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Unit 1 A land of diversity
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. After the arrival of the Europeans, the native people were forced into s .
2. You have difficulty in moving to America, because the rules of i are rather strict for the foreigners.
3. Only a few of them thought highly of the plan. The m w ere against it.
4. Obama was e as the forty-four president of the United States.
5. The rural r has achieved good results, and there has been a noticeable change in the countryside.
Ⅱ. 辨析填空
take off/take up/take in/take on
1. The city has been developing very fast and it has a new look.
2. The old man the story at this point.
3. Don’t be by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
4. The plane for Beijing at four o’clock.
Ⅲ. 完成句子
1. 我突然想起今晚我该拜访汤姆。
It me suddenly that I should call on Tom tonight.
2. 我会尽全力帮助你。
I will help you .
3. 他以80票的优势赢得了该席位。
He won the seat with 80 votes.
4. 我读书的时候,常在书上把我认为重要的地方标记出来。
In doing my reading, I often what I regard as important in a book.
5. 现在大部分教科书都配有插图。
School-books now have pictures.
Ⅳ.单项填空
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Shall I give you a ride as you live so far?
— .
A. It couldn’t be better B. Of course you can
C. If you like D. It’s up to you
2. You fool! How can you let such a chance through your fingers.
A. ski B. spread C. slip D. glide
3. People have views on the policy published recently, because not everybody is in favour of it in the survey(调查).
A. excited B. surprised C. frightened D. mixed
4. Every possible means to help the poor people in Africa.
A. have tried B. have been tried
C. has tried D. has been tried
5. He can hardly his wife’s bad-temper,so he decided to seek divorce with her.
A. teamed up with B. caught up with
C. put up with D. kept up with
Ⅴ. 完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional (情感的) rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is 1 as a companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy. 2 pets offer more than mere companionship: they invite us to love and be loved. Many 3 feel their pets understand them, for animals are 4 to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us 5 when human words don’t help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets 6 us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs 7 , look up to their owners, 8 makes them feel important and needed.
A pet can be something 9 to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) 10 child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide 11 and companionship. It has 12 been suggested that tiny pets 13 be sent as companions to astronauts on space ships, to help reduce the stress (紧张) and 14 of space flights.
In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for 15 . A pet in the family keeps people in 16 with the more natural, animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet 17 helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to 18 a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels 19 toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are 20 for us human beings.
1. A. known B. looked upon C. treated D. kept
2. A. But B. However C. So D. Otherwise
3. A. masters B. owners C. bosses D. hosts
4. A. slow B. quick C. easy D. difficult
5. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at no time
6. A. depend on B. live on C. wait on D. look on
7. A. especially B. hardly C. hopefully D. entirely
8. A. it B. who C. which D. what
9. A. dangerous B. necessary C. the same D. different
10. A. single B. only C. separate D. alone
11. A. loss B. love C. trouble D. pleasure
12. A. ever B. even C. never D. probably
13. A. would B. could C. should D. must
14. A. loneliness B. distance C. darkness D. weight
15. A. housewives B. children C. grown ups D. relatives
16. A. connection B. conversation C. touch D. love
17. A. die B. suffer C. cry D. fight
18. A. pay for B. ask for C. call for D. care for
19. A. comfortable B. suitable C. valuable D. responsible
20. A. fit B. good C. expensive D. bad
Ⅵ. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Burning the midnight oil before an exam or interview has an opposite effect according to a
research which found that sleep is necessary for memories to be “downloaded” into the brain.
“A good night’s sleep within 30 hours of trying to remember a new task is a necessary condition of having good recall in the weeks ahead,” scientists have found.
“We think that getting that first nights sleep starts the process of memory consolidation(加强),” said Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher at Harvard Medical School who conducted the latest study.
“It seems that memories are normally washed out of the brain unless some process nails them down. I feel uncertain that sleep is one of those things that do the nailing down,” Professor Stickgold said.
Professor Stickgold’s team trained the 24 people to tell the direction of three diagonal bars (斜线) shown for a sixtieth of a second on a computer screen full of horizontal stripes (水平线).
Half the subjects were kept awake that night, while the others slept. Both groups were allowed to sleep for the second and third nights to make up for any differences in tiredness between the volunteers.
Those who slept the first night were much better at remembering the task while the second group showed no improvement in spite of enjoying two nights of catchup sleep.
A further study by scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck in Germany showed that memories are laid down in two stages during the night. The first is during the deep, so-called “slow wave” sleep, which usually takes place in the first half of the night. The second, and less important stage happens during the periods of dreaming or “rapid eye movement (REM)”. When people don’t sleep well in the first half of the night, their memory consolidation is almost the same as having no sleep at all.
1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the first paragraph?
A. It is necessary to burn the midnight oil before an exam or interview.
B. Sleep speeds up the loss of memory.
C. Man should have a good sleep if he wants to keep a good memory.
D. Staying up late will make you better prepared for an exam or interview.
2. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that .
