1、(选修六Unit 4).单项填空1It was in the lab _ was taken charge of by Mr.Harris _ they did the experiment.Awhich; that Bthat; whichCthat; whom Dwhich; where答案:A2It _ I that _ against you.Aam; is Bis; isCis; am Dwas; am答案:C3_ that makes her different from the other students?Honesty,hardwork and,I suppose,a bit
2、 of imagination.AWhat do you know BWhat do you think it isCHow do you believe DHow come that答案:B4_ he works hard,I dont mind when he finishes the experiment.AAs soon as BAs well asCSo far as DSo long as答案与解析:Dso long as相当于as long as,意为“只要”,引导条件状语从句。5She _ shyly at the young fellow from behind his fa
3、ns.Aglanced BglimpsedCglared Dstared答案与解析:Aglance指快速地看一眼。glimpse意为“瞥见”,强调结果;glare at“怒视”;stare at指由于生气、害怕或吃惊而睁大眼睛注视某人或某物。6Ill never understand how it _ that he still insisted on going there alone after being told about the possible danger.Dont worry.He just likes taking adventure.Acame about Bcame a
4、crossCcame out Dcame up答案与解析:Ait为understand引导宾语从句中的形式主语,真正的主语是后面的that从句。come about“发生”,how it came about that.“怎么会”。7The prices of beer _ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.Aaltered BrangedCseparated Ddiffered答案与解析:Brange from.to.“从到之间变化”。8There are many things that I cant _ goin
5、g abroad,of which is the ignorance of the locals.Akeep up with Bcome up withCput up with Dcatch up with答案与解析:C根据常识,当地人对外地人的无视让人“无法容忍”,故选put up with“容忍,忍受”。9I hope you can study hard and master as much knowledge as possible;otherwise youll have to live a hard life _.Anow and then Bat the momentCin a
6、word Das a consequence答案与解析:Das a consequence“结果,因此”。now and then“不时;偶尔”;at the moment“目前”;in a word“总而言之”。10He being a child of _ intelligence,expecting too much of him will make him nervous.Aaverage BslightCstrange Ddifferent答案与解析:A对他期望太高会使他紧张不安,可见他只是一个智力一般的孩子。average“普通的,一般的”,符合题意。11She couldnt h
7、ave done that sort of thing.Whatever she did was reasonable,_ to what you did.Besides,its none of your business.Get down to_ your lessons.Acomparing; doing Bcomparing; doCcompared; doing Dcompared; do答案与解析:Ccompared to“与相比较”;get down to“开始做某事”,to为介词,后接名词或动名词。12A love marriage,however,does not necess
8、arily _ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.Atake over Bhold onCresult in Dkeep on答案与解析:C恋爱结婚的结果未必能保证双方共享利益,共担义务。result in 结果是,导致;hold on 继续下去,等一等;把(某物)固定起来;keep on 继续下去,继续雇用(某人);take over 接管,接替。13How do you like your trip to Hainan?_,I enjoyed it very much,although the weather was unplea
9、sant sometimes.AIn addition BOn the wholeCIn other words DOn the other hand答案与解析:Bon the whole“总的来说”,与题意相符。14_ my friends and myself I thank youwithout your help we would have lost our lives.AIn contrast with BIn relation toCOn behalf of DRegardless of答案与解析:Con behalf of“代表”。句意:我代表我朋友和我自己向你致谢要是没有你的帮
10、助,我们就没命了。in contrast with“与形成对比,与相比”;in relation to“关于”;regardless of“不管,不顾”。15Father is strongly opposed _ shopping on Sunday because the streets and supermarkets are full of people.Ato do Bto doingCof doing Dwith doing答案与解析:B本题考查be opposed to(doing)sth短语。be opposed to(doing)sth意为“反对”,其中to为介词,后跟名词或
11、动名词。.完形填空While my friends went away to their universities in great delight,I restarted my senior high school life.My spirits _1_ at the prospect of starting all over again._2_ by strange classmates,I felt as though I were in a maze and felt _3_ for myself.There were some complex feelings in my mind.
