人教新课标高二英语选修八 Unit 1 基础练习题
I. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
1. There’s a clear ________ (distinct) between the dialects spoken in the two regions. 2. He got a six-year jail sentence, a heavy ________ (punish) for a first offense. 3. I was ________ (thank) that the meeting didn’t last long, because I had a train to catch. 4. As the wages were low, there were few ________ (apply) for the job.
5. ________ (apparent) he’s had enough of England and is going back to Australia. 6. Within three months of his ________ (elect) he was forced to resign.
II. 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空（每个短语限用一次）。
by means of, keep up, back to back, live on, team up with, mark out, take in, apply for 1. She died ten years ago but her memory ________________.
2. I was not sure how much of his explanation she had ________________. 3. Stand ________________ and let’s see who’s taller.
4. A volleyball court had been ________________ on the grass before the players reached. 5. Before traveling abroad, you should ________________ a passport. 6. Their spirits are ________________ although they have many troubles. 7. You can ________________ one other class member if you want. 8. This is a two-year course taught ________________ lectures and seminars.
III. 选用括号内合适的选项填空。
1. As a new graduate, he doesn’t know ________ (what / which) it takes to start a business here. 2. ________ (How / What) some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others. 3. We haven’t discussed yet ________ (that / where) we are going to place our new furniture. 4. —I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
—That’s ________ (what / where) I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.
5. It never occurred to me ________ (that / which) you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.
6. One reason for her preference for city life is ________ (how / that) she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
7. How much one enjoys himself travelling depends largely on ________ (what / who) he goes with.
8. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew ________ (whether / why) she was so angry.
IV.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. ________ (lead) a group of explorers to the Pacific Ocean. They met the tribes (部落) of the Great Plains. The explorers were perhaps 2. ________ first white people these Native Americans had ever seen. When the group of explorers neared the 3. ________ (east) side of the Rocky Mountains, they encountered (遇到) the Shoshone tribe. Across a small hill, a group of sixty Shoshone men were riding toward them 4. ________ (slow). Each was armed with a bow and arrow. Some carried long poles with a sharp knife on the end. But as they got closer they saw that the riders were hanging off the sides of the horses, or under the neck. They were using the horses’ bodies for 5. ________ (protect). The horses were painted with many different designs 6. ________ blue, black, red and other colors. Each design had a special meaning for the man 7. ________ owned the horse. As they came nearer, Meriwether Lewis held up an open hand as a sign of peace. The leader of the Shoshone did the same. The Shoshone were dressed in clothes 8. ________ (make) from animal skins. The skins also had designs, and told stories like the designs on the horses. Meriwether Lewis smiled at these men. The explorer again made a sign of peace, and the sign 9. ________ (return) again. Many tribes, 10. ________ (include) the Shoshone, populated the area known as the Great Plains.
参考答案：
I. 1. distinction 2. punishment 3. thankful 4. applicants 5. Apparently 6. election
II. 1. lives on 2. taken in 3. back to back 4. marked out
5. apply for 6. keeping up 7. team up with 8. by means of III. 1. what 2. What 3. where 4. where 5. that 6. that
7. who 8. why
IV.1. led 7. who / that
2. the 3. eastern 4. slowly 5. protection 9. was returned 10. including
6. in 8. made
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