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专题11WarmingUpPrereadingReadingComprehendi
Unit1Livingwell
第1节WarmingUp&Pre-reading&Reading&Comprehending
一、单词拼写
结合语境,根据汉语提示用单词的适当形式填空。
1.Theywereafraidtocomplainaboutthenoiseincasethey________(惹恼)theneighbours.
2.Weare________(进行)asurveytofindoutwhatourcustomersthinkoftheirlocalbusservice.
3.Fromourpointofview,wedonotseehowthesechangeswillbe________(有益)tothecompany.
4.Shortskirtsdon’treally______(适合)me——Idon’thavethelegsforthem.
5.I’vealwayshadaverygreat________(野心)tobeafilmdirector..
6.Inthe________(短缺)ofmoresuitableworkers,wedecidedtoofferthejobtoMrConway.
7.He’sjuststartedworkingforaninternational________(公司)inCambridge.
8.Acoupleweresittingonthepark________(长凳),talkingaboutthechildren.
9.Theyshowedgreatcouragewhentheyfoundoutabouttheirbaby's________(残疾)?
10.Maryismygoodfriend;shestudiesbehaviouralpsychology________(心理)atcollege.
【答案】
1.annoyed 2.conducting 3.beneficial 4.suit5.ambition
6.absence 7.firm 8.bench 9.disability10.psychology
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空
aswellas,besuitablefor,bebeneficialto,inotherwords,makefunof,
adaptto,cutout,outofbreath,allinall,sitaround
1.Iwas________________afterrunningforthebus.
2.Thebookhassomeweakpoints,but________________,Iconsideritasuccess.
3.HowcanI________________whentherearesomanythingstodo?
4.Nooneenjoys________________inpublic.
5.Sheisatalentedmusician________________aphotographer.
6.Yourperformanceintheexamdidnotreachtherequiredstandard;________________,youfailed.
7.Booksrelatedtoviolenceandsex________________(not)children.
8.Overtheyears,weallhavelearnedto________________ournewenvironment.
9.Youcan________________theunimportantdetailswhenreadingthroughthearticle.
10.Asweallknow,sunshine________________plants.
【答案】
1.outofbreath2.allinall3.sitaround4.beingmadefunof
5.aswellas6.inotherwords7.arenotsuitablefor
8.adaptto9.cutout10.isbeneficialto
三、单项填空
1.Inspiteofhis________tobeascholarinthatfield,heisnotwellequippedwiththattalent.
A.potentialB.competenceC.ambitionD.character
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词辨析。
句意:
尽管他有在这个领域成为一名学者的抱负,但是他没有那份天赋。
A.potential“潜能”;B.competence“能力”;C.ambition“抱负”;D.character“品质”。
故选C。
2.Theintervieweefelt__________anduncomfortablewhenhecouldnotanswertheinterviewer’squestions.
A.addictedB.ambitiousC.amazedD.awkward
【答案】D
3.Weoftengotoworkbybicycle,forcyclingisvery tohealthandtheenvironment.
A.suitableB.beneficialC.worthwhileD.valuable
【答案】B
【解析】句意:
我们经常骑自行车上班,因为骑自行车对健康和环境是非常有益的。
表示"对……有益"应用beneficial。
suitable合适的,适宜的;worthwhile值得做的;valuable有价值的。
4.Thoughyouhavemadeagreatefforttocollectwritingmaterials, ,Ithinkyoushouldn’tpublishsuch
articlesdealingwithsensitivetopics.
A.inotherwordsB.tobehonest
C.tobeexactD.onthecontrary
【答案】B
【解析】考查插入语。
句意:
虽然你已为收集写作材料付出了巨大的努力,但老实说,我认为你不应该发表这类涉及敏感话题的文章。
inotherwords"换句话说";tobehonest"老实说";tobeexact"准确地说";onthecontrary"相反"。
5.TheAustraliastateofVictoriawill_______a“zerotolerance”policytowardsdrunkendrivers.
A.absorbB.adoptC.adjustD.adapt
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。
句意:
澳大利亚维多利亚州将采取对酒驾司机的零容忍政策。
A.absorb吸收;B.adopt采纳,收养;C.adjust调整,调节;D.adapt适应,改编。
故选B。
6.LearningEnglishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficultintheofalanguageenvironment.
A.term.B.regionC.absenceD.pattern
【答案】C
7.It________usgreatlythattheytooksolongtoanswerourrequirement.
A.interruptedB.disturbedC.annoyedD.troubled
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
他们花了这么长时间回应我们的要求,这让我们很恼火。
interrupt打断;disturb打扰;annoy使……恼火;trouble困扰。
故选C。
8.Theyoungmanneedssupportand togothroughthehardtime.
A.encouragementB.developmentC.adviceD.confidence
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。
句意:
这个年轻男子需要支持和鼓励去渡过困难时期。
A项意为"鼓励";B项意为"发展";C项意为"建议";D项意为"信心"。
故选A项。
9.Schoolsareexpectedto studentswellandtellthemwhatisrightorwrong.
A.manageB.controlC.conductD.drive
【答案】C
【解析】句意:
学校应该好好指导学生,告诉他们什么是对什么是错。
conduct指导,符合句意。
manage管理;control控制;drive开车。
10.—Heturnedleftandavoidedanaccidenttimely.
—Great.IfIwerehim,I thewrongdecisionthen.
A.wouldmakeB.madeC.wouldhavemadeD.hadmade
【答案】C
四、完成句子
1.Jimcould (过正常的生活)nowaftertheoperation.
2.Sheisproudto (把企业经营得很成功).
3. (即使那次事故让他严重残疾),hedidn’tgiveuptheexperiment.
4. (让她烦恼的)wasthatshedidn’tfindadress (适合这种场合).
