1、Unit 8 副 詞.單項填空1The new machine, as is reported in the local newspaper, will work twice as fast, v _ greatly reducing costs. Athus Banyhow Cyet Deven解析：thus“這樣”，本句中后接現在分詞在句中作結果狀語。答案：A2I actually prefer to stay up _ at night, but not when Im working the next day.Adeeply Bdeep Clately Dlate解析：late作副詞，

2、表“(具體意義的晚)”，stay up late指“熬夜很晚”。答案：D3Intelligence doesnt _ mean success. You need to work hard as well.Ahonestly BformallyCsimply Dnecessarily解析：necessarily用于否定句時，意為不一定，未必。答案：D4I must be getting fatI can _ do my trousers up.Afairly Bhardly Cnearly Dseldom解析：hardly意為“幾乎不”。答案：B5We decided not to climb

3、 the mountains because it was raining _. Abadly Bhardly Cstrongly Dheavily解析：heavily此處意為“密集地，稠密地”，rain heavily 指“下大雨”。答案：D6The patients progress was encouraging, as he could _ get out of bed without help.Anearly Bonly Chardly Dbadly解析：nearly意為“幾乎、將近”，由句意可知答案。答案：A7Good technique in medicine means les

4、s pain and fewer deaths and _ it is our duty to master it.Aaltogether BthereforeCotherwise Dhowever解析：and therefore承上啟下，表因果關系。答案：B8Its a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them _.Aproperly BrepeatedlyCclearly Dusually解析：“記單詞的好辦法是反復看”。答案：B9It is good for elderly people to be _ involved i

5、n community service.Ahonestly Bpatiently Ceagerly Dactively解析：由“老人積極參加社區活動有好處”可知。答案：D10According to the recent survey, cancer is the leading cause of death among young adults in this areas, _ women.Aapparently BespeciallyCexactly Dprobably解析：especially意為“尤其”，用于表遞進關系。答案：B.完形填空Section AJenny suffered

6、a serious disease when she was very young.She couldnt put pressure on the heels of her feet.All from primary school to high school，she suffered，yet never complained.She_1_a smile on her face，a song on her lips.She ran，when she could run.She danced when she could dance.And when she could do_2_of thes

7、e things，she took her medicine and waited until she could.At school she was popular，attending every football game，cheering the team on，carrying her pillow everywhere she went，so that she could cushion(減緩)the pain when she sat down.Then_3_her senior year.She_4_school activties，especially sports.So sh

8、e began to bombard the school football coach._5_the coach gave in，with the_6_，“If you_7_ONE game ，youre out！”Therefore，Jenny became Manager of Garrett High School Football Team.She carried big buckets(桶)of water to her_8_.She bandaged knees and ankles before every game.She gave inspiring talks and i

9、t_9_to be one of the best years for Garret High School Football Team in its history.When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games，one teammember explained，“Well，when youve been knocked down，and you cant seem to_10_，you look up and see Jenny Lewis，dragging her buckets and carrying he

10、r pillow.It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem very_11_.”At the Senior Awands ceremony，Jenny received a number of scholarships to Gollege of Charleston.The President listed Jennys_12_，starting with her grades，and ending with excited words，“.shes the first girl to let in football，in Garret

11、t High School history！”【解題導讀】 文章講述了一個殘疾女孩如何以堅強的意志走向運動賽場的故事。1A.dressed Bwore Chung Dgained解析：臉上掛笑，用wear，即“wear a smile on the face”為固定搭配，wore為wear的過去式，故選B項。答案：B 2A.neither Bnothing Clittle Dnone解析：根據“she took her medicine and waited”說明她此時病情發作致使她不能笑、不能唱、不能跑、不能跳，故選D項。neither表“兩者都不”，不符合語境；nothing意為“什么也沒

12、有”，后不接of結構；little表示不可數概念，但“of these things”為可數概念。 答案：D 3A.came Breached Cexisted Dwent解析：根據前面提到的“All from primary school to high school，she suffered”可知她從小學到高中，根據后面提到的“At the Senior Awards cermony”可知她高中畢業，由此推斷此處表示“然后到了她讀高中的時候”，即高中階段來臨了，故選A項。C、D兩項不合適語境，B項為及物動詞，不符合語法，因為該句為倒裝句，其正常語序為：Then her senior yea

