1、第五单元测评一、单项填空1.In recent years, botany is becoming popular among students and the number of students who major in it is on increase. A./;/ B.the;theC./;a D./;the答案:D解析:botany“ 植物学 ”,表示学科的名词前不加冠词;第二个空是固定搭配:on the increase“在增加”。2.All the lights have gone out in the office building.Yes,they have electri
2、city. A.cut off B.cut upC.cut in D.cut down答案:A解析:cut off“ 切断,中断”;cut up“切碎”;cut in“插嘴”;cut down“砍倒,删减” 。句意:办公楼里所有的灯都灭了。是的,他们切断了电源。3.It is generally that stress is often caused by too much work and too less sleep. A.estimated B.identifiedC.announced D.assumed 答案:D解析:句意:普遍认为压力经常是由过度工作且缺乏睡眠造成的。estimat
3、e“ 估计”;identify“识别”;announce“宣布”;assume“设想,认为”。4.The number of university graduates rising in the past five years,which shows the fierce job competition. A.keeps B.is keepingC.has been keeping D.kept 答案:C解析:根据句中的 in the past five years 可以判断大学毕业生数量的增加是近几年一直持续的现象,而且还有可能继续下去,因此选择现在完成进行时。5.Your idea doe
4、snt sound very because we dont have enough money to travel abroad. A.effective B.practicalC.specific D.unique 答案:B解析:句意:你的主意不实际,因为我们没有足够的钱去国外旅行。effective“有效果的”;practical“实际的”;specific“具体的”;unique“ 独特的”。6. those past years,we couldnt help feeling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the yea
5、r around. A.Looking back upon B.Looking aroundC.Looking ahead D.Looking up答案:A解析:句意:回顾过去的那些年,我们不禁感到难过,因为我们的父母一年到头从未休息过。look back upon“回顾”;look around“环视”;look ahead“向前看”;look up“ 查阅”。7.The heavy snow blocked the road to that town.Please find a(n) means of transport. A.particular B.primitiveC.alterna
6、tive D.comfortable 答案:C解析:particular “特别的”;alternative“二者选一的,另外的”;primitive“远古的”;comfortable“舒服的”。句意:大雪封堵了去那个城镇的路,请找另外一种交通方式。8.Children should be reminded that it is bad manners to people when they are talking. A.interrupt B.preventC.resist D.pause 答案:A解析:句意:应该提醒孩子打断别人说话是不礼貌的行为。interrupt“打断”;prevent
7、“ 阻止”;resist“抵制”;pause“ 暂停”。9.Once made out,the law must be carried out any difficulty. A.regardless of B.instead ofC.because of D.in need of答案:A解析:句意:法律一旦被制定出来,不管有什么困难都必须执行。regardless of“不管”;instead of “而不”;because of “因为,由于”;in need of “需要” 。10.He appears easy-going and always wears smiles,but ,I
8、feel I cant trust him. A.otherwise B.moreoverC.somehow D.somewhere 答案:C解析:句意:他好像很平易近人,总是在微笑,但是不知怎么回事,我感觉不能信任他。otherwise“否则”;moreover“而且”;somehow“ 不知怎么地 ”;somewhere“在某处”。11.Teachers should be strict their students but in the meantime they should also be patient them. A.in;with B.with;withC.with;to D.
