Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Section C Using Language
题组Ⅰ
Ⅰ.单项填空
1. As soon as they knew that someone needed help, the rescue team _________ at once.
A. set off B. set down
C. set aside D. set about
2. Mike is a gentleman. Once he promises to do something, he always _________.
A. breaks his word B. has a word
C. keeps his word D. eats his words
3. A model dressed in an ancient dress _________ on the stage in the fashion show held recently.
A. turned up B. turned out
C. turned down D. turned in
4. It is obvious to the students _________ they should get well prepared for their future.
A. as B. which
C. whether D. that
5. The cartoon _________ me of the story—The Beauty and Beast.
A. mentioned B. informed
C. reminded D. memorized
6. It is not moral to _________ a fool of the disabled.
A. make B. take
C. play D. have
7. You should _________ to your friend for being rude to him.
A. forgive B. apologize
C. excuse D. regret
8. Thinking that he had to accept the fact as a fate, he only _________ himself in wine.
A. drown B. drowned
C. drowning D. to drown
9. She liked the article so much that she _________ her own work and copied it down.
A. gave off B. turned down
C. took over D. set aside
10. The audience _________ to see who would win the gold medal.
A. took a deep breath B. held their breath
C. lost their breath D. was out of breath
Ⅱ.完成句子
1. His parents _____________ believing what he said. (fool)
他的父母被骗相信了他的话。
2. _____________ what he has done is wrong. (obvious)
很明显他所做的一切都是错的。
3. It is already 8 p.m. , but he _____________. (turn)
已是晚上八点了,但是他还没有出现。
4. The crowd _____________ cheers. (drown)
人群的欢呼声淹没了他的笑声。
5. The terrible scene made the little girl _____________. (hold)
恐怖的场景令小女孩屏住呼吸。
6. You have done wrong to the girl, for which you’d better _____________. (apologize)
你冤枉了那个女孩,对此你最好向她道歉。
7. He promised to help us with this work, but he _____________ because of bad weather. (word)
他答应来帮助我们做这份工作,但是由于糟糕的天气他未能守信。
8. His brother often _____________ his time. (remind)
他哥哥经常提醒他要好好地利用时间。
9. We _____________ making the mistake. (forgive)
我们原谅了他犯的错。
10. You _____________ this computer. (permit)
你不能用这台电脑。
Ⅲ.完形填空
It was before Christmas. The spirit of the season had not yet caught up with me. Quickly, I filled my shopping cart with some things and went to the long checkout lines. I picked the __1__ one, but it looked as if it would be __2__ a 20-minute wait.
In front of me were __3__ small children—a boy of five and a younger girl. The girl __4__ a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and __5__ them as though they were treasures.
The clerk showed them the __6__. “That will be $6. 09,”she said. The boy __7__ some bills on the stand while he __8__ his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will come back some __9__ time, maybe tomorrow.”With that __10__ the little girl began to cry. “But Jesus would have loved these __11__,”she cried. “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll come __12__.”, he told her.
Quickly I handed $3 to the __13__. These children had waited in line for a long time and, __14__ all, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small __15__ said, “Thank you, lady. ”The girl said, “My Sunday teacher said that the streets in the heaven were made of shiny __16__, just like these shoes. Our mommy is sick and she is going to __17__. Daddy said that she might go before Christmas, to be with Jesus. I think my mom will be beautiful __18__ in those streets to __19__ these shoes. ”
My eyes filled with tears. Silently I thanked God for using these children to __20__ me of the true spirit of giving.
