1、Unit 1 第3课时.单项填空1(2009安徽29)Some people who dont like to talk much are not necessarily shy;they_just be quiet people. Amust BmayCshould Dwould答案:B考查了情态动词表示推测的用法。由题意可知该推测并非十分肯定,所以应该用may而不能用must。句意“有些不太喜欢侃侃而谈的人并不一定害羞,他们可能仅仅就是喜欢安静的人”。2(2009辽宁29)The traffic is heavy this day. I_arrive a bit late, so coul
2、d you save me a place?Acan Bmust Cneed Dmight 答案:D考查情态动词的用法。句意:现在交通很拥挤,我可能晚到一会,能不能给我留个地方?might 表可能性,比can可能性小。3(2009浙江13)The doctor recommended that you_swim after eating a large meal.Awouldnt BcouldntCneednt Dshouldnt答案:D考查情态动词。本题考查情态动词在宾语从句中的用法。recommended做“建议”讲,后跟从句时,谓语动词要用虚拟语气(should)动词原形。故D正确。4(
3、2008天津6)She_have left school, for her bike is still here.Acant BwouldntCshouldnt Dneednt答案:A考查情态动词表推测的用法。句意:她一定还没有离校,她的自行车还在。can用于否定句,表示某事肯定不真实。其它三项都不表推测。5(2008重庆30)I cant find my purse anywhere.You_have lost it while shopping.Amay BcanCshould Dwould答案:A本题主要考查情态动词在虚拟语气中的用法。句意:“我到处都找不到钱包。”“你也许在购物时把它丢
4、了。”肯定句中对过去情况的推测应用may/might have done而can/should have done多表对过去能/该做而未做的事情的一种责备或不满,would have done表推测时多用于否定句中或表示“当时就做了”。6(2008上海29)According to the air traffic rules, you_switch off your mobile phone before boarding.Amay BcanCwould Dshould答案:D句意:根据空中交通规定,在登机前,你应该关掉你的移动电话。should表示“(常用于纠正别人)应该;应当”。例如:Yo
5、u should keep your promise. 你应当遵守诺言。7(2008福建24)It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it_be rather cold sometimes.Amust BcanCshould Dwould答案:B本题考查了情态动词的用法。can用在肯定句中可以指“有时会,可能会”,而must表示“肯定,必需”;should表示“应该”;would表示“意愿,决心”。句意为“三月份在我们家乡通常比较暖和,但有时也会非常冷”。8(2008湖南28)You dont have to know the name
6、of the author to find a book. You_find the book by the title.Amust BneedCcan Dwould答案:C考查情态动词。can在此处表能力,可译为“可以,能够”。句意:要找一本书,你没有必要知道这本书的作者的名字。你可以根据书名找到这本书。9(2008辽宁22)Peter_be really difficult at times even though hes a nice person in general.Ashall BshouldCcan Dmust答案:C考查情态动词。句意:即使彼得总的说来很平易近人,但他有时也很难
7、相处。can在此表示常有的行为或情形,可译为“有时会,时而可能”。10(2008四川10)Although this_sound like a simple task, great care is needed.Amust BmayCshall Dshould答案:B句意:虽然听上去这可能是一项简单的任务,但是小心谨慎是必要的。may表示“(有可能但不肯定) 也许,可能”。例如:That may or may not be true. 那可能是实情, 也可能不是。11(2008浙江11)You_be hungry alreadyyou had lunch only two hours ago!
