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素能提升演练（二十二）

选修8 Unit 22

Ⅰ．选词填空(注意用正确形式)

a number of, apart from, on one’s behalf, or else, answer for, wrap up, carry off, for good, all in all, lead to

1. _______ , most visitors enjoyed the trip.

2. We will love our motherland _______ .

3. The mine accident _________ more than 100 men’s lives.

4. There are _________ birds and animals in the world.

5. Hard work _______ success and failure often lies in laziness.

6. Our general manager can’t be here today, so I’m speaking _________ .

7. Hurry up, _______ you will be late.

8. The driver should _______ the safety of the passengers.

9. They are to ______ the talks next Saturday.

10. He is a good teacher ________ his bad temper.

Ⅱ．单项填空

1. Global warming _______ an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change.

A. appeals to B. occurs to

C. refers to D. belongs to

2. Reduced rainfall has affected large areas of Africa for years, _______ irrigation canals dry and many other zones are becoming drier.

A. leaving B. to leave C. left D. having left

3. A number of nations have already been in armed conflict over water, and reduced rainfall in the west of the US has _______ huge forest fires.

A. resulted from B. resulted in

C. dealt with D. lain in

4. ［2012泉州模拟］—Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

—Yes. _______, I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

A. If ever B. If busy

C. If anything D. If possible

5．—Hello, this is Downs Hotel. Can I help you?

—Yes, I’d like to _______ a table for five for dinner this evening.

A．remove B．reserve

C．lay D．purchase

6. ［2012青岛模拟］This new model of car is so expensive that it is _______ the reach of those with average income.

A. over B. within C. beyond D. below

7. ［2012南通模拟］Some educators _______ that children should be rewarded for their great performance.

A. assumed B. adopted

C. advocated D. convinced

8. ［2012南阳模拟］－Can you accompany your little brother to the post office now?

－_______，if he is ready.

A．By all means B．No way

C．My pleasure D．In no case

9. It’s time that we _______ measures to fight against crimes in economic field.

A. adapted B. addicted

C. addressed D. adopted

10. The temple is still in excellent condition, _______ that it was built 600 years ago.

A. considering B. concerning

C. regarding D. supposing

11. After the long journey, we felt fine _______ being a little tired.

A．but for B．except

C．apart from D．besides

12. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _______ creates further problems.

A. in short B. in case

C. in doubt D. in turn

13. We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only _______ violence.

A. runs into B. comes from

C. leads to D. begins with

14. Some kinds of birds in winter fly to the south to _______ the cold in the north．

A．get away from B．come up with

C．break away from D．put up with

15. I have _______ all my papers but I still can’t find my notes.

A. looked through B. looked for

C. looked ahead D. looked out

Ⅲ. 课文填词

It is reported that Earth’s climate is being changed and human will face 1. g warming in the 21st century. Global warming 2. _______ (指) to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change. The global average temperature has increased by 1℉ 3. _______the last 100 years because of human activities. If the situation continues, we are 4. _______ (谴责) life on Earth and should face terrible climate changes, serious diseases and bad 5. _______ (作用) on some industries as well as the 6. r sea levels. So how can we stop these disasters from 7. _______? Governments all over the world have a responsibility to 8. r the amount of carbon dioxide 9. p by their countries. Everyone can play their part 10. _______ making small changes in the daily life.

Ⅳ．完形填空

“Now, ” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions(职业). ” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 2 . Each of you will have to 3 someone in your field, plus an oral report. ”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 4 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen? ” I shook my head. “How about some 6 ? ” I shook my head again.

Finally, I thought he realized I was 7 , and I got my first big tip as a 8 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll 9 into. ” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 10 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t 11 me. They just reminded me how 12 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 13 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 14 .

For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 15 stories from murders to airplane 16 and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories 17 me and I realized that had it not been 18 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get 19 all the time: “How did you pick journalism? ”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher. . . ” I always start out. I just hope I can have the chance to 20 her. She was a teacher who definitely changed my life.

