Unit 18 Beauty
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Wen Jiabao is widely________to be an outstanding premier by the Chinese people.
A．referred
B．acknowledged
C．appreciated
D．regarded
答案 B [It's widely acknowledged that...人们普遍认为……。regard...as...把……看作，通常不用regard...to be...结构。句意：温家宝被中国人民公认为是杰出的总理。]
2．If what you say is not________with what you do，it will have a bad effect on your children.
A．controversial B．consistent
C．confidentD．considerate
答案 B 考查形容词辨析。be consistent with与……一致。句意为：如果你言行不一的话，这将对你的孩子产生不好的影响。controversial争论的，争议的；confident自信的，确信的；considerate考虑周到的。
3．Tomorrow the mayor is to________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A．cooperate
B．accompany
C．operate
D．associate
答案 B [考查动词辨析。句意：明天市长要陪同一些加拿大商人游览全城。accompany陪同；cooperate合作；operate手术，操作；associate使联合。]
4．It was with great joy________he received the news________his lost daughter had been found.
A．that；that
B．which；what
C．because；that
D．since；what
答案 A [句意：当他收到他失踪的女儿被找到的消息时，他高兴极了。第一个that 是强调句型，第二个that 是同位语从句。]
5．The scheme was________when it was discovered just how much it would cost.
A．released
B．deserted
C．resigned
D．abandoned
答案 D [release“解除，免除”；desert表示拋弃自己的天职或应尽的义务；resign“辞去，辞职”；abandon指因外界压力和影响而放弃自己负有的责任或感兴趣的东西。句意：当发现这个方案会耗费巨资时，它被放弃了。因此选D项。]
6．________，I think，and the problems would be settled.
A．If you double your efforts
B．Making more efforts
C．So long as you don't lose heart
D．A bit more effort
答案 D [如果选A或C，主句就应该是the problems would be settled.。B应该改为，Make more efforts，就可以。所以选D。句意：我认为再多一点的努力，问题就可以解决了。]
7．Because of the snow，many parts of the countryside are only______by helicopter.
A．breathless B．accessible
C．evident D．consistent
答案 B 大雪使乡村的很多地方只有直升飞机才能进得去，故选accessible(可进入的)breathless令人屏息的；evident明显的；consistent始终如一的，一致的。
8．What she said to the police about her experience________quite true after they looked into the case.
A．turned on
B．turned off
C．turned into
D．turned out
答案 D [句意：她对警察所说的关于她的经历的事，在警察调查过后被证明是真实的。turn on 打开；turn off 关闭；turn into 变成；turn out 结果被证明。]
9．How time flies！________has been three years________Ann left her motherland for China.
A．It；since
B．That；that
C．It；before
D．It；when
答案 A [句型：It is...since...自从何时起，已经多久了。句意：时间飞逝！自从Ann离开她的祖国到中国来，已经有三年了。]
10．—Can you give some advice on what I said just now?
—Sorry.My mind________.
A．is wandering
B．was wandering
C．has wandered
D．had wandered
答案 B [考查动词的时态。从语意可知“刚才你说话的时候，我走神了”，此处强调“过去某个时刻正在进行”的状态，所以用过去进行时，选B项。]
11．Only when your identity has been checked，________to enter the lab.
A．you will allow B．you will be allowed
C．will you allow D．will you be allowed
答案 D “only＋状语从句”位于句首时，主句要使用部分倒装语序，且you与allow之间是被动关系，故选D项。
12．—Could we see each other at 3 o'clock this afternoon?
—Sorry，let's make it________time.
A．other's
B．the other
C．another
D．other
答案 C [句意：——我们今天下午3：00见面好吗？——对不起，还是另外约个时间吧。没有other's形式；the other剩下的；another(同类中的)另一个；other形容词，意为“其他的”，后接名词、代词。只有C项符合题意。]
13．Mother________us stories when we were young.
A．used to tell
B．used to telling
C．would tell
D．will tell
答案 C [本句中有确定的时间段when we were young，因此要选C项。would描述过去常常发生的动作；used to do sth强调与现在对比。]
14．They________on the program for almost one week before I joined them，and now we________on it as no good results have come out so far.
