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1、课时作业(四十)选修8Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors(限时：45分钟).单项填空1Sir，Im here.Please listen.I_asking your parents to come to our school，but Id like to hear your opinion first.Ahave considered Bam going to considerCconsidered Dhave been considering2_ by the latest electronic toys，the little boy stood in front o
2、f the windows，without moving.ATo be attracted BAttractedCHaving attracted DAttracting3He had planned to make a compromise，but_he changed his mind at the last minute.Atherefore BotherwiseCanyhow Dsomehow4Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware_ price.Ano
3、t to mention Bin addition toCon account of Dregardless of5These days the government has issued several economic policies that will_ the growth of manufacturing industry.A. accelerate B. accomplishC. accumulate D. approve6_that you are chosen as a volunteer at the Olympic Games，what will you do?AAssu
4、med BTo assumeCAssuming DTo be assumed7Any information about your son?No.If only I_those tough words to him.Adidnt say Bhadnt saidCshouldnt have said Dcouldnt have said8He says whatever he thinks, _ other peoples feelings.A. not to mention B. apart fromC. regardless of D. in spite9George returned af
5、ter the war, only _ that his wife had left him. A. to be told B. tellingC. being told D. told 10_，we must expect changes to be made in our system of teaching.ALooking around BLooking aheadCWatching out DSeeing around11I am_endless examinations.Cheer up，David.Keep on until the college entrance examin
6、ation ends.Acaught up with Bcome up withCfed up with Dput up with12Tom is said _ a new computer program recently，but I dont know when hell finish it.Ato design Bto be designingCto have been designing Dto have designed13The residents in the neighborhood all_the governments decision to close the small
7、 dye factory.Adeleted BidentifiedCinterrupted Dapplauded14Im going to Appleby tomorrow._！ Im going up there，too.AWhat a coincidence BGood luckCCongratulations DGood chance15All these trees are over 800 years old, some _ back to 1，000 years ago. A. dating B. dated C. date D. to date.阅读理解A2012山东卷 One
8、of the greatest contributors to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every Engl
9、ish word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations(引文)showing how it was used.This was a huge task, so Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever writ
10、ten in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire，” 50 miles from Oxford.Minor joined the army of volunteers send
11、ing words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 17 years, he became one of the staffs most valued contributors.But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he f
12、ound Minor locked in a booklined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum(精神病院)for the Criminally Insane.Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, s
13、ometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12
14、volumes defined 414，825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.16. According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary_A. came out before Minor diedB. was edited by an American volunteerC. included the English words invented by MurrayD
15、. was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary17. How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.B. He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.C. He provided a great number of words and quotations.D. He went to England to work with Murray. 18. Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?A. He was shut in an asylum.B.
