1、.話題語言應用將來生活穩固練習一、單項選擇1. I saw this book；it was a _ that I must phone him today.A. memory B. reminder C. information D. symbol2. As a candidate, you must make a good _ on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.A. decision B. situation C. impression D. position 3. Health problems are closel

2、y connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise.A. limitB. lack C. need D. demand 4. When it was his turn to deliver his speech，_, he walked towards the microphone.A. nervously and embarrassingly B. nervous and embarrassedlyC. nervously and embarrassing D. nervous and embarrassed 5. He is _ t

3、o come to visit his teacher.A. likely B. probable C. possible D. probably 6. After he retired from office, my grandfather _ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up7. _ with so many challenges, Yang Guang, a blind young fellow, didnt give up; he made

4、great efforts to win success.A. Facing B. To face C. Faced D. Face8. The student _ in the games on the MP4 during class didnt notice his teacher behind him.A. absorbing B. be absorbed C. to absorb D. absorbed9. Those trucks, filled with all kinds of relief supplies, were _ to the earthquake-stricken

5、 areas at that time.A. speeding up B. keeping up C. holding up D. sweeping up10. After having followed the thief for half an hour, they _ him in a large department store.A. lost the sight B. caught sight C. out of sight D. lost sight of二、根據提示完成句子1No one knows _, and _ is a risky business. 誰也說不準，并且猜測

6、也是件冒險的事。2. _ garbage problems, the city will _ huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, _ landfill and environmental problems. 為了擺脫垃圾問題的困擾，城市將會用巨型宇宙飛船裝載廢棄材料，朝太陽發射，防止垃圾填埋和環境問題。3. Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change _. 每個人一出生就會給予一個 號碼，將來

7、無論他們住在哪里，這個 號碼都不會改變。4. Distance surgery will become _ as doctors _ from thousands of miles away, with each city _ its own telesurgery outpatient clinic. 隨著每個城市都擁有自己的遠程手術門診部，醫生將能從數千里以外施行手術，遠程手術將變得非常平常。5. Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world _ high­

8、;tech cameras _ their head.年長的市民和殘疾人通過使用綁在頭上的高新技術相機可以周游世界。6. Dont call me before seven. I will _. 不要在七點之前給我打 。那時我將在穿衣服。三、完形填空 What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on

9、 these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always 5 it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a 7 . In a world where I have to work wi

10、th my 8 , Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb 聾啞 man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his

11、 head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. 16 do you suppose he asked for them? I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fing

12、ers. He burst out laughing and said, “why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. Ive been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 Id catch you. “Why is that? I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated. Doc. I knew you couldnt be very 20 . And I have an uneasy feeling he had some

13、thing there. 1. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose2. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number3. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently4. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet5. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed6. A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried7. A. teacher B.

14、 doctor C. winner D. fool8. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention9. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well10. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales11. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed12. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling13. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned14. A. brought B. pa

15、cked C. sent D. sold15. A. clever B. other C. right D. next16. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which17. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information18. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining19. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now20. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart四、閱讀理解 May 1st is

16、an important date in the college admission process in the United States. This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall. But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever. 1

17、 These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier. 2 On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common

18、colleges work more to get the students they admire to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts. 3 For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money, especially this year；th

19、e weak economy makes parents nervous. 4 The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected students loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students. 5 The Education Department expects the number of high

20、school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2019. A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population. B. What contributes to it? C. But a mistake c

21、an be costly if it happens. D. But top colleges ignore them. E. They have international students who know English. F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from. G. They cannot afford college as planned. 五、書面表達假設校報主辦了“將來的生活為主題的征稿活動，下面是你設想的將來生活的提綱，請根據這些提示，寫一篇征文。醫學癌癥可以被治愈能源新能源被開發利用，停頓使用石油等燃料旅行更方便快

22、捷的交通工具出現，人類可去太空旅行和度假日常生活機器人進入百姓家庭，可提供各種效勞答案與解析一、單項選擇1. B。reminder 提醒的東西；memory 記憶力；information 信息不可數名詞；symbol 標志，象征。2. C。make a good impression on sb. 意為“給某人留下好印象，故C項符合題意。make a decision 意為“做出決定。3. B。句意為“安康問題與飲食習慣和缺乏鍛煉有親密關系。此處表達的是“缺乏鍛煉，因此選lack。其他選項中，limit 意為“限制；need 意為“需要；demand 意為“要求，都不符合句意。4. D。考察

