1、基限时练(十七) Unit 15 Learningrmup.单词拼写1Youd better _ (打钩) off the words which you cant write out so that you can spend some more time on these words.答案 tick2In a single night, he “borrowed” one hundred thousand _ (箭) from his enemies.答案 arrows3We can see some old people walking _ (由后向前地) and forward(s)
2、in the park.答案 backward/backwards4Youd better _ (简化) this difficult sentence so that the students can understand it better.答案 simplify5I have made a few small _ (改正) to your report.答案 corrections6Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of _ (氧气) to form a molecule of water.答案 oxygen.单项填空1_， he w
3、as able to recite the whole poem though he was only four years old and read it for the first time.A. In amazement B. To my amazementC. In particular D. In general答案与解析 B 句意：尽管他只有 4 岁并且是第一次读这首诗，他就能把这首诗整个地背诵下来。这件事应该是“令我非常吃惊” ，故正确答案为 B 项。2 What _ shall we need for our mountain climbing? Food, clothes,
4、shoes and so on.A. quantities B. suppliesC. matters D. materials答案与解析 B quantity“数量；分量” ； supply“供给；供应；必需品” ； matter“事情；要紧事” ； material“材料；原料；素材” 。3If better use is _ your spare time, youll make good progress in doing your business.A. spent B. made ofC. used for D. taken答案与解析 B 考查固定搭配 make use of。4
5、Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today? Wed better not. _， the problem isnt so burning. Whats more, the manager wont be back until tomorrow.A. Begun with B. Beginning withC. To begin with D. Being begin with答案与解析 C 考查固定短语， to begin with“首先；第一” 。5You should _ what you had said so that the
6、students could understand it quickly.A. simply B. simpleC. simplify D. simplified答案与解析 C simply 是副词； simple 是形容词； simplify 是动词； simplified 为过去式。根据题意，应选择动词原形。6The application forms have been _ and I hope this will _ matters.A. simplified; simplify B. simplify; simplifiedC. simplified; simplifying D.
7、simplifying; simplify答案与解析 A 句意：申请表格已被简化，我希望这会简化这些事情(的程序)。 “申请表格已被简化” ，故用 simplify 的完成被动形式。.完形填空Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final exams. All the kids had been working hard for some time, _1_ over their lessons. _2_ they didnt pass the exams, they would have to _3_ them
8、 in September. There were usually a few who failed, _4_ Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working _5_ hard that her mother worried about her. She went to bed too _6_ . The _7_ before the examination, her mother suggested that she should go to bed _8_ and ta
9、ke a sleeping pill. She _9_ to wake her up in the morning.Jane was too _10_ to fall asleep. Her mind _11_ jumping from subject to subject. At last, the sleeping pill worked. Soon, she was _12_ in the examination classroom, looking at the _13_， but she couldnt answer any of the questions. Everyone ar
10、ound her was writing pages and pages. _14_ she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to _15_ about. From time to time she looked at her watch.Time was running out. There was only an hour to _16_. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried _17_. With only half an hour left she
11、 wrote another two sentences. _18_ this time she was so worried that she started _19_. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She found herself _20_ in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, her mother called her name.1A. going B. doing C. coming D. turning2A. Af
12、ter B. If C. As D. Before3A. make B. do C. join D. take4A. and B. so C. or D. but5A. very B. too C. so D. much6A. early B. late C. fast D. quickly7A. night B. noon C. morning D. afternoon8A. early B. good C. bad D. late9A. suggested B. promised C. advised D. permitted10A. peaceful B. equal C. nervou
13、s D. cruel11A. kept B. stopped C. enjoyed D. suggested12A. doing B. sitting C. sleeping D. walking13A. teacher B. blackboard C. paper D. desk14A. Though B. As C. Since D. If15A. think B. write C. talk D. speak16A. come B. do C. go D. leave17A. other B. it C. one D. another18A. At B. By C. In D. For1
14、9A. going B. crying C. moving D. working20A. still B. yet C. already D. never答案与解析 1A 句意：考试前孩子们都在复习功课。go over“复习” 。2B 这里 if 引导一个表示条件的状语从句。3D take exams“参加考试” 。join 表示“参加(某项活动)”时，须和介词 in 连用。4D 从上下文可以看出，本空前后句存在一种转折关系。5C so 常常同后面的 that 构成一个固定的句型，意为“如此以至于” 。Jane 的母亲很担心她，因为她觉得太过努力了。6B 由上下文意思可推出她睡得比较晚。7A
15、从后文我们可以看出，母亲建议她早点睡觉，因此时间应是晚上。8A 句意：母亲担心孩子的睡眠，因而要她早点睡。9B 母亲答应次日早上叫醒 Jane。因为孩子吃过安眠药后，可能会睡得很沉。10C Jane 因为考试而过于紧张，因而睡不着。peaceful“和平的；平静的” ； cruel“冷酷的” 。11A 她的思维不停地跳跃。keep doing sth.“不停地做某事” 。12B 这里指 Jane 做梦梦见自己坐在考场里面。13C 根据下半句可推出，她看着试卷。paper 可指“试卷” 。14A 尽管她努力地想，仍不知写什么。though 可引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管” 。15B 考场上，她想
16、不出写什么。16C 时间就要用完了，只剩下一个小时了。时间的“过去”应用 go 来表示。17D 句意：她开始一个问题，写下两个句子，然后开始另一题。18B at this time“这时” 。19B 从后文知道， Jane 哭起来了。20A 从下文可看出， Jane 实际上并不在考场上，而是在做梦，她还在床上。.阅读理解In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken.
17、 Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.There are no shortcuts (捷径) to succeed in language learning. A good memory i
18、s a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is not much learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not reall
19、y learning the language. We must “learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.1. The most important things to learn a foreign language are_.A. understanding and speakingB. listening, speaking, reading and writingC. writing and underst
20、andingD. memorizing and listening答案与解析 B 细节理解题。文章第一段首句点出学习一门外语有四大基本要素，之后用 Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally 分别引出这四大要素，即听、说、读和写。2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because _.A. he doesnt understand the language when he hears it spokenB. he doesnt have
21、a good memoryC. he often hesitates to practice speaking itD. he always remembers lists of words and their meanings答案与解析 C 推理判断题。作者在第二段后半部分中强调，要通过使用语言来学习语言，练习是非常重要的，故不练习说外语必然会导致口语很差。3. “Learn through use” means _.A. we use a language in order to learn itB. we can learn speaking a language by writing itC. we can learn a language well while we are keeping using itD. we should do practice every day答案与解析 C 细节理解题。learn through use 指通过使用语言来学习语言，也就是说，不断地使用语言有利于我们更好地学习这门语言。C 项的说法与之相近，合乎作者的本意。
