Unit 23 A卷
一、单项填空
1．(2012宜昌模拟)One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living ______.
A．bills B．expenses
C．charges
D．profits
2．—Were you caught in the rain yesterday?
—Good luck.No sooner ______ home than it poured down.
A．I had reached
B．had I reached
C．did I reach
D．I have reached
3．Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes，______ people will buy books and newspapers.
A．more and more
B．any the less
C．more or less
D．fewer and fewer
4．I listened to her ______ the painting with interest.
A．to remark
B．to remark on
C．remark on
D．remarking
5．(2012南阳月考)The car Tom was ______ was once ______ his uncle.
A．in possession of；in the possession of
B．in the possession of；in possession of
C．in possession of；in possession of
D．in the possession of；in the possession of
6．(2012许昌模拟)The international agreement，______ encourage children not to smoke and help people kick the habit，was signed on February 27.
A．intending to
B．being intended to
C．intended to
D．to intend to
7．Many writers’ rich life experiences ______ greatly to their success of their works.
A．owed
B．applied
C．distributed
D．contributed
8．After the accident he was fully______the importance of obeying traffic rules.
A．aware of
B．acquainted
C．known
D．realized
9．The boy who was lost in the mountain managed to hold______for four days until rescue came.
A．back
B．up
C．out
D．down
10．He had a good guise(伪装)，but as soon as he spoke，he ______himself.
A．covered
B．released
C．relaxed
D．betrayed
11．Mr.Black is a careful and experienced engineer，so he is often ______ to finish some challenging tasks.
A．appreciated
B．approached
C．appointed
D．agreed
12．—How did it ______ that all the flowers died?
—I had forgotten to water them.
A．come on B．come up
C．come about
D．come along
13．John decided that he would drive back to town instead of ______ for the night at the hotel.
A．setting up
B．putting up
C．looking up
D．staying up
14．The more one is ______ the English speaking environment，the better he or she will learn the language.
A． exposed to
B．filled in
C．caught on
D．kept up
15．The committee put ______ a proposal to reduce the waste of time.
A．forward
B．up
C．aside
D．up with
二、完形填空
(2012焦作模拟)I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I’ve seen so many of them.One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a __1__ in my upper jaw，”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing，but he __2__ I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would __3__ to add something，but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything herself.I found a large cancer that spread over most of the __4__ of her mouth.A careful examination later __5__ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment，I explained to her the __6__ of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said.“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just __7__.”
I thought otherwise.After considerable __8__ on my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to __9__ me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him，but as I expected，__10__ treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and __11__.
“How are you？”I asked.
“I’m just fine，honey，”she responded __12__ high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)？”
Surprised to see her at all，I answered __13__，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had __14__ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness __15__.
I had read of such things happening，but had __16__ seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others，because they keep getting __17__ to see.In fact，miracles are daily events for me now.And people are all miracles，__18__ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to __19__ the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle，I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is __20__ we choose to find it.
1．A.cut
B．pain
C．wound
D．cancer
2．A.declared
B．suspected
C．promised
D．insisted
3．A.refuse
B．continue
C．attempt
D．manage
4．A.roof
B．corner
C．bottom
D．surface
5．A.confirmed
B．convinced
C．considered
D．concluded
6．A.possibility
B．importance
C．seriousness
D．resolution
7．A.old
B．sick
C．fine
D．glad
8．A.permission
B．support
C．approval
D．effort
9．A.persuade
B．please
C．encourage
D．astonish
10．A.declined
B．provided
C．received
D．required
11．A.healthy
B．elegant
C．optimistic
D．humorous
12．A.to
B．in
C．between
D．by
13．A.worriedly
B．confusedly
C．patiently
D．confidently
14．A.covered
B．reached
C．spread
D．grown
15．A.cured
B．faded
C．expanded
D．remained
16．A.ever
B．also
C．never
D．already
17．A.easier
B．rarer
C．happier
D．closer
18．A.or
B．so
C．yet
D．for
19．A.read
B．make
C．keep
D．see
20．A.whatever
B．wherever
C．whoever
D．whichever
三、阅读理解
With rising gas prices，it’s no wonder the search for gasoline alternatives(替代品)has suddenly taken on a new urgency.One of the laboratories—a high school in Brooklyn—is where students are using cooking oil to run their experimental engine.And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.
Students at Automotive High School have taken a gas alternative lesson a step further.They have perfected a project that runs this car’s engine，with used cooking oil.
Lamar Taylor，“I think it’s a great project because it’s better for the environment.”
Vehicles that run on alternative fuels are part of a cutting edge technology.The Automotive High Project began after a diesel-powered Mercedes was donated to the school two years ago.
