1、(选修八Unit 3).单项填空1We _ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dark.Aset out Bset offCset about Dset aside答案与解析：Aset out to do sth.“开始做某事”，相当于begin to do sth.。2A healthy life is frequently thought to be _ with the open countryside and homegrown food.Atied BrelatedCinvolved Da
2、ssociated答案与解析：Dbe associated with.“和有关”。tie和relate意为“和有关”时，常与to连用；be involved与in搭配。3The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to_ one from the other.Adistinguish BseparateCidentify Drecognize答案与解析：A根据题意应是不可能把这对双胞胎区分开，故选A项。distinguish.from.“把和区别开”。separate.from.“把和分隔开”；identify“识别”；recogni
3、ze“认出”。4Have you decided which house to buy?No，not yet.I must find a house that is _ for all kinds of transportation.Aconvenient BappropriateCavailable Dcontent答案与解析：Aconvenient“方便的；便利的”，其主语通常是物，符合题意。5Teachers pay more attention to the _ skills and show students the way to catch the main ideas.Amean
4、ingful BcarefulCpractical Dacceptable答案与解析：Cpractical“实用的”符合题意。meaningful“有意义的”；careful“仔细的”；acceptable“可接受的”。6If Newton lived today，he would be surprised by what has been _ in science and technology.Adiagnosed BdiscoveredCignored Ddetermined答案与解析：Bdiscover“发现”。句意：如果牛顿活到现在，他将会对迄今为止在科技上的发现惊讶不已。diagno
5、se“诊断”；ignore“忽略”；determine“决定”。7I call him _；even when there is not much to say.Anow and then Bby and byCstep by step Dmore or less答案与解析：Anow and then表示“不时地，偶尔”。句意：我不时给他打个电话，尽管有时候也没有太多的话要说。by and by表示“不久，马上”；step by step表示“逐步地”；more or less表示“大约”。8Mike seldom asks _ questions in class，but today he
6、raised _ fairly good one.A/; a Bthe; aC/; the D/; /答案与解析：A此题考查冠词。question是复数形式，根据语境可知在课上，Mike很少问问题，泛指，故前面是零冠词，后面一空用不定冠词a修饰。one泛指今天他提了一个相当不错的问题。9Ive already told you never to _ my things.Amess up Bput upCclean up Dmake up答案与解析：Amess up“搞糟，弄乱”。句意：我早已经告诉过你不要乱动我的东西！10She _ great importance _ regular exe
7、rcise.Aties; to Bputs; toCattaches; to Dlays; on答案与解析：Cattach importance to 重视。句意：她非常重视定期锻炼。11Jack almost fell off the cliff，but managed to _ until help came.Akeep on Bcatch onCcount on Dhang on答案与解析：Dhang on 牢牢抓住，抓紧不放。句意：杰克差点从悬崖上掉下来，但他努力抓住不放直到获救。keep on(doing sth.)继续(做)；catch on 理解；count on 指望，依赖。1
8、2_ everyone can hear the speaker，there is no_ to turn up the radio.ANow that; point BEven if; pointCNow that; need DEven if; need答案与解析：Cnow that 引导让步状语从句；there is no need to do sth.是一个固定句型，意思是“做某事没有必要”。13I cant bear _，so I hope you can come on time.Ato keep waiting Bto keep to waitCbeing kept waitin
9、g Dbeing kept to wait答案与解析：Cbear 表示“忍受”时，后可跟名词、动名词或不定式作宾语。keep 作使役动词使用，后面不跟不定式作主语补足语。14We found the meeting room thoroughly _ and everything _ in good order.Acleaned; arranged Bcleaned; arrangingCcleaning; arranged Dcleaning; arranging答案与解析：Acleaned 和arranged 皆为过去分词在句中作宾语补足语，表示状态。15Id better _ now.T
10、he water is boiling in the kitchen.Goodbye.Aring off Bring up Chold on Dring back答案与解析：A根据语境应是“挂断电话”，故答案为A。ring up 意为“打电话”；hold on 意为“不挂断”；ring back 意为“回复电话”。.阅读理解My dad is very unique because of his personality and lifetyle，For instance，he put his watch on his left hand，even though hes a lefty，and
11、parking his car only in the garage is just his thing and doesnt change.My father only wears suits during the week because its something very professional and formal.He loves to teach what he knows，from teaching my mother，aunt，and sisters driving skills to teaching his kids vocabulary.Also，whenever h
12、e is asked to do something at work，whatever it is，he will always complete the task on time.My mother buys most of his clothes，as he hates big crowds.In his house，children watch TV only after finishing all homework，which he believes is the best，because the child does his homework and still stays happ
13、y.One of my fathers main focuses in life is making sure his children grow up the fight way，like he did.He grew up with one sister in Chicago.As he got older，he got married to my mother who is three years younger than him. My dad is an individual with numerous qualities.His personality is just very w