12、I was frightened,nervous and lonely.To make _4_ worse,I recalled my failure again and again,which put more pressure on me than I could _5_.As a result,I was always feeling _6_ during class.One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to go to his office,where he told me about his
13、 _7_ towards life.He said,“We might _8_ from making mistakes,but its important to model ourselves into people we _9_.All the growing _10_ and the embarrassing things we _11_ are parts of the process.We never stop _12_,so learn from it and keep up your spirits!If you are optimistic,things you want ma
14、y _13_ to you!”_14_ feelings rushed through me.I _15_ saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.With the teachers help,I finally _16_ my depression.From then on,I no longer _17_ my head but began smiling at my classmates.I put up my hand _18_ in class and tried to answer teachers qu
15、estions correctly.I _19_ have a thirst to go to my dream university,_20_ now,Im not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.1A.sank Bfailed Cdisappointed Dran2A.Hit BSurrounded CStruck DLoved3A.unlucky Bangry Csorry Dafraid4A.scores Bstudies Cfeelings Dmatters5A.bear Bhope Cneed Dbelieve6A.h
16、igh Bdown Clonely Dhappy7A.way Bmethod Cmeasure Dattitude8A.learn Bsuffer Chear Djudge9A.reach Benjoy Clike Dhate10A.aches Bpains Cjoys Dinjuries11A.feel Bexperience Ctaste Dget12A.standing up Bgrowing up Cgoing up Dbringing up13A.refer Bturn Cstick Dhappen14A.Warm BThoughtful CCool DRegretful15A.su
17、ddenly Bgenerally Cnaturally Dsadly16A.got on Bgot over Cgot off Dgot out17A.buried Bshook Cbowed Dnodded18A.freely Bhopefully Cquickly Dconfidently19A.even Bever Cstill Dyet20A.otherwise Bor Cbut Dinstead答案与解析:作者高考失利后,重返学校复读,在老师的帮助下,他克服低落情绪,鼓起勇气,为实现自己的目标而奋斗拼博。1A由下文内容可以推知,作者不得不复读,眼看着一切还要从头开始,作者情绪低落,
18、因此该空应填sank。2B由上文“I restarted my senior high school life”可以推知作者置身于新的环境,周围都是陌生同学,因此该空应填Surrounded。3C处境的不顺让作者感到难过。4D“To make matters worse”是固定短语,意为“更糟的是”。5A一次又一次回忆失败使作者给自己带来的压力超出了自己的承受能力,故只有bear“承担,负担”符合上下文语境。6B由上文可以推出该空表示“(情绪)低落的”,因此应填down。7D下文说的是作者的老师对生活的态度,因此该空应填attitude。8B出错是一件痛苦的事,因此该空应填suffer。9C但
19、是把自己塑造成自己想成为的人很重要。10B由语境可以推出该空表示“(成长中的)痛苦”,因此应填pains。11B令人尴尬的事我们也会经历,因此该空应填experience。12B由常识可知,我们都在不断地成长,因此该空应填growing up。13D如果你乐观,你所需要的事有可能会发生。14A由上文内容可知,老师给了作者鼓励,而这对被鼓励者来说无疑是一股暖流,因此该空应选A。15A由语境可知,由于作者转变了观念,心情也好了起来,他“突然”感到阳光很灿烂,因此该空应填suddenly。16B由主语和宾语之间的逻辑关系可以推出该空表示“克服,战胜”,因此应填got over。17C情绪的改善、自信
20、的恢复让作者不再低头生活而是笑对同学。18D主动举手回答问题是自信的表现,因此该空应填confidently。19C尽管遭遇了失败,作者仍然渴望考上理想的大学。20C过去作者害怕失败,而现在不再害怕了,因此这里表示转折关系,应填but,空后的now与刚开始形成对比。.阅读理解Like distance runners on a measured course,all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.In the first stage of our lives,we develop and grow,r
21、eaching toward the top of physical vitality(energy)After we grow up,however,the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality,yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.Most of the changes
22、 of aging take place deep inside the body.The lungs become less able to take in oxygen.Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength.The heart loses power and pumps less blood.Bones grow easier to break.Finally,we meet a stress,a stress that is greater than our physical resistance.Often it is only
23、a minor accident or chance infection(a disease eaused by virus),but this time,it brings life to an end.In 1932,a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats,simply by cutting back the calories(unit for measuring the energy value of food)in their diet.The reason for the effect was then unk
24、nown.Today,at the university of California at Berkley,Dr.Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats.The result was achieved through a special protein(蛋白质)limited diet,which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain.Seagle showed that within the brain,specific chemical
25、s control many of the signals that influence aging.By changing that chemical balance,the clock of aging can be reset.For the first time,the mystery(something that is difficult to understand or to explain)of why our age is being seriously challenged.Scientists in many fields are now making striking a
26、nd farreaching discoveries.An average lifetime lasts 75 years,yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life.If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty,we would live for 80 years.1What does the underlined word“it” refer to?APhysical vitality. BStress.CAg
27、ing. DPhysical resistance.答案与解析:B从文章第六段可知最终我们会遇到一种压力,这种压力比身体的阻力大,通常只是小的偶然或感染,但这种压力会导致生命的终结。2The author believes the following EXCEPT that _.Ahumans life pattern is predictableBphysical fitness cant stop the force of agingChumans lifetime will last longer than 75 yearsDall of the changes of aging tak
28、e place deep inside the body答案与解析:D第五段第一句most而不是选项中的all。3How did Dr.Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?ABy limiting the protein in their diet.BBy cutting the calories in their diet.CBy resetting their clock of aging.DBy keeping their physical fitness.答案与解析:A在倒数第三段through a special protein limited diet故选A项。4What is probably the best title for the article?ATwo Great ExperimentsBThe Mystery of Human LifeCWays to Lengthen Human LifeDThe Breakthrough in the Study of Aging答案与解析:D从全文来看可知介绍的是研究人身体老化的新进展。