8. Americans account for 6 percent of the world’s population but 　　　　(消耗) over a third of the world’s energy.

7. The　　　　　　 (臭名昭著的) traitor was sentenced to death.

6. On a recent trip to the United States I suddenly felt like some Chinese　　　　　 (佳肴).

5. Australia is a country where the cattle and sheep o　　　 the people.

4. I thought this vast wave of food was the total number of dishes to be served, and I started eating g　　　　　 .

3. The students who failed to meet these r　　 will not be admitted into the university.

2. The doctor asked him to stick his t　　 out and say“Ah ...”

1. The a　　　　 satellite is a man?made object that continuously orbits the earth.

2.　 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The Renaissance gave rise to new forms of painting and sculpture”及“A new kind of paint,called oil paint,was invented”可知，油画这种新的绘画形式在文艺复兴时期出现了，所以正确答案为B。

3.　 解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第三段及第四段的“Many people became interested in politics,and the world outside their towns.They became explorers,businessmen,etc”可知，在文艺复兴时期出现了许多探险家，商人和制图师，所以正确答案为A。

4.　 解析:选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest,although he was not regarded that way at the time”可知，达·芬奇在他所生活的时代并没有被认为是天才，所以正确答案为D。

5.　 解析:选C。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了文艺复兴给整个社会所带来的影响，以及这个时期社会上所出现的新现象。

6. 解析:选A。猜测词义题。这里应表示“荣誉,认可”,与前面的“success”相对应。

7. 解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第四段的“The publication of The Tin Flute established Roy’s credit as a novelist”可知,答案为A。

8. 解析:选A。推理判断题。a的时间为1929年;b为1937-1943年间;c为1976-1979年间;d为1955年。故选A。

9. 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Gabrielle had to work hard at school. The money she won for her final examination results paid for her first year”可知，A项表述正确；根据最后一段的“...her works were frequently translated into English (and many other languages as well)”可知，C项表述正确；根据最后一段的“they would leave an enduring mark on the cultural life of her country”可知，D项表述正确；B项文中没有提及。

10. 解析:选D。推理判断题。文章第一段提到“...writer and artists such as Gabrielle Roy are part of an important tradition in Canadian life”，接下来各段介绍了Gabrielle在文学上的成就，由此可知,下面应该就是介绍Gabrielle作为艺术家所取得的成就。

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10. 解析:选B。考查情景交际用语。What do you reckon? 和What do you think of it?相同,意为“你认为……怎么样？”