1、Unit 1 Great scientists Period 2 Learning about Language & Using Language 课时精练（人教版必修5，重庆专用）时间：30分钟.短语填空1Does smoking _lung cancer?2This has_scientists_speculate on the existence of other galaxies.3I really think his reason for doing it_.4Which books will you borrow，_this one?5He is _telling secrets.
2、6When we got to the hotel，it was still_.7The writer is_his new book.8This movie_a true story.答案1.contribute to2.led；to3.makes sense4.apart from5.cautious about6.under construction7.working on8.is based on.完成句子1只有在大城市才能买到轮椅。(only状语放在句首)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ possible to buy a new wheelchair.2她拒绝了她弟弟要帮忙的提议。(re
3、ject)She _ _ _ _ of help.3让孩子那样受苦没有道理。(theres no sense in doing)_ _ _ _ _ a child suffer like that.4公司的每个员工都为我们公司做出了巨大贡献。(make contributions to)Everyone in the firm has _ great _ _ our firm.5除了鼻子，他哪儿都好看。(apart from)_ _ _ _， he is goodlooking.答案1.Only in a big city was it2.rejected her brothers offer
4、3.Theres no sense in making4.made；contributions to5.Apart from his nose.单项填空1Dogs have a very good_of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.Asense Bview Cmeans Didea答案A句意：狗的嗅觉很好，经常被用来搜寻地震中的幸存者。a sense of smell嗅觉。2Only by shouting at the top of his voice_.Ahe was able to m
5、ake himself hearBhe was able to make himself heardCwas he able to make himself hearDwas he able to make himself heard答案D“only状语”放句首，句子要部分倒装；“makeoneself过去分词”是固定结构，其中himself与hear间是被动关系。故选D。3_being too large，the color and the style of the dress suit me well.AApart from BAs well as CBesides DInstead of
6、答案A4The investor seemed_about the idea of exploiting this poor but beautiful village.Ainterested Bintended Centhusiastic Dlong答案C句意：这位投资者好像对开发这个贫穷但美丽的山村的想法很热心。be enthusiastic about“对热心”，符合题意。5We have very strict quality control，so anything that is imperfect is_.Arefused Bignored Crejected Dconsidere
7、d答案C本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们实行非常严格的质量管理，因此凡是有缺陷的一概剔除。refuse“拒绝”；ignore“忽略，不理睬”；consider“考虑”；reject“(因质量不好而)废弃”。6Li Mings parents are very strict_him；meanwhile, Li Ming is also very strict_his own study.Awith；with Bwith；in Cin；in Din；with答案B句意：李明的父母对他要求很严格；同时，李明对自己的学习也要求很严格。be strict with sb“对某人要求严格”；be stri
8、ct in sth“对某事要求严格”，均为固定搭配。7Im not surprised that he became a writer.Even as a child he had a _imagination.Aclear Bcautious Cfunny Dvivid答案D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对他成为一名作家并不感到吃惊。当他还是个孩子的时候，他就有丰富的想像力。vivid“生动的；逼真的”；clear“清楚的，清晰的”；cautious“谨慎的，小心的”；funny“滑稽的”。只有vivid 可用来形容想像力。8There are four underground lines i
9、n Beijing，and several lines are_construction.Afrom Bon Cunder Dof答案C考查介词辨析。句意：北京有四条地铁线，还有几条线正在建设之中。be under construction在建设中。9We hope your suggestion will contribute_the problem.Ato solving Bto solve Cto be solved Dsolved答案A句意：我们希望你的建议将会有助于解决这个问题。contribute to意为“有助于，促成”，其中to为介词，其后接动名词形式。10Whats the
10、central idea of the passage, Bob?Sorry, I cant make_of it. Its beyond my ability.Ajudgement Bunderstanding Cidea Dsense答案D考查名词辨析。句意：Bob，这篇文章的中心思想是什么？对不起，我不明白，这超出了我的能力。make sense of理解，弄明白。11With drink and food_，the prisoner had to walk out of the cave where he was hiding.Arun out Brun out of Cuse up
11、Dusing up答案B12The suit fitted him well_the color was a little brighter.Aexcept for Bin addition to Cexcept that Dapart from答案C句意：这套西服除了颜色有点儿亮外，很适合他穿。A、B、D三项后面不能跟句子。13_you take part in physical activity_be able to keep fit and stay healthy.AOnly if；you will BOnyl if；will you CUnless；you will DUnless；
12、will you答案B句意：只有参加体育活动，你才会保持身体健康。only if表示“只有，只要”，放在句首时，主句要用部分倒装语序。14The discovery of the new evidence led to_.Athe thief having caughtBcatch the thiefCthe thief being caughtDthe thief to be caught答案C考查lead to的用法。句意：新证据的发现导致了这个贼的被抓。lead to表示“导致”，to是介词，因此后面跟名词或动名词；因为thief和caught之间是动宾关系，因此用被动形式。故选C。15
13、April 1st is a special day，_practical jokes may be played without punishment.Ain which Bon which Cwith which Dfor which答案B考查“介词which”在定语从句中的用法。先行词为a special day，故表示在某一天应用介词on。选B。.阅读理解AScientists in the United States have developed a computer program that they say could provide an early warning of ma
14、jor earthquakes. The new system is designed to give warnings seconds before an earthquake strikes.That may not sound like very long. However, it could give people time to get under a table or take shelter someplace safe.The flow of electric power or gas could be cut off. Air traffic controllers coul
15、d warn away pilots.Even socalled“smart buildings”could be designed to get ready.The system uses a mathematical program to measure information collected by instruments deployed across the Los Angeles area. Southern California has more than 150 seismic(地震的)stations that measure movements within the gr
16、ound.The information they collect is sent to a highspeed computer.An earthquake shakes the ground with two kinds of waves. The new system uses information from a lowenergy wave that moves quickly but causes little damage. Experts call this the Pwave.The slower but stronger Swave is the main threat t
