2011届高考英语第一轮单元专题精练复习试题32

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．It is known that water is not an endless resource，________can it be made once more，so we should save and protect it.

A．so B．as

C．thus D．nor

解析：选D。考查连词。根据“水既不是一种无穷无尽的资源，也不能被再制造”和nor位于句首，句子用部分倒装，可知选D。

2．________，the northerners like noodles while the southerners are fond of rice in China.

A．In common B．In general

C．In total D．In return

解析：选B。考查短语辨析。in general总的来说，通常。in common有共同之处；in total总共，总计；in return作为回报。

3．Smoking is one of the________causes of cancer，killing millions of people each year.

A．major B．similar

C．commercial D．chemical

解析：选A。句意：吸烟是癌症最主要的原因之一，每年有数百万的人丧生。

4．Jenny was a little nervous in front of so many strangers at first.But when she glanced at Jack，she immediately felt________.

A．in peace B．in need

C．at a loss D．at ease

解析：选D。sb.feel at ease“某人心情放松”。

5．Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise.________，our minds are developed by learning.

A．Probably B．Likely

C．Similarly D．Generally

解析：选C。our minds与our bodies做了类比。similarly＝in a similar way同样地，类似地。

6．People are encouraged to speak openly，but careless words are________to hurt others’ feelings.

A．possible B．probable

C．likely D．sure

解析：选C。常用sb./sth.be likely to do或it’s likely＋从句，表示“可能”；certain

表示“确定的”；probable后常跟that从句表示“很有可能”；be sure to do sth.指“一定，务必去做某事”。

7.Do tell me the ways you think of________the problem as soon as possible.

A．to solve B．solving

C．solve D．being solved

解析：选A。句意：一定要尽快告诉我你想到的解决这个问题的办法。句中you think of是定语从句，to solve the problem是不定式短语作定语修饰the ways。本题易被错误地分析为think of doing sth.而误选B。

8．The murderer reached________his gun，and then shot at the man.

A．for B．out

C．in D．of

解析：选A。句意：凶手伸手拿起他的枪然后朝那个人开了一枪。reach for伸手够……，reach out伸出手来，reach与其他选项不能搭配。

9．—Hi，Peter.Long time no see.

—Oh，it’s you，Jack.I’m sorry I didn’t ________ you at first.

A．know B．recognize

C．remember D．realize

解析：选B。句意：对不起，我开始没有认出你来。recognize认出。

10．When crossing the street，you should always________the traffic.

A．watch B．watch out

C．watch for D．watch out for

解析：选D。watch out for注意……。watch out后不能接宾语。

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2009年南京第二次调研)In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23-year-old son，Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to__1__a different life.It was a transitional(过渡的)time in Daniel’s life.I wanted to__2__him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the__3__time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad？Can I do it？”Then he walked__4__the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later, a similar__5__played itself out.I drove him to college.As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him__6__and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again, words__7__me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those__8__opportunities.How many times have I let such moments__9__？I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has__10__to me.Or what he might__11__to face in the years ahead.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet I always__13__never hearing him put his__14__into

words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so__15__to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel，” I said, “if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That’ s all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment, the world__16__，and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’ t understand what he was saying.All I was__17__of was the stubble(短须)on his chin as his face pressed__18__mine.What I had said to Daniel was__19__.It was nothing.And yet, it was__20__.

