1、45定时训练(6).单项填空1Im sorry Ive spilt some tea on the tablecloth._；it will wash out.ANever mindBCome onCAll rightDGo ahead解析考查交际用语。句意：对不起，我把一些茶洒在桌布上了。没关系，能洗掉的。根据句意可知，应选A，表示“没有关系”。Come on“快，加油”，All right“好，行”，Go ahead“开始做，着手干”，均不符合句意。答案A2It is _ challenge for graduates to get _ job as unemployment is hig
2、h nowadays.Athe；不填Ba；不填Ca；aD不填；the解析考查冠词。句意：由于现在的失业率很高，毕业生找到一份工作真的是一项挑战。第一空用不定冠词a，是抽象名词具体化；第二空后面的“job”是可数名词，其前也用不定冠词a，表泛指。答案C3The old couple used to live deep in the countryside, without easy _ to shops.AapproachBaccessCtransportDconvenience解析考查名词辨析。句意：这对老夫妇曾经住在乡村深处，去商店购物不方便。access to表示“去的通道”，符合句意。答
3、案B4Three of the towns factories have closed down _ the space of a year.AamongBafterCbeyond Dwithin解析考查介词辨析。句意：这个镇上的三个工厂在一年之内已经关闭了。表示“在(某段时间)之内”，应用within。within the space of sth表示“在一段的时间里，在期间”。答案D5Australia is one of the few countries _ people drive on the left.AwhereBthatCwhenDwhich解析考查定语从句。句意：在一些国家
4、，人们靠左行驶，澳大利亚就是这几个国家之一。此句中的“countries”是先行词，后接定语从句，从句的引导词在句中作地点状语，故选A。答案A6That must have been a lot of work.Yeah, it _ us three days to finish it.AtakesBhad takenCtookDwas taking解析考查动词时态。句意：你们一定做了许多工作。是的，完成这些工作花费了我们三天的时间。根据“must have been”可知，此处是对过去情况的一种推测，故“花费”这一动作应发生在过去，所以用一般过去时。答案C7_ her anger，Maria
5、 turned around and walked away from him.AControlledBBeing controlledCTo controlDControl解析考查非谓语动词。句意：为了控制她的愤怒，Maria转身离开了他分析句子结构可知，此处用control的不定式形式，在句中作目的状语。答案C8Have you finished your fashion design?Not yet.Ill finish it if I _ ten more minutes.Aam givenBgiveCwill giveDwill be given解析考查动词的时态和语态。句意：你已经
6、完成了你的时装设计了吗？还没有。如果再给我10分钟的话，我就可以完成了。分析句子结构可知，give与I之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用被动语态，另外在if条件句中从句应用一般现在时表示将来，故答案为A。答案A9Weve been looking for a cheap house but havent found_ we like yet.AthatBotherCitDone解析考查代词。句意：我们一直在找一处便宜的房子，但是还没有找到我们喜欢的。one在这里泛指我们所喜欢的一处房子。答案D10She had been in _ doctors described as in a confuse
7、d state of mind for five years.AhowBwhatCwhichDthat解析考查宾语从句。句意：她五年来一直处在像医生所描述的那种混乱的心理状态中。分析句子结构可知，“_doctors described.years”是宾语从句，且空处在宾语从句中作“described”的宾语，故用what。答案B11They wont let him out of the hospital _ hes completely recovered.AsinceBuntilCifDas解析考查状语从句中的连词。句意：直到他完全恢复他们才允许他出院。这里考查固定句型“not.until
8、”，意思是“直到才”。答案B12By the time I saw the job _ in the newspaper，it was already too late.AadvertisedBto be advertisedCadvertiseDto advertise解析考查非谓语动词。句意：当我看到登在报纸上的工作时，已经太晚了。分析句子结构可知，advertise与job之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，同时“advertise”这一动作发生在过去，所以用advertise的过去分词形式在句中作定语。答案A13It is reported that a similar technique can
9、 be _ to the treatment of cancer.AappliedBattachedCaddedDcompared解析考查动词辨析。句意：据报道，相同的技术可以被应用到癌症的治疗上。apply“应用”，后接介词to，符合句意。答案A14The real cause of the problem _ the poor construction of the bridge.Aresults inBtakes inClies inDbrings in解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：出现这个问题的真正原因在于桥梁的低劣的建筑质量。lie in“在于”，符合句意。result in“导致”，
10、take in“接受，理解”，bring in“引进”，均不符合句意。答案C15Thanks a million for your timely help!_AYes, with pleasure.BNo way!CYes，thats it.DNo problem!解析考查交际用语。句意：非常感谢你及时的帮助！不用客气。A“好的，非常乐意”，B“没门儿”，C“是的，就是它”，D“没问题，不客气”，所以答案为D。答案D.完形填空Americas Beauty Is in Its DiversityAmerica is built on the idea of freedom，and there
