1、单独成册 对应学生用书第 215 页.单项填空(建议用时 8)1At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its _ as a working port city: large warehouses and a few other dated office buildings.Aachievement BreputationCcharacter Dstandard解析：句意为：在这片历史地域的尽头，威灵 顿市曾扮演了一个港口城市的角色：到 处是大型的仓库和其他一些陈旧的办公楼。 achievement 成就； reputation
2、 名声；character 性格，字体，角色；standard 标准。根据句意可知选 C 项。答案：C2In this day and age，women can have children and jobs as well.I cant agree more.Its great to have the two _.Alinked BrelatedCconnected Dcombined解析：句意为：在现在这个时代，女人可以养育小孩，也可以工作。我非常同意。这两者结合真是太好了。link 连接，联系；relate 使互相关联 ；connect 连接；combine 结合，合并。 “养小孩”和“
3、工作”是结 合进行的，故 选 D 项。答案：D3I had forgotten about it because I had been so _ with other things.Aabsorbed BoccupiedCsupplied Ddevoted解析：句意为：我把这事给忘了，因 为我一直忙着别的事情。 “be occupied with名词”忙于；be absorbed in 专心致志于；be devoted to 致力于。设空后是介词 with，故排除 A、D 两项。be supplied with 用供给，不合 逻辑，故被排除。故选 B。答案：B4He got killed in
4、 the accident.Thats _ he was careless.Abecause BwhyCwhat Dthat解析：句意为：在事故中他死去了。那是因 为他粗心的缘故。Thats because.那是因为。所以选 A。答案：A5Parents should guide their children，not direct them.Observe _ your childs talent and interests lie，and then encourage them in those directions.Awhat BwhereCwhen Dthat解析：考查名词性从句。根据
5、题干中的 lie 可知此处要用连 接副词 where 引导宾语从句。where 在从句中作地点状语。答案：B6As a peaceloving country，well declare a total _ on nuclear arms.Aban BarrivalCcontrol Dmovement解析：句意为：作为一个热爱和平的国家，我 们宣布全面禁止核武器。ban 禁止，符合 题意。答案：A7I think it is a top priority for us to furnish the children with _ to the Internet.Aprocedure Ballow
6、anceCmeans Daccess解析：access to 接近，进入，使用，符合题意。答案：D8You should be _ in the way you treat your children instead of being changeable，or they would get confused about how you really want them to be.Aconsistent BresponsibleCflexible Dcritical解析：句意为：在对待孩子的方式上你应该始终如一，而不是变化无常，不然他 们就会对你究竟要他们怎么做感到困惑。句中的 “inste
7、ad of being changeable”表明本题应选consistent“一致的，始终如一的” 。答案：A9Color blind people often find it difficult to _ between blue and green.Aseparate BdistinguishCcompare Dcontrast解析：句意为：色盲的人常感到区分蓝和绿困难。distinguish between.and.区分和。所以选 B。答案：B10He differed _ other people _ he always looked further ahead in his wor
8、k.Afrom；in which Bfrom ；in thatCwith；in which Dwith；in that解析：句意为：他不同于别人，因 为他总是在工作中能有远见 。differ from 与不同；in that 连词 ，意 为“由于；因为 ”。答案：B11There are some spelling and grammar mistakes in your graduation paper，but _ it is satisfactory.Aabove all Bin shortCon the whole Don the other hand解析：句意为：你的毕业论文中有一些拼
9、写和语法错误，但总体而言还是令人满意的。on the whole 整体上，符合句意。答案：C12Many people expect that credit cards will eventually _ paper money for almost every purchase.Atrade BexchangeCreplace Dreduce解析：句意为：许多人认为几乎每笔交易中信用卡最终会取代纸币。replace 代替，符合句意。答案：C13Napoleon and Hitler were led _ that anything was possible and that nothing
10、could stand in their way by the victories they enjoyed.Abelieving Bto believeCto believing Dhaving believed解析：考查非谓语动词。句意 为：拿破仑和希特勒相信万事皆有可能，没有什么事情可以阻挡他们享受成功的喜悦。 lead sb.to do sth.使/导致某人做某事。答案：B14He has been acting very strangely these days.I cant _ his actions any longer.Aask for Baccount toCcall for
11、 Dstand for解析：句意为：这些天他行为古怪，我再也无法忍受他的行 为了。 stand for 容忍，忍受。所以选 D。答案：D15_？ Your dog can get jealous when you pay attention to other dogs，other people or even other things.AGuess what BHow comeCWhats up DWhy not解析：考查交际用语。句意为 ：你猜怎么着？当你注意其他狗或其他人甚至其他事情的时候，你的狗会嫉妒。Guess what 你猜怎么着；How come 怎么会( 那样)； Whats u
12、p 怎么了，出了什么事；Why not 为何不。答案：A.阅读理解(建议用时 7)In todays China，exchanges between Chinese and Englishspeakers are increasingly frequent.English skills are important to the Chinese if China wishes to play a stronger role on the world stage.However，the general English level of the Chinese is in decline.China
13、s ranking in the 2015 EF English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops.The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated，and is now on_par_with several Latin American countries.The report triggered widespread discussion in China: in an increasingly international nation，why is the peoples lev
14、el of English getting worse?A decline in the English level of the Chinese is no accident.With Chinas exambased education system，worsening English is inevitable.English education in China focuses on grammar and ignores oral practice.This results in students that are often too scared to speak，for fear
15、 of making a mistake.Exambased courses make it so students merely learn for the test，not learn the language.In Latin America，nations do not have a rigorous exam system for English，but focus on promoting the language itself.Such programs that promote English include Chiles “English Opens Doors” progr
16、am，Panamas “Panama Bilingual Education Program”，and Mexicos “10 Million People Plan” Brazil，which also has a government program，is ranked first in the region for English.The Chinese government should first think about how to reduce the amount of pressure on students taking exams in order to promote
17、change in the current system of rote English education.This is the most important step.Everyone has recently focused on overseas returnees.The number of the Chinese studying abroad has rapidly multiplied in past years.At the same time， the number of overseas returnees is increasing as well.The job m
18、arket is also increasingly competitive for them and it is often more difficult for returnees to find a suitable job than it is for domestic graduates.Difficulties and pressure in the job market for overseas returnees deter a number of Chinese from studying abroad.As a result，the number of the Chines
