（全国通用）2014届高考英语一轮复习 课时作业(四十七)Module 5　The Conquest of the Universe 外研版选修8.doc

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1、（全国通用）2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(四十七)Module 5The Conquest of the Universe 外研版选修8(限时：35分钟).单项填空1At_very beginning of the experiment, we met with_series of difficulties. A. the; / B. /; / C. /; a D. the; a 2. She _ writing the report after breakfast and handed it in at noon. Aset about Bset downCset out Dset o

2、ff3. A warm thought suddenly came to me _ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mothers birthday. Aif BwhenCthat Dwhich4The car crash wasnt an accident; somebody _attempted to kill him. Adeliberately BcarefullyCaccidentally Dcautiously5He insisted on continuing the scientific exper

3、iment _ all kinds of difficulties. Adespite of Bin spite ofCinstead of Deven though6He _ his work to spend more time with his son. Aput down Bput asideCput in Dput away7Incredible _ it was，it was true. Aalthough BthoughCeven though Ddespite8It was a(n)_to be able to talk to someone about my worries.

4、 Ahonor Bpity Cshame Drelief9Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales, please?Aanyone BsomeoneCwhoever Dno matter who10. A diet with no exercise is bad for the health, because it will _ a loss of both fat and muscle tissue. Aresult from Bmake upCresult in Dend up11. Her_to the job left

5、 her with very little free time，as a result of which she seldom took exercise. A. devotion B. contribution C. function D. promotion 12. Please _ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.Aseek BinquireCsearch Dconsult13. Its difficult for him to_ his teachers meaning，so I think

6、its impossible for him to_ a foreign language quickly. A. catch; grasp B. hear; master C. master; grasp D. grasp; master 14The form cannot be signed by anyone _yourself. Arather than Bother than Cmore than Dbetter than15_from a distance, the mountain looked like a lion, as a result of which it got i

7、ts name.A. Viewing B. To view C. Having viewed D. Viewed .完形填空That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, _16_ home at one in the morning after a(n) _17_ practice at the theatre. With _18_ night only a week away, I was still learning my _19_. I was having _2

8、0_ dealing with my parttime job at the bank and my acting at theatre at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about _21_ both acting and San Francisco. _22_ had become too much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very _23_ and cold. I began running, both to

9、keep warm and to keep away from any possible robber(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sadlooking homeless people under blankets. About a block from my apartment, I heard a _24_ behind me. I _25_ quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was _26_. All I

10、saw was a streetlight. _27_， the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my _28_ falling to the sidewalk. _29_ I wasnt cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and ba

11、ck to where Id heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk _30_ for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) _31_ to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho？” I thought I w

12、as _32_. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small redhaired man with a(n) _33_ look in his eyes. “Is this what youre looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape. It was nearly 3 am by the time I got into bed. I wouldnt get much sleep that night, but I had

13、gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some _34_ of city life. I realized that the city couldnt be a bad place _35_ people were willing to help each other. 16A.flying BdrivingCmoving Dwalking17A.exciting BtiringCfascinating Denjoyable18A.opening BclosingCdancing Dimportant19A.lines Bpositions

14、Corders Dcharacters20A.ability BtroubleCpossibility Dworry21A.picking up Bturning upCthinking of Dgiving up22A.City life BPerformancesCAccountant DJob searching23A.sad BhappyCsmall Dgreat24A.shout BcryCsong Dnoise25A.ran BturnedCjumped Dstepped26A.empty BquietlyCnoisy Ddeserted27A.Still BButCAlso DF

15、urthermore28A.note BcapCkey Dwallet29A.Surprisingly BSuddenlyCRidiculously DAbsurdly30A.anxiously BnervouslyCwholeheartedly Dsadly31A.pull up Bturn overCpass by Dgo away32A.awake BdreamingCbeaten Dstolen33A.surprising BsurprisedCamused Damusing34A.comfort BenjoymentCpressure Dexcitement35A.as a resu

16、lt Bas far asCas long as Das if.阅读理解Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives. This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to

17、find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy(幻想) literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of makebelieve. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we ar

18、e missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchild

19、ren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without_modern_technology,_a_small_pond_could_be_an_amazing_world_filled_with_strange_and_beautiful_plants,_insects,_birds,_and_animals._When we lack

20、meaningful interaction(交互)with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen. The world of makebelieve is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes

21、the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really pa

22、rt of our own. 36The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves _. Athe close connection between man and the fantasy worldBthe wonderful achievements of fantasy literatureCthe fine taste of moviegoers around the worldDthe general existence of the sense of curiosity37What can we infer from the underl

23、ined sentence in Paragraph 3?APeople are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.BThe world around us could serve as a source of wonder.CThe world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond. DModern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder. 38If our sense of wonder r

24、elies totally on the world of makebelieve, we will _. Afail to appreciate the joy in our livesBbe confused by the world of makebelieveCmiss the chance to recognize the fantasy worldDbe trapped by other worlds existing all around us39What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo show us the hidden beauty in our world. BTo warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world. CTo argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder. DTo discuss the influence of the world of makebelieve. 5