1、活页练(十八) 单项填空阅读理解短文填词.单项填空1Now，where is my package?_ Well be late for the train.ACome on! BForget it!CDont worry. DWho knows?答案A解析句意为：现在，我的行李在哪里？快点。我们要赶不上火车了。Come on！快点，符合语境。Forget it！算了吧； Dont worry.不用担心；Who knows？谁知道呢？2Everyone should learn something about first aid，for every second will _ in an em
2、ergency.Aplay BcountChappen Dshow答案B解析句意为：每个人都应该学点急救知识，因为在紧急情况下每一秒都很重要。play玩； count起关键作用；happen发生； show展示。3Will you see to _ that the luggage is brought back?Ame ByourselfCit Dthem答案C解析see to it that.确保，务使。it作形式宾语，that引导的从句作真正的宾语。4We tried to ring you back，Bryan，but we think we _ your number incorre
3、ctly.Alooked up Bgot throughCtook down Dworked out答案C解析句意为：我们努力给你打电话，Bryan，但我们想我们写错了你的电话号码。look up查阅；get through接通；take down写下；work out计算出。5In this lecture，I can only give you a _ view of how we can live life to the full.Asimple BgoodCsecret Dpersonal答案D解析句意为：在这个演讲中，关于我们如何生活得很充实我只能给你我个人的见解。simple简单的
4、；good好的；secret秘密的； personal个人的。根据句意可知D项正确。6It is acknowledged that _ shortest distance between persons is _ sincere smile.Aa；the Bthe；aCa；/ Dthe；/答案B解析句意为：人们普遍认为人与人之间的最短距离是真诚的微笑。第一空考查形容词最高级前加the；第二空抽象名词具体化，a smile一次微笑。7We expected you yesterday.Im sorry，I _ you to say that I couldnt be here until to
5、day.Ashould have calledBmust have calledCcould callDwould call答案A解析句意为：我们昨天在等你。对不起，我应该打电话告诉你我今天才能到。should have done表示过去应该做的事却没做。8Therell be billions of people to watch the Spring Festival gala on TV tonight.I know.The whole world _.Its a really wonderful event.Awatches Bis watchingChas watched Dwill
6、 be watching答案D解析考查将来进行时。句意为：今晚将有几十亿人在电视上收看春节联欢晚会。我知道。整个世界都会观看。那的确是很好的一件事。由语境可知是发生在将来某个特定时间内的动作，故选D项。9I work in a business _ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.Athat BwhichCwhere Dwhy答案C解析句意为：我在一家公司工作，在这家公司几乎每个人都在等一个大机会。此处business是先行词，在定语从句中作状语。10“He hasnt got any hobbies _ you call playi
7、ng games on computer a hobby.” Mr.Lin said.AIf BUnlessCWhen DSince答案B解析句意为：林先生说：“他没有任何爱好除非你把玩电脑游戏也叫做爱好。”if 如果；unless除非；when这时；since既然。11You will see the products of Liu Ling alcohol _ on every avenue of Baoding city.Aadvertise BadvertisingCadvertised Dhaving advertised答案C解析句意为：你在保定的每条大街上都能看到刘伶醉酒的广告。
8、此处刘伶醉酒被做广告，所以用过去分词。12According to the artists，the painting _ to go for at least a million dollars.Aexpects Bis expectingCwill expect Dis expected答案D解析句意为：依据这些艺术家的看法，这幅画有望拍卖至少一百万美元。be expected to有望。13Mike is kind，determined and full of energy._，I cant speak too highly of him.AAs a result BIn a wordCB
9、y the way DOn the contrary答案B解析句意为：麦克是一位善良，有决心并充满活力的人。总之，我怎么表扬他都不过分。in a word总之，符合句意。as a result结果；by the way顺便说；on the contrary相反。14I reminded you not to forget to turn off the lights when you left the classroom._.ASo did I BSo you didCSo do you DI do so答案B解析句意为：我提醒过你离开教室时不要忘记关灯。你提醒了我。此处表示你的确提醒了我。故
10、用“so主语助动词”的形式。15Were living in _ people call “Information Age”，so everything is possible.Awhat BthatCwhich Dwhy答案A解析句意为：我们生活在一个人们称之为“信息时代”的时代，所以一切皆有可能。此处in后面是宾语从句，在宾语从句中what作call的宾语。call后接复合宾语。.阅读理解AYou will go to college some day and college is one of the most exciting stages of ones life.If you wi
11、sh to make the most of your campus(校园) experience and become a better person after those four years，then first you ought to make friends.Close friends contribute to your selfgrowth for they provide you with moral support that is so important to survive the stressful college life.Friends can lend a h
12、elping hand when necessary like collecting your homework when youre too sick to leave your dorm，and help you develop the right attitude by pointing out to you your weaknesses.Being home most of your life and then suddenly finding yourself on your own in a large campus without your parents to hold yo
13、ur hand can be annoying.However，rather than thinking about your missing home too much，why not see this new stage in your life as an opportunity for selfgrowth and develop the right attitude that will prepare you for the rigors of postgraduation life，particularly when you join the workforce?Specialin
14、terest clubs or organizations are great for selfgrowth.Here，not only do you get the opportunity to meet with likeminded people，you can also discover more things about your field of interest.Club meetings usually include lively discussions，so go there with the right attitude.You should try to build a
15、 good name in the organization by being respectful，active and considerate to others.You might not like all of your professors，but they are there to provide knowledge you need to be successful in your chosen field.Thus，show up for each class with the right attitude and determination to learn.Whether
16、you get along well with your professors or not has a huge effect on your selfgrowth as it is a measure of how well you can respect authority and obey requirements.Actively participating in a class debate(辩论) or lecture contributes to your selfgrowth as it helps you build confidence in speaking up an
17、d improves your communication skills.It also helps you develop the right attitude by exercising diplomacy(外交术) when you choose your words carefully especially when discussing a very politically sensitive issue and exercising patience when dealing with classmates who shoot down your ideas.1In the wri
