1、 限时提能精练四十六SB Units 1316(限时30分钟).词汇知识1By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have_opportunity to change his mind.AaccurateBurgentCapparent Dadequate解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：按照法律规定，当一个人在进行大规模的购买时，他有足够的机会来改变他的想法。accurate精确的；urgent紧急的；apparent明显的，显然的；adequate足够的，充分的，根据句意选D。答案：D2A violent crime was_ev
2、ery 32 seconds in this area of the city last year.Acommitted BfoundCsentenced Dmade解析：考查动词词义辨析。commit a violent crime犯下暴力罪行，如commit murder (theft, an unforgivable error)犯凶杀罪(偷窃罪，不可原谅的错误)，commit表示做不合法的事、错事。答案：A3Stress can be extremely damaging to your health.Exercise，_， can reduce its effect.Athough
3、BmeanwhileCotherwise Dbut解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：压力对你的健康有很大的破坏作用。锻炼可同时减少它的影响。答案：B4Her second novel, The Mountain Lion，_Colorado, where she grew up.Awas set in Bwas taken place inChappened Doccurred解析：本题考查固定短语be set in(发生在)。take place没有被动语态；happen, occur是不及物动词，不能接宾语，故B、C、D三项不合题意。答案：A5If he_his promise, the re
4、sults will be sure to satisfy us.Acarries out Bcarry onCkeeps on Dkeep out解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果他能实践自己的诺言，结果将会使我们很满意。carry out开展，执行；carry on继续进行下去；keep on继续；keep out不让进入。答案：A6Why does a person standing in a bus or train_fall when a sudden start in made?Atend to Battend toCtend on Dattend on解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意
5、：公共汽车或火车突然起动时，站立的人为什么可能会摔倒？tend to倾向于，易于；attend to处理，照顾；attend on/tend on服侍，照顾。答案：A7With so much evidence against him, he had to_his error.Aacknowledge BacceptCreceive Drecognise解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这么多证据面前，他不得不承认他的错误。acknowledge承认；accept接受；receive收到；recognise辨认出，认可。答案：A8The great success of this program
6、 has been largely _the support given by the 10 local businessmen.Ainstead of Bthanks toCdue to Das a consequence解析：考查介词词组辨析。instead of代替，而不是；thanks to多亏了，常作状语；due to因为，由于；as a consequence结果。句意：这项工程的成功很大程度上是由于当地10位商人的赞助。答案：C9When the office of the president falls_，who shall succeed to the office?Avac
7、ant BemptyCblank Dviolent解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：主席职位缺任时，谁来继承此位？vacant空的，空缺的；empty无人住的；blank空白的；violent猛烈的。答案：A10Have you_your application form, Janet?Not yet.Asent off Bsent upCsent for Dsent out解析：考查动词短语辨析。send off发送；send up使上涨；发射；send for派人去叫；send out发出。由句意可知应为寄出申请表。答案：A11It was hard for Stacy to_the tea
8、rs while watching the sad movie.Ahold back Bhold upChold on Dhold out解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意：史黛西看悲伤的电影时很难不让眼泪流出来。hold back抑制，退缩；hold up举起，拿起；hold on稍等；hold out坚持，维持。答案：A12Although many families got separated, people still_each other. Akeep in touch with Bkept in touch withCget in touch with Dcame into contac
9、t with解析：考查动词短语辨析。由句意分析，人们仍然在互相联系，而C项和D项表示动作，A、B两项表示状态，但A项时态不符合原句时态，故只有B项合适。答案：B13Before the war broke out, many people_possessions they could not take with them in safe places.Athrew away Bput awayCgave away Dcarried away解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：战争爆发前，很多人都把他们带不走的东西放在了安全的地方。throw away扔掉；put away放置，整理；give awa
10、y泄露；carry away运走，搬走。答案：B14What do you think of our plan?It_.We cant speak too well of it.Amakes no sense Bis just so soCall depends Dis very practical解析：考查日常交际用语。根据语境：We cant speak too well of it.可知对于计划非常赞同。故选D。It makes no sense.没有意义；It is just so so.也就这样；It all depends视具体情况而定。答案：D15The_newspaper re
11、aders wouldnt like long articles on serious subjects every day.Acasual BoccasionalCcautious Dannual解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随意翻看报纸的读者不喜欢每天看冗长的带有严肃话题的文章。casual随意的；occasional临时的；cautious小心的；annual每年的。答案：A.易错纠误16The mother diagnosed with cancer, the whole family_.Awere astonished BastonishedCwere astonishing Da
12、stonishing解析：句意：母亲被诊断患了癌症，全家人都很惊讶。这里的family表示家里的成员，是复数概念，谓语用复数形式；从题意判断这里用be astonished; astonished表示“(人)觉得惊讶的”；astonishing表示“(物/事)令人惊讶的”。答案：A17Looking at her_looks, we were_.Aastonished; confused Bastonishing; confusingCastonishment; confused Dastonished; confusing解析：“因吃惊而露出的表情”用astonished；“(某人)感到困惑
13、”用confused。答案：A18_no one has thought of this before.AI astonish that BI am astonishingCIt astonishes me that DIt is astonished that解析：astonish“使惊讶”。It astonishes that.为常用句型。答案：C19_， it had completely disappeared.ATo my astonishment BAstonishingCBeing astonished DAstonished解析：to my astonishment“使我吃惊的
