课时提升作业(五)
Ⅰ. 单项填空
1. As with many women of her age, she struggled to find a between her career and her family.
A. balance
B. connection
C. answer
D. compromise
2. (2017·天津模拟)As far as we are concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, .
A. the more for life are you equipped
B. the more equipped for life you are
C. the more life you are equipped for
D. the more life for you are equipped
3. Experts warn that global warming will cause extreme climate changes including more floods, heat waves and droughts.
A. usual
B. ordinary
C. frequent
D. common
4. The play next month aims mainly the local culture.
A. produced; to reflect
B. being produced; at reflecting
C. to be produced; to reflect
D. to be produced; reflecting
5. (2017·绍兴模拟)You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request a question.
A. in search of
B. in the form of
C. in need of
D. in the direction of
6. (2017·重庆模拟)—Bill, could I use your phone for a while?
— . Go ahead, please.
A. By all means
B. Couldn’t be better
C. With pleasure
D. No wonder
7. —Liu Xiang is on the road to recovery; he needs improvement step by step.
—I hope injuries will from him.
A. send away
B. keep away
C. put away
D. take away
8. (2017·贵阳模拟) was careless him to leave his umbrella in the store.
A. It; for
B. It; of
C. That; for
D. That; of
9. The pleasant weather our pleasure. We had a wonderful time during our holiday.
A. added up to
B. added in
C. added up
D. added to
10. (2017·桂林模拟)It is reported that the government has the outbreak of violence by sending a large group of soldiers to police the area.
A. gone for
B. reacted to
C. appealed to
D. made for
11. I’m used to in the house which to keep books and magazines.
A. living; uses
B. live; was using
C. live; used
D. living; used
12. It’s said that within five years cars will be a lot in our country.
A. cheaper
B. cheapest
C. cheap
D. more cheap
13. , I would like to thank everyone who helped to make this event possible.
A. In conclusion
B. In fun
C. In word
D. In case
14. (2017·大庆模拟)Alice was supposed at home, but her mother found her surfing the Internet.
A. studying
B. to be studying
C. to have studied
D. studied
15. A computer is the most important piece of you will buy.
A. furniture
B. tool
C. equipment
D. technology
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2017·南昌模拟)
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange 1 as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers 2 was his daughter being born. Then the world went 3 .
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to 4 11-year-old David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to 5 . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the 6 of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog 7 .
But David does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little obstacles(障碍)you have to 8 in your life, ”he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place—the X-ray department of an 9 room.
It was a hard job to 10 . Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization 11 to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, something 12 , not just he, must do in the dark, including people with 13 eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, 14 they offered to pay his first three months’ salary.
David works alone in a dark room that 15 of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. 16 , he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put 17 or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20, 000 a year. But his motivation(动机)goes 18 money. “By working, I can realize my own 19 . That’s the most important!” he said.
What a shining example for us to 20 !(283W)
1. A. ankle
B. direction
C. angle
D. altitude
2. A. doing
B. feeling
C. seeing
D. hearing
3. A. blank
B. colorful
C. empty
D. silent
4. A. bring up
B. bring in
C. give up
D. give in
5. A. worse
B. good
C. better
D. mad
6. A. bottom
B. path
C. wheel
D. back
7. A. killed
B. sacrificed
C. died
D. injured
8. A. seek
B. overcome
C. surround
D. search
9. A. upstairs
B. emergency
C. information
D. underground
10. A. deal with
B. get through
C. take up
D. come by
11. A. intended
B. afforded
C. offered
D. devoted
12. A. everyone
B. nobody
C. someone
D. none
13. A. common
B. poor
C. normal
D. actual
14. A. now that
B. as if
C. in case
D. even though
15. A. consists
B. smells
C. allows
D. fills
16. A. However
B. Unfortunately
C. Otherwise
D. Besides
17. A. at risk
B. in brief
C. up with
D. in charge
18. A. into
B. beyond
C. onto
D. below
19. A. blindness
B. income
C. value
D. experiences
20. A. set
B. take
C. hold
D. follow
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
(Nov. 16, 2017)—Children who learn how to swim at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm.
Researchers from the Griffith Institute for Educational Research surveyed parents of 7, 000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over three years.
A further 180 children aged 3, 4 and 5 have been involved in intensive testing, making it the world’s most comprehensive study into early-years swimming.
Lead researcher Professor Robyn Jorgensen says the study shows young children who participate in early-years swimming achieve a wide range of skills earlier than the normal population.
