2014届高三英语一轮复习Book8Unit5Meetingyourancestors强化练习新人教

1Unit5MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.单项填空1．—Jackworkshard.—Sohedoes.Heisoftenseen________heavilybeforehisteammateshaveevenarrived.A．tobesweatedB．sweatedC．besweatedD．sweating答案D解析考查分词作主补。此处是seesb.doing“看到某人正在做……”的被动结构，空格处的内容作主语补足语。动词sweat与其逻辑主语he之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词作主补。2．Thecarrotshouldbe________intosmallpiecesifyouwanttomakedumplings.A．cutdownB．cutoffC．cutinD．cutup答案D解析cutup切碎，符合题意。cutdown减少(开支)，砍倒；cutoff切断，中断；cutin打断，插话，均不符合题意。3．Thedisastertookawayhisfamilybutwithastrongwillhefinally________.A．pickedupB．pulledthroughC．gotacrossD．workedout答案B解析考查短语辨析。pullthrough渡过难关。句意为：灾难无情地夺走了他的家人，但是，凭着坚强的意志，他最终渡过了难关。pickup恢复，派人去接；getacross通过，使……被理解；workout锻炼，计算出。4．Themostexcitingthingforhimwas________hefinallysucceededin________seemedtobethemostdifficultexamforhim.A．that；whatB．that；whichC．what；thatD．what；which答案A解析考查表语从句和宾语从句。分析句子结构可以看出，第一空在系动词was之后，作表语，应由连接词that引导从句构成表语从句；第二空处作介词in的宾语，且引导2词在从句中作主语，表示“……的事或东西”，应用连接代词what引导。5．—Terry,Ineedtoseeadoctor.—________？A．SowhatB．WhatelseC．HowcomeD．Whatfor答案D解析考查交际用语。whatfor相当于whatdoyouseeadoctorfor。6．Everyonepresentwillbegivenapresent________theirages.A．inspiteofB．insteadofC．inplaceofD．regardlessof答案D解析考查短语辨析。句意为：不管年龄大小，每个到场的人都会得到一份礼物。inspiteof尽管；insteadof和inplaceof代替；regardlessof不管。根据句意选D项。7．Let’sgoto________cinema—that’lltakeyourmindofftheproblemfor________while.A．the；theB．the；aC．a；theD．a；a答案B解析gotothecinema固定搭配，表示“去看电影”；forawhile固定搭配，表示“一会儿”。8．I’m________thiswetandcloudyweather;it’stimewehadsomesunshine.A．caughtupwithB．putupwithC．comeupwithD．fedupwith答案D解析句意为：我对这种阴湿天气极其厌烦了，该出出太阳了。根据前面的“阴湿天气”和后面的“出太阳”判断，所缺的词意思为“厌烦”，所以填fedupwith，意为“对……厌烦”。9．Itisgenerally________thatbythefirstcenturyBCGermanicpeopleswerelivingonbothsidesoftheNorthandBalticseas.A．assumedB．suggestedC．imaginedD．arranged答案A3解析考查动词辨析。根据句意可知，that后面的内容是现在人们达成的共识，所以用Itisgenerallyassumedthat...意为“人们普遍认为……”。10．—Howdoyouthinkofhisteachingmethod?—Itshouldbepopular；it________practical.A．provesB．isprovedC．hasbeenprovedD．wasproved答案A解析考查时态和语态。此处的prove是系动词，表示“证明是，表明是”。后三项中的prove都是实义动词，语法结构不太恰当，而且D项的时态不符合语意。11．Manyparentsfeelthattheirchild’sIQis________determineshowwelltheyaregoingtodointheirfuturelife.A．whatB．thatC．whichD．where答案A解析what引导表语从句，what＝thethingthat。12．Thenextbuswillcome20minuteslater.________，let’sgothereforacoffee.A．SomehowB．AnywayC．MeanwhileD．Therefore答案C解析句意为：下一趟车20分钟后才到，在此期间，我们去哪儿喝杯咖啡吧。meanwhile在此期间；somehow不知怎么地；anyway无论如何；therefore因此。13．—Itisreportedthatthegovernmenthaslightenedtheburdenonthestudents.