1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestorsSection Warming up; Prereading, Reading out B. cut; upC. cut; down D. cut; off答案：B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：这儿只有一块糖，因此也把它切成了几小块，并分给孩子们。cut up“切碎” ；cut out“删除，裁剪” ；cut down“砍倒，削减，降低” ；cut off “切断，隔绝” 。9I think have _ time to get to the station. A. many B. richC. large D. ample答案：D 考查形
2、容词词义辨析。句意：我认为我们有足够的时间到达车站。time 当时间表讲是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰；可以用 ample 修饰；rich“富有的” ；large“大的” 。10Every athlete as well as some coaches who _ to go to the games _ asked to be here before 730 am.A. are; are B. is; isC. are; is D. is; are答案：C who 引导定语从句，代替先行词 some coaches，在定语从句作主语，故从句的谓语用 are; A as well as
3、B 作主语时，谓语动词与 A 保持一致，every ethlete 是单数，因此谓语用 is。.阅读理解ASales of electric bicycles, or ebikes, a hot item in consumer green tech, are expected to grow by more than 50% in North America during 2013. Actor William Shatner, who is no stranger to futuristic tech, recently purchased two ebikes for him and h
4、is wife.Ive been shopping for an ebike now for a few weeks, and Ive had my eye on the folding electric bike. Ive had folding bikes in the past and love the convenience of being able to throw my bike into my car.The ebike market is ready to go mainstream in the U. S. The price for ebikes has come dow
5、n greatly in recent months. At one time, most ebikes with good components and proper weight were in the $ 3,000 range. Now you can find reasonable quality ebikes in the $ 1,000 range. With gas prices at alltime highs， ebikes are an attractive, lowcost option to gas efficient vehicles.Ebike owners ar
6、e finding that they are great for commuting(上下班往返 ) to work，as traditional bikes can be a problem with office dress and sweat.People who use ebikes range from commuters to casual cyclists who like a little help with hills and wind, to those who decide to save money on buying a motor bike. These are
7、not for the serious road cyclist or professional mountain biker.If youre considering buying an ebike, it pays to do some research first. Cheaper ebikes are going to be heavier and have less batterypower. Higher priced bikes will be made from lighter materials and have better batteries.Another consid
8、eration is local motor vehicle laws. For example，according to U S. federal law，as long as your electric bike is under 750 watts and does not go over 20 MPH then it is a bicycle and not a motor vehicle. Most consumer ebikes in the $ 1,000 range dont fit the motorized vehicle description.文章大意：电动车作为一种环
9、保、方便的交通工具越来越受到人们的欢迎。1. The writer introduces William Shatner as an example in order to _.A. show that he is wild about the future technologyB. tell us that he is an agent for the ebike marketC. tell us that actors care only convenience not the priceD. show that ebikes are really becoming popular now
10、答案：D 观点态度题。第一段的开头部分提到了电动车已成为绿色环保的一个热门话题，此处提到 Willian Shatner 主要是为了进一步说明电动车的普及。2According to the text, ebikes are practical for _.A. serious road cyclists B. couples spending a holidayC. people commuting to workD. professional mountain bikers答案：C 细节理解题。从 People who use ebikes range from commuters to
11、causal cyclists，who like a little help with hills and wind, to those who decided to save money on buying a motor bike.These are not for the serious road cyclist or professional mountain biker.可知选 C 项。3Which of the following about ebikes is true?A. The cheaper ebikes are usually made of lighter mater
12、ials.B. Most ebikes in the $1,000 range are a bicycle, not a motor vehicle.C. Local motor vehicle law doesnt have any limits to ebikes.D. Ebikes in the $1,000 range are too cheap to have better batteries.答案：B 细节理解题。从 Higher priced bikes will be made from lighter materials and have better batteries.
13、可知 A 项错误；从 according to US.federal law, as long as your electric bike is under 750 watts and does not go over 20 MPH then it is a bicycle and not a motor vehicle.可知 C 项错误；从 Now you can find reasonable quality ebikes in the $1000 range.可知 D 项错误；从 Most consumer ebikes in the $1, 000 range dont fit the
14、 motorized vehicle description.可知 B 项正确。4What is the best title for this passage?A. Ebike sales to shift into mainstream in 2013B. Ebikes, the future way of transportationC. Ebikes vs gas vehiclesD. Ebikes，actorsfirst choice答案：A 主旨大意题。本文属报道类文章，在第一段即点明了本文的中心，电动车将成 2013 年的主流，故选 A 项。BEnglish is a langu
15、age particularly rich in idioms (习语), which usually dont obey logical and grammatical rules. Without idioms English would lose much of its variety and humor both in speech and writing.In the old days the written language (novels, poems, plays and the Bible) was the source on which idioms were based.
16、 This was the case up until WWII. After the war new mediums had appeared in Englishspeaking society, there was a channel for the American way of life and the popular culture of the U. S. TV, movies and nowadays the interactive medium have changed the English language more to the American English dir
17、ection.How then does American English differ from British English in the use of idioms? There are no radical differences in actual use. The main differences are in the situations where idiomatic expressions are used. There have been many studies recently on this subject. American English adopts and
18、creates new idioms at a much faster rate compared to British English. Also the idioms of AmE origin seem to spread faster and further. After it has first been established(建立)in the U. S. ，an American idiom may soon be found in other variants(变体)and dialects of English. Nowadays new British idioms se
19、em to stay on the British Isles and are rarely encountered in the U. S . British idioms are in fact more familiar to other Europeans or to the people of the British Commonwealth than to Americans, even though the language is same. The future of idiomatic expressions in the English language seems cer
20、tain. They are more and more based on American English. This development will continue through new mediums like the Internet and interactive mediums. It is hard to say what this will do to idioms and what kind of new idioms are created. This will be an interesting development to follow, and by no me
21、ans does it lessen the humor, variety and color of English language.文章大意：文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和它进一步的发展过程，还进一步说明了美国英语和英式英语习语的不同，并且对习语未来的发展做出了进一步的预测。 5Which one is the best title of the passage?A. American English and British EnglishB. American English Developed from British EnglishC. American Idioms will re
22、place British IdiomsD. The Development of English Idioms答案：D 主旨大意题。全篇文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和它进一步的发展及其未来的发展，因此 D 项正确。6According to the passage, we can infer that_.A. idioms usually arent created based on logical and grammatical rulesB. idioms mainly come form the written language nowadaysC. American English
23、creates more new idioms than AmericanD. British idioms are more important than American idioms答案：A 推理判断题。关键句为第一段第一句话，习语是不遵循逻辑和语法规则的，由此可推断出 A 项正确。7Where did idioms come from in ancient times?A. The written language.B. New mediums.C. The spoken language.D. Speakers creation.答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话，得知书面语是习语的起源依据，因此 A 项正确。8When a new idiom is created in America, it will soon _.A. be used all over the world B. be laughed at by British peopleC. be found used in England alsoD. be used only in the United States答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容尤其是此段中第七句话的内容，得知美国习语的传播速度非常的快和广，很快就能传到英国，因此 C 项正确。