14、是”。答案：A20It was an_performance for such a young musician.Aastonish BastonishedCastonishing Dastonishment解析：astonishing“令人惊讶的”。astonished“惊讶的”，表示人的感受。A项是动词，D项是名词，均不合题意。答案：C.阅读理解A(2011广西联考)In a department store, you see some attractive young ladies looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversatio
15、n： “I cant believe ita Lasbano! They are almost impossible to find. Isnt it beautiful? And its a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.” They leave and you go over to see this unbelievable sweater. Its nice and the price is right. Youve never heard of Lasbano, but those girls looked really st
16、ylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lasbano clothes. Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, t
17、he product seems cool，too. This is the secret of undercover (秘密从事的) marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that dont pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generationconsumers
18、between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they dont trust ads. So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice cheating, but marketing director Jonathan Ressle
19、r calls it creativity. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is falling.” However, one might ask what exactly is “real” of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising agents would say its no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is tryin
20、g to persuade you to buy something. You dont know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.解题导语：本文告诉我们另外一种营销方式秘密营销的作用，以及它对客户的潜在影响力。21Lasbano is_.Aa very popular department storeBthe brand name of a sweaterCa clothing company in RomeDan advertising agency解析：事实细节题。从文章第三段中的unbelievable sw
21、eater，Lasbano clothes可知，Lasbano是一种服装品牌，所以选B项。答案：B22The attractive young women were talking loudly so that they could_.Aget the sweater at a lower priceBbe heard by people aroundCbe admired by other shoppersDdecide on buying the sweater解析：逻辑推理题。从文章第二、三段可知，这两个女孩大声谈论的目的在于引起旁人的注意，无形中达到推销该款服装产品的目的，故选B项。答
22、案：B23Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?ATraditional advertising is becoming less effective as its too direct.BThe MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads.C. The two girls are in fact clerks in the Lasbano company.DUndercover marketing is surely against the law
23、in that country.解析：逻辑推理题。从文章倒数第二段的内容尤其是Jonathan Ressler说的话Look at traditional advertising.Its effectiveness is falling可推知，现在，传统广告的广告效应在衰退，由此可知答案为A项。答案：A24Which of the following would be the best title for the text?APerformance in ShopsBLasbano SweatersCWays of AdvertisingDUndercover Marketing解析：主旨大意
24、题。从全文可知，这是一篇介绍秘密营销的文章，故D项“秘密营销”最能概括全文大意。答案：DB(2011河北衡水质检)When 47yearold volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britains Got TalentI dreamed a dreamLes MiserablesBritains Got TalentThe Early Show解题导语：正如一位哲人所说“小人物也有大梦想”。在英国，47岁的妇女Susan Boyle也有自己的追求和梦想。那么她来到“英国达人”会有怎样的经历呢？她最终会成功吗？25. We learn
25、from the passage that Susan Boyle_.A. rose from a low social classB. had an unhappy marriageC. lived with a dog alone on a farmD. won the championship in the Britains Got Talent 解析：逻辑推理题。从文章第一段中的she was unemployed，had never been married and“never been kissed，actually”和from a village in Scotland这些信息可
26、推知，Susan Boyle来自社会的底层，所以选A项。答案：A26. At the beginning of the show, almost everybody _.A. looked forward to her wonderful performanceB. was attracted by her beautiful dressC. looked down upon herD. placed great hope on her解析：事实细节题。从文章第二段中的“everyoneincluding the judgesseemed laughing at her”可知，人们最初都嘲笑她
27、，看不起她。答案选C项。答案：C27. We can infer that _ contributed most to her global popularity.Athe judges Bthe InternetCthe newspaper Dthe advertisement解析：逻辑推理题。从文章最后一段的内容可推知，她红遍全球要归功于互联网的传播，答案选B项。答案：B28. The 4th paragraph is intended to tell us _.A. how Susan Boyle achieved her successBthe comment made by American actor Ashton KutcherC. Susan Boyles influence in the USAD. Oprah Winfreys invitation to Susan Boyle解析：段落大意题。通读文章第四段的内容可推知，该段主要讲述Susan Boyle在美国的影响，据此选C项。答案：C
