1、双基限时练(十二)Unit 5Lesson 3.单词拼写1Id like to _ (辞职) my job because its too hard for me.答案quit2A famous _ (音乐家) will perform in my city theatre tomorrow evening.答案musician3His sister is such a _ (美人) that many young men want to marry her.答案beauty4He still hasnt found his own _ (才能) in painting.答案talent5Yo
2、ur _ (发型) is not allowed in our school.答案hairstyle6She enjoys playing the piano and hopes to be a _ (钢琴家) when she grows up.答案pianist7Mr. Smith has _ (剃) all of his moustache and looks more handsome.答案shaved8Plants get their supplies of food from the ground through their _ (根)答案roots9The business ca
3、rd is your _ (身份), you must have one at all times.答案identity10We cant judge a person only by his or her _ (外貌)答案appearance.同义句转换1The little girl surprised the audience by performing a short play in English.The little girl _ the audience _ by performing a short play in English.答案made; surprised2He go
4、t too nervous to express himself clearly.He got _ nervous _ he could not express himself clearly.答案so; that3The bus arrived very late because the weather was bad.The bus arrived very late _ _ the bad weather.答案because of4Because of the terrible flood, farmers had a poor harvest that year._ _ _ _ the
5、 terrible flood, farmers had a poor harvest that year.答案As a result of5When he was only ten years old, the boy began to earn his living by selling newspapers._ _ _ _ ten, the boy began to earn his living by selling newspapers.答案At the age of.单项填空1He is one of the disabled people who have _ success.A
6、. achieved B. gainedC. got D. earned答案与解析Aachieve“获得;达到;完成”,宾语一般为success, goal, aim等。2There is a good chance to go abroad. Youd better _ it.A. go for B. get onC. put up D. run for答案与解析Ago for“尝试”;get on“上车”;put up“举起”;run for“竞选”。结合句意可知,应选A项。3The old hostess stood _ for a moment when she saw a begga
7、r appear in front of her suddenly.A. surprising B. to surpriseC. surprised D. having surprised答案与解析C本句要填的部分是表示the old hostess的主观感受和心情变化,需用过去分词形式。4In modern times, people have to learn to _ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.A. keep with B. stay withC. meet with D. liv
8、e with答案与解析D句意:在现代社会,尽管人们过着舒适的生活,但他们还得学会忍受各种各样的压力。live with在此意为“忍受”。5Not until he left his home _ to know how important the family was for him.A. did he begin B. had he beganC. he began D. he had began答案与解析A句意:直到他离开了家时他才意识到家对他来说是多么重要。not until置于句首,引导时间状语(从句)时,应把主句进行部分倒装。由left一词可知应用一般过去时态。6We learn E
9、nglish _ we may get more knowledge.A. as soon as B. as a resultC. in case D. so that答案与解析D前后为两个分句,故空格处应填连词,排解B项。as soon as“一就”,引导时间状语从句;as a result“结果”;in case“以防;万一”;so that“以便”,引导目的状语从句,符合句意。7 I think he is taking an active part in social work. I agree with you _.A. in a way B. on the wayC. by the
10、 way D. in the way答案与解析Ain a way“在某种程度或某一点上”,符合句意。8They _ work at five pm.and then go home.A. quilt B. quit C. do D. start答案与解析B由后面一部分“then go home”可知“他们在下午五点的时候下班”。quit work “停止工作”。9He regarded his wife as _, though others found her plain.A. beautify B. beauty C. a beauty D. beautiful答案与解析Cbeauty原来
11、是不行数名词,但在特定的环境下,被赐予了具体的含义,成了可数名词(一般不用其复数形式),可译为“一件秀丽的东西;一个秀丽的人”这种现象称为“抽象名词具体化”。又如:10In the last 20 years, South Korea has been _ into an advanced industrial country.A. transformed B. translatedC. transplanted D. transported答案与解析A句意:在过去20年里,韩国已转变成一个先进的工业国。transform“(使)转化/改观”;translate“翻译”;transplant“
12、移植”;transport“运输”。.阅读理解AHeres something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help:trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study,the more you try while you are learning new information, the better you can remember it later. This might surpri
13、se you. When teachers are presenting new information,they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Dont be too quick to get help when learning something new,” education expert Manu Kapur said. “Try to work on it yourself even if it me
14、ans trying different ways.”Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups. In the first group,students were asked to solve math problems with the teachers help. In the second group,studen
15、ts were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher. With the teachers help,students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of g
16、ood ideas. The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process (过程), not just the solution.Kapurs advice for kids is to put a lo
17、t of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all wont work. ”says Kapur. “Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible. ” 1What is the best title for the text?A. Work Your MindB. Practice Makes PerfectC. The Best
18、Way to LearnD. Teachers Role in Schoolwork答案与解析A文章对比了两种学习方法:一种是先思考再求助老师;另一种是老师直接挂念引导。事实证明前一种方法会得到更好的成果。A项“动动脑筋”作标题比较合适。2Manu Kapur holds that _.A. its necessary for students to ask for teachers helpB. students should try to solve problems by themselvesC. students with teachers help have more good id
19、easD. students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group答案与解析B由第三段可知,Manu Kapur支持B项观点。本题选B项。3The author develops the text mainly by _.A. presenting research findingsB. comparing different opinionsC. showing scientific informationD. setting down general rules答案与解析A文章在第三、四两段用新加坡的同
20、学分组做了试验,从而得出结论。A项正确。BFor a 400yearold art form, operas had a bad fame:overweight actresses singing the words which are hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also have a certa
21、in appearance in peoples mind: rich, welldressed and old.But now opera companies around the country are loosening_their_ties_and_kicking_off_their_shoes in an attempt to bring the opera to the audience. It needs to keep it alive, the young and notsorich.Opera producers have found that to attract thi
22、s crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. That means no formal suits, oldstyled theatre or bandbreaking ticket prices. And because young people dont or wont come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries
23、 and public schools.The Houston Grand Operas choice is the public library, where it performs shortened versions (版本) of childfriendly operas. This summers production is Hansel & Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested, while keeping c
24、osts at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists Training Program.4Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?A. Opera is f
25、amous for its long history.B. Opera is only performed for rich people.C. Young people arent interested in opera.D. Opera companies are trying to keep the opera alive.答案与解析D本文叙述歌剧团为了使歌剧复活而做的各种努力,通读全文后我们不难推断本文的主旨大意。5The underlined phrase“loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes” in Para.2 mean
26、s _.A. breaking up the old rulesB. changing the formal suitsC. making the audience at easeD. advertising themselves答案与解析A从上下文内容推断画线部分的含义其实指的是改革传统做法与风格,以使歌剧平民化,让这种艺术形式为众人所宠爱。6Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because _.A. it is hard to find long versionsB. short versions are easy to pe
27、rformC. they can perform in public librariesD. they can make more people come to opera答案与解析D最终一段第三句话提到这样做的缘由是可以让人们感爱好,同时抑制票价。7The San Francisco Opera Company employs student actors in order to _.A. celebrate its 75th anniversaryB. reduce the costC. attract young peopleD. make Cinderella popular答案与解析
28、B本文最终一段说,这样是为了降低成本,使票价不太贵。8From the passage we can infer that _.A. the tickets for operas are very expensiveB. operas are performed in a difficult languageC. operas are not so popular an art form todayD. students enjoy performing operas very much答案与解析C既然是为了让歌剧复活做了如此多的改革,而且开头说人们对其名声不看好,那么可以推断它在今日不是太受人们欢迎。