1、双基限时练(九) Unit 11 Warmup & Lesson 1.单词拼写1Before our lesson today, lets have a _ (小测试) first.答案 quiz 2The world _ (目前的) situation is getting more and more complicated.答案 current 3Many teenagers enjoy _ (聊天 ) on the Internet, though they have nothing important to say.答案 chatting 4The whole _ (事件) will
2、be reported in the newspaper tomorrow.答案 affair 5We are delighted to see that this topic has become the _ (议程) of the meeting.答案 agenda 6We must carry on our _ (改革) in our company so that we can make more progress.答案 reform(s)7The whole family has been in _ (债务) in order to send the boy to college.答
3、案 debt(s) 8You must give enough _ (证据) to show that you are not guilty.答案 evidence 9The little girl has a _ (令人痛苦的 ) cut in a finger.答案 painful 10The result of a rising sea level would be _ (广泛的) flooding.答案 widespread11The result of his experiments was _ (出版) in China in 2010.答案 published12He was f
4、orced to leave his motherland for _ (政治的) reasons.答案 political.单句语法填空(不多于 3 个单词)1The founding of the Peoples Republic of China is _ great event in history.答案与解析 a event 多指重大、重要的事情，为可数名词。2The teacher demanded that all the homework _ (hand) in at once.答案与解析 (should) be handed 句意：老师要求把所有的作业立即交上去。demand
5、 “要求” ，其后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气，即“(should) 动词原形 ”。3 I hear youll go abroad. Have you made out your _ (apply) for a passport? Yes.答案与解析 application 句意：我听说你要出国。你填好了护照申请了吗？填好了。application “申请” ； apply 是application 的动词形式。4Mr. Li soon began to write science fiction about outer space _ (publish) by Science and Tech
6、nology Press.答案与解析 to be published 句意：李先生很快就开始写关于外太空的科幻小说，这部小说将被科学技术出版社出版。此处表示将要发生的动作，所以只能用不定式作定语。science fiction 与publish 之间是动宾关系，故用动词不定式的被动语态。5Could you spare me a few minutes? Id like to have _chat with you.答案与解析 a 句意：我能耽搁你几分钟吗？我想跟你聊天。have a chat with sb.“与某人聊天/闲谈” 。6 Tom, get the jar out and emp
7、ty it, please. What _， Mum? To put the salted fish in.答案与解析 for 从第一句的妈妈要汤姆把坛子拿出去倒空和第三句的“用来装咸鱼”来看，第二句问的是倒坛子的目的。What for“为什么？” 。7Since they bought the house, the Smiths have been _ debt these years.答案与解析 in in debt“欠债” 。8Beijing was attacked by such a terrible sandstorm _ few citizens had ever experie
8、nced before.答案与解析 as 由于先行词被 such 修饰，因此与之搭配的关系代词应是 as。9I know nothing about the project. Can you explain it to me _detail?答案与解析 in 句意：我对这项工程一无所知，你能给我详细解释一下吗？需用一个短语表达“详细地”这一意思。10Can you draw a _ (distinct) between these two points of view?答案与解析 distinction 句意：你能够区别这两个观点的不同吗？draw a distinction “区分开来；区别
9、对待” 。.完形填空One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so _1_ the story I was reading that I didnt _2_ that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read _3_. I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I h
10、eard someone _4_， “Help! Help！” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to _5_ anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It _6_ like a child, but I could not _7_ what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbou
11、rs children had climbed a tree and had not been able to _8_. I decided that I ought to go out and have _9_ in the yard, just in case someone was _10_. I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out _11_ the yard. Once again I heard the cry and thi
12、s time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there？” I _12_ as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no _13_. With the help of my flashlight, I _14_ all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no _15_
13、of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my _16_ made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another _17_ which I read about in the story. I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was _1
14、8_ by the cry of “Help! Help！” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and _19_. There, sitting on the table was my neighbours large green and red _20_.1. A. worried about B. interested inC. surprised at D. tired of 2. A. mind B. hope C. notice D. expect3. A. quietly B. quicklyC. no
15、isily D. easily4. A. shouting B. laughing C. speaking D. talking5. A. listen B. feel C. see D. find6. A. sounded B. lookedC. smelt D. tasted7. A. question B. imagineC. choose D. understand8. A. hurry off B. send awayC. come off D. get down9. A. a look B. a restC. a sleep D. a walk10. A. at work B. i
16、n shockC. on holiday D. in trouble11. A. forward B. onto C. into D. backward12. A. sang B. called outC. whispered D. read13. A. noise B. soundC. voice D. answer14. A. searched B. touchedC. cut D. beat15. A. seat B. signC. place D. sort16. A. neighbour B. imagination C. brother D. dog17. A. world B.
