Unit 3 Back to the past

时间：30分钟

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．In the dark forests ______.Some large enough to hold several English towns. A．stand many lakes C．many lakes lie

B．lie many lakes

D．many lakes stand

答案 B [本题考查倒装结构的用法。lake不可能stand，故排除A、D。地点状语放在句首时，句子要用倒装结构，故选B。]

2．My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it. A．in favour of C．in honour of

B．in memory of D．is search of

答案 A [ 根据题干中was against(反对)的提示，我们判断选A, be in favour of支持。]

3．—Why do you look so upset?

—Well，there are so many problems ______. A．remaining to settle B．remained setting C．remaining to be settled D．remained to be settled

答案 C [remain不能用于被动语态且不能接动词-ing形式；settle和problems之间是动宾关系，所以用不定式的被动结构，故选C。]

4．The representatives were discussing the 11th five-year plan that they would like to see ______ the next year. A．carry out C．carried out

B．carrying out

D．to carry out

答案 C [词组carry out和the 11th five-year plan之间是动宾关系，所以用过去分词结构表示被动。]

5．It's said that he will ______ his uncle's business when he is mature(成熟的) enough to deal with public relations. A．take over C．hand over

B．think over

D．go over

答案 A [take over接管；think over反复考虑；hand over移交；go over复习，温习。

句意为“据说当他足够成熟处理公共事务时，他会接管他叔叔的企业。”]

6．Now medical authorities express their ______ about the effect of smoking on people's health. A．consideration C．belief

B．attention D．concern

答案 D [句意为“现在医疗部门表现出他们对吸烟影响人们健康的关注。”concern和介词about搭配。同时注意consideration常与介词for搭配，attention常和介词to搭配，belief常和介词in搭配。]

7．In the evening，he ______ in his books. A．reads him C．buries him

B．reads himself D．buries himself

答案 D [考查bury的比喻义。句意为“在晚上，他就一头扎进书本里”。] 8．A lot of buildings were ______ in the earthquake. A．repaired C．destroyed

B．rebuilt D．hurt

答案 C [句意为“很多建筑物在地震中被毁掉。”表示“毁坏”用destroy。]

9．I'm afraid you will ______ your bright future if you continue to be so casual on your work. A．destroy

B．harm

C．ruin

D．damage

答案 C [destroy是及物动词，指“毁掉(建筑物等)”，也可以指精神上的“摧毁(名誉、努力等)”，造成的是彻底的毁坏；harm也是及物动词，表示“伤害，损害”，与injure有时可以通用，特指伤及一个人或其心智、健康、权利等；ruin是及物动词，指“使成为废墟；崩溃”，也可指“毁掉(前程)”；damage只是造成局部的破坏。] 10．—Mary looks hot and shy.

—So ______ you if you had a high fever. A．will

B．would

C．do

D．did

答案 B [如果条件状语从句用过去时态，主句就应用过去将来时。so表示“也一样”，位于句首时，句子要倒装。]

11．School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous ______. A．states

B．conditions

C．situations

D．positions

答案 C [句意为“在校生一定要学会如何应对危险情形”。state状态；condition条件；状况；situation情景；局势；情境；position位置；职位。] 12．My parents considered my friend to be a bad ______ on me. A．effort

B．influence

C．affect

D．result

答案 B [effort努力；influence影响；affect主要用作动词，表示“影响”；result结果。故选A。]

13．Very loud noises in the factory can ______ people mad. A．make

B．have

C．cause

D．drive

答案 D [drive sb mad为固定词组，表示“使某人发疯”，故选D。] 14．It's not necessary for you to be ______ about others' business. A．concern

B．concern yourself

C．concerning D．concerned

答案 D [be concerned about...为固定搭配，表示“关心……”。]

15．The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain，______ the quality of life is probably one of the highest. A．since

B．when

C．as

D．while

答案 D [根据句子结构判断，逗号后面应由并列连词引导一个分句，暗示一种对比关系。四个选项中只有D项while可以表达此含义。] Ⅱ.完形填空

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year.It was because of Ms.Pam__1__ I truly understood what I was learning.It might not seem __2__a big deal to some，but to me it is.I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her __3__.

I never really wanted to work for good __4__ in math class.I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts.I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom __5__Ms.Pam caught me and yelled across the__6__，“Lauren，are you coming to extra help during lunch？” It was a nightmare…she would always __7__me with one foot out of the door，it never __8__.Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do.It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1.She would__9__everyone to come every day，just so we could do our homework in __10__.

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag，but __11__ they knew that she was right and __12__for it.Many of her tests were hard at first，but as the year progressed，so did I．I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class，she was __13__as ever.She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else's)life，and she was always looking out for everyone's best interest.

Ms.Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of __14__that you just have to laugh at.When

exams were approaching，she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well.Many of her precious students __15__ high，and so she __16__the same from us.Day after day there were students in the classroom__17__problems.When it was time for our big test，I knew I was ready.I walked out of that test with my head__18__.I knew that I was a__19__and Ms.Pam had made me that way.I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students.I knew that I would __20__her. 1．A.how

B．what

C．why

D．that

答案：D [强调句，被强调部分为because of Ms Pam] 2．A.as

B．1ike

C．so

D．as if

答案：B [seem like… 看上去像，似乎。] 3．A.students C．classmates

B．children D．family

答案：A [老师教的是学生] 4．A.grades

B．salary

C．1ife

D．subjects

答案：A [grade 在此处做成绩讲。全句意思是“我从来没有想过要把数学学好。”] 5．A.while

B．until

C．before

D．unless

答案：C [before 本义是“在…之前”，此处转义为“还没”，意思是在Ms Pam还没有抓住我的时候(偷偷溜出教室)。] 6. A．seat

B．classroom

C．yard

D．kitchen

答案：B [学生是在教室上课的；另外，老师是在前面上课，学生是在教室的座位上，老师和学生有一段距离，所以原文用了across the classroom.] 7．A.see

B．help

C．catch

D．beat

答案：C [catch本空对应上文的 “trying to sneak out of the classroom before Ms Pam caught me and yelled….”] 8．A.succeeded C．worked

B．stopped D．failed

答案：D [“…it never failed”说明老师总是能够捉住他。] 9．A.forbid

B．1et

C．encourage

D．hope

答案：C [老师鼓励学生每天来。] 10．A.peace

B．confusion

C．surprise

D．home

答案：A [do our homework in peace 安静地做作业] 11．A.inside

B．outside

C．almost

D．hardly

答案：A [本句的意思是“虽然许多学生表面认为她很烦扰，但内心知道她是对的，是值得为此而受到尊重的。”]