活頁(yè)練(二十九)單項(xiàng)填空＋完形填空＋閱讀理解

　　Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．We spent half an hour looking for the tickets，but eventually ________ and went home.

　　A．turned up

　　B．gave up

　　C．broke up

　　D．made up

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。turn up意為“出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生”；give up意為“放棄”；break up意為“打碎，結(jié)束”；make up意為“彌補(bǔ)，組成”。由語(yǔ)境可知，我們花了半個(gè)小時(shí)找入場(chǎng)券，但最終放棄并回家了。故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　2．If you want better public services，you’ll have to pay ________ tax.

　　A．the higher

　　B．a(chǎn) highest

　　C．the highest

　　D．a(chǎn) higher

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查形容詞用法。句意為：如果你想享受較好的公共服務(wù)，你就必須繳納更高的稅。根據(jù)句子中better可知，此處應(yīng)用比較級(jí)，且與不定冠詞a連用表泛指。

　　3．—Do you mind if I open the window?

　　—________ I feel a bit cold.

　　A．Of course not.

　　B．Go ahead.

　　C．I’d rather you didn’t.

　　D．Why not?

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查交際用語(yǔ)。根據(jù)答語(yǔ)“I feel a bit cold”可知，“我”不愿意讓對(duì)方打開(kāi)窗戶(hù)。故C項(xiàng)正確。

　　4．So fiercely________that even the people in the next room could hear them.

　　A．were they arguing

　　B．they were arguing

　　C．had they argued

　　D．they had argued

　　答案　A

　　解析　so＋形容詞或副詞置于句首，句子應(yīng)倒裝。句意為：他們正如此激烈地爭(zhēng)論著，以致于隔壁房間的人們都能聽(tīng)到他們。故應(yīng)用進(jìn)行時(shí)，因此選A。

　　5．It is ________ challenge for graduates to get ________ job as unemployment is high nowadays.

　　A．the；/

　　B．a(chǎn)；/

　　C．a(chǎn)；a

　　D．/；the

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查冠詞的用法。句意為：找一份工作對(duì)畢業(yè)生來(lái)說(shuō)是一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在的失業(yè)率很高。第一空泛指一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)，應(yīng)用不定冠詞a；第二空泛指一份工作，也用不定冠詞a。故答案選C。

　　6．The old couple used to live deep in the countryside，without easy ________ to shops.

　　A．a(chǎn)pproach

　　B．a(chǎn)ccess

　　C．transport

　　D．convenience

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查名詞辨析。句意為：這對(duì)老夫婦過(guò)去住在偏遠(yuǎn)的鄉(xiāng)村里，沒(méi)有去商店的便捷通道。access意為“通路，通道”，符合語(yǔ)境。approach意為“方法，接近”；transport意為“交通運(yùn)輸“；convenience意為“方便”，均不符合語(yǔ)境。故答案選B。

　　7．—Oh，my God! You ________ wear slippers to play basketball.

　　—I’m sorry I forgot we have a P．E.class this afternoon.

　　A．must

　　B．can

　　C．should

　　D．shall

　　答案　C

　　解析　should表示驚訝，意為“竟然”。

　　8．James Cameron is considered one of the greatest directors in the world ________ his influence in film industry.

　　A．in exchange for

　　B．in spite of

　　C．on behalf of

　　D．in terms of

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。in exchange for交換，調(diào)換；in spite of不管，不顧，盡管；on behalf of代表，為了……的利益；in terms of就……而論，在……方面，依據(jù)，按照。句意為：就對(duì)電影產(chǎn)業(yè)的影響而言，詹姆斯·卡梅隆被視為是世界上最偉大的導(dǎo)演之一。由語(yǔ)境可知答案選D。

　　9．The strange thing about Nicholas is ________ he taught himself to read before he could speak.