9、in;to 答案:B解析:be strict with sb.“对某人要求严格 ”;be patient with sb.“对某人有耐心 ”。句意:老师应该严格要求学生,但同时也应该对他们有耐心。12. by the beautiful scenery,she found hard to tear herself away from the city. A.To be arrested B.Having arrestedC.Arrested D.Arresting 答案:C解析:句意:被美丽的景色吸引,她不愿离开这个城市。arrest“逮捕,吸引”,与后面的主句中主语 she 之间存在逻辑上的
10、被动关系。故选 C 项。13.Constant quarrels between my parents are driving me crazy.If only I a warm and harmonious family. A.have B.will haveC.had D.had had答案:C解析:句意:我的父母没完没了地争吵快把我逼疯了,要是我有一个温暖、和谐的家庭该多好啊!if only“要是就好了”,后面常用虚拟语气 ,此处是对与现在事实相反的虚拟 ,故用一般过去时。14.This is an early church, from the ninth century,which w
11、as rebuilt under the direction of San Carlo Borromeo. A.dated B.being datedC.dating D.dates答案:C解析:date from“始建于 ”,church 与 date from 之间为主谓关系,故用动词的-ing 形式。15.Was Martin sorry for what hed done? .It was just like him! A.Never mind B.All rightC.Not really D.Not surprisingly答案:C解析:句意:“马丁为他做的事情感到遗憾吗?”“ 不
12、会的,他还是那个样子。 ”Never mind“不要紧,没关系”;All right “好吧”;Not really“事实上不会的 ”;Not surprisingly“毫不奇怪”。Not really 在句中相当于“Martin was not really sorry for what hed done.”。二、完形填空When Mt Vesuvius (维苏威火山)erupted in 79 A.D.,it 16 the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The first 17 were the people of Pompeii,who,retur
13、ning to their city when the eruption had eased,dug down through the 18 of their buried homes and salvaged what they could of their furniture and belongings.The 19 they drove through the solidified ash can still be seen in places.But a time came 20 Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten.Throughout th
14、e Middle Ages these two buried cities were not disturbed,and it was not until 1709 21 an Austrian prince sank a shaft at Herculaneum and then,by 22 of underground tunnels,robbed the city of its treasures. In 1729,systematic excavation began on the 23 site,but King Charles of Naples merely excavated
15、the site to 24 archaeological specimens(考古标本) for his collection.A few years later,an accidental find at Pompeii led to excavations there,at first by tunneling,but afterwards by the actual uncovering of the city. From the end of the 25 century to the present day,digging has gone on 26 continuously,t
16、hough slowly,and often with 27 resources.Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a 28 ,since it has resulted in large,untouched sections of both cities being left 29 for modern,scientific excavation. 30 techniques have improved so much in the last fifty years that a site can now reveal far more
17、archaeological 31 than before. Today most of 32 and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been cleared.They are the best known archaeological sites 33 ,and the most wonderful.For here,and nowhere else on earth,are ancient cities in which life did not die out but was suddenly 34 . “Behind these w
18、alls,” as one writer has said,“lies a(n) 35 Italian town,stilled in a moment of time.To enter the gates of this city is to walk 2000 years into the past.” 16.A.destroyed B.repairedC.built D.identified答案:A解析:destroy“毁坏”;repair“修理”;build“建造”;identify“识别”。火山爆发应毁坏城市。17.A.explanations B.excavationsC.pron
19、unciations D.affection答案:B解析:excavation“挖掘”;explanation“ 解释”;pronunciation“ 发音”;affection“喜爱”。由句意可知 B 项合适。18.A.beliefs B.reliefC.roofs D.bottoms答案:C解析:through the roofs“穿过屋顶”。belief“ 信仰”;relief“欣慰”;bottom“ 末端,底部”。挖掘家园时,最先接触到的是屋顶。19.A.tunnel B.roomC.area D.top答案:A解析:The tunnel they drove through.“他们穿
20、过的隧道”。tunnel“隧道”;room“房间”;area“ 区域,面积”;top“顶端”。20.A.when B.whichC.if D.who答案:A解析:但是 Pompeii 和 Herculaneum 被人们遗忘了。when 引导定语从句修饰 a time。21.A.it B.thoseC.this D.that答案:D解析:由句意可知,此处应为 it was.that 构成的强调结构。22.A.meaning B.to meanC.means D.mean答案:C解析:by means of “通过途径 ”。而 meaning 表示“ 意义,意思”;mean 表示“ 意味着,意思”
