2017-2018学年高考英语人教版（必修4） Unit3 A taste of English humor】

人教版必修4
狂刷18 A taste of English humor
I. 根据下列汉语或首字母提示填写单词。
1. He made a g___________at me to let me keep quiet.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
2. On some special___________(场合)，you should wear formal clothes in west countries.
3. Every month I carefully spend every cent to make our___________(收支)meet.
4. He is not p___________about clothes for he prefers to dress plainly.【出处：21教育名师】
5. He was so frightened that he didn’t give any___________(解释)of the accident.
6. She_________(耳语)a warning to me and then disappeared.
7. Some 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland is___________(多山的).
8. Most of the middle school students like to read___________(侦探)novels.
9. How should we r___________to the financial crisis?
10. His interesting experience in Africa a___________everyone present.
【参考答案】
1. gesture????? 2. occasions????? 3. budget????? 4. particular 5. explanation
6. whispered????? 7. mountainous 8. detective????? 9. react????? 10. amused
II. 单句语法填空
1. No one has come up with a _____________(convince) explanation of why the dinosaurs died out.
2. ______________(convince) of his honesty and determination, the director of our company decided to invest in his new company.
3. Your excuse is too weak to convince me ______________ your innocence.
4. I’d convinced ______________ (I) that I was right.
5. I have been trying to convince him ______________ (see) a doctor.?
6.She plans to start a foundation for ____________(home) children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse.
7. Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of ___________ (entertain).
8. To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and ___________ (entertain).
9. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005) is the first full-length feature film made by ___________ (direct) Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine(粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit.21·世纪*教育网
10. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different ___________ (direct).
【参考答案】
1. convinced 2. Convinced 3. of
4. myself 5. to see 6.homeless
7. entertainment 8. entertainer 9. directors
10. directions
III. 用所给词的正确形式填空
1. Jim has really learnt very fast. He has made ______________ (astonish) progress.
2. Our greatest happiness is ______________ (serve) the people.
3. Did you hear the dog downstairs ______________ (bark) for most of the night?
4. They lived in a room ______________ (face) the street.
5. We try our best to get the car ______________ (run) again.
6. You know my hobby is ______________ (paint).
7. You won’t catch me ______________ (do) that again.
8. Can you smell anything ______________ (burn)?
9. Anybody ______________ (swim) in this river will be fined.
10. People in this area need much ______________ (drink) water.
【参考答案】
1. astonishing 2. serving 3. barking 4. facing
5. running 6. painting 7. doing 8. burning
9. swimming 10. drinking
IV. 单项填空
1. I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to ________me.
A. convince B. inform
C. guarantee D. refuse
【答案】A
【解析】句意：＂我不相信你所说的，但是如果你能拿出证据，那你就能够使我相信。inform 通知；guarantee 保证；refuse 拒绝 convince 使……相信 因此A选项正确。
【知识拓展】
① convince sb. to do sth 劝说某人做某事
He convinced me to go with him.=He persuaded me to go with him.
② convince sb. of sth.使某人相信
He convinced me of his truthfulness to me. 他使我相信他对我是忠心耿耿的。
③ convince sb that + 句子 使某人确信
He convinced me that he was right 他使我确信他是对的。
2. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________ a long lost antique Greek vase.
A.at random B.by chance
C.in turn D. on occasion
【答案】B
【解析】考查介词短语的含义。at random任意地，随机地；by chance偶然地；in turn 依次，轮流，反而；on occasion有时，偶然。句意：最近，乘渡轮去南部岛屿旅游的一位艺术家发现了一个失传已久的希腊花瓶。根据句意可知选B。21*cnjy*com
3. If you have any doubts about your health, you’d better________ your doctor at once.
A. convince B. consult
C. avoid D. affect
【答案】B
【解析】句意：如果你对你的健康有任何疑问，你最好立刻向你的医生咨询。A. convince 说服；B. consult咨询； C. avoid 避免；D. affect影响。根据句意可知选B。