　　A．what

　　B．that

　　C．whether

　　D．if

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查表語(yǔ)從句。分析題干可知，is后面接的是表語(yǔ)從句，在這個(gè)表語(yǔ)從句中，read為不及物動(dòng)詞，后面不缺成分，因此，應(yīng)該使用不作成分的that來(lái)引導(dǎo)該表語(yǔ)從句。故答案選B。

　　10．________ your composition carefully，some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

　　A．Having checked

　　B．Check

　　C．If you check

　　D．To check

　　答案　C

　　解析　分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，check的邏輯主語(yǔ)是you，與后面句子的主語(yǔ)some spelling mistakes不一致，因此不能用非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作狀語(yǔ)，故使用從句(因?yàn)橹鲝木涞闹髡Z(yǔ)可以一致，也可以不一致)。

　　11．Medical experts have suspected for many years ________ there is a strong link between ________ a person eats and cancer.

　　A．that；that

　　B．/；that

　　C．what；/

　　D．that；what

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查賓語(yǔ)從句。句意為：醫(yī)學(xué)專(zhuān)家多年來(lái)一直懷疑癌癥和人們所吃的食物有很密切的聯(lián)系。there is a strong link between ________ a person eats and cancer作suspect的賓語(yǔ)需要引導(dǎo)詞that，between后需要賓語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞what，而且what在賓語(yǔ)從句中作賓語(yǔ)。故答案選D。

　　12．In a corner of the backyard，there is a big tree，________the moon is shining brightly.

　　A．of which

　　B．with which

　　C．from which

　　D．a(chǎn)bove which

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。月亮應(yīng)在樹(shù)的上方，故D為正確答案。

　　13．The arrival of 2024 brings with ________ the London Olympics.

　　A．one

　　B．a(chǎn)nother

　　C．it

　　D．that

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查代詞。句意為：與2024一道而來(lái)的是倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)。這個(gè)句子的語(yǔ)序應(yīng)為：The arrival of 2024 brings the London Olympics with it.其中it指的是the arrival of 2024，故答案選C。

　　14．I lost my way in complete darkness，and ________ matters worse，it began to rain.

　　A．made

　　B．making

　　C．to make

　　D．having made

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意為：我在黑暗中迷路了，更糟的是又開(kāi)始下雨了。由并列連詞and可知，and前后應(yīng)該是兩個(gè)獨(dú)立的簡(jiǎn)單句；to make matters worse為不定式短語(yǔ)作it began to rain的狀語(yǔ)，起補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明的作用，故答案選C。

　　15．—That must have been a lot of work.

　　—Yeah，it ________ us three days to finish it.

　　A．takes

　　B．had taken

　　C．took

　　D．was taking

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。句意為：——工作量肯定很大吧。——是的，它花了我們?nèi)斓臅r(shí)間來(lái)完成。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這項(xiàng)工作已經(jīng)完成了，則“花時(shí)間”這個(gè)動(dòng)作應(yīng)該發(fā)生在過(guò)去，所以應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。故答案選C。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were __1__.The loaded plates I carried __2__ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything __3__.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream __4__ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father __5__ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve __6__ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness __7__.I smiled back，and later，when the __8__ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had __9__ everything.Praise is like __10__ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And __11__，while most of us are only too __12__ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are __13__ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such __14__？

　　It is strange how chary(吝嗇的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s __15__ few of us know how to accept it.It’s __16__ rewarding to give praise in areas in which __17__ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a __18__ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are __19__ just right？In fact，to give praise __20__ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

　　1．A.small

　　B．painful

　　C．tough

　　D．white

　　答案　B

　　解析　經(jīng)過(guò)在飯店一天的辛苦勞動(dòng)，作者的帽子掉了，腳也酸痛(painful)。

　　2．A.remained

　　B．looked

　　C．seemed

　　D．turned

　　答案　C

　　解析　由前兩句和后一句可知，作者已經(jīng)很累了。不是盛滿(mǎn)菜的盤(pán)子越來(lái)越重，而是作者感覺(jué)它們?cè)絹?lái)越重。seem好像，似乎，符合語(yǔ)境。

　　3．A.happy

　　B．special

　　C．strange

　　D．right

　　答案　D

　　解析　作者由于勞累，事情都做不好了。

　　4．A.order

　　B．price

　　C．colour

　　D．shape

　　答案　A

　　解析　由句意可知，孩子們不斷地更換想點(diǎn)的冰激凌的品種。

　　5．A.stared

　　B．smiled

　　C．called

　　D．nodded

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據(jù)下文“I smiled back...”可知，他應(yīng)該是朝作者微笑。stare at凝視；call at拜訪(fǎng)；nod at朝……點(diǎn)頭。

