1、课后限时自测.单项填空1(2014安庆一中高三一模)It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little _.AuseBconsequenceCdifference Dresult【解析】句意：这个工作对他来说有点难。他做了各种各样的努力，但没有什么成效。make a difference“起作用；有影响”，此处的make little difference表示“几乎没起作用”。【答案】C2(2014南京金陵中学高三质检)Jim records his physical training every
2、 time so that he can _ it and think about how he should improve it the next day.Aattach to Bbreak upCrefer to Dkeep on【解析】句意：Jim每次都记录下自己的体能训练情况以便他能查看并思考第二天他应如何改进。attach to“与有关联”；break up“粉碎，解散”；refer to“查看，参考”；keep on“继续”。根据句意可知应选C。【答案】C3(2014苏南五校高三联考)Your suggestion that the door _ when we leave is
3、 reasonable.Ashould shut Bwill shutCwould be shut Dbe shut【解析】suggestion后面的同位语从句要用虚拟语气“(should)动词原形”形式。【答案】D4(2014苏州中学模拟)It took him a long time to _ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.Aacquire BinquireCrequire Drequest【解析】句意：他花了很长一段时间才学会成为一名专业艺术家所需要的技能。acquire“得到，获得”，符合句意。inquire“
4、询问”；require“需要”；request“请求”。【答案】A5(2014苏北四市高三联考)This building is very old and the elevators in it are always _.Abreaking up Bbreaking awayCbreaking off Dbreaking down【解析】句意：这幢楼很旧了，里面的电梯总出故障。break down“坏掉，出故障”，符合句意。break up“结束(关系等)，关闭(公司等)”；break away“逃脱，挣脱，逃离”；break off“(使)中断，中止(关系)”。【答案】D6(2014镇江高三
5、摸底)What a shame! If only I _ him of the news.Ashould inform BinformedChave informed Dhad informed【解析】句意：多遗憾！要是我告诉了他这个消息就好了。if only后跟虚拟条件句，与过去事实相反用过去完成式。【答案】D7(2014皖北协作区高三联考)Where have you been?I _ in the heavy traffic. Otherwise I _ here earlier.Ahave got stuck；would have comeBgot stuck；had comeCgot
6、 stuck；would have comeDwas stuck；would come【解析】句意：你去哪里了？我遇到交通阻塞，要不然我早该来到了。由语境可知，交通阻塞发生在过去，应用一般过去时；第二个空是对过去的虚拟，故用would have come。【答案】C8(2014江南十校高三联考)Most of the people present at the meeting think poorly of the proposal, which they think will _ the worsening of the environment.Aadapt to Brefer toCsub
7、scribe to Dcontribute to【解析】句意：大多数与会者都不看好这一提议，他们认为它会导致环境的恶化。contribute to“导致，是的原因之一”，符合句意。adapt to“适应”；refer to“参与，指的是”；subscribe to“订阅，赞同”。【答案】D9(2014皖南八校联考)By no means _ true that all English people know their own language well.Ais that Bthat isCis it Dit is【解析】句意：所有的英国人都通晓他们自己的语言，这绝不是真的。by no mea
8、ns“绝不”，表否定意义，位于句首时，句子用倒装结构；形式主语应用it，故选C。【答案】C10(2014合肥高三一检)The constant rise of meat price requires that effective measures _ by the government.Amust be taken Bbe takenCwill be taken Dshould take【解析】require意为“要求”，后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气“(should)动词原形”的形式。【答案】B11All the things _ must be done well.Aworth to do B
9、worthy of being doneCworthy doing Dworth of doing【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：所有值得做的事情必须做好。表示“值得做”的结构为：be worth doing或be worthy of being done/ be worthy to be done。【答案】B12The media can often help solve problems and _ attention to situations _ help is needed.Atake；which Bdraw；whereCpay；that Ddraw；不填【解析】考查动词短语和定语从句
10、。句意：媒体能帮助解决问题，常常把注意力吸引到需要帮助的地方。draw attention to吸引某人的注意力到；situation，case等作先行词时后边常用where引导定语从句。故答案选B。pay attention to意为“关注，注意”，与句意不符。【答案】B13Could I borrow your Longman Dictionary? Id get it for you _ I could remember who last borrowed it.Aexpect that Bif onlyCon condition that Dconsidering whether【解析
11、】Id get it for you if only I could remember who last borrowed it.这句话是虚拟语气，if only引导的是一个非真实条件句。答句句意：要是我能记得谁最后借去了词典就能给你拿回来了。if only意为“要是，只要，但愿”，符合句意。on condition that的意思是“条件是”，从中文上看好像是很通顺的，但是这个词组后面跟的应该是一个真实条件句，即真实情况。【答案】B14I think it _ that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present j
12、ob.Aurgent BnormalCessential Dgifted【解析】根据后面宾语从句的结构可以判断出所填的词必须具有能使其后的从句是虚拟语气的功能，四个词中只有essential“必不可少的”有此用法。【答案】C15I drove to the parking lot only _ it was fully packed with all kinds of vehicles.Afinding Bto findCbeing found Dto have found【解析】本题考查非谓语动词。句意：我把车开到停车场，结果发现那里已经塞满了各种各样的车辆。此处only后接动词不定式to
13、do表示意想不到的结果。【答案】B.阅读理解A(2014南通模拟)Now came great news! It came from a neighboring state, where the familys only surviving relative lived. It was Sallys relativea distant relative by the name of Tilbury Foster, seventy and single. Tilbury now wrote to Sally, saying he should shortly die, and should le
14、ave him thirty thousand dollars, cash; not for love, but because money had given him most of his troubles, and he wished to place it where there was good hope that it would continue its evil work. The bequest would be found in his will, and would be officially handed over provided that Sally should
15、be able to prove to the executors(遗嘱执行人). As soon as Aleck had partially recovered from the strong emotions created by the letter, she sent someone to the relatives home and subscribed for the local paper. For the rest of the day Sally made confusion with his books, and Aleck could not keep her mind
