1、(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！).多项填空1You know Eric，if he wont eat or sleep，its a sure_that he is in love again.Asignificance BinfluenceCsign Devent【解析】sign 迹象；征兆。句意为：你是了解埃里克的，如果他不想吃饭和睡觉，那就表明他一定又在谈恋爱了。significance 意义； influence影响； event 事件。【答案】C2Toronto is the epicenter (震中)of the biggest_of SARS outside of
2、 Asia，with 33 deaths reported so far.Aoutbreak BoutcomeCoutlet Doutline【解析】outbreak 突然发生，爆发，句意为：在亚洲以外，多伦多是SARS爆发的震中，据报道，至今有32人死亡。outcome 结果； outlet 出口；outline纲要。【答案】A3The company，more_known as OGS，is facing problems after an article in a recent issue of the Lancet.Afundamentally BbasicallyCobviously
3、 Dcommonly【解析】commonly 通常，一般地。句意为：大家都叫OGS这家公司，因最近发表在Lancet 的一篇文章而面临麻烦。fundamentally 基础地； basically 根本地；基本地； obviously 明显地。【答案】D4The hotel, situated only 300 meters from the beach and within easy reach of plenty of bars，restaurants and shops，is_enough for your business interviews.Ashabby BnoisyCelega
4、nt Dhuge【解析】elegant 优雅的。句意为：这家宾馆离海滩只有300米，附近有很多酒吧，饭馆和商店，很优雅，适合商务洽谈。shabby 破旧的； noisy 嘈杂的；huge 巨大的。【答案】C5As the result of the_，the diplomatic ties between the two countries were severed.Aincident BaccidentCevent Doccurrence【解析】incident(伴随大事情而来)小事或突发事情；accident有损失或伤亡的事情；event重大事件；occurrence任何事件的发生。【答案
5、】A6The city has decided to _smoking.Ado away with Btake awayCget away with Dput away【解析】此句意为“该市决定禁止吸烟”。do away with废除；干掉；take away拿走；夺去；get away with侥幸避开(责任，惩罚)；put away把收起来；储存备用。【答案】A7Oil companies in the US are already beginning to feel the pressure.Refinery workers and petroleumequipmentmanufactu
6、ring employees are being_.Alaid out Blaid offClaid down Dlaid aside【解析】句意为“美国的石油公司已经开始感到压力。炼油工人和石油设备制造工人正在被解雇”。只有选项B符合题意。【答案】B8Some government leaders_their power to get illegal profits for themselves.Aoccupy BtakeCabuse Dhold【解析】abuse ones power 滥用权力。【答案】C9Hard work and lack of sleep has_her beauty
7、 and youth in recent years.Aworn out Btried outCmade out Dsent out【解析】考查动词短语辨析。wear out磨损，使厌烦；try out实验；make out理解，明白；send out发出，出发。句意为：近几年来的艰辛劳动和缺乏睡眠使她不再那么年轻美丽了。【答案】A10The Medical Research Council said it could not_the use of the new drug without further tests.Aapprove BevaluateCconsult Dadopt【解析】a
8、pprove批准，同意，符合题意。evaluate评估； consult咨询；adopt接受，采纳。【答案】A.完成句子11Without money，I have nothing to do but_(辍学)(drop)【答案】drop out school12Lets get down to work，_(行吗)？(we)【答案】shall we13_(天气允许的话)，well show the guests around the farm.(permit)【答案】Weather permitting/ If weather permits14As late as last week，he
9、 still had not given his permission，and insisted that I_(不参加) the activity.(join)【答案】(should) not join in15Id love to go on a holiday，but I_(抽不出时间)(afford)【答案】cant afford the time16Our families as well as our town_(发生了很大变化) in the past twenty years.(change)【答案】have greatly changed17It was two years
10、ago，when I came to Paris for the first time，_(我开始) learn painting .(begin)【答案】that I began18He can keep practicing football as long as he_(答应努力学习) in the future.(promise)【答案】promises to study hard19Never_(他感到绝望)，even if there was no penny in his pocket.(hopeless)【答案】did he feel hopeless20_(如果我收到你的来信
11、)，I would have replied to you two days ago.(hear)【答案】 Had I heard from you/ If I had heard from you.完形填空I didnt cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped (弱智的) child.“Go ahead and cry，”the doctor_21_kindly.But I couldnt cry then nor during the months that followed.We sent her to
12、a kindergarten in our neighborhood at age seven.I worried that she was the “_22_” child among twenty fiveyearolds._23_，positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school，and to her schoolmates，too.When talking big of their own accomplishments，Kristis classmates always took_24_to praise her as w
13、ell，“Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”No one would say that her spelling list was easier than anyone elses.During Kristis second year in school，she_25_a very special challenge.The big public event of the term was a_26_based on the final outcome of the years music and physical education
14、 activities.Kristi was_27_in both.My husband and I felt_28_about the day as well.On the day of the program，Kristi_29_to be sick.Desperately I wanted to keep her home.Why let Kristi fail in a gymnasium_30_with parents，students and teachers? What a simple_31_！But I finally got her onto the school bus.
