1、双基限时练(七)Unit 16Language Awareness 1 & Culture Corner.单词拼写1The company has decided it must (呈现) a more modern image.答案present2The computer can not work without proper(软件)答案software3You have dacted against my wishes.答案deliberately4The kind grandma pthe boy on the shoulder.答案patted5When I said some peo
2、ple are stupid, I wasnt r_to you.答案referring.单项填空1None of us would like to live on_.Acharter B. charityC. cherish D. chip答案与解析B句意：我们没有人愿意靠施舍生活。charity“施舍”； charter“宪章”； cherish“珍爱；怀有”，词性为动词； chip“薄片；碎片；碎块”。2Lets leave the things as they are_； we can always make changes later on if necessary.Afor the
3、 present B. at presentC. to the present D. up to the present答案与解析A句意：我们把事情暂时放一放，若有必要以后总可以再行变更。for the present“暂时”； at present“目前”； up to the present“直到现在”。3He admired my old watch so much, so I_it.ApresentB. presentingC. made him a present ofD. made him present of答案与解析Cmake sb. a present of sth.意为“将
4、某物赠送给某人”。4We introduced two teachers, and it was the_to all our problems.Asolve B. saluteC. solution D. settle答案与解析C句意：我们招聘了两位教师，解决了所有的问题。solution“解决(问题)的办法”，动词形式为solve。5I knew the lady_Bill when she spoke of a bright young boy.Areferred to B. was referring toC. pointed at D. was pointing at答案与解析Bpo
5、int at意为“指着”； refer to有“意指”的意思，句中when从句表示的是正在发生的动作，应用过去进行时态。6Mr. Hunter managed to_his neglect of his duty on the basis of his poor health.Aremember B. forgetC. reject D. justify答案与解析D句意：亨特先生设法把他的失职归于身体状况差。justify“证明某事是正当的”。7I would like a job which pays more, but_I enjoy the work Im doing at the mo
6、ment.Ain other words B. on the other handC. for one thing D. as a matter of fact答案与解析Bin other words“换句话说”； on the other hand“从另一方面说”； for one thing“一方面”； as a matter of fact“事实上”。根据题意，此处要说的是两个方面的情况，故选B项。.阅读理解A Antonia left Athens and came to America to make her fortune. She wanted to be a famous ac
7、tress, so she went to live in Hollywood, California.At first, Antonia had very little money, so she was forced to watch every penny while making_the_rounds of movie agents (代理商) offices. For over a year, she worked only in small parts. She found life extremely hard. She had to take buses or walk eve
8、rywhere, and she ate only one meal a day. Even though she worked nights as a waitress, Antonia could not really make ends meet.Suddenly, one day, the star of a film became ill, and the director asked Antonia to take the part. Her acting was excellent. After the premiere (初次演出) of the film, she becam
9、e an overnight success. Everyone gave her great notices, and she received many offers for future starring roles.Since then, Antonia has changed her whole way of life. Now she wears expensive furs and drives a Rolls Royce. She lives in a twentysevenroom mansion in Beverly Hills, with seven servants.
10、All her needs are cared for. For Antonia, America was truly the land of streets covered by gold. Through her hard work, she had earned the fame she desired so much.1The underlined phrase “making the rounds” in paragraph two most probably means “_” Avisiting B. making a fortune C. working extremely h
11、ard D. starring in films答案与解析A由后面的地点名词movie agents office可推知，making the rounds应为“到某地拜访、访问”之意，故A项正确。2What changed Antonias way of life?AWearing expensive furs.B. Her good fortune.C. Her excellent acting.D. Her experience as a waitress.答案与解析C由第二段可知，一次偶然的上演机会使Antonia优秀的表演才能得到了充分的展示，并最终改变了她的命运。3How many
12、 people lived in her large house?AOne. B. Twentyseven.C. Seven. D. Eight.答案与解析D由第四段第三句可知，Antonia和七个仆人共同居住，所以她的大房子里共有八个人。4The tone of this passage can best be described as _.Asympathetic B. praisefulC. ironic (讥讽的) D. pitying答案与解析B本文主要讲述了Antonia从无名小辈到电影明星的奋斗历程，作者的赞赏之情溢于言表，故B项正确。praiseful“赞赏的”； sympat
13、hetic“同情的”； ironic“讥讽的”； pitying“怜悯的”。BWere always being sent contributions for our popular Laughter, the Best Medicine section. Some of the jokes are obvious winners. Some of the jokes are ancient, are unfit for public consumption or just dont make the grade (and occasionally, all three). And then
14、there are the rest: the jokes that get our Jokes Editor scratching his chin and wondering, “Is this one good enough to print？” Now you can help him choose. Weve picked five jokes from the “maybe” pile. Vote for the one you think is the best. The toprated joke as of July 20, 2009 will be published in
15、 the magazine and net its author $150.5.The writers purpose in writing the passage is to_.Aask readers to judge which joke is best B. encourage people to get a good prizeC. contribute jokes following the examples D. show us laughter is the best medicine答案与解析A根据第一段后半部分中的“Vote for the one you think is
16、 the best.”可知本文的目的是让人们投票选出自己认为最好的笑话。6We can learn from the first joke that_.Athe book is very popular with readers B. the assistant is very embarrassedC. the boy doesnt like the book D. the bookshop is not big enough答案与解析C男孩买书的目的是搜集蠹虫，他显然不喜欢这本书。7The Jokes Editor is very likely to get in touch with_.
17、ADerek Blew B. Kimberley McEwan C. Lisa Bluthal D. Loretta Fonseca答案与解析B根据投票结果可知Kimberley McEwan的笑话人气最高，得票率是64%，因此这个笑话最有可能被刊登在杂志上，所以编辑最有可能与之联系。8The passage can most probably be found_.Aon the Internet B. in the newspaper C. in the story book D. in the magazine答案与解析A根据文章投票的目的和常识推断，投票一般都在网上进行。D项干扰性较强，
18、但根据第一段最后部分可知，得票率最高的笑话将被刊登在杂志上，由此可判断此项不正确。9It can be learned from the first paragraph that_.Afew writers dare to write articles to popular LaughterB. jokes Editor has no difficulty finding enough jokesC. five excellent jokes are printed in each magazineD. whoever votes for the best joke will get $150答案与解析B根据本段第一句可知可供编辑选择的笑话类稿件很多。本段最后一句是说被评为最佳笑话的作者将得到150美元的奖励，而不是投票人可以获奖，所以D项错误。
