1、Section Learning about Language一、单词拼写1.The train is travelling at a (速度)of sixty miles an hour.答案:speed2.I have never been to the (沙漠)visited by them.答案:desert3.There is some (泥)on his new shoes.答案:mud4.Do you know the (乘务员) who is talking with Mr White?答案:steward5.There is plenty of (设备) in our lab
2、.答案:equipment二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空buildfrightentrapfollowshootseeexamine discouragebeatgrow1. by the noises at night,the girl no longer dared to sleep in her room.答案:Frightened2.Much,she moved on to London for good luck.答案:discouraged3.After having been carefully,the room was locked again.答案:examined4.
3、in 1949,the exhibition hall is over 60 years old.答案:Built5. from a distance,the Opera House looks like ship sails.答案:Seen6.If in a burning building,you should ask for help.答案:trapped7.Although in the leg,he continued firing at the enemy.答案:shot8.The lady returned home, by two policemen.答案:followed9.
4、 by the opposite team,the players were not discouraged and practised even harder.答案:Beaten10. in rich soil,these seeds can grow fast.答案:Grown三、将下列句子改成用过去分词做定语或状语的句子1.We have been told to read the book.It was written by a news reporter. 答案:We have been told to read the book written by a news reporter
5、.2.We have been very satisfied with the service in the space hotel.It was recommended by Li Qing. 答案:We have been very satisfied with the service in the space hotel recommended by Li Qing.3.After she was accused of stealing the mobile phone in the office,she found that all her friends deserted her.
6、答案:Accused of stealing the mobile phone in the office,she found that all her friends deserted her.4.Because she is worried about the missing child,she finds it difficult to go to work these days. 答案:Worried about the missing child,she finds it difficult to go to work these days.5.As she was supporte
7、d by her family,she decided to settle in the northwest of China. 答案:Supported by her family,she decided to settle in the northwest of China.四、完形填空What will man be like in 1in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on?We can only make a(n)2,of course,but we can be sure that he will be 3 what he is today
8、.For man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious 4.Man,even five hundred years ago,was shorter than he is today.Now on 5,men are about three inches taller.Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time,so we can imagine that man will continue to grow 6.Again,in the modern wor
9、ld we use our 7 a great deal.Even so,we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity(容量).As time 8 on,however,we shall have to use our brains 9and eventually we shall need 10 ones!This is 11 to bring about a physical change too:the head,in particular the forehead,will grow larger.Nowadays
10、 our eyes are in 12 use.In fact,we use them so much that they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow 13.On the other hand,we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These,as 14,are likely to grow weaker.At the same time,
11、15,our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great 16 in modern life.But what about hair?This will probably 17 from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.In the future then,both sexes(性别) are likely to be bald(秃头的)!Perhaps all
12、these give the 18 that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at!This may well be true.All the same,19 all these changes,future man will still have a lot in 20 with us.He will still be a human being,with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.1.A.futureB.the futureC.appearanceD.