23、形容詞作狀語。nervous and embarrassed 緊張的又局促不安的，描繪主語的狀態。5. A。be likely to do 可能做某事。四個選項都有“可能的意思，但是只有likely可以用“人作主語。 6. A。句意：我祖父退休后，從事繪畫一段時間，但不久就對此失去了興趣。take up 開場從事；save up 儲存；keep up 保持；draw up 擬訂，制定，起草。7. C。be faced with “面臨，面對，固定短語，這里用過去分詞作狀語。8. D。absorbed in 專注于，全神貫注于；absorb吸引與所修飾詞“the student是被動關系，用過去

24、分詞作定語。9. A。speed up 加速行駛；keep up 繼續，維持；hold up 舉起，阻擋；sweep up 清掃，清掃。句意：當時那些卡車，裝滿了救災物資，正加速向地震受災地區行駛。10. D。lose sight of “看不見，為及物動詞短語；而out of sight 雖意為“看不見，但它不能獨立作謂語；A、B表達形式有誤，故D項正確。二、根據提示完成句子1. for sure; making predictions2. To get rid of; load; preventing;3. no matter where they live4. common; carry

25、 out operations; having 5. using; attached to6. be getting dressed三、完形填空1. C。receive a test 承受了一個測試。2. A。. against an average of 100, scored 160. 表示“與100這一智商平均值對照，我得了160分。從160分可知，100不是總分total，而且可以與個人得分對照的應該是平均分。3. B。用possibly表示作者的推測：這個修車工的假如參加這樣的智商測試得分不會超過80，因為不是確切知道，其他三選項不合題意。4. D。yet在此處表示轉折，意為“然而，

26、但是，說明“我的智商雖然很高，但是我卻要求助于智商比我低一倍的人。5. A。fix 修理；汽車出問題了，強調的是修理好，而不是“檢查check等。6. C。design 設計。假如給我修車的人設計智商測試題的話7. D。從下句的“do poorly可知，由任何一個修車工設計測試題的話，我都會證明是個傻瓜。8. C。“我與修車工的區別在于他用雙手工作，所以此處選hands。句意：在一個我不得不用雙手工作的地方，我會做得很差。9. A。作者想從另一方面再次介紹這個修車工，所以用again。10. B。從下文他在與作者開玩笑可知。joke 玩笑；lie 謊話；tale 故事，傳說。11. D。需要釘

27、子，所以去商店買，所以選need。bought表示做過“買這一動作了，不能選。12. B。從下文店員拿給他一把錘子，可知他做的動作應是“用錘子釘。 hammer這里是動詞，加-ing形式作定語。13. C。他想表達否認，一般應該是搖頭。nod 點頭。14. A。“拿來釘子，選brought。15. D。修車工講的另一個人，用“next表示“下一個；沒有什么對錯、聰明愚笨的分別，排除A、C；表示“另一個，要用another，other 意為“其他的。 16. B。你猜他怎樣要剪刀？提問的是方式。 17. C。因為是盲人，嗓子并沒有出問題，當然直接說就可以了。18. A。句意：我今天一直在我所有的

28、顧客身上試驗.。修車工是想試試看誰會出錯。19. A。句意：，我確切的知道我會抓住你。at once /right now立即，馬上；in fact 實際上。從下文修車工的分析看，他確信這個結果。 20. D。從goddamned 詛咒的，該死的及上文的故事情節可知，修車工認為作者受教育過多，變得不怎么聰明了。四、閱讀理解1. B。What contributes to it? 意為“這種現象怎樣出現的呢？，在此處用于連接前后兩段，。前段提出問題，用此句引出下段的原因分析。 2. F。從上句可知：因為網上申請和普通申請程序都簡單多了，所以申請人都申請多個大學，這也就意味著可能有幾個錄取學校可以選擇了。3. D。上文說普通大學為了招生會做些努力，而名牌大學卻無視這些，這也可能使生源流失。4. G。此句意為“他們不能像以前方案的那樣負擔得起大學費用了，說明上句“經濟疲軟使父母緊張的原因。5. A。選項A是此段的主題句，是名牌學校錄取率下降的另一原因。從下文可知隨著生育頂峰的一代的最后一批學生畢業，高中畢業生的數量會有下降趨勢，所以名牌學校還要面對人口的變化的問題。五、書面表達Life in the future Nobody can imagine what will h