1、双基限时练(四)Unit 16Lesson 2.单词拼写1People suffered many (困苦) during that long winter.答案hardships2He gave a (生动的) account of his life as a fighter pilot.答案vivid3We should be fully aware of the (重要性) of television in shaping our ideas.答案significance4The (起源) of the word remains unknown.答案origin5Dont be dby
2、the first failure try again!答案discouraged6We must not be blind to the (痛苦) of others.答案suffering7An aamount of snow fell here last week.答案abnormal8He came up with an (极佳的) idea.答案admirable9Mozarts father found that his son had a mtalent.答案musical10This is a (特定的) tool for opening doors.答案specific.单项
3、填空1Her description about the man is still_in my memory.Avividly B. vividnessC. vivid D. expression答案与解析C句意：她对那个男人的描述我还记得清清楚楚。根据语境应选用形容词作表语，故排除A(副词)、B(名词)、D(名词)三项。2At the party the beautiful girl gave us a(n) _performance.Aadmire B. admirationC. admirable D. admirations答案与解析C句意：在聚会时，那位漂亮的女孩给了我们一场出色的演
4、出。应填形容词形式，故只有C项符合。3There is nothing of_importance in todays newspaper.Aparticular B. partialC. peculiar D. specific答案与解析A句意：今天的报纸上可没什么特别重要的(新闻)。particular“特别”，指众多事物中的个别； peculiar“与众不同的，独特的”，强调与同类其他物品相异的特性，如peculiar style独特的风格； specific“具体的；特定的”； partial“偏袒的；不公平的；部分的”。4Once you listen to his_music, y
5、ou cant help_by his courage and determination.Ainspiring; inspiredB. inspiring; being inspiredC. inspired; inspiringD. inspired; inspired答案与解析B用inspiring修饰music说明音乐的特点是“鼓舞人心的”；cant help后接动名词作宾语，同时要兼顾句子主语you与动词inspire之间是被动关系，所以正确形式是being inspired。5Last week I was on business in Beijing and _my old co
6、llege roommate in the street, who said Li Jian, another friend of ours, _a car accident the month before.Acame across; had come upB. ran into; met withC. came across; had met withD. met with; came across答案与解析C“偶遇”可用come across，也可用meet, come upon, run across, run into；但是，“遭遇车祸”最好用meet with。另外，第二个空后的时
7、间状语the month before应与过去完成时连用，故此题的正确答案为C项。6Learners can feel very_if an exercise is too difficult.Adiscouraged B. discouragingC. discourages D. encouraged答案与解析A句意：如果练习太难，学习者就可能感到太没有信心了。feel为系动词，其后加形容词作表语，表示人的心理状态应用discouraged。7Di Renjie was so intelligent that he almost could_all kinds of problems.Al
8、ook out B. take outC. find out D. figure out答案与解析D句意：狄仁杰如此的聪明以至于他几乎能够弄清各种难题。figure out“理解；弄清楚”符合题意。look out“往外看”； take out“拿出；带出去”； find out “发现；找出”。8The engineer_must be able to communicate his ideas to others rapidly and accurately.Ain advance B. in particularC. in addition D. in case答案与解析B句意：尤其是工
9、程师，他一定要有能力与别人进行快速、准确的思想沟通。in particular“尤其；特别”； in advance“提前”； in addition“另外”； in case“万一”。9Nobody can_his being lazy, so he isnt popular with others.Aput aside B. put up withC. put away D. put off答案与解析B句意：没有人能容忍他的懒惰，所以他不受别人的欢迎。put up with“忍受”符合题意。put aside“把放到一边”； put away“收起来放好”； put off“脱掉；推迟”。
10、.阅读理解 The incident took place on Sunday, the 25th of June. On that particular day, a south wind had been gusting (劲吹) on and off all the morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern, so we carried on with our daily work, not suspecting what was about to happen.The storm gave us very lit
11、tle warning. Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon (地平线) so suddenly that we were taken by surprise. Even then, we were not really worried, as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then, just as the clouds had moved inland, the wind suddenly swung ar
12、ound in a full circle and we were facing a major storm.Instantly, we were busily preparing for the worst. The whole family had experienced such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. There was very little we could do about the crops. But we needed to prot
13、ect the animals in case the river flooded again. My elder brother called his sheepdog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above the river. If the river flooded, they should be safe there.In the meantime, my father was mending a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many
14、 years of fine service. If the tin flew off, it could damage the house. My younger brother began hurriedly carrying firewood under the shelter. My job was to help Mum board up the window. If the storm developed into a cyclone (旋风), the boards would protect the glass.The storm raged for four hours, p
