Units 3～5

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　If you often cut classes without any reason，you will risk________in the final exam.

　　A．to fail

　　B．failingC．being failing

　　D．fail

　　解析　句意：如果你經常沒有任何原因缺課，你就會有期末考試不及格的危險。risk是及物動詞，后面跟動名詞作賓語。

　　答案　B

　　2．It is reported that the president has put off the trip________the storm on the sea.

　　A．because

　　B．in spite ofC．due to

　　D．as a result解析　句意：據報道，總統因為海上暴風雨而推遲了旅行。in spite of意為“盡管”；as a result表示結果；because為連詞，連接句子，都可以排除，只有due to后接名詞，表示原因。

　　答案　C

　　3．Accustomed to________in the countryside，he found it hard to live in the city.

　　A．living

　　B．liveC．having lived

　　D．have lived

　　解析　be accustomed to后接動詞-ing形式作賓語，只能選A。

　　答案　A

　　4．—Do you feel like________？

　　—No，but I'd like________today.

　　A．to skate；skate

　　B．skating；skating

　　C．skating；to skate

　　D．to skate；skating

　　解析　feel like doing表示想干什么。would like后一般跟to do，表示一次性的行為。

　　答案　C

　　5．Bill is a good man，kind and diligent.Don't be too hard on him. He's doing the job________.

　　A．as good as he can

　　B．as well as he could

　　C．as well as he can

　　D．as best as he could

　　解析　考查as...as結構的用法。根據時態一致，可排除B、D兩項；再根據good修飾名詞，well修飾動詞、形容詞、副詞等，而句中要修飾do，可排除A項，故答案為C。

　　答案　C

　　6．A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses，________has happened in Iraq and other countries.

　　A．what

　　B．it

　　C．as

　　D．one

　　解析　句意：戰爭很殘酷它經常導致巨大的損失，正如在伊拉克和其他國家所發生的。as引導非限制性定語從句，指代前面整個句子。

　　答案　C

　　7．He would like to risk ________in a storm as the boy was in danger.

　　A．to get caught

　　B．to catch

　　C．getting caught

　　D．catching

　　解析　答案　C

　　8．It is a fact that there is a ________ towards regional cooperation.

　　A．attendance

　　B．tendency

　　C．pretence

　　D．fancy

　　解析　答案　B

　　9．—Do you ________ the idea of living a low-carbon life?

　　—It sounds tough，but it is a tendency.

　　A．correspond to

　　B．apply to

　　C．cater to

　　D．subscribe to

　　解析　答案　D

　　10．There are________approaches to English teaching.But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students.

　　A．variety

　　B．accurate

　　C．original

　　D．diverse

　　解析　句意：有許多英語教學方法，但它們不一定都對中國學生同樣有效。A項應說成a variety of；B項意為“準確的，精確的”；C項意為“原始的”；D項意為“不同的，多種多樣的”。由句意可知選D。

　　答案　D

　　11． Frank's ability to learn from observation and experience________greatly to his success in public life.

　　A．owed

　　B．contributed

　　C．attached

　　D．related

　　解析　考查動詞辨析。語意表示“對他在公共生活中的成功起到了極大的促進作用”，故用contribute to表示“有助于，是……的原因之一”。owe to表示“歸功于，欠(債，情等)”；attach to表示“附上”；relate to表示“涉及，了解”。

　　答案　B

　　12．—Cinderella has been learning Chinese in Beijing University for the past four years.

　　—No wonder she________above her colleagues in Chinese.

　　A．stands out

　　B．sticks outC．comes out

　　D．sorts out

　　解析　stand out脫穎而出，突出；stick out伸出；come out出來，發芽；sort out分類，整理。

　　答案　A

　　13．She pretended________the book when her mother came in.

　　A．to read

　　B．to have readC．to be reading

　　D．reading

　　解析　pretend后接動詞不定式，根據句意，此處應是表示“正在做某事”，所以要用進行時。

　　答案　C

　　14．She continued to care for her father________the time of his death.

　　A．up to

　　B．till upC．not until

　　D．on to

　　解析　up to...意為“直到……；達到……”。

　　答案　A

　　15．This kind of book________very well and all of them________.

　　A．sells；sells out

　　B．is sold；have been sold out

　　C．is sold；sells out

　　D．sells；have been sold out

　　解析　sell well作“賣得好”解；第二空強調“書被賣完了”的事實，所以用現在完成時的被動語態。

　　答案　D

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　We may have hosted some difficult house guests once or on even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.

　　You've been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.

　　“Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep in and enjoy your breakfast without them.

　　If possible, keep their breakfast warm.

　　Or better yet, when entertaining it's always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack ) food on-hand. ”

　　——Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　Your guest's teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.

　　“If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated on your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work e-mail and give him enough time to finish using it. ”

　　——Ummu Bradley Thomas, founder of the Freddie Bell Jones Modeling & Finishing School, Inc.

　　Your couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.

　　“There is nothing wrong with saying ‘John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving. ’”

　　——Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　Your guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It's tiring and expensive.

　　“If your guests didn't offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company. ”

　　——Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　You gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are thrown all over the place.

　　“You should simply say ‘ I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the top shelf? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you. ’”

　　——Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　【語篇解讀】 當家里來了難纏的客人時，該怎樣應對呢？本文為大家提供了一些建議。

　　1．Which of the following kinds of guests has NOT been mentioned in the passage?

　　A．Some guests who get up late in the morning.

　　B．The Facebook addict who hogs your computer all day long.

　　C．A vegetarian husband and a wife who is a picky eater.

