Learning to learn【基礎測評】. 單項填空1. As far as I know, the positive and lively activities _our students, who used to focus on just remembering knowledge, to use their knowledge freely. A. motivate B. motivated C. have motivated D. had motivated 【解析】選C。考查時態。通過句子的語境as far as I know可知, 動作與現在有關, 排除B、D兩項, 且motivate這個動作到現在為止已發生了, 故用完成時。2. China sent up two manned spaceships and they were also great scientific _ in the world. A. achievements B. discoveriesC. surprises D. projects【解析】選A。考查名詞詞義辨析。句意為: 中國發射了兩艘載人宇宙飛船, 它們也是世界上的巨大科學成就。achievement成就; discovery發現; surprise驚訝; project項目, 工程。來源:Z&xx&k.Com3. Because of the heavy fog, the flight to Shanghai will have to be_. A. taken off B. got offC. put off D. cut off【解析】選C。考查動詞詞組辨析。句意為: 由于大霧, 去上海的航班被迫推遲了。take off起飛, 成名; get off下車; put off推遲, 延期; cut off切斷, 隔絕。4. Zhang Juanjuan_ South Korean defending champion to win the individual archery gold medal. A. beat B. defeat C. hit D. won【解析】選A。考查動詞辨析。在比賽中擊敗對方用beat。defeat多指在戰爭中打敗, 雖也用于比賽中擊敗, 但此處時態不對; hit強調擊中; win后多接獲得的獎品等名詞, 故選A。5. The custom of arranged marriage still _ in many countries. A. appears B. lays C. exists D. shows【解析】選C。考查動詞詞義辨析。appear出現; lay放下, 產卵; exist存在; show展現。6. More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great _of goods. A. variety B. mixtureC. extension D. combination【解析】選A。考查名詞詞義辨析。句意: 越來越多的人選擇在超市購物, 因為它能提供各種各樣的物品。a variety of各種各樣的; mixture混合; extension伸展, 伸長; combination聯合, 連接, 根據句意選A。7. _is the percentage of the population who own their own homes? A. How B. WhatC. How much D. How many【解析】選B。比例數的多少用what提問。8. _more time, we could have done the job better. A. Give B. Giving C. To give D. Given【解析】選D。考查非謂語動詞。句意為: （如果）給我們更多時間, 我們會做得更好。we與give在邏輯上是被動關系, 故用過去分詞作狀語, 所以應選D。9. The student_ in the examination was strictly punished by the school. A. catching cheating B. caught cheatedC. caught cheating D. catching cheated【解析】選C。考查非謂語動詞。catch sb. doing sth. 發現某人做某事, 且student與catch是被動關系, 故選C。10. The stronger the_, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language. A. motivation B. situationC. impression D. explanation【解析】選A。考查名詞詞義辨析。句意: 一個人學外語的動機越強, 那么他就學得越快。motivation動機, 刺激; situation形勢, 情形; impression印象; explanation解釋, 說明。 . 閱讀理解 Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability. There are four parts in the book: Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad(填塞) information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages. Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (傳記). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading. Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also formal English in a letter of complaint. Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer. You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it. 1. We can find the introduction to a product in _. A. Part 1 B. Part 2C. Part 3 D. Part 4【解析】選D。細節理解題。在文中Part 4最后一句提及There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer. 有關于衣服和電腦的描述, 故選D。2. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English? A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook. C. A letter to a friend. D. A story of a president. 【解析】選C。細節理解題。由文中“Part 2 is people”中. . . there is an informal letter between friends. 可知。3. The passage is most probably written for_. A. test designers B. studentsC. test-takers D. teachers【解析】選B。推理判斷題。由文章的第一段可知, 本書的主要目的是為了檢查閱讀理解能力, 故只有學生最適合。4. What