1、Period Two (时间：50分钟).短语填空at the mercy of, make a compromise with, be honoured for, make contributions to, in return, of vital importance, apart from, go through, remind sb of sth, in the absence of1It can judge your honesty while all other people are _ the scene.2To go on for further education or to
2、 find a job is _ to me.3You _ your father when you say that.4Ill let you borrow it on one condition (that) you lend me your bicycle _.5He _ his scientific research.6It was a difficult time._ everything else, we had financial problems.7All of us students should study hard and _ our country.8The littl
3、e tree was _ the strong wind.9The police _ the companys accounts, looking for evidence of fraud.10At last the two parts _ each other.答案1.in the absence of2.of vital importance3.remind me of4.in return5.was honored for6.Apart from7make contributions to8.at the mercy of9.went through10.made a compromi
4、se with .完成句子1我说不准什么时候能到。I cant say _ _when we will arrive.2他们在海上迷失了方向，任凭天气的摆布。Lost at sea, they were _ _ _ _ weather.3他因为对国家的巨大贡献而受到尊重。He _ _ _ the great contributions to his country.4她的故事让我想起了一位老朋友。His story _ me _ an old friend.5我们应该采取措施提高人们的环保意识。We should take measures to raise _ _ environment p
5、rotection.答案1.for certain2.at the mercy of3.was honored for4reminded；of5.awareness about.单项填空1I guess weve already talked about this before but Ill ask you again just _.(2010浙江)Aby nature Bin return Cin case Dby chance答案C考查介词短语。句意：我想我之前已经跟你谈论过这件事， 但是以防万一， 我再问你一次。by nature 天生地；in return作为回报， 作为交换；in
6、case 万一， 以防；by chance偶然地。2People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _creates further problems.(2007 湖北)Ain short Bin case Cin doubt Din turn答案D考查介词短语的辨析。句意：人们想开自己的车来避免交通耽搁， 这反过来却导致了进一步的问题。 A项 “简言之”；B项 “以防万一”；C项 “怀疑”；D项 “反过来”。3When asked by news reporters, the
7、 film star of stage and screen _ that he would pay a visit to Europe next week.(2012 山东岚山一中月考)Aidentified BproposedCapproved Dconfirmed答案D考查动词辨析。句意：当新闻记者问他时， 那位电视电影明星证实下一周他要到欧洲访问。confirm证实，符合句意。4The professor requested that all the students _ the reports at once.Awould hand in Bhanded inChand in Dha
8、nding in答案C考查语态。request 作为动词，后接宾语从句时，谓语动词用should动词原形，should可以省略。5The government of our school brought few _ benefits to us over that matter.Aflexible Bhigh Cvisible Dtangible答案D考查形容词辨析。句意：在那件事上校方没有给我们带来多少实际好处。flexible富有弹性的，灵活的；high高的；visible可见的；tangible实际的，有形的。6John went to the hospital alone.If he
9、_ me about it, I would have gone with him.Ashould tell BtellsCtold Dhad told答案D句意：约翰独自去了医院。如果他告诉我的话，我会跟他一起去的。前一句是陈述语气，说明动作发生在过去，而且后一句的主句已经是would have gone说明是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。与之对应的从句结构，应该用had 过去分词。7But for the help of my English teacher, I _ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.Awould not w
10、in Bwould not have wonCwould win Dwould have won答案B此处虚拟语气表示与过去事实相反，句子谓语动词用would/should/could/might have done结构。8In freezing weather, snow can turn into ice, which is easy to _.Abe slipped BslipCslip on Dbe slipping答案Cslip是不及物动词，需要加相应的介词。9_， please try your best to solve the problem in time.AOught yo
11、u get into troubleBMust you get into troubleCCan you get into troubleDShould you get into trouble答案D虚拟语气的从句中，如果含有should, were, had可以省略if，用倒装。10Today, we will begin _ we stopped yesterday so that no point will be left out.Awhen Bwhere Chow Dwhat答案B句意：今天，为了不遗漏要点，我们从昨天结束的地方开始。where 引导地点状语从句。11She is ve
12、ry dear to us.We have been prepared to do _ it takes to save her life.Awhichever BhoweverCwhatever Dwhoever答案Cwhatever引导宾语从句，what作take的宾语。句意：她对我们来说是非常宝贵，我们已经准备好做一切来拯救她的生命。12Li Ming is said _ abroad.Do you know what country he will study in?Yes, in London.Ato have studied Bto studyCto be studying Dto
13、 have been studying答案B由Do you know what country he will study in？可知，他准备去外国学习，所以用不定式的一般式表示将来。13QQ，_ you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.Aas Bwhich Cthat Dwhere答案Dwhere引导定语从句，在句中作地点状语。14My parents dont mind what job I do _ I am happy.Aeven though Bas soon asCas long as Das though答
14、案C根据题干意思可知此处是条件状语从句，引导词意思是：只要，选C。even though引导让步状语从句，意思是：即使；as soon as引导时间状语从句，意思是：尽可能快地；as though引导方式状语从句，意思是：仿佛，好像。15Do you like _ here?Oh，yes.The air，the weather，the way of life.Everything is so nice.Athis Bthese Cthat Dit答案Dit 指代后置，真正要说明的事物在后面。注意此功能其它选项都没有。.阅读理解AThat the Leaning Tower of Pisa no
15、 longer leans quite so much after a 20 million project to save it has proved to be a great success.The tower, which was on the edge of collapse, has been straightened by 18 inches, returning it to its 1838 position. “It has straightened a little bit more than we expected, but very little helps, ”sai
16、d Prof.John Burland, the only British member of the rescue committee.“The tower is still very slightly moving towards being upright. ”The tower, which has been leaning almost since building work first began in 1173, was closed to the public in 1990 because of safety fears.The 183foot tower was nearl
