1Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernheroⅠ.单项填空1.Ifyoufailthistime,don’tlose________heart.Trytodoit________secondtime.A.your;aB.your;theC./;aD./;the答案C解析考查冠词的用法。loseheart灰心;asecondtime再一次,这里second表示的不是第二次,因此,不能用定冠词the。句意为:如果这次你失败了,不要灰心,再试一次。2.Theislandis________attractiveinspringandautumnbecauseofthepleasantweatherinbothseasons.(2010·大纲全国Ⅱ,13)A.partlyB.merelyC.nearlyD.equally答案D解析句意为:这个岛因为它令人愉悦的天气,在春天和秋天同样迷人。partly部分地;merely仅仅,只是;nearly几乎;equally同等地,一样地。根据句意应选equally。3.Ateacher’s________toeducationisworthgreatrespectofthewholesocietybecauseitbringsbenefitstothedevelopmentofsociety.A.devotionB.principleC.identityD.guidance答案A解析句意为:教师对教育的奉献是值得全社会尊敬的,因为这有益于社会的发展。devotion奉献。4.It’simportanttolearntotakeapositiveattitude________lifewhenyouare________trouble.A.to;underB.of;inC.to;inD.with;in2答案C解析attitude后用介词to/toward(s);introuble处于困境中。句意为:当你处于困境中时,学会对生活保持乐观的态度是很重要的。5.Thebankisofferinga(n)________toanyonewhocangivesomeinformationabouttherobbery.A.rewardB.awardC.prizeD.bonus答案A解析考查名词词义辨析。句意为:银行会向任何一个提供有关抢劫案信息的人提供一笔酬金。这里指的是因表示感谢而提供的奖励,所以用reward。award的意思是“奖品”、“奖金”,其义与prize近似,两者都指因为表现突出而受奖;bonus奖金,红利。6.________bykeepingdowncostswillPowerDataholditsadvantagesoverothercompanies.A.OnlyB.JustC.StillD.Yet答案A解析由句中部分倒装可知。7.A17yearoldboy,caught________textmessagesinclass,wasrecentlysenttotheviceprincipal’soffice.A.sentB.tosendC.sendingD.tobesent答案C解析考查catch的用法。catchsb.doingsth.当场发现某人正做某事。此处的sb.即theboy与catch构成被动关系。8.Ifyouhaveajob,________yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.(2010·四川,19)A.dodevoteB.don’tdevoteC.devotingD.notdevoting答案A解析句意为:如果你有一份工作,务必要全力以赴地去做,最终你会成功的。if引导的是条件状语从句,空格处用动词原形构成祈使句,从而产生“祈使句+and+陈述句”的结构。do用来加强语气,强调动词。9.By16∶30,________wasalmostclosingtime,nearlyallthepaintingshadbeen3sold.(2012·江西,28)A.whichB.whenC.whatD.that答案A解析从后面的closingtime“打烊时间,停止营业时间”可以得知此句是在谈时间,但是此句中缺少主语,前面又有一个逗号,所以可以确定这里是一个非限制性定语从句,用which引导。10.Weallknowthathardworkingandplainlivingarefine________ofourChinesepeople.A.qualitiesB.mannersC.deedsD.acts答案A解析考查名词辨析。quality品质。句意为:我们都知道艰苦朴素是我们中国人的优良品质。manner礼貌,举止,方式;deed行动,事迹;act行为,行动。11.Theowneroftheminewas________totwentyyearsbecausehehadbrokenthelawtoemploychildrenasminers.A.sentencedB.trappedC.shelteredD.buried答案A解析句意为:矿主因为违法雇佣童工而被判刑二十年。besentencedto被判刑。12.Thegovernmenthas________acommitteetolookintothisaccident.A.setupB.setasideC.setdownD.setoff答案A解析考查短语辨析。setup设立,建立。句意为:政府已成立了一个委员会来调查这起事故。setaside将……放在一边,为……节省或保留(钱或时间);setdown记下,放下,登记;setoff出发,动身,使爆炸。13.Nowtheirtalkshavereachedakeystage________onesidemustgiveintotheother.