【步步高】(江苏专用)2015届高考英语一轮复习 Units 34 练习题 牛津译林版选修9

Units 3～4

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．At ________good news，she felt confused for ________moment，and then began to burst into laughter.

A．the；the B．the；a

C．a；the D．a；a

答案 B [第一空是特指，所以填the，第二空for a moment意为“一会儿”。] 2．Although the Roma couldn't be forced to pay taxes，they couldn't vote ________they agreed to ________to the government.

A．unless；submit B．until；correspond

C．when；resign D．while；compromise

答案 A [句意：尽管不能强迫罗姆人交税，但是他们也不能投票，除非他们同意服从政府。submit服从；correspond与……相符合；resign辞职；compromise妥协。]

3．China understands the situation and needs of underdeveloped countries on the issue of climate change and urges developed countries to support them ________technology and finance.

A．in spite of B．owing to

C．regardless of D．in terms of

答案 D [考查介词短语。句意：中国在气候变化问题上理解欠发达国家的形势和需求，督促发达国家在技术和资金方面帮助它们。in terms of从……方面；in spite of尽管；owing to由于；regardless of不管，不顾。]

4．With a chicken ________on the fire，I can't leave even for a minute. A．toasting B．toasted C．to be toasted D．being toasted

答案 D [用v.­ing形式的被动式作宾补，表示宾语a chicken正在火上被烧烤。] 5．You should try to catch several English expressions ________you see an English film.

A．in case B．so that C．every time D．so soon as

答案 C [句意：每当你看英文电影的时候，你应该尽力理解一些英语短语。every time 每次，每当，引导时间状语从句。in case以防；so that为的是；不存在so soon as短语。] 6．________is expected that it will be fine tomorrow，when we can do some outdoor activities.

A．As B．It C．That D．Which

答案 B [句意：预计明天晴天，那时我们可以做些户外活动。it为形式主语，that从句为真正的主语。]

7．A terrible thought suddenly ________to me—had anyone broken into the house? A．struck B．occurred

C．knocked D．attacked

答案 B [句意：我突然想起一个可怕的想法——有人破门而入了吗？occur to想起；strike袭击，意为“突然想到”时，后面直接加sb；knock敲；attack攻击。]

8．The two birds ________each other in shape and color，in other words，they ________each other in shape and color.

A．differ；are different from

B．differ from；are different with

C．resemble；are similar to

D．resemble；are similar with

答案 C [正确的“不同”与“相似”的表达分别是：A differs from B或A is different from B和A is similar to B．]

9．________from the top of the tower，the Birds Nest looks more magnificent. A．To see B．Seeing C．Seen D．See

答案 C [句意：从塔顶看，鸟巢看起来更加壮丽。the Birds Nest与see之间为被动关系，故用过去分词短语作状语。]

10．To the manager's joy，he is a(n) ________young employee.

A．stubborn B．ambitious C．disappointing D．subjective

答案 B [句意：令经理高兴的是，他是一位有雄心壮志的年轻雇员。ambitious有雄心的；stubborn顽固的；disappointing令人失望的；subjective主观的。]

11．The shepherd had to round up the sheep ________first night fell.

A．until B．before C．after D．till

答案 B [before引导的时间状语从句，符合题意。]

12．The pyramid ________how many years ago，do you know?

A．dated back to B．dated from

C．dates back D．dates back to

答案 D [句意：你知道金字塔追溯到多少年前吗？date from/date back to常指“以现在为起点”往前推，故在句中作谓语时，常用一般现在时，且无被动语态。] 13．Though he came from a family similar ________mine，we have little similarity ________taste.

A．with；to B．to；in C．in；to D．to；for

答案 B [句意：虽然他来自一个和我相似的家庭，但我们的爱好很少有相似之处。be similar to与……相似；have little similarity in在……方面几乎没有相似之处。] 14．Many years later，the father returned form the army and found that his daughter was no longer ________she used to be.

A．what B．how C．when D．whom

答案 A [what引导的从句在句中作表语(即表语从句)，what又在表语从句中作表语。] 15．I can't tolerate being made fun of，________never to come again. A．determined B．being determined

C．determine D．to determine

答案 A [逗号后的部分是短语不是独立的句子，所以用determined过去分词短语作状语，故选A。]

Ⅱ.阅读理解

You're riding in the car on this family vacation. Suddenly your dad slows down. And you may see the following：

1．Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

Some call it art; others call it just plain gross. Bubblegum Alley is covered from top to bottom with wads of chewed gum, a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals in the 1950s. Some artists even created images of funny faces and the American flag.

2．Blue Whale