2019版高二英语（江苏译林版）练习：选修八 Unit 4 Films and film events

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Ⅰ.单项填空(建议用时8′)

1．Many Chinese use WeChat for both one-on-one and group communication ________ international phone calls when traveling overseas. A．in preference to C．in reference with

B．in process of D．in search of

解析：句意为：在国外旅行时，很多中国人用微信进行一对一聊天或群聊，而不是打国际长途电话。in preference to优先于……，偏好，符合句意。 答案：A

2．Two lawyers have donated $ 50,000 to ________ our school's campaign “Help the Needy” ，which was started by our former headmaster three years ago. A．sponsor C．organize

B．launch D．plan

解析：句意为：两位律师捐赠了50 000美元赞助我校的“帮助贫困生”活动，该活动是三年前由我们的前任校长发起的。sponsor赞助，符合句意。launch发射，开办；organize组织；plan计划。 答案：A

3．—John said he would provide you with anything you needed，didn't he? —Yeah.It was ________ of him，but I declined his offer. A．modest C．instant

B．punctual D．considerate

解析：句意为：——约翰说他将会提供给你需要的任何东西，不是吗？——是啊，他很体贴人，但是我拒绝了他的好意。modest谦虚的；punctual守时的，准时的；instant立即的，紧迫的；considerate体贴的。根据语境知选D。 答案：D

4．—Any good tips for me，Sir?

—Never ________ your shortcomings and try to improve yourself in every way. A．forget C．undertake

B．overlook D．mistake

解析：答句句意为：不要忽视你的缺点，尽力在各个方面都要提升自己。overlook忽视，符

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合句意。 答案：B

5．She ________ herself.She said she would never marry young，but she did. A．did contradict C．wasn't contradicted

B．didn't contradict D．was contradicted

解析：句意为：她的确自相矛盾。她说她绝不会早结婚，但她却这样做了。contradict与……相矛盾，此处did用于动词前表示强调。 答案：A

6．The mascot of Shanghai Expo is “Haibao”．It's designed to ________ the Chinese character for “human”，which goes with the theme of the Expo. A．reserve C．resemble

B．rescue D．recognize

解析：句意为：上海世博会的吉祥物是“海宝”。它的设计类似中国汉字“人”，这与世博会的主题相配。resemble类似，符合句意。reserve保留；rescue营救；recognize认出。 答案：C

7．—Professor Li is a learned man.

—But it's unwise of him to ________ his knowledge in front of the leaders. A．turn off C．put off

B．come off D．show off

解析：答句句意为：但是他在领导面前炫耀他的知识是不明智的。show off炫耀，符合句意。 答案：D

8．People in these countries demand equal treatment for all，________ race，religion or sex. A．in defence of C．instead of

B．regardless of D．in support of

解析：句意为：这些国家的人们要求不分种族、信仰和性别，得到平等的对待。in defence of保卫；regardless of不管；instead of相反；in support of支持。根据句意选B项。 答案：B

9．Having a hobby does do good to you.It doesn't matter what it is ________ it drives you to move forward. A．if only C．as long as

B．in case D．in order that

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解析：句意为：有一个好的习惯确实对你有好处。(习惯)是什么不重要，只要它能让你不断进步。if only要是……就好了；in case以防万一；as long as只要；in order that为了。故C项正确。 答案：C

10．While interacting with the children and their parents in the remote village，I was ________ to a way of life completely different from my own. A．reduced C．committed

B．exposed D．transferred

解析：考查分词形容词辨析。句意为：与偏远乡村的孩子及他们的父母相互交流的时候，我接触到了一种跟我自己完全不一样的生活方式。be reduced to沦落为……；be exposed to暴露在……，接触……；be committed to承诺，保证，致力于；transfer使转移。 答案：B

11．So far，there has been no scientific consensus about ________ induces the risk of eating GM food.

A．what is it that C．it is what

B．what it is that D．what is it

解析：考查强调句。强调句式充当宾语时，其结构是：疑问词＋it is/was＋that...。本句强调的是连接代词what引导的宾语从句。 答案：B

12．The old lady had one son and two daughters，________ treated her well，________ made her very sad. A．no one of whom；as C．none of whom；which

B．neither of them；which D．none of them；as

解析：用于三者或三者以上表否定的不定代词为none。前面为none of whom引导的非限制性定语从句，后面为which引导的非限制性定语从句，which指前面整件事。 答案：C

13．I think she hurt my feelings ________ rather than by accident as she claimed. A．virtually C．literally

B．deliberately D．appropriately

解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意为：我认为她伤害了我的感情，是故意地而不是她所声称的那样是无意地。virtually事实上，实际上；deliberately故意地；literally按字面，字面上；

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appropriately合适地，恰当地。 答案：B

14．The proposals deserve support as the needs of children should be given ________ to. A．priority C．privilege

B．preference D．promotion

解析：句意为：这些建议值得被支持，因为儿童的需求应该被给予优先权。此句为as引导的原因状语从句。priority优先权；preference偏好；privilege特权；promotion促销。故选A。 答案：A

15．Uncle Joe is ________ in the family.Instead of get-ting a job，all he does is drink too much，gamble away any money he gets and chase after women. A．a black sheep C．a good Samaritan

B．a dark horse D．a Scrooge

解析：考查习惯用语。a black sheep败家子，害群之马；a dark horse黑马(出人意料的获胜者或深藏不露的人)；a good Samaritan乐善好施的人；a Scrooge吝啬鬼，守财奴。由句意知选A。 答案：A

Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时10′)

Shakespeare's Sister

Let us imagine，since facts are so hard to come by，what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderfully gifted sister，called Judith.

Shakespeare himself went，very probably — his mother was an heiress — to the grammar school，where he may have learnt Latin — Ovid，Virgil and Horace — and the elements of grammar and logic.He was，as is well-known，a wild boy who poached (偷猎) rabbits，perhaps shot a deer，and had，rather sooner than he should have done，to marry a woman in the neighborhood，who bore him a child.That escapade sent him to seek his fortune in London.He had a taste for the theatre；he began by holding horses at the stage door.Very soon he got work in the theatre，became a successful actor，and lived at the centre of the universe，meeting everybody，knowing everybody，practicing his art on the boards，exercising his wits in the streets，and even getting access to the palace of the queen.

Meanwhile his extraordinarily gifted sister remained at home.She was as adventurous，as imaginative，as curious to see the world as he was.But she was not sent to school.She had no chance of learning grammar and logic，let alone of reading Horace and Virgil.She picked up a

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