高考英语一轮复习(人教版选修8):Unit 4 Pygmalion
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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.He saw the grey summit of the mountain against a b____________ background of the blue sky.
2.Later he was for a short time a__________ to France.
3.The part of the arm between the elbow and the shoulder is called the u_______ arm.
4.If she marries a foreigner, will her s______ as a British citizen be affected?
5.I really like the a________ much better than modern art.
brilliant , ambassador , upper , status , antique
6.The ____________ (改编本) of the play for radio was easily done.
7.Two men formed a _________ (阴谋) to rob the bank.
8.He did not ________ (犹豫) to ask her to sit beside him.
9._____________ (使人心烦的) financial problems depressed him.
10.This book was the __________ (结局) of a tremendous amount of scientific work.
adaptation , plot , hesitate , Troublesome , outcome
Ⅱ .单项选择
1.-You didn’t get hurt at all in the traffic accident?
-______. I was a lucky dog.
A.No problem B.I don’t think so C.I’m afraid not D.Good heavens no
答案:D
解析:考查交际用语的应答。对方确认一下“你在交通事故中一点都没受伤?”根据后面的“我真幸运。(I was a lucky dog.)”可知应用“谢天谢地,没有。(Good heavens no.)”来表示“庆幸”自己没遭遇不幸。
2.(2010•孝感高中)Teaching pronunciation class to a mixed group of learners can ______ a teacher with many challenging problems.
A.provide B.produce C.present D.offer
答案:C
解析:provide, present, offer都有“提供”的意思。provide意思是“供给(某物)”;present则表示“呈现(某种状况),使经历”;offer构成offer sb sth或offer sth to sb的结构。结合语意选C.
3.Poor education ______ many young people to low-paid jobs.
A.caused B.condemned C.contributed D.conducted
答案:B
解析:condemn sb. to sth. 使某人注定要……。cause 引起,导致;contribute to贡献于;conduct 领导,引导,指导。
4.It was in the United States that I made the ______ of Professor Jones.
A.acquaintance B.association C.recognition D.acknowledgement
答案:A
解析:make the acquaintance of sb. “与……相识”。
5.Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him ______ other musicians.
A.more superior to B.more superior C.superior to D.superior than
答案:C
解析:superior to “在品质、级别等方面更好”,表示比较意义。
6.When they got there, they found the people suffering the storm were ______ food and water supplies.
A.in need of B.in praise of C.in honour of D.in place of
答案:A
解析:句意为:当他们到达那里时,他们发现遭受风暴的人们需要水和食物。
7.While ______ as a volunteer at the Beijing Olympics, she made friends with the famous tennis player.
A.being served B.serving C.having served D.served
答案:B
解析:考查省略句。因为句子的主语和谓语动词serve之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系,因此用现在分词。
8.They took ______ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A.fruitful B.beneficial C.efficient D.effective
答案:D
解析:考查形容词词义。fruitful “有成果的”;beneficial “有益的”;effective “有效的”;efficient 有能力的,有效力的。
9.You can not ______ any little point during this important task.
A.overtake B.overlook C.overdo D.overdraw
答案:B
解析:句意:在这项重要的任务中你不能忽视任何一点。overlook 忽视;overtake 赶上,超过;overdo 夸张,过火; overdraw 透支,超支。
10.Would you ______ her novels as serious literature or as merely entertainment?
A.divide B.classify C.arrange D.separate
答案:B
解析:classify...as... 把……归入……类。divide “分开”,搭配 into;arrange 安排;separate “分开”,搭配 from.
11.—How do you know he is an American?
—Oh, he ______ himself when he spoke.
A.betrayed B.displayed C.appeared D.showed
答案:A
解析:句意为:他说话时暴露了自己(是美国人)。betray 暴露;display 展示,展现;appear 出现;show显示,展示。
12.Though she ______ for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the
window.
A.dared B.nerved C.wondered D.hesitated
答案:D
解析:句意为:虽然她犹豫了一会儿,但最后还是走了进去并且要求看一看橱窗里的那套衣服。
13.(2010•山西大同市联考)Mrs Black took the police back to ______ place ______ she witnessed the robbery.
A.the same; as B.the same; where C.the same; that D.as the same; as
答案:B
解析:考查复合句。语意:布莱克夫人把警察带到她目击抢劫案发生的那个地方。“where she witnessed the robbery”是定语从句,修饰先行词place, where在从句中作状语。由于定语从句是一个完整的句子,因此需要使用关系副词,而不是关系代词,由此可排除其余选项。
14.You think it is uncomfortable to sit on such a hard chair, ______?
A.don't you B.do you C.isn't it D.is it
答案:C
解析:uncomfortable, unfair 等意思是否定,但形式为肯定;而且 you think 是插入语。
15.That was not the first time he ______ us. I think it's high time we ______ strong action against him.
A.betrayed; take B.had betrayed; took C.has betrayed; took D.has betrayed; take
答案:B
解析:考查动词时态。This/That was (not) the first time 从句中用过去完成时态,It is time (that)从句中用过去时态。