1、Units 1718Great women New Zealand .单项填空1In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refuses to _signs asking his“guests” not to step on them.Aput down Bput out Cput up Dput off解析:put down“镇压”;put out“扑灭”;put up“竖起”;put off“推迟”。答案:C2The class began with 20 students, but
2、several have _ within the last month.Adropped out Bcrossed out Claid off Dleft over解析:drop out“退学”;cross out“删除”;lay off“解雇”;leave over“使留下”。答案:A3Excuse me, Mr.Black, but I have to _ you with a few questions.Aask Bbother Cdisturb Dadmire解析:bother sb.with sth.“打扰某人做某事”。题意是“我得打扰您回答几个问题。”答案:B4Whatever
3、happens, I will _ my promise that I shall make sure of your happiness.Amake Binsist Chold Dmeet解析:hold ones promise“遵守诺言”。答案:C5What he does cant be _ what he says.Aagreed with Brelated to Cclosed to Dconnected with解析:be related to“与有关”。答案:B6He got wet all over,so I _ his clothes.Ainsisted on him to
4、change Binsisted he changedCinsisted on his changing Dinsisted that he must change解析:insist on ones doing sth.“坚持要某人做某事”。insist后接that从句时,从句中要用should,并且should可省略。答案:C7It wasnt long _ the broken windows were repaired.Abefore Bafter Cwhen Dsince解析:It wasnt long before.是一句型,意为“不久就”。答案:A8I wont be able t
5、o go on holiday with my mother _ ill in hospital.Ais Bbeing Cto be Dhaving been解析:“withn.分词短语”是一常用结构,通常在句中作状语或定语。答案:B9The school has very good teachers,but when it _ to buildings,the school looks poor.Acomes Bgoes Carrives Dgets解析:when it comes to.是固定句式,意为“当谈到时”。答案:A10This custom has been _ since th
6、e 18th century.Ataken down Bput down Chanded down Dturned down解析:take down“将取下来;拆除”;put down“放下”;hand down“传递下去”;turn down“拒绝”。答案:C.完形填空The books in Davids schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric,_1_his mother told him he would have
7、to return his sisters books to the library first.He had_2_set foot in a library and he wasnt about to do so today.He would just_3_the books in the outside return box.But there was a_4_:it was locked.He went into the building,only a few minutes_5_closing time.He put the books into the return box.And
8、after a brief_6_in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to_7_Eric.David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in_8_the library lights were off.The place was_9_.The doors had been shut.They_10_be opened from the inside.He was trappedin a library!He tried to_11_a telephone call,but was
9、unable to_12_.Whats worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building._13_the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it._14_he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“_15_!Im TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door._16_,someone passing by would see it.He was surprised to
10、 discover that this place was not so unpleasant,_17_.Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to_18_.He knew he had to_19_,but now,that didnt seem to be such a_20_thing.1A.but Bbecause Cor Ds
11、ince解析:but意为“但是”,What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric与his mother told him he would have to return his sisters books to the library first是转折关系,所以要用but,表示“他本来想与Eric打篮球,但他妈妈告诉他他必须把他妹妹的书还回图书馆”。because意为“因为”。or意为“或;或者;还是;抑或是”。since意为“自从”。答案:A2A.ever Bnearly Cnever Doften解析:never意为“从不”。根据
12、下文中的“he wasnt about to do so today”可判断出他从来没去过图书馆,因为这两个句子是并列关系。ever意为“曾经,这以前”。nearly意为“近,接近;将近,大约;几乎,差不多”。often意为“常常;往往;屡次;再三”。答案:C3A.pass Bdrop Ccarry Dtake解析:drop意为“丢”,表示把书放进还书的箱子里。pass意为“经过;通过;穿过,越过;超过;掠过;前进”。carry意为“携带;佩带;怀有”。take意为“携带;带去;带领参观;搬移”。答案:B4A.problem Bmistake Ccase Dquestion解析:problem
13、意为“问题”。根据下文中的it was locked可判断出因为箱子锁着,他没法把书放进去,所以是一个问题。mistake意为“错误;过失;事故;想错;看错;误会,误解”。case意为“情况;状况;真相;案件;判例;问题”。question意为“问,询问;发问,质问”。答案:A5A.during Bafter Cover Dbefore解析:before意为“在之前”。根据下文中的“He put the books into the return box.”可判断出他在图书馆下班之前来到了图书馆。during意为“在期间”。after意为“在之后”。over意为“太;过度;过于;而且;更;另外
14、;剩余”。答案:D6A.rest Bbreak Cwalk Dstop解析:stop意为“停止”。根据其地点状语in the toilet可判断出他去了趟卫生间。rest意为“休息”。break意为“休息(时间)”。walk意为“行走;步行;徒步;散步”。答案:D7A.visit Bmeet Ccatch Dgreet解析:meet意为“见面”。根据上文中的“What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric”可判断出他去运动场与Eric见面。visit意为“拜访;访问;探望;问候,(作客)暂住;去游览,参观”。catch意为“捕捉;逮着
