1、双基限时练(二十三)Unit 15LearningLesson 4Understanding. 单词拼写1. Its so strange that almost every country has some forms of _ (宗教)答案religion2. Believe it or not, Mary_ (获得)a knowledge of the English by careful study.答案acquired3. How poor we are now! The chairman made a few _ (传统的)remarks.答案conventional4. The
2、boy tried his best to make the girl happy, but she _ (不理睬) him.答案ignored5. From the fact we can_ (假设)you always get up at the same time.答案assume. 完成句子1. I_ (习惯了早起床) to do morning exercise.答案am accustomed to getting up early2. She _ (强烈要求我向他道歉)答案urged that I (should) apologize to him3. My parents _ (
3、不允许我看电视) before I finish my schoolwork.答案dont approve of me watching TV4. The changes _ (在有些方面有好处) but not in others.答案are beneficial in some ways5. _ (他的绘画显然是受到了的启示) Monets work.答案His paintings were clearly inspired by. 单项填空1It is uncommon that she is a person _ four hours sleep a night.A. accustom
4、ed to havingB. was accustomed to havingC. accustomed to haveD. accustomed having答案与解析Aget/be accustomed to“(变的)习惯于”，该结构中的to为介词，后接名词或动名词充当宾语， accustomed to having .充当a person的后置定语。2The class were discussing a newspaper editorial that _ citizens to help reduce the noise and air pollution in the city.A
5、. urged B. toldC. ordered D. commanded答案与解析A句意：同学们正在讨论号召市民减少城市噪音和污染的那期报纸。对市民只能是号召，所以urge符合语境。其余三项均含有命令的语气。3New York _ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.A. ranked B. occupiedC. arranged D. classified答案与解析A句意：纽约今年的苹果产量是850000000磅，位居第二。rank“排名；排列”，通过产量的多少进行名次排列这
6、是常识，故选A项。occupy“占据”； arrange“安排”； classify“分类”。4The memory of his childhood _ him to finish his first novel and had it published.A. admired B. demandedC. inspired D. respected答案与解析Cinspire sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”。admire“羡慕”； demand“要求”； respect“尊敬”。5As is often the case, little boys _ be very active
7、 and out of control.A. tend to B. link toC. select to D. appeal to答案与解析A句意：小男孩总是很活泼好动，很难控制，这是常见的情况。 tend to“倾向于”， tend to do sth.“往往会做某事”。link to“与联系”； select to无此搭配； appeal to“对有吸引力”。6. Although _ my opinion, the old professor didnt come up with his own.A. against B. onC. for D. in答案与解析A本题考查介词。agai
8、nst ones opinion “反对某人的见解”，介词on不与opinion搭配； for ones opinion “同意某人的见解”； in ones opinion “在某人看来”。由句意“虽然反对我的见解，但老教授却没提出自己的见解”可知，应选A项。7. My children are always arguing. _A. Just ignore them. B. Thats all right.C. Are you sure? D. How old are the boys?答案与解析A本题考查情景交际。句意：我的孩子们老是吵架。不要理睬他们。8. Without facts,
9、 we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge _ our thinking.A. which to be based on B. upon which to baseC. which to base upon D. to which to be based答案与解析B本题考查定语从句的用法。此处为“介词关系代词不定式”作后置定语，相当于一个定语从句。9. The police were _ the prisoner to see if he had a gun.A. searching B
10、. looking forC. found out D. searching for答案与解析Asearch sb. “搜(某人)身”，符合句意。10. Our ancestors had to struggle _ their lives _ bad weather and wild animals.A. against; with B. for; againstC. with; for D. with; against答案与解析Bstruggle for“为争取(权利、自由、生命等)而战”； struggle against“为反对而战”。11. Their leaders _ and c
11、heerful manner filled the group with courage.A. vital B. importantC. deadly D. major答案与解析A根据句意，应为“领袖充满活力和乐观的态度”。12. The new governors _ of office _ next Tuesday.A. speech; take placeB. talk; take placesC. assumption; takes placeD. plan; happens答案与解析C句意：新任州长于下星期二就职。所给选项中只有assumption才有此含义。表示“发生”含义的hap
12、pen在这里不合题意。. 阅读理解A“If you dont want to be forgotten as soon as youre dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.” This is a quotation (语录) from Benjamin Franklin (17061790). Franklin certainly did a lot of things that were worth writing about. He was extraordinaril
13、y talented (有才能的) in many different fields: he was a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, an economist, a philosopher and a musician. He was also one of the Founding Fathers, the men who signed the documents which led to the founding of the United States. These documents included the Declaration of
14、Independence (独立宣言) from Britain and the United States Construction. However, most people outside America only know about Benjamin Franklin because of his experiment with a kite. It is said that Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in order to prove that lightning was electrical and could be u
15、sed as a source of power. Not only that, many versions of the story also suggest that he was actually hit by a bolt of lightning which proved his experiment! Many science books contain this information and its wrong. Its bad science. If lightning struck a kite, the electric current (电流) in the strin
16、g would be so strong that it would kill not only the person holding the string, but also anyone nearby. There is electricity in the air when theres a thunderstorm and it leaks constantly down through air and into the ground, not just when there is a bolt of lightning. Electric leakage through the ai
