Unit 5 Travelling abroad
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2017·海口模拟)________ I'm concerned, the computer you want is not very expensive and you can afford it.
A．As far asB．As long as
C．As much as
D．As well as
答案：A 句意：就我而言，你想买的电脑并不贵，你能买得起。as far as one be concerned固定短语“就某人而言”。
2．(2017·合肥市第一次质检)Doctors strongly recommended that my father ________ more exercise regularly instead of sitting still before a computer all day long.
A．takes
B.take
C．took
D.had taken
答案：B 考查虚拟语气。句意：医生强烈建议我父亲定期进行体育锻炼而不要整天坐在电脑前。recommend“建议”后接that从句中应该用“(should＋)动词原形”的虚拟语气。
3．(2017·山师大附中模拟)They strongly ________ me to their company for the job.
A．suggested
B．advised
C．recommended
D．asked
答案：C 考查recommend的用法。recommend sb. sth.或recommend sth./sb. to sb.“把……推荐给……”，to为介词。
4．(2017·兖州高三诊断)It's dark and little Anne can't find her way home. She really doesn't know ________.
A．when to leave
B．what to do
C．whether to go
D．which to choose
答案：B 句意：天黑了，小安妮找不到回家的路，她不知道如何是好。考查“疑问词＋不定式”结构。本题中what to do作宾语，相当于“what she will do”。
5．(2017·商丘高三质检)The victims made a ________ that food and shelter should be provided at once.
A．requirement
B．decision
C．need
D．information
答案：A make a requirement“请求”；requirement后跟同位语从句，从句中用虚拟语气。
6．(2017·江西师大附中月考)The governor is occupied ________ the meeting at the moment. May I take a message?
A．with
B．at
C．in
D．for
答案：A 考查短语搭配。be occupied with sth.表示“忙于……”。
7．(2017·山东实验中学诊断)After years abroad, he returned to his hometown, ________ he spent his childhood.
A．which
B．when
C．that
D．where
答案：D 考查定语从句。where引导非限制性定语从句，并在从句中充当地点状语，先行词是hometown。
8．(2017·潍坊模拟)They prepared manmade rubber as a(n) ________ for the natural rubber that they could no longer obtain.
A．preference
B．assistant
C．exchange
D．substitute
答案：D 考查名词词义。句意：他们用人造橡胶替代无法再获取的天然橡胶。substitute“代替品”，与句意相符。
9．(2017·平遥高三质检)In the face of all these difficulties, we're not discouraged and ________ good spirits.
A．keep up
B．go up
C．hold up
D．pick up
答案：A 考查短语辨析。句意：面对所有这些困难，我们不泄气，并保持良好的情绪。keep up“保持”，符合句意。go up“上升”；hold up“举起；阻塞”；pick up“拾起”。
10．(2017·九江一中月考)—Do you like classical music?
—________. I'm quite keen on jazz.
A．It doesn't matter
B．My pleasure
C．Sure
D．Not really
答案：D 由I'm quite keen on jazz可知，答话者不喜欢古典音乐。not really“不怎么喜欢”，符合语境。
11．(2017·威海模拟)Kate looked so sad at the news that she failed in the exam that I didn't know what to say to ________ her.
A．treat
B．interest
C．comfort
D．annoy
答案：C 考查动词词义。句意：听到考试不及格的消息，Kate显得如此难过，我不知道说什么来安慰她。comfort“安慰”，与句意相符。treat“对待；招待；治疗”；interest“使……感兴趣”；annoy“使……不悦；苦恼”。
12．(2017·东北师大附中高三质检)Her talent and experience ________ her for the key post in the company.
A．permitted
B．qualified
C．deserved
D．entitled
答案：B 考查动词词义。句意：她的才智及经验使她有资格担任这家公司的要职。qualify sb. for sth.“使某人有资格做……”，与句意相符。
13．(2017·嘉兴模拟)________ with his work in the Satellite Launch Site, he could not spare any time to stay with his parents though they are very old.