13、r came.答案：A 4A.hated Badmired Cattracted Dliked解析：從下文可知她極力說明教練讓她參加球隊的服務工作可知她喜歡學?；顒樱绕湎矚g運動，故選D項。A、B、C三個選項不符合語境。答案：D5A.Immediately BSlowlyCFinally DUnfortunately解析：由下文教練的警告可知，教練并沒有馬上同意珍妮的要求，而是經珍妮軟磨硬說才最終同意她的要求，故不選A項，而選C項；B項意指某些動作本身速度之慢，不符合語境。教練的同意對于珍妮來說是一種幸運，故不選D項。答案：C 6A.agreement Brefusal Cwarning Dp

14、roposal解析：從下文“If you_7_ONE game，youre out！”可知，教練并不樂意患有重病的珍妮參加球隊，由此推斷，此處他應該是對珍妮提出警告，故選C項。答案：C 7A.lose Bmiss Cregret Ddislike解析：由下文可知，珍妮參加球隊只是做服務性工作，并不親自上場比賽，由此推斷教練的警告內容是：如果你錯過一場比賽，你就退出！miss意為“錯過”，故選B項。lose one game意為“輸掉一場比賽”；regret one game意為“為一場比賽感到遺憾”； dislike one game意為“不喜歡一場比賽”，均不符合語境。答案：B8A.team

15、mates BclassmatesCcoach Drelatives解析：根據下文某一隊員所解釋說的“you look up and see Jenny Lewis，dragging her buckets and carrying her pillow”可知珍妮是為隊員送水，故選A項。答案：A9A.worked out Bwent outCturned out Dcame out解析：由下文可知，出于珍妮的參隊，球隊結果意外地出奇成功，turn out意為“結果是，”符合語境，故選C項。答案：C 10A.sit Bstand Cwalk Dmove解析：作為足球運動員，在“youve bee

16、n knocked down”的時候，根據常識，這時常常是感到不能動的時候，故選D項，其他選項不符合語境。答案：D 11A.unimportant BcomfortableCmeaningful Dterrible解析：由語境知，受傷或受累的運動員一看到珍妮為他們服務的模樣，他們就覺得自己的受苦受累算不得什么，即“也就顯得不重要了”，故選A項，其他選項不符合語境。答案：A 12A.challenges BachievementsCgoals Defforts解析：根據下文starting with her grades，and ending with excited words，“.shes

17、the first girl to let in football，in Garrett High School history！”可知，校長是在列舉珍妮的高中階段獲取的成績，故選B項，其他選項不符合語境。答案：BSection BWe may be very pleased with the rapid propgress we have made in every field of s tudy，but we have almost done nothing to improve our present examination systems which focus_13_testing

18、the studerts memory instead of their_14_.As soon as a child begins school，he enters a world of examination_15_will decide his future of job.In fact a good examination system should encourage students to think for _16_.But the examination now does anything but that.It forces the students to remember

19、_17_is taught to get high marks.Thus the students who come out first in the examination often may be the_18_in their studies.In addition，such_19_examination system often drives teachers to cram all the time and forces them to train students what to do with the coming examination.There must be a bett

20、er way to test a students true ability as_20_as their knowledge.13解析：考查固定短語focus on，意為“集中于”。答案： on14解析：根據最后一句“test a students true ability”的提示可推斷。答案：ability15解析：該空引導定語從句且在從句中作主語，所修飾的先行詞examination指物。答案：which/that16解析：鼓勵學生自己思考，即“獨立思考”。答案：themselves17解析：該空引導賓語從句且在從句中作主語，從句作remember的賓語。答案：what18解析：考試第一

21、名的學生被認為是班上最好的學生。答案：best19解析：意為“這樣一種考試體系”。答案：an20解析：既檢測學生真正的能力也檢測他們的知識。as well as意為“和，也”。答案：well.填空Tai Chi exercises can help people with type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)control their condition，research suggests.Two separate studies found a 12­week program of exercise was enough to improve the immune(免疫)sys

