1、课时作业20单元小测.单词拼写1I live in a cool house surrounded (环绕) by a lot of green trees.2The farmer traded (做生意) with the sales girl.3Mr Green lives in a remote (偏远的) mountain village.4We should exploit (开发) our natural energy in a proper way.5They were forbidden (禁止) to smoke in the office.6We made a detour
2、 (绕行之路) as a result of the repair.7The steep (陡峭的) slope made me scared.8He spotted (发现) his friend in the crowd.9Leave the plant grow naturally (自然地)10The varied (多变化的) weather in London made an impression on us.用所给词的适当形式填空或在空格处填入语法形式正确的词1In the bright sunlight I had to narrow (narrow) my eyes. I s
3、hould have worn a pair of sunglasses when out.解析：句意：在强烈的阳光下我只得眯着眼睛。出来的时候我本应该戴太阳镜的。narrow “使变窄”，have to 后跟动词原形。2Maybe I can not solve your problems, but at least I can help.解析：句意：我也许不能解决你的问题，但至少我可以帮一下忙。at least “至少”。3My grandfather was very sad and seldom told me what he had gone through during the t
4、errible accident.解析：句意：祖父很悲伤，很少跟我提及在那场可怕的事故中的经历。go through “经历；遭受”。4After the exam，we will have two days off.解析：off 表示“休假”。5He is shortsighted so its impossible for him to see the small bird in the distance.解析：句意：他近视，所以不可能看到远处的小鸟。in the distance “远处的”，为固定搭配。6More and more public places in our countr
5、y forbid smoking (smoke)解析：句意：我们国家越来越多的公共场所禁止吸烟。forbid doing sth.“禁止(某人)做某事”。7You should be careful not to be ripped off by local cab drivers when travelling. They may charge you much more.解析：句意：旅行的时候你要当心不要被当地的出租车司机敲了竹杠。他们可能会多收你的费用。rip off “敲竹杠；敲诈”。8Whats your favourite sport?Skiing.I get a kick out
6、 of it.解析：句意：“你最喜欢什么运动？”“滑雪。我从中获得很大的乐趣。”get a kick out of.“从中获得乐趣”，为固定短语。9Brown said he was by no means annoyed；on the contrary，he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.解析：on the contrary 正好相反。10He explained it again to make himself understood (understand)解析：himself 与understand 之间为被
7、动关系，故用过去分词形式作宾补。.完形填空One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister _1_ us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.As my parents were overseas, the thought of a _2_ terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the hou
8、se. _3_ the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my _4_， the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to _5_ the house. My sister grabbed the _6_ to call the fire brigade (消防队) and, together with the dog, we ran awa
9、y from the house.While we _7_ waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to _8_ if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already _9_ the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us _10_.She led us to her car where we waited _11_ the fi
10、re was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.Once the lady was _12_ that some order had been restored, she apologized for being _13_ to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She _14_ to return later to check in on u
11、s.I was completely _15_ for words. This kind lady had gone out of her _16_ to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and _17_ her not to _18_ any further.Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. T
12、o my disbelief, it was the _19_ from earlier at the door._20_， in all the commotion (混乱), I didnt ask her where she lived so my family hasnt been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.本文是一篇记叙文。作者家里失火的时候，一位素不相识的女士对其给予了帮助与关怀，谱写了一曲人间大爱的颂歌。1A.informed BinterruptedCintroduced Din
13、terviewed答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。根据下文“wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning”及上文语境可知，作者正在和祖母聊天，所以此处应该是指妹妹打断了他们的谈话，问他们是否闻到了烧焦的气味。故选B。2A.fire BthiefCstorm Drobber答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。根据上文“if we, too, could smell burning”及下文消防队前来灭火可知，作者他们一想到可能着火了，就感到非常害怕。3A.Going BComingCNearing DClosing答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。根据“the ki