17、countryC. planet D. satellite18. A. called B. toldC. encouraged D. frightened19. A. jumped up B. sat up C. rang up D. knocked down20. A. cock B. henC. parrot D. chicken答案与解析 1B 根据上句“reading a good science storybook”正在读一本有意思的故事书，可知作者对故事是感兴趣的。故选择 B 项。2C 我对正在读的故事如此感兴趣以至于我没有注意到天黑。故选择 C 项。3D quietly“安静地”
18、 ；quickly“快速地” ；noisily “吵闹地” ；easily“容易地” 。句意是：当我意识到天太黑不容易阅读。故选择D 项。4A 根据后面的 help, help“救命、救命， ”常理可知一定是喊出来的，故选择 A 项。5C 我到处找但是天太黑看不清任何东西。故选择 C 项。6A 根据上一句中有哭声，因此是听起来，故选择 A 项。7B 但我无法想象在我们的后院里有人会做什么。故选择 B项。8D hurry off“匆匆离去” ；send away“发送” ；come off“举行，成功” ；get down“下来” 。除非我邻居的孩子们爬上树，没有能下来。故选择 D 项。9A 我
19、觉得我应该出去看看在院子里，故选择 A 项。10D 我觉得我应该出去看看在院子里，以防有人遇到了麻烦。故选择 D 项。11C forward“向前地 ”；onto “在之上” ；into“到里” ；backward “向后地” 。句意是：拿着这些东西，我出去到院子里。故选择 C 项。12B called out“大声叫喊” ；whispered“低声地说” 。根据上一句“Who is there”谁在那？根据常识可知一般都要大声喊出来，故选择 B 项。13D 根据上文可知作者在问“谁在那” ，有问就有答，故选择 D 项。14A 在手电的帮助下，我搜索了这院子里所有地方，包括树枝。故选择 A 项
20、。15B 没有任何人或任何东西的痕迹。故选择 B 项。16B 根据上一句没有人或其他东西的痕迹，因此作者认为这是他的幻觉，是一种想象的声音。故选择 B 项。17C 可能是因为我读的故事中的那个在另一个星球上的奇怪的生物。故选择 C 项。18D encouraged“鼓励” ；frightened “吓到” 。联系上下文可知周围很安静，我又在读书，因此出现的喊救命的哭叫声会吓到我。故选择 D 项。19A 书掉到地上，我跳了起来，故选择 A 项。20C cock “公鸡” ；hen“母鸡” ；parrot“鹦鹉” 。会说话的动物是鹦鹉，故选择 C 项。.阅读理解You might say that
21、 one reason why Barack Obama is president of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech.Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent (有智慧的) adults, and he is able to express complicated i
22、deas in an easy, natural way.Before becoming president, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer his two memories have become bestsellers. Whats more, he has some secret weapons.Teleprompter: Obama doesnt go anywhere without his Teleprompter. The textbooksized panes of glass
23、holding the presidents prepared remarks follow him wherever he goes to speak.Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential speeches and seek advice from advisers. Obama
24、 usually edits (编辑) and rewrites the drafts (草稿) several times.Tricks for lighthearted speeches: Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently teasing his guests. His opening lines draw the audiences attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each oth
25、er.Make fun of yourself: A good rule for speechmakers. If youre going to make a joke about someone else, be sure to make one about yourself, too. Obama mocks (嘲弄) his own poor choices for filling the position of Commerce Secretary, saying, “No president in history has ever named three Commerce Secre
26、taries this quickly.” In fact, his first two nominees (被提名人) for the position withdrew (撤出) their names for different reasons. In a process that had otherwise gone smoothly, the Obama Administration found it hard to deal with the problem of filling the Commerce seat.1Obama made the poetic and inspir
27、ing speech in 2004 as _.A. presidentB. a nominee for the presidencyC. a senator D. a secretary答案与解析 C 2004 年奥巴马还不是总统，他当时是个议员。故选择 C 项。2Whats the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2?A. Difficult to understand. B. Easy to understand.C. Different from others. D. Interesting to say. 答案与解析 A 根据文
28、章第二段中的 he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way 可知，他能够用简单自然的方法表达复杂的思想，此处采用的是利用反义词法猜测词义。故选择 A 项。3From the passage, we know that Obamas secret weapons are all these EXCEPT _.A. a writing team B. a teleprompterC. humor D. motivation答案与解析 D 根据文章的内容可知，D 没有被提到。故选择 D 项。4Whats the best title of the passage?A. Secrets of Obamas successful speeches B. Obamas successful speechesC. Obamas way of making speeches D. Problems of Obamas speeches答案与解析 A 根据文章的整体内容可知，文章主要讲述了奥巴马演讲成功的秘诀。故选择 A 项。
