高中英语课时分层作业9LearningaboutLanguage（含解析）外研
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课时分层作业(九)
[语言知识练习固基础]
单句语法填空
1．I have no patience(patient)with people who like to smoke in restaurants. 2．It is said that Miss White had some difficulty in studying the advanced(advance)maths.
3．These calculations are based on the assumption(assume) that prices will continue to rise.
4．Accustomed(accustom) to climbing the steep mountain，he had no difficulty reaching the top.
5．There are so many historic(history) sites in Beijing that a large number of tourists come to Beijing to visit them every year.
6．The cars slowed down as they passed customs.
7．The second country to send (send) a man into space was America.
8．The little boy stood outside the supermarket，eyes fixed (fix) on the toys. 9．Most smokers are perfectly aware of the danger of smoking. 10．The audience burst into cheers when the film star appeared.
[高考题型练习提能力]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Not long ago，few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts.For years in the United States，only men had that opportunity.In 1983，that changed.Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.
On Monday，Ride died at the age of 61.“Ride was a national hero and a powerful role model，” President Barack Obama said in a statement.“She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”
Ride became interested in space when she was a kid.“If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut，I'm sure I would have said yes”， she said in a 2010 interview.“But I didn't even think about that as a possible career.”
After studying physics in college and graduate school，Ride got her chance.She
was accepted into NASA's astronaut training programme in 1978，and then chosen to be the first American female in space.In 1983，she blasted into space aboard the
Challenger shuttle.“There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes
so close，” she said.
Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in 1984.Between the two missions，she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit.After that，she remained involved with the space programme and also worked to share her passion for science with kids.She coauthored six science books for children，and started her own science education company.
Ride knew that she held a unique place in history.“I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that men had been doing，” she said.
Since Ride's historic trip，more than 40 other American women have travelled to space.They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.
【语篇解读】 本篇文章主要介绍了美国第一位进入太空的女航天员——萨莉·赖德。 1．Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she . A．was the first American to travel to space
B．opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for them C．became the first American female to travel to space D．was the first to travel on the Challenger
C [细节理解题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段最后一句“Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.”可知，Sally Ride被认为是一个民族英雄是因为她是美国第一位进入太空的女航天员。故C项正确。]
2．By saying “There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”， Ride really meant .
A．she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth B．the trip to space was like that in an amusement park C．she came close to an amusement park on the Earth
D．the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the Earth D [句意理解题。结合语境可知，画线部分是指在地球上任何游乐园的体验都比不上这次太空之旅，由此可知D 项正确。]
3．The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is ．
a．accepted into an astronaut training programme
b．spent a total of 343 hours in orbit c．coauthored six science books for children d．travelled to space aboard the Challenger e．studied physics in college and graduate school A．e—a—b—c—d C．e—a—d—b—c
B．a—d—b—c—e D．e—a—b—d—c
C [细节理解题。结合第四、五段内容可知，事情发生的顺序是e—a—d—b—c。所以C项正确。]
4. The passage is most probably taken out of ． A．a novel C．a diary
B．a report D．an essay
B [推理判断题。综合本文内容可推知，本文是一篇新闻报道，通过介绍美国著名的女航天员先驱Sally Ride生前的事迹来纪念她。故选B项。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
Carpooling (拼车) can be a very attractive option for those people who are 1 to the same location.Here are a few 2 of a carpool.
Carpooling 3 productivity.Employees who carpool find their stress levels lowered by the increase in 4 that comes from riding together.Lowered stress means better 5 ， and better health means fewer health problems， 6 and doctors' visits，a combination that benefits 7 ．Absenteeism (旷工) also decreases with carpooling，and employee performance at 8 increases.Overall，employees who carpool will accomplish more work than those who do not.
Carpooling decreases the number of 9 on the road.With fewer drivers needed，more employees can be without their cars.Some insurance companies 10 rate cuts for such situations，lowering insurance costs.A greater proportion (比例) of those driving will likely be 11 drivers.The higher proportion of better drivers decreases the probability of car accidents.
Carpooling decreases the amount of 12 consumed.As gas prices keep going up，carpoolers can 13 this problem by splitting (分) gasoline costs and the amount of gas used. 14 the number of people in the carpool group，this could cut costs by half or more.In an ideal world， 15 from gas usage would decrease，and less
高中英语课时分层作业9LearningaboutLanguage(含解析)外研版选修8