　　6．A.talked about

　　B．looked after

　　C．depended on

　　D．thought of

　　答案　B

　　解析　他們是顧客，而作者是服務(wù)生，二者是照顧(looked after)與被照顧的關(guān)系。

　　7．A.increased

　　B．continued

　　C．disappeared

　　D．developed

　　答案　C

　　解析　因?yàn)槭艿搅速潛P(yáng)，作者的疲勞感消失了(disappeared)。

　　8．A.children

　　B．manager

　　C．father

　　D．friends

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，應(yīng)是經(jīng)理(manager)問(wèn)起作者第一天上班的感受。

　　9．A.made

　　B．changed

　　C．found

　　D．improved

　　答案　B

　　解析　贊揚(yáng)的話(huà)讓作者的疲勞感消失，可知這些話(huà)改變了(changed)一切。

　　10．A.heat

　　B．shadow

　　C．snowstorm

　　D．sunlight

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據(jù)下文的“...give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.”可知，贊揚(yáng)就像陽(yáng)光一樣溫暖著我們的心。

　　11．A.then

　　B．thus

　　C．now

　　D．yet

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據(jù)空格后面的句意“我們大多數(shù)人都總是批評(píng)別人而不是贊揚(yáng)”可知，此處與前句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

　　12．A.ready

　　B．doubtful

　　C．satisfied

　　D．disappointed

　　答案　A

　　解析　然而我們大多數(shù)人總是愛(ài)批評(píng)別人。be ready to do sth有“情愿/急于做某事”之意，符合語(yǔ)境。

　　13．A.unable

　　B．unwilling

　　C．bored

　　D．a(chǎn)nxious

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據(jù)下一段的首句“It is strange how chary(吝嗇的) we are about praising.”可知，我們總是不愿意給我們的伙伴贊美之辭。

　　14．A.attention

　　B．choice

　　C．pleasure

　　D．a(chǎn)dvance

　　答案　C

　　解析　根據(jù)上文可知，一句贊美的話(huà)可以帶給別人很大的快樂(lè)(pleasure)。

　　15．A.because

　　B．when

　　C．whether

　　D．that

　　答案　A

　　解析　此句用perhaps引出“It is strange...about praising.”的原因，“few of us know how to accept it”是作者揣摩這種現(xiàn)象的原因。

　　16．A.finally

　　B．especially

　　C．probably

　　D．fortunately

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據(jù)下文可知，在一些努力通常不被注意和提及的領(lǐng)域給予贊揚(yáng)尤其有意義。especially尤其；finally最后；probably很可能地；fortunately幸運(yùn)地。

　　17．A.effort

　　B．effect

　　C．deed

　　D．feeling

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據(jù)上面敘述的作者的打工經(jīng)歷可知，這里指的是勞動(dòng)或者努力(effort)。

　　18．A.daily

　　B．light

　　C．perfect

　　D．main

　　答案　C

　　解析　與上句的a glorious picture相對(duì)應(yīng)。perfect完美的，符合語(yǔ)境。

　　19．A.done

　　B．sold

　　C．chosen

　　D．given

　　答案　A

　　解析　洗衣店把衣服洗干凈。

　　20．A.takes

　　B．leaves

　　C．offers

　　D．costs

　　答案　D

　　解析　由句意可知，贊揚(yáng)別人并不需要稱(chēng)贊者花費(fèi)(costs)什么，除了片刻的思考和努力。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

　　AVOID BIG EVENTS　Big sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival(19 Oct.) cost￡169.15 at Booking.com.A week later，the same room cost ￡118.15.

　　If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com，which allow you to search for events in the UK by city，date and category.

　　STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION　If traveling to your destination by train，you may want to find a good base close to the station，but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

　　Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Booking two months in advance，the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was

　　￡95.95.A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was ￡75.75.And at Farringdon，a double room cost just

　　￡62.95.

　　LOOK AFTER YOURSELF　Really central hotels in cities such as London，Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune，especially at weekends and during big events.As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile，available for ￡420 for five days in late September，with room for four adults.

　　GET ON A BIKE　London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention，but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace，saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

　　Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle(casual members pay around ￡1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes，or ￡5 per day)．(2024·湖南，A)