4. The famous musician, as well as his students, ________ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.
A. were invited B. was invited
C. have been invited D. has been invited
【答案】B　
【解析】考查主谓一致。as well as, together with, like等介词或介词短语连接并列主语时， 谓语动词应与介词或介词短语之前的主语保持一致。 此句复合介词前的主语是musician, 故可先排除B和C, 句中有明确的过去时间，动词应用一般过去时，所以答案为B。www-2-1-cnjy-com
5. Last year was the warmest year on record, with global temperature 0.68 ℃_________ the average.
A. below B. on
C. at D. above
【答案】D
【解析】句意：去年是有纪录以来最热的一年，全球平均气温上升0.68度。with 的宾语global temperature ，宾语补足above the average。 21世纪教育网版权所有
【名师点睛】with的复合结构中，复合宾语中第一部分宾语由名词和代词充当，第二部分补足语由形容词，副词，介词短语，动词不定式或分词充当。而本题考查with +名词/代词+介词短语,而介词的使用则根据当时语境的提示来做出相应的变化即句中的the warmest year on record起重要作用，可知高出平均气温。
6. I looked up and noticed a snake ______________ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.
A.to wind B. wind
C. winding D. wound
【答案】C
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：我抬头注意到一条蛇蜿蜒着爬上树去捕捉它的早餐。 notice sb. /sth. doing sth.注意到某人/某物正在做某事。wind的逻辑主语为snake,且与逻辑主语之间为主谓关系，所以应用现在分词winding作宾语补足语表示主动、进行。www.21-cn-jy.com
7. Form their ______________ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.
A. stage B. position
C. condition D. situation
【答案】 B
【解析】考查名词词义辨析。stage＂舞台，时期，阶段＂；position＂位置＂；condition＂条件，情况＂；situation＂形式，情况＂。根据空前的物主代词their可以推断出此处选B。句意：从他们在电视塔顶的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市的景色。21教育网
8. Wearing the beautiful dress, Kate’s aunt looked ______________ she and Kate were sisters.
A.as if B. even if
C. though D. unless
【答案】 A
【解析】考查连词。句意：凯特的姑姑穿着那件漂亮的连衣裙，看起来和凯特好像是姐妹。结合语境，应用as if引导方式状语从句。注意：as if从句用虚拟语气。
9. What you do can make locals laugh. Your best defense is a sense of __________. If you can laugh off eating with the wrong hand in India, locals will warm to you as ＂that crazy foreigner＂.
A. relief B. belonging
C. humor D. direction
【答案】C
【解析】从下文＂一笑了之＂可知，自我防卫的最佳手段是幽默感。 A. relief轻松，放松；B. belonging归属；C. humor幽默；D. direction方向。C项正确。21教育名师原创作品
10. After a while she said, ＂My dear, don’t use any more taxis. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to
you wherever you wish.＂
A. inspire B. entertain
C. call D. drive
【答案】D
【解析】A. 激励；B. 娱乐；C. 叫，打电话；D. 驾驶，用车送。根据上文＂My dear, don’t use any more taxis. ＂可知她说不要乘出租车了，她愿意用车送作者到任何地方，所以选D。2·1·c·n·j·y
I. 阅读理解
A
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.
At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many people in society are using smartphones while driving and as a result, they get into car crashes. 34 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People’s attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.
As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their messages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is hindering(阻碍) social achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face-to-face, but it is also lowering society’s ability to communicate.
