1、能力提升练习(Cultural relics)1.1 单项填空1.35% of the students believe the choice of their courses and universities should_their own interest.A.be based on B.base onC.be basing on D.base by【解析】 baseon“使建立在基础之上” ，其被动语态是 be based on,“以为基础” 。【答案】 A2._breaks the law will have to face a serious punishment.A.Anyone
2、 B.Those whoC.Anyone who D.Who【解析】 will 前是含有定语从句的主语部分，排除 A、D 两项；句中 breaks 是单数第三人称形式，故用 anyone who。【答案】 C3.He dropped the cup and now it is_.A.in pieces B.in disorderC.in return D.in a mess【解析】 in pieces“碎了” ；in disorder“混乱” ；in return“作为报答” ；in a mess“乱成一团” 。【答案】 A4.After the war,a new school buildi
3、ng was set up_there had once been a tample.A.in which B.whereC.which D.when【解析】 where 引导地点状语从句。此处不是定语从句，故 A 项不正确。【答案】 B5.It rained for two weeks on end,completely_our holiday.A.ruined B.to ruinC.ruining D.ruins【解析】 “雨连续下了两周，彻底破坏了我们的假期” 。用-ing 形式作结果状语。【答案】 C6.Be careful next time.Let there_no mistake
4、 about it again.A.be B.to be C.is D.will be【解析】 let 后用动词原形作宾语补足语。【答案】 A7.The city of San Francisco was hit by an earthquake.A village in this area was also_.A.under attack B.on attackC.under an attack D.on the attack【解析】 under attack 是固定短语，意为 “遭受攻击” 。【答案】 A8.Most of the men_climb out of the burning
5、ship in time.However,four men were not quick enough to escape the flames.A.could B.were able toC.had to D.would rather【解析】 were/was able to 不等于 could,前者表示“成功地做了某事” ，后者表示“有能力去做某事” 。题意是“大多数人都及时从燃烧的船里逃了出来” 。【答案】 B9.Although he explained again and again,he could not make himself_by all of us.A.understan
6、d B.understandingC.understood D.be understood【解析】 make oneself understood/heard“使别人听明白或听清自己说的话 ”。【答案】 C10.When you have finished the experiment,please tidy the lab and_in the cupboards.A.put everything offB.put off everythingC.put everything backD.put back everything【解析】 put off“推迟” ；put back“放回” ，b
7、ack 为副词，不定代词 everything 应放在back 前。【答案】 C11.Wind_electricity in many parts of the world.A.is widely used to produceB.is widely used to producingC.widely used to produceD.widely used to producing【解析】 “被用于做”应用 be used to do sth.,be used to doing sth.是“习惯于” ，used to“过去常常” 。【答案】 A12.Ive always dreamt of
8、coming to China,and now my dream has_.A.arrived truly B.realizedC.come real D.come true【解析】 come true 固定短语， “实现” 。【答案】 D13.The city was badly destroyed by an earthquake,and it took years to_.A.take everything back to liveB.take everything back to lifeC.bring everything back to liveD.bring everything
9、 back to life【解析】 bringback to life“恢复生气，恢复正常” 。【答案】 D14._the help of the painters and workers,the people of St Petersburg managed to bring back the beauty of their culture and history.A.Under B.ByC.On D.With【解析】 with the help of“在的帮助下” 。【答案】 D15.Thousands of works of art,_the most famous paintings,
10、were_during the war.A.included;missed B.including;missingC.included;missing D.including;missed【解析】 including“包括” ；missing 是形容词， “丢失” 。【答案】 B1.2 完形填空Gordon Summer is a very good-looking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for. 1 known as Sting,hes the lead si
11、nger of The Police.Suddenly Sting has become a 2 .“I cant walk down a street any more without feeling that people are 3 me,”he says.“When Im not working,all I want to do is to be a 4 person.I make a point of walking round the street,just being 5 .”He and Frances bought the house in 6 when Sting retu