17、o life and property. Japan has a system based on Pwaves. There，the warnings are used to slow down highspeed bullet trains.Other countries have warning systems that measure Swaves.The new system is designed to estimate the strength of the earthquake once the shaking starts. Areas directly above the c
18、enter of the earthquake would have the least warning. Distant places might have as long as forty seconds.The scientists are still testing their proposed system in the Los Angeles area. Professor Allen notes that an early warning system for earthquakes would require a major campaign of public educati
19、on.【解题导语】 美国的科学家开发了一种新的计算机程序，该程序可在大型地震来临前提供预警。1Which of the following is TRUE about the new earthquake warning system?AIt can give people enough time to run away from earthquakes.BIt can give people seconds to take immediate measures.CIt is developed in Japan.DIt is a system based on Swaves.答案B细节理解题
20、。由第一段最后一句可知选B。2Which of the following can benefit from the new system most?AAreas far away from the center of the earthquake.BAreas directly above the center of the earthquake.CThe Los Angeles area.DHighspeed bullet trains.答案A推理判断题。由倒数第二段第二句知，距离震中越近的地区would have the least warning，故离震中愈远，受益愈大。3From w
21、hat Professor Allen notes in the last paragraph we can infer that_.Aits very important for people to become educatedBits very important to warn people before an earthquake startsCits very important for people to know about earthquakesDits very important for people to know about the new system答案D由全文最
22、后一句可知选D。4What do we learn from the passage?APeople could cut off electric power or gas immediately after the new system gives a warning.BA lowenergy wave may move slowly and cause little damage.CJapan has a warning system based on Swaves to slow down bullet trains.DThe new system has been employed i
23、n warning of major earthquakes all over the United States.答案A细节理解题。答案见文中第二段第三句。BA maths talent who won fame this week for giving up a milliondollar prize is living with his mother in a simple flat in St Petersburg，coexisting on her30amonth pension，because he has been unemployed for many years.The Su
24、nday Telegraph tracked down the strange recluse (隐士)who shocked the maths world when he solved a centuryold puzzle known as the Poincare Conjecture.Grigory Perelmans trouble comes from a split with a leading Russian mathematical institute, the Steklov, in 2003.When the Institute in St Petersburg fai
25、led to reelect him as a member，Dr Perelman was left feeling an“absolutely ungifted and untalented person”，said a friend.He became unconfident and cut himself off.Other friends say he cannot afford to travel to the International Mathematical Unions congress in Madrid，where many people want him to rec
26、eive the maths equivalent(等价物)of the Nobel Prize，and that he is too modest to ask anyone to pay for his trip.Interviewed in St Petersburg，Dr Perelman insisted that he was unworthy of all the attention, and was uninterested in the prize.“I do not think anything that I say can be of the slightest publ
27、ic interest，”he said.“I am not saying that because I value my privacy，or that I am doing anything I want to hide.There are no topsecret projects going on here.I just believe the public has no interest in me.”He continued：“I know that selfpromotion happens a lot and if people want to do that，good luc
28、k to them，but I do not regard it as a positive thing. I realised this a long time ago and nobody is going to change my mind.Newspapers should be more discerning(有洞察力的)over who they write about. They should have more taste.As far as I am concerned，I cant offer anything for their readers.”Dr Perelman
29、has some small savings from his time as a lecturer，but is apparently unwilling to increase them with the $1 million offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge，Massachusetts，for solving one of the worlds seven “Millennium Problems.”【解题导语】 数学天才Perelman博士因没有被选进俄罗斯数学研究所和母亲隐居在圣彼得堡，虽然他由于解决数学界世
30、纪难题而震撼了数学界，却放弃了一百万美元的奖励金，Perelman坚持说自己不值得媒体和公众的关注。5Grigory Perelman lives with his mother because_.Ahe has to look after herBhis mother has a million dollarsChe has been out of work for a long timeDhe is badly paid at the mathematical institute答案C细节理解题。第一段介绍Grigory Perelman生活状况及原因，他和母亲住在圣彼得堡一所简陋的房里和
31、母亲一起靠她一个月30英镑的退休金过日子，因为他已多年没有工作。由此看出本题C项正确。6The phrase“absolutely ungifted and untalented person”shows that Dr Perelman felt_.Aangry Bdiscouraged Cproud Dconfident答案B语义理解题。第三段解释Perelman生活艰苦的原因：由于圣彼得堡的数学研究所没有选中他，据他朋友说，他就感觉自己是一个绝对没有天赋不聪明的人。从那时起他便不再有自信、与世隔绝，由此看出Perelman感觉没有信心，失望。7Grigory Perelman refus
32、ed to accept the prize because_.Ahe thought the prize was worthlessBhe didntt believe the newsChe couldnt afford to travel to MadridDhe showed no interest in it 答案D细节理解题。第四段说明Dr Perelman放弃奖金的原因。第一句“在圣彼得堡家中接受采访时Dr Perelman坚持说他不值得关注，并且对奖金不感兴趣。”所以本题D项正确。8From the passage, we can infer that Grigory Perelman_.Asolved the most difficult maths problemBhas a strong personalityCwanted to make himself known to allDdidnt get on well with the press答案B归纳推理题。短文第一段介绍Perelman尽管生活困难，但他放弃了一百万美元的奖金，第五、六段写他尽管解决了数学界的世纪难题，但他不想成为人们关注的焦点，不想引起人们对他的注意。所以本题B项正确。