A. some process helps memories to be washed out of the brain
B. professor Stickgold is doubtful about whether sleep can make memories worse
C. some memories normally influence the function of the brain
D. sleep may can improve the condition of memories
3. How was the research conducted by Professor Stickgold?
A. The subjects were divided into two groups.
B. All the subjects were kept awake for 3 nights.
C. One group slept at the first night but was kept awake the next two nights.
D. One group was kept awake for 3 nights but the other slept for the second and third nights.
4. What was the study result of the scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck?
A. REM sleep is not important at all for the consolidation for memory.
B. Intellectual performance mainly depends on the slow wave sleep period.
C. When people sleep poorly in the first half of the night, it is almost the same as having no sleep at all.
D. REM sleep is as important as slow wave sleep in terms of memory recall.
5. The BEST title of this passage is .
A. Sleep Necessary for Memories
B. The Importance of the First Stage of Sleep
C. Studies Made By Scientists About Sleep
D. The Scientists’ Achievement in Sleep Research
Ⅶ. 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Nowadays, paper still come from trees. Unfortunately, we use a 1.
lot of paper every day. We must not waste paper and there will 2.
not be any trees leaving on Earth. No tree means no paper. We 3.
need 17 trees make one ton of paper. We must start using less 4.
paper now because it takes about 100 years of a tree to grow. 5.
How can we save paper? Firstly, we can use both the sides 6.
of every sheet of paper. We can reuse envelope. We can choose 7.
drinks in bottles instead of drinks in cardboard cartoons. We can 8.
use plastic cups and plates instead of paper one. We can also 9.
use handkerchiefs instead of paper tissues. We can use less paper 10.
shopping bags and we can reuse these paper bags later as well.
Ⅳ.单项填空
1. 解析:选A。It couldn’t be better意为“再好不过了”,是对别人邀请的回答;Of course you can表达生硬,不符合交际用语习惯;If you like是对别人请求的回答;It’s up to you意为“随便”。根据句意,选A。
2. 解析:选C。句意为:你真愚蠢!你怎么能让这么个机会从你指间溜走呢?ski 滑雪;spread延伸;slip滑过;溜走;glide滑行。根据句意可知,选C。
3. 解析:选D。mixed views意为“各种各样的观点”,从后面的because not everybody is in favour
of it in the survey我们可以得出答案。
4. 解析:选D。means是单复数形式相同的名词,从空前的every可知,means在这里表示单数,同时它与try之间呈被动关系,因此用被动语态。
5. 解析:选C。考查短语辨析。team up with与……合作;catch up with赶上;put up with忍受; keep up with跟得上。根据句意可知,选C。
Ⅴ. 完形填空
1. 解析:选D。从空后的“...and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy”可知,作者认为人们是把宠物作为伴侣来养,而不是把它看作伴侣。
2. 解析:选A。从空后的“more than mere (only) companionship”可知,本句与上句为转折关系。
3. 解析:选B。从空后的“their pets”可知,这里表示的是宠物的拥有者。host是相对客人而言;master相对仆人 (servant)而言;而owner指某物的所有者。
4. 解析:选B。quick在这里意为“反应灵敏”。
5. 解析:选C。at times在此相当于 sometimes。
6. 解析:选A。句意为:通过宠物依赖于我们给它们一个家、食物、饮水的同时我们也感受到爱。depend on sb. for sth.意为“依靠某人获得某物”。
7. 解析:选A。作者认为在这一点上狗的表现最突出,因此用especially表示。
8. 解析:选C。which引导非限制性定语从句,在这里指代Dogs look up to their owners,look up to 在这里意为“尊敬,尊重”。
9. 解析:选D。从空后的“another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) 10 child, a grandchild to the elderly”可知,宠物对于不同的家庭成员其角色是不一样的。
10. 解析:选B。single意为“单身的”,指没有结婚;alone不可作定语,因此A、D两项不符合句意,故选B。
11. 解析:选D。句意为:宠物给我们带来欢乐和陪伴。从空后的and companionship可知,应选D。
12. 解析:选B。句意为:甚至有人建议小宠物应该带到宇宙飞船上给宇航员做伴。even意为“甚至”,在这里用作加强语气。
13. 解析:选C。suggest后的宾语从句用的是虚拟语气,其谓语是“should+动词原形”。
14. 解析:选A。宠物用来减轻宇航员飞行中的紧张与孤独。
15. 解析:选B。最后一段论述了宠物对孩子性格培养方面的重要作用。所以应该是针对孩子而言。
16. 解析:选C。句意为:宠物使得(家庭中的)人们与更多的自然界动物保持接触。keep in touch with 与……保持联系。
17. 解析:选A。die 在此与give birth 相对,从空后的 with sorrow 也可以得到此答案的提示。
18. 解析:选D。care for 意为“关心,照顾”。
19. 解析:选D。句意为:学会关心宠物有助于将孩子培养成有爱心的成年人,他们会对需要自己的人负责。
20. 解析:选B。句意为:他们也会知道宠物对我们人类有益处。
Ⅵ. 阅读理解
1. 解析:选C。推理判断题。本文通过实验说明好的睡眠对记忆力至关重要。文章第一段就交代了整篇文章的中心。
2. 解析:选D。推理判断题。Professor Stickgold的话说明:睡眠也许是不让记忆力衰退的关键之一。
3. 解析:选A。细节理解题。文章第六、七段介绍了参与实验者被分成两组,一组第一天晚上睡觉,另一组第一天晚上不睡觉。
4. 解析:选B。细节理解题。文章最后一段说明了slow wave睡眠阶段对记忆的重要性。
5. 解析:选A。标题概括题。归纳文章第一段的内容可知。
Ⅶ. 短文改错
1. come→comes
2. and→or
3. leaving→left
4. make前加to
5. of→ for
6. 去掉the
7. envelope→envelopes或在envelope前加an
8. √
9. one→ones
10. less→fewer
Unit 2 Cloning
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The role of the news u informing public opinion is of great importance.
