1、.用所给词的适当形式填空1After you arrive, you should report to the reception desk first, and the receptionist there will receive you.(receptionist) 2Saturdays are always busy, so it is a good idea toreserve a table in advance.Oh, I forgot to tell you I have made a reservation for you. You will have a reserved
2、table whenever you get there. (reservation)3Mary liked her guests to be punctual,_but they didnt arrive punctually this time. (punctual)4His flight departed at noon and his parents felt lonely because of his departure. (departure)5A handful of students put up their hands_ because they didnt hand in
3、their homework on time.(handful).单项填空1(2010全国卷)My mother opened the drawer to _ the knives and spoons.Aput awayBput upCput on Dput together解析:选A。句意:我母亲拉开抽屉,把刀子和勺子收起来。put away“把放好/收起来”,符合句意。put up“举起,搭建,张贴”;put on“穿上,戴上”;put together“组装”。2(2012北京高考)Its important for the figures_regularly.Ato be updat
4、ed Bto have been updatedCto update Dto have updated解析:选A。考查非谓语动词。句中的时间状语regularly 表示经常发生,因此排除B、D两项; 又因为figures 是被更新的,故选A项。3The Internet is widely used, which _ the development of English.Aspeeds up Btakes overCgets across Dturns to解析:选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意:网络的广泛应用,加快了英语的发展。speed up“加速”,符合句意。take over “接管”;
5、get across“理解”; turn to“转向,求助于”。4To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be _, and display interest in the job.Aswift BinstantCtimely Dpunctual解析:选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:为了给未来的老板留下好印象,你应穿着整洁,守时并表现你对这份工作的兴趣。punctual“准时的,守时的”,符合句意。swift“敏捷的”; instant“立即的,即食的”; timely“及时的”。5It is believed in som
6、e science fiction stories that the world may one day be _ by insects.Abroken in Brun overCtaken over Dfilled in解析:选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意:在一些科幻故事中,有人认为有一天这个世界会被昆虫接管。take over“接管,接任”,符合句意。break in“闯入”;run over“碾过”;fill in“填写(表格等)”。6Wed like a table for five, please.Have you _?Apreserved BreservedCapplied Dsub
7、scribed解析:选B。考查动词词义辨析。preserve“保护,维持,保存,保藏”;reserve“储备,预订”;apply“申请,应用,运用”;subscribe“捐助,签署,订购”。题干问句句意:你们预订了吗?故选B。7If you think that the illness might be serious, you should not _ going to the doctor.Aput off Bset aboutChold back Dtake up解析:选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意:如果你认为疾病可能很严重,你应该立刻去看医生。put off“ 推迟,拖延”;set ab
8、out“着手”;hold back“阻止,抑制”;take up“从事,占据”。8Production will start up again when these changes have been _.Aput up Bput offCput through Dput out解析:选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意:这些改动完成后,生产将重新恢复。put through “完成,达成”,符合句意。put up“建起,挂起”;put off“推迟”;put out“扑灭,出版”。9It is impossible for him to change his mind once he has _ d
9、oing something.Adepended on Bdebated onCrelied on Ddecided on解析:选D。句意:一旦他决定做某事,他是不可能改变主意的。decide on对“做出决定/确定”,符合句意。depend on“依靠,取决于”;debate on “就某事辩论”;rely on“依靠”。10The situation is such that I refuse to make any _ on what has happened, whatever the consequence may be.Acomments BchoicesCenquiries Da
10、rguments解析:选A。考查名词辨析。句意:这种形势下,我拒绝对发生的情况作任何评论,不管结果可能会怎样。comment“评论,评述”;make comments on“对作评论”,符合句意。choice“选择”;enquiry“询问,调查”,常用介词about/into搭配使用;argument“争论”。江苏、安徽专用.完形填空I have a big presentation to give this morning. Im sitting in this _1_ train. There are so many people around. And this kid is going
11、 to spill (溅出) hot coffee all over me.I shoot the angriest look at him but whats the _2_? Hes in his own world, shaking his head to some _3_ coming from his earphones. I cant keep _4_ the position of that coffee because the headshaking is keeping the coffee in his hand moving. The train _5_ and the