14、tchen”可知，所选词应该是及物动词，因此可排除A、B两项； close作为及物动词时意为“关闭”，不符合逻辑，故排除。此处near用作及物动词，意为“接近，靠近”，符合语境。故选C。4A.delight BamazementCdisappointment Dhorror答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。根据常识及下文对火势的描述可知，“我”看到发生了火灾时，应该是感到恐惧的。 to ones horror意为“使某人感到恐惧的是”。故选D。5A.get out of Bget back toCget through Dget into答案：A解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据上文可知，作者看到屋子失火
15、后，大喊着让妹妹和奶奶赶快出去。get back to意为“返回到”； get through意为“完成，拨通电话”； get into意为“进入”； get out of意为“出去”。故选A。6A.phone BstickCwater tap Dloudspeaker答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。根据空格后的“to call the fire brigade (消防队)”可知，妹妹抓起电话给消防队打电话。故选A。7A.excitedly BanxiouslyCtiredly Dhardly答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。根据“waited for help”以及上文可知，家里发生火灾时，等待消防队
16、来救援的心情一定是非常焦急的。故选B。8A.watch BunderstandCcheck Densure答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：一位女士和她的小女儿跑过来看我们是否受伤了。根据下文“if we were hurt”可知，应选C项。9A.met BinvestigatedCdeclared Dalerted答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文“She had noticed smoke coming from our window”及空格后的“fire brigade”可推知，那位女士已经向消防队报警了。 alert意为“向报警”，符合语境。故选D。10A.terrified Bal
17、oneCtogether Dsafe答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。根据空格前的“delighted to see”可知，让那位女士高兴的是我们都平安无事。故选D。11A.unless BalthoughCuntil Dsince答案：C解析：考查状语从句。根据句中“waited”可知，作者他们在那位女士的车上等着，直到火被扑灭。故选C。12A.reported BconvincedCwarned Ddisturbed答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。根据后文“She _ to return later to check in on us.”可知，那位女士放心不下，直到确信一切都恢复正常之后才离开。
18、be convinced that.意为“确信”。故选B。13A.unable BuncertainCinconvenient Dimpossible答案：A解析：考查形容词辨析。根据上文“she apologized”可知，那位女士道歉说不能久待，因为她要和女儿一起去看舞蹈表演。 be unable to do sth.意为“不能干某事”。故选A。14A.promised BdecidedCrefused Dexpected答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。句意：那位女士承诺看完演出后再回来看我们。 promise意为“承诺，符合语境”。故选A。15A.unknown BpuzzledCbeate
19、n Dlost答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。根据下文“This kind lady”和“We thanked her very much”可知，作者十分感谢那位女士，故此处是指那位女士的话让作者感动得不知说什么好。 be lost for words意为“不知说什么好”。故选D。16A.house BwayCtrouble Dmind答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。根据上文可知，那位女士不怕麻烦，特地跑来帮助作者一家。 go out of ones way to do sth.为固定短语，意为“特地做某事，不怕麻烦地做某事”，符合语境。故选B。17A.insisted BorderedCurged
20、 Dsuggested答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文“she had to take her daughter to a dance performance”可知，那位女士还有事情要做，故此处是指作者他们催促那位女士不要再在此耽搁了。C项意为“催促”。故选C。18A.live BstepCexplore Ddelay答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。根据上文“she had to take her daughter to a dance performance”及“She was sorry about leaving us”可知，那位女士要带女儿去看演出，需要马上离开，所以作者催促她不要再耽
21、误时间了。故选D。19A.fireman BpolicemanClady Ddaughter答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。根据上文“She _ to return later to check in on us.”可知，那位女士说她还要回来探望作者他们一家；由此可推知，按门铃的是那位女士，她看完演出后又到作者家来看望。故选C。20A.Undoubtedly BUnfortunatelyCUnlikely DUnimportantly答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。根据下文“so my family hasnt been able to thank her properly”可知，那位女士在作者最困难
22、的时候给予了作者极大的关怀，但作者却因为混乱而没有问她住在哪，这应该是件很不幸的事。故选B。.阅读理解Although most weddings follow longheld traditions, theres still room for American individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors in a scenic spot. A few even have the ceremony while sky
23、diving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful long white wedding dress. She traditionally wears
