1、Section Introduction & Vocabulary and Reading练习 外研版选修6 (本栏目内容，在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！).单项填空1After the Antiterrorist War，the American soldiers returned home，_.Asafe but tired Bsafely but tiredCsafe and tiring Dsafely and tiring解析：本句中safe but tired为主语补足语，补充说明主语的情况。为了便于理解可以把主语补足语变成一个句子：“.and they were safe bu
2、t tired.”答案：A2After having worked hard for many years，Tom_rose to the position of manager of the company.Aeventually BunfortunatelyCgenerally Dpurposely解析：考查副词词义。句意为：经过多年努力地工作，汤姆最终升到了公司经理的职位。eventually最后，终于；unfortunately不幸地；generally一般，通常；purposely故意地。答案：A3Germany was unhappy with America，but was no
3、t yet ready to_war.Adeclare Bpronounce Cannounce Dpredict解析：句意为：德国对美国很不满意，但还没准备宣战。declare war宣战；B项发音；C项公布，宣布；D项预言。由搭配可知A项正确。答案：A4The man was not only condemned_his breaking into his friends house but also condemned_two years imprisonment.Ato；for Bto；toCfor；for Dfor；to解析：此题考查condemn与介词的搭配。condemn sb.
4、for doing意为“由于谴责某人”；condemn sb.to意为“判处某人某种刑罚”，故正确答案为D项。答案：D5Did you explain it to your boss?He stormed out of the office_I could get in a word.Asince Bbefore Cafter Dwhen解析：后句意为：我还没有来得及向老板解释他就怒气冲冲地冲出了办公室。此句before意为：不等就；来不及就。答案：B6(2007年江西卷)He was told that it would be at least three months_he could r
5、ecover and return to work.Awhen BbeforeCsince Dthat解析：“It will/would be时间段before句子.”表示“要过多久才”。该句意为：他被告知至少要过3个月他才能康复回去上班。答案：B7The old couple have brought up three_children.Aabandoned BleftCmissing Dlost解析：句意为：那对老夫妇已经抚养了三个被遗弃的孩子。A项被遗弃的；B项剩下的，遗忘的；C项失踪的；D项迷路的。答案：A8They said Mr Bush accepted false or mis
6、leading information because he wanted to_Iraq.Ainject BinviteCinvade Dinterest解析：句意为：他们说布什先生接受了虚假或骗人的情报，因为他想要入侵伊拉克。A项注射，注入；B项邀请；C项入侵；D项使感兴趣。由题意可知C项正确。答案：C9The evening news comes on at seven oclock and _ only thirty minutes.Akeeps BcontinuesCfinishes Dlasts解析：last指时间“延续，持续”。而其他三项则不能直接和时间连用。答案：D10She_
7、Japanese when she was in Japan.Now she can speak it freely.Apicked out Bmade outCmade up Dpicked up解析：此题考查动词短语辨析。pick out挑选出；make out应付；make up形成，构成；pick up偶然学会。该题意为：“她在日本学会的日语，现在运用自如。”根据句意可知D项正确。答案：D11The company is starting a new advertising_to attract new customers to its stores.Acampaingn Bbattl
8、eCwar Daction解析：句意为：为了吸引更多的消费者到它的商店，公司正在开展一场新的广告运动。campaign表示“(为商业、政治等目的进行的)系列活动”。答案：A12The scientist_his research for lack of fund.Aleft BabandonedCdeserted Dthrew解析：句意为：科学家因缺少资金而放弃了钻研。abandon放弃感兴趣的事。答案：B13As many as three million children are saved from one_cause of child deaths_.Alead；drown Bled；
9、drownedCleading；drowning Dled；to drown解析：句意为：有多达三百万的儿童被从一个造成儿童死亡的主要原因溺水中救过来。leading形容词，表示：主要的，修饰名词cause。在句中用drown的ing形式作one leading cause的同位语。答案：C14_and happy，Tom stood up and accepted the prize.ASurprising BSurprisedCBeing surprised DTo be surprising解析：surprise说明主语的状态，故应用ed形式。答案：B15While waiting，sh
10、e tried to_her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation.Aoccupy BtakeCcover Dspend解析：句意为：在等待的时候，她努力让对假期的美好想像占据头脑。occupy ones mind with用占据头脑。答案：A.完形填空We were travelling in the car from home to visit my sister. I was looking out of the window. At the time I didnt_1_that we were speedingnot until I
