Units 3～5

　　.單項填空

　　1．I didn't want to be________with politics at all.

　　A．dealt

　　B．associatedC．involved

　　D．consulted

　　解析　句意：我根本不想與政治活動有聯系。be associated with與……有聯系/關系。deal對待；involve涉及；陷入，常與in連用；consult協商；咨詢。答案　B

　　2．Their play________great success and brought in a large profit to the theatre.

　　A．appreciated

　　B．enjoyed

　　C．expected

　　D．seized

　　解析　句意：他們的劇本贏得成功，為劇院帶來了豐厚的利益。enjoy success享受成功，為固定搭配。appreciate欣賞；expect期望；seize抓住。

　　答案　B

　　3．There is some person calling himself Mr.Wang at the door asking to see you.Shall I________him________？

　　A．leave；out

　　B．show；around

　　C．show；in

　　D．see；off

　　解析　句意：門口有位自稱姓王的先生要求見您，要我把他領進來嗎？show sb in意為“帶或領某人進來”，符合句意。leave sb out“省去，遺漏，不考慮”；show sb around“領……參觀”；see sb off“為……送行”。

　　答案　C

　　4．—The plane is due to take off at 7：50 from the airport.________we fail to arrive there in time?

　　—Try to take another flight then.

　　A．What if

　　B．As ifC．Even if

　　D．Only if

　　解析　根據對話語境可知，應選A項。what if“要是……怎么樣”；as if“好像”；even if“即使”；only if“只要”。

　　答案　A

　　5．Some educators________that children should be rewarded for their great performance.

　　A．assumed

　　B．adoptedC．advocated

　　D．convinced

　　解析　句意：一些教育學家倡導孩子們好的表現應受到獎賞。advocate倡導，提倡，assume假定；adopt采取；收養；convince使確信。

　　答案　C

　　6．________the weather，the sports meet will be held on time.

　　A．In favor of

　　B．Regardless of

　　C．Apart from

　　D．Due to

　　解析　句意：不管天氣如何，運動會都要如期舉行。regardless of不管；in favor of支持；apart from除了；due to因為。

　　答案　B

　　7．It was in the small house________was built with stones by his father________he spent his childhood.

　　A．where；that

　　B．that；where

　　C．that；that

　　D．that；which

　　解析　第一個空為定語從句的引導詞修飾先行詞the small house，在定語從句中作主語，用that，which皆可；第二個空為強調句型的引導詞應用that，故選C。

　　答案　C

　　8．The police have ________ proof that it was he who set fire to the storehouse.

　　A．absolute

　　B．steady

　　C．actual

　　D．diverse

　　解析　答案　A

　　9．I clean the dormitory every day，________my classmates Bob just sweeps the floor now and then.

　　A．since

　　B．while

　　C．when

　　D．as

　　解析　答案　B

　　10．—I want to buy a pen，but I happen to carry no money with me.Could you lend me some?

　　—________.

　　A．That's fine

　　B．Nothing serious

　　C．Never mind

　　D．No problem

　　解析　答案　D

　　11．People who work in libraries spend a lot of time________books.

　　A．classifying

　　B．expanding

　　C．increasing

　　D．promoting

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：圖書館的工作人員花很長時間把書分類。classify分類；expand擴展；increase提高；promote提升。

　　答案　A

　　12．Beethoven is my favorite musician.I regard him________other musicians.

　　A．more superior to

　　B．more superior

　　C．superior to

　　D．superior than

　　解析　考查superior的用法。句意：貝多芬是我最喜歡的音樂家。我認為他優于其他音樂家。be superior to優于……，是固定搭配。

　　答案　C

　　13．Three days after Mrs White's________necklace was found，she was________it.

　　A．losing；robbed

　　B．missed；robbed of

　　C．missing；robbed of

　　D．lost；robbed

　　解析　句意：懷特夫人丟失的項鏈找到三天后，項鏈又被搶了。missing，lost都可作形容詞表示“丟失的”；rob sb of sth搶劫某人某物，其被動結構為sb be robbed of sth。

　　答案　C

　　14．He________to paint the whole house but finished only the front.

