2014高中英语外研版课时精炼：必修4 Module 6《Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World》.docVIP

Module 6　Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .单项填空 1．—You wanted to see me? —Yes，________.Your work isn’t good enough and I’m firing you. A．I’ll come straight to the point B．I’ll throw light on that question C．I’d go for you D．That’s quite something 答案　A　根据答语“你的工作干得不够好，我要开除你”可知，空格处填“我将开门见山地告诉你(I’ll come straight to the point)”。2．My sister has been in Shanghai for a year.However，she doesn’t think she will ever________to the fast pace of life there. A．adapt　　　　　　　　　 B．adopt C．contribute D．add 答案　A　由句中的However可知，她不能“适应(adapt to)”那儿的快节奏生活。3．Where there’s a will there’s a way，so you are________to be jobless or unsuccessful for long. A．probable B．impossible C．likely D．unlikely 答案　D　根据Where there’s a will there’s a way可知，这里说你“不可能(unlikely)”长久没有工作或者不成功。unlikely可以以人为主语，后接动词不定式。impossible通常用于it is impossible (for sb.) to do sth.结构。4．After many years’ hard work，my brother，eventually gained a(n) ____as a first-class cook. A．reputation B．fortune C．advantage D．legend 答案　A　句意为：经过多年的努力，我弟弟最终获得了顶级厨师的“名声(reputation)”。fortune大笔钱财，巨款；advantage有利条件，优点；legend传奇。5．This morning Ella called the manager to say that she was unable to work________a bad cold. A．up to B．due to C．as for D．except for 答案　B　埃拉不能来上班是“由于(due to)”重感冒。up to多达；as for关于；except for除了。6．I caught several fish after four hours，and only then________that the secret of success involves patience. A．I realized B．I had realized C．did I realize D．had I realized 　C　“only＋状语”位于句首，句子要用部分倒装，故排除A、B项；同时根据then可知realize所表示的动作发生在过去某一时间点，故用一般过去时。7．We________have agreed to the plan without knowing what it would cost. A．mustn’t B．may not C．oughtn’t to D．needn’t 答案　C　根据without knowing what it would cost可知，我们在不知道开支的情况下本不应该同意这项计划，故选oughtn’t to。8．—Why are so many people gathering there? —Several people seem ________.Let’ s go and see. A．being dancing B．dancing C．to be dancing D．to have danced 答案　C　seem后跟动词时应用动词不定式， 故排除A、B两项；根据答语后句“让我们去看看”可知，有几个人“好像正在跳舞”。故选C项。seem to be doing