1、活页练(九) 单项填空完形填空阅读理解.单项填空1Film has a much shorter history，especially when_such art forms as music and painting.(2012新课标全国，32)Ahaving compared toBcomparing toCcompare toDcompared to答案D解析句子的主语是film，它和compare之间是被动关系，所以要用被动形式。因此只能选D项。“when compared to.”相当于when引导的状语从句的省略，补全后为：when it is compared to.。句意为：电
2、影的历史短得多，尤其是它与诸如音乐、绘画等艺术形式相比较时。2Not until he retired from teaching three years ago _having a holiday abroad.(2012辽宁，32)Ahe had consideredBhad he consideredChe consideredDdid he consider答案D解析句首是“Not until”，表达否定意义的连词短语位于句首时要用部分倒装，因此可以排除A、C两项。再分析句子结构可知，本空所在是主句部分，结合从句时态可知主句用一般过去时态。句意为：直到在三年前从教学上退休后他才考虑到国
3、外度假。3Only after Mary read her composition the second time_the spelling mistake.(2012天津，6)Adid she notice Bshe noticedCdoes she notice Dshe has noticed答案A解析句意为：只有当玛丽再次读她的作文之后她才注意到这个拼写错误。“only状语/状语从句”位于句首时，主句须用倒装语序。after引导的是时间状语从句，接在only之后，位于句首，所以主句要用倒装，可排除B、D两项。而且根据语境知read和notice都是过去发生的动作，所以答案为A项。4Th
4、e basketball coach，as well as his team，_ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.(2012陕西，12)Awere BwasCis Dare答案B解析考查动词时态和主谓一致。as well as连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数由第一个名词或代词决定。本题中主语中心词是the basketball coach，是单数；根据shortly after the match可以推断出题干时态是一般过去时，故选B。5All the photographs i
5、n this book，_ stated otherwise，date from the 1950s.(2012陕西，25)Aunless BuntilConce Dif答案A解析考查状语从句。句意为：除非被特别标明，这本书中所有的图片都可以追溯到20世纪50年代。所填词表条件，从句用了省略句，unless意为“除非，如果不”，故选A。6It was not until I came here _I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.(2012湖南，30)Awho BthatC
6、where Dbefore答案B解析句意为：直到我来到这儿才意识到，这个地方不仅以它的美而且以它的天气出名。这里是强调结构：It is/was被强调部分that.；本题强调的是时间状语。7All the scientific evidence _ that increasing use of chemicals in farming _ damaging our health.(2012湖南，35)Ashow；are Bshows；areCshow；is Dshows；is答案D解析句意为：所有的科学证据表明：农业方面越来越多化学物质的使用正在损害着我们的健康。主语是evidence“证据(不
7、可数名词)”，所以谓语动词应用单数形式shows；宾语从句的主语是use“使用(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词要用is。8Never before_seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.(2012江西，32)Ahad she Bshe hadChas she Dshe has答案C解析句意为：她从来都没有看到过任何人打网球和Robert一样好的。表示否定的副词never等放在句首，句子要用部分倒装结构，且本句时态为一般现在时。故选C项。9Was it by cutting down staff _ she saved the fir
8、m?No，it was by improving work efficiency.(2012上海，37) Awhen BwhatChow Dthat答案D解析考查特殊句式。本题是强调句，对by cutting down staff进行强调。句意为：是不是通过裁员她拯救了公司的命运？不是，是通过提高工作效率。10This is not my story，nor _ the whole story.My story plays out differently.(2012四川，5)Ais there Bthere isCis it Dit is答案C解析考查倒装句。nor位于句首引起部分倒装，排除B
9、、D两项；再根据句意“这并不是(关于)我的故事，它也不是故事的全部。我的故事的结局不同。”用代词it指代前面的“this story”。故选C。11For more information about Cambridge，_our website at www.cambridge.org.Avisit BvisitingCto visit Dvisited答案A解析句意为：要想得到更多关于剑桥的信息，请访问我们的网站www.cambridge.org。根据句意及句子结构可知，该句为祈使句，所以用动词原形visit。12_ she is not so cheerful _ she used to
10、 be?AHow it is that；as BHow is it that；asCIs it why；that DWhy is it that；what答案B解析句意为：她怎么不像过去那样高兴了呢？强调句的特殊疑问句式：特殊疑问词is/was it that原句剩余部分？D项中的what不正确。13Nothing wrong with it，_？No.Yours is a specially built model.Drive carefully，though.Ais there Bdoes itCis it Dhas it答案A解析句意为：没什么问题，对吗？是的。你的车是特制的一种型号。但
11、是还得小心驾驶。根据句意可知，第一句是一个省略句，其完整形式为：There is nothing wrong with it.，所以其反意疑问部分为is there。14Michael has changed beyond recognition._！How did he manage to lose so much weight?ASo has he BNeither has heCSo he has DNeither he has答案C解析句意为：迈克尔变得都认不出来了。确实如此！他是怎么做到减了这么多重量的？So he has他的确如此，此结构用于肯定前面的情况；A项：他也一样，用以说明
12、后者与前者情况相同，表肯定意义；B项：他也不，用以说明后者与前者情况相同，表否定含义。15Much _ he has a good taste for Chinas football matches，he cant avoid being influenced by the side effects of the football gambling.Athat he claims Bdoes he claimCis it that he claims Das he claims答案D解析句意为：虽然他一直声称喜欢中国足球赛，但他没能幸免赌球的负面影响。“形容词/副词as主语谓语”相当于alth
