1、1Section Cultural Corner姓名:_ 测试时间:45 分钟 本卷总分:50 分 自评或老师评分:_基础训练用所给词的适当形式填空1. Natural chemical reactions take place when iron _(rust). 2. The meeting was only a _(part) success. 3. The room is _(equipment) with air conditioning so it is comfortable to live in it. 4. Air is a _ (mix) of gases instead
2、of a compound.5He spoke so fast that I _(not follow)him.6Many trees are planted so that the soil_(not carry)away.7Youd better_(put )the meat into the fridge so that it doesnt go bad.8The bridge_(wash)away in the storm in 1981.9She used to _(take) a parttime job.10I am used to _(run) in the morning,
3、which is good for our health.答案:1rusts 2.partial 3.equipped 4. mixture5didnt follow 6.isnt carried 7.put8was washed 9.take 10.running语篇提能.完形填空The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond,California,USA.“Police station?A train for Santa Fe collided(相撞)a_1_at the McDonald Street Crossing.Pleas
4、e come here at once.With an ambulance(救护车),too.A man is badly wounded, ”said a(n)_2_voice of a young woman.“OK.Well come soon.Please stay there and wait, ”replied the_3_.Within a minute,a police car and an ambulance_4_off.Soon they got to the_5_,but only to find everything was_6_.No collision,no wou
5、nded man.“What a dirty_7_!”said the policeman angrily.“We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的)_8_and.”They had not been able to say anything about a_9_when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly.All of a sudden,a truck appeared.It came_10_towards them,too.When it was passing the
6、crossing,it suddenly_11_to move on.Right then and_12_, before the eyes of all the people_13_,the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.When Randolph Bruce,the_ 14_,was helped out of the damaged truck,he was badly wounded just_15_the young woman had foretold(预言)on
7、the phone.As he was taken to hospital in time,he was_16_at last.Later the police did whatever they could to_17_the woman who had_18_them,but failed.It is really_19_that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so_20_.1A.train BbusCtruck Dtaxi2A.low BsweetCanxious Dbeautiful23A.teacher Bofficia
8、lCpoliceman Ddoctor4A.walked BturnedCtook Dstarted5A.crossing BroadCstation Dstop6A.fine BbadCsatisfied Dpleasant7A.plan BcallClie Dtrick8A.driver BpolicemanCboy Dwoman9A.punishment BrewardCpraise Dthanks10A.passing BturningCrunning Dstarting11A.stopped BcontinuedCrefused Dbegan12A.where BthereCafte
9、r Dlater13A.away BpresentCalive Dfrightened14A.driver BwomanCpoliceman Dboy15A.when BasCbecause Dif16A.alive BsavedCdead Dawake17A.thank BfindCmeet Dpunish18A.visited BlaughedCtelephoned Drepeated19A.interesting BexcitingCsurprising Dpleasing20A.carefully BequallyCtruly Dexactly答案:电话在警察局响起,有个妇女报案说在
10、the McDonald Street Crossing一列火车与卡车相撞,一人受重伤,结果等警察带着救护车赶到的时候,那里什么也没发生。当他们正在生气的时候,一列火车与卡车相撞了,结果妇女说的一切应验了。有时预言与现实竟然如此巧合。1解析:从后文可知火车与卡车相撞。答案:C2解析:因为是对于紧急情况报案,因此那人的声音非常焦急。答案:C3解析:联系文章的第一句“The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California”可以得知答案。答案:C4解析:联系空前的“a police car and an ambulance”可