1. The purpose of this text is to ___________.
A. call for an end to use the smartphone while driving
B. appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills
C. express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone
D. advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone
2. The second paragraph is developed by ____________.
A. giving examples B. listing figures
C. comparing facts D. analyzing the effects
3. The author advises us to make new friends ___________.
A. by using smartphones B. in a face-to-face way
C. in different ways D. under a free circumstance
4. Overdependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ___________.
A. parties and gatherings limit their social circle
B. people are more and more narrow-minded
C. people’s communication skills are weakened
D. face-to-face communication becomes less important
【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，讲述了人们在参加聚会、开车的时候，也在用手机收发短信，这极大地影响了人与人之间的交流，甚至导致事故的发生。21*cnjy*com
1. C 【解析】目的意图题。全文通过描述人们在社交或开车的时候埋头玩智能手机的现象，指出了这一现象背后值得思考的话题：智能手机的过度使用已影响到了人们的日常生活和交流。作者对此表示担忧，因此选C。
2. A 【解析】推理判断题。第二段讲述了人们使用智能手机的情况，比如聚会上、开车时，并提到了开车时使用手机发短信的青少年的比重，因此该段是通过举例子来阐述观点的。
3. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的最后两句话＂In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run＂可知，作者提倡面对面交朋友，而不是通过手机，因此选B。
4. C 【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段中的＂The quality of this technology is hindering(阻碍) social achievements and weakening the value of communication＂可知，对手机过于依赖会削弱交流的价值，即人们的社交技能会变弱，因此选C。
B
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Here, sleep experts clear up some of the biggest misunderstandings about sleep they see with their patients, which could weaken your ability to have a night of good sleep.
Myth:?　1　
The latest research shows that the right amount of sleep may vary from person to person and should leave you feeling energized the next day. I’m a sleep doctor. Take myself for example.?　2　
Myth: Don’t fall asleep with the TV on.
I’ve cured more people suffering from sleep problems than you can imagine by telling people it’s OK to fall asleep with the TV on.?　3　Control the watching time so it doesn’t affect your sleep later in the night.【版权所有：21教育】
Myth: You can catch up on lost sleep on the weekend.
　4　A Harvard study found that even if you sleep for an extra 10 hours on the weekend to make up for only sleeping six hours a night for two weeks, those extra hours won’t improve your reaction times or ability to focus. Plus, sleeping late throws off your biological clock, which can lead to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Myth: Alcohol can help you rest easy.
　5　Alcohol may relax you so you nod off quicker, but studies show you’ll wake up more and get less of deep sleep you need to feel rested.21cnjy.com
A. You need 8 hours’ sleep a night.
B. A lack of sleep can cause anxiety.
C. We take unscheduled naps during the weekend.
D. I’ve been a 6.5-hour sleeper my entire adult life.2-1-c-n-j-y
E. Many people can’t turn off their brains, but watching TV helps.
F. People commonly use alcohol to fall asleep, but it doesn’t work.
G. You can’t make up for too little sleep by sleeping more at weekends.
【文章大意】本文为说明文。作者澄清了人们关于睡眠的几个错误观点，比如你一晚上需要8小时的睡眠、不能开着电视睡觉等。
1.A 由语境及上文的＂clear up some of the biggest misunderstandings about sleep＂可推测出Myth在此意为＂错误观念＂。根据下文的＂the right amount of sleep may vary from person to person＂可知，对每个人来说，适当的睡眠时间都是不同的，故可知此处澄清的错误观念是A项＂你一晚上需要八个小时的睡眠＂。
2.D 根据语境尤其是上文的＂the right amount of sleep may vary from person to person...＂＂Take myself for example＂可知，空处应是作者举例说明自己每晚需要的睡眠时间，故选D项，表示作者成年以后一直每晚睡6.5个小时。
3.E 空处解释说明了上文的＂I’ve cured more people suffering from sleep problems than you can imagine by telling people it’s OK to fall asleep with the TV on＂的原因，表示许多人不能让他们的大脑放松下来，但看电视能够对他们有所帮助。文中的＂more people suffering from sleep problems＂与E项中的＂Many people can’t turn off their brains＂对应。
4.G 项中的＂make up for too little sleep＂与上文的＂catch up on lost sleep＂以及下文的＂make up for only sleeping six hours a night for two weeks＂相对应，＂sleeping more at weekends＂与上文的＂on the weekend＂以及下文的＂sleep for an extra 10 hours on the weekend＂相对应，故选G项，表示你不能通过在周末睡更长时间来弥补平时太少的睡眠。
5.F 项中的＂People commonly use alcohol to fall asleep＂与上文的＂Alcohol can help you rest easy＂以及下文的＂Alcohol may relax you so you nod off quicker＂相对应，＂but it doesn’t work＂与下文的＂you’ll wake up more and get less of deep sleep you need to feel rested＂相对应。
II.完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Volunteering abroad has the power to change you in unexpected ways. It isn’t like your　1　trip abroad. Sometimes these changes are clear while other times they’re?　2　, hard to define. But how will a volunteer trip abroad affect you?
