1、课时作业15Unit 1Festivals around the world.短语填空set off, look forward to, keeps his word, hold your breath, had fun with, will take place, playing a trick on , dress up, turned up, reminds1The children usually always _ being given some beautiful presents when the Spring Festival comes.2Although it was mu
2、ch too cold，the children still _ the making of a snowman.3The latest decision is that our schools spring sports meet _ next Friday.4Your neighbour is surely a reliable man，because he always _.5How long can you _ under water?6People are in the habit of _ others on April Fools Day in some western coun
3、tries.7Since the job interview is so important for you，it is really necessary for you to _.8Our guide promised to be here before six am.，but she hasnt _until now.9This photo _ me _ those days when I was studying in the country primary school.10The monitor suggested that we _ early in the morning，but
4、 his idea caused much disagreement.答案1.look forward to2.had fun with3.will take place4.keeps his word5.hold your breath6.playing a trick on7.dress up8.turned up9.reminds；of10.set off.单词拼写1Tom celebrated the _(到来) of the New Year with a party for his friends.2Getting food to _(饥饿的) people does nothin
5、g to stop the war.3I am now _(收集) convincing information for my paper.4The central government has made a series of_(农业的)policies to encourage farmers to work the land.5He cheated her, which she would never_(原谅)6Under the leadership of our party, we finally got_(独立)from the other countries.7No one is
6、 to see the document without the_(许可)of the writer of the report.8Ive made up my mind, but its_(很显然) that you need more time to think it over.9To get the job done, one should be _(精力充沛) and hardworking.10I used to _(钦佩) him as a true scientist and hard worker. 答案1.arrival2.starving3.gathering4.agric
7、ultural5.forgive6.independence7.permission8.obvious9.energetic10.admire.单项填空1With the H1N1 virus _around the world, governments have been taking urgent measures to prevent it.A. to spread B. spreadingC. is spreading D. having spread解析考查with复合结构的用法。句意：随着H1N1病毒在全世界的传播，各国政府已采取了紧急措施来防止它。the virus与spread
8、之间是逻辑上的主谓关系而且动作正在进行，故选B。答案B2I felt relaxed_my work finished.A. for B. when C. with D. while解析考查with的用法。句意：我的工作完成后我感到放松。“with宾语宾补”在此作状语，其中宾补是过去分词，表示被动，所以选C。答案C3At present, children are often _ to pay attention to washing their hands because of the H1N1 virus.A. allowed B. reminded C. hoped D. permitt
9、ed解析考查remind sb. to do sth.的被动形式。句意：目前，由于H1N1病毒，孩子们经常被提醒注意洗手。虽然allow，permit符合allow/permit sb. to do sth.的结构，但不符合句意，故选B。答案B4An activity for love was held _ those who were killed in the Yushu Earthquake in 2010.A. in memory of B. in place ofC. in search of D. in favor of解析考查in memory of的用法。句意：这场爱心活动是为
10、纪念那些在2010年玉树地震中死去的人们而举行的。in memory of为了纪念；in place of代替；in search of寻找；in favor of赞成，根据句意可知应选A。答案A5Parents were looking forward with full hope _their children when they were at college.A. of hearing from B. of hear fromC. to hear from D. to hearing from解析考查look forward to的用法。句意：当孩子们读大学时，父母满怀希望地期盼收到他
11、们的来信。look forward to中的to是介词，故选D。答案D6Einstein liked Boses paper so much that he _his own work and translated it into German.A. gave off B. turned down C. took over D. set aside解析句意：Einstein如此喜欢Bose的论文以至于他把自己的工作置于一旁，把它翻译成了德语。set aside不顾，把置于一旁，符合句意。give off发出，放出；turn down拒绝；take over接管。答案D7If you want
12、to catch the first bus, youd better _for the bus station immediately.A. set up B. set off C. set about D. set down解析句意：假如你想要赶上第一辆公共汽车的话，你最好马上动身前往公共汽车站。根据句意和各个短语的意思可知，应选B。答案B8The villagers in the mountain have a firm _that they will have a good harvest next year.A. opinion B. theory C. belief D. orde
