模塊2U3一、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。Golden Gate BridgeLocated in San Francisco，the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County.It was finally thrown open to public in 1937.It cost more than$35 million in the construction.Till the year 1957，the Golden Gate Bridge，at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge in the world.Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn.It is one of the oldest bridges in the United States，opened in the year 1883.The length of the bridge is 1,825 meters.The bridge has been featured in several Hollywood movies.George Washington BridgeAlso known as the Hudson River Bridge，the George Washington Bridge which connects Fort Lee to Manhattan came into use in 1931 after a construction period of almost 4 years.It is a twolevel suspension bridge.Mackinac BridgeThis is the third biggest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 8,038 meters.The architect of this bridge was Dr.David BSteinman who directed the construction of the bridge which started in the year 1954 and opened to the public in 1957.People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money.Navajo BridgeLocated in Arizona，this bridge crosses the Colorado River and is almost 250 meters long.The construction of this bridge started in the year 1927，ending two years later，costing $390,000.In the 1990s a second bridge was built which was opened to the public in 1995.The first bridge is still used by pedestrians now.1What do we know about the Golden Gate Bridge?AIt consists of two bridges.BIt costs the least of the five bridges.CIt is the longest suspension bridge in the world.DIt takes about 4 years to plete the construction.2Which of the following bridges was built the earliest?AGolden Gate Bridge.BBrooklyn Bridge.CGeorge Washington Bridge.DNavajo Bridge.3What will you do if you drive across Mackinac Bridge?AHave to pay some money.BUse the second bridge.CCover nearly 250 meters.DSee the statue of Dr.David BSteinman.【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國五座著名的大橋。1D考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County.It was finally thrown open to public in 1937”可推知，金門大橋的建筑時間約有四年，故D項正確。2B考查細節(jié)理解。由題干關(guān)鍵詞“was built the earliest”定位到每座大橋的建筑時間；根據(jù)文中各座大橋的建筑時間可知，布魯克林大橋是最古老的大橋，故B項正確。3A考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段尾句“People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money”可知，使用麥基諾大橋的人會被收取一定量的錢，故A項正確。二、單項填空1.Little children ask endless questions because they are _ about everything.A. skepticalB. awareC. capableD. curious【答案】D2.Nowadays teenagers are not _ to stand and appreciate works of art; they prefer to participate in them.A. content B. optimisticC. confident D. outgoing【答案】A【解析】content滿足的，滿意的，符合句意。optimistic樂觀的，抱有樂觀看法的；confident自信的；outgoing 愛交際的，友好的，外向的。句意：如今，青少年不滿足于只是站著欣賞藝術(shù)作品；他們更喜歡參與到藝術(shù)作品中。3.As is known to us all, failure usually _ laziness while diligence can _ success.A. results from, lie inB. results in, result fromC. leads, lie inD. results from, result in【答案】D【解析】result from因而發(fā)生，后接原因；lie in存在于，后接原因；result in 產(chǎn)生，后接結(jié)果；lead to導致，后接結(jié)果。失敗是因為懶惰，而勤奮則導致成功，故選D項。4.Many university graduates _ to work in first-tier cities, which are attractive to them.A. inspire B. desireC. risk D. arrange【答案】B【解析】desire to do sth.渴望做某事。