18、ters opinion，how can college students develop a positive attitude?ABy joining specialinterest clubs.BBy focusing on their studies.CBy taking up parttime jobs.DBy making friends with others.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段“Friends can.and help you develop the right attitude by pointing out to you your weaknesses.”可知
19、交友有助于形成正确的人生态度。2The underlined word “rigors” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_”Areasons BdifficultiesCjoys Deffects答案B解析词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句子的句意：养成良好的态度有利于为大学毕业后的生活中尤其你参加工作后碰到的_做好准备。推断该词意为“困难”。3According to the text，college students should do many things EXCEPT _.Aforget the familyBbe respectful at clu
20、b meetingsCtry to attend each classDtake an active part in a class debate答案A解析细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者建议学生们不要老想家，而不是不想家。4The purpose of the text is to _.Aintroduce how to show yourself in collegeBtell college students how to socialize with othersCgive college students some advice on selfgrowthDexplain the i
21、mportance of fouryear college life答案C解析写作目的题。根据第一段“If you wish to make the most of your campus experience and become a better person after those four years.”和文中多处出现的self growth，还有交朋友、调节想家的心情、参加俱乐部或组织、尊重教授、积极上课这五个方面的内容，可推断文章旨在给出大学期间自我发展的建议，故选C项。BHow is it that siblings(兄弟姐妹) can turn out so different
22、ly？One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in_a_different_family.The firstborn is，for a while，an only child，and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later.The next child is，for a while，the youngest，until the situation is changed by a new arrival.The
23、 mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too.One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years；another might be raised in a family crisis，with a disappointed mother or an angry father.Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early
24、as in 1918.But more recently，researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others lives.Dr.Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings.The reason for this might be that the later children arent getting the
25、 same oneonone time with parents.But that doesnt mean that the younger children have problems with language development.Laterborns dont enjoy that much talking time with parents，but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters，learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of
26、social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially.Lovehate relationships were common among the children.Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much posit
27、ive communication as the other sibling pairs.One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings，particularly if they are close in age.Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than
28、the second and third.Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters.A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years，finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successfu
29、l in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.(2012湖北，D)5The underlined part “in a different family” (in Para.1) means “_”Ain a different family environmentBin a different family traditionCin different family crisesDin different families答案A解析词义猜测题。根据第一段第三、四句“The firstborn is，fo
30、r a while，an only child，.The next child is，for a while，the youngest，.”可知，这里指的是同一个家庭，在不同时期的家庭环境，所以选A项。6In terms of language development，laterborns _.Aget their parents individual guidanceBlearn a lot from their elder siblingsCexperience a lot of difficultiesDpick up words more quickly答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段
31、最后一句中的“.but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters.”可知，他们从大哥哥大姐姐那里学习。所以选B项。7What was found about fights among siblings?ASiblings hated fighting and loved playing.BSiblings in some families fought frequently.CSibling fights led to bad sibling relationships.DSiblings learned to
32、get on together from fights.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.”可知选D项。8The word “feminine” (in Para.4) means “_”Ahaving qualities of parentsBhaving qualities of womenChaving defensive qualitiesDhaving extrao
33、rdinary qualities答案B解析词义猜测题。最后一段第一句为该段的主题句，由此可知孩子引起父母注意的一个方式就是使自己与兄弟姐妹们不同。因此家中有兄弟的女孩会使自己与男孩不同以引起父母的注意，这就使她们更加有女孩的品质。所以选B项。.短文填词Hi，Daisy，I am wondering why you havent showed up online for such a long time.Im sorry to know that your mother is _(严重) ill in hospital 1.seriouslyand that your father is st
34、ruggling for a living._ is no doubt that 2.Therewhat you are _(经历) affects your life greatly，making you 3.experiencingunable to focus on your study.I understand _ you are feeling at the4.howmoment and I truly wish that I could be _ any help.Life can be hard5.ofat times and we can never expect what l
35、ies ahead.Life is a _(挑战). 6.challengeWe have no c_ but to meet it.No matter what happens，you need to7.choicer_ optimistic and try what you can to help your parents.It is by meeting8.remaindifficulties and overcoming t_ that one learns how to survive.I hope your9.themmother will be all right soon and things in life will turn better b_ long. 10.beforeHope we can talk soon.Kind regards，Li Hua