1、限时提能精练( 二十)Unit 20 Humour(限时 30 分钟).单词拼写1. This hat will give_(保护)against the sun.2. This dictionary is_(设计)for middle school students.3. You should find a more_(实用的)method of getting better grades.4. You will_(欣赏)his movels better if you read his autobiography.5. People were_(困惑)by a lot of strange
2、 information.6. Follow the_(说明)for the use of the medicine.7. _(幸福地)，they returned safely.8. I agreed to the_(条件)of the contract.9. I am_(患病)from a bad cold.10. He_(带领)the tourist party through the park.【答案】 1. protection 2. intended 3. practical 4. appreciate 5. confused 6. directions 7. Fortunatel
3、y 8. condition 9. suffering 10. guided.单项填空11. (2010北京朝阳区)He has a lot of experience and we should_it.A. communicate with B. look afterC. make use of D. join in【解析】 make use of 充分利用； communicate with 与交流；look after 照顾；join in参加。【答案】 C12. (2010厦门理工附中)Which type of car do you like beter?_.They are bot
4、h expensive and high emission.( 高排量)A. None B. EitherC. Neither D. Both【解析】 根据答者语境可知两种都不喜欢，用 neither.【答案】 C13. (2010山东烟台)Going to the party on Saturday?_.Ill be free then.A. You bet B. You tooC. Ive got it D. Believe it or not【解析】 You bet 一定会。C 项意为我明白了。 D 项意为信不信由你。【答案】 A14(2009安徽)Do you think its a
5、good idea to make friends with your students?_， I do. I think its a great idea.A. Really B. ObviouslyC. Actually D. Generally【解析】 句意：你认为和你的学生交朋友是一个好主意吗？其实，我真的认为这是个很不错的主意。Really 真正地；Obviously 明显地； Actually 实际上；Generally 大体上。actually 在句子中起加强语气的作用，相当于 sure，certainly，of course。【答案】 C15I was just talking
6、 to Margaret when Jackson _.Acut in Bcut down C cut out Dcut up【解析】 本题考查短语动词的意义辨析。 cut in“打断别人的话；打岔；插嘴；(汽车等)突然抢到前头；超车” ；cut down“砍倒；缩减；减少” ；cut out“剪掉；删掉；停止” ；cut up“切碎；使痛心” 。由题意“我正与玛格 丽特交谈着，突然杰克 逊打断了我 们的谈话。 ”可知答案为A。【答案】 A16(2008江西)Jack is late again. It is_of him to keep others waiting.A. normal B.
7、 ordinaryC. common D. typical【解析】 考查形容词辨析。句意 为：“杰克又迟到了。 让别 人等待就是他的特点。 ”common 表示通常的、常发生的、广泛使用或众所周知的；ordinary 表示种类普通且不能从其他中加以区别的。normal 强调 符合已建立的标准、模型或方式；typical 强调符合那些表明一种、一组或一级的数量、特质或特点。故选 D。【答案】 D17(2007湖南)_the silence of the pauses, we could hear each others breathing and could almost hear our ow
8、n heartbeats. A. In B. For C. Under D. Between【解析】 考查介词。silence 通常与介词 in 搭配。句意：在短暂的沉默中，我们能听到彼此间的呼吸声，甚至可以听到自己的心跳声。【答案】 A18Your good friend Jack is coming. What present _ for your birthday?Ayou expect he has gotB. you expect has he gotCdo you expect he has gotD. do you expect has he got 【解析】 A、B 两项不是疑
9、 问句语序，所以被排除； D 项中 has he got 应用陈述句语序。【答案】 C19The residents approve of the measure_so far in our city，_to bring a sharp rise in oil prices. Ahaving been taken；intendedB. to be taken；intendingC. taken；to intendD. taken；intended【解析】 考查非谓语动词。句意：居民 赞成我们市所采取的打算抬高油价的那 项措施。由 so far 可知，此处强调完成。 having been ta
10、ken 为现在分 词完成式，不能作定 语，可排除 A项。措施应该被打算，所以 B、C 两项不合题意。【答案】 D20I sent him an email last week to show my_of his timely help when my company was in trouble. Aachievement B. agreementC. attention D. appreciation【解析】 考查名词辨析。句意 为：上周我给他发了一封电 子邮件，以表达当我公司 处于困境中时他及时提供帮助的感谢。achievement 成就，成绩，实现；agreement 协议，约定，同意；
11、attention 注意； appreciation 欣赏，感激。【答案】 D21The New York Times announced today that all articles _ Sept. 18, 1851, when the paper was first published, are now available online at NYTimes. com.A. were dated back to B. dating back toC. that were dated from D. dated from【解析】 dating back to 作定语修饰 articles，
12、相当于 which date back to。【答案】 B22How I wish _a machine that constantly writes down what Im saying.A. there exists B. there exists to beC. there existed D. there existed to be【解析】 本题为虚拟语气。 there existed a machine.为倒装句。【答案】 C23The speaker from Scotland had such a heavy _ that I could hardly understand a
13、nything.A. voice B. soundC. accent D. dialect【解析】 a heavy/strong accent“很重的口音” 。voice“嗓音” ；sound“声音” ；dialect“方言” 。【答案】 C24Dont stop looking until youre absolutely _ youve found the place you want.A. calm B. certainC. careful D. tense【解析】 句意：要注意观察直到你确信找对了地方。【答案】 B25Victor doesnt have _ sense of _ hu
