1、UNIT 5 POEMS课时分层作业(十四).单句语法填空1Selfdriving is an area where/in which China and the rest of the world are on the same starting line.2We will put off the picnic in the park until next week，when the weather may be better.3The number of smokers，as is reported，has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.4A
2、mong the many dangers，which/that/不填 sailors have to face，probably the greatest of all is fog.5Until now，we have raised 50，000 pounds for the poor children，which is quite unexpected.6Happiness and success often come to those who are good at recognizing their own strengths.7John invited about 40 peopl
3、e to his wedding，most of whom are family members.8The book tells stories of the earthquake through the eyes of those whose lives were affected.9After the flooding，people were suffering in that area，who urgently needed clean water，medicine and shelters to survive.10The house the roof of which was dam
4、aged has now been repaired.完形填空For me，two of the loveliest words in English are “life persists”. I 1 them years ago as a college student，sitting in the library， 2 ， working on a paper. Out of nowhere，those words came 3 off the page in a quote (引语)：“In the midst of death life persists；in the midst of
5、 untruth truth persists；in the midst of darkness light persists.”Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more. Then I 4 my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was 5 to hear what hed think of it. He had poor hearing，so I had to repeat it a few times，but once he 6 it，he laughed.“All I can say
6、 to that is totally 7 ，” he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was，after a long winter，to finally see spring and 8 to find that quote.“Why is that？” he asked.“Well，spring is a sure sign that life persists. And it just makes me 9 .”He laughed again，and then 10 his lovely voice，he recited for me
7、 his favorite “spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice (高兴)，and 11 as the rose does. even with joy and singing.”Many years later， 12 my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming (盛开的) cactuses，I could 13 hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”Life pers
8、ists，and so do we，in the silence of 14 and the blooming of cactuses；and in the dead of winter and the green of spring. Spring 15 us that were alive forever.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是作者偶然读到一段话从而联想到生命的意义与坚持。生命长存于漫漫沙漠的植物中，长存于冬去春来的绿意中。冬去春来，生命依然长存，我们也要继续前行。1A.looked forBhappened onCpicked outDmade upB根据语境可知
9、，几年前坐在大学的图书馆里作者偶然发现这两个单词“life persists”。happen on“偶然遇到或发现”，符合语境。look for“寻找”；pick out“挑选，辨别出”；make up“编造”。2A.boredBconcentratedCtired DconfusedA根据下文中的“Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more.”可知，作者当时在图书馆里的心情是很烦闷的。故选bored“厌倦的，烦闷的”。3A.running BdancingCrushing DmovingB这两个词突然从书页上的引语中跃入作者的眼帘。danc
10、ing在此形象生动地描述了“life persists”这两个词所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它们的偶然性。4A.called BvisitedCconsulted DinformedA根据下文中的“on the phone”可知，作者给爷爷打电话。call“(给)打电话”。符合语境。visit“看望，拜访”；consult“咨询”；inform“告知”。5A.patientBconfidentCupsetDdesperateD根据语境及上文中的“I loved to talk with him.”可知，作者很想听听爷爷(对这句话)是怎么看的。desperate“极想，渴望”。符合语境。pati
