2015届高考英语第一轮课时跟踪检测试题42

课时跟踪检测eq\o(○,\s\up4(42))选修七Unit2Robots(计时：60分钟)Ⅰ.词汇知识1．(2014·湖北部分重点中学联考)It'sreportedthatmanywarsbrokeoutintheMiddleEast.What'syour________ofthesituationthere?A.adjustment B.assessmentC.appointment D.advantage答案与解析B句意：据报道，中东爆发了许多战争。你如何评价那里的局势？assessment“评价”，符合句意。adjustment“调整”；appointment“约会；任命”。2．Althoughthegirlis________tomebyfouryears,shelooksmorematurethanme.A.older B.elderC.senior D.junior答案与解析D句意：尽管这个女孩比我小四岁，但是她看上去比我成熟。older泛指新旧、老幼、年龄的大小关系；elder主要用来表示兄弟姐妹的长幼关系，通常用作定语；senior“年长的；资历深的”；junior“年幼的；资历浅的”。四个选项中只有senior和junior可以与to搭配，排除A、B两项；又根据句意可排除C项，故选D项。3．(2013·郑州第三次质检)It'ssuggestedthatschoolsshould________sometimeeverydayforsportsactivitiessothatstudentscantakeexercise.A.putaway B.takeupC.setaside D.giveout答案与解析Cputaway“放好；储存”；takeup“拿起；开始从事”；setaside“留出；抽出(时间)”；giveout“分发；公布”。根据句意，选择C项。4．—Wasitin1941thattheUS________waragainstJapanduringWorldWarⅡ？—Sorry,Iknowlittleabouthistory.A.announced B.declaredC.claimed D.threatened答案与解析Bdeclare通常指正式“表示”，公开“宣布”；declarewaragainst...“对……宣战”。announce“宣布(含提前预先的意思)”；claim“声称”；threaten“威胁”。5．Itwasreportedthatthegovernmentofficialexpressedthedeepest________tothefamiliesofthosekilledandinjuredinthisattack.A.sympathy B.comfortC.inconvenience D.trouble答案与解析C句意：据报道，这位政府官员对这次袭击中死伤者的家属表达了最深切的慰问。sympathy“同情；慰问”；comfort“舒服”；inconvenience“不便”；trouble“麻烦”。Ⅱ.单句语法填空6．—Whathasmadehiminsuchalowmoodrecently?—________(criticize)byhisfatherfornotpassingtheexam.答案与解析Beingcriticizedbeingcriticizedbyhisfatherfornotpassingtheexam的完整句子是Beingcriticizedbyhisfatherfornotpassingtheexammadehiminsuchalowmoodrecently.由此可知，是动名词短语作主语。7．Ifyourcomposition________(finish)bytheendofthisweekisdelayed,you'resuretolosesomepointsfromyourfinalresult.答案与解析tobefinished根据句意可知，空处表示将要发生的动作，且与yourcomposition之间为被动关系，故应用动词不定式的被动语态形式。8．Moreandmorepeoplehavebeenaccustomedtoseparatingtheirwastetomakeiteasier________(reuse)．答案与解析tobereused句意：越来越多的人已经习惯废品分类以使它们更易于被重新利用。根据句意可知应用不定式作宾补，表目的，且reuse与it之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用tobereused。9．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything________(take)toyoursonstudyinginPeking答案与解析tobetakenhave在该句中意为“有”，havesth.todo表示句子主语是动作的发出者；havesth.tobedone表示句子主语不是动作发出者。根据句意判断you不是take的发出者，应用不定式的被动形式。10．Bynowover400millionbookswrittenbyJack________(sell).Theysellwelleverytimeeachofthemcomesout.答案与解析havebeensold第一空，由时间状语bynow可知，用现在完成时表示从过去一直延续到现在的情况。Ⅲ.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Manyoftheworld'spollutionproblemshavebeencausedbythecrowdingoflargegroupsofpeopleintothecities.Supplyfortheneedsofthepeopleleadstofurtherpollutionbyindustry.__11__therapidincreaseofworldpopulationcontinuesatthepresentrate,theremaybemuch__12__(great)harmtohumanbeings.Somescientistsspeakoftheincreaseinnumbersofpeople__13__“populationpollution”．About2,000yearsago,theworldpopulationwasabout250million.It__14__(reach)abillionin1850.By1930thepopulationwastwobillion.Itisnowsixbillion.Itisexpectedtodoublebytheyear2020.Ifthepopulation__15__(continue)togrowatthesamerate,therewillbe25billionpeopleintheworld__16__hundredyearsfromnow.Man__17__(use)theearth'sresourcesmoreandmorerapidlyoverthepastyears.Someof__18__arealmostgone.Nowmanypeoplebelievethatman'sgreatestproblemishowtocontrolthe__19__(grow)ofthepopulation.Thematerialsuppliesintheworldwillbefarfromenough__20__(support)thehumanpopulationifthepresentrateofincreasecontinues.答案与解析11．Ifif引导条件状语从句。12．greatermuch修饰形容词比较级greater。13．asspeakof...as...“以为……是……”。14．reached所给词在句中作谓语，又根据时间状语in1850可知填动词的一般过去式reached。15．continuesif从句常用一般现在时代替一般将来时，故填continues。16．a/onea/onehundredyears“一百年”。17．hasbeenusing根据时间状语overthepastyears可知谓语应用现在完成进行时态。18．themthem指代前一句中的theearth'sresources。19．growththegrowthofthepopulation“人口增长”。20．tosupportbefarfromenoughtodosth.“远远不够做某事”。Ⅳ.阅读理解YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlantic.Heconstantlyadvertisedforhiredhands.MostpeoplewerenotwillingtoworkonfarmsalongtheAtlanticbecausetheyworriedabouttheterriblestormsthatdestroybuildingsandcrops.Thefarmerreceivedasteadystreamofrefusalsattheinterviewforafarmhand.Finally,ashort,thinmanapproachedthefarmer.