2013年广西高二英语课时训练：Unit3SectionC（人教版选修7）.docVIP

Ⅰ.单项填空 1．The best method to ________ this goal is to unite as many people as possible. A．undertake B．conduct C．perform D．accomplish 解析：选D。undertake 从事；conduct 管理；perform 表演；accomplish 完成。根据后面的“目标”可知是“完成”，因此选D。 2．Busy as they are，parents should ________ at least two hours every week to spend with their children. A．set about B．set out C．set aside D．set off 解析：选C。set about 动身(跟动名词)；set out 动身(跟不定式)；set aside 留出；set off 出发。根据句意可知应该是“留出两个小时给孩子”，因此选C。 3．—We’re supposed to be there at 6∶00? —________ I know. A．As soon as B．As far as C．So long as D．As possible as 解析：选B。本题的语意环境为：问话人对事情不太把握，用了疑问语气，答话人也是在阐述个人观点，as far as I know 据我所知。 4．My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day. A．enthusiastic B．energetic C．talkative D．sensitive 解析：选B。句意：我祖父像年轻人一样精力充沛，憎恨整天坐着什么也不做。enthusiastic表示“热情的”；energetic表示“精力充沛的”；talkative表示“健谈的”；sensitive表示“敏感的”。 5．We prefer to die a hero，________ live a slave. A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．better than 解析：选C。句意：宁为英雄而死，不为奴隶而生。rather than表示“而不是”。 6．________with the size of the whole earth，the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. A．Compare B．When comparing C．Comparing D．When compared 解析：选D。这是一个省略句，省略了the biggest ocean is，完整的句子是When the biggest ocean is compared with the size of the whole earth...。 7．I’d like to know how tsunamis(海啸)________ other water waves. A．differs from B．is different in C．differ from D．are different for 解析：选C。differ 不同于；有区别，常与 from 连用；再根据“海啸”用的是复数可知应该选 C 而不是 A。different 常用于 be different from。 8．________ twice a year，whether it is a car or a bus or a truck，is the rule that every driver must obey in this city. A．Examining B．Examined C．Being examined D．Having been examined 解析：选C。句意：在这个城市，不论是小汽车、公共汽车还是卡车，每年检查两次是每一个司机都必须遵守的规则。examine检查，调查，考试，与其逻辑主语“小汽车、公共汽车、卡车”构成被动关系，故应该选被动形式；又因为做主语，所以要用动名词形式。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 A People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years.The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals.They used to paint pictures of the a