容包括: 1. 保護中國傳統(tǒng)文化的重要性; 2. 談談你對文化保護的建議。注意: 1. 詞數(shù)100個左右。 2. 可以適當增加細節(jié), 以使行文連貫。

36、On Keeping Traditional Chinese Culture_【參考范文】On Keeping Traditional Chinese CultureIt is widely noted that lots of traditional culture is disappearing along with the development of technology. Many ancient architectures and traditional ways of living have been deserted in this modern era. Therefore,

37、 China is nationwide sparing no efforts to protect traditional culture. The protection of national and folk culture is of great significance to Chinese cultural diversity and also to the harmonious development between local economic and social development. It is reported that the Guangdong government pays special attention to protecting their local drama born in Chaozhou in the eastern Guangd