inspire常用于 inspire sb. to do sth.; risk 后接動名詞。句意：許多大學畢業(yè)生渴望到一線城市工作，這些城市對他們很有吸引力。5.When reading English novels, I often _ idiomatic expressions that I cant understand. A. e across B. go overC. get across D. take over【答案】A【解析】e across偶然遇見；go over復習；get across橫跨；take over取代。句意：在讀到英文小說時，我經(jīng)常會遇到一些我不能理解的成語似的短語。根據(jù)句意，故選A。6.The word “track” _ a path which is made of earth _ having a surface covered with other materials.A. adds to; rather than B. leads to; other thanC. refers to; rather than D. replies to; other than【答案】C【解析】refer to意為“引用，指”，rather than意為“而不是”，符合語境。add to增加，lead to導致，reply to回復，other than除了。句意：“小路”這個詞指的就是土路，而不是表面覆蓋著別的什么材料的路。7.The children who are crazy about playing puter games are all driven by _ at first.A. discount B. beliefC. curiosity D. satisfaction【答案】C【解析】discount折扣；belief信念；curiosity好奇心；satisfaction滿意。句意：那些熱衷于玩電腦游戲的孩子們一開始都是被好奇心所驅(qū)使。8.The carbon content of steel largely determines its usefulness for specific _ applications.【答案】D【解析】typical典型的；tough艱苦的；fantastic較好的，很大的；specific明確的，具體的。句意：鋼的碳含量(的多少)很大程度上決定了它具體的用途。9. The top technologies have been brought to the local farms. _, the crop output has been increased a lot. A. In particularB. On the contraryC. As a resultD. In addition【答案】C【解析】句意：當?shù)氐霓r(nóng)場已經(jīng)引進了一些先進的技術(shù)。結(jié)果，農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量增加了很多。從句意可知，前后表示“因果”關(guān)系，所以選as a result，表示“結(jié)果”。10.We desire that immediate help _ to the local people who were in trouble.A. be given B. will be givenC. should give D. is given【答案】A【解析】desire和suggest，request等表示請求建議的詞后的從句用“should動詞原形”表示虛擬語氣，should可以省略。句意：我們期望立即給予那些遇到了麻煩的當?shù)厝藥椭?1.So far, only one man has _ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.A. e up withB. put up with C. lined up withD. caught up with【答案】A12.Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.A. purposeB. referenceC. progressD. memory【答案】B【解析】for future reference以備日后參考。句意：你最好寫下這個餐館的號碼以便日后參考用。13.Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _ it didnt fitA. to find B. found C. finding D. having found【答案】A【解析】不定式和only連用，表示意料之外的結(jié)果?，F(xiàn)在分詞doing常常表示順理成章的結(jié)果。句意：她著急地把裙子從包裝里拿了出來，結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)裙子不合適?！暗侨棺硬缓线m”說明這是意料之外的結(jié)果。14.Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is, you know, the courage to continue _ counts in life.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when【答案】A 【解析】It is the courage to continue that counts in life為強調(diào)句型，強調(diào)的是句子的主語the courage to continue。故選A。句意：成功不是最終目的，失敗也不是致命的。你知道，生活中，繼續(xù)下去的勇氣才最重要。you know為插入語，做題時可刪除，以免影響思考。15.Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.Oh! I thought they _ without me.A. wentB. are goingC. have goneD. had gone【答案】D【解析】句意：“快點！愛麗絲和蘇正在學校門口等你呢！”“噢！我原以為她們不等我就走了呢?！薄白摺焙汀跋搿边@兩個動作有時間上的先后關(guān)系，故用過去完成時。三、完形填空。After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. That Friday after work, I drove over to pick her up.We went to a restaurant that, although not 1 , was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm2 she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing 3 butcatching up on recent 4 of each others life. We talked so much that we missed the 5 . As we arrived at her house later, she said, “Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me 6 you.” I agreed.“How was your 7 ?