【中国好题源】（含答案解析）人教选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity

Unit1 A land of diversity 单项选择题 1.【原创】Tom wants to catch up with others. That is he is always getting up early A because B why C when D how 【解析】That is why….. 那就是为什么….的原因。That is because….那是因为…。 【答案】B 【教材例句】That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. 2. 【原创】It that the human being’s activities are the major reason why pollution is becoming more and more serious. A is believing B to believe C believes D is believed 【解析】It is believed that….人们认为……。人们认为人类的活动是污染越来越严重的主要原因。 【答案】D 【教材例句】It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 3.【2012 马鞍山模拟】The bell _____ the end of the class rang, _____ the heated discussion. A．indicating; interrupting B．indicated; interrupted C．indicating; interrupted D．indicated; interrupting 【解析】铃声与“表明”，“打断”有逻辑上的主谓关系，况且二者后都有其宾语，故两词都用其 ing形式。第一空作定语，第二空作结果状语。 【答案】A 【教材例句】Try to use the expressions above to indicate that you are listening carefully to your partner. 4.【2012·大连质检】It suddenly _____ to me that this man might be a cheat. A．happened B．turned out C．occurred D．came about 【解析】It occurs to sb. that“某人突然想到……”，符合句意。 【答案】C 【教材例句】Yes.It didn't occur to me that ... 5. 【2012 合肥质检】The number of students in our class _____ more than 70 and the majority of them _____ from the countryside. A．is; is B．is; are C．are; is D．are; are 【解析】the number of ... “……的数量”，作主语时谓语动词用单数； the majority of ... “……的大部分”，后跟可数名词复数形式时，谓语动词用复数，故B项正确。 【答案】B 【教材例句】Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. 6.【2012 安庆检测】It is most _____ that the environmentalists will come to the area to investigate the possible damage caused by the serious pollution. A．likely B．perhaps C．possibly D．probably 【解析】句意：环境保护者很有可能会到这个地区调查严重污染所造成的潜在的破坏。句型it is likely that ...中的likely为形容词，而不是副词， B、C、D三项均为副词形式，与句式不符。 【答案】A 【教材例句】However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 7.【2013届河北省唐山市摸底试题】34._____by the noise, curious heads were turning to find out what happened. A. Attracting B. To attract C. Attracted D. Having attracted 【解析】句意：被噪音所吸引，好奇的人们开始浓情发生了什么。过去分词作状语。Curious heads 与attract 是动宾关系。 【答案】C 【教材例句】Built in 1873, the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie, who wanted to find a better form of transport than horse drawn trams. 本单元语法：主语从句、宾语从句和表语从句 8.【2013届四川省成都市高 ... ...