1、2014年译林牛津版高中英语选修十一第四单元练习题（带解析） 单项选择 * If my lawyer _ here last Saturday, he _ me from going. A had been; would have prevented B had been; would prevent C were; would prevent D were; would have prevented 答案： A With the loss of labor， the old farmers _at home had to choose less labor-intensive crops.
2、A having left B to leave C left D leaving 答案： C The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China , he remembers starting as early as his childhood. A where B which C what D when 答案： B He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. Its just a matter of _. A luck B value C tim
3、e D fact 答案： C will be quite a long time _ she is back again, so dont be too cross with her. A that B since C before D until 答案： C 阅读理解 Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human
4、 brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳 ). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素 ) and fatigu
5、e products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So wh
6、at makes us tired Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情绪的 ) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical ori
7、gin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.” What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired Joy Satisfaction No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, t
8、enseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated-those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body. 【小题 1】 What surprised the scientists a few years ago A Fatigue toxins could hardly be fo
9、und in a laborers blood. B Albert Einstein didnt feel worn after a days work. C The brain could work for many hours without fatigue. D A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins. 【小题 2】 According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired A Challenging mental wor
10、k. B Unpleasant emotions. C Endless tasks. D Physical labor. 【小题 3】 Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists idea A He agrees with them. B He doubts them. C He argues against them. D He hesitates to accept them. 【小题 4】 We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting w
11、orkers need to _. A have some good food. B enjoy their work C exercise regularly D discover fatigue toxins 答案：【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】找到关键词 surprise.定位第一段。根据 Mere is an astonishing and significant fact:Mcntal work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd.(Mere是一个令人惊讶又有意义的事实 :仅仅脑力
12、劳动不能使我们觉得累。这听起来有点荒唐 )。锁定答案： C。 【小题 2】找到关键句 can make sitting workers tired,定位末段。根据 A feeling of being bored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers。（一种厌烦、愤怒、焦急、 紧张、忧虑、不被欣赏的感觉，这些是脑力工作者感到累的情感因素）因此，答案：为 B。 【小题 3】这是一篇说明文，文章的主旨或作者的态度
13、一般在首末段体现。文章的首段首句 Mere is an astonishing and significant fact(Mere是一个令人惊讶又有意义的事实 )，作者的态度是惊叹与赞同的：在末段，作者得出结论 : We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.(我觉得累是因为我们的感情在体内产生了紧 张情绪 )。因此，可以判定作者的态度是赞同的，而不是怀疑、争论或者犹豫。 【小题 4】通过文章的大意结构图，我们知道在文中的第二三四段作者给我们分析了科学家对致使我们劳累的因素进行的研究，在文中的末端得出结论：
14、不好的情绪致使体内昌盛紧张情愫从而使人觉得劳累。因此，答案：为选项 B。 My name is Clara.I still remember that chilly December day,sitting in science class.Id finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye:NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器 ).Before I even
15、knew anything else about it,a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind,Curiosity. I couldnt want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay.That afternoon,I raced home,sat down at the computer,and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyones mi
16、nd.” Five months later, my mon received a phone call,and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. On August 5,2012,at 10:31 p.m,the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars,and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA. Curiosity is such an important part of who
17、 I am.I have always been fascinated by the stars,the planets,the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.Shed tell me stories and point out the stars,Grandma lived in China,thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas,but
18、the stars kept us together even when we were apart.They were always there, yet there was so much I didnt know about them.Thats what I love so much about space. People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares.My answer is simple because were curious.We human beings do not just hole up in o
19、ne place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out whats over the hill and beyond the horizon. 【小题 1】 How did Clara get the new about the essay contest ( no more than 10 words) 【小题 2】 Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA ( no more than 10 words) 【小题 3】 What does Clara remember about
20、the time spent with Grandma ( no more than 15 words) 【小题 4】 What does the underlined phrase “hole up”mean (1 word) 【小题 5】 In your opinion,why is curiosity important ( no more than 20 words) 答案：【小题 1】 By reading a Time for Kids magazine. Or: From a Time for Kids magazine 【小题 2】 She won the essay cont
21、est held by NASA. Or: She named the Mars rover “Curiosity”. Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover. 【小题 3】 She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about stars. Or: Her grandma told her stories about stars. Or: They sat together talking about stars. 【小题 4】 Stay/ Remai
22、n/ Live/ Hide 【小题 5】 Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or inventions. Or: With Curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown. Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge. 【小题 1】据文章第一段第二 句话 Id
23、 finished a worksheet early and picked up a Time for Kids magazine可知答案： . 【小题 2】题干关键信息为 a front-row seat in NASA告诉我们答案：在第四段，根据第四段 the rover named Curiosity并结合第二段中的 Curiosity is an 可知答案：。 【小题 3】根据文章倒数第二段 I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. S
24、hed tell me stories and point out the stars可知答案：。 【小题 4】结合语境：我们人类不能老呆在一个地方。 【小题 5】开放型问题。读懂文章，不难回答，回答时需把握文章主题，并进行概括提炼，合理回答。 书面表达 你叫李华。最近，你们班同学就 “地球一小时 ”活动展开了一场热烈盼讨论。下表是这次讨论的结果。请你用英语给中学英语报主编写一封信，介绍你们班的讨论结果并阐明你自己的观点。 60的同学支持 40的同学反对 你的看法 引起人们对全球气候变暖的关注 做秀，意义不大 节约能源 收效甚微 全世界共同努力，保护地球 给人们生活，学习和工作带来不便 注意： 1字数 120左右； 2开头结尾已给出，不计人总词数。 参考词汇：做秀一 show 不便一 inconvenience Dear Editor， Last week our class had a heated discussion on Earth Hour 答案：
