1、(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！).单项填空1India has a very large number of English speakers.This is_Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.Awhy Bbecause ofCbecause Dwhat解析： 句意为：印度有相当多说英语的居民。这是因为从 1765 年到 1947 年期间英国统治印度。此句考查表语从句，because 表原因。答案： C2The farm grows various kinds of crops，_wheat，corn ，cotton and rice.
2、Afor example BasCso that Dsuch as 解析： such as 列举几项内容，往往列举不全。答案： D3At the meeting，the old man_some good advice and all the people there agreed with him.Acame about Bcame upCcame out Dcame up with解析： come up with 是及物动词短语， “提出”而 come up 是不及物动词短语，主语是被提出的观点、主意等。come out 出版，开花；come about 发生。句意为：在会上，那位老人提出
3、了一些好的建议，那里所有人都同意。答案： D4Every minute must be made full use of_spoken English.Ato practise BpractisingCpractise Dpractised解析： 本题中 make full use of 的宾语为 every minute，其宾语前置，故用动词不定式短语充当目的状语。答案： A5A lot of questions_at the meeting，which made things worse.Acame across Bcame onCcame up Dcame in解析： 句意为：在会议上又
4、提出了许多新问题，这使得事情更加复杂了。come up 意为“被提出” ，符合题意。come across 偶遇；come on 加油；come in 进来。答案： C6He looks honest，but_he often tells lies.Ain a fact Bin an actual factCas matter of fact Dactually解析： 句意为：他看起来很诚实，实际上他经常说谎。actually，in fact，in actual fact， as a matter of fact 都意为 “实际上，事实上” 。很明显 A、B、C 三项搭配错误。答案： D7I
5、am quite free_if you want me to help you.Aat present Bat the presentCin present Din the present解析： 句意为：如果你需要帮忙的话，现在我正好有空。at present 为固定短语，意为“现在；目前” 。答案： A8The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities_rising steadily since 1990.Ais BareChas been Dhave been解析： 考查主谓一致和时态。主语是以 the numbe
6、r of 开头的，故谓语动词用单数，又因时间状语是 since 1990，所以用完成时态。答案： C9Allow children the space to voice their opinions，_they are different from your own.Auntil Beven ifCunless Das though解析： 句意为“让孩子们有发言的空间，即使他们的观点与你自己的不同” 。even if是“即使，尽管”的意思；as though 意为“似乎，好像” ；until 表示“直到，在以前” ；unless 意思是“除非” 。答案： B10As is known to u
7、s，the film Titanic_a true story.Abased on Bbase onCwas based on Dhad based on解析： 考查短语 base.on。句意为：众所周知，电影 泰坦尼克号是以一个真实的故事为根据的。base.on 以为根据，其被动形式是 be based on，故选 C 项。答案： C11Will you be able to get a taxi to the theatre?_，sir.ANo necessary BNo problemCThatll be fine DIm glad解析： 句意为：你能打的去剧院吗？没问题，先生。No p
8、roblem 没问题，用来加强语气，符合句意，其他 A、C、D 三项均不符合句意。答案： B12He couldnt take part in the final exam_his serious illness.Abecause Blead toCbecause of Dwhen解析： 考查连词和短语的用法。句意为：由于他病得很厉害，他不能参加期末考试。because 因为，引导原因状语从句；lead to 导致；because of 由于后接名词或动名词以及what 引导的句子；when 当的时候，引导时间状语从句。结合句意及句子结构应选 C 项。答案： C13(2010荆州高一检测)El
9、len is_in both English and French，which gives her an advantage over other candidates.Apractical BgratefulCexact Dfluent解析： 句意为：埃伦说英语和法语都很流利，这使她比其他候选人更有优势。practical实际的，实用的；grateful 感激的； exact 精确的，准确的； fluent 流利的。答案： D14The 2010 Asian Games is_a big event for the Chinese.Its also a big event for the w
10、hole Asia.Ano more than Bno less thanCmore than Dnot more than解析： 考查 more than 的用法。句意为：2010 年亚运会不仅仅对于中国人民来说是一件大事。它对整个亚洲来说也是一件大事。more than 与名词和形容词连用时，表示“多过，不止” ；no more than 仅仅；no less than 不少于，多达。由句意可知选 C 项。答案： C15Though we have two choices，I think the_is better.Alater BlatterClate Dlatest解析： latter
11、(两者中的)后者。句意为：虽然我们有两个选择，但我认为后者较好。later 后来，较晚的；late 迟到的；latest 最近的。答案： B.完形填空Throughout history，people have been interested in knowing how language first began，but no one knows exactly where or how this happened._1_，we do know a lot about_2_，the languages of today and also the languages of_3_times.The
12、re_4_probably about three thousand languages in the world today.Chinese is the language_5_the most speakers.English，Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people._6_，some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important_7_of languages in the wor
13、ld.For example，most of the languages of_8_are in one large family_9_the IndoEuropean language family.The original (最初的) language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years_10_.Many of the present languages of Europe and India are modern_11_of the language of 4,500 years ago.Languages are_12_changin
14、g.The English of today is very different_13_the English of 500 years ago.In time some even_14_completely.About 1,000 years ago_15_was a littleknown relative of German_16_on one of the borders (边界) of Europe.If a language has_17_speakers or if it is very old，there may be_18_in the way it is spoken in
15、 different areas._19_，the language may have several dialects.Chinese is a good example of dialect differences.Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers.The differences among the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China_20_un
16、derstand speakers from other parts.1A.But BSoCHowever DBesides解析： 语言的起源一直是人们感兴趣的事情，但是没人确切地知道语言起源究竟是如何发生的。然而(However)，我们还是对语言有许多了解。 but 后不能出现逗号。答案： C2A.English BhistoryCChinese Dlanguages解析： 由上下文可知此处一直是在讲对“语言(languages)”的认识。答案： D3A.earlier BlaterCmodern Dhard解析： 人们对现在的语言以及更早(earlier)的语言有所了解。由上下文可知此处与
