课时作业(四十)[选修8Unit5Meetingyourancestors](限时：45分钟)Ⅰ.单项填空1—．Sir，I'mhere.—Pleaselisten.I________askingyourparentstocometoourschool，butI'dliketohearyouropinionfirst.A．haveconsideredB．amgoingtoconsiderC．consideredD．havebeenconsidering2．________bythelatestelectronictoys，thelittleboystoodinfrontofthewindows，withoutmoving.A．TobeattractedB．AttractedC．HavingattractedD．Attracting3．Hehadplannedtomakeacompromise，but________hechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．thereforeB．otherwiseC．anyhowD．somehow4．Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerandscientifichardware________price.A．nottomentionB．inadditiontoC．onaccountofD．regardlessof5．Thesedaysthegovernmenthasissuedseveraleconomicpoliciesthatwill________thegrowthofmanufacturingindustry.A.accelerateB.accomplishC.accumulateD.approve6．________thatyouarechosenasavolunteerattheOlympicGames，whatwillyoudo?A．AssumedB．ToassumeC．AssumingD．Tobeassumed7—．Anyinformationaboutyourson?—No.IfonlyI________thosetoughwordstohim.A．didn'tsayB．hadn'tsaidC．shouldn'thavesaidD．couldn'thavesaid8．Hesayswhateverhethinks,________otherpeople'sfeelings.A.nottomentionB.apartfromC.regardlessofD.inspite9．Georgereturnedafterthewar,only________thathiswifehadlefthim.A.tobetoldB.tellingC.beingtoldD.told10．________，wemustexpectchangestobemadeinoursystemofteaching.A．LookingaroundB．LookingaheadC．WatchingoutD．Seeingaround11—．Iam________endlessexaminations.—Cheerup，David.Keeponuntilthecollegeentranceexaminationends.A．caughtupwithB．comeupwithC．fedupwithD．putupwith12．Tomissaid________anewcomputerprogramrecently，butIdon'tknowwhenhe'llfinishit.A．todesignB．tobedesigningC．tohavebeendesigningD．tohavedesigned13．Theresidentsintheneighborhoodall________thegovernment'sdecisiontoclosethesmalldyefactory.A．deletedB．identifiedC．interruptedD．applauded14—．I'mgoingtoApplebytomorrow.—________！I'mgoingupthere，too.A．WhatacoincidenceB．GoodluckC．CongratulationsD．Goodchance15．Allthesetreesareover800yearsold,some________backto1，000yearsago.A.datingB.datedC.dateD.todateⅡ.阅读理解A[2012·山东卷]OneofthegreatestcontributorstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask,soMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire”，50milesfromOxford.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabooklinedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum(精神病院)fortheCriminallyInsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10，000submissionsin20years.Mur...
