1、Unit 6Design.单项填空 1The strong wind has a bad_our newlyplanted young trees.Whats more，it_many people riding bikes on the road.Aeffect on；affects Baffect on；effectsCeffect in；affects Daffect in；effects答案A考查effect和affect的用法。effect影响，为名词，have a bad effect on sth对有不良影响；affect影响，为动词。2Why dont you bring_to
2、 his attention that youre too ill to work on?Athat Bit Cthis Dhim答案B句意：你为什么不让他注意到你病得太重了而不能继续工作呢？本题考查代词的用法。根据题干所提供的信息可知设空处为形式宾语，that youre too ill to work on为真正的宾语。四个选项中只有it可作形式宾语，故为答案。3. _ the brakes before you drive down a hill.A. Look out B. Work outC. Carry out D. Try out答案 D 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在你开车下山之前
3、，要试一下刹车系统。look out“小心”；work out“做出；制订出”；carry out“执行”；try out“试验”。根据句意选D。4I hear Mrs Black is ill in hospital.We ought to go and see her.How can it be？She was seen_her dog this morning.Ato have walked BwalkingChaving walked Dwalked答案B考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，本题考查的是see sb doing sth的被动语态，用现在分词作主语补足语，表示她早上被看到正
4、在做某事。5The doctors said it would be months_Yao Ming was fit enough for regular training.Athat Bwhen Csince Dbefore答案D考查连词。表示 “某事发生还需要多长时间”，用 “itbe一段时间before引导的时间状语从句” 结构。since引导时间状语从句时，前面一般用现在时态。6. What kind of _ can we come to after having discussed for such a long time?A. description B. conclusionC
5、. instruction D. comprehension答案 B 考查名词辨析。句意：讨论了这么长时间后，我们能够得出什么样的结论呢?description“描述”；conclusion“结论”；instruction“指示”；comprehension“理解”。根据句意选B。7The old couple took_to earn more money for their disabled son.Aa pain Bpain Cpains Dpainful答案Ctake pains to do sth“费尽全力做某事”。pain作“辛苦，努力，费心”讲时要用复数形式。8. On hear
6、ing the news, she rushed out without hesitation, _ her handbag _ on the sofa and disappeared in the distance.A. left; lied B. leaving; lyingC. leaving; laying D. left; lying答案 B 考查非谓语动词。句意：一听到这个消息，她就毫不犹豫地冲了出去，然后消失在远方，她的包还在沙发上。因为she与leave之间存在主动关系，所以第一个空要用现在分词作状语，排除A、D；第二个空要用lie的现在分词lying作宾补；laying为“l
7、ay(设置；放置)”的现在分词。9As soon as little Tom had_a little from his shock，his first thought was to get away.Areturned BabsorbedCsurvived Drecovered答案D考查动词辨析。根据语意判断，此处表示 “从震惊中恢复过来”，因此用动词recover。survive当 “幸免于难，挺过” 讲时是及物动词，后面一般不出现介词。10_has been announced，we shall have our final exams next month.AWhich BAs CTh
8、at DWhat答案Bas引导非限制性定语从句，置于句首时不可用which。as此处表示“正如”。句意：正如所宣布的那样，下月我们将进行期末考试。11Some companies are thinking of ways to save natural_by making better use of the water used in the bathroom.Aresources BsourcesCpower Denergy答案A考查名词辨析。resources “资源”，natural resources指 “自然资源”。source “来源；发源地”；power “力量；能量”；ener
9、gy “能源”。故选A项。12Pop music is such an important part of society_it has even influenced our language.Aas Bthat Cwhich Dwhere答案B句意：流行音乐是社会如此重要的一部分以致都影响了我们的语言。such.that.意为“如此以致”，引导结果状语从句。as与such连用多引导定语从句；which与where不与such连用。13. He climbed silently _ of seizing the thief _.A. on purpose; by surpriseB. on
10、purpose; surprisinglyC. for the purpose; surprised D. for the purpose; by surprise答案 D 考查短语辨析。句意：为了出其不意地抓住小偷，他悄悄地爬过去。on purpose“故意地”；for the purpose of“为了的目的”；by surprise“出其不意地”。根据句意选D。14Xian，_last summer，is a very ancient city.Athat I visited Bwhich I visitedCwhere I visited Din which I visited答案B此
