Unit 1 Great explorations 综合能力演练（含解析）

Unit 1 Great explorations
综合能力演练
巩固练习
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
1. People that lived in the mountains didn’t have wells in the past, so they had to____ water from a stream far away.
A. bring B. fetch C. take D. give
2. This is the most interesting book____ I have ever read.
A. what B. which C. that D. it
3. This place is well worth ____.
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visits
4. Kunming which ____ Spring City makes me really excited.
A. is famous for B. regards as C. is known as D. considers as
5. There are a lot of places which ____ by visitors here. They are the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and so on.
A. must not miss B. shouldn’t miss
C. shouldn’t be missed D. can’t miss
6. We are going to have a class party tomorrow afternoon. ____, Li Ming won’t be able to take part in it, he is ill in hospital.
A. Fortunately B. Luckily C. Sorry D. Unfortunately
7. If he keeps on working so hard, he’ll ____ under the pressure of work.
A. break down B. break up C. break out D. break into
8. A paper-making factory was ____ near the river. It has badly polluted the river water.
A. set out B. grew up C. set up D. fixed up
9. Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng are the ____of our nation.
A. proud B. pride C. prize D. price
10. —Do you know about Yuan Longping
—Only a little. But Chinese people are proud of the man ____ hybrid rice is famous.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
【真题链接】
1．This food is free．You don’t have to _________ it.
A．look for B．pay for C．ask for D．wait for
2．Phone me _______ you get to Wuzhong．
A．since B．so that C．as soon as D．while
3. Nathan likes his job because he ______ enjoy the beauty of nature.
A. can B. must C. should D. is supposed to
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the 1　peak(山峰)in the Alps. Rudi’s mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 2 　and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not 3 　his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 4　 was planning to climb the highest peak. Franz was very 5　when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, 6　. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxon, a guide from another village, got to the top 7　him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 8　 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz 9　 behind to take care of him, but Saxon continued, wishing to be the 10　 to the top. Rudi went after Saxon, hoping to 11　him to the top. When they met, Saxon fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxon was helpless and hurt. Rudi must 12　whether to carry Saxon back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He decided Saxon’s life was more 13 　than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz 14　the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that 15　was the real conqueror(征服者) of the mountain.
1. A. highest　 B. farthest 　C. biggest 　D. deepest
2. A. learning　 B. playing　 C. climbing　D. talking
3. A. try out　 B. give up　 C. go over　D. work out
4. A. what　 B. which　 C. whom　 D. who
5. A. tired　 B. glad　 C. quiet　 D. angry
6. A. again　 B. too　 C. once　 D. instead
7. A. after　 B. behind　 C. before　 D. over
8. A. but　 B. so　 C. or 　 D. for
9. A. walked 　B. rested　 C. stayed　 D. watched
10. A. first B. second 　 C. third　 D. last
11. A. take　 B. beat C. push　 D. help
12. A. wonder　 B. remember　 C. ask　 D. decide
13. A. important　 B. successful C. popular D. interesting
14. A. stopped B. continued 　C. enjoyed 　 D. finished
15. A. Franz　 B. Saxon 　 C. the Englishman　 D. Rudi
III. 阅读理解。
A
A city without cars would be very strange, right But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there. Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化).
Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.
1. Which is the most possible way for people in Venice to get around in the passage
A. On foot.　 B. By boat. C. By car. D. By bike.
2. Why is Venice still getting lower and lower
A. Because too many people live there.
B. Because the rising temperature has made the ice melt.
C. Because lots of bridges have been built.
D. Because the underground water is rising.
3. What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters
A. Summer and autumn. B. Autumn and winter.
C. Summer and winter. D. Spring and winter.
4. The passage is mainly about____________.
A. the waterways of Venice B. the history of Venice
C. the scenery of Venice D. the problem of Venice
B
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see．Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers．How do you feel, then
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer．Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable (慈善的) organization．Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world．Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom．Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here．ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training．It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses．They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year．They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people．They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $ 38, you can help one person see; for $ 380 10 people can see; $ 1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $ 13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again．Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
5．How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today
A．14 million. B．42 million. C．28 million. D．200 million.
6．A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because _____.
A．ORBIS didn’t do its best to offer help
B．there is no good medical knowledge and skills
C．some countries can’t afford medical knowledge and skills
D．developing countries don’t pay much attention to the blind
7．According to this passage, ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT _______.
A．writing this kind of articles to ask for help
B．providing sight-saving training
C．treating thousands of blind people every year
D．trying to keep a close relation among countries
8．The last paragraph is mainly about _____.
A．how much a training program for a group of doctors costs
B．why ORBIS needs your help to continue their work
C．who can make thousands of blind people see again
D．what you can do to help blind people open their eyes
9．The writer writes this passage in order to ______.