15、;捕获,拦截”。greet意为“向问好,迎接,欢迎”。答案:B8A.delight Banger Csurprise Deagerness解析:根据下文中的the library lights were off可判断出由于图书馆的灯都熄了,他感到吃惊。delight意为“欢喜;高兴,愉快”。anger意为“怒,忿怒”。Eagerness意为“渴望;殷切;热忱;热情”。答案:C9A.lonely Bempty Cnoisy Dcrowded解析:empty意为“空的”。根据下文中的“The doors had been shut.”可判断出图书馆空无一人。lonely意为“孤独的;孤单的”。no
16、isy意为“(人、地方等)嘈杂的;喧闹的,(街道)熙熙攘攘的”。crowded意为“拥挤的,挤满人的;客满的”。答案:B10A.wouldnt Bshouldnt Ccouldnt Dneednt解析:couldnt意为“不能够”。根据上文中的“The doors had been shut.”可判断出因为门被锁上了,所以它们无法从里面打开。wouldnt意为“不愿意”。shouldnt意为“不应该”。neednt意为“没必要”。答案:C11.A.make Bfix Cuse Dpick解析:make a telephone call意为“打电话”,表示他想打个电话。fix意为“使固定,安装”
17、。use意为“使用;利用,应用”。pick意为“摘;掐;采,摘取”。答案:A12A.get on Bget up Cget through Dget in解析:get through意为“打通(电话)”。get on意为“生活;融洽相处;进展;(使)前进”。get up意为“起床”。get in意为“进入;到达;收获;插入;陷入”。答案:C13A.If BAs CThough DUntil解析:as意为“因为”。根据下文中的“he searched for a light and found it”判断出因为太阳将落了,所以他找火机,并找到了。if意为“如果”。though意为“虽然”。unt
18、il意为“直到”。答案:B14A.On time BNow and then CBy the way DAt last解析:at last意为“终于”。根据上文中的“he searched for a light and found it”可判断出他终于可以看见了。on time意为“准时”。now and then意为“偶尔”。by the way意为“顺便说一下”。答案:D15A.Come BHelp CHello DSorry解析:help意为“救命”。根据下文中的“Im TRAPPED inside!”可判断出因为把门锁上了,他出不去,所以他在一张字条上写“救命!”。come意为“来,
19、过来”。hello意为“喂”。sorry意为“对不起”。答案:B16A.Surely BThankfully CTruly DGradually解析:surely意为“的确,确实”。根据上文中的“and stuck it to the glass door”可判断出他认为经过这儿的人一定能看见他写的字条。thankfully意为“感谢地,感激地”。truly意为“真实地,不假”。gradually意为“逐渐地”。答案:A17A.at most Bafter all Cin short Das usual解析:after all意为“毕竟”。根据下文中的“Rows and rows of she
20、lves held books,videos and music.”可判断出他发现这个地方毕竟不错,因为一排排书架上放着书、视频和音乐。at most意为“至多”。in short意为“简而言之”。as usual意为“照常”。答案:B18A.watch Bplay Cread Dwrite解析:read意为“读”。根据上文中的“He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.”可判断出他坐在椅子上开始读这本书。watch意为“看,注视;照顾;监视;警戒,守护,看守”。play意为“玩,扮演,播放,进行比赛”。write
21、意为“书写;著述;写,写满;写信给”。答案:C19A.wait Bstand Csleep Dwork解析:wait意为“等待”。因为他被锁在了图书馆里,所以他不得不等待。Stand意为“站,立;站起,(使)竖立;(使)位于;维持不变;持久;经受”。sleep意为“睡,睡觉”。work意为“工作;(使)运转;起作用;造成;产生;经营”。答案:A20A.bad Bcool Cstrange Dnice解析:bad意为“坏的”。因为有书可读,所以被锁在图书馆里这件事似乎也不是坏事。cool意为“凉爽的,冷静的,无所顾虑的,淡漠的”。strange意为“陌生的,生疏的,前所未知的,奇怪的,奇异的,不
22、惯的”。nice意为“美好的,和蔼的,正派的,细微的”。答案:A.阅读理解Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion,unless you learn how to deal with it.They warn that anger can lead to heart disease,stomach problems,headaches,emotional probems and possibly cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to tim
23、e.Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way.Others burst with anger,and scream and yell.But other people keep their anger inside.They can not or will not express it.This is called repressing anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons he
24、alth than expressing it.They said that when a person is angry,the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙)They speed the heart rate,raise blood pressure,or sugar into the blood,etc.In general the person feels excited and ready to act.Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dan
25、gerous.They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease,and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.They say the first step is to ad
26、mit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger,then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about.If it is,they say,“Do not express your anger while angry.Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”Doctors say tha
27、t a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry.They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.1“Damaging emotion” means that _.Athe emotion is harmless Bthe emotion is harmfulCthe feeling is very strong Dthe feeling is hard解析:文章开头的第一句就提到了.anger can be
28、 an extremely damaging emotion,再综观全文,就可得到答案。答案:B2What statement is right?AWere you angry,you would be canceredBOnce you are angry,you must be cancered.CAngry as you are often,you cant be cancered. DAnger may cause you a cancer.解析:细节理解题,第一段最后“warn.possibly cancer”。答案:D3Expressing anger violently is _
29、 repressing it according to some scientists.Ajust the same as Bmore harmful than Cno better than Dmuch better than解析:综合判断题,第四段中的第一句“.both repressing and expressing.dangerous.”与“is no better than”意思一致。答案:C4According to the author,youd better _.Anever be angry Bcool it down before you express itClaugh when you get angry Dadmit you are wrong when you are angry解析:分析推理题,最后一段。答案:C