1. A. cautious B. mad

C. optimistic D. enthusiastic

2. A. universities B. families

C. professions D. lives

3. A. interview B. describe

C. admire D. face

4. A. considered B. rejected

C. expected D. picked

5. A. hardly B. totally

C. merely D. completely

6. A. preparation B. newspaper

C. drink D. paper

7. A. reliable B. grateful

C. terrified D. amazed

8. A. student B. journalist

C. stranger D. writer

9. A. look B. turn

C. break D. run

10. A. called B. remembered

C. recognized D. evaluated

11. A. answer B. urge

C. stop D. persuade

12. A. funny B. competitive

C. ordinary D. mysterious

13. A. blood B. body

C. life D. opinion

14. A. coming in B. coming out

C. going up D. going on

15. A. creating B. recalling

C. covering D. writing

16. A. flights B. crashes

C. journeys D. schedules

17. A. hit B. caught

C. impressed D. seized

18. A. for B. with C. of D. to

19. A. hurt B. realized

C. adjusted D. asked

20. A. respect B. support

C. thank D. envy

Ⅴ. 短文填词

［2012莆田模拟］

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

I’ll never forget the day when I went home after school.

It was raining so _______ (大) that I had to wait for the rain to 1. _______

stop. But _______ half an hour it was still raining. Seeing this, 2. _______

the guard at the gate offered to _______ (借给) me his umbrella. 3. _______

I accepted at once. With his help, I got home on time w 4. _______

getting wet. The next morning, when I r the umbrella to 5. _______

the guard, I said “thank you” to him, _______ (留) him a note to 6. _______

express my _______ sincerely. To my surprise, he said no one had 7. _______

e written him to say “thank you”, and it meant a lot to him. 8. _______

So in my _______, saying “thank you” to others is not only easy 9. _______

_______ also meaningful to the person who says it and the receiver! 10. _______

Ⅵ. 书面表达

［2012黄冈模拟］

下图描述的是全球环境问题。请仔细观察这幅漫画，用英语写一篇短文，阐明漫画中所反映的问题，并提出解决此问题的方法(至少三点)。

注意：1. 仔细品味图中文字的韵味，可以适当发挥想像，不要仅做简单描述;

2. 词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

From the picture, we can see that pollution is posing a threat to our earth, which comes in many ways. ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案解析

Ⅰ．1. All in all 2. for good 3. carried off 4. a number of

5. leads to 6. on his behalf 7. or else 8. answer for

9. wrap up 10. apart from

Ⅱ．1.【解析】选C。句意：全球变暖指的是地球平均温度增长，继而导致气候变化。appeal to吸引；occur to想起；refer to提到，意指；belong to属于。

【知识拓展】快速掌握refer to的意义及用法：

refer to的意义及用法主要有：

(1)谈到，提及

Although he didn’t mention any name, everyone knew who he was referring to.

虽然他没有提到任何人的名字，但是人人都知道他指的是谁。

(2)参考，查阅

Complete the exercises without referring to a dictionary.

请在不查阅字典的情况下完成练习。

(3)提交

My complaint was referred to the manufacturer.

我的投诉已转交给制造商。

2.【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意：多年来减少的降雨影响了非洲的大片地区，使得灌溉渠干涸，许多其他地区则更加干旱。leaving. . . 是现在分词短语作结果状语。

3.【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意：已经有许多国家因为水的问题而动武，而美国西部由于降水减少导致了森林大火。result from起因于，由……造成；result in导致，造成；deal with处理；lie in在于。

4.【解析】选D。句意：——你对于即将到来的假期有什么特别的计划吗？——是的。如果可能的话，我想去城里拜访一些敬老院。if ever如果曾经……的话；if busy如果很忙的话；if anything如果有任何事的话；if possible如果可能的话。

5．【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。reserve表示“预订”，符合题意。remove消除；lay摆放；purchase购买。

6.【解析】选C。句意：这款新车如此贵以至于超出了普通收入人群的支付能力。根据题意，此处用beyond表示“超出，超过”。

【变式备选】

Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s _______ the visiting hours.

A. during B. at

C. beyo