　　A．set out

　　B．set about

　　C．set in

　　D．set off

　　解析　這里指他著手粉刷整個房子。set out to do sth著手做某事；set about doing sth著手做某事；set in開始，流行；set off引起，出發。

　　答案　A15．I meant to tell you about it earlier and called you several times，but I couldn't________.

　　A．call on

　　B．take over

　　C．go by

　　D．get through

　　解析　句意：我想早點告訴你，但給你打了很多電話，就是不通。get through在此表示“接通”。call on號召；take over接管；go by路過。

　　答案　D

　　.完形填空

　　Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room，holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burnt holes.

　　Tired and defeated，I__1__to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had__2__.He often got almost everything in the house out of__3__.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking__4__to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the__5__damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.

　　Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as__6__as possible，but inside I was shouting.“I don't want him in my house another day，Lord！I just can't__7__him！”Having wiped my tears，I continued__8__him as before.

　　When Brett was nearly 18，he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)．After that，my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping__9__teens.

　　At the__10__ceremony，each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had__11__the most to him or her.Brett spoke__12__to his parents and then spoke to me，“You did so much.You were always there，no matter__13__.My mom and dad，I am their kid.But you，__14__troubled enough by me，always__15__me such love.And I want you to know I love you for it.”

　　__16__，I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__17__.

　　At that moment，tears__18__in my eyes again，this time not for disappointment but for__19__.Although I had struggled with silent__20__toward my stepson，Brett had seen only my actions.Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives，but we can love them.

　　【語篇解讀】 繼子的不良行為讓作者傷心難過，并因此常常偷偷哭泣，但是她還是一如既往地履行做母親的責任。在繼子的畢業典禮上，當繼子把白玫瑰送給她并對她說了一番感激的話時，她感動地流出了幸福的眼淚。

　　1．A.sat

　　B．sank

　　C．bent

　　D．dropped

　　解析　結合第一段和空格前的內容可知，作者又累又挫敗地“倒”在地上。sink有“倒下，坐下”的意思。sink to the floor表示“倒在地上”。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.ruined

　　B．lost

　　C．torn

　　D．broken

　　解析　根據第一段中的“full of burnt holes”可知，Brett經常“毀壞，糟蹋”東西。lose“丟失”；tear“撕碎”；break“打破”。

　　答案　A

　　3．A.danger

　　B．place

　　C．trouble

　　D．order

　　解析　根據上下文可知，他經常把房間里幾乎所有的東西弄壞。out of danger“脫離危險”；out of place“位置不當，不得體”；out of trouble“脫離困境”；out of order“有毛病，出故障”。故選D。

　　答案　D

　　4．A.off

　　B．in

　　C．up

　　D．away

　　解析　因為Brett破窗而入偷錢，所以房子的很多扇窗戶都需要修理。break in“強行進入，破門而入”。break off“停止，中斷”；break up“破碎，粉碎”；break away“脫離”。

　　答案　B

　　5．A.physical

　　B．visible

　　C．emotional

　　D．natural

　　解析　然而，所有這一切都不能和Brett對我們曾經平靜的家造成的情感“傷害”相比。此處與上文提到的物質上的損害形成對比。

　　答案　C

　　6．A.patiently

　　B．willingly

　　C．strictly

　　D．rudely

　　解析　根據下文中的“but inside I was shouting”可推知，上文應是作者盡可能耐心地對待他。

　　答案　A

　　7．A.forgive

　　B．educate

　　C．stand

　　D．control

　　解析　上文中的“but”表示的是轉折意義，而且從“I don't want him in my house another day”可知，作者在內心深處無法“忍受”他。

