1、考点训练40 S2 B2 Unit 18 Inventions.句子填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)1.I remember you mentioned the same thing on a _(先前的) occasion.答案:previous 2.Im not feeling very well today _ (否则) I would do it myself.答案:otherwise3.Do you believe that theres a _ (联系,联结) between smoking and heart disease?答案:connection4.We sh
2、ouldnt _ (排斥) different ideas just because we disagree on them.答案:reject5.There is a good _ (可能性) of rain tonight.答案:possibility6.Great thinkers are_ (意识到) this and try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible.答案:aware of7.The bus _ (陷入) the mud,so all the passengers went o
3、ff to push it out of the mud.答案:got stuck in8.Creative thinking is a conscious effort to _ (摆脱) old thought patterns in order to explore new possibilities.答案:break away from9.Wed better start earlier.We should _ (顾及,考虑到) traffic delays.答案:allow for10.You shouldnt have scolded him like that; _ (毕竟),h
4、e is still a child.答案:after all.单项选择(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)1.Tell us,Terry,how did you the wonderful idea?_.A.come up with;By accident B.come into;By surfing the InternetC.come into;By accident D.think of;From the sixth sense答案:A提示:by accident偶然地,come up with 意为“想出”。2.Please dont shout at the girl. _ sh
5、e is only a child of six.A.In all B.At all C.After all D.Above all答案:C提示:in all总共、总计,above all最为重要的是,at all完全地,after all毕竟,终究,符合题意。3.Some modern words,such as cellphone,digital camera _ young people,while older people _ them.A.are familiar to;arent familiar with B.are popular among;arent familiar to
6、C.are familiar with;arent familiar to D.are familiar to;arent popular to答案:A提示:be familiar to为某人所熟悉;be familiar with(某人)对熟悉。4.If you want to develop your creativity,you can _ some of the thinking strategies of the great and famous.A.try out B.try to using C.try D.A and C答案:D5.We were tired _ studyin
7、g all day and also tired _ doing the same things every day.A.of;from B.with;from C.over;of D.from;of答案:D提示:be tired from因为而疲倦(累);be tired of对厌倦。6.Do you think he will succeed?Well,he was helped by so many friends.Whats more,he works extremely hard.So he will _ succeed.A.probably B.likely C.possibly
8、D.perhaps答案:A提示:probably可能性最大。7.Did you enjoy his lecture?Certainly.What he said makes _.A.sure B.sense C.scene D.sense of答案:B提示:make sense有意义。8. _ most teenagers now listen to rock music.However,John prefers classical music.A.In a word B.In generalC.In particular D.In total答案:B提示:A项意为“总之”,B项意为“一般来说
9、”,C项意为“尤其,特别地”,D项意为“总共”。根据题意可知选B。9.(2010山东潍坊高三统考,27) The hours _ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.A.when B.that C.in which D.on which答案:B提示:本题考查定语从句。that引导的定语从句又在从句中作spend的宾语。10.Nowadays young childre
10、n _ surfing the Internet.A.are skilled at B.are expert atC.are experienced at D.A、B and C答案:D11.Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _ our minds are developed by learning.A.Probably B.SimilarlyC.Otherwise D.Likely答案:B提示:similarly类似地,理论相通地。12. _ months going by,the work seemed endless.A.As
11、 B.When C.Where D.With答案:D提示:表示“随着”时,as和从句连用;with和短语连用。13.The actress is not so beautiful _ the press described in advance.A.that B.which C.as D.what答案:C提示:as引导定语从句。那个女演员并不像报上所描述的那样漂亮。14. _ is no possibility _ Bob can win the first prize in the match.A.There;that B.It;that C.There;whether D.It;wheth
12、er答案:A提示:Bob不可能在比赛中得第一名(没有任何可能性)。15.Could you give me the right answer?So,you _.A.werent listening B.hadnt listenedC.dont listen D.havent listened答案:A提示:根据句意“哦,你刚才没有听啊”可知应用过去时态。.阅读理解(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分) “Who is Gogo?” Almost every pupil in Hong Kong,Japan,Taiwan and Thailand will tell you:“Gogo is fro