1. A. shortest B. longest
C. biggest D. smallest
2. A. at most B. at least
C. more than D. less than
3. A. few B. five
C. two D. some
4. A. took B. carried
C. brought D. caught
5. A. watched B. looked
C. thought D. treated
6. A. price B. card
C. money D. expense
7. A. picked B. left
C. laid D. let
8. A. found B. searched
C. searched for D. looked for
9. A. another B. more
C. other D. others
10. A. statement B. saying
C. words D. announcement
11. A. goods B. gifts
C. presents D. shoes
12. A. back B. home
C. here D. over
13. A. children B. girl
C. clerk D. boy
14. A. at B. after
C. in D. of
15. A. boy B. girl
C. voice D. sound
16. A. silver B. gold
C. stones D. bricks
17. A. hospital B. sky
C. heaven D. clinic
18. A. walking B. standing
C. running D. staying
19. A. serve B. match
C. suit D. fit
20. A. inform B. warn
C. cure D. remind
答案与解析Ⅰ. 1. A 句意:一听说有人需要帮助,救援队就马上出发了。set off起程,使爆炸,符合句意。set down记下,写下;set aside把……放在一边;set about着手……。
2. C 句意:迈克是位绅士。他一旦答应做某事,总是会遵守诺言。break one’s word食言;keep one’s word遵守诺言,履行诺言;eat one’s words承认说错话。结合句意知选C。
3. A 句意:在最近举行的时装展上,一位穿着古代服装的模特出现在舞台上。turn up出现,露面;turn out结果是;turn down拒绝;turn in上交。结合句意知选A。
4. D 句意:对学生来说,很明显的是他们应该为将来做好准备。it是形式主语,________ they should get well prepared for their future是真正的主语,引导词在此只起连接作用,不作任何成分,故用that。
5. C 句意:这幅漫画让我想起了《美女与野兽》的故事。remind sb. of…使某人想起……,符合语境及句子结构。
6. A 句意:愚弄残疾人是不道德的。make a fool of sb.“愚弄某人”。
7. B 句意:你应该就你的粗鲁向你的朋友道歉。apologize to sb. for sth. 为固定搭配,意为“因某事而向某人道歉”。
8. B 句意:一想到接受事实是一种命运,他只有借酒浇愁。此处缺少谓语动词,故选B。
9. D 本题考查动词短语辨析。give off意为“散发”;
turn down意为“拒绝”;take over意为“接管”;set aside指“将……搁在一边”,D项最符合题意。
10. B 句意:观众屏住呼吸等着看谁将获得金牌。hold one’s breath屏住呼吸。
Ⅱ. 1. were fooled into 2. It is obvious that
3. hasn’t turned up 4. drowned his laughter in
5. hold her breath 6. apologize to her
7. couldn’t keep his word
8. reminds him to make good use of
9. forgave him for 10. are not permitted to use
Ⅲ. 1. A 由后面“20-minute wait”可知买完东西到收银台付钱当然是找队伍最短的。故选A。
2. B 由but转折词可知虽然作者找了队伍最短的一排去排队,但看起来还得等待至少20分钟。at most至多;at least至少;more than多于;less than少于。
3. C 由后面的补充说明a boy of five and a younger girl可知在作者前面的是两个小孩,故选C。
4. B 句意:女孩拿着一双金光闪闪的金色的鞋子,对待它们好像它们是稀世珍宝。故选B。
5. D treat对待。
6. A 由后面That will be $6. 09可知收银员告诉了他们价格,故选A。
7. C 这里指男孩把一些钞票放在柜台上,故用laid。leave作及物动词讲是“离开;遗忘”的意思。
8. B 搜查某地找某物用search,这里指男孩在口袋里找钱。search for和look for后面都是直接跟要寻找的东西。
9. C 男孩发现钱不够,因此说:“我猜我们要过些时间再来,可能是明天吧。”other指“其他的”,符合句意。others是代词,后面不能跟名词。
10. C 句意:男孩刚说完那句话,女孩就开始哭了。statement陈述,声明;saying谚语;words话语;announcement通知。
11. D 本文讲的是兄妹俩给即将病逝的妈妈买鞋子,让妈妈穿着它去见耶稣。故这里只能选D。
12. A 这里指“回来”,故用come back。
13. C 由下文知作者替那兄妹俩付了3美元,故这里所表达的意思为“我很快递了3美元给收银员”,故选C。
14. B after all毕竟,符合句意。at all根本,全然;in all总共。
15. C 这里指女孩的声音,故用voice。sound指自然界万事万物的声音;后面已有The girl said,故B项不合句意。
16. C 街道是由石头铺成的,故选C。
17. C 由下文可知妈妈生病即将死去知这里指“去天堂”,选C。
18. A 妈妈在金光闪闪的街道上走,故选A。
19. B 金光闪闪的街道配上金光闪闪的鞋子,故选B。suit和fit都是“适合”的意思。
20. D 作者感谢上帝用这些孩子来使自己想起了真正给予的精神。inform sb. of sth. 告知某人某事;warn sb. of sth. 警告某人某事;cure sb. of sth. 治愈某人的病;remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事。
