2015高考英语（人教版）一轮基础训练：选修8Unit3　Inventorsandinventions.docVIP

基础一练夯实练基础　小试牛刀 Ⅰ.词汇知识 1．(2013·浙江考前全真模拟)Nowadays, its almost impossible to ________ school without learning a foreign language. A. break through B. get through C. make through D. come through 答案与解析　B　break through“突破”； get through“读完；完成”； make through“通过；度过”； come through“到达；穿过”。根据句意， B项正确。 2．(2014·东北四校协作体联考)Its hard to tell real Jingdezhen vases, and its a little more difficult for the untrained shopper to ________. A. dismiss B. distinguish C. seek D. shelter 答案与解析　B　句意：很难识别真正的景德镇花瓶，一个未经训练的购物者就更难以区分了。distinguish“区分；辨别”，符合句意。dismiss“解散；解雇”； seek“寻求；寻找”； shelter“保护；躲避”。 3．(2013·江苏苏中三市一模)Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his talks always ________ the expectation of most audience. A. put up with B. end up with C. live up to D. add up to 答案与解析　C　句意： Billy Crystal今年又一次主持了奥斯卡奖，他的语言总能满足大部分观众的期望。live up to“符合标准；不辜负”； put up with“忍受”； end up with“以……告终”； add up to“共计”。根据expectation可知C项正确。 4．I meant to tell you about it earlier and called you several times, but I couldnt ________. A. call on B. take over C. go by D. get through 答案与解析　D　句意：我想早点告诉你，但给你打了很多电话，就是不通。get through在此表示“接通”。call on“号召”； take over“接管”； go by“路过”。 5．I havent seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago, but we do keep in touch with each other by sending e-mails ________. A. here and there B. sooner or later C. at one time D. now and then 答案与解析　D　句意：自从两年前安娜离开家乡以来我就没见过她，但我们的确有时发电子邮件保持联系。now and then“有时；偶尔”，符合句意。here and there“到处”； sooner or later“迟早”； at one time“一度；过去有一段时间”。 Ⅱ.语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 I hated dinner parties. But I decided __6__ (give) them another try because Im in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because the dinner parties in London are very different from __7__ in New York. In New York, “Im having a dinner party” means“Im booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you __8__ hardly afford and well be sharing the check equally, whatever you eat.” Worse，in Manhattan, there is always someone who leaves __9__ t