2014届高三英语一轮复习 Book 4 Unit 2 Working the land强化练习 新人教版.docVIP

Unit 2　Working the land Ⅰ.单项填空 1．________，they finished the task ahead of time. A．Thanks to work hard B．Owing to work hard C．Due to make great efforts D．As a result of their hard work 答案　D 解析　句意为：由于他们的努力工作，他们提前完成了任务。thanks to＝owing to＝due to由于，三个短语中的to都为介词，其后应跟名词、代词或动名词，比较四个选项可知D项正确。 2．Progress so far has been very good.We are________confident that the work will be completed on time. A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．somehow 答案　B 解析　考查副词辨析。therefore因此，所以。otherwise否则，要不然；however然而，可是；somehow以……方式，不知怎么地。 3．Don’t be so discouraged.If you________such feelings, you will do better next time. A．carry on B．get back C．break down D．put away 答案　D 解析　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：别太泄气了。如果你收起这样的情绪，下次你会做得更好。put away将……收起，符合句意。carry on执行，继续；get back取回；break down垮掉。 4．In science fiction we read of flying saucers travel through________ space，so people want to have ________ better knowledge of the universe. A．the；a B．/；/ C．the；/ D．/；a 答案　D 解析　space作“太空，空间”讲时，是不可数名词，前不需冠词。have a knowledge of 意为“对……理解/熟悉”。如He has a good knowledge of politics.他对政治非常熟悉。故D是正确答案。 5.That is the only way we can imagine________the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.(2010·上海，40) A．reducing B．to reduce C．reduced D．reduce 答案　B 解析　此处考查非谓语动词。此处应该用不定式the way to do sth.表示“做……的途径、方式”。we can imagine作定语，前面省略了that。 6．—Could you turn the TV down a little bit? —________.Is it disturbing you? A．Take it easy B．I’m sorry C．Not a bit D．It depends 答案　B 解析　考查交际用语。打扰了别人，影响了他人，应该是道歉，故选I’m sorry。 7．We put our books in the bookcase to keep them________from dust. A．empty B．freeC．loose D．short 答案　B 解析　考查形容词辨析。free from没有……的。句意为：为了不让书沾上灰尘，我们把它们放进了书架。 8．The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday urged Japan to stop making irresponsible________over an incident in waters off the Diaoyu Islands. A．comments B．explanations C．arguments D．debates 答案　A 解析　句意为：周四外交部女发言人敦促日本停止就在钓鱼岛水域发生的事发表不负责任的言论。comment 评论。 9．We should keep the air in the house________in order to keep the indoor air fresh. A．spreading B．removing C．floating D．