11、is no exception for Muslim women.I _16_ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly，I believe its OK to be _17_，and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.The hijab is a religious head covering，like a scarf.I am Muslim，and keeping my head covered is a _18_ of maturi
12、ty and respect toward my _19_ and to Allahs will._20_，I also like to wear it to be different.I dont usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) _21_，not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it，I was also afraid of the _22_ that Id get at school.I _23_ on my own that sixt
13、h grade was the _24_ I should start wearing the hijab.I was _25_ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me，or _26_ be scared of me and _27_ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same，and theres little or no _28_ of differences.On the first
14、day of school，I put all those _29_ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little，but _30_ I was also proud to be a Muslim，proud to be wearing the hijab，proud to be different.I was _31_ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I ac
15、tually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions_32_about the hijab and why I wore it.I did hear some kid was making fun of me，_33_ there was one girlshe wasnt even in my class，and we never really talked muchand she spoke _34_ me，and I w
16、asnt even there！I made a lot of new friends that year，friends that I still have until this very day，five years later.Yes，Im different，but everyone is different here，in one way or another.This is the _35_ of America.【语篇解读】一位生活在美国的穆斯林女性用她的亲身经历阐释了美国人对多元文化的包容。16A.believe inBstick toCcarry outDpush for解析
17、“我相信宗教和言论自由的存在”。believe in相信的存在，下文的“I believe its OK.”是提示。答案A17A.independentBfreeCsensitiveDdifferent解析根据下文可知，作者想要与众不同，所以用different。20空后的“different”是提示。答案D18A.signalBsignCreminderDcause解析(用头巾)把头包起来是一种成熟的标志，也是对自己的宗教以及安拉的旨意敬仰的显示。a sign of.一种的迹象。signal信号；reminder提醒人的事物；cause原因。答案B19A.religionBcountryCp
18、arentsDstatus解析参见上题解析。答案A20A.In a wordBIn generalCTo be exactDTo be honest解析根据上下文可知，作者戴头巾除了表现出对宗教的敬仰之外，还想要显得与众不同。to be honest说实话，符合上下文语境。答案D21A.princessBheroineCindividualDadult解析根据上下文可知，作者不希望和其他人一样，希望成为一个与众不同的人，所以用individual与众不同的人，有个性的人。答案C22A.praiseBpunishmentCreactionDreflection解析当作者第一次戴头巾时，她担心会在
19、学校里得到的反应，所以用reaction。答案C23A.hopedBexpectedCrealizedDdecided解析根据上文，考虑到这一做法会引起的反应，作者自己决定六年级时再戴头巾。答案D24A.timeBchanceCcaseDoccasion解析根据“sixth grade”判断这里表达的是时间概念。答案A25A.disappointedBscaredCenthusiasticDangry解析根据下文可知，对同学可能作出的反应作者感到担心。disappointed失望的；scared害怕的，担心的；enthusiastic热心的；angry生气的。答案B26A.stillBalre
20、adyCevenDever解析作者担心其他孩子会取笑她，甚至害怕她，把她的头巾扯掉。答案C27A.show offBpull offCpick upDput up解析参见上题解析。pull off扯下。答案B28A.rejectionBignoranceCawarenessDacceptance解析那个年龄的孩子喜欢一样，所以“另类”几乎不能被接受。acceptance接受。答案D29A.negativeBoptimisticCseriousDstrange解析“我把所有的消极思想抛在脑后。”这里指的是上文提到的作者对戴头巾可能会引起的反应的种种负面猜想。答案A30A.oftenBinside
21、ConlyDoutside解析“但内心深处我也为自己是穆斯林，戴头巾，能与众不同而感到自豪。”答案B31A.concernedBparticularCwrongDconvinced解析事实表明作者在此之前的种种猜想是错误的。答案C32A.respectfullyBcautiouslyCsuspiciouslyDcritically解析大部分孩子恭敬地去问作者关于头巾的问题以及她为什么戴头巾。respectfully恭敬地；cautiously谨慎地；suspiciously怀疑地；critically挑剔地。答案A33A.andBsoCbutDor解析根据上下文可知这里表示转折。某个孩子在取笑
22、作者，然而有一个女孩却为作者说话。答案C34A.in terms of Bin front ofCin charge ofDin favor of解析参见上题解析。in favor of支持。答案D35A.significanceBbeautyCvalueDpower解析根据文章标题判断，“这就是美国的美”。答案B.阅读理解There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought about tuning(调音)your own piano for fun and profit？Are you a p