15、Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school，now I forced myself to go，too.Then I knew Kristis_32_.Her class was divided into relay teams.With her slow and clumsy reactions，she would surely_33_her team.But as Kristis turn to_34_neared，a change took place in her team.The tallest boy in the line s
16、tepped_35_Kristi and placed his hands on her waist.Two other boys stood a little ahead of her.The_36_the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack (bag)，the two boys seized it and held it open while the tall boy_37_Kristi and dropped her neatly into the sack.A girl ahead took her hand and supp
17、orted her until she gained her_38_.Then off Kristi hopped (跳跃)，smiling and proud.At the cheers of the crowd，I slipped out to thank Heaven for the warm and considerate people making it possible for my_39_daughter to be like her fellow human beings.Then I finally_40_.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个弱智儿童在父母的呵护下，在老师、同学的鼓励
18、下，积极融入学校集体生活中，快乐成长的故事。21A.demanded BrequestedCadvised Djoked【解析】得知孩子是弱智，做母亲的自然很痛苦。 医生好心地建议她哭出来以发泄痛苦。【答案】C22A.common BdifferentCexcellent Dcasual【解析】担心在20个5岁的小孩中她会“与众不同”。【答案】B23A.Thus BThereforeCEventually DHowever【解析】后文的positive显然与前面的担心相反。【答案】D24A.pains BtimeCefforts Dmeasures【解析】take pains to do st
19、h.努力做某事，煞费苦心做某事。efforts应该和make组成短语make efforts to do sth.。B、D两项不符合题意。【答案】A25A.failed BacceptedCfaced Dshared【解析】由下文可知此处表示面临一个很特殊的挑战。【答案】C26A.competition BconclusionCconference Dceremony【解析】由下文的接力赛可知是比赛。【答案】A27A.stupid BslowCserious Dawkward【解析】be slow in sth.在方面迟钝，48题所在的句子也有提示。awkward笨拙的，不灵活的，一般和wit
20、h连用。【答案】B28A.annoyed BanxiousCguilty Dtough【解析】be anxious about sth.担心某事。【答案】B29A.wanted BhappenedCpretended Dproved【解析】由倒数第三段第一句中两个“forced”可知，此处应该是Kristi装病。【答案】C30A.filled BjammedCcovered Dburdened【解析】be filled with是固定搭配，意为“充满”。be jammed with“挤满，拥挤”，多指没有秩序的，不符合语境。【答案】A31A.approach BmethodCkey Dsolu
21、tion【解析】keep her home就避免了让她丢人，这是一个很简单的解决办法。【答案】D32A.worry BdisasterCchoice Derror【解析】由后文可知此处指的是那时我才了解女儿的担忧。【答案】A33A.hold on Bhold outChold over Dhold up【解析】由前面的slow and clumsy可知她会拖后腿。hold on抓住不放，别挂电话；hold out伸出，提供；hold over延期，保留；hold up耽搁，拖延，阻滞。【答案】D34A.participate BoperateCpractise Dshow【解析】轮到她参加比赛
22、的时候。participatetake part in(the race)。【答案】A35A.around BoffCbehind Dbeside【解析】由下文placed his hands on her waist可知。【答案】C36A.interval BmomentCchance Dpoint【解析】the moment一就。【答案】B37A.caught BliftedCprotected Dhid【解析】由后文的dropped her neatly into the sack可知此处是高个子男孩把Kristi举起。【答案】B38A.access BpositionCspeed Db
23、alance【解析】gained her balance她得到了平衡。【答案】D39A.nervous BslimCdisabled Ddelicate【解析】由第一段内容可知。【答案】C40A.recovered BcriedCprayed Dapplauded【解析】首尾相呼应。得知孩子弱智时没有哭泣，但看到大家热心地帮助孩子，母亲感动得流泪了。【答案】B.阅读理解Each year，road accidents kill a million people and injure millions more.The economic costs are greatest for develo
24、ping countries.Earlier this year，the United Nations called for a campaign to improve road safety.One way to avoid accidents is better driving.Another is better roads and bridges.Engineers in the United States have designed ten new concrete mixtures that they think could make bridges last longer.Prof
25、essor Paul Tikalsky leads the experiments by a team at Pennsylvania State University.He says bridges made of concrete now last about twentyfive to thirtyfive years.But he says the new mixtures might extend that to seventyfive or even onehundred years.Concrete is made of stone，sand，water and cement (
