Unit3BacktothepastA卷Ⅰ单项填空1.(2019·南通调研)Nowallofourconcentrationison________itisthattheglobalenvironmentwillreturntonormal.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.whenD解析:句意:现在我们的注意力都集中在地球环境何时回归到正常状态。空及空后是介词on的宾语从句,宾语从句又用的是强调句型。强调句型特殊疑问句的结构为:特殊疑问词+is/was+it+that+不被强调的部分。由于题干中的强调句作宾语从句,应用陈述语序。从句中缺少时间状语,也就是缺少被强调的部分。故选D。2.(2019·淮安调研)ThethreetravelersfinallyreachedthehomeofBertha’smotherarounddusk,________65milesinlessthan12hours.A.coveringB.havingcoveredC.tocoverD.tohavecoveredB解析:考查现在分词完成时作状语。因为cover与threetravelers是主动关系,并且发生在谓语动词动作之前,故选B。3.(湖南卷)Itisimportanttorememberthatsuccess________asumofsmalleffortsmadeeachdayandoften________yearstoachieve.A.is;takesB.are;takesC.are;takeD.is;takeA解析:考查主谓一致。句意:重要的是要记住,成功是每天所做的一些小小的努力的总和,它常常需要很多年的时间才能实现。此处success是不可数名词,作主语时,谓语动词用单数,故选A项。4.(2019·涟水金城外国语学校检测)Theirsuddenattackmadeusmore________ofthedangeraroundus.A.familiarB.particularC.awareD.doubtfulC解析:awareof“意识到……的”。句意:他们的突然进攻使我们更加意识到我们周围的危险。5.Ihaven’treadallofhisbooksbefore,but________fromtheoneIhaveread,Ithinkhe’saverypromisingwriter.A.judgedB.judgingC.determiningD.determinedB解析:考查动词用法和词义辨析。judgingfrom...是固定短语,常在句中作状语。不管它与主语是主动还是被动关系,都要用现在分词形式。6.Everyboyandeverygirlaswellassometeacherswho________tovisitthemuseum________askedtobeatschoolgatebefore6:00inthemorning.A.have;areB.has;isC.is;areD.are;isD解析:该题为一个带有定语从句的复合句,句中作定语的关系代词who指代先行词teachers,为复数,故从句中谓语动词该用are;aswellas连接两个主语时,谓语动词要根据前一个主语决定;由every,no,each等限定的并由and连接的两个并列名词作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。故答案应选D。7.________in1995,theSeaLaunchgroupwasmadeupoffourcompaniesfromNorway,Russia,UkraineandtheUnitedStates.A.FoundedB.FoundingC.TofoundD.HavingfoundedA解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:SeaLaunch组织成立于1995年,是由来自挪威、俄罗斯、乌克兰和美国的四家公司组成的。这里是过去分词作状语,与主句的主语构成逻辑上的被动关系。故选A。8.Withthecouple________inanearbytown,thehouseseemsprettyemptymostofthetime.A.workB.toworkC.workingD.workedC解析:考查with复合结构。work和其逻辑主语thecouple是主谓关系,表示现在的状况,所以用现在分词表主动。句意:这对夫妻在附近镇上上班,(他们的)房子大部分时间都是空荡荡的。9.—HowlongdidDavidworkhere?—Forhalfayear,hedidn’tleavemuch________onus.A.expressionB.instructionC.conclusionD.impressionD解析:考查名词辨析。句意:——大卫在这里工作了多久?——半年,他没有给我们留下太深的印象。leaveanimpressiononsb.给某人留下印象。A表情;B指示,说明;C结论;D印象。故选D。10.Twomiddleagedpassengersfellintothesea.______,neitherofthemcouldswim.A.InfactB.LuckilyC.UnfortunatelyD.NaturallyC解析:infact常用来表示与上文不相符的某件事;luckily常用来表示一种好的结果;unfortunately常用来表示一种不好的结果;naturally表示一种理所当然的结果。根据语境,只有选项C正确。11.Thenewlylearntwordswillbeimpressedonusonlyiftheyare______usedineverydaycommunication.A.graduallyB.accuratelyC.familiarlyD.frequentlyD解析:句意:新学的单词会给我们留下深刻的印象,只要它们经常用在日常交流中。