Thomas Cassino，mechanics teacher，“The original diesel engine...was actually produced to run on vegetable oil and whale oil.”
The oil running the engine was collected from the school cafeteria and from restaurants，then placed into a converter，which heats it up while the engine starts using the diesel fuel.With the flip(轻击)of a switch，the engine is cooking with oil，though collecting it can have drawbacks.
Melissa Silberman，principal，“Once they started running the car，they didn’t want to eat in the cafeteria any-more because what the French fries(炸薯条)were cooked in weren’t so attractive if it can run a car.”
And it has its advantages.Curtis Giscombe，student，“It smells like the back of McDonalds...It smells like French fries.”
The students are not likely to influence the more widespread use of alternative fuels，but if the day comes when lots more cars are running on cooking oil，the students will be prepared to service them.
1．What would be the best title for the text?
A．The Future Alternative to Gasoline
B．Rising Gas Prices Drive Experimental Engine
C．Cooking Oil Finds Its New Uses
D．Students Use Cooking Oil to Power an Engine
2．The importance of using cooking oil to run engines is that it can ______.
A．protect the environment
B． save the gas
C．offer cars good smell
D．bring down the gas price
3．According to the seventh paragraph，______.
A．the car is full of French fries
B．the car makes people eat nothing
C．the car makes people not want to eat in the cafeteria
D．the car is a moving cafeteria
4．About the future of the car running on cooking oil，we know that ______.
A．the day for cars widely using cooking oil is long to come
B．it will have a great effect on the oil market
C．the students may build a service company soon
D．no one wants to use cooking oil for their cars
课时作业(四十五)
Unit 23 A卷
一、单项填空
1．解析：句意：一个月1 000美元不算多，但能够帮我支付生活费用了。bill账单；expense费用；charge收费；profit利润。
答案：B
2．解析：句意：——昨天你淋雨了吗？——很幸运。我刚一到家，雨就倾盆而下。“no sooner＋部分倒装(时态为过去完成时)＋than”，表示“一……就……”。
答案：B
3．解析：句意：一些人认为随着越来越多的人们家里有了电视，他们买书籍和报纸就会越来越少。根据句子结构和句意可知，that从句本身为一个复合句，as引导状语从句，由more and more可知，其后也应用比较级形成对比。
答案：D
4．解析：首先listen to＋宾语＋do sth./doing sth./done，所以排除A、B两项。另外，remark on评论。
答案：C
6．解析：intended to相当于which was intended to...。
答案：C
7．解析：句意：许多作家丰富的生活经历十分有助于他们创作上的成功。owe to“归功于”；apply to“应用于”；distribute to“分给”；contribute to有助于。
答案：D
8．解析：be aware of “知道；明白”。若选B项，应改为acquainted with。因为本句空前有was，所以C、D两项放在此处不恰当。
答案：A
9．解析：考查hold动词短语。hold back“阻止；退缩”；hold up“延迟”；hold out“坚持”；hold down“控制”。句意：在山中迷路的男孩设法坚持了四天，直到救援到来。
答案：C
10．解析：句意：他伪装得很好，可是一说话就原形毕露了。betray oneself 暴露出本来面目，符合句意。
答案：D
11．解析：句意：布莱克先生是一个仔细而又有经验的工程师，所以他经常被委派完成有挑战性的任务。appreciate感激，欣赏；approach接近，靠近；appoint任命，委派；agree同意。
