2011年高考一轮复习人教版英语课件：必修2Unit5Music.pptVIP

11．The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ______， it caused 20 deaths. A．or else B．therefore C．after all D．in addition 答案：D 解析：in addition “此外”，强调附加。 12．The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, ______ the sailing time was 226 days. A．of which B．during which C．from which D．for which 答案：A 解析：本题考查定语从句。关系代词 which指代 the journey。定语从句恢复为独立句子应是：The sailing time of the journey was 226 days. 故选 of which。 13．To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it ______ into parts. A．down B．up C．off D．out 答案：B 解析：“把句子拆成成分”用 break up。 14．When I moved into the new house, I felt that the happy life I had been dreaming of ______ at last. A．coming B．having come C．came D．would come 答案：C 解析：句意为：当我搬进新房时，我感到我一直梦想的幸福生活终于来了。 I had been dreaming of是定语从句修饰the happy life。空缺处缺少谓语动词。故选C项。 15．(2010·甘肃天水一中)We had to be patient because it ______ some time ______ we got the full results. A．has been; since B．had been; until C．was; after D．would be; before 答案：D 解析：在“it＋be＋一段时间＋before/after/since＋从句”句型中，before从句中的动作经过一段时间后才会实现；after从句中的动作发生后已经过去了一段时间；since从句中的动作完成后到现在已经有一段时间了。结合题意可知，答案为D。 Ⅲ .阅读理解 A When you have a question about something, where do you go? For many people the answer is simple. They go online to a search engine like Google or Yahoo. But what about people in rural or underdeveloped areas who may have no way to get on the Internet? Luckily, Rose Shuman, a business and international development consultant in California, has found a way for them. Her amazing solution is “Question Box”． Question Box is a service that provides answers—free of charge—for people who cannot search the Internet directly. They might not be able to read, or they simply have no access. Question Box began two years ago in India. People use a metal call box with a pushtotalk button to connect to a live operator, as Rose Shuman explains, “You just push a button, a big green button, and that will connect you directly to our operators who are