I can’t say exactly how, but I can help you?　3　your experience or take the impact (影响) you will make into?　4　by sharing how volunteering in India changed my life —?　5　, is still changing my life.
I knew I was traveling to India to teach English at a primary school,?　6　I didn’t know it would bring about new?　7　. I worked with local teachers and students while volunteering?　8　. Their knowledge and experiences were different from my own, so at first it was difficult to?　9　. However, after some time, I began to understand and wanted to learn more about their culture which?　10　helped make me a more culturally?　11　person.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
And working in a?　12　environment gave me the chance to improve my cross-cultural communication skills and?　13　new personal and professional skills. It also taught me that I had little?　14　for certain things. Although I liked communicating with my students, I?　15　that I didn’t enjoy being a teacher. After returning home from volunteering, I once wondered if my?　16　of volunteering abroad had?　17　been the right act. Thanks to my personal experience, I became?　18　about spreading responsible volunteerism.
Now three years later, I take up my?　19　here at Go Overseas as their Volunteer Abroad Director?　20　I’m actively finding ways to educate others on responsible volunteering.
1.A.average B. random C. expensive D. interesting
2.A.temporary B. complex C. vague D. changeable
3.A.evaluate B. arrange C. predict D. record
4.A.consideration B. practice C. effect D. mind
5.A.for a while B. rather than C. or rather D.in a word
6.A.for B. and C. but D. thus
7.A.anxieties B. interest C. anger D. expectations
8.A.continuously B. occasionally C. regularly D. internationally
9.A.believe B. relate C. memorize D. change
10.A.in return B.in particular C.in all D.in turn
11.A.different B. intelligent C. aware D. alert
12.A.strange B. relaxing C. tough D. comfortable
13.A.make up B. bring up C. build up D. put up
14.A.talent B. preparation C. respect D. affection
15.A.supposed B. discovered C. agreed D. pretended
16.A.choice B. promise C. wish D. response
17.A.hopefully B. actually C. surprisingly D. eventually
18.A.particular B. curious C. enthusiastic D. sensitive
19.A.story B. point C. position D. hobby
20.A.where B. which C. what D. when
【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，作者通过自己在国外做志愿者的经历告诉我们，在帮助他人的同时，我们会有更大的收获。21·cn·jy·com
1.A 去国外做志愿者不同于一般的国外旅行。average＂普通的，一般的，典型的，平均的＂，符合语境。
2.C while前后的内容形成对比，前面说有时这些变化是明显的，故此处指其他时候它们是模糊的，很难界定。temporary＂短暂的，临时的＂；complex＂复杂的，难懂的＂；vague＂模糊的，不明确的＂；changeable＂可能变化的，易变的＂。故选C项。
3.A 根据上文中的＂I can’t say exactly…＂以及下文作者通过分享自己在印度做志愿者的经历来说明国外的志愿者工作给他带来变化的内容可知，此处指的应是作者能帮助你评估你的经历，故选evaluate＂评估，评价＂。arrange＂安排，筹备＂；predict＂预言，预报＂；record＂记录，记载＂。
