2013届高考英语一轮总复习-创新小测试系列-Unit2-A卷-北师大版必修4.doc

2013届高考英语一轮总复习精选创新小测试系列北师大版必修四Unit 12 A卷
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．I was so ________ in watching the TV series that I didn't notice your coming in.
A．drawn　　　　　　　　 B．concentrated
C．absorbed D．attracted
解析：句意：我被那部电视连续剧吸引了以至于不知道你什么时候进来的。be absorbed in“专心于”。A、B、D三个选项均不与in搭配。
答案：C
2．(2012·焦作一模)________as the CEO of a foreign firm, Mr. Smith was busier than ever.
A．Employing B．Employed
C．To employ D．Being employed
解析：be employed in“忙于……”；在句中employed为过去分词作状语。
答案：B
3．A flashing red light ________ that a stretch of the road was under repair.
A．indicated B．suggested
C．symbolized D．represented
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个闪动的红灯表明这一路段正在维修。indicate“指示，表明”；suggest“暗示，表明”；symbolize“象征，作为……的象征”；represent“代表”。
答案：A
4．I smell something ________ in the kitchen.Can I call you back in a minute?
A．burning B．burnt
C．being burnt D．to be burnt
解析：burn与something之间是主动关系，所以用动词­ing形式作定语，表示正在进行的动作。
答案：A
5．(2012·厦门质检)You seem to be interested in learning swimming in such weather, but ________， I'm getting tired of it.
A．on the contrary B．to the contrary
C．on the other hand D．to the other hand
解析：由后句可知，其所表达意义与上句相反。A项意为“恰恰相反”；C项不符合句意；B项相当于形容词，作定语；D项搭配不当。
答案：A
6．Although it was raining hard, all the people in the town ________ when he was leaving.
A．saw him after B．saw him off
C．saw him through D．saw to him
解析：考查see构成的短语。句意：尽管下着大雨，他走的时候，全镇的人都去为他送行。see after“照料，照理”；see off“为……送行”；see sb. through“帮助……渡过难关”；see to“照顾，照看”。
答案：B
7．In order to avoid________by the parents, the boy decided not to tell the truth to his parents.
A．scolded B．to scold
C．scolding D．being scolded
解析：avoid, admit, mind等动词后面用动词­ing形式作宾语，又因表示被动，所以用­ing的被动形式。句意：为了避免被父母责骂，这个男孩决定不将真相告诉他的父母。
答案：D
8．—Look at the rainbow! It's over there!
—Oh, it________it will be fine tomorrow.
A．predicts B．signs
C．indicates D．resorts
解析：句意：“看彩虹，在那里！”“噢，它表明明天是个好天气。”predict“预测”；sign“签名”；indicate“表明”；resort“诉诸”。
答案：C
9．—Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
—Don't you think the ice on the lake is too thin to ________ your weight?
A．stand B．catch
C．bear D．take
解析：表示“负担，支撑”要用bear(＝support), too thin to bear your weight“太薄而承受不住你的重量”。另外，stand, take 和bear 与can't 或couldn't连用时，有“容忍，忍受”之意。
答案：C
10．We all appreciate the importance the government has ________ the environmental protection.
A．attended to B．attached to
C．responded to D．adapted to
解析：句意：我们都理解政府赋予环保的重要意义。attend to“注意，照料”；attach importance to sth.“赋予重要性；非常重视”；respond to“响应”；adapt to“适应”。
答案：B
11．Some students have trouble________grammar while others have difficulty_
_______new words.
A．in; remember B．for; to remember
C．on; remembering D．with; remembering
解析：句意：有的学生学语法难，有的记单词难。have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth./with sth. “在……方面有困难/吃力”，根据短语结构可知选D。
答案：D
12．It is reported that three students were________in the unexpected accident.
A．injured B．wounded
C．cut D．harmed
解析：injure主要指意外事故中受伤。句意：据报道有三名学生在突如其来的事故中受伤。
答案：A

