Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were________over the sky.
A．smoothing C．gathering
B．disappearing D．picking
解析 smooth使平整；使光滑；disappear消失；gather聚集；pick选择；挑选。句意：随着暴风雨的来临，乌云在天空聚集起来。 答案 C
2．The news shocked the public，______to great concern about students’ safety at school.
A．having led C．leading
B．led D．to lead
解析 考查非谓语动词。句意：这个消息震惊了社会，引起了公众对在校学生安全的极大担忧。此处为非谓语动词作结果状语。主语与lead是主动关系，故排除过去分词led；而having led表示动作发生在shocked之前，不合逻辑，故排除；不定式to lead 表示出乎意料的结果，而现在分词表示自然的结果，故选leading。 答案 C
3．Kathy________some French while she was away on a business trip in France.
A．picked up C．made up
B．took up D．turned up
解析 考查动词短语的辨析。pick up拾起；捡起；无意中学会；take up开始从事；make up 弥补；编造；turn up 出现；调大音量。句意：Kathy在去法国出差时学会了一些法语。 答案 A
4．It is________that he has been addicted to the drugs and has difficulty quitting it.
A．obviously C．possibly
B．apparently D．likely
解析 考查句型的搭配。It's likely that 从句“有可能干某事”。 答案 D
5．In our childhood，we were often ______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A．demanded C．allowed
B．reminded D．hoped
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解析 句意：在我们的童年时期，奶奶经常提醒我们注意餐桌礼仪。remind sb.to do sth.表示“提醒某人做某事”，这里用其被动形式。 答案 B
6．Some students find it hard to________the new teacher's dialect.
A．take in
B．take up D．take on
C．take over
解析 考查动词短语的辨析。take in 吸收；理解；take up 开始从事；take over 掌管；接管；take on呈现。句意：一些学生发现很难理解新老师的方言。 答案 A
7．He________into the bad habit of stopping off at the corner saloon each night on his way home from work. A．caught
B．formed
C．got
D．took
解析 get into the habit of表示“养成??的习惯”，为固定短语；如用form，应使用form the habit of结构；stop off中途下车。 答案 C
8．I______along the street looking for a place to park when the accident______.
A．went；was occurring C．was going；occurred
B．went；occurred
D．was going；had occurred
解析 句意：我沿着街道找停车位，这时发生了事故。occur是瞬间动词，此处不用进行时，可排除A项；且沿街行车与车祸几乎是同时发生，可排除D项；车祸发生时，车是在行进中，因此C项最佳。此处是when(这时，突然)句式之一。 答案 C
9．—It is very hot in Chongqing.Would you like some water?
—________.I want to，but I want to save it for another one who needs it. A．Yes，please C．Nothing more
B．No，thank you
D．I'd like some
解析 根据答语中的I want to，but I want to save it for another one who needs it.可知想喝水，但是想留给别人喝。No，thank you.表示不要了，并表示感谢。 答案 B
10．—How long do you think it will be________the country sends a manned spaceship to the moon?
—Perhaps two or three years. A．when
B．until
C．that
D．before
解析 before表示“在??之前”。根据答语Perhaps two or three years.可判断出
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这个国家向月球发射载人宇宙飞船之前可能要两年或三年的时间。 答案 D
11．—Mum，may I go to the concert with Tom tonight?
—No，you________.Because it will be stormy. A．needn't C．mustn't
B．don't have to D．shouldn't
解析 考查情态动词。mustn't表示“禁止，不允许”，可根据后面的“Because it will be stormy.”判断。 答案 C
12．—Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?
—______.Ours is much stronger than theirs. A．Of course C．Don’t mention it
B．It depends D．By no means
解析 句意：——你认为他们的乒乓球队在即将到来的亚运会上会获得第一名吗？——决不会。我们队比他们队要强大得多。of course当然可以；it depends 看情况而定；don’t mention it 别客气；by no means决不。 答案 D
13．They have sent some books and magazines to the countryside because children there are starving________knowledge. A．to
B．about
C．with
D．for
解析 考查介词。starve for...意为“渴望??；急需??”。句意：他们把一些书和杂志送到农村，因为那里的孩子们渴望知识。 答案 D
14．—Who do you think I can depend on，Mr Brown?
—Yes.He always________what he says. A．means C．keeps
B．realizes D．promises
解析 考查习惯用语。mean what one says说话算数，相当于keep one's word。 答案 A
15．—May I speak to Mr Smith，please?
—________，please.He is in the next room.I will go and get him. A．Hang up C．Take on
B．Hold up D．Hold on
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