1、优质文档优质文档课时作业(十二). 单项填空1. The judge demanded that the prisoner _ before him immediately.A. be brought B. must bringC. should have brought D. brought答案 A解析 demand 后接 that 宾语从句 ,谓语动词应用“ should+动词原形”, should 可省略。2. How can you _ and see him accused of something he didnt do?A. stand out B. stand upC. sta
2、nd for D. stand by答案 D解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意:你怎么能眼睁睁地看着他遭人诬陷而袖手旁观呢? stand out“显眼;突出 ”; stand up“站立”; stand for“代表”; stand by“袖手旁观” 。3. As their memories decline, some old people tend to be talkative because they _ forget what has just been said.A. anxiously B. particularlyC. easily D. hardly答案 C解析 考查副词辨析。句意
3、:随 着记忆力的衰退,有些老年人喜欢唠叨,因为他们容易忘记刚刚所说过的话。4. Catherine _ at school wearing a T-shirt with some slogans.A. broke up B. turned upC. came up D. ended up答案 B解析 考查动词词组辨析。break up 意为“解散; 结束”; turn up 意为“来到; 露面”; come up 意为“(植物 )长出地面;发生”; end up 意为“最终成为;最终处于” 。B 项符合语意。5. The technical cooperation and cultural _
4、 between the two countries are daily on the increase.A. expenses B. exchanges优质文档优质文档C. revenges D. extension答案 B解析 考查名词辨析。句意:两国之间的技术合作和文化交流正在与日俱增。cultural exchange“文化交流” 。expense “花费”; revenge“报仇”; extension“延伸 ”。6. The man has made _ a rule never to regret and never to complain. 来源:学。科。网 Z。X。X。KA.
5、 it B. thatC. himself D. this答案 A解析 考查代词的用法。 it 是形式宾语,后面的不定式 never to regret and never to complain 作真正的宾语。7. What do you think of this dress, darling? Er . sorry, dear. I _. What did you say?A. didnt listen B. hadnt listenedC. havent listened D. wasnt listening答案 D解析 考查动词的时态。根据答语中的 What did you say
6、可知,答话者没有听清楚对方的问话,该用过去进行时,表示对方刚才说话的那一刻自己没有听。8. Can you imagine what difficulty people had this year _ against the severe natural disasters?A. fighting B. to fight 来源:Zxxk.ComC. fought D. fight 来源:学科网答案 A解析 考查固定搭配。 “sb. have some difficulty in doing sth.”是固定句式,意思是“某人做某事有困难”,其中的介词 in 可以省略。故 A 项正确。9. (2
7、013江南十校测试)_ around the Water Cube and the Birds Nest, the tourists from Taiwan and I wished there _ a joint team for the London Olymplcs.优质文档优质文档A. Having shown; to be B. To be shown; isC. To show; were D. Having been shown; to be答案 D解析 考查非谓语动词。从句意可以看出 the tourists from Taiwan and I 与 show之间构成被动关系,同
8、时动作发生在谓语动词 wish 之前,所以第一空用 having been shown,而第二空是 there be 结构的变体形式。10. Im considering returning home. I just cant get used to the food here. Take it easy. _A. Storms make trees take deeper roots.B. East or west, home is best. 来源:学科网 ZXXKC. From small beginning come great things.D. All things are dif
9、ficult before they are easy.答案 D解析 考查谚语。 A 项的意思是 “暴风雨使树根扎得更深。 ”B 项的意思是“金窝银窝不如家里的草窝。 ”C 项的意思是“伟大始于渺小。 ”D 项的意思是“万事开头难。 ”。显然只有 D 项符合语境。11. (2013海淀模拟)The scientist was rewarded by the government for _ such a great contribution to the country.A. make B. makingC. being made D. having made答案 D解析 句意:那个科学家因为
10、对国家做出了巨大的贡献而被政府授奖。having made 是现在分词的完成式,表示该动作先于主句的谓语动词 was rewarded。12. _ suddenly occurred to him that his parents should have arrived in Beijing by this time.A. What B. ItC. That D. As答案 B解析 考查固定句型。句意:他突然想起来,他的父母现在应该到北京了。此句优质文档优质文档中的 it 作形式主语,后面的从句为真正的主语。It occurred to sb. that . “某人(突然)想起想到 ”。13.
