模塊1U2李仕才一、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。Notice：Medical Alert(警報)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life.More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will not be able to get up without support.Medical fees can increase when a person is not given timely support.You can prevent a medical disaster with our 24­hour emergency response system.Our solution is highly suggested by doctors，healthcare professionals and hospitals.We are offering a FREE Medical Alert System to seniors or their loved ones who call now.For a limited time，there will be no set­up fees and the medical monitoring starts at less than $1 a day.The system is easy to use.The necklace pendant(飾墜) can travel with you.Our new system can detect falls automatically.Call Toll­Free 1­800­360­0405 and gain peace of mind.There's no long­term contract.Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive：*The Free Medical Alert System($300 value)*24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.*The Free Necklace Pendant.*No Long­term Contract.*Free Shipping(Mention Reader's Digest)Don't wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now Toll­Free 1­800­231­0167 and mention Reader's Digest.Sincerely，Jim Nelson1Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?AOld people's quality of life is down at present.BThe old are not paying attention to their health.CThe overall health of the old is worse than before.DMany old people have no one to keep them company.2What's the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text?APreventing falls.BServing as an alarm.CReplacing doctors.DImproving health and mind.3What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?ABuy the system at $300.BGet a copy of Reader's Digest.CHave a pendant at a discount.DGet all­day monitoring and help.【解題導語】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了一種可預(yù)警獨居老人摔倒的醫(yī)療警報系統(tǒng)。1D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段的“Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle”可知，更多的老年人選擇獨居使得與醫(yī)療相關(guān)的緊急情況增多。2B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段的“Our new system can detect falls automatically”可知，這種系統(tǒng)可以自動探測到老人摔倒，主要起警報作用，并不是說可以阻止老人摔倒，故選B。3D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章中打電話購買者的前100名可得到的好處之一“24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support”可知，打電話購買者的前100名可以得到全天候的監(jiān)控和幫助。A選項錯在“Buy”，根據(jù)文章中的“The Free Medical Alert System ($300 value)”可知，打電話購買者的前100名可以免費得到價值300美元的醫(yī)療警報系統(tǒng)；B項文章沒有提及；C項錯在“at a discount”，根據(jù)文中的“The Free Necklace Pendant”可知，打電話購買者的前100名可免費得到一個項鏈的飾墜。二、單項填空1.Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing, and not only embarrass yourself, but _ your host.A. frighten B. upset C. tease D. blame【答案】B【解析】frighten使驚嚇；upset使不安；tease嘲笑，取笑；blame責備，譴責。句意：從問候到吃飯你隨時都有可能會出錯，這不僅會讓自己很尷尬，而且還讓主人很不安。2.He deserves _ such a great honor for his excellent work.A. to give B. give C. to be given D. being given 【答案】C【解析】deserve to be given應(yīng)該得到，to be given在此為不定式的被動式。句意：他工作出色，應(yīng)該得到如此高的榮譽。3.Though staying up late may not _ you, you will not be full of energy the next day.A. hurt B. harmC. destroy D. damage【答案】B【解析】hurt指肉體或精神上的傷害；harm 指抽象、無形的傷害；destroy毀掉；damage指物體受到損傷，從句意可知，題干指的是無形的傷害，所以用harm。句意：盡管熬夜也許對你沒有什么傷害，但是第二天你精力就不夠充沛了。