1Units4~5(时间:45分钟满分:65分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1.Mikehad________feelingofexcitementwhenheheardhehadpassed________drivingtest.(2012·广西南宁模拟)A.the;aB.the;anC./;theD.a;the答案D[考查冠词用法。句意:当迈克听到自己已经通过了驾照考试时,他很兴奋。afeelingofexcitement一种兴奋的感觉,为固定短语;后一空格应用the表特指。]2.Thepassengersweresenttothenearesthospital________aftertheaccidenthappened.A.shortlyB.nearlyC.InstantlyD.dearly答案A[考查副词的辨析。句意:事故发生之后不久,旅客们被送到最近的医院。shortlyafter为固定结构,充当连词,意为“不久以后”;instantly“立即地,即刻地”,本题强调“发生后不久”,且instantly后面不能跟after,故排除此项;nearly“几乎”;dearly“非常地、极大地”。]3.—Sir,I'mhere.—Pleaselisten.I________askingyourparentstocometoourschool,butI'dliketohearyouropinionfirst.A.haveconsideredB.amgoingtoconsiderC.consideredD.havebeenconsidering答案D[考查动词时态。havebeenconsidering为现在完成进行时,表示持续性和未完成性。]4.Onthetopofthehillstandsawoodenhouse,________theforestkeeperoncelived.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.when答案C[考查定语从句的关系句。句意:山上有个木屋,守林人曾经住在那儿。where引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作地点状语。]5.Themathsproblemisverydifficult.Iworkitout,________.(2012·大庆实验中学月考)A.stillB.yetC.althoughD.though答案D[考查副词辨析。句意:这道数学题很难,不过我却做出来了。still仍然;yet然而;although尽管;though不过,可是,作副词用时,一般置于句末。]6.Itwasnoteasyforhimtoget________hisfriendsinsuchhardsituation.A.inconnectiontoB.intouchwithC.incontractwithD.inrelationto答案B[此题考查短语的辨析。句意:对于他来说,在这么困难的情况下和他的朋友取得联系并不容易。getintouchwith“与……取得联系”;inconnectionto“与……有关”;inrelationto“关于,涉及,与……相比”。]27.—Haveyou________yourapplicationform,Janet?—Notyet.A.sentoffB.sentupC.sentforD.sentout答案A[考查动词短语的辨析。句意:珍妮特,你寄出你的申请表了吗?“还没有。”sendoff“寄出”;sendup“发出,射出”;sendfor“召唤,派人去请”;sendout“分发,散发”。根据题意选A。]8.Weknewthattherewereno________oreasysolutionstoovercometheproblemsthatwefaced.A.instantB.suitableC.freeD.open答案A[句意:我们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影的解决方法。根据句意用instant。]9.Iwouldliketo________mygratitudetomygraduatestudysupervisors.A.acknowledgeB.acceptC.admitD.contribute答案A[考查动词词义的辨析。句意:我想对培养我的研究生导师们表示感谢。acknowledge“表示感谢”;accept“承认,收到”;admit“承认,允许进入”;contribute“贡献,捐献”。]10.—Hereisourmenuandwinelist.Areyoureadytoordernow?—Yes,I'dliketwoFrenchfries,apieceofpizzaandacupofcoffee.Howaboutyou,Helen?—________!A.Me,tooB.Sameagain,pleaseC.It'sallthesametomeD.Thesametome答案B[答语要表达的意思是:再来一份同样的。用Sameagain,please表达此意。Me,too表示赞同,意为“我也这么认为,我也是”;It'sallthesametome和Thesametome意思相同,表示“对我来说都一样”。]11.—Hi,Linda.What'sup?—I________forsomeonetogotothemovieswithme.A.lookB.havelookedC.lookedD.amlooking答案D[根据句意可知答话者正在找人陪她一起去看电影,应用现在进行时。]12.When________onsand,theplantgrowsclosetotheground,________narrowleavesandsmallflowers.A.grown;tohaveB.growing;having3C.growing;andhaveD.grew;having答案B[当这种植物长在沙地里,它就靠近地面,叶子窄,花儿小。第一空处动词grow的逻辑主语是theplant,表示“生长,发育”,作不及物动词,因此用现在分词;如果作及物动词,则表示“种植”之意。第二空处表示伴随情况,用现在分词。故选B项。]13.Ijust________seemtogetitintomyson'sheadhowimportantitistolearnEnglishwell.A.mustn'tB.won'tC.can'tD.needn't答案C[根据句意,此处是说无法让自己的儿子意识到学好英语的重要性,因此用can't。]14.Itoldhimitwasabadidea,butDavewasso________thathejustneverlistened.A.ambitiousB.roundaboutC.stubbornD.straightforward答案C[句意:我告诉他这是个坏主意。但戴夫如此固执,对我的忠告充耳不闻。stubborn“固执的,坚定的”。ambitious“有雄心的,野心勃勃的”;roundabout“迂回的,转弯抹角的”;straightforward“正直的,坦率的”。]15.Ourcompanydecidedto________thecontractbecauseanumberoftheconditionsinithadnotbeenmet.A.destroyB.resistC.assumeD.cancel答案D[cancelthecontract“废止合同”;destroy“破坏,毁坏”;resist“抵制,抵抗”;assume“假定,承担”。]Ⅱ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)AFromaveryearlyage,somechildrenexhibitbetterselfcontrol.Nowanewstudyhastrackedhowlowselfcontrolcanpredictpoorhealth,moneytroublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.Thestudybeganwith1,000childreninNewZealand.Researchersfollowedthemfordecades.Theyobservedthelevelofselfcontroltheyoungstersdisplayed.Parents,teachers,eventhekidsthemselves,scoredtheyoungstersonmeasureslike“actingbeforethinking”and“persistenceinreachinggoals.”Thechildrenofthestudyarenowadultsintheirthirties.TerrieMoffittofDukeUniversityfoundthatkidswithselfcontrolissuestendedtogrowuptobecomeadultswithafarmoretroublingsetofissuestodealwith.“Thechildren,whohadthelowestselfcontrolwhentheywereagethreetoten,hadthemosthealthproblemsintheirthirties,”Moffittsaid,“andtheyhadtheworstfinancialsituation.Theyweremorelikelytohaveacriminalrecordandtoberaisingachildasasingleparentonaverylowincome.”4Moffittsaidit'sstillunclearwhysomechildrenhavebetterselfcontrolthanothers,thoughotherresearchershavefoundthatit'smostlyalearnedbehavior,withrelativelylittlegeneticinfluence.Butgoodselfcontrolcanruninfamiliesbecausechildrenwithgoodselfcontrolaremorelikelytogrowuptobehealthyandprosperousparents.“Whereassomeofthelowselfcontrolstudymembersaremorelikelytobesingleparentswithaverylowincomeandtheparentisinpoorhealthandlikelytobeaheavysubstanceabuser,”saidMoffitt.“Sothat'snotagoodatmosphereforachild.Soitlooksasthoughselfcontrolissomethingthatinonegenerationcandisadvantagethenextgeneration.”Butthegoodnews,accordingtoMoffitt,isthatselfcontrolcanbetaughtbyparents,andthroughschoolcurriculathathavebeenshowntobeeffective.【解题导语】儿童的自控力有怎样的影响?一项追踪儿童至成年研究发现了其巨大的影响力。16.Accordingtothetext,thepurposeofthestudyisto________.A.measurechildren'sselfcontrolB.observechildren'slevelofselfcontrolC.helpchildrentoexhibitbetterselfcontr