1、Unit 10课下能力提升(一).单句语法填空1Its a _ (please) for me to help you to finish such important work.2Whoever has no _ (motivate) will find it hard to be successful.3The _ (enjoy) life is very unforgettable.4He dropped out _ the race because he hurt his ankle.5Spring is coming again.You can see _ (vary) flower
2、s in the central park.6Many scientists have been studying how the universe came into _ (exist)7The old man seated in the armchair is said to be the _ (greed) boss in whose eyes there is only money.8It was generous _ her to contribute such a large sum.9Dont be so rude _ your father.10Be a man with _
3、(determine) if you have chosen your own career.选词填空each, any, few, none, a lot of, neither, both, some, all, manyMarket is a place we get food from.1._ people have never been to a market.My mother goes there every day.Two or three days ago, I went with her to a market near our home.When we 2._ went
4、inside, I saw the market was crowded and everyone was doing shopping there.The sellers and the people were very busy.3._ of them was free.4._ of them was talking to someone else.There were 5._ vegetables, and 6._ fish and meat there.My mother tried to buy 7._ of them, but 8._ of us could get near th
5、e seller.We had to wait for some time and I got a little impatient, however, we bought 9._ the food we needed in the end.Now everything in the market is much better than before and you can buy almost 10._ food you want.单句改错1What a great fun it is to jump into the water in hot summer days！_2Most of h
6、is spare time is spent work._3They were not even aware of that it was a good habit._4I speak only little English, so I cant express myself well._5It seemed that he would like to going back home._6How much fast the little boy runs！_7What way are you thinking of to getting rid of the flies？_8They grin
7、ned at pleasure when I gave them the sweets._9We should be true in word and resolution in deed._10Im really tired with Tom. He had me waiting for two hours in the rain._.课文缩写语法填空A lot of people are determined 1._ (become) a millionaire.They hope to do all the 2._ (enjoy) things once they got rich.Ac
8、tually, some millionaires continue to be concerned 3._ money, so they are hardworking to make sure they never lose it.However, there are some people 4._ dont want to be a millionaire.Charles Gray is one example.Charles Gray was a millionaire sixteen years ago, but he was tired of 5._ (be) a person w
9、ho had everything in a world 6._ many people had nothing.So he gave all his money 7._ to charities.Charles now lives in a small dormitory room where there is only 8._ furniture.Though he has given away all his money, he lives a 9._ (happy) life than before.When asked whether there were any things he
10、 missed, he replied he wouldnt go back to being rich for 10._.完形填空Some people believe that women are better drivers than men._1_， others think that women make worse drivers.The idea that women make _2_ drivers is a stereotype (刻板印象)It comes from a time when women drove less than men, and _3_ was see
11、n as a mans responsibility.There are certainly _4_ views on this controversial question, _5_ there are a number of reasons why a womans personality makes her a more competent (能胜任的) driver.Firstly, women are more patient and polite towards other road _6_， such as pedestrians and cyclists.In stressfu
12、l situations they are more likely to stay _7_， and less likely to be involved in “road rage (愤怒)” incidents.Secondly, female drivers are more _8_ so they take fewer risks, for example when overtaking.Thirdly, they are more responsible and _9_ they tend not to drive when tired or after drinking alcoh
13、ol._10_， many people argue that women cause accidents because they may react slowly because they _11_ confidence.In addition, they are _12_ disturbed, for example, by children in the car.Research also _13_ that women find map reading more _14_ than men, and can have problems with the difference betw
14、een left and right.Despite the fact that women have more accidents, _15_ is often cheaper for them because the accidents tend to be minor.In particular, women have accidents when parking.This is because women often have _16_ spatial (空间的) awareness.In contrast, men tend to _17_ more serious accident
15、s.To sum up, it can be seen that women make _18_ drivers than men because of their _19_.This is generally _20_ by the fact that women have fewer accidents and pay lower insurance than men.On balance, it is clear that women are less competitive and aggressive than men behind the wheel and therefore b
16、etter drivers.1A.Besides BHoweverCOtherwise DTherefore2A.brighter BbetterCworse Dnicer3A.driving BworkingCteaching Dinventing4A.popular BstrongCpositive Ddifferent5A.since BunlessCalthough Dwhen6A.users BplannersCengineers Dcleaners7A.quiet BsilentCcalm Dhealthy8A.cautious BhonestCdangerous Dnervous