8、Awouldnt BcantCmustnt Dneednt答案:Bcan用于否定句,表示某事肯定不真实。must表推测时,只用在肯定句中。need和would均无表推测的用法。句意:你肯定不饿,两个小时前你刚刚吃完午饭。12Johnny, you_play with the knife; you_hurt yourself.Awont;cant Bmustnt; mayCshouldnt; must Dcant; shouldnt答案:B该题考查情态动词的语气问题。wont表示“不会”,mustnt表示“不允许”,shouldnt表示“不应该”,cant表示“不可能,不能够”。由“.you_h
9、urt yourself.”可以判断,此句表示对Johnny的警告,是劝告他不要“玩刀”,所以选项B符合题意。13Will you stay for lunch?Sorry, _. My brother is coming to see me.AI mustnt BI cantCI neednt DI wont答案:B从句法结构上考虑,四个选项都是正确的。但从答语中的“My brother is coming to see me.”可推断出,我是不可能留下来吃中饭的,故选项B正确。14Is John coming by train?He should, but he_not. He likes
10、 driving his car.Amust BcanCneed Dmay答案:D该题考查情态动词的“可能性”用法。由答语中的should,but和likes driving可知,may符合题意。全句可理解为:虽然路途遥远,他应该乘火车来,但他酷爱开车,所以可能不乘火车来。15A leftluggage office is a place where bags_be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.Ashould BcanCmust Dwill答案:B该题的特定语境实际上就是对“行李寄存处”所做的解释或所下的定义。寄
11、存行李是自愿行为,不可强迫,所以选项A和C可以排除,选项D时态不一致,应该排除,选项B表示“可以”,符合语境题意。.完形填空阅读下面短文,理解大意,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it._1_to the flower shop were always uselessit was a cash_2_. Afte
12、r a while I stopped trying to_3_who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume(香味)of the white flower. But I never_4_imagining who the sender might be. Some of my_5_moments were spent daydreaming about it.My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)_6_kindne
13、ss who might be showing_7_. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was_8_a car full of groceries(杂货). Or maybe it was the old man_9_the street whose mail I helped to get during the_10_so he wouldnt have to venture(冒险)down his icy steps. As a teenager,_11_, I had more fun guessing that it might be a_
14、12_who had noticed me_13_I didnt know him.One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was_14_some of the most important events in my life. I became completely_15_in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I_16_the dance and the dress for it. Th
15、e next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didnt _17_if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.She wanted her children to feel_18_and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and_19_in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see
16、 themselves much like the gardenialovable,_20_and perfect.The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.1A.Calls BQuarrelsCMessages DLetters答案:A句意:打给花店的询问电话没有任何用处。 如果表示来自花店的信息应该采用messages from the flower shop,但它不符合上下文的语境。2A.service BdealCbargain Doffer答案:B句意:这是现金交易,对方也没有留下任何信息。deal在此是名词,表示“协议,(尤指)
17、交易”;例如:You must be careful to every deal. 你必须认真对待每笔交易。 3A.recognize BimagineCwonder Ddiscover答案:D句意:一段时间之后,我不再去探询谁是送花人。discovercome to know or realize sth “了解到, 认识到, 发觉(某事物)”;例如:Did you ever discover who did it? 你到底发现是谁干的了吗?4A.failed BstoppedCsucceeded Denjoyed答案:B句意:但我时刻在想是谁送花给我的。5A.saddest Bpainfu
18、lChappiest Dloneliest答案:C想到有人给我送的栀子花, 我就觉得高兴快乐。6A.special BcommonCvaluable Dimportant答案:A根据上下文判断:一定是我对某人特别有恩,所以他总是送花给我。special“特殊的; 特别的”;例如:He did it as a special favour. 他做这事算是特别照顾。7A.concern BattitudeCinterest Dappreciation答案:D送花给我,以表明他对我的感激和谢意。appreciation“感激; 感谢”;例如:Please accept this gift in ap