A．had been working；are still working
B．had worked；were still working
C．have been working；have worked
D．have worked；are still working
答案 A [不难看出第一空的动作发生在I joined them以前，且持续了一个周，应该用过去完成进行时；and now说明下面的动作仍在进行之中，应该用现在进行时。]
15．Mrs.White showed her students some old maps________from the library.
A．to borrow
B．to be borrowed
C．borrowed
D．borrowing
答案 C [本题考查非谓语动词。句意为：怀特老师给她的学生展示了一些从图书馆借来的地图。及物动词的过去分词形式作后置定语，既表被动，亦表完成。to be borrowed表示一将要发生的被动动作，与句意不符。结合题意，应选择C项。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about.__16__I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to__17__ more on a growing problem—global warming.
Global warming will not only__18__our country and our generation, but also the entire__19__ and future generations. It is__20__ because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years, which__21__the melting(融化) of the ice in the Antarctic. This will soon cause water levels to __22__and flood parts of the world.
Many people ignore this problem because they feel__23__ they can't do anything about it and have more__24__things to worry about. If we all__25__so, then our ozone layer(臭氧层) will be__26__and the planet will no longer be able to
make life continue to exist. We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's __27__resources(资源) and keep our air clean.__28__，future generations will suffer from our__29__.
Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from__30__. But if every single
person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a__31__effort. Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to__32__change. This may include cars burning oil, but we can__33__adjust some of these things. People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or__34__just walking.
If everyone takes__35__now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.
【语篇解读】 在这个世界上有很多国家、很多人常关心“战争、金钱和权力”这些所谓重要的东西，但很少有人会关注“全球变暖”问题，许多人认为个人对“全球变暖”无能为力。难道我们真的对“全球变暖”束手无策吗？文章将会告诉我们答案。
16．A.When
B．As
C．How
D．Though
答案 D [从上下文可知，此处表示转折——“虽然我认同以上提到的东西很重要”，所以用though。]
17．A.depend
B．focus
C．hang
D．remark
答案 B [从上下文可知，作者认为每个人都应该开始更多地关注(focus on)全球变暖问题。focus on是固定词组，表示“关注，致力于”。]
18．A.annoy
B．interrupt
C．affect
D．confuse
答案 C [全球变暖不但会影响(affect)整个国家和我们这一代人，也会影响整个世界(world)和我们的后代。annoy表示“使恼怒”，interrupt表示“打断”，confuse表示“使困惑”，均与语境不符。]
19．A.world
B．continent
C．industry
D．climate
答案 A [参见18题解析。]
20．A.failing
B．completing
C．changing
D．occurring
答案 D [全球变暖正在发生中(be occurring)，因为过去几年天气越来越暖和了。fail表示“失败”，complete表示“完成”，change表示“改变”，均与语境不符。]
21．A.lies in
B．results in
C．suffers from
D．escapes from
答案 B [天气变暖导致(result in)了南极洲冰层的融化。result in“导致”，符合语境。lie in表示“在于……”；suffer from表示“遭受……”；escape from表示“逃脱……”。]
22．A.reduce
B．rise
C．drop
D．move
答案 B [冰雪的融化会很快导致水平面上升(rise)。]
23．A.as if
B．in case
C．even though
D．if only
答案 A [很多人都会忽视(全球变暖)这个问题，因为他们都觉得似乎(as if)自己对全球变暖无能为力，而且他们还有更重要(important)的事情要去担心。in case表示“万一，以免……”，even though表示“即使……”，if only表示“但愿”，都与语境不符。]
24．A.popular
B．suitable
C．important
D．difficult
答案 C [参见上题解析。popular表示“受欢迎的”，suitable表示“合适的”，difficult表示“困难的”，都与语境不符。]
25．A.do
B．keep
C．like
D．find
答案 A [此处承接上文，如果我们都这样做(do)的话，即都不在乎全球变暖。]
26．A.protected
B．strengthened
C．destroyed
D．surrounded
答案 C [我们的臭氧层将会受到破坏(destroy)。protect表示“保护”，strengthen表示“加强”，surround表示“包围”，都与语境不符。]
27．A.unlimited
B．natural
C．recycled
D．industrial
答案 B [从语境知，我们应该尽全力来限制对地球自然(natural)资源的利用，保持空气的清洁。natural resources表示“自然资源”。]
28．A.Therefore
B．Otherwise
C．However
D．Instead
答案 B [否则(otherwise)，我们的后代将会因我们这一代犯下的错误而遭受痛苦。therefore表示“因此”；however表示“然而”；instead表示“反而”。]
29．A.illnesses
B．failures
C．decisions
D．mistakes
答案 D [参见上题解析。illness“疾病”；failure“失败”；decision“决定”；mistake“错误”。]
30．A.continuing
B．arriving
C．improving
D．disappearing
