Unit 1 The changing World(词汇) 巩固练习

Unit1TheChangingWorld综合能力演练责编:王晓丽I.单项选择1.—TheyhavebeentoAustralia.—So_____I.A.do B.havebeen C.did D.have2.ThepopulationofShanghaiislargerthan_____ofShenyang.A.that B.it C.one D.this3.—_____thepopulationoftheU.S.A.in2005?—It_____about296million.A.Whatis;is B.Whatwas;wasC.Howmanyis;was D.Howmanywas;is4.The_____populationmaybethegreatestchallengeoftheworldtoday.A.increase B.increased C.increasing D.increases5.Thelittlegirlhas_____finishedreadingthebookyoulenther.A.already B.yet C.still D.once6.—Whathashappenedinyourhometown?—Greatchanges_____inmyhometownrecently.A.havebeentakenplace B.havetakenplaceC.havebeenhappened D.washappened7.Studentstodayhavealotofpressure(压力)_____theyhavetolearntoomuchknowledgeatschool.A.inorderto B.unless C.because D.becauseof8.—Areyougoingto_______ourEnglishclub?—Yes,Iam.A.takepartin B.join C.tookpartin D.joined9.Theforeignersarrived_______Shanghai_______night.A.at;at B.in;at C.in;in D.at;in10.Samspendstwohours_______hishomeworkeveryday.A.todo B.doing C.do D.does【真题链接】1.DengYapingsayssheisn’tsoclever,______shehasaverystrongwill．（2015北京昌平区期末）A．and B．but C．so D.or2.Hetoldtheinterviewerthathehadrunoutofmoneytobuyoldbikes.（2014黄冈市中考）A.putawayB.turnedoffC.takenoutD.usedup3.—Whataretherulesatyourschool?（2014黄冈市中考）—Don’truninthehallwaysand______arrivelateforclass.A.nottoB.won’tC.don’tD.noII.完形填空WhatisthepopulationofChina?TherearemorethanabillionandthreehundredmillionpeopleinChina.Itisalmostonefifthoftheworld’spopulation.Howtocontrolthepopulationgrowthisabigproblem.Somepeoplethink1controlthepopulationgrowth.ButIdon’tagree2them,becausewherethere’sawill,thereisaway.Thequestionisthatweshouldmakeit3howseriousthepopulationproblemis.Ourfarmlandisbecominglessandlesstoeveryone.Wehavealreadygottoomanymouthstofeed.4wecontrolthepopulationgrowth,manypeoplewilldie5hunger.Toofastpopulationgrowthhasbeenandwillbebadforournation.Thoughlaws(法律)havebeen6tocontrolthepopulationgrowth,insomeplaces7isdonetocarryoutthelaw.Weshouldmakepeople8thatitisfoolishtobringtoomanychildrenintotheworld.Theyshould9dowhattheyhavebeendoingformanyyears.Wearefightingagainsttherapidpopulationgrowth.Yes,thefightingwon’tend10everyoneknowsitsimportanceanddoessomethingforit.Let’sgoonworkinghardonittogether.1.A.thatisimpossiblefor B.impossibleofC.thatisimpossibleof D.itimpossibleto2.A.to B.for C.with D.on3.A.knowntoeverybody B.knownbyeverybodyC.knowtoeverybody D.knowbyeverybody4.A.Ifnot B.Unless C.Until D.If5.A.of B.about C.with D.outof6.A.pass B.passed C.broken D.past7.A.many B.little C.alot D.much8.A.toknow B.tolearn C.know D.learning9.A.notlonger B.notmore C.nolonger D.nomore10.A.until B.after C.when D.asIII.阅读理解。【真题链接】A（2014丹东中考）Bookstoresaresecondhomesforreaders.Althoughmanypeoplecannowbuybooksonline,.InChina,therearemanyspecialbookstores.SanlianTaofenBookstorebecamethefirst24-hourbookstoreinBeijingatthebeginningofApril.PopularHoldingsinShanghaiisafilm-themedbookstore.Ithasfilmbooksandposters.EsliteBookstoreinTaiwanoftenhasactivitiesliketalkswithfamouswriters.Atthesametime,bookstoresoutsideChinacanbeverycolorful,too.ScarthinBooksisasmallbookstoreintheUK.Itsellsnewandsecond-handbooks.Therearemorethan100,000bookslyingontheshelvesofthestore’s12rooms.Bart’sBooksintheUSisagoodplacetoenjoythesunshine(阳光)whilereadingbooks.It’sanoutdoorbookstore.Bookshelvesareonthestreet.Whenthestoreisclosed,peoplecanstillbuybooks.Theyjustputmoneyintothedoor’scoinbox.Wherecanyoufindacafé,barandbookstoreinjustoneplace?TheanswerisprobablyElPenduloinMexico.Booksline(排列成行)thewallsofthestore.Onthesecondfloor,visitorscanordereverydaymealsinthecaféanddrinksfromthebar.Inordertokeepcool,therearegreenplantsandtreesinside.Doesitlooklikeapark?1.