15、ouring more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. As expected, the river broke its banks and came slowly up towards the house and the stock.Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed
16、on. “All is well that ends well，” said my mother.1When the black clouds appeared suddenly in the distance，_. Athe family were surprised B. they were extremely worried C. they were preparing for the worst D. they faced the storm bravely答案与解析A由短文第二段第二句话“Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon so
17、suddenly that we were taken by surprise.”可知答案为A项。2“There was very little we could do about the crops” indicates that_. Alittle damage would be done to the crops B. they had everything ready for the crops C. they felt unable to protect the crops D. the crops should be safe enough there答案与解析C根据下面需要保护家
18、畜可判定“不能够保护农作物”，所以答案为C项。3The underlined word “stock” in the third paragraph refers to “_” Amoney owned by the family B. goods for sale C. supplies for family use D. farm animals答案与解析D联系文章第三段中的第三、四句可得出答案。4It can be inferred from what the mother said that_. Athey had no damage at all B. everything went
19、 beyond their expectationC. everything was under controlD. the family could have suffered a greater loss答案与解析C从全文的叙述来看，暴风雨来得突然，去得也突然，但没有造成什么损失。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Facebook (a social networking service) makes it far too easy to make new friends Unfortunately, reality is not l
20、ike that. _1_ The difference here is that we dont get to choose our families; friends, on the other hand, are picked, selected and developed through our life.It is quite funny how your best friends know exactly what you are thinking without even telling them. _2_ This friends sixth sense is somethin
21、g that takes time to develop through many longlasting experiences that you go through.I was once asked: which one would be the worst thing, to lose all your loved ones or to lose all your friends? _3_ I believe that I couldnt live a day if I had lost all my friends.Respect, loyalty (忠诚), and support
22、 are few of the qualities that will form a good friendship. There are many others for sure, but it is enough for you to get these._4_ The ability to trust someone and therefore, be trusted, can be only built with a lot of effort and time.I hate that ugly Facebooks message “Add to your friends？” It i
23、s like a friend was something that you could simply add to your “portfolio (文件夹)” without feeling. _5_AMy answer was certainly the latter.BThis is definitely not the way to make friends.CThis is not something that happens overnight.DLife without friends is just like soup without salt.EWe need friend
24、s to help us when we meet with difficulties.FTrust is also one of the major features of a good relationship.GFriends sometimes are just as important to us as our families.答案1.G2.C3.A4.F5.B.短文改错As winter holiday are coming soon, my classmates are trying very hard to get train tickets to go to home. A
25、fter make up my mind, I decided to stay in Shanghai where my university is. This is the first time that I spent the Festival away from home. My parents agreed to visit me, but I will have a different festival. When they came here, I will show them around my university and the city just as well. I ha
26、ve decided to buy them some nice gift. It will be the big surprise for them. Our parents have done a lot for me, and I think it is high time that I did something specially to express my thanks.答案As winter holiday coming soon, my classmates are trying very hard to get train tickets to go home. After
27、up my mind, I decided to stay in Shanghai where my university is. This is the first time that I spent the Festival away from home. My parents agreed to visit me, I will have a different festival. When they here, I will show them around my university and the city just as well. I have decided to buy them some nice . It will be big surprise for them. parents have done a lot for me, and I think it is high time that I did something to express my thanks.