选修6 unit 5 The power of nature
1．(2016·姜堰模拟)On February 11, 2007, Drew Gilpin Faust was______as the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.
A. appointedB．appealed
C. attached
D. transferred
解析：appoint任命；appeal呼吁，上诉；attach附属；transfer转让，转移。句意：2007年2月11日，Drew Gilpin Faust被任命为建校371年来第一个女校长。
答案：A
2．(2016·玉溪检测)—Mr President, do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?
—To tell you the truth, I hope they can do whatever______their interests.
A. fits
B. matches
C. suits
D. needs
解析：suit适合；fit表示尺寸、大小等的“适合”；match匹配；need需要。句意：说实话，我希望他们可以做一切符合他们的利益的事情。
答案：C
3．______， and I believe you will realize your dream.
A. Making a little bit more effort
B. Make a little bit more effort
C. To make a little bit more effort
D. If you make a little bit more effort
解析：make an effort做出努力。句意：再多作出点努力，我想你将会实现你的梦想。
答案：B
答案：A5．“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire！”the mother shouted, with______clearly in her voice.
A. anger
B. rudeness
C. regret
D. panic
解析：panic恐慌；anger愤怒；rudeness无礼；regret遗憾。句意：“Tommy，快跑！快！房子着火了！”母亲大声喊道，喊声中清楚地带着恐慌。
答案：D
6．My mother always gets a bit ______ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.
A．anxious
B．ashamed
C．weak
D．patient
解析：anxious“担心的”。句意：如果我们说回来，而没有按时回来，妈妈总是担心。
答案：A
7．The rescue team made every ______ to find the missing mountain climber.
A．force
B．energy
C．effort
D．possibility
解析：make every effort“尽一切努力”。句意：营救队尽一切努力寻找登山人员的失踪者。
答案：C
8．______Sunday，we had no classes yesterday.
A．It was
B．It being
C．It be
D．It is
解析：因为前后两部分主语不一致，又没有关联词连接，因此选用独立主格结构作原因状语。
答案：B9．To avoid becoming fat，I’m trying to______the children’s diet a little.
A．form
B．vary
C．assess
D．suit
解析：vary是动词“变化，改变”。句意：为了避免增肥，我试着改变孩子的饮食。
答案：B
10．The two books have almost nothing in common；they______greatly from each other.
A．vary B．differ
C．change D．tell
解析：vary与change表示“变化，改变”；differ from表示“与……不同”；tell from表示“把……与……区分开来”。
答案：B
11．They appointed him ______ ambassador ______ the United Nations.
A．to be；of
B．as；to
C．to；in
D．to；to
解析：第一个空可为to be或as，但第二个空必须是of，意为“联合国大使”，应为所属关系。故选A项。
答案：A
12．If you want to ______ in the world，you must learn to work hard while you are still young.来源:学&科&网]
A．make much of yourself
B．make the way out
C．make you out
D．make your way
解析：根据语境应是“如果你想成功”，故选D项。make one’s way除了可表示“到(某地)，(向某地)走去”之外，还可表示 “成功；有出息”。make much of sb.重视；make sth.out看清；辨认清楚；make sb.out看透；弄懂某人。
答案：D
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14．(2011·福建高考)—My teacher says she’s canceling the class play.I just can’t understand.
—______.You were looking forward to it.
A． It doesn’t matter
B．It’ s very unwise of her
C．Don’t worry about it
D．You must be disappointed
解析：考查情景交际。句意：——老师说她要取消课堂表演。我真不明白。——你一定失望了。你一直期待着呢。A.没关系；B.她很不明智；C.不要担心。根据情景可知，正确答案应为D项。
答案：D
15．(2011·天津高考)—Just a moment.I haven’t finished packing my suitcase.
—______.It’s high time we left for the airport.
A．Go ahead
B．Take it easy
C．Hurry up
D．That’s fine