“Areyouagoodfarmhand？”thefarmeraskedhim.“Well,Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”answeredthelittleman.Althoughpuzzledbythisanswer,thefarmer,desperateforhelp,hiredhim.Thelittlemanworkedwellaroundthefarm,busyfromdawntodusk,andthefarmerfeltsatisfiedwiththeman'swork.Thenonenightthewindhowledloudlyfromoffshore.Jumpingoutofbed,thefarmergrabbedalanternandrushednextdoortothehiredhand'ssleepingquarters.Heshookthelittlemanandyelled,“Getup!Astormiscoming!Tiethingsdownbeforetheyareblownaway！”Thelittlemanrolledoverinbedandsaidfirmly,“Nosir.Itoldyou,Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”Enraged(激怒)bytheresponse,thefarmerwastemptedtofirehimonthespot.Instead,hehurriedoutsidetoprepareforthestorm.Tohisamazement,hediscoveredthatallofthehayhadbeencovered.Thecowswereinthebarn,thechickenswereinthecoops(鸡舍),andthedoorswerebarred.Theshuttersweretightlysecured.Everythingwastieddown.Nothingcouldbeblownaway.Thefarmerthenunderstoodwhathishiredhandmeant,sohealsoreturnedtohisbedtosleepwhilethewindwasstillblowing.21．Whydidthefarmerconstantlyadvertiseforhiredhands?A.Becauseheneededhiredhandsalltheyearround.B.Becausetherewastoomuchworktodoonthefarm.C.Becausehecouldhardlyhireafarmhand.D.Becauseheofferedpoorconditionsforthehiredhands.答案与解析C根据第一段中的“MostpeoplewerenotwillingtoworkonfarmsalongtheAtlantic...”可知，C项正确。22．Thefarmerfeltamazedbecause________.A.thelittlemanwassleepingB.everythingwasinsafetyC.thewindwastoostrongD.hecouldnotopenthedoors答案与解析B根据倒数第二段可知，B项正确。23．Whatdidthemanmeanbysaying“Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”？A.Heneededmuchsleepafterworkinghardonthefarm.B.Hewasverybraveandnotafraidofwind.C.Heenjoyedsleepingwhenthewindblew.D.Hewouldgeteverythingdonebeforethewindblew.答案与解析D由那天晚上发生的事可知，这位受雇者之所以说刮风时他能睡得很香，是因为他能够在暴风雨到来之前把一切安排就绪。24．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthelittlemanisTRUE?A.Hewasnotafraidofstorms.B.Hewasaheavysleeperunderanycondition.C.Hewashard­workinganddevotedtohiswork.D.Hewasfiredshortlyafterhetiedeverythingdown.答案与解析C通读全文可知，这位受雇者是一个工作勤奋，专注于工作的人。Ⅴ.七选五(2014·中原名校摸底)Ahobbyisaninvestmentoftime.Italsocanbeaninvestmentofmoneyandcommitment.Manypeoplechoosetodevelopmorethanonetypeofhobby.__25__Whenitcomestochoosingthehobby,considerthefollowingfactors.Hobbiesareusuallyanactivityofsomesortthatbringsoutacertainskillthatyouhave.Whenyouhaveatalentlikepaintingorwoodworking,itcanbeeasytodeterminewhichhobbysuitsyourskill.__26__Skillcanbedevelopedandchallengedasyougoalong.Itisnotanecessaryrequirement.Ahobbyisfittingbecauseyouloveit,notbecauseyou'reaprofessionalatit.Somepeopleparticularlyenjoytakingpartinhobbiesthattheycandoinagroupwithothers.Itcanbealotmorefuntojoinahobbygroupthantositaloneinyourbasement.__27__It'simportanttoshareinterestsandnetworkwithotherhobbyenthusiaststhatdowhatyoudo.Hobbiesaregenerallyanactivitythatyouundertakebecauseofthejoyitbringsyou.Ofcoursemanypeoplehavediscoveredthejoythatalsocomeswithahobbythatearnsyoualiving.__28__Justmakesureyoumakethechoicethatfitsyourlifestyleandpersonalpreference.__29__Butmostoftheskilledhobbieslikeart,buildingorwritinghaveaseriesoflessonsortutorialsthatyoucantaketofurtheryourskills.Insomecasesit'sareallygoodideatotakelessons,especiallyifyouarecluelessastowhereorhowtobegin.Stepbystepbooksformosthobbiescanoftenbefoundinbookstoresaswell.A.However,hobbiesdon'thavetobeskillrelated.B.Mosthobbiescaneasilybedonewithinyourownhome,atyourleisure.C.Lookoneuporstartyourown.D.Readhobbybookstolearnmoreaboutyourchosenhobby!E.Makealistofthingsthatyouenjoyordon'tknowabout.F.Itcanbeanecessarypartofselectingthehobbythatisrightforyou.G.Whetherit'sfulltime,parttimeornotatall,youmustdecideifmakingmoneywithyourhobbyappliestoyou.答案25.F26.A27.C28.G29.BⅥ.书面表达(2013·中原名校考前压轴考试)假如你是李华，你请Smith外教本周六晚上一起吃饭，但是由于你的室友吴