1、Unit 1 Section .单词拼写1She gave us a _(现实的) description of our life.2His theory is so _ (抽象的) that few people can accept it.3Mr Foster has never been to Tibet, and _ (所以) he knows very little about it.4The public have lost _ (信任) in what the government is doing.5Internet connections through _ (常规的) ph
2、one lines are fairly slow.6The weather at the moment is not _ (典型的) for July.7Taylor scored a(n) _ (极好的) goal at the end of the first half.8It was _ (荒谬的) that this should be so difficult to say.答案:1.realistic 2.abstract 3.consequently 4.faith 5.conventional 6.typical 7.superb 8.ridiculous.选词填空posse
3、ss, faith, by coincidence, a great deal, ridiculous, attempt, typical ,predict1_, I will go too. Lets go together.2He is _ to his wife.3The old man knows _ more than I do.4She looks _ in that hat.5Charles was _ of a sound intellect and a happy manner.6He made one last _ at the world record.7It was _
4、 of him to be so kind.8It is impossible to _ what will happen.答案:1.By coincidence 2.faithful 3.a great deal 4.ridiculous 5.possessed 6.attempt 7.typical 8.predict.运用恰当词语填空1This is _. Youve only known him for three days, and youre going on holiday with him!2These English materials are aimed _ the fir
5、st English learners.3He has been practicing hard recently in the driving school, hoping to pass his driving test at his first _.4Im going to London next Monday.What a _! So am I.5Anyone who is in _ (possess) of weapons without permission is considered to be a lawbreaker.6Her poor French often lead_m
6、isunderstandings when she visits France.7Her earnest wish was to see things_they were, and not to be romantic.8After much consideration, the general manager decided to _ her suggestion.9.(真题改编 江西)The villagers have already known _ well do is to rebuild the bridge.10All documents are printed in the t
7、wo official languages; that_, English and French.答案:1ridiculous 句意:这简直太荒唐了。你才认识他三天就和他一起去度假。ridiculous荒谬的,可笑的。2at aim at 为固定搭配,意为“瞄准某物,针对,对象是” ,此处为 aim at 的被动语态。3attempt 句意:近来他正在驾校努力练习,希望能在第一次考试时通过。attempt“尝试” ;at his first attempt“在第一次尝试时” 。4coincidence 根据 So am I 的语境可知答案。5possession 考查 possession 的
8、固定词组。句意:任何一个不经允许即拥有武器的人都被认为是不法分子。in possession of “拥有” 。6to 句意:她的法语很差劲,因此她访问法国时常引起误会。lead to 表示“导致,造成( 后果 )”。7as 句意:她真诚的愿望就是实事求是地观察事物,并且不想入非非。as they are 表示“事实上;实际上;照现在的样子” 。8adopt 句意:总经理再三考虑之后,决定采纳她的建议。adopt“采纳;采用” ,符合题意。9what 句意:村民们已经知道我们将要做的是重建这座桥。分析句子结构可知,know 后为宾语从句。而在该宾语从句中又含有一个主语从句,该主语从句中 do
9、缺少宾语,且表示“事物” ,故用 what 引导。10is 句意:所有的文件都会用两种官方语言印刷,也就是英语和法语。从语境看应是对上文的解释说明,故用 that is。.完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There was once a merchant who kept a donkey (驴). They _1_ all over the countryside, buying and selling different kinds of things. One day the merchant heard that
10、salt was being sold _2_ at the seaside. “I can get a fine price for that in the villages in the mountains, ” he thought and then he set off with his _3_ to buy some. The merchant bought a good supply and loaded it on the donkeys back. All went well _4_ they came to a narrow pass in the mountains wit
11、h a deep stream flowing through it. The merchant was leading the donkey carefully when _5_ the donkey slipped into the stream. As the donkey _6_ to swim, the water melted the salt he was carrying, leaving only the empty bags. With no _7_ to pull him down the donkey easily _8_ the bank.Soon afterward
12、s the merchant decided to buy another load of _9_. Once more he took his donkey to the _10_, loaded him up and set off for the mountains. When they came to the narrow pass the donkey remembered how easily he had _11_ his heavy load. This time he slipped into the stream _12_ and stayed there until th
13、e salt _13_.The merchant was very _14_. He thought of a way to play a trick on the donkey in return. The next time he went to the seaside he _15_ a great load of sponges(海绵). The donkey set off happily. Before long they came to the narrow pass. Once more the donkey rolled himself into the water, _16
14、_ the load to melt away. However, the sponges got _17_. Then he felt himself _18_ lower and lower and he yelled, “Help!” The merchant pulled him out of the water. And he led the _19_ donkey on up the mountainside. “Now I have doubled the load I _20_ with, ” thought the donkey sadly as he walked alon
15、g the village.文章大意:一位商人赶着驴去卖盐,不小心掉进水里的驴发现驮在背上的盐很快就在水里化了,自己变得一身轻松,于是第二次卖盐的途中驴就故意掉进了水里。商人为了教训驴,让驴驮了一担海绵,这次故意掉进水里的驴可尝到了苦头。1A.worked Brode Csearched Dtravelled答案:D 由下文讲述的商人从海边买回盐然后去其他地方卖的事实可以判断,商人和他的驴在各地“行走(travelled) ”。2A.cheaply Bpoorly Cprivately Ddirectly答案:A 由商人所说的话 I can get a fine price for that
16、in the villages in the mountains可知,因为海边的盐卖得“便宜(cheaply)” ,商人觉得买下后再卖到别的地方可以获利,所以才去买盐。3A.donkey Bhorse Ccamel Dox答案:A 商人带上“驴(donkey)”出发去买盐了。4A.because Bunless Cwhen Duntil答案:D 路途中一切都进展顺利, “直到(until) ”他们来到一个狭窄的通道。5A.frequently Bfinally Csuddenly Dgenerally答案:C 虽然商人小心翼翼地领着驴过去,但由于通道狭窄,驴还是“突然(suddenly)”滑进
