模块二
Unit1
Tales of the unexplained
[对 点 题 组]
Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1．Recent years have ________(witness)a growing social mobility.
2．It is generally ________(assume)that stress is caused by too much work.
3．To make members of a team perform better，the trainer first of all has to know their ________(strength)and weaknesses.
4．The sense of ________(exist)is the great happiness.
5．I was ________(convince)that he would be more famous than Chaplin.
答案 1.witnessed 2.assumed 3.strengths 4.existence 5.convinced
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．Many people ________the car accident，so it was not difficult to investigate.A．witnessed
B．harnessed
C．swallowed
D．drugged
答案 A [句意为：许多人看到了那起车祸，所以不难调查。witness“目睹”，符合题意。harness“控制”，“利用”；swallow“淹没，吞下”；drug“使服毒品”。]
2．—Why are you so late?
—I was halfway when it ________to me that I had left my notebook home，so I had to fetch it.
A．occurred
B．hit
C．happened
D．reminded
答案 A [It occurred/occurs to sb that...意为“某人突然想起……”，为固定句型。]
3．He had his camera ready________he saw something that would make a good picture.
A．even if
B．if only
C．in case
D．so that
答案 C [in case 意为“以防，万一”，引导条件状语从句。]
4．I guess we've already talked about this before but I'll ask you again just ________.
A．by nature
B．in return
C．in case
D．by chance
答案 C [该题考查in case的用法，意为“以防，万一”。]
5． The reason why many people want to go to the US is that they believe it's a country where hard work is ________.
A．awarded
B．rewarded
C．prized
D．limited
答案 B [reward意为“得到酬劳，报答”。]
6．________that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis，people are optimistic about the future of the country.
A．Convincing
B．Convinced
C．To convince
D．Having convinced
答案 B [convince意为“使……相信；使……信服”，为及物动词。]
7．It is reported that the accident________careless driving，so a lot of money ________be paid by the driver.
A．was due to；was due to
B．due to；was due to
C．is due to；was due to
D．is due to；due to
答案 A [由于事故发生在过去，因此应用过去时。第一空表“由于……”；第二空表“预定要……”，故选A项。]
8．It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of the two missing children.
A．look upon
B．look after
C．look into
D．look out
答案 C [该题意思是：据报道，警察不久就要调查两名失踪儿童的案件。look into意为“调查”。]
9．Everyone in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________jokes.
A．turning up
B．putting up
C．making up
D．showing up
答案 C [make up“编造”。]
10．—We have to stop talking here outside.Listen，______！
—Hurry up，or we'll be late.
A．there goes the bell
B．there does the bell go
C．there the bell goes
D．goes the bell there
答案 A [该题考查完全倒装。]