　　D．An unemployed nephew who is not leaving after a long time.

　　解析　考查細節理解。A項“早晨很晚才起床的客人”、B項“整天沉迷于網絡交友的客人”和D項“失業長期賴著不走的侄子”在文中都被提及，只有C項“素食主義的丈夫和挑食的妻子”文中沒有提到，故選C項。

　　答案　C

　　2．According to Ummu Bradley Thomas, which of the following is the best way to

　　deal with the guests?

　　A．Kindly explaining to him you need to use the computer.

　　B．Politely asking him to stop using the computer at once.

　　C．Introducing other toys to him to play with.

　　D．Simply letting him keep using the computer as he likes.

　　解析　考查推理判斷。根據文中的“kindly let him know that you are expecting work e-mail and give him enough time to finish using it”可知，他建議我們禮貌地向客人解釋自己要用電腦，并給客人足夠的時間處理完事情，故答案為A項。

　　答案　A

　　3．The passage gives the following tips EXCEPT________.

　　A．declining the guests' requests if you hate to accompany them everywhere

　　B．reminding them to keep their clothes on the top shelf

　　C．trying to offer at least one dish based on his or her preferences　

　　D．keeping their breakfast warm or having cold breakfast food on-hand

　　解析　考查細節理解。A、B、D項所說的建議分別在處理第四、第五和第一種情況的內容中出現，只有C項“準備至少一道客人愛吃的菜”文中沒有給出。

　　答案　C

　　4．Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

　　A．How to Entertain Your Guests

　　B．How to Keep Good Personal Relations

　　C．How to Find the Best Solution

　　D．How to Deal with Difficult House Guests

　　解析　考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，文章是在講如何應對家里來的那些難纏的客人，介紹了幾種既能夠解決麻煩同時又不傷害對方感情的好辦法。故D項作為本文的標題最合適。

　　答案　D

　　5．In which section of a magazine can we most probably see this passage?

　　A．Science.

　　B．Society.C．Economy.

　　D．Education.

　　解析　考查推理判斷。根據文章的主旨不難看出，這篇文章最有可能出現在雜志里面刊登有關社會家庭這類話題文章的版塊中，所以答案為B項。

　　答案　B

　　B

　　Celebrities(名人) have become a powerful influence on some people because of their social position and their economic situation.

　　First, some people admire and imitate stars because

　　they allow themselves to be influenced by the media. Television, radio, and magazines invade(侵擾) the lives

　　of audience with a variety of shows, information, and

　　publications about stars and their lives.For instance, Britney Spears has become the target of paparazzi(狗仔隊). In May, Britney appeared at the front page of the

　　most popular magazines revealing that she married her

　　best friend in Vegas, Nevada.Media also invade stars'

　　lives because reporters know they get high profits from

　　readers who buy and follow their favorite artists' news.

　　Second, some mad audience imitate their celebrities

　　for their lack of confidence. Some people who are shy

　　and lack personality may find that imitating others will

　　cause a good impression. For instance, my cousin Jenny, who lacks a social life because of her introverted (內向的) personality, believes that acting and dressing like

　　Jennifer Lopez will make her popular in high school.

　　Finally, several fans of stars imitate them because

　　of peer(同齡人) pressure. Since my niece's girl friends

　　formed an Antonio Banderas' fan club, she had also

　　joined the group. Although she wasn't a huge fan of his,

　　now she collects most of Banderas' possessions. In fact, when I asked Arianna, my niece, why she was part of

　　Banderas' fan club, she replied with a doubtful tone

　　that she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens.

　　In conclusion, it is true that celebrities play spectacular roles in their performances in Hollywood, which

　　entertains many people all over the world; however,

　　modern celebrities influence the audience to the point

　　where their fans admire and try to imitate their lives.

　　【語篇解讀】 當今社會，“玉米”“鋼絲”等成群結隊，追星似乎成了人們的一大時尚。作者在文中分析了人們追星的原因以及自己對這一現象的看法。

　　6．What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　A．Why people are influenced by celebrities.

　　B．The harmful influence of celebrities.

　　C．What kind of people are influenced by celebrities.

　　D．How to avoid the influence of celebrities.

　　解析　縱觀全文可知，由于較高的社會地位以及經濟地位，名人已對一些人產生了強有力的影響。文章開篇點題并從三個方面進行了深入分析。故選A。

　　答案　A

　　7．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that________.

　　A．media are on the side of stars

　　B．stars know how to take advantage of media

　　C．media can give wrong information about stars

　　D．media invade stars' lives for their own good

　　解析　由第二段的最后一句可知，狗仔隊侵犯名人生活的原因是想獲得更高的經濟利益。故選D。

　　答案　D

　　8．Jenny acts and dresses like Jennifer Lopez because________.

　　A．she admires Jennifer Lopez's personality

　　B．she wants to become famous too

　　C．she wants to change her own personality

　　D．she lacks self-confidence

　　解析　根據第三段第一句中的“...lack of confidence.”可知，D項符合題意。

　　答案　D

　　9．Arianna joined the Antonio Banderas' fan club to________.

　　A．seek encouragement from the star

　　B．be accepted by other teens

　　C．become a real fan of the star

　　D．learn more about the star

　　解析　由第四段最后一句中的“...she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens”可知，B項符合題意。

　　答案　B

　　10．The author of the passage probably believes that________.

　　A．it's easy for people to resist the influence of celebrities

　　B．all young people are easily influenced by celebrities

　　C．it's no good for people to imitate celebrities blindly

　　D．people can improve their personality by imitating their favorite stars