2011年高考复习训练必修5-4

必修5 Unit 4Ⅰ.用所给的词的适当形式填空1. He criticized the repressive(镇压的) methods ________by the country’s government. (employ)[答案]employed2. He didn’t________of my leaving school this year. I desperately accepted his ________. (approve)[答案]approve disapproval3. His ________was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution(原告) and he feels ________about not telling the truth to the judge. (guilt)[答案]guilt guilty4. I couldn’t hide my ________to get back home. (eager)[答案]eagerness5. Building such a bridge is not an easy job; we must have enough ________engineers. (profession)[答案]professionalⅡ.完成句子1．尽管天气很糟糕，他还是自己完成了新闻采访。

Although the weather was terrible，he covered the story ____________.[答案]on his own2．他的心思全部集中在一件事上——如何通过英语考试。

His whole mind was ____________ one thing—how to pass the English exam.[答案]concentrated on3．我发现今天的报纸上没有什么有趣的东西。

I have not found anything ________ in today’s newspaper.[答案]of interest4．作为记者，他对新闻有敏感的“嗅觉”。

As a reporter，he ____________ the story.[答案]has a “nose” for5．别想骗我，我对这行的诀窍十分清楚。

Don’t try to cheat me. I know all the ________.[答案]tricks of the tradeⅢ.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Millions__1__words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas，__2__(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million3__nearly half of the American population, many of__4__will be in power in the U. S．__5__(nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and __6__is necessary for the older people to understand__7__they think and feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and__8__. They are deeply interested in making a__9__(good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never__10__(give) a fair chance before.[答案] 1. of 2. feelings 3. up 4. whom 5. Naturally 6. it7. what8. wrong9. better10. been givenⅣ.阅读理解A(2009年四川，D)Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes; one is injured every nine minutes, according to official data.Crosswalks can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older,36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.The Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) advises that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears.FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that，walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006. But among those in 2006,471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) says.[语篇解读]横过马路时，行人的意外死亡率居高不下。

很多城市正在努力采取措施保证行人过马路的安全，尤其是老人和孩子。

1．Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70.B. Old people are more likely to meet with accidents in crosswalks.C. Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people.D. About seven traffic accidents happened per hour.[解析]事实细节题。

第二段第二三句告诉我们：老年人在十字路口遭遇交通事故的可能性最大。

[答案] B2．What is FHWA’s suggestion to states?A. Fixing more traffic lights.B. Providing more crosswalks.C. Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets.D. Increasing the time before the orange lights appear.[解析]事实细节题。

第三段告诉我们FHWA建议给行人更多的时间通过路口。

[答案] C3．What’s the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according to the text?A. There’re many cars and buses on the road.B. Pedestrians are careless.C. Crosswalks are crowded.D. Drivers don’t give way.[解析]推理判断题。

第四段指出：老年人需要更多的时间通过马路，有健康意识的人也好步行，儿童被鼓励步行以防止发胖，油价较高也让人们更倾向于步行而不是驾车。

由此可知十字路口的安全问题是过度拥挤。

[答案] C4．The report from NHTSA suggests that ________.A. fewer people were injured in crosswalksB. crosswalk safety has been greatly improvedC. much has been done to reduce traffic accidentsD. pedestrian deaths in crosswalks remain a serious problem[解析]推理判断题。

最后一段NHTSA称：2006年行人死亡人数4,784，比1996年(5,449)降低了12%，但这一数字依旧很高，注意句中用的是down slightly稍微有点下降，所以十字路口的安全问题依然严峻。

[答案] DB(2008年江西)The reward was certainly incomparable to the little effort that he had to put in. It began when he was selected to help the teachers in the computer laboratories.The peak of his school career came not when he topped the school but when he was selected for the nationwide competition. Unlike everyone else, Nigel wanted to join the contest because he liked playing with the Lego sets and making something out of them. Nigel spent the next two months rebuilding his robot. It was during this time that Nigel found out about the prizes for the competition as well as another competitor，Alicia，from a neighboring school. His early intentions were forgotten.Alicia.Unaware of his intentions，she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He even helped her to put the finishing touches to her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looked even better than Alicia’s and it was able to bounce a ball with its arm, something Alicia had failed to do.On the day of the competition, he saw Alicia. Everything dawned on her the minute she saw him among the competitors.She stared at him, puzzled at first, then angry and finally a look of helplessness came over her.The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel’s face. The robot had performed actions so unique and different that the specialists’judgments were the same. Nigel was so pleased with himself that he did not even notice the girl standing a few feet away from him. Without her, he would never have won the competition.5. What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?B. He was honored with a scholarship.C. He helped his teachers construct a robot.D. He helped in the computer laboratories.[解析]细节理解题。