A．introduce an international charitable organization
B．ask people to give the blind a hand
C．tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute
D．explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness
【答案与解析】
I．单项选择。
1. B。bring意为“带来”；fetch意为“去取来”；take意为“拿走”；give意为“给予”。
2. C。本题考查定语从句的关系代词which和that的区别。当定语从句的先行词被形容词最高级修饰时，从句通常用that引导。
3. C。be well worth doing…意为“值得干什么”。
4. C。be known as 意为“作为……而出名”; regard as和consider as都意为“看作，认为”；
be famous for意为“因为……而出名”。
5. C。本题考查含有情态动词的被动语态。句意为“不应该被错过”。A、B、D都不是被动语态。故选C。
6. D。fortunately意为“幸运地”；luckily意为“幸运地”；sorry意为“抱歉”；unfortunately意为“不幸地，遗憾地”。根据句意选D。
7. A。break down意为“出故障，(健康状况)变得恶劣”；break up意为“破碎，分裂”；break out意为“爆发，发生”；break into意为“强行闯入”。根据句意选A。
8. C。set out意为“出发”；grow up意为“生长，成长”；set up意为“建立，建造”；fix up意为“修理，安装”。根据句意选C。
9. B。proud作形容词，意为“骄傲的”；pride作名词，意为“骄傲”；prize意为“奖品”；price意为“价格”。根据句意应选B。
10. D。本题考查定语从句的引导词。根据语言环境， the man和hybrid rice存在着所属关系，故选D。
【真题链接】
1. B。look for意为“寻找”；pay for意为“支付”；ask for意为“请求”；wait for意为“等待”。由“This food is free．”可知，你不用付钱。故选B。
2. C。A项意为“自……以来”，可接时间点或引导时间状语从句；B项意为“以便，为了”，可引导目的状语从句；C项意为“一……就”，可引导时间状语从句；D项意为“当……时候”，可引导时间状语从句。注意while不和瞬间动词连用。句意为：你一到达吴忠就打电话给我。故选C。
3. A。 句意：Nathan喜欢他的工作因为他可以享受大自然的美。can可以，能够；must必须，一定； should应该；is supposed to被要求，被期待，应该。由句意“因为工作时可以享受大自然的美，所以喜欢”，可知应用can可以，能够。故选A。
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
1.Ａ。本句子是考查形容词的用法。从句子的意思和它所修饰的名词判断用highest,表示“最高的山峰”。其他的形容词与短文的意思不符合。
2.Ｃ。联系上下文，特别是前面的“want to climb”可以判断是“要求他停止爬山”，在stop的后面用动名词climbing。
3.Ｂ。考查动词短语，从句子的意思可以判断用give up，意为“放弃”。
4.Ｄ。考查引导定语从句的引导词的，它修饰的名词是表示人，所以用who来引导。
5.Ｄ。联系上下文，可知用形容词angry，意为“Franz非常生气”。
6.Ｂ。在肯定句中表示“也”用too。从短文的意思判断开始生气后来也同意了。
7.Ｃ。从短文的意思理解是用before表示在他们之前已经到达。
8.Ａ。用连词but表示转折。
9.Ｃ。用动词stay，表示“停留在后面”，句意为“英国人生病了，他停留在后面照顾他”。
10.Ａ。用序数词first和定冠词the连用，表示“第一”。
11.Ｂ。这里用beat，意为“打败，击败”。
12.Ｄ。根据上下文可知，必须做出决定，所以用动词decide。
13.Ａ。句意为 “Saxon’s生命比自己的梦想更重要”。
14.Ｂ。联系上下文情景，可知选continued，意为“继续”。
15.Ｄ。从整个短文意思理解是讲Rudi的故事，最后Rudi成为真正的征服者。
III. 阅读理解。
A篇
1.Ｂ。从短文的第三段的句子“People in Venice move from place to place by boat”可以判断是Ｂ。
2.Ｂ。从短文的第五段最后句子可以判断Ｂ是一个原因。
3.Ｂ。从短文的第六段第一个句子可以找到答案。
4.Ａ。本短文的主题是介绍威尼斯的水路。
B篇
5. C。由第二段第一句“With medical knowledge and skills today，two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer.”可知，由于现在的医学知识和技能，今天世界上的4200万盲人中有三之二可以不受痛苦折磨。4200×2/3＝2800。故选C。
6. C。由第二段第二句“Unluckily，rich countries have this knowledge，but developing countries do not.”可推知，世界上的许多盲人不得不忍受痛苦因为一些发展中国家缺乏这些医学知识和技能。故选C。
7. A。通读第三、四段可知，ORBIS提供了拯救视力的培训；每年治疗成千上万的盲人；尽力与各国之间保持亲密的关系。ORBIS通过这些方式来与失明做斗争。文中没有提到通过写文章来寻求帮助。故选A。
8. D。通读最后一段，尤其是最后一句“Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.”可知，本段主要讲了你能做些什么来帮助盲人使他们重见光明。故选D。
9. B。通读全文可知，作者通过介绍ORBIS组织为世界各地的盲人所提供的帮助以号召大家帮助盲人。故选B。
PAGE