11、以知道,警车与救护车赶紧出发。答案:D35解析:联系前文的“at the McDonald Street Crossing”可以得此答案。答案:A6解析:因为“No collision,no wounded man.”因此一切正常。答案:A7解析:因为一切正常,因此警察认为有人在耍花招。从后面的“We must find out that mischievous_8_(woman)”也可以得此答案。答案:D8解析:从前文可以知道,报案的是一个妇女。答案:D9解析:联系前文“We must find out that mischievous_8_(woman)and.”可以知道,如果他们找出是哪
12、个妇女在恶作剧,他们一定会惩罚她的。但是没等他们想出如何惩罚她,火车就呼啸着开过来了。答案:A10解析:从后文“When it was passing the crossing”可以知道,卡车也开过来了。 “It came running”意思是“跑过来” 。答案:C11解析:从后文可以知道,火车与卡车相撞了,因此当开到路口,卡车再也不能向前走了。答案:C12解析:卡车就停在了路口处,就在此时此地,火车撞上了卡车。答案:B13解析:present 在此意思是“在场” 。答案:B14解析:从空后的“was helped out of the damaged truck”可以知道,被救出的是卡车的
13、司机。答案:A15解析:就跟那个妇女在电话中描述的那样,司机受了重伤。as 在这里引导的是方式状语,因此其他答案不合题意。答案:B16解析:从空前的“As he was taken to hospital in time”可以知道,因为抢救及时,司机最后被救了。在本句中 as表示原因。答案:B17解析:联系下文 but failed可以知道,警察想找到那个妇女,但是没有找到。答案:B18解析:从前文可以知道,是妇女打电话给警察的。答案:C19解析:预言与事实的巧合是令人吃惊的。答案:C20解析:预言中的描述与现实十分巧合,因此本空用 exactly。答案:D.语法填空Its not often
14、 that a tomato _1_(describe) as so sweet that “whenever people see it they just want to hug it”, but this is not an ordinary piece of fruit.The heartshaped tomato was grown by a _2_(retire) dagger maker, Rod Matless, who said he was shocked when he noticed it in his greenhouse while inspecting his _
15、3_(late) produce.Mr. Matless, who suffered a heart attack a few years ago, was so astonished by the fruit _4_he decided to sell it at auction(拍卖) and donate the money _5_the British Heart Foundation.The 2.26 oz tomato was bought _6_ the price of 16 on eBay by a woman from Wales, _7_ said she planned
16、 to give it to someone special.4Mr. Matless said, “I hope it will do someone somewhere a bit of good. Its very sweet whenever people see it they just want to hug it. ”But with the tomatos freshness as a key factor, Mr. Matless was up against the clock _8_ (deliver) it to its new owner before rot set
17、 in.He said, “I didnt want to send someone something _9_ (horror). I probably _10_ (raise) a bit more money with more time but I was worried about it. It will certainly make a nice present for a loved one. I hope that he or she will like it. Ive really enjoyed growing this very special tomato. ”1_ 2
18、._ 3._4_ 5._ 6._7_ 8._ 9._10_答案:英国一位老伯在自己的温室里种出了一个心形的番茄,之后进行拍卖,并把卖得的钱捐给英国心脏基金会。形状这么有爱的番茄,只有有爱的园丁才能种出来吧!1解析:考查时态和语态。分析句子成分可知,describe 与 tomato之间是被动关系,又因描述的是客观事实,故填动词一般现在时的被动语态形式。答案:is described2解析:考查词形转换。分析句子成分可知,所填词应作定语修饰名词且表示“已退休的” ,故填 retired。答案:retired3解析:考查词形转换。late 意为“迟的,晚的” 。latest 意为“最近的” 。根据
19、语境“Rod 说当他在自己的温室里查看最近的农产品时看到了它,他吃了一惊”可知,应填latest。答案:latest4解析:考查固定搭配。分析句子结构可知,此处考查“so adj./adv.that.”结构,表示“如此以至于” 。答案:that5解析:考查介词。donate sth. to.意为“把某物捐献给” ,是固定搭配。答案:to6解析:考查固定搭配。at the price of 为固定搭配,表示某物的价格。答案:at 7解析:考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处考查非限制性定语从句,因先行词为 woman,故填关系代词 who。答案:who8解析:考查非谓语动词。分析句子成分可知,d
20、eliver 与 Mr. Matless之间是逻辑上的主谓关系且时间上表示将来,故用动词不定式作目的状语。答案:to deliver9解析:考查词形转换。不定代词的后置定语应用形容词形式,故填 horrible。答案:horrible10解析:考查情态动词。根据语境“时间多点,我可能会筹到更多的钱”和“I was worried about it”可知,此处表示对过去的推测。could have done意为“(过去)本能做某事(但未做)” 。答案:could have raised.短文改错Last Friday I was walking on the road when I sudden
21、ly saw a car run at high speed knock off an old lady. She fell to the ground with a cry;therefore, the car didnt stop but drove off.I took down the plate number of the car quickly and reported them to the police. Then I rushed to look over the old ladys injury and call 120 for help. Several minutes
