高三英语一轮复习课时作业 (26)

课时作业(二十六) 选修6 Unit 1 Art

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．(2012·临沂市质量检测)—Be quick，please.I have to be there by 9∶00.

—________，but I’ll try my best.

A．That’s all right

C．I can’t promise B．No problem D．It’s impossible

2．—How did you________the old valuable house?

—It used to be ________my uncle.He left it to me in his will.

A．take possession of；in possession of

B．take the possession of；in the possession of

C．take possession of；in the possession of

D．take the possession of；in possession of

3．The education program________combining brain work with manual labor is being widely spread throughout the country.

A．to aim at

C．having aimed at

4．—Are you fond of sports，Lily?

—Not really.Honestly speaking，music________me more than sports.

A．appeals to

C．contributes to B．responds to D．attends to B．aims at D．aimed at

5．________was evident that the policy was a failure；nothing has changed at all.

A．This

C．Such B．It D．That

6．She kept telling her father to pay attention to his own health，________，in fact，didn’t help at all.

A．which

C．it B．he D．while

7．(2011·湖北卷)An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s character；however，they are not always ________.

A．practical

C．permanent B．avoidable D．beneficial

8．The English couple who haven’t a child of their own are planning to________a little girl from China.

A．accept

C．adapt

B．abandon D．adopt

9．Ann bought the picture in the belief________it was a real antique，not a fake.

A．which

C．whether B．that D．though

10．—What’s the weather like in your city?

—It rains a lot in summer.I wish it________that often.

A．didn’t rain

C．won’t rain B．doesn’t rain D．isn’t raining

11．By sending text messages or chatting online，we’ve been in touch for months，but I’ve never met my new friend________.

A．by accident

C．in the flesh B．on purpose D．in her absence

12．I once________to read an English novel，but there were so many new words that I had to give up halfway.

A．attempted

C．offered B．managed D．pretended

13．I’d like to take a vacation this summer，but________I don’t want to miss the conference in mid-July.

A．what’s more

C．on the other hand B．by the way D．as a matter of fact

14．—Instead of lending a hand，Jim just stood by，laughing at us in trouble.

—Oh，it’s________of him to be so cold-hearted.

A．conventional

C．ridiculous B．typical D．aggressive

15．If scientists had been able to predict it exactly，the Japan earthquake________such heavy losses in human lives.

A．wouldn’t cause

C．hadn’t caused

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2012·福建质量检测)

After years of trying to balance work with motherhood，Karl Smith left her corporate (公司的) job behind to start her own business.

It’s been over a decade since this mom entrepreneur (企业家) began making cakes out of her family’s kitchen.During that time，she has managed to grow Magical Moments & Elite Party Rentals into a well-developed wedding planning and rental operation.Statistics show that these kinds of mommy-owned businesses are on the rise.Many women say they can’t find work that allows them to balance their responsibilities at home.

B．didn’t cause D．wouldn’t have caused

Indeed，according to a national study conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Microsoft Canada，fifty-four percent of female small business owners agree that being able to work at home to raise their family is a key reason to leave the corporate world behind.

“Being a mom entrepreneur means trading a typical 9-to-5 work week for a more irregular routine，” says Gemma Moore，a busy mother of two who owns and operates MG Moore Designs，a design company specializing in website，photography and print media.“Finding a business that you can build in the evenings will allow you to spend time with your children during the day and continue your business after they go to school.”

Ninety-two percent of female small business owners say that mobile equipment and computer software can help a mom entrepreneur make her own hours and work whenever she is most productive.In fact，ninety-five percent agree that small business owners need to than ever before.The more technology they master，the more successfully they will run their businesses.

“Balance is a key aspect for most entrepreneurs，but this is especially true for women，” says Ruth Bastedo，President of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC)．“Entrepreneurs recognize that today’s technology can help them to find work/life balance while still providing them with the tools and materials they need to grow their businesses more effectively.”

1．Many female employees left their corporate jobs in order to______.

A．master more and more technology

B．support their family in a better way

C．look after their children more carefully

D．carry out their responsibilities as housewives

2．What can we know about Gemma Moore from the passage?

A．She has two companies of her own.

B．She was once doing trade business.

C．She does not work in the daytime.

D．She can arrange her time more properly.

3．The underlined part “be more technology-savvy” (in Paragraph 5) probably means “________”．

A．save more hours for technology

B．spend less money on technology

C．have a better knowledge of technology

D．find better balance in technical field

4．The passage mainly tells us that________.

A．most women can hardly find suitable work

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