Unit5ThepowerofnatureⅠ.多项选择1.—DoyouallowyoursontogotoanyInternetcaféonholidays?—__________not!A.ExtremelyB.ThoroughlyC.AbsolutelyD.Completely解析:选C。Absolutelynot用来强调很不同意或不允许,意为“当然不;绝对不行”。2.Iappreciateyourhardwork,butIcannothavea________thatyouwillsurelygetpromoted.A.guaranteeB.resultC.beliefD.swear解析:选A。guarantee“保证;担保”。3.—Dad,thereisasnakeatthegatecrawlingthisway.—Don’t__________,boys;there’snodanger.A.afraidB.frightenC.terrifyD.panic解析:选D。Don’tpanic“不要惊慌”。afraid为形容词;frighten和terrify是及物动词。4.Hewantsverymuchtogotocollege,butheis__________aboutnotpassingtheentranceexamination.A.eagerB.anxiousC.patientD.worrying解析:选B。anxious强调“担心,忧虑”;eager强调对某事的渴望,含有积极的意义;patient“耐心的”;worrying“令人担忧的”,故只有B项符合句意。5.Eachchildisuniqueandteachersshouldencourageeachonetorealizetheir__________.A.powerB.strengthC.necessityD.potential解析:选D。realizetheirpotential发挥他们的潜能。其余三个选项均不与realize搭配。6.(2011年辽宁大连模拟考试)Iwouldliketospeakforourgrouptoexpressour__________foryourvaluablehelp.A.agreementB.attentionC.appreciationD.anxiety解析:选C。考查名词辨析。appreciation意为“欣赏,感激,感谢”。句意:我代表我们小组对您宝贵的帮助表示感谢。agreement同意,一致;attention注意,专心;anxiety担心,焦虑,渴望。7.AsIwaitedforMiketoarrive,I__________theclockandsawthathewaslate.A.glancedatB.staredatC.watchedD.noticed解析:选A。glanceat意为“匆匆一看”,符合题意。stareat意为“盯着看”;watch意为“注视”;notice意为“注意到”。8.Buyingatraintickettwodaysaheadoftimewillusually__________youagoodseat.A.gatherB.getC.guaranteeD.make解析:选C。考查词汇用法。句意:提前两天买火车票通常会保证你能有个好座位。gather意为“聚集”;get意为“得到”;guaranteesb.sth.意为“保证某人……”;makesb.sth.意为“使某人成为……”。由句意可知应选C项。9.Thereare__________approachestoEnglishteaching.ButnotallofthemareequallyefficientforourChinesestudents.A.varietyB.accurateC.originalD.diverse解析:选D。句意:有许多英语教学方法,但它们不一定都对中国学生同样有效。A项应说成avarietyof;B项意为“准确的,精确的”;C项意为“原始的”;D项意为“不同的,多种多样的”。由句意可知选D。10.Wecouldgonoworthisafternoon.Whatevertime__________youbest?A.fitsB.meetsC.satisfiesD.suits解析:选D。句意:我们可以现在或者今天下午走,哪个时间更适合你?suit指“适合某种安排、需要和目的”,符合题意。fit多指“(大小、形状)适合,适宜,吻合”;meet“满足(愿望、要求),达到(目的)”;satisfy“满足(欲望);使某人满意”。Ⅱ.完成句子1.Idecidetoleavethecompanynextmonth,whereI________________(工作)forexactlythreeyears.(work)解析:考查动词时态。首先nextmonth是一个未来时间,其次强调在未来时间已工作threeyears,由此可判断是将来完成时。答案:willhaveworked2.Thegreenhouseissaid________________(被装上)withwater-savingsystemrecently.(equip)解析:考查动词不定式。besaidtohavedone意为“据说做过了某事”,此处是被动结构。答案:tohavebeenequipped3.Notuntilhelefthishome__________________(他开始)toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.(begin)解析:考查倒装结构。Notuntil位于句首时,从句要用部分倒装形式。答案:didhebegin4.Thereis________________(没有什么可以相比)withanicecolddrinkwhenyougethomeafterwork.(compare)解析:考查习惯用法。Thereissth.todo是一个常用结构,意为“有事要做”,todo用作定语修饰sth.。答案:nothingtocompare5.________________(评估了)theinformation,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.(evaluate)解析:考查分词作状语。evaluate和主语I是语态的主动关系,又从语境可知该动作已经完成,故用现在分词的完成体形式。答案:Havingevaluated6.Thisafternoon________________(我收到一封信)frommyuncleTom,sayingthathewoulddropinonmeintwodays.(arrive)解析:考查英汉差异现象。“我收到一封信”用arrive转述便是“信到达我这儿”,由Thisafternoon可知arrive要用过去式。答案:aletterarrivedforme7.Thetrafficrulesaysyoungchildrenundertheageoffourand________________(体重不超过四十磅的)mustbeinachildsafetyseat.(weigh)解析:考查句式结构。本句中“体重不超过四十磅”和undertheageoffour是一平行定语结构,共同修饰youngchildren,因此用现在分词作定语。根据weigh的用词特点可知,这里不能使用被动语态。答案:weighinglessthan40pounds8.Thecommonproblemtheyfaceis________________(如何保证)thehighavailabilityandthehighresponsetime.(guarantee)解析:考查不定式作表语。“特殊疑问词+不定式”具有名词功能,此处用作表语。答案:howtoguarantee9.They’vegotthreechildren,theyoungestof______________(在学习音乐)atcollege.(study)解析:考查句式结构。分析句式可知,本题可以是定语从句也可以是独立主格结构。如果看做定语从句,则需要whom引导;若是独立主格,则要用代词them。答案:whomisstudyingmusic/themstudyingmusic10.Thekidswassoproudofhisworkthathewasjustsittingtherewith________________(翘着二郎腿),waitingforpraisefromhisteacher.(cross)解析:考查with复合宾语结构。Legs与cross之间应看作被动关系,故使用过去分词。答案:hislegscrossedⅢ.阅读理解Words:567难度系数:☆☆☆建议用时:7′(2010年南通泰州三模)WhyYouShouldCelebrateYourMistakesWhenyoumakeamistake,bigorsmall,cherish(珍视)itlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworld.Becauseinsomeways,itis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakes,beatourselvesupaboutit,feellikefailures,getmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural:mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebad,thatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athome,schoolandwork.Maybenotalways,butprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.Yetwithoutmistakes,wecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatway,mistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossible.Bytrialanderror—tryingthings,makingmistakes,andlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclight,topainttheceilingoftheSistineChapel,tofly.Mistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddler,makespeechpossible,makeworksofgeniuspossible.Thinkabouthowwelearn:wedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpainting,orwriting,orcomputerprogramming,orbaking,orplayingthepiano,andknowhowtodothemrightaway.Instead,yougetinformationaboutsomething,fromreadingorfro