—Oh,todaywearestill________fromheavyschoolwork，________atpreparingusfortheentranceexaminations.A．suffering；aimB．suffered；aimedC．suffered；aimingD．suffering；aiming答案D解析sb.besufferingfromsth.某人正遭受……；aimingat...作伴随状语，意为“打算；目的在于……”。14．Shetriedtoexplain，butthechairman________herinthemid­sentence.A．disturbedB．interruptedC．brokeD．troubled答案B4解析interruptsb.意为“打断某人”。15．Canyouunderstandthe________ofwhathesaid?A．significantB．significanceC．celebrationD．welcome答案B解析句意为：你理解他说的话的重要性吗？significance重要性，符合题意。16．Thescientistdiscoveredadinosaurfossil________from4,000yearsago.A．datesB．dateC．datedD．dating答案D解析datefrom追溯到……。datingfrom此处相当于定语从句whichdatesfrom...，是现在分词短语作后置定语。17．—Anyinformationaboutyourson?—No.IfonlyI________thosetoughwordstohim.A．didn’tsayB．hadn’tsaidC．shouldn’thavesaidD．couldn’thavesaid答案B解析考查虚拟语气。ifonly要是……就好了。答语句意为：要是我没对他说那些太严厉的话就好了。此处表示和过去事实相反，故用过去完成时。18．Hehurriedtothestationonly________thatthetrainhadleft.A．tohavefoundB．findingC．foundD．tofind答案D解析onlytodosth.不料；结果却……，表示出乎意料的结果。此处动词不定式作结果状语。19．—Youshouldapologizetoher，Barry.—________，butit’snotgoingtobeeasy.A．IsupposesoB．IfeelsoC．IprefertoD．Iliketo答案A解析本题考查情景交际。句意：“你应该向她道歉，Barry.”“我也认为如此，但那不会很容易的。”Isupposeso我认为如此；Ifeelso我感觉如此。20．Itwasonlylaterthatwerealizedthetrue________ofhisremarks.A．significanceB．wayC．approachD．method答案A5解析significance重要性，重要意义，符合句意。Ⅱ.阅读理解Dr.Conwellwasgreatlyinspiredbyatruestory.ThestorywasaboutafarmerwholivedinAfricaandthroughavisitorbecamegreatlyexcitedaboutlookingfordiamonds.LotsofdiamondswerealreadydiscoveredontheAfricancontinentandthisfarmergotsoexcitedabouttheideaofmillionsofdollarsworthofdiamondsthathesoldhisfarmtoheadouttothediamondline.Hewanderedalloverthecontinent，astheyearswentby，constantlysearchingfordiamonds，wealth，whichheneverfound.Eventuallyhewentcompletelybrokeandthrewhimselfintoariveranddrowned.Meanwhile，thenewownerofhisfarmpickedupanunusuallookingrockaboutthesizeofaneggandputitonhiscoatasasortofcuriosity.Avisitorstoppedbyandlookedattherockinsurprise.Hetoldthenewownerofthefarmthatthefunnylookingrockonhiscoatwasaboutthebiggestdiamondthathadeverbeenfound.Thenewownerofthefarmsaid，“Oh，thewholefarmiscoveredwiththem”—andsureenoughitwas.ThefarmturnedouttobetheKimberlyDiamondMine，therichesttheworldhaseverknown.Theoriginalfarmerwasliterallystandingon“AcresofDiamonds”untilhesoldhisfarm.Dr.Conwelllearnedfromthestoryofthefarmerandcontinuedtoteachitsmoral(寓意)．Eachofusisrightinthemiddleofourown“AcreofDiamonds”,ifonlywewouldrealizeitanddevelopthegroundwearestandingonbeforechargingoffinsearchofgreenerpastures(牧场)．Dr.Conwelltoldthisstorymanytimesandattractedenormousaud