19、e with highlevel English，carefully perfected abroad，has been reduced.This could be a major reason why English is getting worse overall in China.While Chinas overall level of English has declined，it has not affected Chinas huge emphasis on English education and training.China remains one of the natio
20、ns that commit to the study of English.语篇解读 随着中国与英 语 国家的交往日益频繁，如果中国人希望在世界舞台上起更大的作用，那么英语能力就十分重要。但是，中国人的英语水平整体在下降。文章分析了下降的原因并提出了提高的措施。16What does the underlined phrase “on par with” most probably mean?ASuperior to. BRelative to.CParallel to. DEqual to.解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一、二句“Chinas ranking in the 2015 EF
21、English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops.The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated.”可知，2015 年中国在英孚英语能力指数中排名有所下降，在 70 个国家中排第 47 位。句中的“the Middle Kingdom”就是指中国。排名下降到了和几个拉丁美洲国家差不多的水平。由此可推断，on par with 意为 “与同等水平” 。parallel to 与平行、相同，意 义相近，故选 C 项。答案：C17What does the writer want to do
22、 with this article?ATo advise the Chinese government to reform its exambased education.BTo analyze the reasons why Chinas general English level is in decline.CTo report the phenomenon that there is a decline in English level of Chinese people.DTo compare the different ways of learning English betwee
23、n China and Latin America.解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段最后一句 “The report triggered widespread discussion in China：in an increasingly international nation，why is the peoples level of English getting worse？”可知，本文主要分析了造成中国人英 语水平下降的原因。故选 B 项。答案：B18What measure can help improve English level of Chinese people?AStopping
24、testing English in the educational examination system.BReducing the amount of pressure on students studying English.CEncouraging more students to study in Latin American countries.DFocusing more on expressive abilities and less on grammatical exams.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句“English education in China focu
25、ses on grammar and ignores oral practice.This results in students that are often too scared to speak，for fear of making a mistake.”可知，如果要提高中国人的英语水平，应该降低对语法的重视，同时加强口语训练，故选 D 项。答案：D.任务型阅读(建议用时 13 )Among the natural creatures that can present a threat to people in rural areas of Mexico，one of the most
26、productive is the scorpion (蝎子)These relatives of spiders kill dozens of people each year and injure thousands more.However，scorpions have become a part of the local culture and tradition.In the Durango city main market，scorpions are in evidence at every turn.There are books， key chains and lamps de
27、corated with dead scorpions.There are scorpion images on Tshirts and hats and there are even candies shaped like scorpions.The whole place seems to be filled with the crawling creatures.In one corner of the market，Chelo Garcia even sells live scorpions.She says she has experienced two scorpion sting
28、s (蛰) in the recent years and that nothing happened.She says that if a person has no symptoms of poisoning with 30 minutes of the stinging，it is likely that nothing bad will result.She says some scorpions have little or no poison and so luck plays a big part.It is hard to explain why people come to
29、Ms.Garcias store to buy live ones，but she does a good business.She often reaches down through the top of the glass cage to catch one of the scorpions to show her customers.She holds them by the tails，where the barbed stinger (刺针) is located， so that she is safe from attack.In the crowded market，many
30、 people pass by Ms.Garcias store to look at the crawling creatures and to relate their own stories of encounters with the scorpions.One old woman says she nearly died when she was a girl of 18 years old and has been afraid of scorpions ever since.She said her tongue became numb and her throat began
31、to swell shut，common symptoms of the scorpion poison.She says she survived because God protected her.Every year in Mexico about 200,000 people are stung by scorpions.The number of annual deaths was nearly 300，till 2015 ，but a public health campaign and the widespread availability of antipoison has c
32、ut the number of deaths to less than 100 a year.The state of Durango alone accounts for ten percent of all the scorpion stings in Mexico each year.While the scorpion may be regarded as disgusting and horrible by many people，it has also become a bit of a local mascot (吉祥物) in Durango.People there see
33、m proud of the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.Scorpions：Part of Local Culture in MexicoIntroduction While 19.threatened by scorpions，people in rural areas of Mexico view them as a part of the local culture and tradition.The mainmarket of Scorpions can be seen almost 20.every
34、where，ranging from books to Tshirts and hats.scorpions 21.Live scorpions are sold in Garcias store，who has been stung by scorpions twice in recent years. Garcia often shows scorpions to her customers by holding their tails，because the barbed stinger is 22.located/situated in the scorpions tail.The s
35、ituationof scorpionsstings 23.Chances are that if a person feels nothing wrong within 30 minutes of the stinging，he/she will survive. Symptoms of the scorpion poison include a numb tongue and a 24.swollen throat. With much attention to public health，people now have easy 25.access to antipoison，so the number of deaths has decreased a lot.Peoples26attitudestowardsscorpions Though 27.regarded/viewed/considered/seen as disgusting and horrible，the scorpion has become a bit of a local mascot in Durango. People there take 28.pride in the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.
