外研版高考英语选修6单元测试题Modules 5～6.docVIP

Modules 5～6 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1．I told you to turn off the lights before you leave the room ________， but you won’t listen. A times and again B．once or again C．over or over D．again and again 答案　D　[句意：我一遍一遍地告诉你离开前关掉灯，但你就是不听。again and again＝time and again＝ now and again＝ once and again＝ over and over “反复地，一次又一次地”。] 2．He was ________ to join the army because he was under age. A refused B．lacked C．required D．called 答案　A　[句意：因为不够年龄，他被拒绝参军。refuse sb to do sth“拒绝某人做某事”，符合句意。lack“缺少”；require“要求”；call“号召”。] 3．Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ________. A．burns up B．burns down C．burns out D．burns away 答案　C　[句意：不要担心那块地里的那点小火。不用多久它会烧完自灭。burn out“(火)燃尽，烧完自灭”，符合句意。burn up“烧完，烧尽”；burn down “烧成平地”；burn away“烧毁，烧光”。] 4．The writer was ________ in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. A．absorbing B．attracted C．attracting D．absorbed 答案　D　[句意：作家全神贯注地进行写作，忘了弹去雪茄烟的烟灰。be absorbed in“全神贯注在……”，也可以用be attracted by“被……吸引”。] 5．It was that biologist who discovered the secret of how to ________ lifeless matter. A．put life to B．make life to C．cause life to D．give life to 答案　D　[句意：正是那位生物学家发现了怎样赋予无生命事物以生命这个秘密。 give life to“赋予……生命”。] 6．It’s interesting to contrast the British legal system ________ the American one. A with B．to C．by D．from 答案　A　[句意：把英国法制和美国法制进行比较是很有趣的。contrast A with B “把A与B进行比较”。] 7．On seeing the bomb, he ________ himself on the ground and rolled away into the distance. A．threw B．put C．pulled D．drew 答案　A　[句意：看见炸弹，他扑倒在地，向远处滚去。throw oneself on属于固定搭配，意为“扑倒在地”。] 8. ________ today, he would finish it by Thursday. A．Would he start working B．Was he starting working C．Were he to start working D．If he starts working 答案　C　[句意：如果他今天开始工作的话，下周四就能完成。此处表示与将来事实