12、doors open. Im given some room now. There is only one more stop _6_; thank God. I move backwards in my seat and the kids coffee is pushed _7_ some. Its like I can finally breathe normally again.A lot of noise comes toward us and I become _8_again. Its a family. Oh, God. Its six of them, carrying a d
13、ozen oversized shopping bags. Everyone packs in, and the kids _9_ is in my face again.I shut my eyes _10_ I cant take this anymore. After the longest two minutes of my life, the train finally _11_ my stop. I open my eyes and see nearly everyone around me is standing in a line, waiting to _12_. I gra
14、b my purse and laptop (my presentations on it), and slowly bring myself to the _13_ of the line.Im the last to step out. Crossing the gap, I look _14_ at my feet. Big mistake. In that second, I run into someone trying to _15_ the train. I lose my balance. I _16_ my laptop but everything else drops o
15、n the ground.When I look up at who I ran into, I immediately _17_ hes holding a cup of coffee. The large man _18_ to me sincerely but I cant pay attention to him right now. I need to _19_ my clothes.I see no stains (污迹) and wave him off. As he goes into the train, I think how “funny” it is since I h
16、ave been so _20_ about the kids coffee inside the train.语篇解读:“我”在早上乘坐拥挤的火车时,一直担心一个孩子手中的咖啡溅到衣服上。1A.quiet BcheerfulCcrowded Dpunctual解析:选C。根据“There are so many people around”和下文描述的火车上的场景可知车里很拥挤。2A.aim BuseCreason Devidence解析:选B。从后面的“Hes in his own world”可知,“我的怒视根本不起作用。”3A.story BmusicClecture Dadverti
17、sement解析:选B。那个孩子应该是和着耳机里传出的音乐摇头晃脑。4A.analyzing BexpectingCcounting Dplanning解析:选A。孩子手中的咖啡一直在动,这使得“我”无法分析判断那杯咖啡的位置。5A.moves BsplitsCstops Dchanges解析:选C。从后面的“the doors open”可知,此处表示车到站停下了。6A.treated BsettledCcompleted Dleft解析:选D。从后面的thank God可知,“我”感到庆幸,在这种情况下感到庆幸的原因应该是只剩一站了,不用再在车上呆很长时间了。7A.up BaroundCb
18、ack Dbelow解析:选C。从后面的“Its like I can finally breathe normally again.”可知,孩子的咖啡杯应该是退后了,离“我”远了“我”才感到放松。8A.excited BshockedCcomfortable Dnervous解析:选D。“我”刚感到放松就有声响(很多人)朝这边来了,所以又紧张起来。9A.head BhandCearphone Dcoffee解析:选D。从下面一段的“I cant take this anymore.”可知,“我”受不了了,其原因就是“我”又离那杯咖啡非常近了。10A.as BifCthough Dunless
19、解析:选A。“我”受不了了是闭上眼睛的原因。11A.passes BreachesCoffers Dcollects解析:选B。两分钟后,车终于到站。12A.go around Bget offCgo up Dturn up解析:选B。火车到站后大家应该是排队等待下车。13A.middle BstartCend Dopposite解析:选C。根据下句“Im the last to step out”可知,“我”站在队尾。14A.down BoutCabout Dover解析:选A。“我”看到的是脚,所以应该是向下看。15A.watch BescapeCtouch Denter解析:选D。从最后
20、一段的“As he goes into the train”可知,这个男人是要进入火车。16A.break BfindCrecognize Dsave解析:选D。从后面的“but everything else drops on the ground”可知。“我”失去平衡时只保住了电脑。17A.complain BrememberCnotice Ddecide解析:选C。“我”抬头看撞“我”的人时发现他拿着一杯咖啡。18A.waves BconveysCapologizes Dexplains解析:选C。两个人撞在一起其中一个人应该是诚恳地道歉。19A.check BprepareCreali
21、ze Dprotect解析:选A。“我”无心理会他的原因是急着检查衣服有没有弄脏。20A.concerned BinterestedCconfused Dpleased解析:选A。“我”在火车上时非常担心那个孩子的那杯咖啡。.阅读理解The prospect of using electric automobiles is an exciting one. The image of the electric car in the public imagination is linked with cleanliness, costsaving and energyefficiency. If
22、electric cars really offer all these benefits, why arent we using them today? Can the electric cars really live up to peoples expectations? With companies like Nissan, Ford, GM, and Tesla Motors preparing to offer a variety of electric autos to the general public, these kinds of questions are growin
