1、Unit 1 friendship using language 课时作业.根据句意,用所给单词的适当形式填空determine establish romance biography create fantastic disturb review terrible shelter1We tried to find a_ from the rain.答案:shelter2I prefer_ to fiction.答案:biography3She closed the door quietly so as not to_ others.答案:disturb4The film got excell
2、ent_.答案:reviews5Many westerners believe that God_ the world.答案:created6Have you ever heard of the_ love story between the professor and a farm girl?答案:romantic7His second film, Ideal Husband, _his fame as film director.答案:established8The young man lives in a world of _and would not get into touch wi
3、th the workers.答案:fantasy9I am_ to major in law when I go to university.答案:determined10We felt_ by the bus accident, which caused 56 people dead.答案:terrified.单项填空1She and the Whites are connected _ marriage. That is to say,he is related_ the Whites.A. with; to B. by; toC. with; with D. by; with答案与解析
4、:A 本题主要考查短语 be connected with 和 be related to 的用法。两个短语都是“与有联系”的意思,注意它们与介词的搭配,be connected 后面用 with;be related 后面用 to。2. People have always been curious _ how living things on the earth exactly began.A. in B. at C. of D. about答案与解析:D be curious about 是固定搭配,意思是“对好奇” ,后面 how 引导的是宾语从句。3He ran faster tha
5、n ever, reaching the schoolyard quite _.A. lose his breath B. under his breath C. out of breath D. without breath答案与解析:C 本题考查短语 out of breath 的用法。意为:他跑得更快了,到了校园时上气不接下气了。4This material is made_ silk. It can be made_ a good evening dress.A. of; into B. from; up C. into; into D. from; into答案与解析:D 本题考查两
6、个短语的用法, be made from 由制成( 看不出原材料);be made into 由某种原料制成某种产品。5. For all these years I have been working for others. Im hoping Ill_ my own business some day.A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up答案与解析:C set up ones business 意思是“建立某人的公司” 。turn up“出现” ;fix up“修理,固定” ;make up“构成,组成,化妆,弥补 ”。6She knows t
7、hat as a secretary she must be pleasant and helpful no matter how busy she is or what kind of _ she may be in.A. mood B. mind C. form D. thought答案与解析:A 本题考查句式 be in the mood 的用法,no matter what kind of mood she may be in 意思是 “不管她心情怎样” 。7Mary_ her sister in appearance but not in character.A. resembles
8、 B. looks C. seems D. appears答案与解析:A 空格处应为及物动词,只有 A 选项符合。句意为:玛丽和她的妹妹在外貌上看起来有点像,但性格不像。8Although the wind has_, the rain remains steady,so you still need a raincoat.A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out答案与解析:C 理解句意可判断 C 项 die down 意思是“减弱,平息” ,其余选项意思不合适。9She warned me_ being overconfident
9、.A. of B. to C. on D. against答案与解析:D 本题考查短语 warn sb. against doing sth.的用法,题干意思是“她警告我不要过于自信” 。10Its very difficult to _ the meaning of a word without a context.A. devote B. resolve C. solve D. determine答案与解析:D 根据题意:没有上下文确定一个词的意义很困难,只有determine 有“ 确定”之意,故选 D 项。11In the eighteenth century,many people
10、went to California to seek their _.A. fortune B. fortunateC. money D. lucky答案与解析:A 根据题意, seek ones fortune 是“碰运气”的意思,只有 A 项符合题意。12Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas wind and other forms of _.A. energy B. source C. power D. force答案与解析:A 考查四个近义词的辨析: energy“能,能量” ;source“来源” ;power“
11、能力” ;force“力量” 。根据句意可判断选择 A 项。13His reputation as a progressive writer is well _.A. built B. constructedC. established D. set答案与解析:C establish a reputation 是固定搭配,意为:树立名声。14Have you finished your painting?Not yet. I_ to do it just several minutes ago.A. got down B. set aboutC. set out D. got on答案与解析:
12、C 只有短语 set out 后才能跟不定式。15The old man died,_ a big house to his three sons.A. leaving B. to leaveC. left D. to be left答案与解析:A 本题考查动词的 ing 形式作结果状语。.翻译句子1我不喜欢捉弄别人。(play a trick on)答案:I dont enjoy playing a trick on others.2我看见一只羊躺在地上,用绳子拴着。(lie, tie)答案: I saw a sheep lying on the ground, tied with a ro
13、pe.3我们仍需要 100 元以补足我们所要求的数目。(make up)答案: We still need ¥100 to make up the sum we ask for.4让我们先从一些简单的问题开始。(to start with)答案:Lets have a few easy questions to start with.5Dont let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or far in the future. By living your life one day at a time, you
14、 live all the days of your life.答案:别让你的生命总在依恋过去或是寄望未来中逝去。如果你活在每个当天,你就活出了生命中的每一天。.阅读理解AWhite House hopeful Barack Obama brought his cars to a stop Friday to dash out and buy a dozen white roses on his 16th wedding anniversary prior to a “romantic dinner” with wife Michelle.Following a campaign rally(
15、集会),the lengthy guarding of police outriders, Secret Service cars, and press buses came to a stop behind Obamas black SUV outside “Pennys Flowers”The Democrat spent 20 minutes inside, chatting with shop employees, picking out the roses and making a short declaration to accompanying reporters welcomi
16、ng the adoption in Congress of a financial rescue package (金融救市计划)“These are beautiful, I like the arrangement and everything, it looks nice, ” he told employee Mary Darcy after she handed him the roses arranged with baby s breath (满天星) and wrapped in cellophane.The 47 yearold presidential candidate