A.gradually逐渐地;B.accurately精确地,准确地;C.familiarly亲密地,精通地;D.frequently频繁地,经常。故选D。12.Sherefusedtofollowouradviceonthejob,________itwouldhaveagreateffectonhercareer.A.eventhoughB.asifC.nowthatD.incaseA解析:考查短语。A.eventhough虽然;B.asif好像;C.nowthat既然;D.incase万一。句意:她拒绝听从我们建议,虽然这会对她的事业有极大的影响,故选A。13.It’ssaidthathewill________hisuncle’sbusinesswhenheismature(成熟的)enoughtodealwithpublicrelations.A.takeoverB.thinkoverC.handoverD.gooverA解析:takeover“接管”;thinkover“反复考虑”;handover“移交”;goover“复习,温习”。句意:据说当他足够成熟能够处理公共关系时,他会接管他叔叔的企业。14.Therepresentativeswerediscussingthe11thfiveyearplanthattheywouldliketosee________thenextyear.A.carryoutB.carryingoutC.carriedoutD.tocarryoutC解析:词组carryout和the11thfiveyearplan之间是动宾关系,所以用过去分词形式表示被动。15.—Oh,thisisreallyanoldbuilding.—Doyouknowwhenit________?A.hasbuiltB.isbuiltC.wasbuiltD.willbebuiltC解析:考查一般过去时的被动形式。句意:——哦,这真的是一个古老的建筑。——你知道它是什么时候建的吗?wasbuilt是一般过去时的被动语态,表示过去被建,故选C。Ⅱ阅读理解ADeborahCohenisaseniornaturalscientistattheRandCorpandtheauthorofthebookABigFatCrisis:TheHiddenForcesBehindtheObesityEpidemicandHowWeCanEndIt.Accordingtothebook,therearelotsofmisunderstandingsofobesity.1.Ifyou’reobese,blameyourgenes.Obesityrateshaveincreased.Yet,between1980and2000,thenumberofAmericanswhoareobesehasdoubled—tooquicklyforgeneticfactorstoberesponsible.Atrestaurants,adollarputsmorecaloriesonourplatesthaneverbefore,becauserestaurantmealsusuallyhavemorecaloriesthanwhatweprepareathome,sopeoplewhoeatoutmorefrequentlyhavehigherratesofobesitythanthosewhoeatoutless.2.Ifyou’reobese,youlackselfcontrol.Researchshowsthatifwearefacedwithtoomuchinformation,wehaveatendencytomakepoordietarychoices.Ourworldhasbecomesorichintemptationthatwecanbeledtoconsumetoomuchinwayswecan’tunderstand.Eventhemostvigilant(警觉的)peoplemaynotbeuptothetaskofcontrollingthemselves.3.Lackofaccesstofreshfruitsandvegetablesisresponsibleforobesity.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthatfewerthan5percentofAmericansliveinthe“fooddeserts”,about65percentofthenation’spopulationisoverweightorobese.Formostofus,obesityisnotrelatedtoaccesstomorefreshfruitsandvegetables,buttothechoiceswemakeinsupermarkets.4.Theproblemisnotthatweeattoomuch,butthatwedon’texercise.MichelleObama’s“Let’sMove”campaignisbasedontheideathatifkidsexercisemore,childhoodobesityrateswilldecrease.Buttherewasnosignificantdecreaseinphysicalactivitylevelsasobesityratesclimbedinthe1980sand1990s.Infact,althoughadropinworkrelatedphysicalactivitymayaccountforupto100fewercaloriesburned,leisurephysicalactivityappearstohaveincreased.Theproblemisthatweeat