题组Ⅱ
单项填空
1. He has lost all in the flood. You’d better _________ him the debt.
A. give up B. throw away
C. forgive D. put up
2. Ha! You _________ by a _________. How _________ of you.
A. is fooled; fool; foolish
B. were fooled; fool; foolish
C. are fooled; foolish; foolish
D. were fooled; foolish; fool
3. The naughty boy often plays the fool _________ his parents, which makes them angry.
A. with B. of
C. out of D. to
4. After the efforts of the doctors, the boy is now out of _________.
A. breath B. control
C. danger D. condition
5. The captain _________ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by the bad weather.
A. made B. put
C. told D. said
6. He _________ to me for his not being able to take part in my birthday party.
A. explained B. told
C. apologized D. begged
7. Frank tried to save the _________ girl in the river, but unfortunately he was _________.
A. drowned; drowning B. drowning; drowned
C. drowned; drowned D. drowning; drowning
8. There was so much noise produced by the machine outside that the professor had to raise his voice so that it would not be _________.
A. heard B. known
C. noticed D. drowned
9. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he _________ his own work and translated it into German.
A. gave off B. turned down
C. took over D. set aside
10. China’s first train from Beijing to Tibet _________ on Saturday carrying business travellers on the world’s highest railway.
A. set out B. set about
C. set down D. set up
11. A new government _________ after the civil war.
A. was set up B. came into being
C. founded D. A and B
12. Martin set out _________ his homework as soon as he went home.
A. doing B. for doing
C. to do D. to doing
13. The students on duty _________ the blackboard during the break.
A. wiped the words off B. washed
C. cleaned D. A and C
14. In our childhood, we were often _________ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A. demanded B. reminded
C. allowed D. hoped
15. —I’m very pleased _________ you here; when and how did you come?
—I took a lift this morning.
A. to see B. of seeing
C. seeing D. having seen
16. Lily _________ a businessman _________.
A. got married to; for five years
B. got married; five years ago
C. has been married; for five years
D. married; five years ago
17. Jenny _________ a rich man. She has _________ him for 5 years.
A. married with; married with
B. married; married
C. married to; been married
D. married; been married to
18. He left _________ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he would keep _________.
A. words; his words B. word; his word
C. word; word D. the word; his word
19. We Chinese people always _________ our _________.
A. keeps; word B. keep; word
C. keeps; words D. keep; words
20. We agreed to meet at 10 at the bus stop, but he _________ so far.
A. didn’t turn up B. hasn’t turned up
C. didn’t turn off D. hasn’t turned off
21. _________ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it is a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. If B. While
C. Because D. As
22. Helen had to shout _________ above the sound of the music.
A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear
C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard
23. The fact that she was foreign made _________ difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A. one B. this
C. that D. it
24. Wish you a _________ journey back home.
A. pleased B. pleasing
C. pleasant D. pleasure
25. He dived in the water and _________ to search for his girl friend’s lost gold ring.
A. caught his breath B. held his breath
C. lost his breath D. took breath
26. My deskmate offered me _________ breaking my glasses.
A. an apology about B. an apology because of
C. a apology for D. an apology for
27. The child asked us to _________ him for making such a silly mistake.
A. forgive B. beat
C. apologize D. honor
28. Thanks for your gift. It will always remind me _________ you.
A. about B. for
C. at D. of
29. He finally found his dog lying in the snow but it had stopped _________.
A. breath B. breathe
C. breathing D. to breathe
30. Please _________ me to post the letter.
A. advise B. inform
C. notice D. remind
31. Mother asked me to _________ to my aunt for my silly mistakes
A. forgive B. beat
C. favor D. apologize
32. Maybe those who sit at the back can’t hear; please _________ the DVD.
A. turn down B. turn up
C. turn off D. turn in
33. —Why does Jane look unhappy today?
—A letter from her brother _________ a wave of homesickness.
A. set out B. set off
C. set about D. set up
34. We should not make a fool _________ anyone else.
A. of B. on
C. at D. with
35. —Are you ready for Spain?
—Yes, I want the girls to experience that _________ they are young.