13．—How can you be so________every corner of the town?
—I've got a friend living there who always tells me about it.
A．similar to B．same to
C．familiar to D．familiar with
解析：be similar to“与……相似”；B项结构不正确；be familiar to sb.“对某人来说是熟悉的”；be familiar with sth.“对某事熟悉”。
答案：D
14．As is known to all, the financial crisis firstly broke out in the United States, ________ the group of developed countries.
A．belonging to B．belonged to
C．belongs to D．is belonged to
解析：句意：众所周知，金融危机首先在属于发达国家的美国爆发。本题考查belong to短语，belong to没有被动语态，也没有进行时。此处belonging to是现在分词短语作定语，与先行词之间具有逻辑上的主谓关系。
答案：A
15．All food companies should give special attention to the health and safety________of the product.
A．way B．aspect
C．influence D．question
解析：句意：所有食品生产公司应该特别注意产品的健康和安全因素。aspect意为“(问题的)方面”，符合句意。
答案：B
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2012·山西省三市联考)A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week How could that be?
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies (罂粟花) in their buttonholes.
What's wrong with that?
According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK delegation not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.
So what's the significance of the poppy? It's a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.
From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China's humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade — including in the opium — which was made from poppies grown in India.
Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during World War Ⅰ. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11 ) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.
So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons.And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other's standpoint.
Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guest from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain's Queen — a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.
Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small flower.
语篇解读：一束小花竟引起了外交争端。作者认为是文化差异导致了这起外交事件。
1．British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on ________.
A．October 1 B．November 11
C．December 31 D．January 1
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段第二句The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same及第七段第三句中的Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies可以判断这天应该是Poppy Day，即11月11日。
答案：B
2．The poppy reminds the Chinese of________.
A．the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century
B．the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War Ⅰ
C．the Chinese soldiers killed during World War Ⅱ
D．the suffering caused by Britain during World War Ⅰ
解析：细节理解题。根据第六段第一句From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China's humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century可知罂粟花使中国人民想起了鸦片战争期间中国遭受到的欧洲列强的羞辱。
答案：A
3．The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by ________.
A．the translation mistake
B．the language difference
C．the cultural difference
D．the different lifestyle
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第二句It's a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.可知主要是文化差异导致了这次外交事件。文章最后一段也是答案提示。
答案：C
4．We can infer that ________.
A．Britain's Queen is not interested in art
B．Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him
C．US President Barack Obama received a gift for music
D．Britain's Queen may not like the iPod US President Barack Obama presented her
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二、三句可以判断英国女王可能不太喜欢美国总统奥巴马送的iPod。
答案：D
B
(2012·平顶山统考)There is a wide and deep choice of a career. Whether he's a hand in construction or sitting behind the desk working on a computer, everyone has some ideas of what is an attractive career.However, making a career choice is not simply a matter of following a dream; for most people it means a lot of research and soul searching. Choosing the right career becomes one of the most important decisions of an individual's life.
It used to be that one followed in the footsteps of their father or grandfather or took over the family business when it came to making a career choice. These days, a career path can start anywhere and then veer_off into something totally different.
Career choices must be realistic and well thought out. It is not uncommon for persons to start a career path and realize they have made a terrible mistake, feeling as if it may be too late to turn around. Not only does a career choice concern your strongest skills and interest, it is also something that you will be doing continuously to bring in income. This is why a career choice can be such a personal decision. Formerly it used to be unusual for someone to change occupations or careers more than once or twice in a lifetime; it is now even more unusual to keep the same career during someone's working life.
There are a great many measures in helping one choose the right profession. A number of websites offering tools such as career tests and information, educational resources, resume services and the kind can be found. It is important for one to research one's career in this changing economy situation, and choose the best from several related career choices.
语篇解读：人的一生有多种职业可供选择，但选择一个理想的职业并不容易。怎样选择你的职业呢？本文给你一些建议吧。
5．According to the author choosing the right career ________.
A．is not difficult at all
B．needs a lot of dreams
C． is an interesting thing
D．needs a lot of thoughts
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However, making a career choice is not simply a matter of following a dream; for most people it means a lot of research and soul searching”可以确定答案。
答案：D
6．The underlined phrase “veer off” in the second paragraph probably means “________”．
A．set out to do the same job
B．change the former course
C．compare two different things
D．dream of getting an easy job
解析：词义猜测题。根据画线短语后“...into something totally different”可推知“一个人的职业道路可以从任何职业开始然后突然转行进入完全不同的行业”。
答案：B
7．Nowadays it is common for one to ________.
A．change his job often
B．do the same job all his life
C．find a few good jobs at a time
D．live without a job for many years
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Formerly it used to be unusual for someone to change...it is now even more unusual to keep the same career during someone's working life”可知，以前一个人一生更换一两次以上工作是很少见的，而现在一个人一生从事同一个工作是很少见的。
答案：A
8．All of the following are the tools on profession offered by websites EXCEPT ________.
A．tests and information
B．training courses
C．employers' phone numbers
D．instructions on resume
解析：推理判断题。从文章最后一段中的信息可知，A项在文中直接被提到，B项属于educational resources，D项属于resume services，C项不属于文中列举的任何一类，故选C。
答案：C

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