1、闯关式训练板块基础过关 .词语运用用所给词或短语的适当形式填空。answer forstay within the race forof latemake sensemore thanadjust toin orderdistinguish.from.make up for1. He has made great progress_ .2. You will have to _ your carelessness.3. The presidential candidates announced their own policies _ the public support.4. Its no
2、good _ them.5. It is difficult to _ her_ her twin sister.6. Get yourself _ the life abroad, and you will find a new world open to you.7. You should put these books and stationery_ .8. Hibernation is a kind of sleep, which is _ a sleep.9. It doesnt _ that you still quarreled with the person who is im
3、polite.10. This years good harvest will _ last years bad one.答案:1.of late2.answer for3.in the race for4.staying with5.distinguish;from6.adjusted to7.in order8.more than9.make any sense10. make up for.单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。11.Where have you been?I _ in the heavy traffic, or I would have be
4、en here earlier.A. stuckB. had stuckC. have been stuckD. got stuck答案:D解析:get stuck意为“车辆被堵”,此处宜用一般过去时。12. As far as Im concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn,_.A. the more for life you are equippedB. the more equipped for life you areC. the more life you are equipped forD. you
5、are equipped the more for life答案:B解析:本题考查了the more., the more.结构,主句中作表语的equipped for life短语应随其修饰语the more一起位于句首。13. I dont know why you are worrying about it._, its not your business.A. Whats moreB. In other wordsC. After allD. Worse still答案:C解析:根据句意,应用after all。句意为:“我不知道你为什么要操心。毕竟这不是你的事情。”如用whats m
6、ore,则后面应出现新的内容。如用in other words,后句内容应为对前句的解释或者换个说法。worse still后也应出现新的内容,而且是较前更为严重的情况。14. The mother _ the sick child day and night.A. cared aboutB. cared ofC. cared forD. cared after答案:C解析:care for在此意为take care of。care about表示“在乎某人”。care作动词用,后不能接介词after或of,因此A、B、D三项均予排除。15. Some passengers complain
7、that it usually _ so long to fill in travel insurance documents.A. costsB. takesC. spendsD. spares答案:B解析:It takes long to do sth.为固定句型。16. In the sentence “The plants died for lack of water.” , the word “lack” can best be replaced by_.A. shortB. wantC. littleD. absent答案:B解析:词组for lack of或for want of
8、均表示“因缺少”,其中lack和want都是名词。A、C、D三项中都是形容词,均应排除。17. You didnt reach the required standard_, you failed. A. in the endB. after allC. in other wordsD. at the same time答案:C解析:in other words“也就是说”。18. He ran fast and soon left the other runners_.A. backB. behindC. awayD. far答案:B解析:leave sb. behind“将甩在后面”。19
9、. Can you make any _ of what this writer is saying?A. ideaB. mindC. senseD. meaning答案:C解析:make sense of为固定短语,意为understand。20. He _ stealing the bicycle.A. admittedB. permittedC. insistedD. accepted答案:A解析:admit doing sth.意为“承认做了某事”。permit是“允许”的意思。insist意为“坚持要做”,后接介词on和动名词。accept的意思是“愿意接受”。21. In rece
10、nt years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go,_.A. our holiday will be betterB. our holiday will be the betterC. the better our holiday will beD. the better will our holiday be答案:C解析:本题考查了the more., the more.句型。这种句式要求形容词比较级the better位于句首,而且句子一般不倒装。22. Until s
11、he was married, she _ any new clothes.A. has not hadB. does not haveC. has notD. did not have答案:D解析:本题考查的是not.until句型。主句和从句中的动词都需用一般过去式。23. To succeed in passing the exam,_.A. one needs to be diligentB. diligence is neededC. one needs be a diligent personD. diligence is what one needs答案:A解析:当句中含有不定式
12、等非谓语动词或其他短语作状语时,应保持它们的逻辑主语与句子的主语相一致。24. His mother suggested that he _ his homework first before watching TV.A. didB. doC. shall doD. has done答案:B解析:suggest表示建议时,其后宾语从句中动词的虚拟式应为(should) do。25. She had two hours to kill _ she could go in.A. beforeB. whenC. untilD. since答案:A解析:连词before和can连用,常表示“然后才能”
13、。26. Bruce is a _ good player, but John is a _bad one.A. fairly; ratherB. fairly; fairlyC. rather; ratherD. rather; fairly答案:A解析:本题考查了fairly和rather的区别。fairly常用于肯定或表扬,而rather常含贬义。27. I hurried _ I wouldnt be late for class.A. sinceB. so thatC. as if D. unless答案:B解析:四个选项中,只有so that连词引导该状语从句,逻辑才通顺,so t
14、hat引导的目的状语从句中,需用would等助动词。28. If only I _as young as you are!A. beingB. amC. be D. were答案:D解析:本题考查了虚拟语气。if only的意思与wish相同。29.I dont think its good to hang the drawing here._ I move it over there? Do you think itll look better?A. What aboutB. What ifC. What withD. How about答案:B解析:What if.在此处是What do
15、you think if I move it over there的省略形式。其他选项不宜接句子。30.How do you like Mr Lis painting?To tell you the truth, no one paints_.A. terriblyB. worseC. the worst D. badly答案:B解析:本题考查了比较级形容词或副词在某些场合下表示最高级的意义。No one paints worse.相当于Mr Li paints worst.或Mr Lis painting is the worst Ive ever seen.单句改错31. He is no
16、t the same boy that he used to be.32. I wish that all of us will have a chance to go to the UK for studying.33. Placed his hands over the candle, Bob tried to warm his freezing hand. 34. We hoped each other the best of luck in the examination.35. He was admitted at the party.36. Your sister is very
17、too young to learn Russian.37. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, the more equipped for life are you.38. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train but travel by air.39. Leaving it with me and Ill see what I can do.40. Leave that
18、 vase behind; you might break it.答案:31.thatas32.willwould33.PlacedPlacing34.hopedwished35.atinto36.去掉very或者veryquite37.are youyou are38.butthan39.LeavingLeave40.behindalone综合提升.完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Let us take a41reasonable look at what the results might be if such a42were acce
