1、综合素养提升一. 单句语法填空1. I sent my congratulations (congratulate) to my deskmate after hearing he was admitted to Peking University. 2. They stock a very wide range of garden products. 3. With the development of industry, the agricultural (agriculture) land is in decline. 4. Happiness is more significant (
2、significance) than money. 5. It is my belief (believe) that we will find a cure for cancer in the next ten years. 6. Im really pleased (please) I dont have to go back there again. 7. The hotel fitness centre is absolutely (absolute) worth a visit. 8. She is respected (respect) for her knowledge of s
3、pace at present. 9. She gathered (gather) all her belongings together and left in a hurry. 10. He showed his son some objects which had a religious (religion) significance. . 用下面短语的适当形式填空dress up, after all, range from. . . to. . . , fade away, in spite of, take advantage of, have. . . in common, to
4、 be frank, go off, except for, set off1. When you are dressing up, choose the costume that suits you. 2. To be frank, its not a good idea to set off at 8 tomorrow. 3. The bomb went off, causing two deaths. 4. The books range from childrens storybooks to advanced science books. 5. The smile faded awa
5、y from his face when he heard the bad result. 6. Pascal went ahead with the experiment in spite of danger. 7. The two cultures are similar so they have a lot in common. 8. She felt fine except for being a little tired. 9. You can take advantage of the equipment as a significant part of your job. 10.
6、 Dont blame the girl any more. After all, she made the mistake by accident. . 完成句子1. No matter how difficult the situation is, dont always complain. 不管情况多么难, 不要总是抱怨。2. We will celebrate Halloween, which is attractive to children. 我们将会庆祝万圣节, 孩子们对它很着迷。3. With more people taking advantage of the Intern
7、et, it is playing a significant role in our life. 随着更多的人利用因特网, 它在我们的生活中起到了显著的作用。4. It is surprising to see them spending a relaxing afternoon when we are working hard. 当我们努力工作时看到他们正在过一个悠闲的下午真是令人惊讶。5. The girl stood there, looking at the picture carefully as if she were a painter. 女孩站在那儿, 仔细看着那幅画, 好像
8、她是一名画家似的。. 完形填空In the early 1800s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage(孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was 1 working and Christmas was the one day of the year when the 2 did not work and received a gift an orange. The children 3 it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 4 smell
9、ing it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so long that it often went bad before they ate it. This year John knew he would soon be 5 enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 6, he might be able to eat it on his birthda
10、y. Christmas day finally came. The children were so 7 as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 8. Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you. ”Johns heart 9. He turned and ran back to the cold room s
11、o that the children wouldnt see his tears. Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a 10 on her face held out her small hands. “Here John, ” she said, “this is for you. ”As John 11 his head, he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered. . . Each child had sac
12、rificed(献出) their own orange by 12 a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 13 his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 14 that day, after he became rich, every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywher
13、e. His 15 was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 【文章大意】本文讲述的是一个在孤儿院长大, 长大后在社会上做一个懂得感恩的人的故事。1. A. forced B. passed C. taken D. spent【解析】选D。固定搭配题。从后面的working来看, 应为spend time doing sth. 。2. A. parentsB. childrenC. nursesD. keeper【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。上文说“(孤儿院的孩子们) 每一天都用来
14、干活”, 告诉读者圣诞节是他们一年中不干活而且获得礼物的一天。因此, 此处应为孩子们。3. A. neededB. wantedC. valuedD. missed【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。从下文kept it for weeks可知, 非常“珍惜”礼物, 而非“需要”、“想要”或“想念”礼物。4. A. monthsB. daysC. yearsD. seasons【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。从even所表达的递进的功能可知, 比weeks更长的时间段应是months。5. A. oldB. strongC. tallD. experienced【解析】选A。背景常识题。孤儿长到足够大的时候就
