英语一轮闯关练习：unit16《 the united states of america》（大纲版第二册）.docVIP

英语一轮闯关练习：Unit16《The United States of America》（大纲版第二册） Ⅰ.词语运用 用所给词或短语的适当形式填空。 a series of　in vain　on sale　turn into　look frightened　insist on　suffer from 1. When you speak into the telephone, the sound waves of your voice________ electricity signals. 2. So, pretending to________ ,I backed toward the door. 3. We tried to persuade him to change his mind, but________ . 4. The book went ________ on August. 5. This area often ________ drought. 6. This city saw _____ of fierce fights. 7. He _______ his correctness. 答案：1.are turned into　2. look frightened3.in vain　4.on sale　5.suffers from 6.a series of　7. insisted onⅡ.单项填空 　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 8. ______ his arrival at the airport, the film star was recognized and soon surrounded by a group of film fans. A. At　　　　B. Over　　　　C. On　　　　D. To 答案：C 解析：on one’s arrival是习惯用法，意为“某人刚一到达”。9. We’ve decided to _____ a trip for a new car, as we haven’t got enough money for both. A. sacrifice B. take C. replace D. contribute 答案：A 解析：由于钱不多，只好牺牲一次旅行来买新车。10. Her parents insisted that she _______ a good education for her future. A. received B. receive C. must receive D. would receive 答案：B 解析：insist 表示“坚决主张”时，后面的that从句中要用should+动词原形虚拟语气，should可省略。11. England is rather short of arable land, so it is absolutely dependent upon other countries for her food ______. A. offers B. stores C. sales D. supplies 答案：D 解析：依靠别的国家来供给食物。12. Of the two examples, I prefer_______ to _______. A. former; latter B. the former; latter C. former; the latter D. the former; the latter 答案：D 解析：the former“前者”；the latter“后者”。13. I bought this dress_______ for $35; it used to be $38. A. for sale B. on sale C. at sale D. in sale 答案：B 解析：on sale可作“降价销售”，也可说at/in a sale。14. The school supplies the students _______books. A. to B. in C. with D. for 答案：C 解析：supply sb. with sth.是固定搭配。15. All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were_______. He died soon a