11、saw the trees and passersby_2_by the car really fast.I asked the driver to slow down，_3_he ignored me.I became anxious and_4_him to slow down.To my horror，he_5_ignored me.I started getting really_6_when I noticed that a car in front of us stopped.To_7_hitting the car, we turned around quickly.Sadly，
12、we lost_8_over two lanes (车道) of traffic and knocked into some trees.I lost consciousness at the time, but my friend_9_the car and lay on the ground.The driver was_10_in the car and was later saved by the police. I had_11_serious bleeding, so I was taken to hospital_12_.The operation lasted 10 hours
13、 and I was still in a bad_13_.I was sent to another hospital.On the way there，my lungs_14_.I remained in ICU (重症监护室) for a couple of weeks before I became better.Since then I have_15_hospital six times, for operations and things that have gone_16_.I know Im able to do my_17_things, but I will never
14、be able to do the things that I want to. I still have a couple of_18_to go throughout my life.This_19_not only changed my life, but also changed the life of the people around me.Id like to tell driversplease never drive too fast on the road，as it leads to_20_.My story is a good example. 语篇解读一场可怕的车祸改
15、变了作者的生活，作者因此建议司机不要开快车，因为开快车可能会导致灾难。1A.understand BrememberCnotice Dhope解析：根据语境及not until的提示可知，一开始作者只是看窗外，并没有“发觉(notice)”他们的车速很快。答案：C2A.run BfallCfollow Drush解析：作者后来发现他们的车开得很快，因为她发现路边的树和行人后退得很快，这里选D项，突出速度之快。答案：D3A.but Bso Cas Dif解析：根据he ignored me可知，需要一个表示转折的连词，虽然作者叫司机减速，但司机并没有这样做。答案：A4A.watched over
16、 Bshouted atCturned to Dlooked at解析：根据语境可知，由于司机不听劝，此时作者的情绪升级，为了让司机减速，她开始朝司机“叫喊(shouted at)”。答案：B5A.also Beven Cstill Dalmost解析：根据“To my horror”及下文的turned around quickly可知，司机依然没有听作者的劝告，故选C项。答案：C6A.curious Bsurprised Cexcited Dscared解析：看到前面的车停下，作者应该感到很“害怕(scared)”。作者的情绪又一次升级。答案：D7A.avoid BtryCstop Dre
17、mind解析：根据we turned around quickly可知，司机为了“避免(avoid)”撞到那辆车。答案：A8A.mind Bcontrol Cbreath Dinterest解析：根据当时的情景可推断，司机转向太快，车子应该失去了“控制(control)”。答案：B9A.kept away from Bknocked onCbroke into Dgot out of解析：根据lay on the ground可知，作者的朋友从车里出来后躺在了地上，故选D项。答案：D10A.trapped Bhit Ckilled Dprotected解析：根据was later saved
18、by the police可知，司机是被困在了车里，故选A项。答案：A11A.caused Bsuffered Creceived Dfound答案：B12A.finally BkindlyCterribly Dimmediately解析：根据下文作者多次做手术这一语境可知，作者“失血太多(suffered serious bleeding)”，所以“立即(immediatedly)”被送到医院了。答案：D13A.environment BpositionCcondition Dplace解析：根据上文作者重伤的语境及still一词可知，做了十个小时的手术后，作者的“状况(condition)
19、”依旧不好。答案：C14A.failed Bdropped Csurvived Dbeat解析：根据语境可知，作者在转院的路上，肺衰竭了，所以会进重症监护室。fail在这里意为“(身体的某方面)衰退”。答案：A15A.looked into Breturned toCsearched for Dturned to解析：作者受伤很严重，后来又去了六次医院，故选B项。答案：B16A.necessary BpleasantCstrange Dwrong解析：这里是指由于需要手术或者身体某些部位出现了毛病，故选D项。答案：D17A.everyday BfavoriteCgreat Dimportant
20、解析：作者受伤严重，手术后也会留下很多毛病，所以这里是指她还能做一些“日常(everyday)”事务，但很多她想做的事情都做不了了。答案：A18A.experiences BchancesCoperations Devents解析：这里是指作者以后还要去医院接受一些“手术(operations)”。文中多处提到的operation一词为提示。答案：C19A.story BaccidentCdifference Dopportunity解析：这里是指所发生的这次车祸，故选B项。这次车祸改变了作者的一生，也改变了她身边一些人的一生。答案：B20A.wonders BdiseasesCdisaste
21、rs Dlosses解析：根据作者的这次经历可知，作者建议司机不要开快车，因为开快车会导致“灾难(disasters)”。答案：C.阅读理解People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease，according to a large British study.Although the reasons are unclear，researchers said lack of sleep appeared to be linked to increased blood p