22、tem，and to cut blood sugar levels.The traditional Chinese martial art combines deep breathing and gentle movement to improve relaxation levels.Both studies，by researchers in Taiwan and Australia，appear in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.The first study，by a team in Taiwan，compared 30 people w

23、ith diabetes with 30 healthy people acting as controls.Over 12 weeks the participants learned 37 Tai Chi movements under the guidance of an expert，and took home a video to study the correct poses.They took part in three­hour­long sessions a week.At the end of the program，tests on the group

24、 with type 2 diabetes showed a drop in their blood sugar level，and an improvement in the level of cells and chemicals key to a healthy immune response.Strenuous(過量的)physical activity is harmful to the immune system，but the latest study suggests that more appropriate exercise may have the opposite ef

25、fect.Previous research has suggested Tai Chi improves heart­related and breathing­related function，as well as improving flexibility and relieving stress.The second study by the university of Queensland，based on just 11 participants，produced similar results.In this study the participantswho

26、 all had raised blood sugar levelsattended sessions of Tai Chi for 60 to 90 minutes three times a week.As well as a drop in blood sugar levels，the participants lost weight，and recorded significant falls in blood pressure.Insulin(胰島素)resistance was also improved.Participants also said they slept bett

27、er，had more energy，felt less pain and had fewer food appetites while on the program.Cathy Moulton from Diabetes UK recommends that people with diabetes do a minimum of 30 minutes of appropriate physical activity on at least five days of the week.She said，“Any activity that leaves you feeling warm an

28、d a little breathless but still able to hold a conversation counts as appropriate exerciseincluding energetically cleaning the house，quickly walking the dog and of course Tai Chi，the relaxation element of which may help to reduce stress levels.”Title：Tai Chi helps control diabetesPhysical activityTa

29、i ChiCathy Moultons 9._common beliefthe 2._findingsthe first studythe second studyPhysical activity consuming too much strength does 1._ to the immune systemMore appropriate exercise，however，helps3._ the immune system.It was carried out by a team in Taiwan with 60 participants,4._ have diabetes.The

30、tests showed the 5._ group had their blood sugar level 6._ and the level of cells improved.The group lost their weight and had a drop in blood sugar level.Their blood pressure became 7._ and they slept better，therefore they were more 8._ and less painful.For five days a week，people with diabetes sho

31、uld do at least 30 minutes appropriate physical activity until they feel warm and 10._【解題導語】 堅持打太極拳對身體健康很有好處，文章介紹了對此所作的最新研究成果。1解析：do harm to常用短語，意思是“給造成傷害”。答案：harm2解析：第二豎欄介紹了最新的研究發現。答案：latest research3解析：由第四段文章中信息but the latest study suggests that more appropriate exercise may have the opposite effe

32、ct.可得知。答案：improve/strengthen4解析：half of whom have diabetes為非限制性定語從句。答案：half of whom5解析：被測試的人都為身體有問題的人。答案：unhealthy/sick6解析：由第四段文章中信息They took part in three­hour­long sessions a week.At the end of the program，tests on the group with type 2 diabetes showed a drop in their blood sugar level可得

33、知。答案：dropped7解析：倒數第二段文章中句子as well as a drop in blood sugar levels 告知了本題答案。答案：lower8解析：由第六段文章中句子Participants also said they slept better，had more energy，felt less pain and had fewer food appetites while on the program.可得知。答案：energetic9解析：第三豎欄主要介紹了所提供的建議。答案：suggestion/advice/recommendation10解析：由最后段落文章

34、中信息She said，“Any activity that leaves you feeling warm and a little breathless”可得知。答案：slightly breathless.簡答BRITAIN is a popular tourist place.But tours of the country have pros and cons.GOOD NEWSFree museums.No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities.Pop music.Britain is the only

35、country to rival(與匹敵)the US on this score.Black cabs.London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.Choice of food.Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.Fashion.Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect

36、 highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood，Alexander McQueen；street styles are justly loved，too.BAD NEWSPoor service.“Its part of the image of the place.People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced，”says Professor Tony Seaton，of Luton Universitys International Tourism Research Center.Poor public transport.Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest toruists，although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably(難以理解的) popular.Lack of languages.Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far，even in the