“Many of these skills are those that help young children into the transition(过渡, 转变)into formal learning surroundings such as pre-school or school. ”
The research also found significant differences between the swimming groups and non-swimmers regardless of socio-economic background.
While the two higher socio-economic groups performed better than the lower two in testing, the four SES(美国工程科学协会)groups all performed better than the normal population.
The researchers also found there were no gender differences between the research groups and the normal population.
As well as achieving physical milestones faster, children also scored significantly better in visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, colouring in and drawing lines and shapes, and many mathematically-related tasks. Their oral expression was also better as well as in the general areas of literacy and numeracy.
The study is a joint project between Griffith University, Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia. (281W)
1. The purpose of the passage is .
A. to advertise for swimming
B. to call on children to learn how to swim
C. to illustrate a study related to swimming
D. to survey those children who swam at an early age
2. Which of the following is the result of the study?
A. More than 7, 000 children participated in the testing.
B. The younger children learn to swim, the wiser they are.
C. Boys are cleverer than girls.
D. The scores of the two higher socio-economic groups are higher than the lower two in testing.
3. How many skills that children achieved in their early years’swimming are mentioned in the passage?
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.
4. Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a popular magazine.
B. In a Science Daily.
C. In a physics textbook.
D. In an official report.
【语篇随练】
请运用上下文暗示法, 按照以下提示题号找出完形填空中的对应词
题号 原 文 选 项
2 ___________ ___________
8 ___________ ___________
9 ___________ ___________
17 ___________ ___________
Ⅰ.1.【解析】选A。句意: 和她这个年龄的女人一样, 她努力地寻求事业和家庭之间的平衡。balance平衡; connection联系; answer答案, 回答; compromise折中, 妥协。根据句意可知选A项。
2.【解析】选B。句意: 就我们而言, 教育就是学习。你学得越多, 你为生活准备得越充足。the+比较级(+主语+谓语), the +比较级(+主语+谓语), 越……, 就越……。
3.【解析】选C。句意: 专家警告说, 全球变暖将会导致极端的天气变化, 包括频繁的洪水、热带气流和干旱。usual通常的; ordinary普通的; frequent经常的, 频繁的; common共同的。根据句意可知选C项。
4.【解析】选C。句意: 下个月要出品的戏剧主要目的是反映当地的文化。根据时间状语next month可知将要进行, 故用to be produced; aim to do/at doing sth. 旨在于做某事。故选C项。
5.【解析】选B。句意: 如果你以问题的形式来询问的话, 听起来会更礼貌。in search of寻找; in the form of以……形式; in need of需要; in the direction of朝……方向。
【变式备选】
(2017·太原模拟) China Daily has nine websites in three languages and three mobile platforms, Asia’s biggest network of English-language news and information.
A. forming
B. formed
C. form
D. to form
【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词作状语。句意: 《中国日报》有使用三种语言的九个网站和三个移动平台, 这使它成为亚洲最大的英语资讯和信息网络。根据句意和句子结构可知, 此处forming Asia’s biggest network of English-language news and information是非谓语动词作结果状语, 且这种结果是顺其自然的。动词不定式作结果状语时, 表示意外的结果。
6.【解析】选A。考查交际用语。句意: ——比尔, 我能用会儿你的手机吗? ——当然可以。请用吧。by all means当然可以; couldn’t be better再好不过了; with pleasure很乐意效劳; no wonder难怪。根据语境可知选A项。
【知识拓展】
表示“请求允许和应答以及提供(帮助等)和应答”的交际用语有:
请求允许和应答:
a. May I. . . ? Can/Could I. . . ?
b. Yes. /Certainly. Yes, do please. Go ahead.
Of course(you may). That’s OK/all right.
c. I’m sorry, but. . . You’d better not.
提供(帮助等)和应答:
a. Can I help you? What can I do for you?
Here, take this/my. . . Let me. . . for you.
Would you like some. . . ?
b. Thanks. That would be nice/fine.
Thank you for your help. Yes, please.
c. No, thanks/thank you.
That’s very kind of you, but. . .