11、 _ published fifty years ago, his work still attracts much attention at present.A. In spite B. ThoughC. Apart from D. Despite答案 B解 析 考 查 状 语 从 句 。 句 意 : 尽 管 他 的 作 品 是 在 50 年 前 出 版 的 ,但 现 在 依 然 受 到广 泛 关 注 。 此 处 为 省 略 的 状 语 从 句 ,其 主 语 是 his work,还 原 完 整 为 : Though his work was published fifty years ag
12、o, his work still attracts much attention at present C、 D 两 项 为 介 词 ,后 面 应 跟 名 词 或 者 名 词 短 语 ,A 项 常 用 于 in spite of 短语 。14. (2013衡水模拟)I m afraid well have to work extra hours for there are still some problems _.A. remaining to settle B. remaining to be settledC. remained to be settled D. to remain t
13、o settle答案 B解析 句意:恐怕我们得加班,因为还有一些问题有待解决。首先, remain 为系动词,所以只能用现在分词形式作定语;remain to be done 表将来、被动含义,意为“有待于被”,故 B 项正确。15. _ himself by a table, the gentleman asked the waiter for a cup of coffee politely.A. Seated B. SeatingC. To seat D. Seat答案 B解析 考查非谓语动词。句意:这位绅士在桌旁坐好后,礼貌地向服务生要了一杯咖啡。seat 为及物动词,表示“使( 自己
14、)就座”,其逻辑主语为 the gentleman,所以用现在分词形式。.阅读理解On January 24, 1848, a man named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the area of California. The news spread quickly. Thousands rushed west. They 优质文档优质文档traveled on foot, by horseback and by boat to reach the gold fields. By 1849, the great gold rush wa
15、s on.Towns and cities grew overnight. Throughout the area in the mountains, along the streams and rivers thousands of people searched for gold. They had food to eat and blankets to cover them. They also had mules to ride, and picks and pans to search for gold. But panning for gold does not always pa
16、n out.The only way to find gold was by panning. First a gold miner put dirt in a metal pan and added water. Then he shook the pan so that the water would wash the dirt. Slowly, he poured the water out of the pan. If he was a lucky miner, pieces of gold would remain.For many, gold mining did not pan
17、out. For a few, it panned out well. But in time, huge machines were built that could wash many tons of dirt at a time. Panning died out.The word, however, remained in the language. Today, Americans still say, “It panned out well,” when something they have done pleases them. A business, a discovery,
18、a simple event pans out well if it is successful. Unhappily, sometimes things do not pan out.In recent years, the word pan has taken on another meaning. Today, it also means criticizing. How it got this meaning is hard to discover. But the job of a critic is to sometimes pan the work of a writer, ar
19、tist or singer.Sometimes, critics may pan a movie or play so seriously that no one will go to see it. There are times, however, when a play became highly successful, even though most of the critics panned it without mercy. The pans should have washed out the play. But, as actors have pointed out, so
20、metimes a critics pan turns up gold.1. The reason why panning disappeared was that _.A. nobody rushed for gold any moreB. the gold-miners was extr emely tired with panning 来源:Zxxk.ComC. technology had improvedD. the gold-miners were no longer allowed to use pans2. Which of the following is NOT true
21、according to the passage?A. In 1849 the gold rush was very popular.B. The life of the gold-miners was very hard.优质文档优质文档C. A movie panned by a critic will certainly not be enjoyed by people.D. In the beginning, panning was the only way to search for gold for the gold-miners.3. Where can you most pos
22、sibly find this passage?A. A history book about UK. B. Science text b ooks.C. A story book about words D. A book about making pans.答案与解析【语篇解读】 本文通过淘金时代引出关于 pan 这个词的用法说明。1. 答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第四段中“huge machines were built that could wash many tons of dirt at a time”可知答案。2. 答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第一段最后一句话可知 A 项表述正确
23、; 由第二、三段可知淘金者的生活很艰难,B 项表述正确;文章的最后一段最后一句话可知 C 项太绝对,是错误的;由第三段第一句话可知 D 项表 述正确。来源:Z|xx|k.Com3. 答案 C 来源:学。科。网解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文的中心并非是关于淘金的历史。而是由此引出 pan 这个词的使用, 由此可知答案。New research links “silent strokes(中风)”, or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in
