1、双基限时练(二十四)Unit 15LearningCommunication Workshop & Culture Corner.单词拼写1When you get to study in the United Kingdom, youll have to _(使适应) yourself to the food and weather there.答案adapt2It seems to me that the girl shows little _ (欣赏) of good music.答案appreciation3As time goes on, people benefit more an
2、d more from _ (生物化学)答案biochemistry4She used to be a member of the _ (唱诗班)答案choir.完成句子1_ (我认为那不是) a big problem.答案I dont think that is2_ (我明白你的理由), but doing some extra homework can really improve what you have learned at school.答案I get your point3It will be difficult for my parents _(能够送我到国外学习)答案to
3、afford to send me to study abroad4_ (我认为如此)答案I suppose so/I think so5I would _ (早点到国外学习而不是晚去)答案go to study abroad sooner rather than later.单项填空1Have you adapted _ in a different country?A. to live B. to livingC. living D. in living答案与解析Badapt to“适应；调节”，to为介词，后面的动词要用动名词形式。2 Do you have anything to sa
4、y for yourselves? Yes, theres one point _ we must insist on.A. why B. whereC. how D. /答案与解析D此题考查定语从句中引导词的选择。the point作介词on的宾语，因此应选用关系代词that或者省略关系代词。3Email, as well as telephones, _an important part in daily communication.A. is playing B. have playedC. are playing D. play答案与解析Aas well as连接两个主语时，谓语动词的
5、数依据“就前一致原则”确定，所以Email是句子的真正主语，谓语动词相应使用单数形式。4Id appreciate _ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.A. that B. itC. this D. you答案与解析Bit常用于表“好恶”的词，如hate, like, appreciate等后作形式宾语，指代it之后的内容。本题it作appreciate的形式宾语，真正的宾语是“if you would like to teach me how to use the computer”。5Ive _ that hes
6、not the right person for the job.A. come to the conclusion B. reached the conclusionC. led to the conclusion D. A, B and C答案与解析DA、B、C三项均表示“得出结论”，故D项正确。6He did it _， knowing that it would annoy his English teacher.A. to purpose B. on purposeC. for the purpose D. with the purpose答案与解析B句意：知道这样做会惹恼英语老师，
7、但他还是故意做了。on purpose“故意地”，符合句意。7We must consider three matters _ a whole.A. as B. onC. at D. to答案与解析Aas a whole为固定短语，意为“就整体而言”。8When cutting the cloth for my suit, leave enough at the edges to _ my getting fatter.A. supply of B. provide forC. provide against D. provide with答案与解析Bprovide for“为某事可能发生做准
8、备”； provide against“预防/防备发生”。9 Do you think it is going to rain over the weekend? _.A. I dont believe B. I dont believe itC. I believe not so D. I believe not答案与解析D口语中对别人的看法表示否定时，常用省略形式。如：“I dont believe so.”或“I believe not.”。除此外， think, suppose等也常这么用。10 A microwave oven must be beneficial to a busy
9、 family. _， dear. But when do you plan to get it?A. Just cant agree more B. A pleasureC. Good idea D. No wonder答案与解析A从答语的后半句可推出，此处表示非常同意前者的话，A项表达了这个意愿。.阅读理解We can offer you a place at one of the best universities in Britain. Well provide you with a choice of 150 firstclass courses developed especial
10、ly to enable you to study in your own time, backed by the Open Universitys own special study method OU support open learning.Well give the support of a personal teacher, and the chance to meet your fellow students. You can take one of courses, diplomas, a degree or a postgraduate degree. Whether you
11、 want to study to improve your jobs or your own personal interest, theres almost certainly a course for you. You just need a lovely power of learning and a willingness to learn. Its real value for money and you can pay by monthly payments.Open University course materials are of the highest quality a
12、nd come in a variety of forms, including video and audio tapes as well as texts. The OU leads the world in its use of new technology for learning. What else can the Open University offer you?The OU is in the top 15% of all UK universities for teaching quality.25% of all British MBAs come from the OU
13、.Over 30,000 employers have offered chances to their staff of OU courses.40,000 OU students are online from home.Send for your free instructions now.Send to: The Open University, PO Box 625, Milton Keynes MK76 AA, U99LX.Please send me a copy of the courses, diplomas and BA/BSC Degrees instructions.P
14、lease send me a copy of the postgraduate instructions.OU Hotline (24 hours) 0870 9000 301Website: www. open. ac. UK/advert/1This is an advertisement of _.A. inquiring English learningB. setting up the Open UniversityC. selling booksD. attracting students答案与解析D主旨大意题。从内容上看这个广告是为了吸引学生去这所学校。2As a studen
15、t of the Open University, you dont need to _.A. buy any course materialsB. have lessons all the time at the universityC. choose which course to learnD. pay any money for your study答案与解析B推理判断题。从第一段的“enable you to study in your own time”可知答案。3The Open University can supply you with _.A. a course for t
16、raining your English B. a classroom and a library for studyC. a choice of 150 firstclass courses D. different jobs to choose from答案与解析C细节理解题。从第一段的第二句可知答案。4We can learn from the passage that _.A. OU courses are popular in BritainB. money for learning must be paid off at one timeC. we cant telephone t
17、he university during the nightD. people cant be employed without finishing OU courses答案与解析A推理判断题。从文章最后部分可知许多学生来自这所学校，所以它比较受欢迎。.任务型读写Simply increasing physical activity levels alone is unlikely to reduce body weight in young children, and therefore will probably not prevent obesity (肥胖), although it
18、may set the stage for a healthier lifestyle, the results of a study conducted in Scotland suggest.Instead, a combination of increased physical activity and other lifestyle changes like sticking to a healthy diet may be needed to stop the trend of obesity.“Many children are obese, even at preschool a
19、ge，” Dr John J. Reilly from the University of Glasgow and his colleagues note in the British Medical Journal. Considering the general lack of evidence on proper ways to prevent obesity in this age group, Reillys team had 545 children from 36 nursery schools in the “Movement and Activity Glasgow Inte
20、rvention (干预) in Children” or MAGIC trial.The trial was specifically designed to see if an increase in activity could reduce body mass index (身体质量指数). Each week for 24 weeks roughly half of the preschoolers, who were an average of 4.2 years old, participated in three 30minute active workouts while a
21、t nursery school and their parents were encouraged to increase the childs activity levels at home. The other half of the children, serving as contrasts, followed their usual nursery school schedule.According to the researchers, the physical activity intervention had no significant effect on body mas
22、s index of the children.However, compared with contrast children, intervention children show greater gains in body movement skills, which, the researchers say, may increase confidence in physical ability, perhaps increasing the opportunities of future participation in physical activity or sports.In
23、a word, Reilly and his colleagues suggest that “successful interventions to prevent obesity in early childhood may require changes not just at nursery, school, and home, but in the wider environment. Changes in other behaviors, including diet, may also be necessary.”答案1prevent2.colleagues3.aged4.encouraging5.normally6.Conclusion7.effect8.movement9.confident10.environment