13、ough/though引导的状语从句，本句可变为：Although/Though he claims he has a good taste.。.完形填空Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibsons bedroom skylight (天窗)Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder_1_he knew what was happening.The storm had moved directly_2_his twostory wooden house.Then he heard the smoke a
14、larm beeping.Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to_3_；he opened the door to the basement (地下室)，and flames_4_out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt_5_because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，” he explains.But the phone didnt work，and when he tried to go down the
15、 outdoor stairway，he was_6_by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped (困住)Sibsons house was three kilometers_7_the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be_8_.Up a hill nearby lived Sibsons neighbor，Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smo
16、ke alarm_9_his ears.He jumped out of bed，took his_10_and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the_11_.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to_12_the house.But Huggons said，“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson_13_and die
17、 in that fire.”“Anyone there？” Huggons called out.Then he heard “Help！Im trapped！” coming from the secondfloor balcony (阳台)He entered the house，but soon had to run back to catch his_14_.After one more_15_inside the house，Huggons gave up and_16_around back.The wind parted the smoke just_17_for him to
18、 catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He_18_the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and_19_Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.Sibson is still_20_when he tells the story.“I was alone that night，” he says.“Then I hea
19、rd the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Huggons.”(2012四川)1A.before BwhileCsince Duntil答案A解析Sibson被一阵雷声震醒之后才明白发生了什么事情。before在之前，符合语境。while当时；since既然；自从；until直到。2A.on BinCthrough Dover答案D解析over越过，指暴风雨掠过他的两层木屋。3A.hide BwaitCcheck Descape答案C解析由前一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.”可知他应该是在听到警报
20、后赤脚到楼下去查看。check检查，查看，符合语境。hide躲藏；wait等候；escape逃脱。4A.moved BgaveCwent Dexploded答案D解析由后一句提到他去打911以及下一段中的“a wall of flames”可知此处火焰应该是迅速扩大。explode爆发；迅速扩大，符合语境。5A.safe BworriedCglad Dtired答案A解析由空后的“because the room had a separate outdoor stairway”可知因为房间有一个独立的通往外面的楼梯，Sibson应该是感到安全的(safe)。worried担心的；glad高兴的
21、；tired疲劳的。6A.burned BstoppedCshocked Dcovered答案B解析由后面的“a wall of flames”以及后一句的trapped可知他应该是被火墙给挡住(stop)了。burn烧伤；shock使震惊；cover覆盖。7A.beside BoffCacross Dalong答案B解析由语境可知，此处指Sibson的房子离主干道有三千米远，off含有“与(某物)相隔，距离”之意，符合语境。8A.limited BfalseCfruitless Dregretful答案C解析Sibson的房子离主干道远且被树木挡得很严实，因此求救是没用的。fruitless
22、没用的；没有成果的，符合语境。limited限制的；false假的；错误的；regretful后悔的；遗憾的。9A.struck BmissedCtouched Dpassed答案A解析火警声应该是在他的耳边响起。strike(钟)敲，鸣；发出(声音)，符合语境。miss思念；错过；touch触摸；pass通过。10A.coat BkeyCbasin Dphone答案D解析由下文中Huggons给911打电话可知，除了手电，他还带上了手机。11A.noise BroadCsmoke Ddanger答案A解析由前文提到的“a smoke alarm”可知他应该是朝有噪音的地方走去，故选A项。12
23、A.search BenterCleave Ddamage答案B解析由常识可知，接线员应该是警告他不要进入(enter)屋子。13A.call BrollCscream Dsigh答案C解析由常识判断，被大火困住的时候Sibson发出的声音应是“尖叫”，故选C项。14A.breath BattentionCladder Dflashlight答案A解析着火的房子应该会对人的呼吸(breath)有影响，故此处为“他进入了房子，但很快就跑了回来喘气”。15A.stay BchanceCthought Dattempt答案D解析上文提到Huggons进入了房子但很快出来了，此时再一次尝试进入。sta
24、y停留，待在；chance机会；thought想法；attempt尝试，故选D项。16A.climbed BcircledClooked Djumped答案B解析再次尝试着进入房子以后，他放弃了，然后原路绕了回来。17A.clear BopenCenough Dfit答案C解析风分散了烟使得他正好能够看见Sibson。18A.led BputCdrove Dshone答案D解析他把手电照射(shine)进树林里发现了一架梯子。19A.persuaded BkickedCpulled Dforced答案C解析他把梯子搭上了阳台并把Sibson拉(pull)了下来。persuade说服；kick踢
