一、填空

【高考示例变型1】The flowers were so lovely that they __________(sell) in no time. (2007全国1)

【答案】were sold， 被动语态和时态的结合题，根据前面提示，应该是一般过去时。

【高考示例变型2】At the end of the meeti ng, it was announced that an agreement ______.(2007江苏)

【答案】had been reached，题意为“在会议结束时，一项协议被宣布已达成”。

【高考示例变型3】When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there_____ (train) for a space flight.（2007江西）

【答案】to be trained，不定式的被动做目的状语。

【高考示例变型4】As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area          (需要修理).（2007陕西）

【答案】need repairing，表示 “需要被….”, 其次谓语动词用复数。

【高考示例变型5】I got caught in the rain and my suit____（ruin）.(2007北京)

【答案】has been ruined，强调对于现在说话时产生的影响。

 

二、根据提示完成下面句子

1) I need one more stamp before my collection _________(complete).  (1994全国)

2) Cleaning women in big cities usually get _______ (pay) by the hour. (1998全国)

3) Books of this kind _________ (sell) well.  (1999上海)

4) Hundreds of jobs will _________ (lose) if the factory closes.   (2001北京春)

5) A new cinema _________ (build) here. They hope to finish it next month. (2001北京春)

6) The new suspension bridge _________ (design) by the end of last month.   (2001上海)

7) This is Ted’s photo. We miss him a lot. He _________ (kill) trying to save a child in the earthquake. (2002 北京春)

8) I feel it is your husband who __________ (pay) for the spoiled child. (2002上海)

9) Rainforests _________ (cut) and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future. (2002上海春)

 

【答案】1) is completed   2) paid   3) sell   4) be lost

5) is being built   6) had been designed   7) was killed

8) is to blame    9) are being cut

一、根据语境完成下列单句训练

1. Some people choose jobs for other reasons ________（除了） money these days.(2007全国2)

【答案】besides，表示“除…..之外还有”。

2. Pop music is such an important part of society __________ it has even influenced our language.(2007上海)

【答案】that，such+a/an+adj+n(单数)……that如此的……以致于。

3. When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what ____________（mark） .(2007四川)

【答案】have been marked，时态和被动语态的结合. 根据前面的时态, 可知后面是现在完成时态。

4. As the years passed, many occasions--birthdays, awards, graduations--____________（mark） with Dad’s flowers. (2007湖南)

【答案】were marked，被动语态和时态的结合。As the years passed已经告诉你,后面的动作也在此期间发生.所以时态选择一般过去时.本题的意思是：在生日,毕业典礼等活动上父亲总是送礼物一表纪念。

5. Every ________ days he would go to see the doctor.(2007汉口模拟)

【答案】few，every few days每隔几天。

6. __________（诚实地说）with you, I think you have little chance of winning the game.(2007济南模拟)

【答案】To be honest，诚实地说，作插入语。

7. It is well-known _________ Beijing will ________ the 2008 Olympics.(2007烟台摸底)

【答案】that; host，It是形式主语，代替后面的真正主语that；host主办。

8. Yao Ming is good at playing basketball and he does well in learning foreign languages _____________. (2007河南摸底)

【答案】as well，副词短语，作状语，放在句末。

9. John is not here today. Who can ________(代替) him in the game?

【答案】take the place of/replace，从句子结构看，应用动词形式。

10. He admitted _______________ (beat) the little girl, who refused to give him some money. (2007菏泽三摸)

【答案】having beaten，admit承认，后跟动名词。由于此动作发生在前，故用完成时态。

 

二、语法填空

Xiao Mao is a primary school student and he enjoys   11  (draw) very much.

One day, he went to the small woods not far   12   town to draw from nature, carrying a drawing board. He was glad to find a tree living   13   the rest had been cut down. “Let me start work at   14  ” he thought and began to set up his   15  .

Just   16   a strong young man came   17  a big axe and got down to cutting the tree. Soon he cut it down and pulled it away.

When Xiao Mao got   18   and turned back to draw, he found the tree had   19   (disappear).

“Dear me! Where on earth is the   20 ? ”Xiao Mao wondered, very disappointedly.

