1、双基限时练(十一)Unit 4Part 基 础 夯 实.单项填空1 How long do you think it is _ he arrived here? No more than half a year, I believe.Awhen B. thatC. before D. since答案与解析Dsince引导的状语从句中arrived为终止性动词的过去式, since表示“自从以来”。2It was not _ she took off her dark glasses _ I realized she was a famous film star.Awhen; that B. u
2、ntil; thatC. until; when D. when; then答案与解析Bnot until“直到时候才”; It was与第二空的that构成强调句型。3On the contrary, I think it is Brown, _ you, _ to blame.Amore than; are B. less than; who areC. rather than; that is D. rather than; is答案与解析Crather than在此是并列连词,意为“而不是”。第二空考查强调句型“itbe被强调部分that其余部分”。4My teacher often
3、tells us “It is not who is right but what is right _ is of importance.”Awhich B. thisC. that D. it答案与解析C考查强调句型,被强调成分为not who is right but what is right。5As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _ her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town.Athis B. thatC. one D. it答案与解析Dit作形式宾语
4、,代替真正的宾语to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town。6David said that it was because of his strong interest in literature _ he chose the course.Athat B. whatC. why D. how答案与解析A句意:戴维说正是因为他对文学有浓厚的兴趣他才选择了那门课程。强调的是because of his strong interest in literature。7Is it _ he often plays truant to
5、 play games on the Internet _ makes his parents angry with him?Asince; what B. that; whatC. because; that D. that; that答案与解析D句意:是不是他经常逃学去玩网络游戏的行为使他父母生气的呢?题干是一个强调句式,对原句的主语从句进行强调,而该主语从句成分完整,所以第一空要用连接词that;第二空的that是强调句式中的that。.语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Terry: Good evening and welcome t
6、o “This is Your Life”. This is Terry Donovan 1._ (speak). Were waiting for the subject of tonights programme. Hes one of the worlds leading actors, and he thinks hes coming here to take part in a discussion programme. I can hear him now . yes, here 2._ is! Jason Douglas . This is your life?Jason: Oh
7、, no . not me.Terry: Yes, you! Now come over here and sit down. Now, do you know this voice? “I remember Jason 3._ he was two. He used to scream and shout all day.”Jason: Susan!Terry: Yes . all the way from Sydney, Australia. Its your sister, 4._ you havent seen for 13 years. Do you know this voice?
8、 “Stop looking out of the window!”Jason: Oh, no! Its Mr. Hooper!Terry: Your English teacher, Mr. Stanley Hooper. Was Jason 5._ good student, Mr. Hooper?Jason: No, he was the 6._ (bad) in the class, but he was a brilliant actor. He could imitate (模仿) all the teachers.Terry: Thank you, Mr. Hooper. Do
9、you know this voice? “Can you ride a horse yet?”Jason: Maria!Terry: Hello, Jason, its great to be here. Hello, Terry. Jason and I 7._ (be) in a movie together in 1974. Jason had to learn to ride a horse. Well, Jason doesnt like horses very much.Jason: Like them! Im 8._ (terrify) of them! Under 9._ c
10、ircumstances will I ride the horse!Terry: Anyway, he practiced for two weeks. Then he went to the director and said, “What do you want me to do?” The director said, “I want you to fall off the horse.” Jason was angry. He said, “What? Fall off! I could fall off the first day 10._ any practice!”答案与解析1
11、speakingThis is sb. speaking.“我是”,为固定句式。2heHere he is.“他来了。”3when根据句意“当他2岁时我就记得他”可知该空填when引导时间状语从句。4who先行词是your sister,空格后面的从句中缺少宾语,故用关系代词who引导非限制性定语从句。5a该空填不定冠词a,表泛指。6worst根据空格前的the及语境可知该空填worst,表“最糟糕的”。7were所填词在句中作谓语,又根据句中时间状语in 1974可知该空用一般过去时,填were。8terrifiedbe terrified of .“害怕”。9nounder no circ
12、umstances“在任何情况下都不”,置句首主谓应部分倒装。10without根据句意“我不用练习骑马第一天就能从马上掉下来!”可知该空填介词without。语 篇 提 能.阅读理解AAfter spending a good Christmas holiday at my grandmas house, my wife Tere and I drove back home.We were so tired when we arrived home, we left the car in the driveway and decided to unpack it in the morning
13、.At seven oclock in the morning, we woke up refreshed. But when we opened the front door, there was no car in the driveway!Tere and I looked at each other, looked back at the driveway, and looked at each other again. Then she asked this wonderful question: “Well, where did you park the car?”Laughing
14、, I answered: “Right in the driveway.”We walked around the block and couldnt find the car. It had been stolen.We called the police and filed a report that activated (激活) our hightech tracking (追踪的) system.As time went by, Tere became increasingly upset as she remembered more and more of what had bee
15、n in the car our wedding album, family photos from past generations and my wallet, just to name a few things. These were items of little importance to our survival, yet they seemed of major importance at that moment.Frustrated, Tere asked me:“How can you remain cool when all of these things and our
16、brand new car are missing?”I said: “Honey, we can have a stolen car and be upset, or we can have a stolen car and be happy. Either way, we have a stolen car. I truly believe our attitudes and moods are choices, and right now I choose to be happy.”Five days later our car was returned without any of o