2. The small town looks e as it did when it was built 200 years ago.
3. I’m sorry to d you so late, but I was wondering if I could use your phone.
4. For a teacher to hit a child is not just m wrong but also illegal.
5. These profits are based on the a that prices will continue to rise.
Ⅱ. 同义句转换
1. At the beginning, he was against my proposal. However, in the end, he changed his mind.
At first he hesitated about my suggestion, but he agreed.
2. Later they learnt that an earthquake had taken place in that area.
Then that the area had been hit by an earthquake.
3. Although he was not strong, he joined in the work.
weakness, he took part in the work.
4. We are still far from being able to clone extinct animals.
We are still from being able to clone extinct animals.
5. They don’t know if the new policy is in their favour.
They this new policy can bring benefit to them.
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. 告诉你父母真相吧,他们肯定会知道一切的。(be bound to )
2. 这项工程引起了一阵强烈的反对,对村民们产生了巨大的影响。(objection; have an impact on)
3. 尽管他同意这个计划,但没作直接的回答。(in favour of; straightforward)
4. 在过去的10年中,他积累了大量的教学经验。(accumulate)
5. 他的关于人类可以克隆动物的假设最终得到了证实。(assumption;用同位语从句)
Ⅳ.单项填空
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —You hate Lee, don’t you?
— . Just think he’s a bit annoying.
A. Not exactly B. All right
C. Go ahead D. Not necessarily
2. —Do you often go to the movies at weekends?
—Not often, I only go to the cinema .
A. at one time B. for a time
C. at a time D. from time to time
3. Though the twins look alike, they in many aspects, especially in hobbies and personalities.
A. range B. change C. choose D. differ
4. The majority of the people were in favour of the plan. However, I the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.
A. approved of B. objected to
C. prepared for D. longed for
5. They took a hell of a risk and suffered a great deal but it .
A. paid back B. paid up
C. paid off D. paid down
6. —Jane, you’ve made such great efforts that you are to pass the exam.
—It is very kind of you to say so, Mr Smith.
A. easy B. bound C. possible D. unlikely
7. —You are lucky that she is very thoughtful and devoted to you.
—In fact, I don’t want to her with my problems all the time.
A. honour B. help C. affect D. bother
8. She was on a diet, but she couldn’t eating sweet food. Consequently, her weight was gained again.
A. remove B. resist C. reject D. object
9. The new classroom will be constructed this year, and a firm from Korea has been chosen to the work.
A. assign B. provide C. undertake D. settle
10. He’s obviously quite embarrassed about it so he me to tell anyone.
A. prevented B. kept
C. permitted D. forbade
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
With petroleum reserves (石油储量) decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alternative. Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofuel that looks more likely to replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algae (藻类).
Algae, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow via photosynthesis (光合作用) and can be processed into fuel oil. However, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water — while corn and soy require arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the worlds population balloons.
“If you replaced all the diesel (柴油) in the U.S. with soy biodiesel, it would take half the land mass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans,” says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels, a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology. On the other hand, the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require 15,000 square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger than Maryland (12,407 square miles), the 42nd state in land area.
Another bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, they’re being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber. Smokestack emissions (烟囱排放物) can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Although processing technology for algae fuel—also known as “oilgae” in some environmentalist circles—is improving, it’s still years away from reaching your local gas pump. “It’s just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet.” Caspari says.
1. The underlined word “yield” in the second paragraph can be replaced by .
A. control B. require C. produce D. grow
2. Compared with corn and soybeans, algae .
A. may pollute water and soil
B. can grow in poor conditions
C. provide much less energy
D. need more special care
3. According to the third paragraph, one of the advantages of algae fuel is that .
A. it can be used more widely
B. it is more easy to produce
C. it needs much less land
D. it costs much less money
4. What do we learn about algae from the fourth paragraph?
A. Algae help protect the environment.
B. People can grow algae anywhere.
C. Fish can get more oxygen from algae.
D. Algae produce less waste.
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Environmental protection.
B. Biofuels from corn and soybeans.
C. The false hope of biofuels.
D. A promising oil alternative.
B
Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services.
The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental impact of their activities. He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities?’ These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked.”
He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone’s books. Yet they are real, they are incurred (遭受) now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy(补救). ”He said the world was “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid”.
Flanked by (两侧有) the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James’Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability (可持续性)” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet.
Duchy Originals, the Prince’s food company, is taking steps to quantify how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas is emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products.
The changes to the Prince’s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmoral estate, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff.
Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter(通勤者) and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The review will report in June, when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions.
6. One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is .
A. taking private jets that are not carbonheavy
B. taking helicopters instead of private jets
C. taking trains instead of scheduled flights
D. taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters
7. How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?
A. Dissatisfied. B. Disappointed.
C. Doubtful. D. Impatient.
8. Duchy Originals will in response to Prince Charles’calls.
A. make as much green food as possible
B. cut down on its electricity use
C. figure out its greenhouse gas emission
D. reduce its greenhouse gas emission
9. The underlined phrase “the biggest global credit card debt” in the third paragraph probably refers to .
A. the great amount of waste produced by industry
B. the great damage caused for the environment
C. the great amount of debts of the royal family
D. the high cost of industry in the producing process
10. What would be the BEST title of the passage?
A. Prince Charles promises greener royal lifestyle
B. Better late than never
C. Prince Charles and his concern for the environment
D. The royal family has a role to play in environment protection
参 考 答 案
Unit 2 Cloning
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. undertaken 2. exactly
3. disturb 4. morally
5. assumption
Ⅱ. 同义句转换
1. at last 2. came the news
3. Despite of his 4. a long way
5. wonder whether
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. Tell your parents the truth, for they are bound to know all about it.