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.how4答案C解析考查定语从句。当先行词为stage,case,position,situation,degree等词,且关系词在定语从句中作状语时,关系词通常用where。14.Mostoftheaudiencehadahigh________oftheperformanceofourfootballersinthematchagainstIran.A.ideaB.senseC.opinionD.thought答案C解析haveahighopinionof对……评价很好。15.Studentsshouldbe________inclass.Onlylisteningwithouttakingpartintheactivitiesisnotgoodforone’sstudy.A.passiveB.activeC.curiousD.lazy答案B解析句意为:学生上课应该积极活跃。只听不参加活动不利于学习。active积极的,符合句意。Ⅱ.阅读理解Time:April8th,2010at10PMtoApril9th,2010at3AMLocation:BabyfaceGuangzhouStreet:No.83ChangdiDaMaRoad,GuangzhouCity/Town:GuangzhouWebsiteorMap:http://:02083355771OrganizedBy:BabyfaceChinaOfficialGrammynominated(格莱美奖提名)artistandgloballyadmiredDJandProducerPaulvanDykcontinuestoleadtheelectronicmusicchartsandappearsatthehighpointofeveryTopDJlistacrosstheglobe.PvD,ashisfanshavenicknamedhim,iscurrentlyrankedtheWorld’sNo.1DJbyDJMagazine’s“Top100DJsPoll”forthesecondsuccessiveyear.PvDiswellknownasoneofthehardestworkingartists,withsoldouttoursthatcrosseachcontinent,headlinespotsateverymajorfestival,andahugelysuccessfulrecordingcareer.Withover3millionalbumssoldworldwide,vanDyktravelsaroundtheworldover16timeseachyearforthesoldoutperformances5internationally.BorninEisenhuettenstadt,EastGermany,PaulvanDykgrewupinEastBerlin.Becausehiscommunitydidnothaveatrueclubculture,PaulvanDyklistenedtotheradiowherehediscoveredhispassionformusicthatextendedbeyondTechnomusic—hewantedtocreateadifferent,moreuniquesound.Intheearly1990’sPaulvanDykwasperformingregularlyatvariousclubsinBerlinbeforereleasinghisfirstalbum“45RPM”in1994.Butitwasthereleaseofhissecondalbum“SevenWays”thatputhimintoTop100,followedbythereleaseofhishitsingle“ForAnAngel”,whichbegantoearnhimpraiseacrosstheglobe.BythetimePaulvanDykreleased“OutThere&Back”in2000,itbecameclearthattheBerlinbasedmusicianhadfarmoretoofferthanhissignatureclubsetsthathadalreadydefinedhimasoneofthemostinfluentialDJsandproducersofalltime.HisfirstmixCD“PoliticsofDancing”wasreleasedin2001,followedby“Global”in2003—aDVDwhichillustrateshisownexperiencestravelingtheworld.1.Whatactivitydoesthispassageintroducetous?A.PaulvanDykVolumeWorldTouratBabyfaceGuangzhou.B.GrammyPrizeCeremonyatBabyfaceGuangzhou.C.ReleaseofPvD’soriginalalbumReflections.D.ThefoundationofBabyfaceChinaOfficial.答案A解析主旨大意题。文章开头有关活动时间、地点等信息的介绍以及前两段清楚地阐述了本文的主要目的,即介绍PaulvanDyk在广州举办的专辑签售活动,所以A项正确。2.WhichalbumfirstmadePvDintotheTop100?A.ForAnAngel.B.SevenWays.C.45RPM.D.OutThere&Back.答案B解析事实细节题。根据第三段第四句的“Butitwasthereleaseofhissecondalbum‘SevenWays’thatput