24、“something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”. The groom wears a formal suit.Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants, including the best man and the maid of honor.As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the minister, facing the
25、audience. Music signals the entrance of the brides attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their vows (誓言). Traditionally, they promise to love each other “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health”. But sometimes the couple has
26、 composed (编写) their own vows. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment. Finally the minister announces the big moment, “I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride！”At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut the weddi
27、ng cake and feed each other a bite. Guests talk with each other while enjoying the cake, drinks and other treats. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their “decorated” car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, a onetotwoweek vacation trip, to celebrate their new marriage.本文是一篇说明
28、文，主要介绍了美式婚礼的主要内容及程序步骤。虽然大多数的婚礼仍沿袭长久以来的传统，但是仍然给美国人的个人主义留有发挥的空间。1Which of the following best shows American individualism?AMost weddings observe longheld traditions.BSome people choose their own style of weddings.CPeople choose a church as a place for a wedding.DThe bride wears a beautiful long white
29、wedding dress.答案：B解析：细节理解题。通读文章第一段可知，虽然大多数的婚礼仍沿袭长久以来的传统，但是美国人的个人主义仍有发挥的空间。例如，通常人们举行婚礼的地点是在教堂，但是有些人却是在户外的风景区结婚，有些人甚至是以跳伞或骑马的形式举行结婚仪式。故答案选B。2What can be inferred from the passage?AWedding vows are composed by the minister.BThe young couple faces the audience throughout the wedding.CThe couple composes
30、 their own vows to avoid nervousness.DThe minister is the chief witness at the wedding ceremony.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段内容，尤其是该段最后两句“Finally the minister announces the big moment, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride！”并结合常识可知，牧师是婚礼仪式的主要见证人。故选D。3According to the passage, which of the f
31、ollowing is TRUE?AThe best man is the one to marry the maid of honor.BThe wedding reception is a party after the wedding ceremony.CThe newlyweds always take a honeymoon in their own car.DMany couples take a vacation trip before the wedding.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段和第四段第一至三句“At the wedding reception.talk
32、with each other while enjoying the cake, drinks and other treats.”可知，婚礼仪式完成后是婚礼喜宴。故答案选B。.语法填空We live in a house _1_ (surround) by tall trees. In summer, it feels cool and pleasant. Its really good to enjoy the shade _2_ the trees give. However, my son lives in a _3_ (crowd) town, where the streets a
33、re heavy _4_ traffic, which makes _5_ hard for the people to get around, especially in the rush hour. I hate being _6_ (stick) in the traffic jam. I also hate being ripped _7_ while taking a taxi. But living in the town has its advantage, too. People can get _8_ latest news in a quick way and they c
34、an get a kick out of going to the park or other entertaining places. On the other hand, living in the countryside is relaxing. In my hometown, _9_ you go, you can see the villagers _10_ (wear) happy smiles, who are friendly to the visitors.1surrounded解析：house与surround之间为被动关系，故用过去分词形式作定语。2which/that解
35、析：先行词为物，定语从句中作宾语，故用which/that 引导。3crowded解析：形容词作定语，修饰名词。crowded 拥挤的。4with解析：be heavy with 有大量的。5it解析：it作形式宾语，代替后面的不定式短语。6stuck解析：be stuck in 被困在中。7off解析：be ripped off 被敲竹杠。8the解析：the latest news 最新消息。9wherever解析：wherever 引导让步状语从句，意为“无论哪里”。10wearing解析：the villagers 与wear之间为主动关系，故用现在分词形式作定语。.应用文写作假定你是
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