2. The project raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the villagers.
3. Though he was in favour of the plan, he didnt make straightforward replies.
4. He has accumulated a lot of teaching experience during the past 10 years.
5. His assumption that human beings can clone animals was proved at last.
Ⅳ.单项填空
1. 解析:选A。从Just think he’s a bit annoying可知,说话人表达的是并非真的讨厌他。not exactly 不完全的。
2. 解析:选D。句意表示“只是偶尔去看电影”,因此用from time to time(偶尔)。at one time曾经;for a time一段时间;at a time每次。
3. 解析:选D。句意为:尽管这对双胞胎看起来很像,他们在很多方面都不同,特别是爱好和个性上。differ in在……方面存在不同。
4. 解析:选B。approve of 赞成;许可;object to 反对……;prepare for 为……准备;long for渴望。根据句意可知,选B。
5. 解析:选C。句意为:他们冒了很多的险,吃了不少苦,但是取得了成功。pay back 偿还;pay up全部付清; pay off (计划,尝试,艰苦的工作最后终于)取得成功;pay down当场支付;用现金支付。
6. 解析:选B。句意表示“已经做了很大的努力,一定会通过考试的”。be bound to 一定会……。
7. 解析:选D。答句句意为:事实上,我不想总是带着这么多的问题去打扰她。honour纪念;怀念;help帮助;affect 影响;bother 打扰。
8. 解析:选B。句意表示“她抵制不了吃甜食的诱惑”。resist doing sth.意为“抵抗做某事”。
9. 解析:选C。assign分配;provide 提供; settle 定居; undertake 承担,符合句意。
10. 解析:选D。句意表示“他禁止我告诉任何人”。prevent阻止;keep 保持;permit允许;forbid禁止。
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
1. 解析:选C。词义猜测题。根据句意可知,藻类生产的能量比大豆之类的农作物要多30倍。因此答案选C。
2. 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“...can grow in saltwater and polluted water”及“require arable land and fresh water”可知,玉米和大豆需要有良好的环境才能生长,而藻类在较差的环境下也能够生长。
3. 解析:选C。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“On the other hand ...the 42nd state in land area”可知,如果藻类燃料全部代替美国的石油燃料,所需土地比马里兰州的面积多一些,动词,意为“量化”,同C项中的figure out(计算出)意思接近,因此C项正确。
9. 解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据语境判断,此处短语指的是我们对环境的破坏,查尔斯王子形象地把它比喻成我们“对地球最大的欠账”。
10. 解析:选A。标题概括题。文章介绍英国的查尔斯王子准备为环保事业身体力行,改变自己的生活方式,减少了温室气体的排放,因此A项最能体现文章的中心。B项是“亡羊补牢,为时未晚”的意思,文中有一定的信息,但并不是全文的中心;C项仅仅体现出“关心”,而没有体现行动;D项指的是整个王室,而没有紧扣查尔斯王子的行为。
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. I’m sorry, but I don’t know there is an (突然的)change of the plan.
2. As (预料), the sales manager gave in his notice at work today.
3. It’s our (期望)that you will do well.
4. We should try our best to put the enemy in a (被动的)position.
5. As we all know, newspapers influence the (潮流)of thought.
6. Your books and magazines are almost in a m ; go and put them in order.
7. The football club c arranges all the matches.
8. I have heard two v of the accident.
9. Illness is a v excuse for being absent from work.
10. She t me on the shoulder, but I didn’t feel it.
Ⅱ. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
call up/call off/set out/set off/go through
1. The poor girl has such a lot since her parents died.
2. Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could them .
3. The football match was because of the heavy rain.
4. These old photos my childhood memories.
5. I to knit(编织) a sweater but in the end it became a vest.
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. 这一家人搬走了,因为这里经常交通堵塞,孩子上学不方便。(convenient)
2. 打扫完房间之后,她开始准备晚饭。(set about)
3. 你最好给他打个电话以防他忘了确切的时间。(call up; in case)
4. 他太被动了。事实上,他应该得到这次机会。(passive; in truth)
5. 她最近一直忙于申请专利的事,没时间整理家,所以现在家里很乱。 (apply for; in a mess)
Ⅳ.单项填空
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. When I walked past the street and saw the children playing happily, their happy laughter memories of my childhood.
A. called in B. called for C. called on D. called up
2. He was left out when they choosing a new manager, which came as a complete surprise to him.
A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set up
3. We all write even when there is not much to say.
A. now and then B. by and by
C. step by step D. more or less
4. We should right wrong.
A. distinguish; by B. distinguish; for
C. distinguish; from D. distinguish; to
5. —She doesn’t play the piano, but she likes singing and dancing.
— .
A. So I am B. So it is with my sister
C. So am I D. Neither do I
6. The train came to an stop, making many passengers fall off their seats.
A. abruptly B. suddenly
C. surprised D. abrupt
7. —When could you have a meal with me?
—I’d like to go whenever it is to you.
A. fit B. nice C. convenient D. suit
8. It’s your decision—you must the responsibility if things go wrong.
A. bear B. take down C. put up with D. stand
9. Mrs Black isn’t in and I’ll have to ring . I would appreciate it if you ring after 6 o’clock.
A. off; back B. up; off C. out; up D. back; off
10. Unfortunately the restaurant he recommended fell short of our .
A. expectations B. advantages
C. opportunities D. contributions
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Yi So-yeon, an engineer from Seoul, returned to Earth on Saturday after 11 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), along with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Peggy Whitson.
