最新[创新设计]-学年高中英语同步精练：选修9-Unit-3-Period-2（人教版-重庆专用）

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Unit 3 Australia Period 2 Learning about Language & Using

Language 同步精练（人教版选修9，重庆专用）

时间：30分钟

Ⅰ.短语填空

1. There are________ ________ ________a handful of shark attacks each year and only three deaths have been reported in the last five years.

2．________ ________ ________ ________a crocodile has snatched someone before he or she is even aware that the crocodile is there.

3．Australia is________ ________more than l70 different kinds of snake and 115 of these are poisonous.

4．However, the majority________ ________ ________ ________humans or cause only mild sickness.

5．If one is spotted an alarm is sounded to warn people to________ ________ ________the water.

6．We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants________ ________their families at home and many of their letters still survive.

7．These early settlers________their survival________hard work and determination to succeed.

8．In hot weather, small planes fly along the coast________ ________ ________sharks. 9．When jellyfish are________ ________the beach, you usually find a few dead ones on the beach.

10．While________ ________ ________ ________Australians are bitten by spiders each year: most recover without any medical treatment.

答案 1.no more than 2.From time to time 3.home to 4.have no effect on 5.get out of 6.corresponded with

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7．owed; to 8.looking out for 9.close to 10.a small number of Ⅱ.句型转换

1．A：His shirt was covered with spots of oil.

B：His shirt________ ________ ________oil.

2．A：Guards were seen throughout the store.

B：Guards were________throughout the store.

3．A：She ran like the wind.

B：She ran________ ________.

4．A：The earthquake survivors are in great need of help.

B：The earthquake survivors are in________ need of help.

5．A：Tom observed Mary enter the office.

B：Mary was________ ________ ________the office by Tom.

答案 1.was spotted with 2.spotted 3.very fast 4.desperate 5.observed to enter Ⅲ.单项填空

1. Neither side is prepared to talk to________unless we can smooth things over between them.

A．others C．another

B．the other D．one other

解析 句意：除非我们能消除他们之间的矛盾，否则他们两人都不打算和对方讲话。others没有范围，指别人；another没有范围，指另一个；the other指两者中的另一方。根据neither一词选B项。

答案 B

2．—How about your trip to Britain?

—Oh，________the bad weather, we enjoyed ourselves indeed. A．but for C．despite

B．thanks to D．because

解析 句意：——你们的英国之旅怎么样？——噢，尽管天气不好，我们确实玩得很尽兴。but for要不是；thanks to多亏，由于；despite 尽管；because因为。

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答案 C

3. It is obvious that the hopes, goals, fears and desires________widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

A．alter B．shift C．transfer D．vary

解析 句意：很明显男人和女人，富人和穷人在希望、目标、恐惧和欲望方面有很大的不同。vary between...and由……到……的情况不等。alter更改；shift转移，替换；transfer转换。

答案 D

4．She owes her success________good luck more than________ability.

A．to；and B．of; to C．to; to D．to; in

解析 句中owe的含义是“归功于”的意思，应与介词to连用。句中more than的意思是“而不是”，用作连词连接两个介词短语。句意：她把她的成功归功力于好运气而不是她的才能。

答案 C

5. It was April 29, 2011________Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of the wedding ceremony.

A．that B．when C．since D．before

解析 句意：2011年4月29日，英国威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿走人婚姻殿堂。考查状语从句。根据句意可知空格处引导时间状语从句，故选B项。易误选A项，认为考查强调句型，如选A项，需在April 29，2011前加上介词on。

答案 B

6. People had to deal with the lack of food，clothing, fuel and most everything, ________the danger from enemy action.

A．as far as C．as well as

B．as long as D．as soon as

解析 as well as＝besides“除……之外(还)”；as far as“远到……，就/据……”；as long as“只要”；as soon as“一……就……”。句意：除了敌人行动的危险，

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人们还要应对食品、衣物、燃料的缺乏以及几乎一切事情。

答案 C

7. When the thief found the police had already________him, he ran away quickly.

A．realized B．known C．spotted D．stared 解析 spot作动词表示“发现，看见”，符合语境。

答案 C

8. Is it________sparing some time for your hobby while your classmates are concentrating on their lessons?

A．worth

B．worthy D．valuable

C．worthwhile

解析 句意：你的同班同学集中注意力在功课上时，你把时间用在业余爱好上值得吗？ Is it worthwhile to do/doing...做……值得吗？

答案 C

9. Usually what the teacher says will have a deep________on a child.

A．mark

B．effect D．expression

C．satisfaction

解析 have a deep effect on对……产生深远影响。 答案 B

10. —Look at these black clouds. It________soon.

—Sure. If only we________out. A．is raining; didn't come B．is to rain; won't start C．will rain; haven't started D．is going to rain; hadn't come

解析 句意：——看那黑云，很快要下雨了。——肯定，我们要是没出来就好了。 答案 D

Ⅳ.阅读理解

A

Mothers who live in areas that are moderately polluted by car gases give birth to babies

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