17、r caused Franklins kite and string to become charged (带电的). On the string there was a metal key and during the experiment, tiny sparks were seen on the key. At no point did Franklins kite get struck by lightning. The common belief that Franklin easily survived a lightning strike is not just wrong, i
18、t is dangerous. In fact, if lightning had actually hit his kite, he would most probably have died instantly. 1. According to the quotation from Benjamin Franklin, you wont be forgotten if you _.A. write something that is worth reading about youB. write a book about your life and what you didC. write
19、 something worth reading while do as what you writeD. are recorded or record something worth reading答案与解析D推理判断题。见文章第一段内容。2. Its _ that makes most people outside America know about Franklin.A. his invention B. the Declaration of IndependenceC. his quotation D. his experiment with a kite答案与解析D细节理解题。由第
20、三段第一句话可知，是风筝试验使他在美国之外成为知名人士。3. Whats the most likely explanation for what happened in his experiment?A. He was hit by a bolt of lightning and proved his experiment.B. Lightning hit his kite and proved it was electrical.C. The metal key on his kite string attracted electricity from the atmosphere.D.
21、Electricity in the atmosphere around his kite attracted the lightning to it.答案与解析C细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，空气中的电使得他的风筝及和风筝相连的线带电，线上的金属钥匙发出微小的火星正说明它可以吸引空气中的电。4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. His kite did get struck by a bolt of lightning.B. He flew his kite in a thunderstorm to show electric
22、al power from lightning could be used.C. He was one of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence.D. In fact lightning didnt hit him at all.答案与解析A推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知，富兰克林的风筝根本就没有被闪电击中。B Last Sunday, when I went out with Melanie, we saw two ladies with their pets in a coffee shop by chance.
23、 Then we were talking our respective pets at the moment. That was the first time that I was really thinking about effect of pets in human life. I used to have a female pet named Sasa at home. When I first met her at my aunts home, she was so lovely and cute. She was with her mother within her first
24、month with my little cousins then she went to my home. She was with my parent passing five months and brought a lot of happiness to my home. Unfortunately, she was lost a couple of months ago. I always pray she can find a new family and live with them well. I used to envy the other children who had
25、a pet especially when I felt lonely. I thought pets are good, affectionate, loyal and obedient companions to their master. I used to dream of having the dog in 101 Dalmatians who could play with me, do things for me, help me get rid of my loneliness and kill the time. Actually, Sasa was really a dog
26、 like the one in that film. She was the source of fun and happiness at my home. She always entertains and amuses me except when shes ill. I consider pets are really good to families that have children. Pets can be guardians and doorkeepers, but whats more important is that keeping pets does good to
27、childrens growth. Keeping pets helps children to nurture a tender loving heart and learn to care for others. It helps children to develop their senses of responsibility and teaches children to appreciate life. Children get invaluable training in learning to treat people the same way when they treat
28、their pets kindly and patiently. They can also learn the behaviors necessary for becoming responsible parents and citizens from keeping pets. Those are social skills that are estates for life.Anyway, although pets cause problems of hygiene (卫生), pets are always the best friends to humans, especially
29、 for children.5. The writer began considering the effects of pets when _.A. she first met Sasa at her aunts home B. the pet dog Sasa was lostC. she heard others talk last Sunday D. she played with Sasa答案与解析C细节理解题。由第一段内容可知答案。6. When the author first met her, Sasa was _.A. five months old B. more than
30、 one month oldC. less than one month old D. a couple of months old答案与解析C细节理解题。由第二段中的“within her first month”可以判断答案。7. “101 Dalmatians” may be the name of _.A. some famous dogs B. a famous filmC. some places where pets are kept D. some robots答案与解析B推理判断题。由下文“Actually, Sasa was really a dog like the one in that film.”可以暗示出答案。8. The author seems to think pets _.A. are useless to the family B. are always dangerous to childrenC. are especially good to childrens development D. are more troublesome than kind答案与解析C推理判断题。由整个第四段的内容可以判断养宠物对孩子的成长是有益的。