24、 the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “The new aspect of this study of memory loss in the elderly is that it examines silent strokes and hippocampal shrinkage(海马收缩)at the same time,” said study
25、 author Adam M.Brickman, PhD of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimers Disease(老年痴呆症)and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.For the study, a group of 658 people aged 65 and older and free of dementia(痴呆)were given MRI brain scans. Participants also underwent tes
26、ts that measured their memory, language, speed at processing(处理)information and visual perception. A total of 174 of the participants had silent strokes.The study found people with silent strokes scored somewhat worse on memory tests than those without silent strokes. This was true whether or not pe
27、ople had a small hippocampus, which is the memory center of the brain.优质文档优质文档“Given that conditions like Alzheimers disease are shown mainly by memory problems, our results may lead to further insight into what causes symptoms(症状)and the development of new method of prevention. Since silent strokes
28、 and the volume of the hippocampus appeared to be associated with memory loss separately in our study, our results also support stroke prevention as a means for staving off memory problems,” said Brickman.The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health.4. The special point of the new st
29、udy of memory loss was that _.A. it studied silent strokesB. the study was published in the American medical journalC. it examined silent strokes and hippocampal shrinkage at the same timeD. a group of people were given MRI scans in the study5. According to the passage, we know hippocampus is _.A. a
30、 kind of animal in the seaB. a part of the brainC. a kind of brain diseaseD. a symptom of a disease6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? 来源:学&科&网 Z&X&X&KA. Memory loss has nothing to do with silent strokes.B. A small hippocampus may have a had effect on memory.C. A p
31、erson with silent strokes has a worse memory than one without silent strokes.D. Silent strokes dont affect a persons memory very much.7. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The new research will surely help researchers find ways to cure Alzheimers disease. 来源:学,科,网 Z,X,X,KB. Memory loss i
32、s no longer a problem.优质文档优质文档C. The new research may contribute to a new way to deal with memory loss.D. The researchers have already found a cure of silent strokes.答案与解析【语篇解读】 本篇为说明文,主要介绍科学家发现了中风与记忆力缺失可能有关系这一结论。4. 答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第一段第三句话“The new aspect of this study of memory loss in the elderly is
33、that it examines silent strokes and hippocampal shrinkage(海马收缩)at the same time, .”可知答案。5. 答案 B解析 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“. which is the memory center of the brain”可知 hippocampus 是大脑的一部分。 6. 答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第三段第一句话可知。7. 答案 C解析 推理判断题。由最后一段第一句话“. our results may lead to further insight into what causes symptoms(
34、症状)and the development of new method of prevention.”可知。A、B 、D 三项过于绝对或与文章事实不符。.书面表达假如你是红星高中的李华,请根据这幅漫画及提示,写一篇号召人们保护森林,爱护树木的倡议书。 来源:Z#xx#k.Com内容要点:1.描述漫画内容;2.树木遭到破坏的原因及影响;3.对人们保护树木的倡议。注意:词数 100 左右。_【参考范文】Dear fellow students,From the picture, we learn that the trees were cut down, leaving birds homele
35、ss.Nowadays with the development of our economy, a large number of trees have been 优质文档优质文档cut down. Because a lot of wood is needed to build houses. In addition, because of business needs, a lot of trees have been removed to leave open space to build houses. But we should know if we continue cuttin
36、g down trees, we will have no trees sooner or later. Then who knows what will happen? The soil will be washed away and we may have no winter in the future because of increasing green-house effect. Whats worse, the earth may become a large desert, where no life can be found. So its high time we stopped cutting trees and protected the forests. Only in this way, can we save our mother the earthLi HuaFrom Hong Xing High School