1、课后限时自测(九)(对应学生用书第351页)(建议用时：30分钟).语法填空Hello, Mr. Tompkins，our newspaper _1_(carry)some information about new products. Now, will you tell us about the new home your company has built？It promises to be a model for the houses of _2_ future.Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of different t
2、hings. This is a complete home system. It will make peoples lives _3_(easy)OK. So tell me _4_ this house will make my life easier?_5_ you arrive at the front door, you wont need a key. The door will open with _6_ touch of your finger.Youll be able to call your refrigerator when youre in supermarket
3、_7_ find out how much you need _8_(buy)Isnt it wonderful? Can I call the washing machine as well? Sure. But you wont need to. The house comes with a robot. It is programmed to _9_(clean) and washing. And whats the price of the new home? A million dollars.A million dollars！It will be the 22nd century
4、 before I can afford _10_(buy)one!【答案】1.will carry2.the3.easier4.how5.When6.a7.and/to8.to buy9.cleaning10.to buy.完形填空(2014郑州市高三质量预测)An acrobatic(杂技的)master performed a tightrope(钢丝)walk between two mountains，which attracted thousands of people.When the _1_ started，he went to one end of the tightrope
5、，_2_ straight at the goal ahead，with open arms，walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain.Immediately，the audience _3_ loud applause.“If my hands are tied，do you also believe I can _4_？”he asked the audience._5_，some people didnt believe，but in order to know the _6_，they said，“
6、We believe you！”Then，he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past _7_He looked around and said，“If Im blindfolded(蒙着眼睛的)with my hands tied，do you _8_ believe I can go past？”This time, the people said without _9_，“We believe you！”In this way, his eyes were _10_ with a black cloth.He moved slowly
7、 to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inch.This time，he went past once again.The audience burst into _11_Then，he _12_ a child and asked all the people，“If I put him on my shoulders _13_ Im blindfolded with my hands tied as well，do you still believe I can make it？”All the people replied befor
8、e _14_，“We believe you！”“I ask you again，do you really believe me？”“Yes，we believe you completely ！”Then，he said，“Well then，since you believe me, _15_ my child with yours.Who will？”All of a sudden，the audience fell _16_The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.After ten minutes，the acrobatic master
9、said nothing，just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope.Sure enough, this time he _17_once more.Faced with things far from their own _18_，people can often make judgments easily and quickly，but once involved in(牵涉)it，most of people“cannot _19_ it clearly”Only those who ar
10、e really confident，like the master in the tightrope walk，can stay _20_ at any time.1A.talentBplayCprogram Dshow【解析】由文章第一句话的perform可知这是现场表演，所以D对。【答案】D2A.stepping BstaringCwandering Dpointing【解析】他目光直视对方的目标，stare at凝视。形容精力高度集中。所以B对。【答案】B3A.broke into Bcame intoCgave off Dsent out【解析】当他第一次成功通过时，人群爆发出热烈的
11、掌声。break into破门而入，突然爆发；give off发出光，热等。所以A正确。【答案】A4A.get through Bwalk downCgo across Dpass around【解析】句意，如果我的双手被绑住，你们相信我也能通过吗？go across通过(到达对面)；get through(从立体空间)通过，所以C正确。【答案】C5A.Finally BActuallyCHopefully DEspecially【解析】根据后面的some people didnt believe，but in order to know知道，事实上，人们是不信的，但为了检验结果，他们说了谎话