17、y 15 feet off vertical and its structure was found to have been weakened by centuries of strain(作用力). Prof.Burland said it could have collapsed “at any moment”However, it took nine years of quarreling before any work was done.The last attempt at straightening the tower was carried out. Concrete was
18、poured into the foundations, but the result was that the tower sank further into the soil. The straightening work involved digging out around 70 tonnes of earth from the northern side of the tower, causing it to sink on that side.Before the digging started, the tower was fixed with steel ropes and 6
19、00 tonnes of lead weights. However, halfway through the project, concerns at the ugliness of the weights led to their removal and the tower leaned greatly.The weights were hurriedly reattached. In one night, the tower moved more than it had averaged in an entire year.The towers stonework has also be
20、en restored. The Italian government stepped in after a tower collapsed in Pavia in 1989, killing four people.Experts suddenly realized that the tower at Pisa, which was similarly built and on the same sort of earth, could do the same.1What would be the best title for the passage? AThe Building of th
21、e Leaning Tower of PisaBSaving the Leaning Tower of PisaCThe Collapse of the Leaning Tower of PisaDThe History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa答案B标题归纳题。文章第一段就提到“.has proved to be a great success”，而下文是围绕拯救比萨斜塔进行阐述的。2According to the passage, the Leaning Tower of Pisa_. Aclosed for the straightening work
22、in 1990Bbegan to lean more than 800 years agoChas a history of more than 1, 000 yearsDhas become vertical答案B细节理解题。第三段第一句提到比萨斜塔自1173年建立(至今已有800多年的历史)时就开始倾斜。3What drove the Italian government to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa? AThe development of new technology.BThe advice of Prof. John Burland. CThe
23、expectation of the rescue committee.DThe collapse of a tower in Pavia. 答案D细节理解题。文章最后一段提到“The Italian government stepped in after a tower collapsed in Pavia in 1989”，说明正是另一个地方的塔的倒塌才使政府意识到拯救比萨斜塔的迫切性，故答案为D。4What most probably played the most important part in straightening the tower? AThe lead weights
24、fixed to the tower.BRestoring the stonework. CPouring concrete into the foundations.DDigging earth from the southern side of the tower.答案A推理判断题。文章第六段提到把“lead weights”移走后，导致塔又有很大倾斜，这正说明lead weights的重量所起的作用。5Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? AThe position of the tower has be
25、en restored to what it was 172 years ago. BHundreds of years of strain has weakened the towers structure. CThe tower doesnt lean any more after the straightening work finished. DPeople spent nine years in discussing about the straightening work.答案C推理判断题。从第一段第一句“.no longer leans quite so much.”可知C项与文
26、章内容不符。从第一段最后一句“塔被扶正18英寸后，恢复到了它1838年时的位置”，即172年前的样子，可推知A项符合文章内容；从第三段最后一句可知B项符合文章内容；从第四段第二句可知D项符合文章内容。BIn earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature.Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods. In reality, lightning is a
27、 flow of electricity formed high above the earth.A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs. The American scientist and statesman，Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752.In the same
28、 year he also built the first lightning rod(避雷针). This device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning. Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning has a voltage(电压)of more than 15 million volts(伏特)A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilom
29、eters, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second. Scientists judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning per year.Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year.In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day. The
30、safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car.Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under trees.Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences.Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things. With ligh
31、tning, it is better to be safe than sorry! 5People once thought lightning came from_. Athe sky Bthe godsCthe earth Dnature答案B细节理解题。由第一段第二句“古代有些人认为雷电是神的武器”可知选B。6According to the passage, what do you think all buildings need? AMetal fences. BElectricity.CLightning rods. DMachines.答案C细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知避雷
32、针能有效预防建筑物被雷电击毁。7Lightning can travel _. Aas quickly as water Bnot so quickly as electricityCat a very low speed Dat a very high speed答案D细节理解题。由第四段最后一句“.and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second”可知闪电速度极快。9Which of the following is NOT true?AIn the US about one person per day dies from lig
33、htning. BThe Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning. CSwimming during a thunderstorm is a good idea.DA closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm.答案C细节理解题。雷雨天气最好不要沾水，因为水能导电，故C项表述不正确。10Lightning is probably _ to man.Adangerous BkindCuseless Dfriendly答案A推理判断题。雷电对人类来说是很危险的。