12、rned from The Polices highly successful world tour.“I picked Ireland because,apart from being 7 ,you can stay in touch with England while 8 life at a slower pace!”He also has Irish ancestry(祖先)and an Irish 9 ,Frances,a well-accepted actress.Sting is very much a man 10 the eighties:“Frances 11 to be
13、considered as only my wife,which Im 12 about.She has her own 13 .Shes ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and clever,but she has never let it affect her.Its 14 been that way.When we got married and had Joseph,”explains Sting,“we both agreed that being 15 was not going to affect our work.”A fixed 16 life is clearly impo
14、rtant to Sting.It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 17 a job in teaching for the music business.Sting loved 18 ,but could not help playing in bands.So he tried to 19 both,teaching by day,playing by night.It left him so 20 that he knew he had to c
15、hoose one or the other.1.A.Hardly B.BetterC.More D.Less【解析】 Gordon Summer 更为人所知的名字是艺名 Sting;well know as“作为而著名” ，其比较级是 better known。【答案】 B2.A.superstar B.teacherC.singer D.player【解析】 Sting 作为主唱歌手突然之间成了超级巨星。【答案】 A3.A.following B.callingC.watching D.waving【解析】 此句意为“我每次上街都感觉有人在看着我。 ”名人嘛，当然会被公共所注视。【答案】
16、C4.A.famous B.richC.normal D.poor【解析】 “而我却只想当一个普通的人，过正常人的生活。 ”【答案】 C5.A.myself B.himselfC.ourselves D.themselves【解析】 此处用 myself,说明 Gordon Summer 想恢复正常人的生活。【答案】 A6.A.England B.AmericaC.Scotland D.Ireland【答案】 D7.A.near B.farC.pleasant D.mountainous【解析】 Gordon 选中爱尔兰的原因，除了爱尔兰环境好之外，还能在享受节奏较慢的生活的同时，与英格兰保持
17、联系。【答案】 C8.A.suffering B.leadingC.protecting D.enjoying【答案】 D9.A.wife B.friendC.partner D.parent【解析】 由下文可知 Frances 是他的爱尔兰籍的妻子。【答案】 A10.A.of B.inC.for D.at【解析】 a man of the eighties“一个 80 年代的人” 。【答案】 A11.A.agrees B.asksC.refuses D.likes【解析】 由下文可知 Frances 有自己的事业，她不愿在家做专职太太。【答案】 C12.A.worried B.gladC.t
18、hankful D.angry【解析】 从下文可知夫妇两人都认为婚姻、家庭不能影响自己的工作，由此可推知Sting 对妻子不愿做专职太太是支持的，是乐意的。【答案】 B13.A.child B.lifeC.job D.mind【答案】 C14.A.seldom B.sometimesC.recently D.always【解析】 情况一直是这样的。【答案】 D15.A.parents B.singersC.players D.teachers【答案】 A16.A.singing B.familyC.teaching D.playing【解析】 此处说的应是稳固家庭生活对 Sting 很重要。【
19、答案】 B17.A.took up B.gave upC.picked up D.put up【解析】 由下文可知 Sting 原来是从事教学工作的，现改行当了歌手。【答案】 B18.A.working B.travellingC.changing D.teaching【解析】 从上下文可知 Sting 是非常热爱教学工作的，所以他曾一度一边教学，一边唱歌。【答案】 D19.A.make B.getC.have D.do【答案】 D20.A.given out B.picked outC.died out D.tired out【解析】 白天教学，晚上演出，使他感觉太辛苦，不得不择其一而为之。
20、【答案】 D1.3 阅读理解AEvery country has its heroes.The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire.If you get a list of the heroes of a nation,it will tell you the potential(潜力)of that nation.Today in America,if you ask the high school students to list their heroes,their choice
21、would probably fall into three groups.The first group of heroes would be the rock starsthe people connected with rock music.There is no doubt that such people do have talent(天才）but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model.The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their persona
22、l life is not all that good.The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles.However,one should seek more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star.Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area-sports.