19、preciation of all youve done for us.多蒙鼎力协助,无限感谢。谨备薄礼,敬请笑纳。8A.repairing BwashingCunloading Dstarting答案:C根据语境判断,这是我的猜想,邻居买回来一车的日常用品,我帮她从车上拿东西。unload“从(某物)上卸下货物; 从某物上卸下(货物)”;例如:Dockers started unloading(the ship)码头工人开始卸船。9A.across BthroughCfrom Donto答案:Aacross the street“街的对面”。10A.spring BsummerCautumn
20、 Dwinter答案:D既然是街上结冰了,那么一定是冬天。11A.though BanywayCtherefore Dindeed答案:A根据上下文判断,这里不是加强语气,也不是表示顺接,而是作者在猜测另外一种可能性,用副词though表示“可是; 然而; 不过”,也许是另外一种可能。例如:Snow is not predicted; we can expect some rain, though. 不可能下雪,但可能下雨。12A.friend BsupermanCteacher Dboy答案:D下文有him,而且作者(处于青春期的少女)是在进行对现实的猜测,而不是幻想有什么超人,因此用boy
21、。13A.as if Beven thoughCin case Dso that答案:B句意:尽管我可能不认识他,但这个男孩子已经注意上我了。这里作者,在作各种猜想。even though引导让步状语从句。14A.considering BexpectingCmissing Dpreparing答案:C句意:就在我要毕业的时候,父亲去世了,他看不到我人生重要的一部分了。miss“未看到、未理解或未体验到”;例如:I completely missed the point of the film.我完全没有理解这部电影的含义所在。15A.disappointed BuninterestedCdi
22、scouraged Dconcentrated答案:B句意:我沉浸在失去亲人的痛苦中,对于毕业典礼和随后的舞会都不感兴趣了。uninterested“不感兴趣的”。16A.forgot BlostChated Dexpected答案:A我这时早已忘掉了这些东西,还沉浸在失去亲人的悲痛中。17A.wonder BbelieveCcare Dknow答案:C句意:我已经不在乎穿不穿新衣服出席舞会和典礼了。care“关心;在乎”;例如:He failed in the examination, but I dont think he cares very much. 他考试不及格,但我想他不大介意。
23、18A.contented BrespectedCthanked Dloved答案:D联想前面提到的有人送花给我,母亲希望我是可爱而又被人爱的孩子。19A.trouble BbeautyCdifficulty Dlove答案:B根据全文的内容判断,这里作者说就像栀子花一样,在困难时期依然美丽地存在。20A.strong BbeautifulCsmelly Dlucky答案:A上文提到面对困难保持坚强,本空前面有lovable,后面有perfect,那么这里应该填与“可爱”不一样的另外一种素质,因此选用strong。.阅读理解阅读下面的文章,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。He
24、 wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hoursand still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada, so must
25、 Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heartbreaking as they are unanswerable. For example,
26、“Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning?”Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story : A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it wa
27、s sexual harassment (骚扰). When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do. The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and dont see other children again.文章大意:随着圣诞节这个传统节日的商业化程度的加深
28、,“圣诞老人”们的职业化色彩越来越浓厚;“圣诞老人”们的工作也是越来越艰辛了。1In the first paragraph,“spokesmen” refers to _.AbusinessmenBpolitical leadersCorganizers of the activitiesDSanta Clauses答案:D根据第一段最后两句话“As Christmas becomes more commercialized(商业化) across the US. and Canada,so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each ye
29、ar, so must its spokesmen.”可知:spokesmen对应着上句话中的Santas。2The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is _.Awellpaid Bvery hardCworth doing Ddangerous答案:B根据文章第一段第二句话可知:圣诞老人的工作很艰辛。3According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for _.Adoing something against the lawBhanging around
30、the dinner tableCbeing lazy and sleeping in bed for daysDnot playing their roles as expected答案:A根据第三段第一句话“Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued(指控)”可知:“圣诞老人们”容易受到他人的指控是因为他们做了一些违法的事。4What would be the best title for the passage?AChristmas: Not a Good Festival for SantasBIs Santa Claus Really Alive?CA Christmas StoryDWhat Does Santa Claus Do for Children?答案:A本文围绕“圣诞老人们”的工作展开。第一段讲述了“圣诞老人们”工作很艰辛;第二段说孩子们的提问更难回答;第三段讲述了可能面临被投诉的问题;因此,圣诞节对于圣诞老人们来说不是个好日子。