23、iano teacher or player who really does not want the expense of hiring a piano tuner and feels that you could do it yourself with a little training？Well，this is your lucky day.All you need are the right tools，a piano and patience.So，why would I want to tune my piano？There are many reasons for tuning
24、your own piano.It is a very pleasant thing to do.You can make up to $80 each time tuning other peoples pianos.There are millions of pianos in the world and thousands of new ones are being sold every day.There are not enough piano tuners available to tune them all.You can provide a valuable service f
25、or friends，family and others.You can teach yourself very cheaply and then develop it into a parttime or fulltime business.You may have thought that only a trained expert could do this，someone who had devoted years of study and developed a sense of perfect pitch(音高)In the past，tuning a piano was as m
26、uch an art form as it was a technology exercise，but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear.A few simple tools and a laptop computer with tuning software are all that are required.The real secret is the tuning softw
27、are，which makes the whole process extremely easy.It means you do not have to train your ears but just look at the laptop screen to know when the piano string is in tune.I have put together an ebook in my website with all the information you need to get started tuning your own piano, where to get the
28、 free software and where to buy the tools.I hope I have inspired you to think about piano tuning and actually give it a go.You will find it a very rewarding and pleasant activity even if it remains just a hobby.【语篇解读】自己给钢琴调音听起来是一个非常难的工作，但事实并非如此，本文作者向你解释了原因并说明了自己给钢琴调音的好处。36The writer asks two questio
29、ns in the first paragraph to _.Ashow his doubt on the topicBask readers to answer the questions clearlyCencourage readers to make comments on the topicDattract readers to more information on this topic解析写作意图题。作者在文章开头提出问题的目的是吸引读者注意，引出自己要说的话题。答案D37According to the passage，why should you learn to tune
30、pianos?ATo offer help to piano tuners.BTo save money and earn money as well.CBecause it can help you make a piano yourself.DBecause it can help you learn how to play the piano.解析细节理解题。综合文中信息可知，学会自己给钢琴调音可以节省钱还可以赚钱，而且有趣，因此B项正确。答案B38What makes piano tuning easier now?AAdvanced technology.BMore effectiv
31、e training.CMore chances of practicing.DTraditional tuning methods.解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段中的“.but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear”和倒数第三段第一句可知，科技的进步，即电脑和软件使钢琴调音变得简单。答案A39If you want to get the tuning software and t
32、ools，you can _.Aget them for free from the piano sellersBbuy them from the writers online shopsCmake them yourself according to the passageDsurf the writers website for the information解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知，作者的网页提供了一些关于相关工具和软件的信息。答案D40In the last paragraph，the writer mainly wants to show that _.Aone must be active to play the pianoBpiano tuning will be popular in the futureCits valuable to take piano tuning as a hobbyDits difficult to tune pianos without professional training解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为把钢琴调音作为一个爱好也是非常有价值的。 答案C