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Far 8 my wildest imagination” I answered.A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so 9 that I didnt have a chance to do anything for her . Some time 10 , I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant 11 from the same place where mother and I had dined. An 12 note said: “I paid this bill 13 . I wasnt sure that I 14 be there; but I still paid for two plates one for you and the other for your 15 .You will never know what that night 16 for me. I love you, son.”At that moment, I 17 the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give time to our family. 18 in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they 19 , because these things cannot be 20 till “some other time.”語篇解讀：本文通過講述作者和母親去吃飯的一次經(jīng)歷，和母親的突然離世來告訴人們要多花些時間和親人在一起，這比什么都重要。而不要等到子欲養(yǎng)而親不待，讓人抱憾終身。所以，無論多么忙，我們都應當和家人經(jīng)常交流、共處，千萬不要以各種理由把和家人交流、共處的時間一次次地推遲，因為生活中有些事情是不能往后推的，否則，有可能會留下終生的遺憾！1. A. grand B. fortable C. adaptable D. assistant【答案】A【解析】grand 宏偉的，豪華的；fortable 舒服的；adaptable adj.能適應的，可修改的；assistant 有幫助的。上下文存在讓步關(guān)系，根據(jù)空后 nice 和 cozy 以及前面的否定意義可以判斷前面指飯店不是很豪華，選 A。我們?nèi)チ艘患译m不豪華卻很優(yōu)雅舒適的飯店。2. A. even if B. as though C. so that D. in case【答案】B【解析】even if 即使；as though 仿佛，好像；so that 為了；in case 萬一。母親和兒子在一起感覺非常驕傲，就仿佛和第一夫人一般，此處是一種假設語氣，選 B。媽媽挽著我的手臂，宛如第一夫人。3. A. unbelievable B. attractive C. adequate D. extraordinary【答案】D【解析】unbelievable 讓人難以置信的；attractive 迷人的；adequate 足夠的，合乎需要的，勝任的，令人滿意的；extraordinary 非凡的。兒子和母親的聊天沒有什么大事，只是很隨意，根據(jù) but 的轉(zhuǎn)折可知選 D。4. A. accidents B. events C. coincidences D. conditions【答案】B【解析】accidents 事故；events 事件；coincidences 巧合；conditions 條件，狀況。母子的談話只是涉及到彼此生活中發(fā)生的事情，選 B。吃飯的時候，我們談得很愉快也沒什么特別的事只是簡單描述一下彼此生活中最近發(fā)生的事。5. A. bus B. appointment C. movie D. time【答案】C【解析】bus 汽車；appointment 約會；movie 電影；time 時間。從第一段 After 21 years of marriage, my wifewanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.可知兒子帶母親去看電影，故選 C。我們談得太盡興以至錯過了看電影。6. A. acpany B. order C. satisfy D. invite【答案】D【解析】acpany 陪同；order 命令，訂購；satisfy 使人滿意，滿足；invite 邀請。從下文內(nèi)容可知母親打算準備請兒子吃飯看電影，選 D。當我送她回到家時，她說： “我會再跟你出去約會，但只要你讓我陪著你。 ”我同意了。7. A. date B. dinner C. film D. mother【答案】A【解析】date 日期，約會；dinner 晚餐；film 電影；mother 母親。根據(jù)首段可知妻子讓作者約母親吃飯看電影，由此判斷妻子問丈夫約會的情況，選 A。8. A. from B. beyond C. beneath D. out of【答案】B【解析】from 從；beyond 超過，越過，那一邊；beneath 在下面；out of 出于。固定短語：beyond imagination“難以想象，超出想象” ，選 B。 “你們的約會怎么樣?。俊被氐郊視r我妻子問。 “非常好。比我想象中要好得多。 ”我回答。9. A. instantly B. abruptly C. absolutely D. awfully【答案】B【解析】instantly 立即，馬上；abruptly 突然；absolutely 絕對地；awfully 可怕地，十分。根據(jù)空后內(nèi)容可知事情發(fā)生得非常突然，作者都沒來得及做些什么，選 B。幾天后，媽媽由于嚴重的心臟病發(fā)作去世了。發(fā)生得如此突然以至我沒有機會為她做任何事。10. A. before B. ago C. later D. after【答案】C【解析】before 在之前；ago 在某段時間前；later 后來；after 在之后。從事情的發(fā)展可知此處指過了一段時間以后，選 C。11. A. receipt B. bill C. reception D. notice【答案】A【解析】receipt 收據(jù)；bill 賬單；reception 接待；notice 注意。根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容可知母親已經(jīng)提前支付了費用，由此判斷信封里面裝的是收據(jù)，選 A。12. A. predicted B. adapted C. attached D. approved【答案】C【解析】predicted 被預測到的；adapted 適應的；attached 附著的；approved 被認可的，經(jīng)過檢驗的。在收據(jù)上附帶著一張便條來說明情況，選 C。13. A. by chance B. on purpose C. for myself D. in advance【答案】D【解析】 by chance 偶然； on purpose 故意； for myself 為自己； in advance 提前。 根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容 I wasnt surethat I 14 be there; but I still paid for two plates 可知母親沒等到和作者一起去吃飯， 是提前支付了費用，選 D。