【答案解析】

11. drawing  enjoy doing sth. 

12. from   far from离……很远

13. although  前后句之间为让步关系。

14. once  at once立刻；马上

15. board  board在此处应为“画板”。由enjoy drawing判断。

16. then  just then 正在那时。

17. with  随身携带。

18.ready   get ready为….做好准备。

19. disappeared   had disappeared过去完成时。

20. tree  结合上文得知。

 

三、阅读

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.

Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO₂ is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

21. _______, our world is becoming much smaller.

A. Because of the rise in pollution

B. Thanks to science development

C. Because the earth is being polluted day and night

D. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

22. Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today.

A. much easier than           B. as easy as

C. much harder than          D. as hard as

23. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______.

A. rubbish(垃圾)                B. noise pollution

C. air pollution                    D. water pollution

24. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.

A. it makes much noise

B. it makes us angry more easily

C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

D. it’s bad for all living things in the world

25. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

C. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

D. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO₂.

 

【答案解析】  本文谈到全球环境污染这个问题，同时号召人们来为我们的家园——地球出一份力，减少污染。

21. B。由文章的首句我们得知：世界变小是由于modern traffic and modern communication means(现在的交通运输工具和沟通工具的使用)，而这一切都要靠科学技术的发展，据此我们可以推出答案是B。

22. C。原文的第2句告诉我们Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago(今天的生活比以前容易得多)，反过来说，以前的生活一定比今天的艰难，所以答案是C。

23. B。在众多选项中，只有选项B(noise pollution噪音污染)是听得见的。

24. D。我们根据第4段的第1, 2句Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world…，可以得知空气污染之所以最为严重，正如选项D(它是危害全世界生物的)所说的那样。

25. C。选项C可以在原文第2段的第2句找到，但它缺少了前提条件many years ago(以前不严重而现在严重)，所以选项C是错误的。

B

Can people change their skin colour without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. Scientists have found the gene that determines skin colour.

The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans. The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.

Scientists have changed the colour of a dark-striped zebrafish to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment(色素) gene into a young fish. As with humans, zebrafish skin colour is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanosomes(黑色素). The number, size and darkness of melanosomes per pigment cell determines skin colour.

It appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light-skinned Europeans also have a mutation(变异) in the gene for melanosome production. This results in less pigmented skin.

However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes.

Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun(太阳光紫外线), which can cause skin cancer.

But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.

Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin colour, said Cheng.

The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. It also could lead to research into ways to change skin colour without damaging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.

26. The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A. people can not change their skin colour without any pain

B. the new discovery could lead to search into ways to change skin colour safely

C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin colour as he liked

D. scientists have found out that people’s skin colour is determined by the gene

27. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. nowadays people who want to change their skin colour have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment

B. Europeans and Africans have the same gene

C. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer

D. there are two kinds of genes

28. Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-striped zebra fish in order to ________.

A. find the different genes of humans’

B. prove the humans’ skin colour is determined by the pigment gene

C. find out the reason why the Africans’ skin colour is dark

D. find out the ways of changing peopl’s skin colour

29. The reason why Europeans are light-skinned is probably that ________.

A. they are born light-skinned people

B. light-skinned Europeans have mutation in the gen for melanosome production

C. they have fewer activities outside

D. they pay much attention to protecting their skin

30. The writer’s attitude towards the discovery is ________.

A. neutral        B. negative  C. positive D. indifferent

 

【答案解析】  本文主要讲述基因决定人的肤色。

26. D 主旨大意题  根据全文讲述的主要内容得知：科学家们发现人的肤色是由基因决定的。

27. A 推理判断题  从文章最后一句话得知，人们改变肤色会象迈克尔·杰克逊那样受到化学药品对皮肤的伤害。

28. B 细节理解题  根据第三段得知，因为斑马鱼和人类一样肤色中含有黑色素，所以科学家们以此来证明之。

29. B 推理判断题  根据第四段得知，因为欧洲人体内黑色素的基因发生了变异，所以他们的皮肤为浅肤色。

30. C 推理判断题  根据作者对基因决定人的肤色的论述以及文章首尾段可知，作者对此的态度是肯定的。