13、r 解析句意：山里的村民们坚信他们明年会有好收成。opinion观点；theory理论；belief信念：order命令。根据句意可知选C。答案C9You should _.Why did you change your mind?Akeep your word Bbreak your wordCmake an apology Dhold your breath解析keep ones word遵守诺言；break ones word违背诺言；make an apology道歉；hold ones breath屏住呼吸。答案A10My husband lost his job and often
14、 _ his sadness in wine.Adrowned BburiedCwept Dwiped解析drown ones sadness in wine借酒消愁。bury埋葬；weep哭泣；wipe擦。答案A11Tom promised to attend my party but he didnt _.Aturn off Bturn upCturn on Dturn down解析turn up出现，露面，符合句意。turn off关掉；turn on打开；turn down关小，拒绝。答案B12Its _ that he got angry，for he was shouting at
15、 his son.Aobvious BseriousCreligious Ddangerous解析obvious明显的，符合句意。serious严肃的；religious宗教的；dangerous危险的。答案A13We often _ the moon on Midautumn Day.Aadmire BrespectChonour Dgain解析admire the moon赏月。答案A14We had fun _ chess after lunch.Aplay BplayingCto play Dwith playing解析have fun (in) doing做某事很开心。答案B15He
16、 had fun_his pet dog and played tricks_it at times.Awith；on Bon；onCwith；with Don；with解析have fun with sth.干某事开心；play tricks on捉弄。答案A.完形填空Most people give little thought to the pens they write with，especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very_1_things are handwritten.All to
17、o often，people buy a pen based only on _2_and wonder why they are not satisfied _3_ they begin to use it.However，buying a pen that youll enjoy is not _4_ if you keep the following in mind.First of all，a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be _5_ to use.The thickness of the pen is the most im
18、portant characteristic(特征) _6_comfort.Having a small hand and thick fingers，you may be comfortable with a thin pen.If you have a _7_ hand and thicker fingers，you may _8_ a fatter pen.The length of a pen can _9_ influence comfort.A pen that is too _10_can easily feel topheavy and unstable.Then，the wr
19、iting point of the pen should _11_ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地)while the pen remains in touch with the paper._12_will make it possible for you to create a _13_line of writing.The point should also be sensitive enough to _14_ ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the _15_
20、may leave drops of ink，_16_ you pick the pen up and put it down again._17_，the pen should make a thick，dark line.Fineline pens may _18_bad handwriting，but fine，delicate lines do not command _19_ next to printed text as，_20_，a signature on a printed letter.A broader line，on the other hand，gives an im
21、pression of confidence and authority(权威)1A.many Bfew Cpleasant Dimportant解析现代家庭和办公室里很少有手写的东西了。此处用few表示否定意义。答案B2A.looks Breason Cvalue Dadvantages解析人们根据钢笔的外形去买。looks表示“外形”。答案A3A.once Bif Cbecause Dthough解析人们只是根据外形选择钢笔，一旦用起来可能就会对钢笔不满意了。once表示“一旦”，符合句意。答案A4A.convenient BpracticalCstrange Ddifficult解析如果
22、你把下面这些记住，那么买一支你喜欢的钢笔并不难。由句意知选D。答案D5A.heavy Beasy Chard Dsafe解析钢笔要好用，故用easy。答案B6A.taking Bfinding Cdetermining Dseeking解析此处的determine是“决定；支配；影响”的意思。钢笔的厚度是决定它的舒适度的重要特征。其他选项意思不对。答案C7A.stronger Bweaker Csmaller Dlarger解析此处与上文的small相对。答案D8A.prefer Brecommend Cprepare Ddemand解析你会更喜欢粗一点的钢笔。recommend，“推荐”；p
23、repare，“准备”；demand，“要求”，均不合题意。答案A9A.hardly Balso Cnever Dstill解析 根据下文可知此处表示钢笔的长度也会影响到它的舒适度。故用also表示“也”。答案B10A.thick BlightClong Dsoft解析此处讲的是钢笔的长度问题，故选表示长度的long。答案C11A.change Ballow Creduce Dpress解析此处用allow.to do sth.结构。答案B12A.They BOne CThis DSome解析此处用This来指代上文提到过的内容。答案C13A.thin Brough Cblack Dsmoot
24、h解析字写得“顺滑”用smooth。答案D14A.prevent BfreeCprotect Dremove解析此处表示“阻止墨水流出”，应用prevent.from doing sth.结构。答案A15A.way BsightCflow Dstream解析结合上文，此处表示“墨水流出”，因此用flow表示“流动”，其他词意思都不对。答案C16A.so Bas Cand Dyet解析此处用as表示“当的时候”。答案B17A.Meanwhile BGenerallyCAfterwards DFinally解析与前面的First of all，Then相呼应，要用Finally。答案D18A.sh
