[成才之路]2014-2015学年高中英语选修八强化练习：Unit 5 Section 2

across__15__， I will focus on what's good about myself.

Learn from your mistakes, and then move on! Remembering your positives__16__you to turn your attention to the__17__， instead of wallowing(场面)in the past.

No one goes through life__18__experiencing one form of failure or another in their life. But what sets people__19__is how they deal with that failure. Some give up. But others grow, and from that failure, they become stronger and more__20__for any challenges to come.

文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章通过叙述作者在一次面试失败后母亲对自己的开导，悟出一个人生道理：必须正视失败，从中发现问题，吸取经验教训，为将来的挑战做好充分准备。

1．A.depend C．build

B．base D．choose

答案：B 此处是指“根据别人对我的评价来评价我自己”。base...on“建立在……的基础上”，是固定搭配。

2．A.get C．travel

B．live D．make

答案：A 根据句意“要想在生活中取得成就，我们必须学会自我欣赏”可知，答案选A。get anywhere表示“有所进展，有所成就”。

3．A.clever C．good

B．naughty D．hard-working

答案：C 由下文内容可推知，此处表示“我在学校时是一位表现相当不错的学生”，故答案选C，其他选项与语境不符。

4．A.hardly C．fluently

B．immediately D．finally

答案：B 考查语境理解。既然“我是一位相当不错的学生，非常适合辅导工作”，那么应当是“立即报名参加选拔赛”，因此答案选B。immediately“立即”；hardly“几乎不”；fluently“流利地”；finally“最终”；均与语境不符。

5．A.program

B．problem

C．position D．character

答案：C program“节目，计划”；problem“问题”；position“位置，职务”；character“性格”。此处表示“我想我可以胜任一项工作”。

6．A.examinations C．questions

B．tests D．interviews

答案：D 由上文内容以及下文“to look back at the interviews”可知，答案选D。 7．A.paper C．result

B．list D．mark

答案：B 此题易误选C，但只要注意到后面的“my name wasn't on it”，便知道答案为B，因为名字只能出现在名单上。

8．A.accept C．make

B．receive D．take

答案：C make it表示“成功到达；获得成功”，是固定搭配。 9．A.before C．since

B．until D．unless

答案：B 此处是指“好几周我都在考虑这些问题，直到母亲……”。 10．A.anything C．everything

B．something D．nothing

答案：D 由上文可知，作者面试失败，因此此处表示作者不能再做任何事情来改变挫败的事实。

11．A.Instead C．Therefore

B．Firstly D．Finally

答案：A 此处意为“反而母亲告诉我可以回顾一下面试情况，从中发现问题所在”，依据前后句的关系，空格处应表示“相反”之意，因此答案选A。而不是firstly“首先”；therefore“因此”；finally“最终”。

12．A.learn C．understand

B．grow D．realize

答案：A learn from表示“从……获得(教训)”。 13．A.power C．weaknesses

B．strengths D．advantages

答案：C 由上文“find out what my faults were, and then__12__from them”可推知，此处表示“我开始反思我的弱点”，故答案选C。power“力量”；strength“优势”；advantage“优点”，均不符合句意。

14．A.found C．discovered

B．developed D．practised

答案：B develop表示“(使)成长；发展；壮大”；find“发现”；discover“发现”；practise“实践”。

15．A.failure C．difficulty

B．success D．trouble

答案：A 根据上下文内容，此处表示“每当遭遇失败时”。 16．A.asks C．helps

B．allows D．changes

答案：C help表示“改善状况；促进；促使”。 17．A.fate C．life

B．future D．past

答案：B 由“instead of wallowing(沉湎)in the past”可知，答案选B。用future与past相对应。

18．A.by C．without

B．with D．on

答案：C 句意：人的一生都会经历这种或那种形式的失败。without与no one构成双重否定，表示肯定。

19．A.about C．out

B．apart D．off

答案：B set about“着手”；set apart“把……区别开来”；set out“动身”；set off“出发”。句意：把人们区分开来的是他们如何对待失败。

20．A.waited C．prepared

B．hunted D．hoped

答案：C 此处意为“他们变得更加坚强，为将来的任何挑战做好更加充分的准备”，依据句意，答案选C。

Ⅴ.阅读理解

A new course on world heritage and its conservation offers a good opportunity for the young people to learn about the legacy (遗产) of humanity and gain a sense of responsibility to help protect the planet we live on.

According to a world heritage education programme jointly launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and China's Ministry of Education，the course will first be offered at several schools in Beijing before being included as a mandatory course (必修课) for high school students nationwide.

The new course covers photos, slide shows and documentaries on the magnificence of the world heritage sites. The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected. A total of 177 nations，including China, have signed the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Listed are 754 sites all over the world，of which 29 are in China—the third most after Spain and Italy. Currently, protection of the country's cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired. Education is undoubtedly the best way to cultivate people's sense for protecting cultural and natural resources.

The introduction of such a programme in Chinese classrooms will certainly help our young people realize the significance of common heritage, learning about world heritage sites, the history and traditions of different cultures, ecology, and the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity.

More importantly, it will help cultivate a sense of responsibility in the minds of young participants. This is critical in protecting these cultural and natural legacies, as well as our living environment and the limited resources for sustainable development.

文章大意：将遗产保护纳入课堂学习，旨在帮助孩子们学习和了解有关遗产的信息及让孩子知道如何保护遗产。

1．Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage？A. The world heritage education programme was jointly launched by the United States and China's Ministry of Education.

B. The course will first be offered at all the schools in Beijing.

C. Protection of the country's cultural and natural resources has been perfect thanks to people's efforts.

D. China ranks high among the countries with 29 sites listed on the list.

答案：D 细节理解题。从According to a world heritage education programme jointly launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and China's Ministry of Education可知A项错误；从the course will first be offered at several schools in Beijing可知B项错误；从Currently, protection of the country's cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired.可知C项错误；从Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China—the third most after Spain and Italy.可知D项正确。

2．What can you expect to learn at the class? A. What world heritage is. B. Why we should protect heritage. C. How world heritage should be protected. D. All of the above.

答案：D 细节理解题。从The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected.可知课堂设置的目的是告诉孩子们世界遗产是什么，为什么要保护遗产以及如何保护遗产，故选D项。

3．The underlined word “cultivate” in the third paragraph probably means “________”．

A. distribute C. develop

B. exploit D. improvise

答案：C 词义猜测题。根据下文这种课程能帮助孩子意识到保护遗产的重要性，故此处指的是教育无疑是最好的提升孩子遗产保护意识的最好的方式，故选C项。

4．What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To inform us of the reason for protecting the heritage. B. To tell us the way to protect the heritage. C. To tell us a new course.

D. To tell us heritage preservation starts with education.

答案：D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了在教学中加入遗产保护的课程，故写作的目的是告诉我们遗产保护从教育开始，故选D项。