23、However,too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of a disorder.Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.A third type of hero is the TV or movie star.This person may have lots of acting talent and is quite handsome.However,the personal life of too many ac
24、tors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people.Today,the rock star,the athlete,and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America.Really,do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor,a teacher,or a scientist?These people are not rich and do not w
25、ear fashionable clothes.However,they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.What is really sad is that the young try to imitate(模仿) their heroes.They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles.If the heroes of today for the American young people ar
26、e limited only to rock stars,athletes and actors,the future does not look too bright.1.The last sentence of the first paragraph implies that_.A.if a nation has a lot of heroes,it will be strongB.heroes of a nation will make the nation itselfC.what the people admire will make the future of the nation
27、D.if you want to be a hero,you must admire the hero【解析】 该题考查句意分析能力。通过作者对当今美国青少年偶像崇拜的担忧“If the heroes of today for the American young peoplethe future doesnt look so bright”可看出，青少年是国家的未来，他们的兴趣导向在某种程度上影响着国家的将来命运，故可知答案。【答案】 C2.From the passage,we know that the heroes the American youth admire are those
28、_.A.who are not bright but are good-lookingB.who are rich but are strict with themselvesC.who are talented for some area but lead an improper lifeD.who are perfect in all areas【解析】 该题考查归纳能力。通过对三种偶像的剖析，可知这些偶像只在特定的领域内优秀，但总体形象即欠完美，故可得答案。【答案】 C3.It can beniferred that the American young people will not
29、admire_.A.a university professor B.a popular singerC.a football player D.a film actress【解析】 该题考查细节，由第二段的后三句话可知。【答案】 A4.According to the writer,people should admire those_.A.who are rich and wear the latest fashion clothesB.who can express peoples feelingsC.whose personal life is goodD.who work for t
30、he interests of the people【解析】 该题亦考查细节答案亦在第二段的后三句。【答案】 D5.What is the writers attitude(态度）towards American youths admiration?A.He understands it.B.He criticizes it.C.He is angry about it.D.He is uninterested in it.【解析】 该题考查文章的主旨。纵观全文，不难看出作者对偶像类型的担忧，故作者对此应持批评态度。【答案】 BBBefore Nicholas Clapp got there,
31、he had half hoped he might run into some of Ubars ruins sticking out of the sand.But finding the city wasnt that easy.During the summer of 1001,he and his 40 helpers dug at 35 different spots.The only things they found were ground spiders,giant ticks,and deadly snakes.Just before Thanksgiving says C
32、lapp,“We were within a whisker of total failure.”Then Clapps team looked at the high-tech maps again and saw something surprising.Many of the caravan routes(沙漠商队路线） on the high-tech maps came together on the same spot marked“Omani Marketplace”on Ptolomys map.Two maps,made almost 2 000 years apart,po
33、inted the team toward the same area!In December 1991,Clapp arrived at the spot where,according to the maps,the caravans met.Clapp had a handheld instrument that could detect objects below the ground.It showed ruins under the sand!He and his team started digging,trying not to get their hopes up.And t
34、hen they found it!A tower buried in the sand.They slowly unearthed a giant,eight-sided fortress(堡垒）.It had nine towers and many rooms.People had lived in this fortress 2 000 years ago.Outside its walls,the crew had found buried remains of nearly 40 campsites.They seemed to be camping areas for trade
35、rs.More digging found shards,or pieces of pottery from the ancient empires of Rome,Greece,China,Egypt,and Syria.Diggers and scientists agree that people were on the site for about 5000 years.Clapp and his team were excited as they continued to uncover more pieces of the past that seemed to prove tha
36、t it was the lost city of Ubar.“We started with this hopeless myth and then found seeds of truth,”says Clapp,“then finally found the reality behind the myth.”But is this unearthed site really the once-great Ubar?Experts arent totally persuaded.Donald Whitcomb is an archeologist(考古学家）at the Universit
