2015届高三英语一轮复习：module3theviolenceofnature单元测试（外研版必修3）.docVIP

2015届高三英语一轮复习：Module 3　The Violence of Nature I. 单项填空 1．—Im sorry I stepped outside for a smoke.I was very tired. —Theres no________for this while you are on duty. A．reason B．excuse C．cause D．explanation 答案　B　[考查词语辨析。第一句表示“我”对因累脱岗抽烟而抱歉。第二句意为值勤期间没有任何借口可以离岗。excuse“借口”，符合题意。reason“原因，理由”；cause“原因”；explanation“解释”。] 2．His________voice shows that hes greatly________． A．terrified；terrified B．terrified；terrifying C．terrifying；terrifying D．terrifying；terrified 答案　A　[句意：他害怕的声音表明了他非常害怕。terrified表示人内心的害怕，可修饰look/expression/voice，表示“害怕的表情/声音”。terrifying look/expression/voice“令人害怕的表情/声音”。] 3．A month had passed, but the government didnt find the________of the mine accident. A．reason B．result C．effect D．cause 答案　D　[句意：一个月过去了，政府还是没有找出这起煤矿事故的起因。此句要用cause表示“(事故的)起因”。reason“理由”；result“结果”；effect“影响”。] 4．The reason why I ________the third paragraph of the composition was that I think it was off the point. A．made out B．put out C．left out D．brought out 答案　C　[句意：我删去这篇作文第三段的原因是我觉得它不切题。make out“辨认出，理解”；put out“伸出，扑灭”；leave out“删去，省略”；bring out“取出，出版”。] 5．The idea of a way out of the trouble had never________to anyone. A．happened B．occurred C．appeared D．flashed 答案　B　[句意：没有人想到一个摆脱这个僵局的方法。此句要用occurred构成sth occurred to sb句式，意为“某人想到了……”。] 6．The campers began to make________fire from the dry branches to cook their lunch, which made their tent catch________fire. A．a；a B．/；a C．a；the D．a；/ 答案　D　[考查冠词。句意：露营者开始用干树枝生火做午饭，结果他们的帐篷着火了。make a fire生火；catch fire着火，失火。] 7．To buy some salt, the careless housewife went downstairs，________the fish________over the gas. A．left；cooked B．leaving；being cooked C．leaving；cooking D．left；being cooked 答案　B　[由第二个逗号可知，第一个空要填的不是并列谓语，而housewife与leave为主动关系，故应用现在分词leaving；fish与cook为动宾关系，且强调的是“在下楼时”，正在进行的动作，故应用现在分词的被动形式。正确答案为B项。] 8．My study of biology has________much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment. A．taken up B．taken down C．taken off D．taken away 答案　A　[句意：生物学习