14、onderful to live with.The manners he shows are so refined and probably much better than most people.I admire my father and want to be just like him when I grow up.1The author used examples in the first paragraph to show his father _.Ais a stubborn manBhas only one garageCis a unique personDdoesnt wa
15、nt any change答案与解析：C细节理解题。由本段的结构可以看出，For instance后所举的例子是为了论证第一句话所提出的观点，就是“My dad is very unique”。本题易。2Which of the following is NOT true about the authors father?AHe is keen on shopping very muchBHe wants to look professional and formalCHe takes good care of his childrenDHe is always punctual for th
16、e work答案与解析：A细节判断题。由第三段的“My mother buys most of his clothes，as he hates big crowds.”可以看出，爸爸讨厌购物，都是妈妈帮他买。由此可以判断A项错误。本题易。3According to the passage，the authors father _.Afirst met his wife in ChicagoBhas a sister three years youngerCgot married at a very old ageDgets along well with his family答案与解析：D推理
17、判断题。由文章的叙述来看，父亲和孩子们以及妻子相处得都很好。A项没有提到；倒数第二段提到妈妈比爸爸小三岁，而不是他的妹妹比他小三岁，故排除B；倒数第二段中“got older”意思是长大，而不是变老，故排除C项。本题难。4We can infer from the text that _.Aparents could have a great influence on their kidsBfather is always the strictest person in a familyCchildren want to grow up just as their fathersDgood p
18、ersonalities make a person extraordinary答案与解析：A推断题。由文章的叙述结合最后一段的“I admire my father and want to be just like him when I grow up.”可以看出，父母对孩子的影响很大。本题易。.篇章结构The seven Cs of a good letterWhat is the secret of writing a good letter？Here are two main ones.Dont try to be fancy.Dont try to impress your read
19、er.You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.Clear.Use short，direct sentences._1_ Talk as if the reader were right there with you.Above all，dont use an introduction.Correct._2_ Dont guess，even for spelling.Refer to your dictionary.If you need to，check a reference book too.Use them as much
20、as you need to.Complete.Dont scatter our points._3_ This is good organization too.Courteous.Be friendly rather than overly casual.Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something.In all letters，treat others as you want them to treat you.Concise.Make each point as clearly a
21、nd briefly as you can.Conversational.This is really the secret of good writing._4_.Such a letter has a natural，friendly tone.Let your personality come through naturally.Considerate._5_ Write about what you belieye the reader needs or wants to know.Try to be helpful.This will build good feeling towar
22、d you. The seven Cs are about writing letters.But how about school papers？Use the seven Cs.Write as if you were talking to your teacher or professor.Youll be surprised.Youll almost instantly become a good writer.And you might even enjoy writing from now on.AJust“talk”to the person.BThink of the read
23、ers point of view as you write.CMake them easy to understand.DInclude long sentences in your letter.EMake sure what you say is correct.FWriting should not be taken too seriously.GFinish one point completely before going on to the next.答案：1.C2.E3.G4.A5.B.短文改错Dear friends，Im glad to have had this chan
24、ce to speak to so many friends.My dream is to be a teacher.Some students may wonder how，as they think being a teacher is hard while their pay is little.Therefore，I have my own ideas about that.As we all know，the teacher is too important and necessary for social and economic develop.I have had the dr
25、eam becoming a teacher since my childhood.I love being with child because they make me feel young，energetic and happy.In the fact，I think I can teach the next generation to be useful people who will be able to serve their country.Thats all.Thank you.答案：Dear friends，Im glad to have had this chance to
26、 speak to so many friends.My dream is to be a teacher.Some students may wonder ，as they think being a teacher is hard while their pay is .，I have my own ideas about that.As we all know，the teacher is important and necessary for social and economic .I have had the dream becoming a teacher since my childhood.I love being with because they make me feel young，energetic and happy.In the fact，I think I can teach the next generation to be useful people who will be able to serve country.Thats all.Thank you.