A technical problem turned a routine (常规) return to Earth into a sharper than usual descent (下降) that tested the group members’stamina and courage. They landed in the Kazakh steppes (大草原) about 420km(260 miles) wide of their target.
“During the descent there was some kind of fire outside the Soyuz capsule because we were going through the atmosphere,” Yi said.
“At first I was afraid, but the two other guys looked okay, so I tried to look okay too.”
Yi smiled and joked her way through a 10-minute news briefing at Star City, the wooded Sovietera cosmonaut training centre on the edge of Moscow. However, Malenchenko and Whitson looked tired and thin after nearly six months in space. Their answers were short and Whitson needed support to balance when she walked. The 29-year-old Yi has become famous in South Korea since the take-off but she brushed this aside and said she has had little contact with friends or family since returning.
“In fact, they are the heroes right now,” Yi said, referring to Malenchenko and Whitson. “I’m just a beginner and a little ashamed to say that I am a hero.” She did, though, relate a more light-hearted incident on the ISS.
“I sang ‘Fly Me to the Moon’” Yi said about the 1950s pop song. “It’s my favorite song from university although at that time I didn’t know I would be an astronaut.”
The capsule’s so-called “ballistic” re-entering made the group members face twice the usual pull from the centre of the earth. The flames Yi described may have been caused by friction (摩擦) heating the capsule as it fell through the atmosphere.
Whitson told reporters that Saturday’s ballistic landing, was irregular but not an emergency.
“The Soyuz has been through its history very reliable and there has obviously been some issue in the last couple of descents which went ballistic, but I’m sure the engineers will determine what the problems are and get them fixed,” she said.
In October, a Soyuz capsule carrying Malaysia’s first space tourist touched down about 200 km (125 miles) off course in a similar ballistic landing caused by a technical problem.
The Soyuz is the world’s longest- serving manned space capsule. An early version of the craft,
the Vostok, carried the first person into space in 1961.
Whitson, 48, has become the American with the longest amount of time in space with 377 days.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Flight in space is very dangerous.
B. Not everybody can go into space.
C. Fearful landing tests the Korean astronaut.
D. Yi didn’t know she would be an astronaut when she was young.
2. The reason why Yi So-yeon felt afraid at first was that .
A. a fire was caused by the friction
B. she had no such experience before
C. she was not brave enough
D. the other two didn’t help her
3. From the passage, we can learn that .
A. Yi So-yeon, a space tourist came from South Korea
B. Whitson became energetic when they landed on earth
C. the two other guys were not afraid during the descent
D. the Soyuz, an unmanned space capsule, had a long history
4. The underlined phrase “off course” in this passage means .
A. out of work B. out of control
C. in the wrong direction D. in danger
5. We can conclude from this passage that .
A. experience is very important for astronauts to ensure safety
B. Yi So-yeon will never return to the space station
C. people are not willing to experience the space flight
D. we should draw a lesson from the accident
Ⅵ. 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
In the Western countries, women are respected by many ways.1.
In US as in Europe, you’ll see men usually open doors 2.
for women, and women walk ahead of men to a room or 3.
a restaurant, unless the men have to be at ahead of the 4.
ladies choose the table or to give other services. On 5.
the street, men always walk and cross the street on the side 6.
of the ladies who is closer to the traffic. But if a man 7.
walks with two ladies, he should walk among them. If the host 8.
or hostess come to fetch the guest for dinner in a car, 9.
the guest should sit in front seat and leave the back 10.
seat empty, as the host or hostess is also the driver.
参 考 答 案
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1.abrupt 2.expected
3. expectation 4. passive
5. current 6. mess
7. committee 8. versions
9. valid 10. tapped
Ⅱ. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
1. gone through 2. set; off
3. called off 4. called up
5. set out
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. The family moved away, because there were so frequent traffic jams and it isnt convenient for children to go to school.
2. Having cleaned the room, she set about preparing the dinner.
6. 解析:选D。abrupt在这里相当于sudden(突然),为形容词作定语。
7. 解析:选C。be convenient to sb.意思是“某人方便”;fit合适的;nice好的;suit为动词或名词,意思是“合适”。
8. 解析:选A。bear承担责任;take down取下;put up with和stand意为“忍受”。
9. 解析:选A。第一空表示“挂断(电话)”,第二空表示“再打过来”。
10. 解析:选A。fall short of意思是“达不到”。句意为:不幸的是,他推荐的饭店达不到我们的想象。
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
1. 解析:选C。主旨大意题。令人恐惧的着陆让进入太空的韩国宇航员经受了一次考验。
2. 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第六段可推理出,Yi开始时恐惧的原因是以前没有过这种经历。
3. 解析:选C。由第四段的“At first I was afraid, but the two other guys looked okay...”可判断得出答案。
4. 解析:选C。词意猜测题。off course偏离轨道。
5. 解析:选A。推理判断题。由上下文推理可知,飞行员的经验在飞行中能够对安全起很大作用。
Ⅵ. 短文改错
1. by→ in
2. In 后加the
3. √
4. 去掉at
5. choose前加to
6. and→or
7. who→which
8. among→between
9. come→ comes
10. front前加the
Unit 4 Pygmalion
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. An a represents his government in a foreign country.
2. Quite a lot of people will b themselves when tempted by money.
3. The government should take e measures to stop water from being polluted.
4. The books in the library are c according to subject.
5. If you think you can drink so much without damaging your health, then youre m .
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. (lose)in the fog, we were forced to spend two hours in the woods.
