1、选修7Module 5Ethnic Culture.单项填空1Rosie was late for work this morning._？As far as I know，she is fairly punctual.AWhy notBSo whatCHow come DHow about答案CHow come常用于口语中，表示惊讶，意为“怎么回事”。Why not表示对他人所说的或建议做出肯定反应或表示同意，意为“为什么不”；So what意为“那又怎么样”；How about.意为“怎么样呢”。根据答语后句“据我所知，她相当守时”可知应答者对罗茜上班迟到感到惊讶，故选C项。2The to
2、wn has_population of about 10,000 and 80% of_population are farmers.Aa；the Ba；aCthe；the Dthe；a答案A考查冠词用法。have a population of.意为“有人口”；第二空表特指“这些人口”中的80%。句意为：这个镇大约有一万人口，其中百分之八十是农民。3Will you please tell us how you can seize the robbers?I will spend a whole week _in your room to wait for their coming.Alo
3、cking Bto lockClocked Dbeing locked答案C考查过去分词短语作状语。根据句意“把自己锁在你的屋子里度过一周的时间”，即lock myself in your room，lock与主语I之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作状语，表示方式。4Dont forget to_the windows before going to bed.Theres going to be a storm tonight.Aclean Bkeep Cadjust Dfasten答案D考查动词辨析。根据第二个句子“今晚将有暴风雨”可知此处表示要关好窗户，因此用fasten，意为“闩住，
4、关上”。5The number of students in our class_more than 70 and the majority of them_from the countryside.Ais；is Bis；areCare；is Dare；are答案Bthe number of.的数量，作主语时谓语动词用单数；the majority of.的大部分，后跟可数名词复数形式时，谓语动词用复数，故B项正确。6The boy knocked down by the car stood up all by himself，_unhurt.Aapparently BabnormallyCu
5、nfortunately Dgenerally答案Aapparently显然；abnormally异常地；不正常地；unfortunately不幸地；generally一般地。句意为：那个被车撞倒的男孩自己站了起来，显然没有受伤。7The_hills around remind the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.Ablank Bbare Cvacant Dempty答案B句意为：周围光秃的山提醒村民们保护环境的重要性。blank意为“空白的”；bare意为“赤裸的，光秃的”；vacant意为“空着的，未被
6、占用的”；empty意为“空的；没人居住的”。由句意可知B项正确。8It is said that people are_likely to tell lies over the phone as they are in emails.Aas twice Btwice asCtwice more Dtwice than答案B考查倍数表达法。句意为：据说人们在电话中撒谎的可能性是在电子邮件中的两倍。此处是“倍数词as形容词/副词as”结构。9The air of hills is cooler than _of plains.Athat Bone Cthose Dones答案A考查代词。根据句意
7、可知，此处应用that指代“the air”。that常常用来代替前面已提到过的名词，以避免重复，它既可以代替不可数名词，也可以代替可数名词的单数，故选A项。10The truth is that _helping the situation，youve just made it worse.Afar from Bout of Cdue to Dnext to答案A考查介词短语辨析。far from的意思是“远非，几乎相反”，符合语意“事实是，你所做的对当前情形毫无帮助，反而把事情弄得更糟”。11Its important that we should show consideration f
8、or others if we are to live_them in social life.Ain connection with Bin touch withCin contrast with Din harmony with答案D考查介词短语辨析。句意为：在社交生活中，如果我们想与他人和睦相处，就应该为他人着想这一点很重要。由语意可知，选in harmony with，表示“与和睦相处”。12Jim knows little about computer，so his wife thinks he cant _the development of times.Akeep pace wi
9、th Btake advantage ofCthrow light on Dput emphasis on答案A考查动词短语辨析。由“Jim knows little about computer”可知他妻子认为他跟不上时代的步伐。A项的意思是“(与)并驾齐驱，跟上”，符合题意。B项的意思是“利用”；C项的意思是“阐明，使(难题等)较容易理解”；D项的意思是“着重于，强调”。13Many parents can _unpleasant behavior from their children while they will not tolerate any from others.Aput u
10、p Bput awayCput up with Dput forward答案C考查动词短语辨析。句意为：很多父母能够忍受他们自己孩子的不好的行为，却不能容忍别人的孩子的不好的行为。根据句意可知，空处的意思应与句中“tolerate”的意思相同，表示“忍受”。故put up with容忍，忍受，符合句意。put up建立，张贴；put away将收起；put forward提出。14Mr Green，Jenny has come to see you.She_for you in your office now.Awill wait BwaitsCis waiting Dhas waited答案
11、C考查时态。由now一词可知应用现在进行时，表示“Jenny现在正在你办公室等你”。15_that his wife might complain him，Tom did all housework before his wife came back.AWorrying BHaving worriedCHaving been worried DWorried答案D考查非谓语动词。此处是过去分词短语作原因状语，相当于Tom is worried that his wife might complain him.。.完形填空The song that has meant the most to m
12、e since I was the age of five，watching the movie SpaceJam，is called “I Believe I Can Fly” by RKelly.Every time I listen to the song，it_1_me that as long as I believe，I can be or do_2_I want in life even with a disability.I didnt know much of what the song_3_a long time ago but as I grew older，I stil