21、。23.A.different B.sameC.ample D.alternative答案:B解析:on the same site “在相同的地点 ”,即对同一个地点进行挖掘。24.A.protect B.sharpenC.obtain D.applaud答案:C解析:为收藏而获得考古标本,obtain “得到”。protect“ 保护”;sharpen“(使)锋利”;applaud“鼓掌”。25.A.eighteenth B.eightC.eighteen D.eighth答案:A解析:从 In 1729 看出,此处应该是 the eighteenth century “18 世纪”。26
22、.A.practically B.finallyC.successfully D.specially答案:A解析:practically“实际上”,此处表示挖掘工作实际上已经取得进展。27.A.a few B.fewC.little D.less答案:B解析:few resources 与前面的 though slowly 相呼应。28.A.disadvantage B.advantageC.analysis D.revision答案:A解析:this slowness has not been entirely a disadvantage“这种迟缓并不一定完全是坏事” 。disadvant
23、age “不足,劣势”;advantage“优点”;analysis“分析”;revision“复习”。29.A.preserved B.acceleratedC.assumed D.faded答案:A解析:being left preserved “处于被保护状态”。accelerate“加速,促进”;assume“假定”;fade“ 减弱”。30.A.Affectionate B.FormalC.Archaeological D.Dizzy答案:C解析:archaeological “考古的”,此处与考古有关。 affectionate“深情的,亲切的”;formal“ 正式的”;dizz
24、y“头晕目眩的”。31.A.information B.botanyC.category D.significance答案:A解析:archaeological information “考古信息”。botany“ 植物学”;category“种类”;significance“意义,重要性”。32.A.London B.PompeiiC.New York D.Egypt答案:B解析:Pompeii 此处指庞培,意大利古都,公元 79 年火山爆发,全城被火山灰覆盖。33.A.in Europe B.in AsiaC.in Africa D.in America答案:A解析:意大利在欧洲(Euro
25、pe)。34.A.overlooked B.sobbedC.interrupted D.arrested答案:D解析:arrest 在此表示“阻止,妨碍”。overlook“忽视”;sob“ 抽泣”;interrupt “中断”。35.A.skilful B.ancientC.patient D.effective答案:B解析:在这些墙的背后,有一座古老的意大利城镇。ancient“ 远古的”,skilful“熟练的”;patient“有耐心的”;effective“有效的 ”。由下一句中的“walk 2000 years into the past”可知 ancient 为最佳答案。三、阅读
26、理解第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳答案。AThe Roman Empire was so big that there were a lot of different people with different cultures living in it,so you cant really say there was one way of living in the Roman Empire.People of minority races or cultures would probably feel lucky to have lived un
27、der the Roman Empire.There were people of so many different cultures travelling around the empire interacting with each other that there had been in general a lot of tolerance(容忍)for other cultures.On the other hand,this contact did also cause tensions,which sometimes broke into violent killings of
28、minority groups.People were forced into slavery in every corner of the Roman Empire,but the way slaves were treated depended on where they were and also on when.Big farms were usually worked by slave field-hands.But other slaves were house servants,like nurses,cooks,and boys who took care of the hor
29、ses and they were generally better treated.A lot of slaves also worked for the Roman government,or for private businesses,as managers,or running a shop,or in small factories.All over the Roman Empire,many boys in cities seem to have gone to school,but most girls had to stay at home.Out in the countr
30、yside,probably hardly anyone could read or write.Very few people went to college,but those that did often travelled far from home,to Athens or Alexandria in Egypt,for a good education.Partly at school,and partly through their families or just playing ball games outside,kids all over the Roman Empire
31、 did have lots of friends.Girls and boys from rich families,however,were not allowed to get romantic together.Most marriages among the upper classes were arranged by the parents,but case was probably different for the poor.36.What life was like for people of minority races in the Roman Empire?A.Life
32、 for them was too hard to bear.B.They couldnt communicate with people of other cultures.C.They were forced to give up their own culture.D.Life for them was comfortable in a way.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的首句“People of minority races or cultures would probably feel lucky to have lived under the Roman Empire.”