17、ur belongings, and with over $3,000 worth of damage to the car. After I picked up the car from the dealer, I ran into another car, which cost another $3,000 worth of damage.As I was standing in the driveway looking at the car, kicking myself for hitting the other car, Tere arrived home. She put her
18、arm around me and said:“Honey, we can have a wrecked (坏了的) car and be upset, or we can have a wrecked car and be happy. Either way, we have a wrecked car, so lets choose to be happy.”I surrendered (放弃) with a hearty laugh and we went on to have a wonderful evening together.1The authors wife became m
19、ore and more troubled after their car was stolen when she realized _.Athe author parked the car in the wrong placeB. there was nothing they could do to find the carC. the car was loaded with valuable items they had boughtD. the car was full of things that brought back family memories答案与解析D根据These we
20、re items of little importance to our survival, yet they seemed of major importance at that moment.可知D项正确。2Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?AThe author was interested in buying a hightech security system after he lost his car.B. The author got in an accident on his w
21、ay to pick up his stolen car.C. The stolen car was a Christmas gift from the authors grandmother.D. In the face of losses, the author and his wife inspired each other.答案与解析D根据文章内容可知,当作者的妻子由于丢车事件沮丧伤心的时候,作者鼓励她不要为无法追回的损失而悲痛,同样,当作者领会被盗的车子后又不小心造成车祸后,妻子也同样鼓励他乐观起来,不要责备自己。3Which best presents the key messag
22、e the author wants to convey with the article?AMisfortune never comes alone, so be prepared.B. Its not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.C. Troubles can be a blessing in disguise sometimes.D. An error doesnt become a disaster until you refuse to correct it.答案与解析B纵观全文,作者主要想向读者
23、传达这样一个信息:无论生活中遭遇什么事情,都要乐观面对。BA new report says the growing population around the world is harming the environment. More people are using more of the Earths natural resources than ever before. Experts say poor people around the world will suffer most in the future unless environmental damage is stopp
24、ed. They say more should be done to balance human and environmental needs.The worlds population is now more than 6,000 million. That number has increased by 100% since 1960. The population is expected to increase to more than 9,000 million by the year 2050. The report says about 2,000 million people
25、 lack food security. Water supplies and agricultural lands are heavily used. In 50 years, experts say more than 4,000 million people will be living in countries that can not meet peoples daily needs.The report says all of the expected growth in the worlds population will take place in developing cou
26、ntries. The 49 least developed countries are expected to increase by almost 200% in 50 years.Yet, the UN agency says people in the richest countries use much more of the worlds resources than people in developing countries. It says a child born today in the United States, France or Japan will do mor
27、e harm to the environment during his lifetime than as many as 50 children born in developing countries.The UN Population Fund says international policies need to be put into effect to improve poor conditions, increase social development and ease pressure on the environment.4The population in the wor
28、ld is expected in 2050 to increase to _more than that in 1960.Atwice B. three timesC. four times D. six times答案与解析B细节理解题。由第二段前三句可知: 9000(60002)3。5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe growth of population has little effect on developed countries.B. Developing countries may suf
29、fer most from the growth of the worlds population.C. Developed countries bear the main responsibility for the growth of the worlds population.D. A child born in developed countries will be less harmful than one born in developing countries.答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可推出答案。6Which of the following shows the
30、CORRECT clue of the passage?AQuestions Supporting Details Measures.B. Opinions Analysis Measures.C. Problems Methods Conclusion.D. Questions Suggestions Conclusions.答案与解析A推理判断题。通读全文不难判断文章先谈到问题,然后进行论证,最后提到解决办法。7The purpose of the passage is mainly to _.Atell something about the relationship between population and environmentB. warn people of taking steps to balance human and environmental needsC. point out developed countries use much more of international recoursesD. show developing countries neednt control population any more答案与解析B主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知作者主要是通过描述人口增长带来的环境问题,呼吁人们树立环保意识。