12、，说他能过。Actually与后文but呼应，所以B正确。【答案】B6A.result BexperienceCchallenge Dtrick【解析】能与不能是一种未来的结果，所以A正确。【答案】A7A.slightly BluckilyCsmoothly Dnervously【解析】walk smoothly顺利地走过。所以C正确。【答案】C8A.even BjustCalways D. still【解析】有了第二次，他问人们他是否仍然能在加难度的基础上，再次通过。此处用still是相对于上一次而言的“仍然”。所以D正确。【答案】D9A.difficulty BhesitationCcon
13、cern Dmercy【解析】人们毫不犹豫地回答without hesitation意思是“毫不犹豫”，符合场景，所以B正确。【答案】B10A.blocked BhiddenCcovered Dequipped【解析】根据上文的If Im blindfolded(蒙着眼睛的)with my hands tied，do you.可知这里选C。【答案】C11A.cheers BjoyCtears Dlaughter【解析】他这次是以更高难度通过的，所以人们是爆发出热烈的欢呼声，burst into cheers爆发出欢呼声；burst into tears 突然大哭；burst into laug
14、hter突然笑起来。所以A正确。【答案】A12A.chose BsupportedCpushed Dheld【解析】他抱住一个孩子问观众.hold抓住，握住。符合后文的情节，他这一次是带孩子一起过的。所以D正确。【答案】D13A.till BbeforeCwhile Dsince【解析】带孩子走钢丝已经很危险了，然而他还要求蒙住眼睛。while然而，但是。用在这里表示出乎意料，有转折意思。所以C正确。【答案】C14A.arguing BthinkingCrefusing Dwondering【解析】before thinking不假思索。体现了人们对大师的信任。所以选B。【答案】B15A.ex
15、change BcompareCtake Dtreat【解析】此处为文章最后一段的议论埋下伏笔，开始引导人们换位思考，再做决定。exchange .with.用换，所以A正确。【答案】A16A.silent BnoisyCdoubtful Danxious【解析】后文的silence for ten minutes提示这里填silent，fall silent陷入寂静。所以A对。【答案】A17A.won BwalkedCacted Dsucceeded【解析】后文的Sure enough和once more提示这又是一次成功的表演。所以D正确。【答案】D18A.children BfearsC
16、interests Dperformances【解析】作者开始点题议论了：面对与自己利益毫不相干的事情时，做决定是简单的事情，反之则不然。都不舍得拿自己的孩子去冒险！【答案】C19A.sense BseeCunderstand Drealize【解析】大部分人都不能清楚地看到这一点指的就是cant see it clearly。所以B项正确。【答案】B20A.awake BencouragedCpatient D. focused【解析】只有像这位钢丝表演大师那样真正自信的人，才能做到任何时候都专注和冷静。focused专注的，聚精会神的。所以D正确。【答案】D.阅读理解Ellen Parke
17、r was worried about her health.She couldnt walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs，she was soon out of breath.“I suppose I had better go to the doctor，”she thought.She went to the doctor and told him her problem.“Im not at all surprised，”he said.“Its clear what your problem is
18、.”He examined her and then gave her some advice.“If you dont do what I say，Mrs.Parker，”he said，“Then you will have a heart attack.It could kill you.”Ellen was very worried as she left the doctors.She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and that it would take time.The n
19、ext day she went shopping.The first shop she went into was a butchers shop.“Id like ten pounds of steak，please，”she said.“Certainly，madam，”the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on th
20、e scale(秤)“Thats just under ten pounds，”he said.The butcher worked out the price.“At $4.99 a pound that will be $45.50 please.Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？”“Oh，I dont want to buy the meat，”Mrs.Parker said.“If you dont want to buy it，”the butcher replied，“why did you ask me to get it f
21、or you？”“I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like. ”1Ellen Parker visited her doctor because _Ashe had had a heart attackBshe was unhappy about her weightCshe had a problem with her healthDshe couldnt sleep well【解析】细节理解题。根据“Ellen Parker was worried about her health.”因为担心健康问题而去看病，故选C。【
22、答案】C2After the doctor examined Ellen Parker，he advised her to _Aeat more meatBlose weightCcome and see him againDlook after her heart【解析】细节理解题。根据“She couldnt walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs，she was soon out of breath.”和“I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looke
23、d like.”推测她是太胖，医生让她减肥，故选B。【答案】B3Ellen Parkers real problem was that _Ashe ate too much steakBshe couldnt walk quicklyCshe weighed too muchDshe couldnt climb stairs【解析】细节理解题。根据最后她想看看10英镑的肉是什么样子，可知她是体重的问题，故选C。【答案】C4We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very _AangryBexcitedCsurprised Dproud【解析】推理判断题。根据“why did you ask me to get it for you？”按照常理推测，给客人称好了肉又不要了他肯定会很生气，故选A。【答案】A
