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选修8 Unit 1 高考试卷分块专练
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There are more than four million American Indians and Alaskan natives in the United States. They __1__ to more than five hundred Indian tribes. Many tribe __2__ live on reservations. These are areas that the United States government __3__ up for native tribes that had lost their lands to European settlers.
There are about three hundred Indian reservations in the United States, some of __4__ are larger than American __5__. The United States Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs supervises these territories. Tribes on reservations have limited self-rule.
On the __6__， American Indians do not __7__ the same economic and educational success as other Americans. A(n) __8__ study by Harvard University says American Indians generally __9__ less money and have __10__ unemployment than other Americans. The study says they also have higher __11__ of disease and die younger than other American groups.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs __12__ education services for almost fifty thousand Indian children in 1,084 __13__. Experts from Harvard say college attendance rates among the Indian population is half that of the __14__ population. But, they also say the situation is improving. The experts say the __15__ of Native American Indians __16__ higher education has more than doubled in the last twenty years.
Harvard researchers __17__ say that the American Indian economy has __18__ at three times the national rate since 1980s. Some of the __19__ should be owed to expansion of the American Indian gambling industry. More than two hundred Indian tribes have __20__ gambling legal on their reservations. Native American casinos and other gaming businesses earn more than twenty billion dollars each year.
语篇解读：美国有四百多万美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加人。本文从经济、工作、教育等方面介绍了印第安人的情况。
1．A.stick C．connect
B．belong D．depend
解析：选B 上文谈到“有四百多万美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加人”，下文谈到“五百多个印第安部落”。由此可看出，这些人“属于”这些部落，因此选belong。
2．A.natives C．persons
B．people D．members
解析：选D 此处指居住在保留地上的部落“成员”。 3．A.set C．gave
B．held D．took
解析：选A 由前面的areas判断，要用set up(建立)。hold up意为“支撑”；give up意为“放弃”；take up意为“占用”。
4．A.them
B．whom
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C．which
D．what
解析：选C 根据该空前面的逗号可知，此处为非限制性定语从句。由于先行词是reservations，指物，因此选which。
5．A.states C．provinces
B．countries D．neighbours
解析：选A 根据上下文语境可知，此处表示有些保留地的面积比美国一些州的面积还要大。 6．A.hand C．contrary
B．whole D．way
解析：选B on the whole为固定短语，意为“总的来说”。 7．A.spare C．enjoy
B．save D．like
解析：选C 根据下文的“less money”和“unemployment”判断，答案应为enjoy，意为“享有”。 8．A.containing C．remaining
B．including D．continuing
解析：选D 句意：哈佛大学一直在进行一项研究，该研究报告表明……。continuing意为“持续的”。
9．A.borrow C．earn
B．lend D．pay
解析：选C 根据上文提到的“印第安人没有同其他美国人一样享有经济和教育上的成功”推断，印第安人赚的钱要少。
10．A.much C．many
B．more D．enough
解析：选B 根据下文的“than”可知，此处要用more，构成比较级，表示印第安人的失业率较高。
11．A.rates C．scores
B．dates D．costs
解析：选A rate意为“比率”。此处指“患病的比率”。 12．A.offers C．gives
B．provides D．contributes
解析：选B 根据下文的介词“for”并结合语境判断，此处要用provides。provide sth. for sb.意为“给某人提供某物”。
13．A.homes C．schools
B．hospitals D．parks
解析：选C 由前面的“education”推断，此处应选schools。 14．A.ordinary C．special
B．common D．general
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解析：选D general意为“总体的”。general population意为“总人口”。 15．A.number C．amount
B．quality D．plenty
解析：选A 根据下文谈到的“在过去的20年里翻了一倍多”判断，此处应为“数目”。 16．A.searching C．acknowledging
B．seeking D．teaching
解析：选B 此处为“寻求高等教育的人”。 17．A.ever C．also
B．even D．still
解析：选C also意为“还；也”。第14个空后的“they also say”是提示。 18．A.planted C．arisen
B．raised D．grown
解析：选D 上文谈到“情况有了改善”，“寻求高等教育的人多了”，因此“经济也就增长了”。
19．A.improvement C．instruction
B．management D．impression
解析：选Aimprovement意为“提高，改进”。与上一段中的“they also say the situation is improving”相呼应。
20．A.treated C．ruled
B．obeyed D．made
解析：选D 该句为“make sth.＋adj.”结构，此处表示“使赌博合法化”。 Ⅱ.语法填空
My Travel Experience in China
During the summer holidays I visited a variety of regions in China.
My first stop was Beijing and of course the Great Wall. Without question it lived up to my __1__ (expect)．
After a long journey I reached Yunnan. With __2__ (it) minority villages and impressive landscapes, Yunnan had a lot to offer. One of my __3__ (enjoy) moments in Yunnan was during my visit to The Tiger Leaping Gorge. The climb over the gorge was at times exhausting __4__ always breathtaking. The views couldn't __5__ (imagine) in their beauty and they __6__ (leave) me with many great memories.
After taking a boat from the mainland I arrived at __7__ island province of Hainan. There I visited Baihua Waterfall. Floating on a pool of water at the base and looking up at the waterfall with a background of blue sky was one of the most __8__ (relax) experiences of my life. Throughout China there are many ancient buildings and in particular ancient towns. Lijiang and Dali both have glorious __9__ (example) of this. It was remarkable to step back in time and get an idea of 高中英语专题
__10__ China might have looked like all those years ago. I thought the buildings were beautiful and full of history.
I had a wonderful time! China is both fascinating and beautiful!
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者的暑期中国之旅并具体介绍了游玩的城市及景点。
1．expectation(s) live up to one's expectation(s)是固定用法，意为“达到某人的期望”。故填expectation(s)。
2．its 空格处指代上句中的“Yunnan”，且minority villages, impressive landscapes和Yunnan之间是所属关系，故用形容词性物主代词its。
3．enjoyable 根据空格后的名词“moments”可知，空格处应用形容词，意为“愉快的”。故填enjoyable。
4．but 句意：虽然爬上峡谷有时让人筋疲力尽，但总是让人兴奋不已。根据句意可知，空格前后之间为转折关系。故填but。
5．be imagined 句子的主语The views和动词imagine之间为被动关系，故用被动语态；情态动词could后用动词原形。故填be imagined。
6．left 此处叙述的是过去发生的事，应用一般过去时。故填left。
7．the 根据“island province of Hainan”可知，这里特指海南岛，故用定冠词the。 8．relaxing 空格处修饰名词“experiences”，应用形容词，意为“令人放松的”。故填relaxing。
9．examples 根据该句主语“Lijiang and Dali”可知，此处应用名词的复数形式。故填examples。
10．what 分析该句结构可知，空格处引导的宾语从句作介词of的宾语；空格处在从句中作looked like的宾语，意为“……的样子”。故用what引导该宾语从句。
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It was my first time visiting the United States. Before __1__ (leave) for Washington D．C.,
I
downloaded some introductions about some tourist __2__ (attract) in the city. Therefore I knew something about this city before the trip. A lot of things happened during my trip to WashingtonD．C. However, __3__ impressed me most is the International Spy Museum, which I visited on the __4__ (three) day of the trip.
In my spare time, I often watched movies about spies with my parents because I was __5__ (extreme) interested in spies. I acquired __6__ good knowledge of that after I read the descriptions in the museum. I learned that spies usually hid important letters in an umbrella, in a shoe, or even in a pair of ordinary __7__ (glass). When they thought they were probably found out, they could have their appearances __8__ (change) in a few minutes. They put on fake hair, eyes or teeth. If they had an emergency, they
