Unit 2 Great People Lesson 7 What Is the Meaning of Life?
一、单选题
1.—I think wearing seat belts is very important for road safety.
—________
A. That's all right. B. I'm sorry. C. That's a good idea, D. I agree.
2.—Mr. Black always makes his class _____ and keeps his students interested in his class.
—What a successful teacher he is!
A. boring B. lovely C. slowly D. lively
3.—What did our English teacher say to you just now
—He asked me _____.
A. why I am sad B. if had I done my homework
C. when did I do my homework D. how I planned to go on vacation
4.—A Long March 5(长征五号) rocket carrying China's heaviest satellite was _____ launched.
—Amazing! It happened on Dec 27, 2019 in Wenchang, Hainan.
A. successful B. successfully C. success D. succeed
5.Students should learn how _____ problems by themselves.
A. solved B. to solve C. solving D. to solving
6.—What do you think of the speech given by President Xi Jinping in the UN
—It's very exciting. His speech_____ getting foreign friends' appreciation (欣赏).
A. succeeded in B. looked down C. gave up D. came about
7.Do you know the _____ of these words I can't understand them.
A. meanings B. spellings C. pronunciations D. instructions
8.—I don't like the short story "The Gifts". I think it's out of date.
—I'm sorry, but_____. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.
A. it doesn't matter B. I don't agree C. you're welcome D. that's all right
9.The boss made the workers ____ for twelve hours a day.
A.worked B.to work C.working D.work
10.My brother wants me ____ him.
A.help B.to help C.helps D.helping
二、句子翻译
11.王芳上周成功进入了英语口语的决赛。
Wang Fang _____ _____ entering the final competition of the spoken English last week.
12.听了父亲的话,她坐在那儿陷人了沉思。
She sat there _____ _____ _____ after hearing her father's words.
13.老师说我们应该善待别人。
Teachers said we should _____ _____ _____ others.
14.你知道如何使用这台机器吗
Do you know _____________ __________ __________ this machine
15.我正在思考我的生活目标。
I am _____ _____ my purpose in life.
三、阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容,从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词,必要时进行词形变化,填入空白处,每空一词。
quiet, they, strong, interest, two, like, unless, choice, but, if, how
The secrets of self-control
A new book, the best seller, Willpower, says that having strong willpower(意志力) is necessary to a successful life.
The book starts by describing a famous experiment: The Marshmallow(软糖) Test. In1972, a psychology(心理学) professor Mischel tested the willpower of 600 kids. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of ①_________. They were given two ②_________: they could either eat the marshmallow or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they'd be given a ③_________marshmallow (and then they could eat both).
So, what did the kids do 70% ate the first marsh within the fifteen minutes ④_________the other 30% showed willpower—they didn't eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow ⑤_________.
Twenty years later, Mischel discovered something ⑥_________. He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university, were better behaved and were more popular. So, ⑦_________Important It Is to have strong willpower!
But don't worry ⑧_________you aren't good at controlling yourself, The authors say that willpower is like a muscle(肌肉). The more you exercise it, the ⑨_________ it gets. However, just ⑩_________any muscle, your "willpower muscle" can get tired. So, if you have to do lots of things that need willpower, take a break. That way, you'll build up your willpower again.
Lastly, the authors mention that people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower. So, congratulation!
答案以及解析
一、单选题
1.答案:D
解析:考查交际用语。句意为:我觉得为保证行驶安全,系上安全带是很重要的。我也这么认为。A项意为“没关系”;B项意为“对不起”;C项意为“那是个好主意”;D项意为“我同意”。故选D。
2.答案:D
解析:boring无聊的; lovely可爱的; slowly缓慢地; lively充满趣味的。由“使他的学生们对他的课感兴趣”可知,布菜克先生的课是充满趣味的。故选D。
3.答案:D
解析:考查宾语从句。句意:——刚才我们英语老师和你说什么 ——他问我我是如何计划度假的。asked me后面是宾语从句,用陈述句的语序,根据"asked"可知,主句是一般过去时态,从句时态要一致。故选D。
4.答案:B
解析:句意:——载有中国最重卫星的长征五号火箭成功发射。——惊人!它发生在2019年12月27日的海南文昌。句中的launch是及物动词,意为“发射”。本题考查副词修饰动词,表示“成功地”应用successfully。故选B。
5.答案:B
解析:句意:学生们应该学习如何自己解决问题。此处是“疑问词+不定式”结构,不定式符号to后应用动词原形。
6.答案:A
解析:—你认为习近平主席在联合国的演讲怎么样 —它非常令人兴奋。他的演讲成功地得到了外国友人的欣赏。succeed in doing sth.意为“成功地做了某事”。
7.答案:A
解析:句意:你知道这些词的意思吗 我不理解。meaning “意思,意义”;spelling“拼写”; pronunciation “发音”;instructions“指不, 说明”。
8.答案:B
解析:根据答语中的“尽管它可能陈旧了,但我仍然觉得它是一个感人的故事”可知,答话人不同意对方的观点,故所缺的句子是"I don't agree"。
9.答案:D
10.答案:B
二、句子翻译
11.答案:succeeded in
12.答案:deep in thought
13.答案:be good to
14.答案:how to use
15.答案:wondering about
三、选词填空
答案:①them ②choices ③second ④but ⑤quietly ⑥interesting ⑦how ⑧if ⑨stronger ⑩like
解析:①所填词作宾语,指代前边提到的600个孩子。
②由“They were given two”可知,所填词为复数名词,再结合下文中的“they could either eat the marshmallow or…they'd be given…”可知,所填词表示“选择”,故填choices。
③由“and then they could eat both”可推知,设空处表示的是“再得到一个/得到第二个软糖”,“a second+名词单数”表示“又一个……”,故填second。
④所填词连接并列分句,表示转折关系,故填but。
⑤此处应该用副词quietly作状语。他们没有吃第一个软糖,静静地等待第二个软糖。
⑥所填词作后置定语,修饰不定代词something,表示“有趣的”,故填形容词interesting。
⑦空格所在句为感叹句,所填词修饰形容词important,表示程度,所以填how。
⑧所填词引导条件状语从句,意为“如果”,故填if。
⑨句意:你越锻炼,它就会越强。空格所在句为“The +比较级, the +比较级”结构,结合句意可知,此处应填stronger。
⑩此处表示“就像任何肌肉一样”,故填介词like。
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