课时分层作业(八) Section Ⅱ
[语言知识练习固基础]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1. At the station，there used to be someone in rags wandering (wander) around.
2. He is writing a letter with several envelopes (envelope) on the table. 3．Passengers are permitted to carry(carry)only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
4. We have to give up going out for a picnic on account of the bad weather. 5. The man has been seeking for/after a job ever since he lost his job. 6．Without the teacher's permission (permit)，no students are allowed to enter the lab.
7. The young man who was missing in the mountain was spotted (spot) by a plane finally.
Ⅱ.选词填空
stare at，account for，bring up，go ahead，by accident，on the spot，on the contrary，make a bet
1. I missed the early bus，which accounted for my being late for the concert.
2. —I'm sure you like your new job. — On the contrary，it's dull. 3. —Could I use your pen，David? — Go ahead，I'm not using it.
4. Though brought up in a big city，the boy likes being close to nature and animals.
5. It is already midnight，but my father is still sitting in the armchair，staring at the floor silently.
6. A great life doesn't happen by accident．
7. I happened to be on the spot when the accident happened. 8. To decide who will get the chance，they made a bet．
[高考题型练习提能力]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
O．Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories.His real name was William Sydney Porter.He was born in North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an exciting life.He did not go to school for very long，but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old，O.Henry went to Texas，where he tried different jobs.He first worked on a newspaper，and then had a job in a bank，when some money went missing from the bank，O.Henry was believed to have stolen it.Because of that，he was sent to prison.During the three years in prison，he learned to write short stories.After he got out of prison，he went to New York and continued writing.He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories，because simple as the tales were，they would finish with a sudden change at the end，to the readers' surprise.
【语篇解读】 这篇小短文简短地介绍了著名作家欧·亨利。 1．In which order did O．Henry do the following things? a．Lived in New York. b．Worked in a bank. c．Traveled to Texas. d．Was put in prison. e．Had a newspaper job. f．Learned to write stories. A．ecfbda C．ebdcaf
B．cebdfa D．cbedaf
B [细节理解题。通读全文，可得出答案。]
2．People enjoyed reading O．Henry's stories because ． A．they had surprise endings B．they were easy to understand C．they showed his love for the poor D．they were about New York City
A [细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话“People liked his stories，because
simple as the tales were，they would finish with a sudden change at the end，to the readers' surprise.”可知答案为A。]
3．What do we know about O．Henry before he began writing? A．He was well-educated.
B．He was not serious about his work. C．He was devoted to the poor. D．He was very good at learning.
D [细节理解题。根据文章第五句中“...but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know”可知，他学习能力很强。]
4．Where did O．Henry get most material for his short stories? A．His life inside the prison. B．The newspaper articles he wrote. C．The city and people of New York. D．His exciting early life as a boy.
C [细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二句“He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.”可知。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
From childhood，Moira loved to write.Throughout school she 1 writing，but pursuing (追求) it professionally was never a 2 ．Her father was a doctor.Her mother was a nurse.
“Medicine was a fairly 3 choice，” Moira says.“And writing was a career where it wasn't a 4 that you'd have high income.”
She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing.However，being a doctor was so 5 that she didn't take up writing until her 30s.She 6 a novel—a fictionalized version (版本) of her travels in China after university.She got excellent 7 ．Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find，and found one who wanted to 8 her.Suddenly，it seemed she was on her 9 as an author.
“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we 10 all possible areas that she thought needed 11 ．I worked on those and sent it back
to her but didn't hear anything.” It was not long 12 Moira found another agent who was 13 if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person.She did the hard work and sent it off again.“I got back a really brief letter：‘Thank you，but I'm no longer interested.’It was really 14 ”A decade went by，and Moira found herself eager to write again，this time 15 for her own enjoyment.She 16 herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.
As she was writing just for herself，something surprising began to happen.“The characters 17 a life of their own; they started doing things I hadn't thought about.It just 18 out.” One day，an agent called from Australia.Three weeks later，Moira had a publication deal.Her novel，Cicada，was published in March.
“Even if it hadn't been 19 I still would have gained so much from the 20 ，” says Moira.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。Moira虽然从小就怀有写作的梦想，但是却从事了医学工作。后来，她重燃梦想，越挫越勇，最终获得成功。
1．A.learnt C．considered
B．avoided D．enjoyed
D [由前面的“loved to write”可知，在上学期间Moira就非常热爱写作，enjoyed符合语境。]
2．A.hope C．truth
B．possibility D．opportunity
B [由下文的内容可知，此处表示虽然她热爱写作，但是如果专业地进行写作，成为一个作家的话，是不可能的。]
3．A.influential C．terrible
B．clear D．safe
D [由下文中的“And writing was a career where it wasn't a that you'd have high income”可知，此处指对于Moira来说，医学是一个比较安全的选择，而写作是一个不能确定可以获得高收入的职业。]
4．A.dream C．choice
B．purpose D．certainty
D [参见上题解析。certainty“确定性”，符合语境。] 5．A.promising C．demanding
B．discouraging D．exciting
C [根据空后的“she didn't take up writing until her 30s”以及常识可知，医生的工作需要付出很多的精力，她没有时间来写作，因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。demanding“要求高的，费力的”，符合语境。]
6．A.produced C．bought
B．introduced D．received
A [结合后面的“a fictionalized version(版本)of her travels in China after university”可知，此处表示她创作了一本自己的小说。]
7．A.rewards C．reviews
B．readers D．jobs
C [结合语境可知，她写的这本小说受到了人们的欢迎，人们给予很棒的评价。]
8．A.employ C．trust
B．represent D．guide
B [Moira把自己的书寄给了尽可能多的代理商，因为代理商是给他人做代理的，因此选B“代表”。]
9．A.own C．way
B．feet D．business
C [be on the/one's way“在前往……的路上”，指似乎她在成为作家的路上。]
10．A.took off C．pulled down
B．went through D．came over
B [Moira与一个代理商进行了一次电话长谈，在电话中她们讨论了各种她认为Moira需要改进的地方。]
11．A.deleting C．improving C [参见上题解析。] 12．A.before
B．after B．adapting D．covering
2019-2020学年人教版高中英语必修3：课时分层作业8 Section Ⅱ【含答案】