______specialbookstoresinsideChinaarementioned(提到)inthepassage.A.2B.3C.5D.62.ScarthinBooksis______.A.a24-hourbookstoreB.anoutdoorbookstoreC.intheUSD.small3.Peoplecanstillbuybooksat______whenit’sclosed.A.Bart’sBooksB.PopularHoldingsC.EsliteBookstoreD.ElPendulo4.Readerscan______atElPendulo.A.talkwithfamouswritersB.ordermealsC.enjoythesunshineD.buyfilmposters5.Thereare______insideElPenduloinordertokeepcool.A.12roomsB.bookshelvesC.greenplantsandtreesD.coinboxesBMostnewbabieswereborninthedevelopingcountries.ThesecountriesarefoundinAfrica,SouthAmericaandpartsofAsia.InthedevelopedcountriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica,thepopulationisgrowingveryslowly.Thisisbecausewomeninthesecountrieshave,onaverage(平均),onlyoneortwochildren.Inthedevelopingcountries,manywomenhavefiveormorechildren.In1950,aboutonequarteroftheworld’spopulationlivedinthedevelopedcountries.By2050,thesecountrieswillbehometoonlyaboutonetenthoftheworld’speople.Inthedevelopingcountries,morethanonebillionpeoplearestilllivingbelowthepoverty(贫困)line.Thesepeopledonothaveenoughfoodtoeatandtheyliveinpoorhousingconditions.Childrengetlittletimeatschoolandsuffer(遭受痛苦)frommanykindsofdiseases.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,theworld’spopulationwasaroundsixbillion.TheU.N.hassaidthattheworld’spopulationwillleveloff(平稳下降)at12.5billionbytheyear2100.Othergroupsthinktheworld’spopulationwillcontinuetogrow,reaching14billionbeforeitbecomesstable(稳定的),orevenfalls.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。6.Inwhatareasoftheworldcandevelopingcountriesbefound?________________________________________________7.In1950,whatpercentoftheworld’spopulationlivedindevelopingcountries?________________________________________________8.Howtodescribethepeoplewhoarelivingbelowthepovertyline?________________________________________________9.Therewillbetwelveandahalfbillionpeopleontheearthin2100,won’tthere?________________________________________________10.将文中划线部分翻译成汉语。________________________________________________。【答案与解析】I.单项选择。1.D。此句为so引导的完全倒装句。其含义为“A如此，B也如此。”其结构是so+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。本句为完成时态，其助动词是have。故选D。2.A。此句要用相同成分即上海的人口和沈阳的人口做比较。因为population是不可数名词，所以用that代替。如果是复数名词则要用those来代替。3.B。问人口的多少用what或howlarge而不用howmany。本题问的是2005年的人口，所以用过去时态。4.C。本题考查increase的现在分词作定语的情况，表示“正在增长的”。increased是它的过去分词也可作定语，但表示的是“已增长过的”。5.A。already“已经”，常用于完成时态肯定句中；yet“已经”，常用于完成时态的疑问句和否定句中；still“仍，还”；once“一旦……”。根据题意“这个小女孩已经读完了你借给她的书”选择A。6.B。此题考查不及物动词happen和takeplace的用法,不及物动词不能用于被动语态。根据题中changes是复数，答句用完成时态。故选B。7.C。inorderto和becauseof后面不能接从句，unless“除非”，不符合题意。本句主句和从句之间是因果关系，故用because。8.B。begoingtodo表明只能选动词原形。takepartin意为“参加”，常指参加群众性的活动、会议、劳动、游行等；join意为“加入”，指加入某一党派、组织或社会团体，以及参军等，并成为其中一员。根据句意“成为club成员”,而不是“参加”某项活动,故不能选A。9.B。arrivein/at“到达”,in后的宾语为大地点,at后的宾语为小地点。在晚上用atnight,故选B。10.B。考查spendsometimedoingsth./onsth.结构,意为“某人花时间做某事”。【真题链接】1.B。根据句意可知前后句是转折关系，所以选but。2.D。句意：他告诉记者他已经用光了买旧自行车的钱。runoutof用光，用完。putaway将……收起;turnoff关掉;takeout拿出;useup用光，用完。根据句意，此处应该选择D项。3.C。句意：―你们学校的校规是什么？―不要在走廊里跑，上课不能迟到。答语中是两个并列的祈使句，祈使句是以动词原形开头，否定形式是在其前面加don’t。根据句意和否定祈使句的结构，可知应该选择C项。II.完形填空。1.D。本句中要用it来作think的形式宾语，真正的宾语是其后的不定式短语，即主语+谓语+it+adj.+todosth.的形式。2.C。本句考查“agreewithsb”这一结构，表示“同意……的意见”。3.A。本句中makeitknownto是较为正式的习惯用语，表示“把某事向……公布或发表”。4.B。根据题意本句是条件状语从句，所以排除时间状语从句引导词C项。unless“除非，如果不”，if不合题意，ifnot不能引导从句。故选B。5.A。本句考查dieof+n短语，意思是“死于……”，表示死的原因，die后既可接介词of，也可接from,两者的区别是：若死因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因)，一般用介词of。如：dieofillness;若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的(主要指事故等方面的外部原因)，一般用介词from。如：diefromanearthquake;若死因是环境影响到体内，即两方面共有的原因，则可用of,from均可。如：dieof/fromadrink/hungerandcold。6.B。本句指法律被通过，动词选用pass，又是被动语态用be+过去分词，故选B。7.B。本句中谓语动词是单数并与上句呈对比关系，所以排除A、C、D，应选B项。8.C。本句考查makesb.dosth.这一结构。9.C。表示“不再”有两种结构，一种是not…anylonger/anymore，另一种是nolonger/more，此处应考虑第二种结构，而nolonger表示时间上的“不再”，nomore表示频率上的“不再”。根据题意，应指的是时间上的“不再”。10.A。本句考查not…until这一结构。III.阅读理