4.A 根据语境及上文中的＂I can help you____ your experience or…＂可知，这里说的应是帮助你考虑一下你将(给别人)带来的影响。take sth. into consideration是固定搭配，表示＂考虑到某事，把某事考虑进去＂。practice＂实践，实际行动＂；effect＂效应，影响＂；mind＂大脑，心思＂。
5.C 本句中的＂is still changing my life＂是对前面的＂changed my life＂的进一步解释，故选or rather，表示＂更确切地说＂。rather than＂而不是＂；in a word＂总之＂。
6.C 前后句之间存在语意上的转折关系，故用转折连词but。
7.B 根据下文的内容尤其是＂I began to understand and wanted to learn more about their culture…＂可知，在印度某小学教英语的经历引起了作者新的兴趣。anxiety＂担心，担忧＂；interest＂兴趣＂；anger＂愤怒，怒火＂；expectation＂期望，期待＂。故选B项。
8.D 根据文中的＂Volunteering abroad＂ ＂in India＂ ＂traveling to India＂等信息可知，作者到印度进行的是跨国性的志愿者活动，故选internationally＂国际性地，世界地＂。continuously＂持续地，不间断地＂；occasionally＂偶尔，间或＂；regularly＂定期地，定时地＂。
9.B 此处指＂他们的知识和经历跟我的不同，因此起初我在理解上有困难＂。believe＂相信，认为＂；relate＂认同，理解＂； memorize＂记忆，记住＂。下文中的＂I began to understand…＂是提示。
10.D 此处指＂然而，一段时间之后，我开始理解并想更多地了解他们的文化，这转而(in turn)帮助我成为一个更有文化意识的人＂。in return＂作为回报＂；in particular＂尤其＂；in all＂总共＂。
11.C参见上题解析。intelligent＂聪明的＂；alert＂警觉的＂。
12.A根据上文提到的作者在印度当志愿者可知，此处指的是＂在陌生的环境中工作使我有机会提升跨文化交流技能和开发新的个人技能和专业技能＂。strange＂不熟悉的，陌生的＂，符合语境。relaxing＂令人放松的，轻松的＂；tough＂艰苦的，艰难的＂；comfortable＂舒服的，舒适的＂。
13.C参见上题解析。make up＂组成，编造＂；bring up＂提出＂；build up＂开发，增强＂；put up＂建造，张贴＂。
14.D根据下文的内容，尤其是＂I didn’t enjoy being a teacher＂可知，此处指它也告诉作者，他对某些事情不怎么有兴趣，即他并不是很喜欢做某些事情。talent＂天赋＂；respect＂敬意，重视＂；affection＂喜爱＂，符合语境。
15.B根据空后的＂I didn’t enjoy being a teacher＂可知，此处指作者虽然喜欢与他的学生们沟通，但他发现自己不喜欢做老师。故discover＂发现，发觉，认识到＂符合语境。suppose＂假设，假定＂；agree＂同意＂；pretend＂假装＂。
16.A 根据语境可知，此处指作者回家之后，曾经琢磨过自己去国外做志愿者的选择是否确实是正确的行为。故选choice＂选择，抉择＂。promise＂承诺，许诺＂；wish＂愿望，希望＂；response＂回应，答复＂。
17.B 参见上题解析。hopefully＂有希望地＂；actually＂的确，事实上＂；surprisingly＂出人意料地，令人惊讶地＂；eventually＂最后，终于＂。
18.C 根据语境及下文中的＂I’m actively finding ways to educate others on responsible volunteering＂可知，作者热衷于传播可信赖的志愿服务。particular＂挑剔的，讲究的＂；curious＂好奇的＂；enthusiastic＂热心的，热衷的＂；sensitive＂敏感的＂。故选C项。
19.C 本句中的＂Volunteer Abroad Director＂是作者在Go Overseas的职位，故选position＂职位，职务＂。
20.A 此处指＂三年后，我担任了Go Overseas的Volunteer Abroad Director，在Go Overseas，我积极地寻找方法来教别人有关可信赖的志愿服务方面的内容＂。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导定语从句，且在从句中作地点状语，故选where。
III.语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Can knots (结) be a form of art? It is in China. They have a long history and a?　1　(culture) meaning even today.
A Chinese knot is?　2　is woven (编) from a single length of rope to be a variety of shapes. Each shape has?　3　(it) own meaning, and Chinese knots are usually woven in the red color, which indicates good fortune.
Originally, people may have made them?　4　(record) information and convey messages before they started to write. It is known that they?　5　(intend) for artistic decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Empire was a large one that covered most of the?　6　(region) of modern China, and succeeding generations carried on?　7　traditional art form as part of their culture.
