1、Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero Language points课时作业.单项填空1The lab is equipped_a lot of modern equipment for medical experiments.Aby BwithCfrom Dto解析： 考查固定搭配。be equipped with. 配备。答案： B2Professor Li，do you like Ewa and can you make a(n)_on her new movie?Aimpression BbetCattack Dcomment解析： 考查名词辨析。根据
2、句意可知应选 make a comment on 评价。 make an impression on 给留下印象； make a bet on 在下赌注；make an attack on 向进攻。答案： D3If one wants to make a difference ，hed better_himself of bad habits.Arid Bmake Ckeep Dget解析： 考查动词词组。戒除/远离坏习惯可用 rid oneself of/get rid of/keep away from bad habits 表示。答案： A4After marriage，she gave
3、 up her favorite job and devoted all the time and energy to her husband and children，she has never_it，though.Aangered BpridedCregretted Dconfused解析： 考查动词辨析。anger 愤怒；pride 自豪；regret 遗憾，懊悔；confuse 迷惑。根据句意选 C。答案： C5Practising Chinese kung fu can not only_ones strength，but also develop ones character.Ab
4、ring up Btake upCbuild up Dpull up解析： 句意为：练习中国功夫不 仅可以增强体力，而且能够培养一个人的性格。bring up 抚养，呕吐；take up 从事，占据； build up 增强，建立；pull up 阻止，拔起。故 C 项符合句意。答案： C6Mr Smith has made_important discovery in the medical field during _past decade.Aan；the Ban ；aC/；the D/；a解析： discovery 在题中指一项发明，为可数名词，故其前用冠词；past decade 前加
5、定冠词特指“过去的十年” 。答案： A7What was it that_the terrible accident?His driving after drinking.Areferred to Bturned toCled to Dadded to解析： 句意为：是什么导致了这起可怕的事故？酒后驾驶。lead to 意为“导致” 。refer to 指的是，涉及； turn to 转向；add to 增加。答案： C8Congratulations！It seemed that our boss was_with your work today.Adishonest BconfusedCs
6、atisfied Ddisturbed解析： 根据 Congratulations！可知句意为：老板对你的工作感到 满意。be satisfied with对感到满意。答案： C9The_situation of the chess game really made every member in the audience_.Aconfused；confused Bconfusing ；confusedCconfusing ； confusing Dconfused；confusing解析： confusing 令人迷惑的，具有主动意义；confused 迷惑的，描述的对象常常是人，也可用来描
7、述与人有关的事物。答案： B10The scientists say that new research makes_possible to turn light into sound.Athis BthatCit Done解析： 在句型 make itadj.to do sth.中， it 是形式宾语，其后的形容词作宾语补足语，而后面的不定式是真正的宾语。答案： C11Dressed in her most beautiful clothes，Miss Greenbecame the _of attention at the party that evening.Aplace Bsight
8、Cposition Dfocus解析： 句意为：格林小姐穿着她最漂亮的衣服，那天晚上确 实成了晚会上人们关注的焦点(focus)。答案： D12We need to do something to_her free of the idea that someones watching her all the time.Aprevent BadviseCkeep Dstop解析： keep.free of 使 免受( 影响或伤害等)。句意 为：我们需要做些工作使她免受有人一直看着她这一想法的影响。答案： C13. Its too hot.Lets open the windows to allo
9、w the air to_.Apass BcrossCcircle Dcirculate解析： 根据 Its too hot 可知，开窗户的目的是为了让空气循 环(circulate) 。答案： D14. This house is so big and beautiful.I think the rent must be_as the other one.Athree times as more Bthree times as muchCas much three times Das three times more解析： 倍数as形容词/副词原级as.答案： B15Kitty，take y
10、our umbrella.It can_your skin_from being burnt.Thank you， Mom.Abring；back Bdress；upCput；away Dkeep ；free解析： 句意为：基蒂，带上伞，它可以保护你的皮肤不被晒伤。谢谢妈妈。keep.free from/of 意为“使免受(影响、 伤害等)” ，符合题意。 bring.back 把送回，归还；dress sb.up 装扮某人，乔装打扮；put.away 把收起来。答案： D.阅读理解Investing (投资) in agricultural research and development
11、can help poor countries fight hunger and poverty.A new study says investments in subSaharan Africa increased by more than twenty percent between 2001 and 2008.However，the study also found that just a few countries were responsible for most of that growth.Nigeria was responsible for onethird of it.Gh
12、ana，Tanzania，Sudan and Uganda also increased their spending，but 13 countries reduced their investments.Nienke Beintema from the Washingtonbased International Food Policy Research Institute led the study.She says new technologies are needed to deal with some of the causes of hunger.She said， “Changes
13、 in food price，growing population，water shortage and climate change create the demand for better technologies or different technologies to address these issues.” She says some countries，including Nigeria，have _enhanced their investments after spending far too little in the past.Nigeria now has the l
14、argest agricultural research system south of the Sahara.That is one measure of progress.But Nienke Beintema says a better measure is that a country spends more than one percent of its agricultural money on research.And in 2008，she says，Nigeria was not doing that.Botswana，Burundi ，Kenya，Mauritania an
15、d Mauritius were spending more than one percent.So were Namibia，South Africa and Uganda.Ms Bientema examined levels of financing and employment at 370 research centers in 32 countries.She believes most countries depend too heavily on international donations to help pay for research.Many donations ar
16、e shortterm，she says，and the research often ends when the money has been spent.Ms Bientema says countries must improve their higher education systems to turn out more qualified researchers.But the study has found that new researchers are not being hired in some countries because of budget (预算) probl
