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选修6 Units 1~2
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.David had prepared carefully for the chemistry exam,so that he could be sure of passing it at her first ________ .
A.purpose B.desire C.wish D.attempt[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]
解析 名词辨析。作了充分的准备,这样“他就可以完全有把握在第一次参加时就可以通过。”attempt表示“尝试”的意思。
答案 D
2.—How did you ________ the old valuable house?
—It used to be ________ my uncle.He left it to me in his will.
A.take possession of; in possession of
B.take the possession of; in the possession of
C.take possession of; in the possession of
D.take the possession of; in possession of
解析 take possession of“拥有”为固定短语;第二空的主语为it即the house,所以使用表示被动的in the possession of。
答案 C
3.It's the sort of work that ________ a high level of concentration.
A.calls for B.makes up C.lies in D.stands for
解析 call for意为“需要”;make up意为“组成;打扮;编造”等;lie in意为“在于”;stand for意为“代表、支持”。根据句意应选A。
答案 A
4.Teaching as a career ________ to many people because of the long holidays.
A.attracts B.calls C.appeals D.pulls
解析 appeal to“对某人有吸引力”。其他动词不能和to构成短语。句意:教师因为有长假期,教学作为一项职业对许多人有吸引力。
答案 C
5.I'd like to take a vacation this summer,but________,I don't want to miss the conference in midJuly.[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]
A.what's more
B.by the way
C.on the other hand
D.as a matter of fact
解析 考查短语辨析。“我想今年夏天休假”与“我又不想错过7月中旬的会议”是矛盾的两个方面,故on the other hand(另一方面)符合语境。what's more另外;by the way顺便说一句;as a matter of fact实际上。
答案 C
6.—Instead of lending a hand,Jim just stood by,laughing at us in trouble.
—Oh,it's________of him to be so coldhearted.
A.conventional
B.typical
C.ridiculous
D.aggressive[来源:学科网ZXXK]
解析 考查形容词辨析。根据“Jim非但没有伸出援手,反而站到一边,嘲笑陷入困境的我们。”可知,“他一向这么冷酷无情。”句型“it is typical of sb to do sth”表示“某人通常……,一向……,……是某人的特点”,符合语境。coventional依照惯例的,遵守习俗的,传统的,习惯的;ridiculous愚蠢的,荒谬的;aggressive好斗的,侵略的,富有攻击性的。
答案 B
7.The road conditions there turned out to be very good,________was more than we could expect.
A.it B.what C.which D.that
解析 句意:那里的路况证明是非常好的,这超出了我们的想象。which引导非限制性定语从句,which指代前面整个句子的内容。A、B、D三项均不能引导非限制性定语从句。
答案 C
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