37、y of Chicago.He doubts that Clapp really discovered Ubar.“Theres probably a grain of truth to this myth,”he says.“But Ubar is described as a place with walls all made of gold,and the rubies and emeralds.”No gold or precious stones have been found by Clapp.“Im not sure whether they discovered Ubar be
38、cause Im not sure if Ubar really existed,”Whitcomb says.1.Which of the following statements is true according to the reading?A.Ubar was an important ancient city which was buried under the sand.B.Ubar was described as a city with towers.C.Clapp found the spot marked“Omani Marketplace”on the high-tec
39、h maps.D.Inside the fortress they found shards,ground spiders,giant ticks and deadly snakes.【解析】 由第四段可知人们在遗址里发掘出了很多塔，可判断 Ubar 古城是“a city with towers”。【答案】 B2.The following statements are true according to the reading EXCEPT that_.A.Clapp made this discovery with the help of caravan routes on the map
40、sB.Clapp made this discovery with the help of some high technologyC.Clapp was not sure that he had found UbarD.Donald Whitcomb was not sure if Clapp had found Ubar【解析】 由第三段可知 A、B 两项的陈述是对的。由倒数第二段可知 Donald Whitcomb 怀疑 Clapp 发现了 Ubar 古城，故 D 项的陈述也对。【答案】 C3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to
41、 the underlined part?A.We were ready for any failure.B.We were on the point of giving up hope.C.We would never stop digging in spite of some difficulty.D.We decided that we had failed to find Ubar.【解析】 上文讲述他们的工作艰难，没有进展，可判断他们差一点儿就放弃了。【答案】 B4.It can be inferred from the reading that Nicholas Clapp is_
42、.A.a person of courageB.a person of determinationC.a very young personD.a person who is good for nothing【解析】 从全文不难看出 Clapp 坚忍不拔的毅力。1991 年夏季挖掘了 35 个不同的地点，同年 12 月又来到另一地方，终于如愿发掘出一处遗址。【答案】 BCEvery year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii,Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium(运
43、动场 )and theatres,its shops and restaurants.The tourists do not,however,see Pompeiis people.They do not see them because Pompeii has no people.No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years.Once,Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius,a grass-covered volcano(
44、火山 ).Mount Vesuvius had not erupted(喷发)for centuries,so the people of Pompeii felt safe.But they were not.In August of AD 79,Mount Vesuvius erupted.The entire top of the mountain exploded,and a huge black cloud rose into the air.Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii.When the eruption ende
45、d two days later,Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries,Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash.Then ,in the year 1861,an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii.Slowly,carefully,Ginseppe and his men dug.The city looked
46、almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There were streets and fountains,houses and shops.There was a stadium with 20 000 seats.Perhaps the most important of all,there were everyday objects,which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii.Many glasses and jars had some dark blue co
47、lour in the bottom,so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine.They liked bread too,metal bread pans were in every bakery.In one bakery there were 81 round,flat loaves of breada type of bread that is still sold in Italy today.Tiny boxes filled with a dark,shiny power tell us that women liked to
48、 wear eye-makeup.Ginseppe has died,but his work continues.One-fourth has not been uncovered yet.Scientists are still digging,still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.1.Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?A.To visit the volcano.B.To shop and eat there.C.To watch sports and plays.D.To see how Pompeiians lived.【解析】 这是一道细节推断题。原文没有直接说出参观者到 Pompeii 的目的。通读全文可知，Pompeii 是一座被火山吞没的城市。由于火山突然喷发，人们来不及逃避，而保留了当时人们生活的遗迹。所以参观者来的目的是看一看 Pompeiians 当时是如何生活的。但由于一些考生只注意到短文第一段最后一句话 On one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years.和后面提到的 volcano 一词，错误地选择了选项 A。【答
