2015届高三英语复习专题练习：Unit1 A land of diversity（新人教版选修8）.docVIP

Ⅰ.单项填空 1．(2012·泉州质检)Failure is the mother of success. ________ your courage and youll succeed. A．Keep off　　　　　　　　 B．Keep out C．Keep up D．Keep on 解析：考查短语辨析。keep up “保持”，符合题意。句意：失败是成功之母，保持你的勇气，你一定会成功的。keep off “不提(某话题)；避免”； keep out “遮掩；避开”； keep on “继续”。 答案：C 2．In my opinion, it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to ________. A．make sense B．make progress C．make a life D．make his way 解析：make a life “习惯于新的生活方式、工作等”，符合题意。make sense “讲得通；明白”； make progress “取得进步”； make ones way “向前”。 答案：C 3．Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women.That is to say, men are in the ________. A．majority B．activity C．possibility D．minority 解析：由句意可知，不到20%为女性，也就是说大部分为男性，所以选A。in the majority为固定搭配，意为“占多数；过半数”。 答案：A 4．Tom was made to clean the classroom for a whole week as a(n) ________ for his wrong doing. A．argument B．competition C．punishment D．preparation 解析：考查名词辨析。句意：作为对做错事的惩罚，汤姆打扫教室一周。punishment “惩罚”，符合句意。 答案：C 5．One reason for her preference for city life is ________ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants. A．that B．how C．what D．why 解析：考查表语从句中的连词。that引导名词性从句不作任何语法成分且不可以省略。 答案：A 6．I was about to give up when it suddenly ________ to me that I should try to solve the problem in another way. A．referred B．adapted C．occurred D．adjusted 解析：句意：我正要放弃，这时突然想到应该用另一个方法尝试着解决这个问题。it occurs to sb.that ...“某人突然想起……；……突然出现在脑海中”，是固定用法。refer to “谈到；涉及；参阅”； adapt to “适应于”； adjust to “适应于；调整”。 答案：C 7．(2012·福州模拟)Economy is booming, so it is hard for some of the firms to ________ enough labor, though their working conditions are rather good. A．hire B．fire C．use D．recommend 解析：句意：经济在迅速增长，对于一些企业来说，招募足够的劳动力却很困难，尽管他们的工作条件相当不错。hire“雇用”，符合句意。 答案：A 8．He would like to ________ the position as a salesman advertised in the newspaper yesterday. A．wait for B．stand for C．search for D．apply for 解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：他想申请昨天在报纸上刊登的销售人员的职位。apply for