23、g in importance every day.In order to see why electric cars are not used as widely as one might expect, it will be necessary to take a short look at the history of the electric automobile in the United States. The first true electric car built in the the US was made by William Morrison in 1891. As a
24、utomobiles became more popular, sales of electric cars surpassed (超过) those of steam and gasoline automobiles. Compared to steam and gas cars, electric autos were cleaner, quieter, and easier to start.However, as the years passed, the gasolinepowered automobile gained market share. Two of the reason
25、s for gasoline cars rise were the invention of the turnkey ignition (点火) and the discovery of large amounts of oil in Texas, which made gasoline more affordable for the average consumer. However, the_nail_in_the_coffin for electric cars was the increase in distances that drivers traveled in their au
26、tomobiles. With improvements in the road system, people drove farther and farther away from home until the energy of electric cars batteries was simply no longer sufficient to carry them all the way.After learning about their physical limitations, it is clear why electric cars are not in widespread
27、use today. Nonetheless, some progress is being made towards a future with electric cars. Slowly, battery technologies are being developed which will allow electric cars to go farther. However, dont expect to see pure electric vehicles in widespread use anytime soon.语篇解读:电动汽车在现今是热门事物,但是是什么致使它的普及率并不高呢
28、?1We can learn from the first paragraph that _.Apeople should have more confidence in electric carsBcurrent electric cars are different from what people expectCelectric cars are benefiting the general public a lotDmany car companies are questioning the importance of electric cars解析:选B。推理判断题。从第一段的反问“
29、If electric cars really offer all these benefits, why arent we using them today?”可知,事实是电动汽车还有很多问题,使它不能完全达到人们的期待。2Which of the following statements about the history of the electric automobiles is TRUE?AElectric cars were once more popular than gas cars.BElectric cars have been used by Americans for
30、half a century.CThe discovery of oil in Texas made electric cars more popular.DBetter road system allowed electric cars batteries to work longer.解析:选A。推理判断题。从第二段的“As automobiles became more popular, sales of electric cars surpassed (超过) those of steam and gasoline automobiles.”可知A项正确。3The idiom “the
31、 nail in the coffin” (Paragraph 3) probably means “_”Aa piece of good news that gives someone confidenceBa bad thing that brings something nearer to its ruinCa secret that is hidden from the public on purposeDa promotion that gives out wrong information解析:选B。词义猜测题。本段主要讲述的是电动汽车变得不那么流行的原因,前面的句子讲述了两个原因
32、,后面再加上一个导致电动汽车走向衰落的原因。4What is the authors attitude towards the future of electric cars?AHe believes they will definitely replace gas cars.BHe thinks battery problems will stop them from developing.CHe believes they will improve to a new stage in the long run.DHe doubts whether people will need pure
33、 electric cars in the future.解析:选C。作者观点题。从最后一段的“some progress is being made towards a future with electric cars”可知C项正确。5The passage was mainly written to _.Aintroduce how electric cars workBdescribe the bright future of electric carsCexplain why electric cars are not widely usedDcompare electric car
34、s with gas cars解析:选C。主旨大意题。文章第一段引出一个问题热门的电动汽车普及率不高,第二、三段从历史讲起,指明形成这一局面的原因,第四段总结说电动汽车还是在发展的,但近期不可能有大突破。由此可知文章主要是讲述电动汽车不被广泛使用的原因。湖南专用.完形填空(一)One day a crane stood on the bank of a pool with a sad look on his face. A crab (蟹) noticed the bird and asked,“The pool is full of fishes. Why do you stand ther