16、 on her affairs, not even take up a flowerpot or book or a stick of wood without forgetting what she had intended to do with it. For both were dreaming. “Thirty thousand dollars! ”All day long Aleck was absorbed in planning how to invest it, Sally in planning how to spend it. There was no romancerea
17、ding that night. The children took themselves away early, for their parents were silent, disturbed, and strangely unentertaining. Two pencils had been busy during that hournotemaking; in the way of plans. It was Sally who broke the stillness at last. He said, with excitement, “Ah, itll be grand, Ale
18、ck! Out of the first thousand well have a horse and a buggy for summer, and a cutter and a skin laprobe for winter. ”Aleck responded with decision and calmness.“You can spend a part of it. But the whole of the capital must be put right to work. ”“Why, yes. Yes, of course. Have you got it invested ye
19、t? ”“No, theres no hurry about that; I must look around first, and think, er.，Ive turned it over twice; once in oil and once in wheat. ”“Why, Aleck, its splendid! What does it amount to? ”“I thinkwell, to be on the safe side, about a hundred and eighty thousand clear, though it will probably be more
20、.”“My! Isnt it wonderful? Good heaven! Luck has come our way at last, Aleck! ”Then they went up to bed, but they left the candle burning in the sitting room. They did not remember until they were undressed; then Sally was for letting it burn; he said they could afford it, if it was a thousand. But A
21、leck went down and put it out. A good job, too; for on her way back she hit on a scheme that would turn the hundred and eighty thousand into half a million before it had had time to get cold. 【语篇解读】本文叙述了Tilbury留给了Sally一笔三万美元的遗产， 他们夫妻两个计划着用这笔钱怎样投资来获得更大的利润， 孩子也想要用这笔钱来买一些自己喜欢的东西。1Why would Tilbury like
22、 to give all his money to Sally? ABecause Sally was Tilburys only relative alive.BBecause Tilbury loved Sally and his family deeply.CBecause Tilbury wanted his money to continue its function.DBecause Sally and his wife are good at investing.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段可知， 原因是Tilbury想要钱继续发挥它的作用， 故选C。【答案】C2The und
23、erlined word “bequest” in Paragraph 1 probably means_. Aa gift of personal propertyBa proof of a persons identityCa method of getting moneyDa reason for giving money【解析】词义猜测题。根据would be found in his will可知， 是个人的财产， 故选A。【答案】A3What do we know about Sally and his wife after receiving the letter? AThey
24、were in deep sorrow and stayed up all night.BThey cared little about the bequest and lived their life as usual.CThey paid a visit to Tilbury to confirm the truth of the letter.DThey had a big ambition to invest the money and make huge profits.【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中的All day long Aleck was absorbed in plann
25、ing how to invest it.可知， 他们有雄心去投资并获得更大的利润， 故选D。【答案】D4Which of the following is the best title for the passage? AThrilling NewsB. SallysDistant RelativeCThe D|S30, 000 BequestD. A Smart Investment【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知， 本文主要叙述的是关于Tilbury留下的三万美元遗产的事情， 故选C。【答案】CBSome years ago industries had more freedom
26、than they have now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today.They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed.They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them.Often new products were dangerous
27、for the people who used them；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难)which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes.Also scientists who were doing research into the healt
28、h of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times，there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems.New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however，the new rules came too late to protect the people who died
29、or who became seriously ill.Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers.In the US., for example，there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems.It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow.Another depar
30、tment controls the foods and drugs that companies sell.A third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any company that is breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers.Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or ill
31、ness，but they are having some good results.Our work places are safer and cleaner than before.The planes and cars which we use for travel are better.Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.【语篇解读】本文为说明文。文中首先指出在过去，工人在工作中、顾客使用新产品时的安全与健康得不到保障，导