13、figure答案:B解析:根据文章第一句话中的“in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on”可知应选B项。in the future 意为“在将来”,是个常用短语,而in future的意思是“在今后”。appearance “外貌,外观”;figure“数字”。2.A.guessB.gameC.ideaD.picture答案:A解析:make a guess是固定词组,其中的guess是个名词,该词组意思相当于动词guess。此处意为“对于未来的事情我们只能猜测”。3.A.the same asB.similar toC.different fromD
14、.pleased to look at答案:C解析:根据文中信息“For man is slowly changing all the time.”可知,未来人类会“有所不同”,而且下文也举例说明了有哪些不同。the same as表示“与相同”;similar to表示“与相似”。4.A.sampleB.modelC.exampleD.fact答案:C解析:上面提出了观点,下文应该是举例说明。take an obvious example意为“举一个明显的例子”。sample 表示“样品,例子”,一般不与take搭配;model表示“模型,模范”;fact表示“事实”。5.A.commonB
15、.generalC.usualD.average答案:D解析:on average是习惯搭配,意为“平均”。common,general常与介词in搭配;usual常与as搭配。6.A.clevererB.tallerC.fatterD.thinner答案:B解析:根据文中信息“Man,even five hundred years ago,was shorter than he is today.”可以知道,人的身高呈变高趋势,所以可以想象人会继续“长高”。7.A.armsB.legsC.brainsD.muscles答案:C解析:从下文brains capacity“脑容量”可知C项正确。
16、8.A.goesB.wentC.comesD.came答案:A解析:As time goes on 相当于With time passing by 意为“随着时间的推移”,先排除C项和D项,由本文的时态为现在时,排除B项。9.A.less and lessB.more and lessC.more or lessD.more and more答案:D解析:在现代社会人们用脑量很大,但才使用了其容量的20%,随着时间的推移、社会的发展,用脑量肯定会“越来越大”。10.A.smallerB.thinnerC.betterD.larger答案:D解析:用脑量越来越大,最终会需要“更大”的脑容量。11
17、.A.unlikeB.unlikelyC.likeD.likely答案:D解析:脑容量的增大可能会带来脑袋的变化,比如前额会变大。词组be likely to do sth的含义是“很可能做某事”。12.A.greatB.constantC.perfectD.enough答案:B解析:in constant use “不断地使用或连续地使用”。由下一句的“use them so much”可知constant比其他选项更符合句意。13.A.nearsightedB.farsightedC.weakerD.stronger答案:D解析:该句句首的But起转折作用,再根据前面句中的weaker可知
18、,该空应为stronger,起对比作用。nearsighted“近视的”;farsighted“远视的”;weak“弱的”;strong “强的”。14.A.a matter of factB.a surpriseC.a resultD.a focus答案:C解析:arms and legs不常用就会越变越弱,故用as a result。15.A.butB.thoughC.wheneverD.however答案:D解析:根据语境,此处应选择表示转折的词,but不需用逗号与句子的其他成分隔开,故选however。16.A.lotB.manyC.quantityD.deal答案:D解析:a gre
19、at deal在此相当于一个副词,修饰谓语部分are used,表示程度。many和quantity不能修饰动词。a lot可以用来修饰动词,但没有a great lot这种说法。17.A.emergeB.appearC.disappearD.remove答案:C解析:根据文中信息“it does not serve a useful purpose”及“both sexes are likely to be bald”可知C项正确。18.A.impactB.impressionC.expressionD.idea答案:B解析:文中描述的未来人的各种变化会给人一种“印象”,将来人不会太好看。空
20、后讲的是人们对于将来的人类的一种印象。impact“影响”;impression“印象”;expression“表达”;idea “主意,想法”。19.A.but forB.in spite ofC.because ofD.owing to答案:B解析:in spite of “尽管,虽然”,是介词短语,其后用名词或代词做宾语;but for表示“要不是”,because of表示“因为”;owing to也表示“因为”。由下面的still可知应选择in spite of。20.A.touchB.connectionC.associationD.common答案:D解析:从下句“He will
21、 still be a human being,with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.”可以判断出未来人与现代人应该仍然有许多共同之处,而have a lot in common意为“有许多共同之处”,故选D项。五、语篇填空Keeping a diary in English is one of the 1.(effect)ways to improve our English writing ability.2.(compare)with other forms of writing,it is shorter and takes les
22、s time.It can help us 3.(develop)the habit of thinking in English.4. we insist on this practice,gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English.In keeping a diary in English,we certainly run up against many difficulties.For a start,5.(its) often happens that we have trouble finding proper w
23、ords and phrases to give expression to our mind.Secondly,there are many idiomatic ways or things in Chinese.And it is 6.(extreme)hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I 7.(concern),my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy r
24、each.Whenever something beats us,we can first write it down in our notebook 8. look it up in our dictionary.We can also turn 9. our English teacher for help,if necessary.In short,I believe that it is of great use 10.(keep)a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.答案:1.effective2.Compared3.to develop/develop4.If 5.it6.extremely7.am concerned8.and9.to10.to keep
