1、3.2 新提升课时作业.单句语法填空1Because of the economic crisis, some small companies are having to fight for _(survive)2Frank showed good _(judge) in deciding not to invest in the project.3Alfred felt very _(embarrass) at being the centre of attention.4The film star made a _(state) to the press that she would qu
2、it her acting career.5_ is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.6Dick has a prejudice _ fat people.7Though he is only 15 years old, he has not _ the habit of smoking.8It was only when you feel bitter _ you will realize the mistakes you have made.9The Great Wall is _ a wellknown tourist attra
3、ction that millions of people pour in every year.10_ spite of facing the lifethreatening risk, Zhang Lili stepped forward to rescue two students.答案：1.survival2.judgement3.embarrassed4.statement5.It6.against7.into8.that9.such10In.根据句意完成句子1They had a wonderful holiday, _.(spite)尽管天气不好，他们的假期还是过得极为愉快。2T
4、he war broke out, and many innocent people were _ losing their lives.(risk)战争爆发了，许多无辜的民众处于失去生命的危险之中。3When _， be sure to keep calm.(get)当陷入麻烦时，一定要保持镇定。4_ to carry guns in our country.(illegal)在我们国家，携带枪支是违法的。5She _ modern music.(prejudice)她对现代音乐怀有偏见。6I _ how untidy the house was. (embarrass)这房子太不整洁了，我
5、对此感到很难为情。7_ Garfield eat that he could not move for the next hour.(so)加菲猫吃得太多了，一个小时后都动弹不得。8I _ be very busy tomorrow.(likely)明天我可能很忙。9_， she must come from an Arabian country. (judge)听她的口音，她一定是来自阿拉伯国家。10_ that we got off the bus.(it)直到公交车停下来我们才下车。答案：1.in spite of the bad weather2.at the risk of3gett
6、ing into trouble4.It is illegal5.shows a prejudice to6.felt embarrassed about7.So much did8.am likely to9.Judging from her accent10.It was not until it stopped.语法填空Most Americans dont like to get advice _1_ members of their family. They get advice from “_2_(strange)”. When they need advice, they don
7、t usually go to people they know. _3_ many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines _4_ give advice on many different subjects, _5_(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how _6_(buy) a house or a car.Most newspapers regularly print
8、letters from _7_(read) with problems. Along with the letters _8_ are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, _9_ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special _10_(train) for
9、this kind of work.答案：1.from2.strangers3.Instead4.that/which5.including6.to buy7.readers8.there9.others10.training.阅读理解The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics，many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes, may be partly due to the longterm effects of nicotine(尼古丁), new research suggests. “Peo
10、ple who are also smokers are at a much higher risk.” Dr. Jennifer M. Glass，of the University of Michigans Addiction Research Center said. “Cigarette smoking has bad effect on IQ and thinking.” she said. This finding may seem counterintuitive(违反直觉的), since many smokers show that they feel quicker and
11、 focused after smoking. Indeed, research shows that improved mental functioning is one of the immediate effects of nicotine exposure. Chronic(慢性的)_smoking,_however,_is_known_to_have_the_opposite_effect. Studies show that up to 87 percent of alcoholics smoke cigarettes. Yet, few studies have looked i
12、nto cigarette smoking as a factor that might explain the cognitive(认识的) lack reported among alcoholics. To search for that association, Glass and her colleagues examined brain function among 172 men from the same area, including 103 men who abused alcohol. The team found that men with higher scores
13、on the lifetime alcohol problems scale (LAPS) and those who reported a higher number of packyears of smoking both had lower IQ scores. Upon further research, the researchers found that smoking also appeared to be independently associated with weaker word and space reasoning. Thus, though smoking did
14、 not account for all of the decreased mental functioning observed among the alcohol abusers, it did seem to account for some of the effects, the report indicates.1What is the passage mainly about? ACigarette smoking contributes to decreased IQ and thinking. BAlcohol abuse is to blame for the poorer
15、mental function. CMost of the alcoholics are also heavy smokers. DNonsmokers mostly have higher IQ scores.2The underlined sentence “Chronic smoking, however, is known to have the opposite effect.” in Paragraph 3 implies _. AChronic smoking can improve mental functioning BChronic smoking has an immed
16、iate influence on mental functioning CChronic smoking has side effects on mental functioning improvement DChronic smokers feel quicker and focused after smoking3From the passage we can learn that _. Acigarette smoking is not related to reasoning Bnicotine exposure can improve mental functioning temp
17、orarily Cthe longterm effects of nicotine cause alcoholics Dmen with lower scores on the LAPS have lower IQ scores4It can be inferred from the passage that _. Amany alcoholics suffer a great deal from smoking Bgiving up smoking is significantly challenging for the alcoholics Calcoholics who do not s
18、moke much have higher IQ scores Dother factors can cause the poorer mental functioning besides smoking5The purpose of this passage is _. Ato warn us of the bad effects of smoking on IQ and thinking Bto tell us why people are addicted to smoking Cto give us some advice on how to improve IQ and reason
19、ing Dto compare the bad effects of alcohol and cigarettes答案与解析：1解析：主旨大意题。由第一、二段及综合全文信息可知，抽烟使智商和思维能力下降。答案：A2解析：句意理解题。由第三段可知选C。答案：C3解析：细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知选B。答案：B4解析：推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知选D。答案：D5解析：文章意图题。本文主要讲了抽烟使智商和思维能力下降，作者写这篇文章主要是警告我们吸烟带来的危害。答案：A.七选五阅读NOISEThe people who lived in Rome 2,000 years ago were alr
20、eady talking about the noise in their city. They couldnt sleep, they said, with all the people and carriages in the streets. For them noise was only a trouble，but for us it has become a real danger. We know that sounds of an ordinary city are loud enough to cause serious harm to the peoples hearing
21、in the United States, one person out of twenty has suffered some hearing loss. _1_ It has increased greatly in the 20th century with the development of machines. We live surrounded by loud planes, trucks, buses, radios, machines that make such loud noises day and night up to 90 or 100 decibels(分贝).
22、A usual talk reaches 55 decibels. A jet plane goes to 100 decibels and more. “Pop” music reaches around 118 decibels. At 120 decibels the ear stops hearing sound, and the ear suffers a lot. However，the human ear does not judge clearly the degree of loudness of a noise. A sound ten decibels louder th
23、an another one is felt as twice as loud, when, in fact, it is ten times louder. _2_ But it is not only our hearing that is harmed. It has been known that loud noises, over a period of time, cause loss of sleep, anger, and many other problems. _3_ Can anything be done to make our world more quiet? We
24、 know how to build quieter machines, if the public wants them. But shop assistants say that people who buy motorbikes like the loudest ones because they sound more loudly. _4_ In America the drivers in some cities are fined(罚款) fifty dollars for honking(打喇叭); they may lose their right to drive if th
25、ey do it again. People who carry noisy radios in public places may lose them if they are caught with them._5_ Even so, say the scientists, in twenty years the cities will be twice as loud as they are today because of the increase of the population. People will have to shout to be heard at the dinner
26、 table. Unless, of course, they have all become completely deaf!ASome countries are trying to make laws.BPeople will become completely deaf in the future.CWhen a sound is getting louder and louder, our ears are in danger.D. In fact, it will take everybodys hard work to keep city noises from increasi
27、ng.ESince we cannot measure the increase or decrease of noise, we never know in what danger we are.FAnd all over the world the situation is getting worse all the time since noise increases with the population.GSuch problems have been found among factory workers, and people who operate loud machines, or often go to pop music concerts.答案：15FEGAD