13、l loved the song and started to listen to the_4_more and more.Every time I listen to it，I think about all the obstacles I have_5_.When I was little，I had to_6_a wheelchair because I have a disability.The doctors told my mother I had a slim_7_of ever walking but I was_8_to walk because I disliked tha
14、t wheelchair.I knew that I had to believe in myself to_9_my goal to walk someday.One day the doctor told my mother that he could make a(n)_10_that would help me walk._11_when I was seven and onehalf，I had my first surgery.I_12_the cast because it was a half body cast，with a bar in the middle of my l
15、egs.I was a very_13_kid so being in a bed for six weeks，not being able to move，I felt horrible.I knew after all the_14_and the crying it would be worth_15_it in the long run._16_，at the age of eight，I got my cast off.I felt free when I finally_17_all the therapy (治疗) and learned how to_18_.The song_
16、19_，“I see me running through that open door.” Thats what I felt like.Like the song says，“There are miracles in life I must achieve，but first I know it starts inside of me，oh.” I am one of the_20_in life.1.A.remembers BremindsCregards Dreflects2A.whoever Bwhomever Cwhichever Dwhatever3A.meant Bexpec
17、ted Csuggested Dprovided4A.voices Bmeanings Cwords Drhythms5A.suffered BexperiencedCencouraged Dovercome6A.apply Buse Cseat Doffer7A.chance BoccasionCcondition Dadvantage8A.encouraged BamazedCdetermined Dorganized9A.accomplish BfinishCcomplete Dacquire10A.operation BperformanceCexperiment Darrangeme
18、nt11A.While BBut COr DSo12A.enjoyed BdislikedCexpected Dvalued13A.generous Bkind Cactive Dpassive14A.pain BjoyCguilt Dembarrassment15A.fixing Bwearing Cadjusting Dmaking16A.Finally BInstantly CNormally DRegularly17A.went on Bwent downCwent out Dwent through18A.live BwalkCthink Dcommunicate19A.speaks
19、 Bsings Csays Danswers20A.successes Bsurprises Cmiracles Dfailures【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者被一首叫“I Believe I Can Fly”的歌曲所鼓舞，勇敢地面对残疾，克服各种困难，最终能够行走的故事。1B作者每次听这首歌，它都提醒他只要他相信，他就能成为任何他想成为的人，做任何他想要做的事，remind sb.that使某人想起，提醒某人，符合语境。2Dwhatever任何的事物，什么都，符合文意。3A很久之前作者对这首歌是什么意思知道得不多。mean“意思是，本意是”，符合语境。4C结合上下文可知，此处
20、为随着年龄的增长，作者开始越来越多地听歌词，word在此处意为“歌词”，符合语境。5D从下文内容可知，作者曾克服了很多障碍，结合选项可知，应用overcome，表示“克服”。6B因为残疾，作者不得不使用轮椅，故用use。seat后常接oneself。7A大夫告诉作者的妈妈，作者能走路的希望很渺茫。slim修饰chance，指“机会渺茫，可能性很小”。8C从空前的but和空后的because引导的原因状语从句的内容可以看出，此处是转折关系，因为不喜欢轮椅，作者下定决心去走路，所以用determined。9A作者知道必须相信自己总有一天会达到学会走路的目标。accomplish“完成，取得”，符合
21、语境。10A从空格后的“that would help me walk”可推知，医生要对作者做一个有助于他行走的手术，make an operation“做手术”，符合语境。下文的surgery也是答案提示。11D分析上下文可知，此处应为因果关系。12B从下文的叙述可知，作者不喜欢这个固定腿的模型。13C从下文的内容可知，作者觉得在床上六周不能动很可怕是因为他是一个活泼好动的孩子。14A从上文作者所经历的一切可知，pain“痛苦”，符合语境。15D作者认为从长远来看，在经历这么多的痛苦和泪水之后，自己所做的这一切都是值得的。16A从后面的“I got my cast off”可知，此处用fin
22、ally，表示“最后，终于”的意思。17D从上下文可知，此处表示作者终于完成了全部治疗。go through经历，完成，符合语境。go on继续；go down下沉，下降；go out送出。18B从上文的“that would help me walk”可知，治疗结束后，应是学习行走。19C此处用says，表示歌中唱到的内容，下文的“Like the song says”也是答案提示。20C结合语境可知，此处是作者说他自己是生命中的奇迹之一。.阅读理解There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip (说闲话) as much a
23、s the British.If prying into others lives were an Olympic sport，then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.And when the British cant watch the lives of real people with glee，they have another source of entertainment to fall back onthe soap opera.British soap operas are very different to US TV dra
24、mas.For one，they are normally longer running.The two most popular，CoronationStreetandEastenders，have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively.Both are broadcast several times a week，so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of CoronationStreet.The most obvious difference is that，un
25、like US dramas，the British soap operas focus on the real world.There is little glamour，the stars are rarely rich，and they normally have boring jobs.Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audiencebut with some drama added.This means the viewer can relate
