Unit 1 Women of achievement (2)
Ⅰ.短语填空
by chance;come across;be intended for;be devoted to;look down upon;refer to;carry on;take...into consideration
1.His name has been ________ many times at the meeting.
2.The old man found the missing boy ________.
3.Surprised and happy,I ________ the very book that I was longing for.
4.This film ________ adults.
5.They ________ their children.
6.It's bad manners to ________ others.
7.You should ________ everything ________.
8.________ with your work while I am away.
答案 1.referred to 2.by chance 3.came across 4.is intended for
5.are devoted to 6.look down upon 7.take;into consideration 8.Carry on
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.(2013·福州高一检测)Don't ________ them just because they haven't been as rich
as you.
A.look up B.look down upon
C.look back D.look forward to
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。句意:不要因为他们不如你有钱就看不起他们。look down upon“蔑视;瞧不起”,符合题意。look up查找,拜访;look back 回忆;look forward to 期待,盼望。]
2.I knew he was ________ Joe when he spoke of the thief.
A.bringing up B.referring to
C.asking for D.taking up
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。句意:当他说起那个小偷时,我知道他指的是乔。refer to “指的是;谈到”,符合题意。bring up 抚养;ask for 要求得到;take up 占据,开始从事。]
3.(2013·南昌高一检测)There was ________ of old people at the pop concert.
A.many audience B.a few audience
C.much audience D.a large audience
答案 D [句意:流行音乐会上有大量老年听众。表示audience(观众)人数多或少时,通常用large或small修饰,而不用many或few。]
4.The film,________on the novel by Simpson,has got the first prize in the film
festival.
A.based B.basing
C.bases D.being based
答案 A [考查分词短语作定语。句意:以辛普森的小说为基础的这部电影在电影节上获了头奖。(be)based on...意为“以……为基础”,本题中用过去分词形式作后置定语,修饰the film。]
5.I found an ancient china in the market _______ and bought it for only one hundred
yuan the other day.
A.on purpose B.by chance
C.by turns D.as a result
答案 B
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[考查介词短语辨析。句意:前几天我在市场上偶然发现了一件古代瓷器,仅仅花了100元就买下了。by chance“碰巧;凑巧;偶然,意外”,符合题意。on purpose 故意地;by turns 轮流;as a result结果。]
6.(2013·黄冈高一检测)I ________a classmate while waiting for the bus,whom I
hadn't seen for about ten years.
A.came across B.came out
C.got through D.turned into
答案 A [考查动词短语辨析。句意:在等公共汽车时,我偶然遇到了一个大约十年没有见面的同学。come across“(偶然)遇见;碰见”,符合题意。come out 出现,结果是;get through 通过,接通电话;turn into变成。]
7.It seems _______ most people prefer watching football matches to playing football.
A.as B.that C.if D.what
答案 B [句意:比起踢足球来,似乎大多数人更喜欢看足球赛。It seems that...“好像;似乎”,为常用句型。]
8.Recycling wastes slows down the rate _____ which we use up the earth's resources.
A.in B.of C.with D.at
答案 D [句意:回收利用废物可以减缓我们消耗地球资源的速度。表示“以……的速度”时,rate 常与介词at搭配。]
9.—Can I help you?
—I want to buy an English story book that is ________for the senior middle
school students.
A.used B.read
C.devoted D.intended
答案 D [考查动词词义辨析。句意:——请问您要买什么?——我想买本供高中生阅读的英文故事书。be intended for...“专供……使用的;专为……而设计的”,符合题意。be used for...“用来……”,后接表示物的名词;be devoted to...“致力于……”。]
10.(2013·青岛高一检测)Some folk songs have been passed down generation ______
generation for centuries.
A.for B.from
C.on D.after
答案 D [句意:一些民歌是经过几个世纪代代相传下来的。generation after generation“一代一代”,为固定搭配。]
11.Is it the email that you received yesterday ________ makes you upset?
A.which B.what
C.that D.when
答案 C [考查强调句。句意:是你昨天收到的电子邮件使你心烦意乱了吗?本句为强调句,是对主语的强调;that you received yesterday 是定语从句,修饰the email;四个选项中只有that 可以与句首的is it一起构成强调句。]
12.The shop owner will get all these ordered TV sets ________ to the customers
tomorrow.
A.delivered B.given
C.shown D.worked
答案 A [考查动词词义辨析。句意:店主明天会让人把所有预订的电视机送到顾客手中。deliver 此处意为“递送”,符合题意。give给予;show 显示;work 工作。]
13.Though the soldiers have been working for fifteen hours,they ________looking
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for the survivors in the ruins.
A.relied on B.carried on
C.lived on D.looked on
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。句意:尽管战士们已经持续工作15个小时了,但他们仍继续寻找困在废墟中的幸存者。carry on“继续;坚持”,后接名词或动名词,符合题意。rely on 依靠;依赖;live on 以……为生;look on旁观。]
14.Jason,a scholarship winner,is very ________ about his achievements.
A.modern B.major
C.modest D.curious
答案 C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:奖学金获得者贾森对自己的成绩表现得很谦虚。modest “谦虚的;谦让的”,符合题意。modern 现代的;major主要的;curious 好奇的。]
15.(2013·海口高一检测)We need to make a new policy and market environment
must be taken into ________.
A.consideration B.concern
C.thought D.imagination
答案 A [考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们需要制订一项新政策,而且必须考虑到市场环境。take...into consideration“把……考虑进去”,为固定搭配。]
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.刚才你提到的那个女孩是我的朋友。
The girl you ________ ________ just now is my friend.
2.我碰巧在机场遇见她。
I ________ ________ ________ ________ at the airport.
