Unit 1　Cultural relics

　?、?單詞拼寫

　　1．Of the six people in the plane that crashed, only one ______ (幸存)．

　　2．Who has been ________ (挑選) to take part in the project?

　　3．This course is ________ (設計) as an introduction to the subject.

　　4．I don't ________ (喜歡) going out in such bad weather.

　　5．We ________ (裝飾) the house for Christmas.

　　6．He ________ (除去) the mud from his shoes.

　　7．These flowers are very ________ (稀有的) in this country.

　　8．I paid only 3,000 for this used car but it's ________ (值) a lot more.

　　9．I was ________ (吃驚) to find her there.

　　10．We are sending you some money in return for your ________ (寶貴的) help.

　　答案：1.survived　2.selected　3.designed　4.fancy/like

　　5．decorated　6.removed　7.rare　8.worth　9.amazed

　　10．valuable

　?、?完成句子

　　1．我們進城找一家便宜的旅館。

　　We went to town______ ______ ______a cheap hotel.

　　2．你可以抱怨，但我懷疑是否起作用。

　　You can complain, but________ ________ ________it'll make any difference.

　　3．咱們把收音機拆開看看有什么毛病。

　　Let's________ ________ ________ ________and see what's wrong with it.

　　4．勝利屬于最勤奮的人。

　　Victory________ ________the most hard-working.

　　5．我請他吃飯以酬謝他的幫助。

　　I treated him to dinner________ ________ ________his help.

　　答案：1.in search of　2.I doubt whether　3.take the radio apart

　　4．belongs to　5.in return for

　?、?單項填空

　　1．We all went out________the lost boy. We had________ everywhere, but didn't find him.

　　A．searching; searched

　　B．searching; searched for

　　C．in search of; searched

　　D．in search of; searched for

　　答案：C　第一空可用in search of“尋找，搜尋”與searching for“尋找，搜尋”，二者皆作狀語；第二空用searched, search作“搜查”講。

　　2．The Amber Room is a treasure________with gold and jewels________to Russia.

　　A．decorating; belonging　B．decorated; belonged

　　C．decorated; belonging

　　D．decorating; belonged

　　答案：C　考查分詞的句法功能。decorated with和belonging to作定語修飾treasure。

　　3．—How much do you think the coat will ________？

　　—Not much. It is ________ 50 dollars at the most.

　　A．cost; worth

　　B．worth; cost

　　C．take; cost

　　D．need; worth

　　答案：A　句意：——你認為這件大衣要花多少錢？——花不多，最多值50美元。cost花費，結構是sth. cost(s) (sb.)＋錢，“be worth＋錢”表示“值多少錢”。根據句意，應選A。

　　4．(2024·新鄉模擬)—Anything to drink? What about coffee?

　　—Er... I think I'll have a cold drink ________ coffee.

　　A．other than

　　B．more than

　　C．less than

　　D．rather than

　　答案：D　句意：——喝點什么？咖啡怎么樣？——呃……我想我要喝一杯冷飲而不是咖啡。other than“除了”；more than“多于”；less than“少于”；rather than“而不是”。

　　5．(2024·濱州模擬)You helped me with my study. ________， I'll show you some picture books.

　　A．In advance

　　B．In return

　　C．In case

　　D．In addition

　　答案：B　in return“作為回報”。in advance“提前”；in case“萬一”；in addition“除此之外”。句意：你在學習上幫助了我。作為回報，我將給你看一些畫冊。

　　6．(2024·浙江五校聯考)Success in life doesn't happen ________. It's the result of devoting your time and energy to what you've set out to do.

　　A．by force

　　B．by accident

　　C．by design

　　D．by choice

　　答案：B　考查介詞短語辨析。by force“用武力”；by accident“偶然地”；by design“故意地”；by choice“通過選擇”。句意：生活中成功并不是偶然發生的，它是你為所做的事情付出時間和精力的結果。

　　7．A troop of carefully selected soldiers set out in search of those who might ________ the terrible coal mine accident.