17、today 对应。答案： A4A.is BareCwas Dwere解析： 由后面的 about three thousand languages in the world today 可知此处应用 be 动词的一般现在时的复数形式。答案： B5A.for BwithCin Dof解析： 由 with 引导的介词短语作定语，修饰 language，表示“汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言” 。答案： B6A.In addition BOn the one handCWhats more DOn the other hand解析： 上文指出汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言，接着又说英语、俄语、西班牙语也有
18、成百上千万的人讲，话锋一转，还有不到一百人讲的语言，所以此处用 on the other hand。答案： D7A.forms BsystemsCfamilies Dchanges解析： 由后面的内容可知语言有几大语系；用 families 表示。另外第 9 空前的 one large family 也是提示。答案： C8A.Europe BAsiaCAfrica DAmerica解析： 由后面的 IndoEuropean language family 可知，欧洲的大多数语言都属于一个大的语系印欧语系。答案： A9A.called BspokenCcalling Dspeaking解析： 过
19、去分词 called 作定语，表示 “被称作” 。答案： A10A.before BagoClater Dold解析： 由前面的 was spoken 可知，应该用与一般过去时连用的 ago。before 用于过去完成时的句子中。答案： B11A.times BfamiliesCforms Dmembers解析： 现在印度与欧洲的一些语言实际上就是 4 500 年以前的语言的现代形式(forms)。答案： C12A.always BseldomCoften Dsometimes解析： 由下文可知，语言一直都在发展变化。always 与现在进行时态连用表示 “总是”。答案： A13A.about
20、 BwithCbetween Dfrom解析： be different from“与不同” ，为固定短语。答案： D14A.die out Bdie awayCdie down Ddie off解析： 有些语言完全消失了。die out 灭绝，消失。die away 逐渐模糊，逐渐减弱；die down 逐渐变弱，暗淡；die off 相继死去。答案： A15A.Spanish BEnglishCChinese DRussian解析： 现在的英语与 500 年以前的不一样了。有些消失了。1 000 年前的英语还与当时人们讲的德语有亲缘关系。答案： B16A.called BtoldCspok
21、en Dnamed解析： 表示“讲(某种语言 )”用 speak，此处用过去分词作定语表示被动。答案： C17A.a great deal of Ba fewCa little Da lot of解析： 讲某种语言的人多或某种语言很古老，那么不同地区人们说话的方式就有差别。A、C 两项只修饰不可数名词；a few 表示“几个” ，意义不符。答案： D18A.speakers BdifferencesCdifference Dchanges解析： 由上文可知此处指人们说话方式的不同，用复数形式。答案： B19A.That is BThereforeCIn fact DHowever解析： 此处是
22、对上文的说明：也就是说(That is)，语言有许多方言。答案： A20A.mustnt Bmay notCwont Dcant解析： 方言的差别如此大，来自不同地区的人都无法相互沟通。此处表示“不会，不能” 。答案： D.阅读理解There are many differences between British English and American English.I used to teach a course about the differences between the two.We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Oc
23、ean but we have many differences in our common language.We have examples of the same words having very different meanings，differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things.Here are some examples.A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK.A biscuit
24、in the US is a small cake in the UK.Crisps in the UK，are known as chips，but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US.In the UK，a pie can be made from either meat or fruit，while in the US pies are normally made from fruit；pot pies are made from meat.Most things are measure
25、d in grams and kilograms in the US，not pounds and ounces.One very obvious (明显的) difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on.Petrol in the UK is gas in the US.The place where we fill up our cars，in the UK，is a garage；while in the US， its a gas station.The term garage is also used as
26、 a place to store your car next to or close by your house.In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.An elevator in the US is called a lift here，and the first floor in the US，is called the ground floor here，so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.I could conti
27、nue with this.There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language.With so many differences，no wonder its hard to understand each other well.语篇解读 本文论述了美国英语和英国英语在词汇方面的差别 。 1The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and American English in_.Avocabulary B
28、grammarCsound Dspelling解析： 主旨大意题。阅读文章可知本文主要是论述美式英语和英式英语在词汇方面的差别。答案： A2Its implied in the passage that the author may be_.Aa driver from the US Ba cook from the USCa teacher from the UK Da gas station worker from the UK解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句 I used to teach a course about the differences between the two
29、可推出作者可能当过老师。答案： C3In the authors opinion，_.Alanguage differences dont affect understandingBthe same words in the two different types of English may have different spellingsCthere will be fewer differences between American and British English in the futureDit is impossible that some Americans get off
30、 on the wrong floor in British hotels解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段 We have examples of the same words having very different meanings，differing spellings of the same words 可知 B 正确。答案： B4What can we learn from the passage?A “Elevator” is commonly used in the UK.BPies mean the same thing in the UK and the US.CIn the
31、 UK，things are measured in pounds and ounces.DBritish and American people drive on the same side of the road.解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段 Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US， not pounds and ounces 可知 C 正确。答案： C5Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?APetrol in the UK is ga
32、s in the US.BFries in the US are chips in the UK.CA cookie in the US is a biscuit in the UK.DA gas station in the UK is a garage in the US.解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段 The place where we fill up our cars，in the UK，is a garage；while in the US，its a gas station 可知 D 项错误。答案： D.精品资料。欢迎使用。学优高考网w。w-w*GkStK学优高考网w。w-w*GkStK高考#试题库
