考点针对练 Unit 8 Adventure
(对应学生用书P57)
1．(2011江苏高考)In that school，English is compulsory for all students，but French and Russian are______.
A．specialB．regional
C．optional
D．original
解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：在那所学校，对于所有学生来说英语是必修科目，但是法语和俄语是选修科目。compulsory必修的，与其相对应的词是optional(选修的)。special特别的，专门的；regional地方性的；original最初的，原始的，均不符合句意。
答案：C
2．(2011江西高考)You can’t predict everything.Often things don’t ______ as you expect.
A．run out
B．break out
C．work out
D．put out
3．(2011湖北高考)Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，but they may also ______ our thinking.
A．direct
B．limit
C．change
D．improve
解析：句意：如果我们想成功，知识和学习是重要的，但他们也限制了我们的思维。
答案：B
4．(2010浙江高考)After that，he knew he could______ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.
A．get away with
B．get on with
C．get through
D．get across
解析：考查与get相关的短语辨析。get away with侥幸逃脱；get on with与……友好相处；get through接通，顺利通过，完成；get across被理解，越过。句意：经过那件事之后，他明白了他能尽一切可能去顺利解决任何突发情况。
答案：C
5．(2010天津高考)People have always been ______about exactly how life on earth began.
A．curious
B．excited
C．anxious
D．careful
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们一直对地球上的生命是如何起源的感到好奇。curious“好奇的”；excited“使人激动的”；anxious “焦急的，焦虑的”；careful“小心的，仔细的”。
答案：A
6．(2010辽宁高考)Thousands of people ______to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland.
A．turned on
B．turned in
C．turned around
D．turned out
7．(2010湖南高考)Listen! Do you hear someone ______for help?
A．calling
B．call
C．to call
D．called
解析：句意：听！你听见有人在呼救吗？ hear sb.do sth.听见某人做过某事，hear sb.doing sth.听见某人正在做某事。
答案：A
8．In the wild，some animals have developed partnerships to help in the struggle for______.
A．strength
B．survival
C．exchange
D．civilization
解析：句意：在野外，一些动物发展伙伴用以帮助自己求生。survival生存，幸存；strength力气；exchange交换；civilization文明。
答案：B
9．—How about your journey to Mount Emei?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car______twice on the way.
A．slowed down
B．broke down
C．got down
D．put down
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：——你们去峨眉山的旅行怎么样？——除了我们的车在路上坏了两次以外，其他一切都很好。break down抛锚；垮掉，符合句意。slow down减慢；get down写下；put down写下；放下。
答案：B
10．—Why does the lake smell terrible?
—Because large quantities of water ______.
A．have polluted
B．is being polluted
C．has been polluted
D．have been polluted
解析：large quantities of＋n.作主语时，其谓语动词的单复数由quantity的形式来决定，故排除B、C两项。由句意可知此处表示“水被污染”，故用被动形式。
答案：D
11．He got well-prepared for the job interview，for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity______.
A．to lose
B．losing
C．to be lost
D．being lost
解析：risk后应跟动词-ing形式，此处good opportunity应为lose的逻辑宾语，它们之间为被动关系，故应用being lost。
答案：D
12．Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviours，such as poor eating habits which______increase the risk of heart disease.
A．by chance
B．in return
C．in turn
D．in a row
解析：句意：有压力的环境导致诸如不好的饮食习惯之类的不健康行为，继而增加了患心脏病的危险。根据句意可知应用in turn表示“反过来，相应的”。
答案：C
13．(2012永州模拟)The Chinese language______many western languages ______it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.
A．different from；in that
B．differs from；in which
C．differs from；in that
D．is different from；in which
解析：句意：汉语和许多西方语言不同，因为它使用的汉字既有自己的意义，又能作为单词独立存在。differ from...和……不同；in that因为。
答案：C
14．(2012合肥月考)As some farmers said，the mermaid(美人鱼)was last seen______off the coast towards evening yesterday.
A．to play
B．playing
C．to be playing
D．played
解析：句意：据一些农民说，这条美人鱼昨天晚上最后被看到在离岸不远的水中嬉戏。此题要用现在分词playing作主语补足语，表示被人看到时正在进行的动作。
答案：B
15．She has ______ the money saved by her mother，which ______in a bank for her education.
A．ran out of；had put
B．run out；have put
C．run out of；was put
D．run off；was put
解析：句意：她已经花完了她母亲所攒的钱，即那笔存在银行的她的教育费。第一空应填run out of，此处run 为过去分词。put in “放在……里面”。
答案：C
16．—What does NASA______？
—It means“National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”
A．stand for
B．stand out
C．stand up
D．stand by
解析：stand for“代表，意味着”；stand out“突出，显眼”；stand up “站起来”；stand by “站在旁边，袖手旁观”。
答案：A
17．After Shenzhou Ⅶ was launched successfully，I got into the habit of______the stars in the sky.
A．seeing
B．staring
C．noticing
D．observing
18．—Must I turn off the gas after cooking?
—Of course.You can never be______careful with that.
A．enough
B．too
C．so
D．very
解析：can’t be too...to...或can’t be...enough to do sth.“无论再怎么……也不过分”。
答案：B
[交际用语]
19．—You hate Lee，don’t you?
—______.I just think he’s a bit annoying.That’s all.
A．Not exactly
B．Really
C．Not a little
D．Not at all
解析：句意：——你讨厌Lee，是吗？——也不能这么说。我只是觉得他有点烦人，仅此而已。由答语中I just think he’s a bit annoying可知，答话人认为对方说的话不太准确。Not a little非常，Not at all一点也不，均不符合句意。
答案：A
20．—Are you getting a new apartment this year?
—______I can’t afford to pay my bills，let alone buy a new apartment.
A．Don’t mention it.
B．You must be joking!
C．Are you sure?
D．Good idea!
解析：根据答语中I can’t afford to pay my bills...可知，答话者对对方所说的事情表示否定，认为他是在开玩笑，自己连一般的生活开支都承担不起，怎么可能买得起新房子呢。由此可知B项“你一定是在开玩笑吧”符合题意。
答案：B