33、以及后面一句中提到的“.there had been in general a lot of tolerance(容忍) for other cultures.”可以推断,来自少数民族或文化的人在罗马帝国生活得还算舒适。37.Of the following kinds of slaves,which group may be badly treated?A.House servants.B.Slaves working on the farms.C.Boys taking care of horses.D.Slaves running a small shop.答案:B解析:细节理解题。第三
34、段中提到不同的奴隶所受到的待遇不同;先是提到了在农场上干活的奴隶; 然后提到了“.house servants.boys who took care of the horses.”,紧接着说他们所受的待遇要好一些;然后又提到了一些奴隶为政府或私人企业干活,甚至是当上经理或者经营商店,这说明这类奴隶的生活也可以,由此判断待遇最差的是在农场上干活的奴隶们。38.Which of the following statements is TRUE to education in Roman Empire?A.Education was open to both rich and poor people
35、.B.In the countryside,only boys could receive education.C.People could not get college education in Roman Empire.D.Most of the girls were not allowed to go to school.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第四段的“.but most girls had to stay at home.”可知 D 项正确。39.From the passage,we can learn that . A.there were probably many d
36、ifferent ways of living in Roman Empire B.under Roman law,marriages shall be arranged by parents C.children living in the countryside of Roman Empire often felt lonely D.boys in the upper class could receive free education in Roman Empire答案:A解析:根据第一段的内容“罗马帝国那么大,有那么多来自不同文化的人 ,因此很难说在罗马帝国只有一种生活方式”,即在罗马
37、帝国很可能有多种生活方式;B 项根据文章末句可知错误;C 项根据末段首句可知错误;D 项在文章中没有依据。40.What would be the best title of the passage?A.Ancient Roman EmpireB.Ancient Roman Slavery C.Ancient Roman People D.Ancient Roman Education答案:C解析:推理判断题。文章提到了在罗马帝国生活的来自少数民族和文化的人,提到了被迫成为奴隶的人,提到了罗马帝国下孩子的教育,以及婚姻等,这些都是以“人” 为中心,故选 C 项。BThe oldest ston
38、e buildings in the world are the pyramids(金字塔).They have stood for nearly 5000 years,and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.There are over eighty of them scattered (散布) along the banks of the Nile,some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids.Th
39、e most famous of these are the “Step” pyramid and the “Bent” pyramid.Some of the pyramids still look as much alike as they must have been when they were built thousands of years ago.Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or,more often,for
40、 stones to use in modern buildings.The dry climate of Egypt has helped to keep the pyramids in good condition,and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin.These are good reasons why they can still be seen today,but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last fore
41、ver.The “Step” pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile,the side on which the sun set.This was for spiritual reasons.It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods.It could not be too far from the Nile,however,as the stones to build it needed to
42、 be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point.Water transport was,of course,much easier than land transport.The builders also had to find a rock base,which was not likely to crack (破裂) under the great weight of the pyramid.Finally,it had to be near the capital,or better still near the kin
43、gs palace so that he could visit it easily to personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body.41.According to the passage,the “Step” pyramid . A.is unlikely to fall into ruin in the near futureB.was built on the banks along the NileC.is one that was built later than
44、the true pyramidsD.is the most famous of the true pyramids答案:A解析:细节理解题。从第一段第二句话“They have stood for nearly 5000 years,and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.”可以看出金字塔不可能受损,A 项中的 unlikely 意为“不可能” 。本文主要介绍了埃及的金字塔能保存长久的原因及其中被称为“Step”的金字塔建立在尼罗河西侧的原因。42.The most imp
45、ortant reason why some pyramids remain in good condition is that . A.people have taken good care of themB.it doesnt rain often in EgyptC.they were well designedD.the government has protected them from damage答案:C解析:细节理解题。可从第二段最后一句“These are good reasons why they can still be seen today,but perhaps th
46、e most important is that they were planned to last forever.”看出原因有很多,但最重要的是合理的设计。43.Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by . A.the regular floodsB.the dry climate of EgyptC.the special shape of the pyramidsD.people in search of building materials答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中“Most of the damage s
47、uffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or,more often,for stones to use in modern buildings.”中的“more often” 看出金字塔所遭受的损害大部分出自于那些寻宝人之手,事实上更多的时候,他们是寻找可用于现代建筑中的石头。可以判定造成损坏最主要的原因是人们偷取建筑材料。44.The Egyptians built the pyramids along the banks of the Nile because . A.
48、they believed in their godB.it was difficult to find a large rock base far from the NileC.the river helped a lot in the transport of building materialsD.it was not easy to choose a suitable place for the pyramids答案:C解析:细节理解题。从文中最后一段“Water transport was,of course,much easier than land transport.”可知,水
49、路运输要比陆路运输容易得多。CThere are many things people dont believe in.But,some people do have doubts about things that do not appear to be believable at first,one of which is Santa Claus.I am not saying that most adults believe in Santa Claus of their youth,but what about a real Santa Claus?You doubt this,Im sure.Well,the real Santa Claus can be alive and well through you.Yes,the real Santa Claus lives