　　A．live

　　B．rescue

　　C．exist

　　D．survive

　　答案：D　句意：一群經過精心挑選的士兵出發前去尋找這一可怕煤礦事故的可能幸存者。survive“幸存”，符合句意。

　　8．With the development of science and technology, there is no doubt ________ Chinese astronauts will land on the Mars in the near future.

　　A．whether

　　B．that

　　C．what

　　D．which

　　答案：B　考查固定句型。there is no doubt that...意為“毫無疑問……”，that引導同位語從句，解釋說明doubt的具體內容。

　　9．(2024·聊城模擬)—Does China have cultural relics?

　　—Yes, it is admitted that many cultural relics in the world, such as the Great Wall, the Potala Palace, the Magao Caves and so on, ________ China.

　　A．belongs to

　　B．are belonging to

　　C．belonged to

　　D．belong to

　　答案：D　考查belong to的用法。belong to“屬于”，無被動語態和進行時態，故排除B項。另外，句中belong to的主語為“many cultural relics”，全句時態為現在時態，故判斷應選D項。

　　10．Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things, including used papers and books. You'd better ________ some of them.

　　A．remain

　　B．resist

　　C．remove

　　D．recover

　　答案：C　句意：你桌子上堆滿了許多沒用的東西，像舊書和舊試卷，你最好清除一下。由句意可知選remove。

　　11．(2024·東城區第二次聯考)It doesn't matter ________ you turn right or left at the crossing—both roads lead to the park.

　　A．whether

　　B．how

　　C．if

　　D．when

　　答案：A　考查主語從句。句意：在十字路口無論右轉還是左轉都沒關系——兩條路都能通向公園。whether...or...“無論……還是……”。

　　12．(2024·東北三省第一次大聯考)Most Chinese people are leading lives they ________ just 20 years ago.

　　A．could not be imagining

　　B．could not be imagined

　　C．could not have imagined

　　D．could not have been imagined

　　答案：C　考查情態動詞的完成時。句意：大多數中國人正在過著20年前他們一定不敢想象的生活。注意此題是一個含有定語從句的復合句，lives后面省略了定語從句的引導詞that。從句中的時間狀語just 20 years ago可知，應該排除A、B兩項，因為情態動詞的完成時才是表示過去的概念的結構；再由句意可知，此處用主動語態。

　　13．We had to ________ the engine piece by piece for transport.

　　A．take up

　　B．take out

　　C．take off

　　D．take apart

　　答案：D　考查動詞短語辨析。句意：為了運輸，我們不得不把這臺機器一點一點地拆開。take apart“拆開”。

　　14．—How do you feel about your headmaster?

　　—He loves us very much and he is well ________.

　　A．considered as

　　B．talked of

　　C．cared about

　　D．thought of

　　答案：D　be well thought of“被高度評價”。

　　15．The two countries couldn't reach an agreement in ________ peace talk and finally went to ________ war.

　　A．the；/

　　B．the；the

　　C．/；the

　　D．/；a

　　答案：A　考查冠詞。talk前加the特指那次談判；go to war“開戰，訴諸武力，發動戰爭”。句意：兩國沒能在那次和平談判中達成共識，最終訴諸了武力。

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2010·上海春招)

　　Stonehenge(巨石陣)may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday. New evidence unearthed at the World Heritage Site in more than 40 years suggests that the monument was a place where the diseased and injured went in groups, seeking cures.

　　After a two-week dig, scientists have concluded that Stonehenge was “the ancient healthcare centre of southern England” because of the existence of “bluestones”—the smaller columns of dolerite(輝綠巖)that formed an earlier stone structure.

　　By dating pieces of remains to around 7330BC, Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, and Goff Wainwright, of the Society of Amtiquaries have found that hunter-gatherers were at the site on Salisbury Plain 4,000 years earlier than thought. The first stage of Stonehenge, a round earthwork structure, was built around 3000BC. Professor Wainwright added: “I did not expect the degree of complexity we discovered. We're able to say so much more about when Stonehenge was built and why—all of which changes our previous understanding of the monument.”