22、late, an ambulance came and took him to the nearest hospital. Thanks the police, the old ladys daughter heard 5from the news. When she arrived at a hospital she thanked me again and again.答案:Last Friday I was walking on the road when I suddenly saw a car at runrunninghigh speed knock an old lady. Sh
23、e fell to the ground with a cry;offdown/over, the car didnt stop but drove off.I took down the plate number of thereforehoweverthe car quickly and reported to the police. Then I rushed to look over the themitold ladys injury and 120 for help. Several minutes , an ambulance callcalled late latercame
24、and took to the nearest hospital. Thanks the police, the old himher toladys daughter heard fothe news. When she arrived at hospital she athethanked me again and again.6习题课(2)AI was on a train in Switzerland. The train came to a(n) _1_,and the conductors voice came and delivered a _2_ in German, Ital
25、ian and French.I had made the mistake of not learning any of those _3_.Everyone started getting off, and an old woman saw I was _4_ and worried(I had to catch a train to Rome and I was flying home from there)She spoke some English, and she told me an accident had happened on the _5_.She asked me whe
26、re I was _6_ to get to.After talking to another conductor, she told me wed have to take trains three times to get there. I was _7_ she was headed the same way. So we went from one train station to another, getting to _8_ each other along the way.She was really sweet.It was a twohour _9_in total,and
27、when we _10_ got to the destination, we _11_ and said our goodbyes.I had _12_ it just in time to catch my train to Rome, and she told me she had a train to catch, _13_. I asked her how much farther she had to _14_,and it turned out her home was two hours back the other way. She had _15_ the whole wa
28、y just to help out a tourist! I was _16_but I managed to say, “Youre the _17_ person Ive ever met.”She smiled gently and told me Id better _18_to make it home.She seemed unreal.I was really convinced I was saying _19_to an angel.No matter how many _20_ I visit,Ill always say the most beautiful one i
29、n the world is Switzerland.1A.condition BvalleyCoffice Dstop2A.message BreportCstory Ddirection3A.skills BlanguagesCnames Dfacts4A.confused BdisappointedCrelaxed Dbored5A.street BbeachCtrack Disland6A.learning BagreeingCasking Dplanning7A.worried BproudCglad Dsure8A. help B. serveC. support D. know9
30、. A. experiment B. journeyC. competition D. rest10. A probably B. suddenlyC. finally D. quickly11. A. got off B. took offC. stood up D. looked around12. A. followed B. madeC. booked D. got713. A. either B. insteadC. too D. though14. A. go B. takeC. run D. walk15. A. counted B. workedC. driven D. tra
31、veled16. A. delighted B. satisfiedC. shocked D. pleased17. A. strongest B. wisestC. strangest D. nicest18. A. hurry B. passC. settle D. get19. A. hello B. goodbyeC. apology D. pity20. A. towns B. countriesC. stations D. cities答案:作者在坐火车的时候偶然认识了一位热心的陌生人,正是因为她的无私帮助,作者才能平安到家。1解析:根据第一段第四句中的 Everyone star