14、mour. If you joke with him，he may get very angry.A. the; the B. a; theCa； / D/；/【解析】 “有幽默感”要用 a sense of humour。【答案】 C.阅读理解(2010广东中山六校联考)Some employers are blocking social networking sites over fears that employees are spending more time socializing online than they are on their jobs.The revelation
15、came as a new report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) revealed that around onethird of Chinese people regularly met up with online friends in the virtual world.The CNNIC report said 124 million Internet users in China were using sites including Kaixin and R. The document s
16、aid more than half (52.4 percent) of the users were aged between 20 and 29.Xiao Yu, 28, an employee from a Beijingbased IT company, is among the hoards who socialize online.“I cannot leave Kaixin now， ” said Xiao.Kaixin, one of the hottest networking sites in China, says it has more than 40 million
17、users.Xiao, who lives alone and who does not have a boyfriend, said she has lots of fun chatting online to her 300 friends. She also farms vegetables and takes care of a pet in her virtual world.Xiao said the first thing she does after she arrives home each day is log on to Kaixin to see if her vege
18、tables have been stolen by online thieves. Many other employers have tried to keep networking sites out of the workplace. More than 500 companies have joined an “Antiloser_Union”， which tries to stop employees from overindulging in online chatting and social networking.In October, a study commission
19、ed by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing and consulting firm, found 54 percent of companies in the US had banned workers from using social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. The study also found that 19 percent of companies allowed social networking use for busin
20、ess purposes only, while 16 percent allow limited personal use.26. Whats the reaction of some employers to the fact that employees are spending more time socializing online than they are on their jobs?A. They can understand the employees behaviors.B. They will fine very heavily or dismiss those who
21、socialize on line at work.C. They will try to stop networking sites entering the companies or forbid the employees to use them for socializing online.D. They can do nothing about it.【解析】 根据文章倒数第二段和最后一段可知 C 项正确。【答案】 C27. The underlined phrase “Antiloser Union” in the seventh paragraph is most likely
22、to mean _.A. a group of people who are monitoring the employeesB. a party whose members are all losersC. a crowd of people gathering together to fight against their bossD. an organization that fights against unhealthy tendency in the work 【解析】 根据文章第七段划线词后的非限制性定语从句：“它试图阻止雇员过度沉溺网上聊天和社交性网络” 。可知 D 项正确。【
23、答案】 D28. This passage is probably taken from a_.A. magazine B. websiteC. book on website D. news report 【解析】 这篇文章只可能来源于网站。【答案】 B29. The problem that the employees are crazy about the games online may exist_.A. only in the developing countriesB. only in the developed countriesC. only in the poor coun
24、triesD. in many countries across the world【解析】 根据文章前两段可知这种现象存在于许多国家。【答案】 D30. The best headline for this passage might be _.A. Oneinthree socializes in online world B. How to deal with the employees who socialize onlineC. How to farm vegetable in online worldD. Employers and employees 【解析】 只有 A 项最贴切
25、文章 “雇员们忙于网络游戏”的主旨。【答案】 A.补全对话(2010陕西宝鸡)W: Hello, Old English Restaurant. 31M: Yes. Id like to book a table for tonight. W: Yes, sir. What time?M: Eight oclock. W: Certainly. For how many people ?M: 32W: Ten of you! But we dont usually accept large parties, sir. M: 33W: Whats your name please, sir?M:
26、 Michael Peterson. W: Mr. Peterson.Of course！34 . Well put two tables together. M: Thanks. W: What food would you prefer for today, sir? We have fresh seafood tonight. M: 35A. I know, but we are regular customers. B. What are you doing?C. That11 be all right. D. Can I help you?E. There are five people in my family. F. No, we would like to eat vegetables. G. There are ten of us. 【答案】 DGACF