　　The research reveals the importance of the henge's famous bluestones. Hundreds of bluestone chips gathered at the site have led the team to conclude that the bluestones were valued for their curing effects—the key reason that about 80 of them, each weighing up to 4 tons and a half, were dragged more than 150 miles from the Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. After years of research, Professors Darvill and Wainwright have concluded that, for thousands of years, the Preseli mountain range was home to magical health centers and holy wells.

　　Even today there are those who believe in the curing powers of the springs for coughs and heart disease, and people who use crystals and bluestones for self-curing. Radiocarbon tests have also revealed that the construction of the original bluestone circle took place around 2300BC, three centuries later than originally thought. Interestingly, on the same day died the “Amesbury Archer”—a sick traveler from the Swiss or German Alps who had an infected knee—whose remains were discovered about five miles from Stonehenge. The professors believe that he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.

　　文章大意：巨石陣研究又出新結果。巨石陣是一處史前康復中心而非原先所認為的觀星臺或紀念死者的廟宇。

　　1．Stonehenge is recently believed to be a place for people________.

　　A．to recover from poor health

　　B．to observe star movements

　　C．to hold religious ceremonies

　　D．to gather huge bluestones

　　答案：A　細節理解題。由第一段第一句話“Stonehenge(巨石陣)may have been a prehistoric health center”可知。

　　2．What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?

　　A．The springs could cure coughs and heart disease best.

　　B．The new discovery was the same as what had been expected.

　　C．Some huge bluestones were not produced at Stonehenge.

　　D．The original bluestone circle was thought to be constructed around 2000BC.

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。由第四段第二句話可推知。

　　3．The sick traveler in the passage is supposed to be______.

　　A．a devoted religious person from Stonehenge

　　B．one of the earliest discoverers of Stonehenge

　　C．the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones

　　D．a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge

　　答案：D　細節理解題。由最后一段最后一句話“...he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.”可知。

　　4．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest

　　B．Stonehenge: Still Making News

　　C．Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers

　　D．Stonehenge: Still Curing Patients

　　答案：B　主旨大意題。由文章大意可知。

　　B

　　Nick Goldsmith remembers the moment he decided to become a hospice(收容所)volunteer.His mother was telling him a story about a friend who worked at a hospice, about how one day, she was walking past a patient's door when the patient cried out to her.But there was nothing wrong, he only wanted some companionship.He didn't want to be alone, so she sat with him.Goldsmith thought to himself, “There's no reason I can't do that.”

　　Not only did he do it, but he started a student volunteer program at Dowling Catholic High School to ensure the work he started at Taylor House Hospice will continue after he graduates.Last month, Iowa Health Hospice honored Goldsmith, 18, for his volunteer work with the organization by naming a $500 annual scholarship for him, which will be open to any student who volunteers with Iowa Health Hospice.

　　“That was by far the least we could do to recognize Nick，” Susie Flood said.“He hasn't just given of his own time and energy, but he's encouraged others to do the same.” Goldsmith hadn't had any experience with hospice before entering the door of Taylor House.He chose it because his mother's friend, whose story had forced him to volunteer, works there.

　　“They're really excited about my being there and there's a real need for teen volunteers，” Goldsmith said.“The principal at Dowling approved my being able to offer service hours to anyone who would like to volunteer.”Students must earn a certain number of service, or community—service, hours to graduate from Dowling.When Goldsmith leaves Des Moines next fall to attend college, he'll give up leading the hospice service—learning program.“I want us, as Dowling students, to keep making a difference，”he said.“It's easy to talk about things you can do to help people，but what many teenagers don't realize is how good it can make you feel inside.”

　　文章大意：中學生Nick受母親朋友的故事啟發，進入了志愿者活動，并用行動和努力為更多的中學生樹立了榜樣。

　　5．Nick Goldsmith's mother's story________.

　　A.taught him how to be a volunteer

　　B.inspired him to be a hospice volunteer

　　C.forced him to work at a hospice

　　D.made him learn to accompany the old

　　答案：B　推理判斷題。根據第一段最后一句及第二段開頭可知，母親所講的故事激勵了他成為志愿者。故B項符合題意。

　　6．Why did Goldsmith start the student volunteer program?

　　A.To meet his school's requests.

　　B.To make more students work for him.