1、课时作业10基础检测1Who should be responsible for the action?The boss is to blame.The employees just carried out the order as told (tell)2When exposed (expose) to danger and conflict，men tend to increase blood pressure，feeling nervous or anxious.3The city now is much noisier than it used to_be (be)4I may tak
2、e a long lunch break tomorrow.If so，I can go to the hairdressers then.5Whenever informed (inform) of a party，I feel excited.6Do you think George has passed the driving test?No.If so，he would have driven his car to our college yesterday.7Get up early tomorrow.If not，you wont catch the train to Beijin
3、g.8If accepted (accept) for the job，youll be informed soon.9Video games can be a poor influence if left (leave) in the wrong hands.10The climate here is quite pleasant，the temperature rarely，if ever，reaching 30 in summer.11He often makes mistakes when speaking (speak) English.12Some flowers shut up
4、at night as if to_sleep (sleep)13She always sings while doing (do) her work.14Children，when accompanied (accompany) by their parents，are allowed to enter the stadium.15Observe carefully if any change occurs when doing (do) experiments in the lab.能力提升阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵
5、) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one.If it didnt exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly.Her title was Mum
6、taz Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal means “pride of the palace”In the year 1631 this beloved wife of the emperor died.He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne(王位). He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.He summ
7、oned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed.It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.The building itself stands on a marble pla
8、tform 29 metres square and 67 metres high.Towers rise from each of the four corners.The Taj itself stands another 61 metres.It is an eightsided building made of white marble.The emperor planned to build a similar tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver b
9、ridge.However, his son put him into prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across the river at the tomb of his beloved wife.本文主要介绍了世界上最宏伟的建筑之一泰姬陵的历史。泰姬陵是为祭奠一位王妃阿姬曼芭奴修建的陵墓，是由王妃之夫，莫卧儿王朝的沙贾汗皇帝为纪念爱妻而修建的。1What is the passage mainly about?ATwo similar
10、 tombs.BThe story of the Taj Mahal.CA bright and beautiful woman.DThe death of Emperor Shah Jahan.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知全文主要介绍了泰姬陵的历史背景故事。故选B项。答案：B2What does the underlined word “summoned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ADebated.BGathered. CRemembered.DRemoved.解析：词义猜测题。根据后句内容可知，国王召集最好的艺术家和建筑家设计泰姬陵，故选B。答案：B3W
11、hat can we know about the emperors own tomb?AIt is eightsided.BIt is 61 metres high.CIt is blackcoloured. DIt is next to the Taj Mahal.解析：细节理解题。根据文中“The emperor planned to build a similar tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.”可知，皇帝计划在河的另一端用黑色大理
12、石为自己修建一座相似的陵墓，和泰姬陵以银桥相连，故选C项。答案：C阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road.He stopped to give her a_1_.“Why dont you wait in the car where it is warm, madam？It wont take me long，” he said,
13、“_2_， my name is Joe.”She had a flat tyre.Joe crawled under the car and changed the tyre.But he got dirty and his hands hurt.She couldnt thank him_3_ and asked him how much she owed him.He told her that if she really wanted to_4_ him back, the next time she saw someone in need of help, she could giv
14、e that person the_5_ he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”She drove off with_6_.A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant.She went in.The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant，greeted her with a sweet smile.The old lady_7_ how someone like her who seemed so poor could
