（新课标）高三英语总复习 Unit 19 Language课时作业.docVIP

【2014高考调研】（新课标·名校调研）北师大版·英语（高三总复习）Unit 19 Language（课时作业） Ⅰ. 单项填空 1. It is a language without words that ________ gestures， facial expressions and body movements that greatly add to — and sometimes even replace — spoken language. A. is consisted of B. consists of C. makes up D. is made up 答案 B 解析 consist of“由……组成”，没有被动结构； consist of=be made up of。 2. (2013·合肥模拟)They are considering ________ the house before the prices go up. A. purchase B. purchasing C. purchased D. to purchase 答案 B 解析 句意：他们正在考虑在房价上涨之前购买这所房子。purchase“购买”； consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”。 3. Over the years the European Union has made great efforts to ________ the safety of food and protect the health of its people. A. discover B. ensure C. revise D. react 答案 B 解析 句意：近年来欧盟已做出了巨大努力来确保食品安全并保护它的人民的健康。discover“发现”； ensure“确保”； revise“修正”； react“反应”。 4. In the ________ of any further evidence， the police were reported to be unable to arrest the murderer. A. absence B. lack C. hope D. charge 答案 A 解析 考查名词词义辨析。此处in the absence of表示“没有；不存在”之意，而lack侧重于“缺乏；缺少”之意，不一定没有，且它通常与for或through连用。hope“希望”； charge“负责；指控”。 5. (2012·潍州模拟) In a typhoon， winds ________ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. adjust 答案 C 解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一场台风中，风速可达到每小时120多公里。attain(=succeed in doing something)“达到(目的等)；取得(成就等)”； assume“假定；假设”； accomplish“(顺利)完成”； adjust“调整”。 6. Can you ________ me a job when I get there? You know， I have to work in order to pay for my schooling. A. apply B. arrange C. provide D. guarantee 答案 D 解析 考查动词词义辨析。guarantee表示“保证；担保”之意，可以用于guarantee sb. sth.的结构。apply“申请”，不接双宾语； arrange“安排”，用于arrange sth. for sb.的结构； provide“提供”，用于provide sb. with sth.结构。 7. Young men should constantly ________ their own state of mind so as to adapt to the circumstances in which fierce competition is going on. A. assess B. adjust C. conduct D. liberate 答案 B 解析 句意：年轻人应不断地调整他们的心理状态，以便于适应这持续的充满激烈竞争的环境。assess“评估；评价”； adjust“调节”； conduct“处理”； liberate“解放”。 8. I would like a job wh