【解题导语】父爱无语。离别时作为父亲的“我”该向儿子说些什么呢？简短而又略显不得体的话“假如让我选择的话，我会选择你”让儿子深深地懂得了父子情深。

1．A.experience B．spend

C．enjoy D．shape

解析：选A。体验一种不同的生活。experience有“经历、体验”的意思。enjoy 意为“享受”，不符合语境。

2．A.show B．give

C．make D．instruct

解析：选B。“我想给他一些有重要意义的话语。”故用give，其他选项不符合语境。

3．https://www.360docs.net/doc/f69023907.html,st B．first

C．very D．next

解析：选B。根据下文判断这不是“我”第一次让这种时刻溜走。

4．A.upward B．into

C．down D．up

解析：选D。根据情景判断，表示“上车”，所以用up。

5．A.sign B．scene

C．scenery D．sight

解析：选B。a similar scene“类似的一幕(情景)”。

6．A.interest B．instruction

C．courage D．direction

解析：选C。根据所填词的并列项confidence及下文as引导的句子可以判断，此处作者想说点什么以给儿子勇气和信心。故C项符合语境。

7．A.failed B．discouraged

C．struck D．troubled

解析：选A。words failed me相当于“I couldn’t express how I felt.”意为“我说不出话来”。

8．A.future B．embarrassing

C．obvious D．lost

解析：选D。根据上下文可知，作者在回忆那些已经失去了的机会。

9．https://www.360docs.net/doc/f69023907.html,st B．pass

C．fly D．remain

解析：选B。根据第一段最后一句可知答案。pass在此处指(时间)流逝。

10．A.counted B．meant

C．valued D．cared

解析：选B。mean“意味着”。本句的意思为“我无法找到一个安静的时候来告诉他他对我来说意味着什么。”

11．A.think B．want

C．expect D．wish

解析：选C。expect“预料，预计”。think后面不能接动词不定式；want和wish 表示主观上的意愿或希望。

12.A.But B．And

C．Instead D．So

解析：选A。上文的言下之意是这件事情不重要，这样本句和上文构成转折关系，所以用But。

13．A.wondered B. regretted

C．minded D．tried

解析：选B。作者对没有听到父亲对他表达爱的话而感到遗憾，所以用regret。

14．A.views B．actions

C．feelings D．attitudes

解析：选C。把情感(feelings)通过语言(words)的形式表达出来。

15．A.important B．essential

C．hard D．complex

解析：选C。根据上文判断，作者不知道为什么向儿子说一些肺腑之言如此困难。hard“困难的”，符合语境。essential“必不可少的”；complex“复杂的”。

16．A.disappeared B．changed

C．progressed D．advanced

解析：选A。根据下文的there were just Daniel and me判断本句表示世界消失(disappear)了。

17．A.sensitive B．convinced

C．aware D．tired

解析：选C。“我”能感觉到的是……，be aware of“感觉到，意识到”；be convinced of“相信，确信”；be tired of“对……厌倦”。sensitive“敏感的”，常用be sensitive to意为“对……敏感”。根据语境可知C项正确。

18．A.by B．against

C．on D．with

解析：选B。根据语境“他的脸贴着我的脸”可知，press against“使贴着”符合语境。

19．A.clumsy B．gentle

C．absurd D．moving

解析：选A。根据下文It was nothing可知答案。clumsy“笨拙的”。gentle“温

柔的”；absurd“荒唐的”；moving“感动人的”。

20．A.none B．all

C．anything D．everything

解析：选D。本句和上句构成转折关系(and yet相当于however)，所以填everything，和nothing相对应。

Ⅲ.阅读理解

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(2009年安徽名校联考)As a foreigner，I don’t know the situation in the US well.Seeing all kinds of recent shooting incidents，I think it should be controlled more strictly than now.Somebody said that the person who has it in mind to kill another can do it without a gun，so the causes of murders are not guns but the trend of despising(蔑视)life in the US.And they also insist that there is no clear evidence that the increasing number of murders is connected with possession of guns，so the personal rights should not be restricted by the reason that there is not enough evidence.

Several months ago，I agreed with that partly.But as we know，the private groups like NRA have used the public opinion and persuaded the government to protect their profit.Other weapons such as knives，razors，bats are made for their own usage.But guns are made for only one reason－to kill someone.Of course，there are people who have guns to protect themselves from the criminals.But crime is getting more cruel and severe nowadays，so actually even if someone has a gun，it is impossible to guard himself completely.