26、to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.Because these soap operas last for decades，the cast is ever changing.The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters.Like the real world，people come and go all the time.However，there are exceptions.CoronationStreets W
27、illiam Roach,76，has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960，and he is still a regular.The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural：People from the north of British tend to watch CoronationStreet as it is set in Manchester.People from the south ge
28、nerally prefer Eastenders，which is set in the east of London.The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.1What does this passage mainly talk about?ABritish people like to know things about other people.BBritish team can get Olympic gold medals.CWhat is British soap o
29、pera.DPeople in the north like different things from the people in the south.2What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?AAmerican dramas are longer.BBritish soap operas are longer.CAmerican dramas deal with dangerous things.DBritish soap operas deal with real people
30、.3Why do British people like to watch such operas?AThey can find their own life from the operas.BThey can enjoy the operas in their free time.CThey can watch the operas for many years.DThey care about the fate of the characters in the operas.4The underlined word “episodes” in the 2nd paragraph proba
31、bly means_.AplaysBpagesCissuesDparts5One characteristic of British operas is that_.Athe characters play the same role for a long timeBthe characters in the play often changeCpeople dont know what will happen nextDthere is only one or two characters in them【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了什么是英国的肥皂剧、英国肥皂剧与美国电视剧的区别、英国肥皂剧的
32、主要特点以及英国人喜欢看英国肥皂剧的主要原因。1C主旨大意题。文章的第二段的第一句话是全文的中心句，全文都是围绕英国的“soap opera”展开叙述的，告诉读者什么是英国的肥皂剧。C项符合文章大意，故答案选C。2D细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一句话可知，英国肥皂剧与美国电视剧最大的不同在于英国肥皂剧关注的是现实世界。D项最符合文意，故答案选D。3A细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第三、四句话可知，英国人喜欢看这种肥皂剧主要是因为剧中角色的生活反映了他们自己的生活，他们可以从剧中感受到痛苦和幸福。A项最符合文意，故答案选A。4D词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，“episode”应该意为“(电视连续剧
33、的)一集”。故D项与画线词的意思最接近。5B细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句话可知，因为英国的这些肥皂剧要持续好几十年，所以剧中的演员阵容(the cast)经常发生变化。可见，英国肥皂剧的一个特点就是剧中的角色经常改变。.短文改错We senior school students do have some growing pains.Take some of my classmate for example，they often feel upset because the expectations from parents，endless homework and the pressur
34、e of exams.These serious affect their physical and mental wellbeing.Therefore，I think about it quite necessary to take measures to relieve the pains.First，it is a good idea to having hearttoheart talks with our parents，tell them we wont disappoint them.Meanwhile，its advisable to spare some time to t
35、ake some exercise beside our devotion to the studies so that we will always feel relaxing and energetic.As long as we were fully prepared，we are sure to achieve great success in my academic performance.答案We senior school students do have some growing pains.Take some of my for example，they often feel
36、 upset because the expectations from parents，endless homework and the pressure of exams.These affect their physical and mental wellbeing.Therefore，I think about it quite necessary to take measures to relieve the pains.First，it is a good idea to hearttoheart talks with our parents， them we wont disappoint them.Meanwhile，its advisable to spare some time to take some exercise our devotion to the studies so that we will always feel and energetic.As long as we fully prepared，we are sure to achieve great success in academic performance.