活頁練(三十五)單項填空＋完形填空＋閱讀理解

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．You can go out，________ you promise to be back before 10 o’clock.

　　A．unless

　　B．as long as

　　C．because

　　D．since

　　答案　B

　　解析　unless除非；as long as只要；because因為；since既然，自從。句意為：你可以出去，只要你答應在10點之前回來。

　　2．Hearing a scream，I rushed downstairs，only ________ the hostess lying unconscious on the floor.

　　A．seeing

　　B．having seen

　　C．seen

　　D．to see

　　答案　D

　　解析　only to do表示出乎預料的結果。句意為：聽到尖叫聲，我沖到樓下，結果發現女主人躺在地板上失去了知覺。

　　3．Didn’t ________ ever occur to you what the source of this saying I just quoted is?

　　A．this

　　B．it

　　C．that

　　D．one

　　答案　B

　　解析　這是一個否定形式的一般疑問句。it作形式主語，代替what the source of this saying I just quoted is。sth.occur to sb.某人突然想起某事。句意為：難道你沒有想起來我剛才引用的諺語的出處？

　　4．________ rise in carbon dioxide is causing ________ steady increase in global warming.

　　A．The；a

　　B．/；a

　　C．The；/

　　D．A；the

　　答案　A

　　解析　特指二氧化碳的增加，所以第一個空填the；導致全球變暖的穩定增長是泛指，所以第二個空填a。

　　5．He slowed the bleeding by ________ pressure to the wounds until the ambulance arrived.A．assessing

　　B．approving

　　C．applying

　　D．appointing

　　答案　C

　　解析　動詞辨析題。assess 評定，估價；approve批準，贊成；appoint任命，委派；apply申請，涂，敷，應用，常用搭配apply...to...。apply pressure to the wounds 的意思是“對傷口施加壓力”。

　　6．If you must strike the drum at whole night，________ then the neighbors complain you.

　　A．no hurry

　　B．no need

　　C．no reason

　　D．no wonder

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意為：如果你非要整晚敲鼓，就別怪鄰居們抱怨你。no hurry不著急；no need沒必要；no reason沒理由；no wonder難怪。根據語境，D項符合句意。

　　7．My grandmother still has very ________ hearing although she is already eighty years old.

　　A．allergic

　　B．acute

　　C．sensitive

　　D．sensible

　　答案　B

　　解析　allergic對……過敏的；acute急性的，敏銳的，尖銳的；sensitive敏感的；sensible明智的，有感覺的。句意為：我奶奶雖然已經80歲了仍然有敏銳的聽覺。

　　8．—Tim，you are leaving for Jiuzhaigou tomorrow.Why not pack your clothes and food up now?

　　—________.

　　A．Good idea

　　B．Help yourself

　　C．Go ahead，please

　　D．Me，too

　　答案　A

　　解析　why not...是提建議的句型。 回答用good idea。

　　9．Don’t interrupt me，Kevin.________ you force me to tell you the truth right now?

　　A．Might

　　B．Should

　　C．Must

　　D．Would

　　答案　C

　　解析　must必須。句意為：……，你非得逼我立刻告訴你事實嗎？

　　10．When she was in trouble，I did what I could to help her.________ my help，she wrote me a letter of thanks.

　　A．In honor of

　　B．In case of

　　C．In terms of

　　D．In return for

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意為：……作為對我幫助的答謝，她給我寫了一封感謝信。in honor of為慶祝，為紀念；in case of萬一；in terms of依據，根據，在哪一方面，用……措辭；in return for作為對……的答謝。

　　11．We still remember the day ________ we spent in the old house.

　　A．what

　　B．on which

　　C．when

　　D．which

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查定語從句。the day是先行詞，關系詞在從句中作spent的賓語， 所以選D。

　　12．Hello！I’m calling to cancel the appointment I ________ with Dr.Smith.

　　A．am making

　　B．have made

　　C．will make

　　D．had made

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意為：我打電話是來取消與Dr.Smith的約會。因為是取消，所以這個約會一定是早已經訂好了的，故用現在完成時。

　　13．It was not until he got to his office ________ he remembered leaving the key home.