17、ems.At the same time，many older researchers are nearing retirement age.语篇解读 非洲很多国家在农业研究方面的投资还很少。1What is the main idea of this passage?APoor African countries are looking for donations.BMany African countries are suffering from hunger and poverty.CMany African countries are not investing enough in a
18、gricultural research.DPoor African countries have no way to fight against hunger and poverty.解析： 主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章虽然讲到了非洲一些国家增加了在农业研究方面的投资，但侧重点还是讲投 资太少，故 选 C。答案： C2We can infer Nienke Beintema hopes that_.Ano international donations will be provided for African countriesBmore money will be spent in dev
19、eloping new technologies in AfricaCsome African countries will reduce investments in agricultural researchDresearchers will spend more time in finding the causes of hunger in Africa解析： 推理判断题。根据 Nienke Beintema 在第二段所说的 Changes in food price，growing population，water shortage and climate change create
20、the demand for better technologies or different technologies to address these issues 可推断她希望增加研发新技术的投资。答案： B3What does the underlined word “enhanced” in Paragraph 2 mean?AChanged. BIncreased.CChecked. DRemoved.解析： 词义猜测题。根据画线单词后面的 after spending far too little in the past 可知Nigeria 以前在农业研究方面的投资很少。根据第一
21、段的 Nigeria was responsible for onethird of it 可知这个国家 现在这方面的投资很多，故可知 Nigeria“增加”了在这方面的投资。答案： B4Which of the following countries might NOT spend enough money on agricultural research in 2008?ABotswana. BBurundi.CUganda. DNigeria.解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段的 But Nienke Beintema says a better measure is that a coun
22、try spends more than one percent of its agricultural money on research.And in 2008，she says，Nigeria was not doing that 可知应选 D。答案： D5According to the last paragraph，why arent new researchers hired?ABecause they are not qualified.BBecause they are too old to be hired.CBecause the budget for researcher
23、s is limited.DBecause there are already enough researchers.解析： 细节理解题。根据末段的 But the study has found that new researchers are not being hired in some countries because of budget problems.可知是因为预算太少才没聘这些新的研究人员。答案： CAmerican families move from time to time，followingemployment chances all over the country
24、.As a result，most Americans no longer live close to their relatives.There are many kinds of American families：traditional families with two parents and their children，mixed families created by divorce and remarriage，singleparent and gay parent households.Many families coming from other countries and
25、 areas in the world bring their own family traditions with them to America.Most families live in suburban (郊外的) areas，only 20% in the countryside.Most American women work outside the home.Women have the same education and employment opportunities as men.They hold important positions in different are
26、as.Yet， American women still try to protect their rights and to achieve equal highlevel positions as men.The divorce rate (离婚率) in the US is high.About one in three marriages ends in divorce.Single motherhood is also common.Three out of ten American households are headed by women.More than 25% of Am
27、erican children live with just one parent，usually their mothers，and 6% live with their grandparents.By 2030，one in four Americans (more than 89 million people) will be over 60 years old.The growing senior population is putting pressure on the American government to increase funding for homes for the
28、 aged and health care for seniors.The car is very important to the American lifestyle.Families use their cars to go to and get back from work and to go on holiday.They can do their banking，pick up a meal and even get married without leaving their cars.For manyAmericans，traveling on the open road mea
29、nsfreedom.The rise in pollution has resulted inchanges to car choices.Americans dont want togive up their cars，so they are now choosing smaller and more efficient cars.语篇解读 本篇文章从几个方面讲述了美国人的家庭生活。6How many kinds of families are mentioned in the passage?A2. B3.C4. D5.解析： 细节理解题。从文章的第一段 There are many ki
30、nds of American families：traditional families.gay parent households 中可以知道有四种家庭：传统家庭、重 组家庭、单亲家庭和同性恋家庭。答案： C7Why do most American families move from one place to another?ABecause most Americans change their workplaces.BBecause they have to get divorced.CBecause it is convenient for them to drive cars.
31、DBecause most American women work outside the home.解析： 细节理解题。由文章开 头可知美国人时不时地搬家是由于改 变工作地点造成的。答案： A8We can infer from the passage that American children of singleparent families mostly live with their_.Afathers BmothersCgrandparents Dseniors解析： 细节理解题。由文章的第三段 More than 25% of American children live wit
32、h just one parent，usually their mother.可判断单亲家庭的孩子大多和母亲生活在一起。答案： B9Nowadays Americans prefer relatively small cars to big cars because_.Athey want to save moneyBthey are fond of smaller carsCthey care about the pollution caused by carsDthey cant afford to buy big cars解析： 推理判断题。从文章最后一段 结尾两句可知美国人 现在愿意买比较小的车是考虑到小型的汽车对环境的污染较小。答案： C10The passage mainly talks about_.AAmerican marriages BAmerican carsCAmerican womens rights DAmerican family life解析： 主旨大意题。整篇文章从美国家庭 组成、女人 现状、单亲家庭、老年问题、汽车问题等几个方面讲述美国人的家庭生活。答案： D