5. (每次我遇到困难),Ican (得到很多建议和鼓励)frommyfellows.
6. (总的来说),mostoftheoldhere (因为没钱医治所以视
力很糟糕).
7.Thestreet (过去非常嘈杂)is (像其他的街道一样破旧不堪)now.
8.However,learningEnglishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficult (由于缺
乏)anativelanguageenvironment.
9. (除写了十篇论文外),hetranslatedfournovels.
10.Noonelikes (被嘲笑).
【答案】
1.leadanormallife
2.haveconductedherbusinessverysuccessfully
3.Eventhough/iftheaccidentlefthimbadlydisabled
4.Whatannoyedher;suitablefortheoccasion
5.EverytimeImeetwithdifficulties;getagreatdealofadviceandencouragement
6.Allinall;havepooreyesightwithnomoneytotreat
7.whichusedtobeverynoisy;thesamepoorasothers
8.intheabsenceof
9.Aswellaswritingtenpapers
10.beingmadefunof
五、阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
StephenHawkingknewwhathewantedtodobythetimehewaseightyearsold.HisparentslivedinLondonwherehisfatherwasundertakingresearchintomedicine.Hedidnotwanttofollowhisfatherashisparentshoped.MathematicswasnotavailableatUniversityCollege,sohedidPhysicsinstead.Stephenwasinterestedinstudyingtheuniverse.
Butwhenhewas21,hewastoldthathehadALS—anincurablenervedisease,whichaffectswalking,speaking,breathing,swallowing,etc.Thedoctorspredictedthathehadonlyafewyearstolive.“Thedoctors’grimprognosismademedeterminedtogetthemostfromalifeIhadpreviouslytakenforgrantedandlifewasnolongerboringforme,”Hawkingsaystoday,speakingfromhiswheelchairthroughacomputerizedvoicesynthesizer.
Hedidn’tdie.Instead,ashisphysicalconditionworsened,Hawking’sreputationinscientificcirclesgrew.Hawkinghimselfacknowledgeshisdiseaseasbeingacrucialfactorinfocusinghisattentiononwhatturnedouttobehisrealstrength:
theoreticalresearch.
In1988,StephenHawkingpublishedabookcalledABriefHistoryofTime.ThebooktriestoexplainmanyofHawking’sphysicalandmathematicalideasandcalculationswithoutusingmaths.ThebookbecameabestsellerandhislaterbooksareBlackHolesandBabyUniversesandOtherEssaysandmostrecentlyin2001,TheUniverseinaNutshell.Ofthethree,thefirstonewasmadeintoafilmin1991.
Hawkingsays,“Youhavetobepositiveifyou’retogetmuchsympathyorhelp.Nowadays,musclepowerisobsolete.Whatweneedismindpower—anddisabledpeopleareasgoodatthatasanyoneelse.”
1.WhatcareerdidHawking’sparentswishhimtotakeup?
A.Tostudyphysics.
B.Tostudytheuniverse.
C.Tostudymedicine.
D.Tostudymathematics.
2.WhichbookofStephenHawking’swasmadeintoamovie?
A.TheUniverseinaNutshell.
B.BlackHolesandBabyUniversesandOtherEssays.
C.ABriefHistoryofTime.
D.Alloftheabove.
3.AccordingtoHawking,hisdisease.
A.stoppedhimmakinggreaterachievements
B.stoppedhimoutweighingotherfamousscientists
C.causedhimtofocushisattentionontheresearch
D.causedhimtolosethehopeoflife
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.StephenHawkingandtheuniverse
B.ThelifestoryofStephenHawking
C.Adisabledpersonworkedwonders
D.Disabledpeopledon’tlackmindpower
1.C【解析】细节理解题。
根据第一段的第二、三句话可知答案。
3.C【解析】推理判断题。
根据第三段的末句可知,霍金认为正是因为他的疾病才使得他把精力放在他擅长的
领域。
4.B【解析】主旨大意题。
文章中提到了霍金对于所研究领域的选择,他何时患病,患病后的态度以及所取得的成就等,只有B项最能概括文意。
B
Ialwaysfeltsorryforthepeopleinwheelchairs.Somepeople,oldandweak,cannotgetaroundbythemselves.Othersseemperfectlyhealthy,dressedinbusinesssuits.ButwheneverIsawsomeoneinawheelchair,Ionlysawadisability,notaperson.
ThenIfainted(昏倒)atEuroDisneyduetolowbloodpressure.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadeverfainted,andmyparentssaidthatImustrestforawhileafterfirstaid.Iagreedtotakeiteasy,butasIsteppedtowardthedoor,Isawmydadpushingawheelchairinmydirection!
Feelingthecolourburnmycheeks,Iaskedhimtowheelthatthingrightbacktowherehefoundit.
Icouldnotbelievethiswashappeningtome.Wheelchairswerefineforotherpeoplebutnotforme.Asmyfatherwheeledmeoutintothemainstreet,peopleimmediatelybegantotreatmedifferently.
Littlekidsraninfrontofme,forcingmyfathertostopthewheelchairsuddenly.BitternesssetinasIwasthrownbackandforth.
"Stupidkids!
Theyhaveperfectlygoodlegs.Whycan’ttheywatchwheretheyaregoing?
"Ithought.Peoplestareddownatme,pityintheireyes.Thentheywouldlookaway,maybebecausetheythoughtthesoonertheyforgotmethebetter.
"I’mjustlikeyou!
"Iwantedtoscream."Theonlydifferenceisthatyou’vegotlegs,andIhavewheels."
Peopleinwheelchairsarenotstupid.Theyseeeverylookandheareachword.Lookingoutatthefaces,Ifinallyunderstood:
Iwasoncejustlikethem.Itreatedpeopleinwheelchairsexactlythewaytheydidnotwanttobetre