　　A．which

　　B．where

　　C．when

　　D．that

　　答案　D

　　解析　本題考查強調句型It is/was...that...。當強調until部分時，如果句中有否定詞not，需要把not和until放在一起構成It is/was not until...that...結構。

　　14．________tomorrow，our ship will set sail for Macao.

　　A．However the weather is like

　　B．However is the weather like

　　C．Whatever is the weather like

　　D．Whatever the weather is like

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查whatever引導的讓步狀語從句。whatever＝no matter what修飾名詞weather。

　　15．—Is your husband good at cleaning up the room?

　　—Not very，but when it ________ cooking，he is much better than I am.

　　A．talks about

　　B．refers to

　　C．comes to

　　D．deals with

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查動詞短語。“when it comes to...”是常用句式，意思是“當談及……的時候”。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Nowadays fashion speaks aloud.Then do you choose what you wear or does the __1__ choose it for you？I am one of the million Americans who struggle with __2__ the new trends.The newspapers and magazines work their hardest in trying to __3__ us to buy new things for home，work，and family.Many large __4__ spend millions of dollars for a one-minute commercial on one of the __5__ stations such as FOX and CBS.Television and magazines __6__ carefully not only what to wear and when to wear it but also what others are wearing such as movie stars，__7__ and music artists.Television，one of the __8__ mediums of the media world，talks with us about who is wearing what and what is fashionable for the __9__.Television shows give us information on new trends __10__ all different types of people and in all different countries.Designers such as Calvin Klein，Levi’s and many others try to __11__ us to their cool commercials.Indeed，they get __12__ from the commercials after their designs are sold.

　　Television influences the way we __13__.It searches each and every one of our wardrobes(衣櫥) with telling us what is __14__ and what is not.Teenagers，__15__，give a lot of their attention to these television programs.They even wish they could __16__ like the models immediately.The commercials try to __17__ the younger generation because they will have them in the palm of their hands for the __18__ of their lives.Also teenagers are __19__ influenced by television with the billions of dollars spent on advertisements.These advertisements have them __20__ widely—they really know what teenagers like.

　　1．A.society

　　B．mood

　　C．media

　　D．weather

　　答案　C

　　解析　從下文提到的媒體在時尚傳播中起的作用可以看出此處應該選C項，media意為“媒體”。

　　2．A.looking forward to

　　B．keeping up with

　　C．caring about

　　D．referring to

　　答案　B

　　解析　作者是努力緊跟時尚潮流的數以百萬計的美國人之一，keep up with意為“跟上”。

　　3．A.follow

　　B．warn

　　C．force

　　D．persuade

　　答案　D

　　解析　從上下文可知，作為媒體的報紙和雜志應該是勸我們購物。persuade勸服；說服，符合語境。

　　4．A.supermarkets

　　B．hotels

　　C．companies

　　D．malls

　　答案　C

　　解析　為了1分鐘的廣告而舍得花巨資的一般為大公司。C項符合語境。

　　5．A.major

　　B．local

　　C．common

　　D．similar

　　答案　A

　　解析　從句末提到的FOX和CBS這兩個電視臺可以看出前面所填的詞為major比較恰當，意為“較大的”。

　　6．A.choose

　　B．describe

　　C．change

　　D．watch

　　答案　B

　　解析　上文提到電視和雜志都起著很大的廣告宣傳作用，它們在宣傳時尚方面不遺余力。B項符合語境。

　　7．A.scholars

　　B．officials

　　C．managers

　　D．models

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據movie stars和music artists可知，模特和他們同屬時尚行業。

　　8．A.important

　　B．changeable

　　C．cultural

　　D．national

　　答案　A

　　解析　電視是一種重要的媒體手段。A項符合語境。

　　9．A.day

　　B．season

　　C．month

　　D．year

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據常識我們知道一年四季的時尚以“季”為單位，而不是天、月或年。

