1、双基限时练(四) Unit 13 PeopleGrammar 1.单项填空1The Town Hall _ in the 1880s was the most distinguished building at the time.A. to be completed B. having been completedC. completed D. being completed答案与解析 C completed in the 1880s 为过去分词短语作定语修饰 the Town Hall，二者之间为被动关系； A 项表将来； D 项表示动作正在发生，均不合题意； B 项不能作限制性的定语。2P
2、lease remain _ until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. to seat B. to be seatedC. seating D. seated答案与解析 D remain 在此用作连系动词，意为“保持某种状态 ”，后接形容词 seated 作表语。3The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _ the next year.A. carry out B. carrying outC. carried out D. to carry out答案与解析 C
3、 在 plan 后的定语从句中，关系代词 that 指代 plan 作 see 的宾语。空格中的内容为 plan 的宾语补足语，且由于 plan 与 carry out 是被动关系，故用过去分词作宾语补足语。4He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them _ in his lectures.A. interested B. interestingC. interest D. to interest答案与解析 A make them interested in 中的 them 指代 students,
4、故用 interested, 表示“对感兴趣” 。5You should understand the traffic rule by now. Youve had it_ often enough.A. explaining B. to explainC. explain D. explained答案与解析 D 此题考查 have sth. done 结构。explained 作宾语 it 的补语。6_ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.A.
5、Attracting B. AttractedC. To be attracted D. Having attracted答案与解析 B the girl 与 attract 之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作原因状语。7The flowers his friend gave him will die unless _ every day.A. watered B. wateringC. water D. to water答案与解析 A unless, if, when, though 等引导状语从句时，如果主从句的主语一致，并含有 be 动词时，常把主语和 be 动词省略。此处应为 unles
6、s they are watered。因此 A 项正确。8No matter how frequently _， the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world.A. performed B. performingC. to be performed D. being performed答案与解析 A perform 与句子主语 the works of Beethoven 为动宾关系，且表示完成，因此用过去分词。9_ automatically, the email will be received by all
7、the club members.A. Mailed out B. Mailing outC. To be mailed out D. Having mailed out答案与解析 A 由上下文逻辑可知， the email 与 mail out 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作时间状语。10Things _ never come again! I couldnt help talking to myself.A. lost B. losingC. to lose D. have lost答案与解析 A 考查过去分词作定语。 things 与 lose 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去
8、分词作后置定语。.阅读理解AThe first thing to remember about homework is that it needs to be done as soon as you get home from school. Since many parents do not give evening dose (药剂) to help you sleep at night, the homework must be done first. If you have after school activities, the homework should be done as
9、soon as you get home. It is fine to allow for a snack break and also to allow for stretching breaks. Every kid of you really needs these little breaks.Also, you should remember that it is your responsibility to do your homework. Next time you tend to depend on Mom and Dad for a roadmap, please try t
10、o struggle with it first, because it is good for you.When you have questions, especially something about a science or a math problem, dont always turn to your teacher! It is a good idea to struggle with them first and try to work them out. Sometimes, if this doesnt work, look at the materials in the
11、 back of the book. They may guide you to pages and understanding everything completely.At last, while doing homework, dont be looking away but continue working. Setting time limits often helps with this. Different ages decide different fair amounts of time. 1015 minutes is good for a child thats age
12、d 68. A time of 2030 minutes is all right for a child aged 912. Kids can achieve 3045 minutes intervals of study at age 1315. This, of course, depends on your abilities to concentrate and stay on task.1.The passage mainly tells children _.A. to do their homework quickly and properlyB. to limit their
13、 time of doing homeworkC. not to turn to teachers when doing homeworkD. not to look away while doing homework答案与解析 A 主旨大意题。文章第一句是主题句，且全文都是围绕如何处理家庭作业展开论述。2At the time of homework, children shouldnt _.A. refer to the materials in the back of the bookB. take any exercise to have necessary restsC. ask f
14、or any help from their parentsD. go for activities without finishing homework first答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，学生回到家里，要先处理作业，再做其他的事情。3. If you are a girl aged 14, the proper length of the homework time should be _.A. 14 minutes B. 25 minutesC. 35 minutes D. 50 minutes答案与解析 C 细节理解题。由最后一段中的 “Kids can ach
15、ieve 3045 minutes intervals of study at age 1315.”可知。4The author seems to think _.A. children should finish their homework at schoolB. parents had better help children with their homeworkC. doing homework all alone is more importantD. homework in science needs more time答案与解析 C 推理判断题。由第二段内容可知作者认为不依靠别
16、人，自己独立完成作业，对孩子自身发展是有好处的。BBedrooms are a very important factor in our lives. In fact, you spend one third of your life in it. This means that you probably dont want a boring bedroom as your own. You would neither want a bedroom that has your least favorite color theme or is so over crowded that you c
17、ant get to your bed. This means you will need to plan out your bedroom because you spend so much time in it.When you are designing a bedroom and you dont know what to do with the extra space in the corner, you may want to see if you could fit in a desk or a small sitting area. You could also put in
18、a corner cabinet or a bookcase for extra storage space. You would want to fill this space so you could either get some more storage space or so that you can have somewhere to have some privacy, and lounge somewhere else than on your bed.Furniture is not the only thing to consider when designing your
19、 bedroom. You also need to consider color. If you arent sure what color theme to do, then paint your walls and furniture white or some other compatible color, and make your little things be in a certain color theme.Besides the color theme, you also might have some wall space to use up. You can put u
20、p dry erase boards, chalkboards, corkboards, pictures, and posters to give your room an accent. You may also want to put in a book case, or a bedside table. Those are great ways to display some of your stuffed animals and such.In one word at last, keep things in your bedroom pretty natural. A vase o
21、f flowers or a little card sometimes can make it look comfortable.5Why does the writer think bedrooms are important to us?A. Because different bedrooms have different themes.B. Because most of the furniture is usually placed in bedrooms.C. Because we need to spend one third of our lives there.D. Bec
22、ause we can store more things there than in other rooms.答案与解析 C 推理判断题。根据第一段的前两句和末句可以得出答案。6The second paragraph is mainly about _.A. how to use the small cornersB. what to do with the bedC. where to place the furnitureD. how to design a bedroom答案与解析 A 主旨大意题。根据第二段首句可以判断答案，而且该段下文也是围绕 the extra space in
23、 the corner 展开说明。7In the text the writer doesnt mention the _ in designing bedrooms.A. furniture B. colorsC. animals D. walls答案与解析 C 细节理解题。文中提到的 stuffed animals 指的是诸如玩具类的动物装饰品，而非真的动物。8The underlined word “lounge” here probably means _.A. jump up and down B. sit in a lazy wayC. walk here and there D. sleep at times答案与解析 B 词义猜测题。根据上下文以及后面的 than on your bed，可以推断 lounge somewhere 这个动作是可以发生在床上，也可以用拐角处的摆设代替床铺发生该动作，排除 A、C 两项，而且在这么狭小的空间上睡觉也不合理，因此 B 项最恰当。
