活頁練(十七)單項填空＋完形填空＋閱讀理解

　?、?單項填空

　　1．The driver was at ________ loss when ________ word came that he was forbidden to drive because of speeding.

　　A．a；the

　　B．/；/

　　C．the；the

　　D．a；/

　　答案　D

　　解析　第一空為固定搭配at a loss，意為“不知所措”；第二空word此處意為“消息”，不可數名詞，因此前面不加任何冠詞。句意為：當這位駕駛員得知他由于超速而被禁駕的消息時，不知所措。

　　2．I’m not sure whether I will have anything else to do tomorrow.________，I will try every possible means to come to the party.

　　A．Even though

　　B．Anyhow

　　C．If so

　　D．Instead

　　答案　B

　　解析　anyhow無論如何，不管怎么說。根據后面的“try every possible means to come to the party”可知。

　　3．Look！The ground is wet.It must have rained last night，________？

　　A．hasn’t it

　　B．didn’t it

　　C．mustn’t it

　　D．hadn’t it

　　答案　B

　　解析　由last night及must have rained可知此處是對過去情況的猜測，下雨是過去的事實，所以反意疑問句的助動詞用did，并且根據前肯后否的原則，反意疑問句應該用否定形式，C項正確。句意為：看！地面濕了，昨天晚上肯定下雨了，不是嗎？

　　4．—________ one and a half months enough for the project to be finished?

　　—I am afraid not.The professor is ill and only after he recovers ________ go on with it.

　　A．Is；he can

　　B．Are；he can

　　C．Is；can he

　　D．Are；can he

　　答案　C

　　解析　由主語one and a half months可知，謂語動詞應該用單數，將其看成一個整體，所以第一空用is；第二空and連接的并列句的第二句是only位于句首，應該用部分倒裝，所以用can he，故C項正確。句意為：——一個半月的時間可以完成這個項目嗎？——我覺得恐怕不夠，教授生病了，只有等他康復之后才能繼續工作。

　　5．Due to the widespread ________ of this medical technology，more diseases can be discovered and treated at an early stage.

　　A．presentation

　　B．application

　　C．qualification

　　D．appreciation

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意為：由于這種醫藥技術的廣泛應用，越來越多的疾病可以及早發現并且治愈了。所以此空為“應用”的意思，故B項正確。presentation展示，呈現；qualification資格；appreciation欣賞，感激。

　　6．—What do you think of the 2024 Spring Festival Party?

　　—Well，great！But I don’t think much of ________ held last year.

　　A．the one

　　B．it

　　C．one

　　D．which

　　答案　A

　　解析　由于此空后面只有held這個動詞，可知后面不是從句，因此which不可選；“去年的春晚”是特指，所以the one正確。it特指“它”，不合題意；one意為“一個”，是泛指，不合題意。

　　7．The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and ________ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.

　　A．being weighed

　　B．to weigh

　　C．weighed

　　D．weighing

　　答案　D

　　解析　此處weigh為“重量為；重(多少)”的意思，作young children的后置定語，且與其關系為主動，用weighing，故D項正確。句意為：交通規則規定四歲以下并且體重少于40磅的兒童必須放于兒童安全座椅上。

　　8．—I wonder what makes you a successful manager.

　　—I ________ as a waiter for five years，which contributes a lot to my today’s work.

　　A．serve

　　B．have served

　　C．had served

　　D．served

　　答案　D

　　解析　由第一句“我想知道是什么讓你成為一位成功的經理”得知對方現在已經是一名經理，那么下一句的作為一名服務員應該是過去的事情，所以應該用一般過去時，故D項正確。

　　9．________，as long as I’m with nature，I don’t care.

　　A．However tough the journey is

　　B．Whatever tough the journey is

　　C．However the journey is tough

　　D．Whatever the journey is tough

　　答案　A

　　解析　考查讓步狀語從句。however＋adj.＋a/an＋單數名詞＝whatever＋a/an＋adj.＋單數名詞，故A項正確。

　　10．It was________that many people were injured in the accident.