　　10．A.for

　　B．from

　　C．of

　　D．with

　　答案　A

　　解析　電視節目為不同類型、不同國家的人提供關于最新流行趨勢的信息，故此處選for。

　　11．A.compare

　　B．fix

　　C．attract

　　D．connect

　　答案　C

　　解析　Calvin Klein以及Levi’s這樣的大品牌用很酷的廣告吸引人們的眼球。attract吸引，符合語境。

　　12．A.trust

　　B．promotion

　　C．improvement

　　D．profit

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據后面的“...after their designs are sold.”可知，他們可獲得盈利(profit)。

　　13．A.sleep

　　B．live

　　C．shop

　　D．learn

　　答案　C

　　解析　從上下文可知，電視對人們購物有很大影響。

　　14．A.hot

　　B．crazy

　　C．creative

　　D．expensive

　　答案　A

　　解析　電視告訴我們什么是時尚的，什么不是。hot時尚的，流行的。

　　15．A.however

　　B．hardly

　　C．nearly

　　D．especially

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據下一句“They even wish they could ____ like the models immediately.”可知，青少年應是格外關注時尚類電視節目。D項符合語境。

　　16．A.dress

　　B．walk

　　C．express

　　D．grow

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意為：青少年甚至希望能立刻像模特那樣穿著。

　　17．A.avoid

　　B．target

　　C．understand

　　D．warn

　　答案　B

　　解析　因為商家了解青少年崇尚流行的心態，所以他們把目標鎖定在年輕人身上。

　　18．A.whole

　　B．half

　　C．part

　　D．rest

　　答案　D

　　解析　商家將目標鎖定在年輕人身上，是為了使年輕一代今后的消費理念在他們的掌控之中，所以rest最合適。

　　19．A.eagerly

　　B．slowly

　　C．easily

　　D．happily

　　答案　C

　　解析　商家投資大筆錢在商業廣告上，是因為青少年容易受到商業廣告的影響。

　　20．A.killed

　　B．trapped

　　C．hurt

　　D．lost

　　答案　B

　　解析　從上文的內容和最后一句“...they really know what teenagers like.”可知，商業廣告可以說是商家設的陷阱，青少年已經深陷其中。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Harvard researchers have created a tough，low-cost，biodegradable(可生物降解的) material inspired by insects’ hard outer shells.The material’s inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic.The material，made from shrimp(蝦) shells and proteins produced from silk，is called “shrilk”．It is thin，clear，flexible and strong.

　　A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability.Plastic’s toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and ’60s.Decades later，however，plastic’s very durability(耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one-time products such as plastic bags，or short-lived consumer goods，used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries.What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?

　　Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill，but its basic components are used as fertilizer(肥料)，and so will enrich the soil.

　　Shrilk has great potential，the inventors said.Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature，found in everything ranging from shrimp shells，insect bodies to living plants.That makes shrilk low cost，and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material.

　　Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab.The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet，so they’re exploring ways to use it in wet environments.They’re also developing simpler production processes，which could be used for non-medical products，like for computer cases and other products inside the home.They’re even exploring combining it with other materials，like carbon fibers，to give it new properties.(2024·湖南，C)

　　1．Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrilk’s ________.

　　A．remarkable design

　　B．interesting name

　　C．major features

　　D．basic elements

　　答案　C

　　解析　段落大意題。第一段中的眾多字眼，如tough，low-cost，biodegradable，thin，clear，flexible和strong等均是用來描述這種新材料特點的。而關于它的設計并未提及；這種材料的名字在本段中有所涉及，但并非本段的中心；此外，本段簡單介紹了制作這種材料的物質，并未大篇幅進行講解，也不是本段的中心。

　　2．What has become a concern about plastic?

　　A．Using it properly.

　　B．Producing it cheaply.

　　C．Developing its properties quickly.

　　D．Evaluating its contributions fairly.

　　答案　A

　　解析　細節理解題。根據第二段第三句可知，塑料的耐用性讓人們對如何合理、恰當地使用諸如塑料袋等一些一次性產品的問題開始關注。A項意為“恰當地使用”，是人們所關注的問題，符合題目要求。B項意為“便宜地生產”；C項意為“迅速發展其性能”；D項意為“公平地評估它的貢獻”，均未在文中提及。