17、了小溪中。6.Apromised Brefused Cstruggled Dlearned答案:C 第一次掉进水里的时候,驴很害怕,所以此处应该是“挣扎着(struggled) ”想游出来。7A.water Bweight Cpain Dfear答案:B 盐在水中化完了,驴身上没有了 “重量(weight)” 。8A.noticed Breached Cfound Drecognized答案:B 一身轻松的驴很容易就 “到达了(reached)”岸边。9A.salt Bsugar Crice Dbread答案:A 后来商人决定再一次去买 “盐(salt)” 。10A.seaside Bstre
18、am Cpass Dbank答案:A 由本句中的 Once more 可知,这次商人还是到“海边(seaside)”去买盐。11A.transported Btransformed Cgot Dlost答案:D 驴上次掉进水里身上的盐在水中化完了,这次它想起了上次轻易就“丢掉了(lost)”身上的重量。12A.on time Bon purpose Cin turn Din order答案:B 驴不想驮着那么重的盐,所以这次 “故意(on purpose)”掉进水里。13A.broke Bdisappeared Cfell Ddropped答案:B 驴掉进水里,然后等着盐化完 “消失(disa
19、ppeared)” 。14A.lucky Bcurious Cworried Dangry答案:D 商人两次买的盐都被驴弄没了,当然很 “生气(angry)” 。15A.bought Bborrowed Csold Dreturned答案:A 商人去海边是进货,这次 “买的(bought)”是海绵。16A.preparing for Bwaiting for Clooking for Dcaring for答案:B 第二次驮盐的时候,驴故意滑入小溪并在水里等着盐化完,所以这次驴依然是待在水里“等待(waiting for) ”背上驮的东西化掉。17A.cooler Bsofter Cheavi
20、er Dbigger答案:C 海绵吸水,应该是变得 “越来越重(heavier)” 。18A.moving Brunning Csinking Dhiding答案:C 海绵越来越重,把驴压得越来越往下 “沉(sinking)” 。19A.proud Bclever Cfat Dwet答案:D 驴掉进了水里,自然身上是 “湿的(wet)” 。20A.met Bdealt Cagreed Dstarted答案:D 海绵吸进了水,重量是驴刚 “开始(started)”所驮重量的两倍。.阅读理解Land Art, sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthw
21、orks, is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art, taking art out of the museum and into the outside world. Modern Land Art Movement really got going in the 1960s, when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale. Today, works of modern Land Art can be seen
22、all over the world, sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.Land Art, which is not necessarily unchangeable, can take a number of forms. For example, in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty(螺旋码头) made of a collection of ston
23、es and mud, in the Great Salt Lake. The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake. Reshaping the landscape is a common feature of Land Art. It can be created by moving components (组成部分 ) around. People can also add things to the environment to
24、create Land Art,like salt, which is added to the Spiral Jetty. It is possible to use plants. In all cases, Land Art is immovable.Land Art is designed to evolve (逐渐形成), change, and even tually decay(衰落)Thats one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums.
25、Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days. Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they evolve and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artist.文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。作者主要叙述地景艺术的发展史。1From Paragraph 1, we can learn that _.ALand Art aims to get people intere
26、sted in natureBAmerican artists were the first to create Land ArtCLand Art was the most popular art in the 1960sDpeople have been creating Land Art for thousands of years答案:D 细节理解题。根据第一段的末句可知,地景艺术的存在有几千年的历史了。2What do we know about Robert Smithson?AHe is an American artist.BHe is a pioneer in creatin
27、g Land Art.CHe created the most famous Land Art.DHe lives near the Great Salt Lake.答案:A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的 The American artist 可知 Robert Smithson 是美国的一名艺术家。3Land Art is attractive to the artists partly because _.Ait makes use of the landscape aroundBit offers the artists a chance to change natureCit
28、will develop and be destroyed gradually by natural processesDit shows the extreme beauty of nature because artists use natural material答案:C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知地景艺术对艺术家来说有吸引力的一个原因是随着时间的流逝,它会逐渐形成并衰落。4What does the underlined word “Reshaping” mean in Paragraph 3?AShaping again. BRemaking.CChanging. DBa
29、rgaining.答案:B 词义猜测题。根据第三段第三句 People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art.可知“重新制作” ,故 B 合适。.语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。It was my first trip to India, alone. One day,as I _1_(walk) through a local market, a tenyear old boy came over and begged me to buy a book, _2_ h
30、ad the words“Interesting India” on its cover. I bought it, thinking that when I returned home it would remind me _3_ my wonderful Indian adventure. The book claimed that Indias people were very welcoming of tourists, and never tried _4_(cheat) them. As I read I felt deeply touched by these warm word
31、s. Suddenly,a monkey came down from a nearby tree, snatched the book from my hand and took _5_ away, along with my bag which contained all my belongings. I couldnt do anything _6_ stand and stare. Then a man approached me and asked _7_ I wanted my belongings back. He said it would cost me five US do
32、llars. I had no other choice _8_(leave), so I agreed to pay, but only after my bag was returned. He blew a whistle and the monkey immediately threw the bag down. I picked it up and gave him the money. I later learned that _9_ man made his living this way:tricking tourists. This was the _10_(bad) thing I ever experienced in“ Interesting India”. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案:1.walked 2.which 3.of 4.to cheat 5.it 6.but 7.if/whether 8.left 9.the 10.worst