11、处为一个定语从句，其中关系词在从句中充当visit的宾语，应用that或which，但引导非限制性定语从句应用which不可用that。15Tom，you didnt come to the party last night?I_，but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.Ahad to BdidntCwas going to Dwouldnt答案C句意：汤姆，你昨天晚上没来参加晚会吗？我本打算要来的，但是我突然记起来我有作业要做。根据句意，只有C项表示打算、计划做某事，符合句意。此题干中but对解题起关键作用。.完形填空In our dis
12、cussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life，a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_16_course about 20 years ago.The professor_17_the lecture hall，placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to_18_how many beans the jar
13、 contained.After_19_shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin，dry smile，announced the_20_answer，and went on saying，“You have just_21_an important lesson about science.That is：Never_22_your own senses.”Twenty years later，the_23_could guess what the professor had in mind.He_24_himself
14、，perhaps，as inviting his students to start an exciting_25_into an unknown world invisible(无形的)to the_26_，which can be discovered only through scientific_27_.But the seventeenyearold girl could not accept or even_28_the invitation.She was just_29_ to understand the world.And she_30_that her firsthand
15、 experience could be the_31_.The professor，however，said that it was_32_.he was taking away her only_33_for knowing and was providing her with no substitute.“I remember feeling small and_34_，”the women says，“and I did the only thing I could do.I_35_the course that afternoon，and I havent gone near sci
16、ence since.”【语篇解读】 当大家都在讨论教育是如何帮助人们成功的时候，一位女士讲述了自己第一次上自然科学课的经历。教授通过一个小实验告诫大家：只有通过科学的实验，才能得出结论，看待事物不能仅凭感觉。但是，这段经历却使这个女孩产生疑惑，并从此不再接触与科学有关的课程。这个故事从侧面揭示出教育的弊端。16A.art Bhistory Cscience Dmath答案C由第二段最后教授说的话可知，这是一节关于自然科学的课，因此填 science。17A.searched for Blooked atCgot through Dmarched into答案D教授走进教室，把一个盛满豆子的坛
17、子放在讲桌上。march into “走进去”。18A.count Bguess Creport Dwatch答案B根据第二段第二句中的 wrong guesses 可知此空填 guess。教授先让同学们猜坛子里有多少豆子。19A.warning BgivingCturning away Dlistening to答案D听了(listening to)同学们的瞎猜后，教授笑了20A.ready Bpossible Ccorrect Ddifficult答案C教授公布了正确(correct)答案。21A.learned Bprepared Ctaught Dtaken答案A接着，他说：“你们刚刚
18、学习(learned)了关于自然科学的重要一课。”22A.lose Btrust Csharpen Dshow答案B那就是：永远不要相信(trust)你们的感觉。上文教授让同学们猜一猜坛子里有多少豆子，可是大家凭感觉猜的结果并不正确，故此处用trust。23A.lecturer Bscientist Cspeaker Dwoman答案D文章第一句提到一位女士(woman)讲述了自己第一次上自然科学课的经历，故选D。24A.described BrespectedCsaw Dserved答案C他认为(saw)自己正把学生引入求知的旅途。25A.voyage BmovementCchange Dr
19、ush答案A参见上题解析。本句是比喻。教授引导学生学习自然科学，就像是开始了激动人心的旅程(voyage)。26A.professor BeyeCknowledge Dlight答案B那些知识就像隐藏在坛子里的豆子，是肉眼(eye)看不见的。27A.model Bsenses Cspirit Dmethods答案D只有通过科学的方法(methods)才能发现未知世界的奥秘。28A.hear Bmake Cpresent Drefuse答案A作者再次采用了比喻的手法。那天，教授给学生演示学习自然科学的方法，就像是发出了邀请函，请同学们和他一起踏上征程，探索未知的世界。可是，那个17岁的小姑娘，既
20、没有接受，也没有听到(hear)老师的邀请。29A.suggesting Bbeginning Cpretending Dwaiting答案B她只是刚开始(beginning)了解这个世界。30A.believed BdoubtedCproved Dexplained答案A她相信(believed)第一手的经验是真实可信的。31A.growth Bstrength Cfaith Dtruth答案D参见上题解析。truth “事实，真理”。32A.firm Binteresting Cwrong Dacceptable答案C可是，教授却说那是错误的(wrong)。33A.task BtoolCs
21、uccess Dconnection答案B教授拿走了她唯一的求知工具(tool)，但是并未给她提供一个替代品。34A.cruel Bproud Cfrightened Dbrave答案C这位女士回忆说：“记得当时我觉得自己非常渺小和恐惧(frightened)。”35A.dropped Bstarted Cpassed Dmissed答案A“我只做了一件我能做的事情。那天下午放弃(dropped)了这门课程，此后再也没有走近科学。”.阅读理解Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday created in 2010，held