15、 be so genuinely happy and how she could_8_ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.Then Joes words_9_ her.After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her_10_ from a hundreddollar bill.However, the lady stepped right out of the door.When the waitress came back, she
16、noticed a note on the table，_11_ “Im helping you because someone once helped me.If you really want to pay me back, here is_12_ you can dodo not let the chain of love_13_ with you.”The waitress went home that night with the_14_ tip and what the lady had written.With the baby_15_ next month, she and h
17、er husband needed money.She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everythings going to be all right.I love you, Joe.”本文是一篇记叙文。乔在开车回家的时候看见一位老太太滞留在路边，他帮助老太太换了轮胎，当那位老太太给他钱的时候，他不求回报，要求她也去帮助那些需要帮助的人。老太太在餐馆吃饭时，没有要找回的零钱，帮助了怀孕8个月的女服务员，并留下纸条，让女服务员把爱心传递下去。1A.surp
18、riseBhandCsympathyDglance解析：前面说那位老太太滞留在路边，从下文乔给老太太换轮胎可知，乔停下来帮老太太的忙。give sb. a hand帮助某人。答案：B2A.in the wayBby the meansCfor one thingDby the way解析：by the means用这种方法；in the way挡着的路；for one thing一方面；by the way顺便问一下，捎带说一声。由语境可知选D。答案：D3A.enoughBrightChardDextra解析：根据语境可知，乔给老太太换轮胎，弄得很脏并伤了手，老太太十分感激。couldnt t
19、hank him enough表示“再怎么感谢他也不为过”。答案：A4A.payBgetClookDhold解析：由下文可知，乔告诉老太太，如果她真的想报答他，下次她看见有人需要帮忙的时候，就去帮助那个人。pay sb. back偿还，报答(某人)。答案：A5A.guidanceBassistanceCacquaintanceDconsequence解析：根据语境可知，是说给那些需要帮助的人提供帮助(assistance)。guidance指导；acquaintance熟人，相识；consequence结果。答案：B6A.gratefulnessBsatisfactionCdelightDha
20、ppiness解析：乔帮助了她，又没有要钱，所以老太太心怀感激(gratefulness) 地走了。satisfaction满意；delight高兴；happiness幸福。答案：A7A.thoughtBsuspectedCwonderedDquestioned解析：由语境可知，老太太想知道像她这样看起来很穷的人怎么能如此地开心。think想，认为；suspect怀疑；wonder想知道；question质问。答案：C8A.containBownCremainDmaintain解析：由语境可知，老太太想知道这位服务员在怀孕的情况下，如何在工作中保持着热情。contain含有；own拥有；rem
21、ain保持，后跟形容词作表语；maintain保持，后跟名词作宾语。答案：D9A.struckBmovedCimpressedDreminded解析：由语境可知，老太太突然想起了乔的话。strike突然想到，一下子想起；move感动；impress给人留下印象；remind提醒。答案：A10A.tipBchangeCorderDservice解析：从下文的from a hundreddollar bill可知应该是找零钱。tip小费；change零钱；order命令；service服务。答案：B11A.writingBshowingCreadingDsaying解析：表示纸条上“写到”用say
22、而不是write。答案：D12A.howBwhichCwhatDwhen解析：此处what引导表语从句，并在从句中作do的宾语。答案：C13A.combineBendCstartDconnect解析：此处表示别让这爱心之链在你这里结束(end)。combine联合；start开始；connect连接，联合。答案：B14A.honestBgenerousCmodestDgraceful解析：此处表示那位孕妇拿着丰厚的(generous)小费回到家。honest诚实的；modest谦虚的；graceful优雅的。答案：B15A.dueBreadyCbornDlikely解析：此处表示下个月是预产期
23、。due预期的；ready准备好的；born出生的；likely可能的。根据语境可知选A。答案：A阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Last week, our class was on duty in the cafeteria(食堂) for student selfmanagement. On the first day, we were _1_ (shock) to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. It was really _2_ pity! Being concerned about
24、 it, my classmates and I had a _3_ (discuss) on how to solve the problem. Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings，_4_ (put)up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food._5_ (final), we all agreed that a wall newspaper would be the best choice.The next day, we put up a wa
25、ll newspaper outside the school cafeteria, calling on students not _6_ (waste) food. Many students gathered around and expressed _7_ (they) support. To our great delight, changes soon took place. In the cafeteria, I found the plates that were returned _8_ lunch all empty. Food _9_ (save) and the din
26、ing hall was cleaner. Seeing this, I felt relieved and proud of _10_ we had done.本文介绍了“我们”在食堂值班时发现同学们浪费了很多食物，于是“我们”倡议大家节约粮食，这一倡议取得了很好的效果。1shocked解析：本句中系动词were和形容词shocked构成系表结构。句意：第一天，我们看见学生们扔掉了那么多剩余的食物很震惊。指人震惊用shocked。2a解析：此处pity是可数名词，a pity意为“可惜的事情”。3discussion解析：不定冠词a后面跟名词，故填discussion。4putting解析：
27、根据前后并列的holding和charging判断填putting。5Finally解析：考查副词。本句中副词finally作状语修饰整个句子。6to_waste解析：固定短语call on sb. (not) to do sth.意为“号召某人(不)做某事”。7their解析：根据句意可知此处修饰名词，应用形容词性物主代词。故填their。8after解析：根据句意可知在午饭后送回的盘子里没有剩菜了。9was_saved解析：本句主语food与动词save构成被动关系，且描述的是过去发生的事，故使用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was saved。10what解析：本句中what引导宾语从句，并在从句中作动词done的宾语。