35、e as if you have_1_ the thought of eating?” “I am sad,” said the crane, “because I heard the fishermen say they will pick up every fish in the pool tomorrow. I shall have nothing to _2_ when that happens. I am now prepared to die of _3_.”The fishes in the pool heard what the crane said, and they sai
36、d to each other in sorrow, “Since he and we have a _4_ enemy, perhaps the wise crane can advise us what to do.” So they asked the crane how they may _5_ themselves. “There is only one way,” said the crane. “You must get to another pool before it is too late. I know a pool nearby. Let me carry you th
37、ere.”The fishes _6_ among themselves and said, “Since we cant save ourselves, we must _7_ with the crane.” They agreed to let the crane transport them to the pool. The _8_ crane took the fishes to a spot nearby, where he ate them. He returned for more, _9_ that all the others were safe in another po
38、ol.Finally all the fishes were _10_, and the crab said, “Sir, take me also to that pool, for I wish to be with the fishes.” The crane carried him to the spot where he had eaten the fishes. When the crab saw the _11_ on the ground, he thought to himself, “I am cheated! Yet when the wise are attacked,
39、 they will die fighting instead of giving up, even if there is no _12_ of saving themselves.” Then the crab fastened his claws upon the cranes throat and tore at it until the crane died.语篇解读:一只贪婪的鹤因为想吃掉池塘里的鱼和蟹,就想办法把它们从池塘里骗出来,最后当蟹意识到自己被骗时,与鹤展开了殊死搏斗。1A.learned aboutBspoken outCbrought back Dgiven up解析
40、:选D。由下文的“I am now prepared to die”可知,这里是说鹤看起来好像放弃了(given up)吃鱼的想法。2A.deal with Blive onCtake up Dfind out解析:选B。池塘里没有鱼,鹤就没有食物赖以生存(live on)。3A.violence BcoldnessChunger Dillness解析:选C。没有吃的,鹤将死于饥饿(hunger)。4A.common BnewCspecial Dsmart解析:选A。鹤靠吃鱼生存,鱼没了,鹤将难以生存。因此渔夫是鱼和鹤的共同(common)敌人。5A.enjoy BsaveCimprove D
41、change解析:选B。由下段的“we cant save ourselves”可以得到提示。6A.complained BarguedCexplained Ddiscussed解析:选D。由下文的“Since we cant save ourselves .”可知,鱼在相互讨论(discussed)。7A.play BcompareCmeet Dcooperate解析:选D。由They agreed可知,鱼决定与鹤合作(cooperate)。8A.helpful BgreedyCcurious Dtired解析:选B。由“He returned for more”可知,这是只贪婪的(gree
42、dy)鹤。9A.reporting BbelievingCthinking Dimagining解析:选A。鹤返回来打算欺骗更多的鱼,所以就故意报告说(reporting)运出去的鱼现在很安全。10A.worried BgoneCdisturbed Dbored解析:选B。由下文蟹也要去另一个池塘可推测,池塘里没有鱼了。故gone (离去的)符合语境。11A.treasures BholesCbones Dcranes解析:选C。上文说到,鹤把所有的鱼都吃掉了,由此可知这里是说剩下的骨头(bones)。12A.need BintentionCdoubt Dhope解析:选D。由下文蟹和鹤展开殊
43、死搏斗可推测,蟹认为即使没有活命的希望(hope),也要战死,而不能屈服。(二)If foreigners want to drive a car in China, they must have _13_ Chinese license. That is _14_ international driver licenses are not valid (有效的) in China. But foreigners _15_ have a driving license issued by their home countries can apply for a temporary drivin
44、g license and drive in China _16_ having to take the related tests._17_, they need to attend lessons to study Chinese road safety rules before they drive in China. And they can only drive small cars. The temporary license can be valid for three months at most. The valid period cannot be made longer.
45、_18_ addition, the temporary driving license should be used _19_ the driving license issued in their home countries. Foreigners should always take these two licenses with _20_ in case the traffic police ask them to show these licenses.答案:13.a14.because15.who/that16.without17.However18.In19.with20.them.阅读理解同江苏、安徽专用