高中英语Unit 1 Friendship第2课时习题

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Unit 4 Earthquakes

2. Learning about Language

一、单词拼写。

结合语境，根据汉语或首字母提示用单词的适当形式填空。

1．They built a rough ________ (避身处) from old pieces of wood.

2．That balloon will ________ (爆裂) if you blow it up any more.

3．Many people were killed or ________(受伤) in the traffic accident.

4．The dog ________ (埋藏) its bone in the garden.

5．After the big fire，the house lay in ________(废墟)．

6．Although he knew Mary had cancer，the news of her death still came as a s________．

7．Hundreds of people are still in the water，waiting to be r________．

8．They were t________ in the burning building.

9．The whole town was completely d________ because of the terrible earthquake.

10．The 2016 Rio Olympics are a great e________ in sports history.

二、选词填空。

根据语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。（每个短语仅使用一次）

1．He was a warm-hearted and hard-working boy，and ________________ by his classmates.

2．Years of fighting have left the area ______________.

3．If war breaks out，we shall be called up ________________.

4．Failing again doesn’t mean that the world is ________________.

5．He ________________ learning English.

6．Eighty percent of the people trapped in the ruins ________________ at last.

三、词义辨析。

1．用wound，harm，hurt或injure的适当形式填空。

(1) The bullet ________ his arm.

(2) Two people have been badly ________ in the accident.

(3) These criticisms have ________ his pride deeply.

(4) Don’t ________ your eyes by reading in dim light.

(5) My chest ________ when I take a deep breath.

2．用rise，raise或lift的适当形式填空。

(1) Hearing the old man’s report，the officer ________ from his seat and said something must be done to ________ people’s living standards.

(2) The price of tomatoes has ________ recently.

(3) The price of tomatoes has been ________ recently.

(4) After graduation he ________ pigs to support his family.

(5) This suitcase is too heavy for the child to ______.

(6) The sun ________ in the east and sets in the west.

四、完形填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

On Thursday afternoon，Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time __36__ an old woman who lived __37__.

When she came home，she sensed something __38__.Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no __39__ of forced entry (进入)．Had anything been taken? She went from room to room，__40__，and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday，she went out at her usual time，but didn’t go to the club.__41__，she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home，__42__herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would __43__.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was __44__ tea at the time. The bell rang again，and __45__ she heard her letter box being pushed open.__46__ the kettle (壶) of boiling water，she moved quietly __47__ the door. A piece of wire (金属丝) appeared through the letter box，and then a __48__.The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and __49__ the water over the hand.__50__ was heard outside as the __51__ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back，which was __52__ by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long __53__ the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly __54__ at the club for her successful __55__.

36．A. by         B．to C．with D．for

37．A. lonely       B．alone C．away D．busily

38．A. terrible     B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．bad

39．A. information     B．show C．sign D．sight

40．A. looking    B．examining C．searching D．checking

41．A. Therefore    B．However C．Instead D．Again

42．A. pushing B．letting C．pulling D．leading

43．A. appear     B．follow C．happen D．do

44．A. cooking B．making C．burning D．serving

45．A. the next moment         B．for a while 

C．in time              D．at once

46．A. Putting down           B．Laying aside 

C．Picking up              D．Taking away

47．A. towards B．away from  C．from behind D．near

48．A. knife     B．hand      C．letter D．key

49．A. used     B．dropped C．poured D．covered

50．A. A sad voice B．A strange noise 

C．A low shout D．A sharp cry

51．A. key     B．kettle     C．door lock  D．wire

52．A. followed B．caused C．produced D．ended

53．A. before     B．since     C．until        D．when

54．A. surprised B．praised C．encouraged D．supported

55．A. self－satisfaction B．self－protection 

C．self－respect     D．self－service

五、阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States，you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They do not want to be late.

Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America，You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment(约会)with someone，he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America，even the radio programs may not begin right on time，nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled(控制)by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.

1．There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.

A．people in the stores want to sell these clocks

B．bosses want to make their stores beautiful

C．people think it important to know the time

D．they needn’t wear watches when they are away from home

2．The underlined word“rush”in the passage most probably means “______”．

A．run    B．race

C．hurry  D．move

3．South America，he might not arrive on time，and this is because ______.

A．he didn’t have a watch with him

B．he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clock

C．he didn’t think it important to arrive on time

D．he didn’t like an appointment with someone

Unit 4 Earthquakes 2. Learning about Language

参考答案与解析

一、单词拼写。

【答案】

1.shelter　2.burst　3.injured　4.buried　5.ruins　

6.shock　7.rescued　8.trapped　9.destroyed　10.event

二、选词填空。

【答案】

1.was highly thought of　2.in ruins　3.right away　

4.at an end　5.was buried in　6.were dug out

三、词义辨析。

1．

【答案】

 (1)wounded　(2)injured　(3)hurt　(4)harm　(5)hurts

【解析】

wound作动词时常指在战争或暴力中受伤，也可指精神上受创伤。该词也可作名词，指战斗中因刀或枪而受的创伤、伤口。harm常用于口语，一般作及物动词，表示“对……有害/损害”，特指伤及一个人或其心情、健康、权利、事业等，并使之产生痛苦、损害或某种不幸遭遇。该词也可作名词。hurt为一般用语，指对肉体或精神上的伤害；hurt用作不及物动词时，还可表示“疼痛”。injure主要指在事故中受伤，其名词是injury，可指平时的大小创伤或伤害，还可指事故中的伤害。

2．

【答案】

 (1)rose　raise　(2)risen　(3)raised　(4)raised　(5)lift　(6)rises

【解析】

rise作不及物动词用，不能带宾语，意思是“上升，升起”，多表示起身、起立、起床、上涨，(太阳、月亮等)升起等。一般说明主语自身移向较高的位置。raise和lift是及物动词，后面一定要带宾语。有些情况下两者可换用。但是如果表示抽象意义，比如提高政治觉悟、生活水平、地位、名誉等，要用raise。此外raise也表示“筹集；饲养，种植，抚养；提出”等。如果表示用体力或机械力把某一重物从地面举到一定的高度则用lift。

四、完形填空。

【答案解析】

36．D　俱乐部对于孤独老人来说是一种消磨时光的好方法。

37．B　从全文看，Mrs. Clarke 是独自一人住。

38．C　她感到家里有点“反常”(unusual)。

39．C　由上半句可见并无破门而入的“迹象”(sign)。

40．D　这里应该是核查，看看丢了什么东西。

41．C　相反，她抄近路回家了。

42．B　选A或C均不合逻辑；选D也不合情理。

43．C　看看会发生什么。其余三项动词含义可包含在C项中。

44．B　“沏茶”习惯用make tea来表示。同样，英语中还有make coffee。

45．A　the next moment意为“紧接着……”。

46．C　结合下文看，此处是“提起一壶开水”。

47．A　“朝”门口走去。

48．B　伸进来的是“手”(hand)，下文有说明。

49．C　“倒开水；泼水”用pour。

50．D　开水猛然浇到手上，发出的是尖叫声，并非其他几种声音。

51．D　从上文得知，应该是铁丝掉在地上。

52．A　紧接着是逃走的脚步声。

53．A　句型“It wasn’t long before (后接从句) ”表示“不久……”。

54．B　如此智勇兼备，自然在club中受到赞扬。

55．B　以上行为属于“自我保护”(self－protection)。

五、阅读理解

【答案解析】

1．C　由“People there think that it is important to know the time.”可知是C项。

2．C　综合前文，还有“...do not like to rush.”可得知rush的意思。

3．C　由“You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment with someone，he would probably be late.”可知。

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