牛津译林版高中英语选修8高考同步练习Unit 4 Films and film events译林版选修8

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选修八 Unit 4 Films and film events

Ⅰ.单项填空

1.(2009·山东模拟)Having retired from business，he now himself with the welfare of the disabled and lives a meaningful life. A.associates C.charges

B.occupies D.rewards

解析：occupy oneself with...“使……忙于……”。associate“联系”；charge“收 费”；reward“奖赏”。 答案：B

2.The boy went swimming in the deep lake his mother's fears for his safety. A.regard

B.regardless D.regardless of

C.regard of

解析：考查固定短语。句意：那个男孩不管母亲对他安全的担心还是到深湖游泳去 了。regardless of“不管，不顾”。 答案：D

3.—I'd like to find a job in the library.

—Good idea， it doesn't affect your studies. A.now that

B.as long as D.even if

C.as soon as

解析：考查连接词用法辨析。根据上下文B符合题意。语境为：只要不影响你的学 习，在图书馆找个工作是个好主意。as long as“只要”，表条件。A、C、D不合本 题逻辑。 答案：B

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4.Can they take of that house if we fail to reach an agreement with them？ A.notice

B.hold D.care

C.possession

解析：句意：如果达不成协议他们可能会占有那幢房子吗？take possession of“占 有”。take notice of“注意”；take hold of“抓住”；take care of“关心，照顾”。 答案：C

5.We him giving false information.That would be terrible. A.suspect；of

B.suspect；with D.suspect；in

C.suspect；from

解析：suspect sb. of doing sth.表示“怀疑某人做某事”，为固定搭配。句意：我们 怀疑他提供了虚假的信息，那将太可怕了。 答案：A

6.You can never dream of what difficulty I've had out the plan. A.to carry C.carried

B.carrying D.to be carried

解析：have difficulty(in)doing sth.“在做……方面有困难”。句意：你决不可能想到 我在执行这项计划方面所遇到的困难。 答案：B

7.(2010·宁波统考)On holiday，some are going travelling rather than stay at home with the purpose of increasing their knowledge. A.in place of C.in favor of

B.in need of D.in memory of

解析：in place of“代替”；in need of“需要”；in favor of“支持，赞成”；in memory of“为了纪念……”。根据句意，C项正确。 答案：C

8.(2010·湖南长沙模拟)It is the hotel located in the downtown he applied to for a job. A.that；that C.that；where

B.which；that D.不填；that

解析：此句用了强调句，被强调部分在句中作apply to的宾语，located in the downtown作定语修饰hotel，相当于定语从句which is located in the downtown。 答案：D

9.We agreed here but so far she hasn't turned up yet. A.meeting C.to meet

B.to have met D.having met

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解析：考查agree的用法。句意：我们同意在此会面，但到目前她还未出现。agree to do“同意做某事”，meet动作还未发生，因此应用to meet， 而不能用to have met。 答案：C

10.You may not like the newcomer，but you have to that she is good at her job. A.admit

B.declare D.report

C.announce

解析：admit“承认”；declare“宣布，宣称”；announce“宣布”；report“报道”。 答案：A

11.He's been to the State Supreme Court in California. A.determined C.appointed

B.admitted D.assumed

解析：考查动词的区别。句意：他被委派到加利福尼亚州最高法院任职。appoint sb. to...“派某人到……任职”；determine“决定”；admit“承认”；assume“假设”。 答案：C

12. her satisfaction，her son solved the problem at last. A.At

B.To D.By

C.With

解析：本题考查固定短语的含义。to one's satisfaction“令某人满意的是”，句意： 使她满意的是，她儿子终于解决了那个问题。 答案：B

13. his age，he did it quite well，so don't him any more. A.Given；speak

B.Considered；blame D.Giving；speak

C.Considering；blame

解析：句意：考虑到他的年龄，他做得相当不错，因此不要再责备他了。Considering 在此是介词，意为“考虑到”；blame“责怪，指责”。 答案：C

14.One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high building is that you can get a good . A.sight C.scenery

B.scene D.view

解析：考查词义辨析。sight“景色，风景”，多用来指一地方或一地区值得看的， 自然的，及人工建造的景色；scene“景色，景象”，指一眼可以浏览的风景，大多 包括景物中的人及活动；scenery是由多个scene构成的景色，即风景的总称；view“视 野，视域，景色，风景”，是从某一角度所看到的景色，尤指由高处眺望到的景色。

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故选D。 答案：D

15.Dress warmly， you'll catch a cold.You see the flu is spreading quickly， right？

A.on the contrary C.on the other hand

B.instead D.or else

解析：考查短语辨析。on the contrary“恰恰相反”；instead“反而”；on the other hand“另一方面”；or else“否则，要不然”。 答案：D Ⅱ.完形填空

James's New Bicycle

James shook his money box again.Nothing！He carefully 1 the coins that lay on the bed，$ 24.52 was all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least $ 90！ 2 on earth was he going to get the 3 of the money？

He knew that his friends all had bicycles.It was 4 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels.He thought about what he could do.There was no 5 asking his parents，for he knew they had no money to 6 . There was only one way to get money，and that was to 7 it.He would have to find a job. 8 who would hire him and what could he do？He decided to ask Mr.Clay for advice，who usually had 9 on most things. “Well，you can start right here，”said Mr.Clay.“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

That was the 10 of James's odd-job (零工) business.For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He was amazed by the 11 of jobs that people found for him to do.He took dogs and babies for walks，cleared out cupboards，and mended books.He lost count of the 12 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned，but the 13 increased and he knew that he would soon have 14 for the bicycle he longed for.

The day 15 came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32.He 16 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode 17 home，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.It had been hard 18 for the money，but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 19 he had bought it with his own money.He had 20 what he thought was impossible，and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

语篇解读：一个不服输的孩子，三个月的课外打工生涯，一辆崭新的自行车，讲述了