A. while B. until
C. if D. before
答案与解析
1. C forgive him the debt表示“免除他的债务”。give up后应接the debt作宾语而不能接人;put up意为“竖起;张贴”。
2. B fool作名词时,意为“傻子,愚人”;作动词时,意为“愚弄;欺骗”。foolish adj. 意为“傻的;愚蠢的”。
3. A 句意:那个淘气的男孩常常蒙骗他的父母,这使得他们非常生气。
4. C 句意:经过医生的努力之后,这个男孩现在脱离了危险。out of breath上气不接下气;out of control失去控制;out of danger脱离危险;out of condition健康状况不好。由句意可知选C项。
5. A 本题考查apology短语的用法。句意:由于恶劣的天气造成了耽搁,船长向乘客们表示道歉。make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth. 为固定搭配,意为“因为(做)某事向某人道歉”。
6. C 四个选项中只有C项结构正确。apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. 意为“因为(做)某事而向某人道歉”。
7. B 本题考查过去分词和现在分词的用法。句意:弗兰克努力地救将要溺死的女孩,但不幸的是他被淹死了。drowning意为“将要溺死的”;drowned意为“已被淹死的”。
8. D 句意:外面机器产生了很多噪音以至于教授不得不提高声音以免他的声音被淹没。A项意为“被听到”;B项意为“被知道”;C项意为“被注意到”;D项意为“被淹没”,根据句意知D项正确。
9. D set aside意为“不顾,把……置于一旁”;give off意为“发出,放出”;turn down意为“拒绝”;take over意为“接收,接管”。
10. A 本题考查动词短语辨析。set out出发,动身,启程;set about着手做某事;set down写下,制定;set up建立。
11. D set up作“建立,成立”讲,为及物动词短语;come into being指“(事物、局面的)形成”,为不及物动词短语;found指“建立,成立(组织、团体等)”,为及物动词。
12. C set out to do sth. 同set about sth. 或set about doing sth. 表示“着手做某事”;set out for表示“动身前往某地”。
13. D clean the blackboard擦黑板;wipe off有“擦掉”之意;wipe the words off the blackboard把单词从黑板上擦掉。
14. B 句意:在我们童年时期,祖母时常提醒我们注意餐桌礼仪。demand意为“要求”;allow意为“允许”;hope意为“希望”,且不能跟双宾语;remind意为“提醒”。
15. A be pleased后可接with+名词或that从句,也可以接不定式,本题考查其后接不定式的情况。这里的不定式有表示原因的意味。
16. D A项不能与时间段连用;B项应为got married to;C项应为has been married to。
17. D 表示“与某人结婚”可用marry sb. 或be/get married to sb.。
18. B leave word留口信,留言;keep one’s word遵守诺言。
19. B keep one’s word守信用,履行诺言;word必须用单数形式。
20. B 本题除了考查turn的搭配用法外,还考查了动词的时态用法。首先根据句意应选择表示“出现”的短语,其次是句中有so far,所以应用现在完成时态。
21. B while在此句中意为“虽然,尽管”。句意:虽然因特网很有用,但我认为在它上面花费太多的时间不是件好事。
22. D 根据句意“Helen不得不大声喊以使自己的声音超过音乐的声音,从而被听到”可知空格处须用不定式短语作目的状语,选项中make为使役动词,hear与herself构成逻辑上的动宾关系,须用过去分词作宾语补足语。
23. D 本题考查it的用法。句意:她是外国人这一事实使得她在那个国家很难找到工作。句中for her to get a job in that country是动词不定式的复合结构作made的宾语,difficult是宾语补足语,此处要用it作形式宾语,其他词没有这种用法。
24. C 空格中所填的形容词应是用来描述事物的,故选C项。
25. B 根据语境可知,人在水中当然是屏住呼吸。
26. D 本题考查apology的词组搭配,只有D项正确。
27. A forgive sb. for doing sth. 意为“宽恕某人做了某事”。
28. D remind sb. of sth. /sb. 使某人想起某事/人。
29. C stop breathing指“停止呼吸”;stop to breathe
指“停下来呼吸”。
30. D remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事。
31. D apologize to sb. for sth. 因某事向某人道歉。
32. B 此处turn up意为“(将DVD的音量)开大”。
33. B 答句句意为“来自她哥哥的信引发了她的思乡之情”。
34. A make a fool of意为“捉弄”。
35. A 答语句意:是的,我想让这些女孩子们在年轻时就经历这件事。表示“在……时”用while。