1、请仔细观察右面两幅图画,理解其含义,然后就“人与自然”这一话题写一篇英语短文。注意: 1. 可适当增加细节,使行文连贯; 2. 词数: 100120。_,【参考范文】 Nature is to us what water is to fish. Yet we dont always realize it until it is too late. With the development of modern technology, there are more and more people on the earth and fewer and fewer resources left. Wh
2、ats worse, pollution is getting more and more serious and the climate is becoming warmer and warmer. So we must do something to protect not only our next generation but also ourselves. As is shown in the pictures, we plant trees and we will enjoy the shade ourselves as well as our grandchildren. If
3、we do something good to nature, it will do more to us.,1. I have seldom seen my mother _ pleased with my progress as she is now. 2010全国卷,26 A. so B. very C. too D. rather,【解析】选A。考查副词以及比较级。做此题时,一定要仔细审读完整个题干部分,不要读到pleased就仓促地下结论。再向后读到as she is now可知是考查比较级。在原级比较中,常用as. . . as. . . 结构,此结构可用于肯定句、否定句与疑问句。
4、但在原级比较中,也可用so. . . as. . . 结构,但此结构只能用于否定句中。根据题干中的seldom可知此句是否定句,故此处用so. . . as. . . 结构。,2. The island is _ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons. 2010全国卷,13A. partly B. merelyC. nearly D. equally【解析】选D。考查副词。partly“部分地”,merely“仅仅”,nearly“几乎”, equally“平等地,同样地”
5、。句意:因为春秋两个季节的天气都非常怡人,所以这个小岛在这两个季节都很吸引人。根据句意尤其是both以及四个选项的意思可知选D。,3._ , she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile. 2010安徽,31A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtfulC. Honest and confident D. Lighthearted and optimistic【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她是一个无忧无虑、积极乐观的人,能够通过她的微笑给人
6、们传播阳光。shy and cautious害羞而且谨慎的; sensitive and thoughtful 敏感而又体贴的; honest and confident 诚实而又自信的;lighthearted and optimistic无忧无虑又积极乐观的。,4. Volunteering is becoming _ popular in China. Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves. 2010福建,23A. naturally B. successfullyC. splendidl
7、y D. increasingly【解析】选D。考查副词词义辨析。句意:志愿活动在中国正越来越普遍。是啊,现在人们意识到帮助别人就是帮助他们自己。increasingly“逐渐地,日益”,与时态和语意吻合。naturally“自然地”;successfully“成功地”;splendidly“辉煌地;壮观地”,均与语境不符。,5. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely _ view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.
8、2010湖北,23A. private B. personalC. unique D. different【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在这次演讲中,就如何生活得丰富多彩(这个问题),我只能给出纯个人的观点;并且对未来提出一些建议。根据句意,此处的观点应该只属于我个人而不涉及他人,因此选择B。private私人的,隐私的;unique 独特的,独一无二的; different 不同的,差异的;均不合题意。,6. Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then makin
9、g the mistake becomes _ . 2010湖北,24A. favourable B. preciousC. essential D. worthwhile【解析】选D。句意:错误不会(无缘无故地)发生,而是有原因的;如果找到这个原因,那么犯错误就值了。根据句意,找到错误原因并且从中吸取教训,从而使犯错误变得有价值,因此选择D。favourable 赞许的,称赞的,(条件)优惠的;precious 珍贵的; essential必不可少的;均不合题意。,7. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my _ reaction w
10、ill be to tell the police. 2010湖北,25A. physical B. immediateC. sensitive D. sudden【解析】选B。句意:如果我发现看起来像嫌疑人的人,我立马的反应是报警。根据句意,这里指反应敏捷、迅速,因此选择B。physical 身体的,体力的(与mental相对);物理的;sensitive (指感情或意识)敏感的,已感受的;sudden 突然的;均不合题意。,8. I wasnt blaming anyone; I _ said errors like this could be avoided. 2010湖北,26A. m
11、erely B. mostlyC. rarely D. nearly【解析】选A。句意:我并没有在责备谁(的意思);我只是说像这类错误是可以避免的。根据句意,此处需要填“only 或simply (仅仅,只)”意义的词,只有merely有此意,因此选择A。其他三项均无此意。,9. Father _ goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there. 2010湖南,22A. hardly B. seldomC. sometimes D. never【解析】选C。句意:爸爸虽不喜欢去体育馆,但偶尔(sometimes)也会和我们一起去
12、。,10. Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life _ and more _ , have reduced the need for face-to-face communications. 2010江西,28A. easily; efficient B. easy;efficientC. easy; efficiently D. easily; efficiently【解析】选B。 句意: 电脑和移动电话, 尽管的确使我们的生活更简便有效, 但降低了面对面交流的必要。根据句子的结构making o