11、ent“耐心的”；confident自信的；upset“不安的”。6A.got BmadeCundertook DmanagedA但是一旦作者的爷爷明白(get it)了，他就笑了起来。7A.puzzlement BscepticismCagreement DdisapprovalC根据上文中的“laughed”和下文中作者的爷爷所背诵的语句与该句话的主题一致性可知，作者的爷爷对这句话所表达的主题是完全同意(agreement)的。puzzlement“疑惑”；scepticism“怀疑”；disapproval“反对，不赞成”。8A.practically BespeciallyCobvio
12、usly DnaturallyB作者告诉爷爷她在漫长的冬天过后，最终看到了春天，特别是偶然发现这句引语，她有多高兴。especially“特别，尤其”，符合语境。practically“实际地，差不多”；obviously“明显地”；naturally“自然而然地”。9A.astonishedBenergeticCmerry DaliveC根据上文中的“I wasnt unhappy”，下文中的“rejoice”“joy”及文章的主题可知，这句话使作者感到开心(merry)。astonished“震惊的”；energetic“精力充沛的”；alive“有活力的”。10A.inBwithCof
13、DbeyondA作者的爷爷又笑了笑，然后用他那悦耳的嗓音为作者背诵了他最喜欢的语句。in.voice是固定搭配，表示“以的嗓音”。11A.exist BflowerCsurvive DsowB沙漠应该高兴，像玫瑰一样盛开。根据空后的“as the rose does”可知，flower“开花”符合语境。12A.afterBwhenCuntil DalthoughB多年后，当作者和丈夫驱车穿越一个有很多野花和盛开的仙人掌的沙漠时，她几乎又听到了爷爷笑着说“沙漠应该高兴”。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导时间状语从句，且在从句中作时间状语，故选when。13A.hardlyBalwaysCalmos
14、t DmostlyC参见上题解析。almost“几乎，差不多”，符合语境。14A.journeysBwordsCworld DdesertD根据空后的“the blooming of cactuses.”和上文中的“a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses”及“The desert shall rejoice.”可知，生命长存，同样的，我们也要坚持。生命长存于寂静的沙漠(desert)中和盛开的仙人掌里。15A.convincesBassuresCreminds DstrikesC春天提醒我们，我们永远充满活力。convince“
15、使相信”；assure“使确信”；remind“提醒”；strike“突然想到”。.语法填空English is now the first language of about 400 million people，the mother language of 12 countries and the official language of onefifth of the land area of the world，1. means one 2. every seven people in the world speaks English.More and more people have
16、 found it important 3. (learn) English well in recent years. In Italy，for example，English is a must for many technical jobs. In China，English is the 4. (important) foreign language that is learned at school.The English language has never stopped changing. It always borrows words and phrases from oth
17、er cultures to enlarge 5. (it) vocabulary. 6. (actual)，modern English is quite different from what 7. (use) hundreds of years ago.English is so widely used that it has become the standard language for 8. (communicate) internationally. About 75% of the worlds mail 9. (be) in English. About 60% of the
18、 worlds telephone calls are made in English and about 60% of the worlds radio programs are broadcast in English. Whats more，over half of the worlds books and magazines are written in English. In 10. word，English is now the worlds first language.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了英语的广泛性，学好英语对我们越来越重要。1which句意：这意味着世界上每七个人中就
19、有一个人说英语。此句为非限制性定语从句，修饰前面的句子，从句缺少主语成分，故用which引导从句并作主语。故填which。2in 句意：这意味着世界上七分之一的人说英语。one in every seven为分数表达形式“分子(基数词)in分母(基数词)”，故填in。3. to learn句意：近年来，越来越多的人发现学好英语很重要。分析句子结构可知，it作形式主语，真正的主语为动词不定式，故填to learn。4most important句意：在中国，英语是在学校学习的最重要的外语。根据提示词可知，此处应填形容词的有关形式，空前有the，故填形容词最高级形式。故填most importan
20、t。5its句意：它总是从其他文化中借用单词和短语来扩大它的词汇量。分析句子结构知，空后有名词vocabulary，此处应填形容词性物主代词its，表示“它的”。故填its。6Actually句意：事实上，现代英语与几百年前使用的英语有很大的不同。一些副词放在句首，并用逗号与主句隔开，是对整个句子进行说明或解释，表明说话人对话语的看法或态度。故填Actually。7was used句意：事实上，现代英语与几百年前使用的英语有很大的不同。分析句子结构知，what引导主语从句，指的是前面提到的English，根据句意可知，use应用被动语态；根据从句中hundreds of years ago，可知时态应用过去时。故填was used。8communicating句意：英语被广泛使用，已经成为国际交流的标准语言。空前有介词for，后面动词应用动名词doing形式，故填communicating。9is句意：世界上大约75%的邮件是用英语写的。分数后有“of名词”，of后的名词mail为不可数名词，故谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填is。10a句意：总之，英语现在是世界第一语言。in a word为固定短语，表示“总之，简言之”，故填a。