答案：C
12．解析：句意：——所有的花都死了是怎么回事？——我忘了浇水了。come on快点；得了吧；come up发芽，被提出；come about发生；come along一起来。
答案：C
13．解析：put up除了表示“挂起，张贴”，还可表示“投宿；留宿”。
答案：B
14．解析：expose to接触，面临着，符合句意。fill in充满；catch on抓牢，理解，流行；keep up保持，继续下去。
答案：A
二、完形填空
解题导语：作者通过自己经历的一件事情告诉我们，在生活中，奇迹无处不在，奇迹就在我们选择发现奇迹的地方。
1．解析：下文告诉我们，老太太患的是癌症，而不是受了伤，由此可见，这位老太太是因为上颚痛才来看病的。
答案：B
2．解析：句意：“我告诉我的牙医这没什么，但是他却坚持让我来看看。”由第二段中的I found a large cancer that spread over most of the __4__ of her mouth.可以看出，她的病情很严重，所以应该是她的私人医生坚持要她来，因此要选择insist“坚决主张”，后面从句要用虚拟语气。declare“宣布”；suspect“怀疑”；promise“承诺”。
答案：D
3．解析：陪同老太太来的是她80岁的儿子，他试图补充点什么，但被老太太给阻止了。这里attempt to do sth.相当于try to do sth.意思是“试图做某事(但没有成功)”。而manage to do sth.意思是“成功做成某事”；refuse to do sth.意思是“拒绝做某事”；continue to do sth.意思是“继续做某事”，显然都不符合语境。
答案：C
4．解析：上文提到，老太太感觉上颚(upper jaw)有点痛，所以应该选择roof,14空所在的句子也有暗示。roof在此处的意思是“牙床，上颚”。corner“角落，区域”；bottom“底部”；surface“表面”。
答案：A
5．解析：confirm“确认”。句意：后来的细致检查确认这是一种特别严重的癌症。convince“(使)信服，说服”；consider“考虑”；conclude“推断，得出结论”。
答案：A
6．解析：由5空后的a particularly bad sort of cancer可以看出，在下次来看病时，我向她解释了病情的严重性(seriousness)。possibility“可能性”；importance“重要性”；resolution“决心，解决”。
答案：C
7．解析：由语境可知，老太太一直以为自己身体很健康，所以要选fine，意思是：(身体)好的。下文的“I’m just fine，honey”也是暗示。
答案：C
8．解析：作为医生，“我”一直在劝说老太太去找一位治疗癌症的外科医生。老太太最终答应是因为两方面的原因，一方面是我的努力(effort)，另一方面是老太太的善良，因为她想让我高兴，她才答应去的。permission“允许”；support“支持”；approval“同意，赞同”。
答案：D
9．解析：please意思是“使……高兴；取悦某人”。解析见上题。persuade“说服”；encourage“鼓励”；astonish“(使)震惊”。
答案：B
10．解析：因为老太太去看外科医生也是出于照顾“我”的面子，所以拒绝治疗也在我的预料之中。根据前面对老太太的描述(kindness)可知，“婉言拒绝”符合语境，因此选declined。provide“提供”；receive“收到”；require“需要”。
答案：A
11．解析：解答此题的关键是空前的still，前文告诉我们，老太太一直很乐观，认为自己的病没有什么大碍，并拒绝了大夫的治疗，所以应该选择optimistic，意思是：乐观的。由上文可知她的病很严重，如果忽略了这一点，很容易误选A项。
答案：C
12．解析：in high spirits为固定用法，意思是“兴高采烈”。
答案：B
13．解析：一个患癌症的病人在六个月后竟然精力充沛、神采依然，“我”很吃惊，也很困惑，所以选择confusedly，意思是“困惑地”。worriedly“担心地”；patiently“有耐心地”；confidently“有信心地”。
答案：B
14．解析：cover“覆盖”。语意：几乎覆盖整个上颚的癌症已经消失了，只留下一小片红。
答案：A
15．解析：这里指的是癌症症状消失后留下的东西，所以选择remained，语意见上题。cure“治愈”；fade“褐色”；expand“膨胀”。
答案：D
16．解析：由上文Surprised to see her at all，I couldn’t believe my eyes.以及下文的That was my first miracle.可以看出，这里的意思是：我读过类似的故事，但这之前从没有亲眼看到这样的事情发生。
答案：C
17．解析：从那以后我看到了很多其他类似的奇迹。这说明奇迹在变得越来越容易让人看到，由此可以看出，easier符合语境。rare“稀少的”；happy“幸福的”；close“接近的”。
答案：A
18．解析：第二个分句是前一个分句的原因。句意：并且人们都是奇迹，因为通过他们我们有机会了解我们自己，看见一个又一个的奇迹。for用来引出原因。
答案：D
19．解析：这一部分重点讲的是看见身边的奇迹，所以要选see。该段的前两句都有暗示。
答案：D
20．解析：对应前面的place，选择wherever。从第一次奇迹之后，我逐渐明白：奇迹发生的时间和地点就在我们选择发现它的地方。
答案：B
三、阅读理解
1．解析：主旨大意题。本篇文章主要是讲了几个学生做了一项实验，通过这个实验可以使发动机以食用油为原料代替汽油。
答案：D
2．解析：推理判断题。尽管做这一实验是基于油价上涨，但是正如文章最后一段说的，它不会广泛地替代汽油，所以也就不会使油价下降或节省汽油。而文章第三段说这一实验更有利于环境。
答案：A
3．解析：细节理解题。由本段可知，由于该种车是以食用油为燃料，因此，车一发动，就有一种炸薯条的味道，所以让坐在车子里的人就觉得餐厅不那么诱人了。
答案：C