1、考点训练 56 S3 B Unit 14 Zoology.句子填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)1.The house I bought recently is in beautiful_ (环境).答案:surroundings2.It seems that everyone has got a cold recently because of the _ (多变的) weather.答案:changeable3. _ (原始的) man made tools from sharp stones and animal bones.答案:Primitive4.As we all k
2、now,Mark twain was a _ (幽默的) writer.答案:humorous5.The teacher asked the monitor to _ (去取) some chalks for her.答案:fetch6.Can you _ Mike and Dave _ (区别)?For they look so alike.答案:tell;apart7.Can you_ (抓住) my hand? I will try pulling you out of the pit.答案:get hold of8.My grandma always thinks of her hap
3、py old days _ (反复，多次).答案:over and over again9.Glass is a_ (透明的) material.答案:transparent10.Much new evidence on it has _ (出现，为人所知) in recent years.答案:come to light.单项选择(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)1.The twins are so alike.Can you tell one _ the other?A.apart B.from C.about D.of答案:B提示:本题考查动词与副词和介词的搭配。句子意思是:这对双胞
4、胎长得很像，你能把他们区别开来吗？tell.apart 识别，辨别，中间接整体；tell.from.意思是“把和区别开来”，分别接个体；根据语境，这里应该选B。2.(2010天津河西高三期末) Who was on _ phone at eight oclock this morning?I didnt know her.You were wanted by _ Mrs. Smith.A.a;the B.the;/ C.the;a D.a;/答案:C提示:on the phone在接(打)电话，a Mrs Smith表泛指，有一个叫史密斯夫人的人找你。3.I cant hear you cle
5、arly.Will you please repeat _ what you said?A.again B.over and over again C.for once D./答案:D提示:repeat后面不能接again;over and over again一再，反复；for once“就一次”。4.I want to buy a pencil-box for my son,but there is only one left in that shop,so I will have to buy _.A.one B.it C.that D.them答案:B提示:因为“商店只剩下一个铅笔盒了
6、”，所以我只好把“它”买下了。5.Thirty-three people were already dead in a traffic accident; _.A.twelve being children B.twelve of them were childrenC.twelve of whom were children D.of whom twelve were children答案:B提示:分号之后应该是一个完整的句子，而不能用定语从句或分词结构。故答案为B。6.The boat _，throwing the boy into the water.A.turned over B.tu
7、rned downC.turned up D.turned out答案:A提示:本题考查短语动词的辨析。turn over翻倒；turn down调低，拒绝;turn up调大(声音等)，出现;turn out证明是，结果是。根据句意可知“船翻了”，答案为A。7.Words _ meaning,as we all know.A.convince B.conveyC.contribute D.conquer答案:B提示:convince使确信，说服;convey表达，运载;contribute奉献;conquer征服。8.Government reports,legal papers and m
8、ost business letters are the main situations _ English is used.A.when B.that C.how D.where答案:D提示:where引导定语从句，在从句中作状语，相当于in which。9.Johnson looks hot and dry.So _ you if you had a high fever.A.do B.are C.will D.would答案:D提示:答句的完整形式为:You would look hot and dry too if you had a high fever.“So助动词/情态动词主语”
9、表示“也是如此”。10.The old man returned to Qingdao，_ he left in the 1940s.A.where B.what C.which D.how答案:C提示:考查定语从句。which引导非限制性定语从句，其先行词为Qingdao，因为定语从句中的left需要接宾语，故需用关系代词which而不可用关系副词where引导定语从句。11_ by the bullets whistling by,the timid fellow hid his head in the bush, _.A.Frightened;left his body exposing
10、 B.Frightening;and left his body exposedC.Frightening;leaving his body exposed D.Frightened;leaving his body exposed答案:D提示:句意为“被呼啸而过的子弹吓坏了，这个胆小的人把头藏在灌木丛中，身体却暴露在外面”。前一空动词与句子主语之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作状语；后一空是现在分词作结果状语。12.There are ten waiting rooms at the newly-built railway station, _in all 20 000 people.A.se
11、ating B.seated C.sitting D.to seat答案:A提示:seat在此句中作“容纳”讲，是及物动词。全句意为“这个新建的火车站有10个候车厅，总共可以容纳两万人”。13.It is the protection for trees _ really matters, _ how many trees are planted.A.what；besides B.that；exceptC.that；rather than D.what；other than答案:C提示:第一空是强调句型中的that；rather than而不是。句意为“真正重要的是保护树木，而不是种植了多少棵
12、树”。14.Barbara sometimes makes me mad. _too.I wish she _ a little polite.A.I;is B.I;were C.Me;is D.Me;were答案:D提示:考查代词及虚拟语气。口语中表达“我也是”常用“Me，too”。表示与现在情况相反的愿望时，wish后的宾语从句的谓语动词用过去时态，be动词一律用were。15.I really need to talk to you. _?Certainly.Whats the matter?A.Where are you going B.What shall I tell youC.C
13、an you spare me a few minutes D.When are you free答案:C提示:考查交际用语。由答语可知，应选C。.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分) It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory.The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions (感知物),the bases for the decisions we make,and the roots of our habits and skills are to
14、 be found in our past experiences,which are brought into the present by memory. Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available (有效的) for later use.It includes not only “remembering” things like arithmetic or historical facts,but also involves any change in the way an animal typi