　　A．reported

　　B．to be reported

　　C．reporting

　　D．report

　　答案　A

　　解析　It is/was reported that...為固定句式，意為“據報道……”，it為形式主語，that引導的主語從句是真正的主語。

　　11．— It’s no easy task to catch a ticket on a website that receives 1 billion clicks daily.

　　—I can’t agree with you more.There ________ be errors for every single step.

　　A．should

　　B．must

　　C．will

　　D．can

　　答案　D

　　解析　此處表示“有時會”這個意思，用can可以表示理論上會發生的事，用于肯定句中。此句意為：每一步都可能存在錯誤。should應該，竟然；must肯定，必須；will將要，均不符合句意。

　　12．—How dangerous it was!

　　—Yes，but for the passer-by’s quick action，the girl ________.

　　A．was drowned

　　B．could have been drowned

　　C．had drowned

　　D．should be drowned

　　答案　B

　　解析　由but for后面的內容可知，“要不是那個路人的動作迅速，小女孩可能已經溺水身亡了”說明此處是對過去事情的虛擬，而且表示“可能”的意思，所以用could have done，根據句意應該用被動語態，所以B項正確。

　　13．—Do you have anything to say for yourselves?

　　—Yes，there is one point________ we must insist on.

　　A．why

　　B．where

　　C．how

　　D．/

　　答案　D

　　解析　先行詞one point在從句中作insist on的賓語，所以可以用which/that/不填，故D項正確。why在句中作原因狀語；where作地點狀語；how不能引導定語從句。

　　14．Chery，a car maker in Anhui province，sold nearly 700,000 units in 2011，with the total value ________ it was in 2005.

　　A．more than three times what

　　B．three more times than that

　　C．over three times than what

　　D．over three times of that

　　答案　A

　　解析　是……的三倍多，用more than three times和over three times都可以，再看從句部分可知，was后面缺少表語，因此用what，所以A項正確。句意為：Chery，安徽省的汽車制造商，在2011年出售了近70萬的汽車，總價值是2005年的三倍多。

　　15．Not until he left his home________to know how important the family was for him.

　　A．did he begin

　　B．had he begun

　　C．he began

　　D．he had begun

　　答案　A

　　解析　not為否定詞，否定詞位于句首，句子應用部分倒裝，時態方面根據動作的先后，不能用過去完成時態。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language of all！It speaks __1__ than words.According to specialists，our bodies send out more __2__ than we realize.In fact，non-verbal communication (非言語交際) takes up about 50% of what we really __3__.And body language is particularly __4__ when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化)．Indeed，what is called body language is so __5__ a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.__6__，different societies treat the __7__ between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having __8__ contact (接觸) even with friends，and certainly not with __9__.People from Latin American countries，__10__，touch each other quite a lot.Therefore，it’s possible that in __11__，it may look like a Latino is __12__ a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino，trying to express friendship，will keep moving __13__.The Norwegian，very probably seeing this as pushiness，will keep __14__—which the Latino will in return regard as __15__.

　　Clearly，a great deal is going on when people __16__.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from __17__ cultures，there’s a strong possibility of __18__.But whatever the situation，the best __19__ is to obey the Golden Rule：treat others as you would like to be __20__.(2024·新課標全國)

　　1．A.straighter

　　B．louder

　　C．harder

　　D．further

　　答案　B

　　解析　由首句“身體語言是所有語言中沉默、秘密而又最有力量的語言！”可知，本句應表達“身體語言比口頭語言更有說服力”，所以選louder。

　　2．A.sounds

　　B．invitations

　　C．feelings

　　D．messages

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據上文的“身體語言是最有力量的語言”可知，我們的身體傳遞出比我們意識到的更多的信息，所以messages符合句意。