A．Occupying
B．Occupied
C．Having occupied
D．To occupy
答案：B 句意：虽然他的父母都已年老，但是由于忙于卫星发射中心的工作他没能抽出任何时间去陪伴父母。be occupied with“忙于……”。此处可看作形容词短语作原因状语。
14．(2017·江西会昌中学月考)Even though he has come here for almost one year, it is hard for him to ________ with the environment here.
A．call in
B．give in
C．drop in
D．fit in
答案：D 考查短语意义。句意：虽然他来这儿快一年了，但对他来说还是很难适应这里的环境。fit in with...“与……相适应/融和”，符合句意。call in“召集；来访”；give in“让步”；drop in“拜访”。
15．(2017·淄博市期末)Our special thanks go to thousands of volunteers, without ________ tireless work, none of this would be possible.
A．which
B．whom
C．whose
D．that
答案：C 考查定语从句。句意：特别要感谢成千上万的志愿者，没有他们的帮助，这一切都不会成为可能。由句意可知，选whose。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2017·贵州省六校联盟第一次联考)
One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the
__1__
of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no
__2__
differences between my home country and my
__3__. I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at
__4__
different the two countries could be.
The United States is
__5__
in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who
__6__
and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often
__7__
to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once
__8__
a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big
__9__
for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to
__10__
smaller differences like the culture of
__11__
in restaurants. In Australia we don't tend to give a tip
__12__
the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for
__13__
everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants
__14__
to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places
__15__
New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
__16__， I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to
__17__
true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone
__18__
to and fro, and very seldom takes time to
__19__
the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”—very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that
__20__
and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
文章大意：离开家乡澳大利亚前往美国旅行，作者原以为两个国家文化差异很小，结果却令人大跌眼镜。作者从这次挑战中学到了很多东西。
1．A.heart
B.city
C．center
D.suburbs
答案：D 我来自悉尼市郊的一处海边小镇。由空前的a beachside town可知，应该是位于悉尼市郊。suburb“郊区，郊外”。
2．A.cultural
B.commercial
C．economic
D.scientific
答案：A 我以为我的家乡和我的“目的地(美国)”几乎没有“文化”差异。cultural“文化的”；commercial“经济的”；economic“经济的，节省的”；scientific“科技的”。由常识可知，美国和加拿大的经济与科技的差异很明显，所以此处选A项。最后一段也有照应。
3．A.home town
B．departure
C．location
D.destination
答案：D 见上句解析。destination“目的地”，此处指美国；home town“家乡”；departure“出发，离开”；location“地方，地点，位置”。
4．A.how
B.why
C．however
D.where
答案：A 我对于两个国家文化上的巨大差异感到震惊。how修饰形容词different，意为“多么地不同”。
5．A.big
B．modern
C．small
D.fashionable
答案：A 美国的每个方面都体现出一个“大”字。
6．A.travel
B.survive
C．live
D.serve
答案：C 美国的大楼都是摩天大楼而且在里面“生活”和工作的人也很高大。
7．A.happened
B.seemed
C．proved
D.managed
答案：B 就餐时，所给的饭食份额对我来说“好像”够三至四人吃的。
8．A.brought
B．ordered
C．designed
D.fetched
答案：B 我曾经“点”了一份烤土豆，结果它竟然比我的头还大。order“点(酒菜等)”；bring“带来”；design“设计”；fetch“去取”。
9．A.laughter
B.pleasure
C．shock
D.embarrassment
答案：C 这让我“大吃一惊”。a shock“一件令人吃惊的事情”。
10．A.prefer
B.notice
C．tell
D.appreciate
答案：B 在美国待得越久，我就越“注意到”一些像餐馆里“付小费”一类的文化上的小差异。notice“注意”；prefer“更喜欢”；tell“辨别，区分”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”。
11．A.serving
B．tipping
C．donating
D.toasting
答案：B 此处与下一空前的a tip照应。
12．A.unless
B.if
C．when
D.since
答案：A 在澳大利亚，“除非”被服务得很好，否则我们不付小费。unless“除非”；if“如果”；when“在……时”；since“自……以来，既然”。
13．A.rarely
B．mostly
C．almost
D.hardly