答案 A [一些人也许觉得他们无法阻止全球变暖的持续进行(continuing)，据此选A项。]
31．A.physical
B．mental
C．national
D．worldwide
答案 D [但是如果我们每个人都出一点力来保持空气清洁的话，那么，这将成为世界性的(worldwide)力量。]
32．A.slightly
B．fully
C．hardly
D．slowly
答案 B [根据语境，造成污染的因素是多方面的，有些我们也无法完全(fully)改变，这其中可能包括汽车燃油的问题，但我们至少(at least)能对此进行一定的调整。slightly表示“轻微地”；hardly表示“几乎不”；slowly表示“慢慢地”，均与语境不符。]
33．A.at least
B．at most
C．at first
D．at last
答案 A [参见上题解析。at most表示“至多”；at first表示“最初”；at last表示“最后”。]
34．A.yet
B．even
C．still
D．thus
答案 B [我们可以拼车出行，坐公交车，骑自行车，甚至(even)步行。]
35．A.time
B．turns
C．action
D．arms
答案 C [如果我们每个人现在立刻采取行动(take action)的话，我相信几年内，我们可以看到显著的效果。take action是固定词组，表示“采取行动”，符合语境。take time表示“从容进行”；take turns表示“替换，轮流”；take arms表示“拿起武器”。]
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian (埃塞俄比亚的) teenager about her wedding day.The 16yearold had already been married for a year.“She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said，‘I had to drop out of school，’ ” Robinson said in a telephone interview.“That conveyed to me the reality，” said Robinson，the first woman to serve as Ireland’s president and former U．N.High Commissioner for Human Rights.“Her life，as far as she is concerned，had more or less ended.”
Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an everincreasing population，predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon.“European countries are concerned about aging populations，but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion，”she said.“Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries，so that we have a very big challenge.”
Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in SubSaharan Africa.In May，the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100.Much of that growth will come from Africa，where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia’s 1 percent growth rate.If that rate stays consistent，which is not certain，Africa’s population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion.
Joel Cohen，a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York，said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth rate regions.In addition to providing information about birth control，a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility，improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mindset of having many children in the hope that some will survive to improve the quality of each child’s life，Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.
【语篇解读】 人口的快速增长困扰着世界。有关人士指出，控制人口快速增长的一种方式就是提高女性的受教育水平，进而改变人们头脑中固有的传统生育观念。
36．In the first paragraph，the author introduces his topic by________.
A．giving an example
B．explaining the author’s opinions
C．describing the poor education system
D．coming straight to the topic
答案 A [篇章结构题。在本段中，作者以爱尔兰前总统Mary Robinson与埃塞俄比亚的一位已婚少女的交谈为例引入话题，所以A项正确。
37．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.
B．Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.
C．Robinson is worried about the population growth.
D．Robinson encourages female education.
答案 C 推理判断题。第二段引号中的内容提到“欧洲国家担心出现人口老龄化问题，但与人口快速增长相比，这算不了什么。几乎所有的人口增长都发生在发展中国家，这将是一个巨大的挑战。”由此可推断她担心的是人口增长问题。
38．What is Joel Cohen’s view about secondary education?
A．It provides basic knowledge of heahh.
B．It reduces aging population.
C．It makes people pay more attention to education.
D．It can change people’s parenting ideas.
答案 D 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句可知，Joel Cohen在《自然》杂志中写到中学教育可以改变人们的育儿理念。
39．According to the passage，the most important way to control high population growth is_____.
A．let girls go away from Africa
B．keep girls in school
C．let young girls remain single
D．keep girls in families
答案 B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句前半部分中的内容可知，控制人口快速增长的最重要的方式之一是让女孩儿上学。