13、m outer space and is teaching children to speak and read English.” Gogo has visited Hong Kong,Taiwan,Japan,Thailand and Korea.Now he is in Chinas Mainland“Gogo has adventure with English” has been published by Addison Wesley Longman China Ltd(AWL). The six level English course,full of exciting stori
14、es,educates and delights children at the same time.Gogo learns English from his friends,Tony and Jenny.The children will learn along with Gogo,enjoying all the fun he produces.Gogo has a warm place in every young learners heart wherever he goes. A presentation(介绍) about Gogo was given by Beijing AWL
15、 Information Centre last November.All the pupils in Huijia School attended the presentation.A foreign teacher at Huijia later said,“The children were attracted by Gogo after only a 45-minute presentation.They remember a song taught by Gogo seven weeks later.Parents often ask me how they can help the
16、ir children learn English and now theres a programme I can direct them to.” Clive Sawkins,Paul Price-Smiths and Gregg Schroeder worked closely at AWL to make sure that Gogo will become an easily recognized symbol(标志) of learning English wherever English is studied.“Gogo is our baby,” said Gregg.“It
17、is very easy to get children going with Gogo.”1.What is the passage mainly about?A.Gogo visits Asian countries. B.Gogo receives high praise.C.Children love to learn with Gogo. D.AWL introduces Gogo.答案:C提示:从本文所用文字exciting,enjoy,fun,attracted及本文的写作目的是向孩子和家长推荐这本书来看,应选C项。2.It can be learned from the pas
18、sage that Gogo is _.A.an English teacher B.an English boyC.an English textbook D.a character in an English textbook答案:D提示:从第四节内容可以看出Gogo是一本英语课本中的人物。3.In what way is Gogo a great help to young learners?A.He teaches them English through songs.B.He teaches them English through adventure stories.C.He he
19、lps them to remember English words.D.He makes English lessons full of fun.答案:D提示:本题答案也出自第四段,和第一题的答案吻合。4.The underlined word “them” in the fifth paragraph refers to _.A.parents B.children C.teachers D.textbooks答案:A提示:上句提到了“父母们问怎样才能帮助孩子学英语,”后以此处应指“parents”。5.When Gregg said,“Gogo is our baby”,he reall
20、y meant_.A.Gogo belongs to AWL B.Gogo needs improvementC.Gogo is lovely D.Gogo is very young答案:C提示:从Gregg所说的第二句的意义可以看出答案应选C。.短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) This is a story told by my father,“When I was boy, 1. _the most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring 2. _Festival.My grandma was the best
21、cooker in the world 3. _but could make the most delicious dishes.One time,I just 4. _Couldnt wait for the Spring Festival dinner.As I was 5. _about take a piece from a cooked duck,I saw grandma in 6. _the kitchen looking at me.Shake her head,she said,It 7. _isnt a good time to do that,dear.At once I
22、 apologize 8. _and controlled me at my best till the dinner started.You 9. _know,that was a dinner we had waited for several month.” 10. _答案:1.was后加a 2.去掉when 3.cookercook 4.butand 5. 6.about后加to 7.ShakeShaking 8.apologizeapologized 9.memyself 10.monthmonths.书面表达(满分25分) 你班同学参加了21世纪中学生英文报组织的一场讨论。讨论的主
23、题是:城市内是否可以豢养宠物(狗或猫)。请你根据下表所提供的信息,给报社投稿,介绍讨论情况,并说明自己的观点和建议。反方观点正方观点1.造成环境污染;2.发出吵闹声,甚至伤人。1.安慰孤寡老人;2.人与动物和谐相处,增添生活情趣。注意:词数100左右。参考答案: Recently we have had a heated discussion on whether people should keep pets at home in cities. Some students think its a good idea to keep pets because many old people
24、who live alone at home can get some comfort from pets.Besides,getting along well with animals will make our life interesting.On the contrary,the other students are against the idea.In their opinions,if too many people keep pets at home,it is bad for the environment.What is worse,pets may make too much noise and even attack people. I like animals,so I dont think its bad to keep pets at home.But we must take some measures to prevent them from polluting our environment.