22、ressure，which is known to raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes (中风)A 17year analysis of 10,000 government workers showed those who cut their sleep from seven hours a night to five or less faced a 1.7fold increased risk of death from all causes and more than double the risk of cardiovascular (
23、心血管的) death.The findings emphasize a danger in busy modern lifestyles，Francesco Cappuccio，professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Warwicks medical school，told the yearly conference of the British Sleep Society in Cambridge.“A third of the population in the UK and over 40 percent in
24、 the US regularly sleep less than five hours a night，so it is not a trivial problem，” he told reporters.Previous research has emphasized the potential health risks of shift work and disturbed sleep.But the study by Cappuccio and his colleagues，which was supported by the British government and US fun
25、ding (基金)，is the first to link length of sleep and death rates.The study looked at sleep patterns of participants aged 3555 at two points in their lives198588 and 199293and then tracked their death rates until 2004.The results were adjusted to take account of other possible risk factors such as age，
26、sex，smoking，weight，and blood pressure.Cappuccio said it was possible that longer sleep could be related to other health problems such as sadness or cancerrelated tiredness.“In terms of prevention，our findings indicate that sleeping around seven hours per night is the best for health，” he said.语篇解读：研
27、究表明，与睡眠充足的人相比，睡眠不足的人死于心脏病的机率大大增加。1The purpose of this passage is to_.Atell us how to avoid heart diseaseBwarn us of the danger of too much sleepCreport the effects of lack of sleep on healthDtell us the importance of sleep解析：作者意图题。本文是一篇新闻，文章报道了科学家对睡眠不足和心脏病之间的关系的研究结果，故答案为C。答案：C2What can we learn abou
28、t this study?AIt has been conducted for more than twenty years.BIt showed that a stroke raises the risk of high blood pressure.CIt only analyzed people who slept less than five hours per night.DIt didnt explain clearly why lack of sleep may cause heart disease.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段Although the reasons are
29、unclear，researchers said lack of sleep appeared to be linked to increased blood pressure.可知，答案为D。答案：D3The underlined word “trivial” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to“_”Aunimportant BeasyCspecial Dfrightening解析：猜测词义题。根据前半句内容可知，既然有那么多的人睡眠不足，说明这不是一个小问题，故答案为A。答案：A4Whats special about this study ac
30、cording to the passage?AIt emphasizes the potential health risks of shift work and disturbed sleep.BIt was supported by the British government and US funding.CIt is about the connection between length of sleep and death rates.DIt takes into account other possible risk factors.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段.is the f
31、irst to link length of sleep and death rates可知，答案为C。答案：C5From the passage we can conclude that_.Ait is good for people to live a busy modern lifeBpeople should sleep as long as possible to stay healthyCseven hours of sleep a night helps to cure heart diseaseDwed better sleep around seven hours a night to keep healthy解析：推理判断题。根据末段.sleeping around seven hours per night is the best for health可知，答案为D。答案：D