7.【解析】选B。句意: ——刘翔的身体正在恢复。他需要逐步地恢复。——我希望伤痛远离他。keep away from远离。
8.【解析】选B。句意: 他把伞忘在了商店里, 真是粗心。根据句意可知it为形式主语, 真正的主语为to leave his umbrella in the store; careless描述的是人的品质、性格, 故用介词of。故选B项。
9.【解析】选D。句意: 宜人的天气增加了我们的快乐。我们在假期里玩得很开心。add up to总计; add in把……加进去; add up把……加起来; add to增加, 增添。根据句意可知选D项。
10.【解析】选B。句意: 据报道, 政府已经派出大批士兵去控制这个地区, 以应对突发的暴力事件。go for争取; react to对……作出反应; appeal to吸引, 呼吁; make for冲向, 促使。
11.【解析】选D。句意: 我习惯于住在那栋用来存放书刊的屋子里。be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事; used to do sth. 过去常常做某事。
12.【解析】选A。此处是a lot修饰比较级, 而cheap的比较级是cheaper, 故选A。
13.【解析】选A。考查固定短语。句意: 总之, 我想感谢帮助使这件事成为可能的每个人。in conclusion总之; in fun开玩笑地; in word口头上; in case万一。
14.【解析】选B。句意: 艾丽斯本应该在家学习, 但是她妈妈却发现她正在上网。be supposed to do sth. 本来应该做某事, 根据句意可知她应该正在学习, 故用不定式的进行时。若动作发生在谓语动词之前, 就应该用不定式的完成时。
【变式备选】
You’re not supposed the books out of the room, so put them where they were.
A. to take
B. to be taking
C. to have taken
D. to be taken
【解析】选A。句意: 这些书你不能拿出屋去, 把它们放回原处。be not supposed to do sth. =should not do sth. 不应该做某事。
15.【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 电脑是你要买的最重要的一件设备。furniture家具; tool工具; equipment设备; technology技术。equipment是不可数名词, 表示“一件设备”, 要用“a piece of equipment”。
Ⅱ.1.【解析】选C。at a(n). . . angle表示“以……角度”。干扰项是B, 若选B, 其前面的介词应是in。
2.【解析】选C。上文的blind已暗示, 表明他记得最后看见的是他女儿的出生。
3.【解析】选A。blank表示“空白的”; empty的意思是“空的”。
4.【解析】选C。give up. . . to. . . 表示“把……交给……”; bring up养大, 抚养; bring in带进来, 引进; give in屈服。
5.【解析】选A。from bad to worse越来越糟, 每况愈下。
6.【解析】选B。path表示“道路”。
7.【解析】选C。此处需要的是不及物动词, 故选C。A、B、D三项皆为及物动词。
8.【解析】选B。根据上下文可知, 空格处应表示“克服”, 故选overcome。
9.【解析】选B。从文章第七段第四句可知。emergency room急救室。
10.【解析】选D。deal with处理; get through处理, 完成; take up从事; come by设法得到。根据下一句中的Before he got it可知, 此处指“这是一份很难得到的工作”。
11.【解析】选A。be intended to do sth. 表示“意欲做某事”。
12.【解析】选A。根据常识可知, 空格处应表示“每个人”。因为冲洗X光片是每个人都必须在黑暗中做的事情。
13.【解析】选C。此处指“包括有正常视力的人们”。normal正常的。
14.【解析】选D。句意: 尽管Lighthouse主动支付三个月的工资, 但Lighthouse给很多医院打电话, 都没有结果。由此可知选D。even though尽管。
15.【解析】选B。smell of表示“闻起来有某种气味(或气息)”。
16.【解析】选C。此处表示“他不能戴手套。否则他就不能摸了。”otherwise否则。
17.【解析】选A。at risk(处于危险中)与out of danger(脱离危险)对应。
18.【解析】选B。go beyond超出。
19.【解析】选C。realize my own value表示“实现我个人的价值”。
20.【解析】选D。follow. . . example表示“以……为榜样”。
Ⅲ.
研究发现, 小时候学会游泳的孩子, 不仅在身体上比其他的孩子发展更迅速, 而且在视觉运动的技能以及口语表达等方面都表现出众。
1.【解析】选C。观点态度题。本文客观阐述了一个研究结果: 小时候学会游泳的孩子比其他孩子发展得快, 故答案选C。
2.【解析】选D。细节理解题。A项不是研究结果; B项在文章中并没有体现; 根据文章第八段可知C项错误; 根据文章第七段内容可知答案选D。
3.【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章中提到了四种早期游泳所获得的技能: 身体的发展, 视觉运动的技能, 数学相关任务以及口语表达。
4.【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文阐述了一个与游泳有关的研究结果, 属于科普类文章, 再结合文章开头的日期, 可以确定本文有可能出现在Science Daily(《科学日报; 每日科学》)。
题号 原 文 选 项
2 He was blind seeing
8 obstacles overcome
9 an emergency room emergency
17 out of danger at risk