25、；force强迫。20A.nervous BsurprisedCproud Dthankful答案D解析通读全文可知Huggons救了Sibson，Sibson在讲述这个故事时，应该是感激的(thankful)。.阅读理解No one knows for sure when advertising first started.It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them.That led to the
26、concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job.Lets take a man well call Mr.Fielder，for example.He did everything connected with farming.He planted seeds，tended the fields，and harvested and sold his crops.At the same time，he did many other jobs
27、on the farm.However，he didnt make the bricks for his house，cut his trees into boards，make the plows(犁)，or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs.Instead，he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr.Plowright.Using what
28、 he knew about farming and working with iron，Mr.Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier.Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows.Perhaps，he thought，other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.How did Mr.Plowright
29、 let people know what he was doing？Why，he advertised，of course.First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door.It was probably all the informati
30、on people needed to find Mr.Plowright and his really good plows.Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago.Even before most people could read，they understood such signs.Shopkeepers would carve into stone，clay，or wood symbols for the products they had
31、 for sale.A medium，in advertising talk，is the way you communicate your message.You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols.The second medium was audio，or sound，although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today.Originally，just the human voice and may
32、be some kind of simple instrument，such as a bell，were used to get peoples attention.A crier，in the historical sense，is not someone who weeps easily.It is someone，probably a man，with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city.In ancient Egypt，shopkeepers might hire such a person
33、to spread the news about their products.Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods.Perhaps the crier described the goods，explained where they came from，and praised their quality.His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in
34、 todays world.(2013浙江，A)1What probably led to the start of advertising?AThe discovery of iron.BThe specialization of labor.CThe appearance of new jobs.DThe development of farming techniques.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句和下文所举的两个例子可知：劳动的专业化导致广告业的开始。2To advertise his plows，Mr.Plowright _.Apraised his plows in
35、publicBplaced a sign outside the shopChung an arrow pointing to the shopDshowed his products to the customers答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop.”可知。3The writer makes up the two stories of Mr.Fielder and Mr.Plowright in order to _.Aexplain the origi
36、n of advertisingBpredict the future of advertisingCexpose problems in advertisingDprovide suggestions for advertising答案A解析推理判断题。作者通过讲故事用简单的逻辑推理知识解释广告业的起源。4In ancient Egypt，a crier was probably someone who _.Aowned a shipBhad the loudest voiceCran a shop selling goods to farmersDfunctioned like today
37、s TV or radio commercial答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in todays world.”可知，crier所起的作用就是我们今天电视或收音机里的商品广告。5The last two paragraphs are mainly about _.Athe history of advertisingBthe benefits of advertisingCthe early forms of advertisingDthe basic design of advertising答案C解析概括大意题。最后两段描述了广告业的原始的、早期的形式，故C项符合。
