1、45定时训练(7).单项填空1(2013忻州联考) Mr.Black, I think you have good taste in _ art.So would you like to take _ look at the painting.Yes, Id love to.A不填；aBa；theC不填；theDan；a解析第一空，当物质名词表示一般概念时，其前不用冠词，且art作“艺术”讲时，为不可数名词，故其前不用冠词；第二空take a look为固定用法，意为“看一看”。答案A2(2013昆明一中二次双基测试) Baby, you should learn to share with
2、others. Give _ half of the apple to the little boy looking at you.I will, Mum.AanotherBotherCthe otherDothers解析宝贝，你应该学会与他人分享。把苹果的另一半给望着你的小男孩。我会的，妈妈。一个苹果的另一半用the other。故选C。答案C3(2013泰安一中阶段测试) Do you think he can get first prize in jumping?Impossible now. He _ to do so，but he has just hurt his leg.Awou
3、ld expectBwas expectedChas expectedDis expected解析分析句子结构可知，句中主语He与动词expect是被动关系，且此处表示一个过去的动作，所以谓语用一般过去时的被动语态形式。答案B4(2013潍坊一中期末测试) After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhat解析句意：洪水过后，那个地区的人们正在受苦，他们急需干净的水、
4、医药和住处来生存。这是一个非限制性定语从句，句中先行词为people，它在定语从句中作主语，所以用who引导。答案B5(2013东北育才中学月考) Prices of the houses in Chongqing are quite high, while those in Shenzhen are _.Amore than twice as higherBas more than twice higherCas twice more than highDmore than twice as high解析句意：重庆的房价很高，然而深圳的房价是它的两倍。表达A是B的几倍时，可用句型“倍数as形
5、容词或副词原级as”，该结构前可加上诸如more than之类的修饰语。故答案为D。答案D6(2013衡水一模) The question _ you should take this medicine should be decided by your family doctor.AwhyBwhatCwhetherDthat解析句意：你是否吃药这个问题应由你的家庭医生决定。空处引导同位语从句，用来解释说明前面的question的具体内容。再根据句意可知，应选whether。答案C7(2013山西大学附属中学期中测试) The news of a famous educators coming
6、 to our school for a visit was _ on the radio yesterday.Aturned outBfound outCgiven outDcarried out解析句意：一位著名的教育家来我校访问的消息昨天在广播中公布了。turn out“最终结果是，最终成为”；find out“查明，弄清，发现”；give out“公布，宣布”；carry out“执行，实行”。根据句意，应选C。答案C8(2013临淄期末联考) Its too late. Go to bed right away.Forget you need to get up as early a
7、s you can _ the early train?AcatchBcatchingCcaughtDto catch解析句意：太晚了。马上睡觉。忘了你要尽可能地早起去赶早班车吗？空处需要用动词不定式作目的状语。故答案选D。答案D9(2013山东师大附中一模)To the great disappointment of the poor workers, a great part of their wages were _ by the boss for no good reason.Akept awayBkept offCkept upDkept back解析句意：让贫困工人大为失望的是，他
8、们的大部分工资被老板无理扣留。keep back“保留(扣留)某物”，符合句意。keep away“避免接近，远离”，keep off“使不碰到，使避开”，keep up“继续下去，坚持下去”，均不符合句意。答案D10(2013枣庄三中阶段测试)Im really angry at Tom. He never listens to me._， Ellen. Things will work out.ADont mention itBI dont think soCTake it easyDNo problem解析我真的生Tom的气。他从不听我的话。别急，Ellen。事情会好转的。Take it
9、 easy.“放松，别烦恼，不要生气”。答案C11(2013合肥一检)According to the rules and regulations, all payments _ be made in cash in the shopping center.AshallBcanCmustDshould解析句意：根据规章条例，在这个购物中心，所有的支付都要以现金形式进行。shall用于法律、法规、公文、条约、规章等文件中，表示义务或规定，意为“应，应该”，一般用于第三人称。故选A。答案A12(2013厦门质检)Hardly _ twelve when they realized that it
10、was too late to catch the last train.Athe clock had struckBthe clock had been struckChad the clock been struckDhad the clock struck解析hardly.when.表示“一就”。否定副词hardly放在句首时，主句要用部分倒装。时钟敲响应用主动语态。故答案为D项。答案D13(2013成都外国语月考)_， the pay isnt attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.AGenerall
11、y speakingBOn the contraryCIn particularDTo be honest解析句意：说实话，尽管工作本身很有趣，但工资不诱人。To be honest“老实说，说实话”。Generally speaking“一般来说”，On the contrary“正相反，恰恰相反”，In particular“尤其，特别”，都不符合句意。答案D14(2013吉林一中二模)Programs，_to join the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world.Adesigne
12、dBto be designedCdesigningDhaving designed解析句意：把老年人和年轻人团结起来的计划在全世界都变得很流行。Programs与design是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用动词ed形式。答案A15(2013苏南四校3月联考)Everybody knows about it now! But no one knows _ once prevented the rumor from spreading.Awhat was it thatBwhat it was thatChow it was thatDwhy it was that解析句意：现在大家都知道它了。但没人
13、知道是什么曾经阻止了谣言传播。根据句意并分析句子成分可知，第二句为主从复合句，宾语从句是一个强调句，被强调的部分是主语，故用what。宾语从句中的语序应用陈述语序，故答案为B。答案B.阅读理解The first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists into space are ready to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth. You can
14、sign up on the website of, say, Virgin Galactic，the most wellknown of the new space tourism companies, or go to an approved travel agency and put down a large deposit. Soon you will be able to buy travel insurance，just as you can for any other vacation.Until now，space tourism has been limited to the
15、 ultrawealthy. Just seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars each for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.But that could change this year, when Virgin Galactic intends to start offering flights just beyond the space barrier on a rocket ship it has built, featu