13、ur life _ and more _ 可知空格处用形容词作宾语补足语。,11. Jim went to answer the phone. _ , Harry started to prepare lunch. 2010辽宁,23A. However B. NeverthelessC. Besides D. Meanwhile【解析】选D。句意:吉姆去接电话,与此同时,哈里开始准备午餐。meanwhile意思是 “与此同时”,表示两个动作在同一时间发生;however和nevertheless 意思都是“不过,然而”,表示转折;besides意思是“此外,而且”,表示除了上面的情况外,还有
14、。根据句意应选D。,12. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. 2010山东,35A. heavy B. smoothC. flexible D. complex【解析】选C。句意为:在家庭外有工作的妈妈应该有灵活的工作时间表,这样她们就能照看孩子更容易些。flexible 灵活的,有弹性的;heavy 沉重的;smooth 流畅的;complex复杂的。,13. Studies show that people a
15、re more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. 2010陕西,22A. likely B. possibleC. probable D. sure【解析】选A。likely作表语时,主语既可以是人,也可以是物或it, 而possible,probable作表语时,主语一般不能是人。所以可排除B、C。sb. be sure to do sth. 某人一定会做某事,在语气上太绝对,不符合句意,可排除。,14. It took us quite a lo
16、ng time to get to the amusement park. It was _ journey. 2010上海,26A. three hour B. a three-hoursC. a three-hour D. three hours【解析】选C。句意为:到达游乐园花了我们一段相当长的时间,这是一个三小时的旅行。three-hour是复合形容词,在复合形容词中,名词要用单数形式。,15. The school was moved out of downtown as the number of students had grown too _ . 2010四川,12A. sma
17、ll B. few C. large D. many【解析】选C。the number of意为“的数量”,修饰它的形容词常用大小,不用多少;根据语境可知,学校被移出了市中心,原因应是学生的数量变得太大了,故选项C正确。,16. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _ and more reliable than television. 2010浙江,6A. accurate B. ridiculousC. urgent D. shallow【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。和后面的信息“更可靠”一致,所以此处
18、空格处的意义应该为更准确。考生解题时要注意信息的一致性。B项荒谬的,可笑的;C项紧急的,急迫的;D项浅的。均不合题意。,17. Do you think shopping online will _ take the place of shopping in stores? 2010浙江,11A. especially B. frequentlyC. merely D. finally【解析】选D。考查副词用法。句意为:“你认为网上购物最终会代替超市购物吗?”finally表示“最终,终于”,符合语意要求。especially特别地;frequently经常地;merely仅仅,只不过。,18
19、. Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isnt it rather risky, _? 2010浙江,19A. though B. alsoC. either D. too【解析】选A。考查副词用法。句意:“在冰冻的场地上玩耍听起来很有趣,然而,这难道不是太冒险了吗?”though 此处为副词,表示语意的转折,常放在句子末尾。,1. Dont take it _ . Everything will be all right. But Im really worried about his safety. 201
20、1芜湖模拟A. serious B. seriouslyC. easy D. lightly【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。根据第一人所说的“Everything will be all right. ”可知此处是在劝说另一人“别放在心上”。take sb. / sth. seriously认真对待某人/某物;重视,当真,符合题意。,2. Is it a wonder that _ little cells can store _ much energy? 2011赣州模拟A. such; so B. so; muchC. so; so D. such; such【解析】选A。考查so/ such
21、的用法。句意为:这么小的细胞能储存这么多的能量,这难道不是奇迹吗? so/ such. . . that. . . 表示“如此以至于”,不同之处在于so+adj. / adv. ,而such后接名词,但是当名词前有many,much,little (少的),few时用so不用such,故答案选A。,3. Accustomed to a (n) _ economic environment, people cant stand the pain of being laid off and not being able to find new jobs in the present situati
22、on. 2011安庆模拟A. flexible B. typicalC. equal D. stable【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。句意为:习惯了稳定的经济环境后,人们就不能忍受被解雇的痛苦,而且在当前的形势下也不能找到新的工作。flexible灵活的;typical典型的;equal平等的;stable稳定的。根据题意可知答案选D。,4. Young people go to college with the expectation that _ educated people get a higher pay. 2011北京模拟A. good B. better C. best D. t
23、he best【解析】选B。考查形容词的比较级。句意为:年轻人上大学,期待着受过更好的教育的人会得到更高的薪水。根据a higher pay可知本句应用比较级形式。,5. All the passengers _ died in the airliner crash in Antarctic. 2011杭州模拟A. board B. abroadC. aboard D. broad【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。句意为:机上所有的乘客都在南极地带的空难中失去了性命。board n. 木板;v. 上(飞机、车、船等);寄宿;abroad adv. 到海外;在海外;aboard adv. 在(火车、飞
24、机、船)上;broad adj. 宽阔的。根据词性以及句意可知答案选C。,6. The world economy has improved _ since the end of last year, but major problems are not fully solved. A. somehow B. somewhatC. anyhow D. meanwhile【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。somewhat有点儿,有几分。句意:从去年年底,世界经济有所好转,但主要问题还没有完全解决。somehow不知怎么地;anyhow尽管;meanwhile同时。,7. I asked him a q