4.She has waited for the guest for two hours and reached the _ of her patience.A. limit B. topC. point D. need【答案】A【解析】句意：她等那位客人兩個小時了，達到了忍耐的極限。limit極限，符合句意。top頂部；point點；need必要。5.Jack, look at what you have done. You are supposed _ your job by now. Sorry, Miss Lee. Ill hurry up. A. to finishB. finishingC. to have finishedD. having finished【答案】C6.When I arrived, I called her, but only her friend _ at my hotel. She was ill in bed. A. pulled offB. set offC. turned upD. broke up【答案】C【解析】句意：我到的時候，給她打了電話，但是只有她的朋友出現(xiàn)在了我住的賓館，她臥病在床。根據(jù)句意可知選turn up“出現(xiàn)，露面”。7.All present were shocked by what the little girl _ when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village. A. went over B. went through C. got along with D. got away【答案】B【解析】go over復習，仔細檢查；go through經(jīng)歷，通過，完成，檢查；get along with和相處；get away逃離。句意：所有在場的人都被小女孩被欺騙并賣入山村所遭遇的經(jīng)歷震驚了。8.A teachers devotion to education _ great respect of the whole public because it brings benefits to the development of society.A. reserve B. preserveC. observe D. deserve【答案】D8.He insisted what he did _ right and the man who had spoken ill of him _. A. was, be punishedB. be, was punishedC. was, was punishedD. be, be punished【答案】A【解析】insist作“堅持說(認為)”解時，后面的從句用陳述語氣；作“堅決要求(主張)”解時，從句要用虛擬語氣，謂語動詞用(should)do。句意：他堅持說他做的事是對的，堅決要求處罰說他壞話的人。09.Our leader _ bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find.A. forbade B. shone C. removed D. collected【答案】A【解析】forbade (forbid的過去式)禁止，阻止，阻礙，妨礙；shone照耀，發(fā)光，(shine的過去式和過去分詞)反射光，表現(xiàn)突出；removed(remove的過去式)去除，開除，脫去(衣服等)；collected收集 (collect的過去式和過去分詞)。句意：為了我們不至于嚇跑我們希望找到夜間的生物，我們的領(lǐng)隊不讓我們使用手電筒。故選A。11.Do you like the place of interest? On the contrary, its the _ place that I want to visit. A. worstB. lastC. bestD. latest【答案】B【解析】句意：“你喜歡這處名勝嗎? ”“恰恰相反，這是我最不想來的地方。”這里last作“最不可能”的意義解釋。12.He warns you to _ his daughter when he _.A. stay out of, stays up        B. get away from, stays behindC. stay away from, stays out              D. take away from, stays in【答案】C【解析】stay away from離開，不接近；stay out待在戶外，不在家；句意：他警告你在他不在家時，你要離他女兒遠遠的。13.Drought continues to annoy many parts of China, with tens of thousands _ water shortages and millions of others _.A. suffering, affecting B. suffering, affectedC. suffered, affected D. to suffer, affecting【答案】B【解析】考查with復合結(jié)構(gòu)中的非謂語動詞形式。suffer和tens of thousands 構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系，故使用現(xiàn)在分詞形式；affect和millions of others構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系，故使用過去分詞形式。句意：干旱繼續(xù)困擾中國的許多地方，成千上萬的人忍受著缺水之苦，還有數(shù)百萬人受到了影響。14.I feel like _ for a walk. Will you go with me?If Mary goes, _.A. to go, I also B. to go, so do IC. going, so will I D. going, so do I【答案】C【解析】第一空表示“想要去散步”，用feel like doing sth.；第二空表示“如果Mary去，那么我也去”，表示與前一情況相同，且為肯定句時，用so助動詞/系動詞/情態(tài)動詞主語(代詞的主格)，而且條件從句用現(xiàn)在時，主句多用一般將來時。15.The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising _ we fall. A. now thatB. every timeC. the first timeD. the last time【答案】B【解析】句意：人生中最大的榮耀不在于從未失敗過，而在于每一次跌倒后都能爬起來。除now that(既然, 由于)引導原因狀語從句外，其余三個名詞短語都可引導時間狀語從句。根據(jù)句意可知選B項every time(每一次)。16.Watkins believes having pandas in Detroit would create an atmosphere _ Americans can learn more about China. A. whereB. whenC. whichD. what【答案】A17.The year of 2016 is the beginning of Chinas 13th Five Year Plan, _ ecological civilization is an important part.A. of which B. in whichC. for which D. on which【答案】A【解析】“介詞which”引導非限制性定語從句，可用ecological civilization of which.