活页练(二十四)单项填空＋阅读理解＋
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．—I failed the job interview because of my poor English.
—________.Practice a lot and you will make it.
A．Never mind
B．Not at all
C．Don’t mention it
D．Of course
答案 A
解析 考查情景交际。第一个人说他工作面试没有成功，第二个人自然要安慰他，告诉他没关系，多加练习的话就一定会成功的。never mind(不必担心)，用于安慰对方，符合语境。
2．Now that we’ve discussed our problem，are people happy with the decisions ________？
A．taking
B．take
C．taken
D．to take
答案 C
解析 句意为：既然我们已经讨论了我们的问题，人们对我们做的决定满意吗？ take与the decisions之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词表示被动。
3．I think Jack will ________ a good monitor，so I’d like to vote for him.
A．turn
B．change
C．make
D．elect
答案 C
解析 考查动词辨析。此处make表示“成为”。假如选择A项，应该去掉句中的不定冠词a。
4．—What were you doing when Lucy ________in yesterday?
—I had just finished my homework and ________to take a shower.
A．dropping；start
B．had dropped；started
C．dropped；have started
D．dropped；was starting
答案 D
解析 句意为：——昨天Lucy来访的时候你在干什么？——我(那时)刚写完作业正要开始洗澡。第一空后面有yesterday所以用一般过去时；第二空强调那时正要做某事。
5．—What’s wrong?
—Nothing serious.I’m just ________
busy.
A．much
B．more
C．too much
D．far too
答案 D
解析 因为too修饰形容词或副词，far是用来加强too的语气的。
6．I want to use the same dictionary ________ was used yesterday.
A．which
B．who
C．what
D．as
答案 D
解析 当先行词前有as，so，such，the same等修饰时，在从句中作主语或宾语的关系代词用as。在本句话中，as作从句的主语。
7．I ________to go for a walk，but someone called and I couldn’t get away.
A．was planning
B．planned
C．had planned
D．would plan
答案 C
解析 句意为：我本打算去散步，但是有人打电话，所以我没能去。plan是在called和couldn’t get away之前发生的动作，所以用过去完成时。
8．—Have you been to the Great Wall?
—Perhaps not in my memory.________，it might have been during my early childhood.
A．If any
B．If so
C．If ever
D．If not
答案 C
解析 句意为：——你去过长城吗？——在我记忆中好像没有去过。要是去过的话，或许是在童年。if ever如果曾经，该句完整形式为：If I have ever been to the Great Wall，....。if any如果有一些(表示数量)；if so如果那样；if not如果不。
9．It is beyond my understanding that many adults ________ be so crazy about Harry Potter series.
A．will
B．can
C．may
D．should
答案 D
解析 考查情态动词。句意为：很多成年人居然对哈利·波特系列这么上瘾，对此我不能理解。这里用should表示“居然，竟然”。其他选项都没有这个含义。
10．—If we take a plane，we’ll of course have arrived in London by the next weekend.
—Don’t be too sure.We should ________ the weather factor.What shall we do if it is foggy?
A．look for
B．allow for
C．prepare for
D．use for
答案 B
解析 考查动词短语辨析。look for寻找；allow for考虑到；prepare for为……作准备；use for用做。allow for符合语意。
11．We had over 120,000 people here at ________ weekend and expect to have up to ________ third of that number on the beach today.
A．the；a
B．the；the
C．/；a
D．a；the
答案 A
解析 第一空at the weekend在周末；第二空表示“三分之一”，在英语中，当分子是1时，分子可用a或one，如果分子大于1，分母要用复数形式。
12．—Someone wants you on the phone.
—________ nobody knows I am here.
A．Although
B．And
C．But
D．So
答案 C
解析 前半句句意为：有人给你打电话，后半句句意为：没有人知道我在这儿。根据句子意思可知前后两句明显为转折关系，因此选C项。
13．His parents thought only in this way ________ become successful，studying abroad.
A．could Tom
B．Tom could
C．is Tom able to
D．Tom is able to
答案 A
解析 句意为：汤姆的父母原以为只有用这种方式汤姆才能成功，才能到国外学习。本题考查倒装。在宾语从句中“only＋介词短语/副词/状语/状语从句”置于句首时，后面句子要使用部分倒装，故A项正确。
14．Nick，it’s good for you to read some books ________ China before you start your trip there.
A．in
B．for
C．of
D．on
答案 D
解析 on 表示关于，some books on China意为“关于中国的一些书”。句意为：Nick，你在去中国旅行之前最好读一些关于中国的书。故选D项。
15．________twice a year，whether it is a car or a bus or a truck，is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.
