1、限時提能精練二十八Unit 6Life in the future(限時30分鐘).詞匯知識1We need some extra helpers if we're going to get all these sandwiches made _ for lunch.Ain timeBin storeCin order Din surprise解析：如果我們打算午飯時能及時做好這些三明治，還需要增加一些幫手。in time for及時趕上。答案：A2Since young backpackers set the new _， now people of all ages have be

2、en looking for cheap ways to travel around Southeast Asia.Arecord BdateCexample Dtrend解析：自從年輕的背包旅行者開創了時尚之風后，現在各個年齡段的人都一直在尋求廉價的旅游方式周游東南亞。set the new trend開創新風尚。答案：D3Although they were once good friends, there is now great _ between them.Arelation BdistanceCconnection Dfeeling解析：雖然他們曾經是好朋友，但現在他們已經疏遠了。

3、distance疏遠；距離。答案：B4The problem of unemployment is the most serious of those _ the government has to deal.Awith which Bwith whomCwho Dwhich解析：失業問題是政府必須處理問題中的重中之重。分析句子結構可知，the government has to deal應為定語從句，those指代諸多的問題，故關系詞應用which, deal with處理，故選A。答案：A5I don't like much _ music. Instead I like clas

4、sical music, jazz, and folk.Acontemporary BtemporaryCcompulsory Dcontradictory解析：我不太喜歡當代音樂。相反，我喜歡古典音樂、爵士樂和民樂。contemporary當代的。temporary暫時的；compulsory強制性的；contradictory自相矛盾的。答案：A6Have you finished reading the book?No. I _ my bike the whole afternoon yesterday.Aam repairing Bhad repairedCwas repairing

5、Dwill repair解析：根據the whole afternoon yesterday可知，昨天一整個下午我都在修理自行車，表示過去某段時間內正在進行的動作，故用過去進行時態。答案：C7It's ten o'clock. Jim may not come._. He promised that he would meet us outside the station.AI'm afraid so BI expect soCI don't mind DI don't think so解析：根據He promised that he would mee

6、t us outside the station可知，答話人并不認同吉姆可能不來的觀點，故I don't think so符合題意。答案：D8The Federal Reserve Bank_that the economy will grow by 2% this year.Aforecasts BpredictsCinforms Dtells解析：考查動詞辨析。forecast指的是專業人員的“預報”。predict側重個人的“預言，預測”；inform“告知，通知”；tell“講述”。答案：A9The faces of four famous American president

7、 on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.Alength BdistanceCway Dspace解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：拉什莫爾山上的四位著名的美國總統的面像在60英里遠的地方就可以看到。from a distance of意為“從遠的地方”。length一般指較短的長度；way指抽象的路或方向；space意為“空間”。答案：B10Please state clearly what it _ and how it is constructed.Ais made up Bis made up ofCis consisted of

8、Dis consisted in解析：請清楚地陳述它由什么構成以及它是如何建成的。be made up of與consist of意義相同，但consist不能用被動語態。consist in意為“主要是，主要在于”。答案：B11The guide _ the place on a map that we will visit.Adesigns BindicatesCpoints Dprints解析：導游在地圖上指出我們要參觀的地方。indicate指示，指出；design設計；point意為“指，指向”，但后接賓語時，通常加介詞at或to；print“印刷，印制”。答案：B12Since w

9、e can't find a bigger apartment, we'll have to _ what we have.Ahope for the best Bmake room forCmake the best of Dlay our hope on解析：由于我們不能找到更大一點的公寓，我們不得不充分利用我們現有的。A項意為“向最好處想”，其后不再接賓語；B項意為“為騰地方”；D項意為“寄希望于”。make the best of意為“充分利用”，符合題意。答案：C13(2008·福建)In spite of repeated wrongs done to h

10、im, he looks _ to people greeting him.Afriendly BlivelyCworried Dcold解析：in spite of是解題的關鍵詞，“盡管反復被冤枉，他看起來還是”，由此排除C、D兩項；friendly友好的；lively活潑的，表示他自己的情況，并不涉及“people greeting him”。答案：A14I really find it hard to accept our children's favorite or music or clothing.Let's face it; there may be _as lo