　　3．A.hope

　　B．receive

　　C．discover

　　D．mean

　　答案　D

　　解析　本句意為：實際上，非言語交際大約占我們所要表達的真正意思的50%。mean意思是，本意是。

　　4．A.immediate

　　B．misleading

　　C．important

　　D．difficult

　　答案　C

　　解析　上文說到身體語言在交際中的作用，本句則說明身體語言在跨文化交流時的重要作用，所以使用important。

　　5．A.well

　　B．far

　　C．much

　　D．long

　　答案　C

　　解析　本句意為：的確，我們所說的身體語言在我們的生活中占了如此大的比重，但實際上往往未被注意到。結合句意可知，四個選項中，只有much跟“a＋名詞”連用合適。

　　6．A.For example

　　B．Thus

　　C．However

　　D．In short

　　答案　A

　　解析　下文作者給出了一個實例來說明不同文化背景的人對于“個人空間”的不同習俗，所以此處使用for example，意為“例如”。

　　7．A.trade

　　B．distance

　　C．connections

　　D．greetings

　　答案　B

　　解析　下文舉的例子與“個人空間”有關，所以此處使用distance，表示“距離”。

　　8．A.eye

　　B．verbal

　　C．bodily

　　D．telephone

　　答案　C

　　解析　由下文描述的挪威人不斷地后退可知，北歐人不喜歡與其他人有身體上的(bodily)接觸，所以C項正確。

　　9．A.strangers

　　B．relatives

　　C．neighbours

　　D．enemies

　　答案　A

　　解析　與前面的even with friends構成對比，此處應表示“陌生人”。

　　10．A.in other words

　　B．on the other hand

　　C．in a similar way

　　D．by all means

　　答案　B

　　解析　與北歐人的習俗構成對比，拉丁美洲人喜歡肢體接觸，所以此處用on the other hand“另一方面”，表示轉折。in other words換句話說；in a similar way類似方式地；by all means當然可以。

　　11．A.trouble

　　B．conversation

　　C．silence

　　D．experiment

　　答案　B

　　解析　由于習俗不同，所以挪威人與拉丁美洲人在談話(conversation)時，就會出現拉丁美洲人追著挪威人說話的情形，故選B項。

　　12．A.disturbing

　　B．helping

　　C．guiding

　　D．following

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據上題解析，拉丁美洲人追著挪威人，所以使用following。

　　13．A.closer

　　B．faster

　　C．in

　　D．away

　　答案　A

　　解析　談話過程中拉丁美洲人一直在靠近挪威人，所以使用closer。

　　14．A.stepping forward

　　B．going on

　　C．backing away

　　D．coming out

　　答案　C

　　解析　挪威人由于不喜歡與別人靠得太近，所以只能不停地后退，故選C項。

　　15．A.weakness

　　B．carelessness

　　C．friendliness

　　D．coldness

　　答案　D

　　解析　挪威人的后退在拉丁美洲人的眼中是一種冷漠(coldness)，所以D項正確。

　　16．A.talk

　　B．travel

　　C．laugh

　　D．think

　　答案　A

　　解析　這一段是對上文的總結，在人們交談(talk)時，有很多事情在發生著，所以A項正確。

　　17．A.different

　　B．European

　　C．Latino

　　D．rich

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據上文的陳述，當來自不同(different)文化的人聚會時，很有可能會產生誤會。

　　18．A.curiosity

　　B．excitement

　　C．misunderstanding

　　D．nervousness

　　答案　C

　　解析　文化背景的差異帶來的應該是誤解(misunderstanding)，所以C項正確。

　　19．A.chance

　　B．time

　　C．result

　　D．advice

　　答案　D

　　解析　面對誤解，作者給出的應是最好的建議，所以使用advice。

　　20．A.noticed

　　B．treated

　　C．respected

　　D．pleased

　　答案　B

　　解析　treat others as you would like to be treated是一個俗語。句意為：用你希望被別人對待你的方式去對待別人。所以使用treated。

　?、?閱讀理解

　　What makes a gift special？Is it the price you see on the gift receipt？Or is it the look on the recipient’s face when they receive it that determines the true value？What gift is worth the most?

　　This Christmas I was debating what to give my father.My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything.I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked.The message was from my father.My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming，and underneath a poem by William Blake.The flower，a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky，inspired me.My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid.That may even be the reason why I love writing.I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

　　I called back.I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift.I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it.As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind.The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other.I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it.The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture.The image was painted with blues and greens and purples，twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream.As I watched both poems passing through the printer，the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood，I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.