A．Examining
B．Examined
C．Being examined
D．Having been examined
答案 C
解析 句中缺少的是主语，分词不作主语，故排除A、B项；从整个句子意思来看examine需要用被动式且用其一般式即可。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels，yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for.We do know，however，that they existed over 5,500 years ago in ancient Asia.
The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia.It is over 5,100 years old.Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn’t become popular for a while，though.This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.
But it could also be because of a difficult situation.While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces，roads with smooth surfaces weren’t going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them.Eventually，road surfaces did become smoother，but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later.There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.
In the mid1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of road—a base layer(层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones.A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong，lasting road surface became a reality.At around the same time，metal hubs (the central part of a wheel)came into being，followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846.Alloy wheels were invented in 1967，sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油路)．As wheel design took off，vehicles got faster and faster.(2017·重庆，C)
1．What might explain why transport wheels didn’t become popular for some time?
A．Few knew how to use transport wheels.
B．Humans carried farming tools just as well.
C．Animals were a good means of transport.
D．The existence of transport wheels was not known.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。从第二段中的“This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.”可知，正确答案为C项。
2．What do we know about road design from the passage?
A．It was easier than wheel design.
B．It improved after big changes in vehicle design.
C．It was promoted by fastmoving vehicles.
D．It provided conditions for wheel design to develop.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。从第三、四段的描述我们可知，道路的设计为轮子的发展提供了条件。
3．How is the last paragraph mainly developed?
A．By giving examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By following time order.
D．By making classifications.
答案 C
解析 组织结构题。从最后一段中的In the mid1700s；in the 1820s；At around the same time；in 1967等可看出该段是按时间顺序组织起来的。
4．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The beginning of road design.
B．The development of transport wheels.
C．The history of public transport.
D．The invention of fastmoving vehicles.
答案 B
解析 主旨大意题。全文主要向我们介绍了车轮的发展历程。
B
Guest Services
Front Gate Guest Services can help you with
anything from finding out what time
your
favourite show starts to purchasing tickets.The Guest Services location inside Front Gate also serves as a message centre，lost children’s area and lost and found.Canada’s Wonderland does not offer personalized public paging(传呼)．
Food & Drink Options Shops
are located throughout
Canada’s Wonderland.Picnic baskets and coolers are welcome
at the
shelter
located
outside Wonderland on the north side of our Front Gate.Outside food and drinks are not allowed in the Park.Bottled water may be brought into the Park.
ATMs
ATMs are located just inside the Park beside Stroller，Locker and Wheelchair Rentals at the Front Gate，as well as KidZville(beside Guest
Services)，Splash Works(two locations)，and
outside Thunder Run. Pet Care A pet care facility is located outside our Front Gate on the south side for a daily fee.Water and airconditioned shelters are provided. Guests are asked to provide food and exercise.
First Aid
If you need medical assistance，tell any park employee who will call First Aid and have them come to your location. Stroller，Locker
and
Wheelchair Rentals Stroller，locker and wheelchair rentals are available inside the Park at the Front Gate，beside Thrills Are Wonderland.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted while riding or standing in line for rides or in any of the children’s areas or the Water Park.Smoking is permitted in designated(指定的)areas only. Failure to observe all Park rules could result in being driven out
of the
Park without refund.
(2017·江苏，A)
5．The leaflet is to inform visitors of the Park’s________.
A．advanced management
B．thrill performances
C．entertainment facilities
D．thoughtful services
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。整个宣传页都是介绍游客的安全、便利等内容的，目的就是让游客玩得开心、顺利，所以宣传奇幻乐园贴心周到的服务就是本宣传页的最终目的。
6．A visitor to the Park can________.
A．rent a stroller outside Front Gate
B．ask for first aid by Thunder Run
C．smoke in the Water Park
D．leave his pet at KidZville
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。由First Aid中的“If you need medical assistance，tell any park employee...”可知，乐园里面的所有雇员都有提供医疗救助的义务，而ATMs中提到的Thunder Run也属于该乐园，故B项正确。
Ⅲ.短文填词
It has been shown that 80% of the senior high school students are nearsighted.So it is important for us to know how to p________ our eyesight.Here is some advice：Firstly，1.protect
you should not use your eyes ________(持续地) for long2.continuously
periods.After ________ for an hour or so，you should rest3.reading/working
your eyes ________ looking at something distant.Secondly，4.by
you should not keep your book c________ to your eyes
5.close
when reading it.You should a________ keep in mind：“Don’t 6.also
read in a dim light or in the sun；don’t read in a ________(移动的) 7.moving
bus or in bed.” Besides，doing eye ________ regularly will 8.exercises
help you keep good eyesight.Well ________ a saying，“Eyes are 9.goes
the windows of soul”．We should keep it ________(健康).10.healthy