答案：C 在美国，“几乎”一切事情都要付小费。此处强调美国与澳大利亚的不同，所以应该选表示肯定意义的词，排除A、D两项；mostly“主要地，通常，一般地”；almost“几乎”。
14．A.try
B.wait
C．think
D.expect
答案：D 侍者和商店服务生“预计”能得到所付费用的百分之十五。expect“预计，期望”。
15．A.like
B.along
C．for
D.in
答案：A 在“像”纽约或者华盛顿这一类地方，小费的数额可能高达百分之二十。like“像”。
16．A.So
B.Therefore
C．However
D.But
答案：B therefore“因此”；so“所以”；however“然而”；but“但是”。前面的差异使我原先的成见变得谨慎起来。该段与前面是因果关系，所以选A、B两项；而so一般不用逗号和句子隔开。
17．A.come
B.become
C．turn
D.get
答案：A come true“实现，成真，应验”。尽管如此，对一些地方的成见的确是“应验了”。
18．A.walks
B．drives
C．wanders
D.rushes
答案：D 纽约人有强烈的速度感。他们来去“匆匆”。walk“走”；drive“开车”；wander“闲逛”；rush“匆匆忙忙”。
19．A.depend on
B.reflect on
C．spy on
D.watch on
答案：B 他们(纽约人)很少花时间“思考”现在。reflect on“认真思考，沉思”；depend on“依靠”；spy on“监视”；无watch on搭配。
20．A.experience
B．job
C．challenge
D.business
答案：C take up the challenge“接受挑战”。但是，我“接受了挑战”，从中学到了很多东西。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(2017·福建质检)
Finally, I entered the university. Because of my careful savings, I
did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to work harder than ever.
I continued working as a waitress at night, instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. I even decided to take a class at a community (社区)college. This class at the community college saved me $650. It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.
During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园) admissions office answering phones. This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out. The overall situation looked hopeful as I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1 600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had$1 600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost, but the loss of time to make money; however, I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.
This experience has shaped me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (伦理). Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar. It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.
文章大意：在上大学期间，作者充分利用课余时间从事一些兼职工作，获得了不错的收入，更重要的是，这种工作经历使作者认识到了工作伦理的重要性，并且也学会了如何应对困难局面。
1．Where did the writer probably work parttime before attending the university?
A．In a restaurant.
B．In the tennis camps.
C．In a company.
D．In the admissions office.
答案：A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“... tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours...”和第二段中的“... per week in the campus admissions office answering phones.”可知，B、C、D三项均是作者上大学之后所从事的兼职工作，因此，A项可能是作者上大学之前从事的工作。故答案选A。
2．The writer took a class at a community college mainly because ________.
A．she wanted to save money
B．life there was relatively easy
C．summer time was tiring
D．it was required by the university
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句“This class at the community college saved me $650.”可知，作者选这门课程的主要原因是她要省钱，A选项符合语境。故答案选A。
3．The writer's major concern about the trip to Israel was that ________.
A．her mother would not give her approval
B．she would fail to get credits in Israel
C．a wellpaid summer job would be lost
D．$1 600 couldn't be drawn out in time
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost, but the loss of time to make money...”可知，作者关心的不是旅行的费用，而是失去了挣钱的时间。C选项符合语境，故答案选C。
4．The passage is mainly about how the writer ________.
A．made money on the college campus
B．managed to make full use of her vacation
C．was forced to support herself by her mother
D．was shaped by working parttime through college
答案：D 主旨大意题。最后一段提到“This experience has shaped me in many importance ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic...”，这些经历在许多重要方面塑造了作者。故答案选D。