表示，of表示從屬關(guān)系。句意：2016年是第十三個五年計劃的開局年，生態(tài)文明是該計劃的一個重要組成部分。18.Many young people, most _ were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.A. of whichB. of themC. of whomD. of those【答案】C三、完形填空In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 1 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are 2 more rubbish than ever before.How did we 3 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 4 an object than to spendtime and money to repair it. 5 modern manufacturing(制造業(yè))and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 6 .Another cause is our 7 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 8 people, we are alwayslooking for 9 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 10 thousands of different kinds ofdisposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 11 to the problem. We are 12 buying new things.Advertisements persuade us that 13 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 15 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18 , this is not enough to solve (解決) our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.語篇解讀：文章主要講的是堆積如山的垃圾給環(huán)境帶來的影響。隨著社會的發(fā)展，人們傾向于扔掉用舊了的東西，以新物品取而代之。 而且，包裝盒等一次性產(chǎn)品給人們帶來方便的同時，也給環(huán)境帶來很大的壓力。1. A. key B. belief C. project D. problem【答案】D【解析】A.答案，關(guān)鍵；B.看法，信念；C.項目；D.問題。根據(jù)上下文可知：東西用壞了就把它扔了，再買新的。這就出現(xiàn)了垃圾堆積如山的問題，故選 D。2. A. picking out B. throwing out C. running out of D. cutting out【答案】B【解析】throw out rubbish 扔掉的垃圾。“挑選，選擇，辨認出”、“用完，耗盡”與“剪裁；剪下”不符文意。故選 B。垃圾堆積如山的問題是因為人們?nèi)拥舻睦纫酝魏螘r候都多造成的。3. A. face B. become C. observe D. change【答案】B【解析】第二、三、四自然段講 a throwaway society 形成的 cause。因此此處問了一個問題：“我們是怎樣變成了一個愛浪費的社會的呢？”。而不是怎樣去 face(面臨)、observe(觀察)或 change(改變)的。4. A. consume B. control C. replace D. withdraw【答案】C【解析】后半句說我們不是花時間與金錢去修理壞了的東西，說明我們是用另外的東西來“代替”它們，因此用“replace”，故選 C。consume 消耗，耗費，消費；control 控制；withdraw 收回。5. A. Thanks to B. In particular C. Except for D. Regardless of【答案】A【解析】A.多虧；B.尤其，特別；C.除了；D.不管。依據(jù)邏輯關(guān)系，公司能夠快速而廉價地生產(chǎn)產(chǎn)品出來是“因為”現(xiàn)代的制造業(yè)和技術(shù)，故選 A。6. A. safe B. legal C. cheap D. powerful【答案】C【解析】與 inexpensively 相對應(yīng)，產(chǎn)品就“便宜”。其他選項與文章無關(guān)。故選 C。7. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division【答案】A【解析】A.愛，喜歡；B.缺少；C.阻止；D.劃分。依據(jù) Another cause 知道產(chǎn)生更多垃圾的原因是我們“喜歡”使用一次性產(chǎn)品。與后文中的 appetite(嗜好)相照應(yīng)。故選 A。8. A. sensitive B. kind C. greedy D. busy【答案】D【解析】 依據(jù)后文 to save time and make our lives easier 可知是“繁忙”的人們， 而不是 sensitive (敏感的) 、kind(善良的) 、或 greedy (貪婪的)。故選 D。9. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends【答案】A【解析】A.方法；B.地方；C.工作；D.朋友。為了省時和生活更加舒適，人們就使用一次性產(chǎn)品，公司也就“生產(chǎn)”大量的一次性產(chǎn)品。使用一次性產(chǎn)品是一種 save time and make our lives easier 的“方式”。故選 A。10. A. conserve B. receive C. produce D. preserve【答案】C【解析】A.保護；B.收到；C.生產(chǎn)；D.保存。句意：企業(yè)生產(chǎn)大量的一次性產(chǎn)品，故選 C。11. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes【答案】D【解析】adapt to 適應(yīng)；return to 返回，歸還；respond to 反應(yīng)；contribute to 為做貢獻，促成，有助于。從“also”一詞可看出此處又是講我們對新產(chǎn)品的 appetite(嗜好)也“導致，促成”了上述問題，故選 D。12. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)前文的 appetite(嗜好)，我們不會“厭倦”“擔心”和“羞于”購買新產(chǎn)品，而是對此“上癮” ，因此選 B。13. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger【答案】A【解析】A.更新的；B.更強壯的；C.更高的；D.更大的。