Unit1ThewrittenwordA卷Ⅰ单项填空1.(2019·南京四校联考)Therestaurantcertainlyliveduptoits________;thefoodwasdelicious.A.reputationB.exhibitionC.tendencyD.transformationA解析:liveuptoitsreputation“配得上其名声;名副其实”。根据后一分句“thefoodwasdelicious”可知答案。2.Intheeyesofapoliceman,it’susuallyverydangeroustogetclosetothe________criminal.Hemaydoanythinghewouldtoescape.A.desperateB.consciousC.primitiveD.sensitiveA解析:考查形容词辨析。句意:在警察的眼里,接近孤注一掷的罪犯通常是非常危险的,因为罪犯为了逃跑,什么事都做得出来。根据句意,这里用desperate修饰criminal,表示“绝望的,孤注一掷的”。故选A项。3.Ithasbeenrevealedthatsomegovernmentleaders________theirauthorityandpositiontogetillegalprofitsforthemselves.A.employB.takeC.abuseD.overlookC解析:abuseone’sauthority是短语,意思是“渎职”,符合句意“据披露,一些政府官员滥用职权,为个人谋福利”。所以答案是C项。4.Herearesignsthatheis________.It’salongtimesincehesmoked.A.changingB.improvingC.reformingD.varyingC解析:change和vary意为“变化”,普通用语,只说明“变化”这一现象。improve和reform都有“变化(主要指向好的方面)”的意思,但improve用作这一意思时,主语通常是sth.。reform可以指人改掉一些不好的习惯等。根据后一句的意思“他已经好久不吸烟了”以及前一句空格前的主语he可知答案应选C项。5.Itwasreally________ofyourbrothernottoplaytheguitarwhileyouwerepreparingyourlessons.A.considerateB.generousC.typicalD.determinedA解析:考查形容词辨析。句意:你兄弟在你准备功课时不弹吉他,真是体贴。considerate“体贴的”,符合句意。generous“慷慨的”;typical“典型的,平常的”;determined“坚决的”。6.Wehavenodoubtthatifthestudents’interestinthesubjectisaroused,theywill________thechallengeandcommitmoreoftheirtimeandenergytotheirstudies.A.faceuptoB.keeppacewithC.putupwithD.liveuptoA解析:考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们毫不怀疑,如果学生在某一科目的兴趣被激发了,他们将会面对挑战并在他们的学习上投入更多的时间和精力。A.faceupto面对;B.keeppacewith与……齐步同行,并肩前进;C.putupwith容忍;D.liveupto不辜负。所以选A。7.Havingpaidoffalltheir________,theBlacksarenow________financialproblems.A.debts;freeofB.money;freeofC.debts;freefromD.money;freeforC解析:paidoffalltheirdebts“还清所有的债务”。freefrom“使摆脱(不好的东西);解除”。8.Topersuadedriversto________checkingtheirphoneswhenevertheybeep,NewYorkstateplanstointroducesocalledTextingZonesalongitsmajorhighwaystomakesureofthedrivers’safety.A.allowB.resistC.admitD.insistB解析:考查动词辨析。A.allow同意,allowsb.todosth.;B.resist拒绝、抵制,resistdoingsth.;C.admit承认,admitdoingsth.;D.insist坚持insistdoingsth.。句意:为了劝说司机无论何时电话响起都不要接听电话(即为抵制),纽约州打算引进所谓的TextingZones,把它们设置在主干道的两旁来确保司机的安全,故选B。9.(2019·苏锡常镇徐连六市调研)—Howwasyourinterviewforgoingabroadtostudy?—Oh,Icouldn’tfeelany________.Ihardlyunderstoodmostofthequestionstheyasked.A.worseB.harderC.happierD.betterA解析:any修饰比较级,通常用于否定句,答语句意:“噢,我感觉糟糕极了,我几乎听不懂他们问的大部分问题。”10.Hardworkandlackofsleephas________herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A.wornoutB.triedoutC.madeoutD.sentoutA解析:考查动词短语辨析。句意:最近几年的辛苦工作和缺少睡眠耗尽了她的美丽和青春年华。本句中的wearout表示“耗尽……”。