17、9A.still ByetCeven Dthus10A.At the same time BIn factCOn the other hand DIn general11A.have BlackCshare Dlose12A.easily BslightlyCnormally Dunexpectedly13A.studies BproducesCexplores Dshows14A.interesting BimportantCdifficult Drelaxing15A.route BinsuranceClicense Dequipment16A.poor BdeepCdirect Dful
18、l17A.survive BcauseCprevent Drecord18A.cleverer BhappierCgreater Dsafer19A.confidence BhabitCfaith Dpersonality20A.decided BsupportedCaffected Dexpressed.阅读理解Computer programmer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit car
19、d (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16yearold boy works for a small firm in Liverpool, where many young people of his age are finding a job.Davids firm released (推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache
20、 is what to do with the money.Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car，take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpoolbased company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olevels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job bec
21、ause the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs，” he said.David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school，” he said.“But
22、 I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.More people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added; “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibilit
23、y.You never know when the market might disappear.”1In what way is David different from people of his age?AHe often goes out with friends.BHe lives with his mother.CHe has a handsome income.DHe graduated with six Olevels.2What is one of the problems that David is facing now?AHe is too young to get a
24、credit card.BHe has no time to learn driving.CHe has very little spare time.DHe will soon lose his job.3Why was David able to get the job in the company?AHe had done well in all his exams.BHe had written some computer programs.CHe was good at playing computer games.DHe had learnt to use computers at
25、 school.4Why did David decide to leave school and start working?AHe received lots of job offers.BHe was eager to help his mother.CHe lost interest in school studies.DHe wanted to earn his own living.答案：.1.pleasure2.motivation3.enjoyable4.of5.various6.existence7.greedy8of9.to10.determination.1.Few2.b
26、oth3.None4.Each 5many6.a lot of7.some8.neither9all10.any.1.去掉a2.workworking3.去掉of 4little前加a5.goinggo6.去掉much7gettingget8.atwith9.resolutionresolute10.withof.1.to become2.enjoyable3.about 4who5.being6.where7.away8.secondhand9.happier10.anything.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。主要论述了人们对女司机的普遍看法，并列举了女司机的一些优点。尽管她们在某些方面不如
27、男司机，但她们开车更安全，所以女司机是更好的司机。1解析：选B前后句之间表示转折关系，故用“然而(However)”。2解析：选C由上文中“others think that women make worse drivers”可知，此处指认为女司机是“更糟糕的(worse)”司机的想法是一种刻板印象。3解析：选A由上文中的“women drove less than men”可知，“开车(driving)”被认为是男性的职责。4解析：选D由下文中“this controversial question”可知，人们对这个有争议的问题有“不同的(different)”看法。5解析：选C上下文表示让
28、步关系，故用“尽管(although)”。6解析：选A由下文中的“such as pedestrians and cyclists”可知，此处指其他的道路“使用者(users)”。7解析：选C由上文中的“stressful situations”以及下文中的“less likely to be involved in road rage (愤怒) incidents”可知，女司机在压力大的情况下更可能保持“冷静(calm)”。8解析：选A由下文中的“so they take fewer risks”可知，女司机比男司机更“谨慎(cautious)”。9解析：选D“they are more r
29、esponsible”与“they tend not to drive when tired or after drinking alcohol”之间是因果关系，故用“因此(thus)”。10解析：选C上文中讲述了女司机的优点，由该空后的“many people argue that women cause accidents”可知，本段要讲述女司机的另一面，故用“另一方面(On the other hand)”。11解析：选B由上文中的“they may react slowly”可知，女司机“缺乏(lack)”自信。12解析：选A由下文中的“by children in the car”可
30、知，女司机在开车时很“容易(easily)”受到干扰。13解析：选D解析见下题。14解析：选C由上文中的Research以及下文中的“have problems with the difference between left and right”可知，研究“表明(shows)”，相比起男性，女性发现看地图更“难(difficult)”。15解析：选B由下文中的“pay lower insurance”可知，尽管女司机会有更多的事故，但是这些事故都是小事故，她们交的“保险(insurance)”也常常更便宜。16解析：选A由上文中的“women have accidents when park
31、ing”以及下文中的“spatial (空间的) awareness”可知，女司机的空间感比较“差(poor)”。17解析：选B由上文对女司机造成事故的介绍以及该空前的“In contrast”可知，相比之下，男司机更容易“造成(cause)”严重的事故。18解析：选D由下文中的“it is clear that .and therefore better drivers”可知，女司机比男司机“更安全(safer)”。19解析：选D由上文中的“why a womans personality makes her a more competent (能胜任的) driver”以及文中的描述可知，
32、女性的“个性(personality)”决定了她们是更安全的驾驶员。20解析：选B由下文中的“by the fact that .pay lower insurance than men”可知，女性总体来说事故少这一事实“支持(supported)”了上面这一结论。.语篇解读：本文主要讲了David Jones离开学校开始工作，并赚了大量的钱。1解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段可知David Jones只有16岁，却每年能挣到35 000英镑。这是他和其他同龄人的不同之处。2解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和第二句可知，因为David Jones只有16岁，还要等两年才能获得信用卡。故知A项正确。3解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知。4解析：选C细节理解题。由最后一段中的“I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”可知，David决定离开学校开始工作的原因是对在学校学习失去了兴趣。
