Unit 4 Global warming
I.单项填空
1.It's often less expensive to buy goods in________quantity, but you'd better examine______ quality before buying them.
A./; the C.a; the
B.the; / D.the; the
答案 A [考查冠词。第一空in quantity“大量地”;第二空表特指。] 2.—Do you________the idea of living a low-carbon life? —It sounds tough, but it is a tendency. A.correspond to C.cater to
B.apply to D.subscribe to
答案 D [考查动词短语。句意:“你支持低碳生活吗?”“这听起来很难,但是却是趋势。”subscribe to“同意,支持”;correspond to“与……相符合,相当于”;apply to “适用于,向……申请(或要求)”;cater to“迎合;为……服务”。]
3.Remember, a lesson always________over and over, until you grasp it. It just needs more patience.
A.goes up C.picks up
B.turns up D.makes up
答案 B [turn up“出现,发生”;go up“上升”;pick up“捡起,偶然学到”;make up“组成,化妆,编造”。由句意“反复出现”可知。]
4.—My son is addicted to drugs.He isn't hopeless,is he? —Yes,________he mends his ways and starts all over. A.if C.even if
B.when D.unless
答案 D [考查连词。由答语Yes可知,此处顺接he is hopeless,所以再接unless he mends his ways and starts all over。答语句意:是的,他没有希望了。除非他能改过自新。unless“除非,如果不”。]
5.To her disappointment, what she had devoted herself to___ _____in nothing but failure.
A.resulting C.has resulted
B.results D.resulted
答案 D [考查句式理解。句意:令她失望的是,她全身心投入的事情最终一事无成。result in“导致”。what she had devoted herself to是句子的主语,因此选谓语动词,再由句意可知,用一般过去时。]
6.Will you see to________that my birds are well looked after while I am away? A.them C.it
B.yourself D.me
答案 C [考查句式。句意:你能保证在我不在时照顾好我的小鸟吗?see to it that...“保证,确保,务必”。]
7.The 40-somethings found themselves in an embarrassing situation________rapid changes in all aspects of society.
A.as a consequence of C.for the purpose of
B.in favor of D.by means of
答案 A [考查短语。句意:由于社会各方面的迅速变化,四十岁左右的人发现自己处于了尴尬的境地。as a consequence of...“因为……;由于……”。]
8.—Why do you work so hard day and night? —________my parents' expectations. A.To live up to C.To make full use of
B.To meet the demand of D.To put up with
答案 A [考查省略。句意:“你为何日夜努力工作?”“(我这样做)是为了不辜负父母的期望。”]
9.—How did the global financial crisis________?
—I'm not quite sure. Anyhow, it is a very important problem facing us. A.come up C.come along
B.come about D.come around
答案 B [问句意思是“全球经济危机是怎么发生的?”。come about“发生”;come up“走上前,被提及”;come along“一起来,进展”;come around“苏醒”。]
10.These stories expressed the same idea that all individuals,________poor, were capable of becoming wealthy________they were hard-working and honest.
A.no matter what; as long as B.whatever; in order that C.no matter how; so long as D.however; ever since
答案 C [考查连词。句意:这些故事表明了同一个主题——每个人无论多么穷,只要努力工作,诚实守信,都可以变得富有。第一空填no matter how或者however都可以;第二空填so long as或者as long as,意为“只要”。]
11.If you think there________huge quantities of oil for the use of drivers, you are wrong. A.is C.has
B.are D.have
答案 B [there be结构中be的形式要根据其后主语判断。句中huge quantities of oil决定了谓语动词应用复数,故选B。]
12.—How do you like your trip to Hainan?
—________, I enjoyed it very much, although the weather was hot sometimes. A.In addition C.In other words
B.On the whole D.On the other hand
答案 B [on the whole“基本上;大体上”,符合句意。]
13.Many people hold mistaken beliefs about the reason for cancer,________to think it is environmental factors rather than personal behavior.
A.deciding C.caring
B.tending D.attempting
答案 B [tend to“倾向于”;decide to“决定”;attempt to“企图”。]
14.To________good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to be on good terms with them.
A.bring up C.keep up
B.add up D.take up
答案 C [句意:为了和你的老师和同学们保持良好的关系,你应该学会和他们友好相处。keep up“保持”;bring up“教育,培养”;add up“合计,加起来”;take up“拿起;举起”。]
15.John was dismissed last week because of his________attitude towards his job. A.informal
B.casual
C.determined D.earnest
答案 B [informal“非正式的”;casual“随便的”;determined“坚决的,坚定的”;earnest“真诚的,严肃的”。句意:约翰因为他对工作的漫不经心而在上周被解雇了。]
II.完形填空
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty(贫困),and only the rich could manage without great__1__. Three of those rich men and their servants were__2__together on a road when they came to a very__3__village. The first could not stand seeing the poverty,__4__he took all the gold and jewels from his waggons(四轮载重马车)and shared__5__out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man,seeing the__6__situation, stopped for a short time and gave__7__all his food and drink, since he__8__see that money would be of little__9__to them. He made sure that they each__10__their fair share and would have enough food to__11__for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,__12__and went straight through the__13__without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other__14__the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was__15__that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they__16__the third rich man,who was coming in the opposite direction. He was__17__travelling quickly, but his waggons,__18__the gold and valuables they had been__19__,were now full of farming tools and bags of__20__.He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
文章大意:本文是一篇小故事。以三位富人帮助一个贫困的村庄的不同方式,阐明“授人以鱼,不如授人以渔”的哲理。
1.A. loss C. success
B. expectations D. problems
答案 D [文章开篇点明,在一片遥远而贫瘠的土地上,只有富人才不用费尽艰难勉强度日。此处without great problems相当于without much difficulty“不用费尽艰难”。]
2.A. standing
B. travelling
C. gathering D. running
答案 B [根据上下文可知,三位有钱人和他们的仆人们正在赶路(travel),这时他们来到了一个贫穷的(poor)村庄。stand“站立”; gather“聚集”;run“跑”,显然只有travel“行走”符合题意。]
3.A. faraway C. different
B. poor D. ancient
答案 B [根据第一段中poverty和第二段首句说“第一个富人无法忍受看到这样的贫困”(poverty)可知,此处用poor。]
4.A. unless C. so
B. because D. if
答案 C [既然第一个富人无法忍受看到这样的贫困(poverty),所以(so)他从四轮载重车拿出了自己的金银珠宝分给了村民们。]
5.A. them C. nothing
B. anything D. those
答案 A [根据share sth.(out) among sb.“分享某物”可知,此处用人称代词them指代前面所提all the gold and jewels。]
6.A. curious C. dangerous
B. worrying D. puzzling
答案 B [第二个富人看到这一令人担忧的(worrying)的形式,把他所有的食物和饮料送给了村民(the villagers)。curious“好奇的”;worrying“令人担忧的”;dangerous“危险的”;puzzling“令人困惑的”,显然B项符合题意。 ]
7.A. the villagers C. the others
B. his servants D. the rest
答案 A [根据上下文可知,第二位富人把他所有的食物和饮料送给了村民(the villagers),而不是the servants(仆人)/the others/the rest(其他人)。 ]
8.A. could C. should
B. might D. must
答案 A [第二位富人之所以把他所有的食物和饮料送给了村民是因为他能(could)看得出金钱对这些贫困的村民眼下没有多大用处。might(或许)/should(应该)/must(必须)均不合题意。]
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