1、双基限时练(一)Unit 1Part .单词拼写1He traveled around the country _ (搜集) facts about folk songs.答案gathering2Do you know when India gained _ (独立) from Britain?答案independence3I really _ (钦佩) the way she brings up those kids on her own.答案admire4Its difficult to get used to another countrys _ (风俗)答案customs5It is
2、my _ (信仰) that we will find a cure for cancer sooner or later.答案belief6Many English words have Latin _ (起源)答案origins7These two countries had three _ (宗教上的) wars in twenty years.答案religious8People in this town _ (挨饿); several buildings were bombed and crime soared (剧增) because you have to steal to ea
3、t.答案starved9Medals were _ (授予) to the best speakers on the debating team.答案awarded10He didnt really lose his wallet thats just a _ (骗局)答案trick.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1One night, my two friends and I decided to play _ trick on the policeman.答案与解析aplay a trick on sb.为固定搭配，表示“捉弄某人”。2 What was Mary doing when y
4、ou visited her? She was admiring _ (she) in the mirror.答案与解析herself句意：你去看玛丽时她正在做什么？她正在照镜子自我欣赏呢。admire oneself“自我欣赏”，符合句意。3Scientists will soon start a project _ (create) a different system for processing voice signals.答案与解析to create这里指开始一个项目的目的是创造一种不同的体系，表示目的，应用不定式作状语。4We often provide our children
5、with toys, footballs or basketballs, _ (think) that all children like these things.答案与解析thinking句意：我们经常给孩子提供玩具、足球或篮球，认为所有孩子都喜欢这些东西。we与think是主谓关系，故用现在分词短语作伴随状语。5The dying man was moving his eyes slowly as if _ (look) for his relatives.答案与解析looking句意：这个快死的人慢慢地转动着他的眼睛，好像在寻找他的亲人。as if looking .可还原为as if
6、 he was looking .，从句中省略了主语和be动词。6You throw away the food you dont like to eat, while in some African countries, some of the children starve to _ (die) every day.答案与解析death句意：你不喜欢吃的东西都扔掉了，而在一些非洲国家，每天都会有一些孩子饿死。starve to death“饿死”，是固定搭配，符合句意。7Much as Angela loves beauty, she herself is not _ beauty.答案与
7、解析a句意：尽管安杰拉很爱美，但她自己并不是个美人。beauty“美人”是可数名词，其前要用冠词。8She must be looking forward as much to his return as he himself is to _ (see) her.答案与解析seeinglook forward to意为“期盼；盼望”，其中to是介词，而不是动词不定式符号，其后要跟名词、代词、动名词。9On Halloween, children in America like to dress _ as ghosts to frighten people.答案与解析updress up as“
8、装扮成”。10The man stopped suddenly, and looked over his shoulder, _ he found someone was following him.答案与解析as if/though根据题意“好像发现有人跟踪他”可知，填as if/though。.用适当的介词、副词填空1If there is no food or water on the island, he is sure to starve _ death.答案to2Some people dressed up _ ghosts to frighten other people.答案a
9、s3_ his arrival, they began the discussion.答案On4I always admire him _ a diligent and successful person.答案as5He had great fun _ his family on Christmas Eve.答案with6They built a monument _ memory of their dead leader.答案in7The yearly school sports meeting usually took _ in the middle of October, when th
10、e weather is always agreeable.答案place8They dressed _ and went to the dancing hall together.答案up9She is looking forward _ hearing from her boyfriend in Australia.答案to10I still remembered that our monitor successfully played a trick _ all of us on April Fools Day.答案on.根据课文内容，完成语法填空We have plenty of fe
11、stivals. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations _1_(celebrate) the end of winter or the catching of animals. Some festivals are in memory of the ancestors. They light lamps _2_ play music on an important feast day, offering good things to the dead. People hold festivals as _3_ honor to famou
12、s people or to the gods. These festivals have their origins as an event, like the Dragon Boat Festival _4_ honors the famous poet Qu Yuan. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals _5_(hold) in many countries. People decorate churches, get together and have meals or win awards for competitions. _6_ MidAutu
13、mn Festival people admire the moon and have mooncakes. Chinese New Year is an _7_(energy) and important festival. People look forward to_8_(dress) up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper, playing dragon dances. The celebration of the lunar New Year may take _9_ throughout the
14、country, day and night. It is an important _10_(religion) and social festival.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._答案1.to celebrate2.and3.an4.which5.are held6On7.energetic8.dressing9.place10.religious.阅读理解ASongkram is the traditional Thai New Year, starting on April 13th every year. It is also called the“Wat
15、er Festival”， because people believe that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh. On this day, they sprinkle (洒) small drops of water to bless monks (僧侣) and elders. Their hands are sprinkled with perfumed (香的) water. In addition, this festival is for rain because it is in the hottest s
16、eason.Nowadays, during the Songkram Festival, people throw water on everybody who walks past, and they walk down the streets with cups or buckets of water. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun. People who get wet do not get angry because they know that it is
17、 traditional.People go to the temples to bathe Buddha (佛) images and give special food to the monks. People do good things, such as freeing fish or birds and other animals from their cages.On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival. Foreigners often join in the even
18、ts and enjoy this festival with Thais. Everybody also enjoys public events such as beauty contests, parades, and marching bands.1. When people throw water on passersby, the passersby will _.A. be afraid of being wetB. be curious about it and run awayC. enjoy the fun of it and join in itD. get very a
19、ngry and become sick答案与解析C从第二段可知，当路人被泼水时，他们会很高兴，并且加入其中。2. People sprinkle water during the Songkram Festival，because they _.A. have nothing else to doB. believe it will bring good luckC. have too much water in their countryD. want to use water to fight with each other答案与解析B第一段第二句中提及泼水会洗去坏运气，即给人带来好运。
20、3. During the Songkram Festival, people in Thailand often _.A. kill birds and other animals for foodB. prepare delicious food for the familyC. travel with the family in another countryD. go to the temples to bathe Buddha images答案与解析D从第三段第一句可知，在这个节日的时候，泰国人会到庙里去，用水洗佛像等。BSitting is an art that isnt get
21、ting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isnt sitting its watching.Pe
22、ople used to sit a whole lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in summer or around the fire in winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the
23、 garage, there were straightbacked chairs. There among the oil cans and tyres and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.Houses used to have sitting rooms，where the grownups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about
24、Aunt Ethels illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠闲的氛围)That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正充电的电池) doesnt look as if its doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul.
25、 If you want to enjoy a truly full life, dont just do something sit there.4What message does the author try to get through to us?A. People should make better use of their sitting room.B. People should spend less time watching TV.C. People should pass down their good habits.D. People should take thin
26、gs easy for their own good.答案与解析D根据文章最后一段可知。5We can learn from the second paragraph that _.A. people lived a more restful life in the pastB. towns were built to make living convenientC. small town garages had a lot to offerD. people enjoyed going out for a drive答案与解析A人们过去过着一种比较安逸的生活。6The sitting roo
27、m mentioned in the text used to be a place for _.A. eating foodB. watching TVC. gathering together D. playing with children答案与解析C根据第三段的内容可知。7From the text we know the writer believes _.A. sitting has a good spiritual effectB. sitting helps people remember the pastC. a sitting room may have different purposesD. a sitting room is important for the old答案与解析A由文章最后一段而知。