16、ring five minutes of weightlessness during a twoandahalfhour tour. At $ 200,000 a seat, this will open the final frontier to far more people.At least two other specialty airlines have jumped in as well, taking reservations and deposits for future space flights.Allianz, the big insurer, will introduc
17、e an insurance product in 2012, lending space tourism the trappings of the regular travel industry.“Just to be able to sell space travel as a regular part of your business, really, just how cool is that？” said Lynda Turley Garrett, president of Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Calif.，who is one of 58 accr
18、edited space agents for Virgin Galactic in the United States.In five years，Ms.Garrett has sold three seats. But she expects that to change once passengers start going up and coming down to tell their friends. “By 2017，itll be just like scheduling a flight to LA.，” Ms.Garrett predicted.【语篇解读】在不久的将来，太
19、空旅行对普通游客而言不再是梦想。人们可以在网上报名，也可以到旅行社报名，来实现自己的太空旅行计划。16If you want to book a flight to space in 2012, you can_.Ago to any travel agencyBtelephone Virgin GalacticCpay a visit to AllianzDsign up on the website of Virgin Galactic解析细节理解题。从文章第一段中的“You can sign up on the website of，say，Virgin Galactic，the mos
20、t wellknown of the new space tourism companies，or go to an approved travel agency and put down a large deposit.”可知，答案选D。答案D17From Paragraph 2 we can know that _.Aonly the extremely rich people can afford the space tripBseven people have paid tens of millions of dollars for a space tripCRussia is the
21、 first country to build the space stationDordinary people are not allowed to take space tour解析细节推断题。从文章第二段可推知，只有极富有的人才能支付得起太空旅行的费用，故A项正确。答案A18Which of the following is true of Virgin Galactic?AIt is one of the approved space agencies.BIt is a famous space tourism company.CIt sells insurance products
22、 to space tourists.DIts rocket has carried space passengers successfully.解析细节理解题。从文章第一段中的“Virgin Galactic，the most wellknown of the new space tourism companies”可知答案选B。答案B19What does the underlined word “trappings” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?AStandard uniforms.BTraditional decorations.CSymbolic
23、 signs.DPersonal belongings.解析猜测词义题。从文章第三、四段可知，太空旅行会向更多人敞开大门，而保险公司Allianz将推出一种保险产品，这使太空旅行成为旅游业的标志，故C项正确。答案C20What does Ms. Garrett think of the future space travel?ACommon.BChangeable.CFlexible.DReasonable.解析推理判断题。从文章最后一段最后一句话可推知，Ms.Garrett认为未来太空旅行会像计划坐飞机去洛杉矶一样司空见惯，故选A。答案A.任务型阅读If you are asked to c
24、hair a meeting, remember the following six golden rules for meeting management.1. Always start the meeting on time. If you begin on time, group members who show up late will realize the value of time. Beginning on time reflects your skill as an effective time manager and sets a precedent for others
25、to follow.2Assign a notetaker or arrange to have the meeting audiotaped. You may need to refer back to an issue that was discussed during the meeting at a later date. Good recordkeeping is a sign of a good meeting manager as well.3Learn to listen. So many times we think about what we are going to sa
26、y and, in the process, block out valid points that other group members may be contributing. Additionally, we often hear only what we want to hear, rather than really listening to other people. Meetings that are characterized by effective listening are successful meetings.4Keep the discussion on trac
27、k. Many times important issues can get sidetracked (使转换话题) in a meeting, especially when everyone has a different opinion about the topic. If an unexpected conflict develops once the meeting is in progress, either appoint a subcommittee to look into the problem, or ask participants involved in the c
28、onflict to meet with you after the meeting. Doing so will help keep the discussion on track and minimize the chances of wasting participants valuable time.5Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Some people tend to control meetings, whereas others wait to be asked their opinions. As the leader of
29、 the meeting, you need to keep an open mind and make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute and express ideas without criticism.6End on time. If you said the meeting would last no longer than one hour, make sure the meeting lasts for only an hour. Running late with a meeting makes members late for other appointments, increases the chances that members will mentally leave the meeting, and reduces your reliability as an effective meeting manager.答案21.Advice/Suggestions/Tips22.punctually23Reflect24.audiotape/record25.discussed26.effectively27.sidetracked28.Minimize29.welcome30.Increase