22、on the Saturday after Thanksgiving during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year.Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to support small business owners and help fuel the economy by shopping at their favorite local stores.Small businesses are critical to the nations economy.The
23、re were nearly 28 million small businesses in the United States last year.Over the past two decades，they created 65 percent of net new jobs.Their importance to local communities extends even further.For every $100 spent in locallyowned，independent stores，$68 returns to the community through taxes an
24、d other means.“Small business is the engine of job creation in the US economy，” said Ken Chenault，the CEO of American Express.“It is also among the sectors (领域) hardest hit by the economic crisis.By spreading the word about Small Business Saturday，we can help raise awareness about the critical role
25、small businesses play in cities and towns across the country at a time when they need support the most.”Mayor Bloomberg said，“Small businesses are the glue that holds communities together，and weve always sought new ways to support themsomething that became even more important when the national econo
26、mic downturn began.When Ken Chenault told me about his idea for Small Business Saturday，I jumped at the opportunity to participate.This year，if you have the opportunity to shop on the Saturday after Thanksgiving，make it a point to visit local small businesses.It really can make an enormous differenc
27、e for merchants trying to succeed.”Ken Chenault hopes that supporting local business will be more than just a oneday event.“When we invest in small businesses，we are investing in Main_Streetsthe places that give our towns and cities a unique sense of place，”said Mr Chenault.“By celebrating Small Bus
28、iness Saturday and shopping at independent businesses，everyone can play a part in strengthening our economy and supporting revitalization (复苏) on our Main Streets.”【语篇解读】随着美国一个全新的购物假日的出现，小企业的重要性再次凸显。它的作用有目共睹，相关权威人士甚至把它看做是美国经济的基础36We can know from the passage that Small Business Saturday_.Awas create
29、d to protect the environmentBwas started by American ExpressChas a wide influence across AmericaDis supported by most holiday shoppers答案B推理判断题。结合第四段第一句的内容以及第五段中的“When Ken Chenault told me about his idea for Small Business.Saturday”可推知，Small Business Saturday是由美国运通创立的。37Who will directly benefit from
30、 Small Business Saturday?AIndividuals.BHoliday shoppers.CSmall business owners. DBig business owners.答案C推理判断题。结合第二段中的“to support small business owners”可推知，从Small Business Saturday中直接受益的是小企业主。38According to Ken Chenault，what are the bases of the US economy?AFamilies. BCommunities.CSmall businesses. D
31、Big businesses.答案C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的内容可知，Ken Chenault认为小企业是美国经济的基础。39What does “Main Streets” (in the last paragraph)refer to?ASmall American businesses.BAmerican towns and cities.CThe US economies.DBig American companies.答案A推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句前半部分的内容以及本段最后一句的内容可推知“Main Streets”指的是美国的小企业。写作素材集锦单词take off脱下(衣服)，摘掉句子Speaking of success，Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fees.He always owes his success to it.提到自己的成功，Glen总是给我们讲起他那额外的昂贵学费。他总是把他的成功归功于它。