2. (discuss)many times, the problems were settled at last.
3. When first (introduce)to the market, these products enjoyed great success.
4. You are very much (mistake)if you think that people will agree to these changes.
5. She stood (hesitate)over whether to join the fight or not.
6. I first made his (acquaint)in 1993, when we were both at Stanford University.
7. Wines are (classify)according to quality.
Ⅲ. 完成句子
1. Eliza is a poor flower girl who has (雄心勃勃) to improve herself.
2. It is raining heavily and Eliza is (躲雨) the storm.
3. The man makes notes, (一边观察) people’s use of language and reaction.
4. Excuse me, (你有零钱吗)?
5. Who’s hurting you? You silly girl. What do you (你把我看成什么人啦)?
Ⅳ.单项填空
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. I was about it. I thought you were responsible and that’s why I scolded you. Please forgive me.
A. curious B. worried C. particular D. mistaken
2. The 7·5 Violence in Xinjiang Province has been by the entire international community.
A. condemned B. scolded
C. criticized D. blamed
3. In our school students are according to how much they know and how old they are.
A. classified B. combined C. listed D. made
4. , what you did is right. So don’t be worried about it any more.
A. General speaking B. Generally speaking
C. General spoken D. Generally to speak
5. Have you looked ahead what you’ll be doing in five years’time?
A. about B. to C. on D. with
Ⅴ. 完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A water bearer(搬运工) had two large pots. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was 1 . It always 2 a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, but the cracked pot was only half full. For two years, this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only 3 pots of water to his master’s house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its work. But the 4 cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it was able to finish only half of the 5 . It spoke to the water bearer one day by 6 , “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.”
“Why?” asked the bearer.“What are you ashamed of?”
“I have been able to deliver only half of what it had been made to do because of this crack in 7. Because of my flaw, you have to do all of this work, but you don’t get full use from your 8,”the pot said.
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and said, “As we return to the maste’s house, I want you to 9 the beautiful flowers along the path.”
As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot saw the sun 10 the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this 11 it a bit. But at the end, it still felt bad because it had leaked half its load, and 12 , the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.
The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on 13 side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, and I 14 it. I planted flower seeds and I’d like them to 15 on your side of the path, and every day 16 we walk back from the stream, you’ve 17 them. For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s tables. 18 your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house.”
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots. But if we allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace his house. In God’s great 19 , nothing goes to waste. Don’t be afraid of your flaws. Know them, and you can be the 20 of beauty, too. Always remember that in our weakness, we can find our strength.
1. A. good B. perfect C. broken D. complete
2. A. delivered B. contained C. filled D. loaded
3. A. one B. one and a half
C. two D. two halves of
4. A. bad B. unconfident
C. troublesome D. poor
5. A. seeds B. way C. load D. weight
6. A. the way B. the house C. itself D. the stream
7. A. my side B. my path
C. the surface D. the pot
8. A. walksB. Efforts C. difficulties D. troubles
9. A. waterB. notice C. realize D. pick
10. A. warming B. burning
C. touching D. brightening
11. A. relaxed B. interested
C. encouraged D. cheered
12. A. then only B. right now
C. once again D. at once
13. A. the other pot’s B. other pot’s
C. another D. other’s
14. A. exploited B. took advantage of
C. ignored D. developed
15. A. grow up B. come up
C. give out D. go out
16. A. then B. during C. on which D. while
17. A. watered B. planted
C. raised D. helped
18. A. With B. For C. Without D. If not
19. A. words B. bible C. profit D. economy
20. A. resource B. cause
C. reason D. factor
Ⅵ. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behaviour,but when you’re asleep,your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night,of course,people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back,you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people,so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach,you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn,but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up(卷曲),you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting p
eople. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious,but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
1. According to the writer,you naturally show your secret and real personality .
A. only in a normal night
B. only when you go to sleep
C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world
D. only when you change sleeping position
2. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality?
A. He or she is always open with others.
B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.
C. He or she is always easily upset.
D. He or she tends to believe in others.
3. Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach?
A. He or she is careful not to offend others.
B. He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion.
C. He or she can’t be successful in any business.
D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.
4. Why don’t you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?
A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.
B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.
C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.
D. He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.
5. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because .