　　答案　C

　　8．A.parenting

　　B．pardoningC．comforting

　　D．feeding

　　解析　作者把失望和憤怒埋在心底，擦干眼淚，一如既往地對他盡到做父母的職責。此處parent用作動詞表示“做……的父親或母親，教養”。

　　答案　A

　　9．A.lazy

　　B．troublesomeC．disappointed

　　D．careless

　　解析　Brett再次進入少管所表明他經常招惹是非，于是，作者夫妻倆不得不把他送入一所管教問題青少年的寄宿學校。troublesome“令人心煩的”。

　　答案　B

　　10．A.opening

　　B．official

　　C．victory

　　D．graduation

　　解析　根據該空后的“each graduate”可知，應是在畢業典禮上。

　　答案　D

　　11．A.afforded

　　B．meant

　　C．supplied

　　D．owed

　　解析　每一個畢業生都要把一支白玫瑰送給對自己來說最重要的人。mean意為“意味著”，符合語意。

　　答案　B

　　12．A.lovingly

　　B．sadly

　　C．proudly

　　D．nervously

　　解析　根據下文中他所說的話可推知，Brett深情地對親生父母說話。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.where

　　B．how

　　C．what

　　D．who

　　解析　無論發生什么事情，你總是在我身邊。后半句可理解為“no matter what happened”。

　　答案　C

　　14．A.unless

　　B．although

　　C．because

　　D．when

　　解析　雖然我給你添了許多麻煩，但是你仍給我無微不至的關愛。此處是讓步狀語從句although you were troubled enough by me的省略形式。

　　答案　B

　　15．A.cost

　　B．lent

　　C．taught

　　D．showed

　　解析　語意參見上題解析。show sb sth“對某人表現出……”，符合語境。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.Astonished

　　B．PuzzledC．Encouraged

　　D．Interested

　　解析　作者完全沒有想到Brett竟然把白玫瑰送給了自己，所以感到無比震驚。

　　答案　A

　　17．A.surely

　　B．roughly

　　C．tightly

　　D．fiercely

　　解析　Brett發自肺腑地表達了自己對作者的感激后，“緊緊地”擁抱了作者。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.fell

　　B．left

　　C．moved

　　D．gathered

　　解析　在那一刻，作者熱淚盈眶。gather表示“聚集”，符合語意。

　　答案　D

　　19．A.pity

　　B．happiness

　　C．luck

　　D．success

　　解析　此時此刻，作者不是因為失望而是因為幸福才流眼淚。

　　答案　B

　　20．A.love

　　B．anxiety

　　C．anger

　　D．care

　　解析　此處與第三段中間部分作者內心的呼聲相照應，表明作者過去在心里對Brett充滿了無聲的憤怒。

　　答案　C

　　.閱讀理解

　　What is the most popular food in western countries? If you are not sure, statistics might give you the answer.

　　Every year，some 20 million people walk into restaurants and buy 2 billion sandwiches. Americans alone eat more than 1 billion sandwiches annually. If you lined up all the sandwiches Westerners eat in a year, they would go around the world 13 times!

　　When John Montagu made the very first sandwich in England in 1762, he couldn't have imagined that it would still be very popular almost 250 years later. There

　　is

　　a

　　campaign

　　starting this month in the

　　US to find the healthiest

　　and best tasting sandwich

　　in the country.

　　Sandwiches are commonly carried to school or work in lunch boxes or brown paper bags to be eaten

　　for lunch. They are also taken on picnics and hiking

　　trips. Their long-lasting popularity lies in their convenience and fast preparation time.

　　You can put everything you want inside a sandwich. They are easy to clean up after, nutritious and come in hundreds of different kinds.

　　Well-known American chef Dave Lieberman adds

　　another reason.“I think people like to touch their food,

　　kids especially. It's just a natural instinct. You don't

　　have to use a knife and fork to eat a sandwich，” he

　　said.

　　Sandwiches can be hot or cold with almost any

　　kind of filling. One of the most popular kinds is the

　　BLT—bacon，lettuce and tomato. Although it is a simple food, it can still be creative. Sandwiches can be

　　served open-faced, with sushi inside or grilled with delicious fillings.

　　【語篇解讀】 西方國家最普遍的食物是什么？當約翰在英格蘭做出第一份三明治時，他不會想到在幾乎250年后的今天三明治仍然大受歡迎。三明治里面的餡各種各樣，冷熱均可食用。雖然三明治做法簡單，但仍然具有創新性。三明治可以做成露餡的單片吃，可以在里面放入壽司，還可以加入美味餡烤著吃。