Unit 10 Get Ready for the Future Lesson 55 Look into the Future
1.—What is your plan for next weekend, Lingling
—I _____ volunteer work in the museum.
A. was doing B. did C. have done D. am going to do
2.Mrs. Smith spoke loudly in order to catch others’ ________.
A. doubt B. pride C. pity D. attention
3.Cindy is always full of ________ because she play sports every day.
A. energy B. talent C. wealth D. humor
4.The Native Americans taught the ________ how to grow corn after they reached America.
A. soldiers B. astronauts C. pioneers D. passengers
5.Chinese government always puts the ________ of people first when accidents happen.
A. safety B. wealth C. success D. fame
6.— Would you like to go to the movies with me
— I’d love to, but I have to ________ my friend’s wedding.
A. doubt B. attend C. avoid D. produce
7.I _____ whether they can complete the work ahead of time.
A. doubt B. seem C. think D. protect
8.Honor V30, _____ by HUAWEI is going to set a benchmark (基准) for future 5G smartphones in China.
A. created B. discovered C. found D. prevented
9.Tina was born in America but _____in China.
A. picked up B. gave up C. grew up D. dressed up
10.Tom wants to be _____ astronaut instead of _____ pilot.
A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an
11.上海精神是共同的财富,它建议每个成员国互信、互利和平等。
Shanghai Spirit is the shared ________, which ________ mutual-trust, mutual-benefit and equality among all member countries.
12.毋庸置疑,南海那些岛屿是中国人最早发现的。
There is _______ ________ that those islands in the South China Sea were first discovered by Chinese.
13.每个人都想加薪,没有人肯承担这个风险去向老板提出来。
Everyone wanted a pay raise, but nobody offered to _________ _________ _________.
14.根据海伦老师所说, 海伦能很好地管理好自己的时间。
____________ what her teacher says, Helen can _____________.
15.毫无疑问,我们会把这项工程成功地完成。
There is ____________that we will ____________ the project.
16.从方框中选择适当的短语并用其适当形式填空。
get ready for, grow up, even if, as for, a wealth of
1. ____________ it keeps raining, I’ll try my best to get in all the crops.
2. We ______________ the meeting. We can start it at any time.
3. I am phoning about the job _____________part-time cook.
4. Don’t worry about me, Mum. I ______________. I can decide something by myself.
5. His boss has ____________ knowledge about international trade.
17. Six years ago, Ann graduated (毕业) from college with a degree in art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. "I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn't use the infoimation I learned at college, "Ann says. "The course is helping me to do my job better."
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or even older to get a higher degree. More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.
Ann's sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in art and music. "We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun," they said happily. "It's never too old to learn."
1. The underlined word "degree" in the passage means _____in Chinese.
A. 温度 B. 程度 C. 学位 D. 位置
2. Ann graduated from college when she was_____.
A. twenty-nine B. twenty-six C. twenty-three D. twenty
3. More people are taking training courses after work in order to_____.
A. improve their working skills B. enjoy art and music
C. study computer programs D. make more money
4. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Ann doesn't want to use the information she learned at college.
B. People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.
C. People can only get information from their teachers.
D. Ann's parents are too old to learn art and music.
5. The best title of the passage is _____.
A. Internet Studying B. College Education
C. Art Learning D. Lifelong Learning
答案以及解析
1.答案:D
解析:根据问句中的时间状语next weekend, 可知是询问下周末的打算, 故用一般将来时态回答, 其结构为"will+动词原形"或"is/am/are going to+动词原形"。故选D。
2.答案:D
解析:句意:史密斯太太大声讲话以便引起别人的注意。考查名词词义辨析。doubt怀疑;pride自豪;pity同情,遗憾;attention注意。根据“Mrs. Smith spoke loudly”可知,史密斯太太大声说话是为了让别人注意到自己,catch one’s attention“引起某人的注意”,固定短语,符合语境。故选D。
3.答案:A
解析:句意:辛迪总是精力充沛,因为她每天都做运动。考查名词辨析。energy精力;talent天赋;wealth财富;humor幽默。根据“because she play sports every day”可知,辛迪总是精力充沛,因此“energy”符合句意。故选A。
4.答案:C
解析:句意:拓荒者到达美洲后,印第安人教他们如何种植玉米。考查名词辨析。soldiers士兵;astronauts宇航员;pioneers先锋/拓荒者;passengers乘客。根据下文“how to grow corn after they reached America”,可知ABD三项不合语境,这里说的是拓荒者,故选C。
5.答案:A
解析:句意:当事故发生时,中国政府总是把人民的安全放在第一位。考查名词辨析。safety安全;wealth财富;success成功;fame名誉。根据后文“when accidents happen”及常识可知当意外发生时,中国政府放在首位的是民众的安全。故选A。
6.答案:B
解析:句意:——你愿意和我一起去看电影吗?——我很想去,但是我得参加我朋友的婚礼。考查动词辨析。doubt怀疑;attend参加;avoid避免;produce引起。根据“my friend’s wedding”可知,参加我朋友的婚礼。故选B。
7.答案:A
解析:句意:我不敢肯定他们能否提前完成工作。doubt“怀疑,不确定”;seem“好像,似乎”;think“认为”;protect“保护”。
8.答案:A
解析:句意:由华为推出的荣耀V30将为中国未来的5G智能手机设立基准。create “创造,创作”;discover“发现”;find “找到”;prevent“阻止”。
9.答案:C
解析:句意:Tina出生在美国,但是长在中国。pick up “拾起,捡起”;give up“放弃”;grow up“长大”;dress up“盛装打扮”。根据句意可知选C。
10.答案:B
解析:句意:Tom想要成为一名宇航员而不是飞行员。根据句意可知两空均表示泛指。astronaut的发音以元音音素开头,故其前用an;pilot的发音以辅音音素开头,故其前用a。
11.答案:treasure/wealth; suggests/advises
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12.答案:no doubt
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13.答案:the; boss; riskily
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14.答案:According to; manage her time well
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15.答案:no doubt; finish successfully
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16.答案:1. Even if 2. have got ready for 3. as for 4. have grown up 5. a wealth of
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17.答案:1-5 CCABD
解析:1.词义猜测题。根据第一段中的"Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degree in art"可知,Ann在六年前取得了艺术学位并从大学毕业。根据常识可知,大学毕业时会给予学位。
2.简单计算题。根据第一段中的"Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degree in art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company"可算出,当Ann大学毕业时, 她23岁。
3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work"可知,越来越多的人上培训课程是为了提高他们的工作技能。
4.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying"可知选B。
5.标题判断题。通读整篇短文可知,现在许多人在大学毕业后又开始上培训学校。活到老学到老,故D项最适合作文章标题。
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