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Unit 1 Art
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.The sooner we students________to the new school, the better it will be______our studies.
A.adapt; for
B.adjust; to
C.adopt; for
D.admit; to
答案 A [adapt和adjust都有“(使)适应”的意思,但后跟to表示“适应于”,跟for表示“适用的目的”;adopt“采用,收养”;admit“容许,承认,接纳”。句意:我们学生对新学校适应得越快,对我们的学习就越有利。]
2.You must keep the news a secret and don't put it_____anybody else.
A.in possession of
B.in the possession of
C.in charge of
D.in the charge of
答案 B [A项和C项的逻辑主语是人,分别表示“某人占有”和“某人负责某事”,含有主动意义;而B项和D项的逻辑主语是物,分别表示“被某人所占有”和“由某人负责”,具有被动意义。]
3.It is________of Mathew to be badtempered, and this morning he got awfully angry with his wife for just losing one dollar.
A.practical
B.beneficial
C.skeptical
D.typical
答案 D [考查形容词。句意:Mathew经常发脾气,今天早上,仅仅因为妻子丢了一美元而对她发火。It is typical of sb. to do sth.“做……是某人的特征”。再如:It is typical of him to forget his keys.他总是忘记带钥匙。(忘带钥匙是他的特点)]
4.Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans________to New Zealand, later followed by more Europeans,________for a better life.
A.coming; seeking
B.to come; seeking
C.came; to seek
D.to come; to seek
答案 B [考查非谓语动词。第一空前有the first,所以用不定式;第二空选seeking表伴随。]
5.World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, a grandscale global event, has________the significant theme “Better City, Better Life”.
A.abandoned
B.adopted
C.advocated
D.adapted
答案 B [考查动词。句意:2010年上海世博会是全球的大盛事,它采用了鲜明的主题“城市,让生活更美好”。adopt“采用,采纳”; abandon“遗弃,抛弃”; advocate“鼓吹,提倡”;adapt“适应,改编”。]
6.All the Chinese are looking forward to our country's first______to land on the moon after the successful trip of Chang'e to it.
A.practice
B.purpose
C.attempt
D.act
答案 C [考查名词。句意:嫦娥卫星探月成功后,全国人们期盼着我国首次登月尝试。attempt“尝试,企图”。]
7.Why does teaching as a career________many people?
A.apply for
B.attract to
C.appeal to
D.agree with
答案 C [appeal to“对……有诱惑力”。句意:为什么教育作为一项事业吸引了这么多人呢?apply for“申请”;attract“吸引”,attract sb./sth. to“把……吸引到……”;agree with“同意”。]
8.She's aiming________a scholarship. That is why she has been focusing her mind________her work.
A.at; on
B.t