15、能离开孤儿院了。6. A. seriouslyB. carefullyC. secretlyD. softly【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。从圣诞节到七月有很长的时间, 一个橘子只有十分仔细地保管才有可能不会坏掉。7. A. nervousB. excitedC. pleasantD. eager【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。从上文可知, 孩子们一直盼望着圣诞节的到来, 所以, 当圣诞节到来的时候, 他们应是很激动。8. A. cryB. disappointmentC. surpriseD. noise【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。碰翻了东西, 应是弄出响声。9. A. jumpedB. stopped
16、C. brokeD. settled【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。本来期待已久想得到一个橘子, 可孤儿院的主人却不给他那个礼物, 他的心可想而知是碎了。break此处表“破碎”。10. A. lookB. tearsC. comfortD. smile【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。正处在圣诞节日的欢乐时刻又是向自己的小伙伴赠送礼物, 应是面带微笑。此处应为smile。11. A. shookB. liftedC. putD. turned【解析】选B。固定搭配题。“抬起头”应是lift ones head。12. A. sharingB. breakingC. eatingD. taking【解析】选
17、A。逻辑推理题。从上文中所用peeled一词和下文created a big, beautiful orange短语可知, 孩子们与John分享他们的橘子。13. A. feelingsB. affairsC. relationD. sacrifice【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。前面提到“共享”、“友爱”, 后面应是“牺牲”才能与之构成递进的并列关系。14. A. In return forB. In case ofC. In memory ofD. In search of【解析】选C。习语辨析题。上文谈到他从未忘记那个日子, 下文又谈到他到全世界给孩子们送橘子。这些描述表明John是为了纪念
18、那个特殊的圣诞节。in return for作为的报答; in case of万一; in memory of为了纪念; in search of寻找。15. A. desireB. ideaC. meaningD. thinking【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由空格的内容可知圣诞节让每个孩子都能吃上橘子是他的愿望(desire)。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。On Thanksgiving Day, most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinner. The bird also shows up
19、on the table at Christmas. How did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the holidays? They were fresh, cheap, and big enough 1. _ (feed) a group of people. Americans like having large poultry(家禽) for celebrations because they dont need to pay a lot for the birds. 2. (cow) were more
20、 useful alive than dead, and beef wasnt 3. _ (wide) offered until the late 19th century. Chicken was more highly regarded than it is today. Venison(鹿肉) would have been another 4. _ (choose), especially during the 17th and 18th centuries. Eating turkey was also a British holiday custom people 5. _ (b
21、ring) to the New World. Among the big birds, turkey 6. _ (be) the most suitable for Thanksgiving. Turkeys are born in the spring. They spend about seven months 7. _ (eat) insects on the farm. By Thanksgiving, they have grown to about 10 pounds. Turkeys are cheaper than geese, 8. _ are more difficult
22、 to raise, and cheaper by the pound than chickens. Cost is 9. _ important factor for holiday shoppers, because people will not prepare just one meal. Thanksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other types 10. _ pies. The foods can last through the winter. 【文章大意】本文介绍了感恩节时吃的火鸡。1. 【解析】to feed。此处是eno
23、ugh to do sth. 的结构。2. 【解析】Cows。根据空后面的were可知用复数形式。3. 【解析】widely。副词修饰offered。4. 【解析】choice。根据空前面的another可知此处需用名词。5. 【解析】brought。该句是省略that的定语从句, 这一动作发生在过去, 所以要用一般过去时。6. 【解析】is。这一段描述关于火鸡的客观情况, 所以用一般现在时。主语是单数所以填is。7. 【解析】eating。spend some time doing sth. 花费时间做某事。8. 【解析】which。which引导非限制性定语从句, 且在从句中作主语, 指代
24、前面的geese。9. 【解析】an。此处指“一个重要的因素”。泛指数量一用不定冠词。因为important是以元音音素开头, 所以填an。10. 【解析】of。a type of表示“一种”。. 微写作假设你是李华, 你的笔友Tom对中国文化非常感兴趣, 他和他的家人准备今年来中国过春节, 写信向你咨询相关事宜。请根据所给提示, 用英语给他回一封电子邮件。尽可能使用本单元的单词、短语、句型。词数80左右。1. 春节在中国文化中的重要性; 2. 主要的庆祝活动和方式; 3. 旅游注意事项: 选好参观的城市、提前预定宾馆等。注意: 1. 开头和结尾已给出, 但不计入总词数; 2. 可以适当增加细
25、节, 以使行文连贯。核心要点提示: 1. It is an occasion when. . . 2. We clean our houses and. . . 3. You can experience the happy atmosphere. . . 4. take advantage of this chance to. . . Dear Tom, Im glad to hear that you and your family are visiting China during the Spring Festival. _I wish you a pleasant journey i
26、n China. Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Tom, Im glad to hear that you and your family are visiting China during the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. It is an occasion when family members gather together. Before the festival, we clean our houses and decor
27、ate them. During the festival, we visit relatives and hold some significant activities like dragon dances, in which you can experience the happy atmosphere and learn more about Chinese culture. Besides, you can take advantage of this chance to taste delicious food in China. Please decide which cities you are going to visit and book the hotel rooms in advance. I wish you a pleasant journey in China. Yours, Li Hua