As a substitute，I think，if the possession of guns is controlled more strictly，people can live safer lives than now.There are other reasons to oppose the gun control，e.g.the possession of guns is historical inheritance (继承)and represents that people’s resistance will be against tyrannical (专制的)government，but none of them can justify and explain today’s serious situation in the US.

1．The writer’s purpose is to give his opinion about________.

A．personal possessions

B．American culture

C．personal rights

D．gun control

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文作者主要就该不该对枪支实施管制发表意见。

2．Which of the following supports the writer’s opinion?

A．The causes of crime are not guns.

B．People are accustomed to having guns.

C．People can live a safer life without guns.

D．Guns are used for self-defence.

解析：选C。推理判断题。从最后一段的第一句“...if the possession of guns is controlled more strictly，people can live safer lives than now”可知答案。

3．What is the current situation in the US?

A．The number of murders is rising.

B．Everyone in the US possesses a gun.

C．NRA has ruled over the country.

D．No evidence is available after a crime.

解析：选A。事实细节题。文章第一段就提到“the increasing number of murders”，故选A。

4．According to the writer，________should be banned in the society.

A．knives B．guns

C．knives and guns D．knives，razors and bats

解析：选B。推理判断题。从第二段中“Other weapons such as knives，razors，bats are made for their own usage.But guns are made for only one reason－to kill someone”可推断出答案。

B

(2009年浙江稽阳联谊学校联考)The sun is the world’s most powerful energy source.The huge ball gives off more power than people could use.Solar power is electricity made from sunlight.

Solar cells are used to collect the sun’s energy.Each solar cell then changes the sunlight into electricity.There are thousands of solar cells on a solar panel (太阳能电池板)．A few of these solar panels can make enough electricity for a house.

Solar power has many advantages.For one thing，it is clean.It doesn’t make any air pollution.Fossil fuels，by contrast，are dirty to burn.They give off gases that are harmful to breathe.Air pollution from fossil fuels may even make our climate too warm.

Solar power is also sustainable.The supply of fossil fuels is limited.However，there is an unlimited supply of sunlight.It can be used forever.

There are still some problems with solar power，though.Solar cells work only on sunny days.At night or in cloudy weather，people need another power source.Solar panels also cause space problems.They are very large.Many large solar panels are needed to make lots of electricity.It would be hard to find space for them all.

Solar energy is expensive.Solar panels cost a lot to build.So solar energy costs twice as much as power from fossil fuels.

Solar cells are not that efficient yet either.They do not use all the sunlight that hits them.Only 20 percent of the light can be turned into power.The rest of the energy is wasted.People need to invent more efficient cells that do not waste so much sunlight.Then the cost of solar energy will fall.

Solar power is cheaper than fossil fuels in some ways，though.Air pollution from fossil fuels causes expensive damage.People get sick from breathing dirty air.Gases from burning oil also hurt plants，animals，and buildings.Solar power would save us billions of dollars in these “hidden” costs.

【解题导语】太阳能是世界上最强大的能源，它环保、取之不尽，本文主要介绍了有关太阳能的收集问题。

5．People make electricity from solar energy because________.

A．the sun is hot enough

B．the sunshine changes into energy itself

C．solar panels make it

D．special houses are built for electricity

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知。难度适中。

6．The advantages of solar energy are as follows except the fact that________.

A．it causes no pollution

B．it can be used endlessly

C．it can be used at anytime

D．it won’t cause greenhouse effect

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章的第五段的第二句话可知C项不正确，所以本题选C。本题易。

7．Which statement is right for solar energy?

A．It can be collected on all weather conditions.

B．Sunshine panels are not expensive to build.

C．Only more than one third can be used.

D．It is not easy to collect.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的最后一句话可以推知。难度适中。

8．The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means______.

A．can not be calculated

B．can escape quickly if not protected

C．solar energy will be used up one day

D．people don’t understand and pay for the damage caused by burning fuels

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段的第二、三、四句话可以推知。难度适中。