25、uestion but he looked at me in an _ way and didnt answer. 2011杭州模拟A. absent B. afraidC. available D. attentive【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。句意为:我问了他一个问题,但是他茫然地看着我,没有回答。absent茫然的;心不在焉的;符合题意。afraid害怕的;担心的;available可利用的;可得到的;有效的;attentive留意的,注意的;均不合题意。,8. Your uncle seems to be a good driver; _ , I wouldnt dare to tr
26、avel in his car. 2011合肥模拟A. even so B. even thoughC. therefore D. so【解析】选A。考查词语辨析。句意为:你叔叔似乎是个很好的司机;但是即便这样,我也不敢坐他的车旅行。even so即便如此,即使这样,表示让步,符合题意。even though“即使,尽管”,引导让步状语从句;therefore因此,所以;so如此,这么;均不合题意。,9. Its said that within five years cars will be a lot _ in our country. 2011聊城模拟A. cheaper B. chea
27、pestC. cheap D. more cheap【解析】选A。考查比较级。句意为:据说五年内汽车在我们国家会便宜得多。cheap的比较级为cheaper, 不与more 连用构成比较级,a lot修饰比较级cheaper,表示比较的程度。,10. Could you lend me 50 pence? _ , Ill have to change a 10 note into coins. 2011温州模拟A. Therefore B. InsteadC. Otherwise D. Yet【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。句意为:你能借给我50便士吗?否则的话,我就得把10英镑的纸币换成硬币。t
28、herefore因此,所以;instead代替;反而;otherwise否则;yet还;但是。根据句意可知答案选C。,11. You should write it in a style which is _ to your subject. 2011衢州模拟A. accurate B. attractiveC. appropriate D. available【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。句意为:你应该用适合于你的功课的风格来写这篇文章。accurate精确的;attractive有吸引力的;appropriate适当的,恰当的;available可利用的;有效的,空闲的。根据句意答案选C。
29、,12. Of the two cameras, I would prefer _ one, which is very easy for me to carry. 2011济南模拟 A. a smaller B. the smallestC. a small D. the smaller【解析】选D。考查比较级结构。句意为:这两部相机中我宁愿要较小的那个,那个很容易携带。the+比较级表示“两者中较的一个”。,13. Try to spend your time just on the things you find _ . 2011宁波模拟A. worth doing them B. wo
30、rth being doneC. them worth doing D. worth doing【解析】选D。考查句式结构和worth的用法。句意为:设法把时间花到你觉得值得做的事情上。worth后边用v. -ing的主动形式表示被动意思,you find是the things的定语从句,从句结构为:you find the things worth doing,由此可知答案选D不选A。,14. He failed the exam again! What should I do, Miss Wang? In my opinion, your son is _ than stupid. A.
31、quite lazier B. much lazierC. more lazy D. lazier rather【解析】选C。句意为:他考试又不及格!我应该怎么做,王老师?依我看,与其说你儿子笨倒不如说他懒。more. . . than. . . 与其说不如说。,15. The rainy season is coming and lets make full use of the _ days to dry whatever is needed. A. few last sunny B. last few sunnyC. last sunny few D. sunny last few【解析
32、】选B。依据“县(限定词)官(观点或评价形容词)行(形状大小)令(年龄及新旧)宴(颜色)国(国家或出处)才(材料)”这一口诀可知此处应选B。,16. Experts warn that global warming will cause dramatic climate changes including more _ floods, heat waves and droughts. A. usual B. ordinaryC. frequent D. common【解析】选C。句意为:专家警告全球变暖会导致气候的巨大变化包括频繁的洪涝、热浪和干旱。frequent频繁的;usual通常的;o
33、rdinary普通的;common常见的。,17. In some peoples opinions, the_ powerful the country becomes, the _ pleasant it is to live in. A. most; fewer B. more; fewerC. more; less D. most; less【解析】选C。考查形容词的比较级。该句其实是“the+比较级, the+比较级”结构。句意:在一些人看来,国家变得越强大,生活在其中就越不舒服。,18. The police tried to get some clues from the sus
34、pect, but he remained _ . A. silent B. quietC. calm D. secret【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。silent沉默的;quiet安静的,轻声的;calm镇静的,沉着的,平静的;secret秘密的。,19. On Teachers Day, we all went to school _ to see our teachers. A. especially B. speciallyC. particularly D. attentively【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。句意为:教师节那天,我们专门到学校去看望我们的老师。specially特别地,专门地,强调为了某一目的;especially尤其;particularly特别,尤其;attentively注意地,专心地。,20. The final score of the match was 101: 102. Rockets were only _ beaten. A. narrowly B. slightlyC. lightly D. nearly【解析】选A。考查副词辨析。语境表示火箭队以微弱的差距败北,用narrowly表示“勉强地,以毫厘之差”。slightly略微,稍微;lightly轻轻地;nearly几乎。,Thank you!,