A. he or she always shows sympathy for people
B. he or she is confident,but not stubborn
C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses
D. he or she often considers annoying people
参 考 答 案
Unit 4 Pygmalion
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. ambassador 2. betray
3. effective 4. classified
5. mistaken
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Lost 2. Discussed
3. introduced 4. mistaken
5. hesitating 6. acquaintance
7. classified
Ⅲ. 完成句子
1. ambitions 2. sheltering from
3. while observing 4. do you have any change
5. take me for
Ⅳ.单项填空
1. 解析:选D。联系后文我们知道,是“我错怪了你”。curious 好奇;particular 挑剔。
2. 解析:选A。新疆的7·5暴力事件受到了国际社会的谴责。scold责骂;criticize批评;blame责备。
3. 解析:选A。句意为:在我们学校,以学生知道的多少和年龄的大小将他们分类。
4. 解析:选B。generally speaking为固定搭配,其他选项不符合搭配习惯。
5. 解析:选B。look ahead to意为“向未来展望”,其他介词不符合搭配。
Ⅴ. 完形填空
1. 解析:选B。根据while一词可知表示前后对比,一个是有crack,那么另一个就应是“完美无瑕”(perfect)了。还可以根据第二段的第一句话得知。
2. 解析:选A。根据句中的from the stream to the master’s house可知是表示“运水”的意思。deliver递送,交付;contain 包含;fill 填满;load 装载。
3. 解析:选B。由上文内容可知一个罐可以完好地挑回一罐,而另一个却只能装回半罐,因此总共可以装回一罐半水。
4. 解析:选D。根据本句话中的miserable“痛苦的,可怜的”可以判断出。
5. 解析:选C。根据上文可知,这个有裂缝的水罐只能装回原来所装(loaded)水的一半。
6. 解析:选D。根据下文中“As we return to the master’s house”一句可知,此时的对话发生在小溪(stream)边。
7. 解析:选A。这是这个有裂缝的水罐自责的话,因此选A项符合上文所说的最后只能剩一半水。side此处指侧面。
8. 解析:选B。本句话的意思为:然而你的努力却得不到百分之百的回报。
9. 解析:选B。根据下段的描述可知,搬水工是让它观察(notice)路边的花。
10. 解析:选A。在他们上山的时候,这个旧的裂缝的罐看到了太阳温暖地照耀着路一边的那些美丽的野花。
11. 解析:选D。根据上文内容可知,有裂缝的罐一直为自己身上的 “缺陷”而感到难过(miserable)、内疚,现在看到这些好的景色,心情好点(cheered)了。同时与下句话中的bad相照应。
12. 解析:选C。上文在挑水者往回走前它就向搬水工道歉了,不过路上看到花时,暂时忘记了自己的苦恼,这时发现自己又只剩下一半水了,所以又一次(once again)向搬水工道歉。B、D两项意思一样,意为“立刻,马上”。
13. 解析:选A。根据上文介绍可知,搬水工共有两个水罐。两者中的另一个用the other表示。
14. 解析:选B。句意为:我了解你的裂缝,而且我还利用了它。
15. 解析:选B。本句话中的them代替flower seeds,因此,此处表示的意思为:我想让它们在你这边发芽(come up)。grow up 长大;give out 公布,分发;go out 外出。
16. 解析:选D。句意为:每一天当我们从溪边往回走的时候。
17. 解析:选A。根据上文可知,裂缝水罐漏掉的水浇(water)到了花的身上。
18. 解析:选C。句意为:要是你不是这样的话,他(主人)的屋里就不会有这些美丽的花了。本句话是虚拟语气,根据your being 可知应选介词without。if not
是一种替代结构,常独立使用。
19. 解析:选D。句意为:在上帝的眼中,没有什么是无用的。此处选D项是根据句中的waste选择的。
20. 解析:选B。句意为:了解你的缺点,你也会成为美的源泉的。resource 资源;cause 原因,起因,常与of连用;reason原因,常与for连用;factor 因素。
Ⅵ. 阅读理解
1. 解析:选B。根据第一段末“The important position is the one that you go to sleep in”可知。
2. 解析:选C。“You don’t like to upset people...”跟C有区别。
3. 解析:选C。第三段第四句“You usually live for today not for tomorrow”表明,这种人目光短浅、得过且过,难有建树。
4. 解析:选A。根据第四段,此种人属于神经质内向型,很难相处。
5. 解析:选B。根据第五段,此种人心理素质好,清楚地知道自己的优缺点,坚持正确的主张而不固执。
Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. Living conditions in the camp were pretty (原始的).
2. We must stop him seeing her (以某种方式).
3. A stream marks the (分界线)between the two farms.
4. After another glass of whisky I began to feel (眩晕).
5. Pay attention to the (标点符号)of this sentence.
6. After a few years, she became very (有技巧的) at drawing.
7. B is scientific study of plants and their structure.
8. C is a class or group of things in a complete system of grouping.
9. When I walked along the shore, I picked up several s .
10. One metre is equal to 100 c .
Ⅱ. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
cometo a conclusion/cut up/look ahead/arrest one’s attention/have no alternative/become skillful at/lie in wait for
1. Whenever we are in trouble, we must and encourage ourselves.
2. Her laughter and we all stared at her.
3. Let’s the meat and share with each other.
4. Ralph was that Martin was only interested in himself.
5. The new method caught on and many peasants it.
6. Little did I know what troubles were me when I got home.
7. If he wants to get to Chicago by tonight he to go by air.
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. 我们不顾恶劣的天气继续我们的旅行。
2. 新年伊始,她开始为将来设想,制定长期的工作计划。
3. 我一直学英语已经近六年了。
4. 她的教练宽慰地为她的成功而鼓掌。
Ⅳ.单项填空
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. After being for days, the water supply returns to normal today.
A. cut offB. cut downC. cut outD. cut up
2. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
—I am tired. I the living room all day.
A. paintedB. had painted
C. have been painting D. have painted
3. He hurried to the hall, only that the meeting had been put off.
A. to tell B. telling C. to be toldD. being told
4. If only I to Beijing last summer!
A. can flyB. could fly C. flied D. had flown
5. He has a talent for and planning everything well.
A. looking ahead B. looking behind
C. looking up D. looking for
6. The book is of .
A. great significanceB. very significance
C. great significantD. very importance
7. The noise my attention and I stopped my work to see what happened.
A. made B. distractedC. arrested D. paid
8. He was never how much money he earned every day.
A. realized B. aware forC. aware D. aware of
9. It wont be easy, but well get across the river.
A. somewhatB. somewhere
C. somehowD. sometimes
10. I can meet you at eight oclock; you can call for me.
A. incidentally B. actually
C. alternatively D. accordingly
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A very important world problem—in fact, I am inclined(倾向) to say it is the most important of all the great world problems which face us at the present time—is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.