15、cally behaves.Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sensed something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat. Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines
16、. Computers,for example,contain devices for storing data (数据) for later use.It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being.The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100000 “words” ready for instant use.An average U.S.teenager prob
17、ably recognizes the meaning of about 100000 words of English.However,this is but a fraction (片段) of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored.Consider,for example,the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight. The use of words is the basis of the advance
18、d problem-solving intelligence of human beings.A large part of a persons memory is in terms of words and combinations of words.1.According to the passage,memory is considered to be _.A.the basis for decision making and problem solvingB.an ability to store experiences for future useC.an intelligence
19、(智慧) typically possessed by human beingsD.the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words答案:B提示:答案见原文第二段首句“Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use”。2.The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being
20、shows that _.A.the computers memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenagersB.the computers memory capacity is much better than an adult human beingsC.the computers memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenagersD.the memory capacity of a teenagers should be full made use of答案:C提示:在文章第四段中
21、，作者比较了计算机与一普通少年的记忆能力。计算机能够存储100 000个字词；少年能够存储100 000个英语单词，然而只是少年整个大脑存储量的一小部分。作者并没有引申出D选项的意思。3.The whole passage implies that _.A.only human beings have problem-solving intelligenceB.a persons memory is different from a computers in every respectC.animals are able to solve only very simple problemsD.
22、animals solve problems by instincts (本能) and intelligence答案:C提示:文中第二段提到，记忆力不仅涉及到记得一些数学知识和历史事实，还涉及到“any change in the way an animal typically behaves”，并举了老鼠一例。在最后一段又提到文字的使用是人类“高级的”(advanced)解决问题的智力的基础。4.The phrase “in terms of” in the last sentence can best be replaced by _.A.changing into B.expresse
23、d byC.making up D.made up of答案:B提示:最后一句话的意思是“人的记忆的大部分要靠文字或文字的组合表达出来”。5.Which of the following is the topic of the passage?A.What life would be like without memory.B.Memory is of complete importance to life.C.How a persons memory is different from an animals or a computers.D.What is contained in memo
24、ry.答案:B提示:文章开头第一句话便点出文章主旨即“It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory”。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Dear Bill, Thank you all of your kindness.I really enjoy staying at 1. _your home for one month.Would you like very much visit 2. _me in Beijing in next August?My cousin will have
25、his 3. _first time home stay in Virginia next summer,and you can 4. _use his room!Dont be too surprise when you see it 5. _though.He is crazy with soccer,so he has many pictures 6. _of famous soccer player on the wall.His room is very 7. _comfortable,and you will enjoy staying in it.In his room 8. _
26、there is the TV set.It is not a big one,but it is colour and 9. _bilingual(双语的).You can watch movies and the news in 10. _English.Also,you can use my cousins CD player.答案:1.enjoyenjoyed 2.visit 前加to 3.去掉next前的in 4.去掉time 5.surprisesurprised 6.withabout 7.playerplayers 8. 9.thea 10.andor.书面表达(满分25分)
27、家长会是学校、老师和学生家长为了学生的进步进行沟通的一种方式。但学生对此有不同的观点,有的赞同,有的反对,有的无所谓。请你表达出自己的观点并简单地说明理由。 注意:1.可适当地增加细节。 2.词数:100左右。参考答案: A parents meeting is a good way to communicate between the school,teachers and students.It means to improve the study of students,but different students have different opinions about it.Som
28、e are for it,some are against it and others dont care about it. My opinion is that parents meetings are of great value,because the parents are able to know more about their children;in addition,students can also follow the teachers instructions better. So my parents and I take great delight to take part in it,and usually we talk a lot about it.