19、pted;families might use the time for a real family hour.They might43together after dinner and actually talk to one another.It is well known that many of our44,everything in fact,from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of45illnessare caused at least in part by46to communicate.B
20、y using the quiet family hour to47our problems,we might get to know each other better.On evenings when such talk is48,families could rediscover more active pastimes.Freed from TV,forced to find their own activities,they might take a49together to watch the sunset50they might take a walk together.51fr
21、ee time and no TV,children and adults might rediscover reading.There is more entertainment in52than in a TV program.53report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,54at the college level.55is often learned from reading.A more literate new generation could
22、 be a product of the quiet hour.A different56of reading might also be done as it was in the past:reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour.When the57ends,the TV networks might be forced to58with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.At first glance
23、, this idea seems radical(激进的).How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years59television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can60childhoods without television. It wasnt that difficult.41. A. valuableB. pleasantC. quickD. serious42
24、. A. adviceB. suggestionC. opinionD. offer43. A. get aroundB. stand stillC. meetD. sit around44. A. problemsB. trouble C. affairsD. misfortune45. A. physicalB. commonC. mentalD. familiar46. A. attemptB. failureC. abilityD. permission47. A. discussB. talkC. make sureD. see to48. A. impossibleB. unnec
25、essary C. funnyD. unpleasant49. A. walkB. lookC. rideD. rest50. A. andB. orC. butD. while51. A. AtB. InC. ForD. With52. A. a fine poemB. a good book C. a quiet hourD. a composition53. A. ProfessorsB. ScientistsC. ParentsD. Educators54. A. yetB. stillC. evenD. just55. A. WritingB. SkillC. SpeakingD.
26、Listening56. A. formB. kindC. methodD. step57. A. readingB. quiet hourC. activitiesD. programme58. A. come acrossB. come about C. come upD. broadcast59. A. beforeB. sinceC. untilD. after60. A. remindB. rememberC. recognizeD. know参考答案:41.答案:D解析:serious严肃的,认真的。和其后的reasonable共同表明“真正的理性地考虑一下这一建议”的意思。42.
27、答案:B解析:作者开门见山,第一段就谈了自己的建议。43.答案:D解析:不看电视了,全家人围坐在一起交谈。44.答案:A解析:后面谈了家庭里存在的问题。45.答案:C解析:精神方面的病。这里指由于交流不多而产生精神方面的疾病。46.答案:B解析:没有思想交流。47.答案:D解析:see to=attend to or deal with照看或处理某事。48.答案:B解析:当这样的交流没有必要时,一家人也可以重新拾起以往的一些比交谈更加积极的消遣方式。49.答案:C解析:坐车出去。50.答案:B解析:他们一起散步。51.答案:D解析:这里用with,因为后面有两个宾语,这个介词必须是两个宾语都可
28、以搭配。52.答案:B解析:前面是rediscover reading,因此这里肯定是填in a book。53.答案:D解析:从后面报道的内容来看,这个报道应该出自教育部门。54.答案:C解析:甚至大学水平的学生也写不好句子。55.答案:B解析:前面在谈写不好句子。这里是说:写作技巧是通过阅读获得的。56.答案:A解析:form形式。这里指阅读的方式,不是种类。57.答案:B解析:文章几次谈到the quiet hour,也就是不看电视的那段时间。58.答案:C解析:come up出现。电视系统被迫播放更好的片子把我们从新发现的活动中再吸引过去。59.答案:B解析:这一句型表示“自从有多久了
29、”。60.答案:B解析:我们35岁或年龄更大的人都记得我们没有电视的童年。那些日子并不难过。.阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。President Coolidges statement, “The business of America is business” still points to an important truth todaythat business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization,
30、 including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Am
31、ericans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that
32、 there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly.Where man
33、y businesses compete for the customers dollars, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedo
34、m than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of eq
35、uality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative(两者中选一) to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore vie
36、wed as an expression of the idea of equality, of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的)idea of inherited privilege.61. The statement “The business of America is business” probably means “_”.A. America is a great power in world businessB. Business is of primary concern to AmericansC. The busin
37、ess institutions in America are concerned with commerceD. Business problems are of great importance to the American government62. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only_.A. by protecting their individual freedomB. when given equality of opportunityC. by way of competition
38、D. through doing business63. Who can benefit from business competition?A. People with ideals of equality and freedom.B. Both business institutions and government.C. Honest businessmen.D. Both businessmen and their customers.64. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that govern
39、ment is characterized by_.A. its role in protecting basic American valuesB. its absolute control of powerC. its democratic way of exercising leadershipD. its function in preserving personal freedom65. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes_.A. in many countries success often de
40、pends on ones social statusB. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in AmericaC. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countriesD. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries参考答案:文章大意:本文通过对美国社会商业所享有的崇高威望这一现象的透视,解读了竞争打破垄断,保护个人自由,实现机会均等,从而使
41、得整个社会繁荣进步这一真理。61.答案:B解析:根据第一段可知,引语中的第一个business意为(sth. of) primary concern“最关注的头等大事”,第二个business是该词的本义,即“商业”。62.答案:C解析:根据第二段最后一句可知。63.答案:D解析:根据第三段可知。其中关键词有protects the freedom of the individual, tries to take unfair advantage of和lose to competing business等。64.答案:B解析:由第五段第一句中“.and government, which is a monopoly(垄断)”可知。65.答案:A解析:根据最后一段可知。