【名师一号】20142015学年高中英语 Unit 6 Desgin Communication W

双基限时练(二十三)

Unit 6 Communication Workshop

Ⅰ.短语填空

it's one's turn to do sth.， be determined to do sth.， too much， at least， hold one's breath， try out， put up， go on to do sth.， date back to， be related to

答案put up

2．The rise in crime is reported to ________ an increase in unemployment (失

业)．

答案be related to

3．I'll ________ it ________ and see whether it works.

答案try; out

4．The church, which ________ the ninth century, is being rebuilt.

答案dates back to

5．He ________ do his homework after he finished reading the text.

答案went on to

6．The work is ________ for her because she is too young.

答案too much

7．You have to buy your tickets ________ one week before the Spring Festival.

答案at least

8．The match was very exciting. Everyone was ________ and watching carefully.

答案holding his breath

9．________ to treat you this evening.

答案It's my turn

10．The police officer ________ catch the killer as soon as possible.

答案is determined to

Ⅱ.单项填空

1．Some people choose jobs for other reasons ________ money these days.

A. for

B. except

C. besides

D. with

答案与解析 C 句意：近日有些人选择工作会考虑除了钱以外的其他因素。根据句意，

空格处的意思该是“除……以外还有”。故选C项。

2．I began to feel ________ in the new school when I saw some familiar faces.

A. at home

B. at heart

C. at will

D. at sight

答案与解析 A feel at home“舒适自在；不拘束”，符合句意。

3．Playing the violin well is not ________ so easy as you imagined, dear! You must get fully prepared against any difficulties.

A. entirely

B. nearly

C. almost

D. completely

答案与解析 B 句意：亲爱的，拉好小提琴根本不像你想象的那么容易！你必须做好战胜任何困难的准备。not nearly意为“远非；根本不；远不如”。

4．They ________ in love at first sight. Now, they ________ in love with each other for nearly a month.

A. were; have been

B. fell; have been

C. were; were

D. fell; fell

答案与解析 B at first sight表示“见第一眼”，强调动作；for nearly a month 是表示一段时间的状语，不与短暂性动词(短语)(如fall in love)连用，要与表示状态的动词(短语)连用。

5．In English­speaking countries，a person with a large vocabulary is ________ a walking dictionary.

A. referred to

B. compared to

C. thought of

D. devoted to

答案与解析 B compar e A to B“把A比作B”；refer to “参考”；think of “想起”；devote ... to “致力于”。

6．I left him, ________ never to set foot in that house again.

A. made up my mind

B. determined

C. decide

D. was determining

答案与解析 B 通过分析句子结构可知，后半句作状语，一般可用v.­ing形式。如：making up my mind, deciding, determining等；也可以用表示状态的词determined。

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many.

This is Life，all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and，unhappily,