3.这本书是专为初学者设计的.
This book ________ ________ ________ beginners.
4.我们都知道玛丽是个考虑周到的女孩。
We all know that Mary is ________ ________ ________.
5.教授昨天给我们作了一次演讲。
The professor ________ ________ ________ ________ ________yesterday.
6.你应该继续你的新书。
You should ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.
答案 1.referred to 2.met her by chance 3.is intended for
4.a considerate girl 5.delivered a lecture to us 6.carry on your new book
Ⅳ.完形填空
Harriet Tubman was born a slave.She didn't get a __1__ to go to school.__2__ a child,Harriet had to work very hard in __3__ all day.That way,her owner could __4__ a lot of money when he sold his crops.Harriet __5__ think that she was being treated fairly.
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__6__ Harriet grew up,she ran away from the plantation(庄园) to the northern United States.There,and in Canada,__7__ could be free.
Harriet liked to be free.She felt __8__for all of the black people who were __9__ slaves.
Harriet returned to __10__ to help other slaves to run away.She made __11__ that they got to the North and became free.
Harriet was in great __12__ because of a __13__ law.The law said it was not permitted to __14__ slaves run away.She also __15__ that the slave owners said they would __16__ $4,000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman.
There were many stories about Harriet helping slaves run away.In all,she made nineteen __17__ back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to __18__.When the Civil War broke out,the northern states __19__ with the southern states.Harriet __20__ the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free.She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.
1.A.day B.chance
C.permission D.moment
答案 B [此处不是强调上学时间的长短,排除A、D两项。从下文__2__a child,Harriet had to work...可知,她是没有机会去上学,而不是别人不允许。故选B。]
2.A.As B.Being C.Since D.Like
答案 A [as a child相当于when she was a child。]
3.A.the farm B.a school
C.the fields D.a factory
答案 C [从下文的That way,her owner could __4__ a lot of money when he sold his crops.分析,排除B、D两项,farm与on搭配,故答案为C。]
4.A.make B.pay C.got D.spend
答案 A [make money 赚钱。]
5.A.certainly B.didn't
C.did D.no longer
答案 B [从下文她长大后,从庄园逃跑判断,她认为别人对她不公平,所以她才逃跑,故答案为B。]
6.A.Since B.After C.Then D.With
答案 B [Harriet 长大以后,从庄园逃到了美国北部。]
7.A.the white B.white
C.black D.black people
答案 D [她是黑人奴隶,之所以逃到那里,是因为那里的黑人是自由的。]
8.A.happy B.sure
C.wrong D.sorry
答案 D [根据下文她帮奴隶逃跑一事,她对奴隶应该感到同情、抱歉和不安,故选D。]
9.A.still B.yet
C.only D.not
答案 A [由上题解释可知她为仍然是奴隶的黑人感到同情、抱歉和不安。]
10.A.Canada B.the South
C.the North D.the U.S.
答案 B [根据上下文,她从南部逃到北部,再返回,应该是回到南部,故选B。]
11.A.perfect B.way
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C.possible D.sure
答案 D [make sure 固定词组,意为“确信,确保”。]
12.A.anger B.anxiety
C.hurry D.danger
答案 D [in danger 固定词组,意为“处于危险中,有危险”。]
13.A.explained B.gained C.passed D.broken
答案 C [pass表决通过法律等,根据上下文,此处指“因为通过的一项法律”。]
14.A.help B.set free C.stop D.catch
答案 A [她处于危险中就是因为法律不允许帮助奴隶逃跑,故选A。]
15.A.found B.noticed
C.found out D.made sure
答案 C [Harriet 也发现奴隶主说他们将悬赏4,000 美元抓她。find out 指通过各种途径发现,符合句意。]
16.A.pay B.make C.spend D.get
答案 A [由上题解释可知选A。]
17.A.letters B.incidents C.trips D.trials
答案 C [结合文章上下文,此处指“她总共返回南方19次”,此处trips 符合语境。make trips旅行。]
18.A.freedom B.safety
C.North D.southern states
答案 A [她帮奴隶逃跑就是为了让他们获得自由,故选A。]
19.A.united B.fought
C.made peace D.gave in
答案 B [美国内战指南方和北方发生战争,fight with 和……打仗。]
20.A.looked for B.stood for
C.looked on D.went to
答案 B [stand for意为“赞同,支持”,符合句意,故选B。]
Ⅴ.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What do you,the trees,and a bird have in common?__1__All living things must have water to survive,whether they get it from a water fountain,a rain cloud,or a little bottle attached to the side of a bird cage.__2__Water makes up more than half of your body weight and a person can't survive for more than a few days without it.Why?Your body has lots of important jobs and it needs water to do many of them.For instance,your blood,which contains a lot of water,carries oxygen to all the cells of your body.Without oxygen,those tiny cells would die and your body would stop working.
Water is also in lymph,a fluid(液体)that is part of your immune system(免疫系统),which helps you fight off illness.__3__Water is needed for digestive juices,urine,and poop.And you can bet that water makes up most of sweat.
In addition to being an important part of the fluids in your body,each cell depends on water to function normally.__4__Any fluid you drink will contain water,but water and milk are the best choices.Lots of foods contain water,too.__5__You could probably tell that if you've ever bitten into a peach or pear and felt the juices dripping down your chin!Vegetables,too,contain a lot of water—think of biting into a fat tomato from the garden.
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A.You need water to digest your food and get rid of waste,too.
B.You all need water.
C.Without water,your body would stop working properly.
D.How much is enough?
E.Your body doesn't get water only from drinking water.
F.When you drink is also important.
G.Fruit contains quite a bit of water.
答案 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.G
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