It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase which is important. It works out to be about 1.6 percent per annual net increase. In terms of numbers this means something like forty to fiftyfive million additional people every year. Canada has a population of twenty million—rather less than six months climb in world population. There are ten million people in Australia. So, it takes the world less than three months to add to itself a population. Let us take our
own crowded country—England and Wales: fortyfive to fifty million people—just about a years supply.
By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120,000 extra people—just about the population of the city of York.
Here I am not talking about birth rate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birth rate, look at the seconds hand of your watch. Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby!... You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birth rate.
This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By 2000 there have been as many as seven billion people on the surface of the earth! So this is a problem which you have seen in your lifetime.
1. According to the author, is the most important in the world at the present time.
A. the quality of the increasing population
B. the actual population of the world
C. the rapidly increasing pressure of population
D. farming land is reducing at great speed
2. From the passage we know that the author is a(n) .
A. CanadianB. Australian
C. AmericanD. Englishman
3. It takes for the world to have a population of Australia.
A. about three monthsB. about six months
C. one year D. more than four months
4. According to the passage babies are born on the earth per hour.
A. 180B. 3 millionC. 120,000D.10,800
5. The author mentions the different populations of several countries in order to.
A. show how small those countries are
B. show how thickly those countries are populated
C. emphasize the low increase of the world population
D. emphasize the high rate of increase of world population
Ⅵ. 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Sir Walter Raleigh is a famous man in the days of
1.
Queen Elizabeth the First. He wide travelled and learnt to
2.
smoke. Then he returned England, but he did not stop smoking.
3.
He used to smoking two pipes every day secretly in his
4.
room. When anyone came in, he quickly hid his pipe,
5.
and one day, he was not quick enough. A man came
6.
in and find clouds of smoke in the room. More
7.
smoke was coming from Raleigh mouth, so the man
8.
got some water and threw them over Raleigh. He believed
9.
that Sir Walter was burning. He ran out and told to everybody
10.
about it. After that, smoking was not a secret.
Ⅶ. 书面表达
下面的柱状图(bar chart)显示了不同年龄段的孩子与父母谈心的情况。
Time spent in talking with parents
根据上图信息,请以“Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents”为题,用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。要求如下:
1. 简要描述图中信息;
2. 说明原因(如忙于学习或工作、缺少共同话题……);
3. 谈谈你的看法。
注意:文章的标题和开头已给出,但不计入总词数。
Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents
As is shown in the bar chart,
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. We carried on our travel regardless of terrible weather.
2. At the beginning of New Year she begins to look ahead and makes a long-term plan of work.
3. I have been learning English for nearly 6 years.
4. Her coach applauded her success with relief.
Ⅳ.单项填空
1. 解析:选A。考查短语辨析。cut off切断(电、水供应等);cut down 削减;砍倒;cut out 切除;cut up分割;切碎。
2. 解析:选C。表示一直在进行中的动作,“我”一整天都在粉刷房子,用现在完成进行时。
3. 解析:选C。句意为:他匆忙赶到礼堂,结果被告知会议延迟了。only to do表达意料之外的结果, tell与其逻辑主语he之间为被动关系。
4. 解析:选D。if only多用虚拟语气,从last summer可知,与过去的事实相反,因此用过去完成时。
5. 解析:选A。look ahead在这里是“展望未来”的意思。
6. 解析:选A。be of 后面跟名词常用来表达性质,名词前可以用形容词修饰,但very是副词,因此可以排除B、D两项。
7. 解析:选C。arrest在这里是“吸引”的意思。distract意思是“分散”。
8. 解析:选D。be aware of为固定搭配,意思是“知道,意识到”。
9. 解析:选C。句意为:这不会很容易,但是我们也得设法过河。somehow不管怎么样;以某种方式。
10. 解析:选C。alternatively=as an alternative,意思是“作为替代的办法”。
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
1. 解析:选C。细节理解题。从文章第一段可知,人口对土地及其他资源的不断快速增长的压力成为最重要的世界问题。
2. 解析:选D。推理判断题。文章第二段最后一句“Let us take our own crowded country—England and Wales”,可知答案。
3. 解析:选A。细节理解题。文章第二段倒数第二句“因此,地球上的人类花不到三个月的时间就可以增加一个澳大利亚的人口”。其中,“less than three months”与A项“about three
months”相近。
4. 解析:选D。本题为计算题。由文章第四段第四句“Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world”推知,每小时有10,800个婴儿出生。
5. 解析:选D。主旨大意题。作者以不同国家人口为例来强调世界人口的高增长率。
Ⅵ. 短文改错
1. is→ was
2. wide→ widely
3. returned后加to
4. smoking→ smoke
5. √
6. and→ but
7. find→ found
8. Raleigh→Raleigh’s
9. them → it
10. 去掉to
Ⅶ. 书面表达
One possible version:
Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents
As is shown in the bar chart, children spend less time having heart-to-heart talks with their parents when they grow older. For example, while the 7-9 age group spends as many as 6 hours per week on average, the 16-18 age group spends only half the time.
There are two major reasons for this: both parents and children are too busy working or studying, and there aren’t many topics of common interest for them to talk about.
In my opinion, children should let their parents know more about what they are interested in. At the same time, parents should spend more time talking with their children and sharing opinions with them. Only in this way can they better understand each other.
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