wearout“用坏,穿破,筋疲力尽,耗尽”;tryout“尝试”;makeout“辨认出,理解”;sendout“发送,发出”。故选A。11.—Theexamwaseasy,wasn’tit?—Yes,butIdon’tthink________couldpassit.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybodyD解析:考查部分否定。句意:——这次考试很容易,对吗?——是呀,但我想也不是每个人都能通过。12.LikeWenJiabao,LiKeqiangalsogainsgood________amongChineseforhislearnedknowledgeandgreatcareforordinarypeople.A.contributionB.expectationC.reputationD.civilizationC解析:考查名词辨析。句意:像温家宝一样,李克强也因自己渊博的学识还有对平民大众的关爱,在中国人当中拥有良好的声誉。reputation“名声,名誉”,符合句意。contribution“贡献”;expectation“期待”;civilization“文明”。13.Themoneyweareraising________forthepoorboywhowasbornwithaweakheart.A.intendedB.intendsC.wasintendedD.isintendedD解析:句意:我们正在筹集的钱是为这个患有先天性心脏病的可怜的孩子准备的。weareraising为定语从句修饰先行词money,beintendedfor“为……准备”。14.(2019·江苏盐城模拟)Oftheforcesshapinghighereducation________ismoresweepingthanthemovementacrossborders.A.nothingB.noneC.eitherD.anythingB解析:句意:在影响高等教育发展的各种力量中,没有比出国留学的影响更广泛的。A.nothing没有什么东西;B.none一点也没有,一个也没有;C.either两者中的任何一个;D.anything任何东西。根据前面的of短语,可知应用none。故选B。15.—Ifourparentswouldlistenmoretous,theywouldunderstandusbetter.—________.Theyjustexpectustolisten.A.IbelievenotB.NoproblemC.GoodideaD.Ican’tagreemoreD解析:考查交际用语。根据上下文,尤其是下文Theyjustexpectustolisten.可知是同意,Ican’tagreemore我再同意不过了。Ⅱ阅读理解JonHoffmanwassittingataredlightwhenhesawamanrunoutofastorecarryingaplasticdonationjarfullofcash.Dressedinplainclothes,JonHoffmancaughtthemanandpressedhimagainstthehood(引擎盖)ofhiscar.ButHoffmanhadtroublecontrollingthethief,andtheygotintoastruggle.“Thedetectivehasamilitarybackground,andhesaidhethoughtthesuspectmusthaveamilitarybackground,too,becausehewasabletobreakawaysoeasily,”alocalpolicespokespersonsaid.Thedetectivecalledoutforhelpasacrowdgathered.AmongthosewatchingwereHarveyandKirby,twodaylaborers.Harveydidwhathasbecomecommonthesedays—hetookouthisphonetoshootthevideo.“Ihatetosayit,butIthoughtthatthispolicemanwasdoingsomethingstupid,”Harveysaid.“Butwhenheaskedforhelp,Ithought,well,therewouldn’tbeshootingifIgotoverthereintime.”Harveyjumpedintoaction,whilehewasstillrecordingthevideo.SodidKirby.“Harveycaughtholdofthesuspect’sarms,whileKirbyseizedhislegs,andtheywereabletogetthesuspecttothegroundtohelpDetectiveHoffmanputthehandcuffs(手铐)on,”saidthepolicespokesperson.The27yearoldsuspectwaschargedwithresistingarrestandotheroffenses.Thecharityjarhestoleheldlessthan$50.“I’vebeenonthewrongsideofthelawseveraltimesinmylife,”Harveysaid.“Itfeelsgoodtobeontherightsideanddosomethingpositive.”Afterthearrest,thethreemengottoknoweachotheratalocalsteakhouse—Hoffman’streat,asathankyou.【解题导语】本文是一篇新闻故事,讲述了一位侦探在