25、ow up Bdiffer from Cbreak down Dcompensate for解析此处表示“优美的线条可以弥补书写的糟糕”。compensate for，“弥补”；show up，“出现，到场”；differ from，“与不同”；break down，“分解；出故障”。均不合题意。答案D19A.attention Bsupport Crespect Dadmission解析线条太细不能引人注意。答案A20A.at most Bfor example Cin brief Don purpose解析根据下文来看，这是作者举的一个例子，故用for example。答案B.阅读理解Li
26、sa was running late.Lisa,25，had a lot to do at work，plus visitors on the way：her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown.But as she hurried down the subway stairs，she started to feel uncomfortably warm.By the time she got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tiredmaybe it hadnt been
27、a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought.She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.Several yards away，Frank,43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop.They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.B
28、ut when he heard the scream，followed by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in！”Frank didnt hesitate.He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails.“No！Not you！”his girlfriend screamed after him.She was right to be alarmed.By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could
29、 feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming.The train was about 20 seconds from the station.It was hard to lift her.She was just out.But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge.That was where Lisa brief
30、ly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse.Lisa thought shed been robbed.A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head.And she tried to talk but she couldnt，and that was when she realized h
31、ow much pain she was in.Police and fire officials soon arrived，and Frank told the story to an officer.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40minute train ride downtownjust as he had been seconds after the rescue，which made her think about her reaction at the time.“I saw the train coming and
32、 I was thinking he was going to die.”she explained.文章大意本文主要讲述一个男人在地铁救一个晕倒的女人的故事。1What was the most probable cause for Lisas weakness?AShe had run a long way.BShe felt hot in the subway.CShe had done a lot of work.DShe had donated blood the night before.解析细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句“Lisa felt weak and tiredmaybe
33、 it hadnt been a good idea to give blood the night before.”可知，她身体虚弱的原因是前一天晚上献血了。答案D2Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?ABecause they would miss their train.BBecause he didnt see the train coming.CBecause she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.DBecause she was afraid the train would kill him.解析细节
34、理解题。由最后一段最后一句“I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die”可知。答案D3How did Frank save Lisa?ABy lifting her to the platform.BBy helping her rise to her feet.CBy pulling her along the ground.DBy dragging her away from the edge.解析细节理解题。由第五段“It was hard to lift her.But he managed to rais
35、e her the four feet to the platform.”可知是把她举到站台边。答案A4When did Lisa become conscious again?AWhen the train was leaving.BAfter she was back on the platform.CAfter the police and fire officials came.DWhen a man was cleaning the blood from her head.解析细节理解题。根据第五段“That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness.”可知。答案B5The passage is intended to_.Awarn us of the danger in the subwayBshow us how to save people in the subwayCtell us about a subway rescueDreport a traffic accident解析推理判断题。本文写作目的只是告诉我们一个在地铁救人的事实。答案C