32、致一些灾难的发生。这致使政府采取相关政策，以保障人们的安全与健康。5The main topic of the passage is _.Aconditions in the work placeBthe freedom of industries in the pastCchanges in industrial productionDthe safety and health of workers and customers【解析】主旨大意题。全文通过对比过去与现在，说明了全文的主题是：工人与顾客的安全与健康。故选D。【答案】D6It can be inferred from the pa
33、ssage that in the past _.Aworkers often got ill because of the poor working conditionsBcompanies were free to put out any products they wanted toCmany people were killed by dangerous productsDindustries were as careful in management as they are today【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段often conditions in the work place
34、had very bad effects on the health of the workers可推断过去工人常常因工作环境的恶劣而生病，故选A。【答案】A7It is implied in the passage that _.Agovernments and companies had different opinions about the safety of productsBgovernments paid little attention to the safety of productsCgovernment officials often did not listen to
35、scientistsDin the past no safety laws were introduced by governments【解析】推理判断题。根据二段however，the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.可推断政府过去并未引进相关的安全措施，故选D。【答案】D8The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by _.Atesting new pr
36、oductsBcontrolling the sale of productsCdesigning new productsDinspecting work places【解析】细节理解题。分析最后一段可知，C项内容不符合文意，故选C。【答案】C.书面表达(2015盐城中学高三检测)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。China now boasts the worlds largest publishing industry by volume, with 8.1 billion books printed in 2013, up from 7.7 billion th
37、e year before. Never before have Chinese readers had such easy access to a wide selection ranging from classical Chinese poetry to the top titles on Amazons bestsellers list. However, while the supply of books has exploded in China in recent decades, peoples interest in them has not kept up. Accordi
38、ng to a survey result published by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication in April, Chinese people read 4.39 books per capita in the past year, a figure that trails far behind major developed countries; for example, the average American read 7, the average French and Japanese person 8.4, and t
39、he average South Korean 11. And, on average, Chinese people allocated just over 15 minutes a day to reading, compared to almost 100 to watching television and over 45 for using the Internet. An amazing number of the Chinese are turning away from reading books. Zhang Lijia, a freelance writer based i
40、n Beijing, thinks the days when friends got together to discuss the books they were reading are gone. “People are too restless, too utilitarian (功利的)，” she reflects. “You need some peace in mind in order to be able to sit down with a book.”Zhangs opinion is echoed by a number of longtime professiona
41、ls in the book industry. “Best sellers in China today consist mainly of childrearing manuals (育儿手册), cookbooks, health and fitness guides, testpreparation books, thrillers, and romance novels.” said He Xiongfei, a wellknown publisher of popular books. “Some of them buy books, but this is just for th
42、e purpose of killing time or for test preparation. They are looking for things they think are useful to them. They are not reading.” He added.【写作内容】以约30个词概括上文的主要内容，然后以约120个词就“阅读的意义”这一话题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：1你认为现在中国人不如以前喜欢阅读的原因是什么？2你觉得阅读重要吗？为什么？3以你或他人的经历举例论证你的观点。【写作要求】1在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不
43、得直接引用原文中的句子；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。_【参考范文】Despite the prosperous publishing industry in China today, many Chinese people spend little time reading. Some of them read just to kill time or prepare for the tests rather than enjoy the reading itself.As far as I am concerned, Chinese
44、 people dont read as much as they used to for the following reasons. For one thing, people are so occupied with heavy work and life that they find it hard to enjoy reading quietly; for another, people in China only read when they need something for practical use or something relaxing to keep them aw
45、ay from working pressure.I personally believe that reading is of great significance in our life. It not only provides a source of satisfaction and pleasure, but also serves as a foundation of information and knowledge. Besides, people can read to develop thinking skills and broaden the horizon as well.I benefit a lot through reading English novels. Not only has it brought me much fun, my language proficiency has also been enhanced.
