1课时作业(四十七)选修8Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseⅠ.单项填空1.(2013·盐城二模)—I’mnotgoodatbasketball,youknow.—________.Weareplayingforfun.Justtryandyou’llseeyoucandoit.A.ComeonB.AllrightC.TakeyourtimeD.Italldepends2.Manypeopleagreethat________knowledgeofEnglishisamustin________internationaltradetoday.A.a;/B.the;theC.a;anD./;the3.(2013·山东临沂模拟)Recentyearshave________therapiddevelopmentoftheInternetanditsinfluenceonsocietyandpeople.A.watchedB.observedC.witnessedD.realized4.Thereport________rewardingthechildforgoodbehavior,andmanyexpertsapprovedofthisopinion.A.admittedB.acceptedC.advocatedD.acknowledged5.—Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?—Yes.Theyareaccustomed________atmeals.A.totalkB.tonottalkC.totalkingD.tonottalking6.(2013·江西八校联考)Whenyoudecidetostartafamily,youmakea/an________tothem.Youdon’tturnyourbackonthepeoplewholoveyou.A.contributionB.commitmentC.devotionD.effort7.—Areyouchargingme________lying?—Butyouractionsaren’tconsistent________yourwords.A.with;withB.for;ofC.for;withD.of;of8.(2013·石家庄质检)________hishavingbeenwarned,heinsistedoninvestingallhismoneyonstocks.A.BecauseofB.Inspiteof2C.InsteadofD.Incaseof9.Nowadaysmorepeoplerealizetheimportanceofhealthand________healthiswealthhasbeenacceptedbymostofus.A.howB.whetherC.thatD.what10.________,hecouldn’tsolvetheproblem.Soheturnedtohisfriendforadvice.A.TryashemightB.AshemighttryC.HemightastryD.Mightheastry11.Youare________heis.Youbothhavemadesomespellingmistakesinyourhomework.A.ascarefulasB.morecarefulthanC.nomorecarefulthanD.notmorecarefulthan12.ItistenyearssincewepartedinYan’an.Little________howmuchI’vechanged.A.doesheknowB.heknowsC.hedoesknowD.knowshe13.Itneveroccurredtome________Davidwastherightpersonintherightplace.A.whoB.whatC.thatD.whether14.(2013·江苏省苏中三市调研)________thatsheisinterestedinchildren,Iamsureteachingistherightjobforher.A.ToconsiderB.ConsideringC.ConsideredD.Tobeconsidered15.(2013·沈阳六校3月诊断)—Hurryup!There’sabuscoming!—Whyrun?Therewillbe________oneintwoorthreeminutes.A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.anyotherⅡ.完形填空[建议用时15′](2013·宁夏银川一中第四次考试)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatinganotherwoman.OnedayPeggysaidtome,“Lifeistoo__1__,andyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifyouspendmoretimewithher,itwillmakeus__2__.”3The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmeto__3__ismymother,a72yearoldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfather__4__20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,I__5__2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmymom.Butwiththe__6__ofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuch__7__familygettogethersandholidays.Momwas__8__andsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.Wedidn’tgoanywhere__9__,justaneighboringplacewherewecouldtalk.__10__hereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforher.“Iusedtobethe__11__whenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletme__12__thefavor,”Isaid.Wehadanicetalk__13__dinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwe__14__themovie.“__15__wasyourdate?mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.”“Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.MomandIgetoutfor__16__acoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,but__17__wetalk.Throughthetalks,IknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowthey__18__thedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyare__19__tome,apartofmyhistory.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhas__20__mymarriage.1.A.easyB.difficultC.shortD.hard2.A.closerB.longerC.happierD.easier3.A.dateB.pleaseC.meetD.consult4.A.passedoutB.passedbyC.passeddownD.passedaway5.A.wentB.droveC.movedD.removed6.A.pressureB.developmentC.demandD.loss47.A.beyondB.withC.duringD.on8.A.excitedB.annoyedC.delightedD.surprised9.A.ordinaryB.fancyC.plainD.common10.A.SinceB.UntilC.IfD.Unless11.A.workerB.waitressC.readerD.owner12.A.awardB.returnC.turnD.answer13.A.overB.withC.onD.across14.A.forgotB.refusedC.missedD.abandoned15.A.WhatB.WhoC.WhereD.How16.A.talkB.movieC.walkD.dinner17.A.finallyB.merelyC.mostlyD.especially18.A.wentthroughB.gotthroughC.lookedthroughD.sawthrough19.A.friendlyB.kindC.loyalD.important20.A.ruinedB.damagedC.helpedD.affectedⅢ.阅读理解(2013·安徽皖北协作区高三联考)Manyofusstilltendtothinkthatemotionscanaffectreasonablethought,andsometimeslandusintrouble.Butinrecentyearspsychologistshavetakenquiteadifferentview.KeithOatley,ProfessorofPsychologyatGlasgowUniversity,isinvolvedintheresearchwhichshowsthefundamentalimportanceofemotions.Hebelieveswe_are_very_ambivalent_about_them:wethinkofouremotionsasbeing5unreasonable,butwealsoconsiderthemasessentialtobeinghuman.Forexample,MrSpock,acharacterinthetelevisionseriesStarTrek,issuperintelligentandhehasnoemotionsatall.However,heisnevermadecaptainofthespaceship.Maybe,thisisbecauseMrSpockisnotthekindofpersonyoucanshareyourfeelingswith—apersonwhoshowshisemotions.AsProfessorOatleypointsout,ouremotionshaveveryimportantfunctions,forexa