2014届高考英语第一轮强化复习检测题37含试题答案.docVIP

Unit 3　Inventors and inventions I.单项填空 1．—Hello. May I speak to Bill, please? —________. A．Bill speaking B．Im Bill C．You are speaking to Bill D．Im speaking 答案 A　[考查交际用语。由第一句可知，这是电话交际用语，完整正确回答是This is Bill speaking。] 2．Christmas Day is usually celebrated on December 25th ________the birth of Jesus Christ. A．in praise of　　　　　　　 B．in honor of C．in terms of D．in association with 答案 D　[考查介词短语。in praise of“表扬……”；in honour of“为了纪念……”；in terms of“就……而言”；in association with“与……联合”。根据句意选B。] 3．A tiny baby soon learns to________its mothers face from other adults faces. A．disapprove B．distinguish C．disbelieve D．differ 答案 B　[考查动词。句意：婴儿不久就学会从其他成年人中辨认出他母亲的面庞。] 4．The car factory has produced a new car of high quality；its only________is that it uses a lot of petrol. A．advantage B．drawback C．mistake D．profit 答案 B　[考查名词。句意：该汽车制造厂已经生产出一种高性能的车。该车的唯一缺点是耗油大。drawback“缺点，不利条件”。] 5．Please come and help me with this application form because I dont know how to______it. A．set about B．set out C．set up D．set aside 答案 A　[set about“着手做某事”；set out“开始，出发”；set up“建立，开业”；set aside“留出，拨出；不顾，不理会；驳回，取消”。] 6．The lazy boy is expecting a way________he can get through the exams without hard work. A．that B．in that C．which D．where 答案 A　[考查定语从句。当way作先行词，并在定语从句中作状语时，关系词用that或in which或省略。] 7．Just then, the young man dived________his pocket and took out a sharp knife. A．on B．into C．for D．in 答案 B　[考查dive into的用法。句意：就在那时，年轻人迅速把手伸进口袋，拿出一把尖刀。dive into“迅速把手伸入”。] 8．Believe me; ________women would never make such a stupid decision. A．merciful B．mature C．mean D．innocent 答案 B　[考查形容词。句意：相信我，稳重的妇女绝不会做出这么愚蠢的决定。mature“稳重的；慎重的，周到的”；merciful“仁慈的，慈悲的，宽容的”；mean“吝啬的，小气的，卑鄙的，心地不好的”； innocent“无辜的”。] 9．It will be some time________we know the full results. A．if B．since C．when D．before 答案 D　[考查句式。句意：还要一段时间我们才会知道全部的结果。It will be some time before...“……之后才……”。] 10．On snowy days, you have to drive very________to avoid traffic accidents. A．cautiou