14. A. might B. should C. could D. would【答案】C【解析】母親不確定自己是否能夠再次和兒子一起吃飯，此處表示一種能能力，選 C。15. A. son B. wife C. friend D. colleague【答案】B【解析】son 兒子；wife 妻子；friend 朋友；colleague 同事。從上句內(nèi)容可知母親不確定自己是否能夠到場，但還是付了兩個人的錢，由此判斷她計劃給作者和他的妻子預定的，選 B。16. A. meant B. paid C. provided D. allocated【答案】A【解析】meant 意味著，意思是；paid 付款；provided 提供；allocated 分配。從上文第二段內(nèi)容可知母親對上次和兒子在一起吃飯感到特別開心，感覺那頓飯對她意味著很多，選 A。一段時間過后，我收到一個信封，里面有我和我母親一起吃晚飯的地方的收據(jù)。收據(jù)附著一張便條上面寫道：“我提前付了款。我不確定我是否還能去哪兒，我付了兩份，一份為你，一份為你的妻子。你不知道那晚對我來說意味著什么。我愛你，兒子?！?7. A. advocated B. appreciated C. admired D. applauded【答案】B【解析】advocated 提倡；appreciated 感激，領(lǐng)悟；admired 羨慕；applauded 鼓掌。從母親的話和母親的去世作者應該珍惜和家人在一起的重要性，選 B。18. A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing【答案】D【解析】Something 某事；Anything 任何事；Everything 一切；Nothing 沒什么。此處表達了作者清楚地認識到：沒有什么會比你的家人更重要的啦，選 D。19. A. demand B. need C. deserve D. desire【答案】C【解析】demand 要求；need 需要；deserve 值得；desire 渴望。家人是最重要的人，他們應該得到我們更多的關(guān)注，得到更多的時間，選 D。20. A. put off B. called off C. taken off D. turned off【答案】A【解析】put off 推遲；called off 職消；taken off 起飛，脫掉；turned off 關(guān)掉。根據(jù)上文可知作者懂得了及時說“我愛你”的重要性，他也提醒讀者“設有比你的家人更重要的了”所以不要把與他們共度的時光推遲到其某個時刻。 那一刻， 我明白了及時說出“我愛你”以及給予我們所愛的人他們應該得到的時間的重要性。生命中沒有什么比你的家庭更重要。多花些時間陪陪你的家人，因為這些事情不能被推遲到“改天”。四、短文改錯。Now Id like to share with you a strange experience I had a month before.It may sound funny，and its true.After a days hard work I went to bed early than usual.It was about two oclock in the morning，and suddenly I woke up.I heard a noise.I got out of bed and went slow downstairs.I listened carefully.I could heard two men speaking quietly.I believed two thieves had broken into my house and I was really frightened，so I went back to upstairs，and immediately phone the police from my bedroom.The police arrived quickly.They opened front door with a special key and went into the living room.You can imagine what embarrassed I was when they came upstairs and told me we had turned the television off for me and everything was all right.【答案】Now Id like to share with you a strange experience I had a month .It may sound funny， its true.After a days hard work I went to bed than usual.It was about two oclock in the morning，and suddenly I woke up.I heard a noise.I got out of bed and went downstairs.I listened carefully.I could two men speaking quietly.I believed two thieves had broken into my house and I was really frightened，so I went back upstairs，and immediately the police from my bedroom.The police arrived quickly.They opened front door with a special key and went into the living room.You can imagine embarrassed I was when they came upstairs and told me had turned the television off for me and everything was all right.第一處：before改為ago。考查副詞。根據(jù)句中的had可知，此處應用副詞ago。第二處：and改為but?？疾檫B詞。根據(jù)語境可知，上下文表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞but。第三處：early改為earlier?？疾楦痹~比較級。根據(jù)句中的than可知，此處用副詞比較級作狀語，修飾動詞went。第四處：slow改為slowly?？疾楦痹~。此處應用副詞slowly修飾動詞went，在句子中作狀語。第五處：heard改為hear?？疾榍閼B(tài)動詞的用法。情態(tài)動詞could后跟動詞原形。第六處：刪除to。考查介詞。upstairs在此處是副詞，在句子中作狀語，前面不需要介詞來修飾。第七處：phone改為phoned。考查動詞時態(tài)。根據(jù)上文的went可知，此處應用一般過去時，表示過去發(fā)生的事情。第八處：front前加the。考查冠詞。door是可數(shù)名詞，且此處由形容詞front修飾，表示特指，故用定冠詞。第九處：what改為how?？疾檫B接詞。此處應用how引導賓語從句，在從句中作狀語，修飾形容詞embarrassed。第十處：we改為they。考查代詞。根據(jù)上文的they可知，此處表示的是警察，故用第三人稱代詞。