11、ng as there are teenagers.Aemergencies BtrendsCpaces Dschedules答案：B15Mr. Li，a famous educator, stated that many_must be made to the education system.Adevelopments BreorganizationsCtransformations Dreforms答案：D.易錯糾誤16Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether t

12、hey will enjoy it.Ato see Bto be seenCseeing Dseen解析：it remains to be seen“仍需要看”。答案：B17The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _ as the plane was making a landing.Aseat BseatingCseated Dto be seating解析：remain充當連系動詞，seat本身為及物動詞，常用于be seated表示狀態。答案：C18It is a good plan in theory, but it

13、_ to be seen if it works in practice.Awaits BstaysCstands Dremains解析：考查動詞辨析。remain to be done“有待于”，因為it是動作的承受者，所以用了動詞不定式的被動語態。答案：D19It was already past midnight and only three young men _ in the teahouse.Aleft BremainedCdelayed Ddeserted解析：句意：早已過了半夜，僅有3位年輕人還留在茶房。remain作系動詞可跟名詞、介詞短語、現在分詞、過去分詞、不定式的被動式

14、作表語。答案：B20It remains _ whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.Aseen Bto be seenCseeing Dto see解析：本題中it是形式主語，真正的主語是whether所引導的主語從句。另外，remain接不定式作表語，表示將來的動作，結果是被觀察的，所以要用to be seen形式。答案：B.閱讀理解A(2010·江蘇南京一模)Nineteen­year­old Christopher Paolini has always loved adventure boo

15、ks. In fact, he plotted out his first book, Eragon, when he was just fifteen! Eragon is selling more copies than most of the Harry Potter books. A reporter from Whoys News talked to this young author about his books and how he ended up being one of the best­selling authors of all time !Reporter

16、 ：_Christopher Paolini (CP)：I love fantasy. I love the sense of awe and wonder that you always get at the end of a great book or movie. Eragon was an attempt to express that. When I was about twelve, I read a book called Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. It's about a young boy who went into a mys

17、terious shop and bought a dragon egg that ends up hatching. It stuck in my head. Eragon was an attempt to see what I could do with the idea myself. Reporter：Where else do you get your ideas?CP: I'm definitely influenced by authors who have a fairly inventive use of language, imaginative worlds a

18、nd a sense of wonder­authors who write about things that other people don't.Reporter：What was the hardest thing about writing Eragon? CP: Probably the editing because I wasn't used to it. It was a kind of shock doing it. But also I was having to learn a huge amount about grammar and com

19、mas and other things I'd never paid much attention to before. I'd say that editing and writing are pretty much equal in difficulty. My raw writing is a lot more professional now than it ever was before because of everything I learned through the editing process.Reporter：how do you avoid beco

20、ming frustrated with the writing process? CP: Write about what you enjoy the most or what touches you the most; otherwise you'll never be able to survive a book­length project. Reporter：Anything else you'd like to share with our readers?CP: Before I wrote Eragon, I spent an entire month

21、 plotting out the entire story so I wasn't writing blindly. That helps. I really poured my heart and soul into it. It's not just an adventurestory：it is about Eragon trying to work out who we are, why we are here and how we can live honorably.21The reporter's first question is most likel

22、y to be“_”AWhat's the most interesting thing about Eragon?BWhat inspired you to write Eragon?CHow has your writing improved after Eragon?DHow long did it take you to write Eragon ?答案：B22What does the underlined word that refer to in the third paragraph? AA story.BThe sense of awe and wonder.CAn

23、idea.DA great book or movie.答案：B23What does Paolini find as difficult as writing?APlotting out the story.BGrammar and commas.CThe editing process.DThe creative use of language.答案：C24Which of the following BEST indicates Paolini devoted himself completely to writing Eragon?A“Write about what you enjoy the most or what touches you the most.”B“Eragon was an attempt to see what I could do with the idea myself.”C“I spent an entire month plotting out the entire story. ”D“I really poured my heart and soul into it. ”答案：DB(2011·北京豐臺模擬)Thanks a Million, DadWhat caused the author' s