前文 new things 提示。后文 new ones 與之照應(yīng)。句意：廣告使人們相信新的更好，故選 A。14. A. pick up B. pay for C. let off D. throw away【答案】D【解析】考查動詞短語。A.撿起，學會，用車接；B.支付；C 排放；D.扔掉。我們不斷購買新東西，于是就“扔掉”了還有用的東西，故選。15. A. advantages B. purposes C. conflicts D. consequences【答案】D【解析】垃圾成山是 throw away lifestyle(愛浪費的生活方式)的“后果”，不是“優(yōu)點”、“目的”、和“沖突，矛盾”，因此選 D. consequence 結(jié)果。16. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure【答案】C【解析】A.顯示，展示；B.記錄；C.減少；D.測量。并列的兩個不定式表目的，后文說政府要求回收物品循環(huán)使用，因此是“減少”垃圾，故選。17. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands【答案】B【解析】A.技術(shù)；B.環(huán)境；C.消費者；D.品牌。全文都是談的與環(huán)境相關(guān)的話題，因此是保護“環(huán)境”。故選 B。18. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile【答案】A【解析】 A.然而； B.要不然； C.因此； D.同時。 依據(jù)上文可知回收是一種解決問題的方法， 后文中 not enough與之相對，因此此處有轉(zhuǎn)折意味，故選。句意：然而，只是要求人們循環(huán)利用是遠遠不夠的，故選 A。19. A. by B. in favor of C. after D. instead of【答案】D【解析】 A.通過； B.支持； C.在之后； D.代替， 而不是。 本段講除了上文中提到的回收外的 another way就是 repair our possessions(修理東西)，自然“代替”了扔掉，故選 D。20. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising【答案】C【解析】A.花費，度過；B.收集；C.修理；D.宣傳。句意：我們也需要重新考慮對修理的態(tài)度，根據(jù)下句“repairing.”可知答案，故選 C。四、短文改錯Life is full of various experiences，some of them are unforgettable.I still remember the hiking experiences with my classmates for 16 km a year later.That summer day，we set off early in the morning，think it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However，with the weather is getting hotter and hotter，I found their legs heavier and heavier.What's worse，my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point，I even wanted to give up.But I manage to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant, this journey was impressive or rewarding.I have learnt that life is a long journey like this.No matter what happened，we should never give up.【答案】Life is full of various experiences，some of are unforgettable.I still remember the hiking with my classmates for 16 km a year .That summer day，we set off early in the morning， it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However，with the weather getting hotter and hotter，I found legs heavier and heavier.What's worse，my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point，I even wanted to give up.But I to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant, this journey was impressive rewarding.I have learnt that life is a long journey like this.No matter what ，we should never give up.第一處：them改為which?？疾槎ㄕZ從句。which引導非限制性定語從句，which在從句中作賓語，先行詞為experiences。第二處：experiences改為experience?？疾槊~。根據(jù)“the hiking”和下文內(nèi)容可知，此處特指具體的一次徒步體驗，故用單數(shù)形式。第三處：later改為ago。考查副詞。根據(jù)上文中的“remember”可知，此處作者表達對過去的回憶，故用副詞ago。第四處：think改為thinking?？疾榉侵^語動詞。think和句子謂語set off之間沒有連詞，故用非謂語動詞形式，且think和句子主語we構(gòu)成邏輯上的主動關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語。第五處：刪除weather后的is?？疾閣ith復合結(jié)構(gòu)。with名詞或代詞非謂語、形容詞、副詞或介詞短語，即with的復合結(jié)構(gòu)，在句子中作狀語，符合語境，故刪除weather后的is。第六處：their改為my?？疾榇~。與句子主語I呼應(yīng)可知，應(yīng)用形容詞性物主代詞my作定語。第七處：because后加of?？疾榻樵~。因為“l(fā)ong time pressing against the shoes”是名詞短語，其前用“because of”。故在because后加of。第八處：manages改為managed?？疾閯釉~時態(tài)。與上文的“wanted”呼應(yīng)可知，此處用一般過去時，是對過去經(jīng)歷的回憶。第九處：or改為and?？疾檫B詞。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示并列關(guān)系，而非選擇關(guān)系，故把or改為and。第十處：happened改為happens?？疾閯釉~時態(tài)。與上文的“is”呼應(yīng)可知，此處用一般現(xiàn)在時，表示客觀情況。11