1Unit5(时间:45分钟满分:60分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)1.Moreandmorepeoplechoosetoshopinasupermarketasitoffersagreat________ofgoods.A.expressionB.mixtureC.varietyD.combination答案C[考查固定短语。a(great)varietyof=varietiesof各种各样的。句意:越来越多的人到超市购物,因为超市能提供各种各样的物品。]2.TheUK________GreatBritainandNorthernIreland,isacountryfamous________itshistory.(2012·北京市重点高中高三期中)A.consistedof,forB.consistingof,asC.consistingof,forD.consistedof,as答案C[考查非谓语动词和固定搭配。consistof由……构成,不用于被动语态,故句中应用v.ing形式作后置定语;befamousfor...以……而闻名;befamousas...作为……而闻名。句意:英国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰构成,是一个以其历史而闻名的国家。可知应选C项。]3.Youcan'tcamp________youlikethesedays.Manynaturalareasarenowunderprotection.A.whicheverB.whereverC.whatD.when答案B[考查状语从句引导词。wherever引导让步地点状语从句,相当于nomatterwhere。句意:现在你不能想在什么地方露营都可以了,很多的自然地区都受到保护了。]4.—Doyouwantteaorcoffee?—Idon'tmind,________oneyou'remaking.(2012·东北师大附中学高三摸底)A.howeverB.wheneverC.whicheverD.whatever答案C[考查复合形容词作定语。whicheverone=nomatterwhichone无论哪一个;句意:——你想喝茶还是喝咖啡?——你在煮的哪一个(茶或咖啡)都可以,我并不介意。]5.Tiangong1isreported________onSep.28inChina,which________worldwideattention.(2012·郑州第四十七中学高三期中)A.beinglaunched;attachesB.tobelaunched;attractedC.havingbeenlaunched;attachedD.tohavebeenlaunched;attracts答案D[句意:据报道,中国于9月28号发射了天宫一号,引起了全世界的广泛关注。sb/sthisreportedtodo...“据报道某人/某物做某事”,第一个空用B或D项都合适,但B项里面的attracted时态与前面的isreported不一致,故应排除。]6.—Givenitsbreathtakingnaturallandscapeandarelaxingatmosphere—moststoresin2Norwayareclosedat5o'clockeveryday.—It's________thatNorwayhasthehighestqualityoflife.A.nowonderB.noproblemC.nodoubtD.noway答案A[句意:——不用说那令人惊叹的自然美景和放松的气氛了,在挪威大部分的商店每天都在5点就关门了。——难怪挪威人拥有最高的生活质量。A项意为“难怪;怪不得”;B项意为“没问题”;C项意为“毫无疑问”;D项意为“没门”。]7.Everychildis________,withtheirownneeds,preferencesandtalents.A.contradictoryB.similarC.originalD.unique答案D[考查形容词辨析。contradictory矛盾的;对立的;similar相似的;original原始的;起源的;unique独一无二的。句意:每个孩子都各有特点,有他们自己的需要、爱好和天赋。]8.WehadabigmealinafinerestaurantlastMondayandthetotalcost________fivehundreddollars.A.camethroughB.cameinC.cameoutwithD.cameto答案D[考查动词短语辨析。A项意为“经历;成功”;B项意为“进来;出现”;C项意为“提出;出版”;D项意为“到达;达到(数目)”。由句意:上周一我们在一个高档饭店吃了一顿大餐,花费高达五百美元。可知应选D项。]9.Henryhurriedtothelibraryonlytofindanoticeatthegate,saying“No________before12noon”.(2012·江苏南通市高三调研)A.permissionB.admissionC.submissionD.commission答案B[考查名词词义辨析。permission允许;许可;admission(学校、会场等的)进入许可;入场费;submission屈服;顺从;commission委托;佣金。句意:哈利匆忙赶到图书馆,却发现门上贴着一张通告:中午12点以前谢绝入内。]10.Theboss________companyIworkedintwoyearsagohas________insolvingsuchkindofproblem.(2012·南京溧水高级中学高三调查)A.whose;manyexperiencesB.who;manyexperiencesC.whose;muchexperienceD.which;muchexperience答案C[句意:我两年前在他的厂子里工作的那个老板在解决此类问题方面很有经验。whose引导定语从句,并在从句中作定语,修饰company;experience作“经验”讲时,为不3可数名词,用作“经历”讲时多用作可数名词。]Ⅱ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)AThegardencitywaslargelytheinventionofEbenezerHoward(1850-1928).AfterimmigratingfromEnglandtotheUSA,andanunsuccessfulattempttomakealivingasafarmer,hemovedtoChicago,wherehesawthereconstructionofthecityafterthedisastrousfireof1871.Inthosedays,itwasnicknamed“theGardenCity”,almostcertainlythesourceofHoward'snameforhislaterbuildingplanoftowns.ReturningtoLondon,Howarddevelopedhisdesigninthe1880sand1890s,drawing_onideasthatwerepopularatthetime,butcreatingauniquecombinationofdesigns.Thenineteenthcenturypoorcitywasinmanywaysaterribleplace,dirtyandcrowded;butitofferedeconomicandsocialopportunities.Atthesametime,theBritishcountrysidewasinfactequallyunattractive:thoughitpromisedfreshairandnature,itsufferedfromagriculturaldepression(萧条)anditofferedneitherenoughworkandwages,normuchsociallife.Howard'sideawastocombinethebestoftownandcountryinanewkindofsettlement,thegardencity.Howard'sideawasthatagroupofpeopleshouldsetupacompany,borrowingmoneytoestablishagardencityinthedepressedcountryside;farenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottomprice.Gardencitieswouldprovideacentralpublicopenspace,radialavenuesandconnectingindustries.Theywouldbesurroundedbyamuchlargerareaofgreenbelt,alsoownedbythecompany,containingnotmerelyfarmsbutalsosomeindustrialinstitutions.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedin,thegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit—Howardsuggested32,000people;then,anotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.Thus,overtime,therewoulddevelopavastplannedhousecollection,extendingalmostwithoutlimit;withinit,eachgardencitywouldofferawiderangofjobsandservices,buteachwouldalsobeconnectedtotheothersbyarapidtransportationsystem,thusgivingalltheeconomicandsocialopportunitiesofabigcity.【解题导语】本文介绍了EbenezerHoward设计的英国花园城市。11.HowdidHowardgetthenameforhisbuildingplanofgardencities?A.Throughhisobservationofthecountrylife.B.Throughthecombinationofdifferentideas.C.Bytakingotherpeople'sadvice.D.ByusingthenicknameofthereconstructedChicago.答案D[细节理解题。根据第一段的第二、三两句可知,他的花园城市得名于重建后的芝加哥的绰号。]12.Theunderlinedphrase“drawingon”inParagraph1probablymeans________.A.makinguseofB.makingcommentson4C.givinganexplanationofD.givingadescriptionof答案A[词义猜测题。联系上下文可知该句大意是:他“利用”当时很受欢迎的一些想法,做出了自己的设计方案。故drawingon有makinguseof之意。]13.AccordingtoHoward,gardencitiesshouldbebuilt________.A.asfaraspossiblefromexistingcitiesB.inthecountrysidewherethelandwascheapC.inthecountrysidewhereagriculturew