一、单项填空
1—I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
—That’s ______ I don’t agree with.You should have a more active life.
Awhere             Bhow
Cwhen    Dwhat
解析:where在句中引导表语从句,充当地点状语。句意:——周日我宁愿把自己关在屋子里整天听音乐。——那正是我不同意之处,你应该过更积极的生活。
答案:A
2I paid a visit to the Shanghai Expo Site in the summer holiday______not surprisinglywas crowded with visitors from all over the world.
Awhere    Bthat
Cwhich    Dthere
解析:which引导的是定语从句并且做从句的主语,其先行词是前面整个句子,not surprisingly是插入语。句意:暑假期间我去参观了上海世博园,那里挤满了来自世界各地的参观者,这一点并不令人感到惊讶。
答案:C
3We’ll give these clothes to ______ we think badly needs them in the earthquake stricken areas.
Ano matter who    Bwhomever
Cthose who    Dwhoever
解析:考查名词性从句的引导词。由于宾语从句中动词need缺少主语,因此选用主格whoever。句意:我们将把这些衣服给那些我们认为地震灾区急需的人。
答案:D
4Is it ______ some students often go to Internet bar privately______ makes their parents worry about them?
Awhatthat    Bthatthat
Cwhenwhat    Dhowwhat
解析:考查强调句。第一个that引导的是主语从句;第二个that引导的是强调句。句意:是有些学生常常私自去网吧这件事使得他们的父母们为他们担忧吗?
答案:B
5Most American children would prefer to keep their problems______themselvesand solve their problems______themselves.
Atoby    Bbyto
Cforto    Dinon
解析:考查反身代词前介词的用法。第一个空 oneself表示……藏在心里by oneself表示独自一人,单独的,独立的。句意:大部分美国孩子都会把问题藏在心里,靠自己解决他们自己的问题。
答案:A
6This photo of mine was taken______stood the famous high tower.
Awhich    Bin which
Cwhere    Dthere
解析:where引导的从句在句中作地点状语,并且where在状语从句的句首引起倒装。
答案:C
7—I was wondering if we could go fishing on the weekend.
—______good.
adapttoASound    BSounded
CSounding    DSounds
解析:考查交际用语。此处是省略答语,其完整的回答应该是:It sounds good.
答案:D
8I’m going to work by bus as my car______.
Ais repairing    Bis being repaired
Cwill repair    Dhad been repaired
解析:考查动词的时态和语态。carrepair为被动关系,应用被动语态。根据上文我要乘公共汽车上班,可知车现在正在修,故选B项。
答案:B
9So quickly are science and technology advancing ______ is a possibility today may be
a reality tomorrow.
Awhich    Bwhat
Cthat which    Dthat what
解析:考查名词性从句。so...that引导的结果状语从句中,包含了一个what引导的主语从句,在从句中what作了主语。句意:科技发展的是这么快,以至于今天还只是有点可能性的事情,明天可能就成为了现实。
答案:D
10There was no way of getting ______ that.He had to tell the truth.
Aaround    Baway
Cdown    Doff
解析:由后半句he had to tell the truth可知,不讲实话是不行的,所以要用get around 回避,逃避。句意:逃避是不可能的。他不得不讲实话。
答案:A
11The trouble that he made made ______ difficult for him to be received by the native people.
Aso    Bit
Cthat    Dmuch
解析:考查代词的用法。句中的that he made是定语从句,修饰先行词troubleit作第二个made的形式宾语,to do不定式是真正的宾语。句意:他惹得麻烦使得当地人很难接受他。
答案:B
12Lily asked her teacher why the substance ______ out of atoms.
Awas formed    Bformed
Cis formed    Dforms
解析:考查固定搭配。form A out of BA是由B构成的(form B into AB制成A)是固定搭配。此题中考查的是form A out of B的被动语态。
答案:C
13In my opinionall Mr.Tom ______ good to his students at present.He is very strict in their study.
Adoes does does    Bdoes do do
Cdoes does do    Ddid do does
解析:考查定语从句。Mr.Tom does是定语从句修饰先行词alldoes do是强调谓语动词表示的确
答案:C
14She told me she was glad for the difficulty had been______.
Acleared away    Bcleared up
Cbroken away    Dbroke down
解析:考查短语辨析。clear away……废除clear up收拾,清理break away突然走开,放弃break down破裂,失败。句意:她告诉我困难被解决了她很高兴。
答案:B
15The boy student quarreled with his class teacher and left______ never ______ back to school again.
Adeterminedto come
Bbeing determinedto come
Cdeterminedcoming
Ddeterminingto come
解析:determined to do是固定结构决定干某事,在句中作伴随状语表示状态。句意:那个男生与班主任争吵后离开了学校,决定再也不回来上学了。
答案:A
科学家们已经到了蜘蛛网拥有如此强大力量的原因。
1The scientists’ findings could be helpful for people when they______.
Aplan to design a complex web
Bwant to design stronger materials
Cdecide to live a life without damage
Dhope to make a breakthrough in science
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段...they claim the findings could be used to help design a new generation of super strength materials可知,答案为B项。
答案:B
2Which of the following is a characteristic of a spider’s webA.It can adapt to different loads.
BIt can expand itself in the sun.
CIt can mend itself if necessary.
DIt can produce natural fibers.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段The silk itself has an ability to soften or stiffen to bear different types of loads—unlike any other natural or man­made fibers可推断,答案为A项。
答案:A
3What do we know about the first type of spider silk?
AIt is stiff and thin.
BIt is gentle and dry.
CIt acts as a basic frame of a web.
DIt is used to create threads.
解析:推理判断题。根据末段The first is stiff and dry and it is used in threads which spread out from the centre可推断,第一种蜘蛛丝在网里被用来做基本的构架,故答案为C项。