26、水泥)The materials in the cement hold the concrete together.Ancient Romans built with concrete.Yet strengthened concrete bridges did not appear until the late 1800s.People keep looking for new ways to improve concrete.Professor Tikalsky says it is one of the most complex of all chemical systems.The ne
27、w mixtures designed by his team contain industrial waste products.He says these make the concrete better able to resist damage from water and salt over time.One of the products is fly ash.This is released into the air as pollution when coal is burned.Professor Tikalsky says particles (颗粒) of fly ash
28、 are almost exactly the same size and chemical structure as Portland cement.This is the most costly material in concrete.So using fly ash to replace some of it would save money.Over the next two years，engineers will study ten bridges in Pennsylvania.These were built from the different cement mixture
29、s designed by Professor Tikalskys team.He says longerlasting bridges could save the state more than 35 million dollars a year.And he says the materials would be environmentally friendly.The federal government is paying for part of the research.Engineers anywhere can use the technology.Professor Tika
30、lsky says some of the ideas have already been put to use in China，the Philippines and other countries.【语篇解读】交通事故造成成千上万人的死亡，由此带来的经济损失也是巨大的，因此联合国号召改善道路安全，重要的一项就是改变造路修桥的材料，以延长其使用寿命。41Why did the United Nations launch the campaign?ABecause the United Nations wanted to reduce road accidents and economic
31、costs.BBecause two million people were killed in the accidents.CBecause engineers wanted to design ten new concrete mixtures.DBecause the United Nations made bridges of the new mixtures which could last for about 20 to 35 years.【解析】考查细节理解。由第一段可知，联合国启动这项活动的主要目的就是减少交通事故和经济损失。【答案】A42What does the under
32、lined word “This” in the sixth paragraph refer to?AFly ash. BPortland cement.CSand. DChemical.【解析】考查词义理解。this指的是Portland cement波特兰水泥(即普通水泥)，普通水泥是混凝土中价值最高的。【答案】B43Which of the following statements is TRUE?ATen new concrete bridges have already been built in the United States.BA new concrete bridge co
33、uld last 50 more years than an ordinary concrete one.CPeople didnt know how to build with cement until the late 1800s.DWater and salt wont do any damage to bridges over time.【解析】考查细节理解。根据第三段中“But he says the new mixtures might extend that to seventyfive or even onehundred years.”可知B项正确。【答案】B44What c
34、an we conclude from the passage?AEngineers have to pay a lot of money to use the new bridge technology.BPennsylvania State University is paying all the money for the research.CBridges built with fly ash are cheaper than common bridges.DFly ash is much more expensive than Portland cement.【解析】考查细节理解。根
35、据文中“So using fly ash to replace some of it would save money.”和“He says longerlasting bridges could save the state more than 35 million dollars a year.”可以判断出C项正确。【答案】C45What does the passage mainly tell us?AThe causes of road accidents.BThe advantages of fly ash.CThe measures of avoiding road accidents.DLatest information about longlife concrete bridges.【解析】考查主旨大意。本篇文章主要介绍了宾夕法尼亚洲立大学的教授们发现的可以延长桥梁寿命的材料及其特性。【答案】D
