梯级演练·强技提能
Ⅰ. 单项填空
1. (2017·浙江高考)According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A. differ B. shrink
C. fail
D. decline
2. (2017·陕西高考)He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the air-conditioning system .
A. broke in B. broke up
C. broke out
D. broke down
3. (2011·四川高考)—How was your recent trip to Sichuan?
—I’ve never had one before.
A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant
C. a most pleasant
D. the most pleasant
4. (2017·合肥联考)The attack by terrorists has been by the entire world.
A. condemned B. scolded
C. criticized
D. blamed
5. —Is this the first time you Shanghai?
—No. But the first time I here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.
A. visit; came B. have visited; came
C. have visited; have come
D. visit; have come
6. (2017·武汉模拟)More and more teachers tend to think that teaching is really a
job, so they have to devote a lot to it.
A. rewarding B. blessing
C. demanding
D. depressing
Ⅱ. 用所给词的适当形式完成句子
1. The special medicine for the disease wasn’t found thougheverywhere. (seek)
2.
is so damaging both to individuals and to communities. (employ)
3. There is always a strange
of runners in the London Marathon. (collect)
4. For months I had been either
or unable to go through with it. (willing)
5. The rise in violent crime is a
new trend. (disturb)
6. Substances have no
to expand unless(they are)heated. (tend)
7. She will put her hands together and pray God to be
. (mercy)
8. It has now become
to us that a mistake has been made. (evidence)
9. Children from
homes are more likely to leave home before the age of 18. (break)
10. He was
with sudden chest pains. (seize)
Ⅲ. 完成句子
1. 八年后, 他们的婚姻破裂了。
Eight years later, their marriage.
2. 我还没来得及和她打声招呼, 她就已经离开公司了。
She left the companya word with her.
3. 我每一次回来都感觉到情况有所改善。
, I feel conditions have improved.
4. 一看到蛇, 那女孩就往后退缩。
, the girl drew back.
5. 新的剧院和艺术中心突然在全国各地涌现出来。
New theatres and arts centres.
6. 她受聘当实习生。
Shea trainee.
7. 你如果需要帮助, 随时可以提出来。
You can ask for help.
8. 迈克尔在高中时参加高一篮球队的甄试, 但是却没有入选。
When hein high school, Michael didn’t make it.
Ⅳ. 话题写作
根据提示, 利用本单元所学知识, 完成下面的小作文。
1. 戏剧Mr. Handsome正在美国和中国选派演员, 我决定抓住这个极好的机会。(cast, seize)
2. 剧本讲述了一个令人不安的故事: 一位固执的公主和一位单身汉——奥地利的作曲家, 一见钟情。(disturbing, at first sight)
3. 他向公主求婚时由于公主母亲的歧视和偏见, 遭到了拒绝。(decline)
4. 他向自己的朋友——一位幼儿园的老师求助, 结果徒劳。最后他们不得不分手。(seek, break up)
5. 慢慢地, 男主人公意识到了自己的错误, 组建了一个乐队。(gradually)
6. 故事强烈要求人与人之间相互尊重。(demand)
答案解析
Ⅰ. 1. 【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 据科学家们所说, 我们的智力在22岁时达到高峰, 在27岁后开始下降。differ不同, 相异; shrink收缩, 减少; fail失败, 失灵, 不及格; decline拒绝, 下降, 衰落。
2.【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 他不得不不时地停下来擦额头上的汗, 因为空调系统坏了。break in“破门而入, 插话”。break up“分手, (关系)破裂; 解散等”; break out“战争(火灾)爆发, 发生”; break down“(谈判等)失败; (机器等)发生故障; (人精神)崩溃等”。根据句意可知D项符合题意。
3. 【解析】选B。考查形容词比较级。句意: ——你最近去四川的旅行怎么样? ——这是让我最为愉快的旅行了。否定词never与比较级a more pleasant构成最高级的含义。故选B。
4. 【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。condemn“谴责, 责备, 判……刑”; scold“责骂, 训斥”; criticize“批评, 批判”; blame“责备, 指责”。根据题意选A。
5. 【解析】选B。考查句式和时态。第一空为固定句式“This/It is the first time(that)sb. have/has done. . . ”; 第二空为the first time引导时间状语从句, 根据句意应用一般过去时。
6. 【解析】选C。考查词义辨析。句意: 越来越多的老师意识到教学确实是个要求很高的工作, 因此他们不得不下番功夫才行。A表示“有益的, 有报酬的”; B表示“赞同, 祝颂”; C表示“要求高的, 要求严格的, 苛求的”; D表示“令人沮丧的”。根据语境可知, 答案选C。
Ⅱ. 1. sought2. Unemployment
3. collection
4. unwilling
5. disturbing
6. tendency
7. merciful
8. evident
9. broken
10. seized
Ⅲ. 1. broke up
2. before I could say
3. Every time I come back
4. At the sight of the snake
5. sprang up all over the country
6. was taken on as
7. whenever you need it
8. tried out for the freshman team
Ⅳ. 【参考范文】
The play Mr. Handsome is being cast in both the US and China. I am bent on seizing the awesome opportunity. The play, set in a country in the 1600s, tells us a disturbing story in which a stubborn princess falls in love with a bachelor, who is a composer in Austria, at first sight. So he asks for the princess’s hand in marriage, which is declined by the discrimination and prejudice of her mother. He goes to seek help from his friend, a teacher in a kindergarten, but in vain. They have no choice but to break up, which makes him heart-broken. Gradually, he realizes his mistakes and forms a band. The play demands that everyone should respect each other.