32、ted getting off可知,火车在行驶过程中“停”了下来。答案:D2解析:根据第一段第二句中的 in German,Italian and French可知,列车员用三种语言告诉了旅客一个“消息” 。答案:A3解析:根据下文老妇人用英语和作者交流可知,作者听不懂列车员发布的信息,所以此刻非常后悔没有学过这三种“语言”中的任何一种。答案:B4解析:根据下文介绍的老妇人告诉作者所发生的事可知,作者此时感到很“困惑” 。答案:A5解析:由上文人们的行动以及 train可推断出, “铁轨”上发生了事故。答案:C6解析:根据该句中的 She asked me可知,老妇人询问作者“计划”去哪里,以
33、便提供帮助。答案:D7解析:根据该空后的 the same way可知,作者发现老妇人和他同路,因此非常“高兴” 。答案:C8解析:在一起乘车的过程中,他们彼此有了了解。know“熟悉,了解” 。答案:D9解析:此处指这是一个总共两小时的“旅程” 。答案:B10解析:根据上文的叙述可知,经过多次换乘,他们“最终”到达了目的地。答案:C11解析:根据空前的 got to the destination和空后的 goodbyes可知,到达了目的地后,他们下车道别。get off“从下来” 。答案:A12解析:根据上文叙述可知,作者终于及时赶上了去罗马的火车。make“准时到达,赶上” 。答案:B8
34、13解析:根据上文可知,作者要赶火车,再结合空前的 she told me she had a train to catch可知,老妇人告诉作者她“也”要赶火车。答案:C14解析:根据行文逻辑可推断出,作者告别的时候询问老妇人还有多长的路要走,故用 go。答案:A15解析:根据上文的描述可知,为了帮作者,她陪作者乘了一路火车,故用travel。答案:D16解析:在明白了真相之后,作者“震惊”了。答案:C17解析:由上文老妇人陪作者多乘了一段路程的车可 知,她是一位非常友好的女士,故选 nicest。答案:D18解析:根据空后的 make it home可知,老妇人让作者“赶紧”上车以便回家。答
35、案:A19解析:根据上文中的 and said our goodbyes可知,老妇人太好心了,作者感觉自己是在和一位天使说“再见” 。答案:B20解析:不管作者去过多少个“国家” ,作者始终认为瑞士是世界上最美的国家。空后的 Switzerland是提示。答案:BBThe word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “platicos” and is used to describe_1_which can be easily shaped.The history of plastics is longer than you might_2_.In fac
36、t _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid(赛璐珞)” It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was_5_by this n
37、ew material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.Poor young men_7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars(领子)The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every
38、 evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were
39、many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料)
40、Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours.1A.something Beve
41、rythingCthing Danything2A.wish BthinkCwant Dhope3A.first Bat first9Cfor the first Dthe first4A.So BButCAnd DAs5A.surprised BexcitedCtold Dfrightened6A.be BwereCwas Dis7A.waiting BrunningCwalking Dworking8A.going BsureCabout Dable9A.could Bought toCmust Dshould10A.which BwhoCwhom Dthat11A.for BlikeCi
42、n Dof12A.done BproducedCworked Dmade13A.between BonCamong Dabout14A.much BgreatCnever Dlittle15A.The man BHeCIt DThe scientist16A.as BwithCby Dto17A.already BstillCalso Dyet18A.used BhopedCwere used Dhad19A.took BlovedCenjoyed Ddisliked20A.in BbyCfrom Dof答案:1解析:这句话表示“plastic”这个单词最早来源于希腊语“platicos”而且
43、被用来描述那些容易成形的东西。答案:A2解析:塑料的历史要比你所想到的历史长。答案:B3解析:这里表示最早的、最先的。答案:D4解析:这里表示虽然英美两国同年发现,但是美国人率先生产。答案:B5解析:be excited by“因为而激动” 。答案:B6解析:它的主语是“which” ,而“which”指的是 this new material,所以用单数。答案:C7解析:working in cities是现在分词短语作后置定语。这里指的是在城市里工作10的贫穷的年轻人。答案:D8解析:be able to 表示“能够” 。答案:D9解析:could 表示“能够” 。答案:A10解析:这是一
44、个非限定性定语从句,who 指的是前边提到的 poor mothers,在非限定性定语从句中作主语。答案为 who。答案:B11解析:A 表示“为” ,在这里指的是那些贫穷的母亲不能给孩子们买得起玩具。答案:A12解析:“made of”表示“由制成” 。答案:D13解析:“among children”表示“在孩子们当中” 。答案:C14解析:“little success”表示“没有成功” 。答案:D15解析:It 指的是前面所提到“a hard plastic material” 。答案:C16解析:“be known as”作为而著名。答案:A17解析:also 表示“也” ,这里表示其他的塑料材料也被制造了出来。答案:C18解析:“were used”表示“被用来” 。答案:C19解析:“dislike”表示“不喜欢” ,这里表示富人们不喜欢塑料制品。答案:D20解析:in dark colours 这里表示“深色,黑色” 。答案:A