17、 planned to present the flowers to his wife ahead of their anniversary meal in Chicago Friday evening.Outside the florists, Obama delighted onlookers waiting behind yellow police tape by stopping to shake hands before getting back in his Chevrolet Suburban.But barely two minutes later, the motorcade
18、(汽车行列) had halted again with Obama unable to resist getting out to meet a crowd of young schoolchildren lined up at the roadside, screaming in delight at the candidates unexpected arrival.In Michigan on Thursday, the Illinois senator told supporters that he had “a gift all picked out” for his wife o
19、f 16 years.He said he was looking forward to a “romantic dinner”although the attendant Secret Service agents, press pool and unavoidable crowd of onlookers might spoil the romance.1. What would Obama do after he bought the roses?A. He would appear at a campaign rally.B. He would go with his wife Mic
20、helle for their anniversary meal.C. He would chat with shop employees.D. He would make a short declaration about the financial rescue package.答案与解析:B 细节理解题。第一段末尾说 prior to a “romantic dinner” with wife Michelle,说明奥巴马买花之后将与妻子 Michelle 共进“浪漫晚餐” 。2. The following statements are true EXCEPT that _.A. it
21、 took Obama 20 minutes to pick out the rosesB. Obama went out in his black SUV with many police cars following behindC. the Democrat expressed his satisfaction with the congresss financial actionD. the would be president is 47 years old答案与解析:A 细节理解题。虽然奥巴马在花店里呆了 20 分钟,但他并非一直在挑选鲜花,同时他与店员聊天,就国会的金融救市计划发
22、表声明。因此 A 项不确切。3. Yellow police tape was set up to _.A. provide Obama with safety guardingB. stop onlookers from shaking hands with ObamaC. prevent the school children from coming closerD. keep other people from going into the florists答案与解析:A 细节理解题。警方拉起警戒线,目的是为了不使人群靠近,以保证奥巴马的安全。4. The underlined word
23、 “halted” in the seventh paragraph most probably means _.A. set out B. stoppedC. gone D. restarted答案与解析:B 词义猜测题。 halt 意思是“停止,停下” 。可以从语境推知:不到两分钟之后,车队再一次停下,因为奥巴马要与等候在路边的学生会面,学生们为奥巴马的不期而至而欢呼雀跃。5. The author wrote the last paragraph in order to _.A. show that many people were curious about Obama and his
24、 wifeB. show that the friendly Obama didnt mind his romantic dinner being watchedC. show that Obama would like to let the media report his anniversary mealD. show that Obama was eager to have the romantic dinner答案与解析:B 意图猜测题。前文提及的奥巴马与花店店员聊天,与民众握手,专门停下来接见学生都表现出奥巴马是一个平易近人的、友好的总统候选人。即使明知会在各种记者、保镖、围观群众的
25、“包围”中与妻子共进“浪漫晚餐” ,他仍将如期进行庆祝,由此可见他是友好、宽容的人。BShe was known to millions as the “Queen of Crime” or the “Duchess (女公爵) of Death”. But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. “I dont think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body, ”
26、Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to travel where her eyes would not. In a 50year writing career, Christies murder stories made her the worlds bestknown mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible(圣经) and Shakespeare.Her works have been turned into films and TV series,and a line of c
27、omputer games is set to be released over the next six years.“My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work, ” said Christies grandson, Mathew Prichard. “Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences.”Born in 1890 in En
28、gland, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous(大量的) short stories, dying at the age of 86. “With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies, ” said one f
29、an.Her first novel, “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (斯泰尔斯庄园奇案), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian (比利时的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are “Murder on the Orient Express”(东方快车谋杀案) (1934),and “Death on the Nile” (尼罗河上的惨案) (1937) Poirot is a tid
30、y little man with a funnylooking moustache,an eggshaped head, and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behavior of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has become so famous that someone has even written his biography (传记 ), “
31、The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot”Starring in 17 novels, another Christie character, Miss Marple, is nearly as well known as Poirot. But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. As she once said, “Human nature i
32、s the same everywhere.”6Agatha Christie was a(n) _ woman.A. rich B. kind C. bold D. outstanding答案与解析:D 这是一道归纳综合题,可用综合归纳法来解。认真阅读分析原文不难发现,Christie 一生写了 79 部小说和大量短篇小说,当然是一个很出色的人。7Christies murder stories ranked the _in sale amount.A. second B. firstC. third D. fourth答案与解析:C 这是一道推理判断题,可用逻辑推断法来解。 由原文第一节末
33、句可推出答案。8Christies knowledge of murder was _.A. poor B. richC. limited D. enough答案与解析:B 这是一道推理判断题,可用逻辑推断法来解。 由原文第四段“With her knowledge of murder,Christie could have been a teacher at police academies, said one fan. ”可以推出答案。9Poirots success lies in his power of _ while Miss Marples success belongs to her knowledge of _.A. observation; human natureB. murder; imaginationC. imagination; murderD. human nature; observation答案与解析:A 这是一道细节判断题,可用直接就题找文法来解。原文末段“But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation,the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes.”体现答案。