Now, some people use knots when they dress?　8　traditional Chinese clothing. They are a means of?　9　(fasten) traditional clothes instead of buttons. And silk is most?　10　(wide) used to make these clothing knots.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了中国结的历史、工艺、用途以及它的内涵寓意。
1.cultural
【解析】考查词性转换。它们有悠久的历史，甚至今天也有文化意义。根据空前的＂a＂和空后的＂meaning＂可知，此处应用形容词作定语来修饰后面的名词。
2.what
【解析】考查表语从句。中国结是用一段绳子编成的东西，有各种各样的形状。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导表语从句，且在从句中作主语，表示＂……的东西＂，故用what。
3.its
【解析】考查代词。每个形状都有它自己的意义。分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词，故填its。
4.to record
【解析】考查非谓语动词。起初，人们可能制作它们以记录信息和传递消息。这里是目的状语，应用动词不定式，故填to record。
5.were intended
【解析】考查时态和语态。众所周知，在唐朝，它们被用于艺术装饰，被用来表达想法和情感。此处描述的是唐朝的情况，应用一般过去时;又they(指中国结)与intend之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故填were intended。
6.regions
【解析】考查名词复数。唐朝疆域很大，覆盖着现在中国的大部分区域。根据空前的＂most of＂及region是可数名词可知，此处应用名词复数形式。
7.the
【解析】考查冠词。此处特指上文提到的中国结这种传统艺术形式，故填定冠词the。
8.in
【解析】考查介词。dress in...＂穿……衣服＂为固定搭配。
9.fastening
【解析】考查非谓语动词。它们是一种固定传统服装的方式。空处位于介词of之后，故应用动名词形式作宾语。
10.widely
【解析】考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰used，表示＂广泛地，普遍地＂，因此应用副词widely。此处易错填wide。虽然wide也可作副词用，但它一般指有形的＂宽＂，而此处表示的是抽象意义上的＂宽＂，即＂广泛地＂，故应用widely，不能用wide。
IV.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes (圣女果) in our back garden. Since then — for all these year — we had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost!
【答案】
Nearly five years, and with the help?our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes (圣女果) in our back garden. Since then — for all these ?— we ?been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As?result, the plants are growing. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and . There are so ?that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, /we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing?tomatoes at no cost!
【解析】
第一处：before改为ago 这里讲述的是过去发生的事情，着眼点是现在，因此把before 改为ago。
第二处：by改为of with the help of sb.＂在某人的帮助下＂，是固定搭配。
第三处：year改为years for all these years＂这么多年来＂。名词year应用复数形式。
第四处：had改为have 结合文意可知，此处应现在完成时，因此把had改为have。
第五处：在result前加a as a result＂因此＂，是固定短语。
第六处：somewhere改为everywhere 根据语境可知，到处都是圣女果，因此把somewhere改为everywhere。
第七处：taste改为tasty 句中的juicy为形容词，因此把taste改为tasty＂好吃的＂，用形容词作表语。
第八处：much改为many 圣女果太多了，因此，我常与邻居分享。many修饰可数名词，much修饰不可数名词。因此把much改为many。
第九处：but改为yet 从句已经出现了连词Although，因此应去掉主句中的but，或将其改为yet。
第十处：wonderfully改为wonderful 应用形容词作定语修饰名词，因此把wonderfully改为wonderful。
1. (2016?上海) Project managers evaluate the of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.
A. opinion B. risk
C. performance D. attractiveness
【答案】C
【解析】opinion观点；risk冒险；performance表现；attractiveness魅力。根据后半句中＂in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them＂可知我们评价员工的表现是根据他们的产品而不是工作的时间。故C项正确。
2. (2016?天津) ___________ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.
A. Unless B. Until
C. As D. While
【答案】C
【解析】句意：随着人口平均年龄的增长，越来越多的老人要照顾。unless除非；until直到；as因为，正如，随着；while虽然，然而，当……时候。根据语境，故选C。
3. (2016?北京)My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, __________ he’s in his nineties.
A. as long as B. as if
C. even though D. in case
【答案】C
【解析】句意：即使是九十多岁了，我爷爷仍然时不时地打打网球。A.as long as只要，引导条件状语从句；B.as if似乎，引导方式状语从句或表语从句；C. even though即使，引导让步状语从句；D.in case以防，引导目的状语从句。这里是让步关系，故选C。