Unit 1 Festivals around the world

country.

A．spend D．meet

答案 C

B．take C．cover

解析 cover ＝ be enough for，意为“够用”。本题不能选D项，因为meet表示“支付， 偿付(某费用)”时，主语一般是人。

6．The subject ________ we are going to turn is about English study. A．about which B．with which C．about that D．to which 答案 D

解析 turn to意为“致力于……”，to为介词，which引导一个定语从句，修饰先行词the subject。

7．In order to save the animals out of danger, they ________ a special place for them to live freely.

A．set free B．set off C．set out D．set aside

答案 D

解析 set aside意为“留出”；set free意为“释放”；set off意为“出发，引起”；set out意为“出发，准备(做某事)”。

8．—Thanks for ________ me of the meeting this morning. —You're welcome. A．advising B．suggesting C．reminding D．telling 答案 C

解析 remind sb of sth意为“提醒某人某事”；thanks for doing sth意为“为某事感谢某人”。 9．The new building is ________ being completed. A．under the way B．by way of C．on the way to D．in the way of 答案 C

解析 此处考查短语on the way to doing sth，意为“正要……”。 10．In some parts of London, missing a bus means ________ for another hour. A．waiting B．to wait C．wait D．to be waiting 答案 A

解析 mean doing sth意为“意味着做某事”；mean to do sth意为“意欲做某事”。

11．—I'm sorry for breaking the cup. —Oh，________ －I've got plenty.

A．forget it B．my pleasure C．help yourself D．pardon me 答案 A

解析 考查情景交际。句意：——不好意思，我打碎了茶杯。——噢，别放在心上。——我有很多呢。A.forget it 忘了吧，别放在心上；B.my pleasure别客气，不用谢；C.help yourself请自便；D.pardon me对不起；原谅我；请再说一遍。根据句意选A。

12．Unless some extra money ________，the theatre will close. A．was found B．finds C．is found D．found 答案 C

解析 考查条件状语从句。句意：除非额外的资金被找到，否则这家剧院将会倒闭。unless引导条件状语从句，用一般现在时表示将来时，且钱应该被找到，故选C。

13．Today there are more airplanes ________ more people than ever before in the skies. A．carry B．carrying C．carried D．to be carrying 答案 B

解析 考查非谓语动词。句意：现如今天空中有更多的较之以前能乘载更多客人的飞机。airplanes与carry之间构成主动关系，故用现在分词作定语，选B。

14．Exactly ________ the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain，but it was probably around 1565.

A．whether B．why C．when D．how 答案 C

解析 考查名词性从句。句意：马铃薯被引入欧洲的确切时间是不确定的，但是大约是在1565年。根据句意when引导一个主语从句，且在句中作时间状语。whether“是否”，不作成分，只起连接作用；why作原因状语；how作方式状语。故答案为C。

15．— Who's that at the door? — ________ is the milkman.

A．He B．It C．This D．That 答案 B

解析 考查情景交际。句意：——是谁在门口？——是送牛奶的人。在不知道说话人性别时，用it作人称代词。故选B。

16．On Monday mornings it usually ________ me an hour to drive to work although the actual distance is only 20 miles.

A．takes B．is taking C．took D．will take 答案 A

解析 句意为：我通常在周一早上要开一个小时的车去上班，尽管实际上只有二十英里的路程。由usually可知应用一般现在时。

17．My mom suggests that we ________ eat out for a change this weekend. A．should B．might C．could D．would 答案 A

解析 句意为：母亲提议这个周末出去吃饭换换口味。suggest(建议)接宾语从句时谓语动词用(should)do。

18．Let those in need ________ that we will go all out to help them. A．to understand B．understand C．understanding D．understood 答案 B

解析 句意为：要让那些需要帮助的人认识到我们会全力以赴地帮助他们，let后跟不带to的不定式。

19．The witnesses ________ by the police just now gave very different descriptions of the fight.

A．questioned B．being questioned

C．to be questioned D．having questioned 答案 A

解析 句意为：刚被警察询问过的目击者们对这场打斗描述得截然不同。目击者应当是被询问，故D项排除。选项A“询问过的”；选项B“正在被询问的”；选项C“将要被询问的”。

20. —I'm tired.I'm taking next week off. —________，honey.You do need a break. A．Not so sure B．Forget it C．Great idea D．No way 答案 C

解析 句意为：——我累了。下周想休假。 ——好的，亲爱的。你的确需要休息一下。A项“不一定”；B项“不必在意，算了吧”；C项“好主意”；D项“不行，决不”。

Ⅳ.完形填空

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she __1__ play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. __2__ she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and __3__ all day about how wonderful and exciting __4__ must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some __5__ skill and sensibility (识别力), she __6__ her mother for a bike ride __7__ the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, __8__ her keeping close to the house and not __9__ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew __10__ where she was heading! __11__ the hill and across the valley，she rode to the __12__ of the golden house.

__13__ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path __14__ to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she __15__ that all the windows were __16__ and rather dirty.

So __17__ and heart－broken, she didn't go any further. She __18__ and all of a sudden she saw an amazing __19__. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she __20__ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

【语篇解读】 一个小女孩家住山上，在院子里玩耍时，她经常能看到山谷对面的房子，那房子金光闪闪，漂亮极了。有一天，小女孩有机会走近那座房子，失望地发现不过如此。回头望望自家的房子，金光闪闪，好看极了！

1．A.might B．should C．would D．must

答案 C

解析 根据句首的usually一词可知，小女孩经常在她家的小花园里玩耍。would表示过去的习惯性动作，相当于used to“老是；总是”。

2．A.Unless B．Although C．Since D．But

答案 B

解析 前后两个句子之间存在转折关系，所以选择although，表示虽然小女孩热爱自己的父母和自己的家，但是她对山谷对面的房子充满了憧憬和渴望。

3．A.dreamed B．worried C．asked D